RISK FACTORS
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See the disclosure under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and similar headings in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in any subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or subsequent filings with the SEC and the “Risk Factors” section in the applicable prospectus supplement for a discussion of the factors you should carefully consider before deciding to purchase our securities.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
All statements, trend analysis and other information contained in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, any free writing prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements give expectations or forecasts of future events and do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They may relate to markets for our products, trends in our operations or financial results, strategic alternatives, future operations, strategies, plans, partnerships, investments, share buybacks and other financial developments. They use words and terms such as “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “enable,” “estimate,” “expect,” “foreseeable,” “goal,” “improve,” “intend,” “likely,” “may,” “model,” “objective,” “opportunity,” “outlook,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “remain,” “risk,” “seek,” “should,” “strategy,” “target,” “will,” “would,” and other words and terms of similar meaning or that are otherwise tied to future periods or future performance, in each case in all forms of speech and derivative forms, or similar words, as well as any projections of future events or results. Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to a variety of assumptions, risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results projected. Many of these risks and uncertainties cannot be controlled by the Company. Factors that may cause our actual decisions or results to differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements include, among other things:
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results differing from assumptions, estimates, and models;
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interest rate condition changes;
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investments losses or failures to grow as quickly as expected due to market, credit, liquidity, concentration, default, and other risks;
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option costs increases;
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counterparty credit risks;
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third parties service-provider failures to perform or to comply with legal or regulatory requirements;
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poor attraction and retention of customers or distributors due to competitors’ greater resources, broader array of products, and higher ratings;
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information technology and communication systems failures or security breaches;
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credit or financial strength downgrades;
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inability to raise additional capital to support our business and sustain our growth on favorable terms;
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U.S. and global capital market and economic deterioration due to major public health issues, including political or social developments, or otherwise;
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failure to authorize and pay dividends on our preferred stock;
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subsidiaries’ inability to pay dividends or make other payments to us;
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failure at reinsurance, investment management, or third-party capital arrangements;
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failure to prevent excessive risk-taking;
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failure of policies and procedures to protect from operational risks;