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Enact Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results and Announces Quarterly Dividend
ACTEnact (ACT) GlobeNewswire·2025-02-04 21:15

Core Insights - Enact Holdings, Inc. reported strong financial performance for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024, highlighting effective strategy execution in a complex economic environment [2][4] Financial Performance - GAAP Net Income for Q4 2024 was 163million,or163 million, or 1.05 per diluted share, compared to 181million,or181 million, or 1.15 per diluted share in Q3 2024, and 157million,or157 million, or 0.98 per diluted share in Q4 2023 [3][4] - Adjusted Operating Income for Q4 2024 was 169million,or169 million, or 1.09 per diluted share, down from 182million,or182 million, or 1.16 per diluted share in Q3 2024, but up from 158million,or158 million, or 0.98 per diluted share in Q4 2023 [3][4] - The company achieved a Return on Equity of 13.0% and an Adjusted Operating Return on Equity of 13.5% for Q4 2024, compared to 14.7% and 14.8% in Q3 2024, respectively [3][4][22] Insurance Metrics - New Insurance Written (NIW) for Q4 2024 was approximately 13billion,adecreaseof213 billion, a decrease of 2% from Q3 2024 but an increase of 27% from Q4 2023 [4][8] - Primary Insurance In-Force (IIF) reached a record 269 billion, up 2% from 263billioninQ42023[3][4]ThePrimaryPersistencyRatewas82263 billion in Q4 2023 [3][4] - The Primary Persistency Rate was 82%, down from 83% in Q3 2024 and 86% in Q4 2023 [3][4] Capital Management - The company returned over 350 million to shareholders in 2024, including a quarterly cash dividend of 0.185percommonshare[3][4][8]PMIERsSufficiencywasreportedat1670.185 per common share [3][4][8] - PMIERs Sufficiency was reported at 167%, equating to 2.1 billion above the PMIERs requirements [3][4][22] Investment Income - Net Investment Income for Q4 2024 was 63million,anincreasefrom63 million, an increase from 61 million in Q3 2024 and 56millioninQ42023,drivenbyelevatedinterestrates[4][8]NetInvestmentLossesforthequarterwere56 million in Q4 2023, driven by elevated interest rates [4][8] - Net Investment Losses for the quarter were (7) million, compared to (1)millioninboththepreviousquarterandthesameperiodlastyear[4][8]ShareholderActionsThecompanyrepurchased7.6millionsharesatanaveragepriceof(1) million in both the previous quarter and the same period last year [4][8] Shareholder Actions - The company repurchased 7.6 million shares at an average price of 31.95 for a total of 243millionin2024[4][8]AsofDecember31,2024,Enactheld243 million in 2024 [4][8] - As of December 31, 2024, Enact held 243 million in cash and cash equivalents, along with $298 million in invested assets [4][8]