Two more life insurers reported earnings this week.
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company, West Des Moines, Iowa
4 Q 2008 Results
NET INCOME: $4.2 million
NET REALIZED INVESTMENT CHANGE: $23 million loss
NET CHANGE IN DERIVATIVES VALUE: 58 million loss
REVENUE: $166 million
4 Q 2007 Results
NET INCOME: $5 million
NET REALIZED INVESTMENT CHANGE: $4.8 million loss
NET CHANGE IN DERIVATIVES VALUE: $140 million loss
REVENUE: $62 million
- Net investment income climbed to $215 million, from $191 million.
- "Statutory capital and surplus of the principal life subsidiary was $983 million at Dec. 31, 2008, compared to $991 million at Dec. 31, 2007," the companys says. "The company's risk based capital ratio, which was estimated to be approximately 345% of company action level at Sept. 30, 2008, remained unchanged at Dec. 31, 2008."
Phoenix Companies Inc., Hartford
4 Q 2008 Results
NET INCOME: $424 million loss
NET REALIZED INVESTMENT CHANGE: $164 million loss
REVENUE: 400 million
4 Q 2007 Results
NET INCOME: $3.1 million
NET REALIZED INVESTMENT CHANGE: $32 million loss
REVENUE: $588million
- "Our headline loss reflects a brutal economy in which all businesses have had to operate in uncharted territory," Phoenix Chairman Dona Young says.
- Net results for the latest quarter include $193 million in discontinued operations losses; $142 million in deferred acquisition cost charges; and $4.1 million in transaction and severance costs.
- Phoenix is reporting $11 million in adjusted operating income for the quarter.
- "Our capital position remained strong and was relatively unchanged from the third quarter," Young says.
- Phoenix will conserve capital by eliminating its dividend this year.
- The effort to cut costs will include eliminating 250 jobs, or about 25% of the company's staff, over the next 2 to 6 months, Young says.
Magellan Health Services Inc., Avon, Conn.
- 4 Q 2008 Results
NET INCOME: $31 million
REVENUE: 658 million
4 Q 2007 Results
NET INCOME: $24 million
REVENUE: $662 million
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