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Earnings ResultsQuarter ended December 31, 2019
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Forward-Looking Statements and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
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Forward-Looking Statements
This presentation may contain forward-looking statements and information. Additional information
on factors that could cause results to differ materially from those projected in this presentation is
available in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, as may be updated by our
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, available in the “Investor Relations” section of our website,
http://investors.primerica.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This presentation also contains non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of those measures to
GAAP financial measures is included in our Financial Supplement, which is posted in the Investor
Relations section of our website, http://investors.primerica.com.
Reported amounts may not add due to rounding.
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● Strong financial results year-over-year
— 9% growth in adjusted operating revenues
— 6% growth in adjusted net operating income
— 10% growth in diluted adjusted operating
earnings per share
— Adjusted operating ROAE 23.7% during the
quarter
● Capital Return
— Repurchased $44 million of common stock in
4Q19 completing the full year goal of $225
million
— Paid $14 million in stockholder dividends for
a full-year total of $58 million
Financial Highlights
Adjusted Operating Financial Results
GAAP Financial Results ($ in millions, except per-share amounts) Q4 2019 Q4 2018 % Change
Revenues $532.0 $487.3 9%
Net income $93.6 $86.5 8%
Stockholders’ equity $1,652.5 $1,461.5 13%
Diluted EPS (1) $2.24 $1.99 13%
Book value per share (2) $40.10 $34.23 17%
ROE 23.0% 23.8%
($ in millions, except per-share amounts) Q4 2019 Q4 2018 % Change
Adjusted operating revenues $530.9 $488.7 9%
Adjusted net operating income $92.8 $87.6 6%
Adjusted stockholders’ equity $1,587.9 $1,468.9 8%
Diluted adjusted operating EPS (1) $2.22 $2.01 10%
Adjusted book value per share (2) $38.54 $34.40 12%
Adjusted operating ROAE 23.7% 24.0%
(1) 41.6 million weighted-average shares for Q4 2019(2) 41.2 million common shares outstanding as of December 31, 2019
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For a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures refer to page 7 of the Financial Supplement
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● Size of the sales force remained
constant with 130,522 reps licensed at
year-end
● Trends in recruiting and licensing
improved in second half of the year
● Clear focus on process improvements
and messaging incentives
Distribution Highlights
4Q19 versus 4Q18
Life Insurance Licensed Sales Force End of period, in thousands
Sales Force
116.8126.1
130.5
2016 2017 2018 2019
130.7
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Q4 2019 Q4 2018 % Change
Recruits 60,466 61,990 (2%)
New life licensed representatives 11,073 11,052 <1%
Life insurance licensed sales force* 130,522 130,736 <1%Dis
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* at period end
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● Policies issued during 4Q19 declined 1% year-
over-year, reflecting softer trends in recent
periods
● Productivity for the quarter at 0.18 policies
per life insurance licensed representative per
month was consistent with the prior year
quarter and remains within our historical
range
● Record $808 billion of face amount in force at
year-end
Production HighlightsTerm Life Insurance
Issued Term Life Policies (thousands)
66.4 70.6 70.8 64.2
77.4 84.0 83.8 78.7
75.5 78.1 74.9 73.4
79.1 80.1 72.1 71.5
2 0 1 6 2 0 1 7 2 0 1 8 2 0 1 9
Po
licie
s
Q4
Q3
Q2
Q1
5
298.2 312.8 301.6
Term
Lif
e
($ in billions) Q4 2019 Q4 2018 % Change
Issued life insurance policies 71,469 72,122 (1%)
Life insurance face amount in force $808.3 $781.0 3%
Productivity 0.18 0.18
Production
287.8
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$1.38 $1.59 $1.78 $1.76
$1.47 $1.57 $1.76 $1.94$1.34 $1.43
$1.76 $1.86$1.41$1.60
$1.74 $1.98$5.59$6.19
$7.04
$49.43 $56.79 $61.84 $65.03
2016 2017 2018 2019Sa
les
Total
$7.53
Average asset value
ISP Production ($ in billions)
ISP
($ in billions) Q4 2019 Q4 2018 % Change
Investment & savings product sales $1.98 $1.74 14%
Investment & savings products client asset values (ending) $70.54 $57.70 22%
● Record of over $70 billion of client
asset values at December 31, 2019, an
increase of 22% year-over-year
● Record $2.0 billion in investment sales
during the quarter for a total of $7.5
billion in annual sales
● Strong full year net new client inflows
of $1.1 billion
Production HighlightsInvestment and Savings Products
Production
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● Adjusted direct premium growth of 10% drove operating revenue growth of 9%
● Claims experience and the benefits and claims ratio in line with prior year
● DAC amortization ratio lower than prior year and reflects favorable trends in persistency
● Overall, margins increase to 19.2% from 18.7% in the prior year period
Operating ResultsTerm Life Segment
Q4 2019 versus Q4 2018($ in millions) Q4 2019 Q4 2018 % Change
Direct premiums $691.5 $667.8 4%
Premium ceded to IPO coinsurers (1) ($264.8) ($281.3) 6%
Adjusted direct premiums (ADP) (2) $426.8 $386.5 10%
Operating revenues $319.0 $291.9 9%
Operating income before income taxes $82.0 $72.1 14%
Key Ratios Q4 2019 Q4 2018
Benefits and claims, net (3) 57.7% 57.5%
DAC amortization & insurance commissions 16.4% 17.1%
Insurance expenses, net (4) 8.0% 7.8%
Term life income before income taxes 19.2% 18.7%
(1) Premiums ceded to IPO coinsurers under the IPO coinsurance transactions excluding any reimbursements from IPO coinsurers on previously existing reinsurance agreements
(2) Direct premiums net of premiums ceded to IPO coinsurers
(3) Benefits and claims net of other ceded premiums, which are largely YRT
(4) Insurance expenses net of other, net revenues
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Term Life Adjusted Direct Premiums
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The components of Adjusted Direct Premiums (ADP) are as follows:
● Direct first year premiums, which include
premiums on new policies issued and additions
and increases to existing policies
● Direct renewal premiums – Post-IPO, which
include in-force premiums on policies issued
post-IPO
● Direct renewal premiums – Pre-IPO policies,
which include in-force premiums on policies
issued pre-IPO
● Premiums ceded to IPO coinsurers – premiums
subject to the IPO Coinsurance agreements
Assuming 3% growth in issued policies
annually:
• Expect 2020 ADP growth of around 9%
• ADP growth rate will decline approximately 1%
in each of 2021 and 2022
Calendar Year
2017 2018 2019
First Year Premiums 250 263 261
Renewal Premiums (Post-IPO) 727 867 1,000
Direct Premiums - Post-IPO Policies 977 1,129 1,262
Direct Premiums - Pre-IPO Policies 1,557 1,511 1,467
Total Direct Premiums 2,534 2,641 2,729
Premiums ceded to IPO coinsurers (1,226) (1,151) (1,081)
Adusted direct premiums 1,308 1,490 1,647
Growth
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
First Year Premiums 5% 0% 3% 6% 5%
Renewal Premiums (Post-IPO) 19% 15% 12% 10% 9%
Direct Premiums - Post-IPO Policies 16% 12% 10% 9% 8%
Direct Premiums - Pre-IPO Policies -3% -3% -3% -3% -3%
Total Direct Premiums 4% 3% 3% 3% 3%
Premiums ceded to IPO coinsurers -6% -6% -6% -6% -5%
Adjusted direct premiums 14% 11% 9% 8% 7%
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Operating ResultsInvestment & Savings Products Segment
Q4 2019 versus Q4 2018($ in millions, except as noted) Q4 2019 Q4 2018 % Change
Sales-based revenues $75.4 $67.0 12%
Asset-based revenues $84.2 $75.0 12%
Account-based revenues $20.6 $20.5 1%
Other, net $2.5 $2.4 4%
Total operating revenues $182.7 $164.9 11%
Benefits and expenses $129.7 $119.3 9%
Operating income before income taxes $53.0 $45.6 16%
Sales-based net revenue as % of revenue-generating sales (1) 1.35% 1.29%
Asset-based net revenue as % of average asset values (2) 0.054% 0.051%
Account-based net revenue per average fee generating position (3), (4) $4.10 $3.80
● Sales-based revenues increase 12%, in line with the growth in revenue-generating product sales
● Asset-based revenues increase 12%, in line with the growth in average client asset values
● Canadian seg. fund DAC amortization lower by $2 million due to favorable market performance and adjustments to annual redemption assumptions
(1) Commission and fee revenue less commissions paid to the sales force based on product sales activity
(2) Commission and fee revenue less administration and advisory fees paid to third-party providers and commissions paid to the sales force earned based on product account values including amortization of deferred acquisition costs for segregated funds
(3) Fee revenue less recordkeeping fees paid to third-party providers based on fee-generating positions and certain direct general expenses
(4) In whole dollars
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● Growth in adjusted net investment income
was primarily due to the growth in the size of
the portfolio and higher book earnings on
assets backing the reinsurance deposit asset
— Partially offset by lower reinvestment rates on
portfolio
● Committed to maintaining a relatively
conservative, high quality portfolio
— Average rating single-A
Invested Assets Portfolio
Book Value and Yield of Maturities
Key Portfolio Attributes
(based on amortized cost (except for market value); excludes cash, period end)
Q4 2019
Fixed income / other mix 98% / 2%
Fixed income average book yield 3.54%
Average rating A
Investment grade / BIG mix 97% /3%
Average duration 3.6 Years
Market value $2.44 billion
Net unrealized gain / (loss) $82.2 million
$299.8 $288.1 $1,009.1 $666.0$137.2
< 1 Year 1-2 Years 2-5 Years 5-10 Years > 10 Years
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2.98% 3.37%
3.63%
3.72%
3.76%
($ in millions)
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Insurance & Operating Expense Highlights
FOURTH QUARTER 2019 INSURANCE & OPERATING EXPENSES
($ in millions) Cons * Life ISP Corp
Q4 2018 Expenses * $98.3 $40.6 $33.6 $24.0
Technology-related expenses $3.4 $0.1 $2.2 $1.2
Employee-related expenses $1.9 $0.8 $0.7 $0.4
Other growth in the business related expenses
$3.1 $2.9 ($0.3) $0.5
Q4 2019 Expenses * $106.7 $44.4 $36.2 $26.1
Q3 2019 Expenses $99.7 $43.2 $34.5 $22.0
● Operating expenses of $106.7 million
were $8.4 million higher than Q4
2018, driven by:
—Employee-related expenses
—Growth in the Term Life business
—Technology
* Items may not add due to rounding
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● In 2020, insurance and other operating
expenses are expected to grow $25-30
million, or 6%-7%, year-over-year
— Includes both normal business growth and
projects to enhance future opportunities
● Insurance and other operating expenses
expected to be split about 45% to Term Life,
30% to ISP and 25% to Corporate and Other
2020 Insurance and Other Operating Expense Growth
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($ in millions)2020 Estimated
increase
Revenue-related expenses $4
Salaries and other employee costs $6
Technology $8
Mortgage rollout $3
Life wholesalers $2
Regulatory compliance $2
Other $0 - 5
TOTAL INCREASE $25-30 (6%-7%)
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Taxes, Capital and Liquidity
● The effective income tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2019 was 23.4%, consistent with our
full year rate of approximately 23%
● Primerica Life Insurance Company’s (PLIC) statutory risk-based capital ratio (RBC) was
estimated to be around 440% with holding company liquidity at about $270 million as of
December 31, 2019
● Debt-to-capital ratio was 18.5% as of December 31, 2019
● Repurchased $44 million of common stock and paid $14 million in dividends during the
fourth quarter; $225 million and $58 million for the full year, respectively
● Targeting $250 million in capital deployment plus dividends in 2020
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