8-K 1 idsl-8k.txt IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) : November 20, 2002 IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) MINNESOTA 33-28976 41-0823832 ------------------------------- ----------------------- ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission file Number) (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) AXP FINANCIAL CENTER, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55474 ---------------------------------------------- ---------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) (612) 671-3131 (Former name or address, if changed since last report) Item 5. Other Information On November 20, 2002, IDS Life Insurance Company and its subsidiary, IDS Life Insurance Company of New York (together referred to as "IDS Life") entered into an agreement with General Electric Capital Assurance Company and General Electric Capital Assurance Company of New York (together referred to as "GE Capital Assurance") whereby GE Capital Assurance will become the primary provider of Long Term Care insurance policies for American Express Financial Advisors effective January 1, 2003. As a result, IDS Life will stop issuing new long term care policies on December 31, 2002. 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. REGISTRANT IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY BY /s/ Philip C. Wentzel ------------------ NAME AND TITLE Philip C. Wentzel Vice President and Controller DATE November 26, 2002