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Genworth Financial

Genworth Financial, Inc.
Company typePublic
NYSE: GNW[1] (Class A)
S&P 600 Component
IndustryFinancial services
FoundedOctober 23, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-10-23)
HeadquartersHenrico County, Virginia, United States
Key people
Tom McInerney (CEO)
ProductsLong-term care insurance[2]
Life Insurance[3]
Annuities
Mortgage insurance
RevenueDecrease US$7.507 billion (2022)
Decrease US$609 million (2022)
Total assetsDecrease US$86.442 billion (2022)
Total equityDecrease US$9.984 billion (2022)
Number of employees
Approximately 2,500 (2022)
Websitewww.genworth.com
Footnotes / references
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Genworth Financial, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, provides life insurance, long-term care insurance, mortgage insurance, and annuities.[4]

History

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The firm was founded as The Life Insurance Company of Virginia in 1871, in Petersburg, Virginia. Within a decade, the company expanded beyond the south and moved its headquarters to Richmond.[5]

Beginning with its first annuities business written in 1928, the company grew to offer products for mortgage insurance, lifestyle protection, and long-term care insurance.[5]

In 1986, Life of Virginia was acquired by Combined Insurance for $557 million.[5]

It became Aon in 1987.[5] In 1996, Life of Virginia was acquired by GE Capital.[5][6]

The company was incorporated as Genworth Financial, Inc. on October 23, 2003.[4]

In May 2004, it became a public company via an initial public offering.[7][8][9][10]

GE sold its remaining stake in the company in February 2006 for $2.8 billion.[11][12][13]

In June 2006, the company agreed to buy AssetMark Investment Services for $230 million.[14]

In 2007, another GE Capital insurance company, First Colony Life Insurance Company, merged with the company's life insurance division and became the surviving entity.[15]

In May 2007, the company sold its employee benefits business to Sun Life Financial.[16]

In July 2007, the company acquired Liberty Reverse Mortgage, a reverse mortgage company, for $50 million.[17] It sold the company to Ocwen for $22 million in April 2013.[18]

In September 2007, the company sold its wealth management unit to private equity firms Aquiline Capital Partners and Genstar Capital Management for $412.5 million.[19][20]

In June 2009, Genworth MI Canada, its Canadian mortgage insurance subsidiary, completed an initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange, raising $850 million.[21][22][23]

In June 2011, the company sold Continental Life Insurance, which provided Medigap insurance policies, to Aetna for $290 million.[24][25][26][27]

In September 2012, the company sold Genworth Financial Investment Services, its financial adviser unit, to Cetera Financial Group.[28]

In December 2012, Thomas McInerney was named CEO of the company.[29][30]

On April 1, 2013, Genworth announced the completion of a legal entity reorganization, creating a new holding company and separating the U.S. mortgage insurance subsidiaries.[31]

In December 2015, the company sold Genworth Lifestyle Protection Insurance to Axa for €465 million.[32]

In January 2016, Protective Life acquired parts of the company for $661 million.[33][34]

In February 2016, the company suspended sales of annuities and life insurance, putting the existing books of business into runoff.[35][36]

In June 2016, the company sold its term life insurance platform to Pacific Life.[37]

In October 2016, China Oceanwide Holdings Group agreed to buy the company for $2.7 billion.[38][39] However, in April 2021, Genworth terminated the acquisition due to China Oceanwide's inability to close the acquisition.[40][41][42]

In May 2020, the company's Australian mortgage insurance division, now called Helia, lost its contract with National Australia Bank.[43]

In October 2020, Genworth MI Canada was renamed to Sagen MI Canada. In April 2021, Brookfield Business Partners acquired all of the outstanding common shares of Sagen that it did not already own.[44][45]

In September 2021, the company completed the initial public offering of Enact Holdings, its private mortgage insurance subsidiary.[46][47]

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Shareholder lawsuits

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In March 2016, the company settled shareholder lawsuits for $219 million. The lawsuit alleged that Genworth and its management made false statements between October 30, 2013 and November 5, 2014 as the company had assured investors that the reserves it had set aside to cover long-term care claims were adequate. However the company had to take a $531 million charge to shore up its long-term care business, leading to a substantial drop in the price of Genworth's securities.[48]

Life insurance premium increases

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In October 2022, the company paid $25 million to policyholders to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that premium increases of 40% to 140% were excessive and unlawful.[49]

MOVEit hack

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On 6 June, 2023, third-party vendor to Genworth, PBI Research Services, reported a vulnerability with their MOVEit Transfer software.[50] The vulnerability resulted in a Russian-linked extortion group, named 'C|0p',[51] gaining unlawful access to private data. Whilst PBI Research Services did report the vunlnerability, the company was criticised for not revealing the scope of the hack sooner.[52] The software is used to track deaths of its member organisations so that payments can be issued to the relevant beneficiaries. Whilst a number of state and federal organisations were affected by the hack, between 2.5-2.7 million customers of Genworth Financial had their private data downloaded; including first and last name, date of birth and social security number.[53][54] On the 22 June, 2023, Genworth filed a report with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the data breach.[55]

References

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  1. ^ "Genworth Financial Announces Third Quarter 2023 Results". Business Wire. September 30, 2023.
  2. ^ Bell, Alison (November 13, 2023). "Genworth Moves Ahead With Long-Term Care Reboot". ThinkAdvisor. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "Should Insurance - Life Stock Genworth Financial Inc (GNW) Be in Your Portfolio Friday?". Investors Observer. November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Genworth Financial, Inc. 2022 Form 10-K Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Life Insurance Company of Virginia". Virginia Historical Society.
  6. ^ Quint, Michael (December 27, 1995). "GE Capital To Acquire An Insurer". The New York Times.
  7. ^ "DIGITAL DOMAIN; Google Shmoogle. The Biggest I.P.O's Went Unnoticed". New York Times. August 29, 2004.
  8. ^ "Genworth Goes Public In Year's Largest IPO". The Wall Street Journal. May 26, 2004.
  9. ^ "Year's biggest IPO falls in debut". CNN. May 25, 2004.
  10. ^ Taub, Stephen (May 26, 2004). "GE Launches Biggest IPO in Two Years". CFO.
  11. ^ "G.E. Selling $2.8 Billion Stake in Insurer". The New York Times. Bloomberg News. February 28, 2006.
  12. ^ "GE to Sell Remaining Stake in Genworth". Los Angeles Times. Reuters. February 28, 2006.
  13. ^ "G.E. to sell remaining stake in insurance unit". NBC News. Associated Press. February 27, 2006.
  14. ^ "Genworth Financial to buy Pleasant Hill firm". American City Business Journals. June 30, 2006.
  15. ^ "EXAMINATION REPORT of GENWORTH LIFE AND ANNUITY" (PDF). May 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Sun Life Financial completes acquisition of Genworth's Employee benefits group". Investment Executive. May 31, 2007.
  17. ^ Anderson, Mark (July 20, 2007). "Liberty Reverse Mortgage sells for $50M". American City Business Journals.
  18. ^ Anderson, Mark (April 5, 2013). "Ocwen buys Rancho Cordova-based Liberty Home Equity". American City Business Journals.
  19. ^ Todd, Sarah (September 3, 2013). "Genworth Closes Sale of Wealth Management Units". American Banker.
  20. ^ "Aquiline, Genstar buy Genworth Wealth Management for $412.5 million". American City Business Journals. September 4, 2013.
  21. ^ "Genworth launches massive TSX offering". The Globe and Mail. June 30, 2009.
  22. ^ Geller, Martinne (June 29, 2009). "Genworth Canadian unit prices IPO". Reuters.
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  24. ^ LAWLEY, ERIN (June 13, 2011). "Aetna acquiring Brentwood insurance business". Nashville Post.
  25. ^ "Aetna to buy Brentwood's Continental Life for $290 million". American City Business Journals. June 13, 2011.
  26. ^ Basu, Anand (June 13, 2011). "Aetna to buy Genworth's Medicare supplement business". Reuters.
  27. ^ "Aetna buys Genworth Financial business for $290 million". Deseret News. Associated Press. June 13, 2011.
  28. ^ "Cetera Financial Group completed the acquisition of Genworth Financial Investment Services yesterday". Investment News. September 4, 2012.
  29. ^ "Genworth names Thomas McInerney CEO". Reuters. December 11, 2012.
  30. ^ "Genworth Financial Names Thomas J. McInerney President and Chief Executive Officer" (Press release). PR Newswire. December 11, 2012.
  31. ^ "A.M. Best Revises Outlook to Stable for Genworth Financial, Inc. and Its Key Life/Health Subsidiaries" (Press release). Business Wire. May 24, 2013.
  32. ^ "AXA has completed the acquisition of Genworth Lifestyle Protection Insurance" (Press release). Axa. December 2, 2015.
  33. ^ "Protective Closes Acquisition of Blocks of Business from Genworth" (Press release). Business Wire. January 15, 2016.
  34. ^ Alexander, Alan (October 1, 2015). "Protective Life acquires parts of Virginia-based insurance company for $661M". American City Business Journals.
  35. ^ "Genworth suspends life insurance sales, plans restructuring". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Bloomberg News. February 4, 2016.
  36. ^ Chiglinsky, Katherine (February 4, 2016). "Genworth Halts Life, Annuity Sales After Loss; Shares Fall". Bloomberg News.
  37. ^ "Pacific Life Completes Acquisition of Term Life New Business Platform from Genworth Financial" (Press release). Business Wire. June 24, 2016.
  38. ^ Carew, Rick (January 19, 2017). "China Oceanwide Consortium Clinches Deal to Buy International Data Group". The Wall Street Journal.
  39. ^ "China Oceanwide To Acquire Genworth Financial" (Press release). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. October 23, 2016.
  40. ^ Vengattil, Munsif (April 6, 2021). "Insurer Genworth terminates $2.7 billion buyout deal with China Oceanwide". Reuters.
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  43. ^ Yeates, Clancy (May 20, 2020). "Genworth loses NAB insurance contract to QBE". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  44. ^ "Brookfield to acquire mortgage lender Genworth/Sagen". The Real Estate News Exchange. October 26, 2020.
  45. ^ "Sagen MI Canada Inc. and Brookfield Business Partners L.P. Announce Closing of Arrangement Transaction". Cision (Press release). CNW Group Ltd. April 1, 2021.
  46. ^ "Genworth Financial Announces Completion of the IPO of Enact Holdings, Inc" (Press release). PR Newswire. September 20, 2021.
  47. ^ Podder, Sohini (September 16, 2021). "Genworth's Enact valued at $3.26 billion as share rise in Nasdaq debut". Reuters.
  48. ^ "AIMCo Secures $219 Million Recovery in Genworth" (Press release). PR Newswire. March 14, 2016.
  49. ^ Ress, David (October 18, 2022). "Genworth settles class action suit over steep universal life increases". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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  52. ^ "CalPERS, CalSTRS, Genworth Among Those Affected by MOVEit Data Breach | Chief Investment Officer". www.ai-cio.com. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
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