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　　11. (17 points) Steve Smith, a trusted insurance company analyst at a large investment bank,
　　makes a public comment that Zoolander Life Insurance Company is an attractive
　　takeover candidate. Tomas Lyon asks you, the CFO, for your thoughts on these
　　comments.
　　(a) (4 points) Outline why Zoolander might be attractive as a takeover candidate.
　　Include details on the following:
　　i. Capital Structure
　　ii. Product mix
　　iii. ROE / Financial Results
　　iv. Corporate Orgainzation and Management
　　(b) (2 points) Describe protections that currently exist as well as further steps that
　　could be taken to prevent a hostile takeover of Zoolander.
　　(c) (2 points) Zoolander’s desired capital structure, as described in the Kelly Ratings
　　memo, is 30% debt. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of altering the
　　mixture of debt and equity in the capital structure.
　　(d) (4 points) Using the financial data in the case study, *uate the appropriateness
　　of the 30% leverage ratio. Assume the standard deviation of return on assets is
　　10%. Show your work.
　　(e) (2 points) Assume Zoolander moves to its desired capital structure, with a
　　projected total value of outstanding securities of $1.2 billion. Evaluate whether
　　Zoolander’s target pre-tax ROE of 15% is reasonable. Show your work.
　　(f) (3 points) Recommend an appropriate capital structure for Zoolander. Describe
　　three ways that the firm can deploy its excess capital.
 
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　　Questions 11-12 pertain to the Case Study.
　　Each question should be answered independently.
　　12. (8 points) Zoolander is considering an acquisition of ABC Annuity, a small annuity
　　company. ABC Annuity focuses entirely on selling fixed annuities through independent
　　brokers. The company was founded only five years ago and has grown rapidly.
　　At December 31, 2004, ABC Annuity reported the following numbers in their financial
　　statements:
　　? GAAP reserves = $3,450 million
　　? Statutory reserves = $3,500 million
　　? Required Capital = $157 million
　　Projected financial statement values (in millions) for ABC Annuity are below:
　　Income Statement Data 2005 2006 2007
　　Premium 267 268 270
　　Investment Income 226 243 261
　　Death Benefits 2 7 5
　　Surrender Benefits 100 101 101
　　Operating Expenses 30 32 35
　　Commissions 9 9 9
　　Taxes 8 9 9
　　Balance Sheet Data as of December 31 2005 2006 2007
　　Statutory Reserves 3,763 4,045 4,348
　　GAAP Reserves 3,462 3,721 4,000
　　Tax Reserves 3,650 3,923 4,218
　　Required Capital 169 182 196
　　In preparation for a potential bid, CEO Tomas Lyon asks you to *uate the acquisition.
　　(a) (1 point) Identify additional data needed to perform an actuarial appraisal on
　　ABC Annuity.
　　(b) (2 points) Calculate the present value of distributable cash flows for the years
　　provided using Zoolander’s desired WACC as the discount rate. Assume cash
　　flows occur at the end of each year. Show your work.
　　(c) (3 points) Outline the key considerations that should be taken into account in
　　deciding to proceed with the acquisition.
 
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　　12. Continued
　　(d) (2 points) Suggest at least three distinct ways that capital could be raised by
　　Zoolander to acquire ABC Annuity. For each, indicate:
　　i. how appropriate an option this would be for Zoolander in raising capital
　　for this acquisition
　　ii. costs associated with implementing that option
　　iii. the impact on existing Zoolander equity holders.
　　13. (4 points) Leede is a medium-sized Property and Casualty Insurance Company that is
　　publicly owned. Leede’s marginal tax rate is 30%.
　　An investment in one of the following two par bonds is being considered:
　　? Bond #1 – Fully taxable bond yielding 8% per year maturing in 2 years
　　? Bond #2 – Tax-exempt bond yielding 6% per year maturing in 2 years
　　Weather models suggest a 60% chance of extreme hurricane activity over the next two
　　years that would completely eliminate all of Leede’s taxable income.
　　(a) Assuming both bonds have the same risk profile, demonstrate which investment
　　Leede should choose today. Show your work.
　　(b) Assume after one year the bonds are still trading at par. There has been no
　　hurricane damage and there is only a 10% chance of hurricane loss over the next
　　year. Calculate the level of transaction costs that would make Leede indifferent to
　　switching investments at that time.
　　(c) Explain how your answer in (b) would be impacted if the risk profiles of the two
　　bonds were no longer the same.
 
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