secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CITIZENS, INC. (CIA)
CIK:        0000024090
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-03-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000024090-24-000036
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Jon Stenberg appointed President of Citizens; named CEO effective July 1, 2024
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- Jon Stenberg appointed President effective March 18, 2024; to become CEO on July 1, 2024, succeeding Gerald Shields.
- Stenberg brings 30+ years experience; previously EVP at Symetra Life Insurance and GM at Ameriprise Financial.
- Employment agreement: base salary $450k (President) and $500k (CEO); annual bonus target $350k/$400k; LTI target $350k/$450k.
- Sign-on RSUs of $300k vesting over 3 years; relocation benefits up to $100k+ grossed up.
- Press release highlights no debt, positive net cash from operations since 2004, and AM Best rating for CICA Life.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/24090/000002409024000036/0000024090-24-000036-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/24090/000002409024000036/cia-20240318.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000024090-24-000036

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