SEC Info  
    Home      Search      My Interests      Help      Sign In      Please Sign In

Lord Abbett Series Fund Inc – ‘N-Q’ for 3/31/17 – ‘EX-99.CERT’

On:  Tuesday, 5/30/17, at 11:41am ET   ·   Effective:  5/30/17   ·   For:  3/31/17   ·   Accession #:  930413-17-2241   ·   File #:  811-05876

Previous ‘N-Q’:  ‘N-Q’ on 11/29/16 for 9/30/16   ·   Next:  ‘N-Q’ on 11/29/17 for 9/30/17   ·   Latest:  ‘N-Q’ on 11/29/18 for 9/30/18

Find Words in Filings emoji
 
  in    Show  and   Hints

  As Of                Filer                Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size              Issuer               Agent

 5/30/17  Lord Abbett Series Fund Inc       N-Q         3/31/17    2:5.7M                                   Command FinancialBond-Debenture Portfolio Class VCClassic Stock Portfolio Class VCDeveloping Growth Portfolio Class VCDividend Growth Portfolio Class VCFundamental Equity Portfolio Class VCGrowth & Income Portfolio Class VCGrowth Opportunities Portfolio Class VCInternational Equity Portfolio Class VCInternational Opportunities Portfolio Class VCMid Cap Stock Portfolio Class VCShort Duration Income Portfolio Class VCTotal Return Portfolio Class VCValue Opportunities Portfolio Class VC

Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings of a Management Investment Company   —   Form N-Q
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: N-Q         Quarterly Report                                    HTML   2.33M 
 2: EX-99.CERT  Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     15K 


EX-99.CERT   —   Miscellaneous Exhibit


This exhibit is an HTML Document rendered as filed.  [ Alternative Formats ]



Exhibit 99.Cert

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Daria L. Foster, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the Registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

 

4.The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have:

 

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
   
 

 

5.The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 26, 2017

 

 

/s/ Daria L. Foster

Daria L. Foster

President and Chief Executive Officer

   
 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Bernard J. Grzelak, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the Registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

 

4.The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have:

 

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
   
 

 

5.The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 26, 2017

 

 

/s/ Bernard J. Grzelak

Bernard J. Grzelak

Chief Financial Officer and Vice President

 

   

Dates Referenced Herein

This ‘N-Q’ Filing    Date    Other Filings
Filed on / Effective on:5/30/17None on these Dates
5/26/17
For Period End:3/31/17
 List all Filings 
Top
Filing Submission 0000930413-17-002241   –   Alternative Formats (Word / Rich Text, HTML, Plain Text, et al.)

Copyright © 2024 Fran Finnegan & Company LLC – All Rights Reserved.
AboutPrivacyRedactionsHelp — Wed., Apr. 24, 1:49:09.2am ET