-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Dgk55g2hwYFtGz1ECUamhI6tOaKpdJSK0A4US1cM2sov09MJ61bOLrhQJU2zfgdP OvdHOL8HH/javOShAH+z6A== 0001193125-06-187712.txt : 20061227 0001193125-06-187712.hdr.sgml : 20061227 20060908135600 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-06-187712 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060908 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001276520 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: LIFE INSURANCE [6311] IRS NUMBER: 331073076 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6620 WEST BROAD STREET CITY: RICHMOND STATE: VA ZIP: 23230 BUSINESS PHONE: 804-281-6000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6620 WEST BROAD STREET CITY: RICHMOND STATE: VA ZIP: 23230 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Correspondence Letter

 

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6620 West Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23230

www.genworth.com

September 8, 2006

Via Federal Express and EDGAR

Mr. Jim B. Rosenberg

Senior Assistant Chief Accountant

Division of Corporation Finance

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC 20549

 

Re: Genworth Financial, Inc. (“Genworth”)

Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005

File No. 1-32195

Dear Mr. Rosenberg:

Reference is made to your letter dated August 25, 2006 to Michael D. Fraizer, Genworth’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, setting forth the Staff’s comments on the above-referenced document (the “Comment Letter”). We are submitting this letter to confirm my conversation with your colleague Frank Wyman (Staff Accountant) on September 7, 2006 regarding the timing of Genworth’s response to the Staff’s Comment Letter. As discussed with Mr. Wyman, we anticipate providing a complete response to the Comment Letter by the end of September 2006.

Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (804) 662-2680.

Sincerely,

 

/s/ Scott R. Lindquist

Scott R. Lindquist
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

cc: Don Abbott, SEC Senior Staff Accountant

Frank Wyman, SEC Staff Accountant

Michael D. Fraizer, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Victor C. Moses, Senior Vice President and Acting Chief Financial Officer

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