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 June 30, 2025
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
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 July 31, 2025, the registrant had 32,391,333 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).
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024
3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024
4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024
5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024
6
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
7
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
27
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
45
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
46
Item 5. Other Information
47
Item 6. Exhibits.
Signatures
48
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ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PRIMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – Unaudited
June 30, 2025
December 31, 2024
(In thousands, except per-share amounts)
Assets:
Investments:
Fixed-maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost: $3,254,701 in 2025 and $3,152,483 in 2024)
$
3,096,708
2,946,126
Fixed-maturity security held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value: $1,225,532 in 2025 and $1,227,428 in 2024)
1,258,800
1,303,880
Equity securities, at fair value (historical cost: $20,385 in 2025 and $22,935 in 2024)
24,867
27,144
Trading securities, at fair value (cost: $3,431 in 2025 and $3,562 in 2024)
2,969
3,011
Policy loans and other invested assets
52,955
50,881
Total investments
4,436,299
4,331,042
Cash and cash equivalents
621,198
687,821
Accrued investment income
29,247
28,100
Reinsurance recoverables
2,698,144
2,744,165
Deferred policy acquisition costs, net
3,817,119
3,680,430
Agent balances, due premiums and other receivables
300,498
282,607
Intangible asset
45,275
Income taxes
131,807
122,664
Operating lease right-of-use assets
44,149
47,023
Other assets
387,605
403,608
Separate account assets
2,318,492
2,209,287
Total assets
14,829,833
14,582,022
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
Liabilities:
Future policy benefits
6,719,044
6,503,064
Unearned and advance premiums
16,917
15,606
Policy claims and other benefits payable
507,553
488,350
Other policyholders’ funds
382,089
402,323
Note payable
594,913
594,512
Surplus note
1,258,508
1,303,556
65,537
115,611
Operating lease liabilities
52,323
55,478
Other liabilities
523,517
549,160
Payable under securities lending
83,425
86,034
Separate account liabilities
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Commitments and Contingent Liabilities note)
Total liabilities
12,522,318
12,322,981
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock ($0.01 par value; authorized 500,000 shares in 2025 and 2024; issued and outstanding 32,545 shares in 2025 and 33,368 shares in 2024)
326
334
Paid-in capital
-
Retained earnings
2,270,995
2,231,483
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax:
Effect of change in discount rate assumptions on the liability for future policy benefits
174,626
224,833
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)
(13,803
)
(34,767
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities
(124,629
(162,842
Total stockholders’ equity
2,307,515
2,259,041
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income – Unaudited
Three months ended June 30,
Six months ended June 30,
2025
2024
Revenues:
Direct premiums
866,254
845,358
1,725,099
1,686,404
Ceded premiums
(433,408
(427,561
(843,930
(837,325
Net premiums
432,846
417,797
881,169
849,079
Commissions and fees
306,032
268,193
602,988
517,138
Investment income net of investment expenses
55,549
54,111
111,888
107,702
Interest expense on surplus note
(14,621
(15,659
(29,289
(31,444
Net investment income
40,928
38,452
82,599
76,258
Realized investment gains (losses)
(2,338
565
(2,421
572
Other investment gains (losses)
(528
(664
312
634
Investment gains (losses)
(2,866
(99
(2,109
1,206
Other, net
16,394
66,612
33,530
83,223
Total revenues
793,334
790,955
1,598,177
1,526,904
Benefits and expenses:
Benefits and claims
152,494
150,030
327,355
316,351
Future policy benefits remeasurement (gain) loss
(5,895
(4,329
(9,168
(4,275
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs
80,043
73,643
158,592
145,692
Sales commissions
166,291
142,154
324,409
273,292
Insurance expenses
64,362
62,685
129,168
125,834
Insurance commissions
5,751
7,399
11,875
17,033
Interest expense
6,000
6,099
12,005
12,870
Other operating expenses
89,791
80,505
188,129
173,950
Total benefits and expenses
558,837
518,186
1,142,365
1,060,747
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
234,497
272,769
455,812
466,157
Income taxes from continuing operations
56,153
63,467
108,417
108,442
Income from continuing operations
178,344
209,302
347,395
357,715
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
(208,131
(218,641
Net income
1,171
139,074
Basic earnings per share:
Continuing operations
5.41
6.08
10.47
10.30
Discontinued operations
(6.05
(6.30
Basic earnings per share
0.03
4.00
Diluted earnings per share:
5.40
6.07
10.45
10.28
(6.04
(6.29
Diluted earnings per share
3.99
Weighted-average shares used in computing earnings per share:
Basic
32,870
34,383
33,080
34,633
Diluted
32,911
34,440
33,126
34,688
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) – Unaudited
(In thousands)
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
9,794
(6,756
46,719
(21,602
Reclassification adjustment for investment (gains) losses included in net income
1,566
(565
1,645
(572
4,406
137,798
(63,047
305,884
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Change in unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)
21,388
(3,817
20,964
(13,272
Total other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes
37,154
126,660
6,281
270,438
Income tax expense (benefit) related to items of other comprehensive income (loss)
3,604
27,697
(2,689
60,521
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes
33,550
98,963
8,970
209,917
Total comprehensive income (loss)
211,894
100,134
356,365
348,991
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity – Unaudited
Equity
Common stock:
Balance, beginning of period
331
346
350
Repurchases of common stock
(5
(6
(9
(11
Net issuance of common stock
1
Balance, end of period
340
Paid-in capital:
Share-based compensation
3,804
5,690
19,055
20,502
(1
(3,804
(5,690
(19,054
(20,501
Retained earnings:
2,253,434
2,285,937
2,276,946
Dividends
(34,209
(25,836
(68,945
(52,091
(126,574
(138,440
(238,938
(241,097
2,122,832
2,644
(100,375
27,224
(211,329
3,028
108,587
(50,207
240,527
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment
Change in net unrealized investment gains (losses) during the period
9,134
(5,807
38,213
(17,338
36,194
(1,412
2,121,760
Dividends declared per share
1.04
0.75
2.08
1.50
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Unaudited
Cash flows from operating activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Change in future policy benefits and other policy liabilities
93,709
27,932
Deferral of policy acquisition costs
(275,342
(271,170
Change in income taxes
(49,947
(59,157
Investment (gains) losses
2,109
(1,206
Accretion and amortization of investments
(1,579
(1,863
Depreciation and amortization
10,024
14,483
Change in reinsurance recoverables
88,798
110,508
Change in agent balances, due premiums and other receivables
(12,825
(14,793
Change in renewal commissions receivable
1,265
19,237
Trading securities sold, matured, or called (acquired), net
123
15,160
15,477
15,668
Impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets
253,607
Gain on insurance proceeds received from acquisition representation and warranty policy
(50,000
Change in other operating assets and liabilities, net
(17,757
41,010
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
360,042
384,182
Cash flows from investing activities:
Available-for-sale investments sold, matured or called:
Fixed-maturity securities — sold
1,329
1,382
Fixed-maturity securities — matured or called
235,712
215,444
Short-term investments — matured or called
268
Equity securities — sold
26
Equity securities — matured or called
1,829
4,272
Available-for-sale investments acquired:
Fixed-maturity securities
(326,997
(315,271
Equity securities — acquired
(112
Purchases of property and equipment and other investing activities, net
(12,258
(12,604
Cash collateral received (returned) on loaned securities, net
(2,609
(8,789
Sales (purchases) of short-term investments using securities lending collateral, net
2,609
8,789
Insurance proceeds received from acquisition representation and warranty policy
50,000
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(100,471
(56,509
Cash flows from financing activities:
Dividends paid
Common stock repurchased
(251,008
(251,821
Tax withholdings on share-based compensation
(8,655
(7,491
Finance leases
(137
(130
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(328,745
(311,533
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash
2,551
(1,996
Change in cash and cash equivalents
(66,623
14,144
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
613,148
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
627,292
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 and services 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. Our primary subsidiaries include the following entities: Primerica Financial Services, LLC, 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.; and PFS Investments Inc., an investment products company and broker-dealer. Primerica Life, domiciled in Tennessee, owns National Benefit Life Insurance Company, a New York insurance company. Vidalia Re, Inc. (“Vidalia Re”) is a special purpose financial captive insurance company and wholly owned subsidiary of Primerica Life. Vidalia Re has entered into a separate coinsurance agreement with Primerica Life whereby Primerica Life has ceded certain level-premium term life insurance policies to Vidalia Re (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 June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the statements of income, comprehensive income (loss), and stockholders’ equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. 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”). 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, 2024 (“2024 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”), liability for future policy benefits (“LFPB”) and corresponding amounts recoverable from reinsurers, and income taxes. 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.
Changes to Accounting Policies. All significant accounting policies remain unchanged from the 2024 Annual Report unless otherwise described.
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 and were primarily related to discontinued operations. See Note 2 (Discontinued Operations) for more information.
New Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted. For more information on new accounting standards not yet adopted, see Note 1 (Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to our consolidated financial statements in our 2024 Annual Report. Other recently issued accounting guidance not discussed in our 2024 Annual Report is not applicable, is immaterial to our consolidated financial statements, or did not or is not expected to have a material impact on our business.
(2) Discontinued Operations
The Company reports the results of operations of a business as discontinued operations if (i) the business has been disposed of or is classified as held for sale; (ii) the disposal of the business represents a strategic shift that will have a major impact on the Company’s operations and financial results; (iii) the operations and cash flows of the business have been or will be eliminated from the ongoing operations of the Company as a result of the disposal; and (iv) the Company will not have any significant continuing involvement in the operations of the business after the disposal. The results of discontinued operations are reported in net income from discontinued operations in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income for all periods presented, commencing in the period in which the business is either disposed of or is classified as held for sale, including any gain or loss recognized on closing or adjustment of the carrying amount to fair value less costs to sell, as applicable. Assets and liabilities related to a business which meets the criteria for discontinued operations are segregated in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets for the current and prior periods.
On September 30, 2024, the Company abandoned its ownership in e-TeleQuote Insurance, Inc. and subsidiaries (collectively, “e-TeleQuote”), a marketer of Medicare-related insurance products underwritten by third-party health insurance carriers to eligible Medicare beneficiaries (the “Senior Health business”), by irrevocably and permanently surrendering and relinquishing all rights in e-TeleQuote to an independent third party without receipt of consideration and with no continuing involvement in its management or operations.
The Company determined that the disposal represented a strategic shift that would have a major impact on the Company’s operations and financial results. The disposal represented a strategic shift as the Senior Health business had been designated as a separate operating segment, and the Board of Directors (“Board”) and management recognized that its previously expected impact on the Company’s operations and financial results would not be realized. Accordingly, the results of operations for the Senior Health business have been reported in discontinued operations for all periods presented in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income. We had no assets or liabilities remaining from the Senior Health business on our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2025 or December 31, 2024. Prior year Senior Health-related balances in the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been restated to remove balances and activities related to the discontinued operations except as otherwise noted.
We recognized an after-tax net gain on disposal of $2.0 million in the second half of 2024, which was comprised of the $95.8 million write-off of e-TeleQuote’s assets and liabilities as of the abandonment date and the recognition of a $97.8 million income tax benefit. The federal income tax benefit remaining to be utilized was $15.9 million and $31.8 million as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
The major classes of line items constituting discontinued operations in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income were as follows:
11,576
17,652
844
1,648
12,420
19,300
Expenses:
Contract acquisition costs
15,724
29,257
8,061
15,561
Total expenses
277,392
298,425
Loss before income taxes
(264,972
(279,125
Income tax benefit
56,841
60,484
Total operating and investing cash flows of the discontinued operations were as follows, which excludes the Company’s use of $15.9 million of the total income tax benefit recognized on disposal to offset federal income tax payments during the six months ended June 30, 2025:
5,049
(53
8
(3) Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The components of other comprehensive income (loss) (“OCI”), including the income tax expense or benefit allocated to each component, were as follows:
Change in unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses) before income taxes
Income tax expense (benefit) on unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)
Change in unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses), net of income taxes
Unrealized gain (losses) on available-for-sale securities:
Change in unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during period before income taxes
Income tax expense (benefit) on unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during period
1,897
(1,395
9,806
(4,716
Change in unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities arising during period, net of income taxes
7,897
(5,361
36,913
(16,886
Reclassification from accumulated OCI to net income for (gains) losses realized on available-for-sale securities
Income tax (expense) benefit on (gains) losses reclassified from accumulated OCI to net income
329
(119
345
(120
Reclassification from accumulated OCI to net income for (gains) losses realized on available-for-sale securities, net of income taxes
1,237
(446
1,300
(452
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net of income taxes and reclassification adjustment
Effect of change in discount rate assumptions on the LFPB:
Change in effect in discount rate assumptions on the LFPB before income taxes
Income tax expense (benefit) on the effect of change in discount rate
assumptions on the LFPB from accumulated OCI to net income
1,378
29,211
(12,840
65,357
Change in effect in discount rate assumptions on the LFPB, net of income taxes
(4) Segment Information
Segments. We have two primary operating segments — Term Life Insurance and Investment and Savings Products. We also have a Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment. For more information on our segments, see Note 4 (Segment and Geographical Information) to our consolidated financial statements in our 2024 Annual Report.
Income (loss) before income taxes by segment, including significant expense categories, was as follows:
Term Life Insurance segment:
441,834
426,944
899,676
867,357
148,725
146,268
319,968
310,115
(5,743
(4,280
(9,145
(4,600
Amortization of DAC
78,386
71,916
155,308
142,407
63,216
61,476
126,861
123,454
2,238
3,785
4,887
9,833
286,822
279,165
597,879
581,209
Income before income taxes
155,012
147,779
301,797
286,148
9
Investment and Savings Products segment:
298,298
260,906
589,109
504,622
1,368
1,478
2,705
2,679
3,468
3,343
6,745
6,743
Sales commissions:
Sales-based
82,935
70,509
160,202
133,322
Asset-based
78,010
66,525
154,256
130,733
Other operating expenses:
Fees based on client asset values
11,404
9,548
22,319
18,890
Fees based on fee-generating positions
11,015
10,483
23,425
21,909
Other expenses
30,677
24,238
58,766
50,001
218,877
186,124
428,418
364,277
79,421
74,782
160,691
140,345
Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment:
53,202
103,105
109,392
154,925
3,769
3,762
7,387
6,236
(152
(49
(23
325
289
249
579
606
1,146
1,209
2,307
2,380
271
243
457
5,346
5,120
9,951
9,237
36,695
36,236
83,619
83,150
53,138
52,897
116,068
115,261
Income (loss) before income taxes
64
50,208
(6,676
39,664
The following table reconciles segment revenues to total revenues and segment income (loss) before income taxes to total income from continuing operations before income taxes in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income:
Term Life Insurance segment
Investment and Savings Products segment
Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:
Total income from continuing operations before income taxes
In April 2024, the Company executed agreements providing for the receipt of proceeds from certain claims filed by the Company under a Representation and Warranty insurance policy negotiated and purchased in connection with the acquisition of e-TeleQuote on July 1, 2021. The claims made by the Company involved breaches of certain representations and warranties relating to the pre-acquisition financial statements made by the sellers of e-TeleQuote in connection with the acquisition. The Company recognized a gain during the second quarter of 2024 of $50.0 million, which is equal to the aggregate proceeds received in May 2024 from the third-party insurers under the policy, reflecting the full coverage under the policy. The Company recognized this gain in Corporate and Other Distributed
10
Products segment revenues as it resulted from a corporate investment decision to purchase the insurance policy. On a consolidated basis, this gain is included in Other, net revenue in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024.
The Company recorded corporate restructuring charges of $0.8 million in the second quarter of 2024 associated with the decision to exit the Senior Health business, which are included in the Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment's Other operating expenses.
Insurance expenses and other operating expenses directly attributable to the Term Life Insurance and Investment and Savings Products segments are recorded directly to the applicable segment. Other operating expenses consists primarily of employee compensation, technology and communications costs, various independent sales force-related costs, non-bank custodial and transfer agent recordkeeping administrative costs, outsourcing and professional fees, and other corporate and administrative fees and expenses. We allocate certain other revenue and operating expenses that are not directly attributable to a specific operating segment using methods expected to reasonably measure the benefit received by each reporting segment. Such methods include recorded usage, revenue distribution, and independent sales force representative distribution. These allocated items include fees charged for access to Primerica Online (“POL”) and costs incurred for technology, independent sales force support, occupancy and other general and administrative costs. Costs that are not directly charged or allocated to our two primary operating segments are included in the Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment.
(5) Investments
Available-for-sale Securities. The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of available-for-sale (“AFS”) securities were as follows:
Amortized cost
Gross unrealized gains
Gross unrealized losses
Fair value
Securities available-for-sale, carried at fair value:
Fixed-maturity securities:
U.S. government and agencies
9,817
57
(205
9,669
Foreign government
186,815
1,700
(6,079
182,436
States and political subdivisions
126,677
100
(13,977
112,800
Corporates
1,990,113
19,854
(90,960
1,919,007
Residential mortgage-backed securities
628,760
2,219
(58,313
572,666
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
106,388
101
(8,940
97,549
Other asset-backed securities
206,131
1,252
(4,802
202,581
Total fixed-maturity securities
3,254,701
25,283
(183,276
9,822
(326
9,503
171,033
1,597
(6,206
166,424
128,359
96
(14,886
113,569
1,929,350
11,853
(116,095
1,825,108
552,611
536
(66,590
486,557
110,426
87
(11,068
99,445
250,882
1,396
(6,758
245,520
3,152,483
15,572
(221,929
All of our AFS mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent beneficial 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.
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The scheduled maturity distribution of the AFS fixed-maturity securities portfolio as of June 30, 2025 was as follows:
Due in one year or less
204,229
203,755
Due after one year through five years
804,733
795,769
Due after five years through 10 years
750,594
711,116
Due after 10 years
553,866
513,272
2,313,422
2,223,912
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities
941,279
872,796
Total AFS fixed-maturity securities
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.
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 amounts of the Surplus Note and the LLC Note have reached their peaks and are expected to decrease over time to coincide with the amount of policy reserves contractually supported under the Vidalia Re Coinsurance Agreement. Both the Surplus Note and the LLC Note mature on December 31, 2030 and bear interest at an annual interest rate of 4.50%. This financing agreement 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 LLC Note is guaranteed by Hannover Re through a credit enhancement feature in exchange for a fee, which is reflected in interest expense in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income. The Parent Company has agreed to support Vidalia Re’s obligation to pay the credit enhancement fee incurred on the LLC Note.
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 they 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. Hannover Re’s financial strength rating by A.M. Best was A+ as of June 30, 2025.
The LLC Note is classified as a held-to-maturity debt security in the Company’s invested asset portfolio as we have the positive intent and ability to hold the security until maturity. As of June 30, 2025, the LLC Note had an estimated unrealized holding loss of $33.3 million based on its amortized cost and estimated fair value. The estimated fair value of the LLC Note is expected to be at least equal to the estimated fair value of the offsetting Surplus Note.
As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, 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 value of investments on deposit was $8.1 million and $8.0 million as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, 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 in 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 in 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 $83.4 million and $86.0 million as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
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Net Investment Income. The components of net investment income were as follows:
Fixed-maturity securities (available-for-sale)
34,346
30,618
67,859
60,554
Fixed-maturity security (held-to-maturity)
14,621
15,659
29,289
31,444
Equity securities
315
323
630
712
482
543
1,514
1,005
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
5,959
6,640
12,478
13,621
Total return on deposit asset underlying 10% coinsurance agreement (1)
1,918
2,400
4,306
4,574
Gross investment income
57,641
56,183
116,076
111,910
Investment expenses
(2,092
(2,072
(4,188
(4,208
The components of investment gains (losses), as well as details on gross realized investment gains (losses) and other investment gains (losses) were as follows:
Realized investment gains (losses):
Gross gains from sales, maturities and calls of available-for-sale fixed-maturity securities
410
673
428
680
Gross losses from sales, maturities and calls of available-for-sale fixed-maturity securities
(1,976
(108
(2,073
Gross losses from sales, maturities and calls of equity securities
(772
(776
Net realized investment gains (losses):
Other investment gains (losses):
Market gains (losses) recognized in net income during the period on equity securities
(602
(675
226
620
Gains (losses) from equity method investments
60
Gains (losses) from bifurcated options
15
Gains (losses) on trading securities
The proceeds from sales or other redemptions of AFS securities were as follows:
Proceeds from sales or other redemptions
137,000
130,676
237,041
217,094
Accrued Interest. Accrued interest is recorded in accordance with the contractual 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 to write off any remaining accrued interest. As a result, the Company has made the policy election to not record an allowance for credit losses on accrued interest.
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Credit Losses for AFS Fixed-maturity Securities. The following tables summarize all AFS securities in an unrealized loss position for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, aggregated by major security type and by length of time such securities have continuously been in an unrealized loss position:
Less than 12 months
12 months or longer
Unrealized losses
5,780
35,523
(713
71,247
(5,366
9,197
(412
98,178
(13,565
301,840
(8,309
917,117
(82,651
85,725
(993
318,434
(57,320
5,920
(17
85,058
(8,923
12,164
(62
106,752
(4,740
450,369
(10,506
1,602,566
(172,770
3,529
(19
5,660
(307
15,044
(139
83,923
(6,067
9,933
(350
99,389
(14,536
398,232
(9,422
1,000,264
(106,673
106,276
(2,605
327,850
(63,985
2,005
89,876
(11,067
15,086
(81
114,077
(6,677
550,105
(12,617
1,721,039
(209,312
The amortized cost of AFS securities with a cost basis in excess of their fair values was $2,236.2 million and $2,493.1 million as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
As of June 30, 2025, no allowance for credit losses was recorded for AFS securities. Substantially all of the unrealized losses were the result of change in market interest rates compared to the date the securities were acquired rather than the credit quality of the securities, and we have no present intention to dispose of them.
We did not recognize any credit losses on AFS securities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income. We recognize credit losses on securities due to: (i) our intent to sell them (unless the securities are sold and the loss is realized during the same quarter when we designate the securities as intend to sell); (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.
Derivatives. We have 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 (loss) was $26.4 million as of each of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. These deferred losses will not be recognized until such time as we sell or substantially liquidate our Canadian operations, although we have no such intention.
(6) 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 three-tier fair value hierarchy based on observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from
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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:
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.
The estimated fair value and hierarchy classifications for assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Fair value assets:
Available-for-sale fixed-maturity securities:
3,720
1,915,287
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities:
Total available-for-sale fixed-maturity securities
3,092,988
Trading securities
Separate accounts
Total fair value assets
649,785
5,414,449
6,064,234
Fair value liabilities:
Total fair value liabilities
3,787
1,821,321
Mortgage-and asset-backed securities:
2,942,339
24,598
1,003
1,543
716,206
5,155,640
5,873,389
In estimating fair value of our investments, we use a third-party pricing service for approximately 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 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:
Six months ended June 30, (1)
Level 3 assets, beginning of period
1,601
1,631
2,144
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income (loss)
35
39
Investment gains (losses) and accretion (amortization) recognized in earnings
(28
(714
(41
Purchases
8,815
Settlements
(829
Transfers out of Level 3
(504
Level 3 assets, end of period
10,453
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 six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
The carrying values and estimated fair values of our financial instruments were as follows:
Carrying value
Estimated fair value
Fixed-maturity security (held-to-maturity) (1)
1,225,532
1,227,428
Policy loans (1)
43,727
40,884
Deposit asset underlying 10% coinsurance agreement (1)
146,266
158,913
Note payable (2)(3)
530,488
513,862
Surplus note (1)(2)
1,222,148
1,225,708
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 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, 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.
(7) 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:
(Dollars in thousands)
Direct life insurance in-force
970,278,989
955,610,523
Amounts ceded to other companies
(828,854,218
(817,825,296
Net life insurance in-force
141,424,771
137,785,227
Percentage of reinsured life insurance in-force
85
%
86
Benefits and claims ceded to reinsurers during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 were $379.6 million and $732.6 million, respectively, compared to $357.8 million and $714.8 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024.
Reinsurance recoverables include ceded policy benefit reserve balances, ceded claim liabilities, and ceded claims paid that have not been reimbursed. The Company allocated reinsurance recoverables estimated at the cohort level to individual reinsurers for disclosure purposes. Reinsurance recoverables estimated by reinsurer and the financial strength ratings of those reinsurers were as follows:
A.M. Best rating
Swiss Re Life & Health America Inc. (Novated from Pecan Re Inc.) (1)
2,049,871
A+
2,074,945
Munich Re of Malta (1)(2)
214,938
NR
210,822
SCOR Global Life Reinsurance Companies (3)
126,929
A
148,899
American Health and Life Insurance Company (1)
124,969
B++
127,601
RGA Reinsurance Company
47,769
44,132
Swiss Re Life & Health America Inc. (4)
47,385
43,826
Korean Reinsurance Company
40,904
40,781
Munich American Reassurance Company
32,175
36,487
All other reinsurers
14,386
17,887
Allowance for credit losses
(1,182
(1,215
NR – not rated by A.M. Best
We estimate and recognize lifetime expected credit losses for reinsurance recoverables. In estimating the allowance for 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 allowance for credit losses.
The rollforward of the allowance for credit losses on reinsurance recoverables were as follows:
1,104
1,048
1,215
1,120
Current period (benefit) provision for expected credit losses
78
74
(33
Balance, at the end of period
1,182
1,122
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(8) Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs
The balances and activity in DAC were as follows:
Six months ended
Year ended
Term Life Insurance
Segregated Funds (Canada)
DAC balance, beginning of period
3,608,599
55,303
3,366,281
63,029
Capitalization
277,733
1,189
555,162
2,959
Amortization
(155,308
(2,705
(291,488
(5,443
Foreign exchange translation and other
13,339
3,021
(21,356
(5,242
DAC balance, at the end of period
3,744,363
56,808
Reconciliation of DAC by product was as follows:
Other
15,948
16,528
Total DAC, net
There were no material changes to the judgments, assumptions and methods used to amortize DAC during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
(9) Separate Accounts
The following table represents the fair value of assets supporting separate accounts by major investment category:
Fixed-income securities
650,070
708,225
1,579,249
1,490,628
97,731
46,764
Due to/from funds
(8,579
(36,350
21
20
Total separate account assets
The following table represents the balances of and changes in separate account liabilities:
Separate account liabilities balance, beginning of period
2,395,842
Premiums, deposits and transfers
92,255
147,995
Surrenders, withdrawals and transfers
(236,057
(378,126
Investment performance
163,279
300,545
Management fees and other charges
(29,601
(57,734
Foreign exchange translation
119,329
(199,235
Separate account liabilities balance, end of period
Cash surrender value
2,287,152
2,173,070
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.
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(10) Policy Claims and Other Benefits Payable
Changes in policy claims and other benefits payable were as follows:
Policy claims and other benefits payable, beginning of period
513,803
Less reinsured policy claims and other benefits payable
518,210
534,674
Net balance, beginning of period
(29,860
(20,871
Incurred related to current year
131,009
129,041
Incurred related to prior years (1)
(448
(3,565
Total incurred
130,561
125,476
Claims paid related to current year, net of reinsured policy claims received
(168,712
(194,113
Reinsured policy claims received related to prior years, net of claims paid
47,541
40,413
Total paid
(121,171
(153,700
Foreign currency translation
305
(334
Net balance, end of period
(20,165
(49,429
Add reinsured policy claims and other benefits payable
527,718
528,202
478,773
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 trends and conditions, and reported lag time experience.
(11) 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:
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums
Balance at then current discount rate, beginning of period
13,854,794
13,977,353
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period
14,233,996
14,012,553
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions
(74,233
Effect of actual variances from expected experience
(221,771
(373,646
Adjusted balance, beginning of period
14,012,225
13,564,674
Issuances
931,555
1,884,054
Interest accrual at original discount rate
314,588
608,588
Net premiums collected
(882,397
(1,733,262
56,193
(90,058
Expected net premiums at original discount rate, end of period
14,432,164
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions
(129,596
(379,202
Expected net premiums at then current discount rate, end of period
14,302,568
Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits
20,155,487
20,508,435
20,763,900
20,391,694
(83,975
(231,573
(386,512
20,532,327
19,921,207
937,242
1,892,529
479,202
929,078
Benefit payments
(948,856
(1,841,162
85,479
(137,752
Expected future policy benefits at original discount rate, end of period
21,085,394
(266,692
(608,413
Expected future policy benefits at then current discount rate, end of period
20,818,702
LFPB
6,516,134
6,300,693
Less: reinsurance recoverables
2,683,481
2,729,022
Net LFPB, after reinsurance recoverables
3,832,653
3,571,671
Weighted-average duration of net LFPB (in years)
8.1
8.0
The following table reconciles the LFPB to the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets:
202,910
202,371
The following table reconciles the reinsurance recoverables to the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets:
14,663
15,143
There were no changes to the inputs, judgments, assumptions, or methods used in measuring the LFPB during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
Losses recognized as a result of capping the net premium ratio at 100% were immaterial during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
The amount of discounted (using the then current discount rate) and undiscounted expected gross premiums and expected future benefit payments were as follows:
Undiscounted
Discounted
Expected future benefit payments
34,624,556
33,966,483
20,155,489
Expected future gross premiums
40,073,448
27,260,908
39,389,917
26,414,010
The amount of revenue and interest recognized in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income were as follows:
Gross premiums
861,919
840,668
1,716,350
1,676,989
Interest accretion (expense)
(82,616
(81,252
(164,614
(158,845
The weighted-average discount rates were as follows:
Original discount rate
4.99
4.95
Current discount rate
5.78
5.69
There were no changes to the methods used to determine the discount rates during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2024.
(12) Stockholders’ Equity
The following table shows changes in the number of shares of our outstanding common stock:
Common stock, beginning of period
33,368
34,996
Shares of common stock issued when sales restrictions on restricted stock units (“RSUs”) lapsed and performance-based stock units (“PSUs”) were earned
109
124
Common stock retired
(932
(1,126
Common stock, end of period
32,545
33,994
The above table excludes RSUs, director deferred shares, and 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 June 30, 2025, we had a total of 208,266 RSUs and director deferred shares outstanding and 44,548 PSUs outstanding. The PSU outstanding balance is based on the number of PSUs granted pursuant to the award agreements; however, the actual number of common shares earned could be higher or lower based on actual versus targeted performance. See Note 14 (Share-Based Transactions) for discussion of the PSU award structure.
On November 14, 2024, our Board authorized, and the Company announced, a share repurchase program for up to $450.0 million of our outstanding common stock for purchases from November 14, 2024 through December 31, 2025 (the “Share Repurchase Program”). Under the Share Repurchase Program, we repurchased 901,663 shares of our common stock in the open market for an aggregate purchase price of $247.1 million through June 30, 2025. Approximately $202.9 million remains available for repurchases of our outstanding common stock under the Share Repurchase Program as of June 30, 2025.
(13) Earnings Per Share
The Company has outstanding common stock and equity awards that consist of RSUs and PSUs. 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.
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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.
We determine the potential dilutive effect of PSUs (“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. 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.
The calculation of basic and diluted EPS was as follows:
Basic EPS:
Numerator (continuing operations):
Income attributable to unvested participating securities
(96
(1,158
(1,084
Income from continuing operations used in calculating basic EPS
177,772
209,206
346,237
356,631
Numerator (discontinued operations):
Loss from discontinued operations
Loss attributable to unvested participating securities
537
Loss from discontinued operations used in calculating basic EPS
(218,104
Denominator:
Weighted-average vested shares
Basic EPS from continuing operations
Basic EPS from discontinued operations
Basic EPS
Diluted EPS:
(571
(1,156
(1,083
Income from continuing operations used in calculating diluted EPS
177,773
346,239
356,632
Loss from discontinued operations used in calculating diluted EPS
(218,105
Dilutive effect of incremental shares to be issued for contingently-issuable shares
41
55
Weighted-average shares used in calculating diluted EPS
Diluted EPS from continuing operations
Diluted EPS from discontinued operations
Diluted EPS
(14) Share-Based Transactions
The Company has outstanding equity awards under the Primerica, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (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, and
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independent sales force leaders. For more information on equity awards granted under the OIP, see Note 16 (Share-Based Transactions) to our consolidated financial statements in our 2024 Annual Report.
In connection with our granting of equity awards to management and members of the Board, 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 independent 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 independent 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 (inclusive of discontinued operations for 2024) are as follows:
Equity awards expense recognized
2,226
3,053
Equity awards expense deferred
1,577
2,633
3,580
4,832
On February 14, 2025, the Compensation Committee of our Board granted the following equity awards to employees as part of the annual approval of management incentive compensation:
All awards granted to employees on February 14, 2025 vest upon voluntary termination of employment by any employee who is “retirement eligible” as of his or her termination date. The substantive service conditions in order to be retirement eligible require that 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 shares that will be earned for a retirement-eligible employee is equal to the amount calculated using the Company’s actual performance metrics for the entire performance period, even if that employee retires prior to the completion of the performance period.
The following table summarizes non-cash share-based compensation expense by segment included in income from continuing operations:
317
954
2,221
3,096
666
715
1,886
1,754
1,243
11,370
10,523
Total non-cash share-based compensation expense
2,858
15,373
(15) Commitments and 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
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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.
(16) Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Our revenues from contracts with customers primarily include:
Premiums from insurance contracts we underwrite, fees received from segregated funds insurance contracts we underwrite, 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 20 (Revenue from Contracts with Customers) to our consolidated financial statements in our 2024 Annual Report.
The disaggregation of our revenues from contracts with customers were as follows:
Term Life Insurance segment revenues:
12,221
12,624
24,966
25,274
Total segment revenues from contracts with customers
Revenues from sources other than contracts with customers
429,613
414,320
874,710
842,083
Total Term Life Insurance segment revenues
Investment and Savings Products segment revenues:
Sales-based revenues
115,933
101,177
227,204
189,924
Asset-based revenues
141,811
119,411
280,941
234,110
Account-based revenues
24,394
23,740
48,588
46,919
3,236
3,224
6,568
6,482
285,374
247,552
563,301
477,435
Revenues from sources other than contracts with customers (segregated funds)
12,924
13,354
25,808
27,187
Total Investment and Savings Products segment revenues
Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment revenues:
10,970
10,511
20,447
18,998
937
764
1,996
1,467
11,907
11,275
22,443
20,465
41,295
91,830
86,949
134,460
Total Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment revenues
Renewal Commissions Receivable. For revenue associated with ongoing renewal commissions in the Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment, we record a renewal commission receivable contract 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 Other assets in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. The renewal commissions receivable is reduced for commissions that are billed and become due receivables from product providers during the reporting period.
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Activity in the renewal commissions receivable account was as follows:
57,331
60,365
58,079
61,372
Commissions revenue
5,793
5,864
11,077
10,903
Less: collections
(6,309
(6,349
(12,341
(12,395
56,815
59,880
Incremental costs to obtain or fulfill contracts, most notably sales commissions to the independent 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.
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, 2024 to June 30, 2025. 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, 2024 (“2024 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 2024 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
We are a leading provider of financial products and services 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, and other financial products, which we distribute primarily on behalf of third parties. We have two primary operating segments, Term Life Insurance and Investment and Savings Products, and a third segment, Corporate and Other Distributed Products.
The Company previously reported a Senior Health segment, which consisted of e-TeleQuote Insurance, Inc. and subsidiaries, a marketer of Medicare-related insurance products underwritten by third-party health insurance carriers to eligible Medicare beneficiaries (the “Senior Health business”) that was disposed of as of September 30, 2024, and is now reported in discontinued operations for all periods presented. Refer to Note 2 (Discontinued Operations) to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for further details.
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 up-front costs in acquiring new insurance business.
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. Our segregated funds product offerings consist of (1) our legacy segregated funds product, which is underwritten by Primerica Life Canada, and (2) a new segregated funds product underwritten by a third-party that we are in the process of rolling out in 2025.
Corporate and Other Distributed Products. The Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment includes net investment income earned on cash, cash equivalents, and our invested asset portfolio. This segment also includes 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. Interest expense incurred by the Company is attributed to the Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment.
Business Trends and Conditions
The relative strength and stability of the 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, inflation, and consumer confidence, influence investment and spending decisions by middle-income consumers, who are generally our primary clients. These conditions and factors also impact prospective recruits’ perceptions of the business opportunity that becoming an independent sales representative offers. Consumer spending and borrowing levels affect how consumers evaluate their savings and debt management plans. In addition, equity market returns and interest rates impact consumer demand for the investment and savings 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. We believe the economic conditions impacting middle-income households underscores their increasing need for our financial education, products and services to assist them in reaching their long-term goals of becoming financially independent.
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 results of our business for all amounts translated and reported in U.S. dollars.
Volatility in capital markets in recent periods has continued to impact our business. Strong equity market performance in 2023 and 2024 influenced product sales and client asset values that drive revenue in the Investment and Savings Products segment. In addition, the rise in market interest rates in 2022 and further rate increases in 2023 have largely driven the unrealized losses that have accumulated in our investment portfolio. We have not recognized losses caused by interest rate volatility in the income statement for securities where we have no present intention to dispose of them and we have the ability to hold these investments until maturity or a market price recovery. Elevated interest rates have also led to increases in net investment income as we are able to earn higher returns on our new debt securities purchases and cash balances.
The cumulative impact of inflation in recent years has led to an elevated cost of living for middle-income families. We believe that cost of living pressures have adversely impacted persistency for term life insurance policies. Policy lapse rates of term life insurance products remained above long-term historical levels but have been steady in the aggregate of all policy durations compared to the prior year period. In addition, continued economic uncertainty in 2025 has had an impact on consumer behavior. The continuation of these cost of living pressures as well as economic uncertainty could adversely impact demand for our products.
The effects of these trends and conditions on our quarterly results are discussed below in the Results of Operations and Financial Condition 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. Recruiting 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 recruiting and life-licensed independent sales representative activity were as follows:
New recruits
80,924
96,563
181,791
207,273
New life-licensed independent sales representatives
12,903
14,402
25,242
27,351
The number of new recruits decreased during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same periods in 2024. The decreases are partly driven by the comparison to the 2024 periods, which included exceptionally strong activity in 2024. Recruiting activity in 2025 was comparatively slower than 2024 possibly due to headwinds from economic and government policy uncertainty.
New life-licensed independent sales representatives slightly decreased during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same periods in 2024, likely due to the same factors as the decline in number of new recruits. Despite the year-over-year decline, licensing activity in 2025 has remained strong compared to historical levels.
The size of the life-licensed independent sales force was as follows:
March 31, 2025
Life-licensed independent sales representatives, at period end
152,592
152,167
151,611
The number of life-licensed independent sales representatives increased modestly as of June 30, 2025 compared to March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 as agent licensing activity slightly outpaced agent non-renewals during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.
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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 between 0.20 and 0.24), were as follows:
Average number of life-licensed independent sales representatives
152,508
144,315
152,113
143,117
Number of new policies issued
89,850
100,768
176,265
187,355
Average monthly rate of new policies issued per life-licensed independent sales representative
0.20
0.23
0.19
0.22
The average number of life-licensed independent sales representatives increased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 from the same periods in 2024 as a result of the cumulative impact of strong recruiting and licensing activity throughout 2024 that drove higher independent sales force counts in 2025.
New policies issued during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 decreased compared to the same periods in 2024 possibly due to continued cost of living pressures amid economic and government policy uncertainty.
Productivity in the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, measured by the average monthly rate of new policies issued per life-licensed independent sales representative, was at the low end and slightly below our historical range, respectively, and decreased from the same periods in 2024. Economic uncertainties in 2025 along with the continued cost of living pressures appear to be contributing factors to the reduced productivity.
The changes in the face amount of our in-force book of term life insurance policies were as follows:
% of beginning balance
(Dollars in millions)
Face amount in-force, beginning of period
956,981
947,100
953,583
944,609
Net change in face amount:
Issued face amount
30,292
33,155
58,747
61,880
Terminations
(24,795
(3
)%
(28,241
(49,775
(51,564
Foreign currency
5,834
*
(1,134
5,757
(4,045
Net change in face amount
11,331
3,780
14,729
6,271
Face amount in-force, end of period
968,312
950,880
* Less than 1%.
The face amount of term life insurance policies in-force increased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 as the face amount issued continued to exceed the face amount terminated. Issued face amount decreased during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 primarily due to the decrease in the number of new policies issued as discussed above. Policy terminations decreased year-over-year largely due to the timing impact of state insurance department-issued policy lapse restrictions in 2024. During 2025, the strengthening of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar contributed to the increases in the face amount in-force, whereas a stronger U.S. dollar in relation to the Canadian dollar unfavorably impacted the translated face amount in-force in the 2024 periods.
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Investment and Savings Product Sales, Asset Values and Accounts/Positions.
Investment and savings product sales were as follows:
Change
Product sales:
U.S. retail mutual funds
1,244
1,229
2,562
2,391
171
Canada retail mutual funds - with up-front sales commissions
168
148
389
327
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Annuities and other
1,272
1,039
233
2,382
1,876
506
Total sales-based revenue generating product sales
2,684
2,416
5,333
4,594
739
Managed investments
456
178
1,231
827
404
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Canada retail mutual funds - no up-front sales commissions
219
196
515
394
121
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Segregated funds
(4
(27
38
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Total product sales
3,548
3,083
465
7,108
5,853
1,255
The rollforward of asset values in client accounts were as follows:
Asset values, beginning of period
109,908
103,340
112,082
96,735
Net change in asset values:
Inflows
Redemptions (1)
(3,063
(2,856
(6,081
(5,551
Net flows (1)
485
227
1,027
302
Change in fair value, net (1)
8,931
1,708
6,227
8,630
Foreign currency, net
900
(163
888
(555
Net change in asset values
10,316
1,772
8,142
8,377
Asset values, end of period
120,224
105,112
Average client asset values were as follows:
Average client asset values:
54,324
50,560
3,764
54,486
49,787
4,699
Canada retail mutual funds
15,153
13,259
1,894
14,854
13,055
1,799
30,108
27,532
2,576
30,098
27,010
3,088
12,167
9,376
2,791
30
11,852
9,091
2,761
2,223
2,266
(43
(2
2,206
2,305
Total average client asset values
113,975
102,993
10,982
113,496
101,248
12,248
Average number of fee-generating positions were as follows:
Positions
(Positions in thousands)
Average number of fee-generating positions (1):
Recordkeeping and custodial
2,437
2,378
59
2,428
2,369
Recordkeeping only
893
857
36
889
852
37
Total average number of fee-generating positions
3,330
3,235
95
3,317
3,221
Changes in Investment and Savings Product Sales, Asset Values and Accounts/Positions During the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
Product sales. Investment and savings product sales increased during the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to sustained positive investor sentiment that followed strong equity market performance in 2023 and 2024 and continued during the second quarter of 2025. In particular, variable annuity product sales continued to lead the growth in sales as the guarantees offered by these products became more appealing to investors given strong equity market performance, expanded product offerings, and elevated interest rates leading up to and continuing through the first half of 2025. The increase in product sales for managed investments resulted from continued strength in investor demand for these products as well as the expansion of investment strategies offered on our platform.
Rollforward of client asset values. Client asset values increased during the three months ended June 30, 2025 and the three months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to strong equity market performance. The movement in the foreign exchange rate as the Canadian dollar strengthened relative to the U.S. dollar as well as positive net flows also increased client asset values during the three months ended June 30, 2025.
Average client asset values. Average client asset values were higher for the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024 primarily driven by the cumulative effect of strong market performance and net client inflows in 2024 and 2025.
Average number of fee-generating positions. The average number of fee-generating positions was higher during the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to the continued 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 Product Sales, Asset Values and Accounts/Positions During the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Product sales. Investment and savings product sales increased during the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to the same factors as described in the three month comparison.
Rollforward of client asset values. Client asset values increased during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and the six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to the same factors as described in the three month comparison.
Average client asset values. Average client asset values were higher for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to the same factors as described in the three month comparison.
Average number of fee-generating positions. The average number of fee-generating positions was higher during the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to the same factors as described in the three month comparison.
Regulatory Changes.
Restrictions on compensation models in Canada. In response to regulatory changes in Canada by the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA,” the provincial and territorial securities commissions), we developed a set of mutual fund products with two third-party mutual fund companies that are sold exclusively by the 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 up-front sales commission or higher asset-based commissions over time. Although we received the requisite approval, the CSA indicated to us at the time of such approval that the CSA would be closely examining the Principal Distributor funds model. The CSA launched a public consultation on the model and related sales practices. In response to its public consultation, the CSA may consider future
amendments that would require modifications to our Principal Distributor model, including with respect to its up-front commission features paid to independent sales representatives. At this time, we cannot quantify the financial impact, if any, of future changes to our business that may be necessary if our Principal Distributor funds model is required to be modified or discontinued.
Factors Affecting Our Results
Term Life Insurance Segment. The Term Life Insurance segment results are primarily driven by sales volumes, how closely actual experience matches our actuarial 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. 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.
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 independent sales representatives generally remains within a range (i.e., an average monthly rate of new policies issued per life-licensed independent sales representative between 0.20 and 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.
Actuarial assumptions. The actuarial assumptions that underlie our reserves are based upon our best estimates of mortality, persistency, disability, and interest rates. Our results will be affected to the extent there is a variance between our actuarial 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 11 (Future Policy Benefits) to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for more information on LFPB. The variances are also reflected in the projection of future face amount that is the basis for amortizing deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”).
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 YRT basis. To the extent actual mortality experience is more or less favorable than the contractual rate, the 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.
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The effect of our reinsurance arrangements on ceded premiums and benefits and expenses on our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income follows:
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 intend to continue ceding approximately 90% of our mortality risk on new business.
Expenses. Results are also affected by variances in client acquisition, maintenance and administration expense levels.
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 and savings 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 our legacy segregated funds product offerings. 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.
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:
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,
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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 NBLIC.
The Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment includes net investment income recognized by the Company. Net investment income 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. Net investment income also is influenced by short-term interest rates and the amount of cash and cash equivalents on hand.
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 and Investment and Savings Products segments), interest expense on note payable, a redundant reserve financing transaction and our revolving credit facility (“Revolving Credit Facility”), as well as recognized 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”), a redundant reserve financing transaction, our Revolving Credit Facility, and our common stock. See our condensed consolidated balance sheets and Note 12 (Stockholders’ Equity) and Note 15 (Commitments and Contingent Liabilities) 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 and Note 4 (Segment and Geographical Information) to our consolidated financial statements included in our 2024 Annual 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. generally accepted accounting principles (“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 Accounting Policies) to our consolidated financial statements included in our 2024 Annual Report. The most significant items in 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, 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.
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Results of Operations
Primerica, Inc. and Subsidiaries Results. Our results of operations were as follows:
20,896
38,695
5,847
6,605
15,049
32,090
37,839
85,850
1,438
4,186
(1,038
(7
(2,155
2,476
6,341
(2,903
(2,993
136
(322
(2,767
(3,315
(50,218
(49,693
2,379
71,273
2,464
11,004
(1,566
(4,893
6,400
12,900
24,137
51,117
1,677
3,334
(1,648
(22
(5,158
(30
(865
9,286
14,179
40,651
81,618
(38,272
(14
(10,345
(7,314
(12
(25
(30,958
(15
(10,320
177,173
208,321
* Less than 1% or not meaningful.
Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
Total revenues. Total revenues increased during the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to increases in commissions and fees earned in our Investment and Savings Products segment, net premiums earned in our Term Life Insurance segment, and net investment income earned in our Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment. This increase was partially offset by investment losses realized in our Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment in the 2025 period and a one-time $50.0 million gain recognized within Other, net revenue in our Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment in the prior year period. These movements are further discussed in detail in the Segment Results sections below.
Total benefits and expenses. Total benefits and expenses increased during the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024 largely due to higher sales commissions and other operating expenses in our Investment and Savings Products segment. Also contributing to the year-over-year increase are higher amortization of DAC, benefits and claims, and insurance expenses in our Term Life Insurance segment. These increases were partially offset by lower insurance commissions and higher future policy benefits remeasurement gain in our Term Life Insurance segment. These movements are discussed in further detail in the Segment Results section below.
Income taxes. The effective income tax rate of 23.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was largely consistent with the comparable effective income tax rate from continuing operations of 23.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The effective tax rate in the 2024 period included two largely offsetting, non-recurring items. More specifically, we recognized a valuation allowance against e-TeleQuote state operating losses that was required to be presented in income tax expense from continuing operations, the impact of which was largely offset by the non-taxable $50.0 million gain noted above.
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes. Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes relates to the Senior Health business, which was disposed of as of September 30, 2024 and is reported in discontinued operations in the 2024 period. Refer to Note 2 (Discontinued Operations) to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for further details.
Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Total revenues. Total revenues increased during the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to the same factors as described in the three month comparison.
Total benefits and expenses. Total benefits and expenses increased during the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to the same factors as described in the three month comparison.
Income taxes. The effective income tax rate of 23.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was largely consistent with the comparable effective income tax rate from continuing operations of 23.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The 2024 period effective tax rate included the same largely offsetting items as described in the three month comparison.
For additional information, see the Segment Results discussions below.
Segment Results
Term Life Insurance Segment. Our results for the Term Life Insurance segment were as follows:
21,251
39,361
(432,306
(426,348
5,958
(841,640
(834,906
6,734
15,293
32,627
(403
(308
14,890
32,319
2,457
9,853
(1,463
(4,545
6,470
12,901
1,740
3,407
(1,547
(4,946
(50
7,657
16,670
7,233
15,649
Net premiums. Direct premiums increased during the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024 largely due to the layering effect of new policy sales that contributed to growth in the in-force book of business. This increase was partially offset by a slight increase in ceded premiums, which includes $9.9 million in higher non-level YRT reinsurance ceded premiums as business not subject to the IPO coinsurance transactions ages, and was reduced by $3.9 million in lower coinsurance ceded premiums due to the run-off of business subject to the IPO coinsurance transactions.
Benefits and claims. Benefits and claims increased during the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024. Direct benefits and claims increased with the growth in the business. Year-over-year claims incurred during the 2025 period were higher compared to the same period in 2024 but were lower than our LFPB assumptions.
Future policy benefits remeasurement (gain) loss. Future policy benefits remeasurement gain increased during the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024 and represents differences in experience variances that occurred in each period, primarily from better mortality and lower reserves benefiting from elevated lapse experience versus our future policy
benefit reserve assumptions. The remeasurement gain recognized in each period was not a significant portion of the total benefits and claims recognized in each period. Refer to Note 11 (Future Policy Benefits) to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for further details.
Amortization of DAC. Amortization of DAC increased during the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to continued growth in the in-force book of business.
Insurance expenses. Insurance expenses increased during the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024 due to higher costs resulting primarily from growth in the in-force business.
Insurance commissions. Insurance commissions decreased during the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024 primarily as a result of lower non-deferrable commissions.
Net premiums. Direct premiums increased during the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024 largely due to the layering effect of new policy sales that contributed to growth in the in-force book of business. This increase was partially offset by a slight increase in ceded premiums, which includes $16.6 million in higher non-level YRT reinsurance ceded premiums as business not subject to the IPO coinsurance transactions ages, and was reduced by $9.8 million in lower coinsurance ceded premiums due to the run-off of business subject to the IPO coinsurance transactions.
Benefits and claims. Benefits and claims increased during the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024 due to the same factors as described in the three month comparison.
Future policy benefits remeasurement (gain) loss. Future policy benefits remeasurement gain increased during the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024 due to the same factors as described in the three month comparison.
Amortization of DAC. Amortization of DAC increased during the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024 due to the same factors as described in the three month comparison.
Insurance expenses. Insurance expenses increased during the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024 due to the same factors as described in the three month comparison.
Insurance commissions. Insurance commissions decreased during the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024 due to the same factors as described in the three month comparison as well as a small change in the dollar value of commissions deferred that was made beginning in the second quarter of 2024.
Investment and Savings Products Segment. Investment and Savings Products segment results were as follows:
Commissions and fees:
14,756
37,280
154,735
132,765
21,970
306,749
261,297
45,452
654
1,669
37,392
84,487
(110
125
12,426
26,880
11,485
23,523
53,096
44,269
8,827
104,510
90,800
13,710
32,753
64,141
4,639
20,346
Commissions and fees. Commissions and fees increased during the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024 primarily driven by higher asset-based and sales-based revenues. Higher asset-based revenues were driven by an increase in average client assets in the 2025 period compared to the same period in 2024 as well as a higher mix of assets under management that earn higher asset-based commissions, namely managed investments and Canadian mutual funds sold under the principal distributor model. The increase in sales-based revenue was largely the result of continued growth in product sales for variable annuities.
Sales commissions. The increases in sales-based and asset-based commissions for the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024 were generally in line with the increases in sales-based revenues and asset-based revenues, respectively.
Other operating expenses. Other operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2025 increased compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024 largely due to higher variable growth-related costs and continued investments in technology and infrastructure.
Commissions and fees. Commissions and fees increased during the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024 due to the same factors as described in the three month comparison.
Sales commissions. Sales commissions increased during the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024 due to the same factors as described in the three month comparison.
Other operating expenses. Other operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2025 increased compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024 due to the same factors as described in the three month comparison.
Corporate and Other Distributed Products Segment. Corporate and Other Distributed Products segment results were as follows:
4,335
4,690
(355
(8
8,749
9,415
(666
(1,102
(1,213
(111
(2,290
(2,419
(129
3,233
3,477
(244
6,459
6,996
(537
459
1,449
50,764
(49,827
51,467
(49,471
(49,903
(48
(45,533
(29
1,151
(103
(348
40
(63
(73
(226
(83
(214
(47
714
469
241
807
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
50,144
(46,340
Total revenues. Total revenues decreased during the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024 in part due to $2.0 million of investment losses in the 2025 period related to the tender of bonds from a certain issuer that allowed
us to reinvest the proceeds at current market interest rates rather than accept replacement bonds from the issuer at less favorable terms. Also contributing to the decrease was a $50.0 million gain recognized in the prior year period within Other, net revenue related to payments received under a Representation and Warranty insurance policy as discussed further in Note 4 (Segment Information) to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report. The decrease was partially offset by higher net investment income. Net investment income increased primarily due to continued growth of the invested asset portfolio. 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”), 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 12 (Debt) to our consolidated financial statements in our 2024 Annual Report and Note 5 (Investments) to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.
Total benefits and expenses. Total benefits and expenses was generally consistent during the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024.
Total revenues. Total revenues decreased during the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024 due to the same factors as described in the three month comparison.
Total benefits and expenses. Total benefits and expenses was generally consistent during the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024.
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 our 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 our 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 June 30, 2025, 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, a special purpose financial captive insurance company and wholly owned subsidiary of Primerica Life. For more information on the LLC Note, see Note 5 (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 unrealized losses in the value of our invested asset portfolio. We believe that fluctuations caused by movement in interest rates and 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:
Average rating of our fixed-maturity portfolio
Average duration of our fixed-maturity portfolio
5.3 years
5.1 years
Average book yield of our fixed-maturity portfolio
4.26%
4.14%
The distribution of fixed-maturity securities in our investment portfolio (excluding our held-to-maturity security) by rating, including those classified as trading securities, were as follows:
Amortized cost (1)
AAA
629,645
615,348
AA
455,415
414,052
775,657
770,616
BBB
1,364,534
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1,315,973
Below investment grade
29,192
36,548
Not rated
3,227
2,957
3,257,670
3,155,494
The ten largest holdings within our fixed-maturity securities invested asset portfolio (excluding our held-to-maturity security and short-term investments) were as follows:
Issuer
Unrealized gain (loss)
Credit rating
Government of Canada
16,645
17,080
(435
Province of Ontario Canada
15,835
15,972
Province of Alberta Canada
15,106
(562
AA-
ONEOK Inc.
15,019
15,439
(420
Province of Quebec Canada
14,308
14,482
(174
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
13,708
14,319
(611
AA+
Realty Income Corp
13,555
13,991
(436
A-
Manulife Financial Corp
13,095
13,476
(381
Province of New Brunswick Canada
13,051
13,463
Berkshire Hathaway Inc
12,710
12,527
183
Total – ten largest holdings
143,032
146,417
(3,385
Total – fixed-maturity securities
3,099,677
Percent of total fixed-maturity securities
For additional information on our invested asset portfolio, see Note 5 (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 note payable, general operating expenses, and income taxes, as well as repurchases of shares of our common stock outstanding. As of June 30, 2025, the Parent Company had cash and invested assets of $371.0 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, 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 independent sales force, 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 up-front 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 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.
Historically, cash flows generated by our businesses, primarily from our existing block of term life insurance policies and our investment and savings products, have provided us with sufficient liquidity to meet our operating requirements. 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, 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:
(24,140
(43,962
(17,212
4,547
(80,767
Operating Activities. Cash flows provided by operating activities decreased during the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to timing differences for the settlement of financial instruments recorded as cash equivalents and maturities of trading securities in the 2024 period, partially offset by higher cash inflows from Term Life Insurance segment net premiums and Investment and Savings Products segment income in the 2025 period.
Investing Activities. Cash flows used in investing activities increased during the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to the impact of the $50.0 million received under a Representation and Warranty insurance policy in the 2024 period, partially offset by fluctuations in the timing of maturities and reinvestments of debt securities held in our available-for-sale investment portfolio.
Financing Activities. Cash flows used in financing activities increased during the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to higher per share stockholder dividend payments.
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 June 30, 2025, 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.
In Canada, an insurer’s minimum capital requirement is overseen by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (“OSFI”) and determined as the sum of the capital requirements for six categories of risk: asset default risk; mortality/morbidity/lapse/expense risks; changes in interest rate environment risk; operational risk; segregated funds risk; and foreign exchange risk. As of June 30, 2025, Primerica Life Canada was in compliance with Canada’s minimum capital requirements as defined by OSFI.
Redundant Reserve Financing. 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 Vidalia Re as a special purpose financial captive insurance company and wholly owned subsidiary of Primerica Life. Primerica Life has ceded certain term life insurance 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”). This redundant reserve financing transaction allows us to more efficiently manage and deploy our capital.
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 NBLIC 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 dates. See Note 5 (Investments), Note 12 (Debt) and Note 18 (Commitments and Contingent Liabilities) to our consolidated financial statements in our 2024 Annual Report for more information on the Vidalia Re Redundant Reserve Financing Transaction.
Note Payable. The Company has $600.0 million of publicly-traded Senior Notes outstanding issued at a price of 99.55% 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 June 30, 2025. No events of default occurred during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.
Rating Agencies. There have been no changes to Primerica, Inc.’s Senior Notes ratings or Primerica Life’s financial strength ratings since December 31, 2024.
Surplus Note. Vidalia Re issued a 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 12 (Debt) to our consolidated financial statements in our 2024 Annual 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 June 30, 2025.
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 Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) rate 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 SOFR 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 SOFR 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. As of June 30, 2025, no amounts were outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility and we were in compliance with its covenants. Furthermore, no events of default occurred under the Revolving Credit Facility during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.
Contractual Obligations Update. There have been no material changes in contractual obligations from those disclosed in the 2024 Annual Report.
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
Risks Related to Our Insurance Business and Reinsurance
Risks Related to Our Investment and Savings Products Business
Risks Related to Our Mortgage Brokerage Business
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Risks Related to Economic Downcycles, Public Health Crises or Catastrophes, and Disasters
Risks Related to Information Technology and Cybersecurity
Financial Risks Affecting Our Business
Risks Related to Legislative and Regulatory Changes and Government Policy Uncertainty
General Risk Factors
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
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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, 2024. 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 2024 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
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 June 30, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
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 15 (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, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries is a party is required to be disclosed pursuant to this item.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
The following replaces the heading in our 2024 Annual Report that states “Risks Related to Legislative and Regulatory Changes” and that first risk factor contained under that heading. All other risk factors contained in our 2024 Annual Report are incorporated herein by reference.
We are subject to various federal, state and provincial laws and regulations in the United States and Canada, as well as executive branch actions, orders and policies, judicial rulings and decisions by public officials, any of which may require us to alter our business practices and could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our business is subject to many laws, regulations and government policies that could relate to, among other things, consumer protection, fair credit reporting, financial privacy, consumer fraud, anti-money laundering, worker classification standards, worker eligibility, corporate taxation, artificial intelligence or algorithmic underwriting, and transactions with certain countries. These laws and regulations often are subject to the political climate.
Changes in any of these laws, regulations or government policies may require additional compliance procedures or other business adjustments, 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 June 30, 2025, 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 (2)
Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs (2)
April 1 - 30, 2025
173,466
259.45
173,432
287,020,932
May 1 - 31, 2025
157,252
270.25
244,523,936
June 1 - 30, 2025
157,309
264.48
202,919,455
488,027
264.55
487,993
For information regarding year-to-date share repurchases, refer to Note 12 (Stockholders’ Equity) to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
Trading Plans
During the quarter ended June 30, 2025, none of our directors or executive officers adopted or terminated any “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or any “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as those terms are defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K.
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 to the applicable agreement. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the applicable agreement and:
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.
Exhibit Number
Description
Reference
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 Tracy X. Tan, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
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 Tracy X. Tan, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
101.INS
Inline XBRL Instance Document.
The instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema With Embedded Linkbase Documents.
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101).
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.
August 7, 2025
/s/ Tracy X. Tan
Tracy X. Tan
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)