Financial Information

Financial Strength
Throughout our history, Beneficial has been known for its financial strength. (For our current financial ratings, click here.) Beneficial historically has made protecting families through economic hardships a top priority. During the stock market crash of 1929 and the economic depression of the 1930s, Beneficial honored policyowner requests for policy loans and surrender payments, although deferring such cash payments was allowed by law. Likewise, through both World Wars, we paid death claims for insureds who died while serving their country, without invoking policy war clauses that allowed denial of such claims.

2011 Third Quarter Financial Highlights.
As of September 30, 2011, Beneficial’s insurance in force was $21.5 billion. Other highlights include the following amounts, based on statutory accounting practices followed by insurance companies:

Capital and Surplus.
Beneficial continues to maintain higher-than-average capital and surplus as a financial safety cushion to meet the Company’s future liability obligations. As of September 30, 2011, the Company’s capital and surplus was $537.9 million. The following chart shows Beneficial’s capital and surplus over the past 15 years:

2011 Third Quarter Asset and Investment Highlights.
As of September 30, 2011, Beneficial’s assets and asset allocation were as follows:

2011 Third Quarter Bond Quality.
Beneficial’s diversified bond portfolio consists of over 1,000 separate issues. The largest individual issue in the portfolio represents less than 2 percent of total assets. As of September 30, 2011, the quality of Beneficial’s bond portfolio was divided into the following risk categories as classified by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The NAIC’s six categories are based on the level of risk, ranging from 1 to 6; level 1 is the highest quality and lowest risk.