The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company

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The Variable Annuity LifeInsurance CompanyAudited Statutory Financial StatementsAt December 31, 2020 and 2019 andfor each of the three years ended December 31, 2020

THE VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYTABLE OF CONTENTS TO AUDITED STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANDSUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATIONSTATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTSIndependent Auditor’s ReportStatutory Statements of Admitted Assets, Liabilities and Capital and Surplus at December 31, 2020 and 2019Statutory Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018Statutory Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus for the Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and2018Statutory Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018Page24678NOTES TO STATUTORY FINANCIAL 7.18.19.20.21Nature of OperationsSummary of Significant Accounting PoliciesInvestmentsSecurities Lending and Repurchase AgreementsRestricted AssetsSubprime Mortgage Risk ExposureDerivativesInformation about Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk andFinancial Instruments with Concentrations of Credit RiskFair Value MeasurementsAggregate Policy Reserves and Deposit Fund LiabilitiesSeparate AccountsReserves for Guaranteed Policy Benefits and EnhancementsReinsuranceFederal Income TaxesCapital and SurplusRetirement Plans and Share-Based and Deferred Compensation PlansDebtCommitments and ContingenciesRelated Party TransactionsSubsequent EventsLoan-Backed and Structured Security Impairments and Structured 566SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATIONSupplemental Schedule of Assets and LiabilitiesSupplemental Investment Risks InterrogatoriesSupplemental Summary Investment ScheduleSupplemental Schedule of Reinsurance Disclosures707278791

Report of Independent AuditorsTo the Board of Directors and Shareholder of The Variable Annuity Life Insurance CompanyWe have audited the accompanying statutory financial statements of The Variable Annuity Life InsuranceCompany (the “Company”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc.,which comprise the statutory statements of admitted assets, liabilities and capital and surplus as ofDecember 31, 2020 and 2019, and the related statutory statements of operations and changes in capitaland surplus, and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020.Management’s Responsibility for the Financial StatementsManagement is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements inaccordance with the accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Texas Department of Insurance.Management is also responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal controlrelevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error.Auditors’ ResponsibilityOur responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements based on our audits. We conductedour audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America.Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whetherthe financial statements are free from material misstatement.An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures inthe financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the assessment ofthe risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In makingthose risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the Company's preparation and fairpresentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in thecircumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company'sinternal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating theappropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimatesmade by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Webelieve that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for ouraudit opinion.Basis for Adverse Opinion on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting PrinciplesAs described in Note 2 to the financial statements, the financial statements are prepared by the Companyon the basis of the accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Texas Department of Insurance,which is a basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ofAmerica.The effects on the financial statements of the variances between the statutory basis of accountingdescribed in Note 2 and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America,although not reasonably determinable, are presumed to be material.PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5800, Houston, TX 77002T: (713) 356 4000, F: (713) 356 4717, www.pwc.com/us2

Adverse Opinion on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting PrinciplesIn our opinion, because of the significance of the matter discussed in the “Basis for Adverse Opinion onU.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” paragraph, the financial statements referred to above donot present fairly, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ofAmerica, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, or the results of itsoperations or its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020.Opinion on Statutory Basis of AccountingIn our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, theadmitted assets, liabilities and capital and surplus of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, andthe results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31,2020, in accordance with the accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Texas Department ofInsurance described in Note 2.Other MatterOur audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the statutory-basis financial statementstaken as a whole. The Supplemental Schedule of Assets and Liabilities, Supplemental Investment RisksInterrogatories, Supplemental Summary Investment Schedule, and Supplemental Schedule ofReinsurance Disclosures (collectively, the “supplemental schedules”) of the Company as of December 31,2020 and for the year then ended are presented to comply with the National Association of InsuranceCommissioners’ Annual Statement Instructions and Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual and forpurposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the statutory-basis financial statements. Thesupplemental schedules are the responsibility of management and were derived from and relate directly tothe underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the statutory-basis financial statements. Thesupplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of thestatutory-basis financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing andreconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare thestatutory-basis financial statements or to the statutory-basis financial statements themselves and otheradditional procedures, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States ofAmerica. In our opinion, the supplemental schedules are fairly stated, in all material respects, in relationto the statutory-basis financial statements taken as a whole.Houston, TexasApril 23, 20213

THE VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYSTATUTORY STATEMENTS OF ADMITTED ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ANDSURPLUSDecember 31,2020(in millions)Admitted assetsCash and investmentsBondsPreferred stockCommon stockCash, cash equivalents and short-term investmentsMortgage loansReal estateContract loansDerivativesSecurities lending reinvested collateral assetsOther invested assetsTotal cash and investmentsAmounts receivable under reinsurance contractsDeferred tax assetDue and accrued investment incomeReceivables from affiliatesOther assetsSeparate account assetsTotal admitted assetsSee accompanying Notes to Statutory Financial Statements.42019 37,621 36,053 72791,110 ,15885,830

THE VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYSTATUTORY STATEMENTS OF ADMITTED ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ANDSURPLUS (CONTINUED)(in millions, except per share data)LiabilitiesPolicy reserves and contractual liabilitiesLife and annuity reservesLiabilities for deposit-type contractsTotal policy reserves and contractual liabilitiesPayable to affiliatesInterest maintenance reserveAmounts withheld or retained by Company as agent or trustee and held for agents' accountFederal income taxes payableDerivativesPayable for securities lendingRepurchase agreementsCollateral for derivatives programAccrued expenses and other liabilitiesNet transfers to (from) separate accounts due or accruedAsset valuation reserveSeparate account liabilitiesTotal liabilitiesCommitments and contingencies (see Note 18)Capital and surplusCommon stock, 1 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 3,575,000 issued and outstandingOther than special deficit fundsGross paid-in and contributed surplusUnassigned surplusTotal capital and surplusTotal liabilities and capital and surplusSee accompanying Notes to Statutory Financial Statements.5December 31,20202019 38,090 ,15883,2304(3)2,2636412,90591,110 4(3)2,2633362,60085,830

THE VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYSTATUTORY STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONSYears Ended December 31,20202019(in millions)Revenues Premiums and annuity considerations4,014 4,619 20184,6172,0062,1542,189Amortization of interest maintenance reserve182633Reserve adjustments on reinsurance ceded(55)(40)499Net investment income--1Separate account fees377407363Other ,448146187103Commissions and expense allowancesTotal revenuesBenefits and expensesAnnuity benefitsSurrender benefitsOther benefits1,231657537Commissions153173182General insurance expenses400365333Change in reserves(2,136)Net transfers from separate accounts(1,667)(1,200)1181131195,9466,7337,060Net gain from operations before federal income taxes665663885Federal income tax expense270303189Net gain from operations395360696Other expensesTotal benefits and expenses168Net realized capital gains (losses), net of taxNet incomeSee accompanying Notes to Statutory Financial Statements. 656371 431(14) 682

THE VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYSTATUTORY STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CAPITAL AND SURPLUSOther ThanSpecial Gross PaidSurplusIn andTotalCommon(Deficit) Contributed Unassigned Capital andStockFundsSurplusSurplusSurplus(in millions)Balance, January 1, 2018Net incomeChange in net unrealized capital gains (losses)Change in net unrealized foreign exchange capital gains (losses)Change in deferred taxChange in non-admitted assetsChange in asset valuation reserveDividends to stockholderBalance, December 31, 2018Net incomeChange in net unrealized capital gains (losses)Change in net unrealized foreign exchange capital gains (losses)Change in deferred taxChange in non-admitted assetsChange in asset valuation reserveChange in surplus from separate accountsOther changes in surplus in separate accountsCumulative effect of changes in accounting principlesDividends to stockholderPrior period corrections (see Note 2)Balance, December 31, 2019Net incomeChange in net unrealized capital gains (losses)Change in net unrealized foreign exchange capital gains (losses)Change in deferred taxChange in non-admitted assetsChange in reserve on accountChange in asset valuation reserveChange in surplus from separate accountsOther changes in surplus in separate accountsDividends to stockholderDisposition of investmentPrior period corrections (see Note 2)Balance, December 31, 2020 See accompanying Notes to Statutory Financial Statements.74444 (3) (3) (3) (3) 2,2632,2632,2632,263 536 68241(73)(16)(81)(15)(649)425 431(3)59260(125)(56)52(52)(28)(622)(5)336 563(45)116139(122)134(148)16(16)(360)208641 (148)16(16)(360)2082,905

THE VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYSTATUTORY STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(in millions)Cash from operationsPremium and annuity considerations, collected, net of reinsuranceNet investment income collectedOther incomeTotal revenue receivedBenefits paidNet transfers from separate accountsCommissions and expenses paidFederal income taxes paidTotal benefits and expenses paidNet cash provided by operationsCash from investmentsProceeds from investments sold, matured or repaid:BondsStocksMortgage loansReal estateOther invested assetsMiscellaneous proceedsTotal proceeds from investments sold, matured or repaidCost of investments acquired:BondsStocksMortgage loansReal estateOther invested assetsSecurities lending reinvested collateral assetsMiscellaneous purchasesTotal cost of investments acquiredNet adjustment in contract loansNet cash (used in) investing activitiesCash from financing and miscellaneous sourcesCash provided (applied):Net deposits on deposit-type contractsDividends to ParentChange in securities lending payableOther, netNet cash provided by (used in) financing and miscellaneous activitiesNet increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investmentsCash, cash equivalents and short-term investments at beginning of yearCash, cash equivalents and short-term investments at end of yearYears Ended December 31,202020192018 Non-cash investing/financing activities, excluded from above:Non-cash transfer from Mortgage Loans to Other Invested Assets Non-cash transfer from Bonds to StocksNon-cash transfer from Mortgage Loans to Real Estate – Reserve at Park TenNon-cash transfer from Other Invested Assets to Mortgage LoansNon-cash Fortitude Re settlementNon-cash transfer from Other Invested Assets to StocksNon-cash AIG Global Real Estate transactionsNon-cash Pinebridge saleSee accompanying Notes to Statutory Financial Statements.84,014 1,8635736,4506,287(1,750)6723415,5509004,619 0)312282436(262)232(30) 61(622)8088433143189232 35 -- 15151032-264(649)112(254)(527)541351891217859

THE VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYNOTES TO STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS1. NATURE OF OPERATIONSThe Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (VALIC or the Company) is a wholly owned subsidiary of AGC LifeInsurance Company (AGC Life or the Parent), which is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of American InternationalGroup, Inc. (AIG Parent). AIG Parent is a holding company, which through its subsidiaries provides a wide range ofproperty casualty insurance, life insurance, retirement products and other financial services to commercial andindividual customers in more than 80 countries and jurisdictions. The term “AIG Parent” means American InternationalGroup, Inc. and not any of its consolidated subsidiaries.The Company is a stock life insurance company domiciled and licensed under the laws of the State of Texas and issubject to regulation by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI). The Company is also subject to regulation by thestates in which it is authorized to transact business. The Company is licensed in 50 states and the District of Columbia.The Company is a leading provider of defined contribution retirement savings plans sponsored by education, not-forprofit and government organizations. Primary products include fixed and variable annuities, and mutual funds and planadministrative and compliance services. The Company utilizes career financial advisors and independent financialadvisors to provide retirement plan participants with enrollment support and comprehensive financial planning services.No annual annuity deposits for any individual advisor in 2020 or 2019 represented more than 10 percent of total annuitydeposits.The operations of the Company are influenced by many factors, including general economic conditions, financialcondition of AIG Parent, monetary and fiscal policies of the United States federal government and policies of state andother regulatory authorities. The level of sales of the Company's insurance and financial products is influenced by manyfactors, including general market rates of interest, the strength, weakness and volatility of equity markets and terms andconditions of competing products. The Company is exposed to the risks normally associated with a portfolio of fixedincome securities, which include interest rate, option, liquidity and credit risks. The Company controls its exposure tothese risks by, among other things, closely monitoring and managing the duration and cash flows of its assets andliabilities, monitoring and limiting prepayments and extension risk in its portfolio, maintaining a large percentage of theCompany’s portfolio in highly liquid securities, engaging in a disciplined process of underwriting, and reviewing andmonitoring credit risk.The Company is also exposed to market risk, policyholder behavior risk and mortality/longevity risk. Market volatility andother equity market conditions may affect the Company’s exposure to risks related to guaranteed death benefits andguaranteed living benefits on variable annuity products, and may reduce fee income on variable product assets held inseparate accounts. Such guaranteed benefits are sensitive to equity and interest rate market conditions.2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIESBasis of PresentationThe financial statements of the Company are presented on the basis of accounting practices prescribed or permitted bythe TDI. These accounting practices vary in certain respects from accounting principles generally accepted in the UnitedStates of America (U.S. GAAP), as described herein.The TDI recognizes only statutory accounting practices (SAP) prescribed or permitted by the State of Texas fordetermining and reporting the financial condition and results of operations of an insurance company and for determiningits solvency under the Texas Insurance Law. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) AccountingPractices and Procedures Manual (NAIC SAP) has been adopted as a component of prescribed or permitted practicesby the State of Texas.Effective December 31, 2017, VALIC received approval from the TDI to apply a permitted practice in its 2017 AnnualStatement and subsequent reporting periods through September 30, 2019. The permitted practice allowed VALIC touse the criteria established in Actuarial Guideline 43, instead of the criteria established in Statement of StatutoryAccounting Principles (“SSAP”) No. 86, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging, Income Generation, and9

THE VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYNOTES TO STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)Replication (Synthetic Asset) Transactions” to determine if a hedge was effective for certain interest rate swaps andswaptions that were used to hedge guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits. Thus, specific interest rate swaps andswaptions that VALIC determined were effective hedges were reported at amortized cost, pursuant to the accountingguidance set forth in SSAP 86. Upon adoption, the effect of the original permitted

The Variable Annuity Life . Insurance Company . Audited Statutory Financial Statements . At December 31, 2020 and 2019