Jackson Financial Inc. (NYSE: JXN) (Jackson®) today announced
its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30,
2024.
Third quarter 2024 results reflect
strong growth in sales, earnings, capital generation and capital
return
- Retail annuity sales of $5.3 billion in the third quarter of
2024, up 59% from the third quarter of 2023
- Variable annuity sales of $2.6 billion in the third quarter of
2024, up 8% from the third quarter of 2023
- Record registered index-linked annuity (RILA) sales of $1.6
billion in the third quarter of 2024, up 99% from the third quarter
of 2023
- Leveraging Jackson’s broad retail annuity distribution platform
resulted in $1 billion of fixed and fixed index annuity sales in
the third quarter of 2024, up from $76 million in the third quarter
of 2023
- Earnings driven by an 18% increase in total annuity assets
under management (AUM), from $218 billion as of September 30, 2023
to $256 billion as of September 30, 2024, largely due to higher
equity markets
- Net income (loss) attributable to Jackson Financial Inc. common
shareholders of $(480) million, or $(6.37) per diluted share in the
third quarter of 2024, primarily driven by a loss on reinsured
business, compared to $2.8 billion, or $33.35 per diluted share in
the third quarter of 2023
- Adjusted operating earnings1 of $350 million, or $4.60 per
diluted share in the third quarter of 2024, compared to $315
million, or $3.80 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2023,
driven largely by growth in variable annuity assets under
management, higher spread income, and a reduction in the diluted
share count due to common share repurchases
- Robust capital position at the operating company, with total
adjusted capital of $4.8 billion and an estimated risk-based
capital (RBC) ratio at Jackson National Life Insurance Company
(JNLIC) of 550-570% as of September 30, 2024, which also reflects
the impact of a third quarter distribution by JNLIC of $300
million. Statutory capital generation over the first nine months of
2024 exceeded $1 billion.
- Returned $167 million to common shareholders in the third
quarter of 2024 through $113 million of common share repurchases
and $54 million in common dividends. Capital return in the first
nine months of 2024 totaled $483 million, or $6.24 per diluted
share, up 52% from the first nine months of 2023.
- Cash and highly liquid securities at the holding company of
nearly $650 million as of September 30, 2024, which was above
Jackson’s $250 million minimum liquidity buffer
Laura Prieskorn, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Jackson, stated, “Jackson’s third quarter results highlight our
distribution strength and our continued focus and commitment to
offering differentiated and innovative products while generating
value for our shareholders. Our retail annuity sales were up 59%
from the third quarter of 2023 with growth across every product
line, delivering our largest and most diversified quarter of sales
since becoming an independent company. Consistent with our move to
smaller, periodic operating company distributions, Jackson National
Life distributed $300 million to its parent company during the
third quarter while increasing our statutory capital and our RBC
ratio. We returned $167 million to our common shareholders during
the third quarter, bringing our year-to-date total to $483 million
and positioning us well to achieve our full year 2024 target of
$550-650 million. Furthermore, we continue to hold more than $1
billion in excess capital above our targeted minimum RBC ratio of
425%, and we increased our cash at the holding company to nearly
$650 million. We anticipate building on this momentum through the
remainder of 2024 and into 2025 and continuing to deliver on our
mission of helping Americans achieve financial freedom for
life.”
Consolidated Third Quarter 2024
Results
The Company reported net income (loss) attributable to Jackson
Financial Inc. common shareholders of $(480) million, or $(6.37)
per diluted share for the three months ended September 30, 2024,
compared to $2.8 billion, or $33.35 per diluted share for the three
months ended September 30, 2023. The current period net loss
reflected a $(515) million impact from business reinsured to third
parties, while the prior year’s third quarter included a gain of
$462 million. The results of reinsured business can differ
significantly quarter to quarter; however, these results do not
impact our statutory capital or free cash flow and have a minimal
net impact on shareholders’ equity because of the offset from
related changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI).
The current period net loss also reflected an unfavorable net
hedging result compared to the prior year’s third quarter primarily
driven by differences in market risk benefits movements. Rising
interest rates during the prior year’s third quarter resulted in a
market risk benefits gain, while declining interest rates in the
current period resulted in a market risk benefits loss. We believe
the non-GAAP measure of adjusted operating earnings better
represents the underlying performance of our business as the figure
excludes, among other things, changes in fair value of derivative
instruments and market risk benefits tied to market volatility.
Adjusted operating earnings for the three months ended September
30, 2024, were $350 million, or $4.60 per diluted share, compared
to $315 million or $3.80 per diluted share for the three months
ended September 30, 2023. The current quarter adjusted operating
earnings benefited from increased fee income resulting from higher
average variable annuity AUM, improved spread income, and reduced
diluted share count due to common share repurchases. These were
partially offset by higher market-related costs and other
expenses.
Total common shareholders’ equity was $10.2 billion or $135.35
per diluted share as of September 30, 2024, compared to $9.6
billion or $121.29 per diluted share as of December 31, 2023.
Adjusted book value attributed to common shareholders2 was $11.2
billion or $149.29 per diluted share as of September 30, 2024,
compared to $10.8 billion or $136.34 per diluted share as of
December 31, 2023. The increase was driven primarily by adjusted
operating earnings of $1.1 billion partially offset by
non-operating, net hedging losses that included deferred
acquisition cost (DAC) amortization during the nine months ended
September 30, 2024.
Segment Results – Pretax Adjusted
Operating Earnings3
Three Months Ended
(in millions)
September 30, 2024
September 30, 2023
Retail Annuities
$458
$354
Institutional Products
17
21
Closed Life and Annuity Blocks
7
6
Corporate and Other
(71)
(26)
Total3
$411
$355
Retail Annuities
Retail Annuities reported pretax adjusted operating earnings of
$458 million in the third quarter of 2024, compared to $354 million
in the third quarter of 2023. The current quarter benefited from
higher fee income resulting from higher average variable annuity
AUM, and higher spread income. These items were partially offset by
higher market-related costs and other expenses in the current
quarter.
Total annuity sales of $5.3 billion in the third quarter of 2024
were up from $3.3 billion in the third quarter of 2023, with every
annuity category showing growth. Traditional variable annuity sales
of $2.6 billion in the current quarter were up from $2.4 billion in
the third quarter of 2023. Jackson’s RILA, Market Link Pro, again
set a new record in the current quarter, with sales of $1.6
billion, up from $0.8 billion in the third quarter of 2023. Strong
fixed annuity growth drove our fixed and fixed indexed annuity
sales in the current quarter to $1 billion, up from $76 million in
the third quarter of 2023.
Institutional Products
Institutional Products reported pretax adjusted operating
earnings of $17 million in the third quarter of 2024, compared to
$21 million in the third quarter of 2023. The decrease from the
prior year’s third quarter was due to lower spread income
reflecting lower average account value. Net flows were $499 million
in the current quarter, and total account value of $7.9 billion was
down from $8.7 billion in the third quarter of 2023.
Closed Life and Annuity Blocks
Closed Life and Annuity Blocks reported pretax adjusted
operating income of $7 million in the third quarter of 2024,
broadly unchanged from $6 million in the third quarter of 2023.
Corporate and Other
Corporate and Other reported a pretax adjusted operating loss of
$(71) million in the third quarter of 2024 compared to a loss of
$(26) million in the third quarter of 2023. The decline was
primarily due to higher market-related costs and other operating
expenses.
Capitalization and
Liquidity
(Unaudited, in billions)
September 30, 2024
June 30, 2024
Statutory Total Adjusted Capital
(TAC)
$4.8
$4.7
Jackson National Life Insurance
Company
Statutory TAC at JNLIC was $4.8 billion as of September 30,
2024, up from $4.7 billion as of June 30, 2024. TAC was supported
by strong base contract cash flows as well as a Corporate
Alternative Minimum Tax (CAMT) benefit. This was partially offset
by a $300 million distribution to JNLIC’s parent during the third
quarter and the related reduction in deferred tax asset
admissibility. JNLIC’s estimated RBC ratio as of September 30, 2024
was up slightly from June 30, 2024 and in a range of 550-570% as
higher TAC was only partially offset by a modest increase in
estimated company action level (CAL) required capital.
Cash and highly liquid securities at the holding company totaled
nearly $650 million as of September 30, 2024, which was above our
targeted minimum liquidity buffer of 2x annual holding company
expenses.
Earnings Conference Call
Jackson will host a conference call Thursday, November 7, 2024,
at 9 a.m. ET to review the third quarter results. The live webcast
is open to the public and can be accessed at
https://investors.jackson.com. A replay will be available following
the call.
To register for the webcast, click here.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
The information in this press release contains forward-looking
statements about future events and circumstances and their effects
upon revenues, expenses and business opportunities. Generally
speaking, any statement in this release not based upon historical
fact is a forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements can
also be identified by the use of forward-looking or conditional
words, such as “could,” “should,” “can,” “continue,” “estimate,”
“forecast,” “intend,” “look,” “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,”
“anticipate,” “plan,” “remain,” “confident” and “commit” or similar
expressions. In particular, statements regarding plans, strategies,
prospects, targets and expectations regarding the business and
industry are forward-looking statements. They reflect expectations,
are not guarantees of performance and speak only as of the dates
the statements are made. We caution investors that these
forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks
and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected, expressed or implied. Factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements include those reflected in Part I, Item
1A. Risk Factors and Part II, Item 7. Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on
February 28, 2024, and elsewhere in the Company’s reports filed
with the SEC. Except as required by law, Jackson Financial Inc.
does not undertake to update such forward-looking statements. You
should not rely unduly on forward-looking statements.
Certain financial data included in this release consists of
non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) financial
measures. These non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable
to similarly titled measures presented by other entities, nor
should they be construed as an alternative to other financial
measures determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Although the
Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful
information to investors in measuring the financial performance and
condition of its business, investors are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on any non-GAAP financial measures and ratios
included in this release. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP
financial measures to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP
financial measure can be found in the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”
Appendix of this release.
Certain financial data included in this release consists of
statutory accounting principles (“statutory”) financial measures,
including “total adjusted capital.” These statutory financial
measures are included in or derived from the Jackson National Life
Insurance Company annual and/or quarterly statements filed with the
Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services and
available in the investor relations section of the Company’s
website at investors.jackson.com/financials/statutory-filings.
ABOUT JACKSON
Jackson® (NYSE: JXN) is committed to helping clarify the
complexity of retirement planning—for financial professionals and
their clients. Through our range of annuity products, financial
know-how, history of award-winning service* and streamlined
experiences, we strive to reduce the confusion that complicates
retirement planning. We take a balanced, long-term approach to
responsibly serving all our stakeholders, including customers,
shareholders, distribution partners, employees, regulators and
community partners. We believe by providing clarity for all today,
we can help drive better outcomes for tomorrow. For more
information, visit www.jackson.com.
*SQM (Service Quality Measurement Group) Call Center Awards
Program for 2004 and 2006-2023. (Criteria used for Call Center
World Class FCR Certification is 80% or higher of customers getting
their contact resolved on the first call to the call center (FCR)
for 3 consecutive months or more.)
Jackson® is the marketing name for Jackson Financial Inc.,
Jackson National Life Insurance Company® (Home Office: Lansing,
Michigan) and Jackson National Life Insurance Company of New York®
(Home Office: Purchase, New York).
WEBSITE INFORMATION
Visit investors.jackson.com to view information regarding
Jackson Financial Inc., including a supplement regarding the Third
Quarter 2024 results. We routinely use our investor relations
website as a primary channel for disclosing key information to our
investors, some of which may contain material and previously
non-public information. We and certain of our senior executives may
also use social media channels to communicate with our investors
and the public about our Company and other matters, and those
communications could be deemed to be material information. The
information contained on, or that may be accessed through, our
website, our social media channels, or our executives’ social media
channels is not incorporated by reference into and is not part of
this document.
APPENDIX
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to presenting our results of operations and
financial condition in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we use and report
selected non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes the use
of these non-GAAP financial measures, together with relevant U.S.
GAAP financial measures, provides a better understanding of our
results of operations, financial condition and the underlying
performance drivers of our business. These non-GAAP financial
measures should be considered supplementary to our results of
operations and financial condition that are presented in accordance
with U.S. GAAP and should not be viewed as a substitute for the
U.S. GAAP financial measures. Other companies may use similarly
titled non-GAAP financial measures that are calculated differently
from the way we calculate such measures. Consequently, our non-GAAP
financial measures may not be comparable to similar measures used
by other companies.
Adjusted Operating Earnings
Adjusted Operating Earnings is an after-tax non-GAAP financial
measure, which we believe should be used to evaluate our financial
performance on a consolidated basis by excluding certain items that
may be highly variable from period to period due to accounting
treatment under U.S. GAAP or that are non-recurring in nature, as
well as certain other revenues and expenses that we do not view as
driving our underlying performance. Adjusted Operating Earnings
should not be used as a substitute for net income as calculated in
accordance with U.S. GAAP. However, we believe the adjustments to
net income are useful for gaining an understanding of our overall
results of operations.
For additional detail on the excluded items, please refer to the
supplement regarding the third quarter ended September 30, 2024,
posted on our website, https://investors.jackson.com.
The following is a reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Earnings
to net income (loss) attributable to Jackson Financial Inc. common
shareholders, the most comparable U.S. GAAP measure.
U.S. GAAP Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted
Operating Earnings
Three Months Ended
(in millions, except share and per
share data)
September 30,
2024
September 30,
2023
Net income (loss) attributable to
Jackson Financial Inc. common shareholders
$
(480
)
$
2,762
Add: dividends on preferred stock
11
11
Add: income tax expense (benefit)
(113
)
712
Pretax income (loss) attributable to
Jackson Financial Inc.
(582
)
3,485
Non-operating adjustments – (income)
loss:
Guaranteed benefits and hedging
results:
Fees attributable to guarantee benefit
reserves
(779
)
(784
)
Net (gains) losses on hedging
instruments1
(591
)
271
Market risk benefits (gains) losses,
net
1,172
(2,376
)
Net reserve and embedded derivative
movements
493
(45
)
Amortization of DAC associated with
non-operating items at date of transition to LDTI2
135
148
Total guaranteed benefits and hedging
results
430
(2,786
)
Net realized investment (gains) losses
45
127
Net realized investment (gains) losses on
funds withheld assets
784
(159
)
Net investment income on funds withheld
assets
(269
)
(303
)
Other items
3
(9
)
Total non-operating adjustments
993
(3,130
)
Pretax adjusted operating
earnings
411
355
Less: operating income tax expense
(benefit)
50
29
Adjusted operating earnings before
dividends on preferred stock
361
326
Less: dividends on preferred stock
11
11
Adjusted operating earnings
$
350
$
315
Weighted Average diluted shares
outstanding
76,125,719
82,821,818
Net income (loss) per diluted
share
$
(6.37
)
$
33.35
Adjusted Operating Earnings per diluted
share
$
4.60
$
3.80
1Includes $16 million loss related to
interest rate swaps in 3Q24.
2LDTI - Adoption of FASB issued ASU
2018-12 “Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long Duration
Contracts”.
Adjusted Book Value Attributable to Common
Shareholders
Adjusted Book Value Attributable to Common Shareholders excludes
Preferred Stock and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
("AOCI") attributable to Jackson Financial Inc ("JFI"), which does
not include AOCI arising from investments held within the funds
withheld account related to the Athene Reinsurance Transaction. We
exclude AOCI attributable to JFI from Adjusted Book Value
Attributable to Common Shareholders because our invested assets are
generally invested to closely match the duration of our
liabilities, which are longer duration in nature, and therefore we
believe period-to-period fair market value fluctuations in AOCI to
be inconsistent with this objective. We believe excluding AOCI
attributable to JFI is more useful to investors in analyzing trends
in our business. Changes in AOCI within the funds withheld account
related to the Athene Reinsurance Transaction offset the related
non-operating earnings from the Athene Reinsurance Transaction
resulting in a minimal net impact on Adjusted Book Value of
JFI.
(in millions)
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Total shareholders’ equity
$
10,698
$
10,170
Less: Preferred equity
533
533
Total common shareholders’
equity
10,165
9,637
Adjustments to total common
shareholders’ equity:
Exclude Accumulated Other Comprehensive
(Income) Loss attributable to Jackson Financial Inc.
1,047
1,196
Adjusted Book Value Attributable to
Common Shareholders
$
11,212
$
10,833
Condensed Consolidated Balance
Sheets
September 30,
December 31,
2024
2023
(in millions, except share and per
share data)
Assets
Investments:
Debt Securities, available-for-sale, net
of allowance for credit losses of $44 and $21 at September 30, 2024
and December 31, 2023, respectively (amortized cost: 2024 $45,536;
2023 $44,844)
$
42,289
$
40,422
Debt Securities, at fair value under fair
value option
2,937
2,153
Debt Securities, trading, at fair
value
73
68
Equity securities, at fair value
213
394
Mortgage loans, net of allowance for
credit losses of $148 and $165 at September 30, 2024 and December
31, 2023, respectively
9,564
10,082
Mortgage loans, at fair value under fair
value option
432
481
Policy loans (including $3,535 and $3,457
at fair value under the fair value option at September 30, 2024 and
December 31, 2023, respectively)
4,453
4,399
Freestanding derivative instruments
295
390
Other invested assets
2,747
2,466
Total investments
63,003
60,855
Cash and cash equivalents
3,061
2,688
Accrued investment income
528
512
Deferred acquisition costs
11,986
12,302
Reinsurance recoverable, net of allowance
for credit losses of $25 and $29 at September 30, 2024 and December
31, 2023, respectively
22,959
25,422
Reinsurance recoverable on market risk
benefits, at fair value
149
149
Market risk benefit assets, at fair
value
7,615
6,737
Deferred income taxes, net
527
640
Other assets
797
1,294
Separate account assets
235,037
219,656
Total assets
$
345,662
$
330,255
Condensed Consolidated Balance
Sheets
September 30,
December 31,
2024
2023
(in millions, except share and per
share data)
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities
Reserves for future policy benefits and
claims payable
$
11,543
$
11,898
Other contract holder funds
57,334
55,319
Market risk benefit liabilities, at fair
value
4,384
4,785
Funds withheld payable under reinsurance
treaties (including $3,711 and $3,626 at fair value under the fair
value option at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023,
respectively)
18,103
19,952
Long-term debt
2,033
2,037
Repurchase agreements and securities
lending payable
820
19
Collateral payable for derivative
instruments
124
780
Freestanding derivative instruments
425
1,210
Notes issued by consolidated variable
interest entities, at fair value under fair value option
2,366
1,988
Other liabilities
2,586
2,277
Separate account liabilities
235,037
219,656
Total liabilities
334,755
319,921
Equity
Series A non-cumulative preferred stock
and additional paid in capital, $1.00 par value per share: 24,000
shares authorized; 22,000 shares issued and outstanding at
September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023; liquidation preference
$25,000 per share
533
533
Common stock; 1,000,000,000 shares
authorized, $0.01 par value per share and 74,351,061 and 78,660,221
shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2024 and December
31, 2023, respectively
1
1
Additional paid-in capital
6,025
6,005
Treasury stock, at cost; 20,133,348 and
15,820,785 shares at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023,
respectively
(909
)
(599
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss), net of tax expense (benefit) of $(323) and $(178) at
September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively
(2,383
)
(2,808
)
Retained earnings
7,431
7,038
Total shareholders' equity
10,698
10,170
Noncontrolling interests
209
164
Total equity
10,907
10,334
Total liabilities and equity
345,662
330,255
Condensed Consolidated Income
Statements
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in millions, except per share
data)
2024
2023
2024
2023
Revenues
Fee income
$
2,032
$
1,950
$
6,038
$
5,751
Premiums
31
32
106
109
Net investment income:
Net investment income excluding funds
withheld assets
457
458
1,384
1,248
Net investment income on funds withheld
assets
269
303
824
862
Total net investment income
726
761
2,208
2,110
Net gains (losses) on derivatives and
investments:
Net gains (losses) on derivatives and
investments
102
(335
)
(4,132
)
(5,173
)
Net gains (losses) on funds withheld
reinsurance treaties
(784
)
159
(1,199
)
(648
)
Total net gains (losses) on derivatives
and investments
(682
)
(176
)
(5,331
)
(5,821
)
Other income
14
18
25
52
Total revenues
2,121
2,585
3,046
2,201
Benefits and Expenses
Death, other policy benefits and change in
policy reserves, net of deferrals
209
232
639
701
(Gain) loss from updating future policy
benefits cash flow assumptions, net
—
(1
)
(7
)
23
Market risk benefits (gains) losses,
net
1,172
(2,376
)
(2,062
)
(5,120
)
Interest credited on other contract holder
funds, net of deferrals and amortization
275
284
821
864
Interest expense
25
28
76
84
Operating costs and other expenses, net of
deferrals
742
626
2,105
1,862
Amortization of deferred acquisition
costs
277
290
832
874
Total benefits and expenses
2,700
(917
)
2,404
(712
)
Pretax income (loss)
(579
)
3,502
642
2,913
Income tax expense (benefit)
(113
)
712
24
399
Net income (loss)
(466
)
2,790
618
2,514
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to
noncontrolling interests
3
17
17
21
Net income (loss) attributable to Jackson
Financial Inc.
(469
)
2,773
601
2,493
Less: Dividends on preferred stock
11
11
33
24
Net income (loss) attributable to Jackson
Financial Inc. common shareholders
$
(480
)
$
2,762
$
568
$
2,469
Earnings per share
Basic
$
(6.37
)
$
33.66
$
7.41
$
29.95
Diluted1
$
(6.37
)
$
33.35
$
7.34
$
29.20
(1) If we reported a net loss attributable
to Jackson Financial Inc., all common stock equivalents are
anti-dilutive and are therefore excluded from the calculation of
diluted shares and diluted per share amounts. The shares excluded
from the diluted earnings per share calculation were 751,646 for
the three months ended September 30, 2024.
_______________________
1 For the reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most
comparable U.S. GAAP measure, please see the explanation of
Non-GAAP Financial Measures in the Appendix to this release. 2 For
the reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most comparable U.S.
GAAP measure, please see the explanation of Non-GAAP Financial
Measures in the Appendix to this release. 3 See reconciliation of
Net Income to Total Pretax Adjusted Operating Earnings in the
Appendix to this release.
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