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CITIZENS, INC.

For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed May 7, 2026.

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A company's report for each of its first three quarters. The financial statements are not audited. It shows how the business has moved since the last annual report, and what management says changed.

Mar 31, 2026 · Filed May 7, 2026

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Previous report: 10-Q

Period ended 2025-09-30; filed 2025-11-06.

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

Current report: 10-Q

Period ended 2026-03-31; filed 2026-05-07.

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

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Income before federal income tax increased by $4.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, to $2.4 million from a loss of $1.8 million, respectively. The primary factor that drove this was a $3.9 million increase in investment related gains and losses, reflecting the absence of the BlackRock write-down recorded in the prior year period.

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Investment Income. Our net investment income decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same prior year period. Total investment income increased for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same prior year period as we began investing in investment grade private placement credit, where we expect higher returns. This increase was outweighed by non-recurring fund fees due to the underperformance of the BlackRock middle market limited partnership. Excluding one time and unanticipated events, we expect our

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In the first three months of 2026, we issued $235.7 million in new direct insurance.

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The number of insurance policies issued, average policy face amount and total insurance issued in our International Insurance segment decreased in the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to the prior year period due to lower volume and product mix. During the first three months of 2026, a larger proportion of our sales was comprised of our single premium product aimed at replacing maturing endowments, which has a $100,000 maximum face value, as well as other endowment products. Our endowment products generally have lower policy face amounts than our whole life product.

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Reinsurance premiums ceded increased in the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. We have a coinsurance agreement with RGA Reinsurance Company ("RGA") in order to provide more capacity for growth in our Domestic Insurance segment. Since we cede 50% of the direct premiums we receive for our CLOA final expense products to RGA, as sales of these products increase, reinsurance ceded to RGA also increases.

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Death claim benefits increased in the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 due to a higher volume of claims. While we maintain diligent oversight of claims activities, we expect a rise in line with the expansion of our business. Many of these death claims are expected to be partially offset by our reinsurance coverage.

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The vast majority of our surrender benefits payments are made on policies surrendered in our International Insurance segment. These policies are generally policies that have been in place for many years, built up cash values, and have little or no surrender charges remaining. Surrender benefits decreased 8% in the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the prior year period and can vary from one period to another. We continue to focus efforts on retention initiatives.

Current report

In our International Insurance segment, income before federal income tax was $3.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to a loss before federal income tax of $0.2 million in the prior year period. This

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was driven by a $4.1 million increase in investment related gains and losses primarily related to the BlackRock write-down in the prior year period.

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Premiums. Direct premiums decreased by $0.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 mainly due to the impact the matured endowments have had on renewal premiums.

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Investment Related Gains (Losses), Net. Investment related gains and losses improved in the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the prior year period largely due to the BlackRock write-down in 2025. These gains and losses are generally a result of the change in estimated fair market value for our limited partnerships, as previously discussed.

Current report

As discussed, the majority of our claims and surrender benefits in this segment were related to payment of matured endowment benefits. Surrender benefits are also a large component of this expense; often as surrender charges expire on endowments after certain periods, policyholders surrender their policies to access the cash value. Surrenders decreased in the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the prior year period and can vary from one period to another. We continue to focus efforts on retention initiatives.

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Commissions. Commissions decreased due to strong sales of our single premium product offered to policyholders with maturing endowments, which product has a lower commission rate than other products.

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Income before federal income tax in the three months ended March 31, 2026 increased to $1.3 million from $0.6 million in the prior year period. The increase was driven by increased premiums and slightly lower insurance benefits paid or provided.

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Total direct premiums increased by $2.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same prior year period due to sustained first year sales and increase in renewal year premiums due to strong prior year sales. As a result of these increases, reinsurance premiums ceded also increased.

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In our Domestic Insurance segment, the majority of claims and surrender benefits are death claim benefits. Death claim benefits increased slightly in the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same prior year period due primarily to a higher volume of reported claims. The Company carefully tracks mortality experience as an important measure of performance, which can fluctuate from quarter-to-quarter based on reported claims. While we monitor claims activities, we expect a rise in claims corresponding with business expansion. A portion of these death claims should be offset by our reinsurance coverage.

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Previous report

Q3: Net income before federal income tax in the three months ended September 30, 2025 increased to $4.5 million from $3.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024 due to a $1.1 million increase in total revenues and a $0.4 million decrease in total benefits and expenses. The primary factors that drove these changes were:

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•$1.0 million increase in other income related to issuance of supplemental contracts;

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•$2.1 million decline in investment related gains and losses primarily related to the BlackRock write-down.

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YTD: Net income before federal income tax in the nine months ended September 30, 2025 decreased to $9.6 million from $11.3 million in the same period in 2024. The factors that drove this decrease were:

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•$3.3 million decrease in investment related gains and losses primarily related to the BlackRock write-down; and

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•$3.8 million increase in insurance benefits paid or provided due to increased matured endowments in our international business;

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•death claim benefits decreased in our Life Insurance segment due to a combination of lower volume of claims and our coinsurance agreement with RGA alleviating some of our liability to pay these claims than in the prior year periods,

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•matured endowments increased as expected as many of our endowment policies reach their contractual maturity dates.

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Actuarial assumptions are continually monitored and updated at least annually to reflect overall experience as well as emerging trends. Additionally, the best estimate assumptions are updated every year in our third quarter and are reflected on our income statement as a policyholder liability remeasurement gain or loss. In the third quarter of 2025, this review results in favorable changes to mortality, lapse, and accrual assumptions in our Home Service segment and in CICA Domestic, consistent with emerging trends in Company experience. Conversely, this review resulted in additional reserves in our international business from better than expected retention of our endowment products. Excluding the impact of assumption changes, the Company's results for actual variances from expected experience for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $1.5 million net remeasurement loss and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was a $2.6 million net measurement loss.

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In the first nine months of 2025, we issued $777.6 million in new insurance as we continued to grow our inforce business with our newer products tailored to our specific markets.

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In our Life Insurance segment, implementation of new initiatives in CICA Domestic, including use of information to enhance underwriting decisions with additional medical and lab data from third parties, resulted in sales of products with lower policy face amounts, which led to a lower amount of insurance issued despite a higher number of policies issued. CICA International benefited from increased sales of our whole life product, which accounted for 66% of total insurance issued in CICA International for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. This product tends to have higher policy face amounts than our older endowment products, leading to an increase in insurance issued internationally.

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Reinsurance premiums ceded increased in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the same periods in 2024 due to the coinsurance agreement we entered into with RGA in the second quarter of 2024.

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Death claim benefits decreased in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the same periods in 2024 due to both lower volume and our coinsurance agreement with RGA, which alleviates some of our liability to pay death claims. We did not have this agreement during the first quarter of 2024.

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matured endowment benefits to remain at elevated, but slightly lower levels over the next few years, as more of these contracts expire.

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Federal Income Tax. Tax expense increased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 resulting in effective tax rates of 46.0% and 24.5% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to 8.1% and (0.2)% for the same periods in 2024. The increase in the current quarter primarily reflects higher taxable U.S. income and discrete tax adjustments recorded during the period. Excluding the discrete tax adjustments for the period, the effective tax rate for the period would be 24.6%. In the three months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recognized a $0.8 million return-to-provision true-up related to 2024 Subpart F income adjustments from partnership investments, which increased tax expense for the quarter.

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The Company's tax rate was impacted by differences between our effective tax rate and the statutory tax rate resulting from income and expense items that are treated differently for financial reporting and tax purposes. In addition, CICA International is considered a controlled foreign corporation for federal tax purposes and CICA International's activity gives rise to taxable income in the U.S. as Subpart F Income, which is treated as a

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LIFE INSURANCE

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In the three months ended September 30, 2025, income before federal income tax in the Life Insurance segment decreased by $0.9 million despite higher first year and renewal direct premiums, higher other income due to supplemental contracts and higher net investment income. This decrease was driven by a $3.0 million decrease in investment related gains and losses and a $1.4 million increase in insurance benefits paid or provided due to increased matured endowments in CICA International. Commissions were lower despite higher first year sales due to our CICA Domestic coinsurance agreement with RGA.

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In the nine months ended September 30, 2025, income before federal income tax decreased despite a $2.9 million increase in premiums, higher other income and higher net investment income. The decrease was driven by a $3.9 million decrease in investment related gains and losses primarily related to the BlackRock write-down; and a $6.4 million increase in insurance benefits paid or provided due to increased matured endowments in CICA International.

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Life Insurance segment premium breakout is detailed below.

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Premiums. Direct premiums increased by $2.0 million and $8.1 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2024. The increase was driven by sales of our newer products, including our newly launched single premium product designed specifically for the international market, which aims to attract business that is reaching maturity, and an increased number of producing agents selling our final expense products in CICA Domestic. Ceded reinsurance premiums increased due to the CICA Domestic coinsurance agreement with RGA entered into in the second quarter of 2024.

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Net Investment Income. Our net investment income increased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the same prior year periods. In the three-month period, we received a one-time dividend of $1.7

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million from one of our limited partnership investments due to the sale of one of its assets. Additionally, we have begun investing in investment grade private placement fixed income securities and structured notes; this investment strategy led to slightly higher net investment income in the three and nine month periods.

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Investment Related Gains (Losses), Net. We recorded investment related losses of $2.1 million and $2.2 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, compared to investment related gains of $0.9 million and $1.7 million during the same prior year periods. These fluctuations in investment-related gains and losses were primarily influenced by changes in the estimated fair market value of our limited partnership investments. Notably, the loss for the both three and nine months ending September 30, 2025, was largely attributed to a write-down in the estimated fair market value of our ESG BlackRock investment. This decline was significant enough to outweigh the gains from other investments.

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Claims and Surrenders. The following table sets forth our primary claims and surrender benefits paid within our Life Insurance segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the same periods in 2024.

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The majority of our claims and surrender benefits in our Life Insurance segment were related to payment of surrender benefits and matured endowment benefits in CICA International. Many of our endowment policies are reaching their contractual maturity dates and thus matured endowment benefits are expected to be higher in each quarter of 2025 as compared to 2024. We expect elevated trends to continue over the next few years but at a reduced level when compared to 2025. Death claim benefits decreased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the prior year periods due to a combination of lower volume and our coinsurance agreement with RGA alleviating some of our liability to pay these claims.

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Increase (Decrease) in Future Policy Benefit Reserves. The change in future policy benefit reserves for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was the result of reserves released due to surrenders and higher matured endowment benefits. These releases were partially offset by increases in reserves due to new insurance issued and the reserves that increase on our in force block of business.

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HOME SERVICE INSURANCE

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Income before federal income tax in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 increased to $3.0 million and $4.7 million from a loss before federal income tax of $0.1 million and income of $2.0 million in the same prior year periods. The factors that drove these increases were mainly investment related gains as well as lower claims and surrenders. These drivers coupled with a favorable policyholder liability remeasurement stemming primarily from revised mortality and accrual assumptions.

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Premiums. Home Service Insurance segment life and A&H premium breakout is detailed below.

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Our life and A&H premiums in the Home Service segment slightly declined in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the same prior year periods. We believe external economic pressures, such as inflation, have impacted revenue in this segment disproportionately.

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Claims and Surrenders. Payments of claims and surrender benefits, which are the largest portion of our expenses, are summarized as follows:

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, including the Company, that file electronically with the SEC. The public can obtain any documents that the Company files with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. We also make available, free of charge, through our website (http://www.citizensinc.com), our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, Section 16 Reports filed by officers and directors, news releases, and, if applicable, amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such reports with, or furnish such reports to, the SEC. We are not including any of the information contained on our website as part of, or incorporating it by reference into, this Form 10-Q.

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy statements, and other information regarding issuers, including the Company, that file electronically with the SEC. Our own website, www.citizensinc.com, provides free access to the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, Section 16 filings made by our executive officers and directors, and any amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These materials are made available on our website as soon as reasonably practicable after we file them with, or furnish them to, the SEC. Information contained on, or accessible through, our website is not incorporating by reference into, and should not be considered part of, this Form 10-Q.

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We refer to our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations as our “MD&A”. The objective of our MD&A is to provide investors with information in order to assess the material changes in our financial condition from December 31, 2024 to September 30, 2025 and the material changes in our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to the same periods in 2024. We also discuss in the MD&A any trends that we believe may materially affect our future operations or financial condition.

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We refer to our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations as our “MD&A”. The objective of our MD&A is to provide investors with information in order to assess the material changes in our financial condition from December 31, 2025 to March 31, 2026 and the material changes in our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to the same period in 2025. We also discuss in the MD&A any trends that we believe may materially affect our future operations or financial condition.

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For over 55 years, Citizens has been fulfilling the needs of our policyholders and their families by providing insurance products that offer both living and death benefits. We conduct insurance related operations through our insurance subsidiaries, which provide benefits to policyholders and their beneficiaries globally. We specialize in offering primarily individual whole life insurance, endowment products and final expense insurance in niche markets where we believe we can optimize our competitive position.

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For over 55 years, Citizens has been fulfilling the needs of our policyholders and their families by providing insurance products that offer both living and death benefits. We conduct insurance related operations through our insurance subsidiaries, which provide benefits to policyholders globally. We specialize in offering primarily individual whole life insurance, endowment products and final expense insurance in niche markets where we believe we can optimize our competitive position.

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As an insurance provider, we collect premiums on an ongoing basis from our policyholders and invest the majority of the premiums to pay future benefits, including claims, surrenders and policyholder dividends. Accordingly, the Company derives its revenues principally from: (1) life insurance premiums earned for insurance coverages provided to insureds in our two operating segments – Life Insurance and Home Service Insurance; and (2) net investment income. In addition to paying and reserving for insurance benefits that we pay to our policyholders, our expenses consist primarily of the costs of selling our insurance products (e.g., commissions, underwriting, marketing expenses), operating expenses and income taxes.

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As an insurance provider, we collect premiums on an ongoing basis from our policyholders and invest the majority of the premiums to pay future benefits, including claims, surrenders and policyholder dividends. Accordingly, the Company derives its revenues principally from: (1) life insurance premiums earned for insurance coverages provided to insureds in our two operating segments – International Insurance and Domestic Insurance; and (2) net investment income. In addition to reserving for and paying insurance benefits to our policyholders, our expenses consist primarily of the costs of selling our insurance products (e.g., commissions, underwriting, marketing expenses), operating expenses and income taxes.

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We operate in two segments - Life Insurance and Home Services Insurance. Our Life Insurance segment operates through our subsidiaries CICA Life Insurance Company of America, referred to as "CICA Domestic" and CICA Life, A.I., a Puerto Rican insurer, referred to as "CICA International". Our Home Services Insurance operates primarily through Security Plan Life Insurance Company in Louisiana.

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We operate in two segments - International Insurance and Domestic Insurance. Our International Insurance segment operates through CICA Life, A.I., a Puerto Rican insurer, referred to as "CICA International". Our Domestic

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From time-to-time, certain events may affect our business in ways that cause current or future results to differ from past results. See (1) the factors described in Part 1. Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2024 ("2024 Form 10-K"); and (2) the events described in Part 1. Item 7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Events that Impacted Our Business" in the 2024 Form 10-K; and (3) the discussion of the BlackRock write-down in Part 1. Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Events that Impacted Our Business" in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.

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From time-to-time, certain events may affect our business in ways that cause current or future results to differ from past results. See (1) the factors described in Part 1. Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2025 ("2025 Form 10-K"); and (2) the events described in Part 1. Item 7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Events that Impacted Our Business" in the 2025 Form 10-K.

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•Adjusted book value per share of Class A common stock of $6.261

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•Adjusted book value per share of Class A common stock of $6.481

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•Diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock for the nine months ended of $0.14

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•Diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock for the three months ended of $0.04

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Sales of Our Products. We believe sales statistics are meaningful to gain an understanding of, among other things, the attractiveness of our products, how expansion of our distribution channels affects our revenue, customer retention and the performance of our business from period-to-period. Throughout the MD&A, we describe the actions and initiatives we are taking to increase sales and improve retention, sales performance in each period and as compared to prior year periods, and how we view trends with respect to sales and retention.

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Sales of our Products. We believe sales statistics are meaningful to gain an understanding of, among other things, the attractiveness of our products, how expansion of our distribution channels affects our revenue, customer retention and the performance of our business from period-to-period. Throughout the MD&A, we describe the actions and initiatives we are taking to increase sales and improve retention, sales performance in each period and as compared to prior year period, and how we view trends with respect to sales and retention.

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One sales factor that is key to our profitability is product mix. We offer a competitive product mix designed to meet the needs of our specific customer segments and actively manage new product margins and in-force profitability. Product mix can have an impact on profitability - selling a higher volume of lower-margin products, we may receive more premiums but may not be as profitable as in periods when we sell a greater percentage of higher-margin products. Our product mix has been trending towards sales of our newer whole life products, both internationally and domestically, which have a smaller margin than sales of endowment products. We expect this trend to continue due to the anticipated volumes of endowment maturities being replaced by higher volumes of whole life products.

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One sales factor that is key to our profitability is product mix. We offer a competitive product mix designed to meet the needs of our specific customer demographics and actively manage new product margins and in-force profitability. Product mix can have an impact on profitability; when we sell a higher volume of lower-margin products, we may receive more premiums but may not be as profitable as in periods when we sell a greater percentage of higher-margin products. Our product mix has been trending towards sales of our newer whole life products, which have a smaller margin than sales of our international endowment products. We expect this trend in our International

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Premium Revenues. Premium revenues consist of all money deposited by customers into new and existing insurance policies. We view these premiums in two categories - first year premiums are premiums received within the first 12 months of a policy's issuance and thereafter any premiums received are renewal premiums.

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Premium Revenues. Premium revenues consist of all money deposited by customers into new and existing insurance policies. We view these premiums in two categories - first year premiums are premiums received within the first 12 months of a policy's issuance and any premiums received thereafter are renewal premiums.

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Throughout the MD&A, we refer to "direct" premiums as all premiums received and "net" or "total" premiums as all premiums received less premiums ceded to RGA Reinsurance Company ("RGA") and our other reinsurers. Direct premium revenue increased 4% in the three months ended September 30, 2025, to $46.6 million from $44.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024 and increased 6% in the nine months ended September 30, 2025, to $135.3 million from $127.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024. This increase was driven by sales of CICA Domestic products.

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Throughout the MD&A, we refer to "direct" premiums as all premiums received and "net" or "total" premiums as all premiums received less premiums ceded to our reinsurers. Direct premium revenue increased 4% in the three months ended March 31, 2026 to $43.9 million from $42.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025. This increase was driven by sales and renewal premiums in our Domestic Insurance segment.

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First Year Premiums. Direct first year premiums increased 8% in the three months ended September 30, 2025, to $9.5 million from $8.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024 and increased 23%, to $27.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $22.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, including 29% growth in our Life Insurance segment, driven by sales of our newer products and an increased number of producing agents. First year premium growth was primarily in our new CICA Domestic final expense business.

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First Year Premiums. Direct first year premiums increased 2% in the three months ended March 31, 2026 to $9.0 million from $8.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025, driven by sales in our Domestic Insurance segment and an increased number of producing agents. First year premium growth primarily resulted from our CLOA final expense business.

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Renewal Premiums. Our direct renewal premium revenues in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 increased primarily due to strong sales in 2024 leading to higher number of policies paying renewal premiums in the current periods.

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Renewal Premiums. Our direct renewal premiums in the three months ended March 31, 2026 increased primarily due to strong sales in 2025 in our Domestic Insurance segment, leading to higher number of policies paying renewal premiums in the current period. Premium growth was constrained by the high level of surrenders and matured endowments in our International Insurance segment during the last few years, which has lowered the number of policies remaining in force and paying renewal premiums in this segment.

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Investment Income. Our net investment income increased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the same prior year periods. In the three-month period, we received a one-time dividend of $1.7 million from one of our limited partnership investments due to the sale of one of its assets. Additionally, we have begun investing in investment grade private placement fixed income securities and structured notes where we expect higher returns; this investment strategy led to slightly higher net investment income in the three and nine month periods.

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net investment income to increase, as we have begun investing in investment grade private placement credit, where we expect higher returns.

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Claims and Surrenders. Payment of policyholder benefits for claims and surrenders is our largest expense and thus key to our profitability. The three largest components of this expense are reflected in the graphs below. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the prior year periods,

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Claims and Surrenders. Payment of policyholder benefits for claims and surrenders is our largest expense and thus key to our profitability. The three largest components of this expense are reflected in the graph below.

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Operating Expenses. Operating expenses are our second largest expense and thus also drive our operating results. Operating expenses are meaningful to gain an understanding of how we manage our business, including among other things, salaries, benefits and spending on growth initiatives. Our operating expenses increased in the three months ended September 30, 2025, but decreased in the nine month period as compared to the prior year periods. Despite continued investment in the growth of our business and higher costs associated with our equity compensation program as a result of increased stock price and additional participants, this expense was lower in the nine month period due to the accrual of $3.5 million in legal fees in the prior year. These were fees awarded to certain defendants in the trade secret lawsuit. We have not paid any of these fees and have appealed the judgment against us. Additionally, we receive expense allowances in CICA Domestic from RGA under our coinsurance agreement that was not in effect during the first part of 2024.

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Operating Expenses. Operating expenses are our second largest expense and thus also drive our operating results. These operating expenses are meaningful to gain an understanding of how we manage our business, including among other things, salaries, benefits, and spending on growth initiatives. Our operating expenses increased by $0.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the prior year period due to continued investment in supporting the growth of our business.

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Actuarial Assumptions. The actuarial assumptions that underlie our reserves are based upon our best estimates of certain factors such as mortality, lapses, morbidity and discount rates. Our results will be affected to the extent there is a variance between our actuarial assumptions and actual experience.

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Actuarial Assumptions. The actuarial assumptions that underlie our reserves are based upon our best estimates of certain factors such as mortality, lapses, morbidity and discount rates. Our results will be affected to the extent there is a variance between our actuarial assumptions and actual experience. This is reflected in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income as increase (decrease) in future policy benefit reserves and policyholder liability remeasurement (gain) loss.

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We expect to see a rebalancing in our mix of business arising due to the anticipated volume of maturities in our international endowment business, as well as continued domestic growth in the Life Insurance segment, which has been discussed previously. Our current profitability is affected by how closely actual experience matches our actuarial assumptions for these shifts, and by the amount of reserves we must hold.

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Recently, we have experienced a rebalancing in our business mix due to the volume of maturities in our international endowment business and continued growth in the Domestic Insurance segment. Our current profitability is affected by how closely actual experience matches our actuarial assumptions for these shifts, and by the amount of reserves we must hold. Updated assumptions to policyholder liability remeasurement (gain) loss negatively affected our operating results by $1.0 million compared to the same prior year quarter due to unfavorable experience in our International Insurance segment. Actuarial assumptions are continually monitored and updated at least annually to reflect overall experience as well as emerging trends.

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Our insurance operations are the primary focus of the Company, as these operations generate most of our income. See the discussion under Segment Operations below for a detailed analysis. The amount of direct insurance, number of policies, and average face amounts for life policies issued during the periods indicated are shown below.

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The amount of direct insurance, number of policies, and average face amounts for life policies issued during the periods indicated are shown below.

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Insurance issued in our Home Service Insurance segment increased 2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the prior year period. We continue our strategic actions intended to improve sales quality and persistency, which resulted in higher insurance issued. We believe growth in this segment is being impacted by inflation on the cost of living, which has affected new sales since the customer demographic is primarily lower-income individuals.

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In our Domestic Insurance segment, we continue to experience strong sales and increased number of policies issued of our final expense products. The use of information to enhance underwriting decisions with additional medical and lab data from third parties is resulting in issuance of policies with lower face amounts, as expected. We also believe this segment is being impacted by inflation on the cost of living, which has affected new sales since the customer demographic is primarily lower-income individuals.

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Overall insurance inforce growth has been and will be impacted by persistency rates, policy maturities and surrenders.

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Overall insurance inforce has grown due to the issuance of new business, but growth has been and will be impacted by persistency rates, policy maturities and surrenders.

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Our first year direct premiums increased 8% and 23% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2024, due to sales of our newer products in our Life Insurance segment and expanded domestic distribution. Renewal premiums increased from strong first year sales in 2024 in our Life Insurance segment leading to higher number of policies paying renewal premiums in 2025, which more than offset the impact from the high level of surrenders during the last few years and increasing matured endowment benefits paid in the international portion of our Life Insurance segment.

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Our first year direct premiums increased 2% in the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, due to sales and expanded distribution in our Domestic Insurance segment. Renewal premiums also increased from strong first year sales in 2025 in our Domestic Insurance segment, leading to higher number of policies paying renewal premiums in the current period, which more than offset the impact from the high level of surrenders during the last few years and increasing matured endowment benefits paid in our International Insurance segment which has lowered the number of policies paying renewal premiums in this segment.

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Net Investment Income. A summary of our net investment income and annualized net investment income performance is as follows:

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Net Investment Income. A summary of our net investment income performance is as follows:

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Fixed maturity securities constitute the vast majority, or 89% of our investment portfolio based on fair value and thus provide the majority of our net investment income. Our net fixed maturity investment portfolio, primarily invested in callable securities, has faced challenges as many securities were called between 2019 and 2021, necessitating reinvestment in low interest rate fixed maturity assets, which impact net investment income and yields. In order to enhance yields, we are investing in new opportunities, including investment grade private placement fixed income securities and structured notes, while maintaining a prudent risk profile. Gross investment income from long-term investments increased as we received a $1.7 million dividend from one limited partnership investment due to a sale of one of its assets.

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Fixed maturity securities constitute the vast majority, or 89%, of our investment portfolio based on fair value and thus provide the majority of our net investment income. Our fixed maturity investment portfolio, primarily invested in callable securities, has faced challenges due to the sustained low interest rate environment for the 10 years prior to 2021. Many securities were called between 2019 and 2021, which required us to reinvest in lower interest rate fixed maturity assets, which impacts net investment income and yields. In order to enhance yields, we are investing in new opportunities, including investment grade private placement fixed income securities and other asset classes, while maintaining a prudent risk profile. As discussed above, net investment income is down slightly for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as a result of higher investment expenses when compared to prior year quarter.

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Investment Related Gains (Losses), Net. We recorded investment related losses of $1.3 million and $1.7 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, compared to investment related gains of $0.8 million and $1.5 million during the same prior year periods. The losses are primarily related to the non-cash write-down of our BlackRock ESG investment during 2025. We did not sell this investment; however, the changes in fair values of our equity securities are reflected as investment related gains or losses in our income statement, in addition to executed transactions that result in a gain or loss.

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Investment Related Gains (Losses), Net. We recorded investment related gains of $1.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to investment related losses of $2.9 million during the same prior year period. The losses in the prior year period are primarily related to the non-cash write-down of our BlackRock investment. We did not sell this investment; however, the changes in fair values of our equity securities are reflected as investment related gains or losses in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, in addition to executed transactions that result in a gain or loss.

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Other Income. Other income consists primarily of supplemental contracts issued to international policyholders upon the surrender or maturity of their original policies. Supplemental contracts offer our policyholders the opportunity to leave their cash with us and be paid interest at a guaranteed rate or receive an annuity, at their option.

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Other Income. Other income consists primarily of supplemental contracts issued to policyholders in our International Insurance segment upon the surrender or maturity of their original policies. Supplemental contracts offer our policyholders the opportunity to leave their cash with us and be paid interest at a guaranteed rate or receive an annuity, at their option.

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Many of our endowment policies are reaching their contractual maturity dates and thus matured endowment benefits increased in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the prior year periods. We anticipated these increases in 2025 based upon the scheduled maturity of the contracts. We expect continued year-over-year increases in matured endowment benefits throughout the remainder of 2025, then expect the

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Many of our endowment policies are reaching their contractual maturity dates and thus matured endowment benefits increased slightly in the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the prior year period. Compared to peak endowment activity in 2025, we expect maturity benefits to decrease throughout 2026.

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Increase (Decrease) in Future Policy Benefit Reserves. Future policy benefit reserves reflect the liability established to provide for the payment of policy benefits that we expect to pay in the future and thus generally increase when we have a larger in force block of business due to higher sales and better persistency (i.e., more policies on which we expect to pay future benefits) and decrease when we have lower sales and persistency. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the change in future policy benefit reserves decreased significantly as compared to the prior year periods despite the increase in our inforce business, due to the amount of reserves released in connection with matured endowments.

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Increase (Decrease) in Future Policy Benefit Reserves. Future policy benefit reserves reflect the liability established to provide for the future payment of policy benefits and thus they generally increase when we have a larger in force block of business due to higher sales and persistency (i.e., more policies on which we expect to pay future benefits) and decrease when we have lower sales and persistency. In the three months ended March 31, 2026, the change in future policy benefit reserves decreased compared to the prior year period despite the increase in our inforce business, driven by reserves released in connection with policyholder benefits payouts.

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Policyholder Liability Remeasurement (Gain) Loss. Most of our products are long-duration contracts that provide a specified, fixed amount of insurance benefit in exchange for a fixed premium. When a policy is initially issued, we establish a "net premium ratio" ("NPR") using assumptions regarding expected premiums and policyholder benefit liabilities. On a quarterly basis, we review actual versus expected experience in such quarter, which is reported as a policyholder liability remeasurement gain (if better performance than assumptions) or loss (if lower performance than assumptions). Additionally, the best estimate assumptions are updated every year in our third quarter and are reflected on our income statement as a policyholder liability remeasurement gain or loss.

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Policyholder Liability Remeasurement (Gain) Loss. Most of our products are long-duration contracts that provide a specified, fixed amount of insurance benefit in exchange for a fixed premium. When a policy is initially issued, we establish a "net premium ratio" ("NPR") using assumptions regarding expected premiums and policyholder benefit liabilities. On a quarterly basis, we review actual versus expected experience in such quarter, which is reported as a policyholder liability remeasurement gain (if better performance than assumptions) or loss (if lower performance than assumptions). Additionally, the best estimate assumptions are updated every year in our third quarter and are reflected on our income statement as a policyholder liability remeasurement gain or loss. In the three months ended March 31, 2026, the remeasurement (gain) loss was negatively affected by unfavorable experience in our International Insurance segment.

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Commissions. Commission expenses are a cost of acquiring business, as commissions are the primary compensation paid to our independent consultants and independent agents for selling our products. First year commission rates are higher than renewal commission rates and thus commissions fluctuate directly in relation to first year sales. Although first year sales increased in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to the same periods in 2024, commissions decreased in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 due to our coinsurance agreement with RGA where they share in commission expenses.

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Commissions. Commission expenses are a cost of acquiring business, as commissions are the primary compensation paid to our independent agents for selling our products. First year commission rates are higher than renewal commission rates and thus commissions fluctuate directly in relation to first year sales. Although first year sales increased in the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to the same period in 2025, commissions decreased in the three months ended March 31, 2026 due to more sales of our single premium product offered to policyholders with maturing endowments in the International Insurance segment, which has a lower commission rate than other products.

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Other General Expenses. Total general expenses increased $1.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2025 and decreased $0.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the same periods in 2024. Although we continue to incur costs related to our strategic growth initiatives and costs incurred associated with our equity compensation program due to higher stock price and additional participants, we incurred a $3.5 million legal fee in the second quarter of 2024 due to the trade secret lawsuit. We continue to work on managing controllable operating expenses while investing in growth initiatives.

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Other General Expenses. Total general expenses increased $0.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 due to continued investment in supporting the growth of our business. We continue to work on managing controllable operating expenses while investing in growth initiatives.

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Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs. Amortization of DAC increased in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the same periods in 2024. DAC is amortized on a constant level basis over the expected term of the related contracts to approximate straight-line amortization.

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Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs. Our deferred policy acquisition costs (DAC) are amortized on a constant level basis over the expected term of the related contracts to approximate straight-line amortization.

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permanent tax difference and therefore included in the Company's effective tax rate calculation. See Part I, Item 1, Note 11. Income Taxes in the notes to our consolidated financial statements herein.

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Federal Income Tax. Tax expense increased in the current period as compared to prior year, reflecting higher taxable income. See Part I, Item 1, Note 11. Income Taxes in the notes to our consolidated financial statements herein.

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We operate in two business segments: Life Insurance and Home Service Insurance.

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We operate in two business segments: International Insurance and Domestic Insurance.

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These segments are reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Company evaluates profit and loss performance based on U.S. GAAP net income (loss) before federal income taxes for these segments. The Company's Other Non-Insurance Enterprises include non-insurance operations such as IT and corporate-support functions, which are included in the table presented below to properly reconcile the segment information with the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

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These segments are reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Company evaluates profit and loss performance based on U.S. GAAP income (loss) before federal income tax for these segments. The Company's Other Non-Insurance Enterprises include non-insurance operations such as IT and corporate-support functions, which are

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Detailed results of operations in the Life Insurance segment for the periods indicated are as follows:

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Detailed results of operations in the International Insurance segment for the periods indicated are as follows:

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While CICA Domestic drove the significant increase in first year premiums, life insurance premiums are generated largely from our international policyholders living in almost 80 different countries across the globe. The following table sets forth our premiums by location for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.

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Our International Insurance segment derives its premiums from policyholders residing in over 80 different countries across the globe. The following table sets forth our premiums by location for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

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Insurance segment operates through our subsidiaries CICA Life Insurance Company of America ("CLOA"), Security Plan Life Insurance Company ("SPLIC") and Magnolia Guaranty Life Insurance Company ("MGLIC").

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Insurance segment to continue due to the anticipated volumes of endowment maturities being replaced by higher volumes of whole life products.

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included in the table presented below to properly reconcile the segment information with the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

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that life insurance may not be as important as it was during the pandemic, and inflationary pressures, which may cause policyholders to want the cash values of their policies due to decreased purchasing power elsewhere. To the extent that early surrenders are higher than expected, our use of cash could be higher than expected. We continue to monitor surrenders and early withdrawals and focus on our retention initiatives and efforts to retain cash when policyholders surrender their policies.
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The regulations also require approval of our service agreements with the applicable regulatory authority in order to prevent insurance subsidiaries from moving large amounts of cash to the less regulated holding company.

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2024, introduced a new product designed to allow policyholders with maturing endowments to purchase a new life insurance policy.