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Genworth Financial Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 23 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Net income and adjusted operating income: Full-year 2025 net income available to common stockholders was $223M, or $0.54 per diluted share; adjusted operating income was $144M, or $0.35. Fourth-quarter net income was $2M and adjusted operating income $8M. Source
  • Two new reportable segments: From the fourth quarter the company reports Enact, mainly private mortgage insurance, and Closed Block, covering legacy long-term care, life and annuity products. Prior periods were updated. Source
  • Enact adjusted income and reserve release: Enact adjusted operating income was $146M, up from $134M in the third quarter and $137M a year earlier. Pre-tax net reserve release was $60M, versus $45M last quarter; loss ratio was 7%. Source
  • Long-term care adverse experience: Long-term care adjusted loss was $159M. Unfavorable actual-versus-expected variances of $124M pre-tax came mainly from higher claims and lower terminations, plus $47M of unfavorable assumption updates. Source
  • RBC ratio declined on partnership growth: Estimated GLIC consolidated RBC ratio was 300%, down from 306% a year earlier, as required capital rose with the growing limited partnership portfolio. Source
  • Share repurchases in the quarter: Genworth repurchased $94M of shares at an average $8.66, bringing 2025 repurchases to $245M and program-to-date repurchases to $790M at an average $6.21. Source
  • Holding company liquidity: Holding company cash and liquid assets were $234M at year-end, down from $254M a quarter earlier, including about $127M held for future obligations. Enact returns of $127M were an inflow. Source

“We took major steps to advance CareScout’s strategy, with nationwide expansion of the CareScout Quality Network, the launch of Care Plans, our new innovative consumer-facing solution, along with the launch and continued buildout of our CareScout insurance offerings.”

Tom McInerney, President & CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Enact share repurchases SourceProgram announced February 2026up to $500 million of common stockNew

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Reportable segments changed to Enact and Closed Block beginning in the fourth quarter; prior periods were updated. Source
  • New: Acquisition of Seniorly, Inc. closed for total cash consideration of $15M. Source
  • New: Care Assurance launched in October and was live in 39 states at year-end. Source
  • New: Enact entered an excess of loss reinsurance agreement covering the 2027 book year. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Net income and adjusted operating income: Full-year 2025 net income available to common stockholders was $223M, or $0.54 per diluted share; adjusted operating income was $144M, or $0.35. Fourth-quarter net income was $2M and adjusted operating income $8M. Source
  • Net investment losses reduced quarterly income: Net investment losses reduced net income by $31M after tax in the quarter, compared with $78M of gains in the prior quarter and $32M of losses a year earlier. Source
  • Net investment income declined modestly: Net investment income after tax was $620M, down from $631M in the prior quarter and $626M a year earlier, mainly from lower limited partnership income. Source

Segments: Enact and Closed Block

  • Two new reportable segments: From the fourth quarter the company reports Enact, mainly private mortgage insurance, and Closed Block, covering legacy long-term care, life and annuity products. Prior periods were updated. Source
  • Enact adjusted income and reserve release: Enact adjusted operating income was $146M, up from $134M in the third quarter and $137M a year earlier. Pre-tax net reserve release was $60M, versus $45M last quarter; loss ratio was 7%. Source
  • Enact investment income rose: Enact pre-tax net investment income was $69M, up from $62M a year earlier on higher yields and higher invested assets. Source
  • Closed Block loss widened: Closed Block adjusted operating loss was $114M in the quarter, against $96M in the third quarter and $99M a year earlier; full-year loss was $317M versus $214M. Source

“With Enact as a durable source of cash flows, a growing and increasingly integrated CareScout platform, and disciplined management of our legacy insurance businesses, we are delivering long-term value for shareholders”

Tom McInerney, President & CEO

Closed Block experience and assumptions

  • Long-term care adverse experience: Long-term care adjusted loss was $159M. Unfavorable actual-versus-expected variances of $124M pre-tax came mainly from higher claims and lower terminations, plus $47M of unfavorable assumption updates. Source
  • Earlier-period long-term care variances: Third-quarter long-term care unfavorable variances were $107M pre-tax, mainly from lower terminations and higher benefit utilization; the year-earlier quarter showed $97M. Source
  • Life insurance benefited from rates: Life insurance adjusted income was $13M, including $15M of favorable interest rate assumption updates. The prior year included a net $30M favorable model refinement and assumption impact. Source
  • Annuities benefited from mortality updates: Annuities adjusted income was $32M, including $25M of favorable annual assumption updates, mainly mortality, versus $18M of unfavorable updates in the prior year. Source
  • Long-term care premium approvals continued: Long-term care rate actions added $100M of gross incremental premium approvals in the quarter. About $34.5B of estimated net present value has been achieved since 2012 from in-force rate actions. Source

Legacy insurance statutory results

  • Statutory pre-tax income for 2025: Legacy insurers reported statutory pre-tax income of $71M for 2025 and $3M in the fourth quarter. Fourth-quarter figures are company estimates; long-term care was a $84M loss. Source
  • RBC ratio declined on partnership growth: Estimated GLIC consolidated RBC ratio was 300%, down from 306% a year earlier, as required capital rose with the growing limited partnership portfolio. Source
  • Life statutory assumption benefit: Life insurance statutory results included a net benefit of $51M from assumption updates, against $75M a year earlier. Source
  • Long-term care rate actions offset claims: Long-term care statutory results reflected higher claims and lower reserve releases from in-force rate actions, largely offset by higher limited partnership income than the prior quarter. Source

Mortgage demand and in-force book

  • New insurance written rose: Primary new insurance written was $14,386M, up 2% from the third quarter and 8% from a year earlier. Source
  • In-force book grew 2%: Primary insurance in force was $273.1B, up 2% year over year, driven by new insurance written and persistency that remained elevated. Source
  • PMIERs capital cushion: PMIERs sufficiency ratio was 162%, $1,919M above requirements, compared with 167% a year earlier. Source

Capital, cash and shareholder returns

  • Share repurchases in the quarter: Genworth repurchased $94M of shares at an average $8.66, bringing 2025 repurchases to $245M and program-to-date repurchases to $790M at an average $6.21. Source
  • Holding company liquidity: Holding company cash and liquid assets were $234M at year-end, down from $254M a quarter earlier, including about $127M held for future obligations. Enact returns of $127M were an inflow. Source
  • Holding company cash outflows: Other outflows were $22M of net tax payments, $18M of debt servicing costs, and $7M of holding company debt repurchased at a discount. Source
  • Enact quarterly dividend paid: Enact paid a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share. Genworth is the majority owner of Enact Holdings. Source

CareScout and new products

  • Quality Network matches and coverage: The CareScout Quality Network recorded 925 matches with home care providers in the quarter, with coverage of the aged 65-plus population in the United States. Source
  • Care Plans and CareScout insurance: Management cited the launch of Care Plans, a new consumer-facing solution, and continued buildout of CareScout insurance offerings. Source
  • Corporate loss on CareScout spending: Corporate and Other adjusted operating loss was $24M, up from $21M in the third quarter and $23M a year earlier, driven by CareScout investment and debt service, partly offset by tax items. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Investment income Source$620 million, net of taxes, in the quarter
Prior-year reserve development Sourcepre-tax net reserve release of $60 million (Enact)

Risks management discussed

  • Operational: Long-term care assumption updates in the quarter were unfavorable, mainly on benefit utilization and healthy life mortality and incidence. Source
  • Financial: Investment losses came from net trading losses and mark-to-market adjustments on limited partnerships. Source
  • Regulatory: The legacy RBC ratio declined as required capital rises with the growing limited partnership portfolio. Source

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