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As of 12/31/08, the majority of Guardian's total investment portfolio is comprised of public fixed income (44.3%), private debt (18.7%), and commercial mortgages (13%). Only 1.4% of our total investment portfolio is invested in public equity, and at year end 2008 this amount was 100% hedged. * The majority of our public fixed income holdings are comprised of public corporates (53.3%) and tax-exempt municipals (12.9%). Our portfolio is of excellent credit quality; 91% of our total fixed income is investment grade and 24% of the public fixed income holdings are AAA-rated.

Asset Class AllocationAs of December 31, 2008
Statement Value$ Millions     % of Invested Assets
Fixed Income (ex Private)11,874.244.3%
Private Placement Debt5,008.818.7%
Commercial Mortgages3,474.713.0%
Policy Loans2,301.28.6%
Affiliates & Subsidiaries11,271.94.7%
Cash & Short-Term Investments999.93.7%
Convertible Securities687.42.6%
Private & Real Estate Equity494.51.8%
Public Equity
(Does not reflect hedges)2
371.51.4%
Other Invested Assets335.91.3%
Total Invested Assets26,820.0100.0%
1Affiliates and Subsidiaries includes $420 million in affiliates classified as LLC's on the annual statement but are not private equity
2Public Equity has been fully hedged since mid-September 2008. In May 2009, we implemented a dynamic hedge to protect the minimum Cap Ratio floor



Fixed Income and Convertible BondsAs of December 31, 2008
Statement Value$ Millions  % of Invested Assets
Public Corporates6,323.523.6%
Tax-Exempt Municipals1,536.55.7%
CMBS1,136.34.2%
MBS Pass-Thrus596.02.2%
U.S. Governments493.41.8%
Collateralized Mortgages (CMO)488.51.8%
Global Bonds (G7)484.51.8%
High Yield Public Corporates466.41.7%
Taxable Municipals213.70.8%
Emerging Markets87.20.3%
Asset Backed Securities48.20.2%
Total Public Fixed Income11,874.244.3%
Private Placement Debt5,008.818.7%
Convertible Bonds609.92.3%
Total Bonds317,492.965.2%
3Total Bonds includes public and private debt and convertible bonds, but excludes commercial mortgages and preferred stock


Fixed Income and Convertible BondsAs of December 31, 2008
Statement Value$ Millions  % of Invested Assets
NAIC 1 (Aaa-A/AAA-A)9,326.453.3%
NAIC 2 (Baa/BBB)6,631.937.9%
Investment Grade15,958.391.2%
NAIC 3 (Ba/BB)982.45.6%
NAIC 4 (B)467.72.7%
NAIC 5&6 (Caa/CCC & below)84.50.5%
Below Investment Grade1,534.68.8%
Total Bonds317,492.9100.0%
3Total Bonds includes public and private debt and convertible bonds, but excludes commercial mortgages and preferred stock

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As of / For the period ended:
($ in millions)
Dec. 31
2008
Dec. 31
2007
Operating Income Before Tax
$270
$349
Net Realized Gains, After Tax
$125
$73
Policyowner Dividends
$714
$651
Net Income
$437
$292
Operating Income Margin
After Tax
4.2%
2.9%
Capital
$4,256
$4,628
Capitalization Ratio
14.7%
16.3%
Risk Based Capital ("RBC")
447%
458%
 
 
 
Total Admitted Assets
$28,973
$28,328
 
 
 
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