Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co (Houston)


Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co is a large advisory firm based in Houston. It manages $9.99 billion of regulatory assets for 4 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2000.

Variable Annuity Life Insurance provides portfolio management for investment companies and portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Variable Annuity Life Insurance: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co is $9.99 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -27% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $9.99 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $2.5 billion each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co

John Arthur Graf has been acting as President since 1 Feb 1998. Nelson Scott Gillis joined the executive team most recently as the Director, Sr Vp, Controller.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
American General Life Insurance Company 100% stockholder 1 Jan 1969 75% - 100% 25-0598210
American General Corporation Parent company 1 Jan 1969 75% - 100% 74-0483432
Julia Spencer Tucker Vp/investment officer 1 Jul 1985 Other 4373048
Jane Ellen Bates Vp/chief compliance officer 1 Aug 1988 Other 848535
Robert Manning Devlin Director 1 Sep 1993 Other 1728385
John Arthur Graf Director/ceo/chairman 1 Feb 1998 Other 1010354
Bruce Robert Abrams Director/ex. vp-agaic sales 1 Feb 1998 Other 2556758
Richard Waldo Scott Vp/chief inv. officer 1 Feb 1998 Other 4299785
Carl John Santillo Director/exvp operations 1 Feb 1999 Other 4236002
Kent Edward Barrett Director/srvp/chief financial officer 1 Feb 1999 Other 3247440
Robert Paul Condon Director/exvp institutional mrkting 1 Aug 1999 Other 51915
Rebecca Gale Campbell Director/srvp human resources 1 Aug 1999 Other 4299776
Mary L Cavanaugh Srvp/general counsel/secretary 1 Feb 2000 Other 1977110
Bruce Robert Abrams Director 1 Feb 2001 Other 2556758
Kent Edward Barrett Director/evp/chief financial officer 1 Feb 2001 Other 3247440
Mary L Cavanaugh Exvp/general counsel/secretary/director 1 Feb 2001 Other 1977110
David Hendrick Denboer Srvp/chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2001 Other 1348962
Albert Joseph Gutierrez Vp/investment officer 1 Feb 2001 Other 1624262
Mary Kathleen Adamson Exvp/director 1 Feb 2001 Other 2331635
Michael James Akers Director/srvp & chief actuary 1 Apr 2001 Other 4400362
Terry Eleftheriou Director/srvp finance 1 Apr 2001 Other 4401321
David Winton Entrekin Exvp & chief financial officer 1 May 2001 Other 4404552
David Winton Entrekin Director/exvp/cfo 1 Oct 2001 Other 4404552
John Arthur Graf Director/chairman 1 Mar 2002 Other 1010354
Robert Paul Condon Director/president/ceo 1 Mar 2002 Other 51915
Nelson Scott Gillis Director, sr vp, controller 1 May 2002 Other 1826271

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. American International Group Shareholder 1 Aug 2001 75% - 100% 13-2592361

Based in Houston

The principal office where Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co performs its advisory services is located at 2929 Allen Parkway, Houston, TX 77019 The mailing address of the firm is P. O. Box 3206, Houston, TX 77253. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 713-526-5251 or by fax 713-831-5931. The normal business hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm cst on Monday - Friday.