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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF) (FNF or the Company), a leading provider of title insurance and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries and a leading provider of insurance solutions serving retail annuity and life customers and institutional clients through its majority-owned, publicly traded subsidiary F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. (NYSE:FG) (F&G), today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025. Net earnings attributable to common shareholders for the third quarter were $358 million, or $1.33 per diluted share (per share), compared to net earnings of $266 million, or $0.97 per share, for the third quarter of 2024. Net earnings attributable to common shareholders include mark-to-market effects and non-recurring items; all of which are excluded from adjusted net earnings attributable to common shareholders. Adjusted net earnings attributable to common shareholders (adjusted net earnings) for the third quarter were $439 million, or $1.63 per share, compared to $356 million, or $1.30 per share, for the third quarter of 2024. The Title Segment contributed $330 million for the third quarter, compared to $244 million for the third quarter of 2024The F&G Segment contributed $139 million for the third quarter, compared to $135 million for the third quarter of 2024The Corporate Segment, before eliminating dividend income from F&G in the consolidated financial statements, had an adjusted net loss of $1 million for the third quarter, compared to adjusted net earnings of $3 million for the third quarter of 2024FNF's consolidated adjusted net earnings include significant income and expense items in the F&G Segment, as well as alternative investment portfolio returns from short-term mark-to-market movement that differ from long-term return expectations. Please see "Segment Financial Results" for F&G, as well as the "Non-GAAP Measures and Other Information" section for further explanation Company Highlights Title Segment delivered outstanding operating performance and industry leading margin: Total Title Segment revenue was $2.3 billion for the third quarter, an 8% increase over $2.1 billion for the third quarter of 2024. Total revenue, excluding recognized gains and losses, was $2.3 billion for the third quarter, a 13% increase over $2.0 billion for the third quarter of 2024. Our industry leading adjusted pre-tax title margin was 17.8% for the third quarter. These results reflect strong performance across the business, including commercial and refinance as well as our centralized and home warranty operations. Additionally, our disciplined expense management is driving strong incremental marginsF&G Segment assets under management growth was driven by continued strong annuity sales: F&G achieved record assets under management before flow reinsurance of $71.4 billion at the end of the third quarter, an increase of 14% over the third quarter of 2024. F&G's gross sales were $4.2 billion and net sales were $2.8 billion for the third quarterDynamic capital allocation strategy backed by stable cash generation supports shareholder value: FNF has repurchased 631,000 shares for $37.5 million, at an average price of $59.37 per share, in the third quarter and paid common dividends of $0.50 per share for $135 million. FNF ended the quarter with $733 million in cash and short-term liquid investments at the holding company William P. Foley, II, Chairman, commented, "We delivered strong third quarter results across both our Title business and F&G segment, demonstrating the power of our complementary businesses and our ability to execute in dynamic market conditions. Our Title business achieved an industry leading adjusted pre-tax title margin of 17.8% while F&G had one of their best sales quarters in their history which drove assets under management over $70 billion, a significant milestone for the business. This performance is generating strong free cash flows and we have returned $627 million to our shareholders in the first nine months of the year through share buybacks and our quarterly dividend while also investing $150 million in F&G's common equity raise earlier this year." Summary Financial Results Segment Financial Results Title Segment This segment consists of the operations of the Company's title insurance underwriters and related businesses, which provide core title insurance and escrow and other title-related services including loan sub-servicing, valuations, default services, and home warranty. Mike Nolan, Chief Executive Officer, added, "Our third quarter Title results were driven by very strong performance across the business, including commercial and refinance, as well as our disciplined expense management. Commercial continues to be the standout with revenues rising 34% compared to the third quarter of 2024, as activity remains broad based across several asset classes. While the residential housing market remains challenging, our management team has a proven track record of managing our business to the trend in opened orders, as evidenced by our industry leading pre-tax title margin in the third quarter. This discipline has generated a steady level of free cash flow, allowing us to continue to invest in our business through attractive acquisitions and technology as we continue to build for the long term." Third Quarter 2025 Highlights Total revenue of $2.3 billion, compared with $2.1 billion in the third quarter of 2024Total revenue, excluding recognized gains and losses, of $2.3 billion, a 13% increase over the third quarter of 2024Direct title premiums of $678 million, a 19% increase over third quarter of 2024Agency title premiums of $890 million, a 13% increase over third quarter of 2024Commercial revenue of $389 million, a 34% increase over third quarter of 2024Purchase orders opened on a daily basis were in line with the third quarter of 2024 and purchase orders closed increased 1% on a daily basisRefinance orders opened increased 15% on a daily basis and refinance orders closed increased 23% on a daily basis over the third quarter of 2024Commercial orders opened increased 8% and commercial orders closed increased 19% over the third quarter of 2024Total fee per file of $3,994 for the third quarter, an 8% increase over the third quarter of 2024 Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results Pre-tax title margin of 15.8% and industry leading adjusted pre-tax title margin of 17.8% for the third quarter, compared to 17.7% and 15.9%, respectively, for the third quarter of 2024Pre-tax earnings in Title for the third quarter of $359 million, compared with $372 million for the third quarter of 2024Adjusted pre-tax earnings in Title for the third quarter of $410 million, compared with $323 million for the third quarter of 2024; these results reflect strong performance across the business, including commercial and refinance as well as our centralized and home warranty operations. Additionally, our disciplined expense management is driving strong incremental margins F&G Segment This segment consists of operations of FNF's majority-owned subsidiary F&G, a leading provider of insurance solutions serving retail annuity and life customers and funding agreement and pension risk transfer institutional clients. Chris Blunt, F&G's Chief Executive Officer, said, "We delivered outstanding third quarter results highlighted by record assets under management before flow reinsurance of $71 billion fueled by one of our best sales quarters in history, the launch of our new reinsurance sidecar, and strong performance across our business through the third quarter as we execute on our strategy and make continued progress towards our 2023 Investor Day targets. Our business continues to benefit from increased scale and disciplined expense management, as our ratio of operating expense to AUM before flow reinsurance has improved to 52 basis points, down 10 basis points from the third quarter of 2024, with further improvement expected by the end of the year. Our high quality investment portfolio is performing well and credit related impairments remain below our pricing assumption. F&G is becoming a more fee based, higher margin and capital light business as we leverage our position as one of the industry's largest sellers of annuities and life insurance." Third Quarter 2025 AUM before flow reinsurance was $71.4 billion at the end of the third quarter, an increase of 14% over the third quarter of 2024. This included retained AUM of $56.6 billion, an increase of 8% over $52.5 billion at the end of the third quarter of 2024Gross sales were $4.2 billion for the third quarter, an increase of 8% over the third quarter of 2024, driven by favorable market conditions and strong demand for retirement savings productsCore sales were $2.2 billion for the third quarter, modestly above the third quarter of 2024, reflecting strong indexed annuity, indexed universal life and pension risk transfer salesOpportunistic sales were $2.0 billion for the third quarter, split between multiyear guaranteed annuities and funding agreements, compared to $1.7 billion in the third quarter of 2024 which was solely comprised of multiyear guaranteed annuities. Opportunistic volumes vary quarter to quarter depending on economics and market opportunityNet sales were $2.8 billion for the third quarter, compared to $2.4 billion in the third quarter of 2024; this reflects flow reinsurance at varying ceded amounts in line with capital targets for multiyear guaranteed annuities and fixed indexed annuities, including our new reinsurance sidecar, effective August 1, 2025Net earnings attributable to common shareholders for F&G Segment were $98 million for the third quarter due to unfavorable mark-to-market movement, compared to a net loss of $5 million for the third quarter of 2024 which included unfavorable mark-to-market movementAdjusted net earnings attributable to common shareholders for F&G Segment were $139 million for the third quarter, compared to $135 million for the third quarter of 2024F&G Segment adjusted net earningsof $139 million for the third quarter of 2025 included income from $8 million, or $0.03 per share, tax valuation allowance benefit and $3 million, or $0.01 per share, of actuarial reserve release. Investment income from alternative investments was $55 million, or $0.20 per share, below management's long-term expected return of approximately 10%F&G Segment adjusted net earnings of $135 million for the third quarter of 2024 included net expense of $14 million of actuarial assumption updates; partially offset by income from a $12 million tax valuation allowance benefit. Investment income from alternative investments was $35 million below management's long-term expected return of approximately 10%As compared to the prior year quarter and excluding the above items, adjusted net earnings reflect asset growth, growing fees from accretive flow reinsurance, steady owned distribution margin and disciplined expense management driving scale benefit; partially offset by higher interest expense on debtPlease see "Segment Financial Results" for F&G under "Non-GAAP Measures and Other Information" for further explanation Conference Call We will host a call with investors and analysts to discuss FNF's third quarter of 2025 results on Friday, November 7, 2025, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Events and Multimedia page of the FNF Investor Relations website at fnf.com. The conference call replay will be available via webcast through the FNF Investor Relations website at fnf.com. About Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF) is a leading provider of title insurance and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries. FNF is the nation's largest title insurance company through its title insurance underwriters - Fidelity National Title, Chicago Title, Commonwealth Land Title, Alamo Title and National Title of New York - that collectively issue more title insurance policies than any other title company in the United States. More information about FNF can be found at fnf.com. F&G is part of the FNF family of companies. F&G is committed to helping Americans turn their aspirations into reality. F&G is a leading provider of insurance solutions serving retail annuity and life customers and institutional clients and is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. For more information, please visit fglife.com. Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is the term used to refer to the standard framework of guidelines for financial accounting. GAAP includes the standards, conventions, and rules accountants follow in recording and summarizing transactions and in the preparation of financial statements. In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with GAAP, this earnings release includes non-GAAP financial measures, which the Company believes are useful to help investors better understand its financial performance, competitive position and prospects for the future. These non-GAAP measures include adjusted net earnings per share, adjusted pre-tax title earnings, adjusted pre-tax title earnings as a percentage of adjusted title revenue (adjusted pre-tax title margin), adjusted net earnings attributable to common shareholders (adjusted net earnings), assets under management (AUM), average assets under management (AAUM) and sales. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures may be useful in certain instances to provide additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods. Our non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other organizations because other organizations may not calculate such non-GAAP measures in the same manner as we do. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation of or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. By disclosing these non-GAAP financial measures, FNF believes it offers investors a greater understanding of, and an enhanced level of transparency into, the means by which the Company's management operates the Company. Any non-GAAP measures should be considered in context with the GAAP financial presentation and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP net earnings, net earnings attributable to common shareholders, net earnings per share, or any other measures derived in accordance with GAAP as measures of operating performance or liquidity. Further, FNF's non-GAAP measures may be calculated differently from similarly titled measures of other companies. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are provided below. Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements regarding our expectations, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. Because such statements are based on expectations as to future financial and operating results and are not statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those projected. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The risks and uncertainties which forward-looking statements are subject to include, but are not limited to: changes in general economic, business, political crisis, war and pandemic conditions, including ongoing geopolitical conflicts; consumer spending; government spending; the volatility and strength of the capital markets; investor and consumer confidence; foreign currency exchange rates; commodity prices; inflation levels; changes in trade policy; tariffs and trade sanctions on goods; trade wars; supply chain disruptions; weakness or adverse changes in the level of real estate activity, which may be caused by, among other things, high or increasing interest rates, a limited supply of mortgage funding or a weak U.S. economy; our potential inability to find suitable acquisition candidates; our dependence on distributions from our title insurance underwriters as a main source of cash flow; significant competition that F&G and our operating subsidiaries face; compliance with extensive government regulation of our operating subsidiaries, including regulation of title insurance and services and privacy and data protection laws; systems damage, failures, interruptions, cyberattacks and intrusions, or unauthorized data disclosures; and other risks detailed in the "Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information," "Risk Factors" and other sections of FNF's Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
