These excerpts taken from the ALL 10-K filed Feb 27, 2008.
ALLSTATE FINANCIAL 2007 HIGHLIGHTS
Net
income was $465 million in 2007 compared to $464 million in 2006.
Contractholder
fund deposits totaled $8.99 billion for 2007 compared to $10.48 billion for 2006.
Net
investment income increased 3.0% in 2007 compared to 2006 despite a 2.2% decrease in investments as of December 31, 2007 compared to December 31, 2006.
Allstate
Financial paid dividends of $742 million in 2007. These dividends include $725 million paid by Allstate Life Insurance Company ("ALIC") to its parent
AIC.
Effective
June 1, 2006, Allstate Financial disposed of substantially all of its variable annuity business through reinsurance with Prudential Financial Inc.
("Prudential"). Additionally, Allstate Financial transferred its loan protection business to the Allstate Protection segment effective January 1, 2006. The following table presents the results
of operations attributable to our reinsured variable annuity business for the period of 2006 prior to the disposition and 2005. Additionally, 2005 also includes the results of operations of the loan
protection business transferred to Allstate Protection in 2006.
(in millions)
2006
2005
Life and annuity premiums and contract charges
$
136
$
416
Net investment income
17
51
Realized capital gains and losses
(8
)
(7
)
Total revenues
145
460
Life and annuity contract benefits
(13
)
(148
)
Interest credited to contractholder funds
(24
)
(63
)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs
(44
)
(47
)
Operating costs and expenses
(43
)
(163
)
Total costs and expenses
(124
)
(421
)
Loss on disposition of operations
(89
)
Income from operations before income tax expense(1)
$
(68
)
$
39
(1)
For
2006, income from operations before income tax expense attributable to the variable annuity business reinsured to Prudential included an investment spread and benefit spread of
$(7) million and $13 million, respectively. For 2005, income from operations before income tax expense attributable to the variable annuity business reinsured to Prudential and the loan
protection business transferred to Allstate Protection included an investment spread and benefit spread of $(12) million and $5 million, respectively.
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ALLSTATE FINANCIAL 2007 HIGHLIGHTS
Net income was $465 million in 2007 compared to $464 million in 2006.
Contractholder fund deposits totaled $8.99 billion for 2007 compared to $10.48 billion for 2006.
Net investment income increased 3.0% in 2007 compared to 2006 despite a 2.2% decrease in investments as of December 31, 2007 compared to December 31, 2006.
Allstate Financial paid dividends of $742 million in 2007. These dividends include $725 million paid by Allstate Life Insurance Company ("ALIC") to its parent AIC.
Effective June 1, 2006, Allstate Financial disposed of substantially all of its variable annuity business through reinsurance with Prudential Financial Inc. ("Prudential"). Additionally, Allstate Financial transferred its loan protection business to the Allstate Protection segment effective January 1, 2006. The following table presents the results of operations attributable to our reinsured variable annuity business for the period of 2006 prior to the disposition and 2005. Additionally, 2005 also includes the results of operations of the loan protection business transferred to Allstate Protection in 2006.
(in millions)
2006
2005
Life and annuity premiums and contract charges
$
136
$
416
Net investment income
17
51
Realized capital gains and losses
(8
)
(7
)
Total revenues
145
460
Life and annuity contract benefits
(13
)
(148
)
Interest credited to contractholder funds
(24
)
(63
)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs
(44
)
(47
)
Operating costs and expenses
(43
)
(163
)
Total costs and expenses
(124
)
(421
)
Loss on disposition of operations
(89
)
Income from operations before income tax expense(1)
$
(68
)
$
39
(1)
For 2006, income from operations before income tax expense attributable to the variable annuity business reinsured to Prudential included an investment spread and benefit spread of $(7) million and $13 million, respectively. For 2005, income from operations before income tax expense attributable to the variable annuity business reinsured to Prudential and the loan protection business transferred to Allstate Protection included an investment spread and benefit spread of $(12) million and $5 million, respectively.