Quarter 2 2024 Earnings Release
Second Quarter 2024 Results
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Net income as an ROE was 20.8% for the six months ended
June 30, 2024 . Net operating income as an ROE excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) was 14.5% for the same period. - Net income increased 20% and net operating income increased 8% over the year-ago quarter.
- At the American Income Life Division, life net sales and premiums increased over the year-ago quarter by 16% and 7%, respectively. Additionally, the average producing agent count increased 13% over the year-ago quarter.
- At the Liberty National Division, the average producing agent count increased 16% over the year-ago quarter and life net sales and premiums increased 11% and 6%, respectively.
- At the Family Heritage Division, health net sales increased 7% and premiums increased 8% over the year-ago quarter.
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Total underwriting margin increased 8% over the year-ago quarter.
Net investment income grew 9% over the year-ago quarter.
- 3.8 million shares of
Globe Life Inc. common stock were repurchased during the quarter.
Note: As used in the earnings release, "
Earnings Release-Q2 2024
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Net operating income, a non-GAAP(1) financial measure, has been used consistently by
The following table represents
Operating Summary
Per Share |
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Three Months Ended |
Three Months Ended |
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|
|
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% |
% |
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2024 |
2023 |
Chg. |
2024 |
2023 |
Chg. |
||||||||||||||
Insurance underwriting income(2) |
$ |
3.72 |
$ |
3.28 |
13 |
$ |
340,437 |
$ |
315,356 |
8 |
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Excess investment income(2) |
0.47 |
0.33 |
42 |
42,791 |
31,385 |
36 |
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Interest on debt |
(0.34) |
(0.27) |
26 |
(31,404) |
(25,818) |
22 |
|||||||||||||
Parent company expense |
(0.03) |
(0.03) |
(3,130) |
(3,088) |
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Income tax expense |
(0.75) |
(0.63) |
19 |
(68,857) |
(60,801) |
13 |
|||||||||||||
Stock compensation benefit (expense), net of tax |
(0.09) |
(0.06) |
(8,620) |
(5,558) |
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Net operating income |
2.97 |
2.61 |
14 |
271,217 |
251,476 |
8 |
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Reconciling items, net of tax: |
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Realized gain (loss)-investments |
(0.11) |
(0.38) |
(9,945) |
(36,216) |
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Non-operating expenses |
(0.01) |
- |
(993) |
- |
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Legal proceedings |
(0.02) |
- |
(1,924) |
- |
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Net income(3) |
$ |
2.83 |
$ |
2.24 |
$ |
258,355 |
$ |
215,260 |
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Weighted average diluted shares outstanding |
91,441 |
96,251 |
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- GAAP is defined as accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America . - Definitions included within this document.
- A GAAP-basis condensed consolidated statement of operations is included in the appendix of this report.
Note: Tables in this earnings release may not sum due to rounding.
Earnings Release-Q2 2024
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
MANAGEMENT VS. GAAP MEASURES
Shareholders' equity, excluding AOCI, and book value per share, excluding AOCI, are non-GAAP measures that are utilized by management to view the business without the effect of changes in AOCI, which are primarily attributable to fluctuation in interest rates. Management views the business in this manner because it creates more meaningful and easily identifiable trends, as we exclude fluctuations resulting from changes in interest rates. Shareholders' equity and book value per share are the most directly comparable GAAP measures.
Six Months Ended
2024 |
2023 |
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Net income |
$ |
512,572 |
$ |
438,870 |
|
Net operating income |
535,316 |
499,518 |
|||
Net income as an ROE(1) |
20.8% |
22.4% |
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Net operating income as an ROE (excluding AOCI)(1) |
14.5% |
14.6% |
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|
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2024 |
2023 |
||||||
Shareholders' equity |
$ |
5,227,754 |
$ |
3,980,306 |
|||
Impact of adjustment to exclude AOCI |
2,189,620 |
2,943,897 |
|||||
Shareholders' equity, excluding AOCI |
$ |
7,417,374 |
$ |
6,924,203 |
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Book value per share |
$ |
58.06 |
$ |
41.44 |
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Impact of adjustment to exclude AOCI |
24.32 |
30.65 |
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Book value per share, excluding AOCI |
$ |
82.38 |
$ |
72.09 |
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(1) Calculated using average shareholders' equity for the measurement period.
INSURANCE OPERATIONS:
Life insurance accounted for 76% of the Company's insurance underwriting margin for the quarter and 70% of total premium revenue.
Health insurance accounted for 24% of the Company's insurance underwriting margin for the quarter and 30% of total premium revenue.
Net sales of life insurance increased 10% for the quarter, and net health sales increased 17%.
The following table summarizes
2024 and 2023:
Earnings Release-Q2 2024
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
Insurance Premium Revenue
Quarter Ended |
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% |
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|
|
Chg. |
||||||||
Life insurance |
$ |
815,482 |
$ |
781,733 |
4 |
|||||
Health insurance |
351,643 |
329,187 |
7 |
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Annuity |
- |
- |
||||||||
Total |
$ |
1,167,125 |
$ |
1,110,920 |
5 |
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INSURANCE UNDERWRITING INCOME
Insurance underwriting margin is management's measure of profitability of the Company's life, health, and annuity segments' underwriting performance, and consists of premiums less policy obligations (excluding interest on policy liabilities), commissions and other acquisition expenses. Insurance underwriting income is the sum of the insurance underwriting margins of the life, health, and annuity segments, plus other income, less administrative expenses. It excludes the investment segment, interest on debt, Parent Company expense, stock compensation expense and income taxes. Management believes this information helps provide a better understanding of the business and a more meaningful analysis of underwriting results by distribution channel. Insurance underwriting income, a non-GAAP measure, is a component of net operating income, which is reconciled to net income in the Results of Operations section above.
The following table summarizes
Insurance Underwriting Income
Quarter Ended |
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% of |
% of |
% |
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|
Premium |
|
Premium |
Chg. |
||||||||||||||
Insurance underwriting margins: |
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Life |
$ |
320,323 |
39 |
$ |
296,130 |
38 |
8 |
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Health |
100,488 |
29 |
92,419 |
28 |
9 |
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Annuity |
1,748 |
2,181 |
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422,559 |
390,730 |
8 |
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Other income |
74 |
85 |
||||||||||||||||
Administrative expenses |
(82,196) |
(75,459) |
9 |
|||||||||||||||
Insurance underwriting income |
$ |
340,437 |
$ |
315,356 |
8 |
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Per share |
$ |
3.72 |
$ |
3.28 |
13 |
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The ratio of administrative expenses to premium was 7.0%, compared with 6.8% for the year-ago quarter.
Earnings Release-Q2 2024
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
LIFE INSURANCE RESULTS BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL
Our distribution channels consist of the following exclusive agencies: American Income Life Division (American Income), Liberty National Division (Liberty National) and Family Heritage Division (Family Heritage); an independent agency, United American Division (United American); and our Direct to Consumer Division (Direct to Consumer).
Total premium, underwriting margins, first-year collected premium and net sales by all distribution channels are shown at https://investors.globelifeinsurance.comat "Financial Reports and Other Financial Information."
Life Underwriting Margin
Quarter Ended |
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|
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2024 |
2023 |
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% of |
% of |
% |
||||||||||||||||
Amount |
Premium |
Amount |
Premium |
Chg. |
||||||||||||||
American Income |
$ |
192,662 |
45 |
$ |
179,537 |
45 |
7 |
|||||||||||
Direct to Consumer |
63,848 |
26 |
56,433 |
23 |
13 |
|||||||||||||
Liberty National |
31,072 |
34 |
28,386 |
33 |
9 |
|||||||||||||
Other |
32,741 |
64 |
31,774 |
61 |
3 |
|||||||||||||
Total |
$ |
320,323 |
39 |
$ |
296,130 |
38 |
8 |
|||||||||||
Life Premium |
||||||||||||||||||
Quarter Ended |
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|
||||||||||||||||||
% |
||||||||||||||||||
2024 |
2023 |
Chg. |
||||||||||||||||
American Income |
$ |
423,534 |
$ |
394,620 |
7 |
|||||||||||||
Direct to Consumer |
248,839 |
248,607 |
- |
|||||||||||||||
Liberty National |
92,197 |
86,634 |
6 |
|||||||||||||||
Other |
50,912 |
51,872 |
(2) |
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Total |
$ |
815,482 |
$ |
781,733 |
4 |
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Life |
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Quarter Ended |
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|
||||||||||||||||||
% |
||||||||||||||||||
2024 |
2023 |
Chg. |
||||||||||||||||
American Income |
$ |
94,668 |
$ |
81,940 |
16 |
|||||||||||||
Direct to Consumer |
30,614 |
31,629 |
(3) |
|||||||||||||||
Liberty National |
25,889 |
23,269 |
11 |
|||||||||||||||
Other |
2,332 |
2,450 |
(5) |
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Total |
$ |
153,503 |
$ |
139,288 |
10 |
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- Net sales is calculated as annualized premium issued, net of cancellations in the first thirty days after issue, except in the case of Direct to Consumer, where net sales is annualized premium issued at the time the first full premium is paid after any introductory offer period (typically 1 month) has expired. Management considers net sales to be a better indicator of the rate of premium growth than annualized premium issued since annualized premium issued excludes cancellations, and cancellations do not contribute to premium income.
Earnings Release-Q2 2024
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
HEALTH INSURANCE RESULTS BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL
Health Underwriting Margin
Quarter Ended |
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|
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2024 |
2023 |
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% of |
% of |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||
Amount |
Premium |
Amount |
Premium |
Chg. |
||||||||||||||||||
United American |
$ |
16,571 |
11 |
$ |
14,753 |
11 |
12 |
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Family Heritage |
36,611 |
35 |
32,704 |
33 |
12 |
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Liberty National |
26,400 |
55 |
26,208 |
56 |
1 |
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American Income |
19,092 |
62 |
18,169 |
62 |
5 |
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Direct to Consumer |
1,814 |
10 |
585 |
3 |
210 |
|||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ |
100,488 |
29 |
$ |
92,419 |
28 |
9 |
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Health Premium |
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Quarter Ended |
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|
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% |
||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 |
2023 |
Chg. |
||||||||||||||||||||
United American |
$ |
149,230 |
$ |
137,453 |
9 |
|||||||||||||||||
Family Heritage |
105,855 |
98,129 |
8 |
|||||||||||||||||||
Liberty National |
47,705 |
46,903 |
2 |
|||||||||||||||||||
American Income |
30,721 |
29,527 |
4 |
|||||||||||||||||||
Direct to Consumer |
18,132 |
17,175 |
6 |
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Total |
$ |
351,643 |
$ |
329,187 |
7 |
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Health |
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Quarter Ended |
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|
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% |
||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 |
2023 |
Chg. |
||||||||||||||||||||
United American |
$ |
18,228 |
$ |
12,933 |
41 |
|||||||||||||||||
Family Heritage |
24,570 |
23,010 |
7 |
|||||||||||||||||||
Liberty National |
8,356 |
8,058 |
4 |
|||||||||||||||||||
American Income |
5,792 |
4,712 |
23 |
|||||||||||||||||||
Direct to Consumer |
839 |
707 |
19 |
|||||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ |
57,785 |
$ |
49,420 |
17 |
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- Net sales is calculated as annualized premium issued, net of cancellations in the first thirty days after issue, except in the case of Direct to Consumer, where net sales is annualized premium issued at the time the first full premium is paid after any introductory offer period (typically 1 month) has expired. Management considers net sales to be a better indicator of the rate of premium growth than annualized premium issued since annualized premium issued excludes cancellations, and cancellations do not contribute to premium income.
Earnings Release-Q2 2024
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
PRODUCING EXCLUSIVE AGENT COUNT RESULTS BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL
Quarterly Average |
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Producing Agent Count(1) |
|||||||
Quarter Ended |
Quarter Ended |
||||||
|
|
||||||
% |
|||||||
2024 |
2023 |
Chg. |
2024 |
||||
American Income |
11,869 |
10,488 |
13 |
11,139 |
|||
Liberty National |
3,700 |
3,180 |
16 |
3,419 |
|||
Family Heritage |
1,361 |
1,345 |
1 |
1,295 |
(1) The quarterly average producing agent count is based on the actual count at the beginning and end of each week during the period.
INVESTMENTS
Management uses excess investment income as the measure to evaluate the performance of the investment segment. It is defined as net investment income less the required interest attributable to policy liabilities. We also view excess investment income per diluted common share as an important and useful measure to evaluate performance of the investment segment, since it takes into consideration our stock repurchase program.
The following table summarizes
Excess Investment Income
Quarter Ended |
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|
|||||||
% |
|||||||
2024 |
2023 |
Chg. |
|||||
Net investment income |
$ |
285,636 |
$ |
261,244 |
9 |
||
Interest on policy liabilities(1) |
(242,845) |
(229,859) |
6 |
||||
Excess investment income |
$ |
42,791 |
$ |
31,385 |
36 |
||
Per share |
$ |
0.47 |
$ |
0.33 |
42 |
||
- Interest on policy liabilities, at original discount rates, is a component of total policyholder benefits, a GAAP measure.
Net investment income increased 9% and average invested assets increased 6%. Required interest on policy liabilities increased 6% and average policy liabilities increased 5%.
Earnings Release-Q2 2024
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
The composition of the investment portfolio at book value at
Investment Portfolio
As of |
|||||
|
|||||
Amount |
% of Total |
||||
Fixed maturities at fair value(1) |
$ |
17,613,008 |
89 |
||
Mortgage Loans |
343,492 |
2 |
|||
Policy loans |
676,077 |
3 |
|||
Other long-term investments(2) |
974,515 |
5 |
|||
Short-term investments |
100,560 |
1 |
|||
Total |
$ |
19,707,652 |
- As of
June 30, 2024 , fixed maturities at amortized cost were$19.2 billion , net of$7.1 million of allowance for credit losses. - Includes
$916 million of investments accounted for under the fair value option which have a cost of$898 million as ofJune 30, 2024 .
Fixed maturities at amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses, by asset class as of
Fixed Maturity Portfolio by Sector
As of |
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|
||||||||
Investment |
Below |
Total |
||||||
Investment |
Amortized |
|||||||
Grade |
Grade |
Cost, net |
||||||
Corporate bonds |
$ |
14,884,237 |
$ |
521,168 |
$ |
15,405,405 |
||
Municipals |
3,255,829 |
- |
3,255,829 |
|||||
Government, agencies, and GSEs(1) |
443,826 |
- |
443,826 |
|||||
Collateralized debt obligations |
- |
36,945 |
36,945 |
|||||
Other asset-backed securities |
74,147 |
5,989 |
80,136 |
|||||
Total |
$ |
18,658,039 |
$ |
564,102 |
$ |
19,222,141 |
(1)
Below are fixed maturities available for sale by amortized cost, allowance for credit losses, and fair value at
Net Unrealized |
|||||||||||
Amortized |
Allowance for |
Gains |
Fair |
||||||||
As of |
Cost |
Credit Losses |
(Losses) |
Value |
|||||||
|
$ |
19,229,273 |
$ |
(7,132) |
|
$ |
17,613,008 |
At amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses, 97% of fixed maturities (97% at fair value) were rated "investment grade." The fixed maturity portfolio earned an annual taxable equivalent effective yield of 5.26% during the second quarter of 2024, compared with 5.18% in the year-ago quarter.
Earnings Release-Q2 2024
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
Comparable information for acquisitions of fixed maturity investments is as follows:
Fixed Maturity Acquisitions
Quarter Ended |
||||
|
||||
2024 |
2023 |
|||
Amount |
|
$ |
359,487 |
|
Average annual effective yield |
6.2% |
5.8% |
||
Average rating |
A- |
AA- |
||
Average life (in years) to: |
||||
Next call |
32.2 |
15.5 |
||
Maturity |
34.8 |
24.4 |
SHARE REPURCHASE:
During the quarter, the Company repurchased 3.8 million shares of
LIQUIDITY/CAPITAL:
EARNINGS GUIDANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDING
NON-GAAP MEASURES:
In this news release,
CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These prospective statements reflect management's current expectations, but are not guarantees of future performance. Whether or not actual results differ materially from forward-looking statements may depend on numerous foreseeable and unforeseeable events or developments, which may be national in scope, related to the insurance industry generally, or applicable to the Company specifically. Such events or developments could include, but are not necessarily limited to:
- Economic and other conditions, including the continued impact of inflation, geopolitical events, and the recent pandemic on the
U.S. economy, leading to unexpected changes in lapse rates and/or sales of our policies, as well as levels of mortality, morbidity, and utilization of health care services that differ fromGlobe Life's assumptions; - Regulatory developments, including changes in accounting standards or governmental regulations (particularly those impacting taxes and changes to the Federal Medicare program that would affect Medicare Supplement);
- Market trends in the senior-aged health care industry that provide alternatives to traditional Medicare (such as Health Maintenance Organizations and other managed care or private plans) and that could affect the sales of traditional Medicare Supplement insurance;
- Interest rate changes that affect product sales, financing costs, and/or investment portfolio yield;
- General economic, industry sector or individual debt issuers' financial conditions (including developments and volatility arising from geopolitical events, particularly in certain industries that may compromise part of our investment portfolio) that may affect the current market value of securities we own, or that may impair an issuer's ability to make principal and/or interest payments due on those securities;
- Changes in the competitiveness of the Company's products and pricing;
- Litigation results;
- Levels of administrative and operational efficiencies that differ from our assumptions (including any reduction in efficiencies resulting from increased costs arising from the impact of higher than anticipated inflation);
- The ability to obtain timely and appropriate premium rate increases for health insurance policies from our regulators;
- The customer response to new products and marketing initiatives;
- Reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements which are based on management estimates and judgments which may differ from the actual amounts ultimately realized;
- Compromise by a malicious actor or other event that causes a loss of secure data from, or inaccessibility to, our computer and other information technology systems;
- The impact of any reputational damage on the Company's ability to attract and retain agents;
- The severity, magnitude, and impact of natural or man-made catastrophic events, including but not limited to pandemics, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, war and terrorism, on our operations and personnel, commercial activity and demand for our products; and
Globe Life's ability to access the commercial paper and debt markets, particularly if such markets become unpredictable or unstable for a certain period.
Readers are also directed to consider other risks and uncertainties described in other documents on file with the
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