Citigroup (C)

Travelers Life and Annuity

        The majority of the annuity business and a substantial portion of the life business written by TLA are accounted for as investment contracts, such that the premiums are considered deposits and are not included in revenues. Combined net written premiums and deposits is a non-GAAP financial measure that management uses to measure business volumes, and may not be comparable to similarly captioned measurements used by other life insurance companies.

        The following table shows combined net written premiums and deposits, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, by product line, for the three years ended December 31:

(1)

Includes $5.6 billion, $4.6 billion and $5.4 billion of deposits in 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively.

(2)

Includes $7.3 billion, $6.5 billion and $5.7 billion of deposits in 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively.

(3)

Includes $1.5 billion, $1.0 billion and $0.8 billion of deposits in 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively.

        Retail annuities net written premiums and deposits increased $1.067 billion or 23% to $5.669 billion in 2004. These increases were primarily driven by strong variable annuity sales due to improved equity market conditions in 2004 versus 2003, and sales of a guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit feature product. Net written premiums and deposits decreased 15% to $4.602 billion in 2003 from $5.433 billion in 2002, primarily driven by a 58% decline in fixed annuity sales due to competitive pressures and market perception of fixed rate policies. Variable annuity sales declined slightly in 2003, primarily driven by the continuation in the first half of 2003 of the weak equity market conditions from 2002. The sales decline in the first half of the year was partially offset by an increase in sales in the second half of the year as equity market conditions improved.

        Retail annuity account balances and benefit reserves were $37.945 billion at December 31, 2004, up from $33.828 billion at December 31, 2003, and $28.448 billion at December 31, 2002. The $4.117 billion or 12% increase in account balances and benefit reserves reflects $2.304 billion of market appreciation and $1.994 billion in net sales from the increased variable annuity sales and good in-force retention. The $5.380 billion or 19% increase from 2002 to 2003 was driven by $4.142 billion in market appreciation of variable annuity investments and $1.321 billion of net sales from good in-force policy retention.

        Institutional annuities net written premiums and deposits of $8.005 billion (excluding the Company's employee pension plan deposits) grew $603 million or 8% over 2003 reflecting $6.740 of variable and fixed guaranteed investment contract (GIC) sales in 2004 versus $6.072 billion in 2003. The prior year sales included a total of $1.0 billion in two separate transactions to one customer. This $1.0 billion sale in 2003 drove the 18% or $1.110 billion increase to $7.402 billion over the $6.292 billion of 2002 sales. Institutional annuities account balances and benefit reserves were $27.880 billion, $25.170 billion and $22.301 billion at December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively, reflecting the continued strong GIC sales.

        Net written premiums and deposits for the individual life insurance business were $1.583 billion in 2004, representing a 45% increase over $1.092 billion in 2003. This increase was driven by an 84% increase in single premium deposits primarily from new universal life sales by the independent agent and high-end estate planning channels and a 21% increase in direct periodic premiums and deposits. Net written premiums and deposits for the individual life insurance business were $1.092 billion in 2003, a 16% increase over 2002. This increase was driven by a 42% increase in single premium sales and a 7% increase in direct periodic premiums and deposits. Life insurance in force was $101.019 billion as of December 31, 2004, a 13% increase from $89.294 billion at December 31, 2003, which in turn increased 9% from $81.983 billion at December 31, 2002.