Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York

Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York

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)

ASSETS Investments:

Available-for-sale securities, at fair value: Fixed maturity securities (amortized cost: 2014 ? $6,947; 2013 ? $6,880)

Mortgage loans on real estate Policy loans

Total investments Cash and invested cash Deferred acquisition costs and value of business acquired Premiums and fees receivable Accrued investment income Reinsurance recoverables Reinsurance related embedded derivatives Goodwill Other assets Separate account assets

Total assets

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY

Liabilities Future contract benefits Other contract holder funds Short-term debt Income taxes payable Other liabilities Separate account liabilities

Total liabilities

Contingencies and Commitments (See Note 10)

Stockholder's Equity Common stock ? 132,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding Retained earnings Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Total stockholder's equity Total liabilities and stockholder's equity

As of December 31,

2014

2013

$ 7,665 $ 7,259

551

521

361

382

8,577

8,162

64

10

466

586

9

8

104

103

434

478

11

8

60

60

235

150

4,684

4,099

$ 14,644 $ 13,664

$ 1,508 $ 1,439

5,641

5,708

-

11

452

362

97

64

4,684

4,099

12,382

11,683

941

941

1,054

907

267

133

2,262

1,981

$ 14,644 $ 13,664

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements 2

LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(in millions)

Revenues Insurance premiums Fee income Net investment income Realized gain (loss):

Total other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income

Net other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities recognized in earnings Realized gain (loss), excluding other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities

Total realized gain (loss) Other revenues

Total revenues

Expenses Interest credited Benefits Commissions and other expenses

Total expenses Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes Federal income tax expense (benefit) Net income (loss) Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities

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

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

Comprehensive income (loss)

For the Years Ended December 31,

2014

2013

2012

$

167 $

151 $

139

288

273

275

421

419

421

(5)

(10)

(22)

2

2

10

(3)

(8)

(12)

(9)

(7)

(7)

(12)

(15)

(19)

62

-

-

926

828

816

203

204

207

316

292

265

191

204

191

710

700

663

216

128

153

69

37

59

147

91

94

131

(202)

83

3

3

(1)

134

(199)

82

$

281 $

(108) $

176

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements 3

LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY (in millions)

Common Stock Balance as of beginning-of-year Stock compensation/issued for benefit plans

Balance as of end-of-year

Retained Earnings Balance as of beginning-of-year Net income (loss)

Balance as of end-of-year

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Balance as of beginning-of-year Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

Balance as of end-of-year Total stockholder's equity as of end-of-year

For the Years Ended December 31,

2014

2013

2012

$

941 $

941 $

941

-

-

-

941

941

941

907

816

722

147

91

94

1,054

907

816

133

332

250

134

(199)

82

267

133

332

$ 2,262 $ 1,981 $ 2,089

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements 4

LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK 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 Sales of available-for-sale securities Maturities of available-for-sale securities Purchases of other investments Sales or maturities of other investments

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

(502)

(785)

(664)

83

50

38

354

561

567

(122)

(170)

(335)

114

89

197

(73)

(255)

(197)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities Increase (decrease) in short-term debt Deposits of fixed account values, including the fixed portion of variable Withdrawals of fixed account values, including the fixed portion of variable Transfers to and from separate accounts, net Common stock issued for benefit plans and excess tax benefits

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

Net increase (decrease) in cash and invested cash Cash and invested cash as of beginning-of-year

Cash and invested cash as of end-of-year

(11)

11

-

656

654

611

(373)

(238)

(311)

(166)

(127)

(94)

(2)

(2)

-

104

298

206

54

(44)

37

10

54

17

$

64 $

10 $

54

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements 5

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

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