GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.
FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
SECOND QUARTER 2018
Financial Strength Ratings As Of July 30, 2018
| | | | | | |
Company | | Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (S&P) | | Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s) | | A.M. Best Company, Inc. (A.M. Best) |
Genworth Mortgage Insurance Corporation | | BB+ (Marginal) | | Ba1 (Questionable) | | Not rated |
Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Company Canada(1) | | A+ (Strong) | | Not rated | | Not rated |
Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Limited (Australia)(2) | | A+ (Strong) | | Baa1 (Adequate) | | Not rated |
Genworth Life Insurance Company | | B+ (Weak) | | B3 (Poor) | | B- (Fair) |
Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company | | B+ (Weak) | | Ba3 (Questionable) | | B+ (Good) |
Genworth Life Insurance Company of New York | | B+ (Weak) | | B3 (Poor) | | B- (Fair) |
The S&P, Moody’s, A.M. Best, Dominion Bond Rating Service (DBRS) and Fitch Rating Service (Fitch) ratings included are not designed to be, and do not serve as, measures of protection or valuation offered to investors. These financial strength ratings should not be relied on with respect to making an investment in the company’s securities.
S&P states that insurers rated “A” (Strong), “BB” (Marginal) or “B” (Weak) have strong, marginal or weak financial security characteristics, respectively. The “A,” “BB” and “B” ranges are the third-, fifth- and sixth-highest of nine financial strength rating ranges assigned by S&P, which range from “AAA” to “R.” A plus (+) or minus (-) shows relative standing within a major rating category. These suffixes are not added to ratings in the “AAA” category or to ratings below the “CCC” category. Accordingly, the “A+,” “BB+” and “B+” ratings are the fifth-, eleventh- and fourteenth-highest of S&P’s 21 ratings categories.
Moody’s states that insurance companies rated “Baa” (Adequate) offer adequate financial security and that insurance companies rated “Ba” (Questionable) or “B” (Poor) offer questionable financial security. The “Baa” (Adequate), “Ba” (Questionable) and “B” (Poor) ranges are the fourth-, fifth- and sixth-highest, respectively, of nine financial strength rating ranges assigned by Moody’s, which range from “Aaa” to “C.” Numeric modifiers are used to refer to the ranking within the group, with 1 being the highest and 3 being the lowest. These modifiers are not added to ratings in the “Aaa” category or to ratings below the “Caa” category. Accordingly, the “Baa1,” “Ba1,” “Ba3” and “B3” ratings are the eighth-, eleventh-, thirteenth and sixteenth-highest, respectively, of Moody’s 21 ratings categories.
A.M. Best states that its “B+” (Good) rating is assigned to those companies that have, in its opinion, a good ability to meet their ongoing insurance obligations while“B-” (Fair) is assigned to those companies that have, in its opinion, a fair ability to meet their ongoing insurance obligations. The “B+” (Good) and“B-” (Fair) ratings are the sixth- and eighth-highest of 15 ratings assigned by A.M. Best, which range from “A++” to “F.”
DBRS states that long-term obligations rated “AA” are of superior credit quality. The capacity for the payment of financial obligations is considered high and unlikely to be significantly vulnerable to future events. Credit quality differs from “AAA” only to a small degree.
The Australian mortgage insurance subsidiary also solicits a rating from Fitch. Fitch states that “A” (Strong) rated insurance companies are viewed as possessing strong capacity to meet policyholder and contract obligations. The “A” rating category is the third-highest of nine financial strength rating categories, which range from “AAA” to “C.” The symbol (+) or (-) may be appended to a rating to indicate the relative position of a credit within a rating category. These suffixes are not added to ratings in the “AAA” category or to ratings below the “B” category. Accordingly, the “A+” rating is the fifth-highest of Fitch’s 21 ratings categories.
The company also solicits a rating from HR Ratings on a local scale for Genworth Seguros de Credito a la Vivienda S.A. de C.V., its Mexican mortgage insurance subsidiary, with a short-term rating of “HR1” and long-term rating of “HRAA-.” For short-term ratings, HR Ratings states that “HR1” rated companies are viewed as exhibiting high capacity for timely payment of debt obligations in the short-term and maintain low credit risk. The “HR1” short-term rating category is the highest of six short-term rating categories, which range from “HR1” to “HR D.” For long-term ratings, HR Ratings states that “HRAA-” rated companies are viewed as having high credit quality and offer high safety for timely payment of debt obligations and maintain low credit risk under adverse economic scenarios. The “HRAA-” long-term rating is the second-highest of HR Rating’s eight long-term rating categories, which range from “HR AAA” to “HR D.”
S&P, Moody’s, A.M. Best, DBRS, Fitch and HR Ratings review their ratings periodically and the company cannot assure you that it will maintain the current ratings in the future. Other agencies may also rate the company or its insurance subsidiaries on a solicited or an unsolicited basis.
(1) | Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Company Canada is also rated “AA” by DBRS. |
(2) | Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Limited (Australia) is also rated “A+” by Fitch. |
51