GLOBE LIFE INC

The life insurance segment is our primary segment and is the largest contributor to earnings in each period presented. The life insurance segment underwriting margin increased $28 million compared with the prior period, primarily a result of increased premiums and favorable policy obligations as a percent of premium. Excess investment income declined $8 million compared with the prior period, partly due to lower earned yields on commercial mortgage loans and limited partnerships. The health segment experienced higher policy obligations anddeclined $9 million inthe first three months of 2025 with $85 million of underwriting margin compared with $94 million in the first three months of 2024.

In 2025, the largest contributor of total underwriting margin was the life insurance segment and the primary distribution channel was the American Income Life Division (American Income). The following charts represent the breakdown of total underwriting margin by operating segment and distribution channel for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Total premium income rose 5% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $1.2 billion. Total net sales increased 6% to $216 million, when compared with 2024. Total first-year collected premium (defined in the following section) increased 5% to $169 million for 2025, compared to $161 million in 2024.

Life insurance premium income increased 3% to $830 million over the prior-year total of $804 million. Life net sales fell 1% to $148 million for the first three months of 2025. First-year collected life premium increased 3% to $114 million. Life underwriting margin, as a percent of premium, increased to 41% for 2025 from 38% in 2024. Underwriting margin increased to $337 million in 2025, compared to $309 million in 2024.

Health insurance premium income increased 8% to $370 million over the prior-year total of $341 million. Health net sales rose 24% to $67 million for the first three months of 2025. First-year collected health premium rose 8% to $55 million. Health underwriting margin, as a percent of premium, was 23% for 2025 and 27% for 2024. Health underwriting margin declined to $85 million for the first three months of 2025, compared to $94 million in 2024.

Excess investment income, the measure of profitability of our investment segment, declined 18% during the first three months of 2025 to $35.9 million from $43.8 million in 2024. Excess investment income per common share, reflecting the impact of our share repurchase program, declined 9% to $0.42 from $0.46 when compared with the same period in 2024.

Insurance administrative expenses increased 9% in 2025 when compared with the prior-year period. These expenses were 7.3% as a percent of premium during 2025 compared to 7.0% in 2024.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company repurchased 1.5 million shares of Globe Life Inc. common stock at a total cost of $177 million for an average share price of $121.70.

The discussions of our segments are presented in the manner we view our operations, as described in Note 12—Business Segments.

We use three measures as indicators of premium growth and sales over the near term: “annualized premium in force,” “net sales,” and “first-year collected premium.”

•Annualized premium in force is defined as the premium income that would be received over the following twelve months at any given date on all active policies if those policies remain in force throughout the 12-month period.

•Net sales is calculated as annualized premium issued, net of cancellations generally in the first 30 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 one 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.

•First-year collected premium is defined as the premium collected during the reporting period for all policies in their first policy year. First-year collected premium takes lapses into account in the first year when lapses are more likely to occur, and thus is a useful indicator of how much new premium is expected to be added to premium income in the future. First-year collected premiums are lower than net sales over the prior 12 months because premiums are not collected on lapsed policies after the date of lapse.

Cancellations are not included in lapses.

See further discussion of the distribution channels below for Life and Health.

LIFE INSURANCE

Life insurance is the Company's predominant segment. During 2025, life premium represented 69% of total premium and life underwriting margin represented 80% of the total underwriting margin. Additionally, investments supporting the reserves for life products produce the majority of excess investment income attributable to the investment segment.

The following table presents the summary of results of life insurance. Further discussion of the results by distribution channel is included below.

Summary of Results

Net policy obligations amounted to 36% of premium for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to 40% in the year-ago period.

The table below summarizes life underwriting margin by distribution channel.

Underwriting Margin by Distribution Channel

(1) Includes gain of $14 million related to the recapture of policies as disclosed in Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies.

The following table presents Globe Life's life insurance premium by distribution channel.

Premium by Distribution Channel

Annualized life premium in force was $3.34 billion at March 31, 2025, an increase of 4% over $3.23 billion a year earlier.

An analysis of life net sales, an indicator of new business production, by distribution channel is presented below.

Net Sales by Distribution Channel

First-year collected life premium by distribution channel is presented in the table below.

First-Year Collected Premium by Distribution Channel