CITIZENS, INC.
Business
CITIZENS, INC. is an insurance holding company that issues life insurance products and manages insurance-related operations through its subsidiaries. It offers U.S. dollar‑denominated whole life, endowment and critical illness policies internationally, and final expense, living benefit and burial (pre-need) life insurance domestically, along with related customer service and administrative services. The company operates through two principal segments: Life Insurance (international and U.S. businesses) and Home Service Insurance (home service and funeral home distribution). It distributes products through independent marketing agencies, consultants, over-the-counter funeral home channels and a network of appointed agents across multiple U.S. states and nearly eighty foreign countries.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-13
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiums | 176 | 173 | — | — | — | |
| Net investment income | 72 | 70 | 69 | 65 | 61 | |
| Investment related gains (losses), net | 140,000 | −3 | 760,000 | −10 | 11 | |
| Other income | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| Total revenue | 256 | 245 | 241 | 233 | 251 | |
| Claims and surrenders | 165 | 146 | 136 | 120 | 120 | |
| Increase (decrease) in future policy benefit reserves | −15 | −4 | −6 | 5 | 10 | |
| Policyholder liability remeasurement (gain) loss | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Policyholders' dividends | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Total insurance benefits paid or provided | 158 | 152 | 140 | 134 | 137 | |
| Commissions | 47 | 49 | 39 | 36 | 35 | |
| Other general expenses | 53 | 52 | 47 | 45 | 43 | |
| Capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs | −40 | −41 | −28 | −25 | −23 | |
| Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
| Amortization of cost of customer relationships acquired | 451,000 | 597,000 | 604,000 | 621,000 | 757,000 | |
| Total benefits and expenses | 238 | 230 | 215 | 205 | 220 | |
| Income (loss) before federal income tax | 17 | 15 | 26 | 27 | 31 | |
| Federal income tax expense (benefit) | 3 | 68,000 | 2 | 1 | −42 | |
| Net income (loss) | 15 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 73 | |
| Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during period | 36 | −31 | — | — | — | |
| Reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) included in net income | −349,000 | 699,000 | 756,000 | 104,000 | −243,000 | |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on fixed maturity securities, net | 36 | −30 | 52 | −329 | −41 | |
| Change in current discount rate for liability for future policy benefits | −27 | 57 | −35 | 338 | 92 | |
| Income tax expense (benefit) on other comprehensive income items | 1 | 4 | −2 | 7 | 1 | |
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | 8 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 50 | |
| Total comprehensive income (loss) | 22 | 37 | 43 | 28 | 122 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost: $1,432,454 and $1,401,301 in 2025 and 2024, respectively) | 1,288 | 1,221 | 1,239 | 1,180 | 1,471 | |
| Equity securities, at fair value | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | — | |
| Policy loans | 67 | 71 | 75 | 79 | 80 | |
| Other long-term investments (portion measured at fair value $85,157 and $93,337 in 2025 and 2024, respectively) | 85 | 94 | 83 | 70 | 57 | |
| Total investments | 1,442 | 1,391 | 1,402 | 1,341 | 1,623 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents (restricted portion: $1,554 in 2025 and 2024) | 23 | 29 | 27 | 23 | — | |
| Accrued investment income | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
| Receivable for securities | 90,000 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Reinsurance recoverable | 11 | 7 | 4 | — | — | |
| Deferred policy acquisition costs | 221 | 200 | 176 | 163 | 152 | |
| Cost of customer relationships acquired | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
| Federal income tax receivable | 624,000 | 148,000 | 2 | 601,000 | 762,000 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| Due premiums | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
| Other assets (less allowance for losses of $740 and $516 in 2025 and 2024, respectively) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |
| Total assets | 1,755 | 1,685 | 1,669 | 1,591 | 1,855 | |
| Future policy benefit reserves | 1,189 | 1,173 | — | — | — | |
| Annuities | 176 | 150 | 133 | — | — | |
| Dividend accumulations | 51 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 38 | |
| Premiums paid in advance | 29 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 41 | |
| Policy claims payable | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 15 | |
| Other policyholders' funds | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | |
| Total policyholder funds | 273 | 245 | 225 | 217 | — | |
| Total policy liabilities | 1,462 | 1,418 | 1,455 | 1,416 | 1,487 | |
| Commissions payable | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Deferred income tax liabilities, net | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | |
| Other liabilities | 47 | 49 | 37 | 41 | 29 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,520 | 1,475 | 1,497 | 1,463 | 1,534 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Retained earnings | 72 | 57 | 42 | 16 | −46 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | −88 | −96 | −118 | −137 | — | |
| Treasury stock, at cost | −24 | −24 | −24 | −23 | −20 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 235 | 210 | 172 | 128 | 100 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 1,755 | 1,685 | 1,669 | 1,591 | 1,855 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net deferred policy acquisition costs | −21 | −24 | −13 | −11 | −9 | |
| Depreciation | 741,000 | 619,000 | 515,000 | 536,000 | 1 | |
| Amortization of premiums and discounts on investments | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 3 | 2 | 588,000 | — | — | |
| Deferred federal income tax expense (benefit) | 1 | −2 | 860,000 | 2 | 2 | |
| Accrued investment income | −695,000 | −186,000 | −229,000 | −934,000 | −60,000 | |
| Reinsurance recoverable | −4 | −3 | 569,000 | 979,000 | 214,000 | |
| Due premiums | 422,000 | −457,000 | 565,000 | −1 | 561,000 | |
| Future policy benefit reserves | −11 | −423,000 | −4 | 5 | 4 | |
| Other policyholders' liabilities | 32 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 20 | |
| Federal income tax receivable | −476,000 | 1 | −922,000 | 161,000 | −45 | |
| Commissions payable and other liabilities | −1 | 14 | −917,000 | 13 | −15 | |
| Other, net | −645,000 | −1 | −2 | −674,000 | 875,000 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 18 | 32 | 22 | 57 | 40 | |
| Sale of fixed maturities, available-for-sale | 95 | 15 | 30 | 34 | 8 | |
| Maturities and calls of fixed maturities, available-for-sale | 41 | 51 | 29 | 44 | 53 | |
| Purchase of fixed maturities, available-for-sale | −170 | −84 | −73 | −120 | −94 | |
| Purchases of equity securities | −120,000 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Sales of equity securities | 4 | 0 | 7 | 500,000 | 7 | |
| Principal payments on mortgage loans | 9,000 | 9,000 | 7,000 | 1 | 10,000 | |
| (Increase) decrease in policy loans, net | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Sale of other long-term investments | 25 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 | |
| Purchase of other long-term investments and real estate | −17 | −16 | −17 | −26 | −41 | |
| Purchase of property and equipment | −447,000 | −663,000 | −442,000 | −100,000 | −1 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −20 | −27 | −14 | −61 | −41 | |
| Annuity deposits | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
| Annuity withdrawals | −7 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −8 | |
| Other share repurchases | −278,000 | −393,000 | −60,000 | — | — | |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | −5 | −2 | −4 | −499,000 | −6 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | −6 | 2 | 4 | −4 | −7 |