CITIZENS, INC.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
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- P/E (TTM)
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- Dividend yield
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About Citizens
Life Insurance, SIC 6311
Citizens, Inc. is an insurance holding company providing life insurance and financial products across two business segments: International Insurance and Domestic Insurance. The international segment issues U.S. dollar-denominated whole life policies, endowments, and living benefits, serving middle- and upper-middle-class individuals abroad. The domestic segment sells life insurance, concentrating on simplified-issue final expense policies to assist families and lower-income individuals with funeral costs, alongside burial and critical illness coverage.
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company operates across both domestic and international markets. In the United States, it is licensed in 43 states, maintains district offices in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas, and distributes products through more than 5,000 appointed independent agents. Globally, the enterprise maintains active policies in over 80 foreign countries, primarily across Latin America and the Pacific Rim, supported by operational facilities in Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
Summary of the business section of Citizens's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- CITIZENS, INC.
- Founded
- 1969
- Headquarters
- Austin, TX
- Address
- 11815 Alterra Pkwy, Suite 1500 78758
- Phone
- (512) 837-7100
- Employees
- 246, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Life Insurance
- Incorporated in
- Colorado
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- GRANT THORNTON LLP, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- CIA
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Shares outstanding
- 51M, Jul 31, 2026
- Public float
- $168.53M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 24090
- CUSIP
- 174740100
- ISIN
- US1747401008
- LEI
- 549300Z39SMLUE3VF522
- EIN
- 84-0755371
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Stenberg | President & CEO, Director | 519,674 |
| Bryon Matthew Lewis | Chief Operations Officer | 13,407 |
| Paula L. Guerrero | Chief Information Officer | 21,000 |
| Seth Alan Hoxworth | Chief Actuary | 11,194 |
| Jeffery P. Conklin | CFO & Treasurer | 192,773 |
| Sheryl L. Kinlaw | Chief Legal Officer | 101,429 |
| Harvey J. Waite | Chief Actuary | 84,032 |
| Robert M. Mauldin III | VP, Chief Marketing Officer | 0 |
| Michael Philip Harwood | Director | 11,096 |
| Sean Samuel McLaughlin | Director | 0 |
| Peter M. Carlson | Director | 12,012 |
| Christopher W. Claus | Director | 84,405 |
| Mary Taylor | Director | 60,831 |
| Cynthia H. Davis | Director | 58,352 |
| Jerry Davis | Director | 74,985 |
| James Keith Morgan | Director | 94,182 |
| Terry Sam Maness | Director | 48,164 |
| Gerald Shields | Director | 303,943 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Shields | $0 | $0 | $785.44K | $227 | – |
| FY2025 Stenberg | $1.49M | $1.71M | $785.44K | $227 | – |
| FY2024 Shields | $956.18K | $989.82K | $842.19K | $76 | – |
| FY2024 Stenberg | $1.44M | $1.78M | $842.19K | $76 | – |
| FY2023 Shields | $1.40M | $1.34M | $605.91K | $51 | – |
| FY2023 Stenberg | $0 | $0 | $605.91K | $51 | – |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we employed 243 full-time and 3 part-time individuals across the United States and Puerto Rico, none of whom are subject to a collective bargaining agreement. Our employees ”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings