Prudential Financial2001 Annual Report  
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Financial Section
Selected Financial Data
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 Business
Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Note 3 Discontinued Operations
Note 4 Capital Markets Restructuring
Note 5 Acquisition of Kyoei Life Insurance Company, Ltd.
Note 6 Investments
Note 7 Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs
Note 8 Policyholders' Liabilities
Note 9 Closed Block
Note 10 Reinsurance
Note 11 Short-Term and Long-Term Debt
Note12 Equity Security Units
Note 13 Stockholders' Equity
Note 14 Earnings Per Share
Note 15 Stock Options
Note 16 Employee Benefit Plans
Note 17 Income Taxes
Note 18 Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Note 19 Derivative Instruments
Note 20 Segment Information
Note 21 Commitments and Guarantees, Contingencies and Litigation
Note 22 Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)
Supplemental Combining Financial Information
Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters




Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

The following tables provide additional information relating to fixed maturities and equity securities (excluding trading account assets) at December 31,

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturities by contractual maturities at December 31, 2001, is shown below:

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

Proceeds from the repayment of held to maturity fixed maturities during 2001, 2000 and 1999 were $139 million, $3,266 million, and $4,957 million, respectively. Gross gains of $0 million, $8 million, and $73 million were realized on prepayment of held to maturity fixed maturities during 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively.

Proceeds from the sale of available for sale fixed maturities during 2001, 2000 and 1999 were $84,629 million, $93,653 million and $117,685 million, respectively. Proceeds from the maturity of available for sale fixed maturities during 2001, 2000 and 1999 were $13,521 million, $6,318 million and $5,105 million, respectively. Gross gains of $1,270 million, $909 million and $884 million, and gross losses of $1,136 million, $1,408 million and $1,231 million were realized on sales and prepayments of available for sale fixed maturities during 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Realized losses included $356 million in 2001 resulting from the sale of substantially all of the Company's Enron Corp. holdings.

Write-downs for impairments which were deemed to be other than temporary for fixed maturities were $777 million, $540 million and $266 million, and for equity securities were $238 million, $34 million and $205 million for the years ended 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively.

Due to the adoption of SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," on January 1, 2001, the aggregate amortized cost of the securities transferred to the "available for sale" portfolio was $11,937 million. Unrealized investment gains of $94 million, net of tax, were recorded in "Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)" at the time of the transfer in 2001.

Commercial Loans

The Company's commercial loans were as follows at December 31,

The commercial loans are geographically dispersed throughout the United States, Canada and Asia with the largest concentrations in Japan (22.7%) and California (20.6%) at December 31, 2001.

Activity in the allowance for losses for all commercial loans, for the years ended December 31, is summarized as follows:

Impaired commercial loans identified in management's specific review of probable loan losses and the related allowance for losses at December 31, are as follows:

Impaired commercial loans with no allowance for losses are loans in which the fair value of the collateral or the net present value of the loans' expected future cash flows equals or exceeds the recorded investment. The average recorded investment in impaired loans before allowance for losses was $1,309 million, $565 million and $884 million for 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Net investment income recognized on these loans totaled $35 million, $37 million and $55 million for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively.

Other Long-term Investments

The Company's "Other long-term investments" include investments in joint ventures and limited partnerships of $2,108 million and $2,391 million at December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively. These investments include $959 million and $1,363 million in real estate related interests and $1,149 million and $1,028 million in non-real estate related interests at December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively. The Company's share of net income from such entities was $84 million, $187 million and $217 million for the years ended 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively, and is reported in "Net investment income."

Summarized combined financial information for joint ventures and limited partnership interests accounted for under the equity method, in which the Company has an investment of $10 million or greater and an equity interest of 10% or greater, is as follows:

"Other long-term investments" also includes investments in the Company's separate accounts of $975 million and $1,077 million, investment real estate of $1,072 million and $239 million which is held through direct ownership and other miscellaneous investments of $1,263 million and $752 million at December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Of the Company's real estate, $146 million and $181 million consist of commercial and agricultural assets held for disposal at December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Impairment losses were $7 million, $0 million and $3 million for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively, and are included in "Realized investment gains (losses), net."

Net Investment Income

Net investment income for the years ended December 31, was from the following sources:

Based on the carrying value, assets categorized as "non-income producing" at December 31, 2001 included in fixed maturities, equity securities, commercial loans and other long-term investments totaled $47 million, $6 million, $19 million and $33 million, respectively.

Realized Investment Gains (Losses), Net

Realized investment gains (losses), net, for the years ended December 31, were from the following sources:

The "joint ventures and limited partnerships" category includes net realized investment gains relating to real estate joint ventures' and partnerships' sales of their underlying invested assets, as described more fully in Note 2, "Investments," amounting to $0 million, $91 million and $114 million for the years ended 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively.

Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)

Net unrealized investment gains and losses on securities available for sale and certain other long-term investments are included in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as a component of "Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)." Changes in these amounts include reclassification adjustments to exclude from "Other comprehensive income (loss)" those items that are included as part of "Net income" for a period that had been part of "Other comprehensive income (loss)" in earlier periods. The amounts for the years ended December 31, are as follows:

The table below presents unrealized gains (losses) on investments by asset class:

Securities Pledged, Restricted Assets and Special Deposits

The Company pledges investment securities it owns to unaffiliated parties through certain transactions, including securities lending, securities sold under agreement to repurchase and futures contracts. At December 31, the carrying value of investments pledged to third parties as reported in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position included the following:

In the normal course of its business activities, the Company accepts collateral that can be sold or repledged. The primary sources of this collateral are securities in customer accounts, securities purchased under agreements to resell and securities borrowed transactions. At December 31, 2001, the fair value of this collateral was approximately $18,163 million versus $19,329 million in 2000 of which $13,933 million versus $13,099 million in 2000 had either been sold or repledged.

Assets of $2,315 million and $2,538 million at December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively, were on deposit with governmental authorities or trustees as required by certain insurance laws. Additionally, assets valued at $960 million and $1,227 million at December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively, were held in voluntary trusts. Of these amounts, $244 million and $470 million at December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively, related to the multi-state policyholder settlement described in Note 21. The remainder relates to trusts established to fund guaranteed dividends to certain policyholders and to fund certain employee benefits. Assets valued at $158 million and $48 million at December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively, were pledged as collateral for bank loans and other financing agreements. Letter stock or other securities restricted as to sale amounted to $183 million and $779 million at December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Restricted cash and securities of $1,930 million and $2,196 million at December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively, were included in "Other assets." The restricted cash represents funds deposited by clients and funds accruing to clients as a result of trades or contracts.


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