Q3 2025 CNO Financial Group Inc Earnings Call Transcript

Nov 4, 2025 / 04:00 PM GMT

Release Date Price: €34 (-1.73%)

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Key Points

Positve

CNO Financial Group Inc (CNO) reported record total new annualized premiums of $125 million, up 26%, with double-digit insurance sales growth in both divisions.
Operating earnings per diluted share increased by 16% to $1.29, benefiting from favorable insurance product margins and solid investment results.
The company returned $76 million to shareholders in the quarter and $310 million year-to-date, maintaining capital liquidity above target levels.
CNO Financial Group Inc (CNO) achieved its 13th consecutive quarter of strong insurance sales and 11th consecutive quarter of growth in producing agent count.
The company executed a second Bermuda treaty and made changes to its work site division's fee services business, expected to accelerate operating ROE improvement by 50 basis points through 2027.

Negative

CNO Financial Group Inc (CNO) decided to exit its fee services business due to underperformance, contributing a pre-tax annual loss of approximately $20 million.
The company recorded a $96.7 million impairment in non-operating income related to the goodwill and intangibles of acquired businesses, reflecting competitive market challenges.
Medicare Advantage policies sold were down 24%, indicating a shift in consumer preferences towards Medicare Supplement plans.
The work site fee services business faced intensified competition with lower-cost alternatives and new technologies disrupting its market position.
The exit from the fee services business is expected to result in charges estimated to be in the range of $15 to $20 million, impacting non-operating income.

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CNO.N - CNO Financial Group Inc
Q3 2025 CNO Financial Group Inc Earnings Call
Nov 04, 2025 / 04:00PM GMT

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Hello everyone, and thank you for joining us today for the CNO Financial Group 3rd quarter earnings call. My name is Sammy and I'll be coordinating your call today.

During the presentation, you can register a question by pressing followed by 1 on your telephone keypad. If you change your mind, please press star followed by 2 on your telephone keypad to remove yourself from the question queue. I'm not allowed to hand over to your host, Adam Orville from CNO to begin. Please go ahead, Adam.

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