Annuity Market Update Southeastern Actuaries Conference (SEAC) Fall Meeting Guillaume Briere-Giroux, FSA, MAAA, CFA November 15, 2012
AGENDA Agenda Sales trends Product trends Pricing and risk management topics 2
Sales Trends
Mix of U.S. Annuity Gross Sales SALES TRENDS Annuity sales have declined in 2012, largely influenced by economic conditions Annuity Sales ($billion) 300 1996-2000 2000-2001 2001-2005 2005-2007 2007-2009 2009-2011 Overall CAGR VA = 17.0% (17.2)% 4.8% 16.3% (9.0)% 11.8% 5.3% CAGR FA = 7.9 35.4.5 (4.5) 4.0 (13.1) 4.7 CAGR Total = 14.1 (2.6) 3.2 9.5 (5.2) 3.0 5.1 250 200 150 112.4 185.5 71.5 214.6 210.1 218.4 210.5 98.6 81.6 84.4 73.0 230.0 70.0 252.6 66.6 260.6 103.1 229.1 215.0 102.0 75.0 236.0 77.0 223.6 72.8 100 50 38.9 73.5 114.0 116.0 128.5 134.0 137.5 160.0 186.0 157.5 127.1 140.0 159.0 150.8 0 1996 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012* Variable annuity sales Fixed and equity indexed annuity sales 1 1 Includes immediate annuity sales ($7.5 billion in 2010) * 2012 Sales based on YTD data through Q2, annualized Source: Variable sales from Towers Watson VALUE Survey ( VALUE ), includes all non-pension variable annuity premiums (first-year and renewal, separate account and fixed account). Fixed sales from LIMRA, includes deferred and immediate annuities, EIAs, and MVA (excludes structured settlements). 4
SALES TRENDS Fixed annuity sales continue to decline, but FIAs exhibit significant strength Fixed annuities continue to suffer from low interest rate environment Fixed indexed annuities continue to grow driven by attractive GLWB features, equity market upside Q2 2012 Q1 2011 % Chg YTD 2012 YTD 2011 % Chg Total Variable 38.6 40.6-5% 75.4 80.1-6% Book Value 5.5 8.3-34% 11.3 16.8-33% Indexed 8.6 8.1 +6% 16.7 15.2 +10% MVA 1.2 1.4-14% 2.5 2.8-11% Immediate 3.1 3.5-11% 5.9 6.5-9% Total Fixed 18.4 21.3-14% 36.4 41.3-12% Source: LIMRA, sales in billions 5
SALES TRENDS Indexed Annuity Sales (1995 2012) Source: AnnuitySpecs.com s Indexed Sales & Market Report, 2Q2012 and LIMRA. 2012 sales extrapolated based on HY2012 sales of $16.8 billion 6
SALES TRENDS Top Variable Annuity Carriers (2011-2012) Ranking Sales Volume ($ billion) Market Share (%) YTD 2012 1 YTD 2011 2 Company Name YTD 2012 1 YTD 2011 2 YTD 2012 1 YTD 2011 2 1 2 Prudential Financial 10.3 11.4 13.5 14.0 2 3 Jackson National 9.6 9.5 12.6 11.8 3 1 MetLife 9.5 12.7 12.5 15.6 4 4 TIAA-CREF 7.6 6.9 9.9 8.5 5 5 Lincoln National 4.9 4.9 6.4 6.0 6 6 AIG / SunAmerica / American General / VALIC 4.5 3.8 5.9 4.6 7 8 AXA Financial / MONY 4.5 3.4 5.9 4.2 8 9 Riversource Life Insurance Company 2.8 3.3 3.6 4.1 9 10 Transamerica Companies 2.5 2.6 3.3 3.2 10 7 Nationwide Life 2.5 3.8 3.3 4.6 11 11 Allianz Life 2.0 1.9 2.6 2.4 12 12 Pacific Life 1.9 1.7 2.4 2.1 13 14 New York Life 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.5 14 13 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.5 15 15 Fidelity Investment 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.4 Total Top 15 69.7 73.0 Market Total Estimate 76.4 81.0 1 Through Q2 2012 2 Through Q2 2011 Source: Towers Watson VALUE Survey 7
SALES TRENDS Top FIA Carriers (2008-2012) The 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 HY Rank Company Share % Company Share % Company Share % Company Share % Company Share % 1 Aviva 27% Allianz Life 18% Allianz Life 21% Allianz Life 20% Allianz Life 17% 2 Allianz Life 16% Aviva 18% Aviva 16% Aviva 14% Aviva 14% 3 American Equity 8% American Equity 12% American Equity 13% American Equity 13% American Equity 10% 4 Midland National Life 6% Jackson National Life 7% Lincoln National Life 6% Great American 6% Great American 7% 5 ING 5% Lincoln National Life 7% ING 5% North American 6% F&G Life 6% Total 62% 62% 61% 59% 54% Source: AnnuitySpecs.com s Indexed Sales & Market Report, 2008-2012 8
Product Trends
PRODUCT TRENDS Key Issues Impacting Products Economic Environment High volatility / low interest rate environment of GFC forced large product derisking efforts Persisting low interest rate environment continues to be a significant burden 10
PRODUCT TRENDS Variable Annuity Product Trends Reduction in guaranteed income via rollups / income rates Target volatility funds CPPI strategies Features indexing Hybrid products 11
PRODUCT TRENDS Indexed Annuity Product Trends Sales are propelled by competiveness of income riders Some notable changes happened during the year (next slides) Income rate decreases Rollup decreases / make simple interest / limit rollup period Some fee increases Key drivers: low new money yields and 2012 valuation rates Several carriers decreased commissions Examples: Great American, Allianz Life, Lincoln, Equitrust, Genworth Premium bonus decreases Very low caps / credited rates 12
PRODUCT TRENDS FIA GLWB Competitive landscape as of January 2012 Average of effective withdrawal rates (includes impact of bonuses and rollups) for 1) issue age 55, wait 5 years, 2) issue age 65, immediate 3) Issue age 60, wait 5 years and 4) Issue age 60, wait 10 years 13
PRODUCT TRENDS FIA GLWB Competitive landscape as of June 2012 Average of effective withdrawal rates (includes impact of bonuses and rollups) for 1) issue age 55, wait 5 years, 2) issue age 65, immediate 3) Issue age 60, wait 5 years and 4) Issue age 60, wait 10 years 14
Pricing and Risk Management Topics
PRICING / RISK MANAGEMENT Pricing and Risk Management Topics Variable Annuities Product changes Hedging Pricing methodology Financial modeling Policyholder behavior assumptions Inforce management (e.g., buyouts ) Carriers exiting M&A 16
PRICING / RISK MANAGEMENT Pricing and Risk Management Topics Indexed Annuities Product changes Statutory reserving for GLWB Asset liability management Assumption benchmarking GLWB-related assumptions Dynamic lapses Financial modeling New entrants M&A 17
CONTACT Contact Guillaume Briere-Giroux, FSA, MAAA CFA Senior Consultant Hartford, CT phone: (860) 843-7083 guillaume.briere-giroux@towerswatson.com 18