The company said Premiums and other considerations for the Retirement and Income Solutions segment increased $975.3 million, primarily due to higher sales of single premium group annuities with life contingencies. It said Benefits, claims and settlement expenses for the same segment increased $1,325.4 million.

1. 01

   The company said Premiums and other considerations for the Retirement and Income Solutions segment increased $975.3 million, primarily due to higher sales of single premium group annuities with life contingencies. It said Benefits, claims and settlement expenses for the same segment increased $1,325.4 million.

2. 02

   The company said its effective income tax rate decreased from 20% in 2022 to 9% in 2023. It also said the decrease in the market risk benefit remeasurement loss included a favorable impact of $226.0 million from the settlement of periodic and final derivatives used to hedge MRBs.

3. 03

   Principal Financial Group cited lower Principal Global Investors management fee revenue of $62.7 million and lower performance fee revenue of $35.4 million as the factors behind the decrease in Fees and other revenues for the Principal Asset Management segment. It said the foreign currency effect of $22.0 million at Principal International partially offset these decreases.

4. 04

   The company said net cash from operating activities was $3,792.4 million in 2023 ($3,172.9 million in 2022), and net cash from investing activities was $(1,346.9) million. In 2023, dividends from Principal Life to its parent were $1,200.0 million, and cash and liquid assets at the holding company and other entities were $2,631.3 million.

Key figures

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Revenue

$13.7B

Net income

$623M

EPS

$2.55

Operating cash flow

$3.8B

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