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Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M, et al. – ‘N-6/A’ on 6/16/15

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Pre-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement for a Separate Account (Unit Investment Trust)   —   Form N-6
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N-6/A   —   Pre-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement for a Separate Account (Unit Investment Trust)
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"Table of Contents
"Policy Summary
"Benefits of Your Policy
"Risks of Your Policy
"Page
"Premiums
"Charges and Fees
"Lincoln Life, the Separate Account and the General Account
"Fund Participation Agreements
"Distribution of the Policies and Compensation
"Sub-Accounts and Funds
"Sub-Account Availability and Substitution of Funds
"Voting Rights
"Indexed Account Options
"Policy Charges and Fees
"Premium Load; Net Premium Payment
"Surrender Charges
"Partial Surrender Fee
"Transfer Fee
"Mortality and Expense Risk Charge
"Cost of Insurance Charge
"Administrative Fee
"Policy Loan Interest
"Rider Charges
"Your Insurance Policy
"Application
"Owner
"Right to Examine Period
"Initial Specified Amount
"Transfers
"Market Timing
"Optional Sub-Account Allocation Programs
"Riders
"Continuation of Coverage
"Benefit Selection Option
"Termination of Coverage
"State Regulation
"Contents
"Allocation of Net Premium Payments
"Planned Premiums; Additional Premiums
"Policy Values
"Index Bonus
"Persistency Bonus
"Annual Statement
"Death Benefits
"Death Benefit Proceeds
"Death Benefit Options
"Changes to the Initial Specified Amount and Death Benefit Options
"Death Benefit Qualification Test
"Payment of Death Benefit Proceeds
"Policy Surrenders
"Partial Surrender
"Policy Loans
"Lapse and Reinstatement
"No-Lapse Provision
"Reinstatement of a Lapsed Policy
"Tax Issues
"Taxation of Life Insurance Contracts in General
"Policies That Are MECs
"Policies That Are Not MECs
"Other Considerations
"Fair Market Value of Your Policy
"Tax Status of Lincoln Life
"Restrictions on Financial Transactions
"Legal Proceedings
"Financial Statements
"Contents of the Statement of Additional Information
"Glossary of Terms
"General Information
"Lincoln Life
"Capital Markets
"Registration Statement
"Changes of Investment Policy
"Assignment
"Principal Underwriter
"Disaster Plan
"Advertising & Ratings
"Unclaimed Property
"Services
"Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
"Accounting Services
"Checkbook Service for Disbursements
"Administrative Services
"Policy Information
"Corporate and Group Purchasers and Case Exceptions
"Transfer of Ownership
"Beneficiary
"Right to Convert Contract
"Change of Plan
"Settlement Options
"Deferment of Payments
"Incontestability
"Misstatement of Age or Gender
"Suicide
"Performance Data
"Separate Account
"M-1
"Company
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 16, 2015
1933 Act Registration No. 333-203099
1940 Act Registration No. 811-08559
CIK No. 0001051629

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Amendment No. 122
Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M
(Exact Name of Registrant)
Lincoln AssetEdge® VUL 2015
LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(Exact Name of Depositor)
100 Madison Street, Suite 1860
Syracuse, NY 13202
(Address of Depositor’s Principal Executive Offices)
Depositor’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (315) 428-8400
Robert O. Sheppard, Esquire
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
100 Madison Street, Suite 1860
Syracuse, NY 13202
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
350 Church Street
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: Continuous
Title of Securities being registered:
Indefinite Number of Units of Interest in Variable Life Insurance Contracts.
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), shall determine.

Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
Home Office Location:
100 Madison Street
Suite 1860
Syracuse, NY 13202
(888) 223-1860
Administrative Office:
Customer Service Center
One Granite Place
Concord, NH 03301
(800) 487-1485

A Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policy

This prospectus describes Lincoln AssetEdge® VUL 2015, a flexible premium variable life insurance contract (the “Policy”), offered by Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York (“Lincoln Life”, “the Company”, “We”, “Us”, “Our”). This same individual Policy may also be made available for purchase by entities and businesses in instances for use on a multi-life basis when the Insured people share a common employment or business relationship. When marketed to such entities and businesses to insure such persons (known as marketing on a multi-life basis), the Policy is referred to as the Lincoln AssetEdge® Exec VUL 2015. If applied for in these circumstances, differing requirements regarding underwriting and optional features would apply. The Policy provides for death benefits and policy values that may vary with the performance of the underlying investment options. Read this prospectus carefully to understand the Policy being offered. Remember, you are looking to the financial strength of the Company for fulfillment of the contractual promises and guarantees, including those related to death benefits.
The Policy described in this prospectus is available only in New York.
You, the Owner, may allocate Net Premiums to the variable Sub-Accounts of our Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M, established on November 24, 1997 (“Separate Account”), the Indexed Account, or to the Fixed Account. Some broker-dealers may not allow or may limit the amount you may allocate to certain Separate Account or Indexed Account options. Each Sub-Account invests in shares of a certain fund offered by the following fund families. These funds are collectively known as the Elite Series. Comprehensive information on the funds may be found in the funds' prospectuses which is furnished with this prospectus.
AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund
American Funds Insurance Series®
BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc.
Delaware VIP® Trust
Deutsche Variable Series II
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products
Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust
JPMorgan Insurance Trust
Legg Mason Partners Variable Equity Trust
Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust
MFS® Variable Insurance Trust
PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust

Additional information on Lincoln Life, the Separate Account and this Policy may be found in the Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”). See the last page of this prospectus for information on how you may obtain the SAI.
Certain terms used in this prospectus are defined within the sentences where they appear, within relevant provisions of the prospectus, including footnotes or they may be found in the prospectus Glossary, if one is provided, at the back of the prospectus.
To be valid, this prospectus must have the current funds’ prospectuses with it. Keep all prospectuses for future reference.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined this prospectus is accurate or complete. It is a criminal offense to state otherwise.
Prospectus Dated: XXXX

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POLICY SUMMARY
Benefits of Your Policy
Death Benefit Protection.  The Policy this prospectus describes is a variable life insurance policy which provides death benefit protection. Variable life insurance is a flexible tool for financial and investment planning for persons needing death benefit protection. It is not meant to be used for speculation, arbitrage, viatical arrangements or other collective investment schemes. The Policy may not be traded on any stock exchange and is not intended to be sold on any secondary market. You should consider other forms of investments if you do not need death benefit protection, as there are additional costs and expenses in providing the insurance. Benefits of the Policy will be impacted by a number of factors discussed in this prospectus, including adverse investment performance and the amount and timing of Premium Payments.
Tax Deferred Accumulation.  Variable life insurance has significant tax advantages under current tax law. Policy values accumulate on a tax-deferred basis. A transfer of values from one Sub-Account to another within the Policy currently generates no current taxable gain or loss. Any investment income and realized capital gains within a Sub-Account or interest from the Indexed Account and Fixed Account are automatically reinvested without being taxed to the Owner.
Access to Your Policy Values.  Variable life insurance offers access to policy values. You may borrow against your Policy or surrender all or a portion of your Policy. Your Policy can support a variety of personal and business financial planning needs.
Flexibility.  The Policy is a flexible premium variable life insurance contract in which flexible Premium Payments are permitted. You may select death benefit options, lapse protection coverage, and policy riders. You may increase or decrease the amount of death benefit. You are able to select, monitor, and change investment Sub-Account choices within your Policy. With the wide variety of investment Sub-Accounts available, it is possible to fine tune an investment mix to meet changing personal objectives or investment conditions. Premium Payments and policy values you choose to allocate to Sub-Accounts are used by us to purchase shares of funds which follow investment objectives similar to the investment objectives of the corresponding Sub-Account. Those funds are referred to in this prospectus as “Underlying Funds”. You should refer to this prospectus and the prospectus for each Underlying Fund for comprehensive information on the Sub-Accounts and the Underlying Funds. You may also allocate Premiums and policy values to the Indexed Account and Fixed Account.
Risks of Your Policy
Fluctuating Investment Performance.  A Sub-Account is not guaranteed and will increase and decrease in value according to investment performance of the Underlying Fund. Policy values in the Sub-Accounts are not guaranteed. If you put money into the Sub-Accounts, you assume all the investment risk on that money. A comprehensive discussion of each Sub-Account’s and Underlying Fund's objective and risk is found in this prospectus and in each Underlying Fund’s prospectus, respectively. You should review these prospectuses before making your investment decision. Your choice of Sub-Accounts and the performance of the Underlying Funds will impact the Policy's Accumulation Value and will impact how long the Policy remains in force, its tax status, and the amount of Premium you need to pay to keep the Policy in force.
Policy Values in the Fixed Account.  Premium Payments and policy values allocated to the Fixed Account are held in the Company's General Account. Note that there are significant limitations on your right to transfer amounts in the Fixed Account and, due to these limitations, if you want to transfer all of the balance of the Fixed Account to one or more Sub-Accounts, it may take several years to do so. Therefore, you should carefully consider whether the Fixed Account meets your investment needs. Unlike assets held in the Company's Separate Account, of which the Sub-Accounts form a part, the assets of the General Account are subject to the general liabilities of the Company and, therefore, to the Company's general creditors. The general liabilities of the Company include obligations we assume under other types of insurance policies and financial products we sell and it is important to remember that you are
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relying on the financial strength of the Company for the fulfillment of the contractual promises and guarantees we make to you in the Policy, including those relating to the payment of death benefits. For more information, please see “Lincoln Life, The Separate Account and The General Account” and “Transfers” sections of this prospectus.
Policy Values in the Indexed Account.   Premium Payments and policy values allocated to the Indexed Account are held in the Company’s General Account. As is true of the Fixed Account, this means, that they are subject to the general liabilities of the Company and, therefore, to the Company’s general creditors. Again, it is important to remember that you are relying on the financial strength of the Company for the fulfillment of the contractual promises and guarantees we make to you in the Policy, including those relating to the payment of death benefits. When money is allocated to the Indexed Account, there is a time period that must be met during which the money must remain in the Indexed Account in order for interest to be credited. You should be aware that if you take that money out of the Indexed Account before that time period is completed, no interest will be credited on the amounts taken out. During the time values are allocated to the Indexed Account, the amount of interest credited on those values is dependent on the relative growth of an external index. While we guarantee that we will always credit interest at a minimum 1% interest rate, if there comes a period of time in which the index fails to grow, Premium Payments may need to be increased in order to keep the Policy from terminating (“lapsing”). As discussed in this prospectus, there are several Indexed Account Options currently available. It is possible that we may not always offer the same or same number of Indexed Account Options, though we will always offer at least one and we will never pay less than the guaranteed interest that can be earned in any Indexed Account Option. An exception to this is if the Indexed Account itself is discontinued. In such case, you will be able to transfer your Policy values held in the Indexed Account to the Fixed Account or one or more Sub-Accounts of your choosing. However, if you do not tell us to where you would like those values transferred, they will be automatically reallocated to the Fixed Account. Finally, please note that, if the index we use is no longer available or changes the way it is calculated, we reserve the right to substitute the index with one of our choosing, subject to any required regulatory approvals. For more information, please see “Lincoln Life, The Separate Account and The General Account”, “Indexed Account” and “Transfers” sections of this prospectus.
Unsuitable for Short-Term Investment.  This Policy is intended for long-term financial and investment planning for persons needing death benefit protection, and it is unsuitable for short-term goals. Your Policy is not designed to serve as a vehicle for frequent trading.
Policy Lapse.  Sufficient Premiums must be paid to keep your Policy in force. There is a risk of lapse if Premiums are too low in relation to the insurance amount and if investment results of the Sub-Accounts you have chosen are adverse or are less favorable than anticipated. Outstanding Policy Loans and Partial Surrenders will increase the risk of lapse.
In addition to paying sufficient Premiums and being cognizant of the impact of outstanding Policy Loans and Partial Surrenders on policy values, your Policy may include the No-Lapse Provision, discussed in more detail in the Lapse and Reinstatement section of this prospectus, to help you manage some of the risk of Policy Lapse.
Decreasing Death Benefit.  Any outstanding Policy Loans and any amount that you have surrendered will reduce your Policy’s death benefit. Depending upon your choice of Death Benefit Option, adverse performance of the Sub-Accounts you choose may also decrease your Policy's death benefit.
Consequences of Surrender.  For up to 8 years from the Policy Date and up to 8 years from the Effective Date of each increase in Specified Amount, a Surrender Charge will be deducted at the time you effect a Full Surrender of your Policy.  For up to 8 years from the Policy Date or up to 8 years from the Effective Date of each increase in Specified Amount, a Surrender Charge will be deducted at the time you effect a Reduction in Specified Amount. The length of the Surrender Charge period is shown in the Policy Specifications. (See the section headed “Surrender Charges” for a detailed discussion of when Surrender Charges are assessed.) Full or Partial Surrenders may result in tax consequences. Depending on the amount of Premium paid, or any Reduction in Specified Amount, there may be little or no Surrender Value available. Partial Surrenders may reduce the policy value and death benefit, and may increase the risk of lapse. If there is value in the Indexed Account, note that interest (in the form of “Indexed Credits” as described in the Indexed Credit section under “Lincoln Life, The Separate Account and The General
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Account”) on any money withdrawn from a Segment prior to Segment Maturity will only be credited using the 1.00% guaranteed rate prorated based on surrender date.
Tax Consequences.  As noted in greater detail in the section headed “Tax Issues”, the federal income tax treatment of life insurance is complex and current tax treatment of life insurance may change. There are other federal tax consequences such as estate, gift and generation skipping transfer taxes, as well as state and local income, estate and inheritance tax consequences. You should always consult a tax advisor about the application of federal and state tax rules to your individual situation. The following discussion highlights tax risks in general, summary terms.
Tax Treatment Of Life Insurance Contracts. Your Policy is designed to enjoy the favorable tax treatment afforded life insurance, including the exclusion of death benefits from income tax, the ability to take distributions and loans over the life of your Policy, and the deferral of taxation of any increase in the value of your Policy. If the Policy does fail to qualify, you will be subject to denial of those important benefits. In addition, if you pay more Premiums than permitted under the federal tax law your Policy may still be life insurance but will be classified as a Modified Endowment Contract (“MEC”) whereby only the tax benefits applicable to death benefits will apply and distributions will be subject to immediate taxation and to an added penalty tax.
Tax Law Compliance. We believe that the Policy will satisfy the federal tax law definition of life insurance, and we will monitor your Policy for compliance with the tax law requirements. The discussion of the tax treatment of your Policy is based on the current Policy, as well as the current rules and regulations governing life insurance. Please note that changes made to the Policy, as well as any changes in the current tax law requirements, may affect the Policy's qualification as life insurance or may have other tax consequences.
Cyber-Attack. Our business is highly dependent upon the effective operation of our computer systems and those of our business partners, so that our business is potentially susceptible to operational and information security risks resulting from a cyber-attack. These risks include, among other things, the theft, misuse, corruption and destruction of data maintained online or digitally, denial of service attacks on websites and other operational disruption and unauthorized release of confidential customer information. Cyber-attacks affecting us, (any third party administrator), the Underlying Funds, intermediaries and other affiliated or third-party service providers may adversely affect us and your Policy value. For instance, cyber-attacks may interfere with our processing of contract transactions, including the processing orders from our website or with the Underlying Funds, impact our ability to calculate values, cause the release and possible destruction of confidential customer or business information, subject us and/or our service providers and intermediaries to regulatory fines and financial losses and/or cause reputational damage. Cyber security risks may also impact the issuers of securities in which the Underlying Funds invest, which may cause the funds underlying your Policy to lose value. There can be no assurance that we or the Underlying Funds or our service providers will avoid losses affecting your Policy due to cyber-attacks or information security breaches in the future.
Charges and Fees
This section describes the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning and surrendering your Policy. Refer to the “Policy Charges and Fees” section later in this prospectus for more information.
Table I describes the fees and expenses that you will pay at the time you purchase your Policy, surrender your Policy, or transfer policy values between Sub-Accounts.
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Table I: Transaction Fees
Charge When Charge
is Deducted
Amount
Deducted
Maximum Sales Charge as a percentage of Premiums paid (Premium Load). Note: Includes 3.0% charge for state and federal tax obligations. When you pay a Premium. 6.0%1
Surrender Charge*2    
A dollar amount per $1,000 of Specified Amount For up to 8 years from the Policy Date and up to 8 years from the Effective Date of each increase in Specified Amount, a Surrender Charge will be deducted at the time you effect a Full Surrender of your Policy. For up to 8 years from the Policy Date or up to 8 years from the Effective Date of each increase in Specified Amount, a Surrender Charge will be deducted at the time you effect a Reduction in Specified Amount.  
Maximum Charge   $43.52 per $1,000.
Minimum Charge   $0.00 per $1,000.
Maximum Charge for a Representative Insured: male, age 45, standard non-tobacco, in year one.   $26.16 per $1,000.
Transfer Fee Applied to any transfer request in excess of 24 made during any Policy Year. $25
* These charges and costs vary based on individual characteristics. The charges and costs shown in the table may not be representative of the charges and costs that a particular Owner will pay. You may obtain more information about the particular charges that would apply to you by requesting a personalized policy illustration from your financial advisor.
1 The Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Premiums is anticipated to cover the Company's costs for sales expenses and any policy-related state and federal tax liabilities. Policy-related taxes imposed by states range from 0.0% to 5.0%. In considering policy-related state taxes component of the sales charge, the Company considers the average of the taxes imposed by the states rather than any taxes specifically imposed by the state in which the Owner resides. We use an average of 3% to account for state and federal tax obligations.
2 During the life of the Policy, you may request one or more Partial Surrenders, each of which may not exceed 90% of your Policy's Surrender Value as of the date of your request. If you wish to surrender more than 90% of your Policy's Surrender Value, you must request a Full Surrender of your Policy, which is subject to the Surrender Charge reflected in the table above. (See section headed “Partial Surrenders” for a discussion of Partial Surrenders of your Policy.)
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Table II describes the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time that you own your Policy, not including the fund operating expenses shown in Table III.
Table II: Periodic Charges Other Than Fund Operating Expenses
Charge When Charge
is Deducted
Amount
Deducted
Cost of Insurance* Monthly  
A dollar amount per $1,000 of Net Amount at Risk    
Maximum Charge1   $83.33 per $1,000.
Minimum Charge   $0.00 per $1,000.
Maximum Charge for a Representative Insured: male, age 45, standard non-tobacco, in year one.   $0.13 per $1,000.
Mortality and Expense Risk Charge (“M&E”) At the end of each Valuation Period  
A percentage of the value of the Separate Account, calculated daily.    
Maximum Charge   0.20% (effective annual rate)
Administrative Fee*
Comprising of:
Monthly  
1) Flat Fee   $10
Plus:    
2) For the first 10 Policy Years from Policy Date or increase in Specified Amount, a monthly fee per $1,000 of Initial Specified Amount or increase in Specified Amount:    
Maximum Charge   $1.97 per $1,000.
Minimum Charge   $0.01 per $1,000.
Maximum Charge for a Representative Insured: male, age 45, standard non-tobacco   $0.34 per $1,000.
Plus:    
3) Indexed Account Charge    
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Table II: Periodic Charges Other Than Fund Operating Expenses  (continued)
Charge When Charge
is Deducted
Amount
Deducted
A percentage of the Holding Account Value and Indexed Account Value.    
Maximum Charge   0.15% (effective annual rate)
Policy Loan Interest2 Annually  
Fixed Loan    
A percentage of the amount held in the Loan Account.   4.0%
Participating Loan    
A percentage of the loaned amount held against the Holding Account Value and the Indexed Account Value.   6.0%
Exec Enhanced Surrender Value Rider – Multi-Life Basis (Lincoln AssetEdge® Exec VUL 2015) Monthly (in Policy Years 2-5 only)  
A dollar amount per $1,000 of Initial Specified Amount.    
Option 1   $0.05 per $1,000.3
Option 2   $0.075 per $1,000.3
Overloan Protection Rider One-time charge when benefit is elected  
A percentage of the then current Accumulation Value    
Maximum Charge   5.0%
Optional Rider Charges   Individualized based on whether optional Rider(s) selected.
Change of Insured Rider N/A There is no charge for this rider.
Waiver of Monthly Deduction Rider4 Monthly  
A percentage of all other covered monthly charges.    
Maximum Charge   12.0%
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Table II: Periodic Charges Other Than Fund Operating Expenses  (continued)
Charge When Charge
is Deducted
Amount
Deducted
Minimum Charge   2.0%
Maximum Charge for a Representative Insured: male, age 45, standard non-tobacco.   3.5%
* These charges and costs vary based on individual characteristics. The charges and costs shown in the table may not be representative of the charges and costs that a particular Owner will pay. You may obtain more information about the particular charges, cost of insurance, and the cost of certain riders that would apply to you by requesting a personalized policy illustration from your financial advisor.
1 Individuals with a higher mortality risk than standard issue individuals can be charged from 125% to 800% of the standard rate. However, under no circumstances would it be higher than the maximum amount shown in the table above.
2 Interest on Fixed Loans accrues daily at an effective annual rate of 4.0% in years 1-10 and 3.0% thereafter. Interest on Participating Loans accrues daily at an effective annual rate of 6.0% in years 1-10, 5.0% in years 11 through attained age 121, 3.0% thereafter. See the section headed “Policy Loans” for a more detailed discussion.
3 This rider is required and will automatically be issued for policies applied for on a multi-life basis (Lincoln AssetEdge® Exec VUL 2015) and the Owner of the Policy will have the opportunity to elect a higher Exec Enhanced Surrender Value (Option 2). See section headed “Exec Enhanced Surrender Value Rider - Multi-Life Basis” in the Riders section of this prospectus for a more detailed discussion.
4 These charges and costs vary based on individual characteristics. The charges and costs shown in the tables may not be representative of the charges and costs that a particular Owner will pay. “Covered monthly charges” are the Monthly Deductions under the Policy: the Cost of Insurance Charge, Administrative Fee, and the cost of any riders. You may obtain more information about the particular charges, cost of insurance, and the cost of certain riders that would apply to you by requesting a personalized policy illustration from your financial advisor.
Table III shows the annual fund fees and expenses that are deducted daily from the Underlying Funds in which your Sub-Account invests. The table shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the Underlying Funds that you may pay during the time you own your Policy. More detail concerning each Underlying Fund’s fees and expenses is contained in the prospectus for each Underlying Fund.
These fees and expenses may change at any time.
Table III: Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that are deducted from fund assets)
Total Annual Operating Expense Maximum Minimum
Total management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other expenses. 2.40% 1 0.21%
1 The Total Annual Operating Expenses shown in the table do not reflect waivers and reductions. Underlying Funds may offer waivers and reductions to lower their fees. Currently such waivers and reductions range from 0.00% to 1.71%. These waivers and reductions generally extend through April 30, 2016 but may be terminated at any time by the Underlying Fund. Refer to the Underlying Fund’s prospectus for specific information on any waivers or reductions in effect. The minimum and maximum percentages shown in the table include Fund Operating Expenses of mutual funds, if any, which may be acquired by the Underlying Funds which operate as Fund of Funds. Refer to such Underlying Fund’s prospectus for details concerning Fund Operating Expenses of mutual fund shares acquired by it, if any. In addition, certain Underlying Funds have reserved the right to impose fees when fund shares are redeemed within a specified period of time of purchase (“Redemption Fees”) not reflected in the table above. As of the date of this prospectus, none have done so. Redemption Fees are discussed in the Market Timing section of this prospectus and further information about Redemption Fees is contained in the prospectus for such Underlying Fund, copies of which accompany this prospectus or may be obtained by calling 1-800-487-1485.
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LINCOLN LIFE, THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT AND THE GENERAL ACCOUNT
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York (Lincoln Life, the Company, we, us, our) (EIN 22-0832760), is a stock life insurance company chartered in New Jersey in 1897 and redomesticated in New York on April 2, 2007. It is engaged primarily in the direct issuance of life insurance policies and annuities. Lincoln Life is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation (LNC), a publicly held insurance and financial services holding company incorporated in Indiana. Lincoln Life is obligated to pay all amounts promised to owners under the policies. Death Benefit Proceeds and rider benefits to the extent those proceeds and benefits exceed the then current Accumulation Value of your Policy are backed by the claims-paying ability of Lincoln Life. Our claims paying ability is rated from time to time by various rating agencies. Information with respect to our current ratings is available at our website noted below under “How to Obtain More Information.” Those ratings do not apply to the Separate Account, but reflect the opinion of the rating agency companies as to our relative financial strength and ability to meet contractual obligations to owners of our policies. Ratings can and do change from time to time. Additional information about ratings is included in the Statement of Additional Information.
Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) and its affiliates. Through its affiliates, Lincoln Financial Group offers annuities, life, group life and disability insurance, 401(k) and 403(b) plans, and comprehensive financial planning and advisory services.
General Account. The General Account represents all of the general assets of the Company. Our general assets include all assets other than those held in separate accounts which we sponsor. We will invest the assets of the General Account in accordance with applicable law. Additional information concerning laws and regulations applicable to the investment of the assets of the General Account is included in the Statement of Additional Information.
Fixed Account. The Fixed Account assets are general assets of the Company, and are held in the Company’s General Account. Amounts allocated to the Fixed Account are not subject to market fluctuation.
Indexed Account. The Indexed Account is part of the Company's General Account and you may allocate all or part of your assets under certain Indexed Account Options that are eligible for interest (“Indexed Credits”) based on the performance of an outside financial index (“Index”) and are discussed in more detail under the “Indexed Account Options” section of this prospectus. It is important to note that: (a) you are not purchasing or investing in any of the stocks that make up the Index and therefore have no rights of ownership such as the right to earn dividends, receive distributions or the right to vote; (b) the performance of the Index is a factor we make reference to in determining Indexed Credits but otherwise is not part of the Policy nor is it affiliated with us. Interests in the Indexed Account have not been registered with the SEC.  Lincoln National believes that there are sufficient insurance elements and guarantees with respect to interests in the Indexed Account to qualify for an exemption from registration under the federal securities laws under Section 3(a)(8) of the Securities Act of 1933.  With respect to the Indexed Account, the Policy is in substantial compliance with the conditions set forth in Section 989J(a)(1)-(3) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. 
The Index being offered is shown in your Policy Specifications.  The current Index is the S&P 500 Index.
The S&P 500 Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“SPDJI”), and has been licensed for use by Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York.  Standard & Poor's®, S&P® and S&P 500® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC (“S&P”); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); and these trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI and sublicensed for certain purposes by Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York.  Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York’s product is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, their respective affiliates, and none of such parties make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P 500 Index.
Separate Account. The investment performance of assets in the Separate Account is kept separate from that of the Company’s General Account. Separate Account assets attributable to the Policies are not charged with the general
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liabilities of the Company. Separate Account income, gains and losses are credited to or charged against the Separate Account without regard to the Company’s other income, gains or losses. The Separate Account’s values and investment performance are not guaranteed. It is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”) and meets the definition of “separate account.” We may change the investment policy of the Separate Account at any time. If required by the Insurance Commissioner, we will file any such change for approval with the Department of Insurance in our state of domicile.
Our Financial Condition.  As an insurance company, we are required by state insurance regulation to hold a specified amount of reserves in order to meet all the contractual obligations of our General Account to our Owners. In order to meet our claims-paying obligations, we regularly monitor our reserves to ensure we hold sufficient amounts to cover actual or expected policy and claims payments.
State insurance regulators also require insurance companies to maintain a minimum amount of capital in excess of reserves, which acts as a cushion in the event that the insurer suffers a financial impairment, based on the inherent risks in the insurer’s operations. These risks include those associated with losses that we may incur as the result of defaults on the payment of interest or principal on assets held in our General Account, which include bonds, mortgages, general real estate investments, and stocks, as well as the loss in value of these investments resulting from a loss in their market value.
How to Obtain More Information.   We encourage both existing and prospective Owners to read and understand our financial statements. We prepare our financial statements on both a statutory basis and according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Our audited GAAP financial statements, as well as the financial statements of the Separate Account, are located in the Statement of Additional Information. If you would like a free copy of the Statement of Additional Information please contact our Administration Office at the address or telephone number listed on the first page of this prospectus. In addition, the Statement of Additional Information is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may obtain our audited statutory financial statements, any unaudited statutory financial statements that may be available as well as ratings information by visiting our website at www.LincolnFinancial.com.
Fund Participation Agreements
In order to make the Underlying Funds available, Lincoln Life has entered into agreements with the trusts or corporations and their advisors or distributors. In some of these agreements, we must perform certain services for the Underlying Fund advisors or distributors. Such services include, but are not limited to, recordkeeping; aggregating and processing purchase and redemption orders; providing Owners with statements showing their positions within the funds; processing dividend payments; providing sub-accounting services for shares held by Owners; and forwarding shareholder communications, such as proxies, shareholder reports, dividend and tax notices, and printing and delivering prospectuses and updates to Owners. For these administrative functions, we may be compensated at annual rates of between 0.00% and 0.46% based upon the assets of an Underlying Fund attributable to the Policies. Additionally, an Underlying Fund’s advisor and/or distributor (or its affiliates) may provide us with certain services that assist us in the distribution of the Policies and may pay us and/or certain affiliates amounts to participate in sales meetings. We may also receive compensation for marketing and distribution which may come from 12b-1 fees, or be paid by the advisors or distributors. The Underlying Funds offered by the following trusts or corporations make payments to Lincoln Life under their distribution plans in consideration of the administrative functions Lincoln Life performs: American Funds Insurance Series, Fidelity Variable Insurance Products, Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust, and PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust.
Payments made out of the assets of an Underlying Fund will reduce the amount of assets that otherwise would be available for investment and will reduce the return on your investment. The dollar amount of future asset-based fees is not predictable because these fees are a percentage of the Underlying Fund’s average net assets, which can fluctuate over time. If, however, the value of the Underlying Fund goes up, then so would the payment to us (or our affiliates). Conversely, if the value of the Underlying Fund goes down, payments to us (or our affiliates) would decrease.
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Distribution of the Policies and Compensation
The Policy is distributed by broker-dealer firms through their registered representatives who are appointed as life insurance agents for the Company, subject to the terms of selling agreements entered into by such firms, the Company and the Company’s Principal Underwriter, Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc. (“LFD”). The Company’s affiliates, Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation and Lincoln Financial Services Corporation (collectively, “LFN”), have such agreements in effect with LFD and the Company. In addition to compensation for distributing the Policy as described below, the Company provides financial and personnel support to LFD and LFN for operating and other expenses, including amounts used for recruitment and training of personnel, production of literature and similar services.
The maximum total compensation we pay to any broker-dealer firm in the form of commission or expense reimbursement allowance, inclusive of any bonus incentives, with respect to policy sales is 99% of the first year Premium and 27% of all other Premiums paid. The actual amount of such compensation or the timing and manner of its receipt may be affected by a number of factors including: (a) choices the Owner has made at the time of application for the Policy, including the choice of riders; (b) the volume of business produced by the firm and its representatives; or (c) the profitability of the business the firm has placed with the Company. Also, in lieu of premium-based commission, equivalent amounts may be paid over time based on Accumulation Value.
In some situations, the broker-dealer may elect to share its commission or expense reimbursement allowance with its registered representatives. Registered representatives of broker-dealer firms may also be eligible for cash bonuses and “non-cash compensation.” “Non-cash compensation”, as defined under FINRA’s rules, includes but is not limited to, merchandise, gifts, marketing support, sponsorships, seminars, entertainment and travel expenses.
Broker-dealers or their affiliates may be paid additional amounts for: (1) “preferred product” treatment of the Policies in their marketing programs, which may include marketing services and increased access to sales representatives; (2) sales promotions relating to the Policies; (3) costs associated with sales conferences and educational seminars for their sales representatives; (4) other sales expenses incurred by them; and (5) inclusion in the financial products the broker-dealer offers. Loans may be provided to broker-dealers or their affiliates to help finance marketing and distribution of the Policies, and those loans may be forgiven if aggregate sales goals are met. In addition, staffing or other administrative support and services may be provided to broker-dealers who distribute the Policies.
These additional types of compensation are not offered to all broker-dealers. The terms of any particular agreement governing compensation may vary among broker-dealers and the amounts may be significant. The prospect of receiving, or the receipt of, additional compensation may provide broker-dealers and/or their registered representatives with an incentive to favor sales of the Policies over other variable life insurance policies (or other investments) with respect to which a broker-dealer does not receive additional compensation, or receives lower levels of additional compensation. You may ask your registered representative how he/she will personally be compensated, in whole or in part, for the sale of the Policy to you or for any alternative proposal that may have been presented to you. You may wish to take such payments into account when considering and evaluating any recommendation made to you in connection with the purchase of a Policy.
Depending on the particular selling arrangements, there may be others who are compensated for distribution activities. For example, LFD may compensate certain “wholesalers”, who control access to certain selling offices, for access to those offices or for referrals, and that compensation may be separate from the compensation paid for sales of the Policies. LFD may compensate marketing organizations, associations, brokers or consultants which provide marketing assistance and other services to broker-dealers who distribute the Policies, and which may be affiliated with those broker-dealers. Commissions and other incentives or payments described above are not charged directly to Owners or the Separate Account. The potential of receiving, or the receipt of, such marketing assistance or other services and the payment to those who control access or for referrals, may provide broker-dealers and/or their registered representatives an incentive to favor sales of the Policies over other variable life insurance policies (or other investments) with respect to which a broker-dealer does not receive similar assistance
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or disadvantage issuers of other variable life insurance policies (or other investments) which do not compensate for access or referrals. All compensation is paid from our resources, which include fees and charges imposed on your Policy.
We do not anticipate that the Surrender Charge, together with the portion of the Premium Load attributable to sales expense, will cover all sales and administrative expenses which we will incur in connection with your Policy. Any such shortfall would be available for recovery from the Company’s General Account, which supports insurance and annuity obligations.
Sub-Accounts and Funds
The variable investment options in the Policy are Sub-Accounts of the Separate Account (“Sub-Accounts”). Each Sub-Account invests in shares in a single Underlying Fund. All amounts allocated or transferred to a Sub-Account are used to purchase shares of the appropriate Underlying Fund. You do not invest directly in these Underlying Funds. The investment performance of each Sub-Account will reflect the investment performance of the Underlying Fund.
We create Sub-Accounts and select the Underlying Funds, the shares of which are purchased by amounts allocated or transferred to the Sub-Accounts, based on several factors, including, without limitation, asset class coverage, the strength of the manager’s reputation and tenure, brand recognition, performance, and the capability and qualification of each sponsoring investment firm. Another factor we consider during the initial selection process is whether the fund or an affiliate of the fund will compensate us for providing administrative, marketing, and/or support services that would otherwise be provided by the fund, the fund’s investment advisor, or its distributor. We review each Underlying Fund periodically after it is selected. Upon review, we may either close a Sub-Account or restrict allocation of additional purchase payments to a Sub-Account if we determine the Underlying Fund no longer meets one or more of the factors and/or if the Sub-Account has not attracted significant Owner assets. Alternatively, we may seek to substitute another fund which follows a similar investment objective as the Underlying Fund, subject to receipt of applicable regulatory approvals. Finally, when we develop a variable life insurance product in cooperation with a fund family or distributor (e.g., a “private label” product), we generally will include funds based on recommendations made by the fund family or distributor, whose selection criteria may differ from our selection criteria.
A given Underlying Fund may have an investment objective and principal investment strategy similar to those for another fund managed by the same investment advisor or subadvisor. However, because of timing of investments and other variables, there will be no correlation between the two investments. Even though the management strategy and the objectives of the funds are similar, the investment results may vary.
Certain of the Underlying Funds, including funds managed by an advisor affiliated with us, employ risk management strategies that are intended to control the Underlying Funds’ overall volatility, and for some Underlying Funds, to also reduce the downside exposure of the Underlying Funds during significant market downturns. These risk management strategies could limit the upside participation of the Underlying Fund in rising equity markets relative to other funds. The success of the advisor’s risk management strategy depends, in part, on the advisor’s ability to effectively and efficiently implement its risk forecasts and to manage the strategy for the Underlying Fund’s benefit. There is no guarantee that the strategy can achieve or maintain the Underlying Fund’s optimal risk targets. The Underlying Fund’s performance may be negatively impacted in certain markets as a result of reliance on these strategies. In low volatility markets the volatility management strategy may not mitigate losses. In addition, the advisor may not be able to effectively implement the strategy during rapid or extreme market events. Such inefficiency in implementation could cause the Underlying Fund to lose more money than investing without the risk management strategy or not realize potential gains. Any one of these factors could impact the success of the volatility management strategy, and the Underlying Fund may not perform as expected. Also, several of the Underlying Funds may invest in non-investment grade, high-yield, and high-risk debt securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) as detailed in the individual Underlying Fund prospectus. For more information about the Underlying Funds and the investment strategies they employ, please refer to the Underlying Funds’ current prospectuses.
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Shares of the Underlying Fund are available to insurance company separate accounts which fund variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies, including the Policy described in this prospectus. Because shares are offered to separate accounts of both affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies, it is conceivable that, in the future, it may not be advantageous for variable life insurance separate accounts and variable annuity separate accounts to invest in these Underlying Funds simultaneously, since the interests of such Owners or contractholders may differ. Although neither the Company nor the Underlying Funds currently foresees any such disadvantages either to variable life insurance or to variable annuity Owners, each Underlying Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors has agreed to monitor events in order to identify any material irreconcilable conflicts which may possibly arise and to determine what action, if any, should be taken in response thereto. If such a conflict were to occur, the Separate Account might withdraw its investment in an Underlying Fund. This might force that Underlying Fund to sell the securities it holds at disadvantageous prices. Owners will not bear the attendant expense.
There is no assurance that the investment objective of any of the Underlying Funds will be met. You assume all of the investment performance risk for the Sub-Accounts you select. The amount of risk varies significantly among the Sub-Accounts. You should read each Underlying Fund’s prospectus carefully before making investment choices. In particular, also please note, there can be no assurance that any money market fund will be able to maintain a stable net asset value per share. During extended periods of low interest rates, and due in part to Policy fees and expenses, the yields of any Sub-Account investing in a money market fund may become extremely low and possibly negative.
Additional Sub-Accounts and Underlying Funds may be made available in our discretion. The right to select among Sub-Accounts will be limited by the terms and conditions imposed by the Company.
The Underlying Funds and their investment advisors and objectives are listed below. Comprehensive information on each Underlying Fund, its objectives and past performance may be found in that Underlying Fund’s prospectus or summary prospectus. Prospectuses for each of the Underlying Funds listed below accompany this prospectus and are available by calling 1-800-487-1485 or by referring to the contact information provided by the Underlying Fund’s on the cover page of its summary prospectus.
AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc.
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund (Series I Shares): Long-term growth of capital.
AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, advised by AllianceBernstein, L.P.
AB VPS Global Thematic Growth Portfolio (Class A): Long-term growth of capital.
AB VPS Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio (Class A): Long-term growth of capital.
American Funds Insurance Series®, advised by Capital Research and Management Company.
Global Growth Fund (Class 2): Long-term growth of capital.
Global Small Capitalization Fund (Class 2): Long-term capital growth.
Growth Fund (Class 2): Capital growth.
Growth-Income Fund (Class 2): Long-term growth of capital and income.
International Fund (Class 2): Long-term growth of capital.
BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc., advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Global Allocation V.I. Fund (Class I): High total investment return.
Delaware VIP® Trust, advised by Delaware Management Company.*
Diversified Income Series (Standard Class): Maximum long-term total return consistent with reasonable risk.
Emerging Markets Series (Standard Class): Long-term capital appreciation.
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Limited-Term Diversified Income Series (Standard Class): Maximum total return, consistent with reasonable risk.
REIT Series (Standard Class): Maximum long-term total return, with capital appreciation as a secondary objective.
Small Cap Value Series (Standard Class): Capital appreciation.
Smid Cap Growth Series (Standard Class): Long-term capital appreciation.
U. S. Growth Series (Standard Class): Long-term capital appreciation.
Value Series (Standard Class): Long-term capital appreciation.
Deutsche Variable Series II, advised by Deutsche Investment Management Americas, Inc.
Deutsche Alternative Asset Allocation VIP Portfolio (Class A)(2): Capital appreciation.
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products, advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company
Contrafund® Portfolio (Service Class): Long-term capital appreciation.
Growth Portfolio (Service Class): To achieve capital appreciation.
Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class): Long-term growth of capital.
Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust, advised by Franklin Advisers, Inc. for the Franklin Income VIP Fund and by Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC for the Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Fund.
Franklin Income VIP Fund (Class 1): To maximize income while maintaining prospects for capital appreciation.
Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Fund (Class 1): Capital appreciation; income is a secondary consideration.
Templeton Global Bond VIP Fund (Class 1): High current income consistent with preservation of capital; capital appreciation is a secondary objective.
JPMorgan Insurance Trust, advised by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
JPMorgan Insurance Trust Global Allocation Portfolio (Class 1): Maximize long-term total return.
Legg Mason Partners Variable Equity Trust, advised by LeggMason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC.
ClearBridge Variable Mid Cap Core Portfolio (Class I): Long-term growth of capital.
Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust, advised by Lincoln Investment Advisors Corporation.
LVIP Baron Growth Opportunities Fund (Service Class): Capital appreciation.
LVIP BlackRock Emerging Markets Managed Volatility Fund (Standard Class): To invest primarily in securities included in a broad-based emerging markets index and to seek to approximate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the performance of that index while seeking to control the level of portfolio volatility.
LVIP BlackRock Equity Dividend Managed Volatility Fund (Standard Class): Reasonable income by investing primarily in income-producing equity securities.
LVIP BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Fund (Standard Class): To maximize real return, consistent with preservation of real capital and prudent investment management.
LVIP BlackRock U.S. Opportunities Managed Volatility Fund (Standard Class): Long-term capital appreciation.
LVIP Clarion Global Real Estate Fund (Standard Class): Total return through a combination of current income and long-term capital appreciation.
LVIP ClearBridge Large Cap Managed Volatility Fund (Standard Class)(2): Long-term capital appreciation.
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LVIP Delaware Bond Fund (Standard Class)*: Maximum current income (yield) consistent with a prudent investment strategy.
LVIP Delaware Diversified Floating Rate Fund (Standard Class)*: Total return.
LVIP Delaware Social Awareness Fund (Standard Class)*: To maximize long-term capital appreciation.
LVIP Delaware Special Opportunities Fund (Standard Class)*: To maximize long-term capital appreciation.
LVIP Dimensional International Core Equity Fund (Standard Class): Long-term capital appreciation.
LVIP Dimensional International Core Equity Managed Volatility Fund (Standard Class)(2): Long-term capital appreciation.
LVIP Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 Fund (Standard Class): Long-term capital appreciation.
LVIP Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 Managed Volatility Fund (Standard Class)(2): Long-term capital appreciation.
LVIP Dimensional/Vanguard Total Bond Fund (Standard Class)(2): Total return consistent with the preservation of capital.
LVIP Global Conservative Allocation Managed Risk Fund (Standard Class)(2): A high level of current income with some consideration given to growth of capital.
LVIP Global Growth Allocation Managed Risk Fund (Standard Class)(2): A balance between a high level of current income and growth of capital, with a greater emphasis on growth of capital.
LVIP Global Income Fund (Standard Class): Current income consistent with the preservation of capital.
LVIP Global Moderate Allocation Managed Risk Fund (Standard Class)(2): A balance between a high level of current income and growth of capital, with an emphasis on growth of capital.
LVIP Invesco Diversified Equity-Income Managed Volatility Fund (Standard Class)(2): Capital appreciation and current income.
LVIP Ivy Mid Cap Growth Managed Volatility Fund (Standard Class): Capital appreciation.
LVIP JPMorgan High Yield Fund (Standard Class): A high level of current income; capital appreciation is the secondary objective.
LVIP JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility Fund (Standard Class): Long-term capital appreciation.
LVIP MFS International Growth Fund (Standard Class): Long-term capital appreciation.
LVIP MFS Value Fund (Standard Class): Capital appreciation.
LVIP Mondrian International Value Fund (Standard Class): Long-term capital appreciation as measured by the change in the value of fund shares over a period of three years or longer.
LVIP Money Market Fund (Standard Class): To maximize current income while maintaining a stable value of your shares (providing stability of net asset value) and preserving the value of your initial investment (preservation of capital).
LVIP Multi-Manager Global Equity Managed Volatility Fund (Standard Class)(2): Long-term growth of capital.
LVIP SSgA Bond Index Fund (Standard Class): To match as closely as practicable, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index.
LVIP SSgA Conservative Index Allocation Fund (Standard Class)(2): A high level of current income, with some consideration given to growth of capital.
LVIP SSgA Conservative Structured Allocation Fund: (Standard Class)(2): A high level of current income, with some consideration given to growth of capital.
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LVIP SSgA Developed International 150 Fund (Standard Class): To maximize long-term capital appreciation.
LVIP SSgA Emerging Markets 100 Fund (Standard Class): To maximize long-term capital appreciation.
LVIP SSgA Global Tactical Allocation Managed Volatility Fund (Standard Class)(2): Long-term growth of capital.
LVIP SSgA International Index Fund (Standard Class): To approximate as closely as practicable, before fees and expenses, the performance of a broad market index of non-U.S. foreign securities.
LVIP SSgA Large Cap 100 Fund (Standard Class): To maximize long-term capital appreciation.
LVIP SSgA Moderate Index Allocation Fund (Standard Class)(2): A balance between a high level of current income and growth of capital, with a greater emphasis on growth of capital.
LVIP SSgA Moderate Structured Allocation Fund (Standard Class)(2): A balance between a high level of current income and growth of capital, with an emphasis on growth of capital.
LVIP SSgA Moderately Aggressive Index Allocation Fund (Standard Class)(2): A balance between high level of current income and growth of capital, with a greater emphasis on growth of capital.
LVIP SSgA Moderately Aggressive Structured Allocation Fund (Standard Class)(2): A balance between high level of current income and growth of capital, with a greater emphasis on growth of capital.
LVIP SSgA S&P 500 Index Fund (Standard Class)(1): To approximate as closely as practicable, before fees and expenses, the total rate of return of common stocks publicly traded in the United States, as represented by the S&P 500 Index.
LVIP SSgA Small-Cap Index Fund (Standard Class): To approximate as closely as practicable, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Russell 2000® Index, which emphasizes stocks of small U.S. companies.
LVIP SSgA Small-Mid Cap 200 Fund (Standard Class): To maximize long-term capital appreciation.
LVIP T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund (Standard Class): Long-term capital growth.
LVIP T. Rowe Price Structured Mid-Cap Growth Fund (Standard Class): To maximize capital appreciation.
LVIP Templeton Growth Managed Volatility Fund (Standard Class): Long-term capital growth.
LVIP U.S. Growth Allocation Managed Risk Fund (Standard Class)(2): High level of current income and growth of capital, with an emphasis on growth of capital.
LVIP UBS Large Cap Growth Managed Volatility Fund (Standard Class): Long-term growth of capital in a manner consistent with the preservation of capital.
LVIP Vanguard Domestic Equity ETF Fund (Standard Class)(2): Long-term capital appreciation.
LVIP Vanguard International Equity ETF Fund (Standard Class)(2): Long-term capital appreciation.
LVIP VIP Mid Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio (Standard Class)(2): Capital appreciation.
LVIP Wellington Capital Growth Fund (Standard Class): Capital growth.
LVIP Wellington Mid-Cap Value Fund (Standard Class): Long-term capital appreciation.
MFS® Variable Insurance Trust, advised by Massachusetts Financial Services Company
Growth Series (Initial Class): Capital appreciation.
Utilities Series (Initial Class): Total return.
PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, advised by PIMCO
PIMCO VIT CommodityRealReturn® Strategy Portfolio (Administrative Class): Maximum real return.
* Investments in Delaware Investments VIP Series, Delaware Funds, LVIP Delaware Funds or Lincoln Life accounts
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  managed by Delaware Investment Advisors, a series of Delaware Management Business Trust, are not and will not be deposits with or liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46008 583 542 and its holding companies, including their subsidiaries or related companies, and are subject to investment risk, including possible delays in prepayment and loss of income and capital invested. No Macquarie Group company guarantees or will guarantee the performance of the Series or Funds or accounts, the repayment of capital from the Series or Funds or account, or any particular rate of return.
(1) The Index this portfolio is managed to (the “Index”) is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“SPDJI”) and has been licensed for use by one or more of the portfolio’s service providers (“Licensee”). Standard & Poor’s® and S&P® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); and these trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI. S&P®, S&P GSCI® and the Index are trademarks of S&P and have been licensed for use by SPDJI and its affiliates and sublicensed for certain purposes by Licensee. The Index is not owned, endorsed, or approved by or associated with any additional third party. Licensee’s product(s) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, their respective affiliates, or their third party licensors and none of SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P nor their respective affiliates or third party licensors make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s).
(2) These are “Fund of Funds” and as such purchase shares of other mutual funds rather than directly investing in debt and equity securities. As a result, Fund of Funds may have higher expenses than mutual funds which invest directly in debt and equity securities.
Sub-Account Availability and Substitution of Funds
We may add, change or eliminate any Underlying Funds that the Separate Account or the Sub-Accounts invest in, subject to state and federal laws and regulations. We may substitute a new Underlying Fund if:
1) the shares of any Underlying Fund should no longer be available for investment by the Separate Account; or
2) the Sub-Account has not attracted significant Owner allocations; or
3) in our judgment, further investment in such shares ceases to be appropriate in view of the purpose of the Separate Account, legal, regulatory or federal income tax restrictions, or for any other reason.
We will obtain any required approvals from Owners, the SEC, and state insurance regulators before substituting any Underlying Funds. Substitute Underlying Funds may have higher charges than the Underlying Funds being replaced
We may choose to add or remove Sub-Accounts as investment options under the Policies, based on marketing needs or investment conditions. If we change any Sub-Accounts or substitute any Underlying Funds, we will make appropriate endorsements to the Policies.
If we obtain appropriate approvals from Owners and securities regulators, we may:
change the investment objective of the Separate Account;
operate the Separate Account as a management investment company, unit investment trust, or any other form permitted under applicable securities laws;
deregister the Separate Account; or
combine the Separate Account with another separate account.
We will notify you of any change that is made.
Voting Rights
The Underlying Funds do not hold regularly scheduled shareholder meetings. When an Underlying Fund holds a special meeting for the purpose of approving changes in the ownership or operation of the Underlying Fund, the Company is entitled to vote the shares held by our Sub-Account in that Underlying Fund. Under our current interpretation of applicable law, you may instruct us how to vote those shares.
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We will notify you when your instructions are needed and will provide information from the Underlying Fund about the matters requiring the special meeting. We will calculate the number of votes for which you may instruct us based on the amount you have allocated to that Sub-Account, and the value of a share of the corresponding Underlying Fund, as of a date chosen by the Underlying Fund (record date). If we receive instructions from you, we will follow those instructions in voting the shares attributable to your Policy. If we do not receive instructions from you, we will vote the shares attributable to your Policy in the same proportion as we vote other shares based on instructions received from other Owners. Since Underlying Funds may also offer their shares to entities other than the Company, those other entities also may vote shares of the Underlying Funds, and those votes may affect the outcome.
Each Underlying Fund is subject to the laws of the state in which it is organized concerning, among other things, the matters which are subject to a shareholder vote, the number of shares which must be present in person or by proxy at a meeting of shareholders (a “quorum”), and the percentage of such shareholders present in person or by proxy which must vote in favor of matters presented. Because shares of the Underlying Fund held in the Separate Account are owned by the Company, and because under the 1940 Act the Company will vote all such shares in the same proportion as the voting instruction which we receive, it is important that each Owner provide their voting instructions to the Company. Even though Owners may choose not to provide voting instruction, the shares of an Underlying Fund to which such Owners would have been entitled to provide voting instruction will be voted by the Company in the same proportion as the voting instruction which we actually receive. As a result, the instruction of a small number of Owners could determine the outcome of matters subject to shareholder vote. In addition, because the Company expects to vote all shares of the Underlying Fund which it owns at a meeting of the shareholders of an Underlying Fund, all shares voted by the Company will be counted when the Underlying Fund determines whether any requirement for a minimum number of shares be present at such a meeting to satisfy a quorum requirement has been met.
Indexed Account Options
The Indexed Account consists of Indexed Account Options as shown in your Policy Specifications. Please consult your financial advisor to determine which of the following Indexed Account Options are available to you. We reserve the right to add and remove one or more Indexed Account Options, but at least one will be available to you.
Any money allocated to the Indexed Account will first be deposited into the Holding Account (see section headed “Policy Values” for a more detailed discussion on Holding Account Value). On the 15th day of the calendar month, any money in the Holding Account will be applied to the Indexed Account Option(s) you have selected per your allocation instructions. This will begin a new “Segment”, which is a portion of the Indexed Account created each time a transfer is made from the Holding Account to the Indexed Account. A Segment lasts for a 12-month term and is eligible for Indexed Credits (see below) at the “Segment Maturity Date” (the last day of the 12-month term). Each such application to an Indexed Account Option starts a new Segment. You may have multiple Segments at any given time.
Indexed Account Options are eligible for non-guaranteed Indexed Interest which is linked to the percentage change of the Index from the start to the end of the Segment also known as 1 Year Point to Point (PTP). Each Indexed Account Option determines the crediting rate through a different method employing a “Cap” and/or a “Participation Rate”, which are declared at the beginning of each Segment. A Cap is a limit on the index growth used in calculating the amount of interest to be credited. The Participation Rate reflects how much of that growth you will be able to realize under the Indexed Account Option(s) you have chosen. The guaranteed minimum Cap and/or Participation Rate is shown in your Policy Specifications. Subsequent Caps and/or Participation Rates may differ, but will never be less than the guaranteed minimum rate. Please contact your financial advisor to determine the current Cap and/or Participation Rate. For all Indexed Account Options, Indexed Crediting is applied on the Segment Maturity Date at a rate guaranteed to be no less than 1.00% annually.
1 Year PTP Capped Indexed Account Option: Earns the full PTP percentage increase of the Index up to the Cap declared at the beginning of the Segment. The Cap will never be less than 1.0%.
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Advantages: Performs optimally in a moderate market.
Disadvantages: When market returns are higher, the cap may limit credited interest when compared to the Uncapped account. When Market returns are lower, credited interest is not increased through a higher participation rate when compared to the High Participation Indexed Account Option.
1 Year PTP Uncapped Indexed Account Option: Earns a portion of the PTP percentage increase of the Index based on a Participation Rate declared at the beginning of the Segment. The Participation Rate will never be less than 15%.
Advantages: Performs optimally when market returns are at their highest.
Disadvantages: When market returns are low to moderate, the lower participation rate may limit credited interest when compared to Capped or High Participation Indexed Account Options.
1 Year Point-to-Point High Participation Indexed Account Option: Earns the PTP percentage increase of the Index increased by a Participation Rate up to a Cap declared at the beginning of the Segment. The Participation Rate will never be less than 140%. The Cap will never be less than 1.0%.
Advantages: Performs optimally when market returns are lower.
Disadvantages: As market increases, the cap may limit credited interest when compared to the Capped or Uncapped Indexed Account Options.
How the current Indexed Account Options perform in different hypothetical scenarios using the assumed Cap and Participation Rate shown:
  Crediting Rate by Indexed Account Option
Hypothetical
Index Return
1 Year PTP Capped
Indexed Account Option
Cap: 9.5%
Participation Rate: 100%
1 Year PTP Uncapped
Indexed Account Option
Cap: N/A
Participation Rate: 52.5%
1 Year PTP High
Participation Indexed
Account Option
Cap: 8%
Participation Rate: 140%
-4% 1% 1% 1%
6% 6% 3.15% 8%
8% 8% 4.2% 8%
15% 9.5% 7.87% 8%
32% 9.5% 16.8% 8%
Based on the assumptions shown, performs best when Index returns approximately: 8% to 18.09% 18.09% and up 0.72% to 8%
POLICY CHARGES AND FEES
Policy charges and fees compensate us for providing your insurance benefit, administering your Policy, assuming risks associated with your Policy, and incurring sales related expenses. We may profit from any of these charges, and we may use this profit for any purpose, including covering shortfalls from other charges.
In addition to policy charges, the investment advisor for each of the Underlying Funds deducts a daily charge as a percent of the value in each Underlying Fund as an asset management charge. The charge reflects asset management fees of the investment advisor. Other expenses are incurred by the Underlying Funds (including 12b-1 fees for Class 2 shares and other expenses) and deducted from Underlying Fund assets. Values in the Sub-Accounts are reduced by these charges. Future Underlying Fund expenses may vary. Detailed information about charges and expenses incurred by an Underlying Fund is contained in each Underlying Fund’s prospectus.
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The Monthly Deductions, including the Cost of Insurance Charges, will be deducted from the value of each Sub-Account and the Fixed Account in the same proportion as the balances invested in the total of such account(s) as of the date on which deduction is made, unless you and we agree otherwise in writing. If insufficient value exists from the Fixed Account and any Sub-Accounts to cover the Monthly Deduction, value will be deducted from the Holding Account. If insufficient value exists in the Holding Account, value will be deducted from the most recently opened Segment in the Indexed Account and will continue in successive order on a last in- first out basis until the cost of the Monthly Deduction has been satisfied. If multiple Segments were opened on the same Indexed Account Allocation Date, a prorated portion will be taken from each Segment. At the time a Monthly Deduction causes a reduction to the value of a Segment, an Index Bonus may be credited. See section headed “Index Account Options”. Currently we will permit you to designate the specific Sub-Accounts and/or the Fixed Account from which you wish Monthly Deductions to be deducted. However, we reserve the right to terminate or change this practice upon notice to you.
If you have selected designated Sub-Accounts, and in a given month there is not sufficient value in one or more of those Sub-Accounts to cover the Monthly Deduction, we will deduct the remaining Monthly Deduction from the Sub-Accounts which have value in the same proportion as the balances invested in the total of such account(s) as of the day the deduction is made. If insufficient value exists from the Fixed Account and any Sub-Accounts to cover the Monthly Deduction, value will be deducted from the Holding Account. If insufficient value exists in the Holding Account, value will be deducted from the most recently opened Segment in the Indexed Account and will continue in successive order on a last in- first out basis until the cost of the Monthly Deduction has been satisfied. The Monthly Deductions are made on the “Monthly Anniversary Day,” which is the Policy Date and the same day of each month thereafter. If the day that would otherwise be a Monthly Anniversary Day is non-existent for that month, or is not a Valuation Day, then the Monthly Anniversary Day is the next Valuation Day. You may select or change designated Sub-Accounts at any time prior to a Monthly Anniversary Day by contacting our Administrative Office.
If the Surrender Value is insufficient to cover the current Monthly Deduction, you have a 61-day Grace Period to make a payment sufficient to cover that deduction. If payment is not received before the end of the Grace Period, the Policy may lapse. (Please see the “Lapse and Reinstatement” section of this prospectus.)
Premium Load; Net Premium Payment
We make a deduction from each Premium Payment. This amount, referred to as “Premium Load,” covers certain policy-related state and federal tax liabilities. It also covers a portion of the sales expenses incurred by the Company. We currently deduct 5.5% from each Premium Payment in all Policy Years. We reserve the right to increase this charge, but guarantee it will not exceed 6.0% from each Premium Payment. The Premium Payment, net of the Premium Load, is called the “Net Premium Payment.”
Surrender Charges
A Surrender Charge may apply if the Policy is totally surrendered or has a decrease in the Specified Amount of death benefit. The Surrender Charge is in part a deferred sales charge and in part a recovery of certain first year administrative costs. A schedule of Surrender Charges is included in each Policy.
The Surrender Charge varies by age of the Insured, the number of years since the date of policy issue or the date of an increase in Specified Amount, and the Specified Amount. The Surrender Charge will never exceed $43.52 per $1,000 of Specified Amount. A personalized schedule of Surrender Charges is included with each Policy. You may obtain more information about the Surrender Charges that would apply to your Policy by requesting a personalized illustration from your insurance representative.
For up to 8 years from the Policy Date and up to 8 years from the Effective Date of each increase in Specified Amount, a Surrender Charge will be deducted at the time you effect a Full Surrender of your Policy. For up to 8 years from the Policy Date or up to 8 years from the Effective Date of each increase in Specified Amount, a Surrender Charge will be deducted at the time you effect a Reduction in Specified Amount. The length of the Surrender Charge period is shown in your Policy Specifications.
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Surrender Charges are assessed by withdrawing value from the Sub-Accounts and the Fixed Account in the same proportion as the balances invested in the total of such account(s) as of the date on which deduction is made. If insufficient value exists from the Fixed Account and any Sub-Accounts to cover the Surrender Charges, value will be deducted from the Holding Account. If insufficient value exists in the Holding Account, value will be deducted from the most recently opened Segment in the Indexed Account and will continue in successive order on a last in- first out basis until the cost to cover the Surrender Charge has been satisfied. If multiple Segments were opened on the same Indexed Account Allocation Date, a prorated portion will be taken from each Segment. The Surrender Charge will not exceed the then current Accumulation Value less any Indebtedness. All Surrender Charges decline to zero within 8 years following policy issue, or any increase in Specified Amount.
Upon either a Full Surrender of the Policy or a decrease in Specified Amount, the charge will be subject to the following conditions:
A. For decreases in Specified Amount, excluding Full Surrender of the Policy, no Surrender Charge will be applied where the decrease:
1) occurs after the tenth Policy Anniversary following Policy issue or increase in Specified Amount; or
2) is caused by a Partial Surrender.
B. For all other decreases, the charge will be calculated as 1) divided by 2) and then multiplied by 3), where:
1) is the amount of the decrease;
2) is the Initial Specified Amount; and
3) is the then applicable Surrender Charge from the schedule in the Policy.
We may refuse or limit requests for decreases in Specified Amount, to the extent there is insufficient Surrender Value to cover the necessary Surrender Charges.
If you increase the Specified Amount, a new Surrender Charge will be applicable to each increase. This charge is in addition to any Surrender Charge on the existing Specified Amount. Upon an increase in Specified Amount, we will send you a confirmation of the increase.
Upon Full Surrender of your Policy following a decrease in Specified Amount, the Surrender Charge will be calculated as the entire amount shown in the Policy Specifications, multiplied by one minus the percentage of the Initial Specified Amount for which a Surrender Charge was previously assessed. The charge assessed upon a Full Surrender will not exceed the then current Accumulation Value less any Indebtedness.
In addition, if your Policy includes the Exec Enhanced Surrender Rider, you may surrender your Policy for an enhanced Surrender Value provided under the rider, without being subject to the Policy Surrender Charges.
Any surrender may have tax implications. Consult your tax or other financial advisor before initiating a surrender.
Partial Surrender Fee
No Surrender Charge or Administrative Fee is imposed on a Partial Surrender.
Transfer Fee
For each transfer request in excess of 24 made during any Policy Year, we reserve the right to charge you an Administrative Fee of $25.
In the event that we make a material change in the investment strategy of a Sub-Account, you may transfer the Accumulation Values allocated to that Sub-Account to any other Sub-Account or to the Fixed Account without being charged a fee and may do so even if you have requested 24 transfers during that Policy Year. This option to transfer from a Sub-Account must be exercised within 60 days after the effective date of such change in investment strategy of that Sub-Account. You will be provided written notice in the event that such a change is made.
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Mortality and Expense Risk Charge
We assess a daily Mortality and Expense Risk Charge (“M&E”) as a percentage of the Policy’s Separate Account Value. The mortality risk assumed is that the Insured may live for a shorter period than we originally estimated. The expense risk assumed is that our expenses incurred in issuing and administering the Policies will be greater than we originally estimated. The charge is guaranteed not to exceed an effective annual rate of 0.20% in all Policy Years. The current charge is at an effective annual rate of 0.15% in Policy Years 1-15 and 0.00% in Policy Years 16 and beyond.
Cost of Insurance Charge
A significant cost of variable life insurance is the “Cost of Insurance Charge”. This charge is the portion of the Monthly Deduction designed to compensate the Company for the anticipated cost of paying death benefits in excess of the policy value.
The Cost of Insurance Charge for your Policy depends on the current “Net Amount at Risk”. The Net Amount at Risk is the death benefit, without regard to any benefits payable at the Insured’s death under any riders, minus the greater of zero or the Policy’s Accumulation Value. Because the Accumulation Value will vary with investment performance, Premium Payment patterns and charges, the Net Amount at Risk will vary accordingly.
The monthly Cost of Insurance Charge is equal to A) multiplied by the result of B) minus C), where:
A) is the current cost of insurance rate as determined by the Company;
B) is the death benefit at the beginning of the Policy Month, divided by the Net Amount at Risk Discount Factor (1 plus .00082954), divided by 1,000; and
C) is the Accumulation Value at the beginning of the Policy Month after the deduction of the monthly Administrative Fee (as described below) but prior to the deduction for the monthly Cost of Insurance, divided by 1,000.
The Net Amount at Risk Discount Factor is the monthly equivalent of an effective annual rate of 1.0%.
The maximum rates that we may use are found in the guaranteed maximum cost of insurance rate table in your Policy’s Specifications. The applicable cost of insurance rate used in this monthly calculation for your Policy depends upon the Policy’s duration, the age, gender (in accordance with state law) and underwriting category of the Insured. Please note that it will generally increase each Policy Year as the Insured ages. Current cost of insurance rates, in general, are determined based on our expectation of future mortality, investment earnings, persistency and expenses (including taxes). For this reason, they may be less than the guaranteed maximum rates shown in the Policy. Accordingly, your monthly Cost of Insurance Charge may be less than the amount that would be calculated using the guaranteed maximum cost of insurance rate shown in the table in your Policy. Also, your monthly Cost of Insurance Charge will never be calculated at a rate higher than the maximum Cost of Insurance Charge shown in “Table II: Periodic Charges Other Than Fund Operating Expenses” in this prospectus.
Administrative Fee
There is a monthly Administrative Fee, (as shown in Table II of this prospectus and reflected as the “Monthly Administrative Fee” in the Policy Specifications), which compensates the Company for administrative expenses associated with policy issue and ongoing policy maintenance including but not limited to premium billing and collection, policy value calculation, confirmations, and periodic reports. It is calculated as A) plus B) plus C) where:
A) a flat Monthly Deduction of $10. This is deducted during all Policy Years up to age 121 on a guaranteed basis. Currently this is deducted to age 100.
B) for the first 10 Policy Years from the Policy Date or increase in Specified Amount, a per $1,000 charge which varies with the Insured’s issue age, gender, death benefit option, Benefit Selection Option, and
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premium class. This charge will never exceed $1.97 per month per $1,000 of Initial Specified Amount or increase in Specified Amount.
C) for the first 15 Policy Years from the Policy Date, a percentage of the value in the Holding Account and Indexed Account, guaranteed not to exceed an annual effective rate of 0.15%.
Policy Loan Interest
If you borrow against your Policy in the form a Fixed Loan, interest will be charged to the Loan Account Value. The annual effective interest rate is 4.0% in years 1-10, 3.0% in years 11 and beyond. We will credit 3.0% interest on the Loan Account Value in all years.
Interest charged on a Participating Loan will be at an annual effective rate of 6.0% in years 1-10, 5.0% in years 11 through attained age 121, and 3.0% thereafter.
The amount of your Fixed Loan or Participating Loan, plus any accrued but unpaid interest, equals your Indebtedness.
Rider Charges
Exec Enhanced Surrender Value Rider.   If application is made for Policies on a multi-life basis (as the Lincoln AssetEdge® Exec VUL 2015), there is a monthly charge for this rider during Policy Years 2-5 of $0.05 per $1,000 of Initial Specified Amount for Option 1 and $0.075 per $1,000 of Initial Specified Amount for Option 2.
Overloan Protection Rider.  There is a one-time charge for this rider if you choose to elect the benefit. This charge will not exceed 5.0% of the then current Accumulation Value.
Waiver of Monthly Deduction Rider.  The monthly charge for this benefit is equal to the sum of all other covered monthly charges for the Policy and all riders, multiplied by a percentage. The percentage depends on the age, underwriting category and gender of the Insured. The maximum percentage is 12.0%. If you have elected this rider, a table of percentages appears on the rider pages in your Policy.
YOUR INSURANCE POLICY
Your Policy is a life insurance contract that provides for a death benefit payable on the death of the Insured. The Policy and the application constitute the entire contract between you and Lincoln Life.
The Policy includes Policy Specifications pages. These pages provide important information about your Policy such as: the identity of the Insured and Owner; Policy Date; the Initial Specified Amount; the death benefit option selected; issue age; Planned Premium Payment; Surrender Charges; expense charges and fees; No-Lapse Premium (subject to availability); and guaranteed maximum cost of insurance rates.
Note: The Policy Specifications pages (and any specifications pages relating to riders you may purchase) reference certain dates that are very important in understanding when your coverage begins and ends, when certain benefits become available and when certain rights or obligations arise or terminate. Generally, terms such as “Policy Date”, “Effective Date” or “Policy Effective Date” (or “Rider Date”, “Rider Effective Date”) refer to the date that coverage under the Policy (or rider) becomes effective and is the date from which Policy Years, Policy Anniversary and ages are determined. Terms such as “Issue Date” or “Policy Issue Date” (or “Rider Issue Date”) generally refer to when we print or produce the Policy (or rider), but such dates may have importance beyond that date. For example, the period of time we may have to contest a claim submitted in the first couple years of the Policy will typically start on the date the Policy is issued and not the date the Policy goes into effect. Please read your Policy carefully and make sure you understand which dates are important and why.
When your Policy is delivered to you, you should review it promptly to confirm that it reflects the information you provided in your application. If not, please notify us immediately.
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The Policy is nonparticipating. This means that no dividends are payable to you. In addition, your Policy does not share in the profits or surplus earnings of the Company.
Before purchasing the Policy to replace, or to be funded with proceeds from an existing life insurance policy or annuity, make sure you understand the potential impact. The Insured will need to prove current insurability and there may be a new contestable period for the new Policy. The death benefit and policy values may be less for some period of time in the new Policy.
Once your Policy is in force, the effective date of payments and requests you send us is usually determined by the day and time we receive them.
We cannot process your requests for transactions relating to the Policy until we have received the request in “Good Order” at our Home Office. “Good Order” means the actual receipt of the requested transaction in writing (or other form subject to our consent) along with all information and supporting legal documentation necessary to effect the transaction. We may, in our sole discretion, determine whether any particular transaction request is in Good Order, and we reserve the right to change or waive any Good Order requirements at any time.
We allow telephone or other electronic transactions when you complete our authorization form and return it to us. Contact our Administrative Office for information on permitted electronic transactions and authorization for electronic transactions.
Any telephone or other electronic transmission, whether it is yours, your service provider’s, your agent’s, or ours, can experience outages or slowdowns for a variety of reasons. Although we have taken precautions to help our systems handle heavy use, we cannot promise complete reliability under all circumstances. If you experience problems, you should send your request in writing to our Administrative Office.
Application
If you decide to purchase a Policy, you must first complete an application. A completed application identifies the proposed Insured and provides sufficient information to permit us to begin underwriting risks in the Policy. We require a medical history and examination of the proposed Insured. Based on our review of medical information about the proposed Insured, we may decline to provide insurance, or we may place the proposed Insured in a special underwriting category. The monthly Cost of Insurance Charge deducted from the policy value after issue varies depending on the age, gender and underwriting category of the Insured.
A Policy may only be issued upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of insurability, and generally when the Insured is at least age 16 and at most age 85, if the Policy is fully underwritten. Other age limits may apply if this Policy is not fully underwritten. Age will be determined by the nearest birthday of the Insured.
To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who applies for a Policy. When you apply for a Policy, we will ask for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow us to identify you. We, or our agent, may also ask to see your driver's license, photo i.d. or other identifying documents.
Owner
The Owner on the Date of Issue is designated in the Policy Specifications. You, as Owner, will make the following choices:
1) initial death benefit amount , death benefit option, and death benefit qualification test;
2) optional riders;
3) the amount and frequency of Premium Payments; and
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4) the amount of Net Premium Payment to be allocated to the selected Sub-Accounts , the Fixed Account, or the Indexed Account.
In addition, for Policies sold on a multi-life basis as Lincoln AssetEdge® Exec VUL 2015, the Exec Enhanced Surrender Value Rider will automatically be included with each Policy, and the Owner of each Policy will have choice of which enhancement option is desired. (See discussion of “Exec Enhanced Surrender Value Rider” in the Riders section of this prospectus).
You are entitled to exercise rights and privileges of your Policy as long as the Insured is living. These rights generally include the power to select the Beneficiary, request Policy Loans,  make Partial Surrenders, Surrender the Policy entirely,  request a Reduction in Specified Amount, name a new Owner, and assign the Policy. You must inform us of any change in writing. We will record change of Owner and Beneficiary forms to be effective as of the date of the latest signature on the written request. In addition to changes in ownership or Beneficiary designations, you should make certain that our records are up to date with respect to your address and contact information and, to the extent possible, the address and contact information of any Beneficiaries. This will ensure that there are no unnecessary delays in effecting any changes you wish to make, ownership privileges you wish to exercise or payments of proceeds to you or your Beneficiaries. Exercising a change in ownership may cause a taxable event. You should consult a tax advisor prior to exercising a change in ownership to determine the tax consequences of such exercise.
Right to Examine Period
You may return your Policy to us for cancellation within 10 days after you receive it (60 days after receipt for policies issued in replacement of other insurance). This is called the Right to Examine Period. If the Policy is returned for cancellation within the Right to Examine Period, we will refund to you the greater of (a) all Premium Payments less any Indebtedness; or (b) the sum of (i) the Accumulation Value less any Indebtedness, on the date the returned Policy is received by us, plus (ii) any charges and fees imposed under the Policy's terms. If a Premium Payment was made by check, there may be a delay until the check clears.
Any Net Premium Payments received by us within ten days of the date the Policy was issued will be held in the money market Sub-Account. At the end of that period, it will be allocated among the Sub-Accounts, Fixed Account, and Indexed Account which you designated. Any Net Premium Payments allocated to the Indexed Account will be held in the Holding Account until the next Indexed Account Allocation Date. If the Policy is returned for cancellation within the Right to Examine Period, we will return to you the greater of (a) all Premium Payments less any Indebtedness; or (b) the sum of (i) the Accumulation Value less any Indebtedness, on the date the returned Policy is received by us, plus (ii) any charges and fees imposed under the Policy's terms.
Initial Specified Amount
You will select the Initial Specified Amount of death benefit on the application. This may not be less than  $100,000 (other limits may apply when your Policy is not fully underwritten). This amount, in combination with a death benefit option, will determine the initial death benefit. The Initial Specified Amount is shown on the Policy Specifications page.
Transfers
You may make transfers among the Sub-Accounts and the Fixed Account, and from these accounts to the Indexed Account, subject to certain provisions. You should carefully consider current market conditions and each Underlying Fund’s objective and investment policy before allocating money to the Sub-Accounts. Transfers from the Indexed Account can only be made from a Segment that has reached the end of its 12-month term (“Matured Segment”), based on your allocation instructions. Money cannot be transferred out of a Segment.
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During the first Policy Year, transfers from the Fixed Account to the Sub-Accounts may be made only as provided for in the Dollar Cost Averaging program described below. The amount of all transfers from the Fixed Account in any other Policy Year may not exceed the greater of:
1) 25% of the Fixed Account Value as of the immediately preceding Policy Anniversary, or
2) the total dollar amount transferred from the Fixed Account in the immediately preceding Policy Year.
Due to these limitations, if you want to transfer all of your value from the Fixed Account to one or more Sub-Accounts or the Indexed Account, it may take several years to do so. We reserve the right to waive these transfer restrictions from the Fixed Account at any time. Please contact your financial advisor to determine if a waiver is currently in effect.
Requests for transfers must be made in writing, or electronically, if you have previously authorized telephone or other electronic transfers in writing, subject to our consent. We will use reasonable procedures, such as requiring identifying information from callers, recording telephone instructions, and providing written confirmation of transactions, in order to confirm instructions are genuine. Any instructions, which we reasonably believe to be genuine, will be your responsibility, including losses arising from any errors in the communication of instructions. As a result of this procedure, you will bear the risk of loss. If we do not use reasonable procedures, as described above, we may be liable for losses due to unauthorized instructions.
Up to 24 transfer requests (a request may involve more than a single transfer) may be made in any Policy Year without charge. Any transfer among the Sub-Accounts or to the Fixed Account or the Indexed Account will result in the crediting and cancellation of accumulation units. This will be based on the accumulation unit values determined after our Administrative Office receives a request in writing or adequately authenticated electronic transfer request. Transfer and financial requests received in Good Order before the close of regular trading on the NYSE (generally 4pm Eastern time on a business day) will normally be effective that day. There may be circumstances under which the NYSE may close before 4pm. In such circumstances transactions requested after such early closing will be processed using the accumulation unit value computed the following trading day.
Some of the Underlying Funds have reserved the right to temporarily or permanently refuse payments or transfer requests from us if, in the judgment of the Underlying Fund's investment advisor, the Underlying Fund would be unable to invest effectively in accordance with its investment objective or policies, or would otherwise potentially be adversely affected. To the extent permitted by applicable law, we reserve the right to defer or reject a transfer request at any time that we are unable to purchase or redeem shares of any of the Underlying Funds, including any refusal or restriction on purchases or redemptions of the Sub-Account units as a result of the Underlying Funds' own policies and procedures on market timing activities. If an Underlying Fund refuses to accept a transfer request we have already processed, we will reverse the transaction within 1-2 business days of the day on which we receive notice of the refusal. We will notify you in writing if we have reversed, restricted or refused any of your transfer requests.
Market Timing
Frequent, large, or short-term transfers among Sub-Accounts and the Fixed Account, such as those associated with “market timing” transactions, can affect the Underlying Funds and their investment returns. Such transfers may dilute the value of the fund shares, interfere with the efficient management of the Underlying Fund's portfolio, and increase brokerage and administrative costs of the Underlying Funds. As an effort to protect our Owners and the Underlying Funds from potentially harmful trading activity, we utilize certain market timing policies and procedures (the “Market Timing Procedures”). Our Market Timing Procedures are designed to detect and prevent such transfer activity among the Sub-Accounts and the Fixed Account that may affect other Owners or shareholders.
In addition, the Underlying Funds may have adopted their own policies and procedures with respect to frequent purchases and redemptions of their respective shares. The prospectuses for the Underlying Funds describe any such policies and procedures, which may be more or less restrictive than the frequent trading policies and procedures of other funds and the Market Timing Procedures we have adopted to discourage frequent transfers
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among Sub-Accounts. While we reserve the right to enforce these policies and procedures, Owners and other persons with interests under the Policies should be aware that we may not have the contractual authority or the operational capacity to apply the frequent trading policies and procedures of the Underlying Funds. You should note that, these policies and procedures may result in an Underlying Fund deferring or permanently refusing to accept Premium Payments or transfers for the reasons described in “Transfers”, above. In such case, our rights and obligations will be as described in “Transfers”. Some of the Underlying Funds may also impose Redemption Fees on short-term trading (i.e., redemptions of Underlying Fund shares within a certain number of business days after purchase). We reserve the right to administer and collect any such Redemption Fees on behalf of the Underlying Funds. You should read the prospectuses of the Underlying Funds for more details on their ability to refuse or restrict purchases or redemptions of their shares.
However, under the SEC rules, we are required to: (1) enter into written agreement with each Underlying Fund or its principal underwriter that obligates us to provide to the Underlying Fund promptly upon request certain information about the trading activity of individual Owners, and (2) execute instructions from the Underlying Fund to restrict or prohibit further purchases or transfers by specific Owners who violate excessive trading policies established by the Underlying Fund.
You should be aware that the purchase and redemption orders received by Underlying Funds generally are “omnibus” orders from intermediaries such as retirement plans or Separate Accounts to which Premium Payments and policy values of variable insurance policies are allocated. The omnibus orders reflect the aggregation and netting of multiple orders from individual retirement plan participants and/or individual Owners of variable insurance policies. The omnibus nature of these orders may limit the Underlying Funds' ability to apply their respective disruptive trading policies and procedures. We cannot guarantee that the Underlying Funds (and thus our Owners) will not be harmed by transfer activity relating to the retirement plans and/or other insurance companies that may purchase the Underlying Funds. In addition, if an Underlying Fund believes that an omnibus order we submit may reflect one or more transfer requests from Owners engaged in disruptive trading activity, the Underlying Fund may reject the entire omnibus order.
Our Market Timing Procedures detect potential “market timers” by examining the number of transfers made by Owners within given periods of time. In addition, managers of the Underlying Funds might contact us if they believe or suspect that there is market timing. If requested by an Underlying Fund company, we may vary our Market Timing Procedures from Sub-Accounts to Sub-Accounts to comply with specific Underlying Fund policies and procedures.
We may increase our monitoring of Owners who we have previously identified as market timers. When applying the parameters used to detect market timers, we will consider multiple policies owned by the same Owner if that Owner has been identified as a market timer. For each Owner, we will investigate the transfer patterns that meet the parameters being used to detect potential market timers. We will also investigate any patterns of trading behavior identified by the Underlying Funds that may not have been captured by our Market Timing Procedures.
Once an Owner has been identified as a “market timer” under our Market Timing Procedures, we will notify the Owner in writing that future transfers (among the Sub-Accounts and/or the Fixed Account) will be temporarily permitted to be made only by original signature sent to us by U.S. mail, standard delivery for the remainder of the Policy Year. Overnight delivery or electronic instructions (which may include telephone, facsimile, or Internet instructions) submitted during this period will not be accepted. If overnight delivery or electronic instructions from or on behalf of an Owner who has been identified as a market timer are inadvertently accepted, we will reverse the transaction within 1 to 2 business days of our discovery of such acceptance. We will impose this “original signature” restriction on that Owner even if we cannot identify, in the particular circumstances, any harmful effect from that Owner's particular transfers.
Owners seeking to engage in frequent, large, or short-term transfer activity may deploy a variety of strategies to avoid detection. Our ability to detect such transfer activity may be limited by operational systems and technological limitations. The identification of Owners determined to be engaged in such transfer activity that may adversely affect other Owners or Underlying Fund shareholders involves judgments that are inherently subjective. We cannot guarantee that our Market Timing Procedures will detect every potential market timer. If we are unable to detect
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market timers, you may experience dilution in the value of your Underlying Fund shares and increased brokerage and administrative costs in the Underlying Funds. This may result in lower long-term returns for your investments.
Our Market Timing Procedures are applied consistently to all Owners. An exception for any Owner will be made only in the event we are required to do so by a court of law. In addition, certain Underlying Funds available as investment options in your Policy may also be available as investment options for Owners of other, older life insurance policies issued by us.
Some of these older life insurance policies do not provide a contractual basis for us to restrict or refuse transfers which are suspected to be market timing activity. In addition, because other insurance companies and/or retirement plans may invest in the Underlying Funds, we cannot guarantee that the Underlying Funds will not suffer harm from frequent, large, or short-term transfer activity among Sub-Accounts and the Fixed Accounts of variable contracts issued by other insurance companies or among investment options available to retirement plan participants.
In our sole discretion, we may revise our Market Timing Procedures at any time without prior notice as necessary to better detect and deter frequent, large, or short-term transfer activity, to comply with state or federal regulatory requirements, and/or to impose additional or alternate restrictions on market timers (such as dollar or percentage limits on transfers). If we modify our Market Timing Procedures, they will be applied uniformly to all Owners or as applicable to all Owners with policy values allocated to Sub-Accounts investing in particular Underlying Funds. We also reserve the right to implement and administer Redemption Fees imposed by one or more of the Underlying Funds in the future.
Optional Sub-Account Allocation Programs
You may elect to participate in programs for Dollar Cost Averaging or Automatic Rebalancing. There is currently no charge for these programs. You may participate in only one program at any time.
Dollar Cost Averaging systematically transfers specified dollar amounts from the money market Sub-Account or on a limited basis from the Fixed Account. Transfer allocations may be made to one or more of the Sub-Accounts (not the Fixed Account) on a monthly or quarterly basis. These transfers do not count against the free transfers available. Dollar Cost Averaging transfers from the Fixed Account can only be elected at the time your Policy is issued. Transfers from the money market Sub-Account may be elected at any time while your Policy is in force. By making allocations on a regularly scheduled basis, instead of on a lump sum basis, you may reduce exposure to market volatility. Dollar Cost Averaging will not assure a profit or protect against a declining market.
If the Owner elects Dollar Cost Averaging from either the money market Sub-Account or the Fixed Account the value in that account must be at least $1,000 initially. The minimum amount that may be allocated is $50 monthly.
You may elect Dollar Cost Averaging at the time you apply for your Policy. In addition, you may elect Dollar Cost Averaging after your Policy has been issued by contacting our Administrative Office in writing at the address shown on the first page of this prospectus or by calling 1-800-487-1485.
Dollar Cost Averaging terminates automatically:
1) if the value in the money market Sub-Account  or on a limited basis from the Fixed Account is insufficient to complete the next transfer;
2) seven calendar days after our Administrative Office receives a request for termination in writing or by telephone, with adequate authentication;
3) after 12 or 24 months (as elected by you); or
4) if your Policy is surrendered or otherwise terminates.
From time to time, we may offer special interest rate programs for Dollar Cost Averaging. Please consult your financial advisor to determine the current availability and terms of these programs. We reserve the right to modify, suspend or terminate a Dollar Cost Averaging program. Any changes will not affect Owners currently participating in the Dollar Cost Averaging program.
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Automatic Rebalancing periodically restores to a pre-determined level the percentage of policy value allocated to each Sub-Account. The Fixed Account and the Indexed Account are not subject to rebalancing. The pre-determined level is the allocation initially selected on the application, until changed by the Owner. If Automatic Rebalancing is elected, all Net Premium Payments allocated to the Sub-Accounts will be subject to Automatic Rebalancing. Automatic Rebalancing provides a method for reestablishing fixed proportions among your allocations to your Sub-Accounts on a systematic basis. Automatic Rebalancing helps to maintain your allocation among market segments, although it entails reducing your policy values allocated to the better performing segments. Therefore, you should carefully consider market conditions and the investment objectives of each Sub-Account and Underlying Fund before electing to participate in Automatic Rebalancing.
You may select Automatic Rebalancing on a quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis. Automatic Rebalancing may be elected, terminated, or the allocation may be changed at any time, by contacting our Administrative Office.
Riders
We may offer you riders to your Policy from time to time. Riders may alter the benefits or charges in your Policy. Rider availability may vary by whether the Policy is fully underwritten,
and their election may have tax consequences to you. Also, if you elect a particular rider, it may restrict or enhance the terms of your Policy, or of other riders in force. Consult your financial and tax advisors before adding riders to, or deleting them from, your Policy.
Change of Insured Rider.   With this rider, you may name a new Insured in place of the current Insured. Underwriting and policy value requirements must be met. The benefit expires on the anniversary nearest to the current Insured’s 65th birthday. There is no separate charge for this rider; however, policy charges applicable to the new Insured may differ from charges applicable to the current Insured. Exercising the Change of Insured Rider is a fully taxable event.
Exec Enhanced Surrender Value Rider – Multi-Life Basis.  If application is made for Policies to be purchased by a business or entity (i.e. an association, or trust established by business or association to fund employee or member benefits) on a multi-life basis (multiple Policies covering several Insureds who share a common association, employment or business relationship), the Exec Enhanced Surrender Value Rider (“Exec ESV Rider”) is required and will automatically be issued with each Policy. Please note that only businesses and entities may purchase this Policy on a multi-life basis and that only such businesses or entities may own the Policy and exercise the ownership privileges provided by the Policy (e.g. electing options, changing Beneficiaries, surrendering, borrowing). At the time of application, you will be able to choose between two options, each of which provide for an increase in the amount that may be received upon a Full Surrender of a Policy than would otherwise be available under the Policy’s terms (“Enhanced Surrender Value”). To receive the Enhanced Surrender Value, the Policy must be fully surrendered during the “Exec Enhanced Surrender Value Period.” The Exec Enhanced Surrender Value Period is the number of Policy Years, starting from the date the Policy is issued, during which Surrender Charges apply to the Policy. Once the Policy is issued, the Owner will not be able to change Options. This rider does not provide for an Enhanced Surrender Value for Partial Surrenders or Policy Loans. This rider will terminate at the earliest of: the Full Surrender of the Policy for the benefit provided by this rider; the end of the Exec Enhanced Surrender Value Period; lapse of the Policy; or exchange, replacement, or any termination of the Policy other than for the benefits provided by the Change of Insured Rider. In Policy Years 2-5, there will be a monthly charge per $1,000 of Initial Specified Amount for this rider. You may not terminate the rider without terminating the Policy.
Under Option 1, the rider provides an increase in the amount you may receive upon a Full Surrender of the Policy than otherwise would be available under the terms of the Policy by waiving the Surrender Charge. To receive this increased amount (“Enhanced Surrender Value”) your Policy must be fully surrendered during the Exec Enhanced Surrender Value Period (see section headed Surrender Charges - General” for a discussion of when Surrender Charges are imposed and how Surrender Charges are calculated).
Under Option 1, if the Policy is fully surrendered at any time during the Exec Enhanced Surrender Value Period, the Enhanced Surrender Value payable on the date your Policy is surrendered will equal:
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1) the Policy's Accumulation Value; minus
2) Indebtedness
Under Option 2, if you fully surrender your Policy during the first five Policy Years, this rider provides an increase in the amount you may receive as an Enhanced Surrender Value by waiving the Surrender Charge and by providing a credit for a portion of the monthly Administrative Fees that otherwise would be imposed during this period. The credit is calculated according to the formula shown below and is based on: (a) the lesser of the Initial Specified Amount or current Specified Amount, multiplied by a per $1,000 of Specified Amount adjustment rate that will be shown in the Policy Specifications of your Policy following the words “Enhanced Surrender Value Per Thousand Adjustment Rate.” The credit will offset a portion of those charges described in the Administrative Fees section of “Table II: Periodic Charges Other Than Fund Operating Expenses” as a monthly fee per dollar of Initial Specified Amount or increase in Specified Amount. After the first five Policy Years, the Enhanced Surrender Value will be calculated in the same manner as Option 1, shown above.
Under Option 2,
(a) if the Policy is fully surrendered during the first five Policy Years of the Exec Enhanced Surrender Value Period, the Enhanced Surrender Value payable on the date your Policy is surrendered will equal:
1) the Policy's Accumulation Value; minus
2) Indebtedness; plus
3)
(A) the lesser of (i) the Initial Specified Amount or (ii) the current Specified Amount, multiplied by
(B) the Enhanced Surrender Value Per Thousand Adjustment Rate, shown in your Policy Specifications. Note: The result of this calculation provides a credit against a portion of the monthly Administrative Fees imposed during this period and will provide an offset against those charges described in the Administrative Fees section of “Table II: Periodic Charges Other Than Fund Operating Expenses” as a monthly fee per dollar of Initial Specified Amount or increase in Specified Amount.
(b) if the Policy is fully surrendered at any time after the fifth Policy Year and before the end of the Exec Enhanced Surrender Value Period, the Enhanced Surrender Value payable on the date your Policy is surrendered will equal:
1) the Policy's Accumulation Value; minus
2) Indebtedness
Accordingly, Option 2 provides a higher Enhanced Surrender Value than Option 1 when the Policy is fully surrendered during the first five Policy Years of the Exec Enhanced Surrender Value Period.
Please see sample Policy below for an example of hypothetical Accumulation and Surrender Values for Option 1 and Option 2. You may obtain more information about the possible impact of your choice of option by requesting a personalized policy illustration from your financial advisor.
Your Policy Accumulation Value at any point in time equals the sum of the Fixed Account Value, Separate Account Value, Holding Account Value, Indexed Account Value, and the Loan Account Value (see the section headed “Policy Values” for a more detailed discussion). Your Policy Surrender Value equals the Policy Accumulation Value less any Indebtedness less any applicable Surrender Charge (see section headed “Policy Surrenders” for a more detailed discussion).
The following example demonstrates hypothetical Accumulation Values and Surrender Values with and without the Exec Enhanced Surrender Value Rider (“Exec ESV Rider”) showing the election of either Option 1 or Option 2 for a Policy with a 6 year Exec Enhanced Surrender Value Period:
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Insured: Male Standard Non-tobacco, age 55
Duration of Policy's Surrender Charge at issue: 6 years
Specified Amount: $2,500,000
Benefit Selection Option: Not Elected
Death Benefit Option: 1 (Level)
Planned annual Premium Payment: $60,000
No Indebtedness
Assumed Investment Return: 8.00% gross (7.35% net)*
For this case, the Enhanced Surrender Value Per Thousand Adjustment Rate is $4.39 per $1,000 of Specified Amount for Option 2
   
    Without
Exec ESV Rider
  With Exec ESV Rider – Option 1   With Exec ESV
Rider – Option 2
End of Year   Accumulation
Value
  Surrender
Value
  Accumulation
Value
  Enhanced Surrender
Value
  Accumulation
Value
  Enhanced Surrender
Value
1   $38,911   $0   $38,911   $38,911   $38,911   $49,886
2   $80,760   $0   $79,199   $79,199   $78,419   $89,394
3   $125,770   $61,020   $122,531   $122,531   $120,911   $131,886
4   $174,179   $125,629   $169,134   $169,134   $166,612   $177,587
5   $226,244   $193,894   $219,258   $219,258   $215,765   $226,740
6   $282,241   $266,091   $274,727   $274,727   $270,970   $270,970
* The Assumed Investment Return shown is illustrative only. Your investment return may be higher or lower than the rate used to create this table. The table is intended to illustrate the effect(s) of the application of the Exec ESV Rider on policy values and is not intended to imply that a purchaser can expect to achieve the values shown.
Overloan Protection Rider.   If this rider is issued with your Policy, you meet the requirements as described in this rider and have elected this benefit, your Policy will not lapse solely based on Indebtedness exceeding the Accumulation Value less the Surrender Charges. It is a limited benefit, in that it does not provide any additional death benefit or any increase in Accumulation Value. Also, it does not provide any type of market performance guarantee.
We will automatically issue this rider with your Policy if the death benefit qualification test chosen is the Guideline Premium Test. This rider is not available with the Cash Value Accumulation Test. There is no charge for adding this rider to your Policy. However, if you choose to elect this benefit, there is a one-time charge which will not exceed 5.0% of the then current Accumulation Value. Once you elect the benefit, certain provisions of your Policy will be impacted as described in the rider.
Waiver of Monthly Deduction Rider.  If desired, you must select this rider when you initially apply for insurance. Monthly Deductions will be waived during periods of covered total disability commencing prior to the Policy Anniversary nearest the Insured’s 65th birthday. Charges for this rider, if elected, are part of the Monthly Deductions.
Continuation of Coverage
If the Insured is still living at attained age 121, and the Policy has not been surrendered, the Policy will automatically remain in force until surrender or death of the Insured.
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The Death Benefit Proceeds payable under this Continuation of Coverage provision may be reduced if you have elected a Benefit Selection Option percentage. The Benefit Selection Option and the impact the Benefit Selection Option may have on the Continuation of Coverage provision is detailed in the section below headed “Benefit Selection Option”.
There are certain changes that will take place on the Policy Anniversary when the Insured reaches attained age 121:
1) we will no longer accept Premium Payments;
2) we will make no further deductions;
3) policy values held in the Separate Account and Holding Account will be transferred to the Fixed Account;
4) we will continue to credit interest to the Fixed Account;
5) we will no longer transfer amounts to the Sub-Accounts;
6) we will no longer allow any new Segments to be opened and the value of each Maturing Segment will be transferred to the Fixed Account on the Segment Maturity Date;
7) we will convert a Participating Loan to a Fixed Loan; and
8) we will continue to charge loan interest.
However, loan interest will continue to accrue.
Benefit Selection Option
When you apply for the Policy, you may elect the Benefit Selection Option. If you elect this option, you will reduce the Specified Amount used to calculate the Death Benefit Proceeds under the Continuation of Coverage provision if the Insured dies after reaching attained age 121.
With this option, you can choose to strike a balance between a potentially greater Accumulation Value and the death benefit protection provided after attained age 121 by the Continuation of Coverage provision of your Policy. When considering this option, you should consider the amount of market risk which is appropriate for you and your circumstances. This option is designed to reduce the Monthly Administrative Expense Fee deducted from your Policy and thereby reduce the cost of the death benefit provided by your Policy.
Since reducing the monthly charges will reduce the amounts deducted from your Policy’s Accumulation Value, you have the opportunity to have a larger Accumulation Value allocated to the Fixed Account and Indexed Account, and invested in the Sub-Accounts. Inasmuch as your election to reduce the Continuation of Coverage death benefit would not affect your Policy until the Insured reaches attained age 121, you should discuss with your financial advisor the extent to which your need for such protection may decrease at that point. Your financial advisor can prepare personalized illustrations which would demonstrate the impact of your choosing a Benefit Selection Option percentage greater than zero.
You elect this option by choosing a Benefit Selection Option percentage greater than zero. Your election will reduce the Policy’s Monthly Administrative Expense Fee; however, it will also reduce the death benefit provided by the Continuation of Coverage provision of your Policy to the extent that the death benefit is based upon the Specified Amount. The Continuation of Coverage provision of your Policy provides for a death benefit after the Insured has reached Attained Age 121 which is the greater of:
(i) the death benefit provided by the Death Benefit Option you have chosen (which is the Specified Amount or uses the Specified Amount as a factor in its calculation) (referred to as the “Continuation of Coverage Death Benefit Based Upon Specified Amount”); or
(ii) an amount equal to your Policy’s Accumulation Value on the date of death multiplied by the percentage shown in the corridor percentages table in the specifications pages of your Policy (referred to as the “Continuation of Coverage Death Benefit Based Upon Accumulation Value”),
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both less Indebtedness (see section headed “Death Benefits – Death Benefit Options” for discussion of impact on death benefits of your choice of Death Benefit Options).
The following example shows three Policies on the same Insured. In the first Policy, the Benefit Selection Option was not elected; and in the second and third Policies the Benefit Selection Option (with differing percentages) was elected:
Male, 55 Year Old, Standard Non-tobacco
Benefit Selection
Option
Monthly Administrative
Expense Fee
Continuation
of Coverage
Specified Amount
Result
Election: None $0.42167 per thousand of Specified Amount (higher) 100% of Specified Amount (higher) This option offers the full Specified Amount during Continuation of Coverage. The price of the protection is reflected in the higher Monthly Administrative Expense Fee.
Election: 50% $0.26084 per thousand of Specified Amount (lower) 50% of Specified Amount (lower) This option offers less than the full Specified Amount during Continuation of Coverage. The Monthly Administrative Expense Fee is reduced in exchange. Therefore, this option allows somewhat more money to be invested in the Sub-Accounts or allocated to the Fixed Account and Indexed Account while providing a part of the Specified Amount during Continuation of Coverage.
Election: 100% $0.10000 per thousand of Specified Amount (lowest) 0% of Specified Amount (lowest) This option offers no Continuation of Coverage Specified Amount. The Monthly Administrative Expense Fee is reduced in exchange. Therefore, this option allows more money to be invested in the Sub-Accounts or allocated to the Fixed Account and Indexed Account.
You elect this option by selecting a percentage from 1 to 100. This election must be made at Policy issue and is irrevocable. The impact of selecting a Benefit Selection Option percentage greater than zero on your Policy is best shown in an illustration. Please ask your financial advisor for illustrations which demonstrate the impact of electing various Benefit Selection Option percentages greater than zero.
If elected, the percentage you select under this option will be shown in your Policy Specifications. Once your Policy is issued with the Benefit Selection Option, you may not change the percentage you selected nor may you terminate your election.
Termination of Coverage
All policy coverage terminates on the earliest of:
1) Full Surrender of the Policy;
2) death of the Insured; or
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3) failure to pay the necessary amount of Premium to keep your Policy in force.
State Regulation
New York regulations will govern whether or not certain features, riders, charges and fees will be allowed in your Policy.
PREMIUMS
You may select and vary the frequency and the amount of Premium Payments and the allocation of Net Premium Payments. There is no minimum Premium required, except as may be required to maintain the No-Lapse Provision, or to keep the Policy in force. Premium Payments may be required from time to time in order to insure that the Surrender Value of the Policy is sufficient to pay the Monthly Deductions. Otherwise, the Policy will lapse. (See the “Lapse and Reinstatement” section of this prospectus). Premiums may be paid any time before the Insured attains age 121, subject to our right to limit the amount or frequency of additional Premium Payments. (See the “Planned Premiums; Additional Premiums” section of this prospectus).
The initial Premium must be paid for policy coverage to be effective.
Allocation of Net Premium Payments
Your “Net Premium Payment” is the portion of a Premium Payment remaining after deduction of the Premium Load. The Net Premium Payment is available for allocation to the Sub-Accounts, the Fixed Account, and the Indexed Account.
You first designate the allocation of Net Premium Payments among the Sub-Accounts, the Fixed Account, and the Indexed Account on a form provided by us for that purpose. Net Premium Payments will be allocated on the same basis as the initial Net Premium Payment unless we are instructed otherwise, in writing. You may change the allocation of Net Premium Payments among the Sub-Accounts and Fixed Account at any time.
Net Premium Payments allocated to the Indexed Account are placed in the Holding Account until the next “Monthly Indexed Account Allocation Date”. The Monthly Indexed Account Allocation Date is the 15th day of the calendar month. You may change your Indexed Account allocations at any time; however, Indexed Account allocations changes received less than two business days prior to the Monthly Indexed Account Allocation Date will require allocation changes to be delayed until the next Monthly Indexed Account Allocation Date.
Maturing Segments will be allocated to the Fixed Account, Sub-Account(s), and Indexed Account per your allocation instructions.
The amount of Net Premium Payments allocated to the Sub-Accounts, the Fixed Account, and the Indexed Account must be in whole percentages and must total 100%. We credit Net Premium Payments to your Policy as of the end of the “Valuation Period” in which it is received at our Administrative Office. The end of the Valuation Period is 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, unless the New York Stock Exchange closes earlier.
The Valuation Period is the time between “Valuation Days”. A Valuation Day is every day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open and trading is unrestricted. Your policy values are calculated on every Valuation Day.
Planned Premiums; Additional Premiums
Planned Premiums are the amount of periodic Premium (as shown in the Policy Specifications) you choose to pay the Company on a scheduled basis. This is the amount for which we send a Premium reminder notice. We reserve the right to stop sending Premium reminder notices if no Premium Payment has been made within 2 Policy Years. Premium Payments may be billed annually, semi-annually, or quarterly. You may arrange for monthly pre-authorized automatic Premium Payments at any time.
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In addition to any Planned Premium, you may make additional Premium Payments. These additional payments must be sent directly to our Administrative Office, and will be credited when received by us.
Unless you specifically direct otherwise, any payment received (other than any Premium Payment necessary to prevent, or cure, Policy Lapse) will be applied as Premium and will not repay any outstanding loans. There is no Premium Load on any payment which you specifically direct as repayment of an outstanding loan.
You may increase Planned Premiums, or pay additional Premiums, subject to the certain limitations. We reserve the right to limit the amount or frequency of additional Premium Payments. You may decrease Planned Premiums. However, doing so will impact your policy values and may impact how long your Policy remains in force.
We may require evidence of insurability if any payment of additional Premium (including Planned Premium) would increase the difference between the Specified Amount and the Accumulation Value. If we are unwilling to accept the risk, your increase in Premium will be refunded without interest.
We may decline any additional Premium (including Planned Premium) or a portion of a Premium that would cause total Premium Payments to exceed the limit for life insurance under federal tax laws. Our test for whether or not your Policy exceeds the limit is referred to as the Guideline Premium Test or, if you so elected at the time you applied for the Policy, the Cash Value Accumulation Test. The excess amount of Premium will be returned to you. We may accept alternate instructions from you to prevent your Policy from becoming a MEC. Refer to the section headed “Tax Issues” for more information.
Policy Values
Policy value in your variable life insurance policy is also called the Accumulation Value.
The Accumulation Value equals the sum of the Fixed Account Value, Separate Account Value, Holding Account Value, Indexed Account Value, and Loan Account Value. At any point in time, the Accumulation Value reflects:
1) Net Premium Payments made;
2)  the amount of any Partial Surrenders;
3)  any increases or decreases as a result of market performance of the Sub-Accounts;
4)  interest credited to the Fixed Account, Holding Account, Indexed Account or the Loan Account;
5)  Persistency Bonuses, if any;
6)  Index Bonuses, if any;
7)  Monthly Deductions; and
8)  all charges and fees deducted.
The Separate Account Value, if any, is the portion of the Accumulation Value attributable to the Separate Account. The value is equal to the sum of the current values of all the Sub-Accounts in which you have invested. The current value of each Sub-Account is determined by multiplying the number of Variable Accumulation Units credited or debited to that Sub-Account with respect to this Policy by the Variable Accumulation Unit Value of that Sub-Account for such Valuation Period.
The “Variable Accumulation Unit” is a unit of measure used in the calculation of the value of each Sub-Account. It may increase or decrease from one Valuation Period to the next. The Variable Accumulation Unit value for a Sub-Account for a Valuation Period is determined as follows:
1) the total value of Underlying Fund shares held in the Sub-Account is calculated by multiplying the number of Underlying Fund shares owned by the Sub-Account at the beginning of the Valuation Period by the net asset value per share of the Underlying Fund at the end of the Valuation Period, and adding any dividend or other distribution of the Underlying Fund made during the Valuation Period; minus
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2) the liabilities of the Sub-Account at the end of the Valuation Period. Such liabilities include daily charges imposed on the Sub-Account, and may include a charge or credit with respect to any taxes paid or reserved for by Lincoln Life that we determine result from the operations of the Separate Account; and
3) the result of (1) minus (2) is divided by the number of Variable Accumulation Units for that Sub-Account outstanding at the beginning of the Valuation Period.
In certain circumstances, and when permitted by law, we may use a different standard industry method for this calculation, called the Net Investment Factor method. We will achieve substantially the same result using either method.
The daily charge imposed on a Sub-Account for any Valuation Period is equal to the daily Mortality and Expense Risk Charge multiplied by the number of calendar days in the Valuation Period.
The Fixed Account Value, if any, reflects amounts allocated to or transferred to or from the Fixed Account, plus interest credited, any Persistency Bonuses (see below) and less any deductions including Partial Surrenders. Fixed Account principal is not subject to market fluctuation and interest is credited daily at the greater of a rate of 0.00272616% (equivalent to a compounded annual rate of 1.0%) or a higher rate determined by the Company.
The Loan Account Value, if any, reflects any outstanding Fixed Loans, including any interest charged on the loans. This amount is held in the Company’s General Account. We do not guarantee the Loan Account Value. Interest is credited on the Loan Account at an effective annual rate of 3.0% in all years.
The Holding Account Value, if any, reflects amounts allocated to or transferred to or from an account called the “Holding Account”, plus interest credited, and less any deductions including Partial Surrenders. Any money allocated to the Indexed Account will first be deposited into the Holding Account. Interest is credited daily at the greater of a rate of 0.00272616% (equivalent to a compounded annual rate of 1.0%) or a higher rate determined by the Company.
The Indexed Account Value, if any, reflects the sum of all Segments that have not met their Segment Maturity Date. The value of a Segment is the amount of any transfer from the Holding Account, plus any Index Bonus credits, less any deductions including Partial Surrenders. Value that has remained in a Segment until the Segment Maturity Date is eligible for an Indexed Credit. Refer to the section of this prospectus headed “Indexed Account Options” for further detail regarding the calculation of Indexed Credits and your Indexed Account Options.  The Value of a Maturing Segment will be allocated to the Fixed Account, Sub-Account(s), and Indexed Account Options per your allocation instructions. You may establish more than one Segment on the same date and there are currently no limitations on the number of Segments in effect at one time
Index Bonus
One of the considerations for allocating to the Fixed Account is to provide sufficient value to cover Monthly Deductions. However, putting too much money in the Fixed Account can reduce the potential for Indexed Account growth.
The Index Bonus is designed to eliminate the need to direct allocations to the Fixed Account for the purpose of covering Monthly Deductions. If the Policy Value is greater than zero and a Monthly Deduction is to be applied against a Segment, we guarantee to credit an Index Bonus. The amount credited will equal the total reduced value of all Segments multiplied by a factor that approximates the interest you would have been credited if that value had been in the Fixed Account, guaranteed to be no less than an effective annual rate of 1.0%. The Index Bonus will be credited on the Monthly Anniversary Day, after the processing of the Monthly Deduction, to the most recently opened Segment with a value greater than zero.  If multiple Segments were opened on the same allocation date, a prorated portion of the Index Bonus will be credited to each of the Segments.
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Persistency Bonus
On each Monthly Anniversary Day beginning with the first Monthly Anniversary Day in Policy Year 16, we will credit a Persistency Bonus to the Fixed Account and any of the Sub-Account(s) in the same proportion as the balances invested in the total of such account(s) as of the date the credit is applied, at an annual rate guaranteed to be not less than 0.35% of the Fixed Account Value and Sub-Account Value on the Monthly Anniversary Day.
The Persistency Bonus is based upon reduced costs in later Policy Years that we can pass on to policies that are still in force. Our payment of the Persistency Bonus will not increase or affect the charges and expenses of your Policy or any riders other than by virtue of increasing the Sub-Account values and Accumulation Value upon which certain charges and expenses of the Policy are based.
Annual Statement
We will tell you at least annually the Accumulation Value, the number of accumulation units credited to your Policy, current accumulation unit values, Sub-Account values, the Fixed Account Value, Holding Account Value, Indexed Account Value, and the Loan Account Value. We strongly suggest that you review your statements to determine whether additional Premium Payments may be necessary to avoid lapse of your Policy.
DEATH BENEFITS
The “Death Benefit Proceeds” is the amount payable to the Beneficiary upon the death of the Insured, based upon the death benefit option in effect. Indebtedness, Partial Surrenders, and overdue charges, if any, are deducted from the Death Benefit Proceeds prior to payment. Riders and your selection of a Benefit Selection Option percentage may impact the amount payable as Death Benefit Proceeds in your Policy. Refer to the section of this prospectus headed “Continuation of Coverage” for a discussion of the death benefits for age 121 and later.
Death Benefit Proceeds
The Death Benefit Proceeds payable upon the death of the Insured will be the greater of:
1) the amount determined by the death benefit option (see below) in effect on the date of the death of the Insured, less any Indebtedness; or
2) an amount equal to the Accumulation Value on the date of death plus any interest credited to a Segment that has not reached maturity on the date of the Insured's death at the guaranteed annual interest of 1.0% applied on a prorated basis multiplied by the applicable percentage shown in the Corridor Percentages Table in the Policy Specifications, less any Indebtedness. (Please note that the investment performance of the Sub-Accounts you have chosen will impact the Accumulation Value and therefore may affect the amount of Death Benefit Proceeds payable.)
Death Benefit Options
Three different death benefit options are available. You may choose the death benefit option at the time you apply for your Policy. If you do not choose a death benefit option at that time, Death Benefit Option 1 will apply. (See discussion under heading “Changes to the Initial Specified Amount and Death Benefit Options” for details as to changes you are permitted to make in your choice of death benefit option after your Policy has been issued). Your financial advisor can assist you in determining the option that best meets your needs.
The following table provides more information about the death benefit options.
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Option Death Benefit Proceeds Equal to the Variability
1 Specified Amount (a minimum of $100,000) level death benefit, less any Partial Surrenders after the date of death. None; level death benefit
2 The greater of:
a) the sum of the Specified Amount plus the Accumulation Value as of the date of the Insured’s death, less any Partial Surrenders after the date of death; or
b) the Specified Amount as of the date of the Insured's death, multiplied by 115%, less any Partial Surrenders after the date of death.

For all other Policies, only a) applies.
May increase or decrease over time, depending on the amount of Premium paid and the investment performance of the Sub-Accounts or the interest credited to the Fixed Account and Indexed Account.
3 Sum of the Specified Amount plus the accumulated Premiums, up to the Death Benefit Option 3 limit as shown on the Policy Specifications less any Partial Surrenders after the date of death. Will generally increase, depending on the amount of Premium paid.
A Partial Surrender after the date of death is amounts we may have paid to the Owner after the date of the Insured’s death but before the death of the Insured was reported to us.
Your choice of death benefit option will impact the Cost of Insurance Charge because the Cost of Insurance Charge is based upon the Net Amount at Risk. The Net Amount at Risk for your Policy is the difference between the Specified Amount and the Accumulation Value of your Policy. Therefore, for example, if you choose Death Benefit Option 1, if your Accumulation Value increases (because of positive investment results), your Cost of Insurance Charge will be less that if your Accumulation Value did not increase or declined. (See section headed “Cost of Insurance” for discussion of Cost of Insurance Charges.)
The death benefit payable under any of the death benefit options will also be reduced by the amount necessary to repay the Indebtedness in full and, if the Policy is within the Grace Period, any payment required to keep the Policy in force.
Partial Surrenders may also reduce the death benefit payable under any of the death benefit options (See section headed “Policy Surrenders - Partial Surrender” for details as to the impact a Partial Surrender will have on the death benefit payable under each option.)
Changes to the Initial Specified Amount and Death Benefit Options
Within certain limits, you may decrease (reduce) or, with satisfactory evidence of insurability, increase the Specified Amount. Any increase in Specified Amount may increase the Net Amount at Risk and the Cost of Insurance Charge. (See the “Cost of Insurance Charge” section of this prospectus.) The minimum Specified Amount is currently  $100,000 (other limits may apply when your Policy is not fully underwritten).
A Partial Surrender may reduce the Specified Amount. If the Specified Amount is reduced as a result of a Partial Surrender, the death benefit may also be reduced. (See section headed “Policy Surrenders - Partial Surrender” for details as to the impact a Partial Surrender may have on the Specified Amount.)
The death benefit option may be changed to Death Benefit Option 1, subject to our consent, as long as the Policy is in force.
You must submit all requests for a change to Death Benefit Option 1 and changes in the Specified Amount in writing to our Administrative Office. The minimum increase in Specified Amount currently permitted is $1,000. If you request a change, a supplemental application and evidence of insurability must also be submitted to us.
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Option change Impact
2 to 1 The Specified Amount will be increased by the greater of:
a) the Accumulation Value as of the effective date of change; or
b) the Specified Amount as of the Monthly Anniversary Day on or next following the date we receive the request for a change, multiplied by 15%.
(This changes the death benefit under the Policy from one that may increase over time by the growth in the Accumulation Value to a level death benefit.)
3 to 1 The Specified Amount will be increased by accumulated Premiums up to the Death Benefit Option 3 limit as shown on the Policy Specifications as of the effective date of the change.
Death Benefit Option 2 or Death Benefit Option 3 may only be elected at the time you apply for your Policy.
A Surrender Charge may apply to a Reduction in Specified Amount. Please refer to the Surrender Charges section of this prospectus for more information on conditions that would cause a Surrender Charge to be applied. A table of Surrender Charges is included in the specifications pages of each Policy.
Any Reduction in Specified Amount will be made against the Initial Specified Amount and any later increase in the Specified Amount on a last in, first out basis. Any increase in the Specified Amount will increase the amount of the Surrender Charge applicable to your Policy. Changes in Specified Amount do not affect the Premium Load as a percentage of Premium.
We may decline any request for Reduction in Specified Amount if, after the change, the Specified Amount would be less than the minimum Specified Amount. We may also decline such a request if it would reduce the Specified Amount below the level required to maintain the Policy as life insurance for purposes of federal income tax law according to the death benefit qualification test you elected at the time you applied for the Policy.
Also, because the death benefit qualification tests, as discussed below, require certain ratios between Premium and death benefit and between the Policy’s Accumulation Value and death benefit, we may increase the Policy's death benefit above the Specified Amount in order to satisfy the test you elected. If the increase in the Policy's death benefit causes an increase in the Net Amount at Risk, charges for the Cost of Insurance Charge will increase as well.
Any change is effective on the first Monthly Anniversary Day on, or after, the date of approval of the request by Lincoln Life, provided that any increase in cost is either included in a Premium Payment by you or the Policy’s Accumulation Value is sufficient to cover the increased Monthly Deduction. If the Monthly Deduction amount would increase as a result of the change, the changes will be effective on the first Monthly Anniversary Day on which the Accumulation Value is equal to, or greater than, the Monthly Deduction amount.
Death Benefit Qualification Test
You will have the opportunity to choose between the two death benefit qualification tests defined in Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”), the “Cash Value Accumulation Test” and the “Guideline Premium Test”. If you do not choose a death benefit qualification test at that time, you will be deemed to have chosen the Guideline Premium Test. Once your Policy has been issued and is in force, the death benefit qualification test cannot be changed. The Cash Value Accumulation Test is not available if you choose Death Benefit Option 3.
The Guideline Premium Test calculates the maximum amount of Premium that may be paid to provide the desired amount of insurance for an Insured of a particular age. Because payment of a Premium amount in excess of this amount will disqualify the Policy as life insurance, we will return to you any amount of such excess. The test also applies a prescribed percentage factor, to determine a minimum ratio of death benefit to Accumulation Value. A table of the applicable percentage factors will be included as a part of the Policy Specifications when you receive your Policy.
The Cash Value Accumulation Test requires that the death benefit be sufficient to prevent the Accumulation Value from ever exceeding the “Net Single Premium” required to fund the future benefits under the Policy. (The “Net
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Single Premium” is calculated in accordance with Section 7702 of the Code and is based on the Insured’s age, risk classification and gender.) At any time the Accumulation Value is greater than the Net Single Premium for the proposed death benefit, the death benefit will be automatically increased by multiplying the Accumulation Value by a percentage that is defined as $1,000 divided by the Net Single Premium. A table of the applicable percentage factors will be included as a part of the Policy Specifications when you receive your Policy.
The tests differ as follows:
(1) The Guideline Premium Test expressly limits the amount of Premium that you can pay into your Policy; while the Cash Value Accumulation Test does not.
(2) The factors that determine the minimum death benefit relative to the Policy’s Accumulation Value are different and required increases in the minimum death benefit due to growth in Accumulation Value will generally be greater under the Cash Value Accumulation Test.
(3) If you wish to pay more Premium than is permitted under the Guideline Premium Test, for example to target a funding objective, you should consider the Cash Value Accumulation Test, because it generally permits the payment of higher amounts of Premium. Please note that payment of higher Premiums could also cause your Policy to be deemed a MEC (see Tax Issues, sub-section Policies That Are MEC’s in your prospectus).
(4) If your primary objective is to maximize the potential for growth in Accumulation Value, or to conserve Accumulation Value, generally the Guideline Premium Test will better serve this objective.
(5) While application of either test may require an increase in death benefit, any increase in the Cost of Insurance Charges that arises as a result of the increase in the Policy’s Net Amount at Risk will generally be less under the Guideline Premium Test than under the Cash Value Accumulation Test. This is because the required adjustment to the death benefit under the Guideline Premium Test is lower than that which would result under the Cash Value Accumulation Test.
You should consult with a qualified tax advisor before choosing the death benefit qualification test.
Please ask your financial advisor for illustrations which demonstrate the impact of selection of each test on the particular Policy, including any riders, which you are considering.
Payment of Death Benefit Proceeds
Proof of death should be furnished to us at our Administrative Office as soon as possible after the death of the Insured. This notification must include a certified copy of an official death certificate, a certified copy of a decree of a court of competent jurisdiction as to the finding of death, or any other proof satisfactory to us.
After receipt at our Administrative Office of proof of death of the Insured, the Death Benefit Proceeds will ordinarily be paid within seven days. The proceeds will be paid in a lump sum or in accordance with any settlement option selected by the Owner or the Beneficiary. Payment of the Death Benefit Proceeds may be delayed if your Policy is contested or if Separate Account Values cannot be determined.
Every state has unclaimed property laws which generally declare property, including monies owed (such as death benefits) to be abandoned if unclaimed or uncashed after a period of three to five years from the date the property is intended to be delivered or date the death benefit is due and payable. For example, if the payment of a death benefit has been triggered and, if after a thorough search, we are still unable to locate the Beneficiary of the death benefit, or the Beneficiary does not come forward to claim the death benefit in a timely manner, the death benefit will be paid to the abandoned property division or unclaimed property office of the state in which the Beneficiary or the Owner last resided, as shown on our books and records, or to our state of domicile. This “escheatment” is revocable, however, and the state is obligated to pay the death benefit (without interest) if your Beneficiary steps forward to claim it with the proper documentation. To prevent such escheatment, it is important that you contact us and update your Beneficiary designations, including addresses, if and as they change.
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POLICY SURRENDERS
You may surrender your Policy at any time by sending us your Policy along with a written request for surrender. If you surrender your Policy, all coverage will automatically terminate and may not be reinstated. Consult your tax advisor to understand tax consequences of any surrender you are considering.
The Surrender Value of your Policy is the amount you can receive by surrendering the Policy. The Surrender Value is the Accumulation Value less any Indebtedness, less any applicable Surrender Charge (the “Surrender Value”). If your Policy was purchased on a multi-life basis as Lincoln AssetEdge® Exec VUL 2015, which includes the Exec Enhanced Surrender Value Rider, your Surrender Value may be enhanced if you fully surrender your Policy during the Surrender Charge period.
Any surrender results in a withdrawal of values from the Sub-Accounts, the Fixed Account, and the Indexed Account that have values allocated to them. If value is deducted from a Segment that has not reached maturity in the Indexed Account, the amount of interest that will be applied to the reduction in value of the Segment will be a prorated portion of the guaranteed annual interest of 1.0%. Any surrender from a Sub-Account will result in the cancellation of Variable Accumulation Units. The cancellation of such units will be based on the Variable Accumulation Unit Value determined at the close of the Valuation Period during which the surrender is effective. Surrender proceeds will generally be paid within seven calendar days (or the Valuation Day next succeeding such day) of our receipt of your request.
At any time, you may transfer all of the Separate Account Value, Indexed Account Value and Holding Account Value to the Fixed Account. You may then surrender the Policy in exchange for a life insurance policy the values and benefits of which do not depend upon the performance of the Separate Account. The new policy will not require the payment of further Premiums, and the amount of the death benefit will be equal to what can be purchased on a single Premium basis by the Surrender Value of the Policy you are surrendering. No further administrative fees will be deducted under the new Policy. Note, too, you will not be able to continue any supplementary or additional benefits provided by riders under the original Policy. Please contact your financial advisor for an illustration of the policy you could receive if you decide to exchange your Policy.
Partial Surrender
You may make a Partial Surrender, withdrawing a portion of your policy values. You must request a Partial Surrender in writing. The amount of any Partial Surrender may not exceed 90% of the Policy’s Surrender Value as of the date of your request for a Partial Surrender. We may limit Partial Surrenders to the extent necessary to meet the federal tax law requirements. Each Partial Surrender must be at least $500. Partial Surrenders are subject to other limitations as described below. If you wish to make a surrender in excess of 90% of the Surrender Value of your Policy, you must specifically request a Full Surrender of your Policy. Charges for Full Surrenders will apply (see section headed “Surrender Charges” for a discussion of Surrender Charges). Your Policy’s Surrender Value equals the Policy's Accumulation Value less any Indebtedness, less any applicable Surrender Charge.
Partial Surrenders may reduce the Accumulation Value and the Specified Amount. The amount of the Partial Surrender will be withdrawn from the Sub-Accounts and Fixed Account in the same proportion as the balances invested in the total of such account(s) as of the date of deduction. If insufficient value exists from the Fixed Account and any Sub-Accounts to cover the Partial Surrender, value will be deducted from the Holding Account. If insufficient value exists in the Holding Account, value will be deducted from the most recently opened Segment in the Indexed Account and will continue in successive order on a last in- first out basis. If multiple Segments were opened on the same Indexed Account Allocation Date, a prorated portion will be taken from each Segment. The effect of Partial Surrenders on the Death Benefit Proceeds depends on the death benefit option in effect at the time of the Partial Surrender.
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Death Benefit
Option in Effect
Impact of Partial Surrender
1 The Specified Amount will be reduced by the greater of:
a. zero; or
b. an amount equal to the amount of the Partial Surrender minus the greater of i) zero and ii) the result of [(1) minus (2)] divided by (3) where:
(1) is an amount equal to the Accumulation Value on the Valuation Day immediately prior to the Partial Surrender multiplied by the applicable percentage shown in the Corridor Percentages Table in the Policy Specifications;
(2) is the Specified Amount immediately prior to the Partial Surrender; and
(3) is the applicable percentage shown in the Corridor Percentages Table in the Policy Specifications.
2 Will reduce the Accumulation Value, but not the Specified Amount.
3 Will reduce the accumulated Premiums, and the Specified Amount to the extent that the amount of the Partial Surrender exceeds the accumulated Premiums.
Partial Surrender proceeds will generally be paid within seven calendar days of our receipt of your request.
POLICY LOANS
Your Policy permits you to borrow against its Surrender Value in the form of two loan options: a Fixed Loan or a Participating Loan. Only one of these loan options is available at any given time. When requesting a loan, you choose either the Fixed Loan or Participating Loan option. If there is an existing loan, any new loan will be the same option unless you request to switch loan options for both the existing and new loans.
A Fixed Loan may be for any amount up to the then current Surrender Value. A Participating Loan may be for any amount up to the lesser of the current Surrender Value or the Accumulation Value allocated to the Holding Account and Indexed Account. However, we reserve the right to limit the amount of any loan to 90% of the current Surrender Value. A loan agreement must be executed and your Policy assigned to us free of any other assignments. Outstanding Policy Loans and accrued interest reduce the Policy's death benefit and Accumulation Value.
Fixed Loan
The amount of your Fixed Loan will be withdrawn from the Sub-Accounts and Fixed Account in the same proportion as the balances invested in the total of such account(s). If insufficient value exists from the Fixed Account and any Sub-Accounts, value will be deducted from the Holding Account. If insufficient value exists in the Holding Account, value will be deducted from the most recently opened Segment in the Indexed Account and will continue in successive order on a last in- first out basis. If multiple Segments were opened on the same Indexed Account Allocation Date, a prorated portion will be taken from each Segment. The Loan Account is the account in which Fixed Loan Indebtedness (outstanding loans and interest) accrues. Amounts transferred to the Loan Account do not participate in the performance of the Sub-Accounts, Fixed Account, Holding Account or Indexed Account. Fixed Loans, therefore, can affect the Policy's death benefit and Accumulation Value whether or not they are repaid. Interest on Fixed Loans accrues daily at an effective annual rate of 4.0% in years 1-10 and 3.0% thereafter, and is payable once a year in arrears on each Policy Anniversary, or earlier upon Full Surrender or other payment of proceeds of your Policy. Policy values in the Loan Account are part of the Company's General Account.
The amount of your Fixed Loan, plus any accrued but unpaid interest, is added to your outstanding Indebtedness. Unless paid in advance, Fixed Loan interest due will be transferred proportionately from the Sub-Accounts and Fixed Account. If insufficient value exists from the Fixed Account and any Sub-Accounts, value will be deducted from the Holding Account. If insufficient value exists in the Holding Account, value will be deducted from the most recently opened Segment in the Indexed Account and will continue in successive order on a last in- first out basis. If multiple Segments were opened on the same Indexed Account Allocation Date, a prorated portion will be taken
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from each Segment. This amount will be treated as an additional Fixed Loan, and added to the Loan Account Value. Lincoln Life credits interest to the Loan Account Value at a rate of 3.0% in all years.
If an amount is transferred out of the Indexed Account for a Fixed Loan, and within a 12-month period from the date of that transaction either a Premium Payment or loan repayment is made, we reserve the right to:
a. Allocate the Net Premium Payment or loan repayment to the Fixed Account, and
b. Restrict transfers from the Fixed Account or the Sub-Accounts into the Holding Account for allocation to the Indexed Account.
Participating Loan
A Participating Loan is a loan against the Holding Account Value and Indexed Account Value where an amount equal to the Indebtedness remains in the Holding Account and Indexed Account as allocated at the time the loan is taken, and not transferred to the Loan Account. The amount available for a Participating Loan is determined as the minimum of:
a. the Policy’s Surrender Value; or
b. the sum of the Holding Account Value plus Indexed Account Value.
Interest on Participating Loans accrues daily at an effective annual rate of 6.0% in years 1-10, 5.0% in years 11 through attained age 121, 3.0% thereafter, and is payable once a year in arrears on each Policy Anniversary, or earlier upon Full Surrender or other payment of proceeds of your Policy.
On each Policy Anniversary, if Indebtedness is greater than the sum of the Holding Account Value and the Indexed Account Value, amounts will be withdrawn from the Fixed Account and any Sub-Accounts in the same proportion as the balances invested in the total of such accounts and transferred to the Holding Account until Indebtedness equals the sum of the Holding Account Value and Indexed Account Value.
Loan Conversion
A conversion from one loan option to the other can be done only once in a twelve month period and only after twelve months have elapsed from the date of the most recent loan. The entire loan must be converted. When a loan is converted, interest will be charged at the interest rate in effect for the current loan option until the date of the conversion. From the date of conversion, interest is charged at the interest rate in effect under the new loan option.
Participating Loan to Fixed Loan: On the day the Participating Loan is converted to a Fixed Loan, an amount equal to the loan principal will be transferred from the Fixed Account and Sub-Accounts in the same proportion as the balances invested in the total of such accounts into the Loan Account. If insufficient value exists from the Fixed Account and any Sub-Accounts, value will be deducted from the Holding Account. If insufficient value exists in the Holding Account, value will be deducted from the most recently opened Segment in the Indexed Account and will continue in successive order on a last in- first out basis. If multiple Segments were opened on the same Indexed Account Allocation Date, a prorated portion will be taken from each Segment.
Fixed Loan to Participating Loan: Unless otherwise requested by you, when a Fixed Loan is converted to a Participating Loan, the Loan Account Value will be transferred to the Indexed Account according to your Indexed Account Allocation instructions.
Loan Repayment
Your outstanding loan balance may be repaid at any time during the lifetime of the Insured. For a Participating Loan, the Indebtedness will be reduced by the amount of the loan repayment.
For a Fixed Loan, the Indebtedness and the Loan Account will be reduced by the amount of any loan repayment. Any repayment to a Fixed Loan, other than loan interest, will be allocated to the Sub-Accounts, Fixed Account, and Indexed Account in the same proportion in which Net Premium Payments are currently allocated, unless you instruct otherwise.
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When making a payment other than an initial payment to us, we will apply your payment as Premiums and not as loan repayments unless you specifically instruct us otherwise.
Any increase in Indebtedness, including loan interest due but not yet charged, may reduce the Surrender Value to cause the Policy to enter the Grace Period. If your Policy lapses while a loan is outstanding, the borrowed amount may be taxable to you to the extent your Policy’s value exceeds your basis in the Policy.
You should carefully consider that requesting a Policy Loan will reduce the Enhanced Surrender Value available under the Exec Enhanced Surrender Value Rider (see section headed “Riders — Exec Enhanced Surrender Value Rider” for discussion of the benefits available). In addition, as your Policy may include the Overloan Protection Rider, your Policy may not lapse solely because the total of your Policy Loans plus unpaid interest exceeds the Surrender Value (see section headed “Riders – Overloan Protection Rider” for a discussion of the benefits available).
Please note that there may be adverse tax consequences in the event that your Policy lapses with an outstanding loan balance.
LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT
If at any time
1) the Surrender Value of the Policy is insufficient to pay the Monthly Deduction, and
2) the No-Lapse Provision of the Policy is not preventing the termination of the Policy, then all coverage will terminate. This is referred to as Policy Lapse.
The Surrender Value may be insufficient:
1) because it has been exhausted by earlier deductions;
2) as a result of poor investment performance;
3) due to Partial Surrenders;
4) due to Indebtedness for Policy Loans; or
5) because of a combination of any of these factors.
If we have not received your Premium Payment (or payment of Indebtedness on Policy Loans) necessary so that the Surrender Value of your Policy is sufficient to pay the Monthly Deduction amount on a Monthly Anniversary Day, we will send a written notice to you, or any assignee of record. The notice will state the amount of the Premium Payment that must be paid to avoid termination of your Policy.
If the amount in the notice is not paid to us within the Grace Period, then the Policy will terminate. The Grace Period is 61 days after the Monthly Anniversary Day on which the Monthly Deduction could not be paid. If the Insured dies during the Grace Period, we will deduct any charges due to us from any death benefit that may be payable under the terms of the Policy.
In addition, your Policy includes a No-Lapse Provision, if available (see section headed “No-Lapse Provision” below for discussion of availability), which is described below, and may prevent lapse.
No-Lapse Provision
Your Policy includes a No-Lapse Provision, if available to you under our underwriting guidelines. This means that if this provision is available to you your Policy will not lapse as long as you have paid the required No-Lapse Premium. The No-Lapse Premium is the cumulative Premium required to maintain the No-Lapse Provision, preventing your Policy from lapse, and is shown in the Policy Specifications.
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There is no difference in the calculation of policy values and death benefit between a Policy that has the No-Lapse Provision, and a Policy that does not. This is true whether or not the No-Lapse Provision is active and keeping the Policy from lapsing.
There is no charge for this feature. The length of the No-Lapse period is determined by the Insured’s issue age, and is shown in the Policy Specifications.
If, on the Policy Date, the Insured is: The No-Lapse period is:
• Ages 0-50, 20 years
• Age 51, 19 years
• Age 52, 18 years
• Age 53, 17 years
• Age 54, 16 years
• Age 55, 15 years
• Age 56, 14 years
• Age 57, 13 years
• Age 58, 12 years
• Age 59, 11 years
• Age 60 and above 10 years
The Policy will not lapse even if the Surrender Value is insufficient to meet the Monthly Deductions, as long as the sum of all Premium Payments (less any Partial Surrenders) accumulated at 4.0%, less any Indebtedness, is at least equal to the sum of the No-Lapse Premiums due since date of issue (shown in the Policy Specifications) accumulated at 4.0% interest.
If you fail to satisfy the requirements for the No-Lapse Provision, and you have paid insufficient Premium to cover your Monthly Deductions, the Policy, after notice, and expiration of the Policy's Grace Period, will lapse.
If this provision is available to you, your No-Lapse Premium is shown on the Policy Specifications pages. To determine if you are meeting the cumulative Premium Payment required to retain the No-Lapse Protection, review your most recent quarterly statement or contact our Administrative Office.
If the No-Lapse Provision terminates, the Premiums you must pay to keep the Policy in force may be significantly higher than the No-Lapse Premium would have been. If you pay only the minimum Premium needed to keep the No-Lapse Provision in force, you may be foregoing the potential for increased Accumulation Value that higher Premium Payments could provide.
Your Policy may also include the Overloan Protection Rider. If this rider is issued with your Policy, you meet the requirements as described in this rider and have elected this benefit, your Policy will not lapse solely based on Indebtedness exceeding the Surrender Value. It is a limited benefit in that it does not provide any additional death benefit or any increase in Accumulation Value. Also, it does not provide any type of market performance guarantee.
Reinstatement of a Lapsed Policy
If your Policy has lapsed and the Insured has not died since lapse, you may reinstate your Policy within five years of the Policy Lapse date, provided:
1) it has not been surrendered;
2) there is an application for reinstatement in writing;
3) satisfactory evidence of insurability of the Insured is furnished to us and we agree to accept the risk for the Insured;
4) we receive a payment sufficient to keep your Policy in force for at least two months; and
5) any accrued loan interest is paid and any remaining Indebtedness is either paid or reinstated.
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The reinstated Policy will be effective as of the Monthly Anniversary Day on or next following the date on which we approve your application for reinstatement. Surrender Charges will be reinstated as of the Policy Year in which your Policy lapsed. Your Accumulation Value at reinstatement will be the Net Premium Payment then made less all Monthly Deductions due. If a Policy Loan is being reinstated, the Policy's Accumulation Value at reinstatement will be the Accumulation Value on the date the Policy lapsed plus the Net Premium Payment made less all Monthly Deductions due.
For the purposes of resuming allocations to the Indexed Account following the effective date of reinstatement, transfers may resume on the first Monthly Indexed Account Allocation Date following effective date of reinstatement.
TAX ISSUES
The federal income tax treatment of your Policy is complex and sometimes uncertain. The federal income tax rules may vary with your particular circumstances. This discussion does not include all the federal income tax rules that may affect you and your Policy and is not intended as tax advice. This discussion also does not address other federal tax consequences, such as estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes, or any state and local income, estate and inheritance tax consequences, associated with the Policy. You should always consult a tax advisor about the application of tax rules to your individual situation.
Taxation of Life Insurance Contracts in General
Tax Status of the Policy.  Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) establishes a statutory definition of life insurance for federal tax purposes. We believe that the Policy will meet the statutory definition of life insurance under the Guideline Premium Test, which provides for a maximum amount of Premium paid depending upon the Insured's age, gender, and risk classification in relation to the death benefit and a minimum amount of death benefit in relation to policy value. As a result, the death benefit payable will generally be excludable from the Beneficiary’s gross income, and interest and other income credited will not be taxable unless certain withdrawals are made (or are deemed to be made) from the Policy prior to the death of the Insured, as discussed below. This tax treatment will only apply, however, if (1) the investments of the Separate Account are “adequately diversified” in accordance with U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) regulations, and (2) we, rather than you, are considered the Owner of the assets of the Separate Account for federal income tax purposes.
The Code also recognizes a Cash Value Accumulation Test, which does not limit Premiums paid, but requires the Policy to maintain a minimum ratio between the death benefit and the Policy's Accumulation Value, depending on the Insured’s age, gender, and risk classification.  We will only apply this test to the Policy if you have advised us to do so at the time you applied for the Policy.
Investments in the Separate Account Must be Diversified.  For your Policy to be treated as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes, the investments of the Separate Account must be “adequately diversified.” Treasury regulations define standards for determining whether the investments of the Separate Account are adequately diversified. If the Separate Account fails to comply with these diversification standards, you could be required to pay tax currently on the excess of the policy value over the Premium Payments. Although we do not control the investments of the Sub-Accounts, we expect that the Sub-Accounts will comply with the Treasury regulations so that the Separate Account will be considered “adequately diversified.”
Restriction on Investment Options.  Federal income tax law limits your right to choose particular investments for the Policy. Because the IRS has issued little guidance specifying those limits, the limits are uncertain and your right to allocate policy values among the Sub-Accounts may exceed those limits. If so, you would be treated as the Owner of the assets of the Separate Account and thus subject to current taxation on the income and gains from those assets. We do not know what limits may be set by the IRS in any guidance that it may issue and whether any such limits will apply to existing Policies. We reserve the right to modify the Policy without your consent to try to prevent the tax law from considering you as the Owner of the assets of the Separate Account.
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No Guarantees Regarding Tax Treatment.  We make no guarantee regarding the tax treatment of any life insurance policy or of any transaction involving a life insurance policy. However, the remainder of this discussion assumes that your Policy will be treated as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes and that the tax law will not impose tax on any increase in your policy value until there is a distribution from your Policy.
Tax Treatment of Life Insurance Death Benefit Proceeds.  In general, the amount of the death benefit payable from a life insurance policy because of the death of the Insured is excludable from gross income. Certain transfers of the Policy for valuable consideration, however, may result in a portion of the death benefit being taxable. If the death benefit is not received in a lump sum and is, instead, applied to one of the settlement options, payments generally will be prorated between amounts attributable to the death benefit, which will be excludable from the Beneficiary’s income, and amounts attributable to interest (accruing after the Insured’s death) which will be includible in the Beneficiary’s income.
Tax Deferral During Accumulation Period.  Under existing provisions of the Code, except as described below, any increase in your policy value is generally not taxable to you unless amounts are received (or are deemed to be received) from the Policy prior to the Insured’s death. If there is a total withdrawal from the Policy, the Surrender Value will be includible in your income to the extent the amount received exceeds the “investment in the contract.” (If there is any debt at the time of a total withdrawal, such debt will be treated as an amount received by the Owner.) The “investment in the contract” generally is the aggregate amount of Premium Payments and other consideration paid for the Policy, less the aggregate amount received previously to the extent such amounts received were excludable from gross income. Whether Partial Surrenders (or other amounts deemed to be distributed) from the Policy constitute income to you depends, in part, upon whether the Policy is considered a MEC for federal income tax purposes.
Policies That Are MECs
Characterization of a Policy as a Modified Endowment Contract (“MEC”).  A MEC is a life insurance policy that meets the requirements of Section 7702 and fails the “7-Pay Test” of 7702A of the Code. Your Policy will be classified as a MEC if Premiums are paid more rapidly than allowed by the “7-Pay Test,” a test that compares actual paid Premium in the first seven years against a pre-determined Premium amount as defined in 7702A of the Code. Your Policy may also be classified as a MEC if it is received in exchange for another policy that is a MEC. In addition, even if your Policy initially is not a MEC, it may in certain circumstances become a MEC. The circumstances under which your Policy may become a MEC include a material change to your Policy (within the meaning of tax law), a Policy Lapse and reinstatement more than 90 days following the lapse, or a withdrawal or a reduction in the death benefit during the first seven Policy Years.
Tax Treatment of Withdrawals, Loans, Assignments and Pledges under MECs.  If your Policy is a MEC, withdrawals from your Policy will be treated first as withdrawals of income and then as a recovery of Premium Payments. Thus, withdrawals will be includible in income to the extent the policy value exceeds the investment in your Policy. The Code treats any amount received as a loan under a policy, and any assignment or pledge (or agreement to assign or pledge) of any portion of your policy value, and any monthly charge for additional benefits that are not qualified additional benefits, as a withdrawal of such amount or portion. The investment in your Policy is increased by the amount includible in income with respect to such assignment, pledge, or loan.
Penalty Taxes Payable on Withdrawals.  A 10% penalty tax may be imposed on any withdrawal (or any deemed distribution) from your MEC which you must include in your gross income. The 10% penalty tax does not apply if one of several exceptions exists. These exceptions include withdrawals or surrenders that: you receive on or after you reach age 59 1/2, you receive because you became disabled (as defined in the tax law), or you receive as a series of substantially equal periodic payments for your life (or life expectancy). None of the penalty tax exceptions apply to a taxpayer who is not an individual.
Special Rules if You Own More than One MEC.  In certain circumstances, you must combine some or all of the life insurance contracts which are MECs that you own in order to determine the amount of withdrawal (including a deemed withdrawal) that you must include in income. For example, if you purchase two or more MECs from the
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same life insurance company (or its affiliates) during any calendar year, the Code treats all such policies as one contract. Treating two or more policies as one contract could affect the amount of a withdrawal (or a deemed withdrawal) that you must include in income and the amount that might be subject to the 10% penalty tax described above.
Policies That Are Not MECs
Tax Treatment of Withdrawals.  If your Policy is not a MEC, the amount of any withdrawal from the Policy will generally be treated first as a non-taxable recovery of Premium Payments and then as income from the Policy. Thus, a withdrawal from your Policy that is not a MEC will not be includible in income except to the extent it exceeds the investment in the Policy immediately before the withdrawal.
Certain Distributions Required by the Tax Law in the First 15 Policy Years.  Section 7702 places limitations on the amount of Premium Payments that may be made and the policy values that can accumulate relative to the death benefit. Where cash distributions are required under Section 7702 in connection with a reduction in benefits during the first 15 years after the Policy is issued (or if withdrawals are made in anticipation of a reduction in benefits, within the meaning of the tax law, during this period), some or all of such amounts may be includible in income. A reduction in benefits may occur when the face amount is decreased, withdrawals are made, and in certain other instances.
Tax Treatment of Loans.  If your Policy is not a MEC, a loan you receive under the Policy is generally treated as your Indebtedness. As a result, no part of any loan constitutes income to you so long as the Policy remains in force. Nevertheless, in those situations where the interest rate credited to the Loan Account equals the interest rate charged to you for the loan, it is possible that some or all of the loan proceeds may be includible in your income. If your Policy lapses (or if all policy value is withdrawn or exchanged to a new policy in a tax-free policy exchange) when a loan is outstanding, the amount of the loan outstanding will be treated as withdrawal proceeds for purposes of determining whether any amounts are includible in your income. Before purchasing a Policy that includes the Overloan Protection Rider, you should note that if you elect to exercise the Overloan Protection Rider at any time during your Policy's life, such exercise could be deemed to result in a taxable distribution of the outstanding loan balance. You should consult a tax advisor prior to exercising the Overloan Protection Rider to determine the tax consequences of such exercise.
Other Considerations
Insured Lives Past Age 121.  If the Insured survives beyond the end of the mortality table, which is used to measure charges for the Policy and which ends at age 121, and an option 1 death benefit is in effect, in some circumstances the policy value may equal or exceed the Specified Amount level death benefit. Thus, the policy value may equal the Death Benefit Proceeds. In such a case, we believe your Policy will continue to qualify as life insurance for federal tax purposes. However, there is some uncertainty regarding this treatment, and it is possible that you would be viewed as constructively receiving the Accumulation Value in the year the Insured attains age 121.
Compliance with the Tax Law.  We believe that the maximum amount of Premium Payments we have determined for the Policies will comply with the federal tax definition of life insurance. We will monitor the amount of Premium Payments.
If at any time you pay a Premium that would exceed the amount allowable to permit the Policy to continue to qualify as life insurance, we will either refund the excess Premium to you within 60 days of the end of the Policy Year or, if the excess Premium exceeds $250, offer you the alternative of instructing us to hold the excess Premium in a premium deposit fund and apply it to the Policy later in accordance with your instructions. We will credit interest at an annual rate that we may declare from time to time on advance premium deposit funds.
The Policy will be allowed to become a MEC under the Code only with your consent. If you pay a Premium that would cause your Policy to become a MEC and you do not consent to MEC status for your Policy, we will either refund the excess Premium to you within 60 days of the end of the Policy Year or offer you the opportunity to apply
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for an increase in Death Benefit. If the excess Premium exceeds $250, we will offer you the additional alternative of instructing us to hold the excess in a premium deposit fund and apply it to the Policy on the next, succeeding Policy Anniversary when the Premium no longer causes your Policy to become a MEC in accordance with your Premium allocation instructions on file at the time the Premium is applied.
Any interest and other earnings on funds in a premium deposit fund will be includible in income subject to tax as required by law.
Disallowance of Interest Deductions.  Interest on Policy Loan Indebtedness is not deductible.
If an entity (such as a corporation or a trust, not an individual) purchases a policy or is the Beneficiary of a policy issued after June 8, 1997, a portion of the interest on Indebtedness unrelated to the Policy may not be deductible by the entity. However, this rule does not apply to a policy owned by an entity engaged in a trade or business which covers the life of one individual who is either (i) a 20% Owner of the entity, or (ii) an officer, director, or employee of the trade or business, at the time first covered by the Policy. This rule also does not apply to a policy owned by an entity engaged in a trade or business which covers the joint lives of the 20% Owner of the entity and the Owner’s spouse at the time first covered by the Policy.
Employer-Owned Contracts. In the case of an “employer-owned life insurance contract” as defined in the tax law that is issued (or deemed to be issued) after August 17, 2006, the portion of the death benefit excludable from gross income generally will be limited to the premiums paid for the contract. However, this limitation on the death benefit exclusion will not apply if certain notice and consent requirements are satisfied and one of several exceptions is satisfied. These exceptions include circumstances in which the death benefit is payable to certain heirs of the Insured to acquire an ownership interest in a business, or where the contract covers the life of a director or an Insured who is “highly compensated” within the meaning of the tax law. These rules, including the definition of an employer-owned life insurance contract, are complex, and you should consult with your advisors for guidance as to their application.
Federal Income Tax Withholding.  We will withhold and remit to the IRS a part of the taxable portion of each distribution made under your Policy unless you notify us in writing at or before the time of the distribution that tax is not to be withheld. Regardless of whether you request that no taxes be withheld or whether the Company withholds a sufficient amount of taxes, you will be responsible for the payment of any taxes and early distribution penalties that may be due on the amounts received. You may also be required to pay penalties under the estimated tax rules, if your withholding and estimated tax payments are insufficient to satisfy your total tax liability.
Unearned Income Medicare Contribution. Congress enacted the “Unearned Income Medicare Contribution” as a part of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. This new tax, which affects individuals whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds certain thresholds, is a 3.8% tax on the lesser of (i) the individual’s “unearned income,” or (ii) the dollar amount by which the individual’s modified adjusted gross income exceeds the applicable threshold. Unearned income includes the taxable portion of any annuitized distributions that you take from your Policy, but does not apply to any lump sum distribution, Full Surrender, or other non-annuitized distribution. The tax is effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2012. Please consult your tax advisor to determine whether any distributions you take from your Policy are subject to this tax.
Changes in the Policy or Changes in the Law.  Changing the Owner, exchanging your Policy, and other changes under your Policy may have tax consequences (in addition to those discussed herein) depending on the circumstances of such change. The above discussion is based on the Code, IRS regulations, and interpretations existing on the date of this prospectus. However, Congress, the IRS, and the courts may modify these authorities, sometimes retroactively.
Fair Market Value of Your Policy
It is sometimes necessary for tax and other reasons to determine the “value” of your Policy. The value can be measured differently for different purposes. It is not necessarily the same as the Accumulation Value or the Net
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Accumulation Value. You, as the Owner, should consult with your advisors for guidance as to the appropriate methodology for determining the fair market value of your Policy.
Tax Status of Lincoln Life
Under existing federal income tax laws, the Company does not pay tax on investment income and realized capital gains of the Separate Account. However, the Company does expect, to the extent permitted under Federal tax law, to claim the benefit of the foreign tax credit as the Owner of the assets of the Separate Account. Lincoln Life does not expect that it will incur any federal income tax liability on the income and gains earned by the Separate Account. We, therefore, do not impose a charge for federal income taxes. If federal income tax law changes and we must pay tax on some or all of the income and gains earned by the Separate Account, we may impose a charge against the Separate Account to pay the taxes.
RESTRICTIONS ON FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
In accordance with money laundering laws and federal economic sanction policy, the Company may be required in a given instance to reject a Premium Payment and/or freeze an Owner’s account. This means we could refuse to honor requests for transfers, withdrawals, surrenders, loans, assignments, Beneficiary changes or death benefit payments. Once frozen, monies would be moved from the Separate Account to a segregated interest-bearing account maintained for the Owner, and held in that account until instructions are received from the appropriate regulator. We also may be required to provide additional information about an Owner's account to government regulators.
Also, we may postpone payment whenever: (a) the New York Stock Exchange is closed, (b) trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted by the SEC, (c) the SEC determines if an emergency exists as a result of which disposal of securities held in the Variable Account is not reasonably practicable or is not reasonably practicable to determine the value of the Variable Account's net assets (d) if, pursuant to SEC rules, an underlying money market fund suspends payment of redemption proceeds in connection with a liquidation of the fund, we may delay payment of any transfer, Partial Surrender, Full Surrender, or death benefit from a money market Sub-Account until the fund is liquidated, or (e) during any other period when the SEC, by order, so permits for the protection of the Owner.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In the ordinary course of its business and otherwise, the Company and its subsidiaries or its separate accounts and Principal Underwriter may become or are involved in various pending or threatened legal proceedings, including purported class actions, arising from the conduct of its business. In some instances, the proceedings include claims for unspecified or substantial punitive damages and similar types of relief in addition to amounts for alleged contractual liability or requests for equitable relief.
After consultation with legal counsel and a review of available facts, it is management’s opinion that the proceedings, after consideration of any reserves and rights to indemnification, ultimately will be resolved without materially affecting the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries, or the financial position of its separate accounts or Principal Underwriter. However, given the large and indeterminate amounts sought in certain of these proceedings and the inherent difficulty in predicting the outcome of such legal proceedings, it is possible that an adverse outcome in certain matters could be material to the Company's operating results for any particular reporting period. Please refer to the Statement of Additional Information for possible additional information regarding legal proceedings.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The December 31, 2014 financial statements of the Separate Account and the December 31, 2014 financial statements of the Company are located in the SAI.
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CONTENTS OF THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional information about Lincoln Life, the Separate Account and your Policy may be found in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI).
Contents of the SAI
GENERAL INFORMATION  
Lincoln Life  
Capital Markets  
Registration Statement  
Changes of Investment Policy  
Principal Underwriter  
Disaster Plan  
Advertising & Ratings  
Unclaimed Property  
SERVICES  
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm  
Accounting Services  
Checkbook Service for Disbursements  
Administrative Services  
POLICY INFORMATION  
Corporate and Group Purchasers and Case Exceptions  
Assignment  
Transfer of Ownership  
Beneficiary  
Right to Convert Contract  
Change of Plan  
Settlement Options  
Deferment of Payments  
Incontestability  
Misstatement of Age or Gender  
Suicide  
PERFORMANCE DATA  
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
Separate Account  
Company  
The SAI may be obtained, at no cost to you, by contacting our Administrative Office at the address or telephone number listed on the first page of this prospectus. Your SAI will be sent to you via first class mail within three business days of your request. You may make inquiries about your Policy to this same address and telephone number.
You may request personalized illustrations of death benefits and policy values from your financial advisor without charge.
You may review or copy this prospectus, the SAI, or obtain other information about the Separate Account at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Public Reference Room. You should contact the SEC at (202) 551-8090 to obtain information regarding days and hours the reference room is open. You may also view information at the SEC’s Internet site, http://www.sec.gov. Copies of information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing the Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102.
This prospectus, the Underlying Funds' prospectuses, and the SAI are also available on our internet site, www.LincolnFinancial.com
Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M
1933 Act Registration No. 333-203099
1940 Act Registration No. 811-08559
End of Prospectus
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
The following terms may appear in your prospectus and are defined below:
7-Pay Test—A test that compares actual paid Premium in the first seven years against a pre-determined Premium amount as defined in 7702A of the Code.
1933 Act—The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
1940 Act—The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Accumulation Value (Total Account Value)—An amount equal to the sum of the Fixed Account Value, the Separate Account Value, the Holding Account Value, the Indexed Account Value and the Loan Account Value.
Administrative Fee—The fee which compensates the Company for administrative expenses associated with policy issue and ongoing policy maintenance including Premium billing and collection, policy value calculation, confirmations, periodic reports and other similar matters.
Beneficiary—The person designated to receive the Death Benefit Proceeds.
Cash Value Accumulation Test—A provision of the Code that requires that the death benefit be sufficient to prevent the Accumulation Value from ever exceeding the net single Premium required to fund the future benefits under the Policy.
Code—Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Cost of Insurance Charge—This charge is the portion of the Monthly Deduction designed to compensate the Company for the anticipated cost of paying death benefits in excess of the policy value. It is determined by multiplying the Policy's Net Amount at Risk by the Cost of Insurance Rate.
Death Benefit Proceeds—The amount payable to the Beneficiary upon the death of the Insured, based upon the death benefit option in effect. Loans, loan interest, Partial Surrenders, and overdue charges, if any, are deducted from the Death Benefit Proceeds prior to payment. Riders may impact the amount payable as Death Benefit Proceeds in your Policy.
Fixed Account—An allocation option under the Policy, which is a part of our General Account, to which we credit a guaranteed minimum interest rate.
Fixed Account Value—An amount equal to the value of amounts allocated or transferred to the Fixed Account, plus interest credited, and less any deductions or Partial Surrenders.
Full Surrender—The withdrawal of all policy values.
Grace Period—The period during which you may make Premium Payments (or repay Indebtedness) to prevent Policy Lapse. That period is the later of (a) 31 days after the notice was mailed, and (b) 61 days after the Monthly Anniversary Day on which the Policy enters the Grace Period.
Guideline Premium Test—A provision of the Code under which the maximum amount of Premium paid in relation to the death benefit and a minimum amount of death benefit in relation to policy value is determined.
Holding Account—An account from which value is systematically transferred to an Indexed Account Option according to your allocation instructions on each Monthly Indexed Account Allocation Date. This account is part of the Accumulation Value and is credited with interest daily. The Holding Account is part of our General Account.
Indebtedness—The sum of all outstanding loans, including Fixed Loans and Participating Loans, and accrued interest but not yet charged.
Index—An external index used as a basis to determine the value of the Indexed Account. The Index currently used in this Policy is the S&P 500® Index.
Indexed Account—An allocation option under the Policy, which is a part of our General Account, which consists of Indexed Account Options that are eligible for interest based off the Index.
Indexed Account Option—An allocation option available under the Indexed Account.
Insured—The person on whose life the Policy is issued.
Lapse Notice—Written notice to you (or any assignee of record) that your Policy will terminate unless we receive payment of Premiums (or payment of Indebtedness on Policy Loans). The notice will state the amount of Premium Payment (or payment of
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Indebtedness on Policy Loans) that must be paid to avoid termination of your Policy.
Loan Account (Loan Collateral Account)—The account in which policy Indebtedness accrues once it is transferred out of the Sub-Accounts, Fixed Account, and Indexed Account. The Loan Account is part of our General Account.
Loan Account Value—An amount equal to any outstanding Fixed Loans, including any interest charged on the loans. This amount is held in the Company's General Account.
Market Timing Procedures—Policies and procedures from time to time adopted by us as an effort to protect our Owners and the funds from potentially harmful trading activity.
Modified Endowment Contract (MEC)—A life insurance policy that meets the requirements of Section 7702 and fails the “7-Pay Test” of 7702A of the Code. If the policy is a MEC, withdrawals from your Policy will be treated first as withdrawals of income and then as a recovery of Premium Payments.
Monthly Anniversary Day—The Policy Date and the same day of each month thereafter. If the day that would otherwise be a Monthly Anniversary Day is non-existent for that month, or is not a Valuation Day, then the Monthly Anniversary Day is the next Valuation Day. The Monthly Deductions are made on the Monthly Anniversary Day.
Monthly Deduction—The amount of the monthly charges for the Cost of Insurance Charge, the Administrative Fee, and charges for riders to your Policy.
Net Amount at Risk—The death benefit minus the greater of zero or the Accumulation Value. The Net Amount at Risk may vary with investment performance, Premium Payment patterns, and charges.
Net Premium Payment—An amount equal to the Premium Payment, minus the Premium Load.
Owner—The person or entity designated as Owner in the Policy Specifications unless a new Owner is thereafter named, and we receive written notification of such change.
Partial Surrender—A withdrawal of a portion of your policy values.
Planned Premium—The amount of periodic Premium (as shown in the Policy Specifications) you have
chosen to pay the Company on a scheduled basis. This is the amount for which we send a Premium reminder notice.
Policy Anniversary—The same date (month and day) each Policy Year equal to the Policy Date, or the next Valuation Day if the Policy Anniversary is not a Valuation Day or is nonexistent for the year.
Policy Date—The date (shown on the Policy Specification pages) on which life insurance begins if the necessary Premium has been paid.
Policy Loan—The amount you have borrowed against the Surrender Value of your Policy.
Policy Loan Interest—The charge made by the Company to cover the cost of your borrowing against your Policy.
Policy Lapse—The day on which coverage under the Policy ends as described in the Grace Period.
Policy Month— The period from one Monthly Anniversary Day up to, but not including, the next Monthly Anniversary Day.
Policy Specifications— The pages of the Policy which show your benefits, Premium, costs, and other policy information.
Policy Year—Twelve month period(s) beginning on the Policy Date and extending up to but not including the next Policy Anniversary.
Premium (Premium Payment)—The amount paid to us for a life insurance policy.
Premium Load—A deduction from each Premium Payment which covers certain policy-related state and federal tax liabilities as well as a portion of the sales expenses incurred by the Company.
Reduction in Specified Amount—A decrease in the Specified Amount of your Policy.
Right to Examine Period—The period during which the Policy may be returned to us for cancellation.
SAI—Statement of Additional Information.
SEC—The Securities and Exchange Commission.
Segment—A portion of the Indexed Account created each time a transfer is made from the Holding Account to the Indexed Account, that lasts for a 12-month term and is eligible for Indexed Credits at the Segment Maturity Date.
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Segment Maturity Date—The date when a Segment matures, which is at the end of the 12-month term.
Separate Account Value (Variable Accumulation Value)—An amount equal to the values in the Sub-Accounts.
Specified Amount (Initial Specified Amount)—The amount chosen by you which is used to determine the amount of death benefit and the amount of rider benefits, if any. The Specified Amount chosen at the time of issue is the “Initial Specified Amount”. The Specified Amount may be increased or decreased after issue if allowed by and described in the Policy.
Sub-Account(s)—Divisions of the Separate Account created by the Company to which you may allocate your Net Premium Payments and among which you may transfer Separate Account Values.
Surrender Charge—The charge we may make if you request a Full Surrender of your Policy or request a
Reduction in Specified Amount. The Surrender Charge is in part a deferred sales charge and in part a recovery of certain first year administrative costs. A schedule of Surrender Charges is included in each Policy.
Surrender Value—An amount equal to the Accumulation Value less any applicable Surrender Charge, less Indebtedness.
Underlying Fund—The mutual fund the shares of which are purchased for all amounts you allocate or transfer to a Sub-Account.
Valuation Day—Each day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open and trading is unrestricted.
Valuation Period—The time between Valuation Days.
Variable Accumulation Unit—A unit of measure used in the calculation of the value of each Sub-Account.
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)
Dated ____
Relating to Prospectus Dated ____ for
Lincoln AssetEdge® VUL 2015 and Lincoln AssetEdge® Exec VUL 2015 products
Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M, Registrant
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York, Depositor
The SAI is not a prospectus. The SAI provides you with additional information about Lincoln Life, the Separate Account and your Policy. It should be read in conjunction with the product prospectus. It includes additional information about the Lincoln AssetEdge® VUL 2015 (and about the Lincoln AssetEdge® Exec VUL 2015 policy which is issued on a multi-life basis).
A copy of the product prospectus may be obtained without charge by writing to our Administrative Office:
Customer Service Center
One Granite Place
Concord, NH 03301
or by telephoning (800) 487-1485, and requesting a copy of the Lincoln AssetEdge® VUL 2015 or Lincoln AssetEdge® Exec VUL 2015 product prospectus.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Lincoln Life
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York (Lincoln Life, the Company, we, us, our) (EIN 22-0832760), is a stock life insurance company chartered in New Jersey in 1897 and redomesticated to New York on April 2, 2007. It is engaged primarily in the direct issuance of life insurance policies and annuities. Lincoln Life is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation (LNC), a publicly held insurance and financial services holding company incorporated in Indiana. Lincoln Life is obligated to pay all amounts promised to Owners under the policies. Death Benefit Proceeds and rider benefits to the extent those proceeds and benefits exceed the then current Accumulation Value of your Policy are backed by the claims-paying ability of Lincoln Life.
Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) and its affiliates. Through its affiliates, Lincoln Financial Group offers annuities, life, group life and disability insurance, 401(k) and 403(b) plans, and comprehensive financial planning and advisory services.
Lincoln Life is subject to the laws of New York governing insurance companies and to regulation by the New York State Department of Financial Services (“Insurance Department”). An annual statement in a prescribed form is filed with the Insurance Department each year covering the operation of the Company for the preceding year along with the Company’s financial condition as of the end of that year. Regulation by the Insurance Department includes periodic examination to determine our contract liabilities and reserves. Our books and accounts are subject to review by the Insurance Department at all times and a full examination of our operations is conducted periodically by the Insurance Department. Among the laws and regulations applicable to us as an insurance company are those which regulate the investments we can make with assets held in our General Account. In general, those laws and regulations determine the amount and type of investments which we can make with General Account assets. Such regulation does not, however, involve any supervision of management practices or policies, or our investment practices or policies.
A blanket bond with a per event limit of $50 million and an annual policy aggregate limit of $100 million covers all of the officers and employees of the Company.
Capital Markets
In any particular year, our capital may increase or decrease depending on a variety of factors – the amount of our statutory income or losses (which is sensitive to equity market and credit market conditions), the amount of additional capital we must hold to support business growth, changes in reserving requirements, our inability to secure capital market solutions to provide reserve relief, such as issuing letters of credit to support captive reinsurance structures, changes in equity market levels, the value of certain fixed-income and equity securities in our investment portfolio and changes in interest rates.
Registration Statement
A Registration Statement has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the policies offered. The Registration Statement, its amendments and exhibits, contain information beyond that found in the prospectus and the SAI. Statements contained in the prospectus and the SAI as to the content of policies and other legal instruments are summaries.
Changes of Investment Policy
We may change the investment policy of the Separate Account at any time. If required by the Insurance Commissioner, we will file any such change for approval with the Department of Insurance in our state of domicile, and in any other state or jurisdiction where this Policy is issued.
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In the event of a material change in the investment strategy of any Sub-Account, you may transfer the amount in that Sub-Account to any other Sub-Account, the Fixed Account and/or Indexed Account, without a transfer charge, even if the 24 free transfers have already been used. You must exercise this option to transfer within 60 days after the effective date of such a change in the investment strategy of the Sub-Account.
Principal Underwriter
Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc. (“LFD”), 130 North Radnor Chester Road, RadnorPA 19087, is the principal underwriter for the policies, which are offered continuously. LFD is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a broker-dealer and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). The principal underwriter has overall responsibility for establishing a selling plan for the policies. LFD received $2,178,469 in 2014, $3,057,744 in 2013 and $2,281,217 in 2012 for the sale of policies offered through the Separate Account. LFD retains no underwriting commissions from the sale of the policies.
Disaster Plan
Lincoln's business continuity and disaster recovery strategy employs system and telecommunication accessibility, system back-up and recovery, and employee safety and communication. The plan includes documented and tested procedures that will assist in ensuring the availability of critical resources and in maintaining continuity of operations during an emergency situation.
Advertising & Ratings
We may include in certain advertisements, endorsements in the form of a list of organizations, individuals or other parties which recommend Lincoln Life or its policies. Furthermore, we may occasionally include in advertisements comparisons of currently taxable and tax deferred investment programs, based on selected tax brackets, or discussions of alternative investment vehicles and general economic conditions.
Our financial strength is ranked and rated by nationally recognized independent rating agencies. The ratings do not imply approval of the Policy and do not refer to the performance of the Policy, or any separate account, including the underlying investment options. Ratings are not recommendations to buy our policies. Each of the rating agencies reviews its ratings periodically. Accordingly, all ratings are subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the rating agencies, and therefore, no assurance can be given that these ratings will be maintained. The current outlook for the insurance subsidiaries is stable for Moody’s, A.M. Best, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s. Our financial strength ratings, which are intended to measure our ability to meet Owners obligations, are an important factor affecting public confidence in most of our policies and, as a result, our competitiveness. A downgrade of our financial strength rating could affect our competitive position in the insurance industry by making it more difficult for us to market our policies as potential customers may select companies with higher financial strength ratings and by leading to increased withdrawals by current customers seeking companies with higher financial strength ratings. For more information on ratings, including outlooks, see www.LincolnFinancial.com/investor.
About the S&P 500 Index. The S&P 500 Index (hereinafter “Index”) is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or its affiliates (“SPDJI”), and has been licensed for use by Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust and its affiliates (hereinafter “Licensee”).  Standard & Poor’s® and S&P® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”) and Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”).  The fund(s) are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, or any of their respective affiliates (collectively, “S&P Dow Jones Indices”).  S&P Dow Jones Indices do not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the funds or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the funds particularly or the ability of the Index to track general market performance.  S&P Dow Jones Indices only relationship to Licensee with respect to the Index is the licensing of the Index and certain trademarks, service marks and/or trade names of S&P Dow Jones Indices and/or
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its licensors.  The Index is determined, composed and calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices without regard to Licensee or the funds.  S&P Dow Jones Indices have no obligation to take the needs of Licensee or the owners of the funds into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Index.  S&P Dow Jones Indices are not responsible for and have not participated in the determination of the prices, and amount of the funds or the timing of the issuance or sale of the funds or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the funds are to be converted into cash, surrendered or redeemed, as the case may be.  S&P Dow Jones Indices have no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the funds. There is no assurance that investment products based on the Index will accurately track index performance or provide positive investment returns.  S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC is not an investment advisor.  Inclusion of a security within an index is not a recommendation by S&P Dow Jones Indices to buy, sell, or hold such security, nor is it considered to be investment advice.
S&P DOW JONES INDICES DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ADEQUACY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO OR ANY COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (INCLUDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS) WITH RESPECT THERETO.  S&P DOW JONES INDICES SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY DAMAGES OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR DELAYS THEREIN.  S&P DOW JONES INDICES MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE OR AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY LICENSEE, OWNERS OF THE FUNDS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE INDEX OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY DATA RELATED THERETO.  WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WHATSOEVER SHALL S&P DOW JONES INDICES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES, LOST TIME OR GOODWILL, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.  THERE ARE NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF ANY AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN S&P DOW JONES INDICES AND LICENSEE, OTHER THAN THE LICENSORS OF S&P DOW JONES INDICES.
Unclaimed Property
We have entered into a Global Resolution Agreement with a third party auditor representing multiple states and jurisdictions. Under the terms of the Global Resolution Agreement, the third party auditor has compared expanded matching criteria to the Social Security Master Death File (“SSMDF”) to identify deceased Insureds and policy or contract holders where a valid claim has not been made. We have also entered into a Regulatory Settlement Agreement with multiple states and jurisdictions. The Regulatory Settlement Agreement applies prospectively and requires us to adopt and implement additional procedures comparing our records to the SSMDF to identify unclaimed death benefits and prescribes procedures for identifying and locating Beneficiaries once deaths are identified. Other jurisdictions that are not signatories to the Regulatory Settlement Agreement are conducting examinations and audits of our compliance with unclaimed property laws and considering proposals that would apply prospectively and require life insurance companies to take additional steps to identify unreported deceased policy and contract holders. These prospective changes and any escheatable property identified as a result of the audits and inquiries could result in: (1) additional payments of previously unclaimed death benefits; (2) the payment of abandoned funds to U.S. jurisdictions; and (3) changes in our practices and procedures for the identification of escheatable funds and Beneficiaries, which would impact claim payments and reserves, among other consequences.
SERVICES
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, One Commerce Square, 2005 Market Street, Suite 700, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103, has audited a) our financial statements of the Lincoln Life & Annuity
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Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M as of December 31, 2014 and for the year then ended and the statement of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two year period ended December 31, 2014; and b) our financial statements of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014, which are included in this SAI and Registration Statement. The aforementioned financial statements are included herein in reliance on Ernst & Young LLP’s reports, given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
Accounting Services
All accounts, books, records and other documents which are required to be maintained for the Separate Account are maintained by us or by third parties responsible to Lincoln Life. We have entered into an agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, One Mellon Bank Center, 500 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15258, to provide accounting services to the Separate Account. No separate charge against the assets of the Separate Account is made by us for this service.
Checkbook Service for Disbursements
We offer a checkbook service in which the Death Benefit Proceeds are transferred into an interest-bearing account, in the Beneficiary’s name as Owner of the account. Your Beneficiary has quick access to the proceeds and is the only one authorized to transfer proceeds from the account. This service allows the Beneficiary additional time to decide how to manage Death Benefit Proceeds with the balance earning interest from the day the account is opened.
Administrative Services
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York is an affiliate of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, 1300 South Clinton Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802, which provides administrative services for the policies. The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company receives no compensation from the Separate Account for these services.
POLICY INFORMATION
Corporate and Group Purchasers and Case Exceptions
This Policy is available for purchase by corporations and other groups or sponsoring organizations on a multiple-life case basis. When this Policy is applied for by an employer, association, or other group for itself or on behalf of employees, members, or other individuals associated with a group, we may issue such policies on a simplified or guaranteed underwriting basis. In addition, we reserve the right to reduce Premium Loads or any other charges on certain cases, where it is expected that the amount or nature of such cases will result in savings of sales, underwriting, administrative or other costs. Eligibility for these reductions and the amount of reductions will be determined by a number of factors, including but not limited to, the number of lives to be insured, the total Premiums expected to be paid, total assets under management for the Owner, the nature of the relationship among the insured individuals, the purpose for which the Policies are being purchased, the expected persistency of the individual Policies and any other circumstances which we believe to be relevant to the expected reduction of its expenses. Some of these reductions may be guaranteed and others may be subject to withdrawal or modification by us on a uniform case basis. Reductions in these charges will not be unfairly discriminatory against any person, including the affected Owners invested in the Separate Account.
Assignment
While the Insured is living, you may assign your rights in the Policy, including the right to change the Beneficiary designation. The assignment must be in writing, signed by you and received at our Administrative Office. We will
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not be responsible for any assignment that is not received by us, nor will we be responsible for the sufficiency or validity of any assignment. Any assignment is subject to any Indebtedness owed to Lincoln Life at the time the assignment is received and any interest accrued on such Indebtedness after we have received any assignment.
Once received, the assignment remains effective until released by the assignee in writing. As long as an assignment remains effective, you will not be permitted to take any action with respect to the Policy without the consent of the assignee in writing.
Transfer of Ownership
As long as the Insured is living, you may transfer all of your rights in the Policy by submitting a Written Request to our Administrative Office. You may revoke any transfer of Ownership prior to its effective date. The transfer of Ownership, or revocation of transfer, will not take effect until recorded by us. Once we have recorded the transfer or revocation of transfer, it will take effect as of the date of the latest signature on the Written Request.
On the effective date of transfer, the transferee will become the Owner and will have all the rights of the Owner under the Policy. Unless you direct us otherwise, with the consent of any assignee recorded with us, a transfer will not affect the interest of any Beneficiary designated prior to the effective date of transfer.
Beneficiary
The Beneficiary is initially designated on a form provided by us for that purpose and is the person who will receive the Death Benefit Proceeds payable. Multiple Beneficiaries will be paid in equal shares, unless otherwise specified to the Company.
You may change the Beneficiary at any time while the Insured is living, except when we have received an assignment of your Policy or an agreement not to change the Beneficiary. Any request for a change in the Beneficiary must be in writing, signed by you, and recorded at our Administrative Office. If the Owner has specifically requested not to reserve the right to change the Beneficiary, such a request requires the consent of the Beneficiary. The change will not be effective until recorded by us. Once we have recorded the change of Beneficiary, the change will take effect as of the date of latest signature on the Written Request or, if there is no such date, the date recorded.
If any Beneficiary dies before the Insured, the Beneficiary's potential interest shall pass to any surviving Beneficiaries in the appropriate Beneficiary class, unless otherwise specified to the Company. If no named Beneficiary survives the Insured, any Death Benefit Proceeds will be paid to you, as the Owner, or to your executor, administrator or assignee.
Right to Convert Contract
You may at any time transfer 100% of the Policy's Accumulation Value to the Fixed Account and choose to have all future Premium Payments allocated to the Fixed Account. After you do this, the minimum period the Policy will be in force will be fixed and guaranteed. The minimum period will depend on the amount of Accumulation Value, the Specified Amount, the gender, Attained Age and rating class of the Insured at the time of transfer. The minimum period will decrease if you choose to surrender the Policy or make a Partial Surrender. The minimum period will increase if you choose to decrease the Specified Amount, make additional Premium Payments, or we credit a higher interest rate or charge a lower Cost of Insurance Charge than those guaranteed for the Fixed Account.
Change of Plan
Within the first 18 months from the Policy Date, you may exchange your Policy without any evidence of insurability for any one of the permanent life insurance policies then being issued by us belonging to the same premium class to which your Policy belongs.
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The request for exchange must be in writing and received by us within 18 months of the Policy Date of your Policy. Unless otherwise agreed by you and us, the new Policy will have the same initial amount of insurance and Policy Date as the original Policy and the issue age of the Insured under the new Policy will be the issue age of the Insured as of the Policy Date of the original Policy. Any riders and incidental benefits included in the original Policy will be included if such riders and incidental benefits are issued with the new Policy. If the conversion results in the increase or decrease in the Accumulation Value, such increase or decrease will be payable to us by you, as applicable.
The Company may not make an offer to you to exchange your Policy without obtaining required regulatory approvals.
Settlement Options
Proceeds will be paid in a lump sum unless you choose a settlement option we make available.
Deferment of Payments
Amounts payable as a result of Policy Loans, Surrenders or Partial Surrenders will be paid within seven calendar days of our receipt of such a request in a form acceptable to us. In the event of a deferral of a surrender, loan or payment of the Death Benefit Proceeds beyond 10 days from receipt of the request, interest will accrue and be paid as required by law. We may defer payment or transfer from the Fixed Account up to six months at our option. If we exercise our right to defer any payment from the Fixed Account, interest will accrue and be paid (as required by law) from the date you would otherwise have been entitled to receive the payment. We will not defer any payment used to pay Premiums on policies with us.
Incontestability
The Company will not contest your Policy or payment of the Death Benefit Proceeds based on the Initial Specified Amount, or an increase in the Specified Amount requiring evidence of insurability, after your Policy or increase has been in force for two years from Date of Issue or increase (in accordance with state law).
Misstatement of Age or Gender
If the age or gender of the Insured has been misstated, benefits will be those which would have been purchased at the correct age and gender.
Suicide
If the Insured dies by suicide, while sane or insane, within two years from the Date of Issue, the Company will pay no more than the sum of the Premiums paid, less any Indebtedness and the amount of any Partial Surrenders. If the Insured dies by suicide, while sane or insane, within two years from the date any increase in the Specified Amount, the Company will pay no more than a refund of the monthly charges for the cost of the increased amount.
PERFORMANCE DATA
Performance data may appear in sales literature or reports to Owners or prospective buyers.
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results. Performance data reflects the time period shown on a rolling monthly basis and is based on Sub-Account level values adjusted for your Policy’s expenses.
Data reflects:
an annual reduction for fund management fees and expenses, and
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a policy level mortality and expense charge applied on a daily equivalent basis, but
no deductions for additional policy expenses (i.e., Premium Loads, Administrative Fees, and Cost of Insurance Charges), which, if included, would have resulted in lower performance.
These charges and deductions can have a significant effect on policy values and benefits. Ask your financial representative for a personalized illustration reflecting these costs.
Sub-Account performance figures are historical and include change in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and are net of the asset management expenses that can be levied against the Sub-Account.
The Average Annual Returns in the table below are calculated in two ways, one for Money Market Sub-Account, one for all other Sub-Accounts. Both are according to methods prescribed by the SEC.
Money Market Sub-Account:
The Average Annual Return is the income generated by an investment in the Money Market Sub-Account over a seven-day period, annualized. The process of annualizing results when the amount of income generated by the investment during that week is assumed to be generated each week over a 52-week period and is shown as a percentage of the investment.
The Money Market Sub-Account’s return is determined by:
a) calculating the change in unit value for the base period (the 7-day period ended December 31, of the previous year); then
b) dividing this figure by the unit value at the beginning of the period; then
c) annualizing this result by the factor of 365/7.
Other Sub-Accounts:
The Average Annual Return for each period is determined by finding the average annual compounded rate of return over each period that would equate the initial amount invested to the ending redeemable value for that period, according to the following formula:
P(1 + T)n = ERV
Where: P = a hypothetical initial purchase payment of $1,000
  T = average annual total return for the period in question
  n = number of years
  ERV = ending redeemable value (as of the end of the period in question) of a hypothetical $1,000 purchase payment made at the beginning of the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year period in question (or fractional period thereof)
The formula assumes that:
(1) all recurring fees have been charged to the Owner’s accounts; and
(2) there will be a complete redemption upon the anniversary of the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year period in question.
In accordance with SEC guidelines, we report Sub-Account performance back to the first date that the fund became available, which could pre-date its inclusion in this product. Where the length of the performance reporting period exceeds the period for which the fund was available, Sub-Account performance will show an “N/A”.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The December 31, 2014 financial statements of the Separate Account and the December 31, 2014 financial statements of the Company follow.
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Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York

 

Financial Statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Directors and Stockholder of

Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York

 

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York (the Company) as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related statements of comprehensive income (loss), stockholder’s equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.  Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York at December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

April 1, 2015

 

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LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK

BALANCE SHEETS

(in millions, except share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale securities, at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturity securities (amortized cost:  2014 – $6,947; 2013 – $6,880)

 

$

7,665 

 

 

$

7,259 

 

Mortgage loans on real estate

 

 

551 

 

 

 

521 

 

Policy loans

 

 

361 

 

 

 

382 

 

Total investments

 

 

8,577 

 

 

 

8,162 

 

Cash and invested cash

 

 

64 

 

 

 

10 

 

Deferred acquisition costs and value of business acquired

 

 

466 

 

 

 

586 

 

Premiums and fees receivable

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued investment income

 

 

104 

 

 

 

103 

 

Reinsurance recoverables

 

 

434 

 

 

 

478 

 

Reinsurance related embedded derivatives

 

 

11 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

60 

 

 

 

60 

 

Other assets

 

 

235 

 

 

 

150 

 

Separate account assets

 

 

4,684 

 

 

 

4,099 

 

Total assets

 

$

14,644 

 

 

$

13,664 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future contract benefits

 

$

1,508 

 

 

$

1,439 

 

Other contract holder funds

 

 

5,641 

 

 

 

5,708 

 

Short-term debt

 

 

 -

 

 

 

11 

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

452 

 

 

 

362 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

97 

 

 

 

64 

 

Separate account liabilities

 

 

4,684 

 

 

 

4,099 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

12,382 

 

 

 

11,683 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contingencies and Commitments (See Note 10)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholder’s Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock – 132,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding

 

 

941 

 

 

 

941 

 

Retained earnings

 

 

1,054 

 

 

 

907 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

267 

 

 

 

133 

 

Total stockholder’s equity

 

 

2,262 

 

 

 

1,981 

 

Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity

 

$

14,644 

 

 

$

13,664 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance premiums

$

167

 

$

151

 

$

139

 

Fee income

 

288

 

 

273

 

 

275

 

Net investment income

 

421

 

 

419

 

 

421

 

Realized gain (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities

 

(5

)

 

(10

)

 

(22

)

Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

10

 

Net other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities recognized in earnings

 

(3

)

 

(8

)

 

(12

)

Realized gain (loss), excluding other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities

 

(9

)

 

(7

)

 

(7

)

Total realized gain (loss)

 

(12

)

 

(15

)

 

(19

)

Other revenues

 

62

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

Total revenues

 

926

 

 

828

 

 

816

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest credited

 

203

 

 

204

 

 

207

 

Benefits

 

316

 

 

292

 

 

265

 

Commissions and other expenses

 

191

 

 

204

 

 

191

 

Total expenses

 

710

 

 

700

 

 

663

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes

 

216

 

 

128

 

 

153

 

Federal income tax expense (benefit)

 

69

 

 

37

 

 

59

 

Net income (loss)

 

147

 

 

91

 

 

94

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities

 

131

 

 

(202

)

 

83

 

  Unrealized other-than-temporary impairment on available-for-sale securities

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

(1

)

  Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

 

134

 

 

(199

)

 

82

 

  Comprehensive income (loss)

$

281

 

$

(108

)

$

176

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of beginning-of-year

$

941

 

$

941

 

$

941

 

Stock compensation/issued for benefit plans

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

Balance as of end-of-year

 

941

 

 

941

 

 

941

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retained Earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of beginning-of-year

 

907

 

 

816

 

 

722

 

Net income (loss)

 

147

 

 

91

 

 

94

 

Balance as of end-of-year

 

1,054

 

 

907

 

 

816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of beginning-of-year

 

133

 

 

332

 

 

250

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

 

134

 

 

(199

)

 

82

 

Balance as of end-of-year

 

267

 

 

133

 

 

332

 

Total stockholder’s equity as of end-of-year

$

2,262

 

$

1,981

 

$

2,089

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$

147

 

$

91

 

$

94

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred acquisition costs, value of business acquired, deferred sales inducements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and deferred front-end loads deferrals and interest, net of amortization

 

16

 

 

24

 

 

21

 

Change in premiums and fees receivable

 

(1

)

 

(7

)

 

4

 

Change in accrued investment income

 

(1

)

 

(4

)

 

(2

)

Change in future contract benefits and other contract holder funds

 

(84

)

 

(196

)

 

(178

)

Change in reinsurance related assets and liabilities

 

(4

)

 

(8

)

 

32

 

Change in federal income tax accruals

 

17

 

 

19

 

 

51

 

Realized (gain) loss

 

12

 

 

15

 

 

19

 

Other

 

(79

)

 

(21

)

 

(13

)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

23

 

 

(87

)

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

 

(502

)

 

(785

)

 

(664

)

Sales of available-for-sale securities

 

83

 

 

50

 

 

38

 

Maturities of available-for-sale securities

 

354

 

 

561

 

 

567

 

Purchases of other investments

 

(122

)

 

(170

)

 

(335

)

Sales or maturities of other investments

 

114

 

 

89

 

 

197

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

(73

)

 

(255

)

 

(197

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in short-term debt

 

(11

)

 

11

 

 

 -

 

Deposits of fixed account values, including the fixed portion of variable

 

656

 

 

654

 

 

611

 

Withdrawals of fixed account values, including the fixed portion of variable

 

(373

)

 

(238

)

 

(311

)

Transfers to and from separate accounts, net

 

(166

)

 

(127

)

 

(94

)

Common stock issued for benefit plans and excess tax benefits

 

(2

)

 

(2

)

 

 -

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

104

 

 

298

 

 

206

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and invested cash

 

54

 

 

(44

)

 

37

 

Cash and invested cash as of beginning-of-year

 

10

 

 

54

 

 

17

 

Cash and invested cash as of end-of-year

$

64

 

$

10

 

$

54

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

1.  Nature of Operations, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Nature of Operations 

 

Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York (“LLANY” or the “Company”, which also may be referred to as “we,” “our” or “us”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company (“LNL”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation (“LNC” or the “Ultimate Parent”), is domiciled in the state of New York.  LLANY is principally engaged in the sale of individual life insurance products, individual annuity products and worksite and group non-medical products (primarily term life and disability).  These products are marketed primarily through personal-producing general agents and brokers throughout the U.S.  LLANY is licensed and sells its products throughout the U.S. and several U.S. territories.  See Note 19 for additional information. 

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying financial statements are prepared in accordance with United States of America generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).  Certain GAAP policies, which significantly affect the determination of financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, are summarized below.

 

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 

 

Accounting Estimates and Assumptions

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions affecting the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the reporting period.  Those estimates are inherently subject to change and actual results could differ from those estimates.  Included among the material (or potentially material) reported amounts and disclosures that require extensive use of estimates are:  fair value of certain invested assets and derivatives, other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) and asset valuation allowances, deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”),  value of business acquired (“VOBA”), deferred sales inducements (“DSI”), goodwill, future contract benefits, other contract holder funds including deferred front-end loads (“DFEL”), pension plans, income taxes and the potential effects of resolving litigated matters.

 

Business Combinations

 

We use the acquisition method of accounting for all business combination transactions, and accordingly, recognize the fair values of assets acquired, liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interests in our financial statements.  The allocation of fair values may be subject to adjustment after the initial allocation for up to a one-year period as more information becomes available relative to the fair values as of the acquisition date.  The financial statements include the results of operations of any acquired company since the acquisition date.

 

Fair Value Measurement

 

Our measurement of fair value is based on assumptions used by market participants in pricing the asset or liability, which may include inherent risk, restrictions on the sale or use of an asset or non-performance risk (“NPR”), which would include our own credit risk.  Our estimate of an exchange price is the price in an orderly transaction between market participants to sell the asset or transfer the liability (“exit price”) in the principal market, or the most advantageous market in the absence of a principal market, for that asset or liability, as opposed to the price that would be paid to acquire the asset or receive a liability (“entry price”).  Pursuant to the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards CodificationTM (“ASC”),

we categorize our financial instruments carried at fair value into a three-level fair value hierarchy, based on the priority of inputs to the respective valuation technique.  The three-level hierarchy for fair value measurement is defined as follows:

 

·

Level 1 – inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices available in active markets for identical investments as of the reporting date, except for large holdings subject to “blockage discounts” that are excluded;

·

Level 2 – inputs to the valuation methodology are other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date, and fair value can be determined through the use of models or other valuation methodologies; and

·

Level 3 – inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable inputs in situations where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability, and we make estimates and assumptions related to the pricing of the asset or liability, including assumptions regarding risk.

 

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy.  In such cases, the level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.  Our assessment of

the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the investment.

 

When a determination is made to classify an asset or liability within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, the determination is based upon the significance of the unobservable inputs to the overall fair value measurement.  Because certain securities trade in less liquid or illiquid markets with limited or no pricing information, the determination of fair value for these securities is inherently more difficult.  However, Level 3 fair value investments may include, in addition to the unobservable or Level 3 inputs, observable components, which are components that are actively quoted or can be validated to market-based sources.

 

Available-For-Sale Securities – Fair Valuation Methodologies and Associated Inputs

 

Securities classified as available-for-sale (“AFS”) consist of fixed maturity and equity securities and are stated at fair value with unrealized gains and losses included within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”), net of associated DAC, VOBA, DSI, future contract benefits, other contract holder funds and deferred income taxes. 

 

We measure the fair value of our securities classified as AFS based on assumptions used by market participants in pricing the security.  The most appropriate valuation methodology is selected based on the specific characteristics of the fixed maturity or equity security, and we consistently apply the valuation methodology to measure the security’s fair value.  Our fair value measurement is based on a market approach that utilizes prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities.  Sources of inputs to the market approach primarily include third-party pricing services, independent broker quotations or pricing matrices.  We do not adjust prices received from third parties; however, we do analyze the third-party pricing services’ valuation methodologies and related inputs and perform additional evaluation to determine the appropriate level within the fair value hierarchy.

 

The observable and unobservable inputs to our valuation methodologies are based on a set of standard inputs that we generally use to evaluate all of our AFS securities.  Observable inputs include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers and reference data.  In addition, market indicators, industry and economic events are monitored, and further market data is acquired if certain triggers are met.    For certain security types, additional inputs may be used, or some of the inputs described above may not be applicable.  For private placement securities, we use pricing matrices that utilize observable pricing inputs of similar public securities and Treasury yields as inputs to the fair value measurement.  Depending on the type of security or the daily market activity, standard inputs may be prioritized differently or may not be available for all AFS securities on any given day.  For broker-quoted only securities, non-binding quotes from market makers or broker-dealers are obtained from sources recognized as market participants.    For securities trading in less liquid or illiquid markets with limited or no pricing information, we use unobservable inputs to measure fair value. 

 

The following summarizes our fair valuation methodologies and associated inputs, which are particular to the specified security type and are in addition to the defined standard inputs to our valuation methodologies for all of our AFS securities discussed above:

 

·

Corporate bonds and U.S. government bonds – We also use Trade Reporting and Compliance EngineTM reported tables for our corporate bonds and vendor trading platform data for our U.S. government bonds. 

·

Mortgage- and asset-backed securities (“ABS”) – We also utilize additional inputs, which include new issues data, monthly payment information and monthly collateral performance, including prepayments, severity, delinquencies, step-down features and over collateralization features for each of our mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), which include collateralized mortgage obligations and mortgage pass through securities backed by residential mortgages (“RMBS”), commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”), collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) and collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”).

·

State and municipal bonds – We also use additional inputs that include information from the Municipal Securities Rule Making Board, as well as material event notices, new issue data, issuer financial statements and Municipal Market Data benchmark yields for our state and municipal bonds.

·

Hybrid and redeemable preferred and equity securities – We also utilize additional inputs of exchange prices (underlying and common stock of the same issuer) for our hybrid and redeemable preferred and equity securities.

 

In order to validate the pricing information and broker-dealer quotes, we employ, where possible, procedures that include comparisons with similar observable positions, comparisons with subsequent sales and observations of general market movements for those security classes.  We have policies and procedures in place to review the process that is utilized by our third-party pricing service and the output that is provided to us by the pricing service.  On a periodic basis, we test the pricing for a sample of securities to evaluate the inputs and assumptions used by the pricing service, and we perform a comparison of the pricing service output to an alternative pricing source.  We also evaluate prices provided by our primary pricing service to ensure that they are not stale or unreasonable by reviewing the prices for unusual changes from period to period based on certain parameters or for lack of change from one period to the next. 

 

AFS Securities – Evaluation for Recovery of Amortized Cost

 

We regularly review our AFS securities for declines in fair value that we determine to be other-than-temporary.  For an equity security, if we do not have the ability and intent to hold the security for a sufficient period of time to allow for a recovery in value, we conclude that an OTTI has occurred and the amortized cost of the equity security is written down to the current fair value, with a corresponding charge to realized gain (loss) on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).  When assessing our ability and intent to hold the equity

 

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security to recovery, we consider, among other things, the severity and duration of the decline in fair value of the equity security as well as the cause of the decline, a fundamental analysis of the liquidity, and business prospects and overall financial condition of the issuer.

 

For our fixed maturity AFS securities (also referred to as “debt securities”), we generally consider the following to determine whether our unrealized losses are other-than-temporarily impaired:

 

·

The estimated range and average period until recovery;

·

The estimated range and average holding period to maturity;

·

Remaining payment terms of the security;

·

Current delinquencies and nonperforming assets of underlying collateral;

·

Expected future default rates;

·

Collateral value by vintage, geographic region, industry concentration or property type;

·

Subordination levels or other credit enhancements as of the balance sheet date as compared to origination; and

·

Contractual and regulatory cash obligations.

 

For a debt security, if we intend to sell a security, or it is more likely than not we will be required to sell a debt security before recovery of its amortized cost basis and the fair value of the debt security is below amortized cost, we conclude that an OTTI has occurred and the amortized cost is written down to current fair value, with a corresponding charge to realized gain (loss) on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).  If we do not intend to sell a debt security, or it is not more likely than not we will be required to sell a debt security before recovery of its amortized cost basis but the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected is less than the amortized cost of the debt security (referred to as the credit loss), we conclude that an OTTI has occurred and the amortized cost is written down to the estimated recovery value with a corresponding charge to realized gain (loss) on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), as this amount is deemed the credit portion of the OTTI.  The remainder of the decline to fair value is recorded in other comprehensive income (“OCI”) to unrealized OTTI on AFS securities on our Statements of Stockholder’s Equity, as this amount is considered a noncredit (i.e., recoverable) impairment.

 

When assessing our intent to sell a debt security, or if it is more likely than not we will be required to sell a debt security before recovery of its cost basis, we evaluate facts and circumstances such as, but not limited to, decisions to reposition our security portfolio, sales of securities to meet cash flow needs and sales of securities to capitalize on favorable pricing.  In order to determine the amount of the credit loss for a debt security, we calculate the recovery value by performing a discounted cash flow analysis based on the current cash flows and future cash flows we expect to recover.  The discount rate is the effective interest rate implicit in the underlying debt security.  The effective interest rate is the original yield, or the coupon if the debt security was previously impaired.  See the discussion below for additional information on the methodology and significant inputs, by security type, which we use to determine the amount of a credit loss.

 

Our conclusion that it is not more likely than not that we will be required to sell the fixed maturity AFS securities before recovery of their amortized cost basis, the estimated future cash flows are equal to or greater than the amortized cost basis of the debt securities, or we have the ability to hold the equity AFS securities for a period of time sufficient for recovery is based upon our asset-liability management process.  Management considers the following as part of the evaluation:

 

·

The current economic environment and market conditions;

·

Our business strategy and current business plans;

·

The nature and type of security, including expected maturities and exposure to general credit, liquidity, market and interest rate risk;

·

Our analysis of data from financial models and other internal and industry sources to evaluate the current effectiveness of our hedging and overall risk management strategies;

·

The current and expected timing of contractual maturities of our assets and liabilities, expectations of prepayments on investments and expectations for surrenders and withdrawals of life insurance policies and annuity contracts;

·

The capital risk limits approved by management; and

·

Our current financial condition and liquidity demands.

 

To determine the recovery period of a debt security, we consider the facts and circumstances surrounding the underlying issuer including, but not limited to, the following:

 

·

Historical and implied volatility of the security;

·

Length of time and extent to which the fair value has been less than amortized cost;

·

Adverse conditions specifically related to the security or to specific conditions in an industry or geographic area;

·

Failure, if any, of the issuer of the security to make scheduled payments; and

·

Recoveries or additional declines in fair value subsequent to the balance sheet date.

 

In periods subsequent to the recognition of an OTTI, the AFS security is accounted for as if it had been purchased on the measurement date of the OTTI.  Therefore, for the fixed maturity AFS security, the original discount or reduced premium is reflected in net investment income over the contractual term of the investment in a manner that produces a constant effective yield.

 

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To determine recovery value of a corporate bond, CLO or CDO, we perform additional analysis related to the underlying issuer including, but not limited to, the following:

 

·

Fundamentals of the issuer to determine what we would recover if they were to file bankruptcy versus the price at which the market is trading;

·

Fundamentals of the industry in which the issuer operates;

·

Earnings multiples for the given industry or sector of an industry that the underlying issuer operates within, divided by the outstanding debt to determine an expected recovery value of the security in the case of a liquidation;

·

Expected cash flows of the issuer (e.g., whether the issuer has cash flows in excess of what is required to fund its operations);

·

Expectations regarding defaults and recovery rates;

·

Changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency; and

·

Additional market information (e.g., if there has been a replacement of the corporate debt security).

 

Each quarter we review the cash flows for the MBS to determine whether or not they are sufficient to provide for the recovery of our amortized cost.  We revise our cash flow projections only for those securities that are at most risk for impairment based on current credit enhancement and trends in the underlying collateral performance.  To determine recovery value of a MBS, we perform additional analysis related to the underlying issuer including, but not limited to, the following:

 

·

Discounted cash flow analysis based on the current cash flows and future cash flows we expect to recover;

·

Level of creditworthiness of the home equity loans or residential mortgages that back an RMBS or commercial mortgages that back a CMBS;

·

Susceptibility to fair value fluctuations for changes in the interest rate environment;

·

Susceptibility to reinvestment risks, in cases where market yields are lower than the securities’ book yield earned;

·

Susceptibility to reinvestment risks, in cases where market yields are higher than the book yields earned on a security;

·

Expectations of sale of such a security where market yields are higher than the book yields earned on a security; and

·

Susceptibility to variability of prepayments.

 

When evaluating MBS and mortgage-related ABS, we consider a number of pool-specific factors as well as market level factors when determining whether or not the impairment on the security is temporary or other-than-temporary.  The most important factor is the performance of the underlying collateral in the security and the trends of that performance in the prior periods.  We use this information about the collateral to forecast the timing and rate of mortgage loan defaults, including making projections for loans that are already delinquent and for those loans that are currently performing but may become delinquent in the future.  Other factors used in this analysis include type of underlying collateral (e.g., prime, Alt-A or subprime), geographic distribution of underlying loans and timing of liquidations by state.  Once default rates and timing assumptions are determined, we then make assumptions regarding the severity of a default if it were to occur.  Factors that impact the severity assumption include expectations for future home price appreciation or depreciation, loan size, first lien versus second lien, existence of loan level private mortgage insurance, type of occupancy and geographic distribution of loans.  Once default and severity assumptions are determined for the security in question, cash flows for the underlying collateral are projected including expected defaults and prepayments.  These cash flows on the collateral are then translated to cash flows on our tranche based on the cash flow waterfall of the entire capital security structure.  If this analysis indicates the entire principal on a particular security will not be returned, the security is reviewed for OTTI by comparing the expected cash flows to amortized cost.  To the extent that the security has already been impaired or was purchased at a discount, such that the amortized cost of the security is less than or equal to the present value of cash flows expected to be collected, no impairment is required. 

 

Otherwise, if the amortized cost of the security is greater than the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected, and the security was not purchased at a discount greater than the expected principal loss, then impairment is recognized.

 

We further monitor the cash flows of all of our AFS securities backed by pools on an ongoing basis.  We also perform detailed analysis on all of our subprime, Alt-A, non-agency residential MBS and on a significant percentage of our AFS securities backed by pools of commercial mortgages.  The detailed analysis includes revising projected cash flows by updating the cash flows for actual cash received and applying assumptions with respect to expected defaults, foreclosures and recoveries in the future.  These revised projected cash flows are then compared to the amount of credit enhancement (subordination) in the structure to determine whether the amortized cost of the security is recoverable.  If it is not recoverable, we record an impairment of the security. 

 

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate

 

Mortgage loans on real estate are carried at unpaid principal balances adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts and are net of valuation allowances.  Interest income is accrued on the principal balance of the loan based on the loan’s contractual interest rate.  Premiums and discounts are amortized using the effective yield method over the life of the loan.  Interest income and amortization of premiums and discounts are reported in net investment income on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) along with mortgage loan fees, which are recorded as they are incurred.

 

Our commercial loan portfolio is comprised of long-term loans secured by existing commercial real estate.  As such, it does not exhibit risk characteristics unique to mezzanine, construction, residential, agricultural, land or other types of real estate loans.  We believe all of

 

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the loans in our portfolio share three primary risks:  borrower creditworthiness; sustainability of the cash flow of the property; and market risk; therefore, our methods for monitoring and assessing credit risk are consistent for our entire portfolio.  Loans are considered impaired when it is probable that, based upon current information and events, we will be unable to collect all amounts due under the contractual terms of the loan agreement.  When we determine that a loan is impaired, a valuation allowance is established for the excess carrying value of the loan over its estimated value.  The loan’s estimated value is based on:  the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate; the loan’s observable market price; or the fair value of the loan’s collateral.  Valuation allowances are maintained at a level we believe is adequate to absorb estimated probable credit losses of each specific loan.  Our periodic evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for losses is based on our past loan loss experience, known and inherent risks in the portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay (including the timing of future payments), the estimated value of the underlying collateral, composition of the loan portfolio, current economic conditions and other relevant factors.  Trends in market vacancy and rental rates are incorporated into the analysis that we perform for monitored loans and may contribute to the establishment of (or an increase or decrease in) an allowance for credit losses.  In addition, we review each loan individually in our commercial mortgage loan portfolio on an annual basis to identify emerging risks.  We focus on properties that experienced a reduction in debt-service coverage or that have significant exposure to tenants with deteriorating credit profiles.  Where warranted, we establish or increase loss reserves for a specific loan based upon this analysis.  Our process for determining past due or delinquency status begins when a payment date is missed, at which time the borrower is contacted.  After the grace period expiration that may last up to 10 days, we send a default notice.  The default notice generally provides a short time period to cure the default. Our policy is to report loans that are 60 or more days past due, which equates to two or more payments missed, as delinquent.  We do not accrue interest on loans 90 days past due, and any interest received on these loans is either applied to the principal or recorded in net investment income on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) when received, depending on the assessment of the collectability of the loan.  We resume accruing interest once a loan complies with all of its original terms or restructured terms.  Mortgage loans deemed uncollectable are charged against the allowance for losses, and subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance for losses.  All mortgage loans that are impaired have an established allowance for credit losses.  Changes in valuation allowances are reported in realized gain (loss) on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).

 

We measure and assess the credit quality of our mortgage loans by using loan-to-value and debt-service coverage ratios.  The loan-to-value ratio compares the principal amount of the loan to the fair value at origination of the underlying property collateralizing the loan and is commonly expressed as a percentage.  Loan-to-value ratios greater than 100% indicate that the principal amount is greater than the collateral value.  Therefore, all else being equal, a lower loan-to-value ratio generally indicates a higher quality loan.  The debt-service coverage ratio compares a property’s net operating income to its debt-service payments.  Debt-service coverage ratios of less than 1.0 indicate that property operations do not generate enough income to cover its current debt payments.  Therefore, all else being equal, a higher debt-service coverage ratio generally indicates a higher quality loan.

 

Policy Loans

 

Policy loans represent loans we issue to contract holders that use the cash surrender value of their life insurance policy as collateral.  Policy loans are carried at unpaid principal balances. 

 

Derivative Instruments

 

We have certain variable annuity products with guaranteed withdrawal benefits (“GWB”) and guaranteed income benefits (“GIB”) features that are embedded derivatives and reported as either assets or liabilities on our Balance Sheets.  These embedded derivatives are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income during the period of change.

 

Cash and Invested Cash

 

Cash and invested cash is carried at cost and includes all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less.

 

DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL

 

Acquisition costs directly related to successful contract acquisitions or renewals of universal life insurance (“UL”), variable universal life insurance (“VUL”), traditional life insurance, annuities and other investment contracts have been deferred (i.e., DAC) to the extent recoverable.  VOBA is an intangible asset that reflects the estimated fair value of in-force contracts in a life insurance company acquisition and represents the portion of the purchase price that is allocated to the value of the right to receive future cash flows from the business in force at the acquisition date.  Bonus credits and excess interest for dollar cost averaging contracts are considered DSI.  Contract sales charges that are collected in the early years of an insurance contract are deferred (i.e., DFEL), and the unamortized balance is reported in other contract holder funds on our Balance Sheets. 

 

Both DAC and VOBA amortization, excluding amounts reported in realized gain (loss), is reported within commissions and other expenses on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).  DSI amortization, excluding amounts reported in realized gain (loss), is reported in interest credited on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).  The amortization of DFEL, excluding amounts reported in realized gain (loss), is reported within fee income on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).  The methodology for determining the amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL varies by product type.  For all insurance contracts, amortization is based

 

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on assumptions consistent with those used in the development of the underlying contract adjusted for emerging experience and expected trends. 

 

Acquisition costs for UL and VUL and investment-type products, which include fixed and variable deferred annuities, are generally amortized over the lives of the policies in relation to the incidence of estimated gross profits (“EGPs”) from surrender charges, investment, mortality net of reinsurance ceded and expense margins and actual realized gain (loss) on investments.  Contract lives for UL and VUL policies are estimated to be 30 to 40 years based on the expected lives of the contracts.  Contract lives for fixed and variable deferred annuities are generally between 13 and 30 years, while some of our fixed multi-year guarantee products have amortization periods equal to the guarantee period.  The front-end load annuity product has an assumed life of 25 years.  Longer lives are assigned to those blocks that have demonstrated favorable lapse experience. 

 

Acquisition costs for all traditional contracts, including traditional life insurance contracts, such as individual whole life, group business and term life insurance, are amortized over the expected premium-paying period that ranges from 7 to 77 years.  Acquisition costs are either amortized on a straight-line basis or as a level percent of premium of the related policies depending on the block of business.  There is currently no DAC, VOBA, DSI or DFEL balance or related amortization for fixed and variable payout annuities.

 

We account for modifications of insurance contracts that result in a substantially unchanged contract as a continuation of the replaced contract.  We account for modifications of insurance contracts that result in a substantially changed contract as an extinguishment of the replaced contract.

 

The carrying amounts of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL are adjusted for the effects of realized and unrealized gains and losses on securities classified as AFS and certain derivatives and embedded derivativesAmortization expense of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL reflects an assumption for an expected level of credit-related investment losses.  When actual credit-related investment losses are realized, we recognize a true-up to our DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL amortization within realized gain (loss) on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) reflecting the incremental effect of actual versus expected credit-related investment losses.  These actual to expected amortization adjustments can create volatility from period to period in realized gain (loss). 

 

During the third quarter of each year, we conduct our annual comprehensive review of the assumptions and the projection models used for our estimates of future gross profits underlying the amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL and the calculations of the embedded derivatives and reserves for life insurance and annuity products with living benefit and death benefit guarantees.  These assumptions include investment margins, mortality, retention, rider utilization and maintenance expenses (costs associated with maintaining records relating to insurance and individual and group annuity contracts, and with the processing of premium collections, deposits, withdrawals and commissions).  Based on our review, the cumulative balances of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL included on our Balance Sheets are adjusted with an offsetting benefit or charge to revenue or amortization expense to reflect such change related to our expectations of future EGPs (“unlocking”).  We may have unlocking in other quarters as we become aware of information that warrants updating assumptions outside of our annual comprehensive review.  We may also identify and implement actuarial modeling refinements that result in increases or decreases to the carrying values of DAC, VOBA, DSI, DFEL, embedded derivatives and reserves for life insurance and annuity products with living benefit and death benefit guarantees.

 

DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL are reviewed to ensure that the unamortized portion does not exceed the expected recoverable amounts.

 

Reinsurance

 

We enter into reinsurance agreements with other companies in the normal course of business.  Assets and liabilities and premiums and benefits from certain reinsurance contracts that grant statutory surplus relief to other insurance companies are netted on our Balance Sheets and Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), respectively, because there is a right of offset.  All other reinsurance agreements are reported on a gross basis on our Balance Sheets as an asset for amounts recoverable from reinsurers or as a component of other liabilities for amounts, such as premiums, owed to the reinsurers, with the exception of modified coinsurance (“Modco”) agreements for which the right of offset also exists.  Reinsurance premiums and benefits paid or provided are accounted for on bases consistent with those used in accounting for the original policies issued and the terms of the reinsurance contracts.  Premiums, benefits and DAC are reported net of insurance ceded. 

 

Goodwill

 

We recognize the excess of the purchase price, plus the fair value of any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired as goodwill.  Goodwill is not amortized, but is reviewed at least annually for indications of value impairment, with consideration given to financial performance and other relevant factors.  We perform a two-step test in our evaluation of the carrying value of goodwill for each of our reporting units, if qualitative factors determine it is necessary to complete the two-step goodwill impairment test.  The results of one test on one reporting unit cannot subsidize the results of another reporting unit.  In Step 1 of the evaluation, the fair value of each reporting unit is determined and compared to the carrying value of the reporting unit.  If the fair value is greater than the carrying value, then the carrying value of the reporting unit is deemed to be recoverable, and Step 2 is not required.  If the fair value estimate is less than the carrying value, it is an indicator that impairment may exist, and Step 2 is required.  In Step 2, the implied fair value of goodwill is determined for the reporting unit.  The reporting unit’s fair value as determined in Step 1 is assigned to all of its net assets (recognized and unrecognized) as if the reporting unit were acquired in a business combination as of the date of the impairment test.  If the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill is lower than its carrying amount, goodwill is

 

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impaired and written down to its fair value; and a charge is reported in impairment of intangibles on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).    

 

Other Assets and Other Liabilities

 

Other assets consist primarily of DSI, specifically identifiable intangible assets, property and equipment owned by the Company, balances associated with corporate-owned and bank-owned life insurance, certain reinsurance assets, receivables resulting from sales of securities that had not yet settled as of the balance sheet date and other prepaid expenses.  Other liabilities consist primarily of employee benefit liabilities, certain reinsurance payables, payables resulting from purchases of securities that had not yet settled as of the balance sheet date and other accrued expenses.

 

Other assets and other liabilities on our Balance Sheets include GLB features and remaining guaranteed interest and similar contracts that are carried at fair value, which may be reported in either other assets or other liabilities.  The fair value of these items represents approximate exit price including an estimate for our NPR. Certain of these features have elements of both insurance benefits and embedded derivatives.    Through our hybrid accounting approach, for reserve calculation purposes we assign product cash flows to the embedded derivative or insurance portion of the reserves based on the life-contingent nature of the benefits. We classify these GLB reserves embedded derivatives in Level 3 within the hierarchy levels described above in “Fair Value Measurement.”  We report the insurance portion of the reserves in future contract benefits.

 

The carrying values of specifically identifiable intangible assets are reviewed at least annually for indicators of impairment in value that are other-than-temporary, including unexpected or adverse changes in the following:  the economic or competitive environments in which the company operates; profitability analyses; cash flow analyses; and the fair value of the relevant business operation.  If there was an indication of impairment, then the discounted cash flow method would be used to measure the impairment, and the carrying value would be adjusted as necessary and reported in impairment of intangibles on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).  Sales force intangibles are attributable to the value of the new business distribution system acquired through business combinations.  These assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their useful life of 25  years.

 

Property and equipment owned for company use is carried at cost less allowances for depreciation.  Provisions for depreciation of investment real estate and property and equipment owned for company use are computed principally on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which include buildings, computer hardware and software and other property and equipment.  We periodically review the carrying value of our long-lived assets, including property and equipment, for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be fully recoverable.  For long-lived assets to be held and used, impairments are recognized when the carrying amount of a long-lived asset is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value.  The carrying amount of a long-lived asset is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset.  An impairment loss is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of a long-lived asset exceeds its fair value.

 

Long-lived assets to be disposed of by abandonment or in an exchange for a similar productive long-lived asset are classified as held-for-use until they are disposed.  Long-lived assets to be sold are classified as held-for-sale and are no longer depreciated.  Certain criteria have to be met in order for the long-lived asset to be classified as held-for-sale, including that a sale is probable and expected to occur within one year.  Long-lived assets classified as held-for-sale are recorded at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell.

 

Separate Account Assets and Liabilities

 

We maintain separate account assets, which are reported at fair value.  The related liabilities are reported at an amount equivalent to the separate account assets.  Investment risks associated with market value changes are borne by the contract holders, except to the extent of minimum guarantees made by the Company with respect to certain accounts. 

 

We issue variable annuity contracts through our separate accounts for which investment income and investment gains and losses accrue directly to, and investment risk is borne by, the contract holder (traditional variable annuities).  We also issue variable annuity and life contracts through separate accounts that include various types of guaranteed death benefit (“GDB”), GWB and GIB features.  The GDB features include those where we contractually guarantee to the contract holder either:  return of no less than total deposits made to the contract less any partial withdrawals (“return of net deposits”); total deposits made to the contract less any partial withdrawals plus a minimum return (“minimum return”); or the highest contract value on any contract anniversary date through age 80 minus any payments or withdrawals following the contract anniversary (“anniversary contract value”). 

 

As discussed in Note 4, certain features of these guarantees are accounted for as embedded derivative reserves, whereas other guarantees are accounted for as benefit reserves.  Other guarantees contain characteristics of both and are accounted for under an approach that calculates the value of the embedded derivative reserve and the benefit reserve based on the specific characteristics of each GLB feature.  We use derivative instruments to hedge our exposure to the risks and earnings volatility that result from the embedded derivatives for living benefits in certain of our variable annuity products.  The change in fair value of these instruments tends to move in the opposite direction of the change in the value of the associated reserves.  The net impact of these changes is reported as a component of realized gain (loss) on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).

 

 

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The “market consistent scenarios” used in the determination of the fair value of the GLB liability are similar to those used by an investment bank to value derivatives for which the pricing is not transparent and the aftermarket is nonexistent or illiquid.  We use risk-neutral Monte Carlo simulations in our calculation to value the entire block of guarantees, which involve 100 unique scenarios per policy or approximately 46 million scenarios.  The market consistent scenario assumptions, as of each valuation date, are those we view to be appropriate for a hypothetical market participant.  The market consistent inputs include assumptions for the capital markets (e.g., implied volatilities, correlation among indices, risk-free swap curve, etc.), policyholder behavior (e.g., policy lapse, benefit utilization, mortality, etc.), risk margins, administrative expenses and a margin for profit.  We believe these assumptions are consistent with those that would be used by a market participant; however, as the related markets develop we will continue to reassess our assumptions.  It is possible that different valuation techniques and assumptions could produce a materially different estimate of fair value.

 

Future Contract Benefits and Other Contract Holder Funds

 

Future contract benefits represent liability reserves that we have established and carry based on estimates of how much we will need to pay for future benefits and claims.  Other contract holder funds represent liabilities for fixed account values, including the fixed portion of variable, dividends payable, premium deposit funds, undistributed earnings on participating business and other contract holder funds as well the carrying value of DFEL discussed above.

 

The liabilities for future contract benefits and claim reserves for UL and VUL policies consist of contract account balances that accrue to the benefit of the contract holders, excluding surrender charges.  The liabilities for future insurance contract benefits and claim reserves for traditional life policies are computed using assumptions for investment yields, mortality and withdrawals based principally on generally accepted actuarial methods and assumptions at the time of contract issue.  Investment yield assumptions for traditional direct individual life reserves for all contracts range from 2.25% to 7.75% depending on the time of contract issue.  The investment yield assumptions for immediate and deferred paid-up annuities range from 1.50% to 10.00%.  These investment yield assumptions are intended to represent an estimation of the interest rate experience for the period that these contract benefits are payable.

 

The liabilities for future claim reserves for variable annuity products containing GDB features are calculated by estimating the present value of total expected benefit payments over the life of the contract from inception divided by the present value of total expected assessments over the life of the contract (“benefit ratio”) multiplied by the cumulative assessments recorded from the contract inception through the balance sheet date less the cumulative GDB payments plus interest on the liability.  The change in the liability for a period is the benefit ratio multiplied by the assessments recorded for the period less GDB claims paid in the period plus interest.  As experience or assumption changes result in a change in expected benefit payments or assessments, the benefit ratio is unlocked, that is, recalculated using the updated expected benefit payments and assessments over the life of the contract since inception.  The revised benefit ratio is then applied to the liability calculation described above, with the resulting change in liability reported in benefits on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).

 

With respect to our future contract benefits and other contract holder funds, we continually review overall reserve position, reserving techniques and reinsurance arrangements.  As experience develops and new information becomes known, liabilities are adjusted as deemed necessary.  The effects of changes in estimates are included in the operating results for the period in which such changes occur.

 

The business written or assumed by us includes participating life insurance contracts, under which the contract holder is entitled to share in the earnings of such contracts via receipt of dividends.  The dividend scale for participating policies is reviewed annually and may be adjusted to reflect recent experience and future expectations.  As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, participating policies comprised approximately 4% of the face amount of insurance in force, and dividend expenses were $21 million, $18 million and $21 million for the years ended December 31, 2014,  2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

Liabilities for the secondary guarantees on UL-type products are calculated by multiplying the benefit ratio by the cumulative assessments recorded from contract inception through the balance sheet date less the cumulative secondary guarantee benefit payments plus interest.  If experience or assumption changes result in a new benefit ratio, the reserves are adjusted to reflect the changes in a manner similar to the unlocking of DAC, VOBA, DFEL and DSI.  The accounting for secondary guarantee benefits impacts, and is impacted by, EGPs used to calculate amortization of DAC, VOBA, DFEL and DSI.

 

Certain of our variable annuity contracts reported within future contract benefits contain GLB reserves embedded derivatives, a portion of which may be reported in either other assets or other liabilities, and include guaranteed interest and similar contracts, that are carried at fair value on our Balance Sheets, which represents approximate exit price including an estimate for our NPR.  Certain of these features have elements of both insurance benefits and embedded derivatives.  Through our hybrid accounting approach, for reserve calculation purposes we assign product cash flows to the embedded derivative or insurance portion of the reserves based on the life-contingent nature of the benefits.  We classify these GLB reserves embedded derivatives items in Level 3 within the hierarchy levels described above in “Fair Value Measurement.”  We report the insurance portion of the reserves in future contract benefits. 

 

The fair value of our indexed annuity contracts is based on their approximate surrender values.

 

Contingencies and Commitments

 

Contingencies arising from environmental remediation costs, regulatory judgments, claims, assessments, guarantees, litigation, recourse reserves, fines, penalties and other sources are recorded when deemed probable and reasonably estimable.

 

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Fee Income

 

Fee income for investment and interest-sensitive life insurance contracts consist of asset-based fees, cost of insurance charges, percent of premium charges, contract administration charges and surrender charges that are assessed against contract holder account balances.  Investment products consist primarily of individual and group variable and fixed deferred annuities.  Interest-sensitive life insurance products include UL, VUL and other interest-sensitive life insurance policies.  These products include life insurance sold to individuals, corporate-owned life insurance and bank-owned life insurance. 

 

In bifurcating the embedded derivative of our GLB features on our variable annuity products, we attribute to the embedded derivative the portion of total fees collected from the contract holder that relate to the GLB riders (the “attributed fees”), which are not reported within fee income on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).  These attributed fees represent the present value of future claims expected to be paid for the GLB at the inception of the contract plus a margin that a theoretical market participant would include for risk/profit and are reported within realized gain (loss) on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).

 

The timing of revenue recognition as it relates to fees assessed on investment contracts is determined based on the nature of such fees.  Asset-based fees, cost of insurance and contract administration charges are assessed on a daily or monthly basis and recognized as revenue when assessed and earned.  Percent of premium charges are assessed at the time of premium payment and recognized as revenue when assessed and earned.  Certain amounts assessed that represent compensation for services to be provided in future periods are reported as unearned revenue and recognized in income over the periods benefited.  Surrender charges are recognized upon surrender of a contract by the contract holder in accordance with contractual terms.

 

For investment and interest-sensitive life insurance contracts, the amounts collected from contract holders are considered deposits and are not included in revenue.

 

Insurance Premiums

 

Our insurance premiums for traditional life insurance and group insurance products are recognized as revenue when due from the contract holder.  Our traditional life insurance products include those products with fixed and guaranteed premiums and benefits and consist primarily of whole life insurance, limited-payment life insurance, term life insurance and certain annuities with life contingencies.  Our group non-medical insurance products consist primarily of term life, disability and dental.

 

Net Investment Income

 

Dividends and interest income, recorded in net investment income, are recognized when earned.  Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on investments in debt securities are reflected in net investment income over the contractual terms of the investments in a manner that produces a constant effective yield. 

 

For CLOs and MBS, included in the AFS fixed maturity securities portfolios, we recognize income using a constant effective yield based on anticipated prepayments and the estimated economic life of the securities.  When actual prepayments differ significantly from originally anticipated prepayments, the retrospective effective yield is recalculated to reflect actual payments to date and a catch up adjustment is recorded in the current period.  In addition, the new effective yield, which reflects anticipated future payments, is used prospectively.  Any adjustments resulting from changes in effective yield are reflected in net investment income on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).

 

Realized Gain (Loss)

 

Realized gain (loss) on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) includes realized gains and losses from the sale of investments, write-downs for OTTIs of investments, certain derivative and embedded derivative gains and losses and net gains and losses on reinsurance embedded derivatives.  Realized gains and losses on the sale of investments are determined using the specific identification method.  Realized gain (loss) is recognized in net income, net of associated amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL.  Realized gain (loss) is also net of allocations of investment gains and losses to certain contract holders and certain funds withheld on reinsurance arrangements for which we have a contractual obligation. 

 

Other Revenues

 

Other revenues consists primarily of proceeds from reinsurance recaptures.

 

 

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Interest Credited

 

Interest credited includes interest credited to contract holder account balances.  Interest crediting rates associated with funds invested in our general account during 2012 through 2014 ranged from 1% to 7%.

 

Benefits

 

Benefits for UL and other interest-sensitive life insurance products include benefit claims incurred during the period in excess of contract account balances.  Benefits also include the change in reserves for life insurance products with secondary guarantee benefits, annuity products with guaranteed death and living benefits and certain annuities with life contingencies.  For traditional life, group health and disability income products, benefits are recognized when incurred in a manner consistent with the related premium recognition policies. 

 

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

 

Our employees participate in the pension and post-retirement benefit plans that are sponsored by LNC and LNL.  Pursuant to the accounting rules for our obligations to employees and agents under our various pension and other postretirement benefit plans, we are required to make a number of assumptions to estimate related liabilities and expenses.  The mortality assumption is based on actual and anticipated plan experience, determined using acceptable actuarial methods.  We use assumptions for the weighted-average discount rate and expected return on plan assets to estimate pension expense.  The discount rate assumptions are determined using an analysis of current market information and the projected benefit flows associated with these plans.  The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is based on historical and projected future rates of return on the funds invested in the plan.  The calculation of our accumulated postretirement benefit obligation also uses an assumption of weighted-average annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered benefits, which reflects a health care cost trend rate. 

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

In general, we expense the fair value of stock awards included in our incentive compensation plans.  As of the date LNC’s Board of Directors approves our stock awards, the fair value of stock options is determined using a Black-Scholes options valuation methodology, and the fair value of other stock awards is based upon the market value of the stock.  The fair value of the awards is expensed over the performance or service period, which generally corresponds to the vesting period, and is recognized as an increase to common stock in stockholders equity.  We classify certain stock awards as liabilities.  For these awards, the settlement value is classified as a liability on our Balance Sheets, and the liability is marked-to-market through net income at the end of each reporting period.  Stock-based compensation expense is reflected in commissions and other expenses on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). 

 

Income Taxes

 

We file a U.S. consolidated income tax return with LNC and its subsidiaries.  Pursuant to an inter-company tax sharing agreement with LNC, we provide for income taxes on a separate return filing basis.  The tax sharing agreement also provides that we will receive benefit for net operating losses, capital losses and tax credits that are not usable on a separate return basis to the extent such items may be utilized in the consolidated income tax returns of LNC.  Deferred income taxes are recognized, based on enacted rates, when assets and liabilities have different values for financial statement and tax reporting purposes.  A valuation allowance is recorded to the extent required.

 

 

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2.    New Accounting Standards

 

Adoption of New Accounting Standards

 

The following table provides a description of our adoption of new Accounting Standard Updates (“ASUs”) issued by the FASB and the impact of the adoption on our financial statements:

 

 

 

Standard

Description

Date of Adoption

Effect on Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters

ASU 2011-06, Fees Paid to the Federal Government by Health Insurer

This standard addresses the recognition and classification of fees mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.  The annual fee is imposed on health insurers for each calendar year beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and is payable no later than September 30 of the applicable year.  If a fee payment is required, the insurer is required to record the liability in full with a corresponding deferred cost that is amortized to expense using a straight-line method of allocation over the applicable year.  The ASU indicates that the annual fee does not meet the definition of an acquisition cost. 

January 1, 2014

The amendments in this ASU did not have a material effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

ASU 2013-08, Amendments to the Scope, Measurement, and Disclosure Requirements (Topic 946, Investment Companies)

This standard provides comprehensive accounting guidance for assessing whether an entity is an investment company through the use of a new two-tiered approach; considering the entity’s purpose and design to determine whether the entity is an investment company.  Upon adoption, all entities must be re-evaluated against the new investment company criteria to determine if investment company classification is permitted. 

January 1, 2014

The adoption of this ASU did not have an effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

ASU 2013-11, Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists

This standard requires an entity to present unrecognized tax benefits as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward.  The standard defines specific exceptions when the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements as a liability and not combined with deferred tax assets.

January 1, 2014

The adoption of this ASU did not have an effect on the deferred tax asset or liability classification on our balance sheet and did not result in any additional disclosures to our financial statements.

ASU 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity

This standard changes the requirements for reporting discontinued operations.  The disposal of a component of an entity must be reported as a discontinued operation if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results.  The amendments also require entities to provide new disclosures about a disposal of an individually significant component of an entity that does not qualify for discontinued operations presentation.  Early adoption is permitted, but only for disposals that have not been reported in financial statements previously issued or available for issuance.   

Early adopted as of October 1, 2014

The adoption of this ASU did not have an effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

 

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Future Adoption of New Accounting Standards

 

The following table provides a description of future adoptions of new accounting standards that may have an impact on our financial statements when adopted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standard

Description

Projected Date of Adoption

Effect on Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters

ASU 2014-01, Accounting for Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Projects

Under current GAAP, the use of the effective yield method for investments in qualified affordable housing projects is limited, and may result in certain investments being accounted for under a method of accounting that may not fairly represent the economics of the investment.  This standard permits an entity to make an accounting policy election to use the proportional amortization method of accounting if certain conditions are met.  The amendments are to be applied retrospectively for interim and annual reporting periods.   

January 1, 2015

We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard, and do not expect the adoption to have a material effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers

This standard establishes the core principle of recognizing revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods and services.  The amendments define a five-step process that systematically identifies the various components of the revenue recognition process, culminating with the recognition of revenue upon satisfaction of an entity’s performance obligation.  Retrospective application is required, and early adoption is not permitted.

January 1, 2017

We will adopt the accounting guidance in this standard for non-insurance related products and services, and are currently evaluating the impact of adoption on our financial condition and results of operations. 

ASU 2014-11, Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings and
Disclosures

This standard eliminates a distinction in current GAAP related to certain repurchase agreements, and amends current GAAP to require repurchase-to-maturity transactions and linked repurchase financings to be accounted for as secured borrowings; consistent with the accounting for other repurchase agreements.  The standard also includes new disclosure requirements related to transfers accounted for as sales that are economically similar to repurchase agreements.  The new disclosures are not required for comparative periods before the effective date.    

January 1, 2015

We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on our financial condition and results of operations and will provide the required disclosures, as necessary, in our 2015 financial statements.

ASU 2014-16, Determining Whether the Host Contract in a Hybrid Financial Instrument Issued in the Form of a Share Is More Akin to Debt or to Equity

This standard clarifies that when considering the nature of the host contract in a hybrid financial instrument issued in the form of a share; an entity must consider all of the stated and implied substantive terms of the hybrid instrument, including the embedded derivative feature that is being considered for separate accounting from the host contract.  Early adoption of this standard is permitted and application is under a modified retrospective basis to existing hybrid financial instruments that are within the scope of the standard. 

January 1, 2016

We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on our financial condition and results of operations.

ASU 2015-02, Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis

This standard is intended to improve consolidation accounting guidance related to limited partnerships (“LPs”), limited liability corporations, and securitization structures.  The new standard includes changes to existing consolidation models that will eliminate the presumption that a general partner should consolidate an LP, clarify when fees paid to a decision maker should be a factor in the variable interest entities (“VIE”) consolidation evaluation and reduce the VIE consolidation models from two to one by eliminating the indefinite deferral for certain investment funds.  Early adoption is permitted including adoption in an interim period.

January 1, 2016

We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

 

 

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3.  Investments

 

AFS Securities

 

Pursuant to the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic of the FASB ASC, we have categorized AFS securities into a three-level hierarchy, based on the priority of the inputs to the respective valuation technique.  The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3), as described in Note 1, which also includes additional disclosures regarding our fair value measurements.

 

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, losses and OTTI and fair value of AFS securities (in millions) were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

 

Amortized

 

Gross Unrealized

 

Fair

 

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

OTTI

 

Value

 

Fixed maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

$

5,926 

 

$

654 

 

$

50 

 

$

 -

 

$

6,530 

 

ABS

 

155 

 

 

10 

 

 

 

 

 

 

153 

 

U.S. government bonds

 

28 

 

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

33 

 

Foreign government bonds

 

40 

 

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

46 

 

RMBS

 

374 

 

 

35 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

 

408 

 

CMBS

 

39 

 

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

 

40 

 

CLOs

 

11 

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

11 

 

State and municipal bonds

 

288 

 

 

59 

 

 

 

 

 -

 

 

346 

 

Hybrid and redeemable preferred securities

 

86 

 

 

14 

 

 

 

 

 -

 

 

98 

 

Total fixed maturity AFS securities

$

6,947 

 

$

785 

 

$

58 

 

$

 

$

7,665 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2013

 

 

Amortized

 

Gross Unrealized

 

Fair

 

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

OTTI

 

Value

 

Fixed maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

$

5,732 

 

$

435 

 

$

101 

 

$

 -

 

$

6,066 

 

ABS

 

188 

 

 

 

 

13 

 

 

10 

 

 

173 

 

U.S. government bonds

 

28 

 

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

32 

 

Foreign government bonds

 

41 

 

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

45 

 

RMBS

 

455 

 

 

33 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

 

484 

 

CMBS

 

49 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49 

 

CLOs

 

18 

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

18 

 

State and municipal bonds

 

282 

 

 

18 

 

 

 

 

 -

 

 

298 

 

Hybrid and redeemable preferred securities

 

87 

 

 

10 

 

 

 

 

 -

 

 

94 

 

Total fixed maturity securities

$

6,880 

 

$

514 

 

$

120 

 

 

15 

 

$

7,259 

 

 

The amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturity AFS securities by contractual maturities (in millions) as of December 31, 2014, were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Fair

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Due in one year or less

$

163 

 

$

166 

 

Due after one year through five years

 

1,672 

 

 

1,845 

 

Due after five years through ten years

 

1,456 

 

 

1,516 

 

Due after ten years

 

3,232 

 

 

3,679 

 

Subtotal

 

6,523 

 

 

7,206 

 

MBS

 

413 

 

 

448 

 

CLOs

 

11 

 

 

11 

 

Total fixed maturity AFS securities

$

6,947 

 

$

7,665 

 

 

Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or pre-pay obligations.

 

 

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The fair value and gross unrealized losses, including the portion of OTTI recognized in OCI, of AFS securities (dollars in millions), aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

 

Less Than or Equal

 

Greater Than

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to Twelve Months

 

Twelve Months

 

Total

 

 

 

 

Gross 

 

 

 

Gross 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

Losses and

Fair

Losses and

Fair

 

Losses and

 

Value

 

OTTI

 

Value

 

OTTI

 

Value

 

 

OTTI

 

Fixed maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

$

322 

 

$

21 

 

$

322 

 

$

29 

 

$

644 

 

 

$

50 

 

ABS

 

 

 

 -

 

 

76 

 

 

12 

 

 

81 

 

 

 

12 

 

RMBS

 

 

 

 -

 

 

11 

 

 

 

 

20 

 

 

 

 

CMBS

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State and municipal bonds

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hybrid and redeemable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

preferred securities

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

14 

 

 

 

 

14 

 

 

 

 

Total fixed maturity AFS securities

$

343 

 

$

21 

 

$

428 

 

$

46 

 

$

771 

 

 

$

67 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total number of AFS securities in an unrealized loss position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

190 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2013

 

 

Less Than or Equal

 

Greater Than

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to Twelve Months

 

Twelve Months

 

Total

 

 

 

 

Gross 

 

 

 

Gross 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

Losses and

Fair

Losses and

Fair

 

Losses and

 

Value

 

OTTI

 

Value

 

OTTI

 

Value

 

 

OTTI

 

Fixed maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

$

1,315 

 

$

84 

 

$

107 

 

$

17 

 

$

1,422 

 

 

$

101 

 

ABS

 

17 

 

 

 

 

85 

 

 

22 

 

 

102 

 

 

 

23 

 

Foreign government bonds

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 

 

 

 -

 

RMBS

 

59 

 

 

 

 

24 

 

 

 

 

83 

 

 

 

 

CMBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 

 

 

 

 

CLOs

 

18 

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

18 

 

 

 

 -

 

State and municipal bonds

 

39 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

44 

 

 

 

 

Hybrid and redeemable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

preferred securities

 

10 

 

 

 -

 

 

13 

 

 

 

 

23 

 

 

 

 

Total fixed maturity AFS securities

$

1,468 

 

$

88 

 

$

237 

 

$

47 

 

$

1,705 

 

 

$

135 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total number of AFS securities in an unrealized loss position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

380 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fair value, gross unrealized losses, the portion of OTTI recognized in OCI (in millions) and number of AFS securities where the fair value had declined and remained below amortized cost by greater than 20% were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

Fair

 

Gross Unrealized

 

 

of

 

 

Value

 

Losses

 

OTTI

 

Securities (1)

Less than six months

$

11 

 

$

 

$

 -

 

 

 

 

Six months or greater, but less than nine months

 

 

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

 

Twelve months or greater

 

61 

 

 

21 

 

 

 

 

 

19 

 

Total

$

75 

 

$

26 

 

$

 

 

 

22 

 

 

 

18


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

Fair

 

Gross Unrealized

 

 

of

 

 

Value

 

Losses

 

OTTI

 

Securities (1)

Less than six months

$

 

$

 -

 

$

 -

 

 

 

 

Twelve months or greater

 

71 

 

 

22 

 

 

 

 

 

30 

 

Total

$

72 

 

$

22 

 

$

 

 

 

31 

 

 

(1)

We may reflect a security in more than one aging category based on various purchase dates. 

 

We regularly review our investment holdings for OTTI.  Our gross unrealized losses, including the portion of OTTI recognized in OCI, on AFS securities decreased $68 million for the year ended December 31, 2014.  As discussed further below, we believe the unrealized loss position as of December 31, 2014, did not represent OTTI as (i) we did not intend to sell these fixed maturity AFS securities; (ii) it is not more likely than not that we will be required to sell the fixed maturity AFS securities before recovery of their amortized cost basis; (iii) the estimated future cash flows were equal to or greater than the amortized cost basis of the debt securities; and (iv) we had the ability and intent to hold equity AFS securities for a period of time sufficient for recovery. 

 

Based upon this evaluation as of December 31, 2014, management believes we have the ability to generate adequate amounts of cash from our normal operations (e.g., insurance premiums and fees and investment income) to meet cash requirements with a prudent margin of safety without requiring the sale of our temporarily-impaired securities.

 

As of December 31, 2014, the unrealized losses associated with our corporate bond securities were attributable primarily to widening credit spreads and rising interest rates since purchase.  We performed a detailed analysis of the financial performance of the underlying issuers and determined that we expected to recover the entire amortized cost for each security.

 

As of December 31, 2014, the unrealized losses associated with our MBS and ABS were attributable primarily to collateral losses and credit spreads.  We assessed for credit impairment using a cash flow model that incorporates key assumptions including default rates, severities and prepayment rates.  We estimated losses for a security by forecasting the underlying loans in each transaction.  The forecasted loan performance was used to project cash flows to the various tranches in the structure, as applicable.  Our forecasted cash flows also considered, as applicable, independent industry analyst reports and forecasts, sector credit ratings and other independent market data.  Based upon our assessment of the expected credit losses of the security given the performance of the underlying collateral compared to our subordination or other credit enhancement, we expected to recover the entire amortized cost basis of each temporarily impaired security.

 

As of December 31, 2014, the unrealized losses associated with our hybrid and redeemable preferred securities were attributable primarily to wider credit spreads caused by illiquidity in the market and subordination within the capital structure, as well as credit risk of underlying issuers.  For our hybrid and redeemable preferred securities, we evaluated the financial performance of the underlying issuers based upon credit performance and investment ratings and determined that we expected to recover the entire amortized cost of each security.

 

Changes in the amount of credit loss of OTTI recognized in net income (loss) where the portion related to other factors was recognized in OCI (in millions) on fixed maturity AFS securities were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Balance as of beginning-of-year

$

47

 

$

53

 

$

61

 

Increases attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit losses on securities for which an OTTI was not previously recognized

 

1

 

 

5

 

 

9

 

Credit losses on securities for which an OTTI was previously recognized

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

Decreases attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities sold, paid down or matured

 

(8

)

 

(15

)

 

(22

)

Balance as of end-of-year

$

43

 

$

47

 

$

53

 

 

During 2014,  2013 and 2012, we recorded credit losses on securities for which an OTTI was not previously recognized as we determined the cash flows expected to be collected would not be sufficient to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the debt security.  The credit losses we recorded on securities for which an OTTI was not previously recognized were attributable primarily to one or a combination of the following reasons:

 

·

Failure of the issuer of the security to make scheduled payments;

·

Deterioration of creditworthiness of the issuer;

·

Deterioration of conditions specifically related to the security;

 

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·

Deterioration of fundamentals of the industry in which the issuer operates; and

·

Deterioration of the rating of the security by a rating agency.

 

We recognize the OTTI attributed to the noncredit portion as a separate component in OCI referred to as unrealized OTTI on AFS securities. 

 

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate

 

Mortgage loans on real estate principally involve commercial real estate.  The commercial loans are geographically diversified throughout the U.S. with the largest concentrations in New York, which accounted for 75% and 71% of mortgage loans on real estate as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

The following provides the current and past due composition of our mortgage loans on real estate (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Current

$

551 

 

$

521 

 

Unamortized premium (discount)

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

Total carrying value

$

551 

 

$

521 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There were no impaired mortgage loans on real estate as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

As described in Note 1, we use the loan-to-value and debt-service coverage ratios as credit quality indicators for our mortgage loans, which were as follows (dollars in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

As of December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service

 

 

Carrying

 

% of

 

Coverage

 

Carrying

 

% of

 

Coverage

 

 

Value

 

Total

 

Ratio

 

Value

 

Total

 

Ratio

 

Less than 65%

$

533 

 

96.7% 

 

2.40

 

$

498 

 

95.6% 

 

2.15

 

65% to 74%

 

13 

 

2.4% 

 

1.65

 

 

13 

 

2.5% 

 

1.59

 

75% to 100%

 

 

0.9% 

 

0.63

 

 

10 

 

1.9% 

 

0.61

 

Total mortgage loans on real estate

$

551 

 

100.0% 

 

 

 

$

521 

 

100.0% 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

The major categories of net investment income (in millions) on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Fixed maturity AFS securities

$

374

 

$

377

 

$

381

 

Mortgage loans on real estate

 

25

 

 

22

 

 

18

 

Policy loans

 

21

 

 

21

 

 

24

 

Commercial mortgage loan prepayment and bond make-whole premiums

 

8

 

 

6

 

 

5

 

Investment income

 

428

 

 

426

 

 

428

 

Investment expense

 

(7

)

 

(7

)

 

(7

)

Net investment income

$

421

 

$

419

 

$

421

 

 

 

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Realized Gain (Loss) Related to Certain Investments

 

The detail of the realized gain (loss) related to certain investments (in millions) was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Fixed maturity AFS securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross gains

$

4

 

$

1

 

$

1

 

Gross losses

 

(5

)

 

(10

)

 

(17

)

Associated amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and changes in other contract holder funds

 

(3

)

 

(2

)

 

 -

 

Total realized gain (loss) related to certain investments

$

(4

)

$

(11

)

$

(16

)

 

Details underlying write-downs taken as a result of OTTI (in millions) that were recognized in net income (loss) and included in realized gain (loss) on AFS securities above, and the portion of OTTI recognized in OCI (in millions) were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

OTTI Recognized in Net Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABS

$

(3

)

$

(3

)

$

(6

)

RMBS

 

(1

)

 

(4

)

 

(3

)

CMBS

 

 -

 

 

(2

)

 

(5

)

Gross OTTI recognized in net income (loss)

 

(4

)

 

(9

)

 

(14

)

Associated amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI, and DFEL

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

Net OTTI recognized in net income (loss), pre-tax

$

(3

)

$

(8

)

$

(12

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portion of OTTI Recognized in OCI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross OTTI recognized in OCI

$

2

 

$

2

 

$

11

 

Change in DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

Net portion of OTTI recognized in OCI, pre-tax

$

2

 

$

2

 

$

10

 

 

Determination of Credit Losses on ABS

 

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, we reviewed our ABS portfolios for potential shortfall in contractual principal and interest based on numerous subjective and objective inputs.  The factors used to determine the amount of credit loss for each individual security, include, but are not limited to, near term risk, substantial discrepancy between book and market value, sector or company-specific volatility, negative operating trends and trading levels wider than peers. 

 

Determination of Credit Losses on MBS

 

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, default rates were projected by considering underlying MBS loan performance and collateral type.  Projected default rates on existing delinquencies vary between 10% to 100% depending on loan type and severity of delinquency status.  In addition, we estimate the potential contributions of currently performing loans that may become delinquent in the future based on the change in delinquencies and loan liquidations experienced in the recent history.  Finally, we develop a default rate timing curve by aggregating the defaults for all loans in the pool (delinquent loans, foreclosure and real estate owned and new delinquencies from currently performing loans) and the associated loan-level loss severities. 

 

We use certain available loan characteristics such as lien status, loan sizes and occupancy to estimate the loss severity of loans.  Second lien loans are assigned 100% severity, if defaulted.  For first lien loans, we assume a minimum of 30% severity with higher severity assumed for investor properties and further adjusted by housing price assumptions.  With the default rate timing curve and loan-level severity, we derive the future expected credit losses.

 

Investment Commitments

 

As of December 31, 2014, our investment commitments were $18  million, which included $11 million of private placement securities and $7 million of mortgage loans on real estate.

 

 

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Concentrations of Financial Instruments

 

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, our most significant investments in one issuer were our investments in securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation with a fair value of $248 million and $284 million, respectively, or 3% and 4% of our invested assets portfolio, respectively, and our investments in securities issued by Fannie Mae with a fair value of $118 million and $136 million, respectively, or 1% and 2%, respectively, of our invested assets portfolio.  These investments are included in corporate bonds in the tables above.

 

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, our most significant investments in one industry were our investment securities in the utilities industry with a fair value of $1.2 billion and $1.0 billion, respectively, or 14% and 12% of our invested assets portfolio, respectively, and our investment securities in the consumer non-cyclical industry with a fair value of $1.1 billion and $1.0 billion, respectively, or 13% and 12% of our invested assets portfolio, respectively.    

 

Assets on Deposit

 

The Company had investment assets on deposit with regulatory agencies with a fair market value of $13 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

4Derivative Instruments

 

Embedded Derivatives

 

We have embedded derivatives that include:

 

GLB Reserves Embedded Derivatives

 

We transfer the liability for our GWB and GIB features to LNL, who uses a hedging strategy designed to mitigate the risk and income statement volatility caused by changes in the equity markets, interest rates and volatility associated with these features.  The hedging strategy is designed such that changes in the value of the hedge contracts due to changes in equity markets, interest rates and implied volatilities move in the opposite direction of the changes in embedded derivative GLB reserves caused by those same factors.  The hedge positions are re-balanced based upon changes in these factors as needed.  While the hedge positions are actively managed, these hedge positions may not be totally effective in offsetting changes in the embedded derivative reserve due to, among other things, differences in timing between when a market exposure changes and corresponding changes to the hedge positions, extreme swings in the equity markets and interest rates, market volatility, contract holder behavior, divergence between the performance of the underlying funds and the hedging indices, divergence between the actual and expected performance of the hedge instruments and the ability to purchase hedging instruments at prices consistent with the desired risk and return trade-off.    

 

Certain features of these guarantees have elements of both insurance benefits accounted for under the Financial Services – Insurance – Claim Costs and Liabilities for Future Policy Benefits Subtopic of the FASB ASC (“benefit reserves”) and embedded derivatives accounted for under the Derivatives and Hedging and the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topics of the FASB ASC (“embedded derivative reserves”).    We calculate the value of the embedded derivative reserve and the benefit reserve based on the specific characteristics of each GLB feature.

 

Reinsurance Related Embedded Derivatives

 

We have certain Modco arrangements and coinsurance with funds withheld reinsurance arrangements with embedded derivatives related to the withheld assets of the related funds.  These derivatives are considered total return swaps with contractual returns that are attributable to various assets and liabilities associated with these reinsurance arrangements. 

 

Indexed Annuity Contracts Embedded Derivatives

 

We use indexed annuity contracts that permit the holder to elect an interest rate return or an equity market component, where interest credited to the contracts is linked to the performance of the S&P 500 Index®.  Contract holders may elect to rebalance index options at renewal dates, either annually or biannually.  As of each renewal date, we have the opportunity to re-price the indexed component by establishing participation rates, caps, spreads and specified rates, subject to contractual guarantees. 

 

 

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Embedded derivative instruments with off-balance-sheet risks (in millions) were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

As of December 31, 2013

 

 

Notional

 

Fair Value

 

Notional

 

Fair Value

 

 

Amounts

 

Asset

 

Liability

 

Amounts

 

Asset

 

Liability

 

GLB reserves (1)

$

 -

 

$

34 

 

$

 -

 

$

 -

 

$

36 

 

$

 -

 

GLB reserves (2)

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

34 

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

36 

 

Reinsurance related (3)

 

 -

 

 

11 

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 

 

 -

 

Indexed annuity contracts (4)

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

Total embedded derivative instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

instruments

$

 -

 

$

45 

 

$

36 

 

$

 -

 

$

44 

 

$

36 

 

 

(1)

Reported in other assets on our Balance Sheets.

(2)

Reported in other liabilities on our Balance Sheets.

(3)

Reported in reinsurance related embedded derivatives on our Balance Sheets.

(4)

Reported in future contract benefits on our Balance Sheets.

 

The gains (losses) on embedded derivative instruments (in millions) recorded within income (loss) from continuing operations on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Other assets - GLB reserves (1)

$

70

 

$

(88

)

$

 -

 

Other liabilities - GLB reserves (1)

 

(70

)

 

88

 

 

50

 

Reinsurance related (1)

 

 -

 

 

1

 

 

 -

 

Total embedded derivative instruments

$

 -

 

$

1

 

$

50

 

 

(1)

Reported in realized gain (loss) on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).

 

Balance Sheet Offsetting

 

There is no offsetting on our Balance Sheets associated with our embedded derivative instruments.

 

5.  Federal Income Taxes

 

The federal income tax expense (benefit) on continuing operations (in millions) was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Current

$

65

 

$

38

 

$

11

 

Deferred

 

4

 

 

(1

)

 

48

 

Federal income tax expense (benefit)

$

69

 

$

37

 

$

59

 

 

A reconciliation of the effective tax rate differences (in millions) was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Tax rate times pre-tax income

$

76

 

$

45

 

$

54

 

Effect of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Separate account dividend

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

received deduction

 

(6

)

 

(6

)

 

(5

)

Tax credits

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

 

(1

)

Goodwill

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

Change in uncertain tax positions

 

(1

)

 

 -

 

 

(4

)

Other items

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

 

15

 

Federal income tax expense (benefit)

$

69

 

$

37

 

$

59

 

Effective tax rate

 

32%

 

 

29%

 

 

38%

 

 

 

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The effective tax rate is the ratio of tax expense over pre-tax income (loss).  The benefit for tax credits in 2013 and 2012 is attributable to foreign tax credits.

 

The federal income tax asset (liability) (in millions) was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Current

$

(61

)

$

(48

)

Deferred

 

(391

)

 

(314

)

Total federal income tax asset (liability)

$

(452

)

$

(362

)

 

Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities (in millions) were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Deferred Tax Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future contract benefits and other contract holder funds

$

8

 

$

27

 

Other

 

1

 

 

2

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

9

 

 

29

 

Deferred Tax Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAC

 

97

 

 

123

 

VOBA

 

31

 

 

67

 

Net unrealized gain on AFS securities

 

253

 

 

134

 

Investments

 

4

 

 

2

 

Other

 

15

 

 

17

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

400

 

 

343

 

Net deferred tax asset (liability)

$

(391

)

$

(314

)

 

Although realization is not assured, management believes that it is more likely than not that the Company will realize the benefits of its deferred tax assets, and, accordingly, no valuation allowance has been recorded.

 

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, zero and $1 million, respectively, of our unrecognized tax benefits presented below, if recognized, would have affected our income tax expense and our effective tax rate.  The Company is not aware of any events for which it is likely that unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within the next year.  A reconciliation of the unrecognized tax benefits (in millions) was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Balance as of beginning-of-year

$

8

 

$

8

 

Increases for prior year tax positions

 

1

 

 

 -

 

Decreases for prior year tax positions

 

(1

)

 

 -

 

Decreases for settlements with taxing authorities

 

(8

)

 

 -

 

Balance as of end-of-year

$

 -

 

$

8

 

 

We recognize interest and penalties accrued, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of tax expense.  For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, we recognized interest and penalty expense (benefit) related to uncertain tax positions of $(2) million, zero and $(3) million, respectively.  We had accrued interest and penalty expense related to the unrecognized tax benefits of zero and $2 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. 

 

The Company is subject to examination by U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. income authorities.  The Company is currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) for tax years 2009 through 2011.  The IRS concluded its examination of tax years 2007 and 2008 on January 18, 2013.  The Company has protested the final assessment, which is being combined with tax years 2005 and 2006 in IRS Appeals.

 

 

 

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6.  DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL

 

Changes in DAC (in millions) were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Balance as of beginning-of-year

$

393

 

$

304

 

$

321

 

Deferrals

 

72

 

 

80

 

 

68

 

Amortization, net of interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization, excluding unlocking, net of interest

 

(51

)

 

(45

)

 

(42

)

Unlocking

 

5

 

 

4

 

 

(7

)

Adjustment related to realized (gains) losses

 

(4

)

 

(3

)

 

(3

)

Adjustment related to unrealized (gains) losses

 

(38

)

 

53

 

 

(33

)

Balance as of end-of-year

$

377

 

$

393

 

$

304

 

 

Changes in VOBA (in millions) were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Balance as of beginning-of-year

$

193

 

$

148

 

$

200

 

Deferrals

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 -

 

Amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization, excluding unlocking

 

(50

)

 

(31

)

 

(41

)

Unlocking

 

(1

)

 

(36

)

 

(6

)

Accretion of interest (1)

 

13

 

 

15

 

 

17

 

Adjustment related to unrealized (gains) losses

 

(67

)

 

96

 

 

(22

)

Balance as of end-of-year

$

89

 

$

193

 

$

148

 

 

(1)

The interest accrual rates utilized to calculate the accretion of interest ranged from 4.02% to 7.05%.

Estimated future amortization of VOBA, net of interest (in millions), as of December 31, 2014, was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

$

11 

 

2016

 

10 

 

2017

 

10 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

 

Changes in DSI (in millions) were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Balance as of beginning-of-year

$

11

 

$

9

 

$

12

 

Deferrals

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

Amortization, net of interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization, excluding unlocking, net of interest

 

(2

)

 

(1

)

 

(2

)

Adjustment related to unrealized (gains) losses

 

 -

 

 

2

 

 

(2

)

Balance as of end-of-year

$

10

 

$

11

 

$

9

 

 

25


 

Changes in DFEL (in millions) were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Balance as of beginning-of-year

$

126

 

$

74

 

$

82

 

Deferrals

 

22

 

 

26

 

 

29

 

Amortization, net of interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization, excluding unlocking, net of interest

 

(17

)

 

(12

)

 

(15

)

Unlocking

 

(1

)

 

(2

)

 

(6

)

Adjustment related to unrealized (gains) losses

 

(45

)

 

40

 

 

(16

)

Balance as of end-of-year

$

85

 

$

126

 

$

74

 

 

 

7.  Reinsurance

 

The following summarizes reinsurance amounts (in millions) recorded on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Direct insurance premiums and fee income

$

640

 

$

605

 

$

578

 

Reinsurance ceded

 

(185

)

 

(181

)

 

(164

)

Total insurance premiums and fee income

$

455

 

$

424

 

$

414

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct insurance benefits

$

497

 

$

541

 

$

472

 

Reinsurance recoveries netted against benefits

 

(181

)

 

(249

)

 

(207

)

Total benefits

$

316

 

$

292

 

$

265

 

 

We cede insurance to other companies.  The portion of our life insurance and annuity risks exceeding our retention limit is reinsured with other insurers.  We seek reinsurance coverage to limit our exposure to mortality losses and to enhance our capital management.

 

Under our reinsurance program, we reinsure 20% to 25% of the mortality risk on newly issued life insurance contracts.  Our policy for this program is to retain no more than $20 million on a single insured life.  Portions of our deferred annuity business have been reinsured on a Modco basis with other companies to limit our exposure to interest rate risks.  As of December 31, 2014, the reserves associated with these reinsurance arrangements totaled $4 million.

 

Our amounts recoverable from reinsurers represent receivables from and reserves ceded to reinsurers.  The amounts recoverable from reinsurers were $434 million and $478 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.  We focus on obtaining reinsurance from a diverse group of reinsurers, and we monitor concentration as well as financial strength ratings of our reinsurers. 

 

During the fourth quarter of 2014, we entered into an agreement to recapture certain traditional and interest sensitive business under several yearly renewable term reinsurance treaties that were originally ceded to a reinsurer.  As part of this agreement, we received cash consideration of $72 million, of which $11 million represented reimbursement for prepaid reinsurance premiums related to the recaptured treaties.  We recognized a one-time gain of $7 million, after-tax, related to this recapture with the remaining difference between the proceeds and the gain being driven primarily by increases in reserves of $26 million and a reduction of DAC of $21 million.

 

Reinsurance contracts do not relieve an insurer from its primary obligation to policyholders.  Therefore, the failure of a reinsurer to discharge its reinsurance obligations could result in a loss to us.  We regularly evaluate the financial condition of our reinsurers and monitor concentrations of credit risk related to reinsurance activities.

 

 

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8.  Goodwill and Specifically Identifiable Intangible Assets

 

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill (in millions) by reportable segment were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

 

Acquisition

Cumulative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance

Impairment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as of

as of

 

 

 

 

Balance

 

 

Beginning-

Beginning-

 

 

 

 

as of End-

 

 

 

of-Year

 

 

of-Year

 

 

Impairment

 

 

of-Year

 

Annuities

 

$

26

 

 

$

 -

 

 

$

 -

 

 

$

26

 

Life Insurance

 

 

136

 

 

 

(102

)

 

 

 -

 

 

 

34

 

Total goodwill

 

$

162

 

 

$

(102

)

 

$

 -

 

 

$

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

 

Acquisition

Cumulative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance

Impairment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as of

as of

 

 

 

 

Balance

 

 

Beginning-

Beginning-

 

 

 

 

as of End-

 

 

 

of-Year

 

 

of-Year

 

 

Impairment

 

 

of-Year

 

Annuities

 

$

26

 

 

$

 -

 

 

$

 -

 

 

$

26

 

Life Insurance

 

 

136

 

 

 

(102

)

 

 

 -

 

 

 

34

 

Total goodwill

 

$

162

 

 

$

(102

)

 

$

 -

 

 

$

60

 

 

We perform a Step 1 goodwill impairment analysis on all of our reporting units at least annually on October 1.  To determine the implied fair value for our reporting units, we utilize primarily a discounted cash flow valuation technique (“income approach”), although limited available market data is also considered.  In determining the estimated fair value, we consider discounted cash flow calculations, the level of LNC’s share price and assumptions that market participants would make in valuing the reporting unit.  This analysis requires us to make judgments about revenues, earnings projections, capital market assumptions and discount rates.

 

As of October 1, 2014, 2013 and 2012 our Annuities reporting unit passed the Step 1 analysis.  Given the Step 1 results, we performed a Step 2 analysis for our Life Insurance reporting unit.  Based upon our Step 2 analysis for Life Insurance, we determined that there was no impairment due to the implied fair value of goodwill being in excess of the carrying value of goodwill.

 

The gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization (in millions) for the major specifically identifiable intangible asset class by reportable segment were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

 

As of December 31, 2013

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying

 

Accumulated

 

Carrying

 

Accumulated

 

 

Amount

 

Amortization

 

Amount

 

Amortization

 

Life Insurance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales force

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

Future estimated amortization of the specifically identifiable intangible assets was immaterial as of December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

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9.  Guaranteed Benefit Features

 

Information on the GDB features outstanding (dollars in millions) was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

 

2014 (1)

 

 

2013 (1)

 

 

Return of Net Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total account value

 

$

3,585 

 

 

$

3,102 

 

 

Net amount at risk (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average attained age of contract holders

 

 

58 years

 

 

 

57 years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum Return

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average attained age of contract holders

 

 

83 years

 

 

 

81 years

 

 

Guaranteed minimum return

 

 

5% 

 

 

 

5% 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anniversary Contract Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total account value

 

$

1,234 

 

 

$

1,174 

 

 

Net amount at risk (2)

 

 

12 

 

 

 

 

 

Average attained age of contract holders

 

 

67 years

 

 

 

67 years

 

 

 

(1)    Our variable contracts with guarantees may offer more than one type of guarantee in each contract; therefore, the amounts listed are not mutually exclusive.

(2)    Represents the amount of death benefit in excess of the account balance that is subject to market volatility.

 

The determination of GDB liabilities is based on models that involve a range of scenarios and assumptions, including those regarding expected market rates of return and volatility, contract surrender rates and mortality experience.  The following summarizes the balances of and changes in the liabilities for GDBs (in millions), which were recorded in future contract benefits on our Balance Sheets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

Balance as of beginning-of-year

$

2

 

$

2

 

$

2

 

 

Changes in reserves

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

1

 

 

Benefits paid

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

 

Balance as of end-of-year

$

2

 

$

2

 

$

2

 

 

 

Variable Annuity Contracts

 

Account balances of variable annuity contracts with guarantees (in millions) were invested in separate account investment options as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

Asset Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic equity

 

$

1,638 

 

 

$

1,452 

 

 

International equity

 

 

689 

 

 

 

634 

 

 

Bonds

 

 

1,066 

 

 

 

899 

 

 

Money market

 

 

525 

 

 

 

409 

 

 

Total

 

$

3,918 

 

 

$

3,394 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percent of total variable annuity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

separate account values

 

 

92% 

 

 

 

91% 

 

 

 

Secondary Guarantee Products

 

Future contract benefits and other contract holder funds include reserves for our secondary guarantee products sold through our Life Insurance segment.  These UL and VUL products with secondary guarantees represented 28% of total life insurance in-force reserves as of December 31, 2014.

 

 

 

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10.  Contingencies and Commitments

 

Contingencies

 

Regulatory and Litigation Matters

 

Regulatory bodies, such as state insurance departments, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and other regulatory bodies regularly make inquiries and conduct examinations or investigations concerning our compliance with, among other things, insurance laws, securities laws and unclaimed property laws. 

 

From time to time we may have various pending or threatened legal or regulatory proceedings, including purported class actions, arising from the conduct of business both in the ordinary course and otherwise.  In some cases, very large and/or indeterminate amounts, including punitive and treble damages, could be sought.  Modern pleading practice in the U.S. permits considerable variation in the assertion of monetary damages or other relief.  Jurisdictions may permit claimants not to specify the monetary damages sought or may permit claimants to state only that the amount sought is sufficient to invoke the jurisdiction of the trial court.  In addition, jurisdictions may permit plaintiffs to allege monetary damages in amounts well exceeding reasonably possible verdicts in the jurisdiction for similar matters.  This variability in pleadings, together with the actual experiences of LLANY in litigating or resolving through settlement numerous claims over an extended period of time, demonstrates to management that the monetary relief which may be specified in a lawsuit or claim bears little relevance to its merits or disposition value.

 

Due to the unpredictable nature of litigation, the outcome of a litigation matter and the amount or range of potential loss at particular points in time is normally difficult to ascertain.  Uncertainties can include how fact finders will evaluate documentary evidence and the credibility and effectiveness of witness testimony, and how trial and appellate courts will apply the law in the context of the pleadings or evidence presented, whether by motion practice, or at trial or on appeal.  Disposition valuations are also subject to the uncertainty of how opposing parties and their counsel will themselves view the relevant evidence and applicable law.

 

We establish liabilities for litigation and regulatory loss contingencies when information related to the loss contingencies shows both that it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated.  It is possible that some matters could require us to pay damages or make other expenditures or establish accruals in amounts that could not be estimated as of December 31, 2014.  While the potential future charges could be material in the particular quarterly or annual periods in which they are recorded, based on information currently known by management, management does not believe any such charges are likely to have a material adverse effect on LLANY’s financial condition.

 

Commitments

 

Vulnerability from Concentrations

 

As of December 31, 2014, we did not have a concentration of business transactions with a particular customer or lender or sources of supply of labor or services used in the business.  However, we do have a concentration in a market and geographic area in which business is conducted.  For the year ended December 31, 2014, approximately 96% of the premiums, on the basis of statutory accounting principles (“SAP”), were generated in New York.

 

Other Contingency Matters

 

State guaranty funds assess insurance companies to cover losses to contract holders of insolvent or rehabilitated companies.  Mandatory assessments may be partially recovered through a reduction in future premium taxes in some states.  We have accrued for expected assessments and the related reductions in future state premium taxes, which net to assessments (recoveries) of $(8) million and $1 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

 

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11.  Shares and Stockholders Equity

 

All authorized and issued shares of LLANY are owned by LNL.

 

AOCI

 

The following summarizes the components and changes in AOCI (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Unrealized Gain (Loss) on AFS Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of beginning-of-year

$

139

 

$

341

 

$

258

 

Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the year

 

332

 

 

(508

)

 

226

 

Change in DAC, VOBA, DSI, future contract benefits and other contract holder funds

 

(134

)

 

186

 

 

(139

)

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

(70

)

 

113

 

 

(14

)

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) included in net income (loss)

 

(1

)

 

(9

)

 

(16

)

Associated amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL

 

(3

)

 

(2

)

 

 -

 

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

1

 

 

4

 

 

6

 

Balance as of end-of-year

$

270

 

$

139

 

$

341

 

Unrealized OTTI on AFS Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of beginning-of-year

$

(7

)

$

(10

)

$

(9

)

(Increases) attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross OTTI recognized in OCI during the year

 

(2

)

 

(2

)

 

(11

)

Change in DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

1

 

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

3

 

Decreases attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales, maturities or other settlements of AFS securities

 

8

 

 

7

 

 

13

 

Change in DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL

 

(2

)

 

(1

)

 

(3

)

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

(2

)

 

(2

)

 

(4

)

Balance as of end-of-year

$

(4

)

$

(7

)

$

(10

)

Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of beginning-of-year

$

1

 

$

1

 

$

1

 

Balance as of end-of-year

$

1

 

$

1

 

$

1

 

 

The following summarizes the reclassifications out of AOCI (in millions) and the associated line item in the Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For The Years Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized Gain (Loss) on AFS Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross reclassification

$

(1

)

 

$

(9

)

Total realized gain (loss)

Associated amortization of DAC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VOBA, DSI and DFEL

 

(3

)

 

 

(2

)

Total realized gain (loss)

  Reclassification before income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    tax benefit (expense)

 

(4

)

 

 

(11

)

Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes

  Income tax benefit (expense)

 

1

 

 

 

4

 

Federal income tax expense (benefit)

   Reclassification, net of income tax

$

(3

)

 

$

(7

)

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized OTTI on AFS Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross reclassification

$

8

 

 

$

7

 

Total realized gain (loss)

Change in DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL

 

(2

)

 

 

(1

)

Total realized gain (loss)

Reclassification before income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  tax benefit (expense)

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

(2

)

 

 

(2

)

Federal income tax expense (benefit)

Reclassification, net of income tax

$

4

 

 

$

4

 

Net income (loss)

 

12.  Realized Gain (Loss)

 

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Details underlying realized gain (loss) (in millions) reported on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Total realized gain (loss) related to certain investments (1)

$

(4

)

$

(11

)

$

(16

)

Variable annuity net derivatives results: (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross gain (loss)

 

(7

)

 

(3

)

 

(1

)

Associated amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL

 

(1

)

 

(1

)

 

(2

)

Total realized gain (loss)

$

(12

)

$

(15

)

$

(19

)

 

(1)

See “Realized Gain (Loss) Related to Certain Investments” section in Note 3.

(2)

Includes the net difference in the change in embedded derivative reserves of our GLB products.  

 

13.  Commissions and Other Expenses

 

Details underlying commissions and other expenses (in millions) were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Commissions

$

96 

 

$

97 

 

$

82 

 

General and administrative expenses

 

74 

 

 

78 

 

 

79 

 

DAC and VOBA deferrals and interest, net of amortization

 

11 

 

 

12 

 

 

11 

 

Taxes, licenses and fees

 

10 

 

 

17 

 

 

19 

 

Total

$

191 

 

$

204 

 

$

191 

 

 

 

14.  Pension, Postretirement Health Care and Life Insurance Benefit Plans

 

LNC and LNL maintain qualified funded defined benefit pension plans in which many of our employees are participants.  LNC and LNL also maintain non-qualified, unfunded defined benefit pension plans for certain employees.  In addition, for certain former employees we have supplemental retirement plans that provide defined benefit pension benefits in excess of limits imposed by federal tax law.  All of our defined benefit pension plans are frozen,  and there are no new participants and no future accruals of benefits from the date of the freeze.

 

LNC and LNL also sponsor a voluntary employees’ beneficiary association (“VEBA”) trust that provides postretirement medical, dental and life insurance benefits to retired full-time employees and agents who, depending on the plan, have worked for us for at least 10 years and attained age 55 (age 60 for agents).  VEBAs are a special type of tax-exempt trust used to provide benefits that are subject to preferential tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code.  Medical and dental benefits are available to spouses and other eligible dependents of retired employees and agents.  Retirees may be required to contribute toward the cost of these benefits.  Eligibility and the amount of required contribution for these benefits varies based upon a variety of factors including years of service and year of retirement.

 

 

 

 

15.  Defined Contribution and Deferred Compensation Plans

 

Defined Contribution Plans

 

LNC and LNL sponsor defined contribution plans, which include 401(k) and money purchase plans, for eligible employees and agents, including those of LLANY.  LNC and LNL make contributions and matching contributions to each of the active plans in accordance with the plan documents and various limitations under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  Our expenses for these plans were $3 million for the years ended December 31, 2014,  2013 and 2012.

 

Deferred Compensation Plans

 

LNC and LNL sponsor six separate non-qualified, unfunded, deferred compensation plans for employees, agents and non-employee directors.  LLANY participates in five of these deferred compensation plans.  Our associated liability for these plans was $3 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, which is reported in other liabilities on our Balance Sheets.

 

Deferred Compensation Plan for Employees

 

Participants may elect to defer a portion of their compensation as defined by the plan.  Participants may select from prescribed “phantom” investment options that are used as measures for calculating the returns that are notionally credited to their accounts.  Under the terms of the plan, LNC agrees to pay out amounts based upon the aggregate performance of the investment measures selected by the participants.  LNC makes matching contributions based upon amounts placed into the plan by individuals after participants have exceeded applicable limits of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to 401(k) plans.  The amounts of LNC contributions are calculated in

 

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accordance with the plan document.  Our expenses for this plan were less than $1 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

 

 

 

Deferred Compensation Plans for Agents

 

LNL sponsors three deferred compensation plans for certain eligible agents.  Participants may elect to defer a portion of their compensation as defined by the respective plan.  Participants may select from prescribed “phantom” investment options that are used as measures for calculating the returns that are notionally credited to their accounts.  Under the terms of these plans, LNL agrees to pay out amounts based upon the aggregate performance of the investment measures selected by the participants.  The amounts of LNL’s contributions are calculated and made in accordance with the plans’ documents.  Our expenses for these plans were not significant for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

 

16Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans

 

Our employees and agents are included in LNC’s various incentive plans that provide for the issuance of stock options, performance shares (performance-vested shares as opposed to time-vested shares), stock appreciation rights and restricted stock units.  LNC issues new shares to satisfy option exercises.  Total compensation expense for stock-based incentive compensation plans was not material for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.  Statutory Information and Restrictions

 

We prepare financial statements in accordance with statutory accounting principles (“SAP”) prescribed or permitted by the New York Department of Insurance, which may vary materially from GAAP.

 

Prescribed SAP includes the Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) as well as state laws, regulations and administrative rules.  Permitted SAP encompasses all accounting practices not so prescribed.  The principal differences between statutory financial statements and financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP are that statutory financial statements do not reflect DAC, some bond portfolios may be carried at amortized cost, assets and liabilities are presented net of reinsurance, contract holder liabilities are generally valued using more conservative assumptions and certain assets are non-admitted.

 

We are subject to the applicable laws and regulations of our state of domicile.  Changes in these laws and regulations could change capital levels or capital requirements for the Company.

 

Specified statutory information (in millions) was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

U.S. capital and surplus

$

653 

 

$

713 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

U.S. net gain (loss) from operations, after-tax

$

41 

 

$

166 

 

$

82 

 

U.S. net income (loss)

 

39 

 

 

161 

 

 

74 

 

 

The decrease in statutory net income (loss) when comparing 2014 to 2013 was due primarily to unfavorable reserve development in variable annuities due to lower forward interest rates.

 

The increase in statutory net income (loss) when comparing 2013 to 2012 was due primarily to an increase in favorable tax items over prior year and favorable reserve development in variable annuities due to improvements in the equity market and higher forward interest rates.

 

Our state of domicile, New York, has adopted certain prescribed accounting practices that differ from those found in NAIC SAP.  These prescribed practices are the use of continuous Commissioners Annuity Reserve Valuation Method (“CARVM”) in the calculation of reserves and the use of a more conservative valuation interest rate on certain annuities.

 

 

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The favorable (unfavorable) effects on statutory surplus compared to NAIC statutory surplus from the use of these prescribed practices (in millions) were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Calculation of reserves using continuous CARVM

 

(1

)

 

(2

)

Conservative valuation rate on certain annuities

 

(2

)

 

(1

)

 

During the third quarter of 2013, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) announced that it would not recognize the NAIC revisions to Actuarial Guideline 38 in applying the New York law governing the reserves to be held for UL and VUL products containing secondary guarantees.  The change, effective December 31, 2013, impacts the Company.  The Company discontinued the sale of these products in early 2013, but the change affects those policies sold prior to that time.  We began phasing in the increase in reserves over five years beginning in 2013.  As of December 31, 2014, we have increased reserves by $180 million.  The additional increase in reserves over the next three years is subject to ongoing discussions with the NYDFS.  However, we do not expect the amount for each of the remaining years to exceed $90 million per year.

 

The NAIC has adopted risk-based capital (“RBC”) requirements for life insurance companies to evaluate the adequacy of statutory capital and surplus in relation to investment and insurance risks.  The requirements provide a means of measuring the minimum amount of statutory surplus appropriate for an insurance company to support its overall business operations based on its size and risk profile.  Under RBC requirements, regulatory compliance is determined by the ratio of a company’s total adjusted capital, as defined by the NAIC, to its company action level of RBC (known as the “RBC ratio”), also as defined by the NAIC.  The company action level may be triggered if the RBC ratio is between 75% and 100%, which would require the insurer to submit a plan to the regulator detailing corrective action it proposes to undertake.  As of December 31, 2014, the Company’s RBC ratio was approximately five times the aforementioned company action level.

 

We are subject to certain insurance department regulatory restrictions as to the transfer of funds and payment of dividends to LNL.  Under New York laws and regulations, we may pay dividends to LNL without prior approval of the Superintendent of the New York Department of Insurance provided such dividend, along with all other dividends paid within the preceding 12 consecutive months, would not exceed the statutory limitation.  The current statutory limitation is the lesser of 10% of surplus to contract holders as of the immediately preceding calendar year or net gain from operations for the immediately preceding calendar year, not including realized capital gains.  We expect we could pay dividends of approximately $41 million in 2015 without New York Department of Insurance approval.

 

 

18Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The carrying values and estimated fair values of our financial instruments (in millions) were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

As of December 31, 2013

 

 

Carrying

 

Fair

 

Carrying

 

Fair

 

 

Value

 

Value

 

Value

 

Value

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AFS securities – Fixed maturity securities

$

7,665

 

$

7,665

 

$

7,259

 

$

7,259

 

Mortgage loans on real estate

 

551

 

 

576

 

 

521

 

 

511

 

Cash and invested cash

 

64

 

 

64

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

Reinsurance related embedded derivatives

 

11

 

 

11

 

 

8

 

 

8

 

Other assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinsurance recoverable

 

34

 

 

34

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

GLB reserves embedded derivatives (1)

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

36

 

 

36

 

Separate account assets

 

4,684

 

 

4,684

 

 

4,099

 

 

4,099

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future contract benefits – indexed annuity and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IUL contracts embedded derivatives

 

(2

)

 

(2

)

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

Other contract holder funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining guaranteed interest and similar contracts

 

(48

)

 

(48

)

 

(54

)

 

(54

)

Account values of certain investment contracts

 

(1,327

)

 

(1,530

)

 

(1,385

)

 

(1,440

)

Short-term debt

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(11

)

 

(11

)

Other liabilities – GLB reserves embedded derivatives (1)

 

(34

)

 

(34

)

 

(36

)

 

(36

)

 

(1)

GLB reserves embedded derivatives are fully ceded to LNL.

 

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Valuation Methodologies and Associated Inputs for Financial Instruments Not Carried at Fair Value

 

The following discussion outlines the methodologies and assumptions used to determine the fair value of our financial instruments not carried at fair value on our Balance Sheets.  Considerable judgment is required to develop these assumptions used to measure fair value.  Accordingly, the estimates shown are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that would be realized in a one-time, current market exchange of all of our financial instruments.

 

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate

 

The fair value of mortgage loans on real estate is established using a discounted cash flow method based on credit rating, maturity and future income.  The ratings for mortgages in good standing are based on property type, location, market conditions, occupancy, debt-service coverage, loan-to-value, quality of tenancy, borrower and payment record.  The fair value for impaired mortgage loans is based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s market price or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.  The inputs used to measure the fair value of our mortgage loans on real estate are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

 

Other Contract Holder Funds

 

Other contract holder funds include remaining guaranteed interest and similar contracts and account values of certain investment contracts.  The fair value for the remaining guaranteed interest and similar contracts is estimated using discounted cash flow calculations as of the balance sheet date.  These calculations are based on interest rates currently offered on similar contracts with maturities that are consistent with those remaining for the contracts being valued.  As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the remaining guaranteed interest and similar contracts carrying value approximated fair value.  The fair value of the account values of certain investment contracts is based on their approximate surrender value as of the balance sheet date.  The inputs used to measure the fair value of our other contract holder funds are classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy.

 

Short-Term Debt

 

The carrying value of short-term debt approximates fair value.  The inputs used to measure the fair value of our short-term debt are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.   

 

Financial Instruments Carried at Fair Value

 

We did not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of December 31, 2014 or 2013, and we noted no changes in our valuation methodologies between these periods.

 

 

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The following summarizes our financial instruments carried at fair value (in millions) on a recurring basis by the fair value hierarchy levels described above:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Quoted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in Active

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Markets for

Significant

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identical

 

Observable

Unobservable

 

Total

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

Inputs

 

 

Inputs

 

 

Fair

 

 

 

(Level 1)

 

 

(Level 2)

 

 

(Level 3)

 

 

Value

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturity AFS securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

 

$

6

 

 

$

6,458

 

 

$

66

 

 

$

6,530

 

ABS

 

 

 -

 

 

 

153

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

153

 

U.S. government bonds

 

 

31

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

33

 

Foreign government bonds

 

 

 -

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

46

 

RMBS

 

 

 -

 

 

 

408

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

408

 

CMBS

 

 

 -

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

40

 

CLOs

 

 

 -

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

11

 

State and municipal bonds

 

 

 -

 

 

 

346

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

346

 

Hybrid and redeemable preferred securities

 

 

 -

 

 

 

98

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

98

 

Cash and invested cash

 

 

 -

 

 

 

64

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

64

 

Other assets – Reinsurance recoverable

 

 

 -

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

34

 

Separate account assets

 

 

74

 

 

 

4,610

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

4,684

 

Total assets

 

$

111

 

 

$

12,222

 

 

$

114

 

 

$

12,447

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future contract benefits – indexed annuity and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IUL contracts embedded derivatives

 

$

 -

 

 

$

 -

 

 

$

(2

)

 

$

(2

)

Other liabilities – GLB reserves embedded derivatives

 

 

 -

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

(34

)

 

 

(34

)

Total liabilities

 

$

 -

 

 

$

 -

 

 

$

(36

)

 

$

(36

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2013

 

 

 

Quoted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in Active

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Markets for

Significant

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identical

 

Observable

Unobservable

 

Total

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

Inputs

 

 

Inputs

 

 

Fair

 

 

 

(Level 1)

 

 

(Level 2)

 

 

(Level 3)

 

 

Value

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturity AFS securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

 

$

5

 

 

$

5,988

 

 

$

73

 

 

$

6,066

 

ABS

 

 

 -

 

 

 

173

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

173

 

U.S. government bonds

 

 

31

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

32

 

Foreign government bonds

 

 

 -

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

45

 

RMBS

 

 

 -

 

 

 

484

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

484

 

CMBS

 

 

 -

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

49

 

CLOs

 

 

 -

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

18

 

State and municipal bonds

 

 

 -

 

 

 

298

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

298

 

Hybrid and redeemable preferred securities

 

 

 -

 

 

 

93

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

94

 

Cash and invested cash

 

 

 -

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

10

 

Separate account assets

 

 

78

 

 

 

4,021

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

4,099

 

Reinsurance related embedded derivatives

 

 

 -

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

8

 

Other assets – GLB reserves embedded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

derivatives

 

 

 -

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

36

 

Total assets

 

$

114

 

 

$

11,173

 

 

$

125

 

 

$

11,412

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities – GLB embedded derivatives

 

$

 -

 

 

$

 -

 

 

$

(36

)

 

$

(36

)

Total liabilities

 

$

 -

 

 

$

 -

 

 

$

(36

)

 

$

(36

)

 

 

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The following summarizes changes to our financial instruments carried at fair value (in millions) and classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.  This summary excludes any effect of amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL.  The gains and losses below may include changes in fair value due in part to observable inputs that are a component of the valuation methodology.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains

Issuances,

Transfers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items

 

(Losses)

Sales,

Into or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Included

 

in

Maturities,

Out

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning

 

in

 

OCI

Settlements,

of

 

Ending

 

 

Fair

 

Net

 

and

 

Calls,

 

Level 3,

 

Fair

 

 

Value

 

Income

 

Other (1)

 

Net

 

Net (1)(2)

 

Value

 

Investments: (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturity AFS securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

$

73

 

$

4

 

$

 -

 

$

23

 

$

(34

)

$

66

 

Foreign government bonds

 

2

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

2

 

CMBS

 

2

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

 

 -

 

 

1

 

CLOs

 

11

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

11

 

Hybrid and redeemable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

preferred securities

 

1

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

 

 -

 

Other assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLB reserves embedded derivatives (4)

 

36

 

 

(70

)

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

34

 

 

 -

 

Reinsurance recoverable

 

 -

 

 

34

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

34

 

Future contract benefits – indexed annuity and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IUL contracts embedded derivatives

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

 

 -

 

 

(2

)

Other liabilities – GLB reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

embedded derivatives (4)

 

(36

)

 

36

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(34

)

 

(34

)

Total, net

$

89

 

$

3

 

$

 -

 

$

21

 

$

(35

)

$

78

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains

Issuances,

Transfers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items

 

(Losses)

Sales,

Into or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Included

 

in

Maturities,

Out

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning

 

in

 

OCI

Settlements,

of

 

Ending

 

 

Fair

 

Net

 

and

 

Calls,

 

Level 3,

 

Fair

 

 

Value

 

Income

 

Other (1)

 

Net

 

Net (1)(2)

 

Value

 

Investments: (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturity AFS securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

$

83

 

$

4

 

$

3

 

$

(1

)

$

(16

)

$

73

 

ABS

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

5

 

 

(5

)

 

 -

 

Foreign government bonds

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

2

 

 

 -

 

 

2

 

CMBS

 

3

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

 

 -

 

 

2

 

CLOs

 

6

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

5

 

 

 -

 

 

11

 

Hybrid and redeemable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

preferred securities

 

4

 

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

 

(2

)

 

 -

 

 

1

 

Other assets – GLB reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

embedded derivatives (4)

 

51

 

 

(87

)

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

72

 

 

36

 

Other liabilities – GLB reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

embedded derivatives (4)

 

(51

)

 

87

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(72

)

 

(36

)

Total, net

$

96

 

$

4

 

$

2

 

$

8

 

$

(21

)

$

89

 

 

 

37


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains

Issuances,

Transfers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items

 

(Losses)

Sales,

Into or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Included

 

in

Maturities,

Out

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning

 

in

 

OCI

Settlements,

of

 

Ending

 

 

Fair

 

Net

 

and

 

Calls,

 

Level 3,

 

Fair

 

 

Value

 

Income

 

Other (1)

 

Net

 

Net (1)

 

Value

 

Investments: (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturity AFS securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

$

140

 

$

4

 

$

(2

)

$

(5

)

$

(54

)

$

83

 

U.S. government bonds

 

1

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

RMBS

 

2

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

 

(1

)

 

 -

 

CMBS

 

4

 

 

(1

)

 

1

 

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

 

3

 

CLOs

 

3

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

6

 

 

(3

)

 

6

 

Hybrid and redeemable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

preferred securities

 

10

 

 

 -

 

 

1

 

 

 -

 

 

(7

)

 

4

 

Other liabilities – GLB reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

embedded derivatives (4)

 

(101

)

 

50

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(51

)

Total, net

$

59

 

$

53

 

$

 -

 

$

(1

)

$

(66

)

$

45

 

 

(1)

Transfers into or out of Level 3 for AFS are displayed at amortized cost as of the beginning-of-year.  For AFS securities, the difference between beginning-of-year amortized cost and beginning-of-year fair value was included in OCI and earnings, respectively, in prior years.

(2)

Transfers into or out of Level 3 for GLB reserves embedded derivatives between future contract benefits, other assets and other liabilities on our Balance Sheets.

(3)

Amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts are included in net investment income on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).  Gains (losses) from sales, maturities, settlements and calls and OTTI are included in realized gain (loss) on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).

(4)

Gains (losses) from sales, maturities, settlements and calls are included in realized gain (loss) on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).

 

 The following provides the components of the items included in issuances, sales, maturities, settlements and calls, net, excluding any effect of amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL and changes in future contract benefits, (in millions) as reported above: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

 

Issuances

 

Sales

 

Maturities

Settlements

Calls

 

Total

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturity AFS securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

$

25

 

$

(1

)

$

 -

 

$

(1

)

$

 -

 

$

23

 

CMBS

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

Future contract benefits – indexed annuity and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IUL contracts embedded derivatives

 

(1

)

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

Total, net

$

24

 

$

(1

)

$

 -

 

$

(2

)

$

 -

 

$

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

 

Issuances

 

Sales

 

Maturities

Settlements

Calls

 

Total

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturity AFS securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

$

14

 

$

 -

 

$

(13

)

$

(2

)

$

 -

 

$

(1

)

ABS

 

5

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

5

 

Foreign government bonds

 

2

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

2

 

CMBS

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

CLOs

 

5

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

5

 

Hybrid and redeemable preferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

securities

 

 -

 

 

(2

)

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(2

)

Total, net

$

26

 

$

(2

)

$

(13

)

$

(3

)

$

 -

 

$

8

 

 

38


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

 

Issuances

 

Sales

 

Maturities

Settlements

Calls

 

Total

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturity AFS securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

$

 -

 

$

 -

 

$

 -

 

$

(3

)

$

(2

)

$

(5

)

U.S. government bonds

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

RMBS

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

CLOs

 

6

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

6

 

Total, net

$

6

 

$

 -

 

$

(1

)

$

(4

)

$

(2

)

$

(1

)

 

The following summarizes changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in net income, excluding any effect of amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL and changes in future contract benefits, related to financial instruments carried at fair value classified within Level 3 that we still held (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Other assets – GLB reserves embedded derivatives (1)

$

52

 

$

(100

)

$

 -

 

Other liabilities – GLB reserves embedded derivatives (1)

 

(52

)

 

100

 

 

58

 

Total, net

$

 -

 

$

 -

 

$

58

 

 

(1)

Included in realized gain (loss) on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). 

 

The following provides the components of the transfers into and out of Level 3 (in millions) as reported above:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

 

Transfers

 

Transfers

 

 

 

 

 

Into

 

Out of

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturity AFS securities – Corporate bonds

$

16

 

$

(50

)

$

(34

)

Hybrid and redeemable preferred securities

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

 

(1

)

Other assets – GLB reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

embedded derivatives

 

34

 

 

 -

 

 

34

 

Other liabilities – GLB reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

embedded derivatives

 

 -

 

 

(34

)

 

(34

)

Total, net

$

50

 

$

(85

)

$

(35

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

 

Transfers

 

Transfers

 

 

 

 

 

Into

 

Out of

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturity AFS securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

$

8

 

$

(24

)

$

(16

)

ABS 

 

 

 

 

(5

)

 

(5

)

Hybrid and redeemable preferred securities

 

1

 

 

(1

)

 

 -

 

Total, net

$

9

 

$

(30

)

$

(21

)

 

 

 

 

39


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

 

Transfers

 

Transfers

 

 

 

 

 

Into

 

Out of

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturity AFS securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

$

2

 

$

(56

)

$

(54

)

RMBS

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

 

(1

)

CMBS

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

 

(1

)

CLOs

 

 -

 

 

(3

)

 

(3

)

Hybrid and redeemable preferred securities

 

3

 

 

(10

)

 

(7

)

Total, net

$

5

 

$

(71

)

$

(66

)

 

Transfers into and out of Level 3 are generally the result of observable market information on a security no longer being available or becoming available to our pricing vendors.  For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 transfers into and out of were attributable primarily to the securities’ observable market information no longer being available or becoming available.  Transfers into and out for GLB reserves embedded derivatives represent reclassifications between future contract benefits and other assets or other liabilities.  Transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2 are generally the result of a change in the type of input used to measure the fair value of an asset or liability at the end of the reporting period.  When quoted prices in active markets become available, transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 will result.  When quoted prices in active markets become unavailable, but we are able to employ a valuation methodology using significant observable inputs, transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 will result.  For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 the transfers between Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy were less than $1 million for our financial instruments carried at fair value.

 

 

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The following summarizes the fair value (in millions), valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs of the Level 3 fair value measurements as of December 31, 2014:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair

 

Valuation

 

Significant

 

Assumption or

 

 

Value

 

Technique

 

Unobservable Inputs

 

Input Ranges

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturity AFS and trading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

$

62

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Liquidity/duration adjustment (1)

 

1.5

%

 

-

7.4

%

 

Foreign government bonds

 

2

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Liquidity/duration adjustment (1)

 

3.5

%

 

-

3.5

%

 

Other assets – Reinsurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

recoverable

 

34

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Long-term lapse rate (2)

 

1

%

 

-

30

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilization of guaranteed withdrawals (3)

90

%

 

-

100

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claims utilization factor (4)

 

60

%

 

-

100

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premiums utilization factor (4)

 

70

%

 

-

140

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NPR (5)

 

0.00

%

 

-

0.35

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortality rate (6)

 

 

 

 

 

(8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volatility (7)

 

1

%

 

-

28

%

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future contract benefits – indexed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

annuity and IUL contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

embedded derivatives

 

(2

)

Discounted cash flow

 

Lapse rate (2)

 

1

%

 

-

15

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortality rate (6)

 

 

 

 

 

(9)

 

 

Other liabilities – GLB reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

embedded derivatives

 

(34

)

Discounted cash flow

 

Long-term lapse rate (2)

 

1

%

 

-

30

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilization of guaranteed withdrawals (3)

90

%

 

-

100

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claims utilization factor (4)

 

60

%

 

-

100

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premiums utilization factor (4)

 

70

%

 

-

140

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NPR (5)

 

0.00

%

 

-

0.35

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortality rate (6)(8)

 

 

 

 

 

(9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volatility (7)

 

1

%

 

-

28

%

 

 

(1)

The liquidity/duration adjustment input represents an estimated market participant composite of adjustments attributable to liquidity premiums, expected durations, structures and credit quality that would be applied to the market observable information of an investment.

(2)

The lapse rate input represents the estimated probability of a contract surrendering during a year, and thereby forgoing any future benefits.  The range for indexed annuity and IUL contracts represents the lapse rates during the surrender charge period.

(3)

The utilization of guaranteed withdrawals input represents the estimated percentage of contract holders that utilize the guaranteed withdrawal feature.

(4)

The utilization factors are applied to the present value of claims or premiums, as appropriate, in the GLB reserve calculation to estimate the impact of inefficient withdrawal behavior, including taking less than or more than the maximum guaranteed withdrawal.

(5)

The NPR input represents the estimated additional credit spread that market participants would apply to the market observable discount rate when pricing a contract.

(6)

The mortality rate input represents the estimated probability of when an individual belonging to a particular group, categorized according to age or some other factor such as gender, will die. 

(7)

The volatility input represents overall volatilities assumed for the underlying variable annuity funds, which include a mixture of equity and fixed-income assets.  Fair value of the variable annuity GLB embedded derivatives would increase if higher volatilities were used for valuation.

(8)

The mortality rate is based on a combination of company and industry experience, adjusted for improvement factors.

(9)

Based on the “Annuity 2000 Mortality Table” developed by the Society of Actuaries Committee on Life Insurance Research that was adopted by the NAIC in 1996 for our mortality input.

 

From the table above, we have excluded Level 3 fair value measurements obtained from independent, third-party pricing sources.  We do not develop the significant inputs used to measure the fair value of these assets and liabilities, and the information regarding the significant inputs is not readily available to us.  Independent broker-quoted fair values are non-binding quotes developed by market makers or broker-dealers obtained from third-party sources recognized as market participants.  The fair value of a broker-quoted asset or liability is based solely on the receipt of an updated quote from a single market maker or a broker-dealer recognized as a market participant as we do not adjust broker quotes when used as the fair value measurement for an asset or liability.  Significant increases or

 

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decreases in any of the quotes received from a third-party broker-dealer may result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement. 

 

Changes in any of the significant inputs presented in the table above may result in a significant change in the fair value measurement of the asset or liability as follows:

 

·

Investments – An increase in the liquidity/duration adjustment input would result in a decrease in the fair value measurement. 

·

Indexed annuity and IUL contracts embedded derivatives – An increase in the lapse rate or mortality rate inputs would result in a decrease in the fair value measurement.

·

GLB reserves embedded derivatives –  Assuming our GLB reserves embedded derivatives are in a liability position:  an increase in our lapse rate, NPR or mortality rate inputs would result in a decrease in the fair value measurement; and an increase in the utilization of guarantee withdrawal or volatility inputs would result in an increase in the fair value measurement.

 

For each category discussed above, the unobservable inputs are not inter-related; therefore, a directional change in one input will not affect the other inputs. 

 

As part of our ongoing valuation process, we assess the reasonableness of our valuation techniques or models and make adjustments as necessary.  For more information, see “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” above.

 

19.  Segment Information

 

We provide products and services and report results through our Annuities, Retirement Plan Services, Life Insurance and Group Protection segments.  We also have Other Operations, which includes the financial data for operations that are not directly related to the business segments.  Our reporting segments reflect the manner by which our chief operating decision makers view and manage the business.  The following is a brief description of these segments and Other Operations.

 

The Annuities segment provides tax-deferred investment growth and lifetime income opportunities for its clients by offering fixed (including indexed) and variable annuities.

 

The Retirement Plan Services segment provides employer-sponsored defined benefit and individual retirement accounts, as well as individual and group variable annuities, group fixed annuities and mutual-fund based programs in the retirement plan marketplace.

 

The Life Insurance segment focuses in the creation and protection of wealth through life insurance products, including term insurance, a linked-benefit product (which is a UL policy linked with riders that provide for long-term care costs), indexed UL and both single and survivorship versions of UL and VUL, including corporate-owned UL and VUL insurance and bank-owned UL and VUL insurance products.

 

The Group Protection segment offers principally group non-medical insurance products, including term life, universal life, disability, dental, vision, accident and critical illness insurance to the employer market place through various forms of contributory and non-contributory plans.  Its products are marketed primarily through a national distribution system of regional group offices.  These offices develop business through employee benefit brokers, third-party administrators and other employee benefit firms.

 

Other Operations includes investments related to excess capital; other corporate investments; benefit plan net liability; the results of certain disability income business; and debt costs.

 

Segment operating revenues and income (loss) from operations are internal measures used by our management and Board of Directors to evaluate and assess the results of our segments.  Income (loss) from operations is GAAP net income excluding the after-tax effects of the following items, as applicable:

 

·

Realized gains and losses associated with the following (“excluded realized gain (loss)”):

§

Sales or disposals and impairments of securities;  

§

Changes in the fair value of embedded derivatives within certain reinsurance arrangements; and

§

Changes in the fair value of the embedded derivatives of our GLB riders accounted for at fair value, net of the change in the fair value of the derivatives we own to hedge them;

·

Changes in reserves resulting from benefit ratio unlocking on our GDB and GLB riders;

·

Income (loss) from reserve changes, net of related amortization, on business sold through reinsurance;

·

Gains (losses) on early extinguishment of debt;

·

Losses from the impairment of intangible assets;

·

Income (loss) from discontinued operations; and

·

Income (loss) from the initial adoption of new accounting standards.

 

42


 

Operating revenues represent GAAP revenues excluding the pre-tax effects of the following items, as applicable:

 

·

Excluded realized gain (loss);

·

Revenue adjustments from the initial adoption of new accounting standards;

·

Amortization of DFEL arising from changes in GDB and GLB benefit ratio unlocking; and

·

Amortization of deferred gains arising from reserve changes on business sold through reinsurance.

 

We use our prevailing corporate federal income tax rate of 35% while taking into account any permanent differences for events recognized differently in our financial statements and federal income tax returns when reconciling our non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measure.  Operating revenues and income (loss) from operations do not replace revenues and net income as the GAAP measures of our results of operations.

 

Segment information (in millions) was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annuities

$

141

 

$

127

 

$

119

 

Retirement Plan Services

 

61

 

 

60

 

 

57

 

Life Insurance

 

637

 

 

561

 

 

577

 

Group Protection

 

103

 

 

95

 

 

82

 

Other Operations

 

2

 

 

6

 

 

4

 

Excluded realized gain (loss), pre-tax

 

(18

)

 

(21

)

 

(23

)

Total revenues

$

926

 

$

828

 

$

816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annuities

$

43

 

$

34

 

$

24

 

Retirement Plan Services

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

3

 

Life Insurance

 

110

 

 

61

 

 

94

 

Group Protection

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

 

(4

)

Other Operations

 

3

 

 

7

 

 

(8

)

Excluded realized gain (loss), after-tax

 

(12

)

 

(14

)

 

(15

)

Net income (loss)

$

147

 

$

91

 

$

94

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Net Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annuities

$

54 

 

$

59 

 

$

63 

 

Retirement Plan Services

 

55 

 

 

55 

 

 

52 

 

Life Insurance

 

301 

 

 

291 

 

 

294 

 

Group Protection

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total net investment income

$

421 

 

$

419 

 

$

421 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Amortization of DAC and VOBA, Net of Interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annuities

$

13 

 

$

13 

 

$

13 

 

Retirement Plan Services

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

Life Insurance

 

68 

 

 

77 

 

 

63 

 

Group Protection

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total amortization of DAC and VOBA, net of interest

$

84 

 

$

93 

 

$

79 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43


 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annuities

$

13

 

$

10

 

$

7

 

Retirement Plan Services

 

 -

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

Life Insurance

 

58

 

 

32

 

 

48

 

Group Protection

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

 

(1

)

Other Operations

 

4

 

 

2

 

 

11

 

Excluded realized gain (loss)

 

(6

)

 

(7

)

 

(7

)

Total federal income tax expense (benefit)

$

69

 

$

37

 

$

59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annuities

$

5,273 

 

$

4,651 

 

Retirement Plan Services

 

1,806 

 

 

1,674 

 

Life Insurance

 

7,281 

 

 

7,010 

 

Group Protection

 

193 

 

 

175 

 

Other Operations

 

91 

 

 

154 

 

Total assets

$

14,644 

 

$

13,664 

 

 

 

 

20.  Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Data

 

The following summarizes our supplemental cash flow data (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Income taxes paid (received)

$

52 

 

$

18 

 

$

 

 

 

 

21.  Transactions with Affiliates

 

The following summarizes transactions with affiliates (in millions) and the associated line item on our Balance Sheets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

Assets with affiliates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service agreement receivable

$

81

 

$

(4

)

Other assets

 

Ceded reinsurance contracts

 

28

 

 

31

 

Reinsurance recoverables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinsurance related embedded

 

Ceded reinsurance contracts

 

11

 

 

8

 

derivatives

 

Ceded reinsurance contracts

 

44

 

 

 -

 

Other assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities with affiliates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service agreement payable

 

3

 

 

 -

 

Other liabilities

 

Ceded reinsurance contracts

 

3

 

 

43

 

Other liabilities

 

 

44


 

The following summarizes transactions with affiliates (in millions) and the associated line item on our Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

Revenues with affiliates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premiums paid on ceded reinsurance contracts

$

(9

)

$

(16

)

$

(14

)

Insurance premiums

 

Fees for management of general account

 

(6

)

 

(6

)

 

(6

)

Net investment income

 

Realized gains (losses) on ceded reinsurance contracts:  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLB reserves embedded derivatives

 

70

 

 

(86

)

 

 -

 

Realized gain (loss)

 

 

Other gains (losses)

 

(78

)

 

82

 

 

 -

 

Realized gain (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits and expenses with affiliates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits on assumed (recoveries on ceded) reinsurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

contracts

 

5

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

Benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commissions and

 

Service agreement payments

 

70

 

 

74

 

 

74

 

other expenses

 

Service Agreement

 

In accordance with service agreements with LNL and certain of its affiliates for personnel and facilities usage, general management services and investment management services, we receive services from and provide services to affiliated companies and also receive an allocation of corporate overhead from LNC.  Corporate overhead expenses are allocated based on specific methodologies for each function.  The majority of the expenses are allocated based on the following methodologies:  investments by product, assets under management, weighted policies in force, headcount and sales.  

 

Ceded Reinsurance Contracts

 

We cede business to two affiliated companies, LNL and Lincoln National Reinsurance Company (Barbados) Ltd (“LNBAR”).  As discussed in Note  4, we cede the GLB reserves embedded derivatives and the related hedge results to LNL.

 

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M-1




Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Statements of assets and liabilities

December 31, 2014

Subaccount

 

Investments

  Contract
Purchases
Due From
Lincoln Life &
Annuity
Company
of New York
 

Total Assets

  Contract
Redemptions
Due To
Lincoln Life &
Annuity
Company
of New York
  Mortality &
Expense
Guarantee
Charges
Payable To
Lincoln Life &
Annuity
Company
of New York
 

Net Assets

 

ABVPSF Global Thematic Growth Class A

 

$

585,755

   

$

138

   

$

585,893

   

$

   

$

8

   

$

585,885

   

ABVPSF Growth and Income Class A

   

848,538

     

     

848,538

     

     

14

     

848,524

   

ABVPSF International Value Class A

   

454,850

     

     

454,850

     

31

     

5

     

454,814

   

ABVPSF Large Cap Growth Class A

   

131,818

     

     

131,818

     

     

2

     

131,816

   

ABVPSF Small/Mid Cap Value Class A

   

1,281,871

     

     

1,281,871

     

     

18

     

1,281,853

   
American Century VP Inflation Protection
Class I
   

779,105

     

     

779,105

     

     

11

     

779,094

   

American Funds Global Growth Class 2

   

1,920,723

     

467

     

1,921,190

     

     

25

     

1,921,165

   
American Funds Global Small Capitalization
Class 2
   

2,015,739

     

845

     

2,016,584

     

     

25

     

2,016,559

   

American Funds Growth Class 2

   

7,378,734

     

478

     

7,379,212

     

     

103

     

7,379,109

   

American Funds Growth-Income Class 2

   

7,738,572

     

2,395

     

7,740,967

     

     

95

     

7,740,872

   

American Funds International Class 2

   

3,998,383

     

2,521

     

4,000,904

     

     

51

     

4,000,853

   

BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Class I

   

2,966,613

     

277

     

2,966,890

     

     

43

     

2,966,847

   

Delaware VIP Diversified Income Standard Class

   

1,914,191

     

     

1,914,191

     

     

26

     

1,914,165

   

Delaware VIP Emerging Markets Standard Class

   

1,895,033

     

     

1,895,033

     

     

27

     

1,895,006

   

Delaware VIP High Yield Standard Class

   

1,241,721

     

     

1,241,721

     

     

19

     

1,241,702

   
Delaware VIP Limited-Term Diversified Income
Standard Class
   

1,041,801

     

1,521

     

1,043,322

     

     

10

     

1,043,312

   

Delaware VIP REIT Standard Class

   

1,649,742

     

     

1,649,742

     

     

23

     

1,649,719

   

Delaware VIP Small Cap Value Standard Class

   

2,248,703

     

     

2,248,703

     

     

30

     

2,248,673

   

Delaware VIP Smid Cap Growth Standard Class

   

1,440,101

     

     

1,440,101

     

     

18

     

1,440,083

   

Delaware VIP U.S. Growth Standard Class

   

837,028

     

1,027

     

838,055

     

     

7

     

838,048

   

Delaware VIP Value Standard Class

   

1,440,031

     

     

1,440,031

     

     

23

     

1,440,008

   
Deutsche Alternative Asset Allocation VIP
Class A
   

266,086

     

     

266,086

     

     

2

     

266,084

   

Deutsche Equity 500 Index VIP Class A

   

2,966,251

     

     

2,966,251

     

     

42

     

2,966,209

   

Deutsche Small Cap Index VIP Class A

   

806,848

     

     

806,848

     

     

11

     

806,837

   

Fidelity VIP Asset Manager Initial Class

   

171,988

     

     

171,988

     

     

3

     

171,985

   

Fidelity VIP Contrafund Service Class

   

3,158,000

     

138

     

3,158,138

     

     

46

     

3,158,092

   

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Initial Class

   

116,714

     

     

116,714

     

     

2

     

116,712

   

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Service Class

   

326,894

     

     

326,894

     

     

5

     

326,889

   

Fidelity VIP Growth Service Class

   

976,036

     

     

976,036

     

     

13

     

976,023

   

Fidelity VIP Growth Opportunities Service Class

   

147,724

     

     

147,724

     

     

2

     

147,722

   

Fidelity VIP High Income Service Class

   

72,030

     

     

72,030

     

     

1

     

72,029

   

Fidelity VIP Investment Grade Bond Initial Class

   

155,163

     

     

155,163

     

     

2

     

155,161

   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Service Class

   

1,228,501

     

273

     

1,228,774

     

     

14

     

1,228,760

   

Fidelity VIP Overseas Service Class

   

328,615

     

     

328,615

     

     

4

     

328,611

   

Franklin Income VIP Class 1

   

3,510,881

     

1,197

     

3,512,078

     

     

43

     

3,512,035

   

Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Class 1

   

1,144,966

     

1,010

     

1,145,976

     

     

11

     

1,145,965

   

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Class 1

   

602,098

     

     

602,098

     

     

10

     

602,088

   

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Series I

   

738,080

     

     

738,080

     

     

10

     

738,070

   

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series I

   

1,241,102

     

     

1,241,102

     

     

15

     

1,241,087

   

Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Series I

   

147,480

     

     

147,480

     

     

2

     

147,478

   

Invesco V.I. International Growth Series I

   

164,091

     

     

164,091

     

     

3

     

164,088

   

Janus Aspen Balanced Institutional Class

   

193,801

     

     

193,801

     

     

2

     

193,799

   

Janus Aspen Balanced Service Class

   

341,181

     

     

341,181

     

     

6

     

341,175

   

Janus Aspen Enterprise Service Class

   

130,341

     

     

130,341

     

     

2

     

130,339

   

Janus Aspen Global Research Institutional Class

   

400,989

     

     

400,989

     

     

4

     

400,985

   

Janus Aspen Global Research Service Class

   

48,349

     

     

48,349

     

     

1

     

48,348

   

Janus Aspen Global Technology Service Class

   

11,588

     

     

11,588

     

     

     

11,588

   
LVIP Baron Growth Opportunities
Standard Class
   

245,125

     

     

245,125

     

     

4

     

245,121

   

See accompanying notes.
M-2



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Statements of assets and liabilities (continued)

December 31, 2014

Subaccount

 

Investments

  Contract
Purchases
Due From
Lincoln Life &
Annuity
Company
of New York
 

Total Assets

  Contract
Redemptions
Due To
Lincoln Life &
Annuity
Company
of New York
  Mortality &
Expense
Guarantee
Charges
Payable To
Lincoln Life &
Annuity
Company
of New York
 

Net Assets

 

LVIP Baron Growth Opportunities Service Class

 

$

642,265

   

$

   

$

642,265

   

$

   

$

8

   

$

642,257

   
LVIP BlackRock Emerging Markets RPM
Standard Class
   

186,680

     

     

186,680

     

     

1

     

186,679

   
LVIP BlackRock Equity Dividend RPM
Standard Class
   

370,437

     

     

370,437

     

     

3

     

370,434

   
LVIP BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond
Standard Class
   

567,355

     

     

567,355

     

     

5

     

567,350

   

LVIP Capital Growth Standard Class

   

480,803

     

     

480,803

     

35

     

3

     

480,765

   

LVIP Clarion Global Real Estate Standard Class

   

573,202

     

     

573,202

     

     

9

     

573,193

   
LVIP Columbia Small-Mid Cap Growth RPM
Standard Class
   

26,292

     

     

26,292

     

     

     

26,292

   

LVIP Delaware Bond Standard Class

   

4,438,788

     

3,382

     

4,442,170

     

     

53

     

4,442,117

   
LVIP Delaware Diversified Floating Rate
Standard Class
   

547,527

     

     

547,527

     

     

4

     

547,523

   
LVIP Delaware Foundation Aggressive
Allocation Standard Class
   

137,204

     

     

137,204

     

     

2

     

137,202

   
LVIP Delaware Growth and Income
Standard Class
   

222,085

     

     

222,085

     

     

3

     

222,082

   

LVIP Delaware Social Awareness Standard Class

   

371,308

     

     

371,308

     

     

6

     

371,302

   
LVIP Delaware Special Opportunities
Standard Class
   

331,636

     

     

331,636

     

     

2

     

331,634

   
LVIP Dimensional Non-U.S. Equity RPM
Standard Class
   

211,387

     

     

211,387

     

     

3

     

211,384

   
LVIP Dimensional U.S. Equity RPM
Standard Class
   

402,709

     

     

402,709

     

     

6

     

402,703

   
LVIP Dimensional/Vanguard Total Bond
Standard Class
   

307,947

     

     

307,947

     

     

4

     

307,943

   

LVIP Global Income Standard Class

   

488,497

     

     

488,497

     

     

5

     

488,492

   

LVIP JPMorgan High Yield Standard Class

   

1,037,015

     

1,042

     

1,038,057

     

     

13

     

1,038,044

   
LVIP JPMorgan Mid Cap Value RPM
Standard Class
   

297,630

     

     

297,630

     

     

3

     

297,627

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2020 Standard Class

   

76,527

     

     

76,527

     

     

1

     

76,526

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2030 Standard Class

   

199,438

     

     

199,438

     

     

3

     

199,435

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2040 Standard Class

   

140,210

     

     

140,210

     

     

2

     

140,208

   
LVIP Managed Risk Profile Conservative
Standard Class
   

1,493,660

     

692

     

1,494,352

     

     

19

     

1,494,333

   
LVIP Managed Risk Profile Growth
Standard Class
   

3,495,050

     

230

     

3,495,280

     

     

48

     

3,495,232

   
LVIP Managed Risk Profile Moderate
Standard Class
   

3,604,140

     

     

3,604,140

     

     

45

     

3,604,095

   

LVIP MFS International Growth Standard Class

   

373,132

     

     

373,132

     

28

     

3

     

373,101

   

LVIP MFS Value Standard Class

   

1,649,864

     

1,918

     

1,651,782

     

     

17

     

1,651,765

   

LVIP Mid-Cap Value Standard Class

   

298,477

     

     

298,477

     

     

2

     

298,475

   
LVIP Mondrian International Value
Standard Class
   

837,749

     

     

837,749

     

     

11

     

837,738

   

LVIP Money Market Standard Class

   

3,309,059

     

     

3,309,059

     

     

51

     

3,309,008

   

LVIP SSgA Bond Index Standard Class

   

336,516

     

     

336,516

     

     

3

     

336,513

   
LVIP SSgA Conservative Index Allocation
Standard Class
   

140,858

     

     

140,858

     

     

1

     

140,857

   
LVIP SSgA Conservative Structured Allocation
Standard Class
   

5,741

     

     

5,741

     

     

     

5,741

   
LVIP SSgA Developed International 150
Standard Class
   

66,518

     

     

66,518

     

     

1

     

66,517

   

See accompanying notes.
M-3



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Statements of assets and liabilities (continued)

December 31, 2014

Subaccount

 

Investments

  Contract
Purchases
Due From
Lincoln Life &
Annuity
Company
of New York
 

Total Assets

  Contract
Redemptions
Due To
Lincoln Life &
Annuity
Company
of New York
  Mortality &
Expense
Guarantee
Charges
Payable To
Lincoln Life &
Annuity
Company
of New York
 

Net Assets

 
LVIP SSgA Emerging Markets 100
Standard Class
 

$

219,699

   

$

   

$

219,699

   

$

   

$

2

   

$

219,697

   
LVIP SSgA Global Tactical Allocation RPM
Standard Class
   

1,009,381

     

     

1,009,381

     

     

13

     

1,009,368

   

LVIP SSgA International Index Standard Class

   

63,491

     

     

63,491

     

     

1

     

63,490

   

LVIP SSgA Large Cap 100 Standard Class

   

438,721

     

     

438,721

     

     

3

     

438,718

   
LVIP SSgA Moderate Index Allocation
Standard Class
   

411,973

     

     

411,973

     

     

6

     

411,967

   
LVIP SSgA Moderate Structured Allocation
Standard Class
   

635,082

     

     

635,082

     

     

5

     

635,077

   
LVIP SSgA Moderately Aggressive Index
Allocation Standard Class
   

235,910

     

     

235,910

     

     

3

     

235,907

   
LVIP SSgA Moderately Aggressive Structured
Allocation Standard Class
   

1,036,474

     

230

     

1,036,704

     

     

12

     

1,036,692

   

LVIP SSgA S&P 500 Index Standard Class

   

1,748,964

     

     

1,748,964

     

     

20

     

1,748,944

   

LVIP SSgA Small-Cap Index Standard Class

   

267,675

     

     

267,675

     

     

4

     

267,671

   

LVIP SSgA Small-Mid Cap 200 Standard Class

   

221,273

     

     

221,273

     

     

2

     

221,271

   

LVIP T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Standard Class

   

468,187

     

     

468,187

     

     

7

     

468,180

   
LVIP T. Rowe Price Structured Mid-Cap Growth
Standard Class
   

237,707

     

     

237,707

     

     

3

     

237,704

   

LVIP Templeton Growth RPM Standard Class

   

160,404

     

     

160,404

     

     

2

     

160,402

   
LVIP UBS Large Cap Growth RPM
Standard Class
   

237,630

     

     

237,630

     

     

3

     

237,627

   
LVIP Vanguard Domestic Equity ETF
Standard Class
   

77,521

     

     

77,521

     

     

1

     

77,520

   
LVIP Vanguard International Equity ETF
Standard Class
   

167,808

     

     

167,808

     

     

3

     

167,805

   

M Capital Appreciation

   

4,542

     

     

4,542

     

     

     

4,542

   

M International Equity

   

5,960

     

     

5,960

     

     

     

5,960

   

M Large Cap Growth

   

8,798

     

     

8,798

     

     

     

8,798

   

M Large Cap Value

   

8,636

     

     

8,636

     

     

     

8,636

   

MFS VIT Core Equity Initial Class

   

7,034

     

     

7,034

     

     

     

7,034

   

MFS VIT Growth Initial Class

   

825,037

     

754

     

825,791

     

     

9

     

825,782

   

MFS VIT Total Return Initial Class

   

1,402,392

     

     

1,402,392

     

     

18

     

1,402,374

   

MFS VIT Utilities Initial Class

   

1,435,378

     

     

1,435,378

     

     

20

     

1,435,358

   

NB AMT Large Cap Value I Class

   

163,210

     

     

163,210

     

     

2

     

163,208

   

NB AMT Mid Cap Growth I Class

   

1,034,620

     

     

1,034,620

     

     

15

     

1,034,605

   

NB AMT Mid Cap Intrinsic Value I Class

   

456,252

     

     

456,252

     

     

5

     

456,247

   
PIMCO VIT CommodityRealReturn Strategy
Administrative Class
   

669,371

     

     

669,371

     

     

8

     

669,363

   

Putnam VT Global Health Care Class IB

   

141,592

     

     

141,592

     

     

2

     

141,590

   

Putnam VT Growth & Income Class IB

   

27,715

     

     

27,715

     

     

     

27,715

   

Templeton Foreign VIP Class 1

   

256,309

     

     

256,309

     

     

4

     

256,305

   

Templeton Foreign VIP Class 2

   

117,922

     

     

117,922

     

     

1

     

117,921

   

Templeton Global Bond VIP Class 1

   

873,367

     

     

873,367

     

     

14

     

873,353

   

Templeton Growth VIP Class 1

   

391,572

     

     

391,572

     

     

6

     

391,566

   

Templeton Growth VIP Class 2

   

37,061

     

     

37,061

     

     

     

37,061

   

See accompanying notes.
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Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Statements of operations

Year Ended December 31, 2014

Subaccount

  Dividends
from
Investment
Income
  Mortality and
Expense
Guarantee Charges
  Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
  Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
on Investments
 

ABVPSF Global Thematic Growth Class A

 

$

   

$

(5,909

)

 

$

(5,909

)

 

$

123,563

   

ABVPSF Growth and Income Class A

   

10,959

     

(6,535

)

   

4,424

     

152,868

   

ABVPSF International Value Class A

   

17,207

     

(2,468

)

   

14,739

     

15,166

   

ABVPSF Large Cap Growth Class A

   

     

(655

)

   

(655

)

   

11,119

   

ABVPSF Small/Mid Cap Value Class A

   

8,207

     

(5,987

)

   

2,220

     

25,792

   

American Century VP Inflation Protection Class I

   

10,955

     

(4,085

)

   

6,870

     

(5,421

)

 

American Funds Global Growth Class 2

   

23,087

     

(10,259

)

   

12,828

     

89,357

   

American Funds Global Small Capitalization Class 2

   

2,510

     

(11,488

)

   

(8,978

)

   

216,639

   

American Funds Growth Class 2

   

57,736

     

(39,986

)

   

17,750

     

472,414

   

American Funds Growth-Income Class 2

   

94,798

     

(31,705

)

   

63,093

     

327,748

   

American Funds International Class 2

   

57,105

     

(20,698

)

   

36,407

     

201,784

   

BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Class I

   

65,396

     

(14,113

)

   

51,283

     

30,016

   

ClearBridge Variable Mid Cap Core Class I

   

     

(5

)

   

(5

)

   

(311

)

 

Delaware VIP Diversified Income Standard Class

   

40,130

     

(9,398

)

   

30,732

     

4,612

   

Delaware VIP Emerging Markets Standard Class

   

16,349

     

(12,488

)

   

3,861

     

133,425

   

Delaware VIP High Yield Standard Class

   

85,026

     

(7,279

)

   

77,747

     

7,091

   

Delaware VIP Limited-Term Diversified Income Standard Class

   

15,002

     

(3,395

)

   

11,607

     

(991

)

 

Delaware VIP REIT Standard Class

   

20,305

     

(7,825

)

   

12,480

     

81,865

   

Delaware VIP Small Cap Value Standard Class

   

12,029

     

(10,767

)

   

1,262

     

67,645

   

Delaware VIP Smid Cap Growth Standard Class

   

945

     

(6,654

)

   

(5,709

)

   

46,718

   

Delaware VIP U.S. Growth Standard Class

   

1,396

     

(2,646

)

   

(1,250

)

   

60,040

   

Delaware VIP Value Standard Class

   

22,890

     

(8,070

)

   

14,820

     

84,022

   

Deutsche Alternative Asset Allocation VIP Class A

   

2,974

     

(500

)

   

2,474

     

655

   

Deutsche Equity 500 Index VIP Class A

   

46,924

     

(13,307

)

   

33,617

     

279,866

   

Deutsche Small Cap Index VIP Class A

   

6,672

     

(3,817

)

   

2,855

     

115,250

   

Fidelity VIP Asset Manager Initial Class

   

2,608

     

(1,001

)

   

1,607

     

3,471

   

Fidelity VIP Contrafund Service Class

   

26,429

     

(16,118

)

   

10,311

     

169,395

   

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Initial Class

   

3,282

     

(659

)

   

2,623

     

4,288

   

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Service Class

   

8,897

     

(1,881

)

   

7,016

     

5,806

   

Fidelity VIP Growth Service Class

   

896

     

(4,852

)

   

(3,956

)

   

60,591

   

Fidelity VIP Growth Opportunities Service Class

   

163

     

(568

)

   

(405

)

   

6,686

   

Fidelity VIP High Income Service Class

   

4,226

     

(290

)

   

3,936

     

318

   

Fidelity VIP Investment Grade Bond Initial Class

   

3,370

     

(910

)

   

2,460

     

(1,034

)

 

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Service Class

   

1,951

     

(4,655

)

   

(2,704

)

   

12,043

   

Fidelity VIP Overseas Service Class

   

4,361

     

(1,556

)

   

2,805

     

2,481

   

Franklin Income VIP Class 1

   

71,994

     

(10,107

)

   

61,887

     

14,812

   

Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Class 1

   

25,359

     

(4,061

)

   

21,298

     

21,139

   

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Class 1

   

     

(3,525

)

   

(3,525

)

   

18,665

   

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Series I

   

297

     

(3,528

)

   

(3,231

)

   

21,806

   

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series I

   

10,520

     

(5,335

)

   

5,185

     

29,632

   

Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Series I

   

7,673

     

(854

)

   

6,819

     

589

   

Invesco V.I. International Growth Series I

   

2,369

     

(1,286

)

   

1,083

     

58,387

   

Janus Aspen Balanced Institutional Class

   

3,249

     

(675

)

   

2,574

     

915

   

Janus Aspen Balanced Service Class

   

5,079

     

(2,075

)

   

3,004

     

7,332

   

Janus Aspen Enterprise Service Class

   

42

     

(804

)

   

(762

)

   

7,178

   

Janus Aspen Global Research Institutional Class

   

4,096

     

(1,332

)

   

2,764

     

6,953

   

Janus Aspen Global Research Service Class

   

475

     

(393

)

   

82

     

2,792

   

Janus Aspen Global Technology Service Class

   

     

(43

)

   

(43

)

   

1,069

   

LVIP Baron Growth Opportunities Standard Class

   

1,006

     

(1,275

)

   

(269

)

   

1,415

   

LVIP Baron Growth Opportunities Service Class

   

1,151

     

(2,926

)

   

(1,775

)

   

25,509

   

LVIP BlackRock Emerging Markets RPM Standard Class

   

2,206

     

(202

)

   

2,004

     

380

   

LVIP BlackRock Equity Dividend RPM Standard Class

   

7,555

     

(2,296

)

   

5,259

     

44,791

   

LVIP BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Standard Class

   

8,121

     

(1,913

)

   

6,208

     

(2,445

)

 

LVIP Capital Growth Standard Class

   

821

     

(1,062

)

   

(241

)

   

8,142

   

LVIP Clarion Global Real Estate Standard Class

   

15,322

     

(3,191

)

   

12,131

     

21,212

   

LVIP Columbia Small-Mid Cap Growth RPM Standard Class

   

     

(102

)

   

(102

)

   

217

   

LVIP Delaware Bond Standard Class

   

90,054

     

(19,203

)

   

70,851

     

15,812

   

See accompanying notes.
M-6



Subaccount

  Dividends
from
Net Realized
Gain on
Investments
  Total
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
on Investments
  Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation or
Depreciation
on Investments
  Net Increase
(Decrease)
in Net Assets
Resulting
from Operations
 

ABVPSF Global Thematic Growth Class A

 

$

   

$

123,563

   

$

(70,536

)

 

$

47,118

   

ABVPSF Growth and Income Class A

   

     

152,868

     

(79,465

)

   

77,827

   

ABVPSF International Value Class A

   

     

15,166

     

(63,936

)

   

(34,031

)

 

ABVPSF Large Cap Growth Class A

   

     

11,119

     

5,704

     

16,168

   

ABVPSF Small/Mid Cap Value Class A

   

135,363

     

161,155

     

(63,581

)

   

99,794

   

American Century VP Inflation Protection Class I

   

18,135

     

12,714

     

1,768

     

21,352

   

American Funds Global Growth Class 2

   

211,546

     

300,903

     

(280,112

)

   

33,619

   

American Funds Global Small Capitalization Class 2

   

11,816

     

228,455

     

(176,029

)

   

43,448

   

American Funds Growth Class 2

   

383,836

     

856,250

     

(307,873

)

   

566,127

   

American Funds Growth-Income Class 2

   

311,798

     

639,546

     

(22,417

)

   

680,222

   

American Funds International Class 2

   

     

201,784

     

(363,714

)

   

(125,523

)

 

BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Class I

   

225,191

     

255,207

     

(269,471

)

   

37,019

   

ClearBridge Variable Mid Cap Core Class I

   

     

(311

)

   

     

(316

)

 

Delaware VIP Diversified Income Standard Class

   

     

4,612

     

46,678

     

82,022

   

Delaware VIP Emerging Markets Standard Class

   

9,567

     

142,992

     

(283,327

)

   

(136,474

)

 

Delaware VIP High Yield Standard Class

   

20,244

     

27,335

     

(114,730

)

   

(9,648

)

 

Delaware VIP Limited-Term Diversified Income Standard Class

   

     

(991

)

   

1,320

     

11,936

   

Delaware VIP REIT Standard Class

   

     

81,865

     

285,684

     

380,029

   

Delaware VIP Small Cap Value Standard Class

   

185,295

     

252,940

     

(136,964

)

   

117,238

   

Delaware VIP Smid Cap Growth Standard Class

   

130,734

     

177,452

     

(134,681

)

   

37,062

   

Delaware VIP U.S. Growth Standard Class

   

43,265

     

103,305

     

(14,689

)

   

87,366

   

Delaware VIP Value Standard Class

   

     

84,022

     

78,285

     

177,127

   

Deutsche Alternative Asset Allocation VIP Class A

   

954

     

1,609

     

223

     

4,306

   

Deutsche Equity 500 Index VIP Class A

   

84,192

     

364,058

     

(83,199

)

   

314,476

   

Deutsche Small Cap Index VIP Class A

   

37,999

     

153,249

     

(131,188

)

   

24,916

   

Fidelity VIP Asset Manager Initial Class

   

8,543

     

12,014

     

(4,068

)

   

9,553

   

Fidelity VIP Contrafund Service Class

   

61,859

     

231,254

     

78,486

     

320,051

   

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Initial Class

   

1,569

     

5,857

     

1,536

     

10,016

   

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Service Class

   

4,418

     

10,224

     

6,665

     

23,905

   

Fidelity VIP Growth Service Class

   

     

60,591

     

30,614

     

87,249

   

Fidelity VIP Growth Opportunities Service Class

   

137

     

6,823

     

9,357

     

15,775

   

Fidelity VIP High Income Service Class

   

     

318

     

(3,696

)

   

558

   

Fidelity VIP Investment Grade Bond Initial Class

   

65

     

(969

)

   

7,034

     

8,525

   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Service Class

   

25,847

     

37,890

     

30,457

     

65,643

   

Fidelity VIP Overseas Service Class

   

77

     

2,558

     

(34,467

)

   

(29,104

)

 

Franklin Income VIP Class 1

   

     

14,812

     

(74,063

)

   

2,636

   

Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Class 1

   

5,862

     

27,001

     

22,903

     

71,202

   

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Class 1

   

109,640

     

128,305

     

(83,567

)

   

41,213

   

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Series I

   

     

21,806

     

35,156

     

53,731

   

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series I

   

5,874

     

35,506

     

48,787

     

89,478

   

Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Series I

   

     

589

     

3,876

     

11,284

   

Invesco V.I. International Growth Series I

   

     

58,387

     

(52,061

)

   

7,409

   

Janus Aspen Balanced Institutional Class

   

4,847

     

5,762

     

6,073

     

14,409

   

Janus Aspen Balanced Service Class

   

8,362

     

15,694

     

6,660

     

25,358

   

Janus Aspen Enterprise Service Class

   

8,683

     

15,861

     

(1,280

)

   

13,819

   

Janus Aspen Global Research Institutional Class

   

     

6,953

     

15,951

     

25,668

   

Janus Aspen Global Research Service Class

   

     

2,792

     

236

     

3,110

   

Janus Aspen Global Technology Service Class

   

726

     

1,795

     

(820

)

   

932

   

LVIP Baron Growth Opportunities Standard Class

   

1,361

     

2,776

     

8,569

     

11,076

   

LVIP Baron Growth Opportunities Service Class

   

4,048

     

29,557

     

703

     

28,485

   

LVIP BlackRock Emerging Markets RPM Standard Class

   

     

380

     

(15,108

)

   

(12,724

)

 

LVIP BlackRock Equity Dividend RPM Standard Class

   

     

44,791

     

(34,528

)

   

15,522

   

LVIP BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Standard Class

   

     

(2,445

)

   

13,957

     

17,720

   

LVIP Capital Growth Standard Class

   

735

     

8,877

     

38,642

     

47,278

   

LVIP Clarion Global Real Estate Standard Class

   

     

21,212

     

37,781

     

71,124

   

LVIP Columbia Small-Mid Cap Growth RPM Standard Class

   

     

217

     

(1,917

)

   

(1,802

)

 

LVIP Delaware Bond Standard Class

   

23,639

     

39,451

     

111,749

     

222,051

   


M-7



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Statements of operations (continued)

Year Ended December 31, 2014

Subaccount

  Dividends
from
Investment
Income
  Mortality and
Expense
Guarantee Charges
  Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
  Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
on Investments
 

LVIP Delaware Diversified Floating Rate Standard Class

 

$

7,615

   

$

(1,228

)

 

$

6,387

   

$

248

   

LVIP Delaware Foundation Aggressive Allocation Standard Class

   

3,198

     

(2,455

)

   

743

     

93,159

   

LVIP Delaware Growth and Income Standard Class

   

4,201

     

(1,333

)

   

2,868

     

23,941

   

LVIP Delaware Social Awareness Standard Class

   

5,357

     

(2,075

)

   

3,282

     

10,098

   

LVIP Delaware Special Opportunities Standard Class

   

4,392

     

(663

)

   

3,729

     

2,241

   

LVIP Dimensional Non-U.S. Equity RPM Standard Class

   

4,590

     

(1,109

)

   

3,481

     

2,528

   

LVIP Dimensional U.S. Equity RPM Standard Class

   

3,780

     

(1,918

)

   

1,862

     

5,430

   

LVIP Dimensional/Vanguard Total Bond Standard Class

   

4,901

     

(1,319

)

   

3,582

     

19

   

LVIP Global Income Standard Class

   

2,851

     

(1,770

)

   

1,081

     

1,319

   

LVIP JPMorgan High Yield Standard Class

   

44,864

     

(3,502

)

   

41,362

     

1,377

   

LVIP JPMorgan Mid Cap Value RPM Standard Class

   

2,365

     

(1,055

)

   

1,310

     

4,346

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2020 Standard Class

   

1,484

     

(503

)

   

981

     

11,389

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2030 Standard Class

   

4,137

     

(1,243

)

   

2,894

     

8,366

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2040 Standard Class

   

3,181

     

(742

)

   

2,439

     

9,486

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Conservative Standard Class

   

29,505

     

(3,122

)

   

26,383

     

1,037

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Growth Standard Class

   

70,833

     

(16,233

)

   

54,600

     

36,405

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Moderate Standard Class

   

70,226

     

(15,610

)

   

54,616

     

44,312

   

LVIP MFS International Growth Standard Class

   

4,008

     

(1,106

)

   

2,902

     

1,739

   

LVIP MFS Value Standard Class

   

38,254

     

(5,771

)

   

32,483

     

36,921

   

LVIP Mid-Cap Value Standard Class

   

756

     

(715

)

   

41

     

4,474

   

LVIP Mondrian International Value Standard Class

   

34,851

     

(4,439

)

   

30,412

     

25,849

   

LVIP Money Market Standard Class

   

1,455

     

(30,810

)

   

(29,355

)

   

   

LVIP SSgA Bond Index Standard Class

   

6,247

     

(1,302

)

   

4,945

     

1,816

   

LVIP SSgA Conservative Index Allocation Standard Class

   

2,517

     

(488

)

   

2,029

     

2,397

   

LVIP SSgA Conservative Structured Allocation Standard Class

   

140

     

(25

)

   

115

     

18

   

LVIP SSgA Developed International 150 Standard Class

   

2,056

     

(186

)

   

1,870

     

360

   

LVIP SSgA Emerging Markets 100 Standard Class

   

6,627

     

(909

)

   

5,718

     

(1,718

)

 

LVIP SSgA Global Tactical Allocation RPM Standard Class

   

22,634

     

(4,191

)

   

18,443

     

3,763

   

LVIP SSgA International Index Standard Class

   

1,788

     

(287

)

   

1,501

     

1,102

   

LVIP SSgA Large Cap 100 Standard Class

   

10,153

     

(816

)

   

9,337

     

13,674

   

LVIP SSgA Moderate Index Allocation Standard Class

   

8,347

     

(2,061

)

   

6,286

     

2,518

   

LVIP SSgA Moderate Structured Allocation Standard Class

   

17,183

     

(1,894

)

   

15,289

     

5,899

   

LVIP SSgA Moderately Aggressive Index Allocation Standard Class

   

5,011

     

(965

)

   

4,046

     

2,561

   

LVIP SSgA Moderately Aggressive Structured Allocation Standard Class

   

29,908

     

(3,104

)

   

26,804

     

1,226

   

LVIP SSgA S&P 500 Index Standard Class

   

31,734

     

(6,364

)

   

25,370

     

42,489

   

LVIP SSgA Small-Cap Index Standard Class

   

2,190

     

(1,179

)

   

1,011

     

8,402

   

LVIP SSgA Small-Mid Cap 200 Standard Class

   

7,114

     

(577

)

   

6,537

     

(74

)

 

LVIP T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Standard Class

   

     

(2,175

)

   

(2,175

)

   

20,742

   

LVIP T. Rowe Price Structured Mid-Cap Growth Standard Class

   

552

     

(2,233

)

   

(1,681

)

   

142,860

   

LVIP Templeton Growth RPM Standard Class

   

2,391

     

(769

)

   

1,622

     

1,535

   

LVIP UBS Large Cap Growth RPM Standard Class

   

     

(1,153

)

   

(1,153

)

   

6,924

   

LVIP Vanguard Domestic Equity ETF Standard Class

   

1,364

     

(319

)

   

1,045

     

1,149

   

LVIP Vanguard International Equity ETF Standard Class

   

3,442

     

(897

)

   

2,545

     

433

   

M Capital Appreciation

   

     

(20

)

   

(20

)

   

61

   

M International Equity

   

144

     

(28

)

   

116

     

21

   

M Large Cap Growth

   

3

     

(39

)

   

(36

)

   

261

   

M Large Cap Value

   

98

     

(39

)

   

59

     

121

   

MFS VIT Core Equity Initial Class

   

53

     

(23

)

   

30

     

410

   

MFS VIT Growth Initial Class

   

811

     

(3,619

)

   

(2,808

)

   

56,738

   

MFS VIT Total Return Initial Class

   

24,576

     

(6,441

)

   

18,135

     

67,600

   

MFS VIT Utilities Initial Class

   

29,200

     

(7,332

)

   

21,868

     

39,768

   

NB AMT Large Cap Value I Class

   

1,167

     

(546

)

   

621

     

2,109

   

NB AMT Mid Cap Growth I Class

   

     

(5,897

)

   

(5,897

)

   

141,562

   

NB AMT Mid Cap Intrinsic Value I Class

   

4,634

     

(2,287

)

   

2,347

     

49,922

   

PIMCO VIT CommodityRealReturn Strategy Administrative Class

   

2,689

     

(3,311

)

   

(622

)

   

(25,652

)

 

Putnam VT Global Health Care Class IB

   

276

     

(677

)

   

(401

)

   

1,860

   

Putnam VT Growth & Income Class IB

   

348

     

(118

)

   

230

     

209

   

See accompanying notes.
M-8



Subaccount

  Dividends
from
Net Realized
Gain on
Investments
  Total
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
on Investments
  Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation or
Depreciation
on Investments
  Net Increase
(Decrease)
in Net Assets
Resulting
from Operations
 

LVIP Delaware Diversified Floating Rate Standard Class

 

$

   

$

248

   

$

(6,580

)

 

$

55

   

LVIP Delaware Foundation Aggressive Allocation Standard Class

   

     

93,159

     

(74,803

)

   

19,099

   

LVIP Delaware Growth and Income Standard Class

   

11,117

     

35,058

     

(12,015

)

   

25,911

   

LVIP Delaware Social Awareness Standard Class

   

17,758

     

27,856

     

15,298

     

46,436

   

LVIP Delaware Special Opportunities Standard Class

   

12,772

     

15,013

     

(1,508

)

   

17,234

   

LVIP Dimensional Non-U.S. Equity RPM Standard Class

   

     

2,528

     

(21,318

)

   

(15,309

)

 

LVIP Dimensional U.S. Equity RPM Standard Class

   

     

5,430

     

6,768

     

14,060

   

LVIP Dimensional/Vanguard Total Bond Standard Class

   

196

     

215

     

6,368

     

10,165

   

LVIP Global Income Standard Class

   

676

     

1,995

     

5,813

     

8,889

   

LVIP JPMorgan High Yield Standard Class

   

3,408

     

4,785

     

(39,046

)

   

7,101

   

LVIP JPMorgan Mid Cap Value RPM Standard Class

   

     

4,346

     

13,795

     

19,451

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2020 Standard Class

   

     

11,389

     

(9,216

)

   

3,154

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2030 Standard Class

   

     

8,366

     

(3,821

)

   

7,439

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2040 Standard Class

   

     

9,486

     

(6,745

)

   

5,180

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Conservative Standard Class

   

17,593

     

18,630

     

(10,739

)

   

34,274

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Growth Standard Class

   

     

36,405

     

(2,374

)

   

88,631

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Moderate Standard Class

   

     

44,312

     

17,861

     

116,789

   

LVIP MFS International Growth Standard Class

   

     

1,739

     

(24,847

)

   

(20,206

)

 

LVIP MFS Value Standard Class

   

     

36,921

     

83,750

     

153,154

   

LVIP Mid-Cap Value Standard Class

   

     

4,474

     

11,142

     

15,657

   

LVIP Mondrian International Value Standard Class

   

     

25,849

     

(81,572

)

   

(25,311

)

 

LVIP Money Market Standard Class

   

     

     

     

(29,355

)

 

LVIP SSgA Bond Index Standard Class

   

164

     

1,980

     

14,535

     

21,460

   

LVIP SSgA Conservative Index Allocation Standard Class

   

911

     

3,308

     

622

     

5,959

   

LVIP SSgA Conservative Structured Allocation Standard Class

   

68

     

86

     

32

     

233

   

LVIP SSgA Developed International 150 Standard Class

   

1,225

     

1,585

     

(4,344

)

   

(889

)

 

LVIP SSgA Emerging Markets 100 Standard Class

   

     

(1,718

)

   

(11,913

)

   

(7,913

)

 

LVIP SSgA Global Tactical Allocation RPM Standard Class

   

     

3,763

     

7,017

     

29,223

   

LVIP SSgA International Index Standard Class

   

     

1,102

     

(6,724

)

   

(4,121

)

 

LVIP SSgA Large Cap 100 Standard Class

   

13,684

     

27,358

     

21,979

     

58,674

   

LVIP SSgA Moderate Index Allocation Standard Class

   

1,311

     

3,829

     

3,846

     

13,961

   

LVIP SSgA Moderate Structured Allocation Standard Class

   

5,476

     

11,375

     

1,336

     

28,000

   

LVIP SSgA Moderately Aggressive Index Allocation Standard Class

   

878

     

3,439

     

(753

)

   

6,732

   

LVIP SSgA Moderately Aggressive Structured Allocation Standard Class

   

11,460

     

12,686

     

(15,397

)

   

24,093

   

LVIP SSgA S&P 500 Index Standard Class

   

12,986

     

55,475

     

103,900

     

184,745

   

LVIP SSgA Small-Cap Index Standard Class

   

6,672

     

15,074

     

(5,070

)

   

11,015

   

LVIP SSgA Small-Mid Cap 200 Standard Class

   

7,939

     

7,865

     

(5,641

)

   

8,761

   

LVIP T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Standard Class

   

     

20,742

     

14,628

     

33,195

   

LVIP T. Rowe Price Structured Mid-Cap Growth Standard Class

   

12,507

     

155,367

     

(123,572

)

   

30,114

   

LVIP Templeton Growth RPM Standard Class

   

     

1,535

     

(7,826

)

   

(4,669

)

 

LVIP UBS Large Cap Growth RPM Standard Class

   

     

6,924

     

5,503

     

11,274

   

LVIP Vanguard Domestic Equity ETF Standard Class

   

235

     

1,384

     

4,036

     

6,465

   

LVIP Vanguard International Equity ETF Standard Class

   

     

433

     

(12,743

)

   

(9,765

)

 

M Capital Appreciation

   

432

     

493

     

(17

)

   

456

   

M International Equity

   

     

21

     

(626

)

   

(489

)

 

M Large Cap Growth

   

1,049

     

1,310

     

(512

)

   

762

   

M Large Cap Value

   

908

     

1,029

     

(418

)

   

670

   

MFS VIT Core Equity Initial Class

   

     

410

     

163

     

603

   

MFS VIT Growth Initial Class

   

51,734

     

108,472

     

(40,970

)

   

64,694

   

MFS VIT Total Return Initial Class

   

34,206

     

101,806

     

(16,340

)

   

103,601

   

MFS VIT Utilities Initial Class

   

51,209

     

90,977

     

37,044

     

149,889

   

NB AMT Large Cap Value I Class

   

     

2,109

     

11,461

     

14,191

   

NB AMT Mid Cap Growth I Class

   

410,816

     

552,378

     

(489,883

)

   

56,598

   

NB AMT Mid Cap Intrinsic Value I Class

   

12,275

     

62,197

     

(9,997

)

   

54,547

   

PIMCO VIT CommodityRealReturn Strategy Administrative Class

   

     

(25,652

)

   

(108,643

)

   

(134,917

)

 

Putnam VT Global Health Care Class IB

   

10,018

     

11,878

     

16,752

     

28,229

   

Putnam VT Growth & Income Class IB

   

     

209

     

2,153

     

2,592

   


M-9



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Statements of operations (continued)

Year Ended December 31, 2014

Subaccount

  Dividends
from
Investment
Income
  Mortality and
Expense
Guarantee Charges
  Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
  Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
on Investments
 

Templeton Foreign VIP Class 1

 

$

5,861

   

$

(1,554

)

 

$

4,307

   

$

4,627

   

Templeton Foreign VIP Class 2

   

2,278

     

(471

)

   

1,807

     

2,029

   

Templeton Global Bond VIP Class 1

   

43,252

     

(5,197

)

   

38,055

     

2,912

   

Templeton Growth VIP Class 1

   

6,658

     

(2,590

)

   

4,068

     

27,184

   

Templeton Growth VIP Class 2

   

704

     

(170

)

   

534

     

5,653

   

See accompanying notes.
M-10



Subaccount

  Dividends
from
Net Realized
Gain on
Investments
  Total
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
on Investments
  Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation or
Depreciation
on Investments
  Net Increase
(Decrease)
in Net Assets
Resulting
from Operations
 

Templeton Foreign VIP Class 1

 

$

   

$

4,627

   

$

(42,137

)

 

$

(33,203

)

 

Templeton Foreign VIP Class 2

   

     

2,029

     

(18,508

)

   

(14,672

)

 

Templeton Global Bond VIP Class 1

   

     

2,912

     

(29,100

)

   

11,867

   

Templeton Growth VIP Class 1

   

     

27,184

     

(44,490

)

   

(13,238

)

 

Templeton Growth VIP Class 2

   

     

5,653

     

(6,901

)

   

(714

)

 


M-11




Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Statements of changes in net assets

Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2014

    ABVPSF
Global
Thematic
Growth
Class A
Subaccount
  ABVPSF
Growth and
Income
Class A
Subaccount
  ABVPSF
International
Value
Class A
Subaccount
  ABVPSF
Large Cap
Growth
Class A
Subaccount
  ABVPSF
Small/Mid Cap
Value
Class A
Subaccount
  American
Century VP
Inflation
Protection
Class I
Subaccount
  American
Funds
Global
Growth
Class 2
Subaccount
 

NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 2013

 

$

745,752

   

$

770,618

   

$

498,588

   

$

120,127

   

$

752,793

   

$

766,031

   

$

1,511,241

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

(2,908

)

   

6,230

     

33,198

     

(611

)

   

763

     

8,695

     

14,343

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

3,622

     

16,868

     

1,209

     

10,547

     

90,191

     

30,748

     

28,401

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

192,538

     

254,305

     

81,129

     

30,724

     

188,650

     

(106,484

)

   

408,373

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

193,252

     

277,403

     

115,536

     

40,660

     

279,604

     

(67,041

)

   

451,117

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

161,128

     

93,920

     

88,371

     

8,406

     

127,830

     

67,810

     

206,080

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(30,890

)

   

(60,651

)

   

(41,124

)

   

(23,236

)

   

(79,086

)

   

(164,165

)

   

(83,761

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

48,655

     

113,511

     

(28,310

)

   

(8,446

)

   

23,393

     

91,463

     

15,657

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

178,893

     

146,780

     

18,937

     

(23,276

)

   

72,137

     

(4,892

)

   

137,976

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

372,145

     

424,183

     

134,473

     

17,384

     

351,741

     

(71,933

)

   

589,093

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2013

   

1,117,897

     

1,194,801

     

633,061

     

137,511

     

1,104,534

     

694,098

     

2,100,334

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

(5,909

)

   

4,424

     

14,739

     

(655

)

   

2,220

     

6,870

     

12,828

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

123,563

     

152,868

     

15,166

     

11,119

     

161,155

     

12,714

     

300,903

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

(70,536

)

   

(79,465

)

   

(63,936

)

   

5,704

     

(63,581

)

   

1,768

     

(280,112

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

47,118

     

77,827

     

(34,031

)

   

16,168

     

99,794

     

21,352

     

33,619

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

154,252

     

54,593

     

75,143

     

6,204

     

165,354

     

68,369

     

191,883

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(42,815

)

   

(59,750

)

   

(41,881

)

   

(26,927

)

   

(68,865

)

   

(51,978

)

   

(84,903

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

(690,567

)

   

(418,947

)

   

(177,478

)

   

(1,140

)

   

(18,964

)

   

47,253

     

(319,768

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

(579,130

)

   

(424,104

)

   

(144,216

)

   

(21,863

)

   

77,525

     

63,644

     

(212,788

)

 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

(532,012

)

   

(346,277

)

   

(178,247

)

   

(5,695

)

   

177,319

     

84,996

     

(179,169

)

 

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

$

585,885

   

$

848,524

   

$

454,814

   

$

131,816

   

$

1,281,853

   

$

779,094

   

$

1,921,165

   

See accompanying notes.
M-12



    American
Funds Global
Small
Capitalization
Class 2
Subaccount
  American
Funds
Growth
Class 2
Subaccount
  American
Funds
Growth-Income
Class 2
Subaccount
  American
Funds
International
Class 2
Subaccount
  BlackRock
Global
Allocation V.I.
Class I
Subaccount
  ClearBridge
Variable
Mid Cap Core
Class I
Subaccount
 

NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 2013

 

$

1,786,756

   

$

5,692,315

   

$

4,554,797

   

$

3,421,511

   

$

1,781,916

   

$

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

7,216

     

27,594

     

47,993

     

33,513

     

16,846

     

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

21,011

     

181,075

     

148,511

     

50,154

     

109,224

     

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

485,282

     

1,487,637

     

1,299,886

     

645,977

     

160,824

     

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

513,509

     

1,696,306

     

1,496,390

     

729,644

     

286,894

     

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

245,159

     

544,926

     

562,840

     

434,249

     

537,492

     

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(74,588

)

   

(416,768

)

   

(415,533

)

   

(341,917

)

   

(233,185

)

   

   

• Contract transfers

   

2,549

     

106,769

     

(74,041

)

   

73,748

     

121,637

     

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

173,120

     

234,927

     

73,266

     

166,080

     

425,944

     

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

686,629

     

1,931,233

     

1,569,656

     

895,724

     

712,838

     

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2013

   

2,473,385

     

7,623,548

     

6,124,453

     

4,317,235

     

2,494,754

     

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

(8,978

)

   

17,750

     

63,093

     

36,407

     

51,283

     

(5

)

 

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

228,455

     

856,250

     

639,546

     

201,784

     

255,207

     

(311

)

 

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

(176,029

)

   

(307,873

)

   

(22,417

)

   

(363,714

)

   

(269,471

)

   

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

43,448

     

566,127

     

680,222

     

(125,523

)

   

37,019

     

(316

)

 

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

291,057

     

561,560

     

682,081

     

542,534

     

373,176

     

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(101,051

)

   

(361,334

)

   

(403,757

)

   

(615,843

)

   

(219,985

)

   

(48

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

(690,280

)

   

(1,010,792

)

   

657,873

     

(117,550

)

   

281,883

     

364

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

(500,274

)

   

(810,566

)

   

936,197

     

(190,859

)

   

435,074

     

316

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

(456,826

)

   

(244,439

)

   

1,616,419

     

(316,382

)

   

472,093

     

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

$

2,016,559

   

$

7,379,109

   

$

7,740,872

   

$

4,000,853

   

$

2,966,847

   

$

   


M-13



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Statements of changes in net assets (continued)

Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2014

    Delaware
VIP
Diversified
Income
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  Delaware
VIP
Emerging
Markets
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  Delaware
VIP
High Yield
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  Delaware VIP
Limited-Term
Diversified
Income
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  Delaware
VIP
REIT
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  Delaware
VIP
Small Cap
Value
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  Delaware
VIP
Smid Cap
Growth
Standard
Class
Subaccount
 

NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 2013

 

$

1,622,679

   

$

2,078,791

   

$

1,174,624

   

$

598,864

   

$

1,240,350

   

$

1,481,764

   

$

1,015,118

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

27,472

     

25,043

     

82,335

     

7,368

     

12,688

     

3,163

     

(5,316

)

 

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

27,040

     

23,112

     

13,062

     

(3,137

)

   

43,335

     

128,475

     

98,558

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

(82,687

)

   

170,389

     

6,080

     

(13,205

)

   

(31,118

)

   

368,929

     

306,498

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

(28,175

)

   

218,544

     

101,477

     

(8,974

)

   

24,905

     

500,567

     

399,740

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

258,349

     

358,396

     

99,717

     

244,239

     

185,299

     

225,873

     

95,850

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(216,826

)

   

(191,938

)

   

(124,642

)

   

(59,319

)

   

(160,848

)

   

(175,900

)

   

(105,901

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

19,081

     

22,823

     

21,289

     

54,114

     

50,262

     

144,385

     

57,455

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

60,604

     

189,281

     

(3,636

)

   

239,034

     

74,713

     

194,358

     

47,404

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

32,429

     

407,825

     

97,841

     

230,060

     

99,618

     

694,925

     

447,144

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2013

   

1,655,108

     

2,486,616

     

1,272,465

     

828,924

     

1,339,968

     

2,176,689

     

1,462,262

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

30,732

     

3,861

     

77,747

     

11,607

     

12,480

     

1,262

     

(5,709

)

 

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

4,612

     

142,992

     

27,335

     

(991

)

   

81,865

     

252,940

     

177,452

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

46,678

     

(283,327

)

   

(114,730

)

   

1,320

     

285,684

     

(136,964

)

   

(134,681

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

82,022

     

(136,474

)

   

(9,648

)

   

11,936

     

380,029

     

117,238

     

37,062

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

306,012

     

211,608

     

63,596

     

268,543

     

142,408

     

116,988

     

66,053

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(149,987

)

   

(115,942

)

   

(69,212

)

   

(63,020

)

   

(96,964

)

   

(141,678

)

   

(70,826

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

21,010

     

(550,802

)

   

(15,499

)

   

(3,071

)

   

(115,722

)

   

(20,564

)

   

(54,468

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

177,035

     

(455,136

)

   

(21,115

)

   

202,452

     

(70,278

)

   

(45,254

)

   

(59,241

)

 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

259,057

     

(591,610

)

   

(30,763

)

   

214,388

     

309,751

     

71,984

     

(22,179

)

 

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

$

1,914,165

   

$

1,895,006

   

$

1,241,702

   

$

1,043,312

   

$

1,649,719

   

$

2,248,673

   

$

1,440,083

   

See accompanying notes.
M-14



    Delaware
VIP
U.S. Growth
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  Delaware
VIP
Value
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  Deutsche
Alternative
Asset
Allocation
VIP
Class A
Subaccount
  Deutsche
Equity 500
Index
VIP
Class A
Subaccount
  Deutsche
Small Cap
Index
VIP
Class A
Subaccount
  Fidelity VIP
Asset
Manager
Initial
Class
Subaccount
 

NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 2013

 

$

346,105

   

$

997,441

   

$

38,889

   

$

2,181,059

   

$

860,798

   

$

186,815

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

(856

)

   

13,205

     

601

     

31,311

     

11,414

     

1,818

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

50,617

     

74,374

     

87

     

176,459

     

108,439

     

2,156

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

100,829

     

234,438

     

1,495

     

463,849

     

188,414

     

22,127

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

150,590

     

322,017

     

2,183

     

671,619

     

308,267

     

26,101

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

119,067

     

87,415

     

77,152

     

121,261

     

28,295

     

1,226

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(35,960

)

   

(71,367

)

   

(13,772

)

   

(160,015

)

   

(76,785

)

   

(25,906

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

12,927

     

(57,874

)

   

55,031

     

(26,779

)

   

(36,111

)

   

184

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

96,034

     

(41,826

)

   

118,411

     

(65,533

)

   

(84,601

)

   

(24,496

)

 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

246,624

     

280,191

     

120,594

     

606,086

     

223,666

     

1,605

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2013

   

592,729

     

1,277,632

     

159,483

     

2,787,145

     

1,084,464

     

188,420

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

(1,250

)

   

14,820

     

2,474

     

33,617

     

2,855

     

1,607

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

103,305

     

84,022

     

1,609

     

364,058

     

153,249

     

12,014

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

(14,689

)

   

78,285

     

223

     

(83,199

)

   

(131,188

)

   

(4,068

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

87,366

     

177,127

     

4,306

     

314,476

     

24,916

     

9,553

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

147,724

     

84,207

     

120,694

     

111,715

     

48,251

     

1,226

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(40,641

)

   

(103,940

)

   

(20,234

)

   

(500,449

)

   

(428,682

)

   

(27,257

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

50,870

     

4,982

     

1,835

     

253,322

     

77,888

     

43

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

157,953

     

(14,751

)

   

102,295

     

(135,412

)

   

(302,543

)

   

(25,988

)

 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

245,319

     

162,376

     

106,601

     

179,064

     

(277,627

)

   

(16,435

)

 

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

$

838,048

   

$

1,440,008

   

$

266,084

   

$

2,966,209

   

$

806,837

   

$

171,985

   


M-15



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Statements of changes in net assets (continued)

Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2014

    Fidelity VIP
Contrafund
Service
Class
Subaccount
  Fidelity VIP
Equity-Income
Initial
Class
Subaccount
  Fidelity VIP
Equity-Income
Service
Class
Subaccount
  Fidelity VIP
Growth
Service
Class
Subaccount
  Fidelity VIP
Growth
Opportunities
Service
Class
Subaccount
  Fidelity VIP
High Income
Service
Class
Subaccount
  Fidelity VIP
Investment
Grade Bond
Initial
Class
Subaccount
 

NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 2013

 

$

2,085,409

   

$

115,897

   

$

235,214

   

$

595,862

   

$

99,565

   

$

71,741

   

$

197,924

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

10,564

     

1,906

     

4,871

     

(2,512

)

   

(245

)

   

3,623

     

3,207

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

90,914

     

11,847

     

21,988

     

26,899

     

3,431

     

667

     

1,665

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

529,116

     

12,559

     

36,352

     

193,728

     

33,650

     

(591

)

   

(9,295

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

630,594

     

26,312

     

63,211

     

218,115

     

36,836

     

3,699

     

(4,423

)

 

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

363,477

     

9,446

     

9,116

     

105,941

     

9,017

     

6,063

     

7,122

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(272,528

)

   

(48,036

)

   

(12,684

)

   

(83,407

)

   

(7,966

)

   

(7,151

)

   

(30,641

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

(109,749

)

   

3,117

     

(2,370

)

   

8,299

     

(1,925

)

   

(3,634

)

   

5,227

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

(18,800

)

   

(35,473

)

   

(5,938

)

   

30,833

     

(874

)

   

(4,722

)

   

(18,292

)

 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

611,794

     

(9,161

)

   

57,273

     

248,948

     

35,962

     

(1,023

)

   

(22,715

)

 

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2013

   

2,697,203

     

106,736

     

292,487

     

844,810

     

135,527

     

70,718

     

175,209

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

10,311

     

2,623

     

7,016

     

(3,956

)

   

(405

)

   

3,936

     

2,460

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

231,254

     

5,857

     

10,224

     

60,591

     

6,823

     

318

     

(969

)

 

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

78,486

     

1,536

     

6,665

     

30,614

     

9,357

     

(3,696

)

   

7,034

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

320,051

     

10,016

     

23,905

     

87,249

     

15,775

     

558

     

8,525

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

240,970

     

9,453

     

10,871

     

41,147

     

8,528

     

2,583

     

5,292

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(203,487

)

   

(22,189

)

   

(9,874

)

   

(89,216

)

   

(10,415

)

   

(5,623

)

   

(26,305

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

103,355

     

12,696

     

9,500

     

92,033

     

(1,693

)

   

3,793

     

(7,560

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

140,838

     

(40

)

   

10,497

     

43,964

     

(3,580

)

   

753

     

(28,573

)

 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

460,889

     

9,976

     

34,402

     

131,213

     

12,195

     

1,311

     

(20,048

)

 

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

$

3,158,092

   

$

116,712

   

$

326,889

   

$

976,023

   

$

147,722

   

$

72,029

   

$

155,161

   

See accompanying notes.
M-16



    Fidelity VIP
Mid Cap
Service
Class
Subaccount
  Fidelity VIP
Overseas
Service
Class
Subaccount
  Franklin
Income
VIP
Class 1
Subaccount
  Franklin
Mutual
Shares
VIP
Class 1
Subaccount
  Franklin
Small-Mid
Cap Growth
VIP
Class 1
Subaccount
  Invesco V.I.
American
Franchise
Series I
Subaccount
 

NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 2013

 

$

694,304

   

$

283,627

   

$

889,266

   

$

621,800

   

$

453,082

   

$

533,344

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

165

     

2,191

     

53,846

     

15,263

     

(3,114

)

   

(382

)

 

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

132,399

     

9,972

     

13,362

     

9,638

     

50,138

     

9,416

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

128,513

     

61,837

     

64,440

     

163,593

     

115,648

     

192,898

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

261,077

     

74,000

     

131,648

     

188,494

     

162,672

     

201,932

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

175,132

     

31,746

     

320,778

     

200,115

     

53,121

     

52,352

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(71,238

)

   

(70,804

)

   

(191,184

)

   

(62,595

)

   

(38,026

)

   

(82,317

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

(26,021

)

   

(9,035

)

   

88,180

     

(14,494

)

   

(52,971

)

   

(2,248

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

77,873

     

(48,093

)

   

217,774

     

123,026

     

(37,876

)

   

(32,213

)

 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

338,950

     

25,907

     

349,422

     

311,520

     

124,796

     

169,719

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2013

   

1,033,254

     

309,534

     

1,238,688

     

933,320

     

577,878

     

703,063

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

(2,704

)

   

2,805

     

61,887

     

21,298

     

(3,525

)

   

(3,231

)

 

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

37,890

     

2,558

     

14,812

     

27,001

     

128,305

     

21,806

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

30,457

     

(34,467

)

   

(74,063

)

   

22,903

     

(83,567

)

   

35,156

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

65,643

     

(29,104

)

   

2,636

     

71,202

     

41,213

     

53,731

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

162,741

     

27,952

     

752,450

     

244,083

     

35,947

     

61,702

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(75,690

)

   

(16,735

)

   

(187,566

)

   

(102,284

)

   

(37,236

)

   

(74,605

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

42,812

     

36,964

     

1,705,827

     

(356

)

   

(15,714

)

   

(5,821

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

129,863

     

48,181

     

2,270,711

     

141,443

     

(17,003

)

   

(18,724

)

 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

195,506

     

19,077

     

2,273,347

     

212,645

     

24,210

     

35,007

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

$

1,228,760

   

$

328,611

   

$

3,512,035

   

$

1,145,965

   

$

602,088

   

$

738,070

   


M-17



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Statements of changes in net assets (continued)

Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2014

    Invesco V.I.
Core Equity
Series I
Subaccount
  Invesco V.I.
Diversified
Income
Series I
Subaccount
  Invesco V.I.
International
Growth
Series I
Subaccount
  Janus
Aspen
Balanced
Institutional
Class
Subaccount
  Janus
Aspen
Balanced
Service
Class
Subaccount
  Janus
Aspen
Enterprise
Service
Class
Subaccount
  Janus
Aspen
Global
Research
Institutional
Class
Subaccount
 

NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 2013

 

$

1,011,781

   

$

182,202

   

$

454,898

   

$

178,488

   

$

274,564

   

$

104,176

   

$

324,451

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

10,464

     

6,802

     

3,778

     

1,917

     

2,174

     

(294

)

   

2,843

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

41,629

     

364

     

97,423

     

10,363

     

19,163

     

4,749

     

7,800

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

225,110

     

(8,148

)

   

(18,435

)

   

18,570

     

30,993

     

27,100

     

73,069

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

277,203

     

(982

)

   

82,766

     

30,850

     

52,330

     

31,555

     

83,712

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

77,485

     

2,542

     

7,968

     

9,192

     

26,079

     

3,984

     

18,820

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(153,201

)

   

(25,861

)

   

(28,981

)

   

(40,285

)

   

(25,680

)

   

(13,051

)

   

(44,813

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

(15,717

)

   

948

     

3,176

     

2,276

     

(590

)

   

(1,490

)

   

(11,316

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

(91,433

)

   

(22,371

)

   

(17,837

)

   

(28,817

)

   

(191

)

   

(10,557

)

   

(37,309

)

 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

185,770

     

(23,353

)

   

64,929

     

2,033

     

52,139

     

20,998

     

46,403

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2013

   

1,197,551

     

158,849

     

519,827

     

180,521

     

326,703

     

125,174

     

370,854

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

5,185

     

6,819

     

1,083

     

2,574

     

3,004

     

(762

)

   

2,764

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

35,506

     

589

     

58,387

     

5,762

     

15,694

     

15,861

     

6,953

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

48,787

     

3,876

     

(52,061

)

   

6,073

     

6,660

     

(1,280

)

   

15,951

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

89,478

     

11,284

     

7,409

     

14,409

     

25,358

     

13,819

     

25,668

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

64,677

     

2,952

     

5,404

     

9,253

     

19,087

     

4,219

     

23,815

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(100,554

)

   

(25,897

)

   

(384,066

)

   

(11,415

)

   

(47,566

)

   

(11,959

)

   

(24,224

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

(10,065

)

   

290

     

15,514

     

1,031

     

17,593

     

(914

)

   

4,872

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

(45,942

)

   

(22,655

)

   

(363,148

)

   

(1,131

)

   

(10,886

)

   

(8,654

)

   

4,463

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

43,536

     

(11,371

)

   

(355,739

)

   

13,278

     

14,472

     

5,165

     

30,131

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

$

1,241,087

   

$

147,478

   

$

164,088

   

$

193,799

   

$

341,175

   

$

130,339

   

$

400,985

   

See accompanying notes.
M-18



    Janus
Aspen
Global
Research
Service
Class
Subaccount
  Janus
Aspen
Global
Technology
Service
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Baron
Growth
Opportunities
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Baron
Growth
Opportunities
Service
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
BlackRock
Emerging
Markets
RPM
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
BlackRock
Equity
Dividend
RPM
Standard
Class
Subaccount
 

NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 2013

 

$

72,295

   

$

10,917

   

$

37,266

   

$

369,657

   

$

   

$

222,561

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

85

     

(43

)

   

202

     

49

     

678

     

3,922

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

9,841

     

497

     

18,244

     

67,382

     

103

     

4,656

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

3,598

     

3,125

     

19,157

     

99,288

     

1,470

     

42,828

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

13,524

     

3,579

     

37,603

     

166,719

     

2,251

     

51,406

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

4,522

     

1,101

     

27,421

     

169,141

     

50,803

     

93,225

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(7,170

)

   

(2,100

)

   

(7,303

)

   

(50,300

)

   

(5,584

)

   

(32,092

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

(33,829

)

   

(243

)

   

137,620

     

(26,060

)

   

48,902

     

79,110

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

(36,477

)

   

(1,242

)

   

157,738

     

92,781

     

94,121

     

140,243

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

(22,953

)

   

2,337

     

195,341

     

259,500

     

96,372

     

191,649

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2013

   

49,342

     

13,254

     

232,607

     

629,157

     

96,372

     

414,210

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

82

     

(43

)

   

(269

)

   

(1,775

)

   

2,004

     

5,259

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

2,792

     

1,795

     

2,776

     

29,557

     

380

     

44,791

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

236

     

(820

)

   

8,569

     

703

     

(15,108

)

   

(34,528

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

3,110

     

932

     

11,076

     

28,485

     

(12,724

)

   

15,522

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

4,624

     

1,112

     

2,218

     

93,510

     

104,350

     

158,674

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(8,391

)

   

(3,492

)

   

(8,448

)

   

(48,499

)

   

(16,447

)

   

(32,627

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

(337

)

   

(218

)

   

7,668

     

(60,396

)

   

15,128

     

(185,345

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

(4,104

)

   

(2,598

)

   

1,438

     

(15,385

)

   

103,031

     

(59,298

)

 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

(994

)

   

(1,666

)

   

12,514

     

13,100

     

90,307

     

(43,776

)

 

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

$

48,348

   

$

11,588

   

$

245,121

   

$

642,257

   

$

186,679

   

$

370,434

   


M-19



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Statements of changes in net assets (continued)

Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2014

    LVIP
BlackRock
Inflation
Protected
Bond
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Capital
Growth
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Clarion
Global
Real
Estate
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Columbia
Small-Mid
Cap Growth
RPM
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Delaware
Bond
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Delaware
Diversified
Floating
Rate
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Delaware
Foundation
Aggressive
Allocation
Standard
Class
Subaccount
 

NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 2013

 

$

419,076

   

$

184,896

   

$

379,314

   

$

16,915

   

$

3,518,769

   

$

182,800

   

$

374,291

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

1,220

     

(708

)

   

(2,517

)

   

(83

)

   

52,250

     

1,752

     

5,612

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

11,951

     

3,563

     

19,149

     

697

     

53,395

     

52

     

3,504

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

(53,731

)

   

78,301

     

(8,177

)

   

3,729

     

(205,455

)

   

(377

)

   

68,943

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

(40,560

)

   

81,156

     

8,455

     

4,343

     

(99,810

)

   

1,427

     

78,059

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

145,114

     

118,073

     

85,566

     

5,376

     

575,062

     

87,667

     

47,655

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(47,122

)

   

(24,647

)

   

(25,889

)

   

(1,905

)

   

(448,868

)

   

(23,134

)

   

(23,448

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

93,510

     

(7,367

)

   

74,995

     

(308

)

   

256,055

     

82,911

     

86,141

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

191,502

     

86,059

     

134,672

     

3,163

     

382,249

     

147,444

     

110,348

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

150,942

     

167,215

     

143,127

     

7,506

     

282,439

     

148,871

     

188,407

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2013

   

570,018

     

352,111

     

522,441

     

24,421

     

3,801,208

     

331,671

     

562,698

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

6,208

     

(241

)

   

12,131

     

(102

)

   

70,851

     

6,387

     

743

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

(2,445

)

   

8,877

     

21,212

     

217

     

39,451

     

248

     

93,159

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

13,957

     

38,642

     

37,781

     

(1,917

)

   

111,749

     

(6,580

)

   

(74,803

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

17,720

     

47,278

     

71,124

     

(1,802

)

   

222,051

     

55

     

19,099

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

116,637

     

126,057

     

62,031

     

3,118

     

620,538

     

249,540

     

40,781

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(45,527

)

   

(30,197

)

   

(30,254

)

   

(1,996

)

   

(301,996

)

   

(57,633

)

   

(6,583

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

(91,498

)

   

(14,484

)

   

(52,149

)

   

2,551

     

100,316

     

23,890

     

(478,793

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

(20,388

)

   

81,376

     

(20,372

)

   

3,673

     

418,858

     

215,797

     

(444,595

)

 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

(2,668

)

   

128,654

     

50,752

     

1,871

     

640,909

     

215,852

     

(425,496

)

 

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

$

567,350

   

$

480,765

   

$

573,193

   

$

26,292

   

$

4,442,117

   

$

547,523

   

$

137,202

   

See accompanying notes.
M-20



    LVIP
Delaware
Growth and
Income
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Delaware
Social
Awareness
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Delaware
Special
Opportunities
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Dimensional
Non-U.S. Equity
RPM
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Dimensional
U.S. Equity
RPM
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Dimensional/
Vanguard
Total Bond
Standard
Class
Subaccount
 

NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 2013

 

$

162,930

   

$

125,761

   

$

26,880

   

$

5,312

   

$

6,110

   

$

112,404

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

2,684

     

2,450

     

1,421

     

2,128

     

1,748

     

2,146

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

10,714

     

7,374

     

11,955

     

411

     

1,385

     

(596

)

 

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

39,304

     

47,799

     

13,234

     

7,189

     

23,542

     

(6,922

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

52,702

     

57,623

     

26,610

     

9,728

     

26,675

     

(5,372

)

 

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

10,914

     

30,343

     

73,852

     

6,272

     

9,496

     

145,554

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(12,284

)

   

(9,661

)

   

(10,860

)

   

(5,497

)

   

(9,238

)

   

(92,001

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

21,997

     

129,844

     

53,907

     

131,695

     

233,085

     

65,835

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

20,627

     

150,526

     

116,899

     

132,470

     

233,343

     

119,388

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

73,329

     

208,149

     

143,509

     

142,198

     

260,018

     

114,016

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2013

   

236,259

     

333,910

     

170,389

     

147,510

     

266,128

     

226,420

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

2,868

     

3,282

     

3,729

     

3,481

     

1,862

     

3,582

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

35,058

     

27,856

     

15,013

     

2,528

     

5,430

     

215

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

(12,015

)

   

15,298

     

(1,508

)

   

(21,318

)

   

6,768

     

6,368

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

25,911

     

46,436

     

17,234

     

(15,309

)

   

14,060

     

10,165

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

23,900

     

15,644

     

166,202

     

44,632

     

86,920

     

29,167

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(8,539

)

   

(11,270

)

   

(28,692

)

   

(16,513

)

   

(28,818

)

   

(15,976

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

(55,449

)

   

(13,418

)

   

6,501

     

51,064

     

64,413

     

58,167

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

(40,088

)

   

(9,044

)

   

144,011

     

79,183

     

122,515

     

71,358

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

(14,177

)

   

37,392

     

161,245

     

63,874

     

136,575

     

81,523

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

$

222,082

   

$

371,302

   

$

331,634

   

$

211,384

   

$

402,703

   

$

307,943

   


M-21



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Statements of changes in net assets (continued)

Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2014

    LVIP
Global
Income
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
JPMorgan
High Yield
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
JPMorgan
Mid Cap
Value RPM
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Managed
Risk
Profile 2010
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Managed
Risk
Profile 2020
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Managed
Risk
Profile 2030
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Managed
Risk
Profile 2040
Standard
Class
Subaccount
 

NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 2013

 

$

330,130

   

$

257,123

   

$

133,916

   

$

89,061

   

$

283,581

   

$

211,413

   

$

110,092

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

(237

)

   

20,564

     

225

     

(151

)

   

667

     

1,471

     

695

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

296

     

1,550

     

9,648

     

24,327

     

36,026

     

7,834

     

5,600

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

(11,922

)

   

(500

)

   

26,140

     

(20,287

)

   

(17,919

)

   

16,786

     

8,718

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

(11,863

)

   

21,614

     

36,013

     

3,889

     

18,774

     

26,091

     

15,013

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

179,230

     

171,974

     

18,162

     

     

1,200

     

14,377

     

3,822

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(59,015

)

   

(33,078

)

   

(10,564

)

   

(93,167

)

   

(183,642

)

   

(38,569

)

   

(5,488

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

71,126

     

73,269

     

56,757

     

217

     

(217

)

   

507

     

(17,306

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

191,341

     

212,165

     

64,355

     

(92,950

)

   

(182,659

)

   

(23,685

)

   

(18,972

)

 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

179,478

     

233,779

     

100,368

     

(89,061

)

   

(163,885

)

   

2,406

     

(3,959

)

 

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2013

   

509,608

     

490,902

     

234,284

     

     

119,696

     

213,819

     

106,133

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

1,081

     

41,362

     

1,310

     

     

981

     

2,894

     

2,439

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

1,995

     

4,785

     

4,346

     

     

11,389

     

8,366

     

9,486

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

5,813

     

(39,046

)

   

13,795

     

     

(9,216

)

   

(3,821

)

   

(6,745

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

8,889

     

7,101

     

19,451

     

     

3,154

     

7,439

     

5,180

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

156,786

     

143,290

     

62,269

     

     

1,800

     

10,969

     

8,019

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(55,321

)

   

(40,588

)

   

(17,406

)

   

     

(4,989

)

   

(33,400

)

   

(8,635

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

(131,470

)

   

437,339

     

(971

)

   

     

(43,135

)

   

608

     

29,511

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

(30,005

)

   

540,041

     

43,892

     

     

(46,324

)

   

(21,823

)

   

28,895

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

(21,116

)

   

547,142

     

63,343

     

     

(43,170

)

   

(14,384

)

   

34,075

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

$

488,492

   

$

1,038,044

   

$

297,627

   

$

   

$

76,526

   

$

199,435

   

$

140,208

   

See accompanying notes.
M-22



    LVIP
Managed
Risk Profile
Conservative
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Managed
Risk
Profile
Growth
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Managed
Risk
Profile
Moderate
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
MFS
International
Growth
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
MFS
Value
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Mid-Cap
Value
Standard
Class
Subaccount
 

NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 2013

 

$

214,294

   

$

2,467,361

   

$

2,619,721

   

$

168,047

   

$

787,134

   

$

90,333

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

4,461

     

34,902

     

37,865

     

1,305

     

15,965

     

(329

)

 

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

4,361

     

33,672

     

49,474

     

1,449

     

37,284

     

17,130

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

12,184

     

266,030

     

213,432

     

24,734

     

265,654

     

22,219

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

21,006

     

334,604

     

300,771

     

27,488

     

318,903

     

39,020

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

44,462

     

335,305

     

442,944

     

65,482

     

386,452

     

42,247

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(13,653

)

   

(208,750

)

   

(335,361

)

   

(24,512

)

   

(87,742

)

   

(15,045

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

4,516

     

13,387

     

45,058

     

45,108

     

(68,220

)

   

6,448

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

35,325

     

139,942

     

152,641

     

86,078

     

230,490

     

33,650

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

56,331

     

474,546

     

453,412

     

113,566

     

549,393

     

72,670

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2013

   

270,625

     

2,941,907

     

3,073,133

     

281,613

     

1,336,527

     

163,003

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

26,383

     

54,600

     

54,616

     

2,902

     

32,483

     

41

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

18,630

     

36,405

     

44,312

     

1,739

     

36,921

     

4,474

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

(10,739

)

   

(2,374

)

   

17,861

     

(24,847

)

   

83,750

     

11,142

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

34,274

     

88,631

     

116,789

     

(20,206

)

   

153,154

     

15,657

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

69,529

     

310,573

     

442,842

     

113,758

     

332,291

     

38,865

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(25,413

)

   

(215,003

)

   

(278,477

)

   

(30,544

)

   

(108,659

)

   

(14,013

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

1,145,318

     

369,124

     

249,808

     

28,480

     

(61,548

)

   

94,963

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

1,189,434

     

464,694

     

414,173

     

111,694

     

162,084

     

119,815

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

1,223,708

     

553,325

     

530,962

     

91,488

     

315,238

     

135,472

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

$

1,494,333

   

$

3,495,232

   

$

3,604,095

   

$

373,101

   

$

1,651,765

   

$

298,475

   


M-23



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Statements of changes in net assets (continued)

Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2014

    LVIP
Mondrian
International
Value
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Money
Market
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
SSgA
Bond
Index
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
SSgA
Conservative
Index
Allocation
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
SSgA
Conservative
Structured
Allocation
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
SSgA
Developed
International
150
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
SSgA
Emerging
Markets
100
Standard
Class
Subaccount
 

NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 2013

 

$

672,952

   

$

7,230,080

   

$

387,017

   

$

315,182

   

$

1,047

   

$

18,024

   

$

143,247

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

14,188

     

(43,386

)

   

6,856

     

1,368

     

66

     

588

     

3,760

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

6,115

     

     

636

     

6,344

     

7

     

1,224

     

(5,748

)

 

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

118,711

     

     

(19,540

)

   

7,253

     

100

     

2,169

     

(1,009

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

139,014

     

(43,386

)

   

(12,048

)

   

14,965

     

173

     

3,981

     

(2,997

)

 

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

55,430

     

3,929,302

     

93,242

     

1,435

     

3,541

     

21,524

     

107,947

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(81,762

)

   

(946,030

)

   

(63,478

)

   

(15,498

)

   

(855

)

   

(13,984

)

   

(53,797

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

7,379

     

(2,377,604

)

   

(454

)

   

(142,640

)

   

87

     

196

     

8,255

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

(18,953

)

   

605,668

     

29,310

     

(156,703

)

   

2,773

     

7,736

     

62,405

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

120,061

     

562,282

     

17,262

     

(141,738

)

   

2,946

     

11,717

     

59,408

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2013

   

793,013

     

7,792,362

     

404,279

     

173,444

     

3,993

     

29,741

     

202,655

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

30,412

     

(29,355

)

   

4,945

     

2,029

     

115

     

1,870

     

5,718

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

25,849

     

     

1,980

     

3,308

     

86

     

1,585

     

(1,718

)

 

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

(81,572

)

   

     

14,535

     

622

     

32

     

(4,344

)

   

(11,913

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

(25,311

)

   

(29,355

)

   

21,460

     

5,959

     

233

     

(889

)

   

(7,913

)

 

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

79,112

     

526,272

     

31,235

     

223

     

2,430

     

24,635

     

30,202

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(43,415

)

   

(4,495,155

)

   

(32,611

)

   

(8,588

)

   

(974

)

   

(5,093

)

   

(11,661

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

34,339

     

(485,116

)

   

(87,850

)

   

(30,181

)

   

59

     

18,123

     

6,414

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

70,036

     

(4,453,999

)

   

(89,226

)

   

(38,546

)

   

1,515

     

37,665

     

24,955

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

44,725

     

(4,483,354

)

   

(67,766

)

   

(32,587

)

   

1,748

     

36,776

     

17,042

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

$

837,738

   

$

3,309,008

   

$

336,513

   

$

140,857

   

$

5,741

   

$

66,517

   

$

219,697

   

See accompanying notes.
M-24



    LVIP
SSgA
Global
Tactical
Allocation
RPM
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
SSgA
International
Index
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
SSgA
Large
Cap 100
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
SSgA
Moderate
Index
Allocation
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
SSgA
Moderate
Structured
Allocation
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
SSgA
Moderately
Aggressive
Index
Allocation
Standard
Class
Subaccount
 

NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 2013

 

$

1,055,708

   

$

18,075

   

$

233,869

   

$

98,667

   

$

270,328

   

$

87,279

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

11,307

     

736

     

6,909

     

3,653

     

9,606

     

2,103

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

33,124

     

268

     

23,793

     

1,170

     

9,387

     

1,369

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

34,934

     

4,646

     

58,020

     

17,680

     

26,292

     

15,482

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

79,365

     

5,650

     

88,722

     

22,503

     

45,285

     

18,954

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

109,067

     

8,989

     

72,715

     

218,392

     

198,589

     

85,730

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(50,569

)

   

(2,526

)

   

(24,214

)

   

(42,167

)

   

(51,472

)

   

(25,860

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

(408,569

)

   

26,732

     

655

     

25,135

     

17,632

     

21,398

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

(350,071

)

   

33,195

     

49,156

     

201,360

     

164,749

     

81,268

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

(270,706

)

   

38,845

     

137,878

     

223,863

     

210,034

     

100,222

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2013

   

785,002

     

56,920

     

371,747

     

322,530

     

480,362

     

187,501

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

18,443

     

1,501

     

9,337

     

6,286

     

15,289

     

4,046

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

3,763

     

1,102

     

27,358

     

3,829

     

11,375

     

3,439

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

7,017

     

(6,724

)

   

21,979

     

3,846

     

1,336

     

(753

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

29,223

     

(4,121

)

   

58,674

     

13,961

     

28,000

     

6,732

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

121,751

     

11,616

     

63,751

     

112,858

     

212,432

     

60,988

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(54,082

)

   

(3,679

)

   

(29,074

)

   

(49,210

)

   

(86,661

)

   

(28,977

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

127,474

     

2,754

     

(26,380

)

   

11,828

     

944

     

9,663

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

195,143

     

10,691

     

8,297

     

75,476

     

126,715

     

41,674

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

224,366

     

6,570

     

66,971

     

89,437

     

154,715

     

48,406

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

$

1,009,368

   

$

63,490

   

$

438,718

   

$

411,967

   

$

635,077

   

$

235,907

   


M-25



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Statements of changes in net assets (continued)

Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2014

    LVIP
SSgA
Moderately
Aggressive
Structured
Allocation
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
SSgA
S&P 500
Index
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
SSgA
Small-Cap
Index
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
SSgA
Small-Mid
Cap 200
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
T. Rowe Price
Growth
Stock
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
T. Rowe Price
Structured
Mid-Cap
Growth
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Templeton
Growth RPM
Standard
Class
Subaccount
 

NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 2013

 

$

25,460

   

$

676,593

   

$

96,282

   

$

36,590

   

$

267,443

   

$

342,524

   

$

75,482

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

10,486

     

15,409

     

597

     

3,658

     

(1,705

)

   

(2,578

)

   

1,034

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

798

     

26,571

     

15,464

     

11,278

     

11,009

     

13,138

     

1,500

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

13,342

     

217,498

     

35,289

     

8,377

     

94,399

     

121,148

     

15,752

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

24,626

     

259,478

     

51,350

     

23,313

     

103,703

     

131,708

     

18,286

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

333,925

     

304,054

     

71,018

     

97,089

     

42,024

     

117,885

     

42,658

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(32,908

)

   

(100,323

)

   

(14,704

)

   

(10,598

)

   

(22,980

)

   

(16,526

)

   

(14,542

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

131,039

     

234,929

     

7,688

     

15,292

     

(18,136

)

   

942

     

6,296

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

432,056

     

438,660

     

64,002

     

101,783

     

908

     

102,301

     

34,412

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

456,682

     

698,138

     

115,352

     

125,096

     

104,611

     

234,009

     

52,698

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2013

   

482,142

     

1,374,731

     

211,634

     

161,686

     

372,054

     

576,533

     

128,180

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

26,804

     

25,370

     

1,011

     

6,537

     

(2,175

)

   

(1,681

)

   

1,622

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

12,686

     

55,475

     

15,074

     

7,865

     

20,742

     

155,367

     

1,535

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

(15,397

)

   

103,900

     

(5,070

)

   

(5,641

)

   

14,628

     

(123,572

)

   

(7,826

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

24,093

     

184,745

     

11,015

     

8,761

     

33,195

     

30,114

     

(4,669

)

 

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

198,669

     

222,460

     

53,736

     

56,542

     

37,654

     

34,367

     

44,191

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(36,356

)

   

(96,268

)

   

(16,311

)

   

(12,748

)

   

(17,785

)

   

(20,097

)

   

(14,756

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

368,144

     

63,276

     

7,597

     

7,030

     

43,062

     

(383,213

)

   

7,456

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

530,457

     

189,468

     

45,022

     

50,824

     

62,931

     

(368,943

)

   

36,891

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

554,550

     

374,213

     

56,037

     

59,585

     

96,126

     

(338,829

)

   

32,222

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

$

1,036,692

   

$

1,748,944

   

$

267,671

   

$

221,271

   

$

468,180

   

$

237,704

   

$

160,402

   

See accompanying notes.
M-26



    LVIP
UBS
Large Cap
Growth RPM
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Vanguard
Domestic
Equity ETF
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  LVIP
Vanguard
International
Equity ETF
Standard
Class
Subaccount
  M Capital
Appreciation
Subaccount
  M International
Equity
Subaccount
  M Large Cap
Growth
Subaccount
 

NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 2013

 

$

182,286

   

$

9,699

   

$

9,791

   

$

2,650

   

$

4,017

   

$

4,996

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

(1,012

)

   

369

     

2,390

     

(16

)

   

91

     

4

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

4,299

     

425

     

662

     

408

     

65

     

517

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

42,741

     

5,861

     

10,297

     

608

     

583

     

1,396

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

46,028

     

6,655

     

13,349

     

1,000

     

739

     

1,917

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

15,068

     

30,489

     

137,656

     

581

     

871

     

1,162

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(15,792

)

   

(5,564

)

   

(13,625

)

   

(191

)

   

(280

)

   

(375

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

3,413

     

8,193

     

(700

)

   

(461

)

   

(187

)

   

(215

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

2,689

     

33,118

     

123,331

     

(71

)

   

404

     

572

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

48,717

     

39,773

     

136,680

     

929

     

1,143

     

2,489

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2013

   

231,003

     

49,472

     

146,471

     

3,579

     

5,160

     

7,485

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

(1,153

)

   

1,045

     

2,545

     

(20

)

   

116

     

(36

)

 

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

6,924

     

1,384

     

433

     

493

     

21

     

1,310

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

5,503

     

4,036

     

(12,743

)

   

(17

)

   

(626

)

   

(512

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

11,274

     

6,465

     

(9,765

)

   

456

     

(489

)

   

762

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

12,271

     

19,835

     

14,034

     

581

     

872

     

1,164

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(16,657

)

   

(6,865

)

   

(7,106

)

   

(188

)

   

(275

)

   

(378

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

(264

)

   

8,613

     

24,171

     

114

     

692

     

(235

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

(4,650

)

   

21,583

     

31,099

     

507

     

1,289

     

551

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

6,624

     

28,048

     

21,334

     

963

     

800

     

1,313

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

$

237,627

   

$

77,520

   

$

167,805

   

$

4,542

   

$

5,960

   

$

8,798

   


M-27



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Statements of changes in net assets (continued)

Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2014

    M Large Cap
Value
Subaccount
  MFS VIT
Core Equity
Initial
Class
Subaccount
  MFS VIT
Growth
Initial
Class
Subaccount
  MFS VIT
Total
Return
Initial
Class
Subaccount
  MFS VIT
Utilities
Initial
Class
Subaccount
  NB AMT
Large Cap
Value I
Class
Subaccount
  NB AMT
Mid Cap
Growth I
Class
Subaccount
 

NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 2013

 

$

5,093

   

$

1,739

   

$

645,320

   

$

1,173,837

   

$

916,299

   

$

123,153

   

$

1,180,974

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

135

     

26

     

(1,571

)

   

15,823

     

18,758

     

1,148

     

(6,683

)

 

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

736

     

28

     

46,919

     

33,355

     

44,175

     

2,421

     

217,675

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

888

     

804

     

159,836

     

162,286

     

126,398

     

33,541

     

149,389

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

1,759

     

858

     

205,184

     

211,464

     

189,331

     

37,110

     

360,381

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

1,162

     

2,177

     

67,622

     

104,124

     

124,695

     

1,165

     

49,245

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(377

)

   

(281

)

   

(62,152

)

   

(181,885

)

   

(100,513

)

   

(5,494

)

   

(85,317

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

(372

)

   

     

(41,244

)

   

52,795

     

96,907

     

(2,960

)

   

(70,797

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

413

     

1,896

     

(35,774

)

   

(24,966

)

   

121,089

     

(7,289

)

   

(106,869

)

 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

2,172

     

2,754

     

169,410

     

186,498

     

310,420

     

29,821

     

253,512

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2013

   

7,265

     

4,493

     

814,730

     

1,360,335

     

1,226,719

     

152,974

     

1,434,486

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

59

     

30

     

(2,808

)

   

18,135

     

21,868

     

621

     

(5,897

)

 

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

1,029

     

410

     

108,472

     

101,806

     

90,977

     

2,109

     

552,378

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

(418

)

   

163

     

(40,970

)

   

(16,340

)

   

37,044

     

11,461

     

(489,883

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

670

     

603

     

64,694

     

103,601

     

149,889

     

14,191

     

56,598

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

1,162

     

2,298

     

116,396

     

115,928

     

207,995

     

915

     

60,528

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(375

)

   

(360

)

   

(82,053

)

   

(161,619

)

   

(123,099

)

   

(5,675

)

   

(515,529

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

(86

)

   

     

(87,985

)

   

(15,871

)

   

(26,146

)

   

803

     

(1,478

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

701

     

1,938

     

(53,642

)

   

(61,562

)

   

58,750

     

(3,957

)

   

(456,479

)

 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

1,371

     

2,541

     

11,052

     

42,039

     

208,639

     

10,234

     

(399,881

)

 

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

$

8,636

   

$

7,034

   

$

825,782

   

$

1,402,374

   

$

1,435,358

   

$

163,208

   

$

1,034,605

   

See accompanying notes.
M-28



    NB AMT
Mid Cap
Intrinsic
Value I
Class
Subaccount
  PIMCO
VIT
Commodity-
RealReturn
Strategy
Administrative
Class
Subaccount
  Putnam
VT
Global
Health Care
Class IB
Subaccount
  Putnam
VT
Growth &
Income
Class IB
Subaccount
  Templeton
Foreign
VIP
Class 1
Subaccount
  Templeton
Foreign
VIP
Class 2
Subaccount
 

NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 2013

 

$

329,722

   

$

506,945

   

$

71,972

   

$

19,070

   

$

239,887

   

$

120,369

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

2,078

     

6,743

     

440

     

262

     

5,116

     

2,498

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

11,182

     

(9,177

)

   

3,767

     

109

     

2,773

     

2,920

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

96,809

     

(96,043

)

   

25,548

     

6,289

     

45,543

     

20,169

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

110,069

     

(98,477

)

   

29,755

     

6,660

     

53,432

     

25,587

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

23,942

     

224,565

     

5,354

     

271

     

19,372

     

9,327

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(31,797

)

   

(68,905

)

   

(3,732

)

   

(512

)

   

(22,138

)

   

(19,082

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

(21,689

)

   

185,373

     

(1,205

)

   

     

(1,050

)

   

(7,618

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

(29,544

)

   

341,033

     

417

     

(241

)

   

(3,816

)

   

(17,373

)

 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

80,525

     

242,556

     

30,172

     

6,419

     

49,616

     

8,214

   

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2013

   

410,247

     

749,501

     

102,144

     

25,489

     

289,503

     

128,583

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

2,347

     

(622

)

   

(401

)

   

230

     

4,307

     

1,807

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

62,197

     

(25,652

)

   

11,878

     

209

     

4,627

     

2,029

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

(9,997

)

   

(108,643

)

   

16,752

     

2,153

     

(42,137

)

   

(18,508

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
   

54,547

     

(134,917

)

   

28,229

     

2,592

     

(33,203

)

   

(14,672

)

 

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

27,712

     

133,409

     

4,437

     

184

     

18,068

     

11,102

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(24,219

)

   

(55,293

)

   

(4,391

)

   

(550

)

   

(23,120

)

   

(14,030

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

(12,040

)

   

(23,337

)

   

11,171

     

     

5,057

     

6,938

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   

(8,547

)

   

54,779

     

11,217

     

(366

)

   

5

     

4,010

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

46,000

     

(80,138

)

   

39,446

     

2,226

     

(33,198

)

   

(10,662

)

 

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

$

456,247

   

$

669,363

   

$

141,590

   

$

27,715

   

$

256,305

   

$

117,921

   


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Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Statements of changes in net assets (continued)

Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2014

    Templeton
Global
Bond VIP
Class 1
Subaccount
  Templeton
Growth
VIP
Class 1
Subaccount
  Templeton
Growth
VIP
Class 2
Subaccount
 

NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 2013

 

$

871,651

   

$

341,147

   

$

60,749

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

34,135

     

8,527

     

1,121

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

24,151

     

11,272

     

5,474

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

(46,573

)

   

80,437

     

6,324

   

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   

11,713

     

100,236

     

12,919

   

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

49,035

     

34,632

     

5,886

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(111,246

)

   

(29,631

)

   

(25,090

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

19,601

     

(24,624

)

   

(1,595

)

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM UNIT TRANSACTIONS

   

(42,610

)

   

(19,623

)

   

(20,799

)

 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

(30,897

)

   

80,613

     

(7,880

)

 

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2013

   

840,754

     

421,760

     

52,869

   

Changes From Operations:

 

• Net investment income (loss)

   

38,055

     

4,068

     

534

   

• Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

2,912

     

27,184

     

5,653

   

• Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments

   

(29,100

)

   

(44,490

)

   

(6,901

)

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   

11,867

     

(13,238

)

   

(714

)

 

Change From Unit Transactions:

 

• Contract purchases

   

54,966

     

24,144

     

6,815

   

• Contract withdrawals

   

(40,647

)

   

(45,306

)

   

(9,837

)

 

• Contract transfers

   

6,413

     

4,206

     

(12,072

)

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM UNIT TRANSACTIONS

   

20,732

     

(16,956

)

   

(15,094

)

 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

32,599

     

(30,194

)

   

(15,808

)

 

NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

$

873,353

   

$

391,566

   

$

37,061

   

See accompanying notes.
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Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Notes to financial statements

December 31, 2014

1. Accounting Policies and Variable Account Information

The Variable Account: Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M (the Variable Account) is a segregated investment account of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York (the Company) and is registered as a unit investment trust with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The operations of the Variable Account, which commenced on May 18, 1999, are part of the operations of the Company. The Variable Account consists of fifteen products as follows:

• VUL-I
• Lincoln VULCV
• Lincoln VULCV-II
• Lincoln VULCV-III
• Lincoln VULCV-IV
• Lincoln VULDB
• Lincoln VULDB-II
• Lincoln VULDB-IV
• Lincoln VULONE
  • Lincoln Momentum VULONE
• Lincoln VULONE 2005
• Lincoln Momentum VULONE 2005
• Lincoln VULONE 2007
• Lincoln AssetEdge VUL
• Lincoln VULONE 2010
 

The assets of the Variable Account are owned by the Company. The Variable Account's assets support the variable life policies and may not be used to satisfy liabilities arising from any other business of the Company.

Basis of Presentation: The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for unit investment trusts.

Accounting Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions affecting the reported amounts as of the date of the financial statements. Those estimates are inherently subject to change and actual results could differ from those estimates. Included among the material (or potentially material) reported amounts that require use of estimates is the fair value of certain assets.

Investments: The assets of the Variable Account are divided into variable subaccounts, each of which may be invested in shares of one of one hundred twenty-three mutual funds (the Funds) of eighteen diversified, open-ended management investment companies, each Fund with its own investment objective. The Funds are:

AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (ABVPSF):

ABVPSF Global Thematic Growth Class A Portfolio

ABVPSF Growth and Income Class A Portfolio

ABVPSF International Value Class A Portfolio

ABVPSF Large Cap Growth Class A Portfolio

ABVPSF Small/Mid Cap Value Class A Portfolio

American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. (American Century VP):

American Century VP Inflation Protection Class I Portfolio

American Funds Insurance Series (American Funds):

American Funds Global Growth Class 2 Fund

American Funds Global Small Capitalization Class 2 Fund

American Funds Growth Class 2 Fund

American Funds Growth-Income Class 2 Fund

American Funds International Class 2 Fund

BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc. (BlackRock):

BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Class I Fund

Delaware VIP Trust (Delaware VIP):

Delaware VIP Diversified Income Standard Class Series

Delaware VIP Emerging Markets Standard Class Series

Delaware VIP High Yield Standard Class Series

Delaware VIP Limited-Term Diversified Income Standard Class Series

Delaware VIP REIT Standard Class Series

Delaware VIP Small Cap Value Standard Class Series

Delaware VIP Smid Cap Growth Standard Class Series

Delaware VIP U.S. Growth Standard Class Series

Delaware VIP Value Standard Class Series

Deutsche Variable Series II (Deutsche):

Deutsche Alternative Asset Allocation VIP Class A Portfolio

Deutsche Investments VIT Funds (Deutsche):

Deutsche Equity 500 Index VIP Class A Portfolio

Deutsche Small Cap Index VIP Class A Portfolio

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund (Fidelity VIP):

Fidelity VIP Asset Manager Initial Class Portfolio

Fidelity VIP Contrafund Service Class Portfolio

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Initial Class Portfolio

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Service Class Portfolio

Fidelity VIP Growth Service Class Portfolio

Fidelity VIP Growth Opportunities Service Class Portfolio

Fidelity VIP High Income Service Class Portfolio

Fidelity VIP Investment Grade Bond Initial Class Portfolio

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Service Class Portfolio

Fidelity VIP Overseas Service Class Portfolio

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust:

Franklin Income VIP Class 1 Fund

Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Class 1 Fund

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Class 1 Fund

Templeton Foreign VIP Class 1 Fund

Templeton Foreign VIP Class 2 Fund

Templeton Global Bond VIP Class 1 Fund

Templeton Growth VIP Class 1 Fund

Templeton Growth VIP Class 2 Fund

Invesco Variable Insurance Funds, Inc. (Invesco V.I.):

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Series I Fund

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series I Fund

Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Series I Fund

Invesco V.I. International Growth Series I Fund


M-31



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Notes to financial statements (continued)

1. Accounting Policies and Variable Account Information (continued)

Janus Aspen Series:

Janus Aspen Balanced Institutional Class Portfolio

Janus Aspen Balanced Service Class Portfolio

Janus Aspen Enterprise Service Class Portfolio

Janus Aspen Global Research Institutional Class Portfolio

Janus Aspen Global Research Service Class Portfolio

Janus Aspen Global Technology Service Class Portfolio

Legg Mason Partners Variable Equity Trust:

ClearBridge Variable Mid Cap Core Class I Portfolio**

Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust (LVIP)*:

LVIP Baron Growth Opportunities Standard Class Fund

LVIP Baron Growth Opportunities Service Class Fund

LVIP BlackRock Emerging Markets RPM Standard Class Fund

LVIP BlackRock Equity Dividend RPM Standard Class Fund

LVIP BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Standard Class Fund

LVIP Capital Growth Standard Class Fund

LVIP Clarion Global Real Estate Standard Class Fund

LVIP Columbia Small-Mid Cap Growth RPM Standard Class Fund

LVIP Delaware Bond Standard Class Fund

LVIP Delaware Diversified Floating Rate Standard Class Fund

LVIP Delaware Foundation Aggressive Allocation Standard Class Fund

LVIP Delaware Growth and Income Standard Class Fund

LVIP Delaware Social Awareness Standard Class Fund

LVIP Delaware Special Opportunities Standard Class Fund

LVIP Dimensional Non-U.S. Equity RPM Standard Class Fund

LVIP Dimensional U.S. Equity RPM Standard Class Fund

LVIP Dimensional/Vanguard Total Bond Standard Class Fund

LVIP Global Income Standard Class Fund

LVIP Invesco Diversified Equity Income RPM Standard Class Fund**

LVIP JPMorgan High Yield Standard Class Fund

LVIP JPMorgan Mid Cap Value RPM Standard Class Fund

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2010 Standard Class Fund**

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2020 Standard Class Fund

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2030 Standard Class Fund

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2040 Standard Class Fund

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Conservative Standard Class Fund

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Growth Standard Class Fund

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Moderate Standard Class Fund

LVIP MFS International Growth Standard Class Fund

LVIP MFS Value Standard Class Fund

LVIP Mid-Cap Value Standard Class Fund

LVIP Mondrian International Value Standard Class Fund

LVIP Money Market Standard Class Fund

LVIP Multi-Manager Global Equity RPM Standard Class Fund**

LVIP SSgA Bond Index Standard Class Fund

LVIP SSgA Conservative Index Allocation Standard Class Fund

LVIP SSgA Conservative Structured Allocation Standard Class Fund

LVIP SSgA Developed International 150 Standard Class Fund

LVIP SSgA Emerging Markets 100 Standard Class Fund

LVIP SSgA Global Tactical Allocation RPM Standard Class Fund

LVIP SSgA International Index Standard Class Fund

LVIP SSgA Large Cap 100 Standard Class Fund

LVIP SSgA Moderate Index Allocation Standard Class Fund

LVIP SSgA Moderate Structured Allocation Standard Class Fund

LVIP SSgA Moderately Aggressive Index Allocation Standard Class Fund

LVIP SSgA Moderately Aggressive Structured Allocation Standard Class Fund

LVIP SSgA S&P 500 Index Standard Class Fund

LVIP SSgA Small-Cap Index Standard Class Fund

LVIP SSgA Small-Mid Cap 200 Standard Class Fund

LVIP T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Standard Class Fund

LVIP T. Rowe Price Structured Mid-Cap Growth Standard Class Fund

LVIP Templeton Growth RPM Standard Class Fund

LVIP UBS Large Cap Growth RPM Standard Class Fund

LVIP Vanguard Domestic Equity ETF Standard Class Fund

LVIP Vanguard International Equity ETF Standard Class Fund

LVIP VIP Mid Cap RPM Standard Class Fund**

M Fund, Inc. (M):

M Capital Appreciation Fund

M International Equity Fund

M Large Cap Growth Fund

M Large Cap Value Fund


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Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Notes to financial statements (continued)

1. Accounting Policies and Variable Account Information (continued)

MFS Variable Insurance Trust (MFS VIT):

MFS VIT Core Equity Initial Class Series

MFS VIT Growth Initial Class Series

MFS VIT Total Return Initial Class Series

MFS VIT Utilities Initial Class Series

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (NB AMT):

NB AMT Large Cap Value I Class Portfolio

NB AMT Mid Cap Growth I Class Portfolio

NB AMT Mid Cap Intrinsic Value I Class Portfolio

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust (PIMCO VIT):

PIMCO VIT CommodityRealReturn Strategy Administrative Class Fund

Putnam Variable Trust (Putnam VT):

Putnam VT Global Health Care Class IB Fund

Putnam VT Growth & Income Class IB Fund

*  Denotes an affiliate of the Company.

**  Available fund with no money invested at December 31, 2014.

Investments in the Funds are stated at fair value as determined by the closing net asset value per share on December 31, 2014. The difference between cost and net asset value is reflected as unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments.

The Variable Account's investments in the Funds are valued in accordance with the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure Topic of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (Topic). The Topic defines fair value as the price that the Variable Account would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Topic also establishes a framework for measuring fair value and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity's own assessment regarding the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The Variable Account's investments in the Funds are assigned a level based

upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

Level 1 - inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices in active markets

Level 2 - inputs to the valuation methodology are observable, directly or indirectly

Level 3 - inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and reflect assumptions on the part of the reporting entity

The Variable Account's investments in the Funds are valued within the fair value hierarchy as Level 2. Net asset value is quoted by the Funds as derived by the fair value of the Funds' underlying investments. The Funds are not considered Level 1 as they are not traded in the open market; rather the Company sells and redeems shares at net asset value with the Funds.

Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. The cost of investments sold is determined by the average cost method.

ASU 2013-08, Amendments to the Scope, Measurement, and Disclosure Requirements (Topic 946, Investment Companies) provides accounting guidance for assessing whether an entity is an investment company; considering the entity's purpose and design to determine whether the entity is an investment company. The standard also adds additional disclosure requirements regarding contractually required commitments to investees. Management has evaluated the criteria in the standard and concluded that the Variable Account qualifies as an investment company and therefore will continue to apply the accounting requirements of ASC 946. The adoption of this ASU did not have an effect on our financial condition and results of operations

Dividends: Dividends paid to the Variable Account are automatically reinvested in shares of the Funds on the payable date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Federal Income Taxes: Operations of the Variable Account form a part of and are taxed with operations of the Company, which is taxed as a "life insurance company" under the Internal Revenue Code. The Variable Account will not be taxed as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended. Under current federal income tax law, no federal income taxes are payable or receivable with respect to the Variable Account's net investment income and the net realized gain (loss) on investments.

Investment Fund Changes: During 2013, the LVIP BlackRock Emerging Markets RPM Standard Class Fund became available as an investment option for account contract owners. Accordingly, for the subaccount that commenced operations during 2013, the 2013 statements of changes in net assets and total return and investment income ratios in note 3 are for the period from the commencement of operations to December 31, 2013.


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Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Notes to financial statements (continued)

1. Accounting Policies and Variable Account Information (continued)

Also during 2013, the following funds changed their names:

Previous Fund Name

 

New Fund Name

 

Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Franchise Series I Fund

 

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Series I Fund

 

Janus Aspen Series Worldwide Institutional Class Portfolio

 

Janus Aspen Global Research Institutional Class Portfolio

 

Janus Aspen Series Worldwide Service Class Portfolio

 

Janus Aspen Global Research Service Class Portfolio

 

LVIP Dimensional Non-U.S. Equity Standard Class Fund

 

LVIP Dimensional Non-U.S. Equity RPM Standard Class Fund

 

LVIP Dimensional U.S. Equity Standard Class Fund

 

LVIP Dimensional U.S. Equity RPM Standard Class Fund

 

LVIP Protected Profile 2010 Standard Class Fund

 

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2010 Standard Class Fund

 

LVIP Protected Profile 2020 Standard Class Fund

 

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2020 Standard Class Fund

 

LVIP Protected Profile 2030 Standard Class Fund

 

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2030 Standard Class Fund

 

LVIP Protected Profile 2040 Standard Class Fund

 

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2040 Standard Class Fund

 

LVIP Protected Profile Conservative Standard Class Fund

 

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Conservative Standard Class Fund

 

LVIP Protected Profile Growth Standard Class Fund

 

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Growth Standard Class Fund

 

LVIP Protected Profile Moderate Standard Class Fund

 

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Moderate Standard Class Fund

 

M Business Opportunity Value Fund

 

M Large Cap Value Fund

 

During 2014, the following funds became available as investment options for account contract owners. Accordingly, for the subaccounts that commenced operations during 2014, the 2014 statements of operations and statements of changes in net assets and total return and investment income ratios in note 3 are for the period from the commencement of operations to December 31, 2014:

ClearBridge Variable Mid Cap Core Class I Portfolio

 

LVIP Multi-Manager Global Equity RPM Standard Class Fund

 

LVIP Invesco Diversified Equity Income RPM Standard Class Fund

 

LVIP VIP Mid Cap RPM Standard Class Fund

 

Also during 2014, the following funds changed their names:

Previous Fund Name

 

New Fund Name

 

FTVIPT Franklin Income Securities Class 1 Fund

 

Franklin Income VIP Class 1 Fund

 

FTVIPT Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Class 1 Fund

 

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Class 1 Fund

 

FTVIPT Mutual Shares Securities Class 1 Fund

 

Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Class 1 Fund

 

FTVIPT Templeton Foreign Securities Class 1 Fund

 

Templeton Foreign VIP Class 1 Fund

 

FTVIPT Templeton Foreign Securities Class 2 Fund

 

Templeton Foreign VIP Class 2 Fund

 

FTVIPT Templeton Global Bond Securities Class 1 Fund

 

Templeton Global Bond VIP Class 1 Fund

 

FTVIPT Templeton Growth Securities Class 1 Fund

 

Templeton Growth VIP Class 1 Fund

 

FTVIPT Templeton Growth Securities Class 2 Fund

 

Templeton Growth VIP Class 2 Fund

 

Also during 2014, the DWS Variable Series II (DWS) family of funds changed its name to the Deutsche Variable Series II (Deutsche) and the DWS Investments VIT Funds (DWS) family of funds changed its name to Deutsche Investments VIT Funds (Deutsche).

2. Mortality and Expense Guarantees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Amounts are paid to the Company for mortality and expense guarantees at a percentage of the current value of the Variable Account each day. The mortality and expense risk charges for each of the variable subaccounts are reported in the statement of operations. The rates are as follows for the fifteen policy types within the Variable Account:

•  VUL-I - annual rate of .80% for policy years one through twelve and .55% thereafter.

•  Lincoln VULCV - annual rate of .75% for policy years one through ten, .35% for policy years eleven through twenty and .20% thereafter.

•  Lincoln VULCV-II - annual rate of .75% for policy years one through ten, .35% for policy years eleven through twenty and .20% thereafter.

•  Lincoln VULCV-III - annual rate of .75% for policy years one through ten, .35% for policy years eleven through twenty and .20% thereafter.

•  Lincoln VULCV-IV - annual rate of .60% for policy years one through ten and .20% thereafter.

•  Lincoln VULDB - annual rate of .90% for policy years one through nineteen and .20% thereafter.

•  Lincoln VULDB-II - annual rate of .90% for policy years one through nineteen and .20% thereafter.

•  Lincoln VULDB-IV - annual rate of .90% for policy years one through nineteen and .20% thereafter.

•  Lincoln VULONE - annual rate of .50% for policy years one through ten and .20% thereafter.

•  Lincoln Momentum VULONE - annual rate of .50% for policy years one through ten and .20% thereafter.

•  Lincoln VULONE 2005 - annual rate of .50% for policy years one through ten and .20% thereafter.


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Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Notes to financial statements (continued)

2. Mortality and Expense Guarantees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (continued)

•  Lincoln Momentum VULONE 2005 - annual rate of .50% for policy years one through ten and .20% thereafter.

•  Lincoln VULONE 2007 - annual rate of .60% for policy years one through ten, .20% for policy years eleven through twenty and 0.00% thereafter.

•  Lincoln AssetEdge VUL - annual rate of .10% for policy years one through twenty and 0.00% thereafter for policies issued before 11/02/09. For policies issued on or after 11/02/09 an annual rate of .15% is charged for policy years one through fifteen and 0.00% thereafter.

•  Lincoln VULONE 2010. - annual rate of .60% for policy years one through ten, .20% for policy years eleven through twenty and 0.00% thereafter.

The Company deducts a premium load, based on product, to cover state taxes and federal income tax liabilities and a portion of the sales expenses incurred by the Company. Refer to the product prospectuses for the applicable rate. The premium loads for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, amounted to $610,310 and $906,871, respectively.

The Company charges a monthly administrative fee which varies by product and policy year. Refer to the product prospectus for applicable fees. This charge is for items such as premium billing and collection, policy value calculation, confirmations and periodic reports. Administrative fees for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, totaled $1,859,391 and $1,568,000, respectively.

The Company assumes responsibility for providing the insurance benefits included in the policy. On a monthly basis, a cost of insurance charge is deducted proportionately from the value of each variable subaccount and/or fixed account funding option. The fixed account is part of the general account of the Company and is not included in these financial statements. The cost of insurance charge depends on the attained age, risk classification, gender classification (in accordance with state law) and the current net amount at risk. The cost of insurance charges for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, amounted to $3,820,767 and $3,569,999, respectively.

Under certain circumstances, the Company reserves the right to charge a transfer fee of up to $25 for transfers between variable subaccounts. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, no transfer fees were deducted from the variable subaccounts.

The Company, upon full surrender of a policy, may assess a surrender charge. This charge is in part a deferred sales charge and in part a recovery of certain first year administrative costs. The amount of the surrender charge, if any, will depend on the amount of the death benefit, the amount of premium payments made during the first two policy years and the age of the policy. In no event will the surrender charge exceed the maximum allowed by state or federal law. No surrender charge is imposed on partial surrenders for Lincoln VULONE 2007, Lincoln AssetEdge VUL and Lincoln VULONE 2010. For all other products, an administrative fee of $25 (not to exceed 2% of the amount withdrawn) is imposed, allocated pro-rata among the variable subaccounts (and, where applicable, the fixed account) from which the partial surrender proceeds are taken. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, surrender charges and partial surrender administrative charges totaled $93,945 and $390,573, respectively.

Premium load, cost of insurance, administrative, surrender and transfer fees are included within Contract withdrawals on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

3. Financial Highlights

A summary of the fee rates, unit values, units outstanding, net assets and total return and investment income ratios for variable life contracts as of and for each year or period in the five years ended December 31, 2014, follows:

Subaccount

 

Year

  Commencement
Date(1)
  Minimum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Maximum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Minimum
Unit
Value(3)
  Maximum
Unit
Value(3)
  Units
Outstanding
 

Net Assets

  Minimum
Total
Return(4)
  Maximum
Total
Return(4)
  Investment
Income
Ratio(5)
 

ABVPSF Global Thematic Growth Class A

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

 

$

11.53

   

$

17.51

     

39,209

   

$

585,885

     

4.12

%

   

4.93

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.69

     

19.73

     

78,957

     

1,117,897

     

22.16

%

   

23.09

%

   

0.28

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.93

     

16.13

     

64,549

     

745,752

     

12.50

%

   

13.38

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

7.87

     

14.32

     

52,259

     

541,066

     

-23.92

%

   

-23.33

%

   

0.60

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.27

     

18.79

     

41,410

     

565,931

     

17.87

%

   

18.87

%

   

2.04

%

 


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Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Notes to financial statements (continued)

3. Financial Highlights (continued)

Subaccount

 

Year

  Commencement
Date(1)
  Minimum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Maximum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Minimum
Unit
Value(3)
  Maximum
Unit
Value(3)
  Units
Outstanding
 

Net Assets

  Minimum
Total
Return(4)
  Maximum
Total
Return(4)
  Investment
Income
Ratio(5)
 

ABVPSF Growth and Income Class A

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

 

$

14.00

   

$

23.81

     

42,722

   

$

848,524

     

8.56

%

   

9.38

%

   

1.04

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.85

     

23.89

     

64,674

     

1,194,801

     

33.76

%

   

34.76

%

   

1.27

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.58

     

17.83

     

56,026

     

770,618

     

16.47

%

   

17.35

%

   

1.64

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.20

     

15.29

     

50,136

     

605,368

     

5.36

%

   

6.20

%

   

1.35

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

7.75

     

14.49

     

47,833

     

551,128

     

12.08

%

   

13.09

%

   

0.00

%

 

ABVPSF International Value Class A

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

6.60

     

13.49

     

47,802

     

454,814

     

-7.05

%

   

-6.35

%

   

2.97

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

7.08

     

14.44

     

62,054

     

633,061

     

21.90

%

   

22.82

%

   

6.37

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

5.79

     

10.33

     

60,104

     

498,588

     

13.51

%

   

14.36

%

   

1.88

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

5.08

     

9.04

     

48,763

     

338,722

     

-19.98

%

   

-19.27

%

   

4.64

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

6.33

     

8.17

     

40,701

     

337,146

     

3.66

%

   

4.59

%

   

3.38

%

 

ABVPSF Large Cap Growth Class A

 
     

2014

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

16.78

     

22.64

     

7,289

     

131,816

     

13.12

%

   

13.78

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.83

     

20.02

     

8,551

     

137,511

     

36.12

%

   

36.87

%

   

0.07

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.34

     

15.43

     

9,798

     

120,127

     

15.33

%

   

15.98

%

   

0.30

%

 
     

2011

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.70

     

13.36

     

9,149

     

105,487

     

-3.91

%

   

-3.52

%

   

0.33

%

 
     

2010

         

0.50

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.14

     

13.88

     

8,966

     

108,899

     

9.11

%

   

9.55

%

   

0.48

%

 

ABVPSF Small/Mid Cap Value Class A

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

15.51

     

39.49

     

59,244

     

1,281,853

     

8.22

%

   

9.03

%

   

0.71

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.25

     

36.44

     

54,950

     

1,104,534

     

36.82

%

   

37.85

%

   

0.60

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.90

     

26.59

     

52,509

     

752,793

     

17.68

%

   

18.57

%

   

0.55

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.24

     

22.56

     

44,878

     

649,444

     

-9.21

%

   

-8.48

%

   

0.47

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.14

     

24.81

     

39,193

     

644,863

     

25.76

%

   

26.85

%

   

0.41

%

 

American Century VP Inflation Protection Class I

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.72

     

15.24

     

57,881

     

779,094

     

2.65

%

   

3.46

%

   

1.48

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.19

     

14.78

     

50,761

     

694,098

     

-9.04

%

   

-8.33

%

   

1.79

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.24

     

16.19

     

50,921

     

766,031

     

6.58

%

   

7.44

%

   

2.63

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.42

     

15.13

     

52,516

     

738,801

     

11.09

%

   

11.99

%

   

4.24

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.06

     

13.56

     

57,728

     

740,187

     

4.42

%

   

5.26

%

   

1.84

%

 

American Funds Global Growth Class 2

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.91

     

25.14

     

94,797

     

1,921,165

     

1.39

%

   

2.17

%

   

1.13

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.64

     

24.70

     

99,364

     

2,100,334

     

28.02

%

   

29.04

%

   

1.32

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.05

     

19.22

     

92,051

     

1,511,241

     

21.46

%

   

22.38

%

   

0.99

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.03

     

15.76

     

74,842

     

1,042,047

     

-9.71

%

   

-9.01

%

   

1.38

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.92

     

17.38

     

64,313

     

1,008,246

     

10.74

%

   

11.74

%

   

1.55

%

 

American Funds Global Small Capitalization Class 2

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.49

     

36.67

     

107,903

     

2,016,559

     

1.21

%

   

1.97

%

   

0.11

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.32

     

36.18

     

124,075

     

2,473,385

     

27.13

%

   

28.09

%

   

0.87

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.88

     

28.41

     

111,748

     

1,786,756

     

17.12

%

   

18.00

%

   

1.35

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

7.56

     

24.22

     

99,788

     

1,430,664

     

-19.87

%

   

-19.21

%

   

1.32

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.40

     

30.18

     

85,240

     

1,578,851

     

21.32

%

   

22.39

%

   

1.74

%

 

American Funds Growth Class 2

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.43

     

29.30

     

381,806

     

7,379,109

     

7.54

%

   

8.40

%

   

0.76

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.38

     

27.21

     

405,557

     

7,623,548

     

28.94

%

   

29.95

%

   

0.96

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.34

     

21.07

     

385,388

     

5,692,315

     

16.83

%

   

17.77

%

   

0.81

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.83

     

18.01

     

373,590

     

4,891,356

     

-5.14

%

   

-4.38

%

   

0.62

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.26

     

18.95

     

380,500

     

5,164,737

     

17.62

%

   

18.57

%

   

0.74

%

 

American Funds Growth-Income Class 2

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.41

     

27.11

     

409,677

     

7,740,872

     

9.64

%

   

10.53

%

   

1.38

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.10

     

24.69

     

342,412

     

6,124,453

     

32.30

%

   

33.36

%

   

1.40

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.87

     

18.63

     

335,267

     

4,554,797

     

16.43

%

   

17.36

%

   

1.67

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.46

     

15.98

     

321,220

     

3,831,681

     

-2.71

%

   

-1.94

%

   

1.60

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.66

     

16.40

     

305,129

     

3,792,386

     

10.43

%

   

11.34

%

   

1.52

%

 

American Funds International Class 2

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.87

     

28.04

     

256,064

     

4,000,853

     

-3.53

%

   

-2.75

%

   

1.35

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.18

     

29.02

     

254,075

     

4,317,235

     

20.55

%

   

21.51

%

   

1.42

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.20

     

24.04

     

221,936

     

3,421,511

     

16.85

%

   

17.79

%

   

1.61

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

7.81

     

20.54

     

183,504

     

2,592,527

     

-14.74

%

   

-14.05

%

   

1.85

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.09

     

24.05

     

160,200

     

2,728,011

     

6.27

%

   

7.13

%

   

2.14

%

 


M-36



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Notes to financial statements (continued)

3. Financial Highlights (continued)

Subaccount

 

Year

  Commencement
Date(1)
  Minimum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Maximum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Minimum
Unit
Value(3)
  Maximum
Unit
Value(3)
  Units
Outstanding
 

Net Assets

  Minimum
Total
Return(4)
  Maximum
Total
Return(4)
  Investment
Income
Ratio(5)
 

BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Class I

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

 

$

11.94

   

$

15.99

     

198,974

   

$

2,966,847

     

1.19

%

   

1.96

%

   

2.37

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.73

     

15.68

     

170,480

     

2,494,754

     

13.73

%

   

14.58

%

   

1.28

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.72

     

13.69

     

138,330

     

1,781,916

     

9.29

%

   

10.23

%

   

2.58

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.31

     

12.42

     

59,121

     

703,733

     

-4.36

%

   

-3.54

%

   

2.79

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.70

     

12.76

     

37,390

     

474,129

     

9.07

%

   

9.40

%

   

1.48

%

 

Delaware VIP Diversified Income Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.75

     

18.84

     

124,883

     

1,914,165

     

4.37

%

   

5.20

%

   

2.21

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.80

     

17.98

     

108,170

     

1,655,108

     

-2.15

%

   

-1.35

%

   

2.25

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.76

     

18.30

     

100,818

     

1,622,679

     

6.23

%

   

7.09

%

   

3.12

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.01

     

17.16

     

89,383

     

1,366,888

     

5.44

%

   

6.27

%

   

3.84

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.69

     

16.21

     

75,462

     

1,129,048

     

7.09

%

   

7.94

%

   

4.54

%

 

Delaware VIP Emerging Markets Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.25

     

44.24

     

117,847

     

1,895,006

     

-8.88

%

   

-8.14

%

   

0.70

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.10

     

48.55

     

126,344

     

2,486,616

     

9.15

%

   

10.04

%

   

1.65

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.20

     

44.48

     

117,681

     

2,078,791

     

13.42

%

   

14.34

%

   

0.95

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.05

     

39.22

     

80,135

     

1,472,084

     

-20.50

%

   

-19.86

%

   

2.02

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.04

     

49.33

     

67,914

     

1,827,002

     

17.43

%

   

18.38

%

   

0.65

%

 

Delaware VIP High Yield Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.97

     

29.62

     

69,449

     

1,241,702

     

-1.18

%

   

-0.41

%

   

6.62

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.25

     

30.47

     

65,510

     

1,272,465

     

8.24

%

   

9.12

%

   

7.28

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.13

     

28.10

     

63,330

     

1,174,624

     

16.77

%

   

17.72

%

   

8.48

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.18

     

24.03

     

56,887

     

991,286

     

1.46

%

   

2.27

%

   

9.07

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.43

     

23.65

     

53,993

     

939,073

     

14.28

%

   

15.23

%

   

7.66

%

 

Delaware VIP Limited-Term Diversified Income Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.08

     

13.17

     

92,517

     

1,043,312

     

0.78

%

   

1.60

%

   

1.59

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.21

     

13.02

     

74,240

     

828,924

     

-1.95

%

   

-1.17

%

   

1.52

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.72

     

13.22

     

50,367

     

598,864

     

1.85

%

   

2.65

%

   

1.69

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.99

     

12.93

     

31,485

     

374,035

     

1.99

%

   

2.76

%

   

1.82

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.62

     

12.63

     

17,267

     

206,369

     

3.50

%

   

4.43

%

   

2.23

%

 

Delaware VIP REIT Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.11

     

38.28

     

78,129

     

1,649,719

     

28.30

%

   

29.27

%

   

1.35

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.81

     

29.83

     

75,114

     

1,339,968

     

1.23

%

   

1.99

%

   

1.52

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.61

     

29.47

     

66,407

     

1,240,350

     

15.89

%

   

16.78

%

   

1.44

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.26

     

27.78

     

65,341

     

1,098,678

     

9.96

%

   

10.80

%

   

1.57

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.24

     

25.22

     

63,369

     

996,824

     

25.85

%

   

26.35

%

   

2.73

%

 

Delaware VIP Small Cap Value Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.85

     

37.35

     

114,079

     

2,248,673

     

4.92

%

   

5.82

%

   

0.55

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.07

     

35.55

     

110,465

     

2,176,689

     

32.31

%

   

33.39

%

   

0.68

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.33

     

29.92

     

98,683

     

1,481,764

     

12.88

%

   

13.78

%

   

0.55

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.01

     

26.48

     

87,350

     

1,387,432

     

-2.22

%

   

-1.45

%

   

0.51

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.21

     

27.06

     

71,604

     

1,414,000

     

31.09

%

   

31.61

%

   

0.62

%

 

Delaware VIP Smid Cap Growth Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.79

     

33.47

     

72,206

     

1,440,083

     

2.22

%

   

2.99

%

   

0.07

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.56

     

34.80

     

68,940

     

1,462,262

     

40.06

%

   

41.11

%

   

0.02

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.35

     

24.81

     

66,244

     

1,015,118

     

10.03

%

   

10.86

%

   

0.23

%

 
     

2011

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.63

     

22.52

     

53,287

     

843,893

     

7.16

%

   

7.75

%

   

0.95

%

 
     

2010

   

10/8/10

   

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.91

     

20.98

     

55,045

     

785,041

     

13.54

%

   

13.68

%

   

0.00

%

 

Delaware VIP U.S. Growth Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

16.14

     

24.82

     

40,318

     

838,048

     

11.77

%

   

12.65

%

   

0.20

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

16.43

     

24.04

     

29,183

     

592,729

     

33.55

%

   

34.59

%

   

0.32

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.21

     

17.97

     

21,997

     

346,105

     

15.19

%

   

16.09

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.52

     

15.58

     

11,509

     

162,547

     

6.66

%

   

7.50

%

   

0.25

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.94

     

14.59

     

10,260

     

134,057

     

12.88

%

   

13.48

%

   

0.08

%

 

Delaware VIP Value Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.83

     

30.41

     

68,742

     

1,440,008

     

12.97

%

   

13.82

%

   

1.66

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.08

     

26.87

     

66,184

     

1,277,632

     

32.49

%

   

33.49

%

   

1.76

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.85

     

20.25

     

63,564

     

997,441

     

13.70

%

   

14.56

%

   

2.19

%

 
     

2011

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.63

     

17.79

     

58,506

     

788,547

     

8.56

%

   

9.38

%

   

1.86

%

 
     

2010

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

7.93

     

16.36

     

54,403

     

687,096

     

14.59

%

   

15.06

%

   

2.33

%

 


M-37



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Notes to financial statements (continued)

3. Financial Highlights (continued)

Subaccount

 

Year

  Commencement
Date(1)
  Minimum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Maximum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Minimum
Unit
Value(3)
  Maximum
Unit
Value(3)
  Units
Outstanding
 

Net Assets

  Minimum
Total
Return(4)
  Maximum
Total
Return(4)
  Investment
Income
Ratio(5)
 

Deutsche Alternative Asset Allocation VIP Class A

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.60

%

 

$

12.38

   

$

14.50

     

20,146

   

$

266,084

     

2.83

%

   

3.40

%

   

1.52

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.60

%

   

12.03

     

14.02

     

12,456

     

159,483

     

0.31

%

   

0.87

%

   

1.14

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.60

%

   

11.99

     

13.90

     

2,949

     

38,889

     

9.06

%

   

9.80

%

   

3.28

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.60

%

   

11.56

     

12.66

     

4,911

     

60,633

     

-3.45

%

   

-2.96

%

   

1.30

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.60

%

   

12.94

     

12.94

     

2,479

     

31,878

     

11.80

%

   

11.80

%

   

0.26

%

 

Deutsche Equity 500 Index VIP Class A

 
     

2014

         

0.20

%

   

0.90

%

   

16.29

     

24.12

     

163,140

     

2,966,209

     

12.37

%

   

12.99

%

   

1.77

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.48

     

23.29

     

161,425

     

2,787,145

     

30.74

%

   

31.47

%

   

1.77

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.01

     

17.79

     

158,343

     

2,181,059

     

14.66

%

   

15.29

%

   

1.65

%

 
     

2011

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.13

     

15.49

     

198,981

     

2,430,601

     

0.92

%

   

1.48

%

   

1.69

%

 
     

2010

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.04

     

15.32

     

213,550

     

2,477,826

     

13.68

%

   

14.13

%

   

1.90

%

 

Deutsche Small Cap Index VIP Class A

 
     

2014

         

0.20

%

   

0.90

%

   

15.14

     

30.29

     

45,299

     

806,837

     

3.80

%

   

4.38

%

   

0.81

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.50

     

32.23

     

63,202

     

1,084,464

     

37.40

%

   

38.15

%

   

1.65

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.48

     

23.42

     

56,478

     

860,798

     

15.21

%

   

15.84

%

   

0.87

%

 
     

2011

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.77

     

20.30

     

52,520

     

787,267

     

-5.27

%

   

-4.75

%

   

0.86

%

 
     

2010

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.39

     

21.40

     

50,571

     

819,123

     

25.26

%

   

25.76

%

   

0.88

%

 

Fidelity VIP Asset Manager Initial Class

 
     

2014

         

0.55

%

   

0.55

%

   

14.67

     

14.67

     

11,725

     

171,985

     

5.25

%

   

5.25

%

   

1.43

%

 
     

2013

         

0.55

%

   

0.55

%

   

13.94

     

13.94

     

13,520

     

188,420

     

15.07

%

   

15.07

%

   

1.53

%

 
     

2012

         

0.55

%

   

0.55

%

   

12.11

     

12.11

     

15,424

     

186,815

     

11.87

%

   

11.87

%

   

1.49

%

 
     

2011

         

0.55

%

   

0.80

%

   

13.52

     

13.52

     

17,302

     

188,613

     

-3.34

%

   

-3.34

%

   

1.89

%

 
     

2010

         

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

   

13.99

     

13.99

     

15,458

     

216,287

     

13.36

%

   

13.36

%

   

1.68

%

 

Fidelity VIP Contrafund Service Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

15.54

     

30.73

     

153,825

     

3,158,092

     

10.81

%

   

11.70

%

   

0.90

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.94

     

27.69

     

139,505

     

2,697,203

     

29.97

%

   

31.01

%

   

1.01

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.68

     

21.27

     

138,064

     

2,085,409

     

15.27

%

   

16.19

%

   

1.28

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.19

     

18.43

     

137,971

     

1,891,303

     

-3.51

%

   

-2.73

%

   

0.93

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.45

     

19.07

     

131,673

     

1,945,423

     

16.06

%

   

17.00

%

   

1.18

%

 

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Initial Class

 
     

2014

         

0.55

%

   

0.55

%

   

17.89

     

17.89

     

6,526

     

116,712

     

8.12

%

   

8.12

%

   

2.74

%

 
     

2013

         

0.55

%

   

0.55

%

   

16.54

     

16.54

     

6,453

     

106,736

     

27.44

%

   

27.44

%

   

2.37

%

 
     

2012

         

0.55

%

   

0.80

%

   

12.98

     

14.18

     

8,925

     

115,897

     

16.37

%

   

16.66

%

   

1.94

%

 
     

2011

         

0.55

%

   

0.80

%

   

12.19

     

12.19

     

39,565

     

445,513

     

0.17

%

   

0.17

%

   

2.52

%

 
     

2010

         

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

   

12.17

     

12.17

     

38,126

     

463,864

     

14.23

%

   

14.23

%

   

1.82

%

 

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Service Class

 
     

2014

         

0.20

%

   

0.90

%

   

15.14

     

22.08

     

18,827

     

326,889

     

7.67

%

   

8.27

%

   

2.85

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.98

     

22.68

     

17,462

     

292,487

     

26.84

%

   

27.56

%

   

2.45

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.10

     

17.85

     

16,598

     

235,214

     

16.14

%

   

16.59

%

   

3.09

%

 
     

2011

         

0.50

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.28

     

15.34

     

15,091

     

205,134

     

-0.05

%

   

0.36

%

   

2.48

%

 
     

2010

         

0.50

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.29

     

15.33

     

14,665

     

199,166

     

14.05

%

   

14.51

%

   

1.40

%

 

Fidelity VIP Growth Service Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

15.28

     

23.66

     

49,552

     

976,023

     

10.19

%

   

11.02

%

   

0.10

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.76

     

23.27

     

46,018

     

844,810

     

34.98

%

   

36.04

%

   

0.20

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.12

     

17.21

     

44,191

     

595,862

     

13.52

%

   

14.37

%

   

0.50

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

6.98

     

15.14

     

41,423

     

491,188

     

-0.76

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.27

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

7.02

     

15.23

     

43,959

     

481,962

     

22.95

%

   

24.03

%

   

0.19

%

 

Fidelity VIP Growth Opportunities Service Class

 
     

2014

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

19.17

     

22.04

     

6,813

     

147,722

     

11.10

%

   

11.71

%

   

0.12

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

17.26

     

19.73

     

6,977

     

135,527

     

36.55

%

   

37.30

%

   

0.20

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.64

     

14.37

     

7,033

     

99,565

     

18.39

%

   

19.05

%

   

0.31

%

 
     

2011

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.68

     

12.07

     

7,216

     

85,888

     

1.26

%

   

1.82

%

   

0.05

%

 
     

2010

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.09

     

10.54

     

7,985

     

84,886

     

22.55

%

   

22.73

%

   

0.10

%

 

Fidelity VIP High Income Service Class

 
     

2014

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.67

     

20.76

     

5,119

     

72,029

     

0.16

%

   

0.72

%

   

5.74

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.57

     

20.73

     

5,071

     

70,718

     

4.93

%

   

5.50

%

   

5.65

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.87

     

19.75

     

5,357

     

71,741

     

13.17

%

   

13.80

%

   

5.79

%

 
     

2011

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.31

     

17.46

     

5,031

     

63,498

     

2.99

%

   

3.55

%

   

6.33

%

 
     

2010

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.98

     

16.95

     

4,806

     

67,047

     

12.77

%

   

12.94

%

   

7.88

%

 


M-38



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Notes to financial statements (continued)

3. Financial Highlights (continued)

Subaccount

 

Year

  Commencement
Date(1)
  Minimum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Maximum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Minimum
Unit
Value(3)
  Maximum
Unit
Value(3)
  Units
Outstanding
 

Net Assets

  Minimum
Total
Return(4)
  Maximum
Total
Return(4)
  Investment
Income
Ratio(5)
 

Fidelity VIP Investment Grade Bond Initial Class

 
     

2014

         

0.55

%

   

0.55

%

 

$

11.94

   

$

11.94

     

12,995

   

$

155,161

     

5.25

%

   

5.25

%

   

2.04

%

 
     

2013

         

0.55

%

   

0.55

%

   

11.34

     

11.34

     

15,446

     

175,209

     

-2.32

%

   

-2.32

%

   

2.28

%

 
     

2012

         

0.55

%

   

0.55

%

   

11.61

     

11.61

     

17,043

     

197,924

     

5.32

%

   

5.32

%

   

2.07

%

 
     

2011

         

0.55

%

   

0.80

%

   

19.06

     

19.06

     

21,821

     

275,035

     

6.48

%

   

6.48

%

   

3.19

%

 
     

2010

         

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

   

17.90

     

17.90

     

15,351

     

274,845

     

6.95

%

   

6.95

%

   

3.50

%

 

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Service Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.04

     

24.45

     

58,225

     

1,228,760

     

5.23

%

   

6.09

%

   

0.17

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.27

     

23.14

     

51,863

     

1,033,254

     

34.81

%

   

35.92

%

   

0.44

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.22

     

17.09

     

46,854

     

694,304

     

13.71

%

   

14.64

%

   

0.52

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.79

     

14.97

     

44,166

     

616,373

     

-11.62

%

   

-10.80

%

   

0.15

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.97

     

16.85

     

39,316

     

621,567

     

27.55

%

   

28.59

%

   

0.28

%

 

Fidelity VIP Overseas Service Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.63

     

23.06

     

21,871

     

328,611

     

-8.99

%

   

-8.16

%

   

1.35

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.55

     

25.30

     

18,788

     

309,534

     

29.20

%

   

30.32

%

   

1.27

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.11

     

19.54

     

22,201

     

283,627

     

19.46

%

   

20.54

%

   

1.95

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

6.73

     

16.32

     

21,244

     

243,637

     

-17.97

%

   

-17.23

%

   

1.42

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.13

     

19.86

     

18,419

     

259,312

     

11.98

%

   

12.99

%

   

1.53

%

 

Franklin Income VIP Class 1

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.86

     

17.21

     

210,872

     

3,512,035

     

3.98

%

   

4.82

%

   

3.27

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.28

     

16.43

     

79,873

     

1,238,688

     

13.09

%

   

14.11

%

   

5.86

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.70

     

14.41

     

65,264

     

889,266

     

11.76

%

   

12.82

%

   

6.21

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.43

     

12.78

     

53,430

     

640,748

     

1.77

%

   

2.61

%

   

5.70

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.21

     

12.48

     

43,142

     

509,593

     

11.83

%

   

12.74

%

   

6.17

%

 

Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Class 1

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.66

     

18.79

     

67,053

     

1,145,965

     

6.41

%

   

7.28

%

   

2.34

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.86

     

17.52

     

59,520

     

933,320

     

27.37

%

   

28.40

%

   

2.37

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.28

     

13.65

     

51,628

     

621,800

     

13.58

%

   

14.48

%

   

2.31

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.15

     

11.93

     

45,291

     

463,738

     

-1.70

%

   

-0.90

%

   

2.65

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.26

     

10.26

     

37,433

     

380,414

     

10.47

%

   

11.35

%

   

1.84

%

 

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Class 1

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.58

     

31.58

     

29,775

     

602,088

     

6.81

%

   

7.68

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.58

     

29.52

     

28,744

     

577,878

     

37.26

%

   

38.41

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.84

     

21.48

     

30,721

     

453,082

     

10.12

%

   

10.97

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.82

     

19.47

     

30,176

     

420,402

     

-5.45

%

   

-4.74

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.74

     

20.56

     

28,859

     

435,795

     

26.79

%

   

27.82

%

   

0.00

%

 

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Series I

 
     

2014

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.36

     

19.00

     

42,183

     

738,070

     

7.47

%

   

8.06

%

   

0.04

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.50

     

19.13

     

43,223

     

703,063

     

38.88

%

   

39.65

%

   

0.44

%

 
     

2012

   

4/27/12

   

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.28

     

13.76

     

45,674

     

533,344

     

-3.09

%

   

-2.73

%

   

0.00

%

 

Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Series I

 
     

2011

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

3.96

     

12.31

     

89,775

     

916,907

     

-8.74

%

   

-8.23

%

   

0.15

%

 
     

2010

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

4.33

     

13.47

     

125,240

     

1,039,884

     

14.46

%

   

14.63

%

   

0.77

%

 

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series I

 
     

2014

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.58

     

16.90

     

75,685

     

1,241,087

     

7.18

%

   

7.77

%

   

0.86

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.53

     

22.60

     

78,520

     

1,197,551

     

28.09

%

   

28.80

%

   

1.38

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.82

     

17.62

     

85,490

     

1,011,781

     

12.86

%

   

13.48

%

   

0.87

%

 
     

2011

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

7.87

     

15.58

     

141,711

     

1,500,187

     

-0.96

%

   

-0.41

%

   

0.96

%

 
     

2010

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

7.93

     

15.71

     

171,742

     

1,593,445

     

8.57

%

   

8.77

%

   

0.97

%

 

Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Series I

 
     

2014

         

0.55

%

   

0.55

%

   

13.20

     

13.20

     

11,172

     

147,478

     

7.43

%

   

7.43

%

   

4.94

%

 
     

2013

         

0.55

%

   

0.55

%

   

12.29

     

12.29

     

12,928

     

158,849

     

-0.50

%

   

-0.50

%

   

4.58

%

 
     

2012

         

0.55

%

   

0.55

%

   

12.35

     

12.35

     

14,755

     

182,202

     

10.10

%

   

10.10

%

   

4.55

%

 
     

2011

         

0.55

%

   

0.80

%

   

13.17

     

13.17

     

16,470

     

187,064

     

6.17

%

   

6.17

%

   

5.15

%

 
     

2010

         

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

   

12.41

     

12.41

     

15,734

     

195,213

     

9.17

%

   

9.17

%

   

5.80

%

 


M-39



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Notes to financial statements (continued)

3. Financial Highlights (continued)

Subaccount

 

Year

  Commencement
Date(1)
  Minimum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Maximum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Minimum
Unit
Value(3)
  Maximum
Unit
Value(3)
  Units
Outstanding
 

Net Assets

  Minimum
Total
Return(4)
  Maximum
Total
Return(4)
  Investment
Income
Ratio(5)
 

Invesco V.I. International Growth Series I

 
     

2014

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

 

$

13.48

   

$

26.66

     

10,160

   

$

164,088

     

-0.57

%

   

-0.02

%

   

0.89

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.48

     

29.99

     

39,088

     

519,827

     

17.95

%

   

18.61

%

   

1.23

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.75

     

25.39

     

22,492

     

454,898

     

14.50

%

   

15.13

%

   

1.46

%

 
     

2011

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.07

     

22.14

     

23,605

     

423,751

     

-7.58

%

   

-7.06

%

   

1.51

%

 
     

2010

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.02

     

23.92

     

23,170

     

445,157

     

11.85

%

   

12.02

%

   

2.30

%

 

Janus Aspen Balanced Institutional Class

 
     

2014

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

15.95

     

22.76

     

12,052

     

193,799

     

7.52

%

   

8.13

%

   

1.76

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.75

     

21.16

     

12,138

     

180,521

     

19.09

%

   

19.73

%

   

1.50

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.32

     

17.77

     

14,389

     

178,488

     

12.61

%

   

13.22

%

   

2.88

%

 
     

2011

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.88

     

15.78

     

13,773

     

154,099

     

0.74

%

   

1.28

%

   

2.46

%

 
     

2010

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.65

     

15.66

     

11,447

     

161,685

     

7.43

%

   

7.58

%

   

2.68

%

 

Janus Aspen Balanced Service Class

 
     

2014

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.93

     

23.98

     

19,895

     

341,175

     

7.27

%

   

7.86

%

   

1.49

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.98

     

23.27

     

20,002

     

326,703

     

18.73

%

   

19.38

%

   

1.34

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

17.18

     

19.57

     

19,838

     

274,564

     

12.36

%

   

12.69

%

   

2.50

%

 
     

2011

         

0.60

%

   

0.90

%

   

15.25

     

17.39

     

18,143

     

296,865

     

0.45

%

   

0.75

%

   

2.11

%

 
     

2010

         

0.60

%

   

0.90

%

   

15.14

     

17.28

     

21,724

     

353,508

     

7.15

%

   

7.47

%

   

2.48

%

 

Janus Aspen Enterprise Service Class

 
     

2014

         

0.20

%

   

0.90

%

   

15.68

     

39.57

     

5,553

     

130,339

     

11.24

%

   

11.85

%

   

0.03

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.01

     

35.52

     

5,806

     

125,174

     

30.86

%

   

31.58

%

   

0.37

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.71

     

27.10

     

6,509

     

104,176

     

15.94

%

   

16.58

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2011

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.76

     

23.33

     

4,948

     

93,282

     

-2.53

%

   

-2.00

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2010

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

16.62

     

23.90

     

5,219

     

100,407

     

24.39

%

   

24.90

%

   

0.00

%

 

Janus Aspen Global Research Institutional Class

 
     

2014

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.62

     

16.54

     

24,343

     

400,985

     

6.46

%

   

7.07

%

   

1.08

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.86

     

15.44

     

24,036

     

370,854

     

27.31

%

   

27.98

%

   

1.20

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.31

     

12.07

     

26,929

     

324,451

     

19.04

%

   

19.66

%

   

0.87

%

 
     

2011

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

5.70

     

10.09

     

30,556

     

294,363

     

-14.53

%

   

-14.04

%

   

0.60

%

 
     

2010

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

6.66

     

9.15

     

39,827

     

322,383

     

14.79

%

   

14.97

%

   

0.60

%

 

Janus Aspen Global Research Service Class

 
     

2014

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.64

     

17.65

     

3,100

     

48,348

     

6.22

%

   

6.81

%

   

0.95

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.77

     

16.62

     

3,364

     

49,342

     

26.93

%

   

27.62

%

   

0.94

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.48

     

14.54

     

6,237

     

72,295

     

18.79

%

   

18.97

%

   

0.80

%

 
     

2011

         

0.75

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.66

     

12.22

     

5,841

     

58,312

     

-14.76

%

   

-14.63

%

   

0.50

%

 
     

2010

         

0.75

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.33

     

14.32

     

5,415

     

63,295

     

14.49

%

   

14.66

%

   

0.50

%

 

Janus Aspen Global Technology Service Class

 
     

2014

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

15.21

     

18.89

     

621

     

11,588

     

8.37

%

   

8.96

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.03

     

17.34

     

772

     

13,254

     

34.18

%

   

34.92

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.46

     

12.85

     

856

     

10,917

     

18.08

%

   

18.73

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2011

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.86

     

10.82

     

1,615

     

17,411

     

-9.48

%

   

-8.98

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2010

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

5.08

     

9.79

     

5,746

     

33,614

     

23.28

%

   

23.47

%

   

0.00

%

 

LVIP Baron Growth Opportunities Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.50

%

   

0.90

%

   

19.12

     

25.75

     

9,777

     

245,121

     

4.18

%

   

4.60

%

   

0.43

%

 
     

2013

         

0.50

%

   

0.90

%

   

18.36

     

24.61

     

9,703

     

232,607

     

39.15

%

   

39.72

%

   

0.74

%

 
     

2012

         

0.50

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.19

     

17.62

     

2,369

     

37,266

     

17.46

%

   

17.97

%

   

1.31

%

 
     

2011

         

0.50

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.23

     

14.93

     

2,590

     

31,787

     

3.35

%

   

3.78

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2010

         

0.50

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.86

     

14.39

     

2,040

     

25,899

     

25.56

%

   

26.07

%

   

0.00

%

 

LVIP Baron Growth Opportunities Service Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

16.41

     

31.37

     

29,742

     

642,257

     

3.91

%

   

4.74

%

   

0.17

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

15.71

     

30.19

     

30,047

     

629,157

     

38.81

%

   

40.00

%

   

0.47

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.32

     

21.75

     

25,133

     

369,657

     

17.16

%

   

18.16

%

   

1.29

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.48

     

18.56

     

20,328

     

255,228

     

3.09

%

   

3.92

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.14

     

18.00

     

16,475

     

229,221

     

25.22

%

   

26.23

%

   

0.00

%

 

LVIP BlackRock Emerging Markets RPM Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

8.87

     

8.93

     

20,909

     

186,679

     

-5.44

%

   

-5.03

%

   

1.72

%

 
     

2013

   

7/24/13

   

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

9.38

     

9.40

     

10,250

     

96,372

     

3.85

%

   

4.44

%

   

1.02

%

 


M-40



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Notes to financial statements (continued)

3. Financial Highlights (continued)

Subaccount

 

Year

  Commencement
Date(1)
  Minimum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Maximum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Minimum
Unit
Value(3)
  Maximum
Unit
Value(3)
  Units
Outstanding
 

Net Assets

  Minimum
Total
Return(4)
  Maximum
Total
Return(4)
  Investment
Income
Ratio(5)
 

LVIP BlackRock Equity Dividend RPM Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

 

$

13.14

   

$

17.59

     

22,084

   

$

370,434

     

2.56

%

   

3.33

%

   

1.70

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.81

     

17.02

     

26,578

     

414,210

     

17.15

%

   

18.14

%

   

1.88

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.93

     

14.41

     

17,447

     

222,561

     

15.94

%

   

16.81

%

   

0.69

%

 
     

2011

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.43

     

11.21

     

16,078

     

177,536

     

-3.46

%

   

-2.94

%

   

1.02

%

 
     

2010

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.02

     

12.19

     

13,593

     

159,113

     

17.05

%

   

17.34

%

   

1.82

%

 

LVIP BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

11.21

     

11.45

     

50,069

     

567,350

     

2.45

%

   

2.91

%

   

1.40

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.94

     

11.12

     

51,581

     

570,018

     

-8.92

%

   

-8.51

%

   

0.58

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.75

%

   

12.01

     

12.16

     

34,616

     

419,076

     

5.87

%

   

6.35

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2011

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

11.35

     

11.43

     

18,441

     

209,956

     

11.47

%

   

11.97

%

   

2.82

%

 
     

2010

   

5/21/10

   

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.18

     

10.21

     

9,365

     

95,408

     

1.29

%

   

1.92

%

   

1.35

%

 

LVIP Capital Growth Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.60

%

   

15.59

     

21.43

     

23,537

     

480,765

     

10.69

%

   

11.28

%

   

0.19

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.60

%

   

14.01

     

19.27

     

19,348

     

352,111

     

35.16

%

   

35.92

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.31

     

14.19

     

13,956

     

184,896

     

18.35

%

   

18.92

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.60

%

   

8.67

     

11.94

     

5,982

     

69,732

     

-9.55

%

   

-9.15

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.60

%

   

9.93

     

9.93

     

1,808

     

21,882

     

18.25

%

   

18.25

%

   

0.08

%

 

LVIP Clarion Global Real Estate Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.80

     

17.51

     

48,529

     

573,193

     

12.87

%

   

13.79

%

   

2.68

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.69

     

15.40

     

51,016

     

522,441

     

2.38

%

   

3.21

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.48

     

14.93

     

39,023

     

379,314

     

23.56

%

   

24.54

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

6.87

     

11.99

     

40,022

     

287,010

     

-9.49

%

   

-8.75

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

7.59

     

9.00

     

34,176

     

263,645

     

16.92

%

   

17.84

%

   

0.00

%

 

LVIP Columbia Small-Mid Cap Growth RPM Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

11.53

     

16.26

     

1,972

     

26,292

     

-7.87

%

   

-7.44

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

12.51

     

17.57

     

1,697

     

24,421

     

24.03

%

   

24.63

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.08

     

14.10

     

1,490

     

16,915

     

5.80

%

   

6.30

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2011

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.40

     

9.57

     

6,574

     

63,706

     

-8.42

%

   

-8.05

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2010

         

0.50

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.37

     

10.41

     

7,247

     

75,111

     

26.49

%

   

26.61

%

   

0.00

%

 

LVIP Delaware Bond Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.65

     

19.56

     

321,246

     

4,442,117

     

5.03

%

   

5.87

%

   

2.12

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.08

     

18.62

     

280,415

     

3,801,208

     

-3.18

%

   

-2.40

%

   

1.93

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.82

     

19.23

     

248,270

     

3,518,769

     

5.65

%

   

6.50

%

   

2.24

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.13

     

19.99

     

188,381

     

2,735,968

     

6.67

%

   

7.53

%

   

3.39

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.33

     

18.72

     

167,972

     

2,539,992

     

7.52

%

   

8.39

%

   

3.47

%

 

LVIP Delaware Diversified Floating Rate Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.41

     

10.63

     

51,865

     

547,523

     

0.01

%

   

0.47

%

   

1.76

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.41

     

10.58

     

31,501

     

331,671

     

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

1.06

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.40

     

10.52

     

17,451

     

182,800

     

3.60

%

   

4.06

%

   

1.96

%

 
     

2011

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.03

     

10.05

     

7,547

     

75,854

     

-0.84

%

   

-0.74

%

   

2.25

%

 
     

2010

   

9/20/10

   

0.50

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.12

     

10.13

     

3,050

     

30,869

     

0.09

%

   

1.08

%

   

0.69

%

 

LVIP Delaware Foundation Aggressive Allocation Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

15.56

     

21.04

     

7,581

     

137,202

     

3.41

%

   

3.98

%

   

0.79

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.97

     

20.34

     

32,236

     

562,698

     

19.09

%

   

19.82

%

   

1.88

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.49

     

17.08

     

25,747

     

374,291

     

12.28

%

   

12.89

%

   

1.92

%

 
     

2011

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.47

     

15.20

     

20,848

     

268,778

     

-2.91

%

   

-2.51

%

   

2.09

%

 
     

2010

         

0.50

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.38

     

15.65

     

20,028

     

266,644

     

11.48

%

   

11.92

%

   

2.95

%

 

LVIP Delaware Growth and Income Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

14.77

     

21.59

     

11,758

     

222,082

     

12.50

%

   

13.07

%

   

1.84

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.75

%

   

13.13

     

19.09

     

13,947

     

236,259

     

32.26

%

   

33.14

%

   

2.00

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.75

%

   

9.91

     

14.34

     

12,773

     

162,930

     

14.45

%

   

15.13

%

   

1.11

%

 
     

2011

         

0.15

%

   

0.75

%

   

8.65

     

12.45

     

13,014

     

144,771

     

0.59

%

   

0.99

%

   

1.19

%

 
     

2010

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

8.60

     

11.34

     

10,626

     

117,435

     

12.26

%

   

12.37

%

   

1.04

%

 

LVIP Delaware Social Awareness Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

15.64

     

27.92

     

17,023

     

371,302

     

14.17

%

   

14.80

%

   

1.55

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

17.07

     

26.55

     

17,121

     

333,910

     

34.47

%

   

35.22

%

   

1.79

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.62

     

19.71

     

8,208

     

125,761

     

14.25

%

   

14.88

%

   

0.80

%

 
     

2011

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.99

     

17.23

     

7,931

     

106,117

     

-0.26

%

   

0.29

%

   

0.78

%

 
     

2010

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.28

     

17.25

     

7,998

     

104,766

     

10.57

%

   

11.04

%

   

0.65

%

 


M-41



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Notes to financial statements (continued)

3. Financial Highlights (continued)

Subaccount

 

Year

  Commencement
Date(1)
  Minimum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Maximum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Minimum
Unit
Value(3)
  Maximum
Unit
Value(3)
  Units
Outstanding
 

Net Assets

  Minimum
Total
Return(4)
  Maximum
Total
Return(4)
  Investment
Income
Ratio(5)
 

LVIP Delaware Special Opportunities Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

 

$

14.63

   

$

22.24

     

16,338

   

$

331,634

     

6.67

%

   

7.47

%

   

1.87

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.71

     

20.69

     

9,197

     

170,389

     

32.60

%

   

33.59

%

   

1.94

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.34

     

15.49

     

2,306

     

26,880

     

13.91

%

   

14.77

%

   

0.45

%

 
     

2011

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.08

     

13.50

     

5,880

     

57,280

     

-6.07

%

   

-5.35

%

   

0.33

%

 
     

2010

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.79

     

9.80

     

2,792

     

30,924

     

29.99

%

   

30.08

%

   

1.11

%

 

LVIP Dimensional Non-U.S. Equity RPM Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.39

     

10.55

     

20,293

     

211,384

     

-8.06

%

   

-7.65

%

   

2.40

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

11.30

     

11.42

     

13,048

     

147,510

     

14.43

%

   

14.92

%

   

3.66

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

9.88

     

9.94

     

537

     

5,312

     

18.07

%

   

18.50

%

   

2.38

%

 
     

2011

   

10/6/11

   

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

8.36

     

8.39

     

604

     

5,062

     

1.17

%

   

3.39

%

   

0.27

%

 

LVIP Dimensional U.S. Equity RPM Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

14.70

     

14.94

     

27,298

     

402,703

     

4.07

%

   

4.54

%

   

1.11

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

14.12

     

14.29

     

18,829

     

266,128

     

28.40

%

   

28.99

%

   

2.00

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

11.03

     

11.08

     

554

     

6,110

     

16.89

%

   

17.16

%

   

1.56

%

 
     

2011

   

12/22/11

   

0.15

%

   

0.50

%

   

9.43

     

9.45

     

282

     

2,664

     

-0.06

%

   

0.74

%

   

0.00

%

 

LVIP Dimensional/Vanguard Total Bond Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.81

     

10.99

     

28,336

     

307,943

     

4.01

%

   

4.48

%

   

1.92

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.39

     

10.52

     

21,747

     

226,420

     

-3.34

%

   

-2.90

%

   

1.81

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.75

     

10.83

     

10,441

     

112,404

     

3.11

%

   

3.58

%

   

3.17

%

 
     

2011

   

10/3/11

   

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.43

     

10.46

     

1,504

     

15,730

     

0.25

%

   

1.59

%

   

0.10

%

 

LVIP Global Income Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.60

%

   

11.31

     

12.69

     

40,301

     

488,492

     

1.33

%

   

1.84

%

   

0.54

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.60

%

   

11.17

     

12.46

     

42,661

     

509,608

     

-3.40

%

   

-2.91

%

   

0.29

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.60

%

   

11.56

     

12.83

     

26,614

     

330,130

     

7.04

%

   

7.58

%

   

2.20

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.60

%

   

11.37

     

11.93

     

17,217

     

200,343

     

0.48

%

   

0.98

%

   

5.94

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.60

%

   

11.81

     

11.81

     

2,081

     

24,220

     

9.58

%

   

9.58

%

   

3.61

%

 

LVIP JPMorgan High Yield Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.57

     

14.05

     

74,968

     

1,038,044

     

1.92

%

   

2.69

%

   

6.09

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.32

     

13.68

     

36,318

     

490,902

     

5.61

%

   

6.41

%

   

6.02

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.71

     

12.86

     

20,194

     

257,123

     

14.23

%

   

14.75

%

   

7.04

%

 
     

2011

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

11.13

     

11.21

     

6,525

     

72,827

     

2.17

%

   

2.63

%

   

6.89

%

 
     

2010

   

6/9/10

   

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.89

     

10.92

     

792

     

8,642

     

5.71

%

   

12.08

%

   

4.40

%

 

LVIP JPMorgan Mid Cap Value RPM Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.62

     

20.02

     

18,143

     

297,627

     

7.14

%

   

8.02

%

   

0.90

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.96

     

18.55

     

15,930

     

234,284

     

23.25

%

   

24.04

%

   

0.60

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.50

     

14.96

     

12,155

     

133,916

     

13.08

%

   

13.64

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.60

%

   

9.29

     

13.17

     

12,388

     

120,525

     

-2.37

%

   

-1.90

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.60

%

   

9.51

     

10.43

     

8,963

     

88,159

     

24.01

%

   

24.64

%

   

0.08

%

 

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2010 Standard Class

 
     

2012

         

0.60

%

   

0.60

%

   

11.84

     

11.84

     

7,524

     

89,061

     

7.89

%

   

7.89

%

   

2.21

%

 
     

2011

         

0.60

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.97

     

10.97

     

7,865

     

86,279

     

0.64

%

   

0.64

%

   

0.78

%

 
     

2010

         

0.60

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.90

     

10.90

     

8,182

     

89,180

     

10.80

%

   

10.80

%

   

1.08

%

 

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2020 Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.60

%

   

0.60

%

   

12.88

     

12.88

     

5,940

     

76,526

     

3.76

%

   

3.76

%

   

1.77

%

 
     

2013

         

0.60

%

   

0.60

%

   

12.42

     

12.42

     

9,641

     

119,696

     

10.47

%

   

10.47

%

   

1.01

%

 
     

2012

         

0.50

%

   

0.60

%

   

11.24

     

11.30

     

25,191

     

283,581

     

7.73

%

   

7.84

%

   

2.11

%

 
     

2011

         

0.50

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.43

     

10.48

     

24,007

     

250,733

     

-0.41

%

   

-0.31

%

   

0.75

%

 
     

2010

         

0.50

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.48

     

10.51

     

23,786

     

249,343

     

11.36

%

   

11.47

%

   

0.96

%

 

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2030 Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.50

%

   

0.60

%

   

12.72

     

12.82

     

15,672

     

199,435

     

3.54

%

   

3.64

%

   

1.98

%

 
     

2013

         

0.50

%

   

0.60

%

   

12.28

     

12.37

     

17,398

     

213,819

     

13.06

%

   

13.18

%

   

1.29

%

 
     

2012

         

0.50

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.86

     

10.93

     

19,450

     

211,413

     

7.25

%

   

7.36

%

   

1.82

%

 
     

2011

         

0.50

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.13

     

10.18

     

20,957

     

212,376

     

-1.16

%

   

-1.06

%

   

0.64

%

 
     

2010

         

0.50

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.25

     

10.29

     

21,592

     

221,352

     

11.87

%

   

11.99

%

   

0.80

%

 


M-42



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Notes to financial statements (continued)

3. Financial Highlights (continued)

Subaccount

 

Year

  Commencement
Date(1)
  Minimum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Maximum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Minimum
Unit
Value(3)
  Maximum
Unit
Value(3)
  Units
Outstanding
 

Net Assets

  Minimum
Total
Return(4)
  Maximum
Total
Return(4)
  Investment
Income
Ratio(5)
 

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2040 Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.35

%

   

0.60

%

 

$

12.06

   

$

14.27

     

10,878

   

$

140,208

     

2.86

%

   

3.12

%

   

2.10

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.60

%

   

11.72

     

13.84

     

9,013

     

106,133

     

15.84

%

   

16.09

%

   

1.25

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.12

     

11.92

     

10,844

     

110,092

     

6.48

%

   

6.79

%

   

1.71

%

 
     

2011

         

0.35

%

   

0.60

%

   

9.50

     

11.16

     

10,862

     

103,499

     

-2.05

%

   

-1.76

%

   

0.59

%

 
     

2010

         

0.35

%

   

0.60

%

   

9.70

     

9.74

     

10,905

     

106,102

     

12.98

%

   

13.10

%

   

0.41

%

 

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Conservative Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.45

     

17.01

     

89,878

     

1,494,333

     

4.75

%

   

5.54

%

   

3.98

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.36

     

16.23

     

18,950

     

270,625

     

8.77

%

   

9.59

%

   

2.24

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.22

     

14.93

     

16,438

     

214,294

     

8.79

%

   

9.61

%

   

4.21

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.55

     

14.08

     

11,401

     

135,450

     

2.76

%

   

3.55

%

   

2.54

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.15

     

13.65

     

7,897

     

100,895

     

9.51

%

   

10.50

%

   

5.03

%

 

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Growth Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.13

     

16.44

     

224,962

     

3,495,232

     

2.54

%

   

3.36

%

   

2.20

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.80

     

15.97

     

195,571

     

2,941,907

     

12.53

%

   

13.43

%

   

1.79

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.45

     

14.13

     

185,265

     

2,467,361

     

8.17

%

   

9.03

%

   

2.51

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.63

     

13.01

     

206,527

     

2,526,786

     

-0.90

%

   

-0.10

%

   

1.99

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.69

     

13.08

     

201,216

     

2,489,451

     

11.71

%

   

12.61

%

   

2.93

%

 

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Moderate Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.36

     

17.22

     

232,807

     

3,604,095

     

3.21

%

   

4.04

%

   

2.09

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.90

     

16.62

     

206,715

     

3,073,133

     

10.85

%

   

11.74

%

   

1.85

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.60

     

14.93

     

195,749

     

2,619,721

     

8.61

%

   

9.48

%

   

3.34

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.62

     

13.70

     

180,222

     

2,206,929

     

0.26

%

   

1.07

%

   

1.85

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.51

     

13.61

     

157,580

     

1,951,586

     

10.96

%

   

11.85

%

   

3.27

%

 

LVIP MFS International Growth Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.15

     

13.70

     

29,976

     

373,101

     

-5.90

%

   

-5.14

%

   

1.20

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.65

     

14.45

     

21,986

     

281,613

     

12.72

%

   

13.50

%

   

0.97

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.50

     

12.74

     

15,310

     

168,047

     

18.31

%

   

19.28

%

   

0.81

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

7.13

     

10.69

     

15,663

     

136,856

     

-10.72

%

   

-9.96

%

   

3.06

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.56

     

8.69

     

13,497

     

122,524

     

12.09

%

   

12.54

%

   

0.82

%

 

LVIP MFS Value Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.60

%

   

14.97

     

20.78

     

86,766

     

1,651,765

     

9.84

%

   

10.40

%

   

2.51

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.60

%

   

13.63

     

18.83

     

78,356

     

1,336,527

     

35.15

%

   

35.82

%

   

1.88

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.08

     

13.87

     

63,677

     

787,134

     

15.63

%

   

16.22

%

   

1.61

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.60

%

   

8.72

     

11.94

     

37,096

     

368,573

     

-0.70

%

   

-0.20

%

   

1.74

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.60

%

   

8.78

     

9.25

     

21,601

     

203,762

     

10.92

%

   

11.47

%

   

1.55

%

 

LVIP Mid-Cap Value Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.95

     

22.25

     

15,676

     

298,475

     

7.32

%

   

8.18

%

   

0.36

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.00

     

20.57

     

10,030

     

163,003

     

32.95

%

   

34.02

%

   

0.23

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.78

     

15.36

     

8,296

     

90,333

     

23.01

%

   

23.99

%

   

0.43

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

7.95

     

12.39

     

3,481

     

32,025

     

-10.14

%

   

-9.41

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.85

     

11.13

     

2,752

     

25,905

     

22.78

%

   

23.78

%

   

0.30

%

 

LVIP Mondrian International Value Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.51

     

25.36

     

58,661

     

837,738

     

-3.42

%

   

-2.54

%

   

4.17

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.81

     

26.22

     

47,492

     

793,013

     

20.69

%

   

21.84

%

   

2.55

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.10

     

21.68

     

48,115

     

672,952

     

8.63

%

   

9.67

%

   

2.88

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

7.44

     

19.93

     

46,332

     

617,346

     

-5.07

%

   

-4.31

%

   

3.19

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

7.81

     

20.96

     

41,727

     

598,401

     

1.52

%

   

1.97

%

   

3.45

%

 

LVIP Money Market Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.73

     

11.08

     

326,046

     

3,309,008

     

-0.87

%

   

-0.12

%

   

0.03

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.78

     

11.14

     

759,105

     

7,792,362

     

-0.87

%

   

-0.08

%

   

0.02

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.87

     

11.19

     

688,615

     

7,230,080

     

-0.87

%

   

-0.07

%

   

0.03

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.95

     

12.27

     

540,846

     

5,787,277

     

-0.87

%

   

-0.07

%

   

0.03

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.99

     

12.37

     

442,354

     

4,881,701

     

-0.85

%

   

-0.05

%

   

0.05

%

 

LVIP SSgA Bond Index Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.66

     

13.08

     

27,542

     

336,513

     

4.80

%

   

5.64

%

   

1.58

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.09

     

12.38

     

34,503

     

404,279

     

-3.45

%

   

-2.67

%

   

2.12

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.45

     

12.72

     

31,797

     

387,017

     

2.91

%

   

3.75

%

   

3.31

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.51

     

12.26

     

15,707

     

188,183

     

6.42

%

   

7.29

%

   

4.22

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.18

     

11.42

     

11,529

     

129,487

     

5.00

%

   

5.86

%

   

2.31

%

 


M-43



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Notes to financial statements (continued)

3. Financial Highlights (continued)

Subaccount

 

Year

  Commencement
Date(1)
  Minimum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Maximum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Minimum
Unit
Value(3)
  Maximum
Unit
Value(3)
  Units
Outstanding
 

Net Assets

  Minimum
Total
Return(4)
  Maximum
Total
Return(4)
  Investment
Income
Ratio(5)
 

LVIP SSgA Conservative Index Allocation Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

 

$

12.98

   

$

13.24

     

10,723

   

$

140,857

     

4.10

%

   

4.57

%

   

1.73

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.75

%

   

12.41

     

12.66

     

13,816

     

173,444

     

6.00

%

   

6.64

%

   

1.01

%

 
     

2012

   

3/20/12

   

0.15

%

   

0.75

%

   

11.70

     

11.87

     

26,773

     

315,182

     

0.64

%

   

4.27

%

   

2.29

%

 

LVIP SSgA Conservative Structured Allocation Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

12.98

     

13.22

     

440

     

5,741

     

4.90

%

   

5.28

%

   

2.81

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

12.38

     

12.38

     

321

     

3,993

     

6.43

%

   

6.43

%

   

2.84

%

 
     

2012

   

5/14/12

   

0.60

%

   

0.60

%

   

11.63

     

11.63

     

90

     

1,047

     

5.67

%

   

5.67

%

   

5.10

%

 

LVIP SSgA Developed International 150 Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.00

     

14.61

     

5,699

     

66,517

     

0.31

%

   

0.76

%

   

4.60

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

9.97

     

13.38

     

2,470

     

29,741

     

19.59

%

   

20.11

%

   

3.08

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.75

%

   

8.28

     

11.19

     

1,941

     

18,024

     

12.80

%

   

13.45

%

   

1.12

%

 
     

2011

         

0.15

%

   

0.75

%

   

7.34

     

9.70

     

6,099

     

46,128

     

-12.76

%

   

-12.28

%

   

2.47

%

 
     

2010

         

0.15

%

   

0.75

%

   

8.45

     

8.45

     

5,284

     

45,780

     

6.62

%

   

6.62

%

   

1.41

%

 

LVIP SSgA Emerging Markets 100 Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.62

     

13.56

     

18,356

     

219,697

     

-4.23

%

   

-3.37

%

   

3.12

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.95

     

14.03

     

16,403

     

202,655

     

-3.70

%

   

-2.69

%

   

2.59

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.38

     

14.42

     

10,525

     

143,247

     

11.64

%

   

12.54

%

   

2.26

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.44

     

12.81

     

13,559

     

169,301

     

-15.70

%

   

-14.89

%

   

2.62

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.81

     

15.06

     

9,313

     

138,053

     

26.82

%

   

27.64

%

   

1.41

%

 

LVIP SSgA Global Tactical Allocation RPM Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.85

     

15.10

     

67,486

     

1,009,368

     

3.04

%

   

3.82

%

   

2.46

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.40

     

14.60

     

54,350

     

785,002

     

8.94

%

   

9.64

%

   

1.68

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.26

     

13.36

     

79,438

     

1,055,708

     

10.15

%

   

10.98

%

   

3.65

%

 
     

2011

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.77

     

12.08

     

64,442

     

773,158

     

-0.66

%

   

0.07

%

   

1.35

%

 
     

2010

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.84

     

12.11

     

52,313

     

633,412

     

7.76

%

   

8.19

%

   

1.10

%

 

LVIP SSgA International Index Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.85

     

13.43

     

5,236

     

63,490

     

-6.68

%

   

-5.98

%

   

2.95

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.49

     

14.13

     

4,436

     

56,920

     

19.90

%

   

20.80

%

   

2.80

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

7.91

     

11.69

     

1,794

     

18,075

     

17.07

%

   

17.95

%

   

1.90

%

 
     

2011

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

6.76

     

9.91

     

1,781

     

15,357

     

-13.16

%

   

-12.51

%

   

1.65

%

 
     

2010

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

7.78

     

7.84

     

1,217

     

11,689

     

6.08

%

   

6.41

%

   

2.38

%

 

LVIP SSgA Large Cap 100 Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

16.46

     

23.99

     

18,899

     

438,718

     

15.74

%

   

16.55

%

   

2.62

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

15.08

     

20.58

     

18,919

     

371,747

     

34.63

%

   

35.65

%

   

2.55

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.20

     

15.17

     

16,066

     

233,869

     

11.22

%

   

12.05

%

   

2.70

%

 
     

2011

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.07

     

13.54

     

6,891

     

72,442

     

1.42

%

   

2.19

%

   

1.70

%

 
     

2010

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.93

     

10.01

     

6,334

     

63,404

     

18.12

%

   

18.48

%

   

1.75

%

 

LVIP SSgA Moderate Index Allocation Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

12.43

     

14.27

     

29,389

     

411,967

     

3.79

%

   

4.26

%

   

2.21

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

13.48

     

13.69

     

23,889

     

322,530

     

11.79

%

   

12.30

%

   

2.68

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.75

%

   

12.19

     

12.19

     

8,158

     

98,667

     

11.54

%

   

11.54

%

   

3.52

%

 
     

2011

   

3/30/11

   

0.15

%

   

0.15

%

   

10.93

     

10.93

     

2,109

     

23,054

     

-3.41

%

   

-3.41

%

   

0.45

%

 

LVIP SSgA Moderate Structured Allocation Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

12.48

     

14.27

     

44,852

     

635,077

     

4.93

%

   

5.40

%

   

3.05

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

13.33

     

13.54

     

35,752

     

480,362

     

12.13

%

   

12.64

%

   

3.05

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.75

%

   

11.89

     

12.02

     

22,564

     

270,328

     

9.88

%

   

10.37

%

   

5.06

%

 
     

2011

   

3/29/11

   

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.82

     

10.89

     

13,080

     

142,307

     

-5.32

%

   

-2.61

%

   

0.34

%

 

LVIP SSgA Moderately Aggressive Index Allocation Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

12.53

     

14.59

     

16,473

     

235,907

     

3.39

%

   

3.85

%

   

2.36

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

13.83

     

14.05

     

13,526

     

187,501

     

14.12

%

   

14.64

%

   

2.03

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.75

%

   

12.25

     

12.25

     

7,156

     

87,279

     

12.69

%

   

12.69

%

   

3.32

%

 
     

2011

   

8/2/11

   

0.15

%

   

0.15

%

   

10.87

     

10.87

     

3,177

     

34,544

     

-3.54

%

   

-3.54

%

   

0.09

%

 

LVIP SSgA Moderately Aggressive Structured Allocation Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

12.54

     

14.82

     

70,868

     

1,036,692

     

4.65

%

   

5.12

%

   

4.19

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

13.89

     

14.10

     

34,584

     

482,142

     

14.46

%

   

14.98

%

   

7.48

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.75

%

   

12.13

     

12.27

     

2,084

     

25,460

     

10.72

%

   

11.21

%

   

5.67

%

 
     

2011

   

6/1/11

   

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.96

     

11.03

     

918

     

10,097

     

-6.14

%

   

0.19

%

   

0.37

%

 


M-44



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Notes to financial statements (continued)

3. Financial Highlights (continued)

Subaccount

 

Year

  Commencement
Date(1)
  Minimum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Maximum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Minimum
Unit
Value(3)
  Maximum
Unit
Value(3)
  Units
Outstanding
 

Net Assets

  Minimum
Total
Return(4)
  Maximum
Total
Return(4)
  Investment
Income
Ratio(5)
 

LVIP SSgA S&P 500 Index Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

 

$

14.89

   

$

21.97

     

90,332

   

$

1,748,944

     

12.41

%

   

13.26

%

   

2.12

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.21

     

19.39

     

81,066

     

1,374,731

     

30.82

%

   

31.80

%

   

2.05

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.07

     

14.71

     

53,944

     

676,593

     

14.61

%

   

15.47

%

   

1.16

%

 
     

2011

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.76

     

12.74

     

37,945

     

386,401

     

0.94

%

   

1.70

%

   

1.04

%

 
     

2010

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.65

     

10.69

     

25,283

     

259,480

     

13.70

%

   

14.16

%

   

1.53

%

 

LVIP SSgA Small-Cap Index Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.48

     

21.68

     

15,351

     

267,671

     

3.74

%

   

4.52

%

   

0.94

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.96

     

20.74

     

12,986

     

211,634

     

36.68

%

   

37.70

%

   

0.88

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.21

     

15.06

     

9,077

     

96,282

     

14.86

%

   

15.80

%

   

0.67

%

 
     

2011

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.89

     

13.01

     

11,935

     

107,921

     

-5.42

%

   

-4.55

%

   

0.33

%

 
     

2010

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.40

     

9.54

     

11,891

     

113,278

     

25.05

%

   

25.56

%

   

0.60

%

 

LVIP SSgA Small-Mid Cap 200 Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

15.90

     

22.20

     

11,816

     

221,271

     

3.67

%

   

4.14

%

   

4.08

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

18.49

     

21.32

     

8,062

     

161,686

     

33.68

%

   

34.29

%

   

4.84

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.75

%

   

13.83

     

15.88

     

2,419

     

36,590

     

13.11

%

   

13.66

%

   

2.60

%

 
     

2011

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

12.33

     

13.97

     

2,674

     

36,130

     

-2.80

%

   

-2.36

%

   

1.75

%

 
     

2010

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

12.68

     

12.75

     

2,548

     

35,295

     

26.93

%

   

27.36

%

   

3.00

%

 

LVIP T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

16.01

     

23.07

     

24,956

     

468,180

     

7.74

%

   

8.55

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.86

     

21.25

     

21,106

     

372,054

     

37.80

%

   

38.84

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.78

     

15.31

     

20,907

     

267,443

     

17.25

%

   

18.13

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2011

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.19

     

12.96

     

8,594

     

88,543

     

-2.56

%

   

-1.80

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2010

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.54

     

9.58

     

3,593

     

36,187

     

16.03

%

   

16.15

%

   

0.00

%

 

LVIP T. Rowe Price Structured Mid-Cap Growth Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

16.16

     

26.53

     

10,398

     

237,704

     

10.63

%

   

11.42

%

   

0.13

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

15.84

     

30.06

     

26,269

     

576,533

     

33.82

%

   

34.59

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.82

     

22.46

     

20,273

     

342,524

     

15.34

%

   

16.20

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2011

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.23

     

19.46

     

15,610

     

225,631

     

-4.71

%

   

-3.91

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2010

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.70

     

20.40

     

12,484

     

190,521

     

27.22

%

   

27.73

%

   

0.00

%

 

LVIP Templeton Growth RPM Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.86

     

15.82

     

12,856

     

160,402

     

-2.86

%

   

-2.14

%

   

1.62

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.18

     

16.17

     

10,358

     

128,180

     

18.89

%

   

19.77

%

   

1.54

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.41

     

13.50

     

7,776

     

75,482

     

20.32

%

   

21.08

%

   

2.05

%

 
     

2011

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

7.82

     

11.15

     

7,759

     

62,376

     

-4.02

%

   

-3.23

%

   

1.93

%

 
     

2010

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.15

     

8.26

     

8,926

     

74,352

     

5.61

%

   

6.04

%

   

1.99

%

 

LVIP UBS Large Cap Growth RPM Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.30

     

20.70

     

13,605

     

237,627

     

4.40

%

   

5.22

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.64

     

19.83

     

13,895

     

231,003

     

24.37

%

   

25.38

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.08

     

16.93

     

13,719

     

182,286

     

15.35

%

   

16.23

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.68

     

14.65

     

12,429

     

141,995

     

-6.53

%

   

-5.83

%

   

0.24

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

6.74

     

15.65

     

11,363

     

133,639

     

10.35

%

   

11.16

%

   

0.80

%

 

LVIP Vanguard Domestic Equity ETF Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

15.61

     

15.87

     

4,938

     

77,520

     

11.54

%

   

12.03

%

   

2.29

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

14.00

     

14.00

     

3,534

     

49,472

     

29.74

%

   

29.74

%

   

1.95

%

 
     

2012

   

2/16/12

   

0.60

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.79

     

10.79

     

899

     

9,699

     

5.45

%

   

5.45

%

   

2.00

%

 

LVIP Vanguard International Equity ETF Standard Class

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

10.78

     

10.96

     

15,408

     

167,805

     

-5.21

%

   

-4.79

%

   

2.15

%

 
     

2013

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

11.38

     

11.51

     

12,864

     

146,471

     

14.06

%

   

14.55

%

   

3.04

%

 
     

2012

         

0.15

%

   

0.60

%

   

9.98

     

9.98

     

981

     

9,791

     

18.64

%

   

18.64

%

   

6.53

%

 
     

2011

   

8/24/11

   

0.60

%

   

0.60

%

   

8.41

     

8.41

     

166

     

1,400

     

-5.53

%

   

-5.53

%

   

0.00

%

 

M Capital Appreciation

 
     

2014

         

0.50

%

   

0.50

%

   

28.62

     

28.62

     

159

     

4,542

     

11.85

%

   

11.85

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2013

         

0.50

%

   

0.50

%

   

25.59

     

25.59

     

140

     

3,579

     

38.48

%

   

38.48

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2012

         

0.50

%

   

0.50

%

   

18.48

     

18.48

     

143

     

2,650

     

16.84

%

   

16.84

%

   

0.36

%

 
     

2011

         

0.50

%

   

0.50

%

   

15.81

     

15.81

     

118

     

1,867

     

-7.68

%

   

-7.68

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2010

         

0.50

%

   

0.50

%

   

17.13

     

17.13

     

95

     

1,632

     

26.43

%

   

26.43

%

   

0.17

%

 


M-45



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Notes to financial statements (continued)

3. Financial Highlights (continued)

Subaccount

 

Year

  Commencement
Date(1)
  Minimum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Maximum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Minimum
Unit
Value(3)
  Maximum
Unit
Value(3)
  Units
Outstanding
 

Net Assets

  Minimum
Total
Return(4)
  Maximum
Total
Return(4)
  Investment
Income
Ratio(5)
 

M International Equity

 
     

2014

         

0.50

%

   

0.50

%

 

$

13.52

   

$

13.52

     

441

   

$

5,960

     

-7.51

%

   

-7.51

%

   

2.53

%

 
     

2013

         

0.50

%

   

0.50

%

   

14.61

     

14.61

     

353

     

5,160

     

15.75

%

   

15.75

%

   

2.50

%

 
     

2012

         

0.50

%

   

0.50

%

   

12.62

     

12.62

     

318

     

4,017

     

20.09

%

   

20.09

%

   

2.29

%

 
     

2011

         

0.50

%

   

0.50

%

   

10.51

     

10.51

     

258

     

2,709

     

-13.99

%

   

-13.99

%

   

3.77

%

 
     

2010

         

0.50

%

   

0.50

%

   

12.22

     

12.22

     

174

     

2,130

     

4.03

%

   

4.03

%

   

3.86

%

 

M Large Cap Growth

 
     

2014

         

0.50

%

   

0.50

%

   

22.97

     

22.97

     

383

     

8,798

     

9.66

%

   

9.66

%

   

0.04

%

 
     

2013

         

0.50

%

   

0.50

%

   

20.95

     

20.95

     

357

     

7,485

     

35.49

%

   

35.49

%

   

0.56

%

 
     

2012

         

0.50

%

   

0.50

%

   

15.46

     

15.46

     

323

     

4,996

     

18.72

%

   

18.72

%

   

0.04

%

 
     

2011

         

0.50

%

   

0.50

%

   

13.02

     

13.02

     

283

     

3,687

     

-1.29

%

   

-1.29

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2010

         

0.50

%

   

0.50

%

   

13.19

     

13.19

     

230

     

3,035

     

22.46

%

   

22.46

%

   

0.26

%

 

M Large Cap Value

 
     

2014

         

0.50

%

   

0.50

%

   

18.85

     

18.85

     

458

     

8,636

     

9.13

%

   

9.13

%

   

1.26

%

 
     

2013

         

0.50

%

   

0.50

%

   

17.28

     

17.28

     

420

     

7,265

     

33.56

%

   

33.56

%

   

2.72

%

 
     

2012

         

0.50

%

   

0.50

%

   

12.93

     

12.93

     

394

     

5,093

     

16.71

%

   

16.71

%

   

0.74

%

 
     

2011

         

0.50

%

   

0.50

%

   

11.08

     

11.08

     

343

     

3,803

     

-4.58

%

   

-4.58

%

   

0.33

%

 
     

2010

         

0.50

%

   

0.50

%

   

11.61

     

11.61

     

267

     

3,103

     

8.74

%

   

8.74

%

   

0.53

%

 

MFS VIT Core Equity Initial Class

 
     

2014

         

0.35

%

   

0.35

%

   

16.07

     

19.33

     

433

     

7,034

     

10.85

%

   

10.89

%

   

0.92

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.75

%

   

14.49

     

17.44

     

248

     

4,493

     

34.10

%

   

34.13

%

   

1.31

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.35

%

   

13.00

     

13.00

     

160

     

1,739

     

15.82

%

   

15.82

%

   

1.04

%

 
     

2011

         

0.35

%

   

0.75

%

   

11.23

     

16.12

     

337

     

5,012

     

-1.84

%

   

-1.37

%

   

0.76

%

 
     

2010

         

0.35

%

   

0.75

%

   

12.59

     

16.40

     

1,103

     

17,662

     

16.34

%

   

16.37

%

   

1.00

%

 

MFS VIT Growth Initial Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

16.04

     

29.77

     

41,647

     

825,782

     

7.97

%

   

8.83

%

   

0.10

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

15.22

     

29.87

     

42,297

     

814,730

     

35.63

%

   

36.77

%

   

0.23

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.23

     

21.99

     

48,165

     

645,320

     

16.33

%

   

17.26

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

6.35

     

18.88

     

48,964

     

543,039

     

-1.22

%

   

-0.47

%

   

0.20

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

6.41

     

19.08

     

55,505

     

539,206

     

14.30

%

   

15.16

%

   

0.12

%

 

MFS VIT Total Return Initial Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.76

     

20.35

     

86,867

     

1,402,374

     

7.53

%

   

8.34

%

   

1.82

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.72

     

19.79

     

87,737

     

1,360,335

     

17.98

%

   

18.87

%

   

1.75

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.80

     

16.75

     

89,258

     

1,173,837

     

10.26

%

   

11.09

%

   

2.62

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.76

     

15.73

     

97,777

     

1,216,199

     

0.86

%

   

1.62

%

   

2.61

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.65

     

15.58

     

96,405

     

1,242,437

     

8.94

%

   

9.75

%

   

2.59

%

 

MFS VIT Utilities Initial Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.74

     

52.56

     

62,555

     

1,435,358

     

11.72

%

   

12.66

%

   

2.13

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.12

     

46.98

     

58,115

     

1,226,719

     

19.44

%

   

20.42

%

   

2.32

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.14

     

39.27

     

51,803

     

916,299

     

12.47

%

   

13.42

%

   

5.73

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.82

     

34.87

     

92,356

     

1,421,990

     

5.83

%

   

6.69

%

   

3.25

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

9.20

     

32.90

     

68,744

     

1,366,816

     

12.79

%

   

13.65

%

   

3.17

%

 

NB AMT Large Cap Value I Class

 
     

2014

         

0.35

%

   

0.35

%

   

16.64

     

16.64

     

9,808

     

163,208

     

9.47

%

   

9.47

%

   

0.75

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.35

%

   

15.20

     

15.20

     

10,064

     

152,974

     

30.68

%

   

30.68

%

   

1.17

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.35

%

   

11.63

     

11.63

     

10,587

     

123,153

     

16.19

%

   

16.19

%

   

0.43

%

 
     

2011

         

0.35

%

   

0.35

%

   

10.01

     

10.01

     

10,920

     

109,326

     

-11.67

%

   

-11.67

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2010

         

0.35

%

   

0.75

%

   

13.10

     

13.10

     

9,857

     

124,964

     

14.80

%

   

14.80

%

   

0.69

%

 

NB AMT Mid Cap Growth I Class

 
     

2014

         

0.20

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.71

     

32.29

     

49,554

     

1,034,605

     

6.62

%

   

7.21

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.72

     

30.24

     

79,307

     

1,434,486

     

31.42

%

   

32.15

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.41

     

22.97

     

69,885

     

1,180,974

     

11.41

%

   

12.02

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2011

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.34

     

20.59

     

77,785

     

1,229,619

     

-0.43

%

   

0.12

%

   

0.00

%

 
     

2010

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

8.36

     

20.65

     

83,971

     

1,274,162

     

27.94

%

   

28.58

%

   

0.00

%

 

NB AMT Mid Cap Intrinsic Value I Class

 
     

2014

         

0.20

%

   

0.90

%

   

15.58

     

31.51

     

27,395

     

456,247

     

12.81

%

   

13.44

%

   

1.07

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

17.03

     

29.59

     

19,938

     

410,247

     

35.80

%

   

36.57

%

   

1.18

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.47

     

21.76

     

20,125

     

329,722

     

14.49

%

   

15.12

%

   

0.62

%

 
     

2011

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.83

     

18.97

     

20,337

     

290,620

     

-7.38

%

   

-6.83

%

   

0.67

%

 
     

2010

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.93

     

20.44

     

19,099

     

300,796

     

25.04

%

   

25.55

%

   

0.74

%

 


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Notes to financial statements (continued)

3. Financial Highlights (continued)

Subaccount

 

Year

  Commencement
Date(1)
  Minimum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Maximum
Fee
Rate(2)
  Minimum
Unit
Value(3)
  Maximum
Unit
Value(3)
  Units
Outstanding
 

Net Assets

  Minimum
Total
Return(4)
  Maximum
Total
Return(4)
  Investment
Income
Ratio(5)
 

PIMCO VIT CommodityRealReturn Strategy Administrative Class

 
     

2014

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

 

$

7.28

   

$

10.61

     

70,860

   

$

669,363

     

-19.16

%

   

-18.51

%

   

0.36

%

 
     

2013

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.27

     

13.01

     

64,120

     

749,501

     

-15.46

%

   

-14.77

%

   

1.53

%

 
     

2012

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.11

     

15.27

     

36,367

     

506,945

     

4.45

%

   

5.30

%

   

2.82

%

 
     

2011

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.99

     

14.50

     

21,856

     

301,643

     

-8.39

%

   

-7.65

%

   

14.15

%

 
     

2010

         

0.10

%

   

0.90

%

   

15.50

     

15.57

     

7,345

     

112,882

     

23.41

%

   

23.78

%

   

16.33

%

 

Putnam VT Global Health Care Class IB

 
     

2014

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

18.88

     

29.35

     

6,335

     

141,590

     

26.50

%

   

27.20

%

   

0.23

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.84

     

23.20

     

5,758

     

102,144

     

40.40

%

   

41.17

%

   

1.08

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.69

     

16.52

     

5,700

     

71,972

     

21.17

%

   

21.84

%

   

1.25

%

 
     

2011

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.32

     

13.64

     

5,032

     

60,424

     

-2.06

%

   

-1.92

%

   

0.82

%

 
     

2010

         

0.75

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.56

     

13.92

     

4,583

     

58,040

     

1.55

%

   

1.70

%

   

1.99

%

 

Putnam VT Growth & Income Class IB

 
     

2014

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

15.98

     

19.11

     

1,685

     

27,715

     

9.74

%

   

10.35

%

   

1.31

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.48

     

17.42

     

1,708

     

25,489

     

34.46

%

   

35.20

%

   

1.61

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.60

     

12.95

     

1,727

     

19,070

     

18.07

%

   

18.72

%

   

1.68

%

 
     

2011

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.61

     

11.15

     

1,462

     

16,262

     

-5.48

%

   

-4.97

%

   

1.23

%

 
     

2010

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.61

     

11.78

     

1,483

     

17,427

     

13.35

%

   

13.52

%

   

1.52

%

 

Templeton Foreign VIP Class 1

 
     

2014

         

0.55

%

   

0.55

%

   

13.54

     

13.54

     

18,931

     

256,305

     

-11.38

%

   

-11.38

%

   

2.08

%

 
     

2013

         

0.55

%

   

0.55

%

   

15.28

     

15.28

     

18,950

     

289,503

     

22.60

%

   

22.60

%

   

2.53

%

 
     

2012

         

0.55

%

   

0.80

%

   

12.46

     

15.89

     

19,243

     

239,887

     

17.66

%

   

17.95

%

   

3.02

%

 
     

2011

         

0.55

%

   

0.80

%

   

13.51

     

13.51

     

21,299

     

251,068

     

-11.16

%

   

-11.16

%

   

1.95

%

 
     

2010

         

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

   

15.21

     

15.21

     

18,664

     

283,818

     

7.81

%

   

7.81

%

   

2.09

%

 

Templeton Foreign VIP Class 2

 
     

2014

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.50

     

15.88

     

8,665

     

117,921

     

-11.93

%

   

-11.44

%

   

1.84

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

15.24

     

18.03

     

8,365

     

128,583

     

21.86

%

   

22.54

%

   

2.41

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.44

     

14.80

     

9,606

     

120,369

     

17.17

%

   

17.82

%

   

3.01

%

 
     

2011

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.56

     

12.63

     

9,594

     

102,092

     

-11.44

%

   

-10.95

%

   

1.73

%

 
     

2010

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.15

     

14.26

     

8,772

     

115,250

     

7.43

%

   

7.60

%

   

1.86

%

 

Templeton Global Bond VIP Class 1

 
     

2014

         

0.15

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.35

     

20.74

     

45,194

     

873,353

     

1.21

%

   

1.83

%

   

5.12

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.14

     

20.41

     

42,037

     

840,754

     

0.98

%

   

1.57

%

   

4.70

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

16.94

     

20.13

     

44,046

     

871,651

     

14.28

%

   

14.74

%

   

6.40

%

 
     

2011

         

0.50

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.78

     

17.54

     

43,275

     

748,123

     

-1.50

%

   

-1.10

%

   

5.63

%

 
     

2010

         

0.50

%

   

0.90

%

   

14.96

     

17.74

     

44,351

     

777,164

     

13.68

%

   

14.15

%

   

1.54

%

 

Templeton Growth VIP Class 1

 
     

2014

         

0.20

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.15

     

20.32

     

24,218

     

391,566

     

-3.41

%

   

-2.87

%

   

1.59

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

13.54

     

23.55

     

23,789

     

421,760

     

29.87

%

   

30.59

%

   

2.89

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.44

     

18.11

     

24,484

     

341,147

     

20.31

%

   

20.79

%

   

2.29

%

 
     

2011

         

0.50

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.30

     

15.03

     

26,245

     

311,325

     

-7.63

%

   

-7.26

%

   

1.56

%

 
     

2010

         

0.50

%

   

0.90

%

   

11.10

     

16.25

     

23,783

     

310,975

     

6.77

%

   

7.29

%

   

1.66

%

 

Templeton Growth VIP Class 2

 
     

2014

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

16.07

     

17.15

     

2,302

     

37,061

     

-3.68

%

   

-3.15

%

   

1.50

%

 
     

2013

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

16.60

     

17.81

     

3,180

     

52,869

     

29.64

%

   

30.36

%

   

2.69

%

 
     

2012

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.73

     

13.74

     

4,768

     

60,749

     

19.98

%

   

20.64

%

   

2.02

%

 
     

2011

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

10.55

     

11.81

     

4,840

     

51,377

     

-7.81

%

   

-7.30

%

   

1.32

%

 
     

2010

         

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

12.42

     

12.80

     

4,398

     

55,150

     

6.44

%

   

6.59

%

   

1.32

%

 

(1)  Reflects less than a full year of activity. Funds were first received in this option on the commencement date noted or the option was inactive at the date funds were received thereby a succeeding commencement date is disclosed.

(2)  These amounts represent the annualized minimum and maximum contract expenses of the separate account, consisting primarily of mortality and expense charges, for each period indicated. The ratios include only those expenses that result in a direct reduction to unit values. Charges made directly to contract owner accounts through the redemption of units and expenses of the underlying funds have been excluded.

(3)  As the unit value is presented as a range of minimum to maximum values for only those subaccounts which existed for the entire year, some individual contract unit values may not be within the ranges presented as a result of partial year activity.


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Notes to financial statements (continued)

3. Financial Highlights (continued)

(4)  These amounts represent the total return, including changes in value of mutual funds, and reflect deductions for all items included in the fee rate. The total return does not include contract charges deducted directly from policy account values. The total return is not annualized. As the total return is presented as a range of minimum to maximum values, for only those subaccounts which existed for the entire year, some individual contract total returns may not be within the ranges presented as a result of partial year activity.

(5)  These amounts represent the dividends, excluding distributions of capital gains, received by the subaccount from the underlying mutual fund, net of management fees assessed by the fund manager, divided by the average net assets. These ratios exclude those expenses, such as mortality and expense guarantee charges, that result in direct reductions in the unit values. The recognition of investment income by the subaccount is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying fund in which the subaccounts invest. Investment income ratios are not annualized.

Note: Fee rate, unit value and total return minimum and maximum are the same where there is only one active contract level charge for the subaccount.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments

The aggregate cost of investments purchased and the aggregate proceeds from investments sold were as follows for 2014:

Subaccount

  Aggregate
Cost of
Purchases
  Aggregate
Proceeds
from Sales
 

ABVPSF Global Thematic Growth Class A

 

$

146,370

   

$

731,557

   

ABVPSF Growth and Income Class A

   

90,902

     

510,435

   

ABVPSF International Value Class A

   

110,244

     

239,692

   

ABVPSF Large Cap Growth Class A

   

5,254

     

27,772

   

ABVPSF Small/Mid Cap Value Class A

   

288,968

     

73,858

   

American Century VP Inflation Protection Class I

   

140,150

     

51,501

   

American Funds Global Growth Class 2

   

409,390

     

398,167

   

American Funds Global Small Capitalization Class 2

   

317,018

     

815,273

   

American Funds Growth Class 2

   

820,388

     

1,228,018

   

American Funds Growth-Income Class 2

   

1,845,272

     

534,868

   

American Funds International Class 2

   

590,988

     

747,926

   

BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Class I

   

949,944

     

238,341

   

ClearBridge Variable Mid Cap Core Class I

   

3,391

     

3,080

   

Delaware VIP Diversified Income Standard Class

   

377,203

     

169,397

   

Delaware VIP Emerging Markets Standard Class

   

359,373

     

801,090

   

Delaware VIP High Yield Standard Class

   

179,271

     

102,396

   

Delaware VIP Limited-Term Diversified Income Standard Class

   

260,063

     

47,376

   

Delaware VIP REIT Standard Class

   

179,466

     

235,584

   

Delaware VIP Small Cap Value Standard Class

   

314,519

     

173,216

   

Delaware VIP Smid Cap Growth Standard Class

   

228,163

     

162,318

   

Delaware VIP U.S. Growth Standard Class

   

259,677

     

60,706

   

Delaware VIP Value Standard Class

   

158,803

     

158,732

   

Deutsche Alternative Asset Allocation VIP Class A

   

124,880

     

19,156

   

Deutsche Equity 500 Index VIP Class A

   

502,363

     

519,963

   

Deutsche Small Cap Index VIP Class A

   

163,079

     

424,770

   

Fidelity VIP Asset Manager Initial Class

   

12,361

     

28,199

   

Fidelity VIP Contrafund Service Class

   

554,418

     

341,543

   

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Initial Class

   

32,959

     

28,807

   

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Service Class

   

32,770

     

10,839

   

Fidelity VIP Growth Service Class

   

151,332

     

111,324

   

Fidelity VIP Growth Opportunities Service Class

   

13,122

     

16,970

   

Fidelity VIP High Income Service Class

   

11,497

     

5,187

   

Fidelity VIP Investment Grade Bond Initial Class

   

16,696

     

42,745

   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Service Class

   

212,194

     

59,459

   

Fidelity VIP Overseas Service Class

   

61,273

     

10,210

   

Franklin Income VIP Class 1

   

2,506,232

     

174,804

   

Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Class 1

   

263,907

     

96,261

   

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Class 1

   

142,515

     

53,403

   

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Series I

   

51,620

     

73,575

   


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Notes to financial statements (continued)

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments (continued)

Subaccount

  Aggregate
Cost of
Purchases
  Aggregate
Proceeds
from Sales
 

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series I

 

$

61,321

   

$

92,961

   

Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Series I

   

10,046

     

25,882

   

Invesco V.I. International Growth Series I

   

35,542

     

397,610

   

Janus Aspen Balanced Institutional Class

   

16,322

     

10,032

   

Janus Aspen Balanced Service Class

   

45,406

     

44,926

   

Janus Aspen Enterprise Service Class

   

12,260

     

12,993

   

Janus Aspen Global Research Institutional Class

   

38,777

     

29,929

   

Janus Aspen Global Research Service Class

   

4,851

     

8,873

   

Janus Aspen Global Technology Service Class

   

1,577

     

3,492

   

LVIP Baron Growth Opportunities Standard Class

   

15,332

     

12,801

   

LVIP Baron Growth Opportunities Service Class

   

195,013

     

208,124

   

LVIP BlackRock Emerging Markets RPM Standard Class

   

118,204

     

13,168

   

LVIP BlackRock Equity Dividend RPM Standard Class

   

151,618

     

205,660

   

LVIP BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Standard Class

   

142,554

     

156,734

   

LVIP Capital Growth Standard Class

   

110,645

     

28,675

   

LVIP Clarion Global Real Estate Standard Class

   

80,421

     

88,661

   

LVIP Columbia Small-Mid Cap Growth RPM Standard Class

   

4,778

     

1,207

   

LVIP Delaware Bond Standard Class

   

670,571

     

158,627

   

LVIP Delaware Diversified Floating Rate Standard Class

   

246,043

     

23,858

   

LVIP Delaware Foundation Aggressive Allocation Standard Class

   

44,301

     

488,160

   

LVIP Delaware Growth and Income Standard Class

   

46,774

     

72,878

   

LVIP Delaware Social Awareness Standard Class

   

53,346

     

41,350

   

LVIP Delaware Special Opportunities Standard Class

   

200,688

     

40,175

   

LVIP Dimensional Non-U.S. Equity RPM Standard Class

   

139,600

     

56,935

   

LVIP Dimensional U.S. Equity RPM Standard Class

   

208,531

     

84,152

   

LVIP Dimensional/Vanguard Total Bond Standard Class

   

113,136

     

37,999

   

LVIP Global Income Standard Class

   

168,752

     

197,000

   

LVIP JPMorgan High Yield Standard Class

   

622,664

     

38,889

   

LVIP JPMorgan Mid Cap Value RPM Standard Class

   

65,580

     

20,378

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2020 Standard Class

   

3,093

     

48,437

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2030 Standard Class

   

14,536

     

33,465

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2040 Standard Class

   

74,798

     

43,464

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Conservative Standard Class

   

1,251,252

     

18,517

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Growth Standard Class

   

698,039

     

178,968

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Moderate Standard Class

   

715,063

     

246,269

   

LVIP MFS International Growth Standard Class

   

127,052

     

12,428

   

LVIP MFS Value Standard Class

   

297,874

     

105,127

   

LVIP Mid-Cap Value Standard Class

   

144,480

     

24,624

   

LVIP Mondrian International Value Standard Class

   

154,034

     

53,587

   

LVIP Money Market Standard Class

   

1,043,960

     

5,527,373

   

LVIP SSgA Bond Index Standard Class

   

37,805

     

121,923

   

LVIP SSgA Conservative Index Allocation Standard Class

   

3,625

     

39,232

   

LVIP SSgA Conservative Structured Allocation Standard Class

   

2,050

     

352

   

LVIP SSgA Developed International 150 Standard Class

   

52,670

     

11,909

   

LVIP SSgA Emerging Markets 100 Standard Class

   

55,041

     

24,017

   

LVIP SSgA Global Tactical Allocation RPM Standard Class

   

246,355

     

32,766

   

LVIP SSgA International Index Standard Class

   

22,555

     

10,363

   

LVIP SSgA Large Cap 100 Standard Class

   

98,151

     

66,832

   

LVIP SSgA Moderate Index Allocation Standard Class

   

114,837

     

31,763

   

LVIP SSgA Moderate Structured Allocation Standard Class

   

212,248

     

64,768

   

LVIP SSgA Moderately Aggressive Index Allocation Standard Class

   

70,942

     

24,343

   

LVIP SSgA Moderately Aggressive Structured Allocation Standard Class

   

602,318

     

33,821

   

LVIP SSgA S&P 500 Index Standard Class

   

368,722

     

140,894

   

LVIP SSgA Small-Cap Index Standard Class

   

98,532

     

45,826

   

LVIP SSgA Small-Mid Cap 200 Standard Class

   

83,390

     

18,033

   

LVIP T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Standard Class

   

103,310

     

42,552

   

LVIP T. Rowe Price Structured Mid-Cap Growth Standard Class

   

59,256

     

417,378

   

LVIP Templeton Growth RPM Standard Class

   

46,098

     

7,585

   

LVIP UBS Large Cap Growth RPM Standard Class

   

13,954

     

19,757

   

LVIP Vanguard Domestic Equity ETF Standard Class

   

44,649

     

21,702

   

LVIP Vanguard International Equity ETF Standard Class

   

47,954

     

14,281

   


M-49



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Notes to financial statements (continued)

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments (continued)

Subaccount

  Aggregate
Cost of
Purchases
  Aggregate
Proceeds
from Sales
 

M Capital Appreciation

 

$

1,191

   

$

272

   

M International Equity

   

1,582

     

177

   

M Large Cap Growth

   

2,428

     

864

   

M Large Cap Value

   

2,176

     

508

   

MFS VIT Core Equity Initial Class

   

2,234

     

266

   

MFS VIT Growth Initial Class

   

157,684

     

161,534

   

MFS VIT Total Return Initial Class

   

212,801

     

222,022

   

MFS VIT Utilities Initial Class

   

263,398

     

129,625

   

NB AMT Large Cap Value I Class

   

2,965

     

6,300

   

NB AMT Mid Cap Growth I Class

   

465,800

     

517,364

   

NB AMT Mid Cap Intrinsic Value I Class

   

36,190

     

30,116

   

PIMCO VIT CommodityRealReturn Strategy Administrative Class

   

284,705

     

230,549

   

Putnam VT Global Health Care Class IB

   

26,757

     

5,923

   

Putnam VT Growth & Income Class IB

   

429

     

565

   

Templeton Foreign VIP Class 1

   

30,640

     

26,328

   

Templeton Foreign VIP Class 2

   

17,623

     

11,806

   

Templeton Global Bond VIP Class 1

   

128,694

     

69,907

   

Templeton Growth VIP Class 1

   

34,356

     

47,245

   

Templeton Growth VIP Class 2

   

8,683

     

23,244

   

5. Investments

The following is a summary of investments owned at December 31, 2014:

Subaccount

  Shares
Owned
  Net
Asset
Value
  Fair Value
of Shares
 

Cost of Shares

 

ABVPSF Global Thematic Growth Class A

   

26,870

   

$

21.80

   

$

585,755

   

$

473,133

   

ABVPSF Growth and Income Class A

   

28,247

     

30.04

     

848,538

     

623,149

   

ABVPSF International Value Class A

   

33,618

     

13.53

     

454,850

     

476,377

   

ABVPSF Large Cap Growth Class A

   

2,700

     

48.83

     

131,818

     

81,627

   

ABVPSF Small/Mid Cap Value Class A

   

58,399

     

21.95

     

1,281,871

     

1,061,374

   

American Century VP Inflation Protection Class I

   

74,699

     

10.43

     

779,105

     

816,768

   

American Funds Global Growth Class 2

   

70,356

     

27.30

     

1,920,723

     

1,611,373

   

American Funds Global Small Capitalization Class 2

   

78,617

     

25.64

     

2,015,739

     

1,676,005

   

American Funds Growth Class 2

   

92,419

     

79.84

     

7,378,734

     

5,514,303

   

American Funds Growth-Income Class 2

   

147,654

     

52.41

     

7,738,572

     

6,095,445

   

American Funds International Class 2

   

197,062

     

20.29

     

3,998,383

     

3,617,147

   

BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Class I

   

182,786

     

16.23

     

2,966,613

     

3,042,623

   

Delaware VIP Diversified Income Standard Class

   

176,586

     

10.84

     

1,914,191

     

1,880,472

   

Delaware VIP Emerging Markets Standard Class

   

96,982

     

19.54

     

1,895,033

     

1,895,049

   

Delaware VIP High Yield Standard Class

   

218,999

     

5.67

     

1,241,721

     

1,268,991

   

Delaware VIP Limited-Term Diversified Income Standard Class

   

105,553

     

9.87

     

1,041,801

     

1,053,420

   

Delaware VIP REIT Standard Class

   

106,435

     

15.50

     

1,649,742

     

1,272,343

   

Delaware VIP Small Cap Value Standard Class

   

55,896

     

40.23

     

2,248,703

     

1,893,668

   

Delaware VIP Smid Cap Growth Standard Class

   

47,685

     

30.20

     

1,440,101

     

1,223,072

   

Delaware VIP U.S. Growth Standard Class

   

60,875

     

13.75

     

837,028

     

698,191

   

Delaware VIP Value Standard Class

   

49,249

     

29.24

     

1,440,031

     

1,002,932

   

Deutsche Alternative Asset Allocation VIP Class A

   

19,170

     

13.88

     

266,086

     

262,372

   

Deutsche Equity 500 Index VIP Class A

   

145,333

     

20.41

     

2,966,251

     

2,266,476

   

Deutsche Small Cap Index VIP Class A

   

46,585

     

17.32

     

806,848

     

671,432

   

Fidelity VIP Asset Manager Initial Class

   

10,028

     

17.15

     

171,988

     

153,555

   

Fidelity VIP Contrafund Service Class

   

84,824

     

37.23

     

3,158,000

     

2,342,950

   

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Initial Class

   

4,809

     

24.27

     

116,714

     

101,562

   

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Service Class

   

13,519

     

24.18

     

326,894

     

286,735

   

Fidelity VIP Growth Service Class

   

15,414

     

63.32

     

976,036

     

653,386

   

Fidelity VIP Growth Opportunities Service Class

   

4,415

     

33.46

     

147,724

     

87,200

   

Fidelity VIP High Income Service Class

   

13,120

     

5.49

     

72,030

     

73,493

   

Fidelity VIP Investment Grade Bond Initial Class

   

12,132

     

12.79

     

155,163

     

158,446

   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Service Class

   

32,813

     

37.44

     

1,228,501

     

1,062,975

   

Fidelity VIP Overseas Service Class

   

17,639

     

18.63

     

328,615

     

291,187

   


M-50



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Notes to financial statements (continued)

5. Investments (continued)

Subaccount

  Shares
Owned
  Net
Asset
Value
  Fair Value
of Shares
 

Cost of Shares

 

Franklin Income VIP Class 1

   

213,039

   

$

16.48

   

$

3,510,881

   

$

3,472,026

   

Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Class 1

   

49,977

     

22.91

     

1,144,966

     

927,724

   

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Class 1

   

24,132

     

24.95

     

602,098

     

522,538

   

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Series I

   

13,449

     

54.88

     

738,080

     

519,297

   

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series I

   

30,263

     

41.01

     

1,241,102

     

885,539

   

Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Series I

   

23,080

     

6.39

     

147,480

     

146,009

   

Invesco V.I. International Growth Series I

   

4,706

     

34.87

     

164,091

     

138,357

   

Janus Aspen Balanced Institutional Class

   

6,166

     

31.43

     

193,801

     

172,638

   

Janus Aspen Balanced Service Class

   

10,348

     

32.97

     

341,181

     

295,910

   

Janus Aspen Enterprise Service Class

   

2,200

     

59.26

     

130,341

     

80,913

   

Janus Aspen Global Research Institutional Class

   

9,674

     

41.45

     

400,989

     

292,676

   

Janus Aspen Global Research Service Class

   

1,186

     

40.77

     

48,349

     

33,417

   

Janus Aspen Global Technology Service Class

   

1,354

     

8.56

     

11,588

     

7,928

   

LVIP Baron Growth Opportunities Standard Class

   

5,126

     

47.82

     

245,125

     

211,883

   

LVIP Baron Growth Opportunities Service Class

   

13,655

     

47.03

     

642,265

     

497,033

   

LVIP BlackRock Emerging Markets RPM Standard Class

   

19,974

     

9.35

     

186,680

     

200,318

   

LVIP BlackRock Equity Dividend RPM Standard Class

   

20,805

     

17.81

     

370,437

     

342,288

   

LVIP BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Standard Class

   

54,817

     

10.35

     

567,355

     

590,777

   

LVIP Capital Growth Standard Class

   

11,477

     

41.89

     

480,803

     

350,632

   

LVIP Clarion Global Real Estate Standard Class

   

58,899

     

9.73

     

573,202

     

457,709

   

LVIP Columbia Small-Mid Cap Growth RPM Standard Class

   

2,080

     

12.64

     

26,292

     

23,038

   

LVIP Delaware Bond Standard Class

   

319,269

     

13.90

     

4,438,788

     

4,425,409

   

LVIP Delaware Diversified Floating Rate Standard Class

   

54,442

     

10.06

     

547,527

     

553,962

   

LVIP Delaware Foundation Aggressive Allocation Standard Class

   

8,612

     

15.93

     

137,204

     

113,568

   

LVIP Delaware Growth and Income Standard Class

   

5,007

     

44.35

     

222,085

     

170,756

   

LVIP Delaware Social Awareness Standard Class

   

8,034

     

46.22

     

371,308

     

301,034

   

LVIP Delaware Special Opportunities Standard Class

   

7,914

     

41.90

     

331,636

     

320,971

   

LVIP Dimensional Non-U.S. Equity RPM Standard Class

   

22,481

     

9.40

     

211,387

     

224,775

   

LVIP Dimensional U.S. Equity RPM Standard Class

   

28,446

     

14.16

     

402,709

     

371,855

   

LVIP Dimensional/Vanguard Total Bond Standard Class

   

29,278

     

10.52

     

307,947

     

308,914

   

LVIP Global Income Standard Class

   

42,272

     

11.56

     

488,497

     

491,723

   

LVIP JPMorgan High Yield Standard Class

   

93,576

     

11.08

     

1,037,015

     

1,067,867

   

LVIP JPMorgan Mid Cap Value RPM Standard Class

   

19,052

     

15.62

     

297,630

     

231,907

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2020 Standard Class

   

6,319

     

12.11

     

76,527

     

58,379

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2030 Standard Class

   

16,382

     

12.17

     

199,438

     

153,569

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2040 Standard Class

   

12,029

     

11.66

     

140,210

     

114,316

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Conservative Standard Class

   

107,119

     

13.94

     

1,493,660

     

1,482,079

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Growth Standard Class

   

259,392

     

13.47

     

3,495,050

     

3,104,340

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Moderate Standard Class

   

255,450

     

14.11

     

3,604,140

     

3,137,216

   

LVIP MFS International Growth Standard Class

   

27,248

     

13.69

     

373,132

     

363,543

   

LVIP MFS Value Standard Class

   

44,270

     

37.27

     

1,649,864

     

1,215,049

   

LVIP Mid-Cap Value Standard Class

   

12,998

     

22.96

     

298,477

     

252,006

   

LVIP Mondrian International Value Standard Class

   

49,448

     

16.94

     

837,749

     

836,335

   

LVIP Money Market Standard Class

   

330,906

     

10.00

     

3,309,059

     

3,309,060

   

LVIP SSgA Bond Index Standard Class

   

29,454

     

11.43

     

336,516

     

336,802

   

LVIP SSgA Conservative Index Allocation Standard Class

   

11,489

     

12.26

     

140,858

     

128,189

   

LVIP SSgA Conservative Structured Allocation Standard Class

   

483

     

11.88

     

5,741

     

5,604

   

LVIP SSgA Developed International 150 Standard Class

   

7,328

     

9.08

     

66,518

     

67,827

   

LVIP SSgA Emerging Markets 100 Standard Class

   

23,654

     

9.29

     

219,699

     

241,760

   

LVIP SSgA Global Tactical Allocation RPM Standard Class

   

84,263

     

11.98

     

1,009,381

     

927,649

   

LVIP SSgA International Index Standard Class

   

7,334

     

8.66

     

63,491

     

63,566

   

LVIP SSgA Large Cap 100 Standard Class

   

27,499

     

15.95

     

438,721

     

351,038

   

LVIP SSgA Moderate Index Allocation Standard Class

   

31,307

     

13.16

     

411,973

     

389,402

   

LVIP SSgA Moderate Structured Allocation Standard Class

   

50,204

     

12.65

     

635,082

     

598,880

   

LVIP SSgA Moderately Aggressive Index Allocation Standard Class

   

17,632

     

13.38

     

235,910

     

216,272

   

LVIP SSgA Moderately Aggressive Structured Allocation Standard Class

   

80,068

     

12.95

     

1,036,474

     

1,037,903

   

LVIP SSgA S&P 500 Index Standard Class

   

119,375

     

14.65

     

1,748,964

     

1,346,248

   

LVIP SSgA Small-Cap Index Standard Class

   

9,918

     

26.99

     

267,675

     

218,642

   

LVIP SSgA Small-Mid Cap 200 Standard Class

   

14,842

     

14.91

     

221,273

     

216,109

   

LVIP T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Standard Class

   

15,016

     

31.18

     

468,187

     

334,006

   

LVIP T. Rowe Price Structured Mid-Cap Growth Standard Class

   

10,766

     

22.08

     

237,707

     

189,381

   


M-51



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Notes to financial statements (continued)

5. Investments (continued)

Subaccount

  Shares
Owned
  Net
Asset
Value
  Fair Value
of Shares
 

Cost of Shares

 

LVIP Templeton Growth RPM Standard Class

   

4,884

   

$

32.85

   

$

160,404

   

$

145,090

   

LVIP UBS Large Cap Growth RPM Standard Class

   

7,632

     

31.14

     

237,630

     

163,554

   

LVIP Vanguard Domestic Equity ETF Standard Class

   

5,256

     

14.75

     

77,521

     

67,214

   

LVIP Vanguard International Equity ETF Standard Class

   

17,489

     

9.60

     

167,808

     

169,833

   

M Capital Appreciation

   

150

     

30.22

     

4,542

     

3,821

   

M International Equity

   

499

     

11.93

     

5,960

     

5,843

   

M Large Cap Growth

   

367

     

23.95

     

8,798

     

6,811

   

M Large Cap Value

   

646

     

13.36

     

8,636

     

7,355

   

MFS VIT Core Equity Initial Class

   

270

     

26.01

     

7,034

     

5,943

   

MFS VIT Growth Initial Class

   

20,755

     

39.75

     

825,037

     

604,170

   

MFS VIT Total Return Initial Class

   

57,688

     

24.31

     

1,402,392

     

1,180,181

   

MFS VIT Utilities Initial Class

   

42,267

     

33.96

     

1,435,378

     

1,181,233

   

NB AMT Large Cap Value I Class

   

9,958

     

16.39

     

163,210

     

104,161

   

NB AMT Mid Cap Growth I Class

   

42,229

     

24.50

     

1,034,620

     

1,032,986

   

NB AMT Mid Cap Intrinsic Value I Class

   

25,532

     

17.87

     

456,252

     

397,320

   

PIMCO VIT CommodityRealReturn Strategy Administrative Class

   

137,731

     

4.86

     

669,371

     

924,860

   

Putnam VT Global Health Care Class IB

   

7,020

     

20.17

     

141,592

     

94,513

   

Putnam VT Growth & Income Class IB

   

1,061

     

26.12

     

27,715

     

17,589

   

Templeton Foreign VIP Class 1

   

16,709

     

15.34

     

256,309

     

237,522

   

Templeton Foreign VIP Class 2

   

7,835

     

15.05

     

117,922

     

111,977

   

Templeton Global Bond VIP Class 1

   

47,056

     

18.56

     

873,367

     

848,390

   

Templeton Growth VIP Class 1

   

26,369

     

14.85

     

391,572

     

340,202

   

Templeton Growth VIP Class 2

   

2,537

     

14.61

     

37,061

     

30,416

   

6. Changes in Units Outstanding

The change in units outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2014, is as follows:

Subaccount

  Units
Issued
  Units
Redeemed
  Net Increase
(Decrease)
 

ABVPSF Global Thematic Growth Class A

   

10,279

     

(50,027

)

   

(39,748

)

 

ABVPSF Growth and Income Class A

   

5,174

     

(27,126

)

   

(21,952

)

 

ABVPSF International Value Class A

   

9,369

     

(23,621

)

   

(14,252

)

 

ABVPSF Large Cap Growth Class A

   

322

     

(1,584

)

   

(1,262

)

 

ABVPSF Small/Mid Cap Value Class A

   

7,964

     

(3,670

)

   

4,294

   

American Century VP Inflation Protection Class I

   

10,578

     

(3,458

)

   

7,120

   

American Funds Global Growth Class 2

   

13,633

     

(18,200

)

   

(4,567

)

 

American Funds Global Small Capitalization Class 2

   

21,497

     

(37,669

)

   

(16,172

)

 

American Funds Growth Class 2

   

34,933

     

(58,684

)

   

(23,751

)

 

American Funds Growth-Income Class 2

   

91,547

     

(24,282

)

   

67,265

   

American Funds International Class 2

   

51,277

     

(49,288

)

   

1,989

   

BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Class I

   

43,833

     

(15,339

)

   

28,494

   

ClearBridge Variable Mid Cap Core Class I

   

322

     

(322

)

   

   

Delaware VIP Diversified Income Standard Class

   

27,363

     

(10,650

)

   

16,713

   

Delaware VIP Emerging Markets Standard Class

   

27,743

     

(36,240

)

   

(8,497

)

 

Delaware VIP High Yield Standard Class

   

8,802

     

(4,863

)

   

3,939

   

Delaware VIP Limited-Term Diversified Income Standard Class

   

21,982

     

(3,705

)

   

18,277

   

Delaware VIP REIT Standard Class

   

12,799

     

(9,784

)

   

3,015

   

Delaware VIP Small Cap Value Standard Class

   

11,409

     

(7,795

)

   

3,614

   

Delaware VIP Smid Cap Growth Standard Class

   

10,406

     

(7,140

)

   

3,266

   

Delaware VIP U.S. Growth Standard Class

   

14,037

     

(2,902

)

   

11,135

   

Delaware VIP Value Standard Class

   

10,007

     

(7,449

)

   

2,558

   

Deutsche Alternative Asset Allocation VIP Class A

   

9,115

     

(1,425

)

   

7,690

   

Deutsche Equity 500 Index VIP Class A

   

33,315

     

(31,600

)

   

1,715

   

Deutsche Small Cap Index VIP Class A

   

10,747

     

(28,650

)

   

(17,903

)

 

Fidelity VIP Asset Manager Initial Class

   

84

     

(1,879

)

   

(1,795

)

 

Fidelity VIP Contrafund Service Class

   

29,958

     

(15,638

)

   

14,320

   

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Initial Class

   

1,727

     

(1,654

)

   

73

   

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Service Class

   

1,866

     

(501

)

   

1,365

   

Fidelity VIP Growth Service Class

   

9,063

     

(5,529

)

   

3,534

   


M-52



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Notes to financial statements (continued)

6. Changes in Units Outstanding (continued)

Subaccount

  Units
Issued
  Units
Redeemed
  Net Increase
(Decrease)
 

Fidelity VIP Growth Opportunities Service Class

   

643

     

(807

)

   

(164

)

 

Fidelity VIP High Income Service Class

   

397

     

(349

)

   

48

   

Fidelity VIP Investment Grade Bond Initial Class

   

1,153

     

(3,604

)

   

(2,451

)

 

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Service Class

   

9,305

     

(2,943

)

   

6,362

   

Fidelity VIP Overseas Service Class

   

3,755

     

(672

)

   

3,083

   

Franklin Income VIP Class 1

   

140,971

     

(9,972

)

   

130,999

   

Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Class 1

   

13,334

     

(5,801

)

   

7,533

   

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Class 1

   

3,490

     

(2,459

)

   

1,031

   

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Series I

   

3,301

     

(4,341

)

   

(1,040

)

 

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series I

   

2,684

     

(5,519

)

   

(2,835

)

 

Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Series I

   

197

     

(1,953

)

   

(1,756

)

 

Invesco V.I. International Growth Series I

   

2,889

     

(31,817

)

   

(28,928

)

 

Janus Aspen Balanced Institutional Class

   

532

     

(618

)

   

(86

)

 

Janus Aspen Balanced Service Class

   

2,194

     

(2,301

)

   

(107

)

 

Janus Aspen Enterprise Service Class

   

472

     

(725

)

   

(253

)

 

Janus Aspen Global Research Institutional Class

   

2,237

     

(1,930

)

   

307

   

Janus Aspen Global Research Service Class

   

305

     

(569

)

   

(264

)

 

Janus Aspen Global Technology Service Class

   

49

     

(200

)

   

(151

)

 

LVIP Baron Growth Opportunities Standard Class

   

568

     

(494

)

   

74

   

LVIP Baron Growth Opportunities Service Class

   

9,561

     

(9,866

)

   

(305

)

 

LVIP BlackRock Emerging Markets RPM Standard Class

   

12,018

     

(1,359

)

   

10,659

   

LVIP BlackRock Equity Dividend RPM Standard Class

   

8,976

     

(13,470

)

   

(4,494

)

 

LVIP BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Standard Class

   

11,917

     

(13,429

)

   

(1,512

)

 

LVIP Capital Growth Standard Class

   

5,626

     

(1,437

)

   

4,189

   

LVIP Clarion Global Real Estate Standard Class

   

5,604

     

(8,091

)

   

(2,487

)

 

LVIP Columbia Small-Mid Cap Growth RPM Standard Class

   

359

     

(84

)

   

275

   

LVIP Delaware Bond Standard Class

   

49,855

     

(9,024

)

   

40,831

   

LVIP Delaware Diversified Floating Rate Standard Class

   

22,482

     

(2,118

)

   

20,364

   

LVIP Delaware Foundation Aggressive Allocation Standard Class

   

2,366

     

(27,021

)

   

(24,655

)

 

LVIP Delaware Growth and Income Standard Class

   

1,811

     

(4,000

)

   

(2,189

)

 

LVIP Delaware Social Awareness Standard Class

   

2,159

     

(2,257

)

   

(98

)

 

LVIP Delaware Special Opportunities Standard Class

   

9,302

     

(2,161

)

   

7,141

   

LVIP Dimensional Non-U.S. Equity RPM Standard Class

   

12,176

     

(4,931

)

   

7,245

   

LVIP Dimensional U.S. Equity RPM Standard Class

   

14,313

     

(5,844

)

   

8,469

   

LVIP Dimensional/Vanguard Total Bond Standard Class

   

10,084

     

(3,495

)

   

6,589

   

LVIP Global Income Standard Class

   

13,750

     

(16,110

)

   

(2,360

)

 

LVIP JPMorgan High Yield Standard Class

   

41,305

     

(2,655

)

   

38,650

   

LVIP JPMorgan Mid Cap Value RPM Standard Class

   

3,387

     

(1,174

)

   

2,213

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2020 Standard Class

   

128

     

(3,829

)

   

(3,701

)

 

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2030 Standard Class

   

833

     

(2,559

)

   

(1,726

)

 

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2040 Standard Class

   

5,165

     

(3,300

)

   

1,865

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Conservative Standard Class

   

71,974

     

(1,046

)

   

70,928

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Growth Standard Class

   

40,796

     

(11,405

)

   

29,391

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Moderate Standard Class

   

42,352

     

(16,260

)

   

26,092

   

LVIP MFS International Growth Standard Class

   

8,877

     

(887

)

   

7,990

   

LVIP MFS Value Standard Class

   

14,320

     

(5,910

)

   

8,410

   

LVIP Mid-Cap Value Standard Class

   

7,208

     

(1,562

)

   

5,646

   

LVIP Mondrian International Value Standard Class

   

14,196

     

(3,027

)

   

11,169

   

LVIP Money Market Standard Class

   

102,889

     

(535,948

)

   

(433,059

)

 

LVIP SSgA Bond Index Standard Class

   

2,714

     

(9,675

)

   

(6,961

)

 

LVIP SSgA Conservative Index Allocation Standard Class

   

17

     

(3,110

)

   

(3,093

)

 

LVIP SSgA Conservative Structured Allocation Standard Class

   

146

     

(27

)

   

119

   

LVIP SSgA Developed International 150 Standard Class

   

4,276

     

(1,047

)

   

3,229

   

LVIP SSgA Emerging Markets 100 Standard Class

   

3,749

     

(1,796

)

   

1,953

   

LVIP SSgA Global Tactical Allocation RPM Standard Class

   

15,150

     

(2,014

)

   

13,136

   

LVIP SSgA International Index Standard Class

   

1,538

     

(738

)

   

800

   

LVIP SSgA Large Cap 100 Standard Class

   

3,696

     

(3,716

)

   

(20

)

 

LVIP SSgA Moderate Index Allocation Standard Class

   

7,680

     

(2,180

)

   

5,500

   

LVIP SSgA Moderate Structured Allocation Standard Class

   

13,638

     

(4,538

)

   

9,100

   

LVIP SSgA Moderately Aggressive Index Allocation Standard Class

   

4,618

     

(1,671

)

   

2,947

   

LVIP SSgA Moderately Aggressive Structured Allocation Standard Class

   

38,512

     

(2,228

)

   

36,284

   

LVIP SSgA S&P 500 Index Standard Class

   

17,036

     

(7,770

)

   

9,266

   


M-53



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Notes to financial statements (continued)

6. Changes in Units Outstanding (continued)

Subaccount

  Units
Issued
  Units
Redeemed
  Net Increase
(Decrease)
 

LVIP SSgA Small-Cap Index Standard Class

   

5,176

     

(2,811

)

   

2,365

   

LVIP SSgA Small-Mid Cap 200 Standard Class

   

4,677

     

(923

)

   

3,754

   

LVIP T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Standard Class

   

6,043

     

(2,193

)

   

3,850

   

LVIP T. Rowe Price Structured Mid-Cap Growth Standard Class

   

2,177

     

(18,048

)

   

(15,871

)

 

LVIP Templeton Growth RPM Standard Class

   

3,044

     

(546

)

   

2,498

   

LVIP UBS Large Cap Growth RPM Standard Class

   

880

     

(1,170

)

   

(290

)

 

LVIP Vanguard Domestic Equity ETF Standard Class

   

2,903

     

(1,499

)

   

1,404

   

LVIP Vanguard International Equity ETF Standard Class

   

3,749

     

(1,205

)

   

2,544

   

M Capital Appreciation

   

29

     

(10

)

   

19

   

M International Equity

   

99

     

(11

)

   

88

   

M Large Cap Growth

   

65

     

(39

)

   

26

   

M Large Cap Value

   

65

     

(27

)

   

38

   

MFS VIT Core Equity Initial Class

   

201

     

(16

)

   

185

   

MFS VIT Growth Initial Class

   

6,876

     

(7,526

)

   

(650

)

 

MFS VIT Total Return Initial Class

   

12,449

     

(13,319

)

   

(870

)

 

MFS VIT Utilities Initial Class

   

10,369

     

(5,929

)

   

4,440

   

NB AMT Large Cap Value I Class

   

110

     

(366

)

   

(256

)

 

NB AMT Mid Cap Growth I Class

   

5,827

     

(35,580

)

   

(29,753

)

 

NB AMT Mid Cap Intrinsic Value I Class

   

8,470

     

(1,013

)

   

7,457

   

PIMCO VIT CommodityRealReturn Strategy Administrative Class

   

25,171

     

(18,431

)

   

6,740

   

Putnam VT Global Health Care Class IB

   

836

     

(259

)

   

577

   

Putnam VT Growth & Income Class IB

   

5

     

(28

)

   

(23

)

 

Templeton Foreign VIP Class 1

   

1,662

     

(1,681

)

   

(19

)

 

Templeton Foreign VIP Class 2

   

1,073

     

(773

)

   

300

   

Templeton Global Bond VIP Class 1

   

6,321

     

(3,164

)

   

3,157

   

Templeton Growth VIP Class 1

   

3,158

     

(2,729

)

   

429

   

Templeton Growth VIP Class 2

   

491

     

(1,369

)

   

(878

)

 

The change in units outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2013, is as follows:

Subaccount

  Units
Issued
  Units
Redeemed
  Net Increase
(Decrease)
 

ABVPSF Global Thematic Growth Class A

   

16,428

     

(2,020

)

   

14,408

   

ABVPSF Growth and Income Class A

   

12,939

     

(4,291

)

   

8,648

   

ABVPSF International Value Class A

   

7,515

     

(5,565

)

   

1,950

   

ABVPSF Large Cap Growth Class A

   

798

     

(2,045

)

   

(1,247

)

 

ABVPSF Small/Mid Cap Value Class A

   

9,908

     

(7,467

)

   

2,441

   

American Century VP Inflation Protection Class I

   

15,564

     

(15,724

)

   

(160

)

 

American Funds Global Growth Class 2

   

13,644

     

(6,331

)

   

7,313

   

American Funds Global Small Capitalization Class 2

   

16,702

     

(4,375

)

   

12,327

   

American Funds Growth Class 2

   

48,317

     

(28,148

)

   

20,169

   

American Funds Growth-Income Class 2

   

34,236

     

(27,091

)

   

7,145

   

American Funds International Class 2

   

52,017

     

(19,878

)

   

32,139

   

BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Class I

   

46,666

     

(14,516

)

   

32,150

   

Delaware VIP Diversified Income Standard Class

   

34,553

     

(27,201

)

   

7,352

   

Delaware VIP Emerging Markets Standard Class

   

21,390

     

(12,727

)

   

8,663

   

Delaware VIP High Yield Standard Class

   

10,140

     

(7,960

)

   

2,180

   

Delaware VIP Limited-Term Diversified Income Standard Class

   

25,398

     

(1,525

)

   

23,873

   

Delaware VIP REIT Standard Class

   

18,344

     

(9,637

)

   

8,707

   

Delaware VIP Small Cap Value Standard Class

   

21,235

     

(9,453

)

   

11,782

   

Delaware VIP Smid Cap Growth Standard Class

   

11,813

     

(9,117

)

   

2,696

   

Delaware VIP U.S. Growth Standard Class

   

13,046

     

(5,860

)

   

7,186

   

Delaware VIP Value Standard Class

   

11,689

     

(9,069

)

   

2,620

   

Deutsche Alternative Asset Allocation VIP Class A

   

9,960

     

(453

)

   

9,507

   

Deutsche Equity 500 Index VIP Class A

   

12,114

     

(9,032

)

   

3,082

   

Deutsche Small Cap Index VIP Class A

   

16,002

     

(9,278

)

   

6,724

   

Fidelity VIP Asset Manager Initial Class

   

92

     

(1,996

)

   

(1,904

)

 

Fidelity VIP Contrafund Service Class

   

22,142

     

(20,701

)

   

1,441

   

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Initial Class

   

755

     

(3,227

)

   

(2,472

)

 

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Service Class

   

1,725

     

(861

)

   

864

   

Fidelity VIP Growth Service Class

   

7,660

     

(5,833

)

   

1,827

   


M-54



Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Notes to financial statements (continued)

6. Changes in Units Outstanding (continued)

Subaccount

  Units
Issued
  Units
Redeemed
  Net Increase
(Decrease)
 

Fidelity VIP Growth Opportunities Service Class

   

566

     

(622

)

   

(56

)

 

Fidelity VIP High Income Service Class

   

485

     

(771

)

   

(286

)

 

Fidelity VIP Investment Grade Bond Initial Class

   

886

     

(2,483

)

   

(1,597

)

 

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Service Class

   

8,942

     

(3,933

)

   

5,009

   

Fidelity VIP Overseas Service Class

   

2,634

     

(6,047

)

   

(3,413

)

 

Franklin Income VIP Class 1

   

23,736

     

(9,127

)

   

14,609

   

Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Class 1

   

11,035

     

(3,143

)

   

7,892

   

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Class 1

   

2,631

     

(4,608

)

   

(1,977

)

 

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Series I

   

2,776

     

(5,227

)

   

(2,451

)

 

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series I

   

9,049

     

(16,019

)

   

(6,970

)

 

Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Series I

   

221

     

(2,048

)

   

(1,827

)

 

Invesco V.I. International Growth Series I

   

18,604

     

(2,008

)

   

16,596

   

Janus Aspen Balanced Institutional Class

   

683

     

(2,934

)

   

(2,251

)

 

Janus Aspen Balanced Service Class

   

1,849

     

(1,685

)

   

164

   

Janus Aspen Enterprise Service Class

   

265

     

(968

)

   

(703

)

 

Janus Aspen Global Research Institutional Class

   

1,274

     

(4,167

)

   

(2,893

)

 

Janus Aspen Global Research Service Class

   

365

     

(3,238

)

   

(2,873

)

 

Janus Aspen Global Technology Service Class

   

58

     

(142

)

   

(84

)

 

LVIP Baron Growth Opportunities Standard Class

   

7,990

     

(656

)

   

7,334

   

LVIP Baron Growth Opportunities Service Class

   

8,924

     

(4,010

)

   

4,914

   

LVIP BlackRock Emerging Markets RPM Standard Class

   

10,678

     

(428

)

   

10,250

   

LVIP BlackRock Equity Dividend RPM Standard Class

   

11,521

     

(2,390

)

   

9,131

   

LVIP BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Standard Class

   

18,869

     

(1,904

)

   

16,965

   

LVIP Capital Growth Standard Class

   

6,514

     

(1,122

)

   

5,392

   

LVIP Clarion Global Real Estate Standard Class

   

18,247

     

(6,254

)

   

11,993

   

LVIP Columbia Small-Mid Cap Growth RPM Standard Class

   

310

     

(103

)

   

207

   

LVIP Delaware Bond Standard Class

   

61,576

     

(29,431

)

   

32,145

   

LVIP Delaware Diversified Floating Rate Standard Class

   

15,113

     

(1,063

)

   

14,050

   

LVIP Delaware Foundation Aggressive Allocation Standard Class

   

8,098

     

(1,609

)

   

6,489

   

LVIP Delaware Growth and Income Standard Class

   

2,557

     

(1,383

)

   

1,174

   

LVIP Delaware Social Awareness Standard Class

   

9,539

     

(626

)

   

8,913

   

LVIP Delaware Special Opportunities Standard Class

   

8,676

     

(1,785

)

   

6,891

   

LVIP Dimensional Non-U.S. Equity RPM Standard Class

   

13,052

     

(541

)

   

12,511

   

LVIP Dimensional U.S. Equity RPM Standard Class

   

18,903

     

(628

)

   

18,275

   

LVIP Dimensional/Vanguard Total Bond Standard Class

   

18,937

     

(7,631

)

   

11,306

   

LVIP Global Income Standard Class

   

19,937

     

(3,890

)

   

16,047

   

LVIP JPMorgan High Yield Standard Class

   

17,906

     

(1,782

)

   

16,124

   

LVIP JPMorgan Mid Cap Value RPM Standard Class

   

6,976

     

(3,201

)

   

3,775

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2010 Standard Class

   

     

(7,524

)

   

(7,524

)

 

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2020 Standard Class

   

143

     

(15,693

)

   

(15,550

)

 

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2030 Standard Class

   

1,220

     

(3,272

)

   

(2,052

)

 

LVIP Managed Risk Profile 2040 Standard Class

   

327

     

(2,158

)

   

(1,831

)

 

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Conservative Standard Class

   

2,829

     

(317

)

   

2,512

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Growth Standard Class

   

33,142

     

(22,836

)

   

10,306

   

LVIP Managed Risk Profile Moderate Standard Class

   

32,862

     

(21,896

)

   

10,966

   

LVIP MFS International Growth Standard Class

   

7,724

     

(1,048

)

   

6,676

   

LVIP MFS Value Standard Class

   

25,141

     

(10,462

)

   

14,679

   

LVIP Mid-Cap Value Standard Class

   

4,494

     

(2,760

)

   

1,734

   

LVIP Mondrian International Value Standard Class

   

9,579

     

(10,202

)

   

(623

)

 

LVIP Money Market Standard Class

   

381,264

     

(310,774

)

   

70,490

   

LVIP SSgA Bond Index Standard Class

   

11,044

     

(8,338

)

   

2,706

   

LVIP SSgA Conservative Index Allocation Standard Class

   

79

     

(13,036

)

   

(12,957

)

 

LVIP SSgA Conservative Structured Allocation Standard Class

   

252

     

(21

)

   

231

   

LVIP SSgA Developed International 150 Standard Class

   

1,599

     

(1,070

)

   

529

   

LVIP SSgA Emerging Markets 100 Standard Class

   

9,613

     

(3,735

)

   

5,878

   

LVIP SSgA Global Tactical Allocation RPM Standard Class

   

7,802

     

(32,890

)

   

(25,088

)

 

LVIP SSgA International Index Standard Class

   

2,808

     

(166

)

   

2,642

   

LVIP SSgA Large Cap 100 Standard Class

   

4,455

     

(1,602

)

   

2,853

   

LVIP SSgA Moderate Index Allocation Standard Class

   

17,243

     

(1,512

)

   

15,731

   

LVIP SSgA Moderate Structured Allocation Standard Class

   

24,527

     

(11,339

)

   

13,188

   

LVIP SSgA Moderately Aggressive Index Allocation Standard Class

   

7,782

     

(1,412

)

   

6,370

   

LVIP SSgA Moderately Aggressive Structured Allocation Standard Class

   

32,996

     

(496

)

   

32,500

   


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Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

Notes to financial statements (continued)

6. Changes in Units Outstanding (continued)

Subaccount

  Units
Issued
  Units
Redeemed
  Net Increase
(Decrease)
 

LVIP SSgA S&P 500 Index Standard Class

   

37,444

     

(10,322

)

   

27,122

   

LVIP SSgA Small-Cap Index Standard Class

   

8,261

     

(4,352

)

   

3,909

   

LVIP SSgA Small-Mid Cap 200 Standard Class

   

6,013

     

(370

)

   

5,643

   

LVIP T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Standard Class

   

2,874

     

(2,675

)

   

199

   

LVIP T. Rowe Price Structured Mid-Cap Growth Standard Class

   

6,902

     

(906

)

   

5,996

   

LVIP Templeton Growth RPM Standard Class

   

3,355

     

(773

)

   

2,582

   

LVIP UBS Large Cap Growth RPM Standard Class

   

1,189

     

(1,013

)

   

176

   

LVIP Vanguard Domestic Equity ETF Standard Class

   

2,933

     

(298

)

   

2,635

   

LVIP Vanguard International Equity ETF Standard Class

   

13,224

     

(1,341

)

   

11,883

   

M Capital Appreciation

   

25

     

(28

)

   

(3

)

 

M International Equity

   

80

     

(45

)

   

35

   

M Large Cap Growth

   

62

     

(28

)

   

34

   

M Large Cap Value

   

72

     

(46

)

   

26

   

MFS VIT Core Equity Initial Class

   

101

     

(13

)

   

88

   

MFS VIT Growth Initial Class

   

7,110

     

(12,978

)

   

(5,868

)

 

MFS VIT Total Return Initial Class

   

13,339

     

(14,860

)

   

(1,521

)

 

MFS VIT Utilities Initial Class

   

11,471

     

(5,159

)

   

6,312

   

NB AMT Large Cap Value I Class

   

135

     

(658

)

   

(523

)

 

NB AMT Mid Cap Growth I Class

   

18,895

     

(9,473

)

   

9,422

   

NB AMT Mid Cap Intrinsic Value I Class

   

3,714

     

(3,901

)

   

(187

)

 

PIMCO VIT CommodityRealReturn Strategy Administrative Class

   

30,451

     

(2,698

)

   

27,753

   

Putnam VT Global Health Care Class IB

   

350

     

(292

)

   

58

   

Putnam VT Growth & Income Class IB

   

12

     

(31

)

   

(19

)

 

Templeton Foreign VIP Class 1

   

1,275

     

(1,568

)

   

(293

)

 

Templeton Foreign VIP Class 2

   

631

     

(1,872

)

   

(1,241

)

 

Templeton Global Bond VIP Class 1

   

3,850

     

(5,859

)

   

(2,009

)

 

Templeton Growth VIP Class 1

   

2,047

     

(2,742

)

   

(695

)

 

Templeton Growth VIP Class 2

   

776

     

(2,364

)

   

(1,588

)

 

7. Subsequent Event

Management evaluated subsequent events through the date these financial statements were issued and determined there were no additional matters to be disclosed.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Board of Directors of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
and

Contract Owners of Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M ("Variable Account"), comprised of the subaccounts described in Note 1, as of December 31, 2014, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended and the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, or for those sub-accounts operating for portions of such periods as disclosed in the financial statements. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Variable Account's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Variable Account's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Variable Account's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of investments owned as of December 31, 2014, by correspondence with the fund companies, or their transfer agents, as applicable. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the respective subaccounts constituting Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M at December 31, 2014, and the results of their operations and the changes in their net assets for the periods described above, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 1, 2015


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PART C - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 26. EXHIBITS
(a) Resolution of the Board of Directors of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York and related documents authorizing establishment of the Account.(1)
(b) N/A
(c) (1) Principal Underwriting Agreement between Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York and Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc.(2)
(d) (1) Policy Form LN683 NY (11)
(2) Change of Insured Rider—Policy Form LR496 NY(3)
(3) Overloan Protection Rider—Policy Form LR540(4)
(4) Waiver of Monthly Deduction Rider—Policy Form LR436 LNY, LR437 LNY(5)
(5) Exec Enhanced Surrender Value Rider—Policy Form LR547 NY (11)
(e) (1) Application—Policy Form LFF06321-18_7-10 (11)
(2) Addendum to Application—Policy Form LFF06322-18_7-10 (11)
(f) (1) Articles of Incorporation of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York.(7)
(2) Bylaws of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York.(7)
(g) Form of Reinsurance Contracts(4)
(h) Fund Participation Agreements, and amendments thereto, between Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York and:
(1) AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (10)
(2) AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (11)
(3) American Funds Insurance Series (11)
(4) BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc. (6)
(5) Delaware VIP Trust (11)
(6) Deutsche Variable Series II (11)
(7) Fidelity Variable Insurance Products (11)
(8) Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust (11)
(9) JPMorgan Insurance Trust (11)
(10) Legg Mason Partners Variable Equity Trust (11)
(11) Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust (11)
(12) MFS Variable Insurance Trust (11)
(13) PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust (11)
(i) (1) Accounting and Financial Administrative Services Agreement dated October 1, 2007 among Mellon Bank, N.A., The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York(8).
(2) Amended and Restated Service Agreement by and between Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York and The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, effective January 1, 2004.(9)
(j) Not applicable.
(k) Opinion and Consent of John L. Reizian, Esquire (Filed Herewith)
(l) Not Applicable.
(m) Not Applicable.
(n) Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
(o) Not applicable.

(p) Not applicable.
(q) Compliance Procedures (11)

(1) Incorporated by reference to Registration Statement on Form N-8B-2 (File No. 811-08651) filed on February 11, 1998.
(2) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form N-4 (File No. 333-145531) filed on November 16, 2007.
(3) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 on Form S-6 (File No. 333-42507) filed on April 20, 2001.
(4) Incorporated by reference to Registration Statement on Form N-6 (File No. 333-148917) filed on January 29, 2008
(5) Incorporated by reference to Registration Statement on Form S-6 (File No. 333-42507) filed on December 17, 1997.
(6) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-155333) filed on April 1, 2011.
(7) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 on Form N-6 to Registration Statement on Form S-6 (File No. 033-77496) filed on April 2, 2007.
(8) Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 333-147673) filed on November 28, 2007.
(9) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-84684) filed on April 7, 2004.
(10) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-155333) filed on April 2, 2013.
(11) Incorporated by reference to Registration Statement on Form N-6 (File No. 333-203099) filed on March 30, 2015.
Item 27. Directors and Officers of the Depositor
Name   Positions and Offices with Depositor
Dennis R. Glass**   President and Director
Ellen G. Cooper**   Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Director
Randal J. Freitag**   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director
George W. Henderson, III
Granville Capital
300 North Greene Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
  Director
Mark E. Konen**   Executive Vice President and Director
M. Leanne Lachman
870 United Nations Plaza, #19-E
New York, NY 10017
  Director
Louis G. Marcoccia
Senior Vice President
Syracuse University
Crouse-Hinds Hall, Suite 620
900 South Crouse Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13244
  Director
Patrick S. Pittard
20 Cates Ridge
Atlanta, GA 30327
  Director
Robert O. Sheppard*   Second Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
* Principal business address is 100 Madison Street, Suite 1860, Syracuse, NY 13202
** Principal business address is 150 Radnor Chester Road, Radnor, PA 19087
*** Principal business address is 100 North Greene Street, Greensboro, NC 27401
Item 28. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Depositor or the Registrant
Organizational Chart of the Lincoln National Corporation Insurance Company Holding Company System (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-146507) filed on April 1, 2015.)
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Item 29. Indemnification
(a) Brief description of indemnification provisions:
  In general, Article VII of the By-Laws of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York provides that Lincoln New York will indemnify certain persons against expenses, judgments and certain other specified costs incurred by any such person if he/she is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to a suit or proceeding because he/she was a director, officer, or employee of Lincoln New York, as long as he/she acted in good faith and in a manner he/she reasonably believed to be in the best interests of, or act opposed to the best interests of, Lincoln New York. Certain additional conditions apply to indemnification in criminal proceedings.
  In particular, separate conditions govern indemnification of directors, officers, and employees of Lincoln Life in connection with suits by, or in the right of, Lincoln New York.
  Please refer to Article VII of the By-Laws of Lincoln New York (Exhibit No. 6(b) hereto) for the full text of the indemnification provisions. Indemnification is permitted by, and is subject to the requirements of, New York law.
(b) Undertaking pursuant to Rule 484 of Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933:
  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 28(a) above or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any such action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Item 30. Principal Underwriter
(a) Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc. currently serves as Principal Underwriter for; Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account H; Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account JA-B; Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account L; Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account L; Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M; Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities; LLANY Separate Account R for Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance; LLANY Separate Account S for Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance; and Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account Y.
(b) Officers and Directors of Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc.:
    
Name   Positions and Offices with Underwriter
Wilford H. Fuller*   President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Jeffrey D. Coutts*   Senior Vice President and Treasurer
Patrick J. Caulfield**   Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Counsel
Elizabeth M. O’Brien*   Senior Vice President and Director
Thomas O’Neill*   Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
Carl R. Pawsat***   Interim Financial and Operation Principal
Nancy A. Smith*   Secretary
* Principal business address is 150 N. Radnor Chester Road, Radnor, PA 19087
** Principal business address is 350 Church Street, Hartford, CT 06103
*** Principal business address is 100 North Greene Street, Greensboro, NC 27401
(c) N/A
Item 31. Location of Accounts and Records
Books of Account and corporate records are maintained by Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York, 100 Madison Street, Suite 1860, Syracuse, New York 13202. All other accounts, books, and documents, except accounting records, required to be maintained
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by the 1940 Act and the Rules promulgated thereunder are maintained by The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, 1300 S. Clinton Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802 and One Granite Place, Concord, New Hampshire 03301. The accounting records are maintained by Bank of New York Mellon, N.A., One Mellon Bank Center, 500 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15258.
Item 32. Management Services
Not Applicable.
Item 33. Fee Representation
Lincoln Life represents that the fees and charges deducted under the policies, in the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed by Lincoln Life.
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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant, Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M, has duly caused this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Initial Registration Statement on Form N-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized, in the City of Hartford and State of Connecticut, on the 16th day of June, 2015.

 

 

Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium

 

Variable Life Account Y

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Joshua R. Durand

 

 

Joshua R. Durand

 

 

Assistant Vice President

 

 

Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York

 

(Depositor)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Joshua R. Durand

 

 

Joshua R. Durand

 

 

Assistant Vice President

 



 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Pre-Effective Amendment No.: 1 to the Initial Registration Statement (File No.:333-203099; 811-08559; CIK: 0001051629) has been signed below on June 16, 2015, by the following persons, as officers and directors of the Depositor, in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

 

 

 

/s/ Dennis R. Glass *

 

President

Dennis R. Glass

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Ellen G. Cooper *

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Director

Ellen G. Cooper

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Randal J. Freitag *

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Randal J. Freitag

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ George W. Henderson, III *

 

Director

George W. Henderson, III

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Mark E. Konen *

 

Executive Vice President and Director

Mark E. Konen

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ M. Leanne Lachman *

 

Director

M. Leanne Lachman

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Louis G. Marcoccia *

 

Director

Louis G. Marcoccia

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Patrick S. Pittard *

 

Director

Patrick S. Pittard

 

 

 

 

*By:

/s/ John L. Reizian

 

 

John L. Reizian

 

 

Attorney-in-Fact, pursuant to a Power-of-Attorney filed with this Registration Statement

 

 



 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

We, the undersigned directors and/or officers of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York, hereby constitute and appoint Delson R. Campbell, Scott C. Durocher, Kimberly A. Genovese, Daniel P. Herr, Donald E. Keller, Brian A. Kroll, John L. Reizian, Lawrence A. Samplatsky, Stephen R. Turer and John D. Weber, individually, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power to each of them to sign for us, in our names and in the capacities indicated below, any Registration Statements and any and all amendments to Registration Statements; including exhibits, or other documents filed on Forms N-6 or N-4 or any successors or amendments to these Forms, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or Securities Act of 1940, on behalf of the Company in its own name or in the name of one of its Separate Accounts, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by any of our attorneys-in-fact to any amendment to said Registration Statements as follows:

 

Variable Life Insurance Separate Accounts:

 

Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M: File No. 333-141782, 333-141788, 333-141789, 333-141785, 333-141790, 333-141779, 333-141767, 333-141771, 333-141775, 333-148917; 333-155333; 333-170383; 333-203099; 811-08559

 

LLANY Separate Account R for Flexible Premium Variable Life: File No. 333-141780, 333-141784, 333-141786, 333-141768, 333-141772, 333-141776; 333-149053; 811-08651

 

LLANY Separate Account S for Flexible Premium Variable Life: File No. 333-141777, 333-141773, 333-141769; 811-09257

 

Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account Y: File No. 333-141781, 333-141783, 333-141787, 333-141770, 333-141774, 333-141778; 333-159954, 811-21029

 

Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Variable Life Account JA-B: 033-77496; 811-08470

 

Variable Annuities Separate Accounts:

 

Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account H: 333-141756, 333-141758, 333-141761, 333-141754, 333-141763, 333-141766, 333-171097; 333-176216; 333-181617; 811-08441

 

Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account L: 333-141755; 811-07785

 

Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities: 333-141752, 333-141757, 333-141759, 333-141760, 333-141762, 333-145531, 333-149449; 333-171096; 333-175691; 333-176213; 333-181616; 333-186895; 333-193276; 333-193277; 333-193278; 811-09763

 

Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the power-of-attorney granted herein shall not in any manner revoke in whole or in part any power-of-attorney that each person whose signature appears below has previously executed.  This power-of-attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power-of-attorney each person whose signature appears below may execute, unless such subsequent power specifically refers to this power-of-attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior general powers-of-attorney or all prior powers-of-attorney.

 

This Power-of-Attorney may be executed in separate counterparts each of which when executed and delivered shall be an original; but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.  Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the undersigned.

 

Signature

 

Title

 

 

 

/s/ Dennis R. Glass

 

President and Director

Dennis R. Glass

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Ellen Cooper

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Director

Ellen Cooper

 

 

 



 

/s/ Randal J. Freitag

 

Executive Vice President; Chief Financial Officer and Director

Randal J. Freitag

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ George W. Henderson

 

Director

George W. Henderson, III

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Mark E. Konen

 

Executive Vice President and Director

Mark E. Konen

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ M. Leanne Lachman

 

Director

M. Leanne Lachman

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Louis G. Marcoccia

 

Director

Louis G. Marcoccia

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Patrick S. Pittard

 

Director

Patrick S. Pittard

 

 

 

 

We, Delson R. Campbell, Scott C. Durocher, Kimberly A. Genovese, Daniel P. Herr, Donald E. Keller, Brian A. Kroll, John L. Reizian, Lawrence A. Samplatsky, Stephen R. Turer and John D. Weber, have read the foregoing Power of Attorney.  We are the person(s) identified therein as agent(s) for the principal named therein.  We acknowledge our legal responsibilities.

 

/s/ Delson R. Campbell

 

Delson R. Campbell

 

 

 

/s/ Scott C. Durocher

 

Scott C. Durocher

 

 

 

/s/ Kimberly A. Genovese

 

Kimberly A. Genovese

 

 

 

/s/ Danial P. Herr

 

Daniel P. Herr

 

 

 

/s/ Donald E. Keller

 

Donald E. Keller

 

 

 

/s/ Brian A. Kroll

 

Brian A. Kroll

 

 

 

/s/ John L. Reizian

 

John L. Reizian

 

 



 

/s/ Lawrence A. Samplatsky

 

Lawrence A. Samplatsky

 

 

 

/s/ Stephen R. Turer

 

Stephen R. Turer

 

 

 

/s/ John D. Weber

 

John D. Weber

 

 

 

 

 

Version: June 2015

 

 



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