secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CITIZENS, INC. (CIA)
CIK:        0000024090
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-03-14T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000024090-22-000007
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Citizens reports Q4 2021 net income $38.1M vs $1.5M YoY; updates governance guidelines
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- Q4 2021 net income $38.1M ($0.77/diluted share) vs $1.5M in Q4 2020; full year net income $36.8M vs $11.0M loss.
- Q4 included release of $43.8M uncertain tax position and $12.6M goodwill impairment; pre-tax net loss $6.8M vs $2.3M prior year.
- Renewal premiums up 4% to $44.7M, first year premiums $4.7M (down 11% YoY); claims/surrenders down 17%.
- Book value per class A share $6.41, up 20% QoQ and 8% YoY; total assets $1.9B, no debt.
- Board adopted director ownership guidelines (2.5x retainer), director resignation policy, mandatory retirement at 75 (grandfathered to 80), 12-year term limit.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/24090/000002409022000007/0000024090-22-000007-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/24090/000002409022000007/cia-20220308.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000024090-22-000007

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