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MGIC Investment Corp. Q2 2024 Filing Summary

Business Context and Reporting Period

This Form 10-Q covers the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024. MGIC Investment Corporation is a holding company principally engaged in the mortgage insurance business through its subsidiary, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC). The company provides mortgage insurance to lenders and government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) to protect against losses from defaults on low down payment residential mortgage loans. As of July 26, 2024, there were 259,233,744 shares of common stock outstanding.

Key Financial Metrics

Note: Losses incurred are presented as negative values in the source text to indicate a reduction in income; the magnitude represents the expense.

Material Changes vs. Prior Period

• Profitability: Net income increased 7% quarter-over-quarter and 9% year-to-date compared to the prior year. This growth was primarily driven by a 17% increase in investment income (Q2) and a 19% increase (YTD), attributed to higher average investment yields (up 52 bps Q2, 55 bps YTD).
• Expenses: Other underwriting and operating expenses decreased 10% year-to-date, largely due to lower pension expenses and reduced professional/consulting fees compared to settlement charges incurred in 2023.
• Loss Reserves: Loss reserves decreased to $477.6 million from $505.4 million at year-end 2023. This reduction was driven by favorable loss development of $116.3 million on prior-year delinquencies, partially offset by new delinquencies.
• Portfolio: New Insurance Written (NIW) increased to $13.5 billion in Q2 2024 from $12.4 billion in Q2 2023. However, Insurance in Force (IIF) decreased slightly to $291.6 billion due to cancellations outpacing new business.

Guidance, Outlook, and Risks

• Outlook: Management expects 2024 NIW to be slightly higher than 2023. The in-force portfolio premium yield is expected to remain relatively flat in 2024.
• Capital & Liquidity: MGIC remains compliant with GSE Private Mortgage Insurer Eligibility Requirements (PMIERs), with Available Assets of $5.8 billion, exceeding Minimum Required Assets by $2.4 billion. The holding company has $773.4 million remaining under share repurchase authorizations.
• Dividends: The Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per share, payable August 22, 2024. MGIC paid $350 million in dividends to the holding company in the first six months of 2024.
• Risks & Contingencies:
  • Reinsurance: Trigger events occurred on Home Re 2019-1 and Home Re 2023-1 transactions. The company terminated the Home Re 2020-1 agreement in January 2024.
  • Regulatory: The NAIC has adopted a revised Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Model Act; adoption timing and impact on state regulations remain uncertain.
  • Credit Risk: Loss reserves are sensitive to economic conditions, unemployment, and home prices. A $1,000 change in average severity could impact reserves by approximately $7 million.

Investor Verification Checklist

• Reinsurance Credit: Verify the continued recognition of capital credit for reinsurance transactions under PMIERs, given the termination of the 2020 QSR and trigger events on Home Re transactions.
• Loss Reserve Adequacy: Monitor the sensitivity of loss reserves to changes in claim rates and severity, particularly given the favorable development of $116.3 million in the first half of 2024.
• Investment Portfolio: Review the $374.7 million in gross unrealized losses on fixed income securities to assess potential impact on fair value and liquidity if interest rates shift further.
• Regulatory Capital: Track the implementation of the revised NAIC Model Act and its potential impact on state capital requirements and reinsurance credit.
• Share Repurchases: Confirm the pace of share repurchases against the remaining $773.4 million authorization and its impact on diluted share count.