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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(MARK ONE)

x   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003

 

OR

 

¨   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the Transition Period from            to            

 

Commission File Number 001-16707

 


 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

New Jersey

 

22-3703799

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

751 Broad Street

Newark, New Jersey 07102

(973) 802-6000

(Address and Telephone Number of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

 

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.  Yes  x    No  ¨

 

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

 

At April 30, 2003, 549,694,553 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock (par value $0.01) were outstanding. In addition, 2,000,000 shares of the registrant’s Class B Stock, for which there is no established public trading market, were outstanding.

 



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PART I

  

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    
    

Item 1.

  

Financial Statements:

    
         

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002

  

3

         

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002

  

4

         

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2003

  

5

         

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002

  

6

         

Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

  

7

         

Unaudited Interim Supplemental Combining Financial Information:

    
         

Unaudited Interim Supplemental Combining Statements of Financial Position as of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002

  

23

         

Unaudited Interim Supplemental Combining Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2002

  

24

         

Notes to Unaudited Interim Supplemental Combining Financial Information

  

25

    

Item 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

  

27

    

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

  

84

    

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

  

84

PART II

  

OTHER INFORMATION

    
    

Item 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

  

85

    

Item 6.

  

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

  

85

SIGNATURES

  

86

CERTIFICATIONS

  

87

 

Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, “Prudential Financial” and the “Registrant” refer to Prudential Financial, Inc., the ultimate holding company for all of our companies. “Prudential Insurance” refers to The Prudential Insurance Company of America, before and after its demutualization on December 18, 2001 (the “date of demutualization”). “Prudential,” the “Company,” “we” and “our” refer to our consolidated operations before and after demutualization. The “Plan of Reorganization” refers to Prudential Insurance’s Plan of Reorganization, dated as of December 15, 2000, and as amended from time to time thereafter, relating to Prudential Insurance’s demutualization.


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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Certain of the statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including but not limited to those in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “includes,” “plans,” “assumes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends” or variations of such words are generally part of forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made based on management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects upon Prudential Financial, Inc. and its subsidiaries. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting Prudential Financial, Inc. and its subsidiaries will be those anticipated by management. These forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and there are certain important factors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from expectations or estimates reflected in such forward-looking statements, including without limitation: general economic, market and political conditions, including the performance of financial markets, interest rate fluctuations and the continuing negative impact of the current economic environment; various domestic or international military or terrorist activities or conflicts; volatility in the securities markets; reestimates of our reserves for future policy benefits and claims; changes in our assumptions related to deferred policy acquisition costs; our exposure to contingent liabilities; catastrophe losses; investment losses and defaults; changes in our claims-paying or credit ratings; competition in our product lines and for personnel; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and foreign securities markets; risks to our international operations; the impact of changing regulation or accounting practices; Prudential Financial, Inc.’s primary reliance, as a holding company,

on dividends from its subsidiaries to meet debt payment obligations and the applicable regulatory restrictions on the ability of the subsidiaries to pay such dividends; adverse litigation results; and changes in tax law. Prudential Financial, Inc. does not intend, and is under no obligation, to update any particular forward-looking statement included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.    Financial Statements

 

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

MARCH 31, 2003 AND DECEMBER 31, 2002

(in millions, except share amounts)

 

    

March 31,
2003


    

December  31, 2002


 

ASSETS

                 

Fixed maturities:

                 

Available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost: 2003—$120,697; 2002—$117,869)

  

$

129,645

 

  

$

125,463

 

Held to maturity, at amortized cost (fair value: 2003—$2,859; 2002—$2,673)

  

 

2,772

 

  

 

2,612

 

Trading account assets, at fair value

  

 

3,359

 

  

 

3,449

 

Equity securities, available for sale, at fair value (cost: 2003—$2,719; 2002—$2,849)

  

 

2,624

 

  

 

2,807

 

Commercial loans

  

 

19,284

 

  

 

19,287

 

Policy loans

  

 

8,550

 

  

 

8,827

 

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

  

 

5,990

 

  

 

4,844

 

Cash collateral for borrowed securities

  

 

4,429

 

  

 

4,978

 

Other long-term investments

  

 

5,551

 

  

 

5,408

 

Short-term investments

  

 

2,985

 

  

 

5,419

 

    


  


Total investments

  

 

185,189

 

  

 

183,094

 

Cash and cash equivalents

  

 

10,691

 

  

 

9,898

 

Accrued investment income

  

 

1,919

 

  

 

1,790

 

Broker-dealer related receivables

  

 

5,126

 

  

 

5,631

 

Deferred policy acquisition costs

  

 

7,039

 

  

 

7,031

 

Other assets

  

 

18,578

 

  

 

14,747

 

Separate account assets

  

 

70,710

 

  

 

70,555

 

    


  


TOTAL ASSETS

  

$

299,252

 

  

$

292,746

 

    


  


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                 

LIABILITIES

                 

Future policy benefits

  

$

91,601

 

  

$

90,460

 

Policyholders’ account balances

  

 

46,972

 

  

 

46,280

 

Unpaid claims and claim adjustment expenses

  

 

3,513

 

  

 

3,428

 

Policyholders’ dividends

  

 

4,050

 

  

 

3,675

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

  

 

15,348

 

  

 

14,902

 

Cash collateral for loaned securities

  

 

9,189

 

  

 

10,231

 

Income taxes payable

  

 

2,304

 

  

 

1,933

 

Broker-dealer related payables

  

 

4,915

 

  

 

4,838

 

Securities sold but not yet purchased

  

 

2,076

 

  

 

1,996

 

Short-term debt

  

 

4,212

 

  

 

3,469

 

Long-term debt

  

 

4,332

 

  

 

4,757

 

Other liabilities

  

 

17,482

 

  

 

14,202

 

Separate account liabilities

  

 

70,710

 

  

 

70,555

 

    


  


Total liabilities

  

 

276,704

 

  

 

270,726

 

    


  


Guaranteed beneficial interest in Trust holding solely debentures of Parent

  

 

690

 

  

 

690

 

    


  


COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (See Note 9)

                 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                 

Preferred Stock ($.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued)

  

 

—  

 

  

 

—  

 

Common Stock ($.01 par value; 1,500,000,000 shares authorized; 584,513,057 and 584,511,144 shares issued at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively)

  

 

6

 

  

 

6

 

Class B Stock ($.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 2,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002)

  

 

—  

 

  

 

—  

 

Additional paid-in capital

  

 

19,516

 

  

 

19,513

 

Common Stock held in treasury, at cost (32,273,726 and 24,283,271 shares at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively)

  

 

(990

)

  

 

(743

)

Deferred compensation

  

 

(17

)

  

 

(21

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

  

 

3,157

 

  

 

2,585

 

Retained earnings (deficit)

  

 

186

 

  

 

(10

)

    


  


Total stockholders’ equity

  

 

21,858

 

  

 

21,330

 

    


  


TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

  

$

299,252

 

  

$

292,746

 

    


  


 

See Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2003 AND 2002

(in millions, except per share amounts)

 

    

2003


    

2002


 

REVENUES

                 

Premiums

  

$

3,372

 

  

$

3,156

 

Policy charges and fee income

  

 

416

 

  

 

434

 

Net investment income

  

 

2,190

 

  

 

2,129

 

Realized investment losses, net

  

 

(67

)

  

 

(149

)

Commissions and other income

  

 

896

 

  

 

1,045

 

    


  


Total revenues

  

 

6,807

 

  

 

6,615

 

    


  


BENEFITS AND EXPENSES

                 

Policyholders’ benefits

  

 

3,445

 

  

 

3,153

 

Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances

  

 

452

 

  

 

448

 

Dividends to policyholders

  

 

645

 

  

 

673

 

General and administrative expenses

  

 

1,942

 

  

 

2,091

 

    


  


Total benefits and expenses

  

 

6,484

 

  

 

6,365

 

    


  


INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

  

 

323

 

  

 

250

 

    


  


Income tax expense

  

 

105

 

  

 

93

 

    


  


INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

  

 

218

 

  

 

157

 

    


  


Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

  

 

(22

)

  

 

(4

)

    


  


NET INCOME

  

$

196

 

  

$

153

 

    


  


EARNINGS PER SHARE (See Note 6)

                 

Financial Services Businesses

                 

Basic and Diluted:

                 

Income from continuing operations per share of Common Stock

  

$

0.43

 

  

$

0.47

 

Discontinued operations

  

 

(0.04

)

  

 

(0.01

)

    


  


Net income per share of Common Stock

  

$

0.39

 

  

$

0.46

 

    


  


Closed Block Business

                 

Net loss per share of Class B Stock

  

$

(9.50

)

  

$

(58.50

)

    


  


 

See Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2003

(in millions)

 

    

Common Stock


  

Class B
Stock


  

Additional Paid-in Capital


  

Retained Earnings

(Deficit)


    

Common

Stock 

Held in

Treasury


      

Deferred Compensation


      

Accumulated 

Other
Comprehensive Income


  

Total Stockholders’
Equity


 
    

Shares


    

Amount


                        

Balance, December 31, 2002

  

560.2

 

  

$

6

  

$

—  

  

$

19,513

  

$

(10

)

  

$

(743

)

    

$

(21

)

    

$

2,585

  

$

21,330

 

Stock-based compensation

  

—  

 

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

3

  

 

—  

 

  

 

—  

 

    

 

—  

 

    

 

—  

  

 

3

 

Treasury stock acquired

  

(8.1

)

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

 

  

 

(250

)

    

 

—  

 

    

 

—  

  

 

(250

)

Treasury stock reissued for exercise of stock options

  

0.1

 

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

 

  

 

3

 

    

 

—  

 

    

 

—  

  

 

3

 

Deferred compensation program

  

—  

 

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

 

  

 

—  

 

    

 

4

 

    

 

—  

  

 

4

 

Comprehensive income:

                                                                          

Net income

  

—  

 

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

196

 

  

 

—  

 

    

 

—  

 

    

 

—  

  

 

196

 

Other comprehensive income, net of taxes

  

—  

 

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

 

  

 

—  

 

    

 

—  

 

    

 

572

  

 

572

 

                                                                      


Total comprehensive income

                                                                    

 

768

 

    

  

  

  

  


  


    


    

  


Balance, March 31, 2003

  

552.2

 

  

$

6

  

$

—  

  

$

19,516

  

$

186

 

  

$

(990

)

    

$

(17

)

    

$

3,157

  

$

21,858

 

    

  

  

  

  


  


    


    

  


 

 

See Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2003 AND 2002

(in millions)

 

    

2003


    

2002


 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

                 

Net income

  

$

196

 

  

$

153

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

                 

Realized investment losses, net

  

 

67

 

  

 

175

 

Policy charges and fee income

  

 

(153

)

  

 

(117

)

Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances

  

 

452

 

  

 

448

 

Depreciation and amortization, including premiums and discounts

  

 

173

 

  

 

72

 

Change in:

                 

Deferred policy acquisition costs

  

 

(91

)

  

 

(62

)

Future policy benefits and other insurance liabilities

  

 

561

 

  

 

304

 

Trading account assets

  

 

93

 

  

 

(1,249

)

Income taxes payable

  

 

18

 

  

 

(7

)

Broker-dealer related receivables/payables

  

 

582

 

  

 

(79

)

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

  

 

(1,146

)

  

 

(2,716

)

Cash collateral for borrowed securities

  

 

548

 

  

 

(418

)

Cash collateral for loaned securities

  

 

(1,041

)

  

 

402

 

Securities sold but not yet purchased

  

 

80

 

  

 

1,770

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

  

 

446

 

  

 

4,803

 

Other, net

  

 

(351

)

  

 

(836

)

    


  


Cash flows from operating activities

  

 

434

 

  

 

2,643

 

    


  


CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

                 

Proceeds from the sale/maturity of:

                 

Fixed maturities, available for sale

  

 

8,175

 

  

 

11,107

 

Fixed maturities, held to maturity

  

 

303

 

  

 

16

 

Equity securities, available for sale

  

 

253

 

  

 

688

 

Commercial loans

  

 

638

 

  

 

580

 

Other long-term investments

  

 

357

 

  

 

364

 

Payments for the purchase of:

                 

Fixed maturities, available for sale

  

 

(10,383

)

  

 

(17,025

)

Fixed maturities, held to maturity

  

 

(466

)

  

 

(1

)

Equity securities, available for sale

  

 

(224

)

  

 

(1,398

)

Commercial loans

  

 

(500

)

  

 

(347

)

Other long-term investments

  

 

(302

)

  

 

(327

)

Short-term investments

  

 

2,432

 

  

 

(41

)

    


  


Cash flows from (used in) investing activities

  

 

283

 

  

 

(6,384

)

    


  


CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

                 

Policyholders’ account deposits

  

 

2,054

 

  

 

2,039

 

Policyholders’ account withdrawals

  

 

(1,975

)

  

 

(1,996

)

Cash dividends paid on Common Stock

  

 

(38

)

  

 

—  

 

Net increase in short-term debt

  

 

708

 

  

 

1,257

 

Treasury stock acquired

  

 

(267

)

  

 

—  

 

Treasury stock reissued for exercise of stock options

  

 

3

 

  

 

—  

 

Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt

  

 

2

 

  

 

9

 

Repayments of long-term debt

  

 

(401

)

  

 

(375

)

Cash payments to eligible policyholders

  

 

(10

)

  

 

(2,369

)

    


  


Cash flows from (used in) financing activities

  

 

76

 

  

 

(1,435

)

    


  


NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

  

 

793

 

  

 

(5,176

)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR

  

 

9,898

 

  

 

18,536

 

    


  


CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

  

$

10,691

 

  

$

13,360

 

    


  


 

See Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes To Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

1.   BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential Financial”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Prudential” or the “Company”) provide a wide range of insurance, investment management, securities and other financial products and services to both retail and institutional customers throughout the United States and in many other countries. Principal products and services provided include life insurance, property and casualty insurance, annuities, mutual funds, pension and retirement related investments and administration, asset management and securities brokerage. The Company has organized its principal operations into the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business. The Financial Services Businesses operate through three operating divisions: Insurance, Investment, and International Insurance and Investments. Businesses that are not sufficiently material to warrant separate disclosure are included in Corporate and Other operations within the Financial Services Businesses. The Closed Block Business, which includes the Closed Block (see Note 4), is managed separately from the Financial Services Businesses. The Closed Block Business was established on the date of demutualization and includes the Company’s in force participating insurance and annuity products and assets that are used for the payment of benefits and policyholder dividends on these products, as well as other assets and equity that support these products and related liabilities. In connection with the demutualization, the Company has ceased offering these participating products.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Prudential Financial, its majority-owned subsidiaries and those partnerships and joint ventures in which the Company has a majority financial interest, except in those instances where the Company cannot exercise control because the minority owners have substantive participating rights in the operating and capital decisions of the entity. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, in particular deferred policy acquisition costs, investments, future policy benefits, disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the financial position and results of operations have been made. All such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes To Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

2.   NEW ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In April 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement No. 133 Implementation Issue No. B36, “Embedded Derivatives: Modified Coinsurance Arrangements and Debt Instruments That Incorporate Credit Risk Exposures That Are Unrelated or Only Partially Related to the Creditworthiness of the Obligor Under Those Instruments.” Implementation Issue No. B36 indicates that a modified coinsurance arrangement (“modco”), in which funds are withheld by the ceding insurer and a return on those withheld funds is paid based on the ceding company’s return on certain of its investments, generally contains an embedded derivative feature that is not clearly and closely related to the host contract and should be bifurcated in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.”

 

At any time during the fiscal quarter that the guidance in Implementation Issue No. B36 is initially applied, companies that have ceded insurance under existing modco arrangements may reclassify securities from the held-to-maturity and available-for-sale categories into the trading category without calling into question the intent of those companies to hold other debt securities to maturity in the future; however, those “taint-free” reclassifications are limited to the amount and type of securities related to the embedded derivatives that are being newly accounted for as derivatives in conjunction with the initial application of that guidance to modco arrangements.

 

The effective date of Implementation Issue No. B36 is the first day of the first fiscal quarter beginning after September 15, 2003. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2003 the Company intends to apply the guidance prospectively for existing contracts and all future transactions. As permitted by SFAS No. 133, all contracts entered into prior to January 1, 1999, were grandfathered and are exempt from the provisions of Statement  No. 133 that relate to embedded derivatives. Based upon the Company’s current level of modco and funds withheld reinsurance, the application of Implementation Issue No. B36 is not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Company.

 

In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.” FIN No. 46 addresses whether certain types of entities, referred to as variable interest entities (“VIEs”), should be consolidated in a company’s financial statements. A VIE is an entity that either (1) has equity investors that lack certain essential characteristics of a controlling financial interest (including the ability to control the entity, the obligation to absorb the entity’s expected losses and the right to receive the entity’s expected residual returns), or (2) lacks sufficient equity to finance its own activities without financial support provided by other entities, which in turn would be expected to absorb at least some of the expected losses of the VIE. An entity should consolidate a VIE if it stands to absorb a majority of the VIE’s expected losses or to receive a majority of the VIE’s expected residual returns. The Company adopted the Interpretation for relationships with VIEs that began on or after February 1, 2003. The Company will implement the consolidation guidance effective July 1, 2003, for VIEs with which the Company became involved prior to February 1, 2003. The Company is in the process of determining whether it will need to consolidate previously unconsolidated VIEs or to deconsolidate previously consolidated VIEs. Based upon its relationships with such entities, the Company believes that the implementation of the consolidation guidance will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position.

 

In November 2002, the FASB issued FIN No. 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others.” FIN No. 45 expands existing

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes To Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

2.    NEW ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (continued)

 

accounting guidance and disclosure requirements for certain guarantees and requires the recognition of a liability for the fair value of certain types of guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. The January 1, 2003, adoption of the Interpretation’s guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position.

 

In July 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.” SFAS No. 146 requires that a liability for costs associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized and measured initially at fair value only when the liability is incurred. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 146, certain of such amounts were recorded upon the Company’s commitment to a restructuring plan. SFAS No. 146 is effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002. Accordingly, the Company has adopted this statement for applicable transactions occurring on or after January 1, 2003.

 

See Note 7 for information pertaining to the Company’s accounting for employee stock options.

 

3.   DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

In the first quarter of 2003, the Company signed a definitive agreement to sell its specialty automobile insurance business, a component of its property and casualty insurance business. The loss from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2003, includes a pre-tax charge of $31 million relating to the expected loss on the sale of this business.

 

Results of operations of discontinued businesses, including charges upon disposition, for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 are as follows:

 

    

Three Months Ended
March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


 
    

(in millions)

 

Specialty automobile insurance operations

  

$

(22

)

  

$

3

 

International securities operations

  

 

(9

)

  

 

(3

)

Tokyo retail brokerage activities

  

 

(1

)

  

 

(1

)

Web-based workplace distribution of voluntary benefits

  

 

(1

)

  

 

(5

)

    


  


Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes

  

 

(33

)

  

 

(6

)

Income tax benefit

  

 

(11

)

  

 

(2

)

    


  


Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

  

$

(22

)

  

$

(4

)

    


  


 

The Company’s Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position include total assets and total liabilities related to discontinued businesses of $1,836 million and $1,660 million, respectively, at March 31, 2003, and $1,866 million and $1,629 million, respectively, at December 31, 2002.

 

4.   CLOSED BLOCK

 

On the date of demutualization, Prudential Insurance established a Closed Block for certain individual life insurance policies and annuities issued by Prudential Insurance in the United States. The recorded assets and liabilities were allocated to the Closed Block at their historical carrying amounts. The Closed Block forms the

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes To Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

4.   CLOSED BLOCK (continued)

 

principal component of the Closed Block Business. The Company established a separate closed block for participating individual life insurance policies issued by the Canadian branch of Prudential Insurance. Because of the substantially smaller number of outstanding Canadian policies, this separate closed block is insignificant in size and is not included in the information presented below.

 

The excess of Closed Block Liabilities over Closed Block Assets at the date of the demutualization (adjusted to eliminate the impact of related amounts in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)”) represented the estimated maximum future earnings at that date from the Closed Block expected to result from operations attributed to the Closed Block after income taxes. As required by SOP 00-3, the Company developed an actuarial calculation of the timing of such maximum future earnings. If actual cumulative earnings of the Closed Block from inception through the end of any given period are greater than the expected cumulative earnings, only the expected earnings will be recognized in income. Any excess of actual cumulative earnings over expected cumulative earnings will represent undistributed accumulated earnings attributable to policyholders, which are recorded as a policyholder dividend obligation. The policyholder dividend obligation represents amounts to be paid to Closed Block policyholders as an additional policyholder dividend unless otherwise offset by future Closed Block performance that is less favorable than originally expected. If the actual cumulative earnings of the Closed Block from its inception through the end of any given period are less than the expected cumulative earnings of the Closed Block, the Company will recognize only the actual earnings in income. However, the Company may reduce policyholder dividend scales in the future, which would be intended to increase future actual earnings until the actual cumulative earnings equaled the expected cumulative earnings. As of March 31, 2003, actual cumulative earnings have been less than the expected cumulative earnings of the Closed Block; therefore, the Company has not recognized a policyholder dividend obligation for the excess of actual cumulative earnings over the expected cumulative earnings. However, net unrealized investment gains that have arisen subsequent to the establishment of the Closed Block have been reflected as a policyholder dividend obligation of $1,861 million at March 31, 2003, to be paid to Closed Block policyholders unless otherwise offset by future experience, with an offsetting amount reported in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).”

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes To Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

4.   CLOSED BLOCK (continued)

 

 

Closed Block Liabilities and Assets designated to the Closed Block as of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, as well as maximum future earnings to be recognized from Closed Block Liabilities and Closed Block Assets, are as follows:

 

    

March 31, 2003


    

December 31, 2002


 
    

(in millions)

 

Closed Block Liabilities

                 

Future policy benefits

  

$

48,358

 

  

$

48,247

 

Policyholders’ dividends payable

  

 

1,219

 

  

 

1,151

 

Policyholder dividend obligation

  

 

1,861

 

  

 

1,606

 

Policyholders’ account balances

  

 

5,485

 

  

 

5,481

 

Other Closed Block liabilities

  

 

12,741

 

  

 

9,760

 

    


  


Total Closed Block Liabilities

  

 

69,664

 

  

 

66,245

 

    


  


Closed Block Assets

                 

Fixed maturities:

                 

Available for sale, at fair value

  

 

43,406

 

  

 

42,402

 

Equity securities, available for sale, at fair value

  

 

1,586

 

  

 

1,521

 

Commercial loans

  

 

6,513

 

  

 

6,457

 

Policy loans

  

 

5,627

 

  

 

5,681

 

Other long-term investments

  

 

1,010

 

  

 

1,008

 

Short-term investments

  

 

1,181

 

  

 

2,374

 

    


  


Total investments

  

 

59,323

 

  

 

59,443

 

Cash and cash equivalents

  

 

3,414

 

  

 

2,526

 

Accrued investment income

  

 

755

 

  

 

715

 

Other Closed Block assets

  

 

3,147

 

  

 

528

 

    


  


Total Closed Block Assets

  

 

66,639

 

  

 

63,212

 

    


  


Excess of reported Closed Block Liabilities over Closed Block Assets

  

 

3,025

 

  

 

3,033

 

Portion of above representing accumulated other comprehensive income:

                 

Net unrealized investment gains

  

 

3,024

 

  

 

2,720

 

Allocated to policyholder dividend obligation

  

 

(1,861

)

  

 

(1,606

)

    


  


Future earnings to be recognized from Closed Block Assets and Closed Block Liabilities

  

$

4,188

 

  

$

4,147

 

    


  


 

Information regarding the policyholder dividend obligation is as follows:

 

      

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2003


      

(in millions)

Balance, January 1, 2003

    

$

1,606

Impact on income before gains allocable to policyholder dividend obligation

    

 

—  

Net investment gains

    

 

—  

Unrealized investment gains

    

 

255

      

Balance, March 31, 2003

    

$

1,861

      

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes To Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

4.    CLOSED BLOCK (continued)

 

        Closed Block revenues and benefits and expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 were as follows:

 

    

Three Months Ended
March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


 
    

(in millions)

 

Revenues

                 

Premiums

  

$

904

 

  

$

944

 

Net investment income

  

 

831

 

  

 

821

 

Realized investment gains (losses), net

  

 

42

 

  

 

(70

)

Other income

  

 

16

 

  

 

21

 

    


  


Total Closed Block revenues

  

 

1,793

 

  

 

1,716

 

    


  


Benefits and Expenses

                 

Policyholders’ benefits

  

 

1,007

 

  

 

1,028

 

Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances

  

 

34

 

  

 

34

 

Dividends to policyholders

  

 

612

 

  

 

643

 

General and administrative expenses

  

 

197

 

  

 

215

 

    


  


Total Closed Block benefits and expenses

  

 

1,850

 

  

 

1,920

 

    


  


Closed Block revenues, net of Closed Block benefits and expenses, before income taxes

  

 

(57

)

  

 

(204

)

Income tax benefit

  

 

(16

)

  

 

(82

)

    


  


Closed Block revenues, net of Closed Block benefits and expenses and income taxes

  

$

(41

)

  

$

(122

)

    


  


 

5.   STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Comprehensive Income

 

The components of comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 are as follows:

 

    

Three Months Ended
March 31,


 
    

2003


  

2002


 
    

(in millions)

 

Net income

  

$

196

  

$

153

 

Other comprehensive income, net of taxes:

               

Change in foreign currency translation adjustments

  

 

19

  

 

6

 

Change in net unrealized investment gains

  

 

553

  

 

(617

)

    

  


Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes of $ 295 and $(309)

  

 

572

  

 

(611

)

    

  


Comprehensive income (loss)

  

$

768

  

$

(458

)

    

  


 

The balance of and changes in each component of “Accumulated other comprehensive income” for the three months ended March 31, 2003, are as follows (net of taxes):

 

      

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)


      

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments


      

Net Unrealized

Investment Gains


    

Pension Liability

Adjustment


      

Total Accumulated Other

Comprehensive Income


      

(in millions)

Balance, December 31, 2002

    

$

(154

)

    

$

2,834

    

$

(95

)

    

$

2,585

Change in component 

    

 

19

 

    

 

553

    

 

—  

 

    

 

572

      


    

    


    

Balance, March 31, 2003

    

$

(135

)

    

$

3,387

    

$

(95

)

    

$

3,157

      


    

    


    

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes To Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

6.    EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

The Company has outstanding two separate classes of common stock. The Common Stock reflects the performance of the Financial Services Businesses and the Class B Stock reflects the performance of the Closed Block Business. Accordingly, earnings per share is calculated separately for each of these two classes of common stock.

 

Net income for the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business is determined in accordance with GAAP and includes general and administrative expenses charged to each of the respective businesses based on the Company’s methodology for the allocation of such expenses. Cash flows between the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business related to administrative expenses are determined by a policy servicing fee arrangement that is based upon insurance and policies in force and statutory cash premiums. To the extent reported administrative expenses vary from these cash flow amounts, the differences are recorded, on an after-tax basis, as direct equity adjustments to the equity balances of the businesses. The direct equity adjustments modify the earnings available to each of the classes of common stock for earnings per share purposes.

 

Common Stock

 

A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per share computations is as follows:

 

    

Three Months Ended March 31,


    

2003


  

2002


    

Income (in millions)


 

Weighted Average Shares


 

Per Share Amount


  

Income (in millions)


 

Weighted Average Shares


 

Per Share Amount


Basic earnings per share

                                 

Income from continuing operations attributable to the Financial Services Businesses

  

$

219

            

$

267

         

Direct equity adjustment

  

 

18

            

 

7

         
    

            

         

Income from continuing operations attributable to the Financial Services Businesses available to holders of Common Stock after direct equity adjustment

  

$

237

 

554,420,034

 

$

0.43

  

$

274

 

584,315,048

 

$

0.47

    

 
 

  

 
 

Effect of dilutive securities and compensation programs

                                 

Stock options

        

663,861

              

794,312

     

Deferred and long-term compensation programs

        

1,440,661

              

  —  

     
          
              
     

Diluted earnings per share

                                 

Income from continuing operations attributable to the Financial Services Businesses available to holders of Common Stock after direct equity adjustment

  

$

237

 

556,524,556

 

$

0.43

  

$

274

 

585,109,360

 

$

0.47

    

 
 

  

 
 

 

The Company’s equity security units include, as a component, purchase contracts requiring the holders to purchase shares of Common Stock on November 15, 2004. The purchase contracts are considered in the diluted

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes To Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

6.     EARNINGS PER SHARE (continued)

 

earnings per share calculation using the treasury stock method. The purchase contracts will be dilutive to earnings per share when the average market price of the Common Stock for a particular period is above $34.10.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, 13,897,888 and 784,120 options, respectively, weighted for the portion of the period they were outstanding, with weighted average exercise prices of $32.46 and $27.50 per share, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the options, based on application of the treasury stock method, were antidilutive.

 

Class B Stock

 

The net loss attributable to the Closed Block Business available to holders of Class B Stock after direct equity adjustment for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 amounted to $19 million and $117 million, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, the direct equity adjustment resulted in an increase of $18 million and $7 million, respectively, in the net loss attributable to the Closed Block Business applicable to holders of Class B Stock for earnings per share purposes. For the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, the weighted average number of shares of Class B Stock used in the calculation of basic earnings per share amounted to 2,000,000 shares. There are no potentially dilutive shares associated with the Class B Stock.

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes To Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

7.     STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

Employee Stock Option Grants

 

Prior to 2003, the Company accounted for employee stock options using the intrinsic value method of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations. Under this method, the Company did not recognize any stock-based compensation expense for employee stock options as all options granted had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying Common Stock on the date of grant. Effective January 1, 2003, the Company changed its accounting for employee stock options to adopt the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” as amended, prospectively for all new awards granted to employees on or after January 1, 2003. Generally, awards under the Company’s stock option plan vest over three years. The expense related to employee stock options included in the determination of net income for 2003 is less than that which would have been recognized if the fair value method had been applied to all awards since the inception of the Company’s stock option plan. For the three months ended March 31, 2003, the compensation expense recognized for employee stock options was $2 million, net of taxes. If the Company had accounted for all employee stock options under the fair value based accounting method of SFAS No. 123 for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, net income and earnings per share would have been as follows:

 

      

Three Months Ended March 31, 2003


      

Three Months Ended March 31, 2002


 
      

Financial

Services

Businesses


  

Closed Block Business


      

Financial Services Businesses


  

Closed Block Business


 
      

(in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Net income (loss)

                                   

As reported

    

$

197

  

$

(1

)

    

$

263

  

$

(110

)

Pro forma additional compensation expense determined under fair value
method, net of taxes

    

 

11

  

 

—  

 

    

 

5

  

 

—  

 

      

  


    

  


Pro forma

    

$

186

  

$

(1

)

    

$

258

  

$

(110

)

      

  


    

  


Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share

                                   

As reported

    

$

0.39

  

$

(9.50

)

    

$

0.46

  

$

(58.50

)

Pro forma additional compensation expense determined under fair value method, net of taxes

    

 

0.02

  

 

—  

 

    

 

0.01

  

 

—  

 

      

  


    

  


Pro forma

    

$

0.37

  

$

(9.50

)

    

$

0.45

  

$

(58.50

)

      

  


    

  


 

The Company has made two types of grants of stock options since the implementation of its stock option plan. The grants include the Associates Grant, a one-time broad based award made in December 2001, and general grants to executives (the “Executive Grants”). The Executive Grants replace a portion of long-term cash compensation, which cash compensation would have been expensed. The above table reflects the pro forma effect of the fair value based accounting method considering both the Associates Grant and the Executive Grants. The pro forma effect of the Executive Grants, without considering the Associates Grant, would have been to reduce net income by $7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 with a corresponding reduction of $0.01 to net income per share of Common Stock. There were no options outstanding under the Executive Grants during the three months ended March 31, 2002.

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes To Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

8.    SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

Segments

 

The Company has organized its principal operations into the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business. Within the Financial Services Businesses, the Company operates through three divisions, which together encompass nine reportable segments. Businesses that are not sufficiently material to warrant separate disclosure are included in Corporate and Other operations. Collectively, the businesses that comprise the three operating divisions and Corporate and Other are referred to as the Financial Services Businesses. The segments within the Financial Services Businesses as well as the Closed Block Business correspond to businesses for which discrete financial information is available and reviewed by management.

 

Adjusted Operating Income

 

In managing the Financial Services Businesses, the Company analyzes the operating performance of each segment using “adjusted operating income,” which is a non-GAAP measure. Adjusted operating income is calculated by adjusting income from continuing operations before income taxes to exclude certain items. The items excluded are realized investment gains, net of losses, and related charges and adjustments (as discussed further below); and the contribution to income/loss of divested businesses that were sold or exited that did not qualify for “discontinued operations” accounting treatment under GAAP.

 

The excluded items are important to an understanding of overall results of operations. Adjusted operating income is not a substitute for net income determined in accordance with GAAP, and the Company’s definition of adjusted operating income may differ from that used by other companies. However, the Company believes that the presentation of adjusted operating income as measured for management purposes enhances the understanding of results of operations by highlighting the results from ongoing operations and the underlying profitability factors of the Financial Services Businesses.

 

Adjusted operating income excludes net realized investment gains and losses. A significant element of realized losses is impairments and losses from sales of credit-impaired securities, the timing of which depends largely on market credit cycles and can vary considerably across periods. The timing of other sales that would result in gains or losses is largely subject to the Company’s discretion and influenced by market opportunities. Trends in the underlying profitability of the Company’s businesses can be more clearly identified without the fluctuating effects of these transactions. Adjusted operating income also excludes the results of divested businesses, which are not relevant to the Company’s ongoing operations.

 

The related charges offset against net realized investment gains and losses relate to policyholder dividends, amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and reserves for future policy benefits. A percentage of net realized investment gains on specified Gibraltar Life assets is required to be paid as dividends to Gibraltar Life policyholders. Deferred policy acquisition costs for certain investment-type products are amortized based on estimated gross profits, which include net realized investment gains and losses on the underlying invested assets, and the related charge for amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs represents the portion of this amortization associated with net realized investment gains and losses. The reserves for certain policies are adjusted when cash flows related to these policies are affected by net realized investment gains and losses, and the related charge for reserves for future policy benefits represents that adjustment.

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes To Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

8.    SEGMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

 

Gains and losses pertaining to derivatives contracts that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, other than derivatives used for trading purposes, are included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” This includes mark-to-market adjustments of open contracts as well as periodic settlements. As discussed further below, adjusted operating income includes a portion of realized gains and losses pertaining to certain derivative contracts.

 

Adjusted operating income of the International Insurance segment reflects the impact of an intercompany arrangement with Corporate and Other operations pursuant to which the segment’s results for a particular year, including its interim reporting periods, are translated at fixed currency exchange rates. The fixed rates are determined in connection with a currency hedging program designed to mitigate the risk that unfavorable rate changes will reduce the segment’s U.S. dollar equivalent earnings. Pursuant to this program, the Company executes forward sale contracts in the hedged currency in exchange for U.S. dollars at a specified exchange rate. The maturities of these contracts correspond with the future periods in which the non-U.S. earnings are expected to be generated. These contracts do not qualify for hedge accounting under GAAP and, as noted above, all resulting profits or losses from such contracts are included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” When the contracts are terminated in the same period that the expected earnings emerge, the resulting positive or negative cash flow effect is included in adjusted operating income (revenues of $(8) million and $21 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively). As of March 31, 2003, the fair value of open contracts used for this purpose was a net liability of $24 million.

 

The Company utilizes interest and currency swaps to manage interest and currency exchange rate exposures arising from mismatches between assets and liabilities, including duration mismatches. For the swap contracts that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, mark-to-market adjustments of open contracts as well as periodic settlements are included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” However, the periodic settlements are included in adjusted operating income. Adjusted operating income includes $14 million and $10 million in the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively, of periodic settlements of such contracts.

 

The Other Asset Management segment uses hedging instruments to mitigate the risk that operating results will fluctuate due to changes in estimated fair value of mortgages held for sale, commitments to lend and loan applications received. Changes in estimated fair value of such instruments are included on a current basis in “Commissions and other income.” Commencing in the fourth quarter of 2002, the Company applied hedge accounting treatment to the mortgage loan inventory. Consequently, changes in the fair value of such inventory are included on a current basis in “Commissions and other income” of the Other Asset Management segment, consistent with the related hedges. Prior to the fourth quarter of 2002, the mortgage loan inventory was recorded at the lower of aggregate cost or fair value. However, for segment reporting, changes in estimated fair value of mortgage loans ($4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2002) were included in adjusted operating income of the Other Asset Management segment with an offsetting adjustment to adjusted operating income of Corporate and Other operations.

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes To Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

8.    SEGMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

 

The summary below reconciles adjusted operating income, a non-GAAP measure, to income from continuing operations before income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002:

 

    

Three Months Ended March 31, 2003


 
             

Reconciling Items


    

Income 

from Continuing Operations Before  Income Taxes


 
    

Adjusted Operating Income


      

Realized Investment Gains (Losses), Net, and Related Adjustments


      

Charges 

Related to Realized Gains (Losses), Net


    

Divested Businesses


    
    

(in millions)

 

Individual Life and Annuities

  

$

129

 

    

$

(32

)

    

$

(2

)

  

$

—  

 

  

$

95

 

Group Insurance

  

 

34

 

    

 

(17

)

    

 

—  

 

  

 

—  

 

  

 

17

 

Property and Casualty Insurance

  

 

9

 

    

 

(7

)

    

 

—  

 

  

 

—  

 

  

 

2

 

    


    


    


  


  


Total Insurance Division

  

 

172

 

    

 

(56

)

    

 

(2

)

  

 

—  

 

  

 

114

 

    


    


    


  


  


Investment Management

  

 

36

 

    

 

2

 

    

 

—  

 

  

 

—  

 

  

 

38

 

Financial Advisory

  

 

(24

)

    

 

—  

 

    

 

—  

 

  

 

—  

 

  

 

(24

)

Retirement

  

 

53

 

    

 

(41

)

    

 

7

 

  

 

—  

 

  

 

19

 

Other Asset Management

  

 

9

 

    

 

—  

 

    

 

—  

 

  

 

—  

 

  

 

9

 

    


    


    


  


  


Total Investment Division

  

 

74

 

    

 

(39

)

    

 

7

 

  

 

—  

 

  

 

42

 

    


    


    


  


  


International Insurance

  

 

175

 

    

 

(29

)

    

 

(4

)

  

 

—  

 

  

 

142

 

International Investments

  

 

—  

 

    

 

—  

 

    

 

—  

 

  

 

—  

 

  

 

—  

 

    


    


    


  


  


Total International Insurance
and Investments Division

  

 

175

 

    

 

(29

)

    

 

(4

)

  

 

—  

 

  

 

142

 

    


    


    


  


  


Corporate and Other

  

 

28

 

    

 

10

 

    

 

—  

 

  

 

(12

)

  

 

26

 

    


    


    


  


  


Total Financial Services Businesses

  

$

449

 

    

$

(114

)

    

$

1

 

  

$

(12

)

  

 

324

 

    


    


    


  


        

Closed Block Business

                                          

 

(1

)

                                            


Total

                                          

$

323

 

                                            


 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes To Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

8.    SEGMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

 

    

Three Months Ended March 31, 2002


 
             

Reconciling Items


        
    

Adjusted Operating Income


      

Realized Investment Gains (Losses), Net, and Related Adjustments


      

Charges

Related to
Realized Gains (Losses), Net


  

Divested Businesses


    

Income

from Continuing Operations Before

Income Taxes


 
    

(in millions)

 

Individual Life and Annuities

  

$

146

 

    

$

(19

)

    

$

1

  

$

—  

 

  

$

128

 

Group Insurance

  

 

37

 

    

 

(3

)

    

 

—  

  

 

—  

 

  

 

34

 

Property and Casualty Insurance

  

 

20

 

    

 

1

 

    

 

—  

  

 

—  

 

  

 

21

 

    


    


    

  


  


Total Insurance Division

  

 

203

 

    

 

(21

)

    

 

1

  

 

—  

 

  

 

183

 

    


    


    

  


  


Investment Management

  

 

47

 

    

 

59

 

    

 

—  

  

 

—  

 

  

 

106

 

Financial Advisory

  

 

7

 

    

 

(1

)

    

 

—  

  

 

—  

 

  

 

6

 

Retirement

  

 

34

 

    

 

(30

)

    

 

3

  

 

—  

 

  

 

7

 

Other Asset Management

  

 

16

 

    

 

—  

 

    

 

—  

  

 

—  

 

  

 

16

 

    


    


    

  


  


Total Investment Division

  

 

104

 

    

 

28

 

    

 

3

  

 

—  

 

  

 

135

 

    


    


    

  


  


International Insurance

  

 

204

 

    

 

(86

)

    

 

1

  

 

—  

 

  

 

119

 

International Investments

  

 

(2

)

    

 

—  

 

    

 

—  

  

 

—  

 

  

 

(2

)

    


    


    

  


  


Total International Insurance and Investments Division

  

 

202

 

    

 

(86

)

    

 

1

  

 

—  

 

  

 

117

 

    


    


    

  


  


Corporate and Other

  

 

20

 

    

 

(22

)

    

 

—  

  

 

(8

)

  

 

(10

)

    


    


    

  


  


Total Financial Services Businesses

  

$

529

 

    

$

(101

)

    

$

5

  

$

(8

)

  

 

425

 

    


    


    

  


        

Closed Block Business

                                        

 

(175

)

                                          


Total

                                        

$

250

 

                                          


 

The Individual Life and Annuities segment results reflect deferred policy acquisition costs as if the individual annuity business were a stand-alone operation. The elimination of intersegment costs capitalized in accordance with this policy is included in consolidating adjustments within Corporate and Other operations.

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes To Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

8.    SEGMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

 

The summary below presents revenues for the Company’s reportable segments for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002:

 

      

Three Months

Ended March 31,


 
      

2003


      

2002


 
      

(in millions)

 

Individual Life and Annuities

    

$

666

 

    

$

625

 

Group Insurance

    

 

961

 

    

 

890

 

Property and Casualty Insurance

    

 

488

 

    

 

462

 

      


    


Total Insurance Division

    

 

2,115

 

    

 

1,977

 

      


    


Investment Management

    

 

285

 

    

 

317

 

Financial Advisory

    

 

525

 

    

 

649

 

Retirement

    

 

577

 

    

 

564

 

Other Asset Management

    

 

20

 

    

 

29

 

      


    


Total Investment Division

    

 

1,407

 

    

 

1,559

 

      


    


International Insurance

    

 

1,373

 

    

 

1,249

 

International Investments

    

 

90

 

    

 

80

 

      


    


Total International Insurance and Investments Division

    

 

1,463

 

    

 

1,329

 

      


    


Corporate and Other

    

 

85

 

    

 

92

 

      


    


Total

    

 

5,070

 

    

 

4,957

 

      


    


Items excluded from adjusted operating income:

                     

Realized investment losses, net, and related adjustments

    

 

(114

)

    

 

(101

)

Divested businesses

    

 

(16

)

    

 

(18

)

      


    


Total Financial Services Businesses

    

 

4,940

 

    

 

4,838

 

      


    


Closed Block Business

    

 

1,867

 

    

 

1,777

 

      


    


Total per Consolidated Financial Statements

    

$

6,807

 

    

$

6,615

 

      


    


 

The Investment Management segment revenues include intersegment revenues of $95 million and $99 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively, primarily consisting of asset-based management and administration fees. In addition, the Financial Advisory segment revenues include intersegment revenues of $42 million and $51 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively, relating to the sale of proprietary investments products. Management has determined the intersegment revenues with reference to market rates. Intersegment revenues are eliminated in consolidation.

 

9.   CONTINGENCIES AND LITIGATION

 

Contingencies

 

On September 19, 2000, the Company sold Gibraltar Casualty Company (“Gibraltar Casualty”), a subsidiary engaged in the commercial property and casualty insurance business, to Everest Re Group, Ltd. (“Everest”).

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes To Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

9.    CONTINGENCIES   AND LITIGATION (continued)

 

Upon closing of the sale, the Company entered into a stop-loss reinsurance agreement with Everest whereby the Company will reinsure Everest for up to 80% of the first $200 million of any adverse loss development in excess of Gibraltar Casualty’s carried reserves as of the closing of the sale. Through March 31, 2003, Everest had recorded reserve additions of $106 million and the Company has recorded a liability of $85 million, representing its share of such development.

 

The Company’s property and casualty operations are subject to rate and other laws and regulations covering a range of trade and claim settlement practices. State insurance regulatory authorities have broad discretion in approving an insurer’s proposed rates. A significant portion of the Company’s automobile insurance is written in the state of New Jersey. Under certain circumstances, New Jersey insurance laws require an insurer to provide a refund or credit to policyholders based upon the profits earned on automobile insurance.

 

On an ongoing basis, our internal supervisory and control functions review the quality of our sales, marketing and other customer interface procedures and practices and may recommend modifications or enhancements. In certain cases, if appropriate, we may offer customers remediation and may incur charges, including the cost of such remediation, administrative costs and regulatory fines.

 

It is possible that the results of operations or the cash flow of the Company in a particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected as a result of payments in connection with the matters discussed above depending, in part, upon the results of operations or cash flow for such period. Management believes, however, that ultimate payments in connection with these matters should not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.

 

Litigation

 

The Company is subject to legal and regulatory actions in the ordinary course of its businesses. Pending legal and regulatory actions include proceedings relating to aspects of our businesses and operations that are specific to the Company and proceedings that are typical of the businesses in which the Company operates, including in both cases businesses that have either been divested or placed in wind-down status. Some of these proceedings have been brought on behalf of various alleged classes of complainants. In certain of these matters, the plaintiffs are seeking large and/or indeterminate amounts, including punitive or exemplary damages.

 

The Company’s litigation is subject to many uncertainties, and given its complexity and scope, the outcomes cannot be predicted. It is possible that the results of operations or the cash flow of the Company in a particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected by an ultimate unfavorable resolution of pending litigation and regulatory matters depending, in part, upon the results of operations or cash flow for such period. Management believes, however, that the ultimate outcome of all pending litigation and regulatory matters, after consideration of applicable reserves, should not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.

 

See “Part II—Other Information—Item 1. Legal Proceedings” for a discussion of other events related to litigation involving the Company.

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes To Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

10.   SUBSEQUENT EVENT

 

On May 1, 2003, the Company completed the first step of its acquisition of the U.S. division of Swedish-based Skandia Insurance Company Ltd. (“American Skandia”), for total consideration of $1.196 billion, which includes a cash purchase price $1.161 billion and assumption of a $35 million liability. The results of American Skandia will be included in the consolidated results of the Company beginning May 1, 2003.

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

UNAUDITED INTERIM SUPPLEMENTAL COMBINING STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

MARCH 31, 2003 AND DECEMBER 31, 2002

(in millions)

 

    

March 31, 2003


 

December 31, 2002


    

Financial Services Businesses


 

Closed Block Business


  

Consolidated


 

Financial Services Businesses


 

Closed Block Business


  

Consolidated


ASSETS

                                      

Fixed maturities:

                                      

Available for sale, at fair value

  

$

82,311

 

$

47,334

  

$

129,645

 

$

79,230

 

$

46,233

  

$

125,463

Held to maturity, at amortized cost

  

 

2,772

 

 

—  

  

 

2,772

 

 

2,612

 

 

—  

  

 

2,612

Trading account assets, at fair value

  

 

3,359

 

 

—  

  

 

3,359

 

 

3,449

 

 

—  

  

 

3,449

Equity securities, available for sale, at fair value

  

 

1,038

 

 

1,586

  

 

2,624

 

 

1,286

 

 

1,521

  

 

2,807

Commercial loans

  

 

12,234

 

 

7,050

  

 

19,284

 

 

12,300

 

 

6,987

  

 

19,287

Policy loans

  

 

2,923

 

 

5,627

  

 

8,550

 

 

3,146

 

 

5,681

  

 

8,827

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

  

 

5,990

 

 

—  

  

 

5,990

 

 

4,844

 

 

—  

  

 

4,844

Cash collateral for borrowed securities

  

 

4,429

 

 

—  

  

 

4,429

 

 

4,978

 

 

—  

  

 

4,978

Other long-term investments

  

 

4,476

 

 

1,075

  

 

5,551

 

 

4,333

 

 

1,075

  

 

5,408

Short-term investments

  

 

1,671

 

 

1,314

  

 

2,985

 

 

2,840

 

 

2,579

  

 

5,419

    

 

  

 

 

  

Total investments

  

 

121,203

 

 

63,986

  

 

185,189

 

 

119,018

 

 

64,076

  

 

183,094

Cash and cash equivalents

  

 

7,339

 

 

3,352

  

 

10,691

 

 

7,470

 

 

2,428

  

 

9,898

Accrued investment income

  

 

1,095

 

 

824

  

 

1,919

 

 

1,021

 

 

769

  

 

1,790

Broker-dealer related receivables

  

 

5,126

 

 

—  

  

 

5,126

 

 

5,631

 

 

—  

  

 

5,631

Deferred policy acquisition costs

  

 

5,926

 

 

1,113

  

 

7,039

 

 

5,875

 

 

1,156

  

 

7,031

Other assets

  

 

15,001

 

 

3,577

  

 

18,578

 

 

13,730

 

 

1,017

  

 

14,747

Separate account assets

  

 

70,710

 

 

—  

  

 

70,710

 

 

70,555

 

 

—  

  

 

70,555

    

 

  

 

 

  

TOTAL ASSETS

  

$

226,400

 

$

72,852

  

$

299,252

 

$

223,300

 

$

69,446

  

$

292,746

    

 

  

 

 

  

LIABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTED EQUITY

LIABILITIES

    

Future policy benefits

  

$

43,243

 

$

48,358

  

$

91,601

 

$

42,213

 

$

48,247

  

$

90,460

Policyholders’ account balances

  

 

41,487

 

 

5,485

  

 

46,972

 

 

40,799

 

 

5,481

  

 

46,280

Unpaid claims and claim adjustment expenses

  

 

3,513

 

 

—  

  

 

3,513

 

 

3,428

 

 

—  

  

 

3,428

Policyholders’ dividends

  

 

970

 

 

3,080

  

 

4,050

 

 

918

 

 

2,757

  

 

3,675

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

  

 

10,907

 

 

4,441

  

 

15,348

 

 

10,250

 

 

4,652

  

 

14,902

Cash collateral for loaned securities

  

 

7,300

 

 

1,889

  

 

9,189

 

 

7,517

 

 

2,714

  

 

10,231

Income taxes payable

  

 

2,259

 

 

45

  

 

2,304

 

 

1,910

 

 

23

  

 

1,933

Broker-dealer related payables

  

 

4,915

 

 

—  

  

 

4,915

 

 

4,838

 

 

—  

  

 

4,838

Securities sold but not yet purchased

  

 

2,076

 

 

—  

  

 

2,076

 

 

1,996

 

 

—  

  

 

1,996

Short-term debt

  

 

4,212

 

 

—  

  

 

4,212

 

 

3,469

 

 

—  

  

 

3,469

Long-term debt

  

 

2,582

 

 

1,750

  

 

4,332

 

 

3,007

 

 

1,750

  

 

4,757

Other liabilities

  

 

10,477

 

 

7,005

  

 

17,482

 

 

11,148

 

 

3,054

  

 

14,202

Separate account liabilities

  

 

70,710

 

 

—  

  

 

70,710

 

 

70,555

 

 

—  

  

 

70,555

    

 

  

 

 

  

Total liabilities

  

 

204,651

 

 

72,053

  

 

276,704

 

 

202,048

 

 

68,678

  

 

270,726

    

 

  

 

 

  

Guaranteed beneficial interest in Trust holding
solely debentures of Parent

  

 

690

 

 

—  

  

 

690

 

 

690

 

 

—  

  

 

690

    

 

  

 

 

  

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

ATTRIBUTED EQUITY

                                      

Accumulated other comprehensive income

  

 

2,463

 

 

694

  

 

3,157

 

 

1,941

 

 

644

  

 

2,585

Other attributed equity

  

 

18,596

 

 

105

  

 

18,701

 

 

18,621

 

 

124

  

 

18,745

    

 

  

 

 

  

Total attributed equity

  

 

21,059

 

 

799

  

 

21,858

 

 

20,562

 

 

768

  

 

21,330

    

 

  

 

 

  

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
ATTRIBUTED EQUITY

  

$

226,400

 

$

72,852

  

$

299,252

 

$

223,300

 

$

69,446

  

$

292,746

    

 

  

 

 

  

See Notes to Unaudited Interim Supplemental Combining Financial Information

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

UNAUDITED INTERIM SUPPLEMENTAL COMBINING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2003 AND 2002  (in millions)

 

    

2003


    

2002


 
    

Financial Services Businesses


    

Closed Block Business


    

Consolidated


    

Financial Services Businesses


    

Closed Block Business


    

Consolidated


 

REVENUES

                                                     

Premiums

  

$

2,468

 

  

$

904

 

  

$

3,372

 

  

$

2,212

 

  

$

944

 

  

$

3,156

 

Policy charges and fee income

  

 

416

 

  

 

—  

 

  

 

416

 

  

 

434

 

  

 

—  

 

  

 

434

 

Net investment income

  

 

1,284

 

  

 

906

 

  

 

2,190

 

  

 

1,238

 

  

 

891

 

  

 

2,129

 

Realized investment gains (losses), net

  

 

(108

)

  

 

41

 

  

 

(67

)

  

 

(70

)

  

 

(79

)

  

 

(149

)

Commissions and other income

  

 

880

 

  

 

16

 

  

 

896

 

  

 

1,024

 

  

 

21

 

  

 

1,045

 

    


  


  


  


  


  


Total revenues

  

 

4,940

 

  

 

1,867

 

  

 

6,807

 

  

 

4,838

 

  

 

1,777

 

  

 

6,615

 

    


  


  


  


  


  


BENEFITS AND EXPENSES

                                                     

Policyholders’ benefits

  

 

2,438

 

  

 

1,007

 

  

 

3,445

 

  

 

2,123

 

  

 

1,030

 

  

 

3,153

 

Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances

  

 

418

 

  

 

34

 

  

 

452

 

  

 

414

 

  

 

34

 

  

 

448

 

Dividends to policyholders

  

 

33

 

  

 

612

 

  

 

645

 

  

 

30

 

  

 

643

 

  

 

673

 

General and administrative expenses

  

 

1,727

 

  

 

215

 

  

 

1,942

 

  

 

1,846

 

  

 

245

 

  

 

2,091

 

    


  


  


  


  


  


Total benefits and expenses

  

 

4,616

 

  

 

1,868

 

  

 

6,484

 

  

 

4,413

 

  

 

1,952

 

  

 

6,365

 

    


  


  


  


  


  


INCOME (LOSS) FROM
CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

  

 

324

 

  

 

(1

)

  

 

323

 

  

 

425

 

  

 

(175

)

  

 

250

 

    


  


  


  


  


  


Income tax expense (benefit)

  

 

105

 

  

 

—  

 

  

 

105

 

  

 

158

 

  

 

(65

)

  

 

93

 

    


  


  


  


  


  


INCOME (LOSS) FROM
CONTINUING OPERATIONS

  

 

219

 

  

 

(1

)

  

 

218

 

  

 

267

 

  

 

(110

)

  

 

157

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

  

 

(22

)

  

 

—  

 

  

 

(22

)

  

 

(4

)

  

 

—  

 

  

 

(4

)

    


  


  


  


  


  


NET INCOME (LOSS)

  

$

197

 

  

$

(1

)

  

$

196

 

  

$

263

 

  

$

(110

)

  

$

153

 

    


  


  


  


  


  


 

See Notes to Unaudited Interim Supplemental Combining Financial Information

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes to Unaudited Interim Supplemental Combining Financial Information

 

1.   BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The supplemental combining financial information presents the consolidated financial position and results of operations for Prudential Financial, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) separately reporting the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business. The Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business are both fully integrated operations of the Company and are not separate legal entities. The supplemental combining financial information presents the results of the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business as if they were separate reporting entities and should be read in conjunction with the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

The Company has outstanding two classes of common stock. The Common Stock reflects the performance of the Financial Services Businesses and the Class B Stock reflects the performance of the Closed Block Business.

 

The Closed Block Business was established on the date of demutualization and includes the assets and liabilities of the Closed Block (see Note 4 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of the Closed Block). It also includes assets held outside the Closed Block necessary to meet insurance regulatory capital requirements related to products included within the Closed Block; deferred policy acquisition costs related to the Closed Block policies; the principal amount of the IHC debt (see Note 2 below) and related unamortized debt issuance costs and an interest rate swap related to the IHC debt; and certain other related assets and liabilities. The Financial Services Businesses consist of the Insurance, Investment, and International Insurance and Investments divisions and Corporate and Other operations.

 

2.   ALLOCATION OF RESULTS

 

This supplemental combining financial information reflects the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses directly attributable to the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business, as well as allocations deemed reasonable by management in order to fairly present the financial position and results of operations of each business on a stand alone basis. While management considers the allocations utilized to be reasonable, management has the discretion to make operational and financial decisions that may affect the allocation methods and resulting assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of each business. In addition, management has limited discretion over accounting policies and the appropriate allocation of earnings between the two businesses. The Company has agreements which provide that, in most instances, the Company may not change the allocation methodology or accounting policies for the allocation of earnings between the Financial Services Businesses and Closed Block Business without the prior consent of the Class B Stock investors or IHC debt bond insurer.

 

General corporate overhead not directly attributable to a specific business that has been incurred in connection with the generation of the businesses’ revenues is generally allocated based on the historical general and administrative expenses of each business as a percentage of the total for the Company.

 

Prudential Holdings, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc., has outstanding senior secured notes (the “IHC debt”), of which net proceeds of $1.66 billion were allocated to the Financial Services Businesses concurrent with Prudential Insurance’s demutualization on December 18, 2001. The IHC debt is serviced by the cash flows of the Closed Block Business, and the results of the Closed Block Business reflect interest expense associated with the IHC debt.

 

Income taxes are allocated between the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business as if they were separate companies based on the taxable income or losses and other tax characterizations of each

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes To Unaudited Interim Supplemental Combining Financial Information

 

2.    ALLOCATION OF RESULTS (continued)

 

business. If a business generates benefits, such as net operating losses, it is entitled to record such tax benefits to the extent they are expected to be utilized on a consolidated basis.

 

Holders of Common Stock have no interest in a legal entity representing the Financial Services Businesses and holders of the Class B Stock have no interest in a legal entity representing the Closed Block Business and holders of each class of common stock are subject to all of the risks associated with an investment in the Company.

 

In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, holders of Common Stock and holders of Class B Stock would be entitled to receive a proportionate share of the net assets of the Company that remain after paying all liabilities and the liquidation preferences of any preferred stock.

 

The results of the Financial Services Businesses are subject to certain risks pertaining to the Closed Block. These include any expenses and liabilities from litigation affecting the Closed Block policies as well as the consequences of certain potential adverse tax determinations. In connection with the sale of the Class B Stock and IHC debt, the cost of indemnifying the investors with respect to certain matters will be borne by the Financial Services Businesses.

 

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Item   2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) addresses the consolidated financial condition of Prudential Financial at March 31, 2003, compared with December 31, 2002, and its consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2002. You should read the following analysis of our consolidated financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the Company’s MD&A and audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, and Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Overview

 

Demutualization and Related Transactions

 

On the date of demutualization, Prudential Insurance converted from a mutual life insurance company owned by its policyholders to a stock life insurance company and became an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial. On that date, eligible policyholders, as defined in the Plan of Reorganization, received shares of Prudential Financial’s Common Stock or the right to receive cash or policy credits, which are increases in policy values or increases in other policy benefits, upon the extinguishment of all membership interests in Prudential Insurance.

 

The Company has two classes of common stock outstanding. The Common Stock reflects the performance of the Financial Services Businesses and the Class B Stock reflects the performance of the Closed Block Business, discussed below.

 

Financial Services Businesses and Closed Block Business

 

Financial Services Businesses

 

We refer to the businesses in our three operating divisions and our Corporate and Other operations, collectively, as our Financial Services Businesses. The Insurance division consists of our Individual Life and Annuities, Group Insurance and Property and Casualty Insurance segments. The Investment division consists of our Investment Management, Financial Advisory, Retirement and Other Asset Management segments. The International Insurance and Investments division consists of our International Insurance and International Investments segments. We also have Corporate and Other operations, which includes our real estate and relocation services business, as well as corporate items and initiatives that are not allocated to business segments. Corporate and Other operations also include businesses that we have divested or placed in wind-down status.

 

We attribute financing costs to each segment based on the amount of financing used by each segment. The net investment income of each segment includes earnings on the amount of equity that management believes is necessary to support the risks of that segment.

 

We seek growth internally and through acquisition, joint ventures or other forms of business combination or investment. Our principal acquisition focus is in our current business lines, both domestic and international.

 

Closed Block Business

 

In connection with the demutualization, we ceased offering domestic participating products. The liabilities for our individual in force participating products were segregated, together with assets, in a regulatory mechanism referred to as the “Closed Block.” The Closed Block is designed generally to provide for the

 

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reasonable expectations for future policy dividends after demutualization of holders of policies included in the Closed Block by allocating assets that will be used exclusively for payment of benefits, including policyholder dividends, expenses and taxes with respect to these products. See Note 4 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on the Closed Block. We selected the amount and type of Closed Block assets and Closed Block liabilities included in the Closed Block so that the Closed Block assets initially had a lower book value than the Closed Block liabilities. We expect that the Closed Block assets will generate sufficient cash flow, together with anticipated revenues from the Closed Block policies, over the life of the Closed Block to fund payments of all expenses, taxes and policyholder benefits to be paid to, and the reasonable dividend expectations of, policyholders of the Closed Block policies. We also segregated for accounting purposes the assets that we need to hold outside the Closed Block to meet capital requirements related to the policies included within the Closed Block. No policies sold after demutualization will be added to the Closed Block, and its in force business is expected to ultimately decline as we pay policyholder benefits in full. We also expect the proportion of our business represented by the Closed Block to decline as we grow other businesses.

 

The Closed Block Business consists principally of the Closed Block, assets held outside the Closed Block that Prudential Insurance needs to hold to meet capital requirements related to the Closed Block policies, invested assets held outside the Closed Block that represent the difference between the Closed Block assets and Closed Block liabilities and the interest maintenance reserve, deferred policy acquisition costs related to Closed Block policies, the principal amount of the IHC debt and related hedging activities and certain other related assets and liabilities. The net proceeds from the issuances of the Class B Stock and IHC debt issued at the time of our demutualization, except for $72 million used to purchase a guaranteed investment contract to fund a portion of the bond insurance cost associated with that debt, were allocated to the Financial Services Businesses. However, we expect that the IHC debt will be serviced by the net cash flows of the Closed Block Business over time, and we report results of the Closed Block Business, including interest expenses associated with the IHC debt.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

See Note 2 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of recently issued accounting pronouncements.

 

Consolidated Results of Operations

 

In managing our business, we analyze operating performance separately for our Financial Services Businesses and our Closed Block Business. For the Financial Services Businesses, we analyze our operating performance using a non-GAAP measure we call “adjusted operating income.” Results of the Closed Block Business for all periods are evaluated and presented only in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). We calculate adjusted operating income for the Financial Services Businesses by adjusting our income from continuing operations before income taxes to exclude the following items:

 

    realized investment gains, net of losses, and related charges and adjustments; and

 

    the contribution to income/loss of divested businesses that we sold or exited that did not qualify for “discontinued operations” accounting treatment under GAAP.

 

Wind-down businesses that we have not divested remain in adjusted operating income.

 

The excluded items are important to an understanding of our overall results of operations. You should not view adjusted operating income as a substitute for net income determined in accordance with GAAP, and you should note that our definition of adjusted operating income may differ from that used by other companies.

 

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However, we believe that the presentation of adjusted operating income as we measure it for management purposes enhances the understanding of our results of operations by highlighting the results from ongoing operations and the underlying profitability of our businesses. Adjusted operating income excludes net realized investment gains and losses. A significant element of realized losses is impairments and losses from sales of credit-impaired securities, the timing of which depends largely on market credit cycles and can vary considerably across periods. The timing of other sales that would result in gains or losses is largely subject to our discretion and influenced by market opportunities. Trends in the underlying profitability of our businesses can be more clearly identified without the fluctuating effects of these transactions. Adjusted operating income also excludes the results of divested businesses, which are not relevant to our ongoing operations.

 

Net Income and Other Data

 

The following table summarizes income from continuing operations, including period over period variances, for the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business as well as other components comprising net income.

 

      

Three Months Ended
March 31,


      

Favorable (Unfavorable) Variance


 
      

2003


      

2002


      
      

(in millions)

 

Financial Services Businesses:

                                

Individual Life and Annuities

    

$

95

 

    

$

128

 

    

$

(33

)

Group Insurance

    

 

17

 

    

 

34

 

    

 

(17

)

Property and Casualty Insurance

    

 

2

 

    

 

21

 

    

 

(19

)

      


    


    


Insurance Division

    

 

114

 

    

 

183

 

    

 

(69

)

      


    


    


Investment Management

    

 

38

 

    

 

106

 

    

 

(68

)

Financial Advisory

    

 

(24

)

    

 

6

 

    

 

(30

)

Retirement

    

 

19

 

    

 

7

 

    

 

12

 

Other Asset Management

    

 

9

 

    

 

16

 

    

 

(7

)

      


    


    


Investment Division

    

 

42

 

    

 

135

 

    

 

(93

)

      


    


    


International Insurance

    

 

142

 

    

 

119

 

    

 

23

 

International Investments

    

 

—  

 

    

 

(2

)

    

 

2

 

      


    


    


International Insurance and Investments Division

    

 

142

 

    

 

117

 

    

 

25

 

      


    


    


Corporate and Other

    

 

26

 

    

 

(10

)

    

 

36

 

      


    


    


Total Financial Services Businesses

    

 

324

 

    

 

425

 

    

 

(101

)

      


    


    


Closed Block Business(1)

    

 

(1

)

    

 

(175

)

    

 

174

 

      


    


    


Income from continuing operations before income taxes

    

 

323

 

    

 

250

 

    

 

73

 

Income tax expense(2)

    

 

105

 

    

 

93

 

    

 

(12

)

      


    


    


Income from continuing operations

    

 

218

 

    

 

157

 

    

 

61

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes(3)

    

 

(22

)

    

 

(4

)

    

 

(18

)

      


    


    


Net income

    

$

196

 

    

$

153

 

    

$

43

 

      


    


    



(1)   See “—Results of Operations for Financial Services Businesses by Division and Closed Block Business—Closed Block Business” for a discussion of the results of our Closed Block Business.
(2)   See “—Income Taxes” for a discussion of our income tax expense.
(3)   See “—Discontinued Operations” for a discussion of the results of our discontinued operations.

 

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The following tables summarizes total assets by division and Corporate and Other operations, for the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business as well as our assets under management and administration and our number of distribution representatives.

 

    

March 31,
2003


  

December 31,
2002


    

(in millions)

Assets:

             

Financial Services Businesses:

             

Insurance Division

  

$

67,954

  

$

67,132

Investment Division

  

 

99,494

  

 

97,104

International Insurance and Investments Division

  

 

44,366

  

 

43,555

Corporate and Other

  

 

14,586

  

 

15,509

    

  

Total Financial Services Businesses

  

 

226,400

  

 

223,300

Closed Block Business

  

 

72,852

  

 

69,446

    

  

Total

  

$

299,252

  

$

292,746

    

  

 

    

March 31,
2003


  

December 31,
2002


    

(in billions)

Assets Under Management and Administration (at fair market value):

             

Managed by Investment Division:

             

Investment Management Segment—Investment Management & Advisory Services

             

Retail customers(1)

  

 $

78.9

  

$

79.9

Institutional customers(2)

  

 

84.2

  

 

85.2

General account(3)

  

 

123.6

  

 

122.9

    

  

Total Investment Management & Advisory Services

  

 

286.7

  

 

288.0

Non-proprietary wrap-fee and other assets under management(4)

  

 

32.7

  

 

33.0

    

  

Total managed by Investment Division

  

 

319.4

  

 

321.0

Managed by International Insurance and Investments Division(3)(5)(6)

  

 

47.6

  

 

47.9

Managed by Insurance Division

  

 

8.5

  

 

8.8

    

  

Total assets under management

  

 

375.5

  

 

377.7

Client assets under administration(6)

  

 

174.4

  

 

177.9

    

  

Total assets under management and administration

  

$

549.9

  

$

555.6

    

  


(1)   Consists of individual mutual funds, including investments in our mutual funds through wrap-fee products, and both variable annuities and variable life insurance assets in our separate accounts. Fixed annuities and the fixed rate options of both variable annuities and variable life insurance are included in the general account.
(2)   Consists of third-party institutional assets and group insurance contracts.
(3)   Reflects the Investment division’s assumption, as of June 30, 2002, of management of $3.5 billion of assets which were previously reflected in assets managed by the International Insurance and Investments division.
(4)   Consists of wrap-fee assets gathered by the Financial Advisory segment and funds invested in the non-proprietary investment options of our investment products other than wrap-fee products.
(5)   Primarily general account assets of the International Insurance segment other than those managed by the Investment division.
(6)   Reflects inclusion in assets managed by International Insurance and Investments division of $4.3 billion at December 31, 2002, representing amounts relating to recently acquired entities and formerly classified as client asset under administration, to conform to current presentation based on internal management criteria.

 

    

March 31,
2003


    

December 31,
2002


Distribution Representatives:

           

Prudential Agents

  

4,327

    

4,389

Financial Advisors

  

4,519

    

4,731

International Life Planners

  

4,552

    

4,505

Gibraltar Life Advisors

  

4,993

    

5,155

 

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Discontinued Operations

 

In the first quarter of 2003 we signed a definitive agreement with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company to sell our specialty automobile insurance business, a component of our property and casualty insurance business. The loss from discontinued operations in the first three months of 2003 includes an after-tax charge of $20 million relating to our expected loss on the disposal of this business. The remainder of the loss on discontinued operations during this period relates primarily to our previously discontinued international securities operations. The loss from discontinued operations of $4 million in the first three months of 2002 related primarily to our previously discontinued international securities operations and our web-based business for the workplace distribution of voluntary benefits.

 

Income Taxes

 

Our income tax provision amounted to $105 million in the first three months of 2003 compared to $93 million in the first three months of 2002, representing 32.5% and 37.2% of income from operations before income taxes in the first three months of 2003 and 2002, respectively. The lower effective rate in the 2003 period was primarily due to the expected utilization of foreign net operating losses for which no tax benefit was previously recorded, an increase in the dividends received deduction and increased tax credits.

 

Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and Adjusted Operating Income

 

The following table summarizes adjusted operating income, as defined above, including period over period variances, for the Financial Services Businesses and includes a reconciliation of adjusted operating income to income from continuing operations before income taxes.

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,


      

Favorable
(Unfavorable)
Variance


 
    

2003


    

2002


      
    

(in millions)

 

Financial Services Businesses:

                            

Individual Life and Annuities

  

$

129

 

  

$

146

 

    

$

(17

)

Group Insurance

  

 

34

 

  

 

37

 

    

 

(3

)

Property and Casualty Insurance

  

 

9

 

  

 

20

 

    

 

(11

)

    


  


    


Insurance Division

  

 

172

 

  

 

203

 

    

 

(31

)

    


  


    


Investment Management

  

 

36

 

  

 

47

 

    

 

(11

)

Financial Advisory

  

 

(24

)

  

 

7

 

    

 

(31

)

Retirement

  

 

53

 

  

 

34

 

    

 

19

 

Other Asset Management

  

 

9

 

  

 

16

 

    

 

(7

)

    


  


    


Investment Division

  

 

74

 

  

 

104

 

    

 

(30

)

    


  


    


International Insurance

  

 

175

 

  

 

204

 

    

 

(29

)

International Investments

  

 

—  

 

  

 

(2

)

    

 

2

 

    


  


    


International Insurance and Investments Division

  

 

175

 

  

 

202

 

    

 

(27

)

    


  


    


Corporate and Other

  

 

28

 

  

 

20

 

    

 

8

 

    


  


    


Total adjusted operating income—Financial Services Businesses(1)

  

 

449

 

  

 

529

 

    

 

(80

)

    


  


    


Items excluded from adjusted operating income:

                            

Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related charges and adjustments

                            

Insurance Division

  

 

(58

)

  

 

(20

)

    

 

(38

)

Investment Division

  

 

(32

)

  

 

31

 

    

 

(63

)

International Insurance and Investments Division

  

 

(33

)

  

 

(85

)

    

 

52

 

Corporate and Other

  

 

10

 

  

 

(22

)

    

 

32

 

    


  


    


Total(2)

  

 

(113

)

  

 

(96

)

    

 

(17

)

Divested businesses—Corporate and Other(3)

  

 

(12

)

  

 

(8

)

    

 

(4

)

    


  


    


Total items excluded from adjusted operating income

  

 

(125

)

  

 

(104

)

    

 

(21

)

    


  


    


Income from continuing operations before income taxes—Financial Services Businesses(1)

  

$

324

 

  

$

425

 

    

$

(101

)

    


  


    



(1)   See “—Results of Operations for Financial Services Businesses by Division and Closed Block Business” for a discussion of income from continuing operations before income taxes and adjusted operating income of our segments and our Corporate and Other operations.

 

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(2)   See “—Realized Investment Gains” for a discussion of realized investment gains (losses), net and charges and adjustments related to net realized investment gains for the Financial Services Businesses.
(3)   See “—Divested Businesses” for a discussion of the results of our divested businesses.

 

Realized Investment Gains

 

Realized investment gains, net of losses, primarily include gains and losses resulting from sales and impairments of fixed income and equity investments, prepayment premiums we receive on private bond issues, and gains and losses in connection with derivative contracts that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. We perform impairment reviews on an ongoing basis. The level of impairments generally reflects economic conditions, and is expected to increase when economic conditions worsen and to decrease when economic conditions improve. We may realize additional credit-related losses through sales of investments pursuant to our credit risk and portfolio management objectives. We require most issuers of private fixed maturity securities to pay us make-whole yield maintenance payments when they prepay the securities. The prepayments are driven by factors specific to the activities of our borrowers as much as by the interest rate environment.

 

We use derivative contracts to hedge the risk that changes in interest rates or foreign currency exchange rates will affect the market value of certain investments. We also use derivative contracts to mitigate the risk that unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates will reduce U.S. dollar equivalent earnings generated by certain of our non-U.S. businesses. The vast majority of these derivative contracts do not qualify for hedge accounting, and consequently we recognize the changes in fair value of such contracts from period to period in current earnings, although we do not necessarily account for the hedged assets or liabilities the same way. Accordingly, realized investment gains and losses from our hedging activities contribute significantly to fluctuations in net income.

 

The comparisons below discuss realized investment gains, net of losses, and related charges and adjustments. Related charges, which pertain to the Financial Services Businesses and not to the Closed Block Business, pertain to policyholder dividends, deferred policy acquisition costs and reserves for future policy benefits. A percentage of net realized investment gains on specified Gibraltar Life assets is required to be paid as dividends to Gibraltar Life policyholders. We amortize deferred policy acquisition costs for interest sensitive products based on estimated gross profits, which include net realized investment gains on the underlying invested assets, and the related charge for amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs represents the amortization related to net realized investment gains. We adjust the reserves for some of our policies when cash flows related to these policies are affected by net realized investment gains, and the related charge for reserves for future policy benefits represents that adjustment. The changes in these related charges from one period to another may be disproportionate to the changes in realized investment gains, net of losses, evaluated over several periods.

 

A portion of realized gains, pertaining to certain derivative results, is included in adjusted operating income. Pursuant to a currency hedging program, we execute forward sale contracts in the hedged currencies in exchange for U.S. dollars at a specified exchange rate. The maturities of these contracts correspond with future periods in which non-U.S. earnings are expected to be generated. These contracts do not qualify for hedge accounting under GAAP. All resulting profits or losses from such contracts, including mark-to-market adjustments of open contracts, are included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” When the contracts are terminated in the same period that the expected earnings emerge, the resulting positive or negative cash flow is included in adjusted operating income. In addition, we utilize interest and currency swaps to manage interest and currency exchange rate exposures arising from mismatches between assets and liabilities, including duration mismatches. For the swap contracts that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, mark-to-market adjustments of open contracts as well as periodic settlements are included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” Periodic settlements pertaining to such contracts are included in adjusted operating income.

 

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The following tables set forth realized investment gains (losses), net by investment type for the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business, as well as related charges and adjustments associated with the Financial Services Businesses for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002.

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


 
    

(in millions)

 

Realized investment gains (losses), net:

                 

Financial Services Businesses

  

$

(108

)

  

$

(70

)

Closed Block Business

  

 

41

 

  

 

(79

)

    


  


Consolidated realized investment losses, net

  

$

(67

)

  

$

(149

)

    


  


 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


 
    

(in millions)

 

Financial Services Businesses:

                 

Realized investment gains (losses), net:

                 

Fixed maturity securities

  

$

(80

)

  

$

(108

)

Equity securities

  

 

(44

)

  

 

(63

)

Derivative instruments

  

 

13

 

  

 

51

 

Other

  

 

3

 

  

 

50

 

    


  


Total

  

 

(108

)

  

 

(70

)

Related adjustments for derivative (gains) included in adjusted operating income

  

 

(6

)

  

 

(31

)

    


  


Realized investment losses excluded from adjusted operating income

  

$

(114

)

  

$

(101

)

    


  


Related charges

  

$

1

 

  

$

5

 

    


  


 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


 
    

(in millions)

 

Closed Block Business:

                 

Realized investment gains (losses), net:

                 

Fixed maturity securities

  

$

84

 

  

$

(88

)

Equity securities

  

 

(43

)

  

 

9

 

Derivative instruments

  

 

2

 

  

 

1

 

Other

  

 

(2

)

  

 

(1

)

    


  


Total

  

$

41

 

  

$

(79

)

    


  


 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Consolidated realized investment losses, net, decreased $82 million, from $149 million in the first three months of 2002 to $67 million in the first three months of 2003.

 

The Financial Services Businesses’ realized investment losses, net, in the first three months of 2003 were $108 million compared to $70 million in the first three months of 2002. Realized losses in the first three months of 2003 included impairments and credit related losses of $175 million compared with $141 million in the first three months of 2002. Realized investment losses in the first three months of 2003 and 2002 were partly offset by realized gains, driven largely by sales of fixed income securities in a declining rate environment. We realized net losses on equity securities of $44 million in the first three months of 2003, versus $63 million of net losses in the

 

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first three months of 2002, primarily related to our Gibraltar Life operations. Net realized investment gains associated with our derivative instruments, net of related fair value adjustments to fixed maturities that qualify for fair value hedge accounting treatment, were $13 million in the first three months of 2003 compared to $51 million in the first three months of 2002. These amounts include $6 million and $31 million of realized investment gains in the first three months of 2003 and 2002, respectively, that are included as part of adjusted operating income. The derivative gains in the first three months of 2002 were primarily attributable to gains on treasury futures contracts used to manage the duration of our fixed maturity investment portfolio. In addition, we recognized a gain of $59 million in the first three months of 2002 from the Investment Management segment’s sale of a specialized asset management business.

 

For the Closed Block Business, net realized investment gains in the first three months of 2003 were $41 million compared to losses of $79 million in the first three months of 2002. Realized gains in the first three months of 2003 reflect net realized gains on sales of fixed income securities in a declining rate environment partially offset by impairments and credit related losses of $133 million. Losses in the first three months of 2002 included impairments and credit related losses of $117 million, which were partially offset by net trading gains on sales of fixed income securities in a declining rate environment. We realized net losses on equity securities of $43 million in the first three months of 2003 compared to gains of $9 million in the first three months of 2002.

 

Divested Businesses

 

Our income from continuing operations before income taxes includes results from several businesses that we have divested but that did not qualify for “discontinued operations” treatment in our income statement under GAAP. Results of divested businesses reflect losses of $12 million and $8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Our results from divested businesses for the 2003 period primarily relate to Gibraltar Casualty Company, a commercial property and casualty insurer that we sold in September 2000 to Everest Re Group, Ltd. (“Everest”). Pursuant to the sale we entered into a stop-loss reinsurance agreement whereby if and when aggregate post-sale claim and claim-related payments exceed Gibraltar Casualty’s reserves recorded at the time of sale, we will pay Everest for 80% of the first $200 million of such excess. Through March 31, 2003, Everest had recorded reserve additions of $106 million. In the first quarter of 2003, we recorded an additional liability of $6 million for a total liability of $85 million at March 31, 2003. This represents our 80% share of such development, generally related to asbestos and environmental exposures. The remaining losses from divested business for both periods relate primarily to the residual investment portfolio of Prudential Securities Incorporated divested capital markets business.

 

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Results of Operations for Financial Services Businesses by Division and

Closed Block Business

 

Insurance Division

 

Individual Life and Annuities

 

Operating Results

 

The following table sets forth the Individual Life and Annuities segment’s operating results for the periods indicated.

 

    

Three Months

Ended
March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


 
    

(in millions)

 

Operating results:

                 

Revenues(1)

  

$

666

 

  

$

625

 

Benefits and expenses(2)

  

 

537

 

  

 

479

 

    


  


Adjusted operating income

  

 

129

 

  

 

146

 

Realized investment losses, net, and related charges and adjustments

  

 

(34

)

  

 

(18

)

    


  


Income from continuing operations before income taxes

  

$

95

 

  

$

128

 

    


  



(1)   Revenues exclude realized investment losses, net, and related adjustments of $32 million and $19 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
(2)   Benefits and expenses exclude the unfavorable (favorable) impact of net realized investment gains and losses on deferred policy acquisition cost amortization of $2 million and $(1) million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

 

On May 1, 2003, we completed the first step of our acquisition of Skandia U.S. Inc. (“American Skandia”). The results of American Skandia will be included in our consolidated results commencing with the date of acquisition.

 

Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Income from continuing operations before income taxes declined $33 million, or 26%, from $128 million in the first three months of 2002 to $95 million in the first three months of 2003. The decline reflects a decrease in adjusted operating income of $17 million, to $129 million in the first three months of 2003, as discussed below. Additionally, realized investment losses, net, and related charges and adjustments increased $16 million, to $34 million in the first three months of 2003. For a discussion of realized investment losses, net, and related charges and adjustments see “—Consolidated Results of Operations—Realized Investment Gains.”

 

Adjusted Operating Income

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Adjusted operating income decreased $17 million, or 12%, from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003. This decrease reflected an $11 million decrease from individual life insurance as well as a $6 million decrease from individual annuities.

 

The segment’s individual life insurance business reported adjusted operating income of $106 million in the first three months of 2003, compared to $117 million in the first three months of 2002. The decrease in adjusted operating income is primarily the result of less favorable mortality experience, net of reinsurance, in the current quarter.

 

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The segment’s individual annuity business reported adjusted operating income of $23 million in the first three months of 2003 compared to $29 million in the first three months of 2002. The decrease in adjusted operating income is primarily due to lower fee revenues on variable annuities due to a decline in average account values due primarily to market valuation declines, as well as an increase in guaranteed minimum death benefits. Partially offsetting these developments was improved net interest spread on our general account annuities due to reductions of credited interest rates effective January 1, 2003, and growth in volume of these annuities, as well as a decrease in amortization of acquisition costs.

 

Revenues

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Revenues, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” increased $41 million, or 7%, from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003. The increase came primarily from a $40 million increase from the segment’s individual life insurance business.

 

The segment’s individual life insurance business reported revenues of $483 million in the first three months of 2003 compared to $443 million in the first three months of 2002. Premiums increased $38 million, from $56 million in the first three months of 2002 to $94 million in the first three months of 2003, reflecting increased premiums on term insurance we issued, under policy provisions, to customers who previously had lapsing variable life insurance policies with us, as well as increased sales and growth of our in force block of term insurance products.

 

Revenues from our individual annuity business of $183 million in the first three months of 2003 were essentially unchanged from the first three months of 2002. Premiums increased $10 million, from $9 million in the first three months of 2002 to $19 million in the first three months of 2003, primarily due to increased sales of our immediate income annuity product. Net investment income increased $7 million, from $100 million in the first three months of 2002 to $107 million in the first three months of 2003, primarily due to growth in account values invested in fixed annuities and the fixed rate options of our variable annuities. These increases were offset by a decrease in policy charges and fees and asset management fees of $16 million, from $73 million in the first three months of 2002 to $57 million in the first three months of 2003, resulting primarily from a decline in the average market value of variable annuity customer accounts.

 

Benefits and Expenses

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Benefits and expenses, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” increased $58 million, or 12%, from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003. The increase reflects increases of $51 million from individual life insurance and $7 million from individual annuities.

 

Benefits and expenses of the segment’s individual life insurance business increased $51 million, or 16%, from $326 million in the first three months of 2002 to $377 million in the first three months of 2003. Policyholder benefits and related changes in reserves increased $44 million, from $125 million in the first three months of 2002 to $169 million in the first three months of 2003. This increase came primarily from greater policy reserves on term insurance, corresponding to the increased premiums discussed above, and favorable mortality experience, net of reinsurance, in the first three months of 2002 not repeating in the current quarter. Amortization of deferred acquisition costs increased $14 million, primarily due to the increased volume of fixed premium business in force, the market impact of declines in variable life insurance account values and lower persistency. Partially offsetting these increases was a decrease in operating expenses, including distribution costs that we charge to expense, of $9 million, from $111 million in the first three months of 2002 to $102 million in the first three months of 2003.

 

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The segment’s individual annuity business reported benefits and expenses of $160 million in the first three months of 2003 compared to $153 million in the first three months of 2002, an increase of $7 million or 5%. Policyholder benefits and related changes in reserves increased $15 million, from $28 million in the first three months of 2002 to $43 million in the first three months of 2003, including increases in reserves resulting from our greater sales of immediate annuity products as discussed above and a $7 million increase in guaranteed minimum death benefit payments, from $6 million in the first three months of 2002 to $13 million in the first three months of 2003. As of March 31, 2003, the death benefit coverage in force (representing the amount that we would have to pay if all annuitants had died on that date) was approximately $3.5 billion. The death benefit coverage in force represents the excess of the guaranteed benefit amount over the account value. The guaranteed minimum death benefit feature provides annuity contract holders with a guarantee that the benefit received at death will be no less than a prescribed minimum amount. This minimum amount is based on the net deposits paid into the contract, the net deposits accumulated at a specified rate, the highest historical account value on a contract anniversary, or more typically, the greatest of these values, depending on features offered in various contracts and elected by the contract holders. These contracts generally require payment of additional charges for guarantees other than those based on net deposits paid into the contract. To the extent that the guaranteed minimum death benefit is higher than the current account value at the time of death, we incur a cost. This results in increased annuity policy benefits in periods of declining financial markets and in periods of stable financial markets following a decline. Current accounting literature does not prescribe advance recognition of the expected future net costs associated with these guarantees, and accordingly, we currently do not record a liability corresponding to these projected future obligations for death benefits in excess of annuity account values. However, we consider the expected net costs associated with these guarantees in our calculations of expected gross profits on variable annuity business, on which our periodic evaluations of unamortized deferred policy acquisition costs are based. A proposed AICPA Statement of Position, “Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprises for Certain Nontraditional Long-Duration Contracts and for Separate Accounts” (the “Proposed SOP”), would require the recording of a liability for the expected net costs associated with these guarantees under certain circumstances, if adopted as proposed. We are currently evaluating the impact of the Proposed SOP. Partially offsetting the increase in policyholder benefits and change in reserves are declines in amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and operating expenses.

 

Sales Results and Account Values

 

The following table sets forth the individual life insurance business’s sales, as measured by statutory first year premiums and deposits, and changes in account value for annuities business, for the periods indicated. Sales of the individual life insurance business do not correspond to revenues under GAAP. They are, however, a relevant measure of business activity. In managing our individual life insurance business, we analyze statutory first year premiums and deposits as well as revenues because statutory first year premiums and deposits measure the current sales performance of the business, while revenues primarily reflect the renewal persistency and aging of in force policies written in prior years and net investment income, as well as current sales. For our individual annuity business, assets are reported at account value and net sales (redemptions) are gross sales minus redemptions or surrenders and withdrawals, as applicable.

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,


    

2003


  

2002


    

(in millions)

Sales(1):

             

Excluding corporate-owned life insurance:

             

Variable life

  

$

25

  

$

44

Universal life

  

 

26

  

 

11

Term life

  

 

23

  

 

13

    

  

Total excluding corporate-owned life insurance

  

 

74

  

 

68

Corporate-owned life insurance

  

 

4

  

 

10

    

  

Total

  

$

78

  

$

78

    

  

 

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Three Months Ended

March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


 
    

(in millions)

 

Sales by distribution channel(1)(2):

                 

Prudential Agents

  

$

53

 

  

$

52

 

Third party

  

 

21

 

  

 

16

 

    


  


Total

  

$

74

 

  

$

68

 

    


  


Variable Annuities(3):

                 

Beginning total account value

  

$

15,338

 

  

$

18,689

 

Sales

  

 

331

 

  

 

374

 

Surrenders and withdrawals

  

 

(473

)

  

 

(597

)

Change in market value, interest credited and other activity(4)

  

 

(231

)

  

 

(31

)

    


  


Ending total account value

  

$

14,965

 

  

$

18,435

 

    


  


Net redemptions

  

$

(142

)

  

$

(223

)

    


  


Fixed Annuities:

                 

Beginning total account value

  

$

3,396

 

  

$

2,975

 

Sales

  

 

110

 

  

 

37

 

Surrenders and withdrawals

  

 

(49

)

  

 

(50

)

Interest credited and other activity(4)

  

 

16

 

  

 

(53

)

    


  


Ending total account value

  

$

3,473

 

  

$

2,909

 

    


  


Net sales (redemptions)

  

$

61

 

  

$

(13

)

    


  



(1)   Statutory first year premiums and deposits.
(2)   Excluding corporate-owned life insurance.
(3)   Variable annuities include only those sold as retail investment products. Investments through defined contribution plan products are included with such products.
(4)   Includes maintenance and insurance charges assessed, net bonus payments credited to contract holder accounts, annuity benefits and other adjustments, as well as decreases in policyholder account balances during the first three months of 2002 of $45 million for variable annuities and $56 million for fixed annuities due to the distribution of policy credits, subsequently paid out in cash, as demutualization consideration in connection with the Company’s demutualization.

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Sales of new life insurance, excluding corporate-owned life insurance, as measured by statutory first year premiums and deposits, grew by $6 million, or 9%, from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003. Sales of our universal life products, which we introduced in late 2001, and term life products increased $15 million and $10 million, respectively. These increases were offset by declines of $19 million in variable life sales driven by adverse market conditions. In addition, sales of corporate-owned life insurance declined by $6 million. Sales by the third party distribution channel, other than corporate-owned life insurance, increased $5 million from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003. This increase is being driven by increased universal and term life sales primarily through third party distribution relationships.

 

Sales from Prudential Agents were essentially unchanged from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003, as the average number of agents and productivity remained stable. For the first three months of 2003 and 2002, the average number of Prudential Agents was approximately 4,400 while Prudential Agent productivity was $34,000 on an annualized basis. We measure Prudential Agent productivity as commissions on new sales of all products, not only life insurance, by Prudential Agents with us for the entire period, divided by the number of those Prudential Agents.

 

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Total account values for fixed and variable annuities amounted to $18.4 billion as of March 31, 2003, a decrease of $296 million from December 31, 2002. This decrease is due primarily to declines in market values of our variable annuities resulting from adverse market conditions as well as net redemptions. Net redemptions were $81 million in the first three months of 2003 as compared to $236 million in the first three months of 2002. The decrease in net redemptions is primarily the result of decreased surrenders and withdrawals of $125 million as a result of retention efforts, market driven depreciation of separate account balances and investor concerns regarding market uncertainty. In addition, gross sales increased $30 million from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003 as a result of product enhancements and the expansion of third party distribution.

 

Policy Surrender Experience

 

The following table sets forth the individual life insurance business’ policy surrender experience for variable life insurance, measured by cash value of surrenders, for the periods indicated. These amounts do not correspond to expenses under GAAP. In managing this business, we analyze the cash value of surrenders because it is a measure of the degree to which policyholders are maintaining their in force business with us, a driver of future profitability. Our term life insurance products do not provide for cash surrender values.

 

    

Three Months

Ended

March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


 
    

($ in millions)

 

Cash value of surrenders

  

$

170

 

  

$

162

 

    


  


Cash value of surrenders as a percentage of mean future policy benefit reserves, policyholders’ account balances, and separate account balances

  

 

4.2 

%

  

 

3.9

%

    


  


 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    The total cash value of surrenders increased $8 million, or 5%, from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003. The level of surrenders as a percentage of mean future policy benefit reserves, policyholders’ account balances and separate account balances increased from 3.9% in the first three months of 2002 to 4.2% in the first three months of 2003, reflecting an increase in lapses and declines in variable life insurance account values.

 

Group Insurance

 

Operating Results

 

The following table sets forth the Group Insurance segment’s operating results for the periods indicated.

 

    

Three Months

 Ended
March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


 
    

(in millions)

 

Operating results:

                 

Revenues(1)

  

$

961

 

  

$

890

 

Benefits and expenses

  

 

927

 

  

 

853

 

    


  


Adjusted operating income

  

 

34

 

  

 

37

 

Realized investment losses, net, and related adjustments

  

 

(17

)

  

 

(3

)

    


  


Income from continuing operations before income taxes

  

$

17

 

  

$

34

 

    


  



(1)   Revenues exclude realized investment losses, net, and related adjustments of $17 million and $3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

 

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Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Income from continuing operations before income taxes decreased $17 million, from $34 million in the first three months of 2002 to $17 million in the first three months of 2003. This decrease reflects a $14 million increase in realized investment losses, net, and related adjustments to $17 million in the first three months of 2003. For a discussion of realized investment losses, net, and related adjustments see “—Consolidated Results of Operations—Realized Investment Gains.” Adjusted operating income decreased $3 million, to $34 million in the first three months of 2003, as discussed below.

 

Adjusted Operating Income

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Adjusted operating income decreased $3 million from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003 due primarily to less favorable group disability claims experience, reflecting a lower level of claim resolutions in the current period, partially offset by increased investment income.

 

Revenues

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Revenues, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” increased by $71 million, or 8%, from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003. Group life insurance premiums increased by $38 million, or 7%, to $592 million primarily due to growth in business in force resulting from new sales, as described below, and continued strong persistency, which decreased slightly from 97% in the first three months of 2002 to 96% in the first three months of 2003. Group disability premiums, which include long-term care products, increased by $21 million, or 15%, to $161 million also reflecting the growth in business in force. Persistency for our group disability products decreased from 95% in the first three months of 2002 to 92% in the first three months of 2003. We believe the decrease in persistency for both group life and disability, which is primarily a result of the pricing adjustments we began to implement in 2002 as discussed below, will likely continue in this highly competitive market. Net investment income increased $15 million, or 11%, due to a larger base of invested assets.

 

Benefits and Expenses

 

The following table sets forth the Group Insurance segment’s benefits and administrative operating expense ratios for the periods indicated.

 

      

Three Months
Ended 

March 31,


 
      

2003


      

2002


 

Benefits ratio(1):

                 

Group life

    

91.9

%

    

91.8

%

Group disability

    

93.9

 

    

84.6

 

Administrative operating expense ratio(2):

                 

Group life

    

9.1

 

    

10.0

 

Group disability

    

20.5

 

    

22.7

 


(1)   Ratio of policyholder benefits to earned premiums, policy charges and fee income. Group disability ratios include long-term care products.
(2)   Ratio of administrative operating expenses (excluding commissions) to gross premiums, policy charges and fee income. Group disability ratios include long-term care products.

 

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2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Benefits and expenses, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” increased by $74 million, or 9%, from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003. The increase resulted in large part from an increase of $66 million, or 10%, in policyholders’ benefits, including the change in policy reserves reflecting the growth of business in force. During 2002, we began to implement pricing adjustments on our group life and disability products where appropriate. While there can be no assurance, we expect these actions, as well as pricing discipline in writing new business, will allow us to achieve gradual improvements in our loss ratios, although the impact has so far been limited by a highly competitive market. The implementation of these actions resulted in a modest decline in persistency and, consistent with our expectations, some slowing of our sales.

 

The group life benefits ratio for the first three months of 2003 remained essentially unchanged from the first three months of 2002. The group disability benefits ratio increased by 9.3 percentage points from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003 due to a decrease in the level of claim resolution during the current period for our group long-term disability product. The group life and disability administrative operating expense ratios improved from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003 reflecting business process improvement costs in the 2002 period.

 

Sales Results

 

The following table sets forth the Group Insurance segment’s new annualized premiums for the periods indicated. In managing our group insurance business, we analyze new annualized premiums, which do not correspond to revenues under GAAP, as well as revenues, because new annualized premiums measure the current sales performance of the business unit, while revenues primarily reflect the renewal persistency and aging of in force policies written in prior years and net investment income in addition to current sales.

 

      

Three Months 

Ended
March 31,


      

2003


    

2002


      

(in millions)

New annualized premiums:(1)

                 

Group life

    

$

88

    

$

162

Group disability(2)

    

 

67

    

 

53

      

    

Total

    

$

155

    

$

215

      

    


(1)   Amounts exclude new premiums resulting from rate changes on existing policies, from additional coverage under our Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance contract and from excess premiums on group universal life insurance that build cash value but do not purchase face amounts.
(2)   Includes long-term care products.

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Total new annualized premiums decreased $60 million, or 28%, from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003 due to decreased group life sales. The group life sales decrease reflects two large sales in the first three months of 2002 as well as the expected slowing of our sales due to the implementation of pricing adjustments commencing in 2002. Group disability sales increased in the first three months of 2003 due primarily to sales of our single sum premium products.

 

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Property and Casualty Insurance

 

Operating Results

 

The following table sets forth the Property and Casualty Insurance segment’s operating results for the periods indicated.

 

      

Three Months 

Ended
March 31,


      

2003


      

2002


      

(in millions)

Operating results:

                   

Revenues(1)

    

$

488

 

    

$

462

Benefits and expenses

    

 

479

 

    

 

442

      


    

Adjusted operating income

    

 

9

 

    

 

20

Realized investment gains (losses), net

    

 

(7

)

    

 

1

      


    

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

    

$

2

 

    

$

21

      


    


(1)   Revenues exclude realized investment gains (losses), net, of $(7) million and $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

 

Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Income from continuing operations before income taxes decreased $19 million, from $21 million in the first three months of 2002 to $2 million in the first three months of 2003. The decrease reflects an $11 million decline in adjusted operating income in the first three months of 2003 from the first three months of 2002, as discussed below. Additionally, realized investment gains (losses), net, decreased $8 million, to net realized investment losses of $7 million in the first three months of 2003 from net realized investment gains of $1 million in the first three months of 2002. For a discussion of realized investment gains (losses), net, see “—Consolidated Results of Operations—Realized Investment Gains.”

 

Adjusted Operating Income

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Adjusted operating income decreased $11 million, or 55%, from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003. Results for the first three months of 2002 reflect a $20 million benefit from stop-loss reinsurance recoveries, while there is no corresponding benefit in the 2003 period. In addition, catastrophe losses amounted to $15 million in the first three months of 2003 compared to $4 million in the first three months of 2002. The decrease in adjusted operating income resulting from the absence of the stop loss benefit and the higher catastrophe losses was partially offset by premium increases reflecting rate increases we have implemented.

 

As previously announced, we are exploring options related to our personal lines property and casualty insurance business, including the possible sale of all or part of these operations. During the first three months of 2003, we announced the sale of our specialty automobile insurance business, subject to regulatory approvals and other normal conditions. The results of operations and the loss on sale of this company are excluded from the Property and Casualty Insurance segment and are included in “Loss from discontinued operations” for all periods. Based upon current market conditions, we believe that a sale of the remainder of these operations would result in a charge to earnings that could be material to quarterly or annual net income, although the amount of any charge will depend on the terms of any such agreement. The Individual Life and Annuities segment is compensated for property and casualty insurance products sold through its distribution network. In the event of a sale of the property and casualty insurance operations that resulted in continued access to non-proprietary property and casualty products by the Prudential Agents, as expected by management, the Individual Life and

 

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Annuities segment would expect to continue to be compensated for sales of these products, although the extent of these revenues cannot be predicted. In addition, certain expenses incurred at the corporate level are allocated to the Property and Casualty Insurance segment. Although we would seek to reduce the level of these expenses in the event of a sale of our property and casualty insurance business, these corporate level expenses would initially result in greater charges within adjusted operating income reported for Corporate and Other operations.

 

Revenues

 

The following table sets forth the Property and Casualty Insurance segment’s earned premiums, which are net of reinsurance ceded, for the periods indicated.

 

   

Three Months 

Ended
March 31,


   

2003


 

2002


   

(in millions)

Automobile

 

$

325

 

$

306

Homeowners’

 

 

119

 

 

113

Other

 

 

9

 

 

8

   

 

Total earned premiums

 

$

453

 

$

427

   

 

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Revenues, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” increased $26 million, or 6%, from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months 2003, as a result of an increase in earned premiums.

 

Total earned premiums, as shown in the immediately preceding table, increased by $26 million, or 6%, from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003. The increases in automobile and homeowners’ insurance earned premiums came primarily from rate increases. We plan to continue pursuing rate increases and expect to implement rate increases in 2003 at a level generally similar to those of 2002.

 

Benefits and Expenses

 

The following table shows our calendar year loss, expense and combined ratios, the impact on these calendar year ratios of catastrophic losses and our accident year combined ratios based on loss experience for the periods indicated (all based on amounts determined under statutory accounting principles).

 

   

Three Months 

Ended
March 31,


 
   

2003


   

2002


 

Loss ratio(1):

           

Automobile

 

78.7

%

 

75.8

%

Homeowners’

 

79.5

 

 

72.1

 

Overall

 

79.6

 

 

74.7

 

Expense ratio(2):

           

Automobile

 

25.6

 

 

27.6

 

Homeowners’

 

31.2

 

 

35.3

 

Overall

 

26.9

 

 

29.4

 

Combined ratio(3):

           

Automobile

 

104.3

 

 

103.4

 

Homeowners’

 

110.7

 

 

107.4

 

Overall

 

106.5

 

 

104.1

 

Effect of current accident year catastrophic losses on combined ratio(4):

 

3.3

 

 

1.0

 

Accident year combined ratio(5):

 

107.0

 

 

104.6

 


(1)  

Represents ratio of incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses to net earned premium. Ratios reflect the net favorable development in the calendar period from prior accident year reserves of $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002. Ratios also

 

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reflect recoveries from current accident year stop-loss reinsurance contracts of $20 million for the three months ended March 31, 2002. There is no stop loss reinsurance agreement in effect for accident year 2003.

(2)   Represents ratio of operating expenses to net written premium.
(3)   Represents the sum of (1) and (2).
(4)   Represents losses and loss adjustment expenses attributable to catastrophes that are included in the combined ratio. Our calendar year catastrophe losses include both current and prior accident year losses. We classify as catastrophes those events that are declared catastrophes by Property Claims Services, which is an industry organization that declares and tracks all property-related catastrophes causing insured property damage in the U.S. Property Claims Services declares an event a catastrophe if it causes in excess of a specified dollar amount of insured property damage, which was $25 million throughout the periods presented, and affects a significant number of policyholders and insurance companies.
(5)   Accident year combined ratios reflect the combined ratios for accidents that occur in the indicated calendar year, restated to reflect subsequent changes in loss estimates for those claims based on cumulative loss data through March 31, 2003. These ratios reflect the recoveries from stop-loss reinsurance contracts as noted above. We analyze accident-year combined ratios because they reflect the actual loss experience of accidents that occur in a given period excluding the effect of accidents that occur in other periods.

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Our overall loss ratio increased 4.9 percentage points to 79.6% from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003. This increase is primarily due to the discontinuation of the stop-loss reinsurance program for the 2003 accident year, which provided protection to the 2002 accident year. We recorded $20 million in recoveries in the first three months of 2002 under this program, which provided a 4.7 percentage point benefit to the loss ratio in the year ago quarter. In addition, catastrophe losses amounted to $15 million in the first three months of 2003, compared to $4 million in the first three months of 2002.

 

Our automobile loss ratio increased 2.9 percentage points from 75.8% in the first three months of 2002 to 78.7% in the first three months of 2003, primarily due to the discontinuation of the stop-loss reinsurance program described above.

 

The 7.4 percentage point increase in the homeowners’ loss ratio from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003 is due to a combination of the discontinuation of the aggregate stop-loss reinsurance program, which resulted in reinsurance recoveries to the homeowners’ business of $6 million in the first three months of 2002, and $11 million higher catastrophe losses on this business. This increase was partially offset by an $8 million higher favorable development on prior accident year losses and the impact of rate increases implemented on homeowners policies.

 

During 2001 and 2002, we terminated certain independent agent appointments and began to non-renew the in force policies written by the terminated agents where allowed by law. In April 2003, we announced our intention to terminate the remainder of our property and casualty independent agency channel, except for a few selected markets. We had previously ceased actively writing business through our property and casualty insurance career agency and our direct channels. We have been in the process of re-underwriting and non-renewing this business to the extent permitted contractually and by state insurance regulations. However, our ability to implement re-underwriting and non-renewal measures has been limited by regulatory requirements in various jurisdictions.

 

Our overall expense ratio has improved 2.5 percentage points from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003 as a result of lower charges for commissions and the impact of an increased premium base.

 

The increase in the accident year combined ratio resulted primarily from the discontinuation of the stop-loss reinsurance program partially offset by a decline in the expense ratio.

 

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Investment Division

 

Investment Management

 

Operating Results

 

The following table sets forth the Investment Management segment’s operating results for the periods indicated.

 

      

Three Months Ended
March 31,


      

2003


    

2002


      

(in millions)

Operating results:

                 

Revenues(1)

    

$

285

    

$

317

Expenses

    

 

249

    

 

270

      

    

Adjusted operating income

    

 

36

    

 

47

Realized investment gains, net

    

 

2

    

 

59

      

    

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

    

$

38

    

$

106

      

    


(1)   Revenues exclude realized investment gains, net, of $2 million and $59 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Results in the first three months of 2002 include a gain of $59 million from the sale of a specialized asset management subsidiary.

 

Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Income from continuing operations before income taxes decreased $68 million, from $106 million in the first three months of 2002 to $38 million in the first three months of 2002. The decrease reflects realized investment gains, net, of $59 million in the first three months of 2002 compared to $2 million in the first three months of 2003. For a discussion of realized investment gains, net, see “—Consolidated Results of Operations—Realized Investment Gains.” In addition, adjusted operating income declined $11 million, from $47 million in the first three months of 2002 to $36 million in the first three months of 2003, as discussed below.

 

Adjusted Operating Income

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Adjusted operating income declined $11 million, from $47 million in the first three months of 2002 to $36 million in the first three months of 2003 due primarily to lower fee revenues resulting from declines in market value of underlying equity assets under management and lower average mutual fund customer account balances on which our fees are based. Lower expense levels resulting from a decrease in incentive compensation costs and our expense management efforts partially offset the effect of the reduced revenues.

 

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Revenues

 

The following table sets forth the Investment Management segment’s revenues, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” by source for the periods indicated.

 

      

Three Months
 Ended
March 31,


      

2003


    

2002


      

(in millions)

Revenues:

                 

Retail customers(1)

    

$

43

    

$

49

Institutional customers

    

 

79

    

 

84

General account

    

 

55

    

 

54

      

    

Sub-total

    

 

177

    

 

187

Mutual fund revenues(2)

    

 

108

    

 

130

      

    

Total revenues

    

$

285

    

$

317

      

    


(1)   Consists of individual mutual funds and both variable annuities and variable life insurance asset management revenues from our separate accounts. Revenues from fixed annuities and the fixed rate options of both variable annuities and variable life insurance are included in general account. This also includes funds invested in proprietary mutual funds through our defined contribution plan products.
(2)   Represents mutual fund revenues other than asset management fees paid to affiliates, which are included in the appropriate categories above.

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Revenues, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” decreased $32 million, from $317 million in the first three months of 2002 to $285 million in the first three months of 2003. The decrease came primarily from a decline in mutual fund revenues of $22 million, from $130 million in the first three months of 2002 to $108 million in the first three months of 2003, and an $11 million decline in revenues from the management of retail and institutional customer assets. The declines in mutual fund revenues and revenues from management of retail and institutional customer assets were due to lower average mutual fund customer account balances and declines in the market value of the underlying equity assets under management on which our fees are based.

 

Expenses

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Expenses, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” decreased $21 million, from $270 million in the first three months of 2002 to $249 million in the first three months of 2003. The decrease primarily reflects reduced incentive compensation expenses, lower asset based expenses in our mutual fund operations and the effect of our expense management efforts.

 

Financial Advisory

 

Operating Results

 

The following table sets forth the Financial Advisory segment’s operating results for the periods indicated.

 

      

Three Months 

Ended 

March 31,


 
      

2003


      

2002


 
      

(in millions)

 

Operating results:

                     

Non-interest revenues

    

$

491

 

    

$

601

 

Net interest revenues

    

 

34

 

    

 

48

 

      


    


Total revenues, net of interest expense(1)

    

 

525

 

    

 

649

 

Total non-interest expenses

    

 

549

 

    

 

642

 

      


    


Adjusted operating income

    

 

(24

)

    

 

7

 

Realized investment losses, net

    

 

—  

 

    

 

(1

)

      


    


Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

    

$

(24

)

    

$

6

 

      


    



(1)   Revenues exclude realized investment losses, net, of $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2002.

 

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In February 2003, we announced an agreement with Wachovia Corporation (“Wachovia”) to combine each company’s respective retail securities brokerage and clearing operations to form a new firm, which will be headquartered in Richmond, VA. Under the agreement, we will have a 38% ownership interest in the new firm, which we will account for under the equity method of accounting, while Wachovia will own the remaining 62%. The transaction, which includes our securities brokerage operations but does not include our equity sales, trading and research operations or our consumer banking operations, is anticipated to close in the third quarter of 2003. This transaction is subject, among other things, to regulatory approvals and filings and customary closing conditions.

 

Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    The segment’s loss from continuing operations before income taxes was $24 million in the first three months of 2002 compared to income of $6 million in the first three months of 2002. The decrease reflects a $31 million decline in adjusted operating income, as discussed below, partially offset by a $1 million decline in realized investment losses, net. For a discussion of realized investment losses, net, see “—Consolidated Results of Operations—Realized Investment Gains.”

 

Adjusted Operating Income

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    The Financial Advisory segment reported a loss, on an adjusted operating income basis, of $24 million in the first three months of 2003 compared to adjusted operating income of $7 million in the first three months of 2002. The $31 million decrease came primarily from losses in our securities brokerage operations, which reported a loss of $29 million in the first three months of 2003 compared to break-even results in the first three months of 2002. These operations were adversely affected by a decline in revenues from retail investor transaction volume and asset-based fees, as well as a decrease in net interest revenues due to lower margin loan and other customer balances. Lower non-interest expenses, which reflect decreased revenue based compensation costs and cost reduction initiatives implemented in prior years, partially offset the impact of the decline in revenues.

 

Revenues

 

The following table sets forth the Financial Advisory segment’s revenues, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” by source for the periods indicated.

 

    

Three Months
Ended 

March 31,


    

2003


  

2002


    

(in millions)

Commissions

  

$

288

  

$

358

Fees

  

 

166

  

 

197

Other

  

 

37

  

 

46

    

  

Total non-interest revenues

  

 

491

  

 

601

Net interest revenues

  

 

34

  

 

48

    

  

Total revenues, net of interest expense

  

$

525

  

$

649

    

  

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Total revenues, net of interest expense, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” decreased $124 million from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003. The decrease came primarily from a $107 million decline in revenues from our securities brokerage operations, from $554 million in the first three months of 2002 to $447 million in the first three months or 2003.

 

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Commission revenues decreased $70 million, from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003. The decrease came primarily from a $60 million decline in commissions in our securities brokerage operations, from $281 million in the first three months of 2002 to $221 million for the first three months of 2003, due primarily to a decline in over-the-counter and listed equity securities transactions. Commission revenues were negatively affected by less active securities markets and reduced client transaction volume, as well as a decline in the number of financial advisors in our securities brokerage operations. In addition, commissions from our equity sales and trading operations decreased $10 million, reflecting lower commissions from our institutional customers.

 

Fee revenues, which include asset management and account service fees, decreased $31 million from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003. Fee revenues were negatively impacted by market value declines on wrap-fee managed account assets under management and client mutual funds, as well as competitive pricing pressures and changes in product mix. Fee revenues accounted for 34% of total non-interest revenues in the first three months of 2003 compared to 33% in the first three months of 2002, reflecting the decline in transactional revenue discussed above.

 

Other revenues decreased $9 million from the first three months 2002 compared to the first three months of 2003. The decrease is primarily attributable to our equity sales and trading operations, where we experienced reduced trading spreads and volumes in the equity securities markets.

 

Net interest revenues decreased $14 million from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003, primarily as a result of a decrease in average customer margin lending and other customer related balances of our securities brokerage operations, reflecting the reduced level of individual investor activity. Average customer margin lending balances were $2.3 billion in the first three months of 2003 compared to $3.4 billion in the first three months of 2002.

 

The number of retail Financial Advisors was 4,178 at March 31, 2003, a decrease of 5% from 4,377 at December 31, 2002, and a 21% decrease from 5,283 at March 31, 2002. This continuing decline is primarily the result of terminations of lower-tier producers and a prolonged market downturn that caused some of our Financial Advisors to pursue employment opportunities outside the brokerage industry.

 

Assets under management and client assets were $215 billion at March 31, 2003, a decrease of $5 billion from December 31, 2002 and a $41 billion decrease from March 31, 2002. These decreases resulted primarily from overall market value declines.

 

Non-Interest Expenses

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Total non-interest expenses, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” decreased $93 million, or 14%, from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003. The decrease is primarily the result of declines in revenue-based compensation costs and a reduced cost structure resulting from actions we have taken to reduce staffing levels, occupancy and other overhead costs.

 

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Retirement

 

Operating Results

 

The following table sets forth the Retirement segment’s operating results for the periods indicated.

 

    

Three Months Ended
March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


 
    

(in millions)

 

Operating results:

                 

Revenues(1)

  

$

577

 

  

$

564

 

Benefits and expenses(2)

  

 

524

 

  

 

530

 

    


  


Adjusted operating income

  

 

53

 

  

 

34

 

Realized investment losses, net, and related charges and adjustments

  

 

(34

)

  

 

(27

)

    


  


Income from continuing operations before income taxes

  

$

19

 

  

$

7

 

    


  



(1)   Revenues exclude realized investment losses, net, and related adjustments of $41 million and $30 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
(2)   Benefits and expenses exclude the favorable impact of net realized investment gains and losses on change in reserves and deferred policy acquisition cost amortization of $7 million and $3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

 

Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    The segment’s income from continuing operations before income taxes was $19 million in the first three months of 2003 compared to $7 million in the first three months of 2002. The increase reflects an increase in adjusted operating income of $19 million, as discussed below, partially offset by an increase in realized investment losses, net, and related charges and adjustments of $7 million. For a discussion of realized investment losses, net, and related charges and adjustments see “—Consolidated Results of Operations—Realized Investment Gains.”

 

Adjusted Operating Income

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Adjusted operating income increased $19 million in the first three months of 2003 from the first three months of 2002. The segment’s guaranteed products business reported adjusted operating income of $50 million for the first three months of 2003, an increase of $15 million from the 2002 period primarily due to the timing of income on certain investments and lower expenses. The remainder of the increase came from the segment’s full service defined contribution business, which benefited from a lower level of expenses in the 2003 period.

 

Revenues

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Revenues, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” increased $13 million from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003. Net investment income increased $11 million, from $502 million in the first three months of 2002 to $513 million in the first three months of 2003. The increase is due to the timing of income on certain investments and a change in investment strategy implemented in 2002.

 

Benefits and Expenses

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Benefits and expenses, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” decreased $6 million from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003 due primarily to cost reduction measures implemented in prior periods.

 

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Sales Results and Account Values

 

The following table shows the changes in the account values and net sales of Retirement segment products for the periods indicated. Net sales are total sales minus withdrawals or withdrawals and benefits, as applicable. As noted above under “—Insurance Division—Individual Life and Annuities—Sales Results and Account Values,” neither sales nor net sales are revenues under GAAP.

 

    

Three Months Ended
March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


 
    

(in millions)

 

Defined Contribution:

                 

Beginning total account value

  

$

22,914

 

  

$

24,640

 

Sales

  

 

1,028

 

  

 

1,010

 

Withdrawals

  

 

(638

)

  

 

(817

)

Change in market value, interest credited and other activity(1)

  

 

(547

)

  

 

504

 

    


  


Ending total account value

  

$

22,757

 

  

$

25,337

 

    


  


Net sales

  

$

390

 

  

$

193

 

    


  


Guaranteed Products(2):

                 

Beginning total account value

  

$

39,058

 

  

$

39,825

 

Sales

  

 

554

 

  

 

259

 

Withdrawals and benefits

  

 

(1,045

)

  

 

(864

)

Change in market value and interest income

  

 

481

 

  

 

355

 

Other(3)

  

 

(123

)

  

 

(175

)

    


  


Ending total account value

  

$

38,925

 

  

$

39,400

 

    


  


Net withdrawals

  

$

(491

)

  

$

(605

)

    


  



(1)   The three months ended March 31, 2002 includes increases to account values of $101 million added to customer accounts due to Common Stock received as demutualization consideration and increases to account values of $448 million added to customer accounts from inclusion of amounts not previously reflected in this segment.
(2)   Prudential’s retirement plan accounted for 23% and 39% of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. This sales activity predominantly represents repricing of scheduled maturities. These scheduled maturities are also reflected in withdrawals and, therefore, have no impact on net sales. Ending total account value includes assets of Prudential’s retirement plan of $8.4 billion and $9.2 billion at March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
(3)   Represents changes in asset balances for externally managed accounts.

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Account values in our full service defined contribution business amounted to $22.8 billion at March 31, 2003, a decrease of $157 million from December 31, 2002. The decrease came primarily from a decline in market value of mutual funds and separate accounts reflecting the general downturn of the equity markets. This decline was offset by net sales of $390 million.

 

Account values for guaranteed products amounted to $38.9 billion at March 31, 2003, a decrease of $133 million from December 31, 2002, reflecting net withdrawals during the period.

 

Other Asset Management

 

Operating Results

 

The following table sets forth the Other Asset Management segment’s operating results for the periods indicated. For the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, there was no activity that resulted in items

 

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excluded from adjusted operating income. Therefore, results of this segment were the same on both an adjusted operating income basis and a GAAP basis.

 

    

Three Months
Ended 

March 31,


    

2003


  

2002


    

(in millions)

Operating results:

             

Revenues

  

$

20

  

$

29

Expenses

  

 

11

  

 

13

    

  

Adjusted operating income

  

$

9

  

$

16

    

  

 

Adjusted Operating Income

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Adjusted operating income decreased $7 million, from $16 million in the first three months of 2002 to $9 million in the first three months of 2003. The decrease in adjusted operating income came primarily from our commercial mortgage securitization operation.

 

Revenues

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Revenues, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” decreased $9 million, from $29 million in the first three months of 2002 to $20 million in the first three months of 2003 due primarily to lower revenues associated with our commercial mortgage securitization operation.

 

Expenses

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Expenses, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” were essentially unchanged from the first three months of 2002.

 

International Insurance and Investments Division

 

International Insurance

 

Our international insurance operations are subject to currency fluctuations that can materially affect the U.S. dollar results of our international insurance operations from period to period even if results on a local currency basis are relatively constant. Exchange rates fluctuated significantly in the first three months of 2003 and 2002. The financial results of our International Insurance segment reflect the impact of forward currency transactions and internal hedges, whereby some currency fluctuation exposure is assumed in our Corporate and Other operations. These hedging transactions decreased revenues by $5 million in the first three months of 2003 and increased revenues by $22 million in the first three months of 2002. An integral element in the management of this exposure is our execution of forward currency transactions with independent counterparties, the results of which are reflected in Corporate and Other operations. Unless otherwise stated, we have translated all information in this section, including the impact of the currency hedging transactions, on the basis of actual exchange rates for the periods indicated. To provide a better understanding of local operating performance, where indicated below, we have analyzed local results both on the basis of actual exchange rates and on the basis of constant exchange rates. When we discuss constant exchange rate information below, it is on the basis of the average exchange rates for the year ended December 31, 2002.

 

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Operating Results

 

The following table sets forth the International Insurance segment’s operating results for the periods indicated.

 

    

Three Months 

Ended
March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


 
    

(in millions)

 

Operating Results:

                 

Revenues(1):

                 

International Insurance, excluding Gibraltar Life

  

$

707

 

  

$

566

 

Gibraltar Life

  

 

666

 

  

 

683

 

    


  


    

 

1,373

 

  

 

1,249

 

    


  


Benefits and expenses:

                 

International Insurance, excluding Gibraltar Life

  

 

607

 

  

 

466

 

Gibraltar Life(2)

  

 

591

 

  

 

579

 

    


  


    

 

1,198

 

  

 

1,045

 

    


  


Adjusted operating income

  

 

175

 

  

 

204

 

Realized investment losses, net, excluding Gibraltar Life

  

 

(1

)

  

 

(13

)

Realized investment losses, net, and related charges, Gibraltar Life

  

 

(32

)

  

 

(72

)

    


  


    

 

(33

)

  

 

(85

)

    


  


Income from continuing operations before income taxes

  

$

142

 

  

$

119

 

    


  



(1)   Revenues, excluding Gibraltar Life, exclude realized investment losses, net, of $1 million and $13 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Revenues for Gibraltar Life exclude realized investment losses, net, of $28 million and $73 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
(2)   Benefits and expenses for Gibraltar Life for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, exclude the portion of net realized investment gains and losses that are required to be paid as dividends to policyholders of $4 million and $(1) million, respectively.

 

Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Income from continuing operations before income taxes increased $23 million, from $119 million in the first three months of 2002 to $142 million in the first three months of 2003. This increase reflects a $52 million decrease in realized investment losses, net, and related charges, from $85 million in the first three months of 2002 to $33 million in the first three months of 2003. For a discussion of realized investment losses, net, and related charges see “—Consolidated Results of Operations—Realized Investment Gains.” The decline in realized investment losses, net, and related charges was partially offset by a $29 million decrease in adjusted operating income, from $204 million in the first three months of 2002 to $175 million in the first three months of 2003, as discussed below.

 

Adjusted Operating Income

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Adjusted operating income decreased $29 million, from $204 million in the first three months of 2002 to $175 million in the first three months of 2003, due to a $29 million decline from the segment’s Gibraltar Life operation. Adjusted operating income for our international insurance operations, other than Gibraltar Life, was unchanged from the first three months of 2002.

 

Gibraltar Life’s adjusted operating income decreased $29 million, from $104 million in the first three months of 2002 to $75 million in the first three months of 2003. This decrease reflected a decline in the level of policy surrenders in the current quarter below the rate we had anticipated in the two years following Gibraltar

 

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Life’s restructuring and acquisition in April 2001. We estimate the decline to have had a negative impact of $15 million on first quarter 2003 adjusted operating income. An additional factor in the decrease in adjusted operating income was a less favorable level of policyholder benefits and general and administrative expenses in the current quarter than the corresponding 2002 period.

 

Adjusted operating income from our international insurance operations, other than Gibraltar Life, was $100 million for the first three months of 2003, unchanged from the first three months of 2002 when results included a loss from the termination of a large case in Japan. An increase in adjusted operating income from our operations in countries other than Japan was offset by a decline in adjusted operating income from our Japanese insurance operations other than Gibraltar Life. Our operations in countries other than Japan contributed adjusted operating income of $15 million in the first three months of 2003 compared to a loss of $1 million in the first three months of 2002. The $16 million increase came primarily from our operation in Korea, reflecting strong sales and continued favorable persistency. The contribution from continued growth of our Japanese insurance operation other than Gibraltar Life was more than offset in the current quarter by a less favorable level of policy benefits and expenses, which included costs of relocating to a new home office in Tokyo and a negative impact of currency fluctuations of about $4 million in comparison to the first quarter of 2002.

 

The segment’s decrease in adjusted operating income includes the effect of year over year fluctuations in currency exchange rates as well as the impact of our hedging at expected exchange rates. On a constant exchange rate basis, excluding the impact of currency hedging, adjusted operating income, including results of Gibraltar Life, decreased 13%.

 

Revenues

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Revenues, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” increased $124 million in the first three months of 2003 from the first three months of 2002, which results include a net favorable impact of $92 million relating to year over year fluctuations in currency exchange rates, as well as the impact of our currency hedging discussed above. Excluding the impact of the currency rate fluctuations, revenues increased $32 million, from $1.288 billion in the first three months of 2002 to $1.320 billion in the first three months of 2003. Revenues on this basis from our international insurance operations other than Gibraltar Life increased $97 million, or 17%. This increase came primarily from an increase in premium income from our Japanese operations, other than Gibraltar Life, of $43 million and from our Korean operation of $34 million. The increase in premiums in both operations was primarily the result of new sales and strong persistency. Premiums in all other countries increased modestly from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003. Revenues for Gibraltar Life, excluding the impact of currency rate fluctuations, decreased $65 million, reflecting a $62 million decrease in premium revenue. The decline in premium revenue reflects a reduction of the face amount of insurance resulting from a higher than normal level of policy surrenders associated with the initial period following Gibraltar Life’s restructuring and acquisition in April 2001. On a constant exchange rate basis, excluding the impact of currency hedging, total segment revenues increased 2%, from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003.

 

Benefits and Expenses

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Benefits and expenses, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” increased $153 million, which results include a negative impact of $99 million relating to year over year fluctuations in currency exchange rates. Excluding the impact of the currency rate fluctuations, benefits and expenses increased $54 million reflecting a $96 million increase in our international insurance operations other than Gibraltar Life, partially offset by a $42 million decrease in Gibraltar Life. The $96 million increase in our international insurance operations excluding Gibraltar Life reflects an increase in policyholders’ benefits, including changes in reserves, and an increase in amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs resulting from a greater volume of business in force in our Japanese and Korean operations, which was driven by new sales, continued strong persistency and the aging of business in force. The $42 million decrease in Gibraltar

 

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Life is primarily due to a decrease in policyholder benefits, including changes in reserves, as a result of a continued reduction of the face amount of insurance in force, partially offset by a lower rate of surrenders. On a constant exchange rate basis, total segment benefits and expenses increased 5%.

 

Sales Results

 

In managing our international insurance business, we analyze new annualized premiums, which do not correspond to revenues under GAAP, as well as revenues, because new annualized premiums measure the current sales performance of the business unit, while revenues reflect the renewal persistency and aging of in force policies written in prior years and net investment income in addition to current sales.

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    New annualized premiums increased $41 million, from $179 million for the first three months of 2002 to $220 million for the first three months of 2003, including an increase of $15 million from Gibraltar Life reflecting the impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations. On a constant exchange rate basis, new annualized premiums increased $25 million from the first three months of 2002 to the first three months of 2003, reflecting an $11 million increase from Gibraltar Life. On the same basis, new annualized premiums from our Japanese insurance operation, excluding Gibraltar Life, increased $19 million, to $101 million in the first three months in 2003, which benefited from the conclusion of an agent conference qualification period. There was no similar benefit to the first three months of 2002. Sales in all other countries, also on a constant exchange rate basis, decreased $5 million primarily in our operation in Korea as sales in the first three months of 2002 were higher in anticipation of a premium rate increase in April 2002.

 

Investment Margins and Other Profitability Factors

 

Many of our insurance products sold in international markets provide for the buildup of cash values for the policyholder at mandated guaranteed interest rates. The spread between the actual investment returns and these guaranteed rates of return to the policyholder is an element of the profit or loss that we will experience on these products. Interest rates guaranteed in our Japanese insurance contracts are regulated by Japanese authorities. Between July 1, 1996 and April 1, 1999, we guaranteed premium rates using an interest rate of 3.1% on most of the products we sold in Japan even though the yield on Japanese government and high-quality corporate bonds was less than that much of this time. This resulted in some negative investment spreads for much of this business over this period. As a consequence, our profitability with respect to these products in Japan during that period resulted primarily from margins on mortality, morbidity and expense charges. In response to the low interest rate environment, Japanese regulators approved a reduction in the required rates for most of the products we sell to 2.35% in April 1999, which results in our charging higher premiums on new business for the same amount of insurance. While this has also resulted in an improvement in investment spreads, these spreads had a negative impact on adjusted operating income from our Japanese insurance operation other than Gibraltar Life in the first three months of 2003 and 2002, and the profitability of these products in Japan continues to result primarily from margins on mortality, morbidity, and expense charges. In 2001, Japanese regulators approved further reductions in the required interest rates applicable to most of the products we sell. As a result, we increased premium rates on most of our products sold in Japan when the new rates were implemented, in April 2001 for some products and in October 2001 for other products. Additionally, interest rates on our guaranteed products sold in Korea are regulated by Korean authorities, who approved, in April 2001, a reduction in the required rates for most of the products we sell, allowing us to charge higher premiums on new business for the same amount of insurance. While these actions enhance our ability to set rates commensurate with available investment returns, the major sources of profitability on our products in Korea, as in Japan, are margins on mortality, morbidity and expense charges rather than investment spreads.

 

We base premiums and cash values in most countries in which we operate on mandated mortality tables. Our mortality experience in the International Insurance segment on an overall basis for the first three months of 2003 and 2002 was well within our pricing assumptions and below the guaranteed levels reflected in the premiums we charge.

 

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International Investments

 

Operating Results

 

The following table sets forth the International Investments segment’s operating results for the periods indicated. For the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, there was no activity that resulted in items excluded from adjusted operating income. Therefore, results of this segment were the same on both an adjusted operating income basis and a GAAP basis.

 

    

Three Months  Ended

March 31,


 
    

2003


  

2002


 
    

(in millions)

 

Operating results:

               

Revenues

  

$

90

  

$

80

 

Expenses

  

 

90

  

 

82

 

    

  


Adjusted operating income

  

$

—  

  

$

(2

)

    

  


 

Adjusted Operating Income

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Adjusted operating income increased $2 million from the first three months of 2002 due primarily to earnings from recently acquired businesses, partially offset by a decline in our futures operations.

 

Revenues

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Revenues, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” increased $10 million, from $80 million in the first three months of 2002 to $90 million in the first three months of 2003 due primarily to asset management fees and commissions earned by recently acquired units, partially offset by a decline in revenues from our futures operations.

 

Expenses

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Expenses, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” increased $8 million, from $82 million in the first three months of 2002 to $90 million in the first three months of 2003 due primarily to expenses associated with recently acquired units.

 

Corporate and Other Operations

 

Corporate and Other operations include corporate-level activities that we do not allocate to our business segments. It also consists of real estate and relocation services, international ventures and businesses that we have placed in wind-down status but have not divested, which collectively, we refer to as “Other Businesses.”

 

Corporate-level activities consist primarily of corporate-level income and expenses not allocated to any of our business segments, including costs for company-wide initiatives such as enhancement of our Internet capabilities and income from our qualified pension plans, investment returns on capital that is not deployed in any of our segments, returns from investments that we do not allocate to any of our business segments and transactions with other segments. Corporate-level activities also include certain obligations retained at the

 

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corporate level relating to policyholders with whom we had previously agreed to provide insurance for reduced or no premium in accordance with contractual settlements related to prior sales practices remediation.

 

    

Three Months  Ended
March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


 
    

(in millions)

 

Operating Results:

                 

Corporate-level activities(1)

  

$

29

 

  

$

27

 

Other businesses

  

 

(1

)

  

 

(7

)

    


  


Adjusted operating income

  

 

28

 

  

 

20

 

Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments

  

 

10

 

  

 

(22

)

Divested businesses

  

 

(12

)

  

 

(8

)

    


  


Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

  

$

26

 

  

$

(10

)

    


  



(1)   Includes consolidating adjustments.

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Income from continuing operations before income taxes was $26 million in the first three months of 2003 compared to a loss of $10 million in the first three months of 2002. Adjusted operating income increased $8 million, from $20 million in the first three months of 2002 to $28 million in the first three months of 2003, as discussed below. In addition, realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments increased $32 million, from net realized investment losses of $22 million in the first three months of 2002 to net realized investment gains of $10 million in the first three months of 2003. For a discussion of realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments and divested businesses see “—Consolidated Results of Operations—Realized Investment Gains” and “—Consolidated Results of Operations—Divested Businesses.”

 

Adjusted operating income from Corporate-level activities increased $2 million, from $27 million in the first three months of 2002 to $29 million in the first three months of 2003. Corporate-level general and administrative expenses were $112 million in the first three months of 2003, before qualified pension income, compared to $146 million in the first three months of 2002. The lower level of expenses reflects costs incurred in 2002 pertaining to certain initiatives, including internet development, as well as our outsourcing of certain human resource support functions to a third party. The impact of lower expenses was partially offset by reduced income from our qualified pension plan of $93 million in the first three months of 2003, from $126 million in the first three months of 2002. This reflects a decline in the expected rate of return on plan assets from 9.50% to 8.75% and a reduction in the discount rate from 7.25% to 6.50%. Given the effect to these assumptions for purposes of pension calculations, we expect income from our qualified pension plan will continue to contribute to adjusted operating income for the remainder of 2003 at about the same level as in the first three months of 2003.

 

Other businesses included in Corporate and Other operations resulted in a loss of $1 million on an adjusted operating income basis in the first three months of 2003 compared to a loss of $7 million in the first three months of 2002. The improvement relates to our real estate and relocation business, which benefited from decreased expenses in the current period.

 

Closed Block Business

 

As discussed under “—Overview—Financial Services Businesses and Closed Block Business,” we established the Closed Block Business effective at the date of demutualization. The Closed Block Business includes our in force traditional participating life insurance and annuity products, and assets that are being used for the payment of benefits and policyholder dividends on these policies, as well as other assets and equity and related liabilities that support these policies. We no longer offer these traditional participating policies.

 

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Also concurrently with our demutualization, we issued the IHC debt. We allocated the majority of the net proceeds from the issuance of the IHC debt to the Financial Services Businesses. However, we expect that the IHC debt will be serviced by the net cash flows of the Closed Block Business over time, and results of the Closed Block Business include interest expense associated with the IHC debt.

 

At the end of each year, the Board of Directors of Prudential Insurance determines the dividends payable for participating policies for the following year based on its statutory results and past experience, including investment income, net realized investment gains over a number of years, mortality experience and other factors. As required by GAAP, we developed an actuarial calculation of the timing of the maximum future earnings from the policies included in the Closed Block, and if actual cumulative earnings in any given period are greater than the cumulative earnings we expect, we will record this excess as a policyholder dividend obligation. We will subsequently pay this excess to Closed Block policyholders as an additional dividend unless it is otherwise offset by future Closed Block performance that is less favorable than we originally expected. The policyholder dividends we charge to expense within the Closed Block Business will include any policyholder dividend obligations that we recognize for the excess of actual cumulative earnings in any given period over the cumulative earnings we expect in addition to the actual policyholder dividends declared by the Board of Directors of Prudential Insurance. If cumulative performance is less favorable than we expected, the policyholder dividends we charge to expense within the Closed Block Business will be the actual dividends declared by the Board of Directors. Subsequent to the date of demutualization, there was no required charge to expense to recognize a policyholder dividend obligation for the excess of actual cumulative earnings in any given period over the cumulative earnings we expect. However, net unrealized investment gains that have arisen subsequent to the establishment of the Closed Block have been reflected as a policyholder dividend obligation to be paid to Closed Block policyholders, unless otherwise offset by future experience, with an offsetting amount reported in accumulated other comprehensive income and, as such, we have a policyholder dividend obligation to be paid to Closed Block policyholders of $1.861 billion recorded as of March 31, 2003.

 

Operating Results

 

Management does not consider adjusted operating income to assess operating performance of the Closed Block Business. Consequently, results of the Closed Block Business for all periods are presented only in accordance with GAAP. The following table sets forth the Closed Block Business’s GAAP results for the periods indicated.

 

    

Three Months 

Ended
March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


 
    

(in millions)

 

GAAP results:

                 

Revenues

  

$

1,867

 

  

$

1,777

 

Benefits and expenses

  

 

1,868

 

  

 

1,952

 

    


  


Loss from continuing operations before income taxes

  

$

(1

)

  

$

(175

)

    


  


 

Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    The loss from continuing operations before income taxes decreased $174 million to a loss of $1 million for the first three months of 2003. The decrease in loss from continuing operations before income taxes reflects an increase in realized investment gains (losses), net, of $120 million in the first three months of 2003 from the first three months of 2002. In addition, total benefits and expenses declined $84 million, primarily as a result of a decrease in dividends to policyholders consistent with a reduction in the dividend scale, and the continued benefit from efforts to reduce operating expenses. For a discussion of Closed Block Business realized investment gains (losses), net, see “—Consolidated Results of Operations—Realized Investment Gains.”

 

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Revenues

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Revenues, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” increased $90 million, or 5%, in the first three months of 2003 from the first three months of 2002. Realized investment gains (losses), net, increased $120 million, from net realized investment losses of $79 million in the first three months of 2002 to net realized investment gains of $41 million in the first three months of 2003. Premiums decreased $40 million, or 4%, from $944 million in the first three months of 2002 to $904 million in the first three months of 2003. We expect the decline in premiums for this business to continue as the policies in force mature or terminate in this closed block of traditional participating insurance.

 

Benefits and Expenses

 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    Benefits and expenses, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” decreased $84 million, or 4%, in the first three months of 2003 from the first three months of 2002. Dividends to policyholders amounted to $612 million in the first three months of 2003, a decrease of $31 million, or 5%, from $643 million in the first three months of 2002. The decline reflects reductions in the dividend scale for 2003 based on evaluations of the experience underlying the dividend scale.

 

Operating expenses, including distribution costs that we charge to expense, decreased $23 million in the first three months of 2003 from the first three months of 2002, reflecting our continued efforts to reduce operating cost levels.

 

Policyholder benefits and related changes in reserves, including interest credited to policyholders’ accounts, decreased $23 million, from $1.064 billion in the first three months of 2002 to $1.041 billion in the first three months of 2003. Reserves established for new and renewal business decreased in 2003, consistent with our expectations and reflecting our discontinuation of sales of traditional products discussed above, partially offset by growth in reserves due to aging of policies in force.

 

Policy Surrender Experience

 

The following table sets forth policy surrender experience for the Closed Block Business, measured by cash value of surrenders, for the periods indicated. In managing this business, we analyze the cash value of surrenders because it is a measure of the degree to which policyholders are maintaining their in force business with us, a driver of future profitability.

 

    

Three Months Ended 

March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


 
    

($ in millions)

 

Cash value of surrenders

  

$

329

 

  

$

302

 

    


  


Cash value of surrenders as a percentage of mean future policy benefit reserves

  

 

2.80

%

  

 

2.60

%

    


  


 

2003 to 2002 Three Month Comparison.    The total cash value of surrenders increased $27 million in the first three months of 2003 from the first three months of 2002. The level of surrenders as a percentage of mean future policy benefit reserves increased to 2.8% in the first three months of 2003 from 2.6% in the first three months of 2002. The increase reflects the surrender of a few large cash value policies during the first three months of 2003.

 

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General Account Investments

 

General

 

Our investment portfolio consists primarily of fixed maturity securities, public and private, commercial loans, equity securities, and other invested assets. Portfolio composition is a critical element of our investment management process. The composition of our general account reflects, within the discipline provided by our risk management approach, our need for competitive results and the diverse selection of investment alternatives available through our Investment Management segment. The size of our portfolio enables us to invest in asset classes that may be unavailable to the typical investor.

 

Our total general account investments were $170.2 billion as of March 31, 2003, and $169.1 billion as of December 31, 2002, which are segregated between the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business. Total general account investments attributable to the Financial Services Businesses were $106.2 billion and $105.0 billion as of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively, while total general account investments attributable to the Closed Block Business were $64.0 billion and $64.1 billion as of March 31, 2003, and December 31, 2002, respectively. The following tables set forth the composition of the investments of our general account as of the dates indicated.

 

    

March 31, 2003


 
    

Financial
Services
Businesses


  

Closed Block
Business


  

Total


  

% of Total


 
    

($ in millions)

 

Fixed Maturities:

                           

Public, available for sale, at fair value

  

$

65,256

  

$

31,847

  

$

97,103

  

57.1 

%

Public, held to maturity, at amortized cost

  

 

2,731

  

 

—  

  

 

2,731

  

1.6

 

Private, available for sale, at fair value

  

 

17,051

  

 

15,487

  

 

32,538

  

19.1

 

Private, held to maturity, at amortized cost

  

 

39

  

 

—  

  

 

39

  

—  

 

Trading account assets, at fair value

  

 

131

  

 

—  

  

 

131

  

0.1

 

Equity securities, available for sale, at fair value

  

 

1,020

  

 

1,586

  

 

2,606

  

1.5

 

Commercial loans

  

 

11,515

  

 

7,050

  

 

18,565

  

10.9

 

Policy loans

  

 

2,922

  

 

5,627

  

 

8,549

  

5.0

 

Cash collateral for borrowed securities

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

—  

 

Other long-term investments(1)

  

 

3,875

  

 

1,075

  

 

4,950

  

2.9

 

Short-term investments

  

 

1,671

  

 

1,314

  

 

2,985

  

1.8

 

    

  

  

  

Total general account investments

  

 

106,211

  

 

63,986

  

 

170,197

  

100.0

%

                         

Invested assets of other entities and operations(2)

  

 

14,992

  

 

—  

  

 

14,992

      
    

  

  

      

Total investments

  

$

121,203

  

$

63,986

  

$

185,189

      
    

  

  

      

 

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December 31, 2002


 
    

Financial
Services
Businesses


  

Closed Block
Business


  

Total


  

% of Total


 
    

($ in millions)

 

Fixed Maturities:

                           

Public, available for sale, at fair value

  

$

61,975

  

$

30,991

  

$

92,966

  

55.0 

%

Public, held to maturity, at amortized cost

  

 

2,563

  

 

— 

  

 

2,563

  

1.5

 

Private, available for sale, at fair value

  

 

17,248

  

 

15,242

  

 

32,490

  

19.2

 

Private, held to maturity, at amortized cost

  

 

46

  

 

— 

  

 

46

  

— 

 

Trading account assets, at fair value

  

 

96

  

 

— 

  

 

96

  

0.1

 

Equity securities, available for sale, at fair value

  

 

1,267

  

 

1,521

  

 

2,788

  

1.6

 

Commercial loans

  

 

11,606

  

 

6,987

  

 

18,593

  

11.0

 

Policy loans

  

 

3,146

  

 

5,681

  

 

8,827

  

5.2

 

Cash collateral for borrowed securities

  

 

323

  

 

— 

  

 

323

  

0.2

 

Other long term investments(1)

  

 

3,876

  

 

1,075

  

 

4,951

  

3.0

 

Short-term investments

  

 

2,841

  

 

2,579

  

 

5,420

  

3.2

 

    

  

  

  

Total general account investments

  

 

104,987

  

 

64,076

  

 

169,063

  

100.0

%

                         

Invested assets of other entities and operations(2)

  

 

14,031

  

 

— 

  

 

14,031

      
    

  

  

      

Total investments

  

$

119,018

  

$

64,076

  

$

183,094

      
    

  

  

      

(1)   Other long-term investments consist of real estate and non-real estate related investments in joint ventures and partnerships, investment real estate held through direct ownership, our interest in separate account investments and other miscellaneous investments.
(2)   Includes invested assets of securities brokerage, securities trading, and banking operations. Excludes assets of our asset management operations managed for third parties and separate account assets for which the customer assumes risks of ownership.

 

As of March 31, 2003, our investment portfolio attributable to the Financial Services Businesses consisted primarily of $85.1 billion of fixed maturity securities (80% of the total portfolio as of March 31, 2003, versus 78% as of December 31, 2002), $11.5 billion of commercial loans (11% of the total portfolio as of March 31, 2003, versus 11% as of December 31, 2002), $1.0 billion of equity securities (1% of the total portfolio as of March 31, 2003, versus 1% as of December 31, 2002) and $8.6 billion of other investments (8% of the total portfolio as of March 31, 2003, versus 10% as of December 31, 2002). The commercial loan portfolio consists primarily of $11.5 billion in loans secured mainly by commercial real estate concentrated in the United States compared to $11.6 billion as of December 31, 2002. The equity securities portfolio as of March 31, 2003, consists of $1.0 billion of publicly traded equity securities versus $1.1 billion and $0.2 billion of public and private equity securities as of December 31, 2002. Portfolio growth in fixed maturities was due primarily to reinvestment of net investment income and net market value appreciation.

 

As of March 31, 2003, our investment portfolio attributable to the Closed Block Business consisted primarily of $47.3 billion of fixed maturity securities (74% of the total portfolio as of March 31, 2003, versus 72% as of December 31, 2002), $7.1 billion of commercial loans (11% of the total portfolio as of March 31, 2003, versus 11% as of December 31, 2002), $1.6 billion of equity securities (2% of the total portfolio as of March 31, 2003, versus 2% as of December 31, 2002) and $8.0 billion of other investments (13% of the total portfolio as of March 31, 2003, versus 15% as of December 31, 2002). The commercial loan portfolio consists primarily of $7.1 billion in loans secured mainly by commercial buildings, which are concentrated in the United States compared to $7.0 billion of loans as of December 31, 2002. The equity securities portfolio as of March 31, 2003, consists of $1.6 billion of publicly traded equity securities versus $1.5 billion of public equity securities as of December 31, 2002.

 

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Investment Results

 

The overall income yield on our general account invested assets after investment expenses, excluding realized investment gains (losses), was 5.46% and 5.43% for the first three months of 2003 and 2002, respectively. The change in yield between periods was primarily due to more favorable results from private equity limited partnerships within other investments, offset by declines in fixed maturities yields primarily attributable to reinvestment activities in a declining interest rate environment. The overall income yield on the investment portfolio of our Japanese insurance operations for the first three months of 2003 was 1.89% compared to 1.85% for the first three months of 2002. The increase in yield on the Japanese insurance portfolio in 2003 from 2002 is primarily attributable to redeployment of excess cash and reinvestment in U.S. corporate and mortgage-backed bonds during 2002.

 

The following tables set forth the income yield and investment income, excluding realized investment gains/(losses), for each major asset category of our general account for the periods indicated.

 

    

Three Months Ended March 31, 2003


 
    

Financial Services Businesses


   

Closed Block Business


   

Combined


 
    

Yield


    

Amount


   

Yield


    

Amount


   

Yield


    

Amount


 
    

($ in millions)

 

Fixed maturities

  

4.88 

%

  

$

927

 

 

6.67 

%

  

$

688

 

 

5.51 

%

  

$

1,615

 

Equity securities

  

0.98

 

  

 

3

 

 

2.19

 

  

 

9

 

 

1.68

 

  

 

12

 

Commercial loans

  

6.94

 

  

 

199

 

 

7.96

 

  

 

138

 

 

7.32

 

  

 

337

 

Policy loans

  

5.83

 

  

 

44

 

 

6.17

 

  

 

87

 

 

6.05

 

  

 

131

 

Short-term investments and cash equivalents

  

1.91

 

  

 

28

 

 

2.69

 

  

 

21

 

 

2.13

 

  

 

49

 

Other investments

  

8.92

 

  

 

94

 

 

5.14

 

  

 

14

 

 

8.14

 

  

 

108

 

           


        


        


Gross investment income before investment expenses

  

5.15

 

  

 

1,295

 

 

6.52

 

  

 

957

 

 

5.65

 

  

 

2,252

 

Investment expenses

  

(.18

)

  

 

(62

)

 

(.23

)

  

 

(51

)

 

(.19

)

  

 

(113

)

    

  


 

  


 

  


Investment income after investment expenses

  

4.97 

%

  

 

1,233

 

 

6.29 

%

  

 

906

 

 

5.46 

%

  

 

2,139

 

    

          

          

        

Investment results of other entities and operations(2)

         

 

51

 

        

 

—  

 

        

 

51

 

           


        


        


Total investment income

         

$

1,284

 

        

$

906

 

        

$

2,190

 

           


        


        


 

    

Three Months Ended March 31, 2002


 
    

Financial Services Businesses


   

Closed Block Business


   

Combined


 
    

Yield


    

Amount


   

Yield


    

Amount


   

Yield


    

Amount


 
    

($ in millions)

 

Fixed maturities

  

5.30 

%

  

$

885

 

 

7.37 

%

  

$

710

 

 

6.06 

%

  

$

1,595

 

Equity securities

  

1.50

 

  

 

6

 

 

1.69

 

  

 

4

 

 

1.57

 

  

 

10

 

Commercial loans

  

6.83

 

  

 

216

 

 

8.07

 

  

 

123

 

 

7.23

 

  

 

339

 

Policy loans

  

5.53

 

  

 

39

 

 

6.13

 

  

 

87

 

 

5.93

 

  

 

126

 

Short-term investments and cash equivalents

  

1.71

 

  

 

58

 

 

4.89

 

  

 

31

 

 

2.00

 

  

 

89

 

Other investments

  

2.16

 

  

 

38

 

 

(2.32

)

  

 

(5

)

 

1.19

 

  

 

33

 

           


        


        


Gross investment income before investment expenses

  

4.92

 

  

 

1,242

 

 

6.96

 

  

 

950

 

 

5.63

 

  

 

2,192

 

Investment expenses

  

(.19

)

  

 

(68

)

 

(.23

)

  

 

(59

)

 

(.20

)

  

 

(127

)

    

  


 

  


 

  


Investment income after investment expenses

  

4.73 

%

  

 

1,174

 

 

6.73 

%

  

 

891

 

 

5.43 

%

  

 

2,065

 

    

          

          

        

Investment result of other entities and operations(2)

         

 

64

 

        

 

—  

 

        

 

64

 

           


        


        


Total investment income

         

$

1,238

 

        

$

891

 

        

$

2,129

 

           


        


        



(1)  

Yields are based on quarterly average carrying values except for fixed maturities, equity securities and securities lending activity. Yields for fixed maturities are based on amortized cost. Yields for equity securities are based on cost. Yields for securities lending activity are

 

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calculated net of corresponding liabilities and rebate expenses. Yields for 2002 are presented on a basis consistent with our current reporting practices.

(2)   Investment income of securities brokerage, securities trading, and banking operations.

 

The net investment income yield attributable to the Financial Services Businesses was 4.97% and 4.73% for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The increase from 2002 to 2003 was primarily attributable to more favorable results from private equity limited partnerships within other investments, offset by reinvestment activities in a declining interest rate environment.

 

The net investment income yield attributable to the Closed Block Business was 6.29% and 6.73% for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The decrease from 2002 to 2003 was primarily attributable to reinvestment activities in a declining interest rate environment.

 

For a discussion of net realized investment gains and losses see “—Consolidated Results of Operations—Realized Investment Gains.”

 

The following discussion of investments by asset category is for our general account investments as shown in the tables above under “—General.”

 

Fixed Maturity Securities

 

Our fixed maturity securities portfolio consists principally of public and private fixed maturities across an array of industry categories. As of March 31, 2003, we held approximately 78% of general account investments in fixed maturity securities versus 76% as of December 31, 2002, with a total amortized cost of $123.5 billion and an estimated fair value of $132.5 billion, compared to an amortized cost of $120.5 billion and estimated fair value of $128.1 billion as of December 31, 2002. Our investments in public fixed maturities as of March 31, 2003, were $93.6 billion at amortized cost and $99.9 billion at estimated fair value compared to $90.3 billion at amortized cost and $95.6 billion at estimated fair value as of December 31, 2002. Our investments in private fixed maturities as of March 31, 2003, were $29.9 billion at amortized cost and $32.6 billion at estimated fair value compared to $30.2 billion at amortized cost and $32.5 billion at estimated fair value as of December 31, 2002.

 

Investments in fixed maturity securities attributable to the Financial Services Businesses were $79.5 billion at amortized cost with an estimated fair value of $85.2 billion as of March 31, 2003, versus $77.3 billion at amortized cost with an estimated fair value of $81.9 billion as of December 31, 2002.

 

Investments in fixed maturity securities attributable to the Closed Block Business were $43.9 billion at amortized cost with an estimated fair value of $47.3 billion as of March 31, 2003, versus $43.2 billion at amortized cost with an estimated fair value of $46.2 billion as of December 31, 2002.

 

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Fixed Maturity Securities and Unrealized Gains and Losses by Industry Category

 

The following table sets forth the composition of our total fixed maturity securities portfolio by industry category as of the dates indicated and the associated gross unrealized gains and losses.

 

    

March 31, 2003


  

December 31, 2002


Industry


  

Amortized
Cost


  

Gross
Unrealized
Gains(1)


    

Gross
Unrealized
Losses(1)


  

Fair value


  

Amortized
Cost


  

Gross
Unrealized
Gains(1)


    

Gross
Unrealized
Losses(1)


  

Fair
Value


    

(in millions)

U.S. Government

  

$

10,587

  

$

860

    

$

11

  

$

11,436

  

$

10,285

  

$

883

    

$

7

  

$

11,161

Manufacturing

  

 

21,834

  

 

1,687

    

 

121

  

 

23,400

  

 

21,498

  

 

1,561

    

 

169

  

 

22,890

Utilities

  

 

11,090

  

 

1,234

    

 

62

  

 

12,262

  

 

11,036

  

 

981

    

 

155

  

 

11,862

Finance

  

 

15,072

  

 

1,048

    

 

50

  

 

16,070

  

 

13,916

  

 

938

    

 

47

  

 

14,807

Services

  

 

9,705

  

 

854

    

 

55

  

 

10,504

  

 

9,107

  

 

719

    

 

86

  

 

9,740

Mortgage Backed

  

 

9,861

  

 

309

    

 

11

  

 

10,159

  

 

9,806

  

 

346

    

 

6

  

 

10,146

Foreign Government

  

 

21,656

  

 

1,834

    

 

4

  

 

23,486

  

 

21,262

  

 

1,320

    

 

3

  

 

22,579

Retail and Wholesale

  

 

5,485

  

 

497

    

 

35

  

 

5,947

  

 

5,146

  

 

464

    

 

51

  

 

5,559

Asset-Backed Securities

  

 

8,521

  

 

206

    

 

31

  

 

8,696

  

 

8,583

  

 

204

    

 

42

  

 

8,745

Transportation

  

 

3,129

  

 

206

    

 

14

  

 

3,321

  

 

3,206

  

 

210

    

 

26

  

 

3,390

Energy

  

 

5,763

  

 

656

    

 

29

  

 

6,390

  

 

5,908

  

 

614

    

 

32

  

 

6,490

Other

  

 

759

  

 

70

    

 

2

  

 

827

  

 

719

  

 

42

    

 

5

  

 

756

    

  

    

  

  

  

    

  

Total

  

$

123,462

  

$

9,461

    

$

425

  

$

132,498

  

$

120,472

  

$

8,282

    

$

629

  

$

128,125

    

  

    

  

  

  

    

  


(1)   Includes $90 million of gross unrealized gains and $3 million of gross unrealized losses at March 31, 2003 compared to $67 million of gross unrealized gains and $7 million of gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2002 on securities classified as held to maturity, which are not reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income.

 

The following table sets forth the composition of the portion of our fixed maturity securities portfolio by industry category attributable to the Financial Services Businesses as of the dates indicated and the associated gross unrealized gains and losses.

 

    

March 31, 2003


  

December 31, 2002


Industry


  

Amortized
Cost


  

Gross
Unrealized
Gains(1)


    

Gross
Unrealized
Losses(1)


  

Fair value


  

Amortized
Cost


  

Gross
Unrealized
Gains(1)


    

Gross
Unrealized
Losses(1)


  

Fair Value


    

(in millions)

U.S. Government

  

$

5,912

  

$

431

    

$

1

  

$

6,342

  

$

5,863

  

$

437

    

$

1

  

$

6,299

Manufacturing

  

 

12,905

  

 

985

    

 

59

  

 

13,831

  

 

12,505

  

 

886

    

 

86

  

 

13,305

Utilities

  

 

6,198

  

 

664

    

 

37

  

 

6,825

  

 

6,115

  

 

527

    

 

83

  

 

6,559

Finance

  

 

9,500

  

 

615

    

 

40

  

 

10,075

  

 

8,594

  

 

538

    

 

34

  

 

9,098

Services

  

 

5,220

  

 

412

    

 

31

  

 

5,601

  

 

4,775

  

 

349

    

 

46

  

 

5,078

Mortgage Backed

  

 

4,866

  

 

208

    

 

—  

  

 

5,074

  

 

4,751

  

 

203

    

 

3

  

 

4,951

Foreign Government

  

 

20,746

  

 

1,688

    

 

2

  

 

22,432

  

 

20,375

  

 

1,184

    

 

1

  

 

21,558

Retail and Wholesale

  

 

2,739

  

 

211

    

 

23

  

 

2,927

  

 

2,533

  

 

199

    

 

30

  

 

2,702

Asset-Backed Securities

  

 

5,805

  

 

147

    

 

23

  

 

5,929

  

 

5,732

  

 

142

    

 

30

  

 

5,844

Transportation

  

 

1,870

  

 

129

    

 

6

  

 

1,993

  

 

1,996

  

 

128

    

 

10

  

 

2,114

Energy

  

 

3,214

  

 

342

    

 

25

  

 

3,531

  

 

3,590

  

 

353

    

 

25

  

 

3,918

Other

  

 

556

  

 

48

    

 

—  

  

 

604

  

 

446

  

 

22

    

 

2

  

 

466

    

  

    

  

  

  

    

  

Total

  

$

79,531

  

$

5,880

    

$

247

  

$

85,164

  

$

77,275

  

$

4,968

    

$

351

  

$

81,892

    

  

    

  

  

  

    

  


(1)   Includes $90 million of gross unrealized gains and $3 million of gross unrealized losses at March 31, 2003 compared to $67 million of gross unrealized gains and $7 million of gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2002 on securities classified as held to maturity, which are not reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income.

 

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As a percentage of amortized cost, fixed maturity investments of the Financial Services Businesses as of March 31, 2003, consist primarily of the following sectors: 26% foreign government, 16% manufacturing, 12% finance, 8% utilities, and 7% U.S. government securities compared to 26% foreign government, 16% manufacturing, 11% finance, 8% utilities, and 8% U.S. government securities as of December 31, 2002. At March 31, 2003, securities backed by residential mortgage loans made up approximately 6% of fixed maturity investments. Nearly 96% of the mortgage-backed securities in the Financial Services Businesses were publicly traded agency pass-through securities. Collateralized mortgage obligations represented less than 4% of total mortgage-backed securities, and approximately 0.1% of fixed maturities.

 

The gross unrealized losses related to our fixed maturity portfolio attributable to the Financial Services Businesses were $247 million as of March 31, 2003, compared to $351 million as of December 31, 2002. The gross unrealized losses as of March 31, 2003, were concentrated primarily in the manufacturing, finance and utilities sectors while gross unrealized losses as of December 31, 2002, were concentrated in the manufacturing, utilities, and services sectors. Non-investment grade securities represented 41% of the gross unrealized losses attributable to the Financial Services Businesses as of March 31, 2003, versus 51% of gross unrealized losses as of December 31, 2002.

 

The following table sets forth the composition of the portion of our fixed maturity securities portfolio by industry category attributable to the Closed Block Business in total as of the dates indicated and the associated gross unrealized gains and losses.

 

    

March 31, 2003


  

December 31, 2002


Industry


  

Amortized Cost


  

Gross Unrealized Gains


  

Gross Unrealized Losses


  

Fair value


  

Amortized Cost


  

Gross Unrealized Gains


  

Gross Unrealized Losses


  

Fair Value


    

(in millions)

U.S. Government

  

$

4,675

  

$

429

  

$

10

  

$

5,094

  

$

4,422

  

$

446

  

$

6

  

$

4,862

Manufacturing

  

 

8,929

  

 

702

  

 

62

  

 

9,569

  

 

8,993

  

 

675

  

 

83

  

 

9,585

Utilities

  

 

4,892

  

 

570

  

 

25

  

 

5,437

  

 

4,921

  

 

454

  

 

72

  

 

5,303

Finance

  

 

5,572

  

 

433

  

 

10

  

 

5,995

  

 

5,322

  

 

400

  

 

13

  

 

5,709

Services

  

 

4,485

  

 

442

  

 

24

  

 

4,903

  

 

4,332

  

 

370

  

 

40

  

 

4,662

Mortgage Backed

  

 

4,995

  

 

101

  

 

11

  

 

5,085

  

 

5,055

  

 

143

  

 

3

  

 

5,195

Foreign Government

  

 

910

  

 

146

  

 

2

  

 

1,054

  

 

887

  

 

136

  

 

2

  

 

1,021

Retail and Wholesale

  

 

2,746

  

 

286

  

 

12

  

 

3,020

  

 

2,613

  

 

265

  

 

21

  

 

2,857

Asset-Backed Securities

  

 

2,716

  

 

59

  

 

8

  

 

2,767

  

 

2,851

  

 

62

  

 

12

  

 

2,901

Transportation

  

 

1,259

  

 

77

  

 

8

  

 

1,328

  

 

1,210

  

 

82

  

 

16

  

 

1,276

Energy

  

 

2,549

  

 

314

  

 

4

  

 

2,859

  

 

2,318

  

 

261

  

 

7

  

 

2,572

Other

  

 

203

  

 

22

  

 

2

  

 

223

  

 

273

  

 

20

  

 

3

  

 

290

    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total

  

$

43,931

  

$

3,581

  

$

178

  

$

47,334

  

$

43,197

  

$

3,314

  

$

278

  

$

46,233

    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

As a percentage of amortized cost, fixed maturity investments of the Closed Block Business as of March 31, 2003, consist primarily of the following sectors: 20% manufacturing, 13% finance, 11% mortgage backed securities, 11% utilities, and 11% U.S. government securities compared to 21% manufacturing, 12% finance, 12% mortgage backed securities, 11% utilities, and 10% U.S. government securities as of December 31, 2002. At March 31, 2003, securities backed by residential mortgage loans made up approximately 11% of fixed maturity investments. Nearly 96% of the mortgage-backed securities in the Closed Block Business were publicly traded agency pass-through securities. Collateralized mortgage obligations represented 3% of total mortgage-backed securities.

 

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The gross unrealized losses related to our fixed maturity portfolio attributable to the Closed Block Business were $178 million as of March 31, 2003, compared to $278 million as of December 31, 2002. The gross unrealized losses as of March 31, 2003, and December 31, 2002, were concentrated primarily in the manufacturing, utilities and services sectors. Non-investment grade securities represented 46% of the gross unrealized losses attributable to the Closed Block Business as of March 31, 2003, versus 63% of gross unrealized losses as of December 31, 2002.

 

Fixed Maturity Securities Credit Quality

 

The NAIC evaluates the investments of insurers for regulatory reporting purposes and assigns fixed maturity securities to one of six categories called “NAIC Designations.” NAIC designations of “1” or “2” include fixed maturities considered investment grade, which include securities rated Baa3 or higher by Moody’s or BBB- or higher by S&P. NAIC Designations of “3” through “6” are referred to as below investment grade, which include securities rated Ba1 or lower by Moody’s and BB+ or lower by S&P. The fixed maturity securities designated as NAIC 6 include securities that are not rated.

 

Non-U.S. dollar denominated investments of our Japanese insurance companies are not subject to NAIC guidelines; however, they are regulated locally by the Financial Services Agency, an agency of the Japanese government. The Financial Services Agency has its own investment quality criteria and risk control standards. Our Japanese insurance companies comply with all of the Financial Services Agency’s credit quality review and risk monitoring guidelines. The credit quality ratings of the non-U.S. dollar denominated investments of our Japanese insurance companies are based on ratings assigned by Moody’s or rating equivalents based on Japanese rating agencies.

 

The amortized cost of our public and private below-investment grade fixed maturities attributable to the Financial Services Businesses totaled $5.9 billion, or 7%, of the total fixed maturities as of March 31, 2003, compared to $6.1 billion, or 8%, of total fixed maturities as of December 31, 2002.

 

The amortized cost of our below-investment grade fixed maturities attributable to the Closed Block Business as of March 31, 2003, totaled $6.2 billion, or 14%, of the total fixed maturities on that date, compared to $6.0 billion, or 14%, of total fixed maturities as of December 31, 2002.

 

Public Fixed Maturities—Credit Quality

 

The following table sets forth our public fixed maturity portfolios in total by NAIC designation as of the dates indicated.

 

(1)

     

March 31, 2003


 

December 31, 2002


NAIC
Designation


 

Rating Agency
Equivalent


 

Amortized
Cost


  

Gross
Unrealized
Gains(2)


  

Gross
Unrealized
Losses(2)


 

Fair
Value


 

Amortized
Cost


  

Gross
Unrealized
Gains(2)


  

Gross
Unrealized
Losses(2)


 

Fair
Value


   

(in millions)

1

 

Aaa, Aa, A

 

$

70,281

  

$

5,019

  

$

61

 

$

75,239

 

$

67,540

  

$

4,403

  

$

49

 

$

71,894

2

 

Baa

 

 

17,926

  

 

1,272

  

 

137

 

 

19,061

 

 

17,418

  

 

1,111

  

 

161

 

 

18,368

3

 

Ba

 

 

3,588

  

 

200

  

 

57

 

 

3,731

 

 

3,626

  

 

150

  

 

111

 

 

3,665

4

 

B

 

 

1,570

  

 

82

  

 

40

 

 

1,612

 

 

1,399

  

 

53

  

 

65

 

 

1,387

5

 

C and lower

 

 

176

  

 

12

  

 

7

 

 

181

 

 

240

  

 

10

  

 

44

 

 

206

6

 

In or near
default

 

 

89

  

 

7

  

 

—  

 

 

96

 

 

67

  

 

3

  

 

2

 

 

68

       

  

  

 

 

  

  

 

Total Public Fixed Maturities

 

$

93,630

  

$

6,592

  

$

302

 

$

99,920

 

$

90,290

  

$

5,730

  

$

432

 

$

95,588

       

  

  

 

 

  

  

 


(1)   Reflects equivalent ratings for investments of the international insurance operations that are not rated by United States insurance regulatory authorities.

 

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(2)   Includes $89 million of gross unrealized gains and $3 million of gross unrealized losses at March 31, 2003, compared to $66 million of gross unrealized gains and $7 million of gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2002, on securities classified as held to maturity, which are not reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income.

 

The following table sets forth our public fixed maturity portfolios by NAIC designation attributable to the Financial Services Businesses as of the dates indicated.

 

(1)

     

March 31, 2003


 

December 31, 2002


NAIC Designation


 

Rating Agency Equivalent


 

Amortized Cost


 

Gross Unrealized Gains(2)


  

Gross Unrealized Losses(2)


 

Fair Value


 

Amortized Cost


 

Gross Unrealized Gains(2)


  

Gross Unrealized Losses(2)


 

Fair Value


   

(in millions)

1

 

Aaa, Aa, A

 

$

49,552

 

$

3,605

  

$

37

 

$

53,120

 

$

47,430

 

$

2,968

  

$

35

 

$

50,363

2

 

Baa

 

 

11,817

 

 

785

  

 

90

 

 

12,512

 

 

11,281

 

 

671

  

 

110

 

 

11,842

3

 

Ba

 

 

1,633

 

 

88

  

 

36

 

 

1,685

 

 

1,730

 

 

68

  

 

56

 

 

1,742

4

 

B

 

 

608

 

 

31

  

 

18

 

 

621

 

 

519

 

 

20

  

 

23

 

 

516

5

 

C and lower

 

 

68

 

 

6

  

 

2

 

 

72

 

 

94

 

 

5

  

 

17

 

 

82

6

 

In or near default

 

 

61

 

 

2

  

 

—  

 

 

63

 

 

50

 

 

3

  

 

1

 

 

52

       

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

Total Public Fixed Maturities

 

$

63,739

 

$

4,517

  

$

183

 

$

68,073

 

$

61,104

 

$

3,735

  

$

242

 

$

64,597

   

 

  

 

 

 

  

 


(1)   Reflects equivalent ratings for investments of the international insurance operations that are not rated by United States insurance regulatory authorities.
(2)   Includes $89 million of gross unrealized gains and $3 million of gross unrealized losses at March 31, 2003, compared to $66 million of gross unrealized gains and $7 million of gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2002, on securities classified as held to maturity, which are not reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income.

 

The following table sets forth our public fixed maturity portfolios by NAIC designation attributable to the Closed Block Business as of the dates indicated.

 

       

March 31, 2003


 

December 31, 2002


NAIC

Designation


 

Rating
Agency Equivalent


 

Amortized Cost


 

Gross Unrealized Gains


  

Gross Unrealized Losses


 

Fair Value


 

Amortized Cost


 

Gross Unrealized Gains


  

Gross Unrealized Losses


 

Fair Value


   

(in millions)

1

 

Aaa, Aa, A

 

$

20,729

 

$

1,414

  

$

24

 

$

22,119

 

$

20,110

 

$

1,435

  

$

14

 

$

21,531

2

 

Baa

 

 

6,109

 

 

487

  

 

47

 

 

6,549

 

 

6,137

 

 

440

  

 

51

 

 

6,526

3

 

Ba

 

 

1,955

 

 

112

  

 

21

 

 

2,046

 

 

1,896

 

 

82

  

 

55

 

 

1,923

4

 

B

 

 

962

 

 

51

  

 

22

 

 

991

 

 

880

 

 

33

  

 

42

 

 

871

5

 

C and lower

 

 

108

 

 

6

  

 

5

 

 

109

 

 

146

 

 

5

  

 

27

 

 

124

6

 

In or near 

default

 

 

28

 

 

5

  

 

—  

 

 

33

 

 

17

 

 

—  

  

 

1

 

 

16

       

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

Total Public Fixed Maturities

 

$

29,891

 

$

2,075

  

$

119

 

$

31,847

 

$

29,186

 

$

1,995

  

$

190

 

$

30,991

       

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

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Private Fixed Maturities—Credit Quality

 

The following table sets forth our private fixed maturity portfolios in total by NAIC designation as of the dates indicated.

 

(1)

 
 

March 31, 2003


 

December 31, 2002


NAIC
Designation


 

Rating Agency Equivalent


 

Amortized Cost


 

Gross Unrealized Gains(2)


  

Gross Unrealized Losses(2)


 

Fair Value


 

Amortized Cost


 

Gross Unrealized Gains(2)


  

Gross Unrealized Losses(2)


 

Fair Value


   

(in millions)

1

 

Aaa, Aa, A

 

$

8,409

 

$

975

  

$

7

 

$

9,377

 

$

8,385

 

$

856

  

$

12

 

$

9,229

2

 

Baa

 

 

14,775

 

 

1,501

  

 

37

 

 

16,239

 

 

15,018

 

 

1,401

  

 

55

 

 

16,364

3

 

Ba

 

 

4,104

 

 

276

  

 

31

 

 

4,349

 

 

4,161

 

 

222

  

 

57

 

 

4,326

4

 

B

 

 

1,199

 

 

56

  

 

18

 

 

1,237

 

 

1,160

 

 

39

  

 

28

 

 

1,171

5

 

C and lower

 

 

1,099

 

 

39

  

 

26

 

 

1,112

 

 

1,185

 

 

29

  

 

37

 

 

1,177

6

 

In or near default

 

 

246

 

 

22

  

 

4

 

 

264

 

 

273

 

 

5

  

 

8

 

 

270

       

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

Total Private Fixed Maturities

 

$

29,832

 

$

2,869

  

$

123

 

$

32,578

 

$

30,182

 

$

2,552

  

$

197

 

$

32,537

       

 

  

 

 

 

  

 


(1)   Reflects equivalent ratings for investments of the international insurance operations that are not rated by United States insurance regulatory authorities.
(2)   Includes $1 million of gross unrealized gains as of March 31, 2003, and December 31, 2002, on securities classified as held to maturity which are not reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income. There were no unrealized losses on securities classified as held to maturity as of March 31, 2003 or December 31, 2002.

 

The following table sets forth our private fixed maturity portfolios by NAIC designation attributable to the Financial Services Businesses as of the dates indicated.

 

(1)

 

March 31, 2003


 

December 31, 2002


NAIC
Designation


 

Rating Agency Equivalent


 

Amortized Cost


 

Gross Unrealized Gains(2)


  

Gross Unrealized Losses(2)


 

Fair Value


 

Amortized Cost


 

Gross Unrealized Gains(2)


  

Gross Unrealized Losses(2)


 

Fair Value


   

(in millions)

1

 

Aaa, Aa, A

 

$

4,830

 

$

508

  

$

4

 

$

5,334

 

$

4,945

 

$

457

  

$

5

 

$

5,397

2

 

Baa

 

 

7,438

 

 

667

  

 

14

 

 

8,091

 

 

7,519

 

 

632

  

 

23

 

 

8,128

3

 

Ba

 

 

2,161

 

 

118

  

 

22

 

 

2,257

 

 

2,275

 

 

99

  

 

41

 

 

2,333

4

 

B

 

 

592

 

 

27

  

 

8

 

 

611

 

 

597

 

 

21

  

 

13

 

 

605

5

 

C and lower

 

 

636

 

 

25

  

 

14

 

 

647

 

 

700

 

 

20

  

 

24

 

 

696

6

 

In or near default

 

 

135

 

 

18

  

 

2

 

 

151

 

 

135

 

 

4

  

 

3

 

 

136

       

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

Total Private Fixed Maturities

 

$

15,792

 

$

1,363

  

$

64

 

$

17,091

 

$

16,171

 

$

1,233

  

$

109

 

$

17,295

       

 

  

 

 

 

  

 


(1)   Reflects equivalent ratings for investments of the international insurance operations that are not rated by United States insurance regulatory authorities.
(2)   Includes $1 million of gross unrealized gains as of March 31, 2003, and December 31, 2002, on securities classified as held to maturity which are not reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income. There were no unrealized losses on securities classified as held to maturity as of March 31, 2003 or December 31, 2002.

 

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The following table sets forth our private fixed maturity portfolios by NAIC designation attributable to the Closed Block Business as of the dates indicated.

 

NAIC
Designation


 

Rating
Agency
Equivalent


 

March 31, 2003


 

December 31, 2002


   

Amortized
Cost


  

Gross
Unrealized
Gains


  

Gross Unrealized
Losses


 

Fair
Value


 

Amortized
Cost


  

Gross
Unrealized
Gains


  

Gross
Unrealized
Losses


 

Fair
Value


       

(in millions)

1

 

Aaa, Aa, A

 

$

3,579

  

$

467

  

$

3

 

$

4,043

 

$

3,440

  

$

399

  

$

7

 

$

3,832

2

 

Baa

 

 

7,337

  

 

834

  

 

23

 

 

8,148

 

 

7,499

  

 

769

  

 

32

 

 

8,236

3

 

Ba

 

 

1,943

  

 

158

  

 

9

 

 

2,092

 

 

1,886

  

 

123

  

 

16

 

 

1,993

4

 

B

 

 

607

  

 

29

  

 

10

 

 

626

 

 

563

  

 

18

  

 

15

 

 

566

5

 

C and lower

 

 

463

  

 

14

  

 

12

 

 

465

 

 

485

  

 

9

  

 

13

 

 

481

6

 

In or near default

 

 

111

  

 

4

  

 

2

 

 

113

 

 

138

  

 

1

  

 

5

 

 

134

       

  

  

 

 

  

  

 

 Total Private Fixed Maturities

 

$

14,040

  

$

1,506

  

$

59

 

$

15,487

 

$

14,011

  

$

1,319

  

$

88

 

$

15,242

       

  

  

 

 

  

  

 

 

Unrealized Losses from Fixed Maturity Securities

 

The following table sets forth the amortized cost and gross unrealized losses of fixed maturity securities where the estimated fair value had declined and remained below amortized cost by 20% or more for the following timeframes:

 

    

March 31, 2003


  

December 31, 2002


    

Amortized
Cost


  

Gross
Unrealized
Losses


  

Amortized
Cost


  

Gross
Unrealized
Losses


    

(in millions)

Less than six months

  

$

306

  

$

67

  

$

527

  

$

156

Greater than six months but less than nine months

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

5

  

 

1

Greater than nine months but less than twelve months

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

Greater than twelve months

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

    

  

  

  

Total

  

$

306

  

$

67

  

$

532

  

$

157

    

  

  

  

 

The following table sets forth the amortized cost and gross unrealized losses of fixed maturity securities attributable to the Financial Services Businesses where the estimated fair value had declined and remained below amortized cost by 20% or more for the following timeframes:

 

    

March 31, 2003


  

December 31, 2002


    

Amortized Cost


  

Gross Unrealized Losses


  

Amortized Cost


  

Gross Unrealized Losses


    

(in millions)

Less than six months

  

$

188

  

$

35

  

$

242

  

$

72

Greater than six months but less than nine months

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

4

  

 

1

Greater than nine months but less than twelve months

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

Greater than twelve months

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

    

  

  

  

Total

  

$

188

  

$

35

  

$

246

  

$

73

    

  

  

  

 

Gross unrealized losses of fixed maturity securities attributable to the Financial Services Businesses where estimated fair value has been 20% or more below amortized cost were $35 million as of March 31, 2003, compared to $73 million as of December 31, 2002. The gross unrealized losses as of March 31, 2003, were primarily concentrated in the manufacturing, finance and asset-backed sectors while the gross unrealized losses as of December 31, 2002, were concentrated in the utilities, retail and wholesale, and manufacturing sectors.

 

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The following table sets forth the amortized cost and gross unrealized losses of fixed maturity securities attributable to the Closed Block Business where the estimated fair value had declined and remained below amortized cost by 20% or more for the following timeframes:

 

    

March 31, 2003


  

December 31, 2002


    

Amortized
Cost


  

Gross
Unrealized
Losses


  

Amortized
Cost


  

Gross
Unrealized
Losses


    

(in millions)

Less than six months

  

$

118

  

$

32

  

$

285

  

$

84

Greater than six months but less than nine months

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

1

  

 

—  

Greater than nine months but less than twelve months

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

Greater than twelve months

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

    

  

  

  

Total

  

$

118

  

$

32

  

$

286

  

$

84

    

  

  

  

 

Gross unrealized losses of fixed maturity securities attributable to the Closed Block Business where estimated fair value has been 20% or more below amortized cost were $32 million as of March 31, 2003, compared to $84 million as of December 31, 2002. The gross unrealized losses as of March 31, 2003, were primarily concentrated in the manufacturing, finance and asset-backed sectors while the gross unrealized losses as of December 31, 2002, were concentrated in the manufacturing, utilities and finance sectors.

 

Impairments of Fixed Maturity Securities

 

We classify our fixed maturity securities as either held to maturity or available for sale. Securities classified as held to maturity are those securities where we have the positive intent and ability to hold the securities until maturity. These securities are reflected at amortized cost in our consolidated statement of financial position. Securities not classified as held to maturity are considered available for sale, and, as a result, we record unrealized gains and losses to the extent that amortized cost is different from estimated fair value. All held to maturity securities and all available for sale securities with unrealized losses are subject to our review to identify other-than-temporary impairments in value. In evaluating whether a decline in value is other-than-temporary, we consider several factors including, but not limited to, the following:

 

    whether the decline is substantial;

 

    the duration (generally greater than six months);

 

    the reasons for the decline in value (credit event or interest rate related);

 

    our ability and intent to hold our investment for a period of time to allow for a recovery of value; and

 

    the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer.

 

When we determine that there is an other-than-temporary impairment, we record a writedown to estimated fair value, which reduces the cost basis. The new cost basis of an impaired security is not adjusted for subsequent increases in estimated fair value. Estimated fair values for fixed maturity securities, other than private placement securities, are based on quoted market prices or prices obtained from independent pricing services. Estimated fair values for private placement fixed maturity securities are determined primarily by using a discounted cash flow model that considers the current market spreads between the U.S. Treasury yield curve and corporate bond yield curve, adjusted for type of issue, current credit quality and remaining average life. The estimated fair value of certain non-performing private placement fixed maturity securities is based on management’s estimates.

 

For a discussion of impairments, see “—Consolidated Results of Operations—Realized Investment Gains.”

 

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Commercial Loans

 

As of March 31, 2003, we held approximately 11% of our general account portfolio in commercial loans, unchanged from December 31, 2002. The portfolio as of March 31, 2003, consisted mainly of $13.6 billion of commercial mortgage loans, $3.3 billion of residential and agricultural loans and $2.1 billion of consumer loans compared to $13.6 billion of commercial mortgage loans, $3.3 billion of residential and agricultural loans, and $2.1 billion of consumer loans as of December 31, 2002. These values are gross of a $489 million allowance for losses as of March 31, 2003, and $480 million as of December 31, 2002.

 

Our loan portfolio strategy emphasizes diversification by property type and geographic location. The following tables set forth the breakdown of the gross carrying values of our commercial loan portfolio by geographic region and property type as of the dates indicated.

 

    

March 31, 2003


 
    

Financial Services Businesses


    

Closed Block Business


    

Total


 
    

Gross
Carrying
Value


    

% of Total


    

Gross
Carrying
Value


  

% of Total


    

Gross
Carrying
Value


  

% of Total


 
    

($ in millions)

 

Commercial loans by region:

                                           

U.S. Regions

                                           

Pacific

  

$

2,507

    

21.0 

%

  

$

2,651

  

37.3 

%

  

$

5,158

  

27.1 

%

South Atlantic

  

 

1,649

    

13.8

 

  

 

1,418

  

19.9

 

  

 

3,067

  

16.1

 

Middle Atlantic

  

 

1,522

    

12.8

 

  

 

1,176

  

16.5

 

  

 

2,698

  

14.2

 

East North Central

  

 

809

    

6.8

 

  

 

470

  

6.6

 

  

 

1,279

  

6.7

 

Mountain

  

 

479

    

4.0

 

  

 

429

  

6.0

 

  

 

908

  

4.8

 

West South Central

  

 

552

    

4.6

 

  

 

319

  

4.5

 

  

 

871

  

4.6

 

West North Central

  

 

407

    

3.4

 

  

 

250

  

3.5

 

  

 

657

  

3.4

 

New England

  

 

312

    

2.6

 

  

 

279

  

3.9

 

  

 

591

  

3.1

 

East South Central

  

 

204

    

1.7

 

  

 

130

  

1.8

 

  

 

334

  

1.7

 

Other

  

 

310

    

2.6

 

  

 

—  

  

—  

 

  

 

310

  

1.6

 

    

    

  

  

  

  

Subtotal—U.S.

  

 

8,751

    

73.3

 

  

 

7,122

  

100.0

 

  

 

15,873

  

83.3

 

Asia

  

 

3,181

    

26.7

 

  

 

—  

  

—  

 

  

 

3,181

  

16.7

 

    

    

  

  

  

  

Total Commercial Loans

  

$

11,932

    

100.0 

%

  

$

7,122

  

100.0 

%

  

$

19,054

  

100.0 

%

    

    

  

  

  

  

 

    

December 31, 2002


 
    

Financial Services Businesses


    

Closed Block Business


    

Total


 
    

Gross
Carrying
Value


    

% of Total


    

Gross
Carrying
Value


  

% of Total


    

Gross
Carrying
Value


  

% of Total


 
    

($ in millions)

 

Commercial loans by region:

                                           

U.S. Regions

                                           

Pacific

  

$

2,581

    

21.5 

%

  

$

2,671

  

37.8 

%

  

$

5,252

  

27.5 

%

South Atlantic

  

 

1,625

    

13.5

 

  

 

1,397

  

19.8

 

  

 

3,022

  

15.8

 

Middle Atlantic

  

 

1,519

    

12.6

 

  

 

1,123

  

15.9

 

  

 

2,642

  

13.9

 

East North Central

  

 

847

    

7.1

 

  

 

442

  

6.3

 

  

 

1,289

  

6.8

 

Mountain

  

 

442

    

3.7

 

  

 

436

  

6.2

 

  

 

878

  

4.6

 

West South Central

  

 

558

    

4.6

 

  

 

322

  

4.6

 

  

 

880

  

4.6

 

West North Central

  

 

410

    

3.4

 

  

 

259

  

3.7

 

  

 

669

  

3.5

 

New England

  

 

321

    

2.7

 

  

 

281

  

3.9

 

  

 

602

  

3.2

 

East South Central

  

 

204

    

1.7

 

  

 

130

  

1.8

 

  

 

334

  

1.7

 

Other

  

 

384

    

3.2

 

  

 

—  

  

—  

 

  

 

384

  

2.0

 

    

    

  

  

  

  

Subtotal—U.S.

  

 

8,891

    

74.0

 

  

 

7,061

  

100.0

 

  

 

15,952

  

83.6

 

Asia

  

 

3,121

    

26.0

 

  

 

—  

  

—  

 

  

 

3,121

  

16.4

 

    

    

  

  

  

  

Total Commercial Loans

  

$

12,012

    

100.0 

%

  

$

7,061

  

100.0 

%

  

$

19,073

  

100.0 

%

    

    

  

  

  

  

 

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March 31, 2003


 
      

Financial Services Businesses


    

Closed Block Business


    

Total


 
      

Gross
Carrying
Value


    

% of Total


    

Gross
Carrying
Value


  

% of Total


    

Gross
Carrying
Value


  

% of Total


 
      

($ in millions)

 

Commercial loans by property type:

                               

Apartment complexes

    

$

2,692

    

22.6 

%

  

$

1,728

  

24.3 

%

  

$

4,420

  

23.2 

%

Office buildings

    

 

1,755

    

14.7

 

  

 

1,658

  

23.3

 

  

 

3,413

  

17.9

 

Retail stores

    

 

1,056

    

8.8

 

  

 

896

  

12.6

 

  

 

1,952

  

10.3

 

Industrial buildings

    

 

1,583

    

13.3

 

  

 

1,482

  

20.8

 

  

 

3,065

  

16.1

 

Residential properties

    

 

1,410

    

11.8

 

  

 

9

  

—  

 

  

 

1,419

  

7.4

 

Agricultural properties

    

 

1,001

    

8.4

 

  

 

860

  

12.1

 

  

 

1,861

  

9.8

 

Other

    

 

287

    

2.4

 

  

 

489

  

6.9

 

  

 

776

  

4.0

 

      

    

  

  

  

  

Subtotal of collateralized loans

    

 

9,784

    

82.0

 

  

 

7,122

  

100.0

 

  

 

16,906

  

88.7

 

Gibraltar Life uncollateralized loans

    

 

2,148

    

18.0

 

  

 

—  

  

—  

 

  

 

2,148

  

11.3

 

      

    

  

  

  

  

Total Commercial Loans

    

$

11,932

    

100.0

%

  

$

7,122

  

100.0 

%

  

$

19,054

  

100.0 

%

      

    

  

  

  

  

      

December 31, 2002


 
      

Financial Services Businesses


    

Closed Block Business


    

Total


 
      

Gross Carrying Value


    

% of Total


    

Gross Carrying Value


  

% of Total


    

Gross Carrying Value


  

% of Total


 
      

($ in millions)

 

Commercial loans by property type:

                                             

Apartment complexes

    

$

2,736

    

22.8 

%

  

$

1,677

  

23.8 

%

  

$

4,413

  

23.1 

%

Office buildings

    

 

1,745

    

14.5

 

  

 

1,589

  

22.5

 

  

 

3,334

  

17.5

 

Retail stores

    

 

1,086

    

9.1

 

  

 

906

  

12.8

 

  

 

1,992

  

10.5

 

Industrial buildings

    

 

1,587

    

13.2

 

  

 

1,512

  

21.4

 

  

 

3,099

  

16.3

 

Residential properties

    

 

1,431

    

11.9

 

  

 

10

  

— 

 

  

 

1,441

  

7.6

 

Agricultural properties

    

 

992

    

8.3

 

  

 

872

  

12.4

 

  

 

1,864

  

9.7

 

Other

    

 

305

    

2.5

 

  

 

495

  

7.1

 

  

 

800

  

4.2

 

      

    

  

  

  

  

Subtotal of collateralized loans

    

 

9,882

    

82.3

 

  

 

7,061

  

100.0

 

  

 

16,943

  

88.9

 

Gibraltar Life uncollateralized loans

    

 

2,130

    

17.7

 

  

 

— 

  

— 

 

  

 

2,130

  

11.1

 

      

    

  

  

  

  

Total Commercial Loans

    

$

12,012

    

100.0 

%

  

$

7,061

  

100.0 

%

  

$

19,073

  

100.0 

%

      

    

  

  

  

  

 

Commercial Loan Quality

 

We establish valuation allowances for loans that are determined to be non-performing as a result of our loan review process. We define a non-performing loan as a loan for which it is probable that amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement will not be collected. Valuation allowances for a non-performing loan are recorded based on present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or at the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. We record subsequent adjustments to our valuation allowances when appropriate.

 

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The following tables set forth the gross carrying value for commercial loans by loan classification as of the dates indicated:

 

    

March 31, 2003


    

Financial
Services
Businesses


  

Closed Block
Business


  

Total


    

(in millions)

Performing

  

$

11,514

  

$

7,092

  

$

18,606

Delinquent, not in foreclosure

  

 

304

  

 

2

  

 

306

Delinquent, in foreclosure

  

 

23

  

 

4

  

 

27

Restructured

  

 

91

  

 

24

  

 

115

    

  

  

Total Commercial Loans

  

$

11,932

  

$

7,122

  

$

19,054

    

  

  

 

    

December 31, 2002


    

Financial
Services
Businesses


  

Closed Block
Business


  

Total


    

(in millions)

Performing

  

$

11,594

  

$

7,031

  

$

18,625

Delinquent, not in foreclosure

  

 

310

  

 

—  

  

 

310

Delinquent, in foreclosure

  

 

13

  

 

5

  

 

18

Restructured

  

 

95

  

 

25

  

 

120

    

  

  

Total Commercial Loans

  

$

12,012

  

$

7,061

  

$

19,073

    

  

  

 

The following table sets forth the change in valuation allowances for our commercial loan portfolio as of the dates indicated:

 

    

2003


 
    

Financial Services Businesses


    

Closed Block Business


    

Total


 
    

(in millions)

 

Allowance, beginning of year

  

$

406

 

  

$

74

 

  

$

480

 

Additions (Release) of allowance for losses

  

 

3

 

  

 

(2

)

  

 

1

 

Charge-offs, net of recoveries

  

 

(3

)

  

 

—  

 

  

 

(3

)

Change in foreign exchange

  

 

11

 

  

 

—  

 

  

 

11

 

    


  


  


Allowance, end of period

  

$

417

 

  

$

72

 

  

$

489

 

    


  


  


 

Equity Securities

 

Our equity securities consist principally of investments in common stock of both publicly traded and privately held companies. As of March 31, 2003, we held approximately 2% of general account assets in equity securities, with a cost of $2.7 billion and an estimated fair value of $2.6 billion, compared to 2% as of December 31, 2002, with a cost of $2.8 billion and estimated fair value of $2.8 billion. As of March 31, 2003, our investments in equity securities that are publicly traded comprised approximately 98% of our equity securities at a cost of $2.7 billion and an estimated fair value of $2.6 billion compared to approximately 95% of our equity securities at a cost of $2.7 billion and an estimated fair value of $2.6 billion as of December 31, 2002.

 

Investments in equity securities attributable to the Financial Services Businesses were $1.1 billion at cost with an estimated fair value of $1.0 billion as of March 31, 2003, versus $1.3 billion at cost with an estimated fair value of $1.3 billion as of December 31, 2002. Our investments in private equity securities as of March 31,

 

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2003, were $44 million at cost and $49 million at estimated fair value compared to $128 million at cost and $142 million at estimated fair value as of December 31, 2002.

 

Investments in equity securities attributable to the Closed Block Business were $1.6 billion at cost with an estimated fair value of $1.6 billion as of March 31, 2003, versus $1.5 billion at cost with an estimated fair value of $1.5 billion as of December 31, 2002.

 

Equity Securities and Unrealized Gains and Losses

 

The following table sets forth the composition of our equity securities portfolio in total and the associated unrealized gains and losses as of the dates indicated:

 

    

March 31, 2003


  

December 31, 2002


    

Cost


  

Gross
Unrealized
Gains


  

Gross
Unrealized
Losses


  

Fair
value


  

Cost


  

Gross
Unrealized
Gains


  

Gross
Unrealized
Losses


  

Fair
Value


    

(in millions)

Public equity

  

$

2,652

  

$

174

  

$

275

  

$

2,551

  

$

2,697

  

$

171

  

$

229

  

$

2,639

Private equity

  

 

50

  

 

7

  

 

2

  

 

55

  

 

135

  

 

15

  

 

1

  

 

149

    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total Equity

  

$

2,702

  

$

181

  

$

277

  

$

2,606

  

$

2,832

  

$

186

  

$

230

  

$

2,788

    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

The following table sets forth the composition of our equity securities portfolio attributable to the Financial Services Businesses and the associated unrealized gains and losses as of the dates indicated:

 

    

March 31, 2003


  

December 31, 2002


    

Cost


    

Gross Unrealized Gains


  

Gross Unrealized Losses


  

Fair value


  

Cost


    

Gross Unrealized Gains


    

Gross Unrealized Losses


  

Fair Value


    

(in millions)

Public equity

  

$

1,040

    

$

47

  

$

116

  

$

971

  

$

1,167

    

$

54

    

$

96

  

$

1,125

Private equity

  

 

44

    

 

7

  

 

2

  

 

49

  

 

128

    

 

15

    

 

1

  

 

142

    

    

  

  

  

    

    

  

Total Equity

  

$

1,084

    

$

54

  

$

118

  

$

1,020

  

$

1,295

    

$

69

    

$

97

  

$

1,267

    

    

  

  

  

    

    

  

 

The following table sets forth the composition of our equity securities portfolio attributable to the Closed Block Business and the associated unrealized gains and losses as of the dates indicated:

 

    

March 31, 2003


  

December 31, 2002


    

Cost


  

Gross Unrealized Gains


  

Gross Unrealized Losses


  

Fair value


  

Cost


  

Gross Unrealized Gains


  

Gross Unrealized Losses


  

Fair Value


    

(in millions)

Public equity

  

$

1,612

  

$

127

  

$

159

  

$

1,580

  

$

1,530

  

$

117

  

$

133

  

$

1,514

Private equity

  

 

6

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

6

  

 

7

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

7

    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total Equity

  

$

1,618

  

$

127

  

$

159

  

$

1,586

  

$

1,537

  

$

117

  

$

133

  

$

1,521

    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

The gross unrealized losses related to our equity securities portfolio attributable to the Financial Services Businesses were $118 million as of March 31, 2003, compared to $97 million as of December 31, 2002. The gross unrealized losses related to our equity securities portfolio attributable to the Closed Block Business were $159 million as of March 31, 2003, compared to $133 million as of December 31, 2002.

 

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Unrealized Losses from Equity Securities

 

The following table sets forth the cost and gross unrealized losses of our equity securities where the estimated fair value had declined and remained below cost by 20% or more for the following timeframes:

 

    

March 31, 2003


  

December 31, 2002


    

Cost


  

Gross
Unrealized
Losses


  

Cost


  

Gross
Unrealized
Losses


    

(in millions)

Less than six months

  

$

243

  

$

70

  

$

118

  

$

37

Greater than six months but less than nine months

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

15

  

 

7

Greater than nine months but less than twelve months

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

2

  

 

1

Greater than twelve months

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

    

  

  

  

Total

  

$

243

  

$

70

  

$

135

  

$

45

    

  

  

  

 

The following table sets forth the cost and gross unrealized losses of our equity securities attributable to the Financial Services Businesses where the estimated fair value had declined and remained below cost by 20% or more for the following timeframes:

 

    

March 31, 2003


  

December 31, 2002


    

Cost


  

Gross
Unrealized
Losses


  

Cost


  

Gross
Unrealized
Losses


    

(in millions)

Less than six months

  

$

42

  

$

14

  

$

33

  

$

10

Greater than six months but less than nine months

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

5

  

 

2

Greater than nine months but less than twelve months

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

2

  

 

1

Greater than twelve months

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

    

  

  

  

Total

  

$

42

  

$

14

  

$

40

  

$

13

    

  

  

  

 

Gross unrealized losses from the Financial Services Businesses where cost has been 20% or more below estimated fair value were $14 million as of March 31, 2003, compared to $13 million as of December 31, 2002. The gross unrealized losses as of March 31, 2003, were primarily concentrated in the manufacturing, services and finance sectors while the gross unrealized losses as of December 31, 2002, were concentrated in the manufacturing, finance and energy sectors.

 

The following table sets forth the cost and gross unrealized losses of our equity securities attributable to the Closed Block Business where the estimated fair value had declined and remained below cost by 20% or more for the following timeframes:

 

    

March 31, 2003


  

December 31, 2002


    

Cost


  

Gross
Unrealized
Losses


  

Cost


  

Gross
Unrealized
Losses


    

(in millions)

Less than six months

  

$

201

  

$

56

  

$

85

  

$

27

Greater than six months but less than nine months

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

10

  

 

5

Greater than nine months but less than twelve months

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

Greater than twelve months

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

    

  

  

  

Total

  

$

201

  

$

56

  

$

95

  

$

32

    

  

  

  

 

Gross unrealized losses from the Closed Block Business where cost has been 20% or more below estimated fair value were $56 million as of March 31, 2003, compared to $32 million as of December 31, 2002. The gross unrealized losses as of March 31, 2003, were primarily concentrated in the manufacturing, services and finance sectors while the gross unrealized losses as of December 31, 2002, were concentrated in the manufacturing, services, and finance sectors.

 

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Impairments of Equity Securities

 

We classify all of our equity securities as available for sale, and, as a result, we record unrealized gains and losses to the extent cost is different from estimated fair value. All securities with unrealized losses are subject to our review to identify other-than-temporary impairments in value. In evaluating whether a decline in value is other-than-temporary, we consider several factors including, but not limited to, the following:

 

    whether the decline is substantial;

 

    the duration (generally greater than six months);

 

    the reasons for the decline in value (credit event or market fluctuation);

 

    our ability and intent to hold the investment for a period of time to allow for a recovery of value; and

 

    the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer.

 

Where we have determined that there is an other-than-temporary impairment, we record a writedown to estimated fair value which adjusts the cost basis. The new cost basis of an impaired security is not adjusted for subsequent increases in fair value. Estimated fair values for publicly traded equity securities are based on quoted market prices or prices obtained from independent pricing services. Fair values for privately traded equity securities are established using valuation and discounted cash flow models that call for a substantial level of judgment from management.

 

For a discussion of impairments, see “—Consolidated Results of Operations—Realized Investment Gains.”

 

Other Long-Term Investments

 

“Other long-term investments” are comprised as follows:

 

 

    

March 31, 2003


    

Financial
Services
Businesses


  

Closed Block
Business


  

Total


    

(in millions)

Joint ventures and limited partnerships:

                    

Real estate related

  

$

115

  

$

348

  

$

463

Non real estate related

  

 

413

  

 

631

  

 

1,044

Real estate held through direct ownership

  

 

1,136

  

 

27

  

 

1,163

Separate accounts

  

 

479

  

 

—  

  

 

479

Other

  

 

1,732

  

 

69

  

 

1,801

    

  

  

Total other long-term investments

  

$

3,875

  

$

1,075

  

$

4,950

    

  

  

 

    

December 31, 2002


    

Financial Services Businesses


  

Closed Block
Business


  

Total


    

(in millions)

Joint ventures and limited partnerships:

                    

Real estate related

  

$

363

  

$

322

  

$

685

Non real estate related

  

 

397

  

 

647

  

 

1,044

Real estate held through direct ownership

  

 

1,124

  

 

28

  

 

1,152

Separate accounts

  

 

396

  

 

—  

  

 

396

Other

  

 

1,596

  

 

78

  

 

1,674

    

  

  

Total other long-term investments

  

$

3,876

  

$

1,075

  

$

4,951

    

  

  

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Prudential Financial

 

The principal sources of funds available to Prudential Financial, the parent holding company, to meet its obligations, including the payment of shareholder dividends, debt service, capital contributions to subsidiaries and operating expenses, are cash and short-term investments and dividends, returns of capital and interest income from its direct and indirect subsidiaries. We believe that cash flows from these sources are more than adequate to satisfy the liquidity requirements of our operations. These sources of funds are complemented by Prudential Financial’s capital markets access. As of March 31, 2003, Prudential Financial had cash and short-term investments of approximately $660 million, a decrease of $1.1 billion, or 63%, from December 31, 2002.

 

Sources of Liquidity

 

Sources of cash during the first quarter of 2003 included dividends and returns of capital of approximately $50 million from several operating businesses. Dividends and returns of capital amounted to $52 million in the first quarter of 2002. Our insurance, broker-dealer and various other companies are subject to regulatory limitations on the payment of dividends and on other transfers of funds to affiliates. With respect to Prudential Insurance, New Jersey insurance law provides that, except in the case of extraordinary dividends or distributions, all dividends or distributions paid by Prudential Insurance may be declared or paid only from unassigned surplus, as determined pursuant to statutory accounting principles, less unrealized investment gains and revaluation of assets. As of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, Prudential Insurance’s unassigned surplus (deficit) was $(397) million and $(420) million, respectively, and there were no applicable adjustments for unrealized investment gains or revaluation of assets for purposes of the law referred to above regarding dividends and distributions. Prudential Insurance also must notify the New Jersey insurance regulator of its intent to pay a dividend. If the dividend, together with other dividends or distributions made within the preceding twelve months, would exceed a specified statutory limit, Prudential Insurance must also obtain a non-disapproval from the New Jersey insurance regulator. The current statutory limitation applicable to New Jersey life insurers generally is the greater of 10% of the prior calendar year’s statutory surplus or the prior calendar year’s statutory net gain from operations (excluding realized capital gains). In addition to these regulatory limitations, the terms of the IHC debt also contain restrictions potentially limiting dividends by Prudential Insurance applicable to the Financial Services Businesses in the event the Closed Block Business is in financial distress and other circumstances.

 

The laws regulating dividends of the other states and foreign jurisdictions where our other insurance companies are domiciled are similar, but not identical, to New Jersey’s. In addition, the net capital rules to which our broker-dealer subsidiaries are subject may limit their ability to pay dividends to Prudential Financial. Pursuant to Gibraltar Life’s reorganization, there are certain restrictions on Gibraltar Life’s ability to pay dividends to Prudential Financial.

 

Uses of Liquidity

 

During the first quarter of 2003, uses of cash included capital contributions of approximately $500 million to various operating businesses, as well as repurchases of $250 million of Common Stock. In addition, approximately $300 million was used to reduce short-term payables to subsidiaries. Prudential Financial remains obligated to disburse further payments of approximately $950 million representing demutualization consideration for eligible policyholders we were unable to locate. To the extent we are unable to locate these policyholders within a prescribed period of time specified by state escheat laws, typically three to seven years, the funds must be remitted to governmental authorities. Several states are exploring new legislation that would reduce the escheatment time period. Liabilities relating to demutualization consideration payments were established at the time of demutualization in 2001.

 

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Other Developments

 

In January 2002, Prudential Financial’s Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program under which Prudential Financial was authorized to purchase up to $1 billion of its outstanding Common Stock. As of December 31, 2002, 26.0 million shares of Common Stock were repurchased by the Company at a total cost of $800 million, including 1.7 million shares at a cost of $56 million that were immediately reissued directly to a Company deferred compensation plan. In March 2003, Prudential Financial’s Board of Directors authorized a new stock repurchase program that authorized Prudential Financial to purchase up to an additional $1 billion of its outstanding Common Stock. The timing and amount of repurchases are determined by management based on market conditions and other considerations, and such repurchases may be effected in the open market or through negotiated transactions. During the first three months of 2003, 8.1 million shares of Common Stock were repurchased at a total cost of $250 million.

 

On May 1, 2003, we completed the first step of the acquisition of Skandia U.S. Inc. (“American Skandia”). The total consideration payable in the transaction includes a cash purchase price of $1.161 billion and the assumption of a $35 million liability. Prudential Financial funded this transaction with cash and borrowings.

 

On February 19, 2003, we announced an agreement with Wachovia to combine each company’s respective retail securities brokerage and clearing operations. This transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2003. The new combined company will require additional capital to finance the cost of merging the businesses. Our share of such funding, excluding related tax benefits, is expected to be approximately $400 million. That need is expected to be partially offset at closing with cash that will be distributed to Prudential Securities Group, Inc. from Prudential Securities Incorporated as the businesses are combined. The transaction is not expected to have a material impact on Prudential Financial’s liquidity and capital position.

 

On March 26, 2003, we announced the signing of a definitive agreement with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company to sell our specialty automobile insurance business, THI Holdings, Inc., for a cash consideration of $138 million. The Company recorded an after-tax charge of $20 million in the first three months of 2003 representing the expected loss on the disposal of this business. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2003.

 

On March 28, 2003, we announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) by which we intend to acquire a majority stake in Hyundai Investment and Securities Co., Ltd. (“HITC”) and Hyundai Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd. (“HIMC”). The agreement does not involve Hyundai Securities. Both parties have performed due diligence on the distressed assets of HITC and HIMC and, based on that review, have come to a non-binding agreement on the investment size, ownership structure and various legal components within the MOU. The MOU signed would allow Prudential Financial to acquire the majority ownership interest (80%) of HITC at closing for 500 billion won (approximately $400 million). The price may change in accordance with the terms of the agreement and will be determined at the closing pursuant to the definitive agreement. The remaining 20% may be acquired by Prudential Financial within three to four years via a call option, with the sale price and calculation method also to be determined in the definitive agreement. The transaction is expected to close in 2003 and is subject to agreement on definitive documentation, as well as regulatory approvals. We plan to utilize cash and borrowing capacity to fund this acquisition.

 

Financing Activities

 

Prudential Financial is authorized to borrow funds from various sources to meet its financing needs, as well as the financing needs of its subsidiaries. As of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, there was no outstanding third-party debt at Prudential Financial. To enhance financial flexibility, we filed a $5 billion shelf registration statement, effective April 25, 2003, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which permits the issuance of public debt and equity securities. On May 1, 2003, Prudential Financial issued senior debt in the amount of $500 million under this registration statement. In addition, Prudential Financial issued approximately $500 million of commercial paper on April 29, 2003.

 

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In addition, Prudential Funding, LLC (“Prudential Funding”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Insurance, continues to serve as a source of financing for Prudential Insurance and its subsidiaries, as well as for other subsidiaries of Prudential Financial. Prudential Funding operates under a support agreement with Prudential Insurance whereby Prudential Insurance has agreed to maintain Prudential Funding’s positive tangible net worth at all times. Prudential Funding borrows funds primarily through the direct issuance of commercial paper and private placement medium-term notes. Prudential Funding’s outstanding loans to other subsidiaries of Prudential Financial are expected to decline over time as it transitions into a financing company primarily for Prudential Insurance and its remaining subsidiaries. We anticipate that our other subsidiaries will borrow directly from third parties and from Prudential Financial, as well as from Prudential Funding from time to time.

 

Our current financing activities principally consist of unsecured short-term and long-term unsecured debt borrowings and asset-based or secured forms of financing. These secured financing arrangements include transactions such as securities lending and repurchase agreements, which we generally use to finance liquid securities in our short-term spread portfolios.

 

The following table sets forth our outstanding financing as of the dates indicated:

 

 

    

March 31, 2003


  

December 31, 2002


    

(in millions)

Borrowings:

             

General obligation short-term debt

  

$

4,211

  

$

3,468

General obligation long-term debt:

             

Senior debt

  

 

1,317

  

 

1,744

Surplus notes

  

 

691

  

 

690

    

  

Total general obligation long-term debt

  

 

2,008

  

 

2,434

    

  

Total general obligations

  

 

6,219

  

 

5,902

    

  

Total limited and non- recourse borrowing(1)

  

 

2,325

  

 

2,324

    

  

Total borrowings(2)

  

 

8,544

  

 

8,226

    

  

Total asset-based financing

  

 

30,325

  

 

29,127

    

  

Total borrowings and asset-based financings(3)

  

$

38,869

  

$

37,353

    

  


(1)   As of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, $1.75 billion of limited and non-recourse debt is within the Closed Block Business.
(2)   Includes $1.3 billion and $1.3 billion related to Prudential Securities Group Inc. as of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.
(3)   Includes $9.0 billion and $8.9 billion related to Prudential Securities Group Inc. as of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.

 

Total general debt obligations as of March 31, 2003, increased by $317 million, or 5%, from December 31, 2002, reflecting a $426 million decrease in long-term debt obligations and a $743 million increase in short-term debt obligations. The increase in short-term debt was driven by growth in short-term working capital needs at various operating subsidiaries. The long-term debt decrease was due to approximately $400 million of external borrowings being repaid with available cash. Asset-based financing grew by $1.2 billion due to increased activity in our short-term spread portfolios.

 

Our total borrowings consist of amounts used for general corporate purposes, investment related debt, securities business related debt and debt related to specified other businesses. Borrowings used for general corporate purposes include those used for cash flow timing mismatches at Prudential Financial and investments in equity and debt securities of subsidiaries including amounts utilized for regulatory capital purposes. Investment related borrowings consist of debt issued to finance specific investment assets or portfolios of investment assets, including institutional spread lending investment portfolios, real estate, and real estate related

 

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investments held in consolidated joint ventures, as well as institutional and insurance company portfolio cash flow timing differences. Securities business related debt consists of debt issued to finance primarily the liquidity of our broker dealers and our capital markets and other securities business related operations. Debt related to specified other businesses consists of borrowings associated with consumer banking activities, real estate franchises and relocation services. Borrowings under which either the holder is entitled to collect only against the assets pledged to the debt as collateral, or has only very limited rights to collect against other assets, have been classified as limited and non-recourse debt. This amount includes $1.75 billion of limited and non-recourse debt within the Closed Block Business.

 

The following table summarizes our borrowings, categorized by use of proceeds, as of the dates indicated:

 

    

March 31,
2003


  

December 31, 2002


    

(in millions)

General obligations:

             

General corporate purposes

  

$

1,596

  

$

1,596

Investment related

  

 

531

  

 

899

Securities business related

  

 

3,065

  

 

2,614

Specified other businesses

  

 

1,027

  

 

793

    

  

Total general obligations

  

 

6,219

  

 

5,902

Limited and non-recourse debt

  

 

2,325

  

 

2,324

    

  

Total borrowings

  

$

8,544

  

$

8,226

    

  

Long-term debt

  

$

4,332

  

$

4,757

Short-term debt

  

 

4,212

  

 

3,469

    

  

Total borrowings

  

$

8,544

  

$

8,226

    

  

Borrowings of Financial Services Businesses

  

$

6,794

  

$

6,476

Borrowings of Closed Block Business

  

 

1,750

  

 

1,750

    

  

Total borrowings

  

$

8,544

  

$

8,226

    

  

 

Our short-term debt includes bank borrowings and commercial paper outstanding under Prudential Funding’s domestic commercial paper program as well as borrowings outstanding under an asset-backed commercial paper conduit that is described below. Prudential Funding’s commercial paper borrowings as of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, were $2.3 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively. In the second quarter of 2002, Prudential Financial issued a subordinated guarantee covering Prudential Funding’s domestic commercial paper program. The weighted average interest rates on the commercial paper borrowings under these programs were 1.26% and 1.79% for the first three months of 2003 and 2002, respectively. The total principal amount of debt outstanding under Prudential Funding’s medium-term note programs as of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, was $1.3 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively. The weighted average interest rates on Prudential Funding’s long-term debt, in the aggregate, were 1.94% and 2.40% for the first three months of 2003 and 2002, respectively. As of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, Prudential Financial had no short-term or long-term debt outstanding.

 

We had outstanding surplus notes totaling $991 million (of which $300 million matured and was repaid in April 2003) and $990 million as of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively. These debt securities, which are included as surplus of Prudential Insurance on a statutory accounting basis, are subordinate to other borrowings and to policyholder obligations and are subject to regulatory approvals for principal and interest payments.

 

As of March 31, 2003, Prudential Insurance and Prudential Funding had unsecured committed lines of credit totaling $2.6 billion. The lines consist of $0.1 billion expiring in October 2003, $1.0 billion expiring in May 2004, and $1.5 billion expiring in October 2006. Borrowings under the outstanding facilities must mature no

 

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later than the respective expiration dates of the facilities. The facility expiring in May 2004 includes 28 financial institutions, many of which are also among the 27 financial institutions participating in the October 2006 facility. Up to $2.0 billion of the $2.6 billion available under these facilities could be utilized by Prudential Financial. The $2.0 billion consists of $1.0 billion made available under each of the facilities expiring in May 2004 and October 2006. Effective April 25, 2003, we formally allocated $1.0 billion of the October 2006 unsecured committed line of credit to Prudential Financial. As a result, Prudential Insurance and Prudential Funding now have access to the remaining $1.6 billion in unsecured committed credit lines. We use these facilities primarily as back-up liquidity lines for our commercial paper programs, and there were no outstanding borrowings under these facilities as of March 31, 2003 or December 31, 2002. Our ability to borrow under these facilities is conditioned on our continued satisfaction of customary conditions, including maintenance at all times by Prudential Insurance of total adjusted capital of at least $5.5 billion based on statutory accounting principles prescribed under New Jersey law. Prudential Insurance’s total adjusted capital as of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, was $9.1 billion and $9.1 billion, respectively. The ability of Prudential Financial to borrow under these facilities is conditioned on its maintenance of consolidated net worth of at least $12.5 billion, based on GAAP. Prudential Financial’s consolidated net worth totaled $21.9 billion and $21.3 billion as of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively. In addition, we have a credit facility utilizing a third party-sponsored, asset-backed commercial paper conduit, under which we can borrow up to $500 million. This facility is 100% supported by unsecured committed lines of credit from many of the financial institutions included in our other facilities. Our actual ability to borrow under this facility depends on market conditions, and with respect to the lines of credit, Prudential Financial is subject to the same net worth requirement as with our other facilities. This facility expires in December 2003. We also use uncommitted lines of credit from banks and other financial institutions.

 

Insurance, Annuities and Guaranteed Products Liquidity

 

General

 

Our principal cash flow sources from insurance, annuities and guaranteed products are premiums and annuity considerations, investment and fee income, and investment maturities and sales. We supplement these cash inflows with financing activities. We actively use our balance sheet capacity for financing activities on a secured basis through securities lending, repurchase and dollar roll transactions and on an unsecured basis for temporary cash flow mismatch coverage.

 

Cash outflow requirements principally relate to benefits, claims, dividends paid to policyholders, and payments to contract holders as well as amounts paid to policyholders and contract holders in connection with surrenders, withdrawals and net policy loan activity. Uses of cash also include commissions, general and administrative expenses, purchases of investments, and debt service and repayments in connection with financing activities.

 

We believe that cash flows from operating and investing activities of our insurance, annuity and guaranteed products operations are adequate to satisfy liquidity requirements of these operations based on our current liability structure and considering a variety of reasonably foreseeable stress scenarios. The continued adequacy of this liquidity will depend upon factors including future securities market conditions, changes in interest rate levels and policyholder perceptions of our financial strength, which could lead to reduced cash inflows or increased cash outflows.

 

Prudential Insurance and Insurance Subsidiaries

 

We manage cash flow at these entities to ensure that all liquidity requirements are satisfied. Some of our products, such as guaranteed products offered to institutional customers of the Retirement segment, provide for payment of accumulated funds to the contract holder at a specified maturity date unless the contract holder elects

 

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to roll over the funds into another contract with us. We regularly monitor our liquidity requirements associated with policyholder and contractholder obligations so that we can manage cash inflows to match anticipated cash outflow requirements.

 

Gross account withdrawals for Prudential Insurance and its insurance subsidiaries amounted to $1.6 billion and $1.7 billion for the first three months of 2003 and 2002, respectively. These withdrawals include contractually scheduled maturities of traditional guaranteed investment contracts totaling $405 million and $178 million in the first three months of 2003 and 2002, respectively. We experienced these withdrawals on guaranteed products as a result of contractual expirations of products sold in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Since these contractual withdrawals, as well as the level of surrenders experienced, were consistent with our assumptions in asset liability management, the associated cash outflows did not have an adverse impact on our overall liquidity.

 

We use surrender charges and other contract provisions to mitigate the extent, timing and profitability impact of withdrawals of funds by customers from annuity contracts. The following table sets forth withdrawal characteristics of our general account annuity reserves and deposit liabilities (based on statutory liability values) as of the dates indicated.

 

    

March 31, 2003


    

December 31, 2002


 
    

Amount


    

% of Total


    

Amount


    

% of Total


 
    

($ in millions)

 

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal provisions

  

$

17,577

    

53

%

  

$

17,566

    

54

%

Subject to discretionary withdrawal, with adjustment:

                               

With market value adjustment

  

 

5,373

    

16

%

  

 

5,282

    

16

%

At contract value, less surrender charge of 5% or more

  

 

2,199

    

6

%

  

 

2,065

    

6

%

    

    

  

    

Subtotal

  

 

25,149

    

75

%

  

 

24,913

    

76

%

Subject to discretionary withdrawal at contract value with no surrender charge or surrender charge of less than 5%

  

 

8,309

    

25

%

  

 

8,053

    

24

%

    

    

  

    

Total annuity reserves and deposit liabilities

  

$

33,458

    

100

%

  

$

32,966

    

100

%

    

    

  

    

 

As of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, general account balances for variable life insurance products other than single-payment life were $2.0 billion and $2.0 billion, respectively. As of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, Prudential Insurance and its insurance subsidiaries had cash and short-term investments of approximately $9.4 billion and $9.8 billion, respectively, and fixed maturity investments classified as “available for sale” with fair values of $96.0 billion and $92.8 billion at those dates, respectively.

 

Gibraltar Life Insurance Company, Ltd.

 

As of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, Gibraltar Life, which we acquired in April 2001, had $6.1 billion and $5.9 billion, respectively, of general account annuity reserves and deposit liabilities, approximately 95% of which is subject to discretionary withdrawal at contract value, less a surrender charge of 5% or more. Gibraltar Life’s assets and liabilities were substantially restructured under a reorganization concurrent with our acquisition, which included the imposition of special surrender penalties on existing policies according to the following schedule (for each year ending September 30):

 

2002


    

2003


      

2004


      

2005


      

2006


      

2007


      

2008


      

2009


 

15%

    

14

%

    

12

%

    

10

%

    

8

%

    

6

%

    

4

%

    

2

%

 

As of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, Gibraltar Life had cash and short-term investments of approximately $733 million and $1.172 billion, respectively, and fixed maturity investments classified as “available for sale” with fair values of $21.3 billion and $20.8 billion at those dates, respectively.

 

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Prudential Securities Group Liquidity

 

Prudential Securities Group Inc. maintains a highly liquid balance sheet with substantially all of its assets consisting of securities purchased under agreements to resell, short-term collateralized receivables from clients and broker-dealers arising from securities transactions, marketable securities, securities borrowed and cash equivalents. Prudential Securities Group’s assets totaled $20.1 billion and $20.3 billion as of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively. Prudential Securities Group’s total capitalization, including equity, subordinated debt and long-term debt, was $3.5 billion and $3.6 billion as of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively. In October 2000, we announced that we would terminate our institutional fixed income activities that constituted the major portion of the debt capital markets operations of Prudential Securities Group. As of March 31, 2003, Prudential Securities Group had remaining assets amounting to approximately $880 million related to its institutional fixed income activities, compared to $900 million as of December 31, 2002.

 

Non-Insurance Contractual Obligations

 

The following table presents our contractual cash flow commitments on short-term and long-term debt and equity security units as of March 31, 2003. This table does not reflect our obligations under our insurance, annuity and guaranteed products contracts.

 

    

Payment Due by Period


    

Total


  

Less than
1 Year


  

1 - 3
Years


  

4 - 5
Years


  

More
than
5 Years


    

(in millions)

Short-term and long-term debt

  

$

8,544

  

$

4,212

  

$

563

  

$

855

  

$

2,914

Equity security units

  

 

690

  

 

—  

  

 

—  

  

 

690

  

 

—  

    

  

  

  

  

Total

  

$

9,234

  

$

4,212

  

$

563

  

$

1,545

  

$

2,914

    

  

  

  

  

 

In addition to the amounts above, we are party to operating leases for which our future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable leases were $1.7 billion as of December 31, 2002. Our use of operating leases has not changed significantly from December 31, 2002.

 

In connection with our consumer banking business, commitments for home equity lines of credit and other lines of credit include agreements to lend up to specified limits to customers. It is anticipated that commitment amounts will only be partially drawn down based on overall customer usage patterns and, therefore, do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. We evaluate each credit decision on such commitments at least annually and have the ability to cancel or suspend such lines at our option. The total commitments for home equity lines of credit and other lines of credit were $2.0 billion, of which $906 million remains available as of March 31, 2003.

 

We also have other commitments, which primarily include commitments to originate and sell mortgage loans and commitments to fund investments in private placement securities and limited partnerships. These commitments amounted to $1.9 billion as of March 31, 2003.

 

In connection with certain acquisitions, we agreed to pay additional consideration in future periods, based upon the attainment by the acquired entity of defined operating objectives. In accordance with SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations,” we do not accrue contingent consideration obligations prior to the attainment of the objectives. At March 31, 2003, the maximum potential future consideration pursuant to such arrangements, to be resolved over the following six years, is $269 million. Any such payments would result in increases in goodwill.

 

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losses, if any, are recognized until the obligation under the instrument is fulfilled or expires. These instruments can extend for several years and expirations are not concentrated in any single period. We seek to control credit risk associated with these instruments by limiting credit, maintaining collateral where customary and appropriate and performing other monitoring procedures. As of March 31, 2003, financial guarantees were $871 million.

 

The following table presents the expirations of the contractual commitments discussed above as of March 31, 2003.

 

    

Expirations by Period


    

Total


  

Less

than
1 Year


  

1 – 3
Years


  

4 – 5
Years


  

More
than 5 Years


    

(in millions)

Commitments for home equity and other lines of credit

  

$

906

  

$

53

  

$

196

  

$

17

  

$

640

Other commitments

  

 

1,893

  

 

1,204

  

 

122

  

 

435

  

 

132

Contingent consideration

  

 

269

  

 

20

  

 

133

  

 

84

  

 

32

Financial guarantees

  

 

871

  

 

179

  

 

189

  

 

82

  

 

421

    

  

  

  

  

Total

  

$

3,939

  

$

1,456

  

$

640

  

$

618

  

$

1,225

    

  

  

  

  

 

Ratings

 

In February 2003, Standard and Poor’s Ratings Group (“S&P”) placed its “BBB” counterparty credit rating on Prudential Securities Group Inc. (“PSGI”) and its “BBB+” counterparty credit rating on Prudential Securities Incorporated on CreditWatch with negative implications. The ratings actions were taken after the announcement of our agreement with Wachovia to combine each of our company’s respective retail securities brokerage and clearing operations, and resulted from S&P’s reassessment of PSGI as a strategic subsidiary of Prudential Financial.

 

On May 1, 2003, S&P raised its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on American Skandia Life Assurance Corporation (“ASLAC”) to “A” from “A-” and removed the ratings from CreditWatch following the completion of the first step of Prudential Financial’s acquisition of American Skandia. S&P placed a positive outlook on ASLAC’s rating.

 

On May 1, 2003, A.M. Best Company (“A.M. Best”) stated that the under review status with developing implications on the financial strength rating of “A-” of American Skandia remained unchanged. A.M. Best expects to review the implications of the acquisition over the next several months with further due diligence as deemed appropriate.

 

On May 2, 2003, Fitch Ratings upgraded the financial strength rating on ASLAC to “A+” from “A-”, and placed a positive outlook on ASLAC’s rating.

 

See the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, for a complete summary of the Company’s insurance claims-paying ratings and credit ratings. The above information describes ratings changes and activity since the filing of our Form 10-K.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Guarantees

 

As discussed under “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Non-Insurance Contractual Obligations” we provide guarantees incidental to other transactions and services.

 

We provide a number of guarantees related to sales or transfers of real estate in which the buyer has borrowed funds, and we have guaranteed their obligation to their lender. We provide these guarantees to assist them in obtaining financing for the transaction on more beneficial terms. In some instances, the buyer is an unconsolidated affiliate, and in other instances the buyer is unaffiliated and we retain no interests in the transferred asset. Our maximum potential exposure under these guarantees was $774 million at March 31, 2003. Any payments that may become required by us under these guarantees would either first be reduced by proceeds received by the creditor on a sale of the assets, or would provide us with rights to obtain the assets.

 

Other Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not have retained or contingent interests in assets transferred to unconsolidated entities, or variable interests in unconsolidated entities or other similar transactions, arrangements or relationships that serve as credit, liquidity or market risk support, that are reasonably likely to have a material effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or our access to or requirements for capital resources. In addition, we do not have relationships with any unconsolidated entities that are contractually limited to narrow activities that facilitate our transfer of or access to assets.

 

Item   3.     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Market risk is the risk of change in the value of financial instruments as a result of absolute or relative changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or equity or commodity prices. To varying degrees, the investment and trading activities supporting all of our products and services generate market risks. There have been no material changes in our market risk exposures from December 31, 2002, a description of which may be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” filed with the SEC.

 

Item   4.     Controls and Procedures

 

Controls and Procedures

 

Within the 90-day period prior to the filing of this report, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-14(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures were effective. No significant changes were made in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation.

 

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PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item   1.     Legal Proceedings

 

We are subject to legal and regulatory actions in the ordinary course of our businesses, including class action lawsuits. Our pending legal and regulatory actions include proceedings specific to us and proceedings generally applicable to business practices in the industries in which we operate. We are also subject to litigation arising out of our general business activities, such as our investments, contracts, leases and labor and employment relationships, including claims of discrimination and harassment. In some of our pending legal and regulatory actions, parties are seeking large and/or indeterminate amounts, including punitive or exemplary damages.

 

Our litigation is subject to many uncertainties, and given its complexity and scope, the outcomes cannot be predicted. It is possible that our results of operations or cash flow in a particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected by an ultimate unfavorable resolution of pending litigation and regulatory matters depending, in part, upon the results of operations or cash flow for such period. Management believes, however, that the ultimate outcome of all pending litigation and regulatory matters, after consideration of applicable reserves, should not have a material adverse effect on our financial position.

 

See our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, for a discussion of our litigation.

 

Item 6.     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

(a)   Exhibits:

 

4.1

  

Form of Indenture for senior debt securities. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Prudential Financial, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-104444) (the “Registration Statement”)

4.2

  

Form of Indenture for subordinated debt securities. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registration Statement.

10.1

  

2001 Prudential Long-Term Performance Unit Plan.

10.2

  

2002 Prudential Long-Term Performance Unit Plan.

 

Prudential Financial, Inc. will furnish upon request a copy of any exhibit listed above upon the payment of a reasonable fee covering the expense of furnishing the copy. Requests should be directed to:

 

Shareholder Services

Prudential Financial, Inc.

751 Broad Street, 22nd Floor

Newark, NJ 07102

 

(b)   Reports on Form 8-K

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2003, the following Current Reports on Form 8-K were filed or furnished by the Company:

 

  1.   Current Report on Form 8-K, February 11, 2003, attaching (i) press release announcing 2002 results and (ii) the Quarterly Financial Supplement for its Financial Services Businesses for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2002.

 

  2.   Current Report on Form 8-K, February 19, 2003, attaching (i) press release announcing the merger of the retail securities brokerage and clearing operations with Wachovia Securities and (ii) press release announcing updated 2003 earnings guidance.

 

  3.   Current Report on Form 8-K, March 14, 2003, attaching (i) and (ii) the certifications of chief executive and financial officers required pursuant to 18 U.S.C section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

  4.   Current Report on Form 8-K, March 14, 2003, providing further information on a litigation matter discussed in the 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

By:

 

/S/    RICHARD J. CARBONE


   

Richard J. Carbone
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Authorized signatory and principal financial officer)

 

Date:  May 14, 2003

 

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CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Arthur F. Ryan, certify that:

 

1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Prudential Financial, Inc.;

 

2.   Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 

4.   The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

 

  a)   designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

 

  b)   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

 

  c)   presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

 

5.   The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

  a)   all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

 

  b)   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

 

6.   The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Date:  May 14, 2003

 

/S/    ARTHUR F. RYAN


Arthur F. Ryan
Chief Executive Officer

 

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I, Richard J. Carbone, certify that:

 

1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Prudential Financial, Inc.;

 

2.   Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 

4.   The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

 

  a)   designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

 

  b)   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

 

  c)   presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

 

5.   The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

  a)   all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

 

  b)   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

 

6.   The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Date:  May 14, 2003

 

/S/    RICHARD J. CARBONE


Richard J. Carbone
Chief Financial Officer

 

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