(Bloomberg) — Genworth Financial Inc. (NYSE:GNW) suspended sales of traditional life coverage and fixed annuity products so the company can focus on fixing the unit that provides long-term care insurance (LTCI) coverage.
The insurer posted a fourth-quarter loss of $292 million, or 59 cents a share, Richmond, Va.-based Genworth said Thursday in a statement. The company declined 12 percent to $2.45 in extended trading at 4:57 p.m. in New York.
Chief Executive Officer Tom McInerney has been selling assets and seeking to stabilize operations after the insurer suffered a $1.24 billion loss for 2014 tied to LTCI. He is also seeking to win regulator's approvals to increase LTCI rates and guard the company's bond rating.
"In our U.S. life insurance businesses, we are actively pursuing multiple restructuring actions to separate and isolate our LTC business and narrow our commercial focus, including through the suspension of traditional life and fixed annuity sales," he said in the statement.
The insurer has plunged 25 percent this year through Thursday's close and more than 80 percent since the end of 2013. Results were released after the end of regular trading.
