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National Western Life Group, Inc.

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No Longer Reporting

The company has not filed an annual or quarterly report since its Q1 FY2024 10-Q, filed May 9, 2024. Its latest SEC filing is a SC 13G/A from Oct 31, 2024.

The sections below describe the company as of the FY2023 annual report.

What Did They Do?

Issues annuity contracts for people seeking savings and retirement income, and sells life insurance for protection and cash-value accumulation.

How Did They Make Money?

Life policyholders pay premiums for coverage, while annuity holders pay a single premium at issue or make additional payments under flexible-premium contracts.

revenue
SegmentShareRevenue
Domestic Life Insurance
Recurring

20%
FY2020: 16%
International Life Insurance
16%
FY2020: 17%
Annuities
36%
FY2020: 44%
ONL & Affiliates
17%
FY2020: 17%
All Others
7.2%
FY2020: 3.8%

Who Were Their Customers?

Individuals buy life policies and annuity contracts through independent agents recruited and supported by national marketing organizations; Ozark National agents sell its life coverage alongside mutual fund products through its affiliated broker-dealer.

Did Revenues Turn Into Profits?

Yes. It kept 13 cents of every revenue dollar as net income in FY2023.

Net income, FY2023
13% of revenue
▼ −62% vs FY2022 ($246.5M, 44%)

How Were They Changing?

Since the FY2023 annual report
Latest quarter: Q1 FY2024, the three months to Mar 31, 2024
Revenue
▲ +29%
vs $152.6M in Q1 FY2023
Net income
▲ +498%
vs $12.3M in Q1 FY2023
Annuities share of revenue vs 38.9% in Q1 FY2023
  • Jul 9, 2024 SUSA completed its acquisition of National Western in an all-cash merger National Western became a wholly owned SUSA subsidiary and requested delisting of its Class A stock from Nasdaq.

Shrank. Revenue fell 14% in 4 years, from $819.2M in FY2019 to $703.4M in FY2023, about 4% a year.

Revenue over time
Domestic Life Insurance International Life Insurance Annuities ONL & Affiliates All Others
$1B$500M$0

Who Did They Compete With?

Competes with Allianz Life, American Equity Investment Life, Sammons Financial Group, Great American Life, Security Benefit Life, Fidelity and Guaranty Life, Athene USA, Jackson National Life, Equitrust, Pacific Life, National Life Group, and Global Atlantic

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