UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549  FORM 10-Q  ýQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934oroTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934  For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008Commission file number   0-5486  Presidential Life Corporation  Delaware13-2652144(State of incorporation)(IRS Employer Identification No.)69 Lydecker Street, Nyack, NY10960(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)Registrants telephone number, including area code:(845) 358-2300  Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Not applicable.  Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Title of Each ClassName of each exchange on which registeredCommon Stock, par value $.01 per shareNasdaq  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No   ̈ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  Large accelerated filer   ̈Accelerated filer  xNon-accelerated filer   ̈ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)Smaller reporting company   ̈   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  Yes  o    No  ý  The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant’s common stock as of November 7, 2008 was 29,574,315.       INDEX Part IFinancial InformationPage No.Item 1.Condensed Consolidated Financial StatementsCondensed Consolidated Balance SheetsSeptember 30, 2008 (Unaudited) and December 31, 20073Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)For the Nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 20074Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)For the Three months ended September 30, 2008 and 20075Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders'Equity (Unaudited) - For the Nine months endedSeptember 30, 2008 and 20076Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) -For the Nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 20077Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)8-17Item 2.Management's Discussion and Analysis of18-28Financial Condition and Results of OperationsItem 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk29Item 4.Controls and Procedures29Part II -Other Information30Item 1.Legal ProceedingsItem 1A.Risk FactorsItem 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of ProceedsItem 3.Defaults Upon Senior SecuritiesItem 4.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.Other InformationItem 6.ExhibitsSignatures31-32Certification of Chief Executive Officer
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer33343536   2   PRESIDENTIAL LIFE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands, except share data)  September 30,
2008
(Unaudited)December 31,
2007ASSETS:Investments:Fixed maturities:Available for sale at market (Amortized cost of$3,139,772 and $3,211,908 respectively)$              2,962,772$                3,282,099Common stocks (Cost of $1,378 and$7,177, respectively)3,3359,732Derivative instruments, at fair value3,9267,005Real estate415415Policy loans18,19719,194Short-term investments314,650363,067Other long-term investments303,205309,663Total Investments3,606,5003,991,175Cash and cash equivalents2,8803,631Accrued investment income44,46045,206Amounts due from security transactions3622,600Deferred policy acquisition costs108,19177,721Furniture and equipment, net525579Amounts due from reinsurers14,35313,124Federal income taxes recoverable18,819-Deferred tax asset27,578-Other assets1,3021,480TOTAL ASSETS$                3,824,644$                 4,155,516LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:Liabilities:Policy Liabilities:Policyholders' account balances$                2,482,362$                2,579,907Future policy benefits:Annuity642,897642,931Life and accident and health71,23069,067Other policy liabilities12,8759,917Total Policy Liabilities3,209,3643,301,822Notes payable78,99090,195Deferred federal income taxes, net-60,217Federal income taxes payable-183Deposits on policies to be issued1,1148,446General expenses and taxes accrued2,3934,073Other liabilities19,56028,625Total Liabilities3,311,4213,493,561Commitments and ContingenciesShareholders Equity:Capital stock ($.01 par value; authorized100,000,000 shares outstanding,29,574,315 and 29,553,710 shares, respectively296295Additional paid in capital5,6064,538Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) gain(68,319)91,704Retained earnings575,640565,418Total Shareholders Equity513,223661,955TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERSEQUITY$               3,824,644$                4,155,516The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.   3   PRESIDENTIAL LIFE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (In thousands, except share data)   NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED)REVENUES:20082007Insurance Revenues:Premiums$                 11,308$                 10,237Annuity considerations26,23518,035Universal life and investment type policy fee income2,0811,926Net investment income210,322228,307Realized investment (losses) gains(29,575)30,709Other income1,740986TOTAL REVENUES222,111290,200BENEFITS AND EXPENSES:Death and other life insurance benefits10,7579,133Annuity benefits61,87457,693Interest credited to policyholders' account balances84,87498,702Interest expense on notes payable5,8577,257Other interest and other charges1,070696Increase/(Decrease) in liability for future policy benefits41(3,891)Commissions to agents, net6,6768,692General expenses and taxes13,54812,205Change in deferred policy acquisition costs4,8638,565TOTAL BENEFIT AND EXPENSES189,560199,052Income before income taxes32,55191,148Provision (benefit) for income taxesCurrent12,60729,525Deferred(1,366)1,93811,24131,463NET INCOME$                 21,310$                 59,685Earnings per common share, basic$                       .72$                     2.02Earnings per common share, diluted$                       .72$                     2.01Weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period, basic29,559,55029,516,395Weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period, diluted29,626,06129,666,833The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.   4     PRESIDENTIAL LIFE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (In thousands, except share data)   THREE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED)REVENUES:20082007Insurance Revenues:Premiums$                   3,780$                 3,509Annuity considerations9,4683,975Universal life and investment type policy fee income560703Net investment income75,14978,819Realized investment losses(26,137)(1,896)Other income532258TOTAL REVENUES63,35285,368BENEFITS AND EXPENSES:Death and other life insurance benefits3,0122,916Annuity benefits19,54218,993Interest credited to policyholders' account balances28,50332,227Interest expense on notes payable1,9032,151Other interest and other charges456235Increase/(decrease) in liability for future policy benefits1,648(3,352)Commissions to agents, net2,2213,226General expenses and taxes4,3024,076Change in deferred policy acquisition costs7952,552TOTAL BENEFIT AND EXPENSES62,38263,024Income before income taxes97022,344Provision (benefit) for income taxesCurrent(3,635)8,844Deferred3,980(1,118)3457,726NET INCOME$                      625$                 14,618Earnings per common share, basic$                       .02$                       .50Earnings per common share, diluted$                       .02$                       .49Weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period, basic29,568,14729,534,082Weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period, diluted29,629,60129,618,271The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.   5     PRESIDENTIAL LIFE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007 (in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited)   Capital StockAdditional
Paid-in-
CapitalRetained
EarningsAccumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)TotalBalance at
January 1, 2007$        294$          2,314$      518,535$           118,444$       639,587Cumulative effect of adoption of FIN 48(2,036)(2,036)Balance at
January 1, 2007, as adjusted2942,314516,499118,444637,551Comprehensive Income:Net Income59,68559,685Rate Lock Adjustment(858)(858)Net Unrealized Investment Losses(24,740)(24,740)Comprehensive Income34,087Issuance of Shares
Under stock option plan1853854Share Based Compensation833833Dividends paid to Shareholders ($.125 per share)(11,069)(11,069)Balance at
September 30, 2007$        295$          4,000$      565,115$         92,846$       662,256Balance at
January 1, 2008$        295$          4,538$      565,418$           91,704$       661,955Comprehensive Income:Net Income21,31021,310Rate Lock Adjustment(221)(221)Net Unrealized Investment Losses(159,802)(159,802)Comprehensive Income(138,713)Issuance of Shares
Under stock option plan1238239Share Based Compensation830830Dividends paid to Shareholders ($.125 per share)(11,088)(11,088)Balance at
September 30, 2008$        296$          5,606$      575,640$         (68,319)$       513,223  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.  6   PRESIDENTIAL LIFE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In thousands)  NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED)20082007OPERATING ACTIVITIES:Net Income$               21,310$               59,685Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating          activities:(Benefit)/provision for deferred income taxes(1,366)1,938Depreciation and amortization683750Stock option expense830833Net accrual of discount on fixed maturities(14,386)(13,219)Realized investment losses/(gains)29,575(30,709)Changes in:Accrued investment income746441Deferred policy acquisition cost4,8638,565Federal income tax (recoverable)/payable(19,002)8,265Liability for future policy benefits2,129(3,701)Liability for amounts due brokers3,454(3,783)Other items(98)(1,802)Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities$               28,738$               27,263INVESTING ACTIVITIES:Fixed Maturities:Available for Sale:Acquisitions(332,809)(432,187)Maturities, calls and repayments-19,760Sales389,421348,140Common Stocks:Acquisitions-(25,545)Sales33827,456Derivative Instruments:Acquisitions-(6,156)Sales-6,051Decrease in short-term investments and policy loans58,414371,181Other long-term investments:Additions to other long-term investments(55,401)(55,906)Distributions from other long-term investments28,14456,273Amount due from security transactions22,564(7,009)Net Cash Provided By Investing Activities$             110,671$             302,058FINANCING ACTIVITIES:Decrease in policyholders account balances(97,545)(256,391)Bank overdrafts(13,232)(10,528)Deposits on policies to be issued(7,332)(3,153)Issuance of common stock238853Repayment of line of credit-(50,000)Retirement of Senior Notes(11,205)(9,805)Dividends paid to shareholders(11,084)(11,069)Net Cash Used In Financing Activities$            (140,160)$            (340,093)Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents(751)(10,772)Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period3,63119,844Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period$                 2,880$                 9,072Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosure:Income Taxes Paid$               31,609$               23,259Interest Paid$                 7,148$               10,008  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.  7   PRESIDENTIAL LIFE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  A. Business  Presidential Life Corporation (the Company or the Corporation), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Presidential Life Insurance Company (Insurance Company), is engaged in the sale of life insurance and annuities.  B. Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation  The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") applicable to stock life insurance companies for interim financial statements and in accordance with the requirements of Form 10-Q.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP applicable to stock life insurance companies for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Interim results for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2008. Management believes that, although the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, these condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K on March 11, 2008.  We manage and report our business as a single segment in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS 131), which views certain qualitative and quantitative criteria for determining whether different lines of business should be aggregated for financial reporting purposes.  Substantially all of the Companys business is divided between annuities (approximately 88%) and life insurance (approximately 12%).  The nature of these two product lines is sufficiently similar to permit their aggregation as a single reporting segment.  Approximately 72% of our life insurance liabilities reflect single premium universal life policies, which bear similar economic and business characteristics to our single premium deferred annuity products.  Both products are funded by initial single premiums, both maintain accreting fund values credited with interest as earned, both are surrenderable before maturity with surrender charges in the early years and the Company does not take mortality charges on either product.  Moreover, the two products carry similar risks of early surrender by the product holder.  Both are marketed and distributed by the same independent agents.  The products are administered and managed within the same administrative facility with overlapping administrative functions.  The products are also directed at a similar market, namely, mature consumers seeking financial protection for secure future cash streams for themselves and their heirs and associated tax benefits.  The regulatory frameworks for the products are also substantially the same, as both the Insurance Company and its independent agents sell these products under single licenses issued by various state insurance departments.  The remaining business of the Company is not material to the overall performance of the Company.  C. Investments  Fixed maturity investments available for sale represent investments that may be sold in response to changes in various economic conditions.  These investments are carried at fair value and net unrealized gains (losses), net of the effects of amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and deferred federal income taxes, if any, are credited or charged directly to shareholders equity, unless a decline in market value is considered to be other than temporary in which case the investment is reduced to its fair value and the loss is recorded in the income statement.  Equity securities include common stocks and non-redeemable preferred stocks and are carried at market value, with the related unrealized gains and losses, net of deferred federal income tax effect, if any, charged or credited directly to shareholders equity, unless a decline in market value is deemed to be other than temporary in which case the investment is reduced to its fair value and the loss is recorded in the income statement.  Other long-term investments are recorded using the equity method and primarily include interests in limited partnerships, which principally are engaged in real estate, international opportunities, acquisitions of private growth companies, debt restructuring and merchant banking and substantially all of their investments are at fair value.  In general, risks associated with such limited partnerships include those related to their underlying investments (i.e., equity securities, debt securities and real estate), plus a level of illiquidity, which is mitigated by the practice of many of the partnerships, with the exception of hedge fund limited partnerships, to typically make quarterly distributions (to the extent that distributions are available) of partnership earnings.  Investment income from limited partnerships is recorded based on the Companys share of earnings reported in the partnerships most recent audited financial statements and income distributed by the partnerships.  Management considers the quarterly financial information received from the limited partnerships to be unreliable or insufficient to record investment income, other than from distributions, on a quarterly basis.  Management estimates the classification of cash distributions received between investment income and return of capital based on correspondence from the respective partnerships.  The Company adjusts its estimate of investment income recorded during the year to the actual realized gains and other income reported in the limited partnerships most recent annual audited financial statements, which are generally received in the second quarter of the subsequent year.  As a result, there is generally a reporting lag of up to one year for recording investment income that is not distributed during the year, which may result in significant adjustments in the subsequent year.  The adjustments to its estimates of investment income recorded during the preceding year (true-up) for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 resulted in an increase in net investment  8   income of approximately $25.7 million and $12.7 million, respectively.  The Company records its share of net unrealized gains and losses (net of taxes) from the audited financial statements of the limited partnerships.  As a result, there is also generally a one-year reporting lag for reporting unrealized gains and losses, which may result in significant adjustments to other comprehensive income in 2008.  Net unrealized gains (cumulative, after tax effects) totaled approximately $29.6 million at September 30, 2008 and $51.5 million at December 31, 2007 and are included in the balance sheet under other comprehensive income.  To evaluate the appropriateness of the carrying value of a limited partnership interest, management maintains ongoing discussions with the investment manager and considers the limited partnerships operation, its current and near term projected financial condition, earnings capacity, and distributions received by the Company during the year. Because it is not practicable to obtain an independent valuation for each limited partnership interest, for purposes of disclosure the market value of a limited partnership interest is estimated at book value based on the most recent available audited financial statements plus capital contributions subsequently made by the Company less subsequent distributions received from the partnerships.  Management believes that the net realizable value of such limited partnership interests, in the aggregate, exceeds their related carrying value as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007.  Other long term investments totaled approximately $303.2 million as of September 30, 2008 and $309.7 million as of December 31, 2007.  As of September 30, 2008, the Company was committed to contribute, if called upon, an aggregate of approximately $123.4 million of additional capital to certain of these limited partnerships.  Commitments of $5.2 million, $3.8 million, $6.7 million, $48.1 million and $59.6 million will expire in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively.  The commitment expirations are estimates based upon the commitment periods of each of the partnerships.  Certain partnerships provide, however, that in the event capital from the investments are returned to the limited partners prior to the end of the commitment period (generally 3-5 years) the capital may be recalled.  In evaluating whether an investment security or other investment has suffered an impairment in value that is deemed to be other than temporary, management considers all available evidence.  When a decline in the value of an investment security or other investment is considered to be other than temporary, the investment is reduced to its fair value (which contemplates the price that can be obtained from the sale of such asset in the ordinary course of business), which becomes the new cost basis.  The amount of reduction is recorded in the income statement as a realized loss. A recovery from the adjusted cost basis is recognized as a realized gain only at sale.  Realized gains and losses on disposal of investments are determined for fixed maturities, other long-term investments and equity securities by the specific identification method.  Investments in short-term securities, which consist primarily of commercial paper and corporate debt issues maturing in less than one year, are recorded at amortized cost, which approximates market value.  Policy loans are stated at their unpaid principal balance.  The Company's investments in real estate consist of two acres of undeveloped land and two buildings in Nyack, New York, which are occupied entirely by the Company.  The investments are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation.  Both buildings are fully depreciated and have no depreciation expense.  The Company accounts for its derivative financial instruments under SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instrument and Hedging Activities.  SFAS No. 133 requires all derivative instruments to be recorded in the balance sheet at fair value.  Changes in the fair value of derivative instruments are recorded as other income (loss) in the period in which they arise.  The Company has not designated its derivatives related to marketable securities as hedges, in accordance with SFAS No. 133.  Accordingly, the change in fair value of derivatives is recognized as a component of realized investment gains and losses in earnings as described above.  The Company does not hold or issue any derivative financial instruments for speculative trading purposes.  D. Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs  The costs of acquiring new business (principally commissions and certain underwriting, agency and policy issue expenses), all of which vary with the production of new business, have been deferred.  Deferred policy acquisition costs are subject to recoverability testing at time of policy issue and loss recognition testing at the end of each year.  For immediate annuities with life contingencies, deferred policy acquisition costs are amortized over the life of the contract in proportion to expected future benefit payments.  For traditional life policies, deferred policy acquisition costs are amortized over the premium paying periods of the related policies using assumptions that are consistent with those used in computing the liability for future policy benefits.  Assumptions as to anticipated premiums are estimated at the date of policy issue and are consistently applied during the life of the contracts.  For these contracts, the amortization periods generally are for the scheduled life of the policy, not to exceed 30 years.  Deferred policy acquisition costs (DAC) are amortized over periods ranging from 15 to 25 years for universal life products and investment type products as a constant percentage of estimated gross profits arising principally from surrender charges and interest and mortality margins based on historical and anticipated future experience, updated regularly.  The effects of revisions to reflect actual experience on previous amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs, subject to the limitation that the outstanding DAC asset can never exceed the original DAC plus accrued interest, are reflected in earnings in the period estimated gross profits are revised.  DAC is also adjusted for the impact of unrealized gains or losses on investments as if these gains or losses had been realized with corresponding credits or charges included in accumulated other comprehensive income.  For that portion of the business where acquisition costs are not deferred, (i.e., medical stop loss business) management believes the expensing of policy acquisition costs is immaterial.  9   E. Future Policy Benefits  Future policy benefits for traditional life insurance policies are computed using a net level premium method on the basis of actuarial assumptions as to mortality, persistency and interest established at policy issue.  Assumptions established at policy issue as to mortality and persistency are based on anticipated experience, which, together with interest and expense assumptions, provide a margin for adverse deviation.  Benefit liabilities for deferred annuities during the accumulation period are equal to accumulated contract holders' fund balances and, after annuitization, are equal to the present value of expected future payments.  F. Policyholders' Account Balances  Policyholders' account balances for universal life and investment type contracts are equal to the policy account values.  The policy account values represent an accumulation of gross premium payments plus credited interest less mortality and expense charges and withdrawals.  G. Federal Income Taxes  The Company and its subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income tax return. The asset and liability method in recording income taxes on all transactions that have been recognized in the financial statements is used. SFAS 109 provides that deferred income taxes are adjusted to reflect tax rates at which future tax liabilities or assets are expected to be settled or realized.  H. Earnings Per Common Share  (EPS)  Basic EPS is computed based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the quarter.  Diluted EPS is computed based upon the weighted average number of common shares including contingently issuable shares and other dilutive items.  The weighted average number of common shares used to compute diluted EPS for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was 29,626,061 and 29,666,833, respectively.  The dilution from the potential exercise of stock options outstanding did not reduce EPS during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and reduced EPS by $.01 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.  I. New Accounting Pronouncements  In October 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FSP FAS 157-3, Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market For That Asset Is Not Active (FSP FAS 157-3), with an immediate effective date, including prior periods for which financial statements have not been issued.  FSP FAS 157-3 amends FAS 157 to clarify the application of fair value in inactive markets and allows for the use of managements internal assumptions about future cash flows with appropriately risk-adjusted discount rates when relevant observable market data does not exist.  The objective of FAS 157 has not changed and continues to be the determination of the price that would be received in an orderly transaction that is not a forced liquidation or distressed sale at the measurement date.  The adoption of FSP FAS 157-3 in the third quarter did not have a material effect on the Companys results of operations, financial position or liquidity.  In May 2008, the  FASB issued SFAS No. 162, Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (SFAS 162). This statement is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying a consistent framework, or hierarchy, for selecting accounting principles to be used in preparing financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with GAAP. This statement will be effective 60 days following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendment to AU Section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. We do not expect that the adoption of SFAS 162 will have a material impact on our financial statements.  In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (SFAS 161). SFAS 161 amends and expands the disclosure requirements of SFAS 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (SFAS 133). It requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. This statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after Nov. 15, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the provisions of SFAS 161.  In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities(SFAS 159).  SFAS 159 permits all entities the option to measure most financial instruments and certain other items at fair value at specified election dates and to report related unrealized gains and losses in earnings. The fair value option will generally be applied on an instrument-by-instrument basis and is generally an irrevocable election. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company adopted SFAS No. 159 January 1, 2008.  The adoption did not have an impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements.  In September 2006, FASB issued SFAS 157 Fair Value Measurements. This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. Accordingly, this Statement does not require any new fair value measurements, but required additional disclosures regarding the existing fair value  10   measurements we currently report. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted SFAS 157 on January 1, 2008.  See Note 10 of the consolidated financial statements for disclosures under SFAS 157.  In February 2008, the FASB issued FSP SFAS No. 157-2, "Effective Date for FASB Statement No. 157." This FSP permits the delayed application of SFAS No. 157 for all non-recurring fair value measurements of non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008.  2. INVESTMENTS  There were no investments in any one issuer that totaled 10% or more of Shareholders Equity as of September 30, 2008.  The following information summarizes the components of net investment income:  For the nine months ended
September 30, 2008
(in thousands)For the nine months ended
September 30, 2007
(in thousands)Fixed maturities$              154,333$              162,505Limited Partnerships48,80344,781Common stocks1,4572,049Short-term investments7,88821,246Other investment income1,8572,149214,338232,730Less investment expenses4,0164,423Net investment income$              210,322$              228,307  For the three months ended
September 30, 2008
(in thousands)For the three months ended
September 30, 2007
(in thousands)Fixed maturities$                51,223$                51,954Limited Partnerships22,55319,978Common stocks182327Short-term investments1,8546,496Other investment income3681,17676,18079,931Less investment expenses1,0311,112Net investment income$                75,149$                78,819   The following table presents fair value and gross unrealized losses for securities where the estimated fair value had declined and remained below amortized cost at September 30, 2008:  Less Than 12 Months12 Months or MoreTotalFair ValueUnrealized LossesFair ValueUnrealized LossesFair ValueUnrealized LossesDescription of Securities(in thousands)US Treasury obligations and direct obligations of US Government Agencies$     59,542$         816$   13,646$      1,646$     73,188$     2,462Corporate Bonds1,136,538106,196623,529103,6961,760,067209,892Preferred Stocks15,4217,32645,41727,32460,83834,650Subtotal Fixed Maturities1,211,501114,338682,592132,6661,894,093247,004Common Stock371173177210178Total Temporarily Impaired Securities$1,211,538$  114,339$682,765$  132,843$1,894,303$ 247,182   11     The following table presents the fair value and gross unrealized losses for fixed maturities and common stock where the estimated fair value had declined and remained below amortized cost at December 31, 2007:  Less Than 12 Months12 Months or MoreTotalFair ValueUnrealized LossesFair ValueUnrealized LossesFair ValueUnrealized LossesDescription of Securities(in thousands)US Treasury obligations and direct obligations of US Government Agencies$   18,028$         612$  20,968$      1,462$     38,996$      2,074Corporate Bonds324,73613,307839,96840,4171,164,70453,724Preferred Stocks56,6178,92324,9967,24581,61316,168Subtotal Fixed Maturities399,38122,842885,93249,1241,285,31371,966Common Stock5,402993--5,402993Total Temporarily Impaired Securities$404,783$    23,835$ 85,932$    49,124$1,290,715$    72,959   The following table presents the total gross unrealized losses for fixed maturities where the estimated fair value had declined and remained below amortized cost by September 30, 2008. Gross Unrealized Losses% Of
Total(in thousands)Less than twelve months$     114,33846.29Twelve months or more132,66653.71Total$   247,004100.00 The following table presents the total gross unrealized losses for fixed maturities where the estimated fair value had declined and remained below amortized cost by December 31, 2007.  Gross Unrealized Losses% Of
Total(in thousands)Less than twelve months$     22,84231.74Twelve months or more49,12468.26Total$     71,966100.00   As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company had approximately $70.0 million and $142.2 million, respectively, of gross unrealized gains in fixed maturities.  The Companys investments are concentrated in fixed income securities that are exposed to a variety of risks, including interest rate and credit risk, which can significantly impact fluctuations in overall market valuation. During the first nine months of 2008, the portfolio has experienced a decline in market value caused by a substantial widening in corporate credit spreads resulting from the unprecedented meltdown in financial markets from the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers to the forced takeover of several banks and brokerage firms, including Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch (brokerage) and Washington Mutual and Wachovia Corp. (banks). Spreads on bank and other financial bonds, as represented by 10-year A-rated financial bonds, widened by 292 basis points, according to the Merrill Lynch corporate bond indices. Industrial and electric utility spreads, according to the Merrill Lynch corporate bond indices, widened by 97 and 88 basis points, respectfully, during the first nine months of 2008. This widening in spreads caused a decline in market value for the Companys fixed income portfolio. Presidential Life Corp.'s book value decreased from $ 22.40 per share at December 31, 2007 to $ 17.35 at September 30, 2008.  Management evaluates whether temporary or other than temporary impairments have occurred on a case-by-case basis.  Management considers a wide range of factors about the security issuer and uses its best judgment in evaluating the cause and decline in the  12   estimated fair value of the security and in assessing the prospects for near-term recovery.  Inherent in managements evaluation of the security are assumptions and estimates about the operations of the issuer and its future earnings potential.  Considerations used by the Company in the other than temporary impairment evaluation process include, but are not limited to: (i) the length of time and the extent to which the market value has been below amortized cost; (ii) whether the issuer is experiencing significant financial difficulties; (iii) financial difficulties being experienced by an entire industry sector or sub-sector; (iv) economically depressed geographic locations; (v) situations where the issuer, series of issuers or industry has a catastrophic type of loss or has exhausted natural resources; (vi) in situations where it is determined that an impairment is attributable to changes in market interest rates, the Corporations ability and intent to hold impaired securities until recovery of fair value at or above cost; and (vii) other subjective factors, including concentrations and information obtained from regulators and rating agencies.   The Company had approximately $33.6 million and $27.4 million, respectively, in write-downs attributable to other than temporary impairments in fixed maturities for the nine months and three months ended September 30, 2008.  3. NOTES PAYABLE  Notes payable at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 consist of $79.0 million and $90.2 million, 7 7/8% Senior Notes (Senior Notes) due February 15, 2009.  Interest is payable February 15 and August 15.  Debt issue costs are being amortized on the interest method over the term of the notes.  As of September 30, 2008, unamortized costs were approximately $73,000.  The total principal is due on February 15, 2009.  In addition, the Company had deferred losses of approximately $.2 million recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income as of September 30, 2008, related to an interest rate lock agreement used to hedge the issuance of the Senior Notes.  The Company amortizes the deferred loss from accumulated other comprehensive income to income over the term of the notes.  The Company expects to amortize approximately $632,000 into earnings during 2008.  The indenture governing the Senior Notes contains covenants relating to limitations on liens and sale or issuance of capital stock of the Insurance Company.  In the event the Company violates such covenants as defined in the indenture, the Company may be obligated to offer to repurchase the entire outstanding principal amount of such notes. As of September 30, 2008, the Company believes that it is in compliance with all of the covenants.  The Insurance Company held a senior note of the Corporation with a par value of $9.8 million.  On September 27, 2007, the Insurance Company sold the senior note of the Corporation back to the Corporation and the debt was retired.  Upon the extinguishment of the debt, the Corporation recorded a loss of $49,000, net of taxes.  The short-term note payable relates to a bank line of credit with JPMorgan Chase Bank which had been in the amount of $50,000,000 (Bank Line) and provided for interest on borrowings based on market indices.  The Bank Line was up for renewal on July 31, 2007, however, on July 9, 2007, the Company paid down the full $50,000,000 Bank Line with available cash.  The proceeds from the Bank Line had previously been used as an arbitrage facility to purchase higher yielding investments.  The Company decided to pay off the Bank Line because due to the increased cost of the Bank Line it no longer provided a positive spread to the Company.   4. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY  In February 2007, the Company's Board of Directors approved an increase in the quarterly dividend rate to $.125 per share from $.10 per share.  The Company is authorized pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors to repurchase 385,000 shares of its common stock.  5. NET UNREALIZED INVESTMENT (LOSSES)/GAINS Pre Tax
AmountTax
(Expense)/
BenefitAfter-Tax
AmountFor the nine months ended September 30, 2008:(in thousands)Net unrealized losses on investment securities:Net unrealized holding losses arising during year$    (181,708)$          63,598$    (118,110)Plus: reclassification adjustment for losses realized in net income(29,575)10,351(19,224)Change related to deferred policy acquisition costs(34,566)12,098(22,468)Net unrealized investment losses$    (245,849)$          86,047$    (159,802)For the nine months ended September 30, 2007:Net unrealized losses on investment securities:Net unrealized holding losses arising during year$      (58,719)$          20,551$      (38,168)Plus: reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income30,709(10,748)19,961Change related to deferred policy acquisition costs(10,051)3,518(6,533)Net unrealized investment losses$      (38,061)$          13,321$      (24,740)   13    6. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS  Employee Savings Plan  The Company adopted an Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 401(k) plan for its employees effective January 1, 1992. Under the plan, participants may contribute up to the dollar limit as prescribed by IRC Section 415(d).  In January 2005, the Companys Board of Directors approved an annual contribution to the 401(k) plan equal to 4% of all employees salaries, allocated to each of the Companys employees without regard to the amounts, if any, contributed to the plan by the employees.  The Company contribution is subject to a vesting schedule.  The Company contributed approximately $241,000 and $208,600 into this plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and September 30, 2007, respectively.  7. INCOME TAXES  Income taxes represent the net amount of income taxes that the Company expects to pay to or receive from various taxing jurisdictions in connection with its operations. The Company provides for federal and state income taxes currently payable, as well as those deferred due to temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities. The Companys accounting for income taxes represents managements best estimate of various events and transactions.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities resulting from temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities are measured at the balance sheet date using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years the temporary differences are expected to reverse.  Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of (a) temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes, (b) operating loss carry forwards, and (c) a valuation allowance.   A significant portion of the deferred tax assets relate to unrealized losses in the Companys bond portfolio.  The Company has the ability to hold and intends to hold such investments until maturity.  The Company files income tax returns in the United States federal jurisdiction and various state jurisdictions.  In the United States, the Company is no longer subject to federal income tax examinations by tax authorities, generally for the years prior to 2000.  From 2000 through 2003, however, the Company may be subject to tax examinations because the IRS is performing audits on partnership returns in which the Company has investments.  While the Company cannot predict the outcome of the current IRS examination, any adjustments are not expected to be material.  The IRS examination is for years 2000-2003 is expected to be concluded during 2008.  In order to calculate income tax expense the Company estimates an annual effective income tax rate based on projected results for the year and applies this projected rate to income before taxes to calculate income tax expense. Any refinements made, due to subsequent information that affects the estimated annual effective income tax rate, are reflected as adjustments in the current period.  The Company currently estimates the annual effective income tax rate from continuing operations as of September 30, 2008 to be 34.5%.   The reduction in the deferred tax liability from the prior year end of approximately $87.8 million was primarily attributable to a change from net unrealized gains to net unrealized losses.  The Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No.109 (FIN 48), on January 1, 2007.  As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, the Company recognized a $2,000,000 increase to the liability for uncertain tax positions, which was accounted for as an adjustment to the beginning balance of retained earnings.   The balance of the unrecognized tax benefits was $1,194,000 at December 31, 2007 and $1,162,000 as of September 30, 2008.  If recognized, this entire adjustment would reduce the effective tax rate.  The Company recognizes interest and penalties accrued on unrecognized tax benefits as well as interest received from favorable settlements within income tax expense.  The total amount of accrued interest and penalties included in the FIN 48 liability above was $189,000 as of December 31, 2007 and $236,000 as of September 30, 2008.  As of September 30, 2008, the Company is not aware of any positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within the next 12 months.   8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES  From time to time, the Company is involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of its operations in the normal course of business.  As of September 30, 2008, the Company is not a party to any legal proceedings, the adverse outcome of which, in management's opinion, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition or results of operations.  9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS  None  14    10. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS  Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS No. 157). SFAS No. 157 clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value and expands disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position No. FAS 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157 (FSP 157-2), we will defer the adoption of SFAS No. 157 for our nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those items recognized or disclosed at fair value on an annual or more frequently recurring basis, until January 1, 2009. The adoption of SFAS No. 157 did not have a material impact on our fair value measurements.  Beginning January 1, 2008, assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value. Level inputs, as defined by SFAS No. 157, are as follows: Level Input:Input Definition:Level 1Observable inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets at the measurement date.  Level 1 securities include highly liquid U.S. Treasury securities, certain common stocks and cash and cash equivalents.Level 2Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability through corroboration with market data at the measurement date.  Most debt securities, preferred stocks, certain equity securities, short-term investments and derivatives are model priced using observable inputs and are classified with Level 2.Level 3Unobservable inputs that reflect managements best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date.  The Companys Level 3 assets include investments in limited partnerships.  Valuation of Investments  For investments that have quoted market prices in active markets, the Company uses the quoted market prices as fair value and includes these prices in the amounts disclosed in Level 1 of the hierarchy.  The Company receives the quoted market prices from a third party, nationally recognized pricing service (pricing service).  When quoted market prices are unavailable, the Company utilizes a pricing service to determine an estimate of fair value, which is mainly for its fixed maturity investments.  The fair value estimates provided from this pricing service are included in the amount disclosed in Level 2 of the hierarchy.  If quoted market prices and an estimate from a pricing service are unavailable, the Company secures an estimate of fair value from brokers who utilize valuation techniques, which, depending on the level of observable market inputs, will render the fair value estimate as Level 2 or Level 3.  The following section describes the valuation methods used by the Company for each type of financial instrument it holds that is carried at fair value.  Fixed Maturities  The Company utilizes a pricing service to estimate fair value measurements for approximately 97.6% of its fixed maturities.  The majority of the remaining fair value measurements are based on non-binding broker prices.  The pricing service utilizes market quotations for fixed maturity securities that have quoted prices in active markets, such as U.S Treasury Securities.  Since fixed maturities other than U.S. Treasury securities generally do not trade on a daily basis, the pricing service prepares estimates of fair value measurements for these securities using its proprietary pricing applications and models which include available relevant market information, benchmark curves, benchmarking of like securities, sector groupings and matrix pricing.   Additionally, the pricing service uses an Option Adjusted Spread model to develop prepayment and interest rate scenarios for issues that have early redemption features.  The pricing service evaluates each asset class based on relevant market information, relevant credit information, perceived market movements and sector news.  The market inputs utilized in the pricing evaluation include: benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers, reference data and industry and economic events.  If the pricing service discontinues pricing an investment due to the lack of objectively verifiable data, the Company would be required to produce an estimate of fair value using some of the same methodologies as the pricing service, but would have to make assumptions for market based inputs that are unavailable due to market conditions.  The fair value estimates of most fixed maturity investments are based on observable market information rather than market quotes.  Accordingly, the estimates of fair value for such fixed maturities, other than U.S. Treasury securities, provided by the pricing service are included in the amount disclosed in Level 2 of the hierarchy.  The estimated fair value of U.S. Treasury securities are included in the amount disclosed in Level 1 as the estimates are based on unadjusted market prices.   15   The Company holds privately placed corporate bonds and estimates the fair value of these bonds using an internal matrix that is based on market information regarding interest rates, credit spreads and liquidity.  The underlying source data for calculating the matrix of credit spreads relative to the U.S. Treasury curve are the Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate Index and the Merrill Lynch High Yield BB Rated Index.  The Company includes the fair value estimates of these corporate bonds in Level 2 since all significant inputs are market observable.  Equities  For public common and preferred stocks, the Company receives prices from a nationally recognized pricing service that are based on observable market transactions and includes these estimates in the amount disclosed in Level 1.  When current market quotes in active markets are unavailable for certain non-redeemable preferred stocks held by the Company, the Company receives an estimate of fair value from the pricing service that provides fair value estimates for the Companys fixed maturities. The service utilizes some of the same methodologies to price the non-redeemable preferred stocks as it does for the fixed maturities. The Company includes the estimate in the amount disclosed in Level 2.  For private equity, the Company adjusts its estimate of investment income recorded during the year to the actual realized gains and other income reported in the limited partnerships most recent annual audited financial statements, which are generally received in the second quarter of the subsequent year.  As a result, there may be up to a one year reporting lag for recording investment income that is not distributed during the year, which may result in significant adjustments.  The Company records its share of net unrealized gains and losses (net of taxes) from the audited financial statements of the limited partnerships.  As a result, there may be up to a one year reporting lag for reporting unrealized gains and losses, which may result in significant adjustments to other comprehensive income in 2008.  Because it is not practicable to obtain an independent valuation for each limited partnership interest, for purposes of disclosure the market value of a limited partnership interest is estimated at book value based on the most recent available audited financial statements.  Due to the significant unobservable inputs in these valuations, the Company includes the total fair value estimate for all of these investments at September 30, 2008 in the amount disclosed in Level 3.  Derivatives  Valuations are secured monthly from each Counterparty which is a major money center bank for the 2 Payor Swaptions owned by the Insurance Company. Factors considered in the valuation include interest rate volatility, decay (remaining life of the Swaption before expiration), delta (duration), gamma (convexity), Swap rates and Swap spreads against U.S. Treasuries. Each dealer has its own proprietary software that evaluates each of these components to determine the Swaption valuation at the end of each month. Presidential Life also obtains a competing valuation from its consultant, Milliman Inc., which uses its own proprietary valuation software called MG Hedge-Information Dashboard. The Company compares the two valuations and generally selects the valuation of the bank, as each Counterparty is responsible for settling for cash with Presidential Life if the Payor Swaption expires with value. All of the factors noted are observable inputs; consequently the Company includes the Swaption Valuations in Level 2.  The following tables present our assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and are categorized using the fair value hierarchy.  ($ in thousands)Fair Value Measurements UsingDescriptionAs of
9/30/2008Quoted prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)Assets:Fixed Maturities2,962,772245,9992,714,4202,353Common Stock3,3351,0741,819442Derivatives3,926-3,926-Cash and cash equivalents2,8802,880--Short-Term investments314,650-314,650-Other Long-Term Investments303,205--303,205Liabilities:Notes Payable78,990-78,990-   16    A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs is as follows:  ($ in thousands)Recurring Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)Other Long-Term InvestmentsCommon StockFixed MaturitiesTotalFor the nine months ended September 30, 2008Beginning Balance at December 31, 2007309,663420310,083Total gains or losses   (realized/unrealized)Included in earnings---Included in other comprehensive income(33,715)22(33,693)Purchases, issuances, and settlements27,257-27,257Transfers in and /or out of Level 3--2,3532,353Ending Balance at September 30, 2008303,2054422,353306,000For the three months ended September 30, 2008Beginning Balance at July 1, 2008292,144402292,546Total gains or losses   (realized/unrealized)Included in earnings---Included in other comprehensive income(901)40(861)Purchases, issuances, and settlements11,962-11,962Transfers in and /or out of Level 3--2,3532,353Ending Balance at September 30, 2008303,2054422,353306,000   17    Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations  General  Presidential Life Corporation (the Company or Corporation), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Presidential Life Insurance Company (Insurance Company), is engaged in the sale of insurance products with two primary lines of business: individual annuities and individual life insurance.  Our revenues are derived primarily from premiums received from the sale of annuity contracts and universal life insurance policies, premiums received for whole life and term life insurance products and gains (or losses) from our investment portfolio.  For financial statement purposes, our revenues from the sale of whole life and term life insurance products and annuity contracts with life contingencies are treated differently from our revenues from the sale of annuity contracts without life contingencies, deferred annuities and universal life insurance products.  Premiums from the sale of whole or term life insurance products and life contingency annuities are reported as premium income on our financial statements.  Premiums from the sale of deferred annuities, universal life insurance products and annuities without life contingencies are not reported as premium revenues, but rather are reported as additions to policyholders account balances.  From these products, revenues are recognized over time in the form of policy fee income, surrender charges and mortality and other charges deducted from policyholders account balances.  Profitability in the Insurance Companys individual annuities and individual life insurance depends largely on the size of its inforce block, the adequacy of product pricing and underwriting discipline, the efficiency of its claims and expense management, and the performance of the investment portfolio.  When we use the term We, Us and Our we mean Presidential Life Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries.  In this discussion we have included statements that may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These forward-looking statements are not historical facts but instead represent only our beliefs regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control.  These statements may relate to our future plans and objectives.  By identifying these statements for you in this manner, we are alerting you to the possibility that our actual results may differ, possibly materially, from the results indicated in these forward-looking statements.  Executive Overview  Results  Basic earnings per share were $.72 and $2.02 for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  Our total revenues in the first nine months of 2008 and 2007 were approximately $222.1 million and approximately $290.2 million, respectively.  The decrease from 2007 to 2008 was primarily due to realized investment losses of approximately $29.6 million in 2008 compared to realized investment gains of $30.7 million in 2007, a decrease of approximately $60.3million.  A decrease in investment income of approximately $18 million also contributed to the overall decrease in revenue.  Pricing  Management believes that the Company is able to offer its products at competitive prices to its targeted markets as a result of: (i) maintaining relatively low issuance costs by selling through the independent general agency system; (ii) minimizing home office administrative costs; and (iii) utilizing appropriate underwriting guidelines.  The long-term profitability of sales of life and most annuity products depends on the degree of margin of the actuarial assumptions that underlie the pricing of such products.  Actuarial calculations for such products, and the ultimate profitability of sales of such products, are based on four major factors: (i) persistency; (ii) rate of return on cash invested during the life of the policy or contract; (iii) expenses of acquiring and administering the policy or contract; and (iv) mortality.  Persistency is the rate at which insurance policies remain in force, expressed as a percentage of the number of policies remaining in force over the previous year. Policyholders sometimes do not pay premiums, thus causing their policies to lapse.  The assumed rate of return on invested cash and desired spreads during the period that insurance policies or annuity contracts are in force also affects pricing of products and currently includes an assumption by the Company of a specified rate of return and/or spread on its investments for each year that such insurance or annuity product is in force.  18    Investments  The Company¢s principal investments are in fixed maturities, all of which are exposed to at least one of three primary sources of investment risk: credit, interest rate and market valuation.  The financial statement risks are those associated with the recognition of impairments and income, as well as the determination of fair values.Management evaluates whether temporary or other than temporary impairments have occurred on a case-by-case basis.  Management considers a wide range of factors about the security issuer and uses its best judgment in evaluating the cause and decline in the estimated fair value of the security and in assessing the prospects for near-term recovery.  Inherent in managements evaluation of the security are assumptions and estimates about the operations of the issuer and its future earnings potential.  Considerations used by the Company in the other than temporary impairment evaluation process include, but are not limited to: (i) the length of time and the extent to which the market value has been below amortized cost; (ii) whether the issuer is experiencing significant financial difficulties; (iii) financial difficulties being experienced by an entire industry sector or sub-sector; (iv) economically depressed geographic locations; (v) situations where the issuer, series of issuers or industry  has a catastrophic type of loss or has exhausted natural resources; (vi) in situations where it is determined that an impairment is attributable to changes in market interest rates, the Corporations ability and intent to hold impaired securities until recovery of fair value at or above cost; and (vii) other subjective factors, including concentrations and information obtained from regulators and rating agencies. In addition, the earnings on certain investments are dependent upon market conditions, which could result in prepayments and changes in amounts to be earned due to changing interest rates or equity markets.  The determination of fair values in the absence of quoted market values is based on valuation methodologies, securities the Company deems to be comparable, and assumptions deemed appropriate given the circumstances.  The use of different methodologies and assumptions may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.  The Company derives a substantial portion of its total revenues from investment income. The Company manages most of its investments internally.  All investments made on behalf of the Company are governed by the general requirements and guidelines established and approved by the Company's investment committee (the Investment Committee) and by qualitative and quantitative limits prescribed by applicable insurance laws and regulations.  The Investment Committee meets regularly to set and review investment policy and to approve current investment plans.  The actions of the Investment Committee are subject to review and approval by the Board of Directors of the Insurance Company.  The Company's investment policy must comply with New York State Insurance Department (NYSID) regulations and the regulations of other applicable regulatory bodies.  The Company's investment philosophy generally focuses on purchasing investment grade securities with the intention of holding such securities to maturity.  The Company's investment philosophy is focused on the intermediate longer-term horizon and is not oriented towards trading.  However, as market opportunities, liquidity, or regulatory considerations may dictate, securities may be sold prior to maturity.  The Company has categorized all fixed maturity securities as available for sale and carries such investments at market value.  The Company manages its investment portfolio to meet the diversification, yield and liquidity requirements of its insurance policy and annuity contract obligations. The Company's liquidity requirements are monitored regularly so that cash flow needs are sufficiently satisfied.  Adjustments are made periodically to the Company's investment policies to reflect changes in the Company's short and long-term cash needs, as well as changing business and economic conditions.  The Company seeks to manage its investment portfolio in part to reduce its exposure to interest rate fluctuations.  In general, the market value of the Company's fixed maturity portfolio increases or decreases in an inverse relationship with fluctuations in interest rates, and the Company's net investment income increases or decreases in direct relationship with interest rate changes.  For example, if interest rates decline, the Company's fixed maturity investments generally will increase in market value, while net investment income will decrease as fixed income investments mature or are sold and proceeds are reinvested at the declining rates.  Management is aware that prevailing market interest rates frequently shift and, accordingly, the Company has adopted strategies that are designed to address either an increase or decrease in prevailing rates.  The primary market risk in the Companys investment portfolio is interest rate risk and to a lesser degree, equity price risk.  The Company's exposure to foreign exchange risk is not significant.  The Company has no direct commodity risk.  Changes in interest rates can potentially impact the Companys profitability.  In certain scenarios where interest rates are volatile, the Company could be exposed to disintermediation risk and reduction in net interest rate spread or profit margin.  To help address this risk, the Company has entered into a series of Payor Swaption investments designed to protect the Company against an instantaneous rise in the interest rates of 300 basis points  (See the discussion below in Asset/Liability Management under Managements Discussion and Analysis.)   19     Risk-Based Capital  Under the NAIC's risk-based capital formula, insurance companies must calculate and report information under a risk-based capital formula.  The standards require the computation of a risk-based capital amount, which then is compared to a companys actual total adjusted capital.  The computation involves applying factors to various financial data to address four primary risks: asset default, adverse insurance experience, disintermediation and external events.  This information is intended to permit insurance regulators to identify and require remedial action for inadequately capitalized insurance companies, but is not designed to rank adequately capitalized companies.  The NAIC formula provides for four levels of potential involvement by state regulators for inadequately capitalized insurance companies, ranging from a requirement for an insurance company to submit a plan to improve its capital (Company Action Level) to regulatory control of the insurance company (Mandatory Control Level).  At December 31, 2007, the Insurance Companys Company Action Level was $84.0 million and the Mandatory Control Level was $29.4 million. The Insurance Companys adjusted capital at December 31, 2007 was $418.3 million, which exceeds all four action levels.  Agency Ratings  Ratings are an important factor in establishing the competitive position in the insurance and financial services marketplace.  There can be no assurance that the Corporations or the Insurance Companys ratings will continue for any given period of time or that they will not be changed.  In the event the ratings are downgraded, the level of revenues or the persistency of the Insurance Companys business may be adversely impacted.  In March 2008, A.M. Best Company reaffirmed the Insurance Companys rating at B+ (Good) with a stable outlook.  At the time of the B+ rating, publications of A.M. Best indicated that the B+ rating was assigned to those companies that, in A.M. Best's opinion, have achieved a very good overall performance when compared to the norms of the insurance industry and that generally have demonstrated a good ability to meet their respective policyholder and other contractual obligations over a long period of time.  The B+ rating is within A.M Bests Secure classification, along with A++, A+, A, A-, and B++ ratings.  In 2007, A.M. Best Company changed the Financial Strength Rating Descriptor for B+ and B++ ratings on insurance companies from Very Good to Good.  The change was made to make the Rating Descriptor consistent with the existing Rating definition and did not, in any way, represent a change in A.M. Bests opinion of the Company.  In evaluating a company's statutory financial and operating performance, A.M. Best reviews the company's profitability, leverage and liquidity, as well as the company's book of business, the adequacy and soundness of its reinsurance, the quality and estimated market value of its assets, the adequacy of its reserves and the experience and competency of its management.  A.M. Best's rating is based on factors which primarily are relevant to policyholders, agents and intermediaries and is not directed towards the protection of investors, nor is it intended to allow investors to rely on such a rating in evaluating the financial condition of the Insurance Company.  In July 2008, Moody's Investor Services (Moody's) upgraded the financial strength of the Insurance Company to Ba1 (Questionable financial security) with a positive outlook, from Ba2 (Questionable financial security) with a stable outlook.  Moodys also raised the senior debt rating of the Corporation from B2 to B1 (Speculative, subject to high credit risk) with a positive outlook.  In April 2008, Standard & Poors Ratings Services raised its counterparty credit rating on the Corporation to B+ from B.  An obligation rated B is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated BB, but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.  Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligors capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitment of the obligation.   At the same time it raised its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on the Insurance Company to BB+ from BB with a positive outlook.  An insurer rated BB has marginal financial security characteristics.  Positive attributes exist, but adverse business conditions could lead to insufficient ability to meet financial commitments.  In June 2008, Fitch Ratings affirmed the Insurance Companys Aq rating, Strong, - possessing strong capacity to meet policyholder and contract obligations based solely on the Companys stand-alone financial statement characteristics.  Fitch Ratings found that risk factors are moderate, and the impact of any adverse business and economic factors is expected to be small.   20   Results of Operations  A Comparison of the significant items for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 with the same period in 2007 and a comparison of significant items for the three months ended September 30, 2008 with the same period in 2007.  Revenues  Annuity Considerations and Life Insurance Premiums  Total annuity considerations and life insurance premiums increased to approximately $37.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from approximately $28.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.  Of this amount, annuity considerations were approximately $26.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to approximately $18.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.  In accordance with GAAP, sales of single premium deferred annuities and single premium immediate income annuities without life contingencies are not reported as insurance revenues, but rather as additions to policyholder account balances.  Based on statutory accounting, revenue from sales of single premium annuities were approximately $132.6 million and approximately $111.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and September 30, 2007, respectively, an increase of approximately $21.6 million due to increased sales in deferred and immediate annuities.  Annuity considerations were approximately $13.2 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2008 and approximately $7.5 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2007.  The increase was primarily due to increased sales in deferred and immediate annuities.  Policy Fee Income  Universal life and investment type policy fee income was approximately $2.1 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 and approximately $1.9 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007.  Net Investment Income  Net investment income totaled approximately $210.3 million during the first nine months of 2008, as compared to approximately $228.3 million during the first nine months of 2007.  This represents a decrease of approximately $18 million.  This decrease is due to a decrease in income from fixed maturities of $10.7 million and a decrease in income from short-term investments of $13.4 million.  The decrease in income from fixed maturities was primarily due to lower invested assets, which was due to a high surrender rate in the prior year in the Companys annuity business.  The decrease in income from short-term investments was primarily due to lower short-term interest rates.  The Company's ratios of net investment income to average cash and invested assets  (based on book value) less net investment income for the nine month periods ended both September 30, 2008 and 2007 was 7.56%.  The Company had net investment income of $75.1 million and $78.8 million for the three month periods ended September 30, 2008 and September 30, 2007, respectively.  The variance of approximately $3.7 million is primarily due to the decrease in short-term interest rates resulting in a decrease in income from short-term investments.  Net Realized Investment Gains and Losses  Realized investment losses amounted to approximately $29.6 million during the first nine months of 2008, as compared to investment gains of approximately $30.7 million during the first nine months of 2007.  The decrease of approximately $60.3 million was primarily due to a decrease in realized gains on fixed maturities of approximately $44.6 million, a decrease in realized gains on common stock of approximately $9.1 million and a decrease in realized gains on the payor swaptions of approximately $6.5 million.  Realized investment gains from fixed maturities were primarily due to calls on the Companys trust preferred securities in the first half of 2007.  In 2008, the few calls on the Companys portfolio were offset by write downs in the fixed maturity portfolio.  The change in the fair value of the derivative instruments is reflected in the income statement as a realized loss or gain.  Realized investment losses for the nine months and three months ended September 30, 2008 include realized investment losses or write downs of approximately $33.6 million and $27.4 million, respectively, attributable to other than temporary impairments in the value of certain securities contained in the Company's investment portfolio.   Approximately $ 18.3 million of these losses, or 54%, represented a write-down in the value of bond and preferred stock investments in Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.   The Company had approximately $52,000 in write-downs attributable to other than temporary impairments in common stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.  The Company had realized investment losses of $26.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and $1.9 million in realized losses for the three months ended September 30, 2007.  The variance of approximately $24.2 million is primarily due the write downs in the fixed maturity portfolio.  When impairments are determined to be other than temporary, the Company adjusts the book value to reflect the fair value, as appropriate, on a quarterly basis and the amount of the impairments are recorded as realized investment losses in the income statement.  21   Realized investment gains (losses) also result from sales of certain equities and convertible securities, and calls and sales of fixed maturity investments in the Company's investment portfolio.  Total Benefits and Expenses  Total benefits and expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2008, totaled $62.4 million, a decrease of $0.6 million from the $63.0 million recorded from the three months ended September 30, 2007.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, total benefits and expenses aggregated approximately $189.6 million, as compared to approximately $199.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.  This represents a decrease of approximately $9.5 million from the first nine months of 2007.  The reasons for this decrease are discussed in the following paragraphs.  Interest Credited and Benefits to Policyholders  Interest credited and other benefits to policyholders amounted to approximately $158.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to approximately $162.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. This represents a decrease of $3.7 million.  The decrease is primarily due to increased surrenders on deferred annuities that exceeded new premiums.  For the three month period ended September 30, 2008.  Interest credited and other benefits to policyholders increased to $53.2 million from $51.0 million for three month period ended September 30, 2007.  The Insurance Companys average credited rate for reserves and account balances for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was less than the Companys ratio of net investment income to mean assets (based on book value) for the same period as noted above under Net Investment Income. Although management does not currently expect material declines in the spread between the Company's average credited rate for reserves and account balances and the Company's ratio of net investment income to book value mean assets (the "Spread"), there can be no assurance that the Spread will not decline in future periods or that such decline will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition and results of operations.  Depending, in part, upon competitive factors affecting the industry in general, and the Company, in particular, the Company may, from time to time, change the average credited rates on certain of its products.  There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to reduce such rates or that any such reductions will broaden the Spread.  The actual spread, excluding capital gains, for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was 2.34% compared to 2.26% for the same period in 2007.  Interest Expense on Notes Payable  The interest expense on the Company's notes payable amounted to approximately $5.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, and approximately $7.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.  General Expenses, Taxes and Commissions  General expenses, taxes and commissions to agents totaled approximately $20.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to approximately $20.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.  This represents a decrease of approximately $0.7million.  General expenses, taxes and commissions to agents totaled approximately $6.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to approximately $7.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007.  This represents a decrease of approximately $0.8 million.  Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs (DAC)  The change in the net DAC for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 resulted in a charge of approximately $4.9 million, as compared to a charge of approximately $8.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The change in net DAC is attributable to the costs associated with product sales, which have been deferred, (accounting for a credit of approximately $6.1 million in the first nine months of 2008 and $8.5 million in the first nine months of 2007).  Another portion of such change is due to amortization of the DAC of deferred annuity business.  Such changes accounted for a charge of approximately $6.7 million in the first nine months of 2008 as compared to a charge of approximately $13.1 million in the first nine months of 2007.  The balance of the change in net DAC is due to the amortization of the DAC for the remainder of the business including traditional, universal life and immediate annuities (accounting for a charge of approximately $4.2 million for the first nine months 2008 and $3.9 million for the first nine months of 2007). The change in the net DAC for the three months ended September 30, 2008 resulted in a charge of approximately $0.8 million, as compared to a charge of approximately $2.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007. DAC is adjusted for the impact of unrealized gains or losses on investments as if these gains or losses had been realized with corresponding credits or charges included in accumulated other comprehensive income.  The significant change in the unrealized losses  22   caused the resulting DAC amortization to decrease $34.6 million from$9.8 million at December 31, 2007 to $(24.8) million at September 30, 2008.  Income Before Income Taxes  For the reasons discussed above, income before income taxes amounted to approximately $32.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to approximately $91.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to approximately $22.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007. Income Taxes  Income tax expense was approximately $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to $7.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, Income tax expense was approximately $11.2 million as compared to approximately $31.5 million for the first nine months of 2007.  The decrease is attributable to lower income before income taxes primarily due to realized investment losses.  In order to calculate income tax expense the Company estimates an annual effective income tax rate based on projected results for the year and applies this projected rate to income before taxes to calculate income tax expense. Any refinements made, due to subsequent information that affects the estimated annual effective income tax rate, are reflected as adjustments in the current period.  The Company currently estimates the annual effective income tax rate from continuing operations as of September 30, 2008 and September 30, 2007 to be 34.5%.  Federal income tax recoverable amounted to $18.8 million at September 30, 2008.  This amount is primarily attributable to other than temporary impairments the Company realized in the value of certain securities contained in its investment portfolio.  The Company has the ability to carry-back these losses to prior years.  Net Income  For the reasons discussed above, the Company had net income of approximately $21.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and a net income of approximately $59.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2007.  Net income totaled $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and $14.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007.  Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income  Accumulated other comprehensive income decreased from approximately $91.7 million at December 31, 2007 to $(68.3) million at September 30, 2008.  The decrease was due to an increase in net unrealized investment losses, net of taxes, during the first nine months of the year of approximately $160.0 million.  Higher interest rates since year-end and general economic and market conditions were the primary reasons for the reduction.   Liquidity and Capital Resources  The Company is an insurance holding company and its primary uses of cash are debt service obligations, operating expenses and dividend payments.  The Company's principal sources of cash are interest on its investments, dividends from the Insurance Company, and rent from its real estate.  During the three quarters of 2008, the Company's Board of Directors declared quarterly cash dividends of $.125 per share payable on April 1, 2008,   July 1, 2008 and October 1, 2008.  During the first nine months of 2008 the Company did not purchase or retire any shares of common stock.  The Insurance Company is subject to various regulatory restrictions on the maximum amount of payments, including loans or cash advances, which it may make to the Company without obtaining prior regulatory approval. Under the New York Insurance Law, the Insurance Company is permitted, without prior insurance regulatory clearance, to pay a stockholder dividend to the Company as long as the aggregate amount of all such dividends in any calendar year does not exceed the lesser of (i) 10% of its surplus as of the immediately preceding calendar year or (ii) its net gain from operations for the immediately preceding calendar year (excluding realized capital gains and losses).  The Insurance Company will be permitted to pay a stockholder dividend to the Company in excess of the lesser of such two amounts only if it files notice of its intention to declare such a dividend and the amount thereof with the Superintendent and the Superintendent does not disapprove the distribution.  Under the New York Insurance Law, the Superintendent has broad discretion in determining whether the financial condition of a stock life insurance company would support the payment of such dividends to its stockholders.  The New York State Insurance Department has established informal guidelines for such determinations. The guidelines, among other things, focus on the insurer's overall financial condition and profitability under statutory accounting practices.  Management of the Company cannot provide assurance that the Insurance Company will have statutory earnings to support payment of dividends to the Company in an amount sufficient to fund its cash requirements and pay cash dividends or that the Superintendent will not disapprove any dividends that the Insurance Company must submit for the Superintendent's consideration.  In 2007, the Insurance Company made a $32 million dividend payment to the Company.  During the first half of 2008, the Insurance Company made a $20 million dividend payment.  In  23   October 2008, the Insurance Company made an additional $15.7 million dividend payment.  The key need for liquidity in the Insurance Company is the need to fund policy benefit payments on surrendered or expired annuities.  Approximately 42.7% of the deferred annuities held by the Company have provisions that allow the purchaser to surrender the policy in exchange for the payment of a surrender fee.  In an environment of flat or falling interest rates, surrender activity is generally low, as annuitants prefer to lock in the higher rates obtained.  In an environment of rising interest rates, or even in an environment where interest rates are decreasing at the same time surrender charges are expiring, surrender activity would be expected to increase, as investors seek to place their money in higher interest rate instruments.  Due to increased competition, and an increasing amount of policies with expiring surrender changes, we experienced an increase in surrenders on our annuity products in 2006 and 2007.  Policyholder account balance surrenders totaled approximately $200.7 million and $364.4million for the nine-month periods ending September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. In 2008, approximately 8.5% of account values have expiring surrender charges.  This allows the annuitant to terminate or withdraw funds from his or her annuity contract without incurring substantial penalties in the form of surrender charges.  The existing surrender charges act as a disincentive to surrender, as the annuitant must take into account the cost of surrender in calculating the likelihood of higher post-surrender returns, although, if interest rates climb sufficiently, such fees may not have a significant deterrent effect.  Also, the Companys ability to increase the interest rate on certain of these policies can act as a disincentive to surrender.  On the other hand, a significant reduction in the credited rates at the same time the surrender charge is expiring can result in an increase in surrenders.  The Company has operated in the annuity business throughout rising and falling interest rate periods and has consistently managed this business regardless of the rate trends.  The Company's ratio of surrenders to average reserves on its deferred annuity business for the first nine months of 2008 is approximately 11.8% on an annualized basis.  As of December 31, 2007, the Companys ratio of surrenders to average reserves on its deferred annuity business was 20.4%.  The Company conducts testing of its cash flow needs based on varying interest rate scenarios.  These tests are conducted pursuant to the New York State Insurance Department requirements and are filed with that Department. Recent testing indicates that in a moderately increasing interest rate environment, annuity surrenders would not materially alter the Company's liquidity needs.   This is partially due to the fact that the Company's average annuity credited rate is somewhat higher than the market average.  The Company's blend of deferred and immediate annuities and its payor swaption investments have operated as a buffer to the Company against the impact of interest sensitive surrenders in a rising interest rate environment.  The Company's life and health insurance liabilities are actuarially calculated on a regular basis and the Company is capable of meeting such liabilities.  Reserves for such business are carefully monitored and regulated by the New York State Insurance Department.  Because life and health insurance products represent a relatively small percentage of the Company's product mix and because the business is heavily reinsured, it is not anticipated that any spike in life insurance claims would have a material impact on the Company's liquidity.  The Company's asset/liability management process is designed to limit the duration mismatch of its assets and liabilities.  For the three year period ending with December 31, 2007, investments have been largely short-term in an effort to mitigate interest rate risk in the event that a substantial call on liabilities required the Company to liquidate some investments.  In such event, the Company would experience a decline in overall investment income due to the sale of higher yielding invested assets.  The Company would attempt to minimize the loss of income by the selection for sale of those shorter-term assets, which would produce the highest possible price.  Moreover, the mix of the Company's products between deferred and immediate annuities provides the Company with some protection against excessive calls on liabilities.  The Company does not currently rely on credit facilities to fund its liquidity needs for the payment of policyholder withdrawals or claims and does not anticipate such a need in the coming year. Moreover, based on projected trends within the Company and in the economy as a whole and on the Company's financial condition, the Company does not anticipate the need to liquidate a material amount of its investment portfolio to meet surrender and policy claim liabilities in the coming year.  Principal sources of funds at the Insurance Company are premiums and other considerations paid, contract charges earned, net investment income received and proceeds from investments called, redeemed or sold.  The principal uses of these funds are the payment of benefits on life insurance policies and annuity contracts, operating expenses and the purchase of investments.  Net cash provided by the Company's operating activities (reflecting principally: (i) premiums and contract charges collected less (ii) benefits paid on life insurance and annuity products plus (iii) income collected on invested assets, less (iv) commissions and other general expenses paid) was approximately $28.7 million and $27.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  Net cash provided by the Company's investing activities (principally reflecting investments purchased less investments called, redeemed or sold) was approximately $110.7 million, and $302.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  For purposes of the Company's condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, financing activities relate primarily to sales and surrenders of the Company's universal life insurance and annuity products.  The payment of dividends by the Company is also considered to be a financing activity.  Net cash used in the Company's financing activities amounted to approximately $(140.2) million and $(340.1) million during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  Under GAAP, consideration from single premium annuity contracts without life contingencies, universal life insurance products and deferred annuities are not reported as premium revenues, but are reported as additions to policyholder account balances, which are liabilities on the Corporations consolidated balance sheet.  The indenture governing the Senior Notes contains covenants relating to limitations on liens and sale or issuance of capital stock of  24   the Insurance Company. In the event the Company violates such covenants as defined in the indenture, the Company may be obligated to offer to repurchase the entire outstanding principal amount of such notes.  The Company believes that it is in compliance with all of the covenants.  Given the Insurance Company's historic cash flow and current financial results, management believes that, for the next twelve months and for the reasonably foreseeable future, the Insurance Company's cash flow from investments and operating activities will provide sufficient liquidity for the operations of the Insurance Company, as well as provide sufficient funds to the Company, so that the Company will be able to satisfy its debt service obligations and pay its other operating expenses.   Due to the extraordinary nature of the current economic climate, which has continued after the close of the 3rd quarter, the Company can make no reasonable assurances with respect to the payment of future dividends.  To meet its anticipated liquidity requirements, the Company purchases investments taking into account the anticipated future cash flow requirements of its underlying liabilities.  In managing the relationship between assets and liabilities, the Company analyzes the cash flows necessary to correspond with the expected cash needs on the underlying liabilities under various interest rate scenarios.  In addition, the Company invests a portion of its total assets in short-term investments (approximately 8.3% and 8.7% as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively).  The effective duration of the Company's debt portfolio was approximately 4.9 years as of both September 30, 2008 and 2007.  The Company's fixed maturity investments are all classified as available for sale and may be sold in response to, among other things, changes in market interest rates, changes in the security's prepayment risk, the Company's need for liquidity and various other economic conditions.  Fixed maturity investments available for sale represent investments that may be sold in response to changes in various economic conditions.  These investments are carried at fair value and net unrealized gains (losses), net of the effects of amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and deferred federal income taxes, if any, are credited or charged directly to shareholders equity, unless a decline in market value is considered to be other than temporary in which case the investment is reduced to its fair value and the loss is recorded in the income statement.  Equity securities include common stocks and non-redeemable preferred stocks and are carried at market value, with the related unrealized gains and losses, net of deferred federal income tax effect, if any, charged or credited directly to shareholders equity, unless a decline in market value is deemed to be other than temporary in which case the investment is reduced to its fair value and the loss is recorded in the income statement.  The Insurance Company is subject to Regulation 130 adopted and promulgated by the New York State Insurance Department ("NYSID").  Under this Regulation, the Insurance Company's ownership of below investment grade debt securities is limited to 20.0% of total admitted assets, as calculated under statutory accounting practices.  As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, approximately 4.5% and 4.3%, respectively, of the Insurance Company's total admitted assets were invested in below investment grade debt securities.  The Companys portfolio includes below investment grade fixed maturity debt securities, of which approximately 99.6% were originally purchased as investment grade investments.  All of these are classified as available for sale and reported at fair value. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the carrying value of these securities was approximately $195.9 million and $221.4 million, respectively, (representing approximately 5.4% and 5.5% of the Company's investment portfolio, respectively).  Investments in below investment grade securities have different risks than investments in corporate debt securities rated investment grade.  Risk of loss upon default by the borrower is significantly greater with respect to below investment grade securities than with other corporate debt securities because below investment grade securities generally are unsecured and often are subordinated to other creditors of the issuer.  Also, issuers of below investment grade securities usually have high levels of indebtedness and often are more sensitive to adverse economic conditions, such as recession or increasing interest rates, than are investment grade issuers.  Typically, there is only a thinly traded market for such securities and recent market quotations may not be available for some of these securities.  Market quotes generally are available only from a limited number of dealers and may not represent firm bids of such dealers or prices for actual sales.  The Company attempts to reduce the overall risk in its below investment grade portfolio, as in all of its investments, through careful credit analysis, investment policy limitations, and diversification by company and by industry.  Below investment grade debt investments, as well as other investments, are being monitored on an ongoing basis.  As of September 30, 2008, the carrying value of the Companys limited partnerships was approximately $303.2 million or 8.3% of the Company's total invested assets.  Pursuant to NYSID regulations, the Company's investments in equity securities, including limited partnership interests, may not exceed 20% of the Company's total invested assets.  At September 30, 2008, the Companys investments in equity securities, including limited partnership interests, were approximately 8.4% of the Companys total invested assets. Such investments are included in the Company's consolidated balance sheet under the heading "Other long-term investments."  The Company is committed, if called upon during a specified period, to contribute an aggregate of approximately $123.4 million of additional capital to certain of these limited partnerships.  However, management does not expect the entire amount to be drawn down, as certain of these limited partnerships are nearing the end of the period during which investors are required to make contributions.  Commitments of $5.2 million, $3.8 million, $6.7 million, $48.1 million and $59.6 million will expire in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively.  The commitment expirations are estimates based upon the commitment periods of each of the partnerships.  Certain partnerships provide, however, that in the event capital from the investments are returned to the limited partners prior to the end of the commitment period (generally 3-5 years) the capital may be recalled.  The Company may make selective investments in additional limited partnerships as opportunities arise.  In general, risks associated with such limited partnerships include those related to their underlying investments (i.e., equity securities, debt securities and real  25   estate), plus a level of illiquidity, which is mitigated by the ability of the Company to typically take quarterly distributions (to the extent that distributions are available) of partnership earnings, except for hedge fund limited partnerships.  There can be no assurance that the Company will continue to achieve the same level of returns on its investments in limited partnerships as it has historically or that the Company will achieve any returns on such investments at all.  Further, there can be no assurance that the Company will receive a return of all or any portion of its current or future capital investments in limited partnerships.  The failure of the Company to receive the return of a material portion of its capital investments in limited partnerships, or to achieve historic levels of return on such investments, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition and results of operations.  All 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have insurance guaranty fund laws requiring all life insurance companies doing business within the jurisdiction to participate in guaranty associations that are organized to pay contractual obligations under insurance policies (and certificates issued under group insurance policies) issued by impaired or insolvent life insurance companies.  These associations levy assessments (up to prescribed limits) on all member insurers in a particular state on the basis of the proportionate share of the premiums written by member insurers in the lines of business in which the impaired or insolvent insurer is engaged.  Some states permit member insurers to recover assessments paid through full or partial premium tax offsets.  These assessments may be deferred or forgiven under most guaranty laws if they would threaten an insurer's solvency.  The amount of these assessments in prior years has not been material.  However, the amount and timing of any future assessment on the Insurance Company under these laws cannot be reasonably estimated and are beyond the control of the Company and the Insurance Company.  Recent failures of substantially larger insurance companies could result in future assessments in material amounts.  Market Risk  Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, and other relevant market rate or price changes.  Market risk is directly influenced by the volatility and liquidity in the markets in which the related underlying assets are traded.  The following is a discussion of the Company's primary market risk exposures and how those exposures are currently managed as of September 30, 2008.  We believe that a portfolio composed principally of fixed-rate investments that generate predictable rates of return should back our fixed-rate liabilities.  We do not have a specific target rate of return.  Instead, our rates of return vary over time depending on the current interest rate environment, the slope of the yield curve, the spread at which fixed-rate investments are priced over the yield curve, and general economic conditions. Our portfolio strategy is designed to achieve adequate risk-adjusted returns consistent with our investment objectives of effective asset-liability matching, liquidity and safety.  The market value of the Company's fixed maturity portfolio changes as interest rates change.  In general, rate decreases cause asset prices to rise, while rate increases cause asset prices to fall.  Asset/Liability Management  A persistent concern of the Insurance Companys management is maintaining the appropriate balance between the duration of its invested assets and the duration of its contractual liabilities to its annuity holders and credit suppliers.  During 2003 and 2004, the Insurance Company had permitted the duration gap between its assets and liabilities to rise during a period in which it expected relatively stable interest rates and, most importantly, in which its liabilities were largely protected by significant annuity surrender charges.  This strategy benefited the Company by allowing it to realize enhanced yield from longer duration assets.  At the end of 2004, the Insurance Company determined that the prospect of rising rates and declining surrender charges, as well as increased management of extension risk in its investment portfolio, necessitated a reduction in the duration mismatch.  The Company developed a duration reduction strategy, which involved the sale of certain longer duration assets that were purchased at prices below current market prices and reinvestment in shorter duration assets.  Since December 31, 2004, the Company has completed in excess of $1,238.9 million of asset repositioning.  The Companys ALM strategy has included the purchase of a series of Payor Swaptions.  In July 2005, the Insurance Company entered into a series of Payor Swaptions designed to protect the Company against an instantaneous rise in interest rates of 300 basis points, as required by the New York State Insurance Department (Regulation 126).  Six contracts expiring over a 3-year period were purchased from one dealer and three banks at a total cost of $19,430,625. As these contracts approach their option expiration, it has been the Companys intention to roll forward the position(s) by selling the expiring position(s) and purchasing new contract(s) in an amount and with such other terms and conditions sufficient to provide the Company with profits to offset any anticipated portfolio losses arising from an instantaneous 300 basis point rise in interest rates.  During the 3rd quarter of 2006, the Insurance Company sold the 2006 Payor Swaption set to expire, realizing a capital gain of $3,186,000. The proceeds were reinvested into a new Payor Swaption that expires on July 13, 2009. During the 2nd quarter of 2007, the Insurance Company sold 2 of the Swaptions set to expire in July 2007 realizing a capital loss of $1,396,875. These proceeds were reinvested into a new Payor Swaption that expires on June 21, 2010. During the 3rd quarter of 2008, the Company decided to allow 3 contracts to expire without value. The original cost of these 3 Payor Swaptions totaled $9,238,500.  The Company has established International Swaps and Derivatives Association ISDA Credit Support Agreements with the two counterparties that have sold the 2 Swaptions currently held by Presidential Life. The counterparties are major money center banks that carry credit ratings equal to or higher than Aa3 by Moody's and AA- by S&P. The ISDA Credit Support Agreement requires counterparties to post collateral in the event that the bank credit rating falls below A3 by Moodys and A- by S&P. These contracts expire in July 2009 and  26   June 2010 at varying strike rates based on the 10-year swap rate. The Company has determined that the Payor Swaptions represent a "non-qualified hedge" and has adopted accounting procedures consistent with the provisions of FAS 133. The aggregate market value of the Payor Swaptions as of September 30, 2008 was $3,926,298. A variety of factors affect the value of the Payor Swaptions. These include overall Treasury interest rate levels, SWAP spreads, overall market volatility and the length of time remaining before the expiration of a Payor Swaption. These investments are classified on the balance sheet as "Derivative Instruments". Under FAS 133, the value of the Payor Swaptions is recognized at "fair value" (market value), with any resulting change in fair value reflected in the statement of income as a realized loss or gain. The change in market value during the first three quarters of 2008 was a loss of $3,080,899 as compared to a gain of $3,452,445 during the first half of 2007.  The Company has determined that the average fair value, based upon weekly market values for the period (December 31, 2007 to September 30, 2008), was $ 5,385,773.  The Insurance Company conducts periodic cash flow tests assuming different interest rates scenarios in order to demonstrate the reserve adequacy.  If a test reveals a potential deficiency, the Insurance Company may be required to increase its reserves to satisfy its statutory accounting requirements. Based on testing as of December 31, 2007, the Insurance Company added an additional reserve of $60 million partially offset by a $21 million deferred tax asset, on a statutory basis, to address these contingencies.  Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements  The Company has not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements and has made no financial commitments or guarantees with any unconsolidated subsidiary or special purpose entity.  All of the Companys subsidiaries are wholly owned and their results are included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.  Contractual Obligations  The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contain information regarding payments required under existing long-term borrowing arrangements.  The following presents a summary of the Companys significant contractual obligations.  CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS TABLE  Payment Due By Period (in thousands)Contractual
ObligationsLess than
1 Year1-3 Years4-5 YearsAfter 5 YearsTotalLong Term Debt Obligations$     78,990$               -$               -$                   -$        78,990Interest on Long-Term Debt    Obligations$       6,220$               -$               -$                   -$          6,220Policy Liabilities (1)$   504,850$   847,683$   778,217$    2,636,592$   4,767,342  (1) The difference between the recorded liability on the balance sheet of $3,209.4 million, and the total contractual obligation amount of $4,767.3 million is $1,557.9 million and is comprised of (i) future interest to be credited; (ii) the effect of mortality discount for those payments that are life contingent; and (iii) the impact of surrender charges on those contracts that have such charges.  Of the total contractual obligation of $4,767.3 million, $3,081.5 million, or 64.6%, is from the Companys deferred annuity, life, and accident and health business. Determining the timing of these payments involves significant uncertainties, including mortality, morbidity, persistency, investment returns, and the timing of policyholder surrender.  Notwithstanding these uncertainties, the table reflects an estimate of the timing of such payments.  Long-term debt obligations consist of $79.0 million, 7 7/8% senior notes due February 15, 2009.  See Note 3 in Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financials Statements for additional discussion concerning both long-term and short-term obligations.  Effects of Inflation and Interest Rate Changes  In a rising interest rate environment, the Company's average cost of funds would be expected to increase over time as it prices its new and renewing annuities to maintain a generally competitive market rate. In addition, the market value of the Company's fixed maturity portfolio decreases resulting in a decline in shareholders' equity.  Concurrently, the Company would attempt to place new funds in investments that were matched in duration to, and higher yielding than, the liabilities associated with such annuities.  Management believes that the liquidity necessary in such an interest rate environment to fund withdrawals, including surrenders, would be available through income, cash flow, and the Company's cash reserves or from the sale of short-term investments.  In a declining interest rate environment, the Company's cost of funds would be expected to decrease over time, reflecting lower  27   interest crediting rates on its fixed annuities.  Should increased liquidity be required for withdrawals in such an interest rate environment, management believes that the portion of the Company's investments which are designated as available for sale in the Company's consolidated balance sheet could be sold without materially adverse consequences in light of the general strengthening in market prices which would be expected in the fixed maturity security market.  Interest rate changes also may have temporary effects on the sale and profitability of our universal life and annuity products.  For example, if interest rates rise, competing investments (such as annuity or life insurance products offered by the Company's competitors, certificates of deposit, mutual funds and similar instruments) may become more attractive to potential purchasers of the Company's products until the Company increases the rates credited to holders of its universal life and annuity products.  In contrast, as interest rates fall, we would attempt to lower our credited rates to compensate for the corresponding decline in net investment income.  As a result, changes in interest rates could materially adversely affect the financial condition and results of operations of the Company depending on the attractiveness of alternative investments available to the Company's customers.  In that regard, in the current interest rate environment, the Company has attempted to maintain its credited rates at competitive levels designed to discourage surrenders and also to be considered attractive to purchasers of new annuity products.  Because the level of prevailing interest rates impacts the Companys competitors in the same fashion, management does not believe that the current interest rate environment will materially affect the Company's competitive position vis a vis other life insurance companies that emphasize the sale of annuity products.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if interest rates continue at current levels or decline, there can be no assurance that this segment of the life insurance industry would not experience increased levels of surrenders and reduced sales and thereby be materially adversely affected. Conversely, if interest rates rise, competing investments (such as annuity or life insurance products offered by the Companys competitors, certificates of deposit, mutual funds and similar investments) may become more attractive to potential purchasers of the Companys products until the Company increases its credited rates.  CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (2GAAP2) requires management to adopt accounting policies and make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements.  In applying these accounting policies, management makes subjective and complex judgments that frequently require estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain.  Many of these policies, estimates and related judgments are common in the insurance and financial services industries; others are specific to the Insurance Companys business operations.  The accounting policies considered by management to be critically important in the preparation and understanding of our financial statements and related disclosures are presented in Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operationsof our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.  New Accounting Pronouncements  See Note 1 of the condensed consolidated financial statements for a full description of the new accounting pronouncements including the respective dates of adoption and the effects on the results of operations and financial condition.  28    Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.  For a discussion of market risks, refer to the Liquidity and Capital Resources section of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Item 7 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. During the first nine months of 2008, there were no material changes or developments that would materially alter the market risk assessment performed as of December 31, 2007.  Item 4.  Controls and Procedures  Disclosure Controls and Procedures  Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective disclosure controls and procedures, as defined under Rules 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  As of September 30, 2008, the Company, with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of such disclosure controls and procedures. Based on such evaluation, the Corporations Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Companys management, including its principal executive officer and its principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  During or subsequent to the nine month period ended September 30, 2008, there were no changes in our internal controls that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal controls over financial reporting.   29    PART II - OTHER INFORMATION  Item 1.  Legal Proceedings  From time to time, the Company is involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of its operations in the normal course of business.  As of September 30, 2008, the Company is not a party to any legal proceedings, the adverse outcome of which, in management's opinion, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition or results of operations.  Item 1A.  Risk Factors  The Companys business is subject to certain risks and events that, if they occur, could adversely affect the financial condition and results of operations and the trading price of our common stock.  For a discussion of these risks, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.  In connection with its preparation of this quarterly report, management has reviewed and considered these risk factors and has determined that there have been no material changes to the Companys risk factors since the date of filing the Annual Report.  The Company has adopted an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) policy as a methodology for managing risks. Management is exploring the use of robust capital modeling as an alternative to an Economic Capital framework, to support decision making. In addition, management has developed a roadmap in order to improve its identification of key risks to strategic objectives, clarify governance structure, and identify potential gaps that may exist in current risk management. By creating a more structured framework, optimizing investment decision-making and identifying major risks, management believes ERM will play an important role in the Companys efforts to create and preserve shareholder value. The Company continues to engage Tillinghast as consultants to support our efforts in this endeavor.  Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds  None  Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities  None  Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders  None  Item 5.  Other Information  None  Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K  a) Exhibits  31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer 31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer 32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer 32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer  b) Reports on Form 8-K  None  30    PRESIDENTIAL LIFE CORPORATION November 10, 2008    SIGNATURES   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.    Presidential Life Corporation (Registrant)   Date:   November 10, 2008 /s/ Herbert Kurz Herbert Kurz, President and Duly Authorized Officer of the Registrant   Date:   November 10, 2008 /s/ Charles J. Snyder Charles J. Snyder, Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant                               31     PRESIDENTIAL LIFE CORPORATION November 10, 2008    SIGNATURES   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.    Presidential Life Corporation (Registrant)   Date:  November 10, 2008 /s/Herbert Kurz  ---------------------- Herbert Kurz, President and Duly Authorized Officer of the Registrant   Date:  November 10, 2008  /s/ Charles Snyder   ---------------------- Charles J. Snyder, Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant                               32    Exhibit 31.1  Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15f  I, Herbert Kurz, Chief Executive Officer of Presidential Life Corporation certify that:  1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Presidential Life Corporation; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The company's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the company's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The company's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company's auditors and the audit committee of the company's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company's internal control over financial reporting.  Date: November 10, 2008 /s/Herbert Kurz --------------------- Herbert Kurz Chief Executive Officer           33     Exhibit 31.2  Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15f  I, Charles Snyder, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Presidential Life Corporation certify that:  1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Presidential Life Corporation, 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The company's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the company's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The company's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company's auditors and the audit committee of the company's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company's internal control over financial reporting.  Date: November 10, 2008 /s/Charles Snyder ---------------------- Charles Snyder  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer           34     Exhibit 32.1    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO  18 U.S.C SECTION 1350,  AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002  In connection with the Quarterly Report of Presidential Life Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Herbert Kurz, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:   (1) Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and  (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.   /s/Herbert Kurz ------------------ Herbert Kurz Chief Executive Officer November 10, 2008                            35     Exhibit 32.2    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO  18 U.S.C SECTION 1350,  AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002  In connection with the Quarterly Report of Presidential Life Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Charles Snyder, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:  (1) Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and  (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.   /s/Charles Snyder ------------------- Charles Snyder Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer November 10, 2008                               36