UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30,March 31, 20222023

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 001-34680

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Primerica, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

27-1204330

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1 Primerica Parkway

Duluth, Georgia

30099

(Address of principal executive offices)

(ZIP Code)

(770) 381-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable.

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock

PRI

New York Stock Exchange

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 No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer



Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer



Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company



If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No

As of October 31, 2022,April 30, 2023, the registrant had 36,898,17036,226,210 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding.



TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

2

Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited).

2

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 20212022

2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022 and 2021

3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022 and 2021

4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022 and 2021

5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022 and 2021

6

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

7

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

2933

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

5352

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

5352

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

5352

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

5352

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

5452

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

5553

Item 5. Other Information

53

Item 6. Exhibits.

5553

Signatures

5755

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

PRIMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – Unaudited

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed-maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost: $2,779,015 in 2022
and $
2,621,388 in 2021)

 

$

2,457,989

 

 

$

2,702,567

 

Fixed-maturity security held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value: $1,320,222 in 2022 and
$
1,551,113 in 2021)

 

 

1,433,760

 

 

 

1,379,100

 

Short-term investments available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost: $0 in 2022
and $
85,246 in 2021)

 

 

-

 

 

 

85,243

 

Equity securities, at fair value (historical cost: $29,424 in 2022 and $34,255 in 2021)

 

 

33,079

 

 

 

42,551

 

Trading securities, at fair value (cost: $4,335 in 2022 and $24,769 in 2021)

 

 

3,718

 

 

 

24,355

 

Fixed-maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost: $2,822,996 in 2023
and $
2,801,415 in 2022)

 

$

2,558,626

 

 

$

2,495,456

 

Fixed-maturity security held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value: $1,388,411 in 2023 and
$
1,340,265 in 2022)

 

 

1,460,000

 

 

 

1,444,920

 

Short-term investments available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost: $70,185 in 2023
and $
69,393 in 2022)

 

 

70,187

 

 

 

69,406

 

Equity securities, at fair value (historical cost: $29,475 in 2023 and $29,430 in 2022)

 

 

33,984

 

 

 

35,404

 

Trading securities, at fair value (cost: $19,033 in 2023 and $4,229 in 2022)

 

 

18,497

 

 

 

3,698

 

Policy loans and other invested assets

 

 

48,787

 

 

 

30,612

 

 

 

50,003

 

 

 

48,713

 

Total investments

 

 

3,977,333

 

 

 

4,264,428

 

 

 

4,191,297

 

 

 

4,097,597

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

438,025

 

 

 

392,501

 

 

 

515,090

 

 

 

489,240

 

Accrued investment income

 

 

19,949

 

 

 

18,702

 

 

 

22,153

 

 

 

20,885

 

Reinsurance recoverables

 

 

4,033,897

 

 

 

4,268,419

 

 

 

3,179,074

 

 

 

3,176,397

 

Deferred policy acquisition costs, net

 

 

3,049,102

 

 

 

2,943,782

 

 

 

3,256,845

 

 

 

3,194,029

 

Renewal commissions receivable

 

 

198,027

 

 

 

231,751

 

 

 

194,409

 

 

 

200,043

 

Agent balances, due premiums and other receivables

 

 

266,831

 

 

 

257,675

 

 

 

259,759

 

 

 

254,276

 

Goodwill

 

 

127,707

 

 

 

179,154

 

 

 

127,707

 

 

 

127,707

 

Intangible assets

 

 

188,150

 

 

 

195,825

 

Intangible assets, net (accumulated amortization: $18,375 in 2023 and $15,750 in 2022)

 

 

182,900

 

 

 

185,525

 

Income taxes

 

 

90,719

 

 

 

81,799

 

 

 

106,310

 

 

 

97,972

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

42,343

 

 

 

47,942

 

 

 

38,575

 

 

 

40,500

 

Other assets

 

 

403,452

 

 

 

441,253

 

 

 

391,605

 

 

 

428,259

 

Separate account assets

 

 

2,206,608

 

 

 

2,799,992

 

 

 

2,329,968

 

 

 

2,305,717

 

Total assets

 

$

15,042,143

 

 

$

16,123,223

 

 

$

14,795,692

 

 

$

14,618,147

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future policy benefits

 

$

7,314,688

 

 

$

7,138,649

 

 

$

6,561,624

 

 

$

6,297,906

 

Unearned and advance premiums

 

 

16,153

 

 

 

16,437

 

 

 

16,703

 

 

 

15,422

 

Policy claims and other benefits payable

 

 

496,563

 

 

 

585,382

 

 

 

498,483

 

 

 

538,250

 

Other policyholders’ funds

 

 

492,479

 

 

 

501,823

 

 

 

481,561

 

 

 

483,769

 

Note payable - Short term

 

 

-

 

 

 

15,000

 

Note payable - Long term

 

 

592,705

 

 

 

592,102

 

Note payable

 

 

593,106

 

 

 

592,905

 

Surplus note

 

 

1,433,293

 

 

 

1,378,585

 

 

 

1,459,565

 

 

 

1,444,469

 

Income taxes

 

 

129,347

 

 

 

241,311

 

 

 

199,394

 

 

 

202,462

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

47,935

 

 

 

53,920

 

 

 

43,955

 

 

 

45,995

 

Other liabilities

 

 

611,646

 

 

 

615,710

 

 

 

615,780

 

 

 

580,780

 

Payable under securities lending

 

 

80,754

 

 

 

94,529

 

 

 

74,452

 

 

 

100,938

 

Separate account liabilities

 

 

2,206,608

 

 

 

2,799,992

 

 

 

2,329,968

 

 

 

2,305,717

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Commitments and Contingent Liabilities note)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

13,422,171

 

 

 

14,033,440

 

 

 

12,874,591

 

 

 

12,608,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temporary Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities

 

 

-

 

 

 

7,271

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Permanent Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity attributable to Primerica, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock ($0.01 par value; authorized 500,000 shares in 2022 and 2021; issued and
outstanding
37,027 shares in 2022 and 39,368 shares in 2021)

 

 

370

 

 

 

394

 

Common stock ($0.01 par value; authorized 500,000 shares in 2023 and 2022; issued and
outstanding
36,407 shares in 2023 and 36,824 shares in 2022)

 

 

364

 

 

 

368

 

Paid-in capital

 

 

-

 

 

 

5,224

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Retained earnings

 

 

1,887,952

 

 

 

2,004,506

 

 

 

2,151,771

 

 

 

2,130,935

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of change in discount rate assumptions on the liability for future policy benefits

 

 

(11,679

)

 

 

131,295

 

Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)

 

 

(15,437

)

 

 

8,611

 

 

 

(11,198

)

 

 

(12,196

)

Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities

 

 

(252,913

)

 

 

63,777

 

 

 

(208,157

)

 

 

(240,868

)

Total permanent stockholders’ equity

 

 

1,619,972

 

 

 

2,082,512

 

 

 

1,921,101

 

 

 

2,009,534

 

Total liabilities and temporary and permanent stockholders’ equity

 

$

15,042,143

 

 

$

16,123,223

 

 

$

14,795,692

 

 

$

14,618,147

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior year amounts related to long-duration insurance contracts have been adjusted for the adoption of accounting guidance on January 1, 2023.

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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PRIMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income – Unaudited

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

 

(In thousands, except per-share amounts)

 

 

(In thousands, except per-share amounts)

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct premiums

 

$

810,079

 

 

$

785,277

 

 

$

2,417,639

 

 

$

2,327,804

 

 

$

817,872

 

 

$

798,666

 

 

Ceded premiums

 

 

(404,870

)

 

 

(401,295

)

 

 

(1,223,804

)

 

 

(1,211,117

)

 

 

(405,347

)

 

 

(399,885

)

 

Net premiums

 

 

405,209

 

 

 

383,982

 

 

 

1,193,835

 

 

 

1,116,687

 

 

 

412,525

 

 

 

398,781

 

 

Commissions and fees

 

 

225,468

 

 

 

269,796

 

 

 

717,956

 

 

 

754,529

 

 

 

231,547

 

 

 

251,800

 

 

Investment income net of investment expenses

 

 

40,629

 

 

 

35,741

 

 

 

112,148

 

 

 

106,970

 

 

 

47,500

 

 

 

34,420

 

 

Interest expense on surplus note

 

 

(16,283

)

 

 

(15,741

)

 

 

(47,613

)

 

 

(46,382

)

 

 

(16,435

)

 

 

(15,515

)

 

Net investment income

 

 

24,346

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

64,535

 

 

 

60,588

 

 

 

31,065

 

 

 

18,905

 

 

Realized investment gains (losses)

 

 

292

 

 

 

1,730

 

 

 

924

 

 

 

3,762

 

 

 

(985

)

 

 

577

 

 

Other investment gains (losses)

 

 

(2,991

)

 

 

(320

)

 

 

(4,765

)

 

 

114

 

 

 

(3,623

)

 

 

174

 

 

Investment gains (losses)

 

 

(2,699

)

 

 

1,410

 

 

 

(3,841

)

 

 

3,876

 

 

 

(4,608

)

 

 

751

 

 

Other, net

 

 

20,965

 

 

 

18,051

 

 

 

60,709

 

 

 

49,958

 

 

 

19,507

 

 

 

20,989

 

 

Total revenues

 

 

673,289

 

 

 

693,239

 

 

 

2,033,194

 

 

 

1,985,638

 

 

 

690,036

 

 

 

691,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits and claims

 

 

171,293

 

 

 

183,425

 

 

 

511,619

 

 

 

535,561

 

 

 

168,702

 

 

 

168,288

 

 

Future policy benefits remeasurement (gain) loss

 

 

(508

)

 

 

(1,272

)

 

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

 

90,925

 

 

 

62,214

 

 

 

262,367

 

 

 

182,604

 

 

 

67,358

 

 

 

63,223

 

 

Sales commissions

 

 

105,915

 

 

 

129,268

 

 

 

359,602

 

 

 

382,465

 

 

 

110,874

 

 

 

133,924

 

 

Insurance expenses

 

 

57,552

 

 

 

51,901

 

 

 

176,521

 

 

 

149,246

 

 

 

61,125

 

 

 

59,509

 

 

Insurance commissions

 

 

7,666

 

 

 

8,412

 

 

 

22,982

 

 

 

25,990

 

 

 

8,138

 

 

 

7,721

 

 

Contract acquisition costs

 

 

13,446

 

 

 

23,524

 

 

 

53,479

 

 

 

23,524

 

 

 

14,984

 

 

 

20,649

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

6,802

 

 

 

7,529

 

 

 

20,469

 

 

 

21,814

 

 

 

6,690

 

 

 

6,853

 

 

Goodwill impairment loss

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

-

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

73,791

 

 

 

79,864

 

 

 

239,952

 

 

 

219,559

 

 

 

89,536

 

 

 

86,435

 

 

Total benefits and expenses

 

 

587,390

 

 

 

546,137

 

 

 

1,706,991

 

 

 

1,540,763

 

 

 

526,899

 

 

 

545,330

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

85,899

 

 

 

147,102

 

 

 

326,203

 

 

 

444,875

 

 

 

163,137

 

 

 

145,896

 

 

Income taxes

 

 

34,092

 

 

 

35,663

 

 

 

90,069

 

 

 

107,403

 

 

 

38,031

 

 

 

33,512

 

 

Net income

 

 

51,807

 

 

 

111,439

 

 

 

236,134

 

 

 

337,472

 

 

 

125,106

 

 

 

112,384

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,017

)

 

 

(5,038

)

 

 

(1,017

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,655

)

 

Net income attributable to Primerica, Inc.

 

$

51,807

 

 

$

112,456

 

 

$

241,172

 

 

$

338,489

 

 

$

125,106

 

 

$

115,039

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

1.38

 

 

$

2.83

 

 

$

6.26

 

 

$

8.53

 

 

$

3.39

 

 

$

2.92

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

1.37

 

 

$

2.82

 

 

$

6.24

 

 

$

8.50

 

 

$

3.38

 

 

$

2.91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used in computing earnings
per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

37,438

 

 

 

39,561

 

 

 

38,342

 

 

 

39,516

 

 

 

36,710

 

 

 

39,221

 

 

Diluted

 

 

37,541

 

 

 

39,679

 

 

 

38,452

 

 

 

39,637

 

 

 

36,804

 

 

 

39,332

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior year amounts related to long-duration insurance contracts have been adjusted for the adoption of accounting guidance on January 1, 2023.

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

3


PRIMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) – Unaudited

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

 

Net income

 

$

51,807

 

 

$

111,439

 

 

$

236,134

 

 

$

337,472

 

 

$

125,106

 

 

$

112,384

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized investment gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities

 

 

(97,516

)

 

 

(13,796

)

 

 

(401,335

)

 

 

(52,669

)

 

 

38,549

 

 

 

(164,937

)

Reclassification adjustment for investment (gains) losses included in net income

 

 

(154

)

 

 

(1,879

)

 

 

(867

)

 

 

(3,052

)

 

 

3,137

 

 

 

(658

)

Effect of change in discount rate assumptions on the liability for future policy benefits

 

 

(182,045

)

 

 

821,904

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)

 

 

(18,086

)

 

 

(5,892

)

 

 

(24,048

)

 

 

6,490

 

 

 

998

 

 

 

3,289

 

Total other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

(115,756

)

 

 

(21,567

)

 

 

(426,250

)

 

 

(49,231

)

 

 

(139,361

)

 

 

659,598

 

Income tax expense (benefit) related to items of other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(20,504

)

 

 

(3,386

)

 

 

(85,512

)

 

 

(12,294

)

 

 

(30,096

)

 

 

140,384

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes

 

 

(95,252

)

 

 

(18,181

)

 

 

(340,738

)

 

 

(36,937

)

 

 

(109,265

)

 

 

519,214

 

Total comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(43,445

)

 

 

93,258

 

 

 

(104,604

)

 

 

300,535

 

 

 

15,841

 

 

 

631,598

 

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,017

)

 

 

(5,038

)

 

 

(1,017

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,655

)

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Primerica, Inc.

 

$

(43,445

)

 

$

94,275

 

 

$

(99,566

)

 

$

301,552

 

 

$

15,841

 

 

$

634,253

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior year amounts related to long-duration insurance contracts have been adjusted for the adoption of accounting guidance on January 1, 2023.

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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PRIMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity– Unaudited

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Equity attributable to Primerica, Inc./Permanent stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

378

 

 

$

394

 

 

$

394

 

 

$

393

 

 

$

368

 

 

$

394

 

Repurchases of common stock

 

 

(8

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(26

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(7

)

Net issuance of common stock

 

 

-

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

1

 

Balance, end of period

 

 

370

 

 

 

395

 

 

 

370

 

 

 

395

 

 

 

364

 

 

 

388

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

 

-

 

 

 

12,880

 

 

 

5,224

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

5,224

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

3,747

 

 

 

4,662

 

 

 

27,528

 

 

 

24,449

 

 

 

16,622

 

 

 

14,820

 

Net issuance of common stock

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(1

)

Repurchases of common stock

 

 

(5,980

)

 

 

(87

)

 

 

(34,983

)

 

 

(6,993

)

 

 

(16,620

)

 

 

(20,043

)

Redemption of noncontrolling interest in consolidated entities

 

 

2,233

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,233

 

 

 

-

 

Balance, end of period

 

 

-

 

 

 

17,454

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

17,454

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retained earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

 

1,948,244

 

 

 

1,894,539

 

 

 

2,004,506

 

 

 

1,705,786

 

Adjusted balance, beginning of period

 

 

2,130,935

 

 

 

2,074,111

 

Net income attributable to Primerica, Inc.

 

 

51,807

 

 

 

112,456

 

 

 

241,172

 

 

 

338,489

 

 

 

125,106

 

 

 

115,039

 

Dividends

 

 

(20,571

)

 

 

(18,671

)

 

 

(63,394

)

 

 

(55,951

)

 

 

(23,910

)

 

 

(21,645

)

Repurchases of common stock

 

 

(91,528

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(294,332

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(80,360

)

 

 

(83,813

)

Balance, end of period

 

 

1,887,952

 

 

 

1,988,324

 

 

 

1,887,952

 

 

 

1,988,324

 

 

 

2,151,771

 

 

 

2,083,692

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

 

(173,098

)

 

 

110,950

 

 

 

72,388

 

 

 

129,706

 

Change in foreign currency translation adjustment, net of income taxes

 

 

(18,086

)

 

 

(5,892

)

 

 

(24,048

)

 

 

6,490

 

Change in net unrealized investment gains (losses) during the period, net of income taxes

 

 

(77,166

)

 

 

(12,289

)

 

 

(316,690

)

 

 

(43,427

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax:

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted balance, beginning of period

 

 

(121,769

)

 

 

(1,168,399

)

Effect of change in discount rate assumptions on the liability for future policy benefits

 

 

(142,974

)

 

 

646,141

 

Change in foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

998

 

 

 

3,289

 

Change in net unrealized investment gains (losses) during the period

 

 

32,711

 

 

 

(130,216

)

Balance, end of period

 

 

(268,350

)

 

 

92,769

 

 

 

(268,350

)

 

 

92,769

 

 

 

(231,034

)

 

 

(649,185

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total permanent stockholders’ equity

 

$

1,619,972

 

 

$

2,098,942

 

 

$

1,619,972

 

 

$

2,098,942

 

 

$

1,921,101

 

 

$

1,434,895

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities/Temporary stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

2,233

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

7,271

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

7,271

 

Acquisition of noncontrolling interest

 

 

-

 

 

 

8,437

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

8,437

 

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,017

)

 

 

(5,038

)

 

 

(1,017

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,655

)

Change in noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities, net

 

 

-

 

 

 

211

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

211

 

Redemption of noncontrolling interest in consolidated entities

 

 

(2,233

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,233

)

 

 

-

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

-

 

 

$

7,631

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

7,631

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

4,616

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends declared per share

 

$

0.55

 

 

$

0.47

 

 

$

1.65

 

 

$

1.41

 

 

$

0.65

 

 

$

0.55

 

Prior year amounts related to long-duration insurance contracts have been adjusted for the adoption of accounting guidance on January 1, 2023.

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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PRIMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Unaudited

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

236,134

 

 

$

337,472

 

 

$

125,106

 

 

$

112,384

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in future policy benefits and other policy liabilities

 

 

125,302

 

 

 

334,566

 

 

 

(9,799

)

 

 

(161,385

)

Deferral of policy acquisition costs

 

 

(383,955

)

 

 

(422,194

)

 

 

(126,640

)

 

 

(130,881

)

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

 

262,367

 

 

 

182,604

 

 

 

67,358

 

 

 

63,223

 

Change in income taxes

 

 

(39,270

)

 

 

(17,267

)

 

 

18,713

 

 

 

14,171

 

Investment (gains) losses

 

 

3,841

 

 

 

(3,876

)

 

 

4,608

 

 

 

(751

)

Accretion and amortization of investments

 

 

2,972

 

 

 

3,798

 

 

 

(309

)

 

 

1,356

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

25,631

 

 

 

19,691

 

 

 

8,547

 

 

 

8,688

 

Change in reinsurance recoverables

 

 

209,984

 

 

 

(2,426

)

 

 

47,766

 

 

 

248,511

 

Change in agent balances, due premiums and other receivables

 

 

(13,120

)

 

 

(10,957

)

 

 

(5,486

)

 

 

2,245

 

Change in renewal commissions receivable

 

 

21,861

 

 

 

(14,532

)

 

 

5,634

 

 

 

18,576

 

Trading securities sold, matured, or called (acquired), net

 

 

19,862

 

 

 

(10,528

)

 

 

(14,808

)

 

 

11,273

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

19,652

 

 

 

14,834

 

 

 

12,129

 

 

 

12,437

 

Goodwill impairment loss

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

-

 

Change in other operating assets and liabilities, net

 

 

17

 

 

 

23,936

 

 

 

43,127

 

 

 

14,452

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

 

551,278

 

 

 

435,121

 

 

 

175,946

 

 

 

214,299

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale investments sold, matured or called:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed-maturity securities — sold

 

 

23,140

 

 

 

99,401

 

 

 

5,179

 

 

 

1,227

 

Fixed-maturity securities — matured or called

 

 

283,292

 

 

 

340,074

 

 

 

80,251

 

 

 

96,336

 

Short-term investments — sold

 

 

28,251

 

 

 

10,089

 

Short-term investments — matured or called

 

 

85,302

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

41,550

 

Equity securities — sold

 

 

12

 

 

 

716

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

-

 

Equity securities — matured or called

 

 

3,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,000

 

Available-for-sale investments acquired:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed-maturity securities

 

 

(471,323

)

 

 

(603,146

)

 

 

(108,713

)

 

 

(250,932

)

Short-term investments

 

 

(28,241

)

 

 

(50,902

)

Equity securities — acquired

 

 

(141

)

 

 

(2,898

)

 

 

(47

)

 

 

(44

)

Purchases of property and equipment and other investing activities, net

 

 

(23,950

)

 

 

(21,432

)

 

 

(7,861

)

 

 

(7,676

)

Cash collateral received (returned) on loaned securities, net

 

 

(13,775

)

 

 

33,110

 

 

 

(26,486

)

 

 

(1,358

)

Sales (purchases) of short-term investments using securities lending collateral, net

 

 

13,775

 

 

 

(33,110

)

 

 

26,486

 

 

 

1,358

 

Purchase of business, net of cash acquired

 

 

3,867

 

 

 

(494,459

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,867

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

(96,791

)

 

 

(722,557

)

 

 

(31,186

)

 

 

(112,672

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid

 

 

(63,394

)

 

 

(55,951

)

 

 

(23,910

)

 

 

(21,645

)

Common stock repurchased

 

 

(324,354

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(85,275

)

 

 

(99,010

)

Proceeds from revolving credit facility

 

 

-

 

 

 

125,000

 

Payment on note issued to seller of business

 

 

(12,364

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(9,000

)

Tax withholdings on share-based compensation

 

 

(4,989

)

 

 

(6,573

)

 

 

(9,739

)

 

 

(4,852

)

Finance leases

 

 

(195

)

 

 

(201

)

 

 

(68

)

 

 

(64

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

(405,296

)

 

 

62,275

 

 

 

(118,992

)

 

 

(134,571

)

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash

 

 

(3,667

)

 

 

3,170

 

 

 

82

 

 

 

222

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

45,524

 

 

 

(221,991

)

 

 

25,850

 

 

 

(32,722

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

 

392,501

 

 

 

547,569

 

 

 

489,240

 

 

 

392,501

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

438,025

 

 

$

325,578

 

 

$

515,090

 

 

$

359,779

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures:

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash financing activity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in note issued to seller of business

 

$

-

 

 

$

15,000

 

Prior year amounts related to long-duration insurance contracts have been adjusted for the adoption of accounting guidance on January 1, 2023.

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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PRIMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Unaudited

(1) Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business. Primerica, Inc. (the “Parent Company”), together with its subsidiaries (collectively, “we”, “us” or the “Company”), is a leading provider of financial products to middle-income households in the United States and Canada through a network of independent contractor sales representatives (“independent sales representatives” or “independent sales force”). We assist our clients in meeting their needs for term life insurance, which we underwrite, and mutual funds, annuities, managed investments and other financial products, which we distribute primarily on behalf of third parties. We acquired 80% of e-TeleQuote Insurance, Inc. and subsidiaries (collectively, “e-TeleQuote”) through our subsidiary, Primerica Health, Inc. (“Primerica Health”) on July 1, 2021 and acquired the remaining 20% of e-TeleQuote on July 1, 2022. e-TeleQuote markets Medicare-related insurance products underwritten by third-party health insurance carriers to eligible Medicare participants through its licensed health insurance agents. Refer to Note 14 (Acquisition) for more information regarding the acquisition of e-TeleQuote. Our other primary subsidiaries include the following entities: Primerica Financial Services, LLC, (“PFS”), a general agency and marketing company; Primerica Life Insurance Company (“Primerica Life”), our principal life insurance company; Primerica Financial Services (Canada) Ltd., a holding company for our Canadian operations, which includes Primerica Life Insurance Company of Canada (“Primerica Life Canada”) and PFSL Investments Canada Ltd. (“PFSL Investments Canada”); and PFS Investments Inc. (“PFS Investments”), an investment products company and broker-dealer. Primerica Life, domiciled in Tennessee, owns National Benefit Life Insurance Company, (“NBLIC”), a New York insurance company. Peach Re, Inc. (“Peach Re”) and Vidalia Re, Inc. (“Vidalia Re”) are special purpose financial captive insurance companies and wholly owned subsidiaries of Primerica Life. Peach Re and Vidalia Re have each entered into separate coinsurance agreements with Primerica Life whereby Primerica Life has ceded certain level-premium term life insurance policies to Peach Re and Vidalia Re (respectively, the “Peach Re Coinsurance Agreement” and the “Vidalia Re Coinsurance Agreement”).

Basis of Presentation. We prepare our financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). These principles are established primarily by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”).

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, generally consisting of normal recurring accruals, which are necessary to fairly present the balance sheets as of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021,2022, the statements of income, comprehensive income, and stockholders’ equity for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, and cash flows for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and 2021.2022. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year or of the results to be expected in future periods.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).Commission. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures made are sufficient to make the information not misleading. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto that are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20212022 (“20212022 Annual Report”).

Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect financial statement balances, revenues and expenses and cash flows, as well as the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Management considers available facts and knowledge of existing circumstances when establishing the estimates included in our financial statements. The most significant items that involve a greater degree of accounting estimates and actuarial determinations subject to change in the future are the valuation of investments, deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”), future policy benefit reserves and corresponding amounts recoverable from reinsurers, renewal commissions receivable, income taxes, and valuation of intangible assets and goodwill. Estimates for these and other items are subject to change and are reassessed by management in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Consolidation. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and those entities required to be consolidated under U.S. GAAP. All material intercompany profits, transactions, and balances among the consolidated entities have been eliminated.

Reclassifications. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior-period amounts to conform to current-period reporting classifications. These reclassifications had no impact on net income or total stockholders’ equity.

Changes toNew Accounting Policies. All significant accounting policies remain unchanged from the 2021 Annual Report unless otherwise described.

Future Application of Accounting Standards.Principles. In August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-12, Financial Services—Insurance (Topic 944) — Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts (“ASU 2018-12” or “LDTI”). The amendments in this update change accounting guidance for insurance companies that issue long-duration

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contracts, such as including term life insurance. and segregated funds products. ASU 2018-12 requires companies that issue long-duration insurance contracts to update assumptions used in measuring the liability for future policy benefits (“LFPB”) and DAC, including mortality, disability, and persistency, at least annually instead of locking those assumptions at contract inception and reflecting differences in assumptions and actual performance as the experience occurs. ASU 2018-12 also changes how insurance companies that issue long-duration contracts

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amortize DAC and determine and update the discount rate assumptions used in measuring future policy benefitsboth the LFPB and ceded reserves that are part of reinsurance recoverables while increasing the level of financial statement disclosures required.

The guidance inCompany adopted ASU 2018-12 will be appliedon January 1, 2023 through the modified retrospective method, which applies the provisions of the standard by pivoting off the historical December 31, 2020 liability for future policy benefits (“Pre-transition Reserve”) and DAC balances just prior to January 1, 2021 (the “Transition Date”). Upon adoption, the earliest period presentedCompany recorded the following adjustments to its consolidated balance sheet as of the Transition Date.

LDTI requires entities to use market observable rates, based on an upper-medium grade fixed income instrument yield, to measure future policy benefits reserves each period. The difference between the LFPB calculated using market observable rates and the Pre-transition Reserve was recognized as part of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) at the Transition Date. Given how low market observable rates were at the Transition Date, we recorded a reduction to AOCI of approximately $1.5 billion, net of income tax, as of January 1, 2021. Market observable rates have increased since the Transition Date, which resulted in a cumulative decrease to AOCI of $11.7 million as of March 31, 2023.
Under LDTI, policies are grouped into cohorts and the net premium ratio for each policy cohort is used to calculate the LFPB. At the Transition Date, the “Net Premium Ratio” is defined as the present value of future benefits, which includes claim settlement expenses less the Pre-transition Reserve divided by the present value of the gross premiums. Expected future benefits and gross premiums use best estimate cash flow assumptions and the locked-in discount rate at the Transition Date is used in the calculation. Under LDTI, a cohort’s Net Premium Ratio is capped at 100%. The adjustment necessary at the Transition Date to cap the Net Premium Ratio for cohorts at 100% was approximately $23 million, which was recognized as a reduction to retained earnings as of January 1, 2021. The identified impact from capping the Net Premium Ratio at 100% was solely attributable to a limited amount of older policy year cohorts.

All prior period financial information included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements beginning on the effective date of January 1, 2023. The adoption of ASU 2018-12 will have an impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures and will require changeshas been restated to certain of our processes, systems, and controls. We are continuing to evaluate the impact the adoption will have on our consolidated financial statements. We are working on model refinement and model governance, finalizing actuarial assumptions and documenting our control process.

Below is a list of topics relevant toreflect the adoption of ASU 2018-12 and the expected impact on the Company.2018-12.

The Company's restated permanent and temporary stockholders' equity from the date of adoption through December 31, 2022 is as follows:

Topic

Description

Planned Approach

Transition Approach

LDTI guidance can be applied using either:

the retrospective method, which applies the provisions of the standard from the original policy inception; or
the modified retrospective method, which applies the provisions of the standard by pivoting off the historical December 31, 2020 future policy benefits reserve (“Pre-transition Reserve”) and deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”) balances just prior to January 1, 2021 (the “Transition Date”).

The Company will elect to adopt the standard using the modified retrospective method for both future policy benefits reserves and amortization of DAC. The Company will adopt the standard effective January 1, 2023.

Cohort Definition

Cohorts refer to the level of policy grouping used in the calculation of the future policy benefits reserve (“FPBR”) and amortization of DAC.

Under LDTI, cohorts must vary by policy issue year and may be set more granularly to reflect additional policy characteristics.

The net premium ratio for each policy cohort is used to calculate FPBR. At the Transition Date, the Net Premium Ratio is defined as the present value of future benefits and claim settlement expenses less the Pre-transition Reserve divided by the present value of the gross premiums. The present value of both the future benefits and gross premiums use best estimate cash flow assumptions at the locked-in discount rate (discount rate at the Transition Date). Under LDTI, a cohort’s Net Premium Ratio is capped at 100%. This concept replaces the need for loss recognition analysis under current GAAP. Any adjustments necessary at the Transition Date to cap the Net Premium Ratio for a cohort at 100% are recognized in retained earnings. After the Transition Date, the Net Premium Ratio will be updated each quarter as projected benefits and premiums are replaced with actual amounts.

The Company will define its Term Life Insurance segment cohorts based on the legal entity that issued the policy and the year the policy was issued.

The Company expects the impact as of the Transition Date of capping the Net Premium Ratio at 100% to be less than 3% of total retained earnings. The identified impact from capping the Net Premium Ratio at 100% is primarily attributable to a limited amount of older policy year cohorts.

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Discount Rates

LDTI requires entities to use market observable rates, based on an upper-medium grade fixed income instrument yield, to measure future policy benefits reserves each period.

The difference between the FPBR calculated using market observable rates and the Pre-transition Reserve is recognized as part of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) at the Transition Date. After the Transition Date, the impact of changes in market observable rates each quarter will be recorded to AOCI and may add volatility to our reported equity.

The Company will use discount rates applied by geography to align with local currency cash flows. Discount rates will consist of yield curves that will be developed using Bloomberg’s Evaluated Pricing Product (BVAL) based on senior unsecured fixed rate bonds ratings of A+, A or A-.

Given how low market observable rates were at the Transition Date, we expect that the amount recorded in AOCI as of the Transition Date will reduce our AOCI and equity balances by approximately $1.2 to $1.5 billion, net of income tax.

As of September 30, 2022, market observable rates have increased relative to the Transition Date, which will significantly reduce the AOCI impact in equity on our current balance sheet. If we were to apply market observable rates as of September 30, 2022 to the FPBR as of the Transition Date, the impact on AOCI would be between a $150 million increase and a $150 million decrease on an after-tax basis.

Cash Flow Assumptions

LDTI requires entities to use their best estimates for cash flow assumptions with no provision for adverse deviation. Cash flow assumptions are to be reviewed at least annually at the same time each year, or more frequently if experience suggests.

Forecasted cash flow assumptions must be replaced with actual cash flows in FPBR at least annually.

The Company expects to formally review cash flow assumptions during the third quarter each year and update these assumptions as necessary.

The Company will replace forecasted cash flow assumptions with actual cash flows in FPBR each quarter.

The impact of assumption changes and experience variances will be partly reflected in the current period and partly spread to future periods, based on the remaining duration of the impacted cohort(s), by unlocking the Net Premium Ratio in FPBR.

DAC Amortization

LDTI requires DAC to be amortized on a constant-level basis over the expected term of the contracts using an appropriate unit of measure. Companies can amortize DAC either at an individual contract level on a straight-line basis or at a cohort level that approximates a straight-line basis.

Under current GAAP, DAC is amortized using amortization models linked to revenue or profit. Also, interest is accrued on unamortized DAC under current GAAP while LDTI disallows the accrual of interest.

The Company anticipates it will use current face amount as a unit of measure to amortize DAC for its term life insurance products and policy count as a unit of measure to amortize DAC for its Canadian segregated funds products. In addition, the Company expects to group contracts by cohort to amortize DAC.

For term life insurance products, we expect DAC to be amortized more slowly under LDTI as compared with current GAAP.

For Canadian segregated funds, we expect DAC amortization to be less volatile than under current GAAP as it will no longer be based on the present value of gross profits, which are subject to changes in the market value of assets under management.

 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Equity attributable to Primerica, Inc./Permanent stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

394

 

 

$

393

 

Repurchases of common stock

 

 

(28

)

 

 

(1

)

Net issuance of common stock

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

Balance, end of period

 

 

368

 

 

 

394

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

 

5,224

 

 

 

-

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

33,624

 

 

 

31,043

 

Net issuance of common stock

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(2

)

Repurchases of common stock

 

 

(41,079

)

 

 

(25,817

)

Redemption of noncontrolling interest in consolidated entities

 

 

2,233

 

 

 

-

 

Balance, end of period

 

 

-

 

 

 

5,224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retained earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

 

2,074,111

 

 

 

1,705,786

 

Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standards - ASU 2018-12, net of income tax

 

 

-

 

 

 

(22,847

)

Adjusted balance

 

 

2,074,111

 

 

 

1,682,939

 

Net income

 

 

460,939

 

 

 

465,808

 

Dividends

 

 

(83,783

)

 

 

(74,636

)

Repurchases of common stock

 

 

(320,332

)

 

 

-

 

Balance, end of period

 

 

2,130,935

 

 

 

2,074,111

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

 

(1,168,399

)

 

 

129,706

 

Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standards - ASU 2018-12

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,510,618

)

Adjusted balance

 

 

(1,168,399

)

 

 

(1,380,912

)

Effect of change in discount rate assumptions on the liability for future policy benefits

 

 

1,372,022

 

 

 

269,895

 

Change in foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

(20,747

)

 

 

6,973

 

Change in net unrealized investment gains (losses) during the period:

 

 

(304,645

)

 

 

(64,355

)

Balance, end of period

 

 

(121,769

)

 

 

(1,168,399

)

Total permanent stockholders’ equity

 

$

2,009,534

 

 

$

911,330

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities/Temporary stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

7,271

 

 

$

-

 

Acquisition of noncontrolling interest

 

 

-

 

 

 

8,438

 

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(5,038

)

 

 

(1,377

)

Changes in noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities, net

 

 

-

 

 

 

210

 

Redemption of noncontrolling interest in consolidated entities

 

 

(2,233

)

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

-

 

 

$

7,271

 

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Market Risk Benefits (“MRBs”)

The impact on the Company's previously reported consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 is as follows:

Consolidated Balance Sheet

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As Previously Reported

 

 

Adoption Impacts (Unaudited)

 

 

As Adjusted (Unaudited)

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed-maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost: $2,801,415)

 

$

2,495,456

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,495,456

 

Fixed-maturity security held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value: $1,340,265)

 

 

1,444,920

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,444,920

 

Short-term investments available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost: $69,393)

 

 

69,406

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

69,406

 

Equity securities, at fair value (historical cost: $29,430)

 

 

35,404

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

35,404

 

Trading securities, at fair value (cost: $4,229)

 

 

3,698

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,698

 

Policy loans and other invested assets

 

 

48,713

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

48,713

 

Total investments

 

 

4,097,597

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

4,097,597

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

489,240

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

489,240

 

Accrued investment income

 

 

20,885

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

20,885

 

Reinsurance recoverables

 

 

4,015,909

 

 

 

(839,512

)

 

 

3,176,397

 

Deferred policy acquisition costs, net

 

 

3,081,886

 

 

 

112,143

 

 

 

3,194,029

 

Renewal commissions receivable

 

 

200,043

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

200,043

 

Agent balances, due premiums and other receivables

 

 

254,276

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

254,276

 

Goodwill

 

 

127,707

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

127,707

 

Intangible assets

 

 

185,525

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

185,525

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

101,333

 

 

 

(3,361

)

 

 

97,972

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

40,500

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

40,500

 

Other assets

 

 

428,259

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

428,259

 

Separate account assets

 

 

2,305,717

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,305,717

 

Total assets

 

$

15,348,877

 

 

$

(730,730

)

 

$

14,618,147

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future policy benefits

 

$

7,390,800

 

 

$

(1,092,894

)

 

$

6,297,906

 

Unearned and advance premiums

 

 

15,422

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

15,422

 

Policy claims and other benefits payable

 

 

538,250

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

538,250

 

Other policyholders’ funds

 

 

483,769

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

483,769

 

Note payable

 

 

592,905

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

592,905

 

Surplus note

 

 

1,444,469

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,444,469

 

Income tax payable

 

 

36,876

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

36,876

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

91,457

 

 

 

74,129

 

 

 

165,586

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

45,995

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

45,995

 

Other liabilities

 

 

580,780

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

580,780

 

Payable under securities lending

 

 

100,938

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

100,938

 

Separate account liabilities

 

 

2,305,717

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,305,717

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Commitments and Contingent Liabilities note)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

13,627,378

 

 

 

(1,018,765

)

 

 

12,608,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temporary Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Permanent Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity attributable to Primerica, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock ($0.01 par value; authorized 500,000 shares; issued and outstanding 36,824)

 

 

368

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

368

 

Paid-in capital

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Retained earnings

 

 

1,973,403

 

 

 

157,532

 

 

 

2,130,935

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of change in discount rate assumptions on the liability for future policy benefits

 

 

-

 

 

 

131,295

 

 

 

131,295

 

Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)

 

 

(11,404

)

 

 

(792

)

 

 

(12,196

)

Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities

 

 

(240,868

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(240,868

)

Total permanent stockholders’ equity

 

 

1,721,499

 

 

 

288,035

 

 

 

2,009,534

 

Total liabilities and temporary and permanent stockholders’ equity

 

$

15,348,877

 

 

$

(730,730

)

 

$

14,618,147

 

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The impact on the Company's previously reported condensed consolidated statement of income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 is as follows:

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income

 

Three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As Previously Reported (Unaudited)

 

 

Adoption Impacts (Unaudited)

 

 

As Adjusted (Unaudited)

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct premiums

 

$

798,666

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

798,666

 

Ceded premiums

 

 

(399,885

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(399,885

)

Net premiums

 

 

398,781

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

398,781

 

Commissions and fees

 

 

251,800

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

251,800

 

Investment income net of investment expenses

 

 

34,420

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

34,420

 

Interest expense on surplus note

 

 

(15,515

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(15,515

)

Net investment income

 

 

18,905

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

18,905

 

Realized investment gains (losses)

 

 

577

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

577

 

Other investment gains (losses)

 

 

174

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

174

 

Investment gains (losses)

 

 

751

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

751

 

Other, net

 

 

20,989

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

20,989

 

Total revenues

 

 

691,226

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

691,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits and claims

 

 

187,069

 

 

 

(18,781

)

 

 

168,288

 

Future policy benefits remeasurement (gain) loss

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,272

)

 

 

(1,272

)

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

 

86,063

 

 

 

(22,840

)

 

 

63,223

 

Sales commissions

 

 

133,924

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

133,924

 

Insurance expenses

 

 

59,509

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

59,509

 

Insurance commissions

 

 

7,721

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

7,721

 

Contract acquisition costs

 

 

20,649

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

20,649

 

Interest expense

 

 

6,853

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

6,853

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

86,435

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

86,435

 

Total benefits and expenses

 

 

588,223

 

 

 

(42,893

)

 

 

545,330

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

103,003

 

 

 

42,893

 

 

 

145,896

 

Income taxes

 

 

24,239

 

 

 

9,273

 

 

 

33,512

 

Net income

 

 

78,764

 

 

 

33,620

 

 

 

112,384

 

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(2,655

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,655

)

Net income attributable to Primerica, Inc.

 

$

81,419

 

 

$

33,620

 

 

$

115,039

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

2.07

 

 

$

0.85

 

 

$

2.92

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

2.06

 

 

$

0.85

 

 

$

2.91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used in computing earnings
   per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

39,221

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

39,221

 

Diluted

 

 

39,332

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

39,332

 

Transition Impact on the Liability for Future Policy Benefits.


The Company adopted ASU 2018-12 using the modified retrospective transition method. As part of the transition disclosures ASU 2018-12 requires a reconciliation of the adoption impacts to the Company’s LFPB, separated between the changes in the present value of expected net premiums and the present value of expected future policy benefits as of the Transition Date. Theses balances are presented before reinsurance and income taxes for the Term Life Insurance segment, which makes up the substantial portion of the Company's long-duration insurance contract liabilities.

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Transition Impact at January 1, 2021

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Present Value of Expected Premiums

 

Term Life

 

Balance at December 31, 2020

 

$

10,867,358

 

     Impact to retained earnings from capping Transition Date net premium ratio

 

 

(137,112

)

Balance at original discount rate

 

 

10,730,246

 

     Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions

 

 

2,774,082

 

Balance at January 1, 2021

 

$

13,504,328

 

 

 

 

 

Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2020

 

$

17,445,700

 

     Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions

 

 

5,624,494

 

Balance at January 1, 2021

 

$

23,070,194

 

MRBs are benefits that protect policyholders from capital market risk. Under LDTI, MRBs are measured at fair value.

The Company has MRBs from limited guaranteed benefits provided as part of our Canadian segregated funds products.

We are still undergoing the process of evaluating MRBs associated with our Canadian segregated funds products but we currently anticipate that the fair value of MRBs associated with this product will be immaterial when LDTI is adopted.

Recently-issued accounting guidance not discussed above is not applicable, is not material to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, or did not or is not expected to have a material impact on our business.

Changes to Accounting Policies. All significant accounting policies remain unchanged from the 2022 Annual Report except for the following:

DAC. We defer incremental direct costs of successful contract acquisitions that result from and are essential to the contract transaction(s) and that would not have been incurred had the contract transaction(s) not occurred. These deferred policy acquisition costs mainly include commissions, underwriting costs and certain other policy issuance expenses associated with successful contract acquisitions. All other acquisition-related costs, including unsuccessful acquisition and renewal efforts, are charged to expense as incurred. Also, administrative costs, rent, depreciation, occupancy, equipment, and all other general overhead costs are considered indirect costs and are charged to expense as incurred.

DAC for term life insurance policies is amortized on a constant-level basis over the expected term of the contracts using face amount as the unit of measure. Contracts are grouped by cohorts consistent with the grouping used in estimating the LFPB. The cohorts are defined by the legal entity that issued the policy and the year the policy was issued. Assumptions of face amounts used to amortize DAC for term life insurance policies, including persistency and mortality, are consistent with the assumptions used in estimating the LFPB.

DAC for Canadian segregated funds is amortized on a constant-level basis over the expected term of the contracts using policy count as the unit of measure. Contracts are grouped by cohorts based on the issue year of the policy.

Interest is not accrued on unamortized DAC balances and DAC is not subject to impairment testing.

Separate Accounts. The separate accounts are primarily comprised of contracts issued by the Company through its subsidiary, Primerica Life Canada, pursuant to the Insurance Companies Act (Canada). The Insurance Companies Act authorizes Primerica Life Canada to establish the separate accounts.

The separate accounts are represented by individual variable insurance contracts. Purchasers of variable insurance contracts issued by Primerica Life Canada have a direct claim to the benefits of the contract that entitles the holder to units in one or more investment funds (the “Funds”) maintained by Primerica Life Canada. The Funds invest in assets that are held for the benefit of the owners of the contracts. The Funds’ assets are administered by Primerica Life Canada and are held separate and apart from the general assets of the Company. The liabilities reflect the variable insurance contract holders’ interests in the Funds’ net assets based upon actual investment performance of the respective Funds.

These Funds primarily consist of a series of branded investment funds known as the Asset Builder Funds, a registered retirement fund known as the Strategic Retirement Income Fund (“SRIF”), and a money market fund known as the Cash Management Fund. The principal investment objective of the Asset Builder Funds is to achieve long-term growth while preserving capital. The principal objective of the SRIF is to provide a stream of investment income during retirement plus the opportunity for modest capital appreciation. The Asset Builder Funds and the SRIF use diversified portfolios of publicly-traded Canadian stocks, investment-grade corporate bonds, Government of Canada bonds, and foreign equity investments to achieve their objectives. The Cash Management Fund invests in government guaranteed short-term bonds and short-term commercial and bank papers, with the principal investment objective being the provision of interest income while maintaining liquidity and preserving capital.

Under these contract offerings, benefit payments to contract holders or their designated beneficiaries are only due upon death of the annuitant or upon reaching a specific maturity date. Benefit payments are based on the value of the contract holder’s units in the portfolio at the payment date, but are guaranteed to be no less than 75% of the contract holder’s contribution, adjusted for withdrawals. Account values are not guaranteed for withdrawn units if contract holders make withdrawals prior to the maturity dates.

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Maturity dates for contracts investing in the Asset Builder Funds and Cash Management Fund vary by contract and range from 10 years from the contract issuance date to December 31, 2070. Contracts investing in the SRIF mature when the policyholder reaches age 100, which is a minimum of 20 years after issue. The SRIF is designed to provide periodic retirement income payments and as such, regular withdrawals, subject to legislated minimums, are anticipated. The cumulative effects of the periodic withdrawals are expected to substantially reduce both account and minimum guaranteed values prior to maturity.

Both the asset and the liability for the separate accounts reflect the net value of the underlying assets in the portfolio as of the reporting date. Primerica Life Canada’s exposure to losses under the guarantee at the time of account maturity is limited to contract holder accounts that have declined in value more than 25%, adjusted for withdrawals since the contribution date, prior to maturity. As maturity dates are of a long-term nature, the likelihood that guarantee payments will be required at any given point is very small. Additionally, the portfolios consist of a very large number of individual contracts, further spreading the risk related to the guarantee. The length of the contract terms provides significant opportunity for the underlying portfolios to recover any short-term losses prior to maturity or the death of the contract holder. The Company has estimated the fair value associated with the market risk benefits provided by these limited guarantees to be immaterial. Furthermore, the Funds investment allocations are aligned with the maturity risks of the related contracts and include investments in Government Strip Bonds and floating-rate notes.

Future Policy Benefits. The LFPB on traditional life insurance products is established for future policy benefits, which includes death benefits, waiver of premium benefits and claim settlement expenses. The LFPB is calculated as the present value of expected future benefits less the present value of expected future net premiums receivable under the contracts. Net premiums are defined as the portion of the gross premiums received from policyholders that are needed to pay for all benefits.

The assumptions underlying the LFPB include mortality, persistency, disability rates, and other assumptions that reflect our best estimate based on our historical experience and modified, as necessary, to reflect non-recurring and/or anticipated trends.

The LFPB is estimated by grouping insurance policies into cohorts. Policy cohorts for the Term Life Insurance segment are based on the legal entity that issued the policy and the year the policy was issued.

The cash flows and assumptions underlying the LFPB are unlocked each quarter to reflect differences between actual and expected experience. In general, assumption changes, to the extent necessary, are expected to only occur during the third quarter when we update our experience studies. However, they may occur at any time based on emerging experience.

The impact of unlocking will be partly reflected in the current period and partly spread to future periods based on the remaining duration of the impacted cohort(s). The catch-up is retroactive back to the later of the Transition Date or issue date, after reinsurance recoverables and is recognized as a remeasurement gain or loss as a separate component of benefits and claims expense in the consolidated statements of income.

The ceded reserve balances included in reinsurance recoverables are calculated in the same manner as the LFPB by cohort and apply best estimate assumptions and quarterly unlocking.

The Company uses discount rates applied by country to align with local currency cash flows. Discount rates consist of yield curves that are developed using Bloomberg’s Evaluated Pricing Product (BVAL) based on senior unsecured fixed rate bonds ratings of A+, A or A-. The discount rate assumption is updated quarterly and the impact of remeasuring the net LFPB, after reinsurance recoverables from changes in the locked-in discount rate assumption is reflected in other comprehensive income in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

The LFPB we establish are necessarily based on estimates, assumptions and our analysis of historical experience. Our results depend upon the extent to which our actual experience is consistent with the assumptions we use in determining the LFPB. The assumptions and estimates underlying the LFPB require significant judgment and, therefore, are inherently uncertain.

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(2) Segment and Geographical Information

Segments. We have three primary operating segments — Term Life Insurance, Investment and Savings Products, and (as of July 1, 2021) Senior Health. We also have a Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment.

Notable information included in profit or loss by segment was as follows:

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In thousands)

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term life insurance segment

 

$

427,830

 

 

$

401,451

 

 

$

1,256,967

 

 

$

1,167,016

 

 

$

421,069

 

 

$

406,983

 

 

Investment and savings products segment

 

 

201,697

 

 

 

233,337

 

 

 

665,152

 

 

 

694,770

 

 

 

210,202

 

 

 

241,039

 

 

Senior health segment

 

 

17,184

 

 

 

22,936

 

 

 

34,828

 

 

 

22,936

 

 

 

18,710

 

 

 

5,831

 

 

Corporate and other distributed products segment

 

 

26,578

 

 

 

35,515

 

 

 

76,247

 

 

 

100,916

 

 

 

40,055

 

 

 

37,373

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

673,289

 

 

$

693,239

 

 

$

2,033,194

 

 

$

1,985,638

 

 

$

690,036

 

 

$

691,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term life insurance segment

 

$

13,241

 

 

$

9,320

 

 

$

36,973

 

 

$

26,324

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

Investment and savings products segment

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

Senior health segment

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

Corporate and other distributed products segment

 

 

11,105

 

 

 

10,680

 

 

 

27,562

 

 

 

34,264

 

 

 

31,065

 

 

 

18,905

 

 

Total net investment income

 

$

24,346

 

 

$

20,000

 

 

$

64,535

 

 

$

60,588

 

 

$

31,065

 

 

$

18,905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of DAC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term life insurance segment

 

$

88,275

 

 

$

59,287

 

 

$

249,826

 

 

$

174,106

 

 

$

65,503

 

 

$

61,369

 

 

Investment and savings products segment

 

 

2,222

 

 

 

2,580

 

 

 

11,610

 

 

 

7,641

 

 

 

1,493

 

 

 

1,446

 

 

Senior health segment

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

Corporate and other distributed products segment

 

 

428

 

 

 

347

 

 

 

931

 

 

 

857

 

 

 

362

 

 

 

408

 

 

Total amortization of DAC

 

$

90,925

 

 

$

62,214

 

 

$

262,367

 

 

$

182,604

 

 

$

67,358

 

 

$

63,223

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash share-based compensation expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term life insurance segment

 

$

645

 

 

$

570

 

 

$

3,388

 

 

$

3,303

 

 

$

1,850

 

 

$

2,125

 

 

Investment and savings products segment

 

 

672

 

 

 

665

 

 

 

2,559

 

 

 

2,532

 

 

 

993

 

 

 

1,204

 

 

Senior health segment

 

 

67

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

160

 

 

 

-

 

 

Corporate and other distributed products segment

 

 

(324

)

 

 

(594

)

 

 

13,638

 

 

 

8,999

 

 

 

9,071

 

 

 

9,108

 

 

Total non-cash share-based compensation expense

 

$

1,060

 

 

$

641

 

 

$

19,652

 

 

$

14,834

 

 

$

12,074

 

 

$

12,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term life insurance segment

 

$

111,764

 

 

$

107,589

 

 

$

323,220

 

 

$

312,603

 

 

$

126,736

 

 

$

118,576

 

 

Investment and savings products segment

 

 

58,377

 

 

 

69,368

 

 

 

181,913

 

 

 

203,885

 

 

 

56,106

 

 

 

67,039

 

 

Senior health segment

 

 

(63,723

)

 

 

(8,490

)

 

 

(102,959

)

 

 

(8,490

)

 

 

(3,762

)

 

 

(23,085

)

 

Corporate and other distributed products segment

 

 

(20,519

)

 

 

(21,365

)

 

 

(75,971

)

 

 

(63,123

)

 

 

(15,943

)

 

 

(16,634

)

 

Total income (loss) before income taxes

 

$

85,899

 

 

$

147,102

 

 

$

326,203

 

 

$

444,875

 

 

$

163,137

 

 

$

145,896

 

 

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Total assets by segment were as follows:

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term life insurance segment

 

$

7,164,005

 

 

$

7,274,820

 

 

$

6,506,068

 

 

$

6,433,880

 

Investment and savings products segment (1)

 

 

2,324,810

 

 

 

2,920,271

 

 

 

2,454,810

 

 

 

2,424,256

 

Senior health segment

 

 

428,317

 

 

 

528,974

 

 

 

429,884

 

 

 

431,993

 

Corporate and other distributed products segment

 

 

5,125,011

 

 

 

5,399,158

 

 

 

5,404,930

 

 

 

5,328,018

 

Total assets

 

$

15,042,143

 

 

$

16,123,223

 

 

$

14,795,692

 

 

$

14,618,147

 

(1) The Investment and Savings Products segment includes assets held in separate accounts. Excluding separate accounts, the Investment and Savings Products segment assets were $118.2124.9 million and $120.3118.5 million as of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021,2022, respectively.

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Geographical Information. Results of operations by country and long-lived assets, primarily tangible assets reported in other assets in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets and condensed consolidated statements of income, were as follows:

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In thousands)

Revenues by country:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

588,954

 

 

$

594,406

 

 

$

1,750,621

 

 

$

1,687,868

 

 

$

603,850

 

 

$

586,153

 

 

Canada

 

 

84,335

 

 

 

98,833

 

 

 

282,573

 

 

 

297,770

 

 

 

86,186

 

 

 

105,073

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

673,289

 

 

$

693,239

 

 

$

2,033,194

 

 

$

1,985,638

 

 

$

690,036

 

 

$

691,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Long-lived assets by country:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

51,147

 

 

$

62,921

 

 

$

48,835

 

 

$

49,637

 

Canada

 

 

3,111

 

 

 

3,871

 

 

 

2,689

 

 

 

2,803

 

Other

 

 

233

 

 

 

230

 

 

 

215

 

 

 

217

 

Total long-lived assets

 

$

54,491

 

 

$

67,022

 

 

$

51,739

 

 

$

52,657

 

(3) Investments

Available-for-sale Securities. The period-end amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of available-for-sale securities were as follows:

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

Amortized cost

 

 

Gross unrealized gains

 

 

Gross unrealized losses

 

 

Fair value

 

 

Amortized cost

 

 

Gross unrealized gains

 

 

Gross unrealized losses

 

 

Fair value

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Securities available-for-sale, carried at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed-maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and agencies

 

$

32,698

 

 

$

20

 

 

$

(980

)

 

$

31,738

 

 

$

9,976

 

 

$

26

 

 

$

(571

)

 

$

9,431

 

Foreign government

 

 

150,507

 

 

 

474

 

 

 

(11,037

)

 

 

139,944

 

 

 

157,424

 

 

 

1,234

 

 

 

(9,053

)

 

 

149,605

 

States and political subdivisions

 

 

142,852

 

 

 

59

 

 

 

(21,789

)

 

 

121,122

 

 

 

138,835

 

 

 

239

 

 

 

(15,799

)

 

 

123,275

 

Corporates

 

 

1,668,098

 

 

 

1,985

 

 

 

(194,251

)

 

 

1,475,832

 

 

 

1,701,254

 

 

 

5,056

 

 

 

(148,291

)

 

 

1,558,019

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

477,103

 

 

 

251

 

 

 

(65,328

)

 

 

412,026

 

 

 

476,070

 

 

 

456

 

 

 

(67,980

)

 

 

408,546

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

139,940

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

(14,204

)

 

 

125,739

 

 

 

142,789

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

(15,114

)

 

 

127,718

 

Other asset-backed securities

 

 

167,817

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(16,229

)

 

 

151,588

 

 

 

196,648

 

 

 

410

 

 

 

(15,026

)

 

 

182,032

 

Total fixed-maturity securities

 

 

2,779,015

 

 

 

2,792

 

 

 

(323,818

)

 

 

2,457,989

 

 

 

2,822,996

 

 

 

7,464

 

 

 

(271,834

)

 

 

2,558,626

 

Short-term investments

 

 

70,185

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

70,187

 

Total fixed-maturity and short-term investments

 

$

2,893,181

 

 

$

7,471

 

 

$

(271,839

)

 

$

2,628,813

 

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December 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

Amortized cost

 

 

Gross unrealized gains

 

 

Gross unrealized losses

 

 

Fair value

 

 

Amortized cost

 

 

Gross unrealized gains

 

 

Gross unrealized losses

 

 

Fair value

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Securities available-for-sale, carried at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed-maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and agencies

 

$

32,292

 

 

$

187

 

 

$

(79

)

 

$

32,400

 

 

$

31,217

 

 

$

18

 

 

$

(767

)

 

$

30,468

 

Foreign government

 

 

147,288

 

 

 

6,283

 

 

 

(595

)

 

 

152,976

 

 

 

163,725

 

 

 

780

 

 

 

(11,590

)

 

 

152,915

 

States and political subdivisions

 

 

147,455

 

 

 

6,326

 

 

 

(254

)

 

 

153,527

 

 

 

142,189

 

 

 

112

 

 

 

(20,056

)

 

 

122,245

 

Corporates

 

 

1,649,334

 

 

 

72,418

 

 

 

(8,068

)

 

 

1,713,684

 

 

 

1,665,962

 

 

 

2,439

 

 

 

(171,552

)

 

 

1,496,849

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

373,753

 

 

 

5,108

 

 

 

(3,230

)

 

 

375,631

 

 

 

473,309

 

 

 

370

 

 

 

(71,949

)

 

 

401,730

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

142,631

 

 

 

3,314

 

 

 

(420

)

 

 

145,525

 

 

 

139,306

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

(16,342

)

 

 

122,967

 

Other asset-backed securities

 

 

128,635

 

 

 

1,409

 

 

 

(1,220

)

 

 

128,824

 

 

 

185,707

 

 

 

108

 

 

 

(17,533

)

 

 

168,282

 

Total fixed-maturity securities

 

 

2,621,388

 

 

 

95,045

 

 

 

(13,866

)

 

 

2,702,567

 

 

 

2,801,415

 

 

 

3,830

 

 

 

(309,789

)

 

 

2,495,456

 

Short-term investments

 

 

85,246

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

85,243

 

 

 

69,393

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

69,406

 

Total fixed-maturity and short-term investments

 

$

2,706,634

 

 

$

95,046

 

 

$

(13,870

)

 

$

2,787,810

 

 

$

2,870,808

 

 

$

3,850

 

 

$

(309,796

)

 

$

2,564,862

 

All of our available-for-sale mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent variable interests in variable interest entities (“VIEs”). We are not the primary beneficiary of these VIEs because we do not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entities’ economic performance. The maximum exposure to loss as a result of our involvement in these VIEs equals the carrying value of the securities.

The scheduled maturity distribution of the available-for-sale (“AFS”) fixed-maturity portfolio as of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 was as follows:

 

 

Amortized cost

 

 

Fair value

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Due in one year or less

 

$

185,346

 

 

$

184,509

 

Due after one year through five years

 

 

768,889

 

 

 

724,190

 

Due after five years through 10 years

 

 

747,297

 

 

 

627,289

 

Due after 10 years

 

 

292,623

 

 

 

232,648

 

 

 

 

1,994,155

 

 

 

1,768,636

 

Mortgage- and asset-backed securities

 

 

784,860

 

 

 

689,353

 

  Total AFS fixed-maturity securities

 

$

2,779,015

 

 

$

2,457,989

 

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Amortized cost

 

 

Fair value

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Due in one year or less

 

$

154,148

 

 

$

152,676

 

Due after one year through five years

 

 

770,897

 

 

 

733,708

 

Due after five years through 10 years

 

 

783,681

 

 

 

697,131

 

Due after 10 years

 

 

298,763

 

 

 

256,815

 

 

 

 

2,007,489

 

 

 

1,840,330

 

Mortgage- and asset-backed securities

 

 

815,507

 

 

 

718,296

 

  Total AFS fixed-maturity securities

 

$

2,822,996

 

 

$

2,558,626

 

Expected maturities may differ from scheduled contractual maturities because issuers of securities may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

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Trading Securities. The cost and fair value of the securities classified as trading securities were as follows:

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair value

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair value

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Fixed-maturity securities

 

$

4,335

 

 

$

3,718

 

 

$

24,769

 

 

$

24,355

 

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair value

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair value

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Fixed-maturity securities

 

$

19,033

 

 

$

18,497

 

 

$

4,229

 

 

$

3,698

 

Held-to-maturity Security. Concurrent with the execution of the Vidalia Re Coinsurance Agreement, Vidalia Re entered into a Surplus Note Purchase Agreement (the “Surplus Note Purchase Agreement”) with Hannover Life Reassurance Company of America and certain of its affiliates (collectively, “Hannover Re”) and a newly formed limited liability company (the “LLC”) owned by a third- party service provider. Under the Surplus Note Purchase Agreement, Vidalia Re issued a surplus note (the “Surplus Note”) to the LLC in exchange for a credit enhanced note from the LLC with an equal principal amount (the “LLC Note”). The principal amount of both the LLC Note and the Surplus Note will fluctuate over time to coincide with the amount of reserves contractually supported under the Vidalia Re Coinsurance Agreement. Both the LLC Note and the Surplus Note mature on December 31, 2030 and bear interest at an annual interest rate of 4.50%. The LLC Note is guaranteed by Hannover Re through a credit enhancement feature in exchange for a fee, which is reflected in interest expense on our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income.

The LLC is a VIE as its owner does not have an equity investment at risk that is sufficient to permit the LLC to finance its activities without Vidalia Re or Hannover Re. The Parent Company, Primerica Life, and Vidalia Re share the power to direct the activities of the LLC with Hannover Re, but do not have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive any residual returns related to the LLC’s primary risks or sources of variability. Through the credit enhancement feature, Hannover Re is the ultimate risk taker in this transaction and bears the obligation to absorb the LLC’s losses in the event of a Surplus Note default in exchange for the fee. Accordingly, the Company is not the primary beneficiary of the LLC and does not consolidate the LLC within its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. See Note 5 (Reinsurance) for Hannover Re’s financial strength rating.

The LLC Note is classified as a fixed-maturity held-to-maturity security in the Company’s invested asset portfolio as we have the positive intent and ability to hold the security until maturity. As of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, the LLC Note had an estimated unrealized holding loss of $113.571.6 million based on its amortized cost and estimated fair value. The estimated fair value of the LLC Note is

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expected to be at least equal to the estimated fair value of the offsetting Surplus Note. See Note 1215 (Debt) for more information on the Surplus Note.

As of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, no credit losses have been recognized on the LLC Note.

Investments on Deposit with Governmental Authorities. As required by law, we have investments on deposit with governmental authorities and banks for the protection of policyholders. The fair values of investments on deposit were $7.1 million and $7.67.1 million as of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021,2022, respectively.

Securities Lending Transactions. We participate in securities lending transactions with broker-dealers and other financial institutions to increase investment income with minimal risk. We require minimum collateral on securities loaned equal to 102% of the fair value of the loaned securities. We accept collateral in the form of securities, which we are not able to sell or encumber, and to the extent the collateral declines in value below 100%, we require additional collateral from the borrower. Any securities collateral received is not reflected on our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. We also accept collateral in the form of cash, all of which we reinvest. For loans involving unrestricted cash collateral, the collateral is reported as an asset with a corresponding liability representing our obligation to return the collateral. We continue to carry the loaned securities as invested assets on our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets during the terms of the loans, and we do not report them as sales. Cash collateral received and reinvested was $80.874.5 million and $94.5100.9 million as of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021,2022, respectively.

Investment Income. The components of net investment income were as follows:

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Fixed-maturity securities (available-for-sale)

 

$

23,067

 

 

$

19,860

 

 

$

66,370

 

 

$

60,035

 

 

$

25,806

 

 

$

20,889

 

Fixed-maturity security (held-to-maturity)

 

 

16,283

 

 

 

15,741

 

 

 

47,613

 

 

 

46,382

 

 

 

16,435

 

 

 

15,515

 

Equity securities

 

 

373

 

 

 

413

 

 

 

1,131

 

 

 

1,216

 

 

 

380

 

 

 

387

 

Policy loans and other invested assets

 

 

436

 

 

 

289

 

 

 

596

 

 

 

618

 

 

 

(71

)

 

 

102

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

1,714

 

 

 

96

 

 

 

2,338

 

 

 

371

 

 

 

5,128

 

 

 

125

 

Total return on deposit asset underlying 10% coinsurance agreement(1)

 

 

489

 

 

 

346

 

 

 

(1,790

)

 

 

1,989

 

 

 

2,049

 

 

 

(1,510

)

Gross investment income

 

 

42,362

 

 

 

36,745

 

 

 

116,258

 

 

 

110,611

 

 

 

49,727

 

 

 

35,508

 

Investment expenses

 

 

(1,733

)

 

 

(1,004

)

 

 

(4,110

)

 

 

(3,641

)

 

 

(2,227

)

 

 

(1,088

)

Investment income net of investment expenses

 

 

40,629

 

 

 

35,741

 

 

 

112,148

 

 

 

106,970

 

 

 

47,500

 

 

 

34,420

 

Interest expense on surplus note

 

 

(16,283

)

 

 

(15,741

)

 

 

(47,613

)

 

 

(46,382

)

 

 

(16,435

)

 

 

(15,515

)

Net investment income

 

$

24,346

 

 

$

20,000

 

 

$

64,535

 

 

$

60,588

 

 

$

31,065

 

 

$

18,905

 

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(1)
For the three months ended September 30, 2022, includes less thanIncludes ($0.10.3) million and $(2.1) million of net lossesgains (losses) recognized for the change in fair value of the deposit asset underlying the 10% coinsurance agreement. Foragreement for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, includes $(3.4) million of net losses recognized for the change in fair value of the deposit asset underlying the 10% coinsurance agreement. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, includes $(0.6) million and $(1.6) million, respectively, of net losses recognized for the change in fair value of the deposit asset underlying the 10% coinsurance agreement.respectively.

The components of investment gains (losses), as well as details on gross realized investment gains (losses) and other investment gains (losses) were as follows:

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Realized investment gains (losses):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross gains from sales of available-for-sale securities fixed maturity securities

 

$

491

 

 

$

1,801

 

 

$

1,512

 

 

$

5,780

 

 

$

49

 

 

$

602

 

Gross losses from sales of available-for-sale fixed maturity securities

 

 

(199

)

 

 

(71

)

 

 

(588

)

 

 

(2,018

)

 

 

(1,034

)

 

 

(25

)

Net realized investment gains (losses):

 

 

292

 

 

 

1,730

 

 

 

924

 

 

 

3,762

 

 

 

(985

)

 

 

577

 

Other investment gains (losses):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit losses impairment of available-for-sale securities

 

 

(138

)

 

 

149

 

 

 

(57

)

 

 

(710

)

 

 

(2,160

)

 

 

81

 

Market gains (losses) recognized in net income during the period on equity securities

 

 

(2,858

)

 

 

(418

)

 

 

(4,692

)

 

 

1,117

 

 

 

(1,475

)

 

 

115

 

Gains (losses) from bifurcated options

 

 

-

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(48

)

 

 

8

 

 

 

-

 

Gains (losses) on trading securities

 

 

5

 

 

 

(52

)

 

 

(16

)

 

 

(245

)

 

 

4

 

 

 

(22

)

Other investment gains (losses):

 

 

(2,991

)

 

 

(320

)

 

 

(4,765

)

 

 

114

 

 

 

(3,623

)

 

 

174

 

Investment gains (losses)

 

$

(2,699

)

 

$

1,410

 

 

$

(3,841

)

 

$

3,876

 

 

$

(4,608

)

 

$

751

 

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The proceeds from sales or other redemptions of available-for-sale securities were as follows:

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Proceeds from sales or other redemptions

 

$

117,909

 

 

$

135,393

 

 

$

419,985

 

 

$

449,564

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Proceeds from sales or other redemptions

 

$

85,430

 

 

$

139,113

 

Accrued Interest. Accrued interest is recorded in accordance with the original interest schedule of the underlying security. In the event of default, the Company’s policy is to no longer accrue interest on these securities and any remaining accrued interest will be written off. As a result, the Company has made the policy election to not record an allowance for credit losses on accrued interest.

Credit Losses for Available-for-sale Securities. The following table summarizes all available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded as of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, aggregated by major security type and length of time such securities have continuously been in an unrealized loss position:

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

Less than 12 months

 

 

12 months or longer

 

 

Less than 12 months

 

 

12 months or longer

 

 

Fair value

 

 

Unrealized losses

 

 

Fair value

 

 

Unrealized losses

 

 

Fair value

 

 

Unrealized losses

 

 

Fair value

 

 

Unrealized losses

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Fixed-maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and agencies

 

$

27,735

 

 

$

(744

)

 

$

2,170

 

 

$

(236

)

 

$

3,920

 

 

$

(99

)

 

$

5,173

 

 

$

(472

)

Foreign government

 

 

114,843

 

 

 

(7,332

)

 

 

17,132

 

 

 

(3,705

)

 

 

30,377

 

 

 

(399

)

 

 

91,887

 

 

 

(8,654

)

States and political subdivisions

 

 

105,750

 

 

 

(18,900

)

 

 

11,798

 

 

 

(2,889

)

 

 

10,178

 

 

 

(277

)

 

 

102,623

 

 

 

(15,522

)

Corporates

 

 

1,202,033

 

 

 

(127,943

)

 

 

239,948

 

 

 

(66,308

)

 

 

457,448

 

 

 

(12,678

)

 

 

926,057

 

 

 

(135,613

)

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

301,304

 

 

 

(41,127

)

 

 

103,895

 

 

 

(24,201

)

 

 

40,398

 

 

 

(3,342

)

 

 

348,490

 

 

 

(64,638

)

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

96,986

 

 

 

(10,949

)

 

 

28,352

 

 

 

(3,255

)

 

 

27,240

 

 

 

(884

)

 

 

95,244

 

 

 

(14,230

)

Other asset-backed securities

 

 

102,080

 

 

 

(8,368

)

 

 

49,508

 

 

 

(7,861

)

 

 

29,901

 

 

 

(1,243

)

 

 

117,076

 

 

 

(13,783

)

Total fixed-maturity securities

 

 

1,950,731

 

 

 

(215,363

)

 

 

452,803

 

 

 

(108,455

)

 

 

599,462

 

 

 

(18,922

)

 

 

1,686,550

 

 

 

(252,912

)

Short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and agencies

 

 

15,835

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Foreign government

 

 

1,756

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Total short-term investments

 

 

17,591

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Total fixed-maturity securities and short-term investments

 

$

617,053

 

 

$

(18,927

)

 

$

1,686,550

 

 

$

(252,912

)

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

Less than 12 months

 

 

12 months or longer

 

 

 

Fair value

 

 

Unrealized losses

 

 

Fair value

 

 

Unrealized losses

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Fixed-maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and agencies

 

$

24,928

 

 

$

(45

)

 

$

1,557

 

 

$

(34

)

Foreign government

 

 

18,894

 

 

 

(384

)

 

 

3,335

 

 

 

(211

)

States and political subdivisions

 

 

15,909

 

 

 

(254

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Corporates

 

 

341,963

 

 

 

(5,035

)

 

 

59,414

 

 

 

(3,033

)

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

234,911

 

 

 

(3,131

)

 

 

2,707

 

 

 

(99

)

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

47,220

 

 

 

(419

)

 

 

117

 

 

 

(1

)

Other asset-backed securities

 

 

80,509

 

 

 

(1,037

)

 

 

3,779

 

 

 

(183

)

Total fixed-maturity securities

 

 

764,334

 

 

 

(10,305

)

 

 

70,909

 

 

 

(3,561

)

Short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and agencies

 

 

34,967

 

 

*

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Foreign government

 

 

4,995

 

 

*

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

States and political subdivisions

 

 

11,394

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Corporates

 

 

23,891

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Total short-term investments

 

 

75,247

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Total fixed-maturity securities and short-term investments

 

$

839,581

 

 

$

(10,309

)

 

$

70,909

 

 

$

(3,561

)

* Less than $

118


 thousand.

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

Less than 12 months

 

 

12 months or longer

 

 

 

Fair value

 

 

Unrealized losses

 

 

Fair value

 

 

Unrealized losses

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Fixed-maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and agencies

 

$

4,927

 

 

$

(204

)

 

$

25,209

 

 

$

(563

)

Foreign government

 

 

97,094

 

 

 

(4,430

)

 

 

38,085

 

 

 

(7,160

)

States and political subdivisions

 

 

71,131

 

 

 

(10,666

)

 

 

44,324

 

 

 

(9,390

)

Corporates

 

 

974,931

 

 

 

(69,726

)

 

 

452,541

 

 

 

(101,826

)

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

187,158

 

 

 

(22,171

)

 

 

201,595

 

 

 

(49,778

)

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

65,165

 

 

 

(5,069

)

 

 

56,799

 

 

 

(11,273

)

Other asset-backed securities

 

 

81,907

 

 

 

(5,807

)

 

 

72,977

 

 

 

(11,726

)

Total fixed-maturity securities

 

 

1,482,313

 

 

 

(118,073

)

 

 

891,530

 

 

 

(191,716

)

Short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and agencies

 

 

28,379

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Foreign government

 

 

1,744

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Total short-term investments

 

 

30,123

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Total fixed-maturity securities and short-term investments

 

$

1,512,436

 

 

$

(118,080

)

 

$

891,530

 

 

$

(191,716

)

The amortized cost of available-for-sale fixed-maturity securities with a cost basis in excess of their fair values were $2.72,575.4 billionmillion and $924.42,713.8 million as of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021,2022, respectively.

As of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, we did not recognize credit losses in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income on available-for-sale securities with unrealized losses that were due to interest rate sensitivity and changes in credit spreads. We believe that fluctuations caused by movement in interest rates and credit spreads generally have little bearing on the recoverability of our investments. We recognized credit losses in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income on available-for-sale securities that are in an unrealized loss position that we have the intent to sell. For those that remain in an unrealized loss position we have the ability to hold these investments until maturity or a market price recovery, and we have no present intention to dispose them. The sharp increase in interest rates duringover the three and ninelast 12 months ended September 30, 2022 was the primary driver of the increase in unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities.

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For the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, we recognized $0.12.2 million ofand $(0.1) million, respectively, for credit (gains) losses on available-for-sale securities in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income on available-for-sale securities. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we recorded less than $0.1 million for credit (gains) losses in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income on available-for-sale securities. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, we recorded a total of $(0.1) million and $0.7 million, respectively, for credit (gains) losses in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income on available-for-sale securities.income. We recognized credit losses on securities due to: (i) our intent to sell them; (ii) adverse credit events indicating that we will not receive the security’s contractual cash flows when contractually due, such as news of an impending filing for bankruptcy; (iii) analyses of the issuer’s most recent financial statements or other information indicating that significant liquidity deficiencies, significant losses and large declines in capitalization exist; and (iv) analyses of rating agency information for issuances with severe ratings downgrades indicating a significant increase in the possibility of default.

The rollforward of the allowance for credit losses on available-for-sale securities werewas as follows:

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period

 

$

-

 

 

$

858

 

 

$

816

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

816

 

Additions to the allowance for credit losses on securities for which credit losses were not previously recorded

 

 

-

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

160

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Additional increases or (decreases) to the allowance for credit losses on securities that had an allowance recorded in a previous period

 

 

-

 

 

 

(154

)

 

 

(81

)

 

 

550

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(81

)

Write-offs charged against the allowance, if any

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(735

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Allowance for credit losses, end of period

 

$

-

 

 

$

710

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

710

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

735

 

Derivatives. We carry a deferred loss related to closed forward contracts, which were settled several years ago, that were used to mitigate our exposure to foreign currency exchange rates that resulted from the net investment in our Canadian operations. The amount of deferred loss included in accumulated other comprehensive income was $26.4 million as of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021.2022. These deferred losses will not be recognized until such time as we sell or substantially liquidate our Canadian operations. We have no such intention.

(4) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Invested assets recorded at fair value are measured and classified in accordance with a

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three-tier fair value hierarchy based on observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our view of market assumptions in the absence of observable market information. We classify and disclose all invested assets carried at fair value in one of the following three levels:

Level 1. Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets. Level 1 consists of financial instruments whose value is based on quoted market prices in active markets, such as cash, cash equivalents in money market funds, exchange-traded common stocks and actively traded mutual fund investments;
Level 2. Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable in active markets. Level 2 includes those financial instruments that are valued using industry-standard pricing methodologies, models or other valuation methodologies. Various inputs are considered in deriving the fair value of the underlying financial instrument, including interest rate and yield curves, credit spread, and foreign exchange rates. All significant inputs are observable, or derived from observable information in the marketplace or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace. Financial instruments in this category primarily include: cash equivalents and short-term investments in U.S. treasury securities, certain public and private corporate fixed-maturity and equity securities; government or agency securities; and certain mortgage- and asset-backed securities; and
Level 3. Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs are unobservable. Level 3 consists of financial instruments whose fair value is estimated based on industry-standard pricing methodologies and models using significant inputs not based on, nor corroborated by, readily available market information. Valuations for this category primarily consist of non-binding broker quotes. Financial instruments in this category primarily include less liquid mortgage- and asset-backed securities and equity securities.

As of each reporting period, all assets and liabilities recorded at fair value are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input (Level 3 being the lowest in the hierarchy) that is significant to the fair value measurement. Significant levels of estimation and judgment are required to determine the fair value of certain of our investments. The factors influencing these estimations and judgments are subject to change in subsequent reporting periods.

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The estimated fair value and hierarchy classifications for assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Fair value assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale fixed-maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and agencies

 

$

-

 

 

$

31,738

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

31,738

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

9,431

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

9,431

 

Foreign government

 

 

-

 

 

 

139,944

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

139,944

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

149,605

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

149,605

 

States and political subdivisions

 

 

-

 

 

 

121,122

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

121,122

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

123,275

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

123,275

 

Corporates

 

 

3,811

 

 

 

1,472,021

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,475,832

 

 

 

3,960

 

 

 

1,554,059

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,558,019

 

Mortgage- and asset-backed securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

408,228

 

 

 

3,798

 

 

 

412,026

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

408,546

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

408,546

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

124,741

 

 

 

998

 

 

 

125,739

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

127,718

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

127,718

 

Other asset-backed securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

150,214

 

 

 

1,374

 

 

 

151,588

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

179,716

 

 

 

2,316

 

 

 

182,032

 

Total available-for-sale fixed-maturity securities

 

 

3,811

 

 

 

2,448,008

 

 

 

6,170

 

 

 

2,457,989

 

 

 

3,960

 

 

 

2,552,350

 

 

 

2,316

 

 

 

2,558,626

 

Short-term investments

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

70,187

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

70,187

 

Total available-for-sale securities

 

 

3,811

 

 

 

2,448,008

 

 

 

6,170

 

 

 

2,457,989

 

 

 

3,960

 

 

 

2,622,537

 

 

 

2,316

 

 

 

2,628,813

 

Equity securities

 

 

30,577

 

 

 

988

 

 

 

1,514

 

 

 

33,079

 

 

 

31,305

 

 

 

986

 

 

 

1,693

 

 

 

33,984

 

Trading securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,718

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,718

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

18,497

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

18,497

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

438,025

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

438,025

 

 

 

494,093

 

 

 

20,997

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

515,090

 

Separate accounts

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,206,608

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,206,608

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,329,968

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,329,968

 

Total fair value assets

 

$

472,413

 

 

$

4,659,322

 

 

$

7,684

 

 

$

5,139,419

 

 

$

529,358

 

 

$

4,992,985

 

 

$

4,009

 

 

$

5,526,352

 

Fair value liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Separate accounts

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,206,608

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,206,608

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,329,968

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,329,968

 

Total fair value liabilities

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,206,608

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,206,608

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,329,968

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,329,968

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Fair value assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale fixed-maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and agencies

 

$

-

 

 

$

32,400

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

32,400

 

Foreign government

 

 

-

 

 

 

152,976

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

152,976

 

States and political subdivisions

 

 

-

 

 

 

153,527

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

153,527

 

Corporates

 

 

5,898

 

 

 

1,707,786

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,713,684

 

Mortgage-and asset-backed securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

375,604

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

375,631

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

145,525

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

145,525

 

Other asset-backed securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

128,824

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

128,824

 

Total available-for-sale fixed-maturity securities

 

 

5,898

 

 

 

2,696,642

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

2,702,567

 

Short-term investments

 

 

-

 

 

 

85,243

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

85,243

 

Total available-for-sale securities

 

 

5,898

 

 

 

2,781,885

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

2,787,810

 

Equity securities

 

 

37,912

 

 

 

1,070

 

 

 

3,569

 

 

 

42,551

 

Trading securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

24,355

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

24,355

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

351,508

 

 

 

40,993

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

392,501

 

Separate accounts

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,799,992

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,799,992

 

Total fair value assets

 

$

395,318

 

 

$

5,648,295

 

 

$

3,596

 

 

$

6,047,209

 

Fair value liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Separate accounts

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,799,992

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,799,992

 

Total fair value liabilities

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,799,992

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,799,992

 

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December 31, 2022

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Fair value assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale fixed-maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and agencies

 

$

-

 

 

$

30,468

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

30,468

 

Foreign government

 

 

-

 

 

 

152,915

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

152,915

 

States and political subdivisions

 

 

-

 

 

 

122,245

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

122,245

 

Corporates

 

 

3,586

 

 

 

1,493,263

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,496,849

 

Mortgage-and asset-backed securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

401,730

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

401,730

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

122,967

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

122,967

 

Other asset-backed securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

168,282

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

168,282

 

Total available-for-sale fixed-maturity securities

 

 

3,586

 

 

 

2,491,870

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,495,456

 

Short-term investments

 

 

-

 

 

 

69,406

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

69,406

 

Total available-for-sale securities

 

 

3,586

 

 

 

2,561,276

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,564,862

 

Equity securities

 

 

32,727

 

 

 

967

 

 

 

1,710

 

 

 

35,404

 

Trading securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,698

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,698

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

489,240

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

489,240

 

Separate accounts

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,305,717

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,305,717

 

Total fair value assets

 

$

525,553

 

 

$

4,871,658

 

 

$

1,710

 

 

$

5,398,921

 

Fair value liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Separate accounts

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,305,717

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,305,717

 

Total fair value liabilities

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,305,717

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,305,717

 

In estimating fair value of our investments, we use a third-party pricing service for approximately 99%all of our securities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The remaining securities are primarily thinly-traded securities, such as private placements, and are valued using models based on observable inputs on public corporate spreads having similar characteristics (e.g., sector, average life and quality rating), liquidity and yield based on quality rating, average life and U.S. Treasury yields. All observable data inputs are corroborated by independent third-party data. We also corroborate pricing information provided by our third-party pricing service by performing a review of selected securities. Our review activities include: obtaining detailed information about the assumptions, inputs and methodologies used in pricing the security; documenting this information; and corroborating it by comparison to independently obtained prices and/or independently developed pricing methodologies.

Furthermore, we perform internal reasonableness assessments on fair value determinations within our portfolio throughout the year and as of year-end, including pricing variance analyses and comparisons to alternative pricing sources and benchmark returns. If a fair

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value appears unusual relative to these assessments, we will re-examine the inputs and may challenge a fair value assessment made by the pricing service. If there is a known pricing error, we will request a reassessment by the pricing service. If the pricing service is unable to perform the reassessment on a timely basis, we will determine the appropriate price by requesting a reassessment from an alternative pricing service or other qualified source as necessary. We do not adjust quotes or prices except in a rare circumstance to resolve a known error.

Because many fixed-maturity securities do not trade on a daily basis, third-party pricing services generally determine fair value using industry-standard methodologies, which vary by asset class. For corporates, governments, and agency securities, these methodologies include developing prices by incorporating available market information such as U.S. Treasury curves, benchmarking of similar securities including new issues, sector groupings, quotes from market participants and matrix pricing. Observable information is compiled and integrates relevant credit information, perceived market movements and sector news. Additionally, security prices are periodically back-tested to validate and/or refine models as conditions warrant. Market indicators and industry and economic events are also monitored as triggers to obtain additional data. For certain structured securities (such as mortgage- and asset-backed securities) with limited trading activity, third-party pricing services generally use industry-standard pricing methodologies that incorporate market information, such as index prices or discounting expected future cash flows based on underlying collateral, and quotes from market participants, to estimate fair value. If one or more of these input measures are not deemed observable for a particular security, the security will be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

Where specific market information is unavailable for certain securities, pricing models produce estimates of fair value primarily using Level 2 inputs along with certain Level 3 inputs. These models include matrix pricing. The pricing matrix uses current U.S. Treasury rates and credit spreads received from third-party sources to estimate fair value. The credit spreads incorporate the issuer’s industry- or issuer-specific credit characteristics and the security’s time to maturity, if warranted. Remaining unpriced securities are valued using an estimate of fair value based on indicative market prices that include significant unobservable inputs not based on, nor corroborated by, market information, including the utilization of non-binding broker quotes.

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The roll-forward of the Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis was as follows:

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, (1)

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Level 3 assets, beginning of period

 

$

1,634

 

 

$

3,336

 

 

$

3,596

 

 

$

2,047

 

Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income

 

 

(8

)

 

 

1

 

 

 

99

 

 

 

1

 

Realized gains (losses) and accretion (amortization) recognized in earnings

 

 

(127

)

 

 

(125

)

 

 

(328

)

 

 

(359

)

Purchases

 

 

6,170

 

 

 

2,068

 

 

 

13,661

 

 

 

3,067

 

Sales

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Settlements

 

 

15

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(1,385

)

 

 

(2,191

)

Transfers into Level 3

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,399

 

 

 

2,714

 

Transfers out of Level 3

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,501

)

 

 

(9,358

)

 

 

(1,501

)

Level 3 assets, end of period

 

$

7,684

 

 

$

3,778

 

 

$

7,684

 

 

$

3,778

 

(1)
Activities for investments that enter and exit Level 3 in different quarters within the same fiscal year are not eliminated until the full year amounts are presented.

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

Level 3 assets, beginning of period

 

$

1,710

 

 

$

3,596

 

 

Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2

)

 

Realized gains (losses) and accretion (amortization) recognized in earnings

 

 

(17

)

 

 

(207

)

 

Purchases

 

 

2,316

 

 

 

5,903

 

 

Sales

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

Settlements

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

Transfers into Level 3

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,399

 

 

Transfers out of Level 3

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

Level 3 assets, end of period

 

$

4,009

 

 

$

10,689

 

 

We obtain independent pricing quotes based on observable inputs as of the end of the reporting period for all securities in Level 2. Those inputs include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, market bids/offers, quoted prices for similar instruments in markets that are not active, and other relevant data. We monitor these inputs for market indicators, industry and economic events. There were no material transfers between Level 1 and Level 3 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and 2021.2022.

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The carrying values and estimated fair values of our financial instruments were as follows:

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

Carrying value

 

 

Estimated fair value

 

 

Carrying value

 

 

Estimated fair value

 

 

Carrying value

 

 

Estimated fair value

 

 

Carrying value

 

 

Estimated fair value

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed-maturity securities (available-for-sale)

 

$

2,457,989

 

 

$

2,457,989

 

 

$

2,702,567

 

 

$

2,702,567

 

 

$

2,558,626

 

 

$

2,558,626

 

 

$

2,495,456

 

$

2,495,456

 

Fixed-maturity security (held-to-maturity) (3)

 

 

1,433,760

 

 

 

1,320,222

 

 

 

1,379,100

 

 

 

1,551,113

 

 

 

1,460,000

 

 

 

1,388,411

 

 

 

1,444,920

 

 

1,340,265

 

Short-term investments (available-for-sale)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

85,243

 

 

 

85,243

 

 

 

70,187

 

 

 

70,187

 

 

 

69,406

 

 

69,406

 

Equity securities

 

 

33,079

 

 

 

33,079

 

 

 

42,551

 

 

 

42,551

 

 

 

33,984

 

 

 

33,984

 

 

 

35,404

 

 

35,404

 

Trading securities

 

 

3,718

 

 

 

3,718

 

 

 

24,355

 

 

 

24,355

 

 

 

18,497

 

 

 

18,497

 

 

 

3,698

 

 

 

3,698

 

Policy loans (3)

 

 

48,787

 

 

 

48,787

 

 

 

30,612

 

 

 

30,612

 

 

 

37,554

 

 

 

37,554

 

 

 

35,940

 

 

35,940

 

Deposit asset underlying 10% coinsurance agreement (3)

 

 

226,902

 

 

 

226,902

 

 

 

231,368

 

 

 

231,368

 

 

 

215,871

 

 

 

215,871

 

 

 

224,371

 

 

224,371

 

Separate accounts

 

 

2,206,608

 

 

 

2,206,608

 

 

 

2,799,992

 

 

 

2,799,992

 

 

 

2,329,968

 

 

 

2,329,968

 

 

 

2,305,717

 

 

2,305,717

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable - Long term (1) (2)

 

$

592,705

 

 

$

471,511

 

 

$

592,102

 

 

$

605,667

 

Notes payable (1) (2)

 

$

593,106

 

 

$

496,098

 

 

$

592,905

 

$

491,753

 

Surplus note (1) (3)

 

 

1,433,293

 

 

 

1,316,919

 

 

 

1,378,585

 

 

 

1,545,854

 

 

 

1,459,565

 

 

 

1,380,029

 

 

 

1,444,469

 

 

1,333,047

 

Separate accounts

 

 

2,206,608

 

 

 

2,206,608

 

 

 

2,799,992

 

 

 

2,799,992

 

 

 

2,329,968

 

 

 

2,329,968

 

 

 

2,305,717

 

 

2,305,717

 

(1)
Carrying value amounts shown are net of issuance costs.
(2)
Classified as a Level 2 fair value measurement.
(3)
Classified as a Level 3 fair value measurement.

The fair values of financial instruments presented above are estimates of the fair values at a specific point in time using various sources and methods, including market quotations and a complex matrix system that takes into account issuer sector, quality, and spreads in the current marketplace.

Financial Instruments Recognized at Fair Value in the Balance Sheet.Sheets. Estimated fair values of investments in AFS securities are principally a function of current spreads and interest rates that are corroborated by independent third-party data. Therefore, the fair values presented are indicative of amounts we could realize or settle at the respective balance sheet date. We do not necessarily intend to dispose of or liquidate such instruments prior to maturity. Trading securities and equity securities, including common and nonredeemable preferred stocks, are carried at fair value. Segregated funds in separate accounts are carried at the underlying value of the variable insurance contracts, which is fair value.

The carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, accrued investment income, accounts payable, notes payable – short term, cash collateral and payables for security transactions approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. Consequently, such financial instruments are not included in the above table.

(5) Reinsurance

We use reinsurance extensively, which has a significant effect on our results of operations. Reinsurance arrangements do not relieve us of our primary obligation to the policyholder.

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Details on in-force life insurance were as follows:

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Direct life insurance in-force

 

$

915,091,729

 

 

$

905,819,671

 

Amounts ceded to other companies

 

 

(782,367,621

)

 

 

(777,826,233

)

Net life insurance in-force

 

$

132,724,108

 

 

$

127,993,438

 

Percentage of reinsured life insurance in-force

 

 

85

%

 

 

86

%

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March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Direct life insurance in-force

 

$

925,084,773

 

 

$

919,081,738

 

Amounts ceded to other companies

 

 

(792,325,968

)

 

 

(787,907,229

)

Net life insurance in-force

 

$

132,758,805

 

 

$

131,174,509

 

Percentage of reinsured life insurance in-force

 

 

86

%

 

 

86

%

Benefits and claims ceded to reinsurers during the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022 were $375.8338.9 million and $1,218.8288.4 million, respectively, compared to $486.7 million and $1,474.6 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.respectively.

Reinsurance recoverables as of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 20212022 include ceded reserve balances, ceded claim liabilities, and ceded claims paid. Reinsurance recoverables and financial strength ratings by reinsurer were as follows:

 

September 30, 2022

 

December 31, 2021

 

March 31, 2023

 

December 31, 2022

 

Reinsurance recoverables

 

 

A.M. Best rating

 

Reinsurance recoverables

 

 

A.M. Best rating

 

Reinsurance recoverables

 

 

A.M. Best rating

 

Reinsurance recoverables

 

 

A.M. Best rating

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Swiss Re Life & Health America Inc. (Novated from Pecan Re, Inc.) (1) (2)

 

$

2,474,068

 

 

A+

 

$

-

 

 

-

Pecan Re Inc. (1)(2)

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

2,567,602

 

 

NR

Swiss Re Life and Health America, Inc. (Novated from Pecan Re Inc.) (1)

 

$

2,432,148

 

 

A+

 

$

2,403,180

 

 

A+

Munich Re of Malta (1) (2)

 

 

249,328

 

 

NR

 

$

245,521

 

 

NR

American Health and Life Insurance Company (1)

 

 

150,874

 

 

B++

 

$

148,573

 

 

B++

SCOR Global Life Reinsurance Companies (3)

 

 

385,653

 

 

A+

 

 

426,634

 

 

A+

 

 

126,485

 

 

A+

 

 

121,408

 

 

A+

Munich Re of Malta (2) (5)

 

 

249,942

 

 

NR

 

 

278,591

 

 

NR

Swiss Re Life & Health America Inc. (4)

 

 

238,280

 

 

A+

 

 

259,239

 

 

A+

 

 

44,624

 

 

A+

 

 

57,439

 

 

A+

American Health and Life Insurance Company (2)

 

 

150,364

 

 

B++

 

 

157,837

 

 

B++

RGA Reinsurance Company

 

 

41,213

 

 

A+

 

 

47,110

 

 

A+

Korean Reinsurance Company

 

 

35,602

 

 

A

 

 

42,169

 

 

A

Munich American Reassurance Company

 

 

134,059

 

 

A+

 

 

142,705

 

 

A+

 

 

34,942

 

 

A+

 

 

41,450

 

 

A+

RGA Reinsurance

 

 

127,750

 

 

A+

 

 

140,953

 

 

A+

Korean Reinsurance Company

 

 

119,526

 

 

A

 

 

134,048

 

 

A

Hannover Life Reassurance Company

 

 

47,263

 

 

A+

 

 

49,749

 

 

A+

 

 

20,297

 

 

A+

 

 

18,504

 

 

A+

TOA Reinsurance Company

 

 

36,590

 

 

A

 

 

38,909

 

 

A

 

 

16,938

 

 

A

 

 

18,043

 

 

A

All other reinsurers

 

 

73,444

 

 

-

 

 

75,094

 

 

-

 

 

30,186

 

 

-

 

 

35,936

 

 

-

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

(3,042

)

 

 

 

 

(2,942

)

 

 

 

 

(3,563

)

 

 

 

 

(2,936

)

 

 

Reinsurance recoverables

 

$

4,033,897

 

 

$

4,268,419

 

 

 

 

$

3,179,074

 

 

$

3,176,397

 

 

 

NR – not rated

(1)
Effective April 1, 2022, the coinsurance agreement with Pecan Re Inc. was novated and replaced by an agreement with Swiss Re Life and Health America, Inc.
(2)
Reinsurance recoverables includes balances ceded under coinsurance transactions of term life insurance policies that were in-force as of December 31, 2009. Amounts shown are net of their share of the reinsurance recoverables from other reinsurers. Arrangements with these reinsurers include collateral trust agreements held in support of reinsurance recoverables.
(2)
Entity is rated AA- by S&P.
(3)
Includes amounts ceded to Transamerica Reinsurance Companies and fully retroceded to SCOR Global Life Reinsurance Companies.
(4)
Includes amounts ceded to Lincoln National Life Insurance and fully retroceded to Swiss Re Life & Health America Inc.

(5)

Entity is rated AA- by S&P.

We estimate and recognize lifetime expected credit losses for reinsurance recoverables. In estimating the allowance for expected credit losses for reinsurance recoverables, we factor in the underlying collateral for reinsurance agreements where available. Specifically, for reinsurers with underlying trust assets, we compare the reinsurance recoverables balance to the underlying trust assets that mitigate the potential exposure to credit losses. We also analyze the financial condition of the reinsurers, as determined by third-party rating agencies, to determine the probability of default for the reinsurers. We then utilize a third-party credit default study to calculate an expected credit loss given default rate or recovery rate. The probability of default and loss given default rates are then applied to the reinsurers’ recoverable balance, while also factoring in any third-party letters of credit that support the reinsurance agreement, in order to calculate our current expected credit loss allowance.

The rollforward of the allowance for credit losses on reinsurance recoverables were as follows:

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

2,964

 

 

$

7,654

 

 

$

2,942

 

 

$

7,144

 

 

$

2,936

 

 

$

2,942

 

Current period provision for expected credit losses

 

 

78

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

270

 

 

 

510

 

 

 

627

 

 

 

141

 

Less: Collections from expected credit losses previously recorded

 

 

-

 

 

 

(53

)

 

 

(170

)

 

 

(53

)

Balance, at the end of period

 

$

3,042

 

 

$

7,601

 

 

$

3,042

 

 

$

7,601

 

 

$

3,563

 

 

$

3,083

 

(6) Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

The balances and activity in DAC were as follows:

23


 

 

Three months ended

 

 

Year ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Term Life

 

 

Segregated Funds (Canada)

 

 

Term Life

 

 

Segregated Funds (Canada)

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

3,111,675

 

 

$

62,341

 

 

$

2,872,816

 

 

$

65,411

 

Capitalization

 

 

127,293

 

 

 

1,834

 

 

 

507,834

 

 

 

7,003

 

Amortization

 

 

(65,503

)

 

 

(1,493

)

 

 

(252,352

)

 

 

(5,581

)

Foreign exchange translation and other

 

 

830

 

 

 

181

 

 

 

(16,623

)

 

 

(4,492

)

Balance, at the end of period

 

$

3,174,295

 

 

$

62,863

 

 

$

3,111,675

 

 

$

62,341

 

Reconciliation of DAC by product was as follows:

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Term Life

 

$

3,174,295

 

 

$

3,111,675

 

Segregated Funds (Canada)

 

 

62,863

 

 

 

62,341

 

Other

 

 

19,687

 

 

 

20,013

 

Total DAC, net

 

$

3,256,845

 

 

$

3,194,029

 

There were no changes to the judgments, assumptions and methods used to amortize DAC during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.

(7) Separate Accounts

The following table represents the fair value of assets supporting separate accounts assets by major investment category:

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Fixed-income securities

 

$

850,880

 

 

$

796,384

 

Equity securities

 

 

1,358,331

 

 

 

1,340,541

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

130,713

 

 

 

181,162

 

Due to/from funds

 

 

(9,983

)

 

 

(12,399

)

Other

 

 

27

 

 

 

29

 

Total separate accounts assets

 

$

2,329,968

 

 

$

2,305,717

 

The following table represents the balances of and changes in separate account liabilities:

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

Year ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Separate account liabilities balance, beginning of period

 

$

2,305,717

 

 

$

2,799,992

 

Premiums and deposits

 

 

77,897

 

 

 

253,982

 

Surrenders and withdrawals

 

 

(108,494

)

 

 

(293,278

)

Investment performance

 

 

67,262

 

 

 

(202,997

)

Management fees and other charges

 

 

(15,140

)

 

 

(62,281

)

Foreign exchange translation

 

 

2,726

 

 

 

(189,701

)

Separate accounts liabilities balance, end of period

 

$

2,329,968

 

 

$

2,305,717

 

Cash surrender value

 

$

2,293,074

 

 

$

2,268,436

 

The cash surrender value represents the amount of the contract holders account balance distributable at the balance sheet date less the Company’s estimate of the deferred sales charges that would be assessed if the policyholders redeemed their contracts at the balance sheet date. This estimate requires the Company to make certain assumptions regarding the underlying account balances by contribution year and application of the contractually defined deferred sales charges that would be applicable to each contribution year.

(8) Policy Claims and Other Benefits Payable

Changes in policy claims incurred and other benefits payable were as follows:

1924


 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Policy claims and other benefits payable, beginning of period

 

$

585,382

 

 

$

519,711

 

 

$

538,250

 

 

$

585,382

 

Less reinsured policy claims and other benefits payable

 

 

638,007

 

 

 

545,857

 

 

 

542,613

 

 

 

638,007

 

Net balance, beginning of period

 

 

(52,625

)

 

 

(26,146

)

 

 

(4,363

)

 

 

(52,625

)

Incurred related to current year

 

 

189,739

 

 

 

207,542

 

 

 

65,820

 

 

 

77,232

 

Incurred related to prior years (1)

 

 

(3,383

)

 

 

(121

)

 

 

(2,732

)

 

 

(4,547

)

Total incurred

 

 

186,356

 

 

 

207,421

 

 

 

63,088

 

 

 

72,685

 

Claims paid related to current year, net of reinsured policy claims received

 

 

(236,246

)

 

 

(276,730

)

 

 

(141,557

)

 

 

(161,818

)

Reinsured policy claims received related to prior years, net of claims paid

 

 

66,047

 

 

 

36,439

 

 

 

8,422

 

 

 

64,532

 

Total paid

 

 

(170,199

)

 

 

(240,291

)

 

 

(133,135

)

 

 

(97,286

)

Foreign currency translation

 

 

(659

)

 

 

44

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

(12

)

Net balance, end of period

 

 

(37,127

)

 

 

(58,972

)

 

 

(74,372

)

 

 

(77,238

)

Add reinsured policy claims and other benefits payable

 

 

533,690

 

 

 

616,097

 

 

 

572,855

 

 

 

652,088

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

496,563

 

 

$

557,125

 

 

$

498,483

 

 

$

574,850

 

(1)
Includes the difference between our estimate of claims incurred but not yet reported as of period-end and the actual incurred claims reported after period-end.

The liability for policy claims and other benefits payable on traditional life insurance products includes estimated unpaid claims that have been reported to us and claims incurred but not yet reported. We estimate claims incurred but not yet reported based on our historical claims activity, adjusted for any current new trends and conditions, and reported lag time experience.

(7)(9) Future Policy Benefits

The following tables summarize balances and changes in the present value of expected net premiums and the present value of expected future policy benefits underlying the LFPB:

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

Year ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Present Value of Expected Net Premiums

 

Term Life

 

Balance at current discount rate, beginning of period

 

$

13,053,386

 

 

$

14,988,852

 

Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period

 

 

13,521,221

 

 

 

12,800,441

 

     Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions

 

 

-

 

 

 

26,090

 

     Effect of actual variances from expected experience

 

 

(66,059

)

 

 

8,653

 

Adjusted balance, beginning of period

 

 

13,455,162

 

 

 

12,835,184

 

     Issuances

 

 

465,861

 

 

 

1,892,716

 

     Interest accrual at original discount rate

 

 

130,130

 

 

 

486,436

 

     Net premiums collected

 

 

(414,681

)

 

 

(1,623,000

)

     Foreign currency translation

 

 

1,326

 

 

 

(70,115

)

Expected net premiums at original discount rate, end of period

 

 

13,637,798

 

 

 

13,521,221

 

     Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions

 

 

(117,304

)

 

 

(467,835

)

Expected net premiums at current discount rate, end of period

 

$

13,520,494

 

 

$

13,053,386

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits

 

 

 

Balance at current discount rate, beginning of period

 

$

19,143,253

 

 

$

23,309,576

 

Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period

 

 

19,706,818

 

 

 

18,991,175

 

     Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions

 

 

-

 

 

 

29,915

 

     Effect of actual variances from expected experience

 

 

(58,593

)

 

 

21,101

 

Adjusted balance, beginning of period

 

 

19,648,225

 

 

 

19,042,191

 

     Issuances

 

 

465,885

 

 

 

1,892,730

 

     Interest Accrual at original discount rate

 

 

206,814

 

 

 

796,017

 

     Benefit payments

 

 

(467,008

)

 

 

(1,915,518

)

     Foreign currency translation

 

 

2,016

 

 

 

(108,602

)

Expected future policy benefits at original discount rate, end of period

 

 

19,855,932

 

 

 

19,706,818

 

     Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions

 

 

13,498

 

 

 

(563,565

)

Expected future policy benefits at current discount rate, end of period

 

$

19,869,430

 

 

$

19,143,253

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LFPB

 

$

6,348,936

 

 

$

6,089,867

 

Less: reinsurance recoverables

 

 

3,154,789

 

 

 

3,153,121

 

Net LFPB, after reinsurance recoverables

 

$

3,194,147

 

 

$

2,936,746

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average duration of net LFPB

 

 

7.8

 

 

 

7.8

 

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During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, experience variances resulted in remeasurement gains of $0.5 million and $1.3 million, respectively. The impact of experience variances in persistency and mortality during each period was largely offset by reinsurance. There were no changes to the inputs, judgments, assumptions, and methods used in measuring the LFPB during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.

For the full year 2022, the remeasurement gain recognized by the Company was $0.5 million. During 2022, a small assumption change was made relating to moving mortality improvement forward one calendar year when the Company reviewed assumptions during the third quarter. The impact of this change in assumption, together with experience variances during 2022, were largely offset by reinsurance.

Losses recognized as a result of capping the net premium ratio at 100% were immaterial during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.

The following table reconciles the LFPB to the condensed consolidated balance sheets:

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Term Life

 

$

6,348,936

 

 

$

6,089,867

 

Other

 

 

212,688

 

 

 

208,039

 

Total

 

$

6,561,624

 

 

$

6,297,906

 

The following table reconciles the reinsurance recoverables to the condensed consolidated balance sheets:

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Term Life

 

$

3,154,789

 

 

$

3,153,121

 

Other

 

 

24,285

 

 

 

23,276

 

Total

 

$

3,179,074

 

 

$

3,176,397

 

The amount of discounted (using the original discount rate) and undiscounted expected gross premiums and expected future benefit payments were as follows:

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Term Life

 

 

 

Undiscounted

 

 

Discounted

 

 

Undiscounted

 

 

Discounted

 

Expected future benefit payments

$

32,216,059

 

 

$

19,869,430

 

 

$

31,904,059

 

 

$

19,143,253

 

Expected future gross premiums

$

37,480,296

 

 

$

25,902,466

 

 

$

37,135,605

 

 

$

25,070,802

 

The amount of revenue and interest recognized in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income were as follows:

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Term Life

 

 

Gross premiums

$

812,880

 

 

$

793,254

 

Interest accretion (expense)

$

(76,684

)

 

$

(76,496

)

The weighted-average rates were as follows:

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Term Life

 

 

Original discount rate

 

4.95

%

 

 

5.00

%

Current discount rate

 

4.91

%

 

 

5.28

%

There were no changes to the methods used to determine the discount rates during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2022.

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(10) Stockholders’ Equity

A reconciliation of the number of shares of our outstanding common stock follows:

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Common stock, beginning of period

 

$

39,368

 

 

$

39,306

 

 

$

36,824

 

 

$

39,368

 

Shares issued for stock options exercised

 

 

-

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

-

 

Shares of common stock issued upon lapse of sales restrictions on
restricted stock units (“RSUs”)

 

 

201

 

 

 

204

 

 

 

129

 

 

 

132

 

Common stock retired

 

 

(2,542

)

 

 

(49

)

 

 

(589

)

 

 

(748

)

Common stock, end of period

 

$

37,027

 

 

$

39,471

 

 

$

36,407

 

 

$

38,752

 

The above reconciliation excludes RSUs and performance-based stock units (“PSUs”), which do not have voting rights. As sales restrictions on RSUs lapse and PSUs are earned, we issue common shares with voting rights. As of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, we had a total of 294,829266,601 RSUs and 74,05465,459 PSUs outstanding. The PSU outstanding balance is based on the number of PSUs granted pursuant to the award agreements;agreement; however, the actual number of common shares issuedearned could be higher or lower based on actual versus targeted performance. See Note 912 (Share-Based Transactions) for discussion of the PSU award structure.

On November 17, 20212022, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program for up to $275.0375.0 million of our outstanding common stock for purchases from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 20222023 (the “Share Repurchase Program”). On February 14, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized an increase of $50.0 million to the Share Repurchase Program. On August 11, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized an additional increase of $50.0 million to the Share Repurchase Program bringing the authorized share repurchases to $375.0 million of our outstanding common stock through December 31, 2022. Under the Share Repurchase Program, we repurchased 2,628,425530,723 shares of our common stock in the open market for an aggregate purchase price of $343.185.3 million through September 30, 2022.March 31, 2023. Approximately $31.9289.7 million remains available for repurchases of our outstanding common stock under the Share Repurchase Program as of September 30, 2022.March 31, 2023.

(8)(11) Earnings Per Share

The Company has outstanding common stock and equity awards that consist of RSUs, PSUs and stock options. The RSUs maintain non-forfeitable dividend rights that result in dividend payment obligations on a one-to-one ratio with common shares for any future dividend declarations.

Unvested RSUs are deemed participating securities for purposes of calculating earnings per share (“EPS”) as they maintain dividend rights. We calculate EPS using the two-class method. Under the two-class method, we allocate earnings to common shares and vested RSUs outstanding for the period. Earnings attributable to unvested participating securities, along with the corresponding share counts, are excluded from EPS as reflected in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income.

In calculating basic EPS, we deduct from net income any dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to unvested RSUs and then divide the result by the weighted-average number of common shares and vested RSUs outstanding for the period.

20


We determine the potential dilutive effect of PSUs and stock options outstanding (“contingently-issuable shares”) on EPS using the treasury-stock method. Under this method, we determine the proceeds that would be received from the issuance of the contingently-issuable shares if the end of the reporting period were the end of the contingency period. The proceeds from the contingently-issuable shares include the remaining unrecognized compensation expense of the awards and the cash received for the exercise price on stock options. We then use the average market price of our common shares during the period the contingently-issuable shares were outstanding to determine how many shares we could repurchase with the proceeds raised from the issuance of the contingently-issuable shares. The net incremental share count issued represents the potential dilutive securities. We then reallocate earnings to common shares and vested RSUs by incorporating the increased fully-diluted share count to determine diluted EPS.

27


The calculation of basic and diluted EPS was as follows:

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

 

(In thousands, except per-share amounts)

 

(In thousands, except per-share amounts)

Basic EPS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Primerica, Inc.

 

$

51,807

 

 

$

112,456

 

 

$

241,172

 

 

$

338,489

 

 

 

$

125,106

 

 

$

115,039

 

 

Income attributable to unvested participating securities

 

 

(244

)

 

 

(458

)

 

 

(1,067

)

 

 

(1,403

)

 

 

 

(565

)

 

 

(476

)

 

Net income used in calculating basic EPS

 

$

51,563

 

 

$

111,998

 

 

$

240,105

 

 

$

337,086

 

 

 

$

124,541

 

 

$

114,563

 

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average vested shares

 

 

37,438

 

 

 

39,561

 

 

 

38,342

 

 

 

39,516

 

 

 

 

36,710

 

 

 

39,221

 

 

Basic EPS

 

$

1.38

 

 

$

2.83

 

 

$

6.26

 

 

$

8.53

 

 

 

$

3.39

 

 

$

2.92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted EPS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Primerica, Inc.

 

$

51,807

 

 

$

112,456

 

 

$

241,172

 

 

$

338,489

 

 

 

$

125,106

 

 

$

115,039

 

 

Income attributable to unvested participating securities

 

 

(244

)

 

 

(457

)

 

 

(1,065

)

 

 

(1,399

)

 

 

 

(564

)

 

 

(475

)

 

Net income used in calculating diluted EPS

 

$

51,563

 

 

$

111,999

 

 

$

240,107

 

 

$

337,090

 

 

 

$

124,542

 

 

$

114,564

 

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average vested shares

 

 

37,438

 

 

 

39,561

 

 

 

38,342

 

 

 

39,516

 

 

 

 

36,710

 

 

 

39,221

 

 

Dilutive effect of incremental shares to be issued for
contingently-issuable shares

 

 

103

 

 

 

118

 

 

 

110

 

 

 

121

 

 

 

 

94

 

 

 

111

 

 

Weighted-average shares used in calculating diluted EPS

 

 

37,541

 

 

 

39,679

 

 

 

38,452

 

 

 

39,637

 

 

 

 

36,804

 

 

 

39,332

 

 

Diluted EPS

 

$

1.37

 

 

$

2.82

 

 

$

6.24

 

 

$

8.50

 

 

 

$

3.38

 

 

$

2.91

 

 

(9)(12) Share-Based Transactions

The Company has outstanding equity awards under the Primerica, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan (“2010 OIP”), which expired in 2020 in accordance with its terms and under which no future awards will be made, and the Primerica, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2020 OIP”, and together with the 2010 OIP, the “OIP”), which was approved by the Company’s stockholders on May 13, 2020. The OIP provides for the issuance of equity awards, including stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, deferred stock, RSUs, PSUs, and stock payment awards, as well as cash-based awards. In addition to time-based vesting requirements, awards granted under the OIP may also be subject to specified performance criteria. Under the OIP, the Company issues equity awards to our management (officers and other key employees), non-employees who serve on our Board of Directors, and sales force leaders. For more information on equity awards granted under the OIP, see Note 14 (Share-Based Transactions) to our consolidated financial statements within our 20212022 Annual Report.

In connection with our granting of equity awards to management and members of the Board of Directors, we recognize expense over the requisite service period of the equity award. We defer and amortize the fair value of equity awards granted to the sales force in the same manner as other deferred policy acquisition costs for those awards that are an incremental direct cost of successful acquisitions of life insurance policies that result directly from and are essential to the policy acquisition(s) and would not have been incurred had the policy acquisition(s) not occurred. All equity awards granted to the sales force that are not directly related to the successful acquisition of life insurance policies are recognized as expense as incurred, which is in the quarter granted and earned.

The impact of equity awards granted under the OIP are as follows:

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Equity awards expense recognized

 

$

1,060

 

 

$

2,369

 

 

$

16,068

 

 

$

16,561

 

Equity awards expense deferred

 

 

2,691

 

 

 

2,048

 

 

 

7,878

 

 

 

7,227

 

21


 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Equity awards expense recognized

 

$

12,125

 

 

$

12,181

 

Equity awards expense deferred

 

 

2,523

 

 

 

2,377

 

On February 24, 2022,28, 2023, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors granted the following equity awards to employees as part of the annual approval of management incentive compensation:

85,84455,137 RSUs awarded to management with a measurement-date fair value of $130.3185.240 per unit that have time-based vesting requirements with equal and annual graded vesting over approximately three years subsequent to the grant date.
26,47517,139 PSUs awarded to our four top executives with a measurement-date fair value of $130.3185.240 per unit. The PSUs will be earned on March 1, 20252026 contingent upon the Company achieving a targeted annual average three-year return on adjusted equity (“ROAE”) and average EPS growth for the period from January 1, 20222023 through December 31, 2024.2025. The actual number of common shares that will be issuedearned will vary based on the actual ROAE and average EPS growth relative to the targeted ROAE and average EPS growth and can range from zero to 39,71325,708 shares.

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All awards granted to employees on February 24, 202228, 2023 vest upon voluntary termination of employment by any employee who is “retirement eligible” as of his or her termination date. In order to be retirement eligible, an employee must be at least 55 years old and his or her age plus years of service with the Company must equal at least 75. The number of PSUs that will ultimately be issuedearned for a retirement eligible employee is equal to the amount calculated using the Company’s actual cumulative three-year ROAE and average EPS growth for the performance period ending on December 31, 2024,2025, even if that employee retires prior to the completion of the three-year performance period.

During the three months ended September 30, 2022, 10,711 RSUs were awarded to certain members of management of e-TeleQuote with an average measurement-date fair value of $125.65 per unit that have time-based vesting requirements with equal and annual graded vesting over approximately three years subsequent to the grant date.

(10)(13) Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

Letter of Credit (“LOC”). Peach Re maintains a credit facility agreement with Deutsche Bank (the “Credit Facility Agreement”) to support certain obligations for a portion of the Regulation XXX reserves related to the Peach Re Coinsurance Agreement. Under the Credit Facility Agreement, Deutsche Bank issued a letter of credit for the benefit of Primerica Life with a term expiring on December 31, 2025. As of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, the amount of the LOC outstanding was $102.880.4 million. This amount will decline over the remaining term of the LOC to correspond with declines in the Regulation XXX reserves. As of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under the Credit Facility Agreement.

Further discussion on the Company’s letter of creditLOC is included in Note 16 (Commitments and Contingent Liabilities) to our consolidated financial statements within our 20212022 Annual Report.

Contingent Liabilities. The Company is involved from time to time in legal disputes, regulatory inquiries and arbitration proceedings in the normal course of business. These disputes are subject to uncertainties, including the large and/or indeterminate amounts sought in certain of these matters and the inherent unpredictability of litigation. As such, the Company is unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result from these matters unless otherwise indicated.

(11)(14) Other Comprehensive Income

The components of other comprehensive income (“OCI”), including the income tax expense or benefit allocated to each component, were as follows:

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Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In thousands)

Foreign currency translation adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)
before income taxes

 

$

(18,086

)

 

$

(5,892

)

 

$

(24,048

)

 

$

6,490

 

 

$

998

 

 

$

3,289

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit) on unrealized foreign currency
translation gains (losses)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

Change in unrealized foreign currency translation gains
(losses), net of income taxes

 

$

(18,086

)

 

$

(5,892

)

 

$

(24,048

)

 

$

6,490

 

 

$

998

 

 

$

3,289

 

 

Unrealized gain (losses) on available-for-sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during period
before income taxes

 

$

(97,516

)

 

$

(13,796

)

 

$

(401,335

)

 

$

(52,669

)

 

$

38,549

 

 

$

(164,937

)

 

Income tax expense (benefit) on unrealized holding gains
(losses) arising during period

 

 

(20,471

)

 

 

(2,991

)

 

 

(85,330

)

 

 

(11,653

)

 

 

8,316

 

 

 

(35,241

)

 

Change in unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale
securities arising during period, net of income taxes

 

 

(77,045

)

 

 

(10,805

)

 

 

(316,005

)

 

 

(41,016

)

 

 

30,233

 

 

 

(129,696

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reclassification from accumulated OCI to net income for (gains)
losses realized on available-for-sale securities

 

 

(154

)

 

 

(1,879

)

 

 

(867

)

 

 

(3,052

)

 

 

3,137

 

 

 

(658

)

 

Income tax (expense) benefit on (gains) losses reclassified
from accumulated OCI to net income

 

 

(33

)

 

 

(395

)

 

 

(182

)

 

 

(641

)

 

 

659

 

 

 

(138

)

 

Reclassification from accumulated OCI to net income for (gains)
losses realized on available-for-sale securities, net of income taxes

 

 

(121

)

 

 

(1,484

)

 

 

(685

)

 

 

(2,411

)

 

 

2,478

 

 

 

(520

)

 

Change in unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale
securities, net of income taxes and reclassification adjustment

 

$

(77,166

)

 

$

(12,289

)

 

$

(316,690

)

 

$

(43,427

)

 

$

32,711

 

 

$

(130,216

)

 

Effect of change in discount rate assumptions on the LFPB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in effect in discount rate assumptions on the LFPB before income taxes

 

$

(182,045

)

 

$

821,904

 

 

Income tax (expense) benefit on the effect of change in discount rate assumptions on the LFPB from accumulated OCI to net income

 

 

(39,071

)

 

 

175,763

 

 

Change in effect in discount rate assumptions on the LFPB, net of income taxes

 

$

(142,974

)

 

$

646,141

 

 

(12)(15) Debt

Notes Payable – Long Term.Payable. As of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, the Company had outstanding $600.0 million of publicly-traded, senior unsecured notes (the “Senior Notes”), with an annual interest rate of 2.80% that are scheduled to mature on November 19, 2031. As of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, we

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were in compliance with the covenants of the Senior Notes. No events of default occurred on the Senior Notes during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.March 31, 2023.

Further discussion on the Company’s Senior Notes is included in Note 10 (Debt) to our consolidated financial statements within our 20212022 Annual Report.

Notes Payable – Short Term.On July 1, 2021, as part of the acquisition of e-TeleQuote, Primerica Health issued a $15.0 million unsecured, subordinated note, guaranteed by the Parent Company, to Etelequote Limited’s (“Etelequote Bermuda”) majority shareholder (the “Majority Shareholder Note”). This note was retired during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Surplus Note. As of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, the principal amount outstanding on the Surplus Note issued by Vidalia Re was $1.41.46 billion, which is equal to the principal amount of the LLC Note. The principal amount of both the Surplus Note and the LLC Note will fluctuate over time to coincide with the amount of policy reserves being contractually supported under the Vidalia Re Coinsurance Agreement. Both the LLC Note and the Surplus Note mature on December 31, 2030 and bear interest at an annual interest rate of 4.50%. Based on the estimated reserves for policies issued in 2011 through 2017 that have been ceded under the Vidalia Re Coinsurance Agreement, the principal amounts of the Surplus Note and the LLC Note are expected to reach $1.5 billion each. This financing arrangement is non-recourse to the Parent Company and Primerica Life, meaning that neither of these companies has guaranteed the Surplus Note or is otherwise liable for reimbursement for any payments triggered by the LLC Note’s credit enhancement feature. The Parent Company has agreed to support Vidalia Re’s obligation to pay the credit enhancement fee incurred on the LLC Note.

Further discussion on the Company’s LLC Note is included in Note 3 (Investments).

Revolving Credit Facility. We maintain an unsecured $200.0 million revolving credit facility (“Revolving Credit Facility”) with a syndicate of commercial banks. The Revolving Credit Facility has a scheduled termination date of June 22, 2026. Amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility are borrowed, at our discretion, on the basis of either a LIBORSecured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) rate loan, or a base rate loan. LIBORSOFR rate loans bear interest at a periodic rate equal to one-, three-, six-, or 12-month LIBOR,six-month Adjusted Term SOFR, plus an applicable margin. Base rate loans bear interest at the highest of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% and (c) one-month LIBORAdjusted Term SOFR plus 1.00%, plus an applicable margin. The Revolving Credit Facility contains language providing for a benchmark replacement in the event that LIBOR is no longer available. The Revolving Credit Facility also permits the issuance of letters of credit. The applicable margins are based on our debt rating with such margins for LIBORSOFR rate loans and letters of credit ranging from 1.00% to 1.625% per annum and for base rate loans ranging from 0.00% to 0.625% per annum. Under the Revolving Credit Facility, we incur a

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commitment fee that is payable quarterly in arrears and is determined by our debt rating. This commitment fee ranges from 0.10% to 0.225% per annum of the aggregate amount of the $200.0 million commitment of the lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility that remains undrawn. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, no amounts have been drawnwere outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility and we were in compliance with theits covenants. Furthermore, no events of default occurred under the Revolving Credit Facility during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.March 31, 2023.

(13)(16) Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Our revenues from contracts with customers primarily include:

Commissions and fees earned for the marketing and distribution of investment and savings products underwritten by mutual fund companies and annuity providers. For purposes of revenue recognition, mutual fund companies and annuity providers are considered the customers in marketing and distribution arrangements;
Fees earned for investment advisory and administrative services within our managed investments program and shareholder services fees earned in Canada for mutual funds for which we serve as principal distributor;
Account-based fees for transfer agent recordkeeping functions and non-bank custodial services;
Commissions and fees earned from the distribution of Medicare-related insurance products on behalf of health insurance carriers, including tail revenue adjustments;
Marketing development revenues earned for selling Medicare-related insurance products on behalf of health insurance carriers, which is recorded in Other, net revenue;
Fees associated with mortgage distribution and the distribution of other third-party financial products; and
Other revenue from the sale of miscellaneous products and services including monthly subscription fees from the sales representatives for access to Primerica Online, (“POL”), our primary sales force support tool.

Premiums from insurance contracts we underwrite, fees received from segregated funds insurance contracts, and income earned on our invested assets are excluded from the definition of revenues from contracts with customers in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Further discussion on the Company’s revenues from contracts with customers and revenue recognition policies are included in Note 18 (Revenue from Contracts with Customers) to our consolidated financial statements within our 20212022 Annual Report.

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The disaggregation of our revenues from contracts with customers were as follows:

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In thousands)

Term Life Insurance segment revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other, net

 

$

13,419

 

 

$

12,476

 

 

$

37,969

 

 

$

36,601

 

 

$

12,233

 

 

$

12,175

 

 

Total segment revenues from contracts with customers

 

 

13,419

 

 

 

12,476

 

 

 

37,969

 

 

 

36,601

 

 

 

12,233

 

 

 

12,175

 

 

Revenues from sources other than contracts with customers

 

 

414,411

 

 

 

388,975

 

 

 

1,218,998

 

 

 

1,130,415

 

 

 

408,836

 

 

 

394,808

 

 

Total Term Life Insurance segment revenues

 

$

427,830

 

 

$

401,451

 

 

$

1,256,967

 

 

$

1,167,016

 

 

$

421,069

 

 

$

406,983

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment and Savings Products segment revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commissions and fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales-based revenues

 

$

67,962

 

 

$

95,229

 

 

$

259,905

 

 

$

298,057

 

 

$

72,388

 

 

$

103,242

 

 

Asset-based revenues

 

 

93,068

 

 

 

97,184

 

 

 

283,841

 

 

 

275,084

 

 

 

98,104

 

 

 

97,355

 

 

Account-based revenues

 

 

22,910

 

 

 

21,456

 

 

 

67,043

 

 

 

64,424

 

 

 

22,790

 

 

 

21,541

 

 

Other, net

 

 

3,342

 

 

 

3,094

 

 

 

9,508

 

 

 

9,001

 

 

 

3,120

 

 

 

3,144

 

 

Total segment revenues from contracts with customers

 

 

187,282

 

 

 

216,963

 

 

 

620,297

 

 

 

646,566

 

 

 

196,402

 

 

 

225,282

 

 

Revenues from sources other than contracts
with customers (segregated funds)

 

 

14,415

 

 

 

16,374

 

 

 

44,855

 

 

 

48,204

 

 

 

13,800

 

 

 

15,757

 

 

Total Investment and Savings Products segment revenues

 

$

201,697

 

 

$

233,337

 

 

$

665,152

 

 

$

694,770

 

 

$

210,202

 

 

$

241,039

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Health segment revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commissions and fees

 

$

14,601

 

 

$

21,558

 

 

$

25,222

 

 

$

21,558

 

 

$

15,755

 

 

$

1,278

 

 

Other, net

 

 

2,583

 

 

 

1,378

 

 

 

9,606

 

 

 

1,378

 

 

 

2,955

 

 

 

4,553

 

 

Total Senior Health segment revenues

 

$

17,184

 

 

$

22,936

 

 

$

34,828

 

 

$

22,936

 

 

$

18,710

 

 

$

5,831

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commissions and fees

 

$

12,512

 

 

$

17,995

 

 

$

37,090

 

 

$

47,202

 

 

$

8,710

 

 

$

12,627

 

 

Other, net

 

 

1,621

 

 

 

1,103

 

 

 

3,626

 

 

 

2,978

 

 

 

1,199

 

 

 

1,117

 

 

Total segment revenues from contracts with customers

 

 

14,133

 

 

 

19,098

 

 

 

40,716

 

 

 

50,180

 

 

 

9,909

 

 

 

13,744

 

 

Revenues from sources other than contracts with customers

 

 

12,445

 

 

 

16,417

 

 

 

35,531

 

 

 

50,736

 

 

 

30,146

 

 

 

23,629

 

 

Total Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment revenues

 

$

26,578

 

 

$

35,515

 

 

$

76,247

 

 

$

100,916

 

 

$

40,055

 

 

$

37,373

 

 

Renewal Commissions Receivable. For revenue associated with ongoing renewal commissions in the Senior Health and Corporate and Other Distributed Products segments, we record a renewal commission receivable asset for the amount of ongoing renewal commissions we anticipate collecting in reporting periods subsequent to the satisfaction of the performance obligation, less amounts that are constrained in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. We update our estimate of variable consideration each period and new facts or circumstances that were not available at the time of the initial estimate will indicate that the expected renewal commissions are higher or lower than our renewal commissions receivable. As such, the expected renewal commissions receivable will be written down or up to its revised expected value by adjustments to revenue, which we refer to as tail revenue adjustments. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, we recognized a positiveMarch 31, 2023, no tail revenue adjustment due to renewal rate escalations communicated by health insurance carriers during the quarter. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, weadjustments were recognized a net negative tail revenue adjustment to reduce the balance of the renewal commissions receivable in the Senior Health business as retention for policies scheduled to renew during the period was lower than expectations.based on our current estimates.

Activity in the Renewal commissions receivable account was as follows:

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

Senior Health segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

139,399

 

 

$

172,308

 

 

Commissions revenue

 

 

9,062

 

 

 

12,849

 

 

Less: collections

 

 

(14,262

)

 

 

(12,314

)

 

Tail revenue adjustments from change in estimate

 

 

-

 

 

 

(19,060

)

 

Balance, at the end of period

 

$

134,199

 

 

$

153,783

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and Other Distributed Products segments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

60,644

 

 

$

59,443

 

 

Commissions revenue

 

 

5,370

 

 

 

5,643

 

 

Less: collections

 

 

(5,804

)

 

 

(5,694

)

 

Balance, at the end of period

 

$

60,210

 

 

$

59,392

 

 

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Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Senior Health segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

134,212

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

172,308

 

 

$

-

 

Contract balances acquired as part of business combination

 

 

-

 

 

 

199,575

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

199,575

 

Measurement period adjustment (1)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(11,863

)

 

 

-

 

Commissions revenue

 

 

9,600

 

 

 

16,526

 

 

 

32,011

 

 

 

16,526

 

Less: collections

 

 

(8,808

)

 

 

(6,842

)

 

 

(33,032

)

 

 

(6,842

)

Tail revenue adjustments from change in estimate

 

 

1,700

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(22,720

)

 

 

-

 

Balance, at the end of period

 

$

136,704

 

 

$

209,259

 

 

$

136,704

 

 

$

209,259

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and Other Distributed Products segments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

59,449

 

 

$

56,683

 

 

$

59,443

 

 

$

54,845

 

Commissions revenue

 

 

7,908

 

 

 

8,810

 

 

 

19,833

 

 

 

21,969

 

Less: collections

 

 

(6,034

)

 

 

(5,800

)

 

 

(17,953

)

 

 

(17,121

)

Balance, at the end of period

 

$

61,323

 

 

$

59,693

 

 

$

61,323

 

 

$

59,693

 

(1)
The measurement period adjustment was recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 in order to finalize the purchase price allocation for the acquisition of e-TeleQuote. Refer to Note 14 (Acquisition) for further details.

Incremental costs to obtain or fulfill contracts, most notably sales commissions to the sales representatives, are not incurred prior to the recognition of the related revenue. Therefore, we have no assets recognized for incremental costs to obtain or fulfill contracts.

(14) Acquisition

On July 1, 2021 (the "Acquisition Date"), the Company acquired an 80% interest, as described in the next paragraph, in the operating subsidiaries of Etelequote Bermuda, including e-TeleQuote, a Florida corporation that is a senior health insurance distributor of Medicare-related insurance policies in all 50 states and Puerto Rico (the “Acquisition”).

The Company’s subsidiary, Primerica Health, purchased from the shareholders of Etelequote Bermuda (the “selling shareholders”) 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of e-TeleQuote and its subsidiaries for consideration of (i) approximately $350 million in cash, (ii) replacement of e-TeleQuote’s debt as of the closing date of $146 million with intercompany funding provided by the Parent Company, (iii) a $15 million Majority Shareholder Note and (iv) common shares of Primerica Health constituting 20% of the total issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Primerica Health that were issued to Etelequote Bermuda’s minority shareholders, most of which included or were beneficially owned by e-TeleQuote’s management (“Noncontrolling Equity Holders”). The cash consideration provided was subsequently reduced by $3.9 million as a result of the final purchase price agreed upon with the sellers following finalization of the closing statement.

In connection with the Company’s acquisition of e-TeleQuote, the Company entered into a shareholders’ agreement with the noncontrolling equity holders of Primerica Health (the “Shareholders’ Agreement”) which, among other matters, sets forth certain call and put rights beginning in 2022. Under the terms of the Shareholders’ Agreement, the Company agreed to purchase, and the noncontrolling equity holders agreed to sell, the remaining 20% stake over a period of up to four years through a series of call and put rights. The Shareholders’ Agreement provides for the purchase of the noncontrolling equity holders’ equity interests in Primerica Health at a contractually defined formulaic purchase price (the “Formulaic Price”), which is based on a discounted calculation of selected peer company equity value multiples times the trailing twelve months of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) reduced by the balance of intercompany debt owed by e-TeleQuote to the Parent Company. Effective July 1, 2022, the Company executed its call option to acquire the remaining 20% of Primerica Health. The Formulaic Price calculation resulted in a purchase price of zero. As such, no further consideration was required to obtain the outstanding 20% stake in Primerica Health and the noncontrolling interest in the Company's consolidated financial statements was redeemed.

The following table presents the preliminary purchase price allocation recorded in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of the Acquisition Date, adjustments made during the measurement period that ended June 30, 2022, and the final purchase price allocation:

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Preliminary Purchase Price Adjustment

 

 

2021 Measurement Period Adjustments

 

 

2022 Measurement Period Adjustments

 

 

Final Acquisition Date Purchase Price Allocation

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalent

 

 

1,080

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,080

 

Accounts receivables

 

 

692

 

 

 

(389

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

303

 

Renewal commissions receivable

 

 

199,575

 

 

 

(46,128

)

 

 

(11,863

)

 

 

141,584

 

Other assets

 

 

15,705

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

15,705

 

Intangible assets

 

 

162,000

 

 

 

(6,000

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

156,000

 

Goodwill

 

 

224,180

 

 

 

30,973

 

 

 

8,553

 

 

 

263,706

 

Total assets

 

 

603,232

 

 

 

(21,544

)

 

 

(3,310

)

 

 

578,378

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

8,785

 

 

 

(4,195

)

 (1)

 

-

 

 

 

4,590

 

Deferred tax liability

 

 

65,425

 

 

 

(13,482

)

 

 

(3,310

)

 

 

48,633

 

Other liabilities

 

 

10,046

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

10,046

 

Total liabilities

 

 

84,256

 

 

 

(17,677

)

 

 

(3,310

)

 

 

63,269

 

Net assets acquired

 

 

518,976

 

 

 

(3,867

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

515,109

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temporary Stockholders' Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

 

8,437

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

8,437

 

Total temporary stockholders' equity

 

 

8,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,437

 

(1)
The Company also recognized an adjustment during the measurement period to reclassify certain amounts from a payable to a reduction in the renewal commissions receivable.

Renewal commissions receivable from the acquired business was recognized in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) as the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2021-08”). ASU 2021-08 requires contract assets arising from revenue contracts with customers to be accounted for in

accordance with ASC 606 instead of at fair value.

During the measurement period, the Company made two adjustments to renewal commissions receivable as of the Acquisition Date. The adjustments, which were booked in 2021 and 2022 resulted from the Company’s reassessment of the estimates made by e-TeleQuote for the variable consideration expected for approved policies as of the Acquisition Date. The reassessment of estimates involved the implementation of an enhanced algorithmic model for processing historical lapse data and forecasting future policy duration curves. In addition, the Company revised the estimate for renewal commission rate escalation assumptions in accordance with its accounting policy for determining constraints of variable consideration. As a result, the Company recognized a purchase price allocation adjustment to decrease renewal commissions receivable and deferred tax liability with a corresponding increase to goodwill.

Intangible assets identified in the acquisition of the business are capitalized separately from goodwill if the fair value can be measured reliably on initial recognition (transaction date). The primary intangible assets identified were customer relationships with health insurance carriers of $153.0 million with an estimated useful life of 15 years. The Company will amortize the intangible assets acquired on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. During the measurement period, the Company revised long-term growth rates used in the cash flow projections that support the intangibles valuation. As a result, the Company recognized a purchase price allocation adjustment to decrease intangible assets and deferred tax liability with a corresponding increase to goodwill.

Goodwill is calculated as the difference between the acquisition date fair value of the total consideration transferred and the aggregate values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The amount of goodwill calculated as of the Acquisition Date determined by the final purchase price allocation was $263.7 million. The goodwill created in the acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes. Refer to Note 15 (Goodwill) for more information regarding the valuation of goodwill.

(15)(17) Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the estimated acquired values of identifiable assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination at the acquisition date.combination. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, goodwill is not amortized. The Company tests goodwill for impairment annually on July 1 and whenever events occur or circumstances change that would indicate the carrying value of goodwill may be impaired. All of the Company’s goodwill was obtained from the Acquisition andacquisition of the e-TeleQuote business, which has been designated as a separate operating segment called Senior Health. Therefore, goodwill has been allocated solely to the Senior Health segment and is evaluated for impairment at the Senior Health segment level, which is also defined as the reporting unit.

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During the annual impairment test as of July 1, 2022, the Company performed a quantitative impairment analysis using the incomeapproach by preparing a discounted cash flow analysis to determine the reporting unit’s fair value. The discounted cash flow analysis included key assumptions such as the weighted average cost of capital ("WACC'), long-term growth rate and projected operating results such as approved policies, lifetime value of commissions, contract acquisition costs, operating expenses, collections of renewal commissions receivable, and utilization of net operating losses for income tax purposes. We did not utilize a market approach as part of the quantitative impairment analysis as we believe management’s expectations of the cash flow generated by the reporting unit were more relevant in determining fair value given inherent limitations in the credibility of available peer company data. The measurement of the reporting unit’s fair value is classified as a Level 3 fair value measurement given the significance of the unobservable inputs such as forecasted operating results and discount rates.

After the fair value of the reporting unit was determined, the Company calculated its carrying value by taking the reporting unit’s assets minus its liabilities. The carrying value of the reporting unit was then compared to its fair value to determine the extent of any goodwill impairment. Based on this analysis, we recognized a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $60.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2022, which represents the excess of the Senior Health reporting unit’s carrying value over its estimated fair value at July 1, 2022. The goodwill impairment charge recognized did not impact the Company’s income tax expense as the goodwill acquired from the Acquisition does not have any tax basis. The decline in the reporting unit's fair value below its carrying value was primarily attributable to an increase in the market-based WACC used to discount the forecasted cash flows. The increase in the WACC was driven by recent increases in the equity market risk premium and higher interest rates. The determination of whether the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value involves a high degree of estimation and can be affected by a number of industry and company-specific risk factors that are subject to change over time.

At September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, the Company recognized goodwill of $127.7 million in its Senior Health reporting unit after accumulated

goodwill impairment charges since the Acquisition Date of $136.0 million. There was no change in the goodwill balance during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to inform the reader about matters affecting the financial condition and results of operations of Primerica, Inc. (the “Parent Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, “we”, “us” or the “Company”) for the period from December 31, 20212022 to September 30, 2022.March 31, 2023. As a result, the following discussion should be read in conjunction with MD&A and the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto that are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20212022 (“20212022 Annual Report”). This discussion contains forward-looking statements that constitute our plans, estimates and beliefs. These forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the 20212022 Annual Report and in Item 1A of this Report. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

This MD&A is divided into the following sections:

Business Overview
Business Trends and Conditions
Factors Affecting Our Results
Critical Accounting Estimates
Results of Operations
Financial Condition
Liquidity and Capital Resources

Business Overview

We are a leading provider of financial products to middle-income households in the United States and Canada primarily through a network of independent contractor sales representatives (“independent sales representatives” or “independent sales force”). We assist our clients in meeting their needs for term life insurance, which we underwrite, and mutual funds, annuities, managed investments, Medicare-related insurance products and other financial products, which we distribute primarily on behalf of third parties. We historically have had twothree primary operating segments, Term Life Insurance, and Investment and Savings Products, and Senior Health, and a thirdfourth segment, Corporate and Other Distributed Products. On July

The Company adopted Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-12, Financial Services—Insurance (Topic 944) — Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts (“LDTI”) on January 1, 2023. The amendments in LDTI change accounting guidance for insurance companies that issue long-duration contracts, such as term life insurance and segregated funds products. All prior period financial information has been restated as of January 1, 2021 we acquired 80%(the “Transition Date”). See Note 1 (Description of e-TeleQuote Insurance, Inc.Business, Basis of Presentation, and subsidiaries (collectively, “e-TeleQuote”) throughSummary of Significant Accounting Policies) to our subsidiary, Primerica Health, Inc. (“Primerica Health”). e-TeleQuote markets Medicare-related insurance products underwritten by third-party health insurance carriers to eligible Medicare participants through its licensed health insurance agents. Effective July 1, 2022, we acquired the remaining 20% of Primerica Health, which owns e-TeleQuote, as described in Note 14 (Acquisition) in the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report. Beginning July 1, 2021,report for more information about the Company has reported the operationsadoption of e-TeleQuote as its own operating segment called Senior Health. e-TeleQuote licensed health insurance agents are employees of e-TeleQuote.LDTI.

Term Life Insurance. We distribute the term life insurance products that we underwrite through our three issuing life insurance company subsidiaries: Primerica Life Insurance Company (“Primerica Life”), National Benefit Life Insurance Company (“NBLIC”), and Primerica Life Insurance Company of Canada (“Primerica Life Canada”). Policies remain in-force until the expiration of the coverage period or until the policyholder ceases to make premium payments. Our in-force term life insurance policies have level premiums for the stated term period. As such, the policyholder pays the same amount each year. Initial policy term periods are between 10 and 35 years. While premiums typically remain level during the initial term period, our claim obligations generally increase as our policyholders age. In addition, we incur significant upfront costs in acquiring new insurance business. Our deferral and amortization of policy acquisition costs and reserving methodology are designed to match the recognition of premium revenues with the timing of policy lapses and the payment of expected claims obligations.

Investment and Savings Products. In the United States, we distribute mutual funds, managed investments, variable annuity, and fixed annuity products of several third-party companies. We provide investment advisory and administrative services for client assets invested in our managed investments program. We also perform distinct transfer agent recordkeeping services and non-bank custodial services for investors purchasing certain mutual funds we distribute. In Canada, we offer mutual funds of other companies and segregated funds, which are underwritten by Primerica Life Canada.

Senior Health. In the United States, we distribute Medicare-related insurance products nationwide to eligible Medicare participants and enroll them in coverage utilizing e-TeleQuote’s team of licensed health insurance agents.agents through our e-TeleQuote, Inc. subsidiary ("e-TeleQuote"). The health insurance products we distribute are underwritten and administered by third-party health insurance carriers and primarily consist of Medicare Advantage enrollments. Contract acquisition costs are incurred upfront when policy applications are approved and include costs associated with generating or acquiring leads as well as fees paid to Primerica Senior Health certified independent sales representatives and compensation, licensing, and training costs incurred for e-TeleQuote’s workforce of licensed health insurance agents. e-TeleQuote's licensed health insurance agents are employees of the Company. We receive compensation from the health insurance carriers in the form of initial commissions when eligible Medicare participants are enrolled and renewal commissions, upon the anniversary of the effective date, for as long as policies remain in-force.

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Corporate and Other Distributed Products. The Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment consists primarily of revenues and expenses related to other distributed products, including closed blocks of various insurance products underwritten by NBLIC, prepaid legal services, mortgage originations, and other financial products. These products, except for closed blocks of various insurance products underwritten by NBLIC, are distributed pursuant to distribution arrangements with third-party companies through the independent sales force. Net investment income earned on our invested asset portfolio is recorded in the Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment, with the exception of the assumed net interest accreted to the Term Life Insurance segment’s future policy benefit reserve liability less deferred acquisition costs.segment. Interest expense incurred by the Company is attributed solely to the Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment.

Business Trends and Conditions

The relative strength and stability of financial markets and economies in the United States and Canada affect our growth and profitability. Our business is, and we expect will continue to be, influenced by a number of industry-wide and product-specific trends and conditions. Economic conditions, including unemployment levels and consumer confidence, influence investment and inflation, can impact the disposable income ofspending decisions by middle-income consumers, who are generally our primary clients, which can influence their investment and spending decisions.clients. These conditions and factors also impact prospective recruits’ perceptions of the business opportunity that becoming an independent sales representative offers, which can drive or dampen recruiting. Similarly, these conditions also affect e-TeleQuote’s ability to recruit and retain licensed health insurance agents. Consumer spending and borrowing levels affect how consumers evaluate their savings and debt management plans. In addition, interest rates and equity market returns impact consumer demand for the savings and investment products we distribute. Our customers’ perception of the strength of the capital markets may also influence their decisions to invest in the investment and savings products we distribute.

The financial and distribution results of our operations in Canada, as reported in U.S. dollars, are affected by changes in the currency exchange rate. As a result, changes in the Canadian dollar exchange rate may significantly affect the result of our business for all amounts translated and reported in U.S. dollars.

The COVID-19 (“COVID-19”) pandemicSignificant volatility in capital markets in recent periods has continued to impact our businessbusiness. Declines in 2022, but to a much lesser extent than in 2021, as discussed in more detail later in this section, the Results of Operations section, and the Financial Condition section. We are unsure as to the extent COVID-19 will continue to impact our business as described below:

We have experienced an increase in mortality expense due to premature deaths of our insureds caused by COVID-19 infections. Since March 2022, we have experienced fewer COVID-19 related claims than in prior periods. Going forward, we do not expect significant COVID-19 related death claims.
The COVID-19 pandemic initially led to high levels of persistency and increased policy sales as a result of strong client sentiment toward owning life insurance products. However, throughout the second half of 2021 and the first nine months of 2022, policy sales and persistency trended toward pre-COVID-19 levels. Refer to the Factors Affecting Our Results section for more information about how persistency impacts our financial results.

Significant volatility in capital markets during 2022 continued to adversely impact revenue generated by the Investments and Savings Products segment in the first nine monthsquarter of 2022 has also impacted our business. The2023. In addition, the sharp rise in market interest rates during 2022 has resulted indriven unrealized losses in our investment portfolio. We have not recognized losses caused by interest rate volatility in the income statement as we have the ability to hold these investments until maturity or a market price recovery, and we have no present intention to dispose of them. Significant declinesIncreased interest rates have also led to increases in capital markets also adverselynet investment income as we are able to earn higher returns on our new debt securities purchases and cash balances.

Inflation remained elevated from historical levels during the first quarter of 2023, which led to an increased cost of living for middle-income families. Continued elevated inflation could impact demand for our products.

Certain year-over-year comparisons are impacted revenue generated by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic (“COVID-19”). Results during the first quarter of 2022 reflect the continued effects of COVID-19, namely strong policyholder persistency and elevated claims activity in our InvestmentTerm Life Insurance segment. Subsequent to the first quarter of 2022, persistency and Savings Products segment.claims trends have returned to pre-COVID-19 levels.

The effects of businessthese trends and conditions on our quarterly results are discussed below in the Results of Operations section, and in the Financial Condition section.sections.

Size of the Independent Sales Force.

Our ability to increase the size of the independent sales force (“independent sales representatives” or “independent sales force”) is largely based on the success of the independent sales force’s recruiting efforts as well as training and motivating recruits to get licensed to sell life insurance. We believe that recruitment and licensing levels are important to independent sales force trends, and growth in recruiting and licensing is usually indicative of future growth in the overall size of the independent sales force. Changes in the number of new recruitsRecruiting changes do not always result in commensurate changes in the size of the licensed independent sales force because new recruits may obtain the requisite licenses at rates above or below historical levels.

Details on new recruitsrecruiting and life-licensed independent sales representative activity were as follows:

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

New recruits

 

 

127,788

 

 

 

91,884

 

 

 

282,710

 

 

 

275,802

 

 

 

93,540

 

 

 

84,707

 

 

New life-licensed independent sales representatives

 

 

12,518

 

 

 

9,381

 

 

 

34,030

 

 

 

30,326

 

 

 

11,118

 

 

 

9,983

 

 

Life-licensed independent sales representatives, at period end

 

 

136,430

 

 

 

130,206

 

 

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The size of the life-licensed independent sales force was as follows:

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

September 30, 2021

 

Life-licensed independent sales representatives

 

 

134,313

 

 

 

130,023

 

The number of new recruits increased during the three months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 2021. The year-over-year increase was2022 primarily driven bydue to strong recruiting efforts during 2023 as the Company continues to see a combinationhigh degree of excitement generated by our biennial convention and the offering of special recruiting incentives during July 2022. Approximately 83,000 individuals were recruited while the special incentives were in place. The number of new recruits increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 comparedinterest from people who are attracted to the same period in 2021 due to the same reasons as described in the three-month comparison but at a lower rate due to COVID-19 related recruiting incentives that were offered during the first halfflexibility of 2021.its business opportunity.

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New life-licensed sales representatives increased during the three months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 20212022 primarily due to elevated recruiting volume as discussed above. New life-licensed sales representatives increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 as the Company and field leaders remained focused on licensing rates and continued to see the benefits of improvements to the licensing process. These improvements included new licensing progress-tracking tools and additional in-person licensing classes.classes.

The number of life-licensed independent sales representatives grew to 134,313136,430 as of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and reflects recent improvements to the licensing process and the elevatedhigher recruiting volume as discussed above.

Term Life Insurance Product Sales and Face Amount In-Force.

The average number of life-licensed independent sales representatives and the number of term life insurance policies issued, as well as the average monthly rate of new policies issued per life-licensed independent sales representative (historically (1)between 0.180.20 and 0.22)0.24), were as follows:

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

Adjusted 2022

 

 

Average number of life-licensed independent sales representatives

 

 

132,823

 

 

 

130,753

 

 

 

131,187

 

 

 

131,834

 

 

 

135,366

 

 

 

129,494

 

 

 

129,494

 

 

Number of new policies issued(1)

 

 

71,104

 

 

 

75,914

 

 

 

219,374

 

 

 

248,652

 

 

 

84,561

 

 

 

71,324

 

 

 

83,050

 

 

Average monthly rate of new policies issued per life-licensed
independent sales representative

 

 

0.18

 

 

 

0.19

 

 

 

0.19

 

 

 

0.21

 

Average monthly rate of new policies issued per life-licensed (1)
independent sales representative

 

 

0.21

 

 

 

0.18

 

 

 

0.21

 

 

(1) The previously reported number of new policies issued and average monthly rate of new policies issued per life-licensed independent sales representatives has been adjusted for the three months ended March 31, 2022 for comparability purposes as a result of our new generation of life insurance products introduced in October 2022, which modified how policies are structured in relation to individual lives. Historically, two adult lives could be covered under a single policy by adding a spouse rider. To better align risk and pricing in our new life insurance products, we eliminated this rider and now sell a separate policy for each insured life. Results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 reflect additional policies issued to reflect the spouse rider with a separate policy in the new life insurance products. To make year-over year comparisons more consistent, we have provided an estimate for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Average number of life-licensed independent sales representatives increased for the three months ended March 31, 2023 from the same period in 2022 as a result of continued improvements made to the licensing process and elevated recruiting volume discussed above.

New policies issued during the three months ended September 30, 2022 decreasedMarch 31, 2023 increased slightly compared to the same period in 2021 primarily due to softer economic conditions2022 as a result of continued growth in the sales force and a higher costthe launch of living,our new life insurance products, which impacts middle-income families. New policies issued during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 normalized compared to the elevated levels experienced during the comparable periodoccurred in 2021. New policies issued during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 reflected elevated demand for protection products as the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for protection products.late 2022.

Productivity duringin the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, measured by the average monthly rate of new policies issued per life-licensed independent sales representative, was in line withremained within our historical range, although lower than prior year periods primarily due to the elevated demand for protection products in 2021 as described above.range.

The changes in the face amount of our in-force book of term life insurance policies were as follows:

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

% of beginning balance

 

 

2021

 

 

% of beginning balance

 

 

2022

 

 

% of beginning balance

 

 

2021

 

 

% of beginning balance

 

 

2023

 

 

% of beginning balance

 

 

2022

 

 

% of beginning balance

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

Face amount in force, beginning of period

 

$

914,438

 

 

 

 

$

886,519

 

 

 

 

$

903,404

 

 

 

 

$

858,818

 

 

 

 

 

$

916,808

 

 

 

 

$

903,404

 

 

 

 

Net change in face amount:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued face amount

 

 

26,049

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

26,219

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

78,472

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

82,843

 

 

 

10

%

 

 

28,124

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

24,773

 

 

 

3

%

 

Terminations

 

 

(21,033

)

 

 

(2

)%

 

 

(16,241

)

 

 

(2

)%

 

 

(60,117

)

 

 

(7

)%

 

 

(48,187

)

 

 

(6

)%

 

 

(22,211

)

 

 

(2

)%

 

 

(19,787

)

 

 

(2

)%

 

Foreign currency

 

 

(6,669

)

 

 

(1

)%

 

 

(2,479

)

 

*

 

 

(8,974

)

 

 

(1

)%

 

 

544

 

 

*

 

 

 

124

 

 

*

 

 

1,242

 

 

*

 

Net change in face amount

 

 

(1,653

)

 

*

 

 

7,499

 

 

 

1

%

 

 

9,381

 

 

 

1

%

 

 

35,200

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

6,037

 

 

*

 

 

6,228

 

 

 

1

%

 

Face amount in force, end of period

 

$

912,785

 

 

 

 

$

894,018

 

 

 

 

$

912,785

 

 

 

 

$

894,018

 

 

 

 

 

$

922,845

 

 

 

 

$

909,632

 

 

 

 

* Less than 1%.

The face amount of term life policies in-force decreasedincreased for the three months ended September 30, 2022 primarily driven by movements in the foreign exchange rate. The U.S. dollar strengthened in relation to the Canadian dollar, which negatively impacted the translated face amount in force as of September 30, 2022. As a percentage of the beginning face amount in-force, issued face amount, as well as terminated face amount, during the three months ended September 30, 2022 remained consistent with the comparable 2021 period. In dollar terms, issued face amount during the three months ended September 30, 2022 was in line with the

March 31,


comparable 2021 period despite a decrease in the number of policies issued due to higher average issued face amounts. Terminations were higher during the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the comparable 2021 period as persistency normalized to pre-pandemic levels.

The face amount of term life policies in-force increased 1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 2023 as the level of face amount issued continued to exceed the face amount terminated. The increase was partially offset by movement in the foreign exchange rate as discussed in the three-month comparison above. As a percentage of the beginning face amount in-force, issued face amount, as well as terminatedIssued face amount during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2022 remained consistent with the three-month comparison as discussed above.In dollar terms, issued face amount during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 decreased versus the comparable 2021 period albeit at a lower rate than the decreaseMarch 31, 2023 increased due to an increase in both the number of new policies issued due toand higher average issued face amounts. Terminationsamounts per policy. Policy terminations were higher during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the same 2021 periodMarch 31, 2023 as persistency normalizedreturned to pre-pandemicpre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. In addition, higher cost of living on middle income families may have contributed to higher terminations.

Investment and Savings ProductsProduct Sales, Asset Values and Accounts/Positions.

Investment and savings productsproduct sales and average client asset values were as follows:

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Product sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Retail mutual funds

 

$

932

 

 

$

1,248

 

 

$

(316

)

 

 

(25

)%

 

$

3,382

 

 

$

3,846

 

 

$

(464

)

 

 

(12

)%

Canada retail mutual funds - with upfront sales commissions

 

 

112

 

 

 

315

 

 

 

(203

)

 

 

(64

)%

 

 

801

 

 

 

1,096

 

 

 

(295

)

 

 

(27

)%

Annuities and other

 

 

598

 

 

 

721

 

 

 

(123

)

 

 

(17

)%

 

 

2,012

 

 

 

2,233

 

 

 

(221

)

 

 

(10

)%

Total sales-based revenue generating product sales

 

 

1,642

 

 

 

2,284

 

 

 

(642

)

 

 

(28

)%

 

 

6,195

 

 

 

7,175

 

 

 

(980

)

 

 

(14

)%

Managed investments

 

 

320

 

 

 

387

 

 

 

(67

)

 

 

(17

)%

 

 

1,225

 

 

 

1,099

 

 

 

126

 

 

 

11

%

Canada retail mutual funds - no upfront sales commissions

 

 

158

 

 

 

76

 

 

 

82

 

 

 

108

%

 

 

160

 

 

 

239

 

 

 

(79

)

 

 

(33

)%

Segregated funds

 

 

42

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(5

)%

 

 

338

 

 

 

171

 

 

 

167

 

 

 

98

%

Total product sales

 

$

2,162

 

 

$

2,791

 

 

$

(629

)

 

 

(23

)%

 

$

7,918

 

 

$

8,684

 

 

$

(766

)

 

 

(9

)%

Average client asset values:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail mutual funds

 

$

51,171

 

 

$

57,780

 

 

$

(6,609

)

 

 

(11

)%

 

$

54,709

 

 

$

54,954

 

 

$

(245

)

 

*

 

Annuities and other

 

 

22,965

 

 

 

25,778

 

 

 

(2,813

)

 

 

(11

)%

 

 

24,314

 

 

 

24,886

 

 

 

(572

)

 

 

(2

)%

Managed investments

 

 

6,817

 

 

 

6,362

 

 

 

455

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

6,951

 

 

 

5,857

 

 

 

1,094

 

 

 

19

%

Segregated funds

 

 

2,368

 

 

 

2,732

 

 

 

(364

)

 

 

(13

)%

 

 

2,532

 

 

 

2,688

 

 

 

(156

)

 

 

(6

)%

Total average client asset values

 

$

83,321

 

 

$

92,652

 

 

$

(9,331

)

 

 

(10

)%

 

$

88,506

 

 

$

88,385

 

 

$

121

 

 

*

 

* Less than 1%.

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Three months ended March 31,

 

 

Change

 

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

Product sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Retail mutual funds

 

$

972

 

 

$

1,298

 

 

$

(326

)

 

 

(25

)%

 

Canada retail mutual funds - with upfront sales commissions

 

 

150

 

 

 

438

 

 

 

(288

)

 

 

(66

)%

 

Annuities and other

 

 

637

 

 

 

726

 

 

 

(89

)

 

 

(12

)%

 

Total sales-based revenue generating product sales

 

 

1,759

 

 

 

2,462

 

 

 

(703

)

 

 

(29

)%

 

Managed investments

 

 

306

 

 

 

454

 

 

 

(148

)

 

 

(33

)%

 

Canada retail mutual funds - no upfront sales commissions

 

 

183

 

 

 

82

 

 

 

101

 

 

 

124

%

 

Segregated funds

 

 

52

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

(16

)

 

 

(24

)%

 

Total product sales

 

$

2,300

 

 

$

3,066

 

 

$

(766

)

 

 

(25

)%

 

Average client asset values:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail mutual funds

 

$

53,442

 

 

$

58,548

 

 

$

(5,106

)

 

 

(9

)%

 

Annuities and other

 

 

23,473

 

 

 

25,868

 

 

 

(2,395

)

 

 

(9

)%

 

Managed investments

 

 

7,338

 

 

 

7,077

 

 

 

261

 

 

 

4

%

 

Segregated funds

 

 

2,329

 

 

 

2,710

 

 

 

(381

)

 

 

(14

)%

 

Total average client asset values

 

$

86,582

 

 

$

94,203

 

 

$

(7,621

)

 

 

(8

)%

 

The rollforward of asset values in client accounts was as follows:

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

2022

 

 

% of beginning balance

 

2021

 

 

% of beginning balance

 

2022

 

 

% of beginning balance

 

2021

 

 

% of beginning balance

 

2023

 

 

% of beginning balance

 

2022

 

 

% of beginning balance

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

(Dollars in millions)

Asset values, beginning of period

 

$

82,291

 

 

 

 

$

91,735

 

 

 

 

$

97,312

 

 

 

 

$

81,533

 

 

 

 

 

$

83,949

 

 

 

 

$

97,312

 

 

 

 

Net change in asset values:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inflows

 

 

2,161

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

 

2,791

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

 

7,916

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

8,684

 

 

 

11

%

 

 

 

2,300

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

 

3,066

 

 

 

3

%

 

Redemptions

 

 

(1,447

)

 

 

(2

)%

 

 

 

(1,756

)

 

 

(2

)%

 

 

 

(5,144

)

 

 

(5

)%

 

 

(5,341

)

 

 

(7

)%

 

 

 

(1,658

)

 

 

(2

)%

 

 

 

(1,900

)

 

 

(2

)%

 

Net flows

 

 

714

 

 

 

1

%

 

 

 

1,035

 

 

 

1

%

 

 

 

2,772

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

3,343

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

 

642

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

1,166

 

 

 

1

%

 

Change in fair value, net

 

 

(3,466

)

 

 

(4

)%

 

 

 

(681

)

 

 

(1

)%

 

 

 

(20,243

)

 

 

(21

)%

 

 

6,840

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

 

3,014

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

 

(4,941

)

 

 

(5

)%

 

Foreign currency, net

 

 

(802

)

 

 

(1

)%

 

 

 

(323

)

 

*

 

 

 

 

(1,104

)

 

 

(1

)%

 

 

50

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

171

 

 

*

 

 

Net change in asset values

 

 

(3,554

)

 

 

(4

)%

 

 

 

31

 

 

*

 

 

 

(18,575

)

 

 

(19

)%

 

 

10,233

 

 

 

13

%

 

 

 

3,672

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

 

(3,604

)

 

 

(4

)%

 

Asset values, end of period

 

$

78,737

 

 

 

 

$

91,766

 

 

 

 

$

78,737

 

 

 

 

$

91,766

 

 

 

 

 

$

87,621

 

 

 

 

$

93,708

 

 

 

 

* Less than 1%.

Average number of fee-generating positions was as follows:

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Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

Change

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

Positions

 

 

%

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

Positions

 

 

%

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

Positions

 

 

%

 

 

 

(Positions in thousands)

 

 

(Positions in thousands)

Average number of fee-generating
positions
(1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recordkeeping and custodial

 

 

2,295

 

 

 

2,192

 

 

 

103

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

2,272

 

 

 

2,155

 

 

 

117

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

2,316

 

 

 

2,243

 

 

 

73

 

 

 

3

%

 

Recordkeeping only

 

 

820

 

 

 

762

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

810

 

 

 

739

 

 

 

71

 

 

 

10

%

 

 

829

 

 

 

797

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

4

%

 

Total average number of fee-
generating positions

 

 

3,115

 

 

 

2,954

 

 

 

161

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

3,082

 

 

 

2,894

 

 

 

188

 

 

 

7

%

Total average number of fee-generating positions

 

 

3,145

 

 

 

3,040

 

 

 

105

 

 

 

3

%

 

(1)
We receive transfer agent recordkeeping fees by mutual fund positions. An individual client account may include multiple mutual fund positions. We may also receive fees, which are earned on a per account basis, for custodial services that we provide to clients with retirement plan accounts that hold positions in these mutual funds.

Changes in Investment and Savings ProductsProduct Sales, Asset Values and Accounts/Positions During the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023

Product sales. Investment and savings productsproduct sales decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 led by lower sales of retail mutual fundsinvestment and variable annuitiessavings products as investor demand deteriorated in responsedue to negativethe lingering effects of equity market conditionsvolatility during 2022. By comparison, product sales during the three months ended March 31, 2022 reflected strong demand that followed positive equity market returns during 2021.

Average client asset values. Average client asset values decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 primarily due to negative equity market conditions during 2022.leading into 2023, which yielded a lower average asset base. Net flows remained positive for the first quarter of 2023.

Rollforward of client asset values. Ending client asset values decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to an increase in the three months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 primarily due to negative equity market performance duringleading into 2023, which led to lower beginning asset values. During the 2022 period.three months ended March 31, 2023, equity markets performance appreciated slightly. Net flows remained positive infor the three months ended September 30, 2022, albeit to a lesser extent than in the comparable 2021 period.first quarter of 2023.

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Average number of fee-generating positions. The average number of fee-generating positions increased during the three months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 primarily due to the cumulative effect of retail mutual fund sales in recent periods that led to an increase in the number of retail mutual fund positions serviced on our transfer agent recordkeeping platform.

Changes in Investment and Savings Products Sales, Asset Values and Accounts/Positions During the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022

Product sales. Investment and savings products sales decreased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 led by lower sales of retail mutual funds and variable annuities as investor demand during the second and third quarters of 2022 deteriorated in response to negative market conditions.

Average client asset values. Average client asset values increased slightly for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 primarily due to the impact of elevated market values of client assets at the beginning of 2022. Continued positive net flows during 2022 also contributed to the increase in average client asset values, which was partially offset by negative market performance.

Rollforward of client asset values. Ending client asset values decreased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to an increase in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 primarily due to negative market performance during the 2022 period compared to strong market performance in the comparable 2021 period. Net flows remained positive in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, albeit to a lesser extent than in the comparable 2021 period.

Average number of fee-generating positions. The average number of fee-generating positions increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 primarily due to the same factors described in the three-month comparison.

Senior Health Key Performance Indicators.

Submitted Policies and Approved Policies and Policies Sourced by Primerica Independent Sales Representatives

Submitted policies. Submitted policies representsrepresent the number of completed applications that, with respect to each such application, the applicant has authorized e-TeleQuote to submit to the health insurance carrier. The applicant may need to take additional actions,action, including providing subsequent information, before the application is reviewed by the health insurance carrier.

Approved policies. Approved policies represent an estimate of submitted policies approved by the health insurance carriers for the identified product during the indicated period. Not all approved policies will go in force. In general, the relationship between submitted policies and approved policies has been seasonally consistent over time.consistent. Therefore, factors impacting the number of submitted policies generally impact the number of approved policies.

Policies sourced by Primerica Independent Sales Representatives. Primerica independent sales representatives are eligible to refer Medicare participants to e-TeleQuote licensed agents for potential enrollment in policies distributed by e-TeleQuote after completion of a brief certification course offered by Primerica.

33The number of submitted policies by e-TeleQuote sourced from Primerica independent sales representatives measures the number of Senior Health policies submitted by e-TeleQuote to its third-party health insurance carriers that originated through the Primerica independent sales force.


The number of Senior Health submitted policies and approved policies were as follows:

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021 (1)

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Number of Senior Health submitted policies

 

 

16,095

 

 

 

20,867

 

 

 

61,978

 

 

 

20,867

 

 

 

19,826

 

 

 

26,231

 

Number of Senior Health approved policies

 

 

14,862

 

 

 

18,276

 

 

 

56,381

 

 

 

18,276

 

 

 

18,413

 

 

 

23,594

 

Submitted policies sourced by Primerica independent sales representatives

 

 

2,073

 

 

 

988

 

(1)

Only reflects three months of activity as the e-TeleQuote acquisition occurred on July 1, 2021.

The Senior Health segment experiences notable seasonality with the strongest demand occurring in the fourth quarter due to the Medicare Annual Election Period (“AEP”) from October 15th to December 7th. The business typically experiences strongWe also experience seasonally higher demand in the first quarter due to the Medicare Open Enrollment Period (“OEP”) from January 1st to March 31st, which allows individuals to switch Medicare Advantage plans. Meanwhile, the second and third quarters experience seasonally lower demand as the focus for submitted policies is limited to participants that are dual eligible (Medicare and Medicaid), qualify for a special enrollment period, recently aged into Medicare or are transitioning to Medicare fromenrolling off of an employer-sponsored plan, and other less common situations.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, the volume of submitted and approved policies reflects the Company’s efforts to scale backcontrol growth in favor of developing more efficient lead procurement and limiting the number of agents. The nine month comparison is also impacted by the timing of the acquisition of e-TeleQuote on July 1, 2021. The 2022 period includes nine months of submitted and approved policies compared to only three months for the 2021 period.conversion. Approved policies as a percentage of submitted policies increased during the 2022 periods asthree months ended March 31, 2023 due to a resulthigher conversion rate of policies submitted in 2023. The increase in the lead procurement efforts mentioned above.

Senior Health Policies Sourcedconversion rate of submitted policies is largely due to a higher mix of policies submitted by Primerica Independent Sales Representatives

Primerica independent sales representatives are eligible to refer Medicare participants to e-TeleQuote licensedas well as having a greater concentration of more tenured agents for potential enrollment in policies distributed by e-TeleQuote after completion of a brief certification course offered by Primerica. At September 30, 2022, there were 83,280 Primerica independent sales representatives certified to refer participants for enrollment in Senior Health policies.e-TeleQuote's employee agent population.

The number of submitted policies by e-TeleQuote sourced from Primerica independent sales representatives measures the number of Senior Health policies submitted by e-TeleQuote to its third-party health insurance carriers that originated through the Primerica independent sales force.

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021 (1)

 

Submitted policies sourced by Primerica independent sales representatives

 

 

1,016

 

 

 

319

 

 

 

2,835

 

 

 

319

 

(1)
Only reflects three months of activity as the e-TeleQuote acquisition occurred on July 1, 2021.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, the number of submitted policies sourced by Primerica Senior Health certified independent sales representatives increased compared to the same periodsperiod in 20212022 primarily due to the timing of the acquisition of e-TeleQuote on July 1, 2021. The 2022 period includes nine months of submitted policies sourced by Primerica independent sales representatives compared to only three months for the 2021 period. In addition, the three months ended September 30, 2021 represents the initial launchincreasing maturity of the Primerica referral program which occurred toward the end of the quarter.that has achieved greater participation by Primerica independent sales representatives.

Lifetime valueValue of commissionsCommissions and Contract acquisition costsAcquisition Costs

Lifetime value of commissions (“LTV”). LTV represents the cumulative total of commissions and administrative fees estimated to be collected over the expected life of a policy for policies approved during the period. For more information on LTV, refer to Note 1318 (Revenue from Contracts with Customers) of our consolidated financial statements within our 20212022 Annual Report and the Factors Affecting our Results – Senior Health Segment section of MD&A included elsewhere in this report.

Contract acquisition costs (“CAC”). CAC represents the total direct costs incurred to acquire approved policies. CAC are primarily comprised of the costs associated with acquiring leads, from third parties and internally generated leads including fees paid to Primerica Senior Health certified independent sales representatives as well as compensation, licensing, and training costs associated with our team of e-TeleQuote licensed health insurance agents. The number of e-TeleQuote licensed health insurance agents, agent tenure, attrition rate and productivity all impact

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CAC. Other than costs incurred to assist beneficiaries withwho are switching plans withinwith the same carrier, we incur the entire cost of approved policies prior to enrollment and prior to receiving our first commission-related payment.

Per policy metrics for the LTV and CAC measure our ability to profitably distribute Senior Health insurance products.

The LTV per approved policy, CAC per approved policy, and ratio of LTV to CAC per approved policy were as follows:

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Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021 (1)

 

LTV per approved policy during the period

 

$

868

 

 

 

1,180

 

 

$

850

 

 

 

1,180

 

CAC per approved policy during the period

 

$

905

 

 

 

1,287

 

 

$

949

 

 

 

1,287

 

LTV/CAC per approved policy

 

 

0.96

 

 

 

0.91

 

 

 

0.90

 

 

 

0.91

 

(1)
Only reflects three months of activity as the e-TeleQuote acquisition occurred on July 1, 2021.

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

LTV per approved policy during the period

 

$

856

 

 

 

862

 

CAC per approved policy during the period

 

$

814

 

 

 

875

 

LTV/CAC per approved policy

 

 

1.05

 

 

 

0.98

 

LTV per approved policy reflects current estimates for renewal rates, policy retention and chargeback activity taking into consideration the most recent experience through September 30, 2022. The Company saw lower renewal retention ratesMarch 31, 2023.LTV per approved policy remained relatively consistent during 2022the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to historical experience due to an increased propensity of consumers to consider changing plans and increased plan offerings by carriers. This experience led to lower LTVthe three months ended March 31, 2022.

The reduction in CAC per approved policy during the three months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021.March 31, 2022 was primarily driven by lower agent counts with a higher concentration of tenured agents, which resulted in lower per unit labor costs and greater lead conversion efficiency.

CAC per approved policy for the three months ended September 30, 2022 reflects selective procurement of leads and a deliberate approach in limiting agent count. This led to a decrease in CAC per approved policy for the three months ended September 30, 2022 as compared with the three months ended September 30, 2021.Regulatory Changes.

LTV and CAC per approved policy for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 exhibited the same trends as the three-month comparison even though the nine-month period ended September 30, 2021 only reflects activity since the July 1, 2021 acquisition date.

Other business trends and conditions.

Worker classification standards. There has been a trend toward administrative and legislative activity around worker classification. For example, in January 2021, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) under the prior presidential administration issued a rulemaking interpreting the “economic realities” worker classification standard applicable to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FSLA”FLSA”). In October 2022, the DOL under the current presidential administration proposed a new rule that would rescind the 2021 rule and replace it with its own interpretation of the “economic realities” standard under the FSLA.FLSA. Other federal and state legislative and regulatory proposals regarding worker classification have also come under consideration. It is difficult to predict what the outcome of worker classification activity may be. Changes to worker classification laws could impact our business as sales representatives (other than those hired by e-TeleQuote) are independent contractors.

Restrictions on compensation models in Canada. During 2022, in response to regulatory changes in Canada, we developed a set of mutual fund products with two third-party mutual fund companies that are sold exclusively by our independent sales representatives (the “Principal Distributor funds”). The revenue we receive is primarily in the form of asset-based distribution fees from the mutual fund companies and asset-based service fees that are charged to investors. In turn, the primary compensation we offer independent sales representatives is the option of an upfront sales commission or higher asset-based commissions over time. Although we received the requisite approval, the organization of provincial and territorial securities regulatorscommissions throughout Canada (collectively referred to as the “Canadian Securities Administrators” or “CSA”) published final rule amendments to prohibit upfront sales commissions by fund companies for the sale of mutual funds offered under a prospectus in Canada (“DSC Ban”). The final amendments became effective on June 1, 2022. These rules have resulted in changes in compensation arrangements with both the fund companies that offer the mutual fund products we distribute and sales representatives. In particular, we have entered into agreements with two third-party mutual fund companies to develop and offer a broad range of funds being sold exclusively by our independent sales representatives. These agreements provide for the payment to us of asset-based revenue by the mutual fund companies. We also earn revenue through an asset-based fee charged to clients. As part of our new model (the “Principal Distributor model”) we are funding an advance of compensation at the time of sale to our independent sales representatives, taken at their option, to partially replace upfront sales commission cash flow from fund companies paid under the deferred sales charge compensation model. We expect that these changes to our mutual fund model will have the impact of initially decreasing our pre-tax operating income in the short term due to the elimination of upfront commissions. Over the long term, we expect pre-tax operating income to recover through the collection of asset-based commissions over time. We began offering our new Principal Distributor model on July 6, 2022. Although we received the requisite approval to do so, the CSA has indicated that it intends to closely examine the model, including potentially through a public consultation on sales practices, and may require undertakings or consider future amendments that would require modifications to the model, including with respect to its advance and chargebackupfront commission features. At this time, we cannot quantify the financial impact, if any, of anyfuture changes to our business that may be necessary in order to comply if our Principal Distributor funds model is required to be modified or discontinued. During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, Canadian mutual funds represented approximately 14% of our total investment and savings product sales and approximately 13% of our average client asset values.

In an announcement February 10, 2022, and

Insurance regulators in line with the DSC Ban for the saleCanada have indicated that a cessation of mutual funds, the organization of provincial and territorial insurance regulators (collectively referred to as the “Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators”) urged insurers to refrain from new deferred sale charge sales incharges on segregated fund contracts beginning June 1, 2022, and expect a transition to a cessation of such sales by June 1, 2023. In addition, on September 8, 2022, the Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators issued a discussion paper for consultation to consider other changes to upfront compensation, including advance compensation and chargeback features suchentered into after May 31, 2023 will go into effect as those used in our Principal Distributor model.previously announced. We currently expect that changes, if any,deferred sales charges will continue to be allowed on subsequent deposits of existing segregated funds compensation practice,contracts for a period of time, however, insurance regulators will also be adopted by securities regulators which may impact our Principal Distributor model.further evaluating whether to allow this continued use. Currently, our Canadian segregated fundfunds products are primarily sold on a deferred sales charge basis and we pay upfront commissions to the independent agentssales representatives for the sale of these products. At this time, without further clarity from regulators on allowable segregated funds compensation practices, we are unable to assess the impactexpect a decline in segregated funds product sales beginning in June 2023. We earn revenue from Canadian segregated funds products based on a percentage of any such reforms to our operations and income.client assets under management. During the ninethree months

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ended September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, Canadian segregated funds represented approximately 2% of our total investment and savings product sales and approximately 3% of our average client asset values.

Factors Affecting Our Results

Refer to the Business Trends and Conditions section for discussion of the potential impact on our business from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Term Life Insurance Segment. The Term Life Insurance segment results are primarily driven by sales volumes, how closely actual experience matches our pricingactuarial assumptions, terms and use of reinsurance, and expenses.

Sales and policies in-force. Sales of term policies and the size and characteristics of our in-force book of policies are vital to our results over the long term. Premium revenue is recognized as it is earned over the term of the policy, and eligible acquisition expenses are deferred and amortized ratably with the level premiums of the underlying policies.policy. However, because we incur significant cash outflows at or about the time policies are issued, including the payment of sales commissions and underwriting costs, changes in life insurance sales volume in a period will have a more immediate impact on our cash flows than on revenue and expense recognition in that period.revenue.

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Historically, we have found that while sales volume of term life insurance products between fiscal periods may vary based on a variety of factors, the productivity of sales representatives generally remains within a range (i.e., an average monthly rate of new policies issued per life-licensed independent sales representative between 0.180.20 and 0.22)0.24). The volume of term life insurance products sales will fluctuate in the short term, but over the longer term, our sales volume generally correlates to the size of the independent sales force.

PricingActuarial assumptions. Our pricing methodology is intended to provide us with appropriate profit margins for the risks we assume. We determine pricing classifications based on the coverage sought, such as the size and term of the policy, and certain policyholder attributes, such as age and health. In addition, we generally utilize unisex rates for term life insurance policies. The pricingactuarial assumptions that underlie our ratesreserves are based upon our best estimates of mortality, persistency, disability, and interest rates at the time of issuance, sales force commission rates, issue and underwriting expenses, operating expenses and the characteristics of the insureds, including the distribution of sex, age, underwriting class, product and amount of coverage.disability. Our results will be affected to the extent there is a variance between our pricingactuarial assumptions and actual experience. These variances will be reflected in our financial results by unlocking assumptions and cash flows underlying the liability for future policy benefits (“LFPB”) and ceded reserves that are part of the reinsurance recoverables. See Note 9 (Future Policy Benefits) for more information on LFPB. The variances are also reflected in the projection of future face amount that is the basis for amortizing DAC.

Persistency. Persistency is a measure of how long our insurance policies stay in-force. As a general matter, persistency that is lower than our pricingactuarial assumptions adversely affects our results over the long term because we lose the recurring revenue stream associated with the policies that lapse. Determining the near-term effects of changes inIn general, persistency is more complicated. When actual persistency is lower thandifferences have a minimal impact on our pricing assumptions, we must accelerate the amortization offinancial results from period to period since deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”). The resultant increase in amortization expense is offset bygenerally amortized on a corresponding releasestraight-line basis and the unlocking of reserves associated with lapsed policies, which causes a reduction inthe LFPB adjusts both expected net premiums and expected future policy benefits and claims expense. The future policy benefit reserves associated withspreads any given policy will changevariances over the term of such policy. As a general matter, future policy benefit reserves are lowest at the inception of a policy term and rise steadily to a peak before declining to zero at the expiration of the policy term. Accordingly, depending on when the lapse occurs in relation to the overall policy term, the reduction in benefits and claims expense may be greater or less than the increase in amortization expense, and, consequently, the effects on earnings for a given period could be positive or negative. Persistency levels will impact results to the extent actual experience deviates from the persistency assumptions that are locked-in at time of issue.remaining contract period.
Mortality. Our profitability will fluctuate to the extent actual mortality rates differ from the assumptions that are locked-in at time of issue.actuarial assumptions. We mitigate a significant portion of our mortality exposure through reinsurance. Long term mortality variances that result in an assumption change may have a significant impact on our financial results.
Disability. Our profitability will fluctuate to the extent actual disability rates underlying our waiver benefits, including recovery rates for individuals currently disabled, differ from actuarial assumptions. The waiver benefit is secondary to the death benefit coverage provided. However, the waiver benefit is not reinsured on a yearly renewable term (“YRT”) basis and material changes in assumptions that are locked-in at the time of issue or time of disability.compared to expectations can have a disproportionate impact on our financial results.
Interest Rates. We use ana locked-in assumption for future interest rates for reserves underlying our segment results. Policies issued prior to the Transition Date use an interest rate that initially reflects the portfolio’s current reinvestment rate gradually increasing over seven years to a level consistent with our expectationwhile policies issued on or after the Transition Date use an upper-medium grade fixed income instrument yield during the period of future yield growth. Both DAC and the future policy benefit reserve liability increase with the assumed interest rate. Since DAC is higher than the future policy benefit reserve liability in the early years of a policy, a lower assumed interest rate generally will result in lower profits. In the later years, when the future policy benefit reserve liability is higher than DAC, a lower assumed interest rate generally will result in higher profits. These assumed interest rates, which like other pricing assumptions are locked-in at issue, impact the timing but not the aggregate amount of DAC and future policy benefit reserve changes. We allocate net investment income generated by the investment portfolio to the Term Life Insurance segment in an amount equal to the assumed net interest accreted to the segment’s U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”)-measured future policy benefit reserve liability less DAC. All remaining net investment income, and therefore the impact of actual interest rates, is attributed to the Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment.issue.

Reinsurance. We use reinsurance extensively, which has a significant effect on our results of operations. We have generally reinsured between 80% and 90% of the mortality risk on term life insurance (excluding coverage under certain riders) on a quota share yearly renewable term (“YRT”)YRT basis. To the extent actual mortality experience is more or less favorable than the contractual rate, the

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reinsurer will earn incremental profits or bear the incremental cost, as applicable. In contrast to coinsurance, which is intended to eliminate all risks (other than counterparty risk of the reinsurer) and rewards associated with a specified percentage of the block of policies subject to the reinsurance arrangement, the YRT reinsurance arrangements we enter into are intended only to reduce volatility associated with variances between estimated and actual mortality rates.

In 2010, as part of our corporate reorganization and the initial public offering of our common stock, we entered into significant coinsurance transactions (the “IPO coinsurance transactions”) with entities then affiliated with Citigroup, Inc. (collectively, the “IPO coinsurers”) and ceded between 80% and 90% of the risks and rewards of term life insurance policies that were in-force at year-end 2009. We administer all such policies subject to these coinsurance agreements. Policies reaching the end of their initial level term period are no longer ceded under the IPO coinsurance transactions.

The effect of our reinsurance arrangements on ceded premiums and benefits and expenses on our statements of income follows:

Ceded premiums. Ceded premiums are the premiums we pay to reinsurers. These amounts are deducted from the direct premiums we earn to calculate our net premium revenues. Similar to direct premium revenues, ceded coinsurance premiums remain level over the initial term of the insurance policy. Ceded YRT premiums increase over the period that the policy has been in-force. Accordingly, ceded YRT premiums generally constitute an increasing percentage of direct premiums over the policy term.
Benefits and claims. Benefits and claims include incurred claim amounts and changes in future policy benefit reserves. Reinsurance reduces incurred claims in direct proportion to the percentage ceded. Coinsurance also reducesceded and reinsurance cash flows are reflected in the change in future policy benefitceded reserves in direct proportionunderlying reinsurance recoverables that are an offset to the percentage ceded, while YRT reinsurance does not significantly impact the change in these reserves.
Amortization of DAC. DAC, and therefore amortization of DAC, is reduced on a pro-rata basis for the coinsured business, including the business reinsured with the IPO coinsurers. There is no impact on amortization of DAC associated with our YRT contracts.LFPB.
Insurance expenses. Insurance expenses are reduced by the allowances received from coinsurance. There is no impact on insurance expenses associated with our YRT contracts.

We may alter our reinsurance practices at any time due to the unavailability of YRT reinsurance at attractive rates or the availability of alternatives to reduce our risk exposure. We presently intend to continue ceding approximately 90% of our U.S. and Canadian mortality risk on new business.

Expenses. Results are also affected by variances in client acquisition, maintenance and administration expense levels.

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Investment and Savings Products Segment. The Investment and Savings Products segment results are primarily driven by sales, the value of assets in client accounts for which we earn ongoing management, marketing and support, and distribution fees, and the number of transfer agent recordkeeping positions and non-bank custodial fee-generating accounts we administer.

Sales. We earn commissions and fees, such as dealer re-allowances and marketing and distribution fees, based on sales of mutual fund products and annuities in the United States and sales of certain mutual fund products in Canada. Sales of investment and savings products are influenced by the overall demand for investment products in the United States and Canada, as well as by the size and productivity of the independent sales force. We generally experience seasonality in the Investment and Savings Products segment results due to our high concentration of sales of retirement account products. These accounts are typically funded in February through April, coincident with our clients’ tax return preparation season. While we believe the size of the independent sales force is a factor in driving sales volume in this segment, there are a number of other variables, such as economic and market conditions, which may have a significantly greater effect on sales volume in any given fiscal period.

Asset values in client accounts. We earn marketing and distribution fees (trail commissions or, with respect to U.S. mutual funds, 12b-1 fees) on mutual fund and annuity assets in the United States and Canada. In the United States, we also earn investment advisory and administrative fees on assets in managed investments. In Canada, we earn marketing, distribution, and shareholder services fees on mutual fund assets for which we serve as the principal distributor and management fees on the segregated funds for which we serve as investment manager. Asset values are influenced by new product sales, ongoing contributions to existing accounts, redemptions and the change in market values in existing accounts. While we offer a wide variety of asset classes and investment styles, our clients’ accounts are primarily invested in equity funds. Volatility in equity markets will impact the value of assets in client accounts and, as a result, the revenue we earn on those assets.

Positions. We earn transfer agent recordkeeping fees for administrative functions we perform on behalf of several of our mutual fund providers. An individual client account may include multiple fund positions for which we earn transfer agent recordkeeping fees. We may also receive fees earned for non-bank custodial services that we provide to clients with retirement plan accounts.

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Sales mix. While our investment and savings products all provide similar long-term economic returns to the Company, our results in a given fiscal period will be affected by changes in the overall mix of products within these categories. Examples of changes in the sales mix that influence our results include the following:

sales of annuity products in the United States will generate higher revenues in the period such sales occur than sales of other investment products that either generate lower upfront revenues or, in the case of managed investments and segregated funds, no upfront revenues;
sales of a higher proportion of managed investments, Canadian mutual funds, and segregated funds products will spread the revenues generated over time because we earn higher revenues based on assets under management for these accounts each period as opposed to earning upfront revenues based on product sales; and
sales of a higher proportion of mutual fund products sold will impact the timing and amount of revenue we earn given the distinct transfer agent recordkeeping and non-bank custodial services we provide for certain mutual fund products we distribute.

Senior Health Segment. The Senior Health segment results are primarily driven by approved policies, LTV per approved policy and tail revenue adjustments, CAC per approved policy, and other revenue.

Approved policies. Approved policies represent submitted policies approved by health insurance carriers for the identified product during the indicated period. Not all approved policies will go in force. In general, the relationship between submitted policies and approved policies has been consistent over time.seasonally consistent. Therefore, factors impacting the number of submitted policies generally impact the number of approved policies. Revenue is primarily generated from approved policies and LTVs are recorded when the enrollment is approved by the applicable health insurance carrier. Medicare Advantage plans make up the substantial portion of the approved policies we distribute. The number of approved policies are influenced by the following:

the size and growth of the population of senior citizens in the United States;
the appeal of government-funded Medicare Advantage plans that provide privately administered healthcare coverage with enhanced benefits relative to original Medicare;
our ability to generate and obtain leads for our team of e-TeleQuote licensed health insurance agents;
our ability to staff and train our team of e-TeleQuote licensed health insurance agents to manage leads and help eligible Medicare participants through the enrollment process;
our ability to retain Medicare participants in a competitive environment in which participants are actively comparing plans and carriers; and
our health insurance carrier relationships that allow us to offer plans that most appropriately meet eligible Medicare participants’ needs.

LTV per approved policy and tail revenue adjustments. When a policy is approved by the health insurance carrier, commission revenue is recognized based on an estimated LTV per approved policy. LTV per approved policy is the cumulative total of commissions estimated to be collected over the expected life of a policy, subject to constraints applied in accordance with our revenue

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recognition policy. Specifically, LTV per approved policy is equal to the sum of the initial commissions, less an estimate of chargebacks for paid policies that are disenrolled in the first policy year, plus forecasted renewal commissions. This estimate is driven by a number of factors including, but not limited to, contracted commission rates from carriers, expected policy turnover, emerging chargeback activity and applied constraints. These factors may result in varying values from period to period.

We recognize adjustments to revenue outside of LTV for approved policies from prior periods when our cash collections are, or are expected to be, different from the estimated constrained LTVs, which we refer to as tail revenue adjustments. The recognition of tail revenue adjustments results from a change in the estimate of expected cash collections when actual cash collections or communicated rate increases have indicated a trend that is different from the estimated constrained LTV. Tail revenue adjustments can be positive or negative and we recognize positive adjustments to revenue when we do not believe it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue will occur.

CAC per approved policy. Results are also driven by the costs of acquisition, which is defined as the total direct costs incurred per approved policy. Our costs of acquisition are primarily comprised of the cost to generate and acquire leads, including fees paid to Primerica Senior Health certified independent sales representatives, and the labor, benefits, bonus compensation, licensing and training costs associated with our team of e-TeleQuote licensed health insurance agents. Other than costs incurred to assist beneficiaries with switching plans within the same carrier, we incur our entire cost of approved policies prior to enrollment and prior to receiving our first commission related payment. Factors that impact our costs of acquisition per approved policy include:

the market price of externally-generated leads;
our ability to efficiently procure internally-generated leads; and
the productivity of our e-TeleQuote licensed health insurance agents in converting procured leads into approved policies.

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Other revenue. Other revenue recognized in the Senior Health segment includes marketing development revenues received for providing marketing services to certain health insurance carriers. Marketing development revenue provides additional revenue to deliver approved policies and are based on meeting agreed-upon objectives with certain health insurance carriers. Marketing development revenue serves to offset contract acquisition costs associated with distribution of approved policies. Agreements for marketing development revenue are generally short-term in nature and can vary from period to period.

Corporate and Other Distributed Products Segment. We earn revenues and pay commissions and referral fees within the Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment for mortgage loan originations, prepaid legal services, auto and homeowners’ insurance referrals, and other financial products, all of which are originated by third parties. The Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment also includes in-force policies from several discontinued lines of insurance underwritten by National Benefit Life Insurance Company (“NBLIC”).NBLIC.

Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment net investment income reflects actualincludes net investment income recognized by the Company less the amount allocated to the Term Life Insurance segment based on the assumed net interest accreted to the segment’s U.S. GAAP-measured future policy benefit reserve liability less DAC. Actual netCompany. Net investment income reflected in the Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment is impacted by the size and performance of our invested asset portfolio, which can be influenced by interest rates, credit spreads, and the mix of invested assets.

The Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment also includes corporate income and expenses not allocated to our other segments, general and administrative expenses (other than expenses that are allocated to the Term Life Insurance or Investment and Savings Products segments), interest expense on notes payable, redundant reserve financing transactions and our revolving credit facility (“Revolving Credit Facility,Facility”), as well as realized gains and losses on our invested asset portfolio.

Capital Structure. Our financial results are affected by our capital structure, which includes our senior unsecured notes (the “Senior Notes”), redundant reserve financing transactions, our Revolving Credit Facility, and our common stock. See Note 710 (Stockholders’ Equity), Note 1013 (Commitments and Contingent Liabilities), and Note 1215 (Debt) to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for more information on changes in our capital structure.

Foreign Currency. The Canadian dollar is the functional currency for our Canadian subsidiaries and our consolidated financial results, reported in U.S. dollars, are affected by changes in the currency exchange rate. As such, the translated amount of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities attributable to our Canadian subsidiaries will be higher or lower in periods where the Canadian dollar appreciates or weakens relative to the U.S. dollar, respectively. See Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk – Canadian Currency Risk included in our 20212022 Annual Report and Note 2 (Segment and Geographical Information) to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for more information on our Canadian subsidiaries and the impact of foreign currency on our financial results.

Critical Accounting Estimates

We prepare our financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These principles are established primarily by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions based on currently available information when recording transactions resulting from business operations. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 (Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant

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Accounting Policies) to our consolidated financial statements included in our 20212022 Annual Report. The most significant items on our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets are based on fair value determinations, accounting estimates and actuarial determinations, which are susceptible to changes in future periods and could affect our results of operations and financial position.

The estimates that we deem to be most critical to an understanding of our results of operations and financial position are those related to DAC, future policy benefit reserves and corresponding amounts recoverable from reinsurers, income taxes, renewal commissions receivable, goodwill and the valuation of investments. The preparation and evaluation of these critical accounting estimates involve the use of various assumptions developed from management’s analyses and judgments. Subsequent experience or use of other assumptions could produce significantly different results.

Accounting Policy Changes.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, we made the following updatesMarch 31, 2023, there were changes in accounting methodology for itemsDeferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Future Policy Benefit Reserves and Reinsurance that we have identified as critical accounting estimates.

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the estimated acquired values of identifiable assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination at the acquisition date. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, goodwill is not amortized. The Company tests goodwill for impairment annually on July 1 and whenever events occur or circumstances change that would indicate the carrying value of goodwill may be impaired. All of the Company’s goodwill was obtained from the e-TeleQuote acquisition and the e-TeleQuote business has been designated as a separate operating segment called Senior Health. Therefore, goodwill has been allocated

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solely to the Senior Health segment and is evaluated for impairment at the Senior Health segment level, which is also defined as the reporting unit.

During the annual impairment test as of July 1, 2022, the Company performed a quantitative impairment analysis using the incomeapproach. We utilized an income approach by preparing a discounted cash flow analysis to determine the reporting unit’s fair value. The discounted cash flow analysis included key assumptions such as the weighted average cost of capital ("WACC"), long-term growth rate and projected operating results such as approved policies, LTVs, contract acquisition costs, operating expenses, collections of renewal commissions receivable, and utilization of net operating losses for income tax purposes. We did not utilize a market approach as part of the quantitative impairment analysis as we believe management’s expectations of the cash flow generated These changes were necessitated by the reporting unit were more relevantadoption of LDTI. See Note 1 (Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies), Note 6 (Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs), and Note 9 (Future Policy Benefits) to our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in determining fair value given inherent limitations in the credibility of available peer company data. The measurement of the reporting unit’s fair value is classified as a Level 3 fair value measurement given the significance of the unobservable inputs such as forecasted operating results and discount rates.

After the fair value of the reporting unit was determined, the Company calculated its carrying value by taking the reporting unit’s assets minus its liabilities. The carrying value of the reporting unit was then compared to its fair value to determine the extent of any goodwill impairment. Based on this analysis, we recognized a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $60.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2022, which represents the excess of the Senior Health reporting unit’s carrying value over its estimated fair value at July 1, 2022. The goodwill impairment charge recognized did not impact the Company’s income tax expense as the goodwill acquired from the e-TeleQuote acquisition does not have any tax basis. The decline in the reporting unit's fair value below its carrying value was primarily attributable to an increase in the market-based WACC used to discount the forecasted cash flows. The increase in the WACC was driven by recent increases in the equity market risk premium and higher interest rates. The determination of whether the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value involves a high degree of estimation and can be affected by a number of industry and company-specific risk factors that are subject to change over time.

report. For additional information regarding our other critical accounting estimates, see the Critical Accounting Estimates section of MD&A included in our 20212022 Annual Report.

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Results of Operations

Primerica, Inc. and Subsidiaries Results. Our results of operations were as follows:

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

Change

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct premiums

 

$

810,079

 

 

$

785,277

 

 

$

24,802

 

 

 

3

%

 

$

2,417,639

 

 

$

2,327,804

 

 

$

89,835

 

 

 

4

%

 

$

817,872

 

 

$

798,666

 

 

$

19,206

 

 

 

2

%

Ceded premiums

 

 

(404,870

)

 

 

(401,295

)

 

 

3,575

 

 

 

1

%

 

 

(1,223,804

)

 

 

(1,211,117

)

 

 

12,687

 

 

 

1

%

 

 

(405,347

)

 

 

(399,885

)

 

 

5,462

 

 

 

1

%

Net premiums

 

 

405,209

 

 

 

383,982

 

 

 

21,227

 

 

 

6

%

 

 

1,193,835

 

 

 

1,116,687

 

 

 

77,148

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

412,525

 

 

 

398,781

 

 

 

13,744

 

 

 

3

%

Commissions and fees

 

 

225,468

 

 

 

269,796

 

 

 

(44,328

)

 

 

(16

)%

 

 

717,956

 

 

 

754,529

 

 

 

(36,573

)

 

 

(5

)%

 

 

231,547

 

 

 

251,800

 

 

 

(20,253

)

 

 

(8

)%

Investment income net of investment expenses

 

 

40,629

 

 

 

35,741

 

 

 

4,888

 

 

 

14

%

 

 

112,148

 

 

 

106,970

 

 

 

5,178

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

47,500

 

 

 

34,420

 

 

 

13,080

 

 

 

38

%

Interest expense on surplus note

 

 

(16,283

)

 

 

(15,741

)

 

 

542

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

(47,613

)

 

 

(46,382

)

 

 

1,231

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

(16,435

)

 

 

(15,515

)

 

 

920

 

 

 

6

%

Net investment income

 

 

24,346

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

4,346

 

 

 

22

%

 

 

64,535

 

 

 

60,588

 

 

 

3,947

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

31,065

 

 

 

18,905

 

 

 

12,160

 

 

 

64

%

Realized investment gains (losses)

 

 

292

 

 

 

1,730

 

 

 

(1,438

)

 

*

 

 

 

924

 

 

 

3,762

 

 

 

(2,838

)

 

*

 

 

 

(985

)

 

 

577

 

 

 

(1,562

)

 

*

 

Other investment gains (losses)

 

 

(2,991

)

 

 

(320

)

 

 

(2,671

)

 

*

 

 

 

(4,765

)

 

 

114

 

 

 

(4,879

)

 

*

 

 

 

(3,623

)

 

 

174

 

 

 

(3,797

)

 

*

 

Investment gains (loses)

 

 

(2,699

)

 

 

1,410

 

 

 

(4,109

)

 

*

 

 

 

(3,841

)

 

 

3,876

 

 

 

(7,717

)

 

*

 

Investment gains (losses)

 

 

(4,608

)

 

 

751

 

 

 

(5,359

)

 

*

 

Other, net

 

 

20,965

 

 

 

18,051

 

 

 

2,914

 

 

 

16

%

 

 

60,709

 

 

 

49,958

 

 

 

10,751

 

 

 

22

%

 

 

19,507

 

 

 

20,989

 

 

 

(1,482

)

 

 

(7

)%

Total revenues

 

 

673,289

 

 

 

693,239

 

 

 

(19,950

)

 

 

(3

)%

 

 

2,033,194

 

 

 

1,985,638

 

 

 

47,556

 

 

 

2

%

 

 

690,036

 

 

 

691,226

 

 

 

(1,190

)

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits and claims

 

 

171,293

 

 

 

183,425

 

 

 

(12,132

)

 

 

(7

)%

 

 

511,619

 

 

 

535,561

 

 

 

(23,942

)

 

 

(4

)%

 

 

168,702

 

 

 

168,288

 

 

 

414

 

 

*

 

Future policy benefits remeasurement (gain) loss

 

 

(508

)

 

 

(1,272

)

 

 

764

 

 

 

60

%

Amortization of DAC

 

 

90,925

 

 

 

62,214

 

 

 

28,711

 

 

 

46

%

 

 

262,367

 

 

 

182,604

 

 

 

79,763

 

 

 

44

%

 

 

67,358

 

 

 

63,223

 

 

 

4,135

 

 

 

7

%

Sales commissions

 

 

105,915

 

 

 

129,268

 

 

 

(23,353

)

 

 

(18

)%

 

 

359,602

 

 

 

382,465

 

 

 

(22,863

)

 

 

(6

)%

 

 

110,874

 

 

 

133,924

 

 

 

(23,050

)

 

 

(17

)%

Insurance expenses

 

 

57,552

 

 

 

51,901

 

 

 

5,651

 

 

 

11

%

 

 

176,521

 

 

 

149,246

 

 

 

27,275

 

 

 

18

%

 

 

61,125

 

 

 

59,509

 

 

 

1,616

 

 

 

3

%

Insurance commissions

 

 

7,666

 

 

 

8,412

 

 

 

(746

)

 

 

(9

)%

 

 

22,982

 

 

 

25,990

 

 

 

(3,008

)

 

 

(12

)%

 

 

8,138

 

 

 

7,721

 

 

 

417

 

 

 

5

%

Contract acquisition costs

 

 

13,446

 

 

 

23,524

 

 

 

(10,078

)

 

 

(43

)%

 

 

53,479

 

 

 

23,524

 

 

 

29,955

 

 

 

127

%

 

 

14,984

 

 

 

20,649

 

 

 

(5,665

)

 

 

(27

)%

Interest expense

 

 

6,802

 

 

 

7,529

 

 

 

(727

)

 

 

(10

)%

 

 

20,469

 

 

 

21,814

 

 

 

(1,345

)

 

 

(6

)%

 

 

6,690

 

 

 

6,853

 

 

 

(163

)

 

 

(2

)%

Goodwill impairment loss

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

60,000

 

 

*

 

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

60,000

 

 

*

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

73,791

 

 

 

79,864

 

 

 

(6,073

)

 

 

(8

)%

 

 

239,952

 

 

 

219,559

 

 

 

20,393

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

89,536

 

 

 

86,435

 

 

 

3,101

 

 

 

4

%

Total benefits and expenses

 

 

587,390

 

 

 

546,137

 

 

 

41,253

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

1,706,991

 

 

 

1,540,763

 

 

 

166,228

 

 

 

11

%

 

 

526,899

 

 

 

545,330

 

 

 

(18,431

)

 

 

(3

)%

Income before income taxes

 

 

85,899

 

 

 

147,102

 

 

 

(61,203

)

 

 

(42

)%

 

 

326,203

 

 

 

444,875

 

 

 

(118,672

)

 

 

(27

)%

 

 

163,137

 

 

 

145,896

 

 

 

17,241

 

 

 

12

%

Income taxes

 

 

34,092

 

 

 

35,663

 

 

 

(1,571

)

 

 

(4

)%

 

 

90,069

 

 

 

107,403

 

 

 

(17,334

)

 

 

(16

)%

 

 

38,031

 

 

 

33,512

 

 

 

4,519

 

 

 

13

%

Net income

 

 

51,807

 

 

 

111,439

 

 

 

(59,632

)

 

 

(54

)%

 

 

236,134

 

 

 

337,472

 

 

 

(101,338

)

 

 

(30

)%

 

 

125,106

 

 

 

112,384

 

 

 

12,722

 

 

 

11

%

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,017

)

 

 

1,017

 

 

*

 

 

 

(5,038

)

 

 

(1,017

)

 

 

(4,021

)

 

*

 

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,655

)

 

 

2,655

 

 

*

 

Net income attributable to Primerica, Inc.

 

$

51,807

 

 

$

112,456

 

 

$

(60,649

)

 

 

(54

)%

 

$

241,172

 

 

$

338,489

 

 

$

(97,317

)

 

 

(29

)%

 

$

125,106

 

 

$

115,039

 

 

$

10,067

 

 

 

9

%

* Less than 1% or not meaningful.

Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023

Total revenues. Total revenues were generally flat during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 as the increases in net premiums earned in our Term Life Insurance segment and net investment income earned in our Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment were offset by lower commissions and fees earned in our Investment and Savings Products segment. These movements are further discussed in detail in the Segment Results section below.

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Other, net revenues declined during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022 primarily due to a decline in marketing development revenue in our Senior Health segment.

Total benefits and expenses. Total benefits and expenses decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 2021 primarilythree months ended March 31, 2022 largely due to lower commissionscommission expenses in our Investment and fees earnedSavings Products segment as a result of the decrease in sales and client asset values. Also contributing to the decrease were lower CAC in our Senior Health segment as a result of lower sales volumes and lower per unit CAC. Insurance and other operating expenses were higher during 2023 due to higher investments in technology and growth related costs. These movements are discussed in further detail in the Segment Results section below.

Income taxes. Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was 23.3%, which was relatively consistent compared with 23.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

For additional information, see the Segment Results discussions below.

Segment Results

Term Life Insurance Segment Results. Our results for the Term Life Insurance segment were as follows:

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

Change

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct premiums

 

$

812,880

 

 

$

793,254

 

 

$

19,626

 

 

 

2

%

Ceded premiums

 

 

(404,044

)

 

 

(398,446

)

 

 

5,598

 

 

 

1

%

Net premiums

 

 

408,836

 

 

 

394,808

 

 

 

14,028

 

 

 

4

%

Other, net

 

 

12,233

 

 

 

12,175

 

 

 

58

 

 

*

 

Total revenues

 

 

421,069

 

 

 

406,983

 

 

 

14,086

 

 

 

3

%

Benefits and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits and claims

 

 

164,375

 

 

 

166,407

 

 

 

(2,032

)

 

 

(1

)%

Future policy benefits remeasurement (gain) loss

 

 

(31

)

 

 

(1,434

)

 

 

1,403

 

 

*

 

Amortization of DAC

 

 

65,503

 

 

 

61,369

 

 

 

4,134

 

 

 

7

%

Insurance expenses

 

 

59,896

 

 

 

58,272

 

 

 

1,624

 

 

 

3

%

Insurance commissions

 

 

4,590

 

 

 

3,793

 

 

 

797

 

 

 

21

%

Total benefits and expenses

 

 

294,333

 

 

 

288,407

 

 

 

5,926

 

 

 

2

%

Income before income taxes

 

$

126,736

 

 

$

118,576

 

 

$

8,160

 

 

 

7

%

* Less than 1% or not meaningful.

Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

Net premiums. Direct premiums increased during the three months ended September 30, 2022. The decrease in commissions and fees was primarilyMarch 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022 largely due to lower sales-based revenues driven by lower demand for variable annuity and mutual funds investment products. Also contributingthe layering effect of new policy sales that contributed to growth in the decrease in commissions and fees were lower asset-based revenues driven by unfavorable market performance during 2022.in-force book of business. This was partially offset by an increase in Term Life netceded premiums, earned during the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the same periodwhich includes $16.4 million in 2021. The increase in nethigher non-level YRT reinsurance ceded premiums was driven by incremental premiums on term life insurance policies that areas business not subject to the IPO coinsurance transactions as well asages, reduced by $10.8 million in lower coinsurance ceded premiums due to the layering effectrun-off of life insurance sales.business subject to the IPO coinsurance transactions.

Benefits and claims. Benefits and claims decreased slightly during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022. Under LDTI, benefits and claims expenses are expected to have low volatility, especially near the Transition Date in the absence of changes to future assumptions, due to the spreading of claims experience variances realized during current periods to future periods by adjusting the net premium ratio used to recognize benefits and claims expenses.

Future policy benefits remeasurement (gain) loss. Future policy benefits remeasurement gain decreased during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022 due to smaller experience variances that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Net investment incomeAmortization of DAC. The amortization of DAC increased slightly during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022 primarily due to continued growth in the in-force book of business.

Insurance expenses.Insurance expenses increased during the three months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 2021three months ended March 31, 2022 due to $2.4 higher investments in technology and growth related costs. These increases were largely offset by lower costs associated with sales force leadership events in the first quarter of 2023.

Insurance commissions. Insurance commissions increased during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022 as a result of higher non-deferrable sales force promotional activities that drive growth in the business.

Investment and Savings Products Segment Results.Investment and Savings Products segment results were as follows:

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Three months ended March 31,

 

 

Change

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commissions and fees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales-based revenues

 

$

72,388

 

 

$

103,242

 

 

$

(30,854

)

 

 

(30

)%

Asset-based revenues

 

 

111,904

 

 

 

113,112

 

 

 

(1,208

)

 

 

(1

)%

Account-based revenues

 

 

22,790

 

 

 

21,541

 

 

 

1,249

 

 

 

6

%

Other, net

 

 

3,120

 

 

 

3,144

 

 

 

(24

)

 

*

 

Total revenues

 

 

210,202

 

 

 

241,039

 

 

 

(30,837

)

 

 

(13

)%

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of DAC

 

 

1,493

 

 

 

1,446

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

3

%

Insurance commissions

 

 

3,308

 

 

 

3,646

 

 

 

(338

)

 

 

(9

)%

Sales commissions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales-based

 

 

52,452

 

 

 

74,606

 

 

 

(22,154

)

 

 

(30

)%

Asset-based

 

 

54,276

 

 

 

53,366

 

 

 

910

 

 

 

2

%

Other operating expenses

 

 

42,567

 

 

 

40,936

 

 

 

1,631

 

 

 

4

%

Total expenses

 

 

154,096

 

 

 

174,000

 

 

 

(19,904

)

 

 

(11

)%

Income before income taxes

 

$

56,106

 

 

$

67,039

 

 

$

(10,933

)

 

 

(16

)%

* Less than 1% or not meaningful.

Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

Commissions and fees. Commissions and fees decreased during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022 driven by lower sales-based revenues as investor demand for investment and savings products weakened year-over-year. Also contributing to the decrease were lower asset-based revenues which was driven by negative equity market performance. Asset-based revenue declined less in the first quarter of 2023 than average client asset values due to a positive mix shift to asset-based products that earn higher fees including managed accounts and Canadian mutual funds under the new principal distributor model.

Sales commissions. The decrease in sales-based commissions for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022 was generally in-line with the decrease in sales-based revenue. Asset-based commissions were up slightly for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and were consistent with the movement in asset-based revenues, excluding Canadian segregated funds revenue. Asset-based expenses for our Canadian segregated funds are reflected within insurance commissions and amortization of DAC.

Other operating expenses. Other operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 were higher compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022 primarily due to higher investments in technology and growth in managed account expenses. These increases were partially offset by lower costs associated with sales force leadership events in the first quarter of 2023.

Senior Health Segment Results. Senior Health segment results were as follows:

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

Change

 

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commissions and fees (1)

 

$

15,755

 

 

$

1,278

 

 

$

14,477

 

 

*

 

 

Other, net

 

 

2,955

 

 

 

4,553

 

 

 

(1,598

)

 

 

(35

)%

 

Total revenues

 

 

18,710

 

 

 

5,831

 

 

 

12,879

 

 

 

221

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract acquisition costs

 

 

14,984

 

 

 

20,649

 

 

 

(5,665

)

 

 

(27

)%

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

7,488

 

 

 

8,267

 

 

 

(779

)

 

 

(9

)%

 

Total benefits and expenses

 

 

22,472

 

 

 

28,916

 

 

 

(6,444

)

 

 

(22

)%

 

Loss before income taxes

 

$

(3,762

)

 

$

(23,085

)

 

$

19,323

 

 

 

84

%

 

(1)
Includes no tail adjustment for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and a negative tail adjustment of ($19.1) million for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

* Less than 1% or not meaningful.

Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

Commissions and fees. Excluding the impact of tail revenue adjustments, commissions and fees decreased during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022 primarily due to the Company's efforts to control growth in favor of developing more efficient lead procurement and conversion. There was no tail revenue adjustment recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2023 as annual renewals were largely in line with expectations. In comparison, a negative tail

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adjustment of $19.1 million was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2022 as a result of lower than expected renewals for policies approved in prior periods.

Other, net. Other, net decreased during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022 primarily due to lower marketing development revenue earned, which was affected by lower approved policy volumes.

Contract acquisition costs. CAC decreased during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022 as a result of lower sales volumes and lower per unit costs due to the Company's efforts to control growth in favor of developing more efficient lead procurement and conversion. In addition, a decline in the average number of e-TeleQuote employee agents in the first quarter of 2023 versus the first quarter 2022 contributed to the year-over-year reduction in CAC.

Other operating expenses. Other operating expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2023 did not change significantly as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Corporate and Other Distributed Products Segment Results. Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment results were as follows:

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

Change

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct premiums

 

$

4,992

 

 

$

5,412

 

 

$

(420

)

 

 

(8

)%

Ceded premiums

 

 

(1,303

)

 

 

(1,439

)

 

 

(136

)

 

 

(9

)%

Net premiums

 

 

3,689

 

 

 

3,973

 

 

 

(284

)

 

 

(7

)%

Commissions and fees

 

 

8,710

 

 

 

12,627

 

 

 

(3,917

)

 

 

(31

)%

Investment income net of investment expenses

 

 

47,500

 

 

 

34,420

 

 

 

13,080

 

 

 

38

%

Interest expense on surplus note

 

 

(16,435

)

 

 

(15,515

)

 

 

920

 

 

 

6

%

Net investment income

 

 

31,065

 

 

 

18,905

 

 

 

12,160

 

 

 

64

%

Realized investment gains (losses)

 

 

(985

)

 

 

577

 

 

 

(1,562

)

 

*

 

Other investment gains (losses)

 

 

(3,623

)

 

 

174

 

 

 

(3,797

)

 

*

 

Investment gains (losses)

 

 

(4,608

)

 

 

751

 

 

 

(5,359

)

 

*

 

Other, net

 

 

1,199

 

 

 

1,117

 

 

 

82

 

 

 

7

%

Total revenues

 

 

40,055

 

 

 

37,373

 

 

 

2,682

 

 

 

7

%

Benefits and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits and claims

 

 

4,327

 

 

 

1,881

 

 

 

2,446

 

 

 

130

%

Future policy benefits remeasurement (gain) loss

 

 

(477

)

 

 

162

 

 

 

(639

)

 

*

 

Amortization of DAC

 

 

362

 

 

 

408

 

 

 

(46

)

 

 

(11

)%

Insurance expenses

 

 

1,229

 

 

 

1,237

 

 

 

(8

)

 

*

 

Insurance commissions

 

 

240

 

 

 

282

 

 

 

(42

)

 

 

(15

)%

Sales commissions

 

 

4,146

 

 

 

5,952

 

 

 

(1,806

)

 

 

(30

)%

Interest expense

 

 

6,690

 

 

 

6,853

 

 

 

(163

)

 

 

(2

)%

Other operating expenses

 

 

39,481

 

 

 

37,232

 

 

 

2,249

 

 

 

6

%

Total benefits and expenses

 

 

55,998

 

 

 

54,007

 

 

 

1,991

 

 

 

4

%

Loss before income taxes

 

$

(15,943

)

 

$

(16,634

)

 

$

(691

)

 

 

(4

)%

* Less than 1% or not meaningful.

Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

Total revenues. Total revenues increased during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022 primarily due to higher net investment income. Net investment income increased $6.3million from higher yields in the invested asset portfolio, a $3.6 million higher return on the deposit asset backing our 10% coinsurance agreement and $1.8$2.0 million from a larger invested asset portfolio compared to the same period in the prior year period.year. Investment income net of investment expenses includes interest earned on our held-to-maturity asset, which is offset by interest expense on the surplus note (“Surplus Note,Note”), thereby eliminating any impact on net investment income. Amounts recognized for each line item will remain offsetting and will fluctuate from period to period along with the principal amounts of the held-to-maturity asset and the Surplus Note based on the balance of reserves being contractually supported under a redundant reserve financing transaction used by Vidalia Re, Inc. (“Vidalia Re”). For more information on the Surplus Note, see Note 3 (Investments) and Note 1215 (Debt) to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

Investment gains (losses) decreased to a loss during the three months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to a gain in the same period in 2021 primarily due to a $2.9 million negative mark-to-market adjustment on equity securities held within our investment

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portfolio during the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 primarily due to a $2.2 million credit loss recognized for debt securities associated with a specific issuer that we have designated our intent to sell as well as a result of market volatility compared to a $0.4$1.5 million negative mark-to-market adjustment on equity securities held within our investment portfolio in the comparable 2021 period.

Other, net revenues increased during the three months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023.

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Commissions and fees earned from our mortgage distribution business were lower during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 2021 primarily due to differences in the timing of negotiated marketing development revenue in our Senior Health segment. Also contributing to the increase in Other, net revenues was an increase in fees receivedthree months ended March 31, 2022 as higher mortgage interest rates reduced demand for access to Primerica Online ("POL"), our primary sales force support tool, consistent with subscriber growth.mortgage products.

Total benefits and expenses. Total benefits and expenses increased during the three months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021 largelyMarch 31, 2022 due primarily to a non-cash goodwill impairment chargevolatility in direct claims and ceded claim reimbursements on closed blocks of $60.0 million, which represents the excess of the Senior Health reporting unit's carrying value over its estimated fair value at July 1, 2022. Also contributing to thebusiness in our New York life insurance subsidiary. Partially offsetting this increase in benefits and expenses was growth in amortization of DAC as a result of lower year-over-year persistency in the Term Life Insurance segment’s in-force book of business. These increases were partially offset by lower sales commissions in line with commissions and fees revenue decreases in our Investment and Savings Products segment as discussed above, lower COVID-19 claims experience in the Term Life Insurance segment and lower contract acquisition costs in our Senior Health segment. Other operating expenses were also lower due to non-recurring transaction-related expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition of e-TeleQuote in the 2021 period.

Income taxes. Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2022 was 39.7%, compared with 24.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2021. The increase in the effective tax rate in the 2022 period is driven by the non-cash goodwill impairment charge that is not deductible for income tax purposes. Excluding the non-cash goodwill impairment charge, the effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2022 was 23.4%, which was lower than the 2021 effective rate due to state income tax benefits generated by e-TeleQuote in the current year.

Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022

Total revenues. Total revenues increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 primarily driven by growth in net premiums in the Term Life segment. The increase in Term Life net premiums was driven by incremental premiums on term life insurance policies that are not subject to the IPO coinsurance transactions as well as the layering effect of sales of life insurance. Commissions and fees earned during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 decreased due to lower sales-based revenues driven by lower demand for variable annuity and mutual funds investment products.

Net investment income increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 due to $3.5 million from higher yields in the invested asset portfolio and $4.2 million from a larger invested asset portfolio compared to the prior year period. These increases were partially offset by a lower total return on the deposit asset backing the 10% coinsurance agreement that is subject to deposit method accounting. The $3.8 million year-over-year lower total return on this deposit asset was due to a negative mark-to-market adjustment and lower book earnings on the deposit asset during the current year period compared to the prior year period.

Investment gains (losses) decreased to a loss during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to a gain in the same period in 2021 primarily due to a $4.7 million negative mark-to-market adjustment on equity securities held within our investment portfolio during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 as a result of market volatility compared to a $1.1 million positive mark-to-market adjustment on equity securities held within our investment portfolio in the comparable 2021 period.

Other, net revenues increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 primarily due to the same factors as discussed in the three month comparison above.

Total benefits and expenses. Total benefits and expenses increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 largely due to growth in amortization of DAC as a result of lower year-over-year persistency in the Term Life Insurance segment’s in-force book of business, as well as negative market performance of the funds underlying our Canadian segregated funds product in the Investment and Savings Products segment. Also contributing to the increase was a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $60.0 million, which represents the excess of the Senior Health reporting unit's carrying value over its estimated fair value at July 1, 2022 and higher contract acquisition costs as a result of the acquisition of e-TeleQuote on July 1, 2021. Insurance and other operating expenses were higher in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 due to growth in the business and higher costs associated with sales force leadership events, which included the biennial convention held in 2022. These increases were partially offset by lower COVID-19 related claims experience in the Term Life Insurance segment and lower sales commissions in line with commissions and fees revenue decreases in our Investment and Savings Products segment as discussed above.

Income taxes. Our effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was 27.6% compared with 24.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The higher rate was primarily driven by the same factor discussed above in the three-month comparison. Excluding the non-cash goodwill impairment charge the effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September

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30, 2022 was 23.3%, which was lower than the 2021 effective rate due to state income tax benefits generated by e-TeleQuote in the current year.

For additional information, see the Segment Results discussions below.

Segment Results

Term Life Insurance Segment Results. Our results for the Term Life Insurance segment were as follows:

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct premiums

 

$

804,586

 

 

$

779,490

 

 

$

25,096

 

 

 

3

%

 

$

2,401,293

 

 

$

2,310,504

 

 

$

90,789

 

 

 

4

%

Ceded premiums

 

 

(403,416

)

 

 

(399,835

)

 

 

3,581

 

 

 

1

%

 

 

(1,219,268

)

 

 

(1,206,413

)

 

 

12,855

 

 

 

1

%

Net premiums

 

 

401,170

 

 

 

379,655

 

 

 

21,515

 

 

 

6

%

 

 

1,182,025

 

 

 

1,104,091

 

 

 

77,934

 

 

 

7

%

Allocated investment income

 

 

13,241

 

 

 

9,320

 

 

 

3,921

 

 

 

42

%

 

 

36,973

 

 

 

26,324

 

 

 

10,649

 

 

 

40

%

Other, net

 

 

13,419

 

 

 

12,476

 

 

 

943

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

37,969

 

 

 

36,601

 

 

 

1,368

 

 

 

4

%

Total revenues

 

 

427,830

 

 

 

401,451

 

 

 

26,379

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

1,256,967

 

 

 

1,167,016

 

 

 

89,951

 

 

 

8

%

Benefits and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits and claims

 

 

167,356

 

 

 

179,696

 

 

 

(12,340

)

 

 

(7

)%

 

 

499,237

 

 

 

521,148

 

 

 

(21,911

)

 

 

(4

)%

Amortization of DAC

 

 

88,275

 

 

 

59,287

 

 

 

28,988

 

 

 

49

%

 

 

249,826

 

 

 

174,106

 

 

 

75,720

 

 

 

43

%

Insurance expenses

 

 

56,471

 

 

 

50,534

 

 

 

5,937

 

 

 

12

%

 

 

173,072

 

 

 

145,160

 

 

 

27,912

 

 

 

19

%

Insurance commissions

 

 

3,964

 

 

 

4,345

 

 

 

(381

)

 

 

(9

)%

 

 

11,612

 

 

 

13,999

 

 

 

(2,387

)

 

 

(17

)%

Total benefits and expenses

 

 

316,066

 

 

 

293,862

 

 

 

22,204

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

933,747

 

 

 

854,413

 

 

 

79,334

 

 

 

9

%

Income before income taxes

 

$

111,764

 

 

$

107,589

 

 

$

4,175

 

 

 

4

%

 

$

323,220

 

 

$

312,603

 

 

$

10,617

 

 

 

3

%

Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022

Net premiums. Direct premiums increased during the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021 largely due to sales of new policies that contributed to growth in the in-force book of business. This was partially offset by an increase in ceded premiums, which includes $14.7 million in higher non-level YRT reinsurance ceded premiums as business not subject to the IPO coinsurance transactions ages, reduced by $11.1 million in lower coinsurance ceded premiums due to the run-off of business subject to the IPO coinsurance transactions.

Allocated investment income. Allocated investment income increased during the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021 due to an increase in the assumed net interest accreted to the Term Life Insurance segment’s future policy benefit reserve liability less deferred acquisition costs as the Term Life Insurance segment’s in-force business continues to grow.

Benefits and claims. Benefits and claims decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021 primarily due to lower excess claims experience. Total benefits and claims during the three months ended September 30, 2022 included approximately $2 million of excess claims, net of reinsurance, compared to approximately $14 million of excess claims, net of reinsurance, during the three months ended September 30, 2021 primarily due to fewer COVID-19 related claims.

Amortization of DAC. The amortization of DAC increased during the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021 primarily due to changes in policy lapse rates. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, lapses on policies and the resulting amortization of DAC have largely normalized to pre-pandemic levels, other than policies that were issued in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, which continue to experience lapse rates that are higher than historical trends.

Insurance expenses.Insurance expenses increased during the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021 due to higher costs associated with supporting growth in the sales force, growth in the business and higher employee compensation costs from annual merit increases.

Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022

Net premiums. Direct premiums increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 largely due to sales of new policies that contributed to growth in the in-force book of business. This is partially offset by an increase in ceded premiums, which includes $44.4 million in higher non-level YRT reinsurance ceded premiums as business not subject to the IPO coinsurance transactions ages, reduced by $31.6 million in lower coinsurance ceded premiums due to the run-off of business subject to the IPO coinsurance transactions.

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Allocated investment income. Allocated investment income increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 due to the same factors as described in the three-month comparison.

Benefits and claims. Benefits and claims decreased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 primarily due to lower claims experience. Total benefits and claims during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 includes approximately $14 million of excess claims, net of reinsurance compared to approximately $43 million of excess claims, net of reinsurance, during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 primarily due to fewer COVID-19 related claims.

Amortization of DAC. The amortization of DAC increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 due to the same factors as described in the three-month comparison.

Insurance expenses. Insurance expenses increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 due to the same factors as discussed in the three month comparison above. Also contributing to the increase were higher costs associated with adding the previously postponed biennial convention to our normal cycle of sales force leadership events.

Insurance commissions.Insurance commissions decreased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as a result of higher non-deferrable sales force promotional activities offered in the 2021 period to incentivize the sales force during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.

Investment and Savings Products Segment Results.Investment and Savings Products segment results were as follows:

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commissions and fees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales-based revenues

 

$

67,962

 

 

$

95,229

 

 

$

(27,267

)

 

 

(29

)%

 

$

259,905

 

 

$

298,057

 

 

$

(38,152

)

 

 

(13

)%

Asset-based revenues

 

 

107,483

 

 

 

113,558

 

 

 

(6,075

)

 

 

(5

)%

 

 

328,696

 

 

 

323,288

 

 

 

5,408

 

 

 

2

%

Account-based revenues

 

 

22,910

 

 

 

21,456

 

 

 

1,454

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

67,043

 

 

 

64,424

 

 

 

2,619

 

 

 

4

%

Other, net

 

 

3,342

 

 

 

3,094

 

 

 

248

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

9,508

 

 

 

9,001

 

 

 

507

 

 

 

6

%

Total revenues

 

 

201,697

 

 

 

233,337

 

 

 

(31,640

)

 

 

(14

)%

 

 

665,152

 

 

 

694,770

 

 

 

(29,618

)

 

 

(4

)%

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of DAC

 

 

2,222

 

 

 

2,580

 

 

 

(358

)

 

 

(14

)%

 

 

11,610

 

 

 

7,641

 

 

 

3,969

 

 

 

52

%

Insurance commissions

 

 

3,419

 

 

 

3,747

 

 

 

(328

)

 

 

(9

)%

 

 

10,514

 

 

 

11,065

 

 

 

(551

)

 

 

(5

)%

Sales commissions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales-based

 

 

48,775

 

 

 

67,745

 

 

 

(18,970

)

 

 

(28

)%

 

 

186,784

 

 

 

209,969

 

 

 

(23,185

)

 

 

(11

)%

Asset-based

 

 

51,549

 

 

 

53,233

 

 

 

(1,684

)

 

 

(3

)%

 

 

155,791

 

 

 

150,587

 

 

 

5,204

 

 

 

3

%

Other operating expenses

 

 

37,355

 

 

 

36,664

 

 

 

691

 

 

 

2

%

 

 

118,540

 

 

 

111,623

 

 

 

6,917

 

 

 

6

%

Total expenses

 

 

143,320

 

 

 

163,969

 

 

 

(20,649

)

 

 

(13

)%

 

 

483,239

 

 

 

490,885

 

 

 

(7,646

)

 

 

(2

)%

Income before income taxes

 

$

58,377

 

 

$

69,368

 

 

$

(10,991

)

 

 

(16

)%

 

$

181,913

 

 

$

203,885

 

 

$

(21,972

)

 

 

(11

)%

Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022

Commissions and fees. Commissions and fees decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021 driven by lower sales-based revenues as investor demand for mutual fund products and variable annuity products weakened due to continued volatility in capital markets. Also contributing to the decrease were lower asset-based revenues, driven by negative equity market performance, partially offset by positive net flows.

Amortization of DAC.Amortization of DAC was relatively consistent during the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021 due to similar market performance of the funds underlying our Canadian segregated funds product during both periods.

Sales commissions. The decrease in sales-based commissions for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021 was generally in-line with the decrease in sales-based revenue. The decrease in asset-based commissions for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021 was consistent with movement in asset-based revenue, excluding Canadian segregated funds revenue. Asset-based expenses for our Canadian segregated funds are reflected within insurance commissions and amortization of DAC.

Other operating expenses. Other operating expenses remained relatively consistent during the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021.

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Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022

Commissions and fees. Commissions and fees decreased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 driven by lower sales-based revenues in the 2022 period as investor demand for mutual fund products and variable annuity products weakened due to volatility in capital markets. This decrease was partially offset by higher asset-based revenues largely driven by higher average client asset values on managed accounts.

Amortization of DAC. Amortization of DAC increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 due to unfavorable market performance of the funds underlying our Canadian segregated funds product in the first half of 2022 compared to favorable market performance of such funds in the first half of 2021.

Sales commissions. The decrease in sales-based commissions for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was generally in-line with the decrease in sales-based revenue. The increase in asset-based commissions for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was consistent with the increase in asset-based revenues, excluding Canadian segregated funds revenue. Asset-based expenses for our Canadian segregated funds are reflected within insurance commissions and amortization of DAC.

Other operating expenses. Other operating expenses increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 due to higher costs associated with adding the previously postponed biennial convention to our normal cycle of sales force leadership events.

Senior Health Segment Results. Senior Health segment results were as follows:

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

$

 

%

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commissions and fees (1)

 

$

14,601

 

 

$

21,558

 

 

$

(6,957

)

 

 

(32

)%

 

$

25,222

 

 

$

21,558

 

 

*

 

*

Other, net

 

 

2,583

 

 

 

1,378

 

 

 

1,205

 

 

 

87

%

 

 

9,606

 

 

 

1,378

 

 

*

 

*

Total revenues

 

 

17,184

 

 

 

22,936

 

 

 

(5,752

)

 

 

(25

)%

 

 

34,828

 

 

 

22,936

 

 

*

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract acquisition costs

 

 

13,446

 

 

$

23,524

 

 

$

(10,078

)

 

 

(43

)%

 

 

53,479

 

 

$

23,524

 

 

*

 

*

Goodwill impairment loss

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

60,000

 

 

*

 

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

*

 

*

Other operating expenses

 

 

7,461

 

 

 

7,902

 

 

 

(441

)

 

 

(6

)%

 

 

24,308

 

 

 

7,902

 

 

*

 

*

Total benefits and expenses

 

 

80,907

 

 

 

31,426

 

 

 

49,481

 

 

 

157

%

 

 

137,787

 

 

 

31,426

 

 

*

 

*

Loss before income taxes

 

$

(63,723

)

 

$

(8,490

)

 

$

55,233

 

 

 

651

%

 

$

(102,959

)

 

$

(8,490

)

 

*

 

*

(1)
Includes a positive tail revenue adjustment of $1.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and a net negative tail adjustment of ($22.7) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

* Not meaningful.

Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022

Commissions and fees. Commissions and fees decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021. Contributing to the decrease were lower LTVs in 2022 as a result of lower-than-expected persistency and refined renewal estimates. In addition, lower LTVs led us to deliberately limit agent counts at e-TeleQuote in 2022, which resulted in lower sales volumes. Partially offsetting the decrease was the recognition of a $1.7 million positive tail revenue adjustment in 2022 due to renewal rate escalations communicated by health insurance carriers during the quarter. Conversely, no tail adjustment was recognized in 2021.

Other, net. Other, net increased during the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021 primarily due to the timing of negotiated marketing development revenue with certain health insurance carriers. The agreements for marketing development revenue are generally short-term in nature and can vary from period to period.

Contract acquisition costs. Contract acquisition costs, as well as per policy contract acquisition costs, decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021 as a result of revised lead sourcing strategies, lessened competition for leads, and lower overall sales volume in the 2022 period.

Goodwill impairment loss. Reflects the non-cash goodwill impairment charge recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2022, which represents the excess of the Senior Health reporting unit's carrying value over its estimated fair value as of July 1, 2022. Refer to Note 15 (Goodwill) to our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for more information.

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Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022

Commissions and fees. Commissions and fees increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 primarily due to the timing of the acquisition of e-TeleQuote on July 1, 2021. The 2022 period includes nine months of operations compared to only three months for the 2021 period. This was largely offset by the recognition of a net $22.7 million of negative tail revenue adjustments during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 as a result of lower-than-expected renewals and refined renewal estimates on policies approved during prior periods. The negative tail adjustment offset commissions and fees revenue of $47.9 million recognized for the lifetime value of commissions for policies approved during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. No tail adjustment was recognized in 2021. The increase in commissions and fees during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was partially offset by the volume and LTV factors described in the three-month comparison above.

Other, net. Other, net increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 primarily due to the timing of the acquisition of e-TeleQuote on July 1, 2021. The 2022 period includes nine months of operations compared to only three months for the 2021 period.

Contract acquisition costs. Contract acquisition costs increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 primarily due to the timing of the acquisition of e-TeleQuote on July 1, 2021. The 2022 period includes nine months of operations compared to only three months for the 2021 period. This increase was partially offset by the same factors as described in the three-month comparison above.

Goodwill impairment loss. Reflects the non-cash goodwill impairment charge recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Other operating expenses. Other operating expenses increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 primarily due to the timing of the acquisition of e-TeleQuote on July 1, 2021. The 2022 period includes nine months of operations compared to only three months for the 2021 period. Other operating expenses includes $8.2 million and $2.9 million of amortization expense for intangible assets and internally developed software for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Corporate and Other Distributed Products Segment Results. Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment results were as follows:

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct premiums

 

$

5,493

 

 

$

5,787

 

 

$

(294

)

 

 

(5

)%

 

$

16,346

 

 

$

17,300

 

 

$

(954

)

 

 

(6

)%

Ceded premiums

 

 

(1,454

)

 

 

(1,460

)

 

 

(6

)

 

*

 

 

 

(4,536

)

 

 

(4,704

)

 

 

(168

)

 

 

(4

)%

Net premiums

 

 

4,039

 

 

 

4,327

 

 

 

(288

)

 

 

(7

)%

 

 

11,810

 

 

 

12,596

 

 

 

(786

)

 

 

(6

)%

Commissions and fees

 

��

12,512

 

 

 

17,995

 

 

 

(5,483

)

 

 

(30

)%

 

 

37,090

 

 

 

47,202

 

 

 

(10,112

)

 

 

(21

)%

Investment income net of investment expenses

 

 

27,388

 

 

 

26,421

 

 

 

967

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

75,175

 

 

 

80,646

 

 

 

(5,471

)

 

 

(7

)%

Interest expense on surplus note

 

 

(16,283

)

 

 

(15,741

)

 

 

542

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

(47,613

)

 

 

(46,382

)

 

 

1,231

 

 

 

3

%

Net investment income

 

 

11,105

 

 

 

10,680

 

 

 

425

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

27,562

 

 

 

34,264

 

 

 

(6,702

)

 

 

(20

)%

Realized investment gains (losses)

 

 

292

 

 

 

1,730

 

 

 

(1,438

)

 

*

 

 

 

924

 

 

 

3,762

 

 

 

(2,838

)

 

*

 

Other investment gains (losses)

 

 

(2,991

)

 

 

(320

)

 

 

(2,671

)

 

*

 

 

 

(4,765

)

 

 

114

 

 

 

(4,879

)

 

*

 

Investment gains (losses)

 

 

(2,699

)

 

 

1,410

 

 

 

(4,109

)

 

*

 

 

 

(3,841

)

 

 

3,876

 

 

 

(7,717

)

 

*

 

Other, net

 

 

1,621

 

 

 

1,103

 

 

 

518

 

 

 

47

%

 

 

3,626

 

 

 

2,978

 

 

 

648

 

 

 

22

%

Total revenues

 

 

26,578

 

 

 

35,515

 

 

 

(8,937

)

 

 

(25

)%

 

 

76,247

 

 

 

100,916

 

 

 

(24,669

)

 

 

(24

)%

Benefits and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits and claims

 

 

3,937

 

 

 

3,729

 

 

 

208

 

 

 

6

%

 

 

12,382

 

 

 

14,413

 

 

 

(2,031

)

 

 

(14

)%

Amortization of DAC

 

 

428

 

 

 

347

 

 

 

81

 

 

 

23

%

 

 

931

 

 

 

857

 

 

 

74

 

 

 

9

%

Insurance expenses

 

 

1,081

 

 

 

1,367

 

 

 

(286

)

 

 

(21

)%

 

 

3,449

 

 

 

4,086

 

 

 

(637

)

 

 

(16

)%

Insurance commissions

 

 

283

 

 

 

320

 

 

 

(37

)

 

 

(12

)%

 

 

856

 

 

 

926

 

 

 

(70

)

 

 

(8

)%

Sales commissions

 

 

5,591

 

 

 

8,290

 

 

 

(2,699

)

 

 

(33

)%

 

 

17,027

 

 

 

21,909

 

 

 

(4,882

)

 

 

(22

)%

Interest expense

 

 

6,802

 

 

 

7,529

 

 

 

(727

)

 

 

(10

)%

 

 

20,469

 

 

 

21,814

 

 

 

(1,345

)

 

 

(6

)%

Other operating expenses

 

 

28,975

 

 

 

35,298

 

 

 

(6,323

)

 

 

(18

)%

 

 

97,104

 

 

 

100,034

 

 

 

(2,930

)

 

 

(3

)%

Total benefits and expenses

 

 

47,097

 

 

 

56,880

 

 

 

(9,783

)

 

 

(17

)%

 

 

152,218

 

 

 

164,039

 

 

 

(11,821

)

 

 

(7

)%

Loss before income taxes

 

$

(20,519

)

 

$

(21,365

)

 

$

(846

)

 

 

(4

)%

 

$

(75,971

)

 

$

(63,123

)

 

$

12,848

 

 

 

20

%

* Less than 1% or not meaningful.

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Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022

Total revenues. Total revenues decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021 primarily due to lower commissions and fees from our mortgage distribution business as a result of rising interest rates. Also contributing to the decrease is investment losses, which are discussed in the Primerica, Inc. and Subsidiaries Results of Operations section above.

Total benefits and expenses. Total benefits and expenses decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021 due to lower sales commissions from our mortgage distribution business during the three months ended September 30, 2022. Other operating expenses also decreased due to the 2021 period including approximately $10 million of non-recurring transaction-related expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition of e-TeleQuote, partially offset by higher other operating expenses due to the growth of employee-related expenses.

Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022

Total revenues. Total revenues decreased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 primarily due to the same factors discussed in the three-month comparison and a decrease in net investment income as more net investment income was allocated to the Term Life Insurance segment.

Total benefits and expenses. Total benefits and expenses decreased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 primarily due to the same factors discussed in the three-month comparison and lower benefits and claims experienced on closed blocks of non-term life insurance business underwritten by NBLIC.volumes.

Financial Condition

Investments. Our insurance business is primarily focused on selling term life insurance, which does not include an investment component for the policyholder. The invested asset portfolio funded by premiums from theour term life insurance business does not involve the substantial asset accumulations and spread requirements that exist with other non-term life insurance products. As a result, the profitability of theour term life insurance business is not as sensitive to the impact that interest rates have on our invested asset portfolio and investment income as the profitability of other companies that distribute non-term life insurance products.

We follow a conservative investment strategy designed to emphasize the preservation of our invested assets and provide adequate liquidity for the prompt payment of claims. To meet business needs and mitigate risks, our investment guidelines provide restrictions on our portfolio’s composition, including limits on asset type, per issuer limits, credit quality limits, portfolio duration, limits on the amount of investments in approved countries and permissible security types. We also manage and monitor our allocation of investments to limit the accumulation of any disproportionate concentrations of risk among industry sectors or issuer countries outside of the U.S. and Canada. In addition, as of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, we did not hold any country of issuer concentrations outside of the U.S. or Canada that represented more than 5% of the fair value of our available-for-sale invested asset portfolio or any industry concentrations of corporate bonds that represented more than 10% of the fair value of our available-for-sale invested asset portfolio.

We invest a portion of our portfolio in assets denominated in Canadian dollars to support our Canadian operations. Additionally, to ensure adequate liquidity for payment of claims, we take into account the maturity and duration of our invested asset portfolio and our general liability profile.

We also hold within our invested asset portfolio a credit enhanced note (“LLC Note”) issued by a limited liability company owned by a third-party service provider which is classified as a held-to-maturity security. The LLC Note, which is scheduled to mature on December 31, 2030, was obtained in exchange for the Surplus Note of equal principal amount issued by Vidalia Re.Re, a special purpose financial captive insurance company and wholly owned subsidiary of Primerica Life. For more information on the LLC Note, see Note 3 (Investments) to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

We have an investment committee composed of members of our senior management team that is responsible for establishing and maintaining our investment guidelines and supervising our investment activity. Our investment committee regularly monitors our overall investment results and our compliance with our investment objectives and guidelines. We use a third-party investment advisor to assist us in the management of our investing activities. Our investment advisor reports to our investment committee.

Our invested asset portfolio is subject to a variety of risks, including risks related to general economic conditions, market volatility, interest rate fluctuations, liquidity risk and credit and default risk. Investment guideline restrictions have been established to minimize the effect of these risks but may not always be effective due to factors beyond our control. Interest rates and credit spreads are highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental monetary policies, domestic and international economic and political conditions and other factors beyond our control. A significant increase in interest rates or credit spreads could result in significant losses in the value of our invested asset portfolio. For example, the significant increase in interest rates during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 resulted in the invested asset portfolio having an unrealized loss of $321.0 million as of September 30, 2022 compared to an unrealized gain of $81.2 million as of December 31, 2021. We believe that fluctuations caused by movement in interest rates and

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credit spreads generally have little bearing on the recoverability of our investments as we have the ability to hold these investments until maturity or a market price recovery and we have no present intention to dispose of them.

Details on asset mix (excluding our held-to-maturity security) were as follows:

 

September 30, 2022

 

December 31, 2021

 

March 31, 2023

 

December 31, 2022

Average rating of our fixed-maturity portfolio

 

A

 

A

 

A

 

A

Average duration of our fixed-maturity portfolio

 

4.8 years

 

4.8 years

 

4.8 years

 

                  4.7 years

Average book yield of our fixed-maturity portfolio

 

3.34%

 

3.12%

 

3.57%

 

3.44%

The distribution of fixed-maturity securities in our investment portfolio (excluding our held-to-maturity security)security and short-term investments) by rating, including those classified as trading securities, were as follows:

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

Amortized cost (1)

 

 

%

 

 

Amortized cost (1)

 

 

%

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

AAA

 

$

597,966

 

 

 

21

%

 

$

495,055

 

 

 

19

%

AA

 

 

308,333

 

 

 

11

%

 

 

312,418

 

 

 

12

%

A

 

 

640,533

 

 

 

23

%

 

 

644,775

 

 

 

24

%

BBB

 

 

1,116,851

 

 

 

40

%

 

 

1,079,123

 

 

 

41

%

Below investment grade

 

 

76,395

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

93,294

 

 

 

4

%

Not rated

 

 

42,655

 

 

 

2

%

 

 

21,078

 

 

*

 

Total

 

$

2,782,733

 

 

 

100

%

 

$

2,645,743

 

 

 

100

%

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March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

Amortized cost (1)

 

 

%

 

 

Amortized cost (1)

 

 

%

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

AAA

 

$

591,882

 

 

 

21

%

 

$

606,982

 

 

 

22

%

AA

 

 

319,979

 

 

 

11

%

 

 

321,450

 

 

 

11

%

A

 

 

709,522

 

 

 

25

%

 

 

688,936

 

 

 

25

%

BBB

 

 

1,151,885

 

 

 

41

%

 

 

1,120,096

 

 

 

40

%

Below investment grade

 

 

63,351

 

 

 

2

%

 

 

67,450

 

 

 

2

%

Not rated

 

 

4,874

 

 

*

 

 

 

199

 

 

*

 

Total

 

$

2,841,493

 

 

 

100

%

 

$

2,805,113

 

 

 

100

%

(1)
Includes trading securities at fair value and available-for-sale securities (excluding short-term investments) at amortized cost.

* Less than 1%.

The ten largest holdings within our fixed-maturity securities invested asset portfolio (excluding our held-to-maturity security)security and short-term investments) were as follows:

 

September 30, 2022

 

March 31, 2023

Issuer

 

Fair value

 

 

Amortized cost (1)

 

 

Unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

Credit rating

 

Fair value

 

 

Amortized cost (1)

 

 

Unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

Credit rating

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Government of Canada

 

$

14,733

 

 

$

15,991

 

 

$

(1,258

)

 

AAA

 

$

20,934

 

 

$

22,148

 

 

$

(1,214

)

 

AAA

Province of Ontario Canada

 

 

15,066

 

 

 

15,343

 

 

 

(277

)

 

A+

Province of Quebec Canada

 

 

14,271

 

 

 

14,935

 

 

 

(664

)

 

A+

 

 

14,644

 

 

 

14,922

 

 

 

(278

)

 

AA-

Province of Ontario Canada

 

 

13,629

 

 

 

14,274

 

 

 

(645

)

 

AA

Bank of America Corp

 

 

12,985

 

 

 

13,177

 

 

 

(192

)

 

A-

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan

 

 

12,832

 

 

 

14,333

 

 

 

(1,501

)

 

AA+

Province of Alberta Canada

 

 

10,684

 

 

 

11,729

 

 

 

(1,045

)

 

BBB+

 

 

12,068

 

 

 

12,831

 

 

 

(763

)

 

A+

Enbridge Inc

 

 

10,356

 

 

 

11,320

 

 

 

(964

)

 

BBB+

Morgan Stanley

 

 

11,485

 

 

 

11,807

 

 

 

(322

)

 

BBB+

Wells Fargo & Co

 

 

11,043

 

 

 

11,291

 

 

 

(248

)

 

BBB+

Manulife Financial Corp

 

 

10,274

 

 

 

11,538

 

 

 

(1,264

)

 

A

 

 

10,775

 

 

 

11,600

 

 

 

(825

)

 

A

Province of British Columbia Canada

 

 

9,067

 

 

 

9,513

 

 

 

(446

)

 

AA+

ConocoPhillips

 

 

8,932

 

 

 

10,695

 

 

 

(1,763

)

 

A

TC Energy Corp

 

 

8,869

 

 

 

10,579

 

 

 

(1,710

)

 

BBB+

 

 

10,342

 

 

 

11,644

 

 

 

(1,302

)

 

BBB+

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan

 

 

8,507

 

 

 

10,205

 

 

 

(1,698

)

 

AA+

Total – ten largest holdings

 

$

109,322

 

 

$

120,779

 

 

$

(11,457

)

 

 

$

132,174

 

 

$

139,096

 

 

$

(6,922

)

 

Total – fixed-maturity securities

 

$

2,461,707

 

 

$

2,782,733

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,577,123

 

 

$

2,841,493

 

 

 

 

Percent of total fixed-maturity securities

 

 

4

%

 

 

4

%

 

 

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

5

%

 

 

 

(1)
Includes trading securities at faircarrying value and available-for-sale securities (excluding short-term investments) at amortized cost.

For additional information on our invested asset portfolio, see Note 3 (Investments) to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Dividends and other payments to the Parent Company from its subsidiaries are our principal sources of cash. The amount of dividends paid by the subsidiaries is dependent on their capital needs to fund future growth and applicable regulatory restrictions. The primary uses of funds by the Parent Company include the payments of stockholder dividends, interest on notes payable, general operating expenses, and income taxes, as well as repurchases of shares of our common stock outstanding. As of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, the Parent Company had cash and invested assets of $239.7$329.7 million.

The Parent Company’s subsidiaries generate operating cash flows primarily from term life insurance premiums (net of premiums ceded to reinsurers), income from invested assets, commissions and fees collected from the distribution of investment and savings products, Medicare-related insurance plans as well as other financial products. The subsidiaries’ principal operating cash outflows include the payment of insurance claims and benefits (net of ceded claims recovered from reinsurers), commissions to the sales force, contract acquisition costs, insurance and other operating expenses, interest expense for future policy benefit reserves financing transactions, and income taxes.

The distribution and underwriting of term life insurance requires upfront cash outlays at the time the policy is issued as we pay a substantial majority of the sales commission during the first year following the sale of a policy and incur costs for underwriting

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activities at the inception of a policy’s term. During the early years of a policy’s term, we generally receive level term premiums in excess of claims paid. We invest the excess cash generated during earlier policy years in fixed-maturity and equity securities held in support of future policy benefit reserves. In later policy years, cash received from the maturity or sale of invested assets is used to pay claims in excess of level term premiums received.

e-TeleQuote is a senior health insurance distributor of Medicare-related insurance plans. e-Tele-Quotee-TeleQuote collects cash receipts over a number of years after selling a plan, while the cash outflow for commission expense and other acquisition costs to sell the plans are generally recognized at the time of enrollment. Therefore, in periods of growth, net cash flows at e-TeleQuote are expected to be negative, withwhich may require the Parent Company providingto provide working capital to e-TeleQuote.During the first ninethree months of 2022, as a result of the Company’s efforts to scale back growth in favor of developing more efficient lead procurement and limiting the agent count,ended March

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31, 2023, the Parent Company did not provide funding to e-TeleQuote as e-TeleQuote generated sufficient cash tax benefitsto fund its operations from net operating losses were sufficient to cover operating needs.the receipt of initial commissions payments for policies approved during AEP period.

Historically, cash flows generated by our businesses, primarily from theour existing block of term life policies and our investment and savings products, have provided us with sufficient liquidity to meet our operating requirements. We have maintained strong cash flows despite the COVID-19 pandemic due to strong persistency and reinsurance on ceded mortality claims. We anticipate that cash flows from our businesses will continue to provide sufficient operating liquidity over the next 12 months.

If necessary, we could seek to enhance our liquidity position or capital structure through sales of our available-for-sale investment portfolio, changes in the timing or amount of share repurchases, borrowings against our revolving credit facility, sales of common stock or debt instruments in the capital marketsRevolving Credit Facility, or some combination of these sources. Additionally, we believe that cash flows from our businesses and potential sources of funding will sufficiently support our long-term liquidity needs.

Cash Flows. The components of the changes in cash and cash equivalents were as follows:

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

Change

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

$

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

$

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$

551,278

 

 

$

435,121

 

 

$

116,157

 

 

$

175,946

 

 

$

214,299

 

 

$

(38,353

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

(96,791

)

 

 

(722,557

)

 

 

625,766

 

 

 

(31,186

)

 

 

(112,672

)

 

 

81,486

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

(405,296

)

 

 

62,275

 

 

 

(467,571

)

 

 

(118,992

)

 

 

(134,571

)

 

 

15,579

 

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash

 

 

(3,667

)

 

 

3,170

 

 

 

(6,837

)

 

 

82

 

 

 

222

 

 

 

(140

)

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

$

45,524

 

 

$

(221,991

)

 

$

267,515

 

 

$

25,850

 

 

$

(32,722

)

 

$

58,572

 

Operating Activities. CashThe largest factor driving the decrease in cash provided by operating activities during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2022 increasedMarch 31, 2023 compared to the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021. Although net income decreased during the nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 cash generated from operating activities increased as it excludes non-cash charges such as goodwill impairments, amortizationwas timing differences of deferred policy acquisition costspurchases and renewal commission tail adjustments.maturities of trading securities. Also contributing to the year-over-year increasedecrease in cash provided by operating activities were lower deferred acquisition costs due to lower term life insurance policy sales. In addition, cash provided by operating activities was higherdifferences in 2022 compared with 2021 due to the timing of purchasescash payments for direct claims and maturitiesreceipts of trading securities.ceded claims from reinsurers.

Investing Activities. Cash used in investing activities during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 decreased compared to the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 primarily due to fundingfluctuations in the e-TeleQuote acquisition on July 1, 2021. Also contributing to the decrease was short-term investing activity. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, short-term investments acquiredtiming of maturities and reinvestments of debt securities held in 2021 matured, which allowed these funds to be deployed for share repurchases. These movements were partially offset by lower sales of fixed-maturity securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 as the sharp increase in interest rates provided less attractive selling opportunities. By comparison, during 2021 the Company had higher sales of fixed-maturity securities in anticipation of funding the e-TeleQuote acquisition on July 1, 2021.our available-for-sale investment portfolio.

Financing Activities. Cash flows fromused in financing activities was a use of cashdecreased during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to a source of cash in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021. This movement is primarilyMarch 31, 2022. In 2022, the Company paid amounts due on a note issued to the sellers of e-TeleQuote, which was the largest driver of the year-over-year decrease in cash used to fund share repurchases during the 2022 period. By comparison, the Company paused share repurchases in 2021 to accumulate cash and borrowed $125 million under the Revolving Credit Facility in anticipation of funding the e-TeleQuote acquisition on July 1, 2021.financing activities.

Risk-Based Capital (“RBC”). The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) has established RBC standards for U.S. life insurers, as well as a risk-based capital model act (the “RBC Model Act”) that has been adopted by the insurance regulatory authorities. The RBC Model Act requires that life insurers annually submit a report to state regulators regarding their RBC based upon four categories of risk: asset risk; insurance risk; interest rate risk and business risk. The capital requirement for each is determined by applying factors that vary based upon the degree of risk to various asset, premiums and policy benefit reserve items. The formula is an early warning tool to identify possible weakly capitalized companies for purposes of initiating further regulatory action.

As of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, our U.S. life insurance subsidiaries maintained statutory capital and surplus substantially in excess of the applicable regulatory requirements and remain well positioned to support existing operations and fund future growth.

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In Canada, an insurer’s minimum capital requirement is overseen by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (“OSFI”) requires federally-regulated life insurance companies to maintain adequate capital in accordance with regulatory Capital Guidelines. The Capital Guidelines define and establish criteria and limits for determining an insurer’s required capital to support defined risks anddetermined as the amount of qualifying regulatory available capital. In addition, OSFI requires companies to set internal target levels of capital sufficient to provide for all riskssum of the insurer, including risks specifiedcapital requirements for six categories of risk: asset default risk; mortality/morbidity/lapse/expense risks; changes in OSFI’s Capital Guidelines.interest rate environment risk; operational risk; segregated funds risk; and foreign exchange risk. As of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, Primerica Life Insurance Company of Canada has satisfied its regulatorywas in compliance with Canada's minimum capital requirements.requirements as determined by OSFI.

Redundant Reserve Financings. The Model Regulation entitled Valuation of Life Insurance Policies, commonly known as Regulation XXX, requires insurers to carry statutory policy benefit reserves for term life insurance policies with long-term premium guarantees which are often significantly in excess of the future policy benefit reserves that insurers deem necessary to satisfy claim obligations (“redundant policy benefit reserves”). Accordingly, many insurance companies have sought ways to reduce their capital needs by financing redundant policy benefit reserves through bank financing, reinsurance arrangements and other financing transactions.

We have established Peach Re, Inc. (“Peach Re”) and Vidalia Re as special purpose financial captive insurance companies and wholly owned subsidiaries of Primerica Life. Primerica Life has ceded certain term life policies issued prior to 2011 to Peach Re as part of a Regulation XXX redundant reserve financing transaction (the “Peach Re Redundant Reserve Financing Transaction”) and has ceded certain term life policies issued in 2011 through 2017 to Vidalia Re as part of a Regulation XXX redundant reserve financing transaction (the “Vidalia Re Redundant Reserve Financing Transaction”). These redundant reserve financing transactions allow us to more efficiently manage and deploy our capital.

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The NAIC has adopted a model regulation for determining reserves using a principle-based approach (“principle-based reserves” or “PBR”), which is designed to reflect each insurer’s own experience in calculating reserves and move away from a single prescriptive reserving formula. Primerica Life adopted PBR as of January 1, 2018 and National Benefit Life Insurance CompanyNBLIC adopted the New York amended version of PBR effective January 1, 2021. PBR significantly reduced the redundant statutory policy benefit reserve requirements while still ensuring adequate liabilities are held. The regulation only applies for business issued after the effective date. See Note 4 (Investments), Note 10 (Debt) and Note 16 (Commitments and Contingent Liabilities) to our consolidated financial statements within our 20212022 Annual Report for more information on these redundant reserve financing transactions.

Notes Payable – Long term.Payable. The Company has $600.0 million of publicly-traded Senior Notes outstanding issued at a price of 99.550% with an annual interest rate of 2.80%, payable semi-annually in arrears on May 19 and November 19. The Senior Notes are scheduled to mature on November 19, 2031. We were in compliance with the covenants of the Senior Notes as of September 30, 2022.March 31, 2023. No events of default occurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.March 31, 2023.

Rating Agencies. There have been no changes to Primerica, Inc.’s Senior Notes ratings or Primerica Life’s financial strength ratings since December 31, 2021.2022.

Surplus Note. Vidalia Re issued thea Surplus Note in exchange for the LLC Note as a part of the Vidalia Re Redundant Reserve Financing Transaction. The Surplus Note has a principal amount equal to the LLC Note and is scheduled to mature on December 31, 2030. For more information on the Surplus Note, see Note 1215 (Debt) to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. We have no transactions, agreements or other contractual arrangements to which an entity unconsolidated with the Company is a party, under which the Company maintains any off-balance sheet obligations or guarantees as of September 30, 2022.March 31, 2023.

Credit Facility Agreement. We maintain an unsecured $200.0 million Revolving Credit Facility with a syndicate of commercial banks that has a scheduled termination date of June 22, 2026. Amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a periodic rate equal to the London Interbank OfferedSecured Overnight Financing Rate (“LIBOR”SOFR”) orrate loan ,or the base rate, plus in either case an applicable margin. The Revolving Credit Facility contains language that allows for the Company and the lenders to agree on a comparable or successor reference rate in the event LIBORSOFR is no longer available. The Revolving Credit Facility also permits the issuance of letters of credit. The applicable margins are based on our debt rating with such margins for LIBORSOFR rate loans and letters of credit ranging from 1.000% to 1.625% per annum and for base rate loans ranging from 0.000% to 0.625% per annum. Under the Revolving Credit Facility, we incur a commitment fee that is payable quarterly in arrears and is determined by our debt rating. This commitment fee ranges from 0.100% to 0.225% per annum of the aggregate $200.0 million commitment of the lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility.Facility that remains undrawn. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, no amounts were drawnoutstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility and we were in compliance with theits covenants. Furthermore, no events of default occurred under the Revolving Credit Facility during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.March 31, 2023.

Contractual Obligations Update. There have been no material changes in contractual obligations from those disclosed in the 20212022 Annual Report.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Investors are cautioned that certain statements contained in this report as well as some statements in periodic press releases and some oral statements made by our officials during our presentations are “forward-looking” statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may project, indicate or imply future results, events, performance or achievements, and may contain the words “expect”, “intend”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “believe”, “will be”, “will continue”, “will likely result”, and similar expressions, or future conditional verbs such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “would”, and “could”. In addition, any statement concerning future financial performance (including future revenues, earnings or growth rates), ongoing business strategies or prospects, and possible actions taken by us or our subsidiaries are also forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve external risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described under the section entitled “Risk Factors” included herein.

Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events and are inherently subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of our management team. All forward-looking statements in this report and subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or to persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by these risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, among others:

Risks Related to Our Distribution Structure

Our failure to continue to attract new recruits, retain independent sales representatives or license or maintain the licensing of independent sales representatives would materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.business.
There are a number ofCertain laws and regulations that could apply to our independent contractor distribution model, which could require us to modify our distribution structure.
There may be adverse tax, legal or financial consequences if the classification of our independent contractor status of independent sales representatives is overturned.changed.
The Company’s, the independent sales representatives’, or the licensed health insurance agents’ violationViolation of, or non-compliance with, laws and regulations and related claims and proceedings could expose us to material liabilities.
Any failure to protect the confidentiality of client information could adversely affect our reputation and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Risks Related to Our Insurance Business and Reinsurance

Our life insurance business may face significant losses if our actual experience differs from our expectations regarding mortality or persistency.
Our life insurance business is highly regulated, and statutory and regulatory changes may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.business.
A decline in the regulatory capital ratios of our insurance subsidiaries could result in increased scrutiny by insurance regulators and ratings agencies and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.business.
A significant ratings downgrade by a ratings organization could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.business.
The failure by any of our reinsurers or reserve financing counterparties to perform its obligations to us could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.business.

Risks Related to Our Investments and Savings Products Business

Our Investment and Savings Products segment is heavily dependent on a limited platform of mutual fund and annuity products offered by a relatively small number of companies and ifmanagers. If these products fail to remain competitive with other investment options, or we loseour business could be materially adversely affected.
If our relationship with one or more of these companies,our funds, annuities or managers is significantly altered or terminated or there is a shift in
the business mix,
our business financial condition and results of operations maycould be materially adversely affected.
The Company’s or the securities-licensed independent sales representatives’ violationsViolations of, or non-compliance with, laws and regulations of the securities business could expose us to material liabilities.
If heightened standards of conduct or more stringent licensing requirements such(such as those adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)Commission) and those proposed or adopted by the Department of Labor, (“DOL”), state legislatures or regulators or Canadian securities and insurance regulators, are imposed on us or the independent sales representatives, or selling compensation is reduced as a result of new legislation or regulations, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.business.
If our suitability policies and procedures, or our policies and procedures for compliance with federal, state or provincial regulations governing standards of care, were deemed inadequate, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.business.
Non-compliance with applicable regulations could lead to revocation of our subsidiary's status as a non-bank custodian.

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Risks Related to Our Mortgage Distribution Business

Licensing requirements will impact the size of the mortgage loan sales force.
Our mortgage distribution business is highly regulated and subject to various federal, state and provincial laws and regulations in the U.S. and Canada. Changes in, non-compliance with, or violations of, such laws and regulationscustodian, which could have a material adverse affect the cost oron our ability to distribute our products and could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.business.

Risks Related to e-TeleQuote’s Senior Health Insurance Distribution Business

Due to our very limited history with e-TeleQuote Insurance, Inc. (“e-TeleQuote”), we cannotmay not be certain that itsable to execute an effective business strategy, will be successful or that we will successfully address the risks below or any other risks not now known to us that may become material.which could adversely affect our business.
e-TeleQuote is highly regulated and subject to compliance requirements of the United StatesU.S. government’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and those of its carrier partners. Non-compliance with, or violations of, such requirements may harm its business, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.business.
e-TeleQuote receivesgenerates leads that are externally acquired from third-party vendors and internally generatedsourced from marketing initiatives and receives referrals from Primerica
independent sales representatives. It also receives leads externally acquired from third-party vendors. e-TeleQuote’s business may

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be harmed if it cannot continue to acquire or generate leads on commercially viable terms, if it is unable to convert leads to sales
at acceptable rates, if Primerica independent sales representatives do not introduce consumers to e-TeleQuote, or if policyholder
retention is lower than assumed, any of which could adversely impact our business.
If e-TeleQuote’s ability to enroll individuals during the Medicare annual election period is impeded, its business may be harmed,
which could adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.business.
e-TeleQuote’s business is dependent on key carrier partners. The loss of a key carrier partner, or the modification of commission
rates or underwriting practices with a key carrier partner, could harm its business which could adversely impact our business.

Risks Related to Our Mortgage Distribution Business

Licensing requirements will impact the size of the mortgage loan sales force, which could adversely affect our mortgage
distribution business.
Our mortgage distribution business financial conditionis highly regulated and resultssubject to various laws and regulations in the U.S. and Canada. Changes in, non-compliance with, or violations of, operations.such laws and regulations could affect the cost or our ability to distribute our products and could adversely affect our business.
In the U.S., we distribute mortgage loans based on contractual agreements with a very limited number of mortgage lenders. A
significant change to or disruption in the mortgage lenders’ mortgage businesses or an inability of the mortgage lenders to satisfy
their contractual obligations to us could adversely affect our business.

Risks Related to Economic Downcycles, Public Health Crises or Catastrophes, and Disaster

The effects of economic down cycles, issues affecting the national and/or global economy or global geopolitical event(s) could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.business.
Major public health pandemics, epidemics or outbreaks such(such as the COVID-19 pandemic,pandemic) or other catastrophic events, have
impacted and
could again materially adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.business.
In the event of a disaster, our business continuity plan may not be sufficient, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.business.

Risks Related to Information Technology and Cybersecurity

If one of our, or a third-party partner’s, significant information technology systems fails, if its security is compromised, or if the Internet becomes disabled or unavailable, our business financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected.
The current legislative and regulatory climate with regard to privacy and cybersecurity maycould adversely affect our business, financial condition,business.
Any failure to protect the confidentiality of client information could adversely affect our reputation and results of operations.have a material adverse
effect on our business.
e-TeleQuote’s security measures are designed to protect against breaches of security and other interference with its systems and
networks are not fully mature.operate independently from Primerica’s systems. If e-TeleQuote is subject to cyber-attacks or security breaches or is
otherwise unable to safeguard the security and privacy of confidential data including personal health information, e-TeleQuote’s business may be harmed, which could
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.business.

Financial Risks Affecting Our Business

Credit deterioration in, and the effects of interest rate fluctuations on our invested asset portfolio and other assets that are subject to changes in credit quality and interest rates could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.business.
Valuation of our investments and the determination of expected credit losses when the fair value of our available-for-sale invested assets is below amortized cost are both based on estimates that may prove to be incorrect.incorrect, which could adversely affect our
financial condition.
Changes in accounting standards can be difficult to predict and could adversely impact how we record and report our financial condition and results of operations.
The inability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or make distributions or other payments to us in sufficient amounts would impede our ability to meet our obligations and return capital to our stockholders.

Risks Related to Legislative and Regulatory Changes

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We are subject to various federal, state and provincial laws and regulations in the United StatesU.S. and Canada, changes in which may require
us to alter our business practices and could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.business.
The current legislative and regulatory climate with regard to financial services maycould adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.business.
Medicare Advantage is a product legislated and regulated by the United StatesU.S. government. If the enabling legislation and regulation or
implementing guidance issued by CMS change,changes, e-TeleQuote’s business may be harmed, which could have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.business.
The current regulatory climate with regard to climate change may adversely affect our business.

General Risk Factors

Litigation and regulatory investigations and actions may result in financial losses and harm our reputation.

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A significant change in the competitive environment in which we operate could negatively affect our ability to maintain or
increase our market share and profitability.
TheOur continued success requires a high-performing and stable team of employees across all levels, and the loss of key employees
could negatively affect our financial results and impair our ability to implement our business strategy.
Prohibitions onWe regularly undertake business initiatives to enhance our ability to establish our own COVID-19 protocolstechnology, products, and services. The efficiency and success of these
initiatives may vary significantly and may cause unanticipated costs, errors,
or government imposed COVID-19 vaccine mandatesdisruptions which could have a material adverse impact
effect
on our business and results of operations.business.
We may be materially adversely affected by currency fluctuations in the United States dollar versus the Canadian dollar.fluctuations.
Any acquisition of or investment in businesses that we may undertake that does not perform as we expect or that is difficult for us
to integrate could materially adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.business.
The market price of our common stock may fluctuate.

Developments in any of these areas could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or projected or cause a significant reduction in the market price of our common stock.

The foregoing list of risks and uncertainties may not contain all of the risks and uncertainties that could affect us. In addition, in light of these risks and uncertainties, the matters referred to in the forward-looking statements contained in this report may not in fact occur. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on these statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

There have been no material changes in our exposures to market risk since December 31, 2021.2022. For details on the Company’s interest rate, foreign currency exchange, and credit risks, see “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Information About Market Risks” in our 20212022 Annual Report.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on such evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

During the quarter ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023, the Company establishedimplemented a new general ledger and financial reporting application. This change was made to utilize advanced technology available in the industry and was not undertaken in response to any actual or perceived deficiencies or to remedy any gaps or weaknesses in the Company's internal controlscontrol over financial reporting for e-TeleQuote's processes.reporting. In addition, the Company established internal controls over its assessmentadoption of the initial impact of adopting Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2018-12 Targeted Improvementsimprovements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Insurance Contracts. Otherwise, there have not been any changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

We are involved from time to time in legal disputes, regulatory inquiries and arbitration proceedings in the normal course of business. Additional information regarding certain legal proceedings to which we are a party is described under “Contingent Liabilities” in Note 1013 (Commitments and Contingent Liabilities) to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report, and such information is incorporated herein by reference. As of the date of this report, we do not believe any pending legal proceeding to which Primerica or any of its subsidiaries is a party is required to be disclosed pursuant to this item.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

The following amends the Risk Factors contained in our 20212022 Annual Report that are incorporated herein by reference.

If heightened standards of conduct or more stringent licensing requirements, such as those adopted by the SEC and those proposed or adopted by the Department of Labor (“DOL”), state legislatures or regulators or Canadian securities and insurance regulators, are imposed on us or the independent sales representatives, or selling compensation is reduced as a result of new legislation or regulations, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The U.S. independent sales representatives are subject to federal and state regulation as well as state licensing requirements. PFS Investments, Inc., which is regulated as a broker-dealer and registered investment advisor, and U.S. sales representatives are currently subject to general anti-fraud limitations under the Exchange Act and SEC rules and regulations, as well as other conduct standards prescribed by the FINRA. These standards generally require that broker-dealers, investment advisors, and their sales representatives disclose conflicts of interest that might affect the advice or recommendations they provide and require them to make suitable investment recommendations to their customers. On June 5, 2019, the SEC adopted rules and interpretations addressing the standards of conduct applicable to broker-dealers and investment advisers and their associated persons (collectively, the “SEC Rulemaking”). Among other things, the SEC Rulemaking: (i) created a “best interest” standard of conduct for broker-dealers (“Reg BI”), and (ii) imposed disclosure requirements through summary forms intended to clarify relationships among brokers, advisers, and their retail customers (“Form CRS”). On December 15, 2020, the DOL published an interpretation of, and class exemption regarding, the rules governing fiduciary investment advice with respect to IRAs and other retirement accounts (the “DOL Rule”). The effective date of the DOL Rule was February 16, 2021 and the DOL extended its non-enforcement policy through January 31, 2022. The SEC Rulemaking and the DOL Rule in their current forms impose higher standards of care and enhanced obligations that increase regulatory and litigation risk to our business.

In addition to federal regulators, certain states have proposed or passed laws or proposed or issued regulations requiring investment advisers, broker-dealers, and/or insurance agents to meet fiduciary standards or standards of care that their advice be in the customer’s best interest, and to mitigate and disclose conflicts of interest to consumers of investment and insurance products. The severity of the impact that such state laws or regulations could have on our business vary from state to state depending on the content of the legislation or regulation and how it would be applied by state regulators and interpreted by the courts, but such laws or regulations could disrupt our brokerage business in the relevant state. We cannot quantify the financial impact, if any, of any changes to our business that may be necessary in order to comply with such laws or regulations at this time.

The organization of provincial and territorial securities regulators (collectively referred to as the “Canadian Securities Administrators” or “CSA”) published final rule amendments to prohibit upfront sales commissions by fund companies for the sale of mutual funds offered under a prospectus in Canada (“DSC Ban”). The final amendments became effective on June 1, 2022. The DSC Ban has required firms to discontinue the use of the mutual fund deferred sales charge compensation model, which is the primary model for the mutual funds we distribute in Canada. As a result, we have begun offering a broad range of funds under an agreement with two third-party mutual fund companies being sold exclusively by our independent sales representatives (the “Principal Distributor” model). While we received regulatory approval for the Principal Distributor model, the CSA has indicated that it intends to closely examine the model, including potentially through a public consultation on sales practices, and may require undertakings or consider future amendments that would require modifications to the model, including with respect to its advance and chargeback features. Such undertakings or amendments could require us to restructure our Principal Distributor model for sales mutual funds, or discontinue its use, and could have a material adverse effect on our investment and savings products business in Canada.

In an announcement February 10, 2022, and in line with the DSC Ban for the sale of mutual funds, the organization of provincial and territorial insurance regulators (collectively referred to as the “Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators”) urged insurers to refrain from new deferred sale charge sales in segregated fund contracts beginning June 1, 2022, and expect a transition to a cessation of such sales by June 1, 2023. In addition, the Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators announced their intention to issue a joint consultation later this year to consider other changes to upfront compensation, including the agent advance, client chargeback compensation model. The advance/chargeback model is used in our Principal Distributor model, and any changes made by the insurance regulators will likely be adopted by the securities regulators. Such restrictions could require us to restructure our compensation model for sales of segregated funds and for the Principal Distributor model, and could have a material adverse effect on our investment and savings products business in Canada.

In Canada, on October 3, 2019, the CSA published final rule amendments intended to better align the interest of securities dealers and representatives with the interests of their clients, improve outcomes for clients, and make clearer to clients the nature and terms of their relationship with registered firms and their representatives. Collectively these amendments are referred to as the Client Focused Reforms (“CFRs”). The CFRs, among other things, require registered firms to identify and mitigate conflicts of interest between

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registered firms and their representatives, on one hand, and clients, on the other, such that recommendations may be made in clients’ best interest. The implementation date to address conflicts and to improve disclosure was June 30, 2021 and the implementation date to enhance overall suitability rules, know your client rules, and know your product requirements was December 31, 2021. CFRs will require changes to our sales process and back-office systems and processes and may necessitate changes in compensation arrangements with the fund companies that offer the mutual fund products we distribute in Canada. The impact of such changes could have a material adverse effect on our investment and savings products business in Canada.

Heightened standards of conduct or restrictions on compensation as a result of any of the above items or other similar proposed rules or regulations could also increase the compliance and regulatory burdens on the sales representatives and could lead to increased litigation and regulatory risks, changes to our business model, a decrease in the number of licensed sales representatives and a reduction in the products we offer to our clients, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, we repurchased shares of our common stock as follows:

Period

 

Total number of shares purchased (1)

 

 

Average price paid per share (1)

 

 

Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs

 

 

Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs (2)

 

July 1 - 31, 2022

 

 

346,388

 

 

$

121.04

 

 

 

346,336

 

 

$

37,402,550

 

August 1- 31, 2022

 

 

264,260

 

 

 

130.77

 

 

 

263,516

 

 

 

52,945,198

 

September 1 - 30, 2022

 

 

165,959

 

 

 

126.53

 

 

 

165,959

 

 

 

31,946,406

 

Total

 

 

776,607

 

 

$

125.52

 

 

 

775,811

 

 

$

31,946,406

 

Period

 

Total number of shares purchased (1)

 

 

Average price paid per share (1)

 

 

Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs (2)

 

 

Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs (2)

 

January 1 - 31, 2023

 

 

210,653

 

 

$

149.53

 

 

 

210,653

 

 

$

343,501,568

 

February 1 - 28, 2023

 

 

142,748

 

 

 

166.38

 

 

 

142,748

 

 

 

319,750,822

 

March 1 - 31, 2023

 

 

235,617

 

 

 

174.18

 

 

 

177,322

 

 

 

289,752,859

 

     Total

 

 

589,018

 

 

$

163.47

 

 

 

530,723

 

 

$

289,752,859

 

(1)
Consists of repurchases of (a) 79658,295 shares at an average price of $132.88$189.42 arising from share-based compensation tax withholdings and (b) open market repurchases of share under the share repurchase program approved by our Board of Directors.
(2)
On November 17, 2021,2022, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchasingrepurchase program which was announced on November 18, 2021, for up to $275.0 million of our outstanding common stock for purchases through December 31, 2022. On February 14, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized an increase of $50.0 million to the share repurchase program authorized on November 17, 2021. On August 11, 2022, our Board authorized an additional increase of $50.0 million to the share repurchase program bringing the authorized share repurchases up to $375.0 million of our outstanding common stock from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2022.2023.

For information regarding year-to-date share repurchases, refer to Note 710 (Stockholders’ Equity) to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

Procedures for Stockholders to Recommend Director Nominees

Pursuant to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated By-Laws, only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6 of Article II thereof (“Section 6”) and, if applicable, the “proxy access” provisions set forth in Section 7 of Article II thereof (“Section 7”), shall be eligible for election as directors of the Company.

In connection with the adoption of Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 14a-19”), the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved and adopted the Company’s Third Amended and Restated By-Laws (the “Third Amended and Restated By-Laws”), effective March 1, 2023.

The Third Amended and Restated By-Laws amend Section 6 to:

clarify that any stockholder nominating a person for election to the Board comply with Rule 14a-19;
require that any nominating stockholder make a representation whether such stockholder intends to solicit proxies in support of any director nominees other than the Company’s nominees in accordance with Rule 14a-19;
provide that, if any stockholder provides notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b) with respect to any proposed nominee for election to the Board and subsequently (a) fails to comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(2) or Rule 14a-19(a)(3) or (b) fails to provide reasonable evidence to the Company, no later than five business days prior to the applicable stockholder meeting, that such stockholder has met the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(3), then the nomination of each such proposed nominee will be disregarded;
require that, if any stockholder provides notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b), such person shall deliver to the Company, no later than five business days prior to the applicable meeting of stockholders, reasonable evidence that such person has met the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(3); and
require that the notice provided by the nominating stockholder be accompanied by a written consent of each proposed nominee to being named as a nominee, to be included in the proxy materials relating to the applicable meeting of stockholders and to serve as a director if elected.

The Third Amended and Restated By-Laws also amend Section 7 to clarify that, except for a nomination made in compliance with Section 6 and Rule 14a-19, the proxy access provisions set forth in Section 7 shall be the exclusive method for stockholders to include nominees for election to the Board in the Company’s proxy materials.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

The agreements included as exhibits to this report are included to provide you with information regarding the terms of these agreements and are not intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about the Company or its subsidiaries, our business or the other parties to these agreements. These agreements may contain representations and warranties by each of the parties

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to the applicable agreement. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the applicable agreement and:

should not in all instances be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate;
have been qualified by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the applicable agreement, which disclosures are not necessarily reflected in the agreement;
may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material to our investors; and
were made only as of the date of the applicable agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the agreement and are subject to more recent developments.

Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time, and should not be relied upon by investors.

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Exhibit Number

Description

Reference

10.1

Assignment, TransferThird Amended and Novation Agreement dated asRestated By-laws of June 23, 2022 between Primerica, Life Insurance Company, Pecan Re Inc. and Swiss Re Life and Health America Inc., effective March 1, 2023

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Primerica's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 (Commission File No. 001-34680).

10.2

Second Amended and Restated 80% Coinsurance Agreement dated as of June 23, 2022 between Primerica Life Insurance Company and Swiss Re Life and Health America Inc.

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Primerica's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 (Commission File No. 001-34680).

10.3

Reinsurance Trust Agreement dated as of June 23, 2022 between Swiss Re Life and Health America Inc., as Grantor, and Primerica Life Insurance Company, as Beneficiary, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Primerica's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 (Commission File No. 001-34680).

31.1

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification, executed by Glenn J. Williams, Chief Executive Officer.

Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of this Quarterly Report.

10.2

First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 5, 2023 between the Registrant, the Lenders referred to therein, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of this Quarterly Report.

31.1

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification, executed by Glenn J. Williams, Chief Executive Officer.

Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of this Quarterly Report.

31.2

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification, executed by Alison S. Rand, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of this Quarterly Report.

32.1

Certifications required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350), executed by Glenn J. Williams, Chief Executive Officer, and Alison S. Rand, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of this Quarterly Report.

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document.

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101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.

101.DEF

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101.LAB

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101.PRE

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104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101).

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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.

Primerica, Inc.

NovemberMay 9, 20222023

/s/ Alison S. Rand

Alison S. Rand

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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