Mr. Amit Chalam reports

SAGEN MI CANADA INC. REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER 2023 RESULTS AND DECLARES PREFERRED SHARE DIVIDEND

Sagen MI Canada Inc. today released its fourth quarter 2023 net income of $151-million.

On Jan. 1, 2023, the company adopted IFRS (international financial reporting standards) 17: Insurance Contracts (IFRS 17) and IFRS 9: Financial Instruments (IFRS 9) for the first time. IFRS 17 and IFRS 9 were applied to the company's financial statements retrospectively and comparative information was restated. IFRS 17 has had a material impact on the company's consolidated financial statements in 2023. Despite this impact, the company's business model and related risks are not affected by these changes in accounting policies.

For more details, refer to the company's fourth quarter 2023 consolidated financial statements and management's discussion and analysis (MD&A).

Fourth quarter 2023 financial results

Net income of $151-million was $92-million higher than in the same quarter in the prior year, primarily due to higher net insurance service result and higher investment income.

Preferred dividends

The company also announced today that its board of directors had declared a dividend of 33.75 cents per Class A preferred share, Series 1, payable on March 28, 2024, to holders of record at the close of business on March 15, 2024.

Sagen MI Canada designates any and all dividends paid or deemed for Canadian federal, provincial or territorial income tax purposes to be paid as eligible dividends, unless indicated otherwise in respect of dividends paid subsequent to this notification, and hereby notifies all recipients of such dividends of this designation.

Detailed operating results

For more information on the company's operating results, please refer to the company's MD&A as posted on SEDAR+ and available at SEDAR+.

This press release, as well as the company's fourth quarter 2023 consolidated financial statements and MD&A (management's discussion and analysis), are also posted on the investor section of the company's website. Investors are encouraged to review all of these materials.

About Sagen MI Canada Inc.

Sagen MI Canada, operating through its wholly owned subsidiary, Sagen Mortgage Insurance company Canada (doing business as Sagen), is the largest private sector residential mortgage insurer in Canada. The company provides mortgage default insurance to Canadian residential mortgage lenders, making homeownership more accessible to first-time homebuyers. Sagen differentiates itself through customer service excellence, innovative processing technology and a robust risk management framework. For more than two decades, the company has supported the housing market by providing thought leadership and a focus on the safety and soundness of the mortgage finance system. As at Dec. 31, 2023, the company had $6.9-billion total assets and $2.8-billion shareholders' equity.