6620 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23230
www.genworth.com
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6620 West Broad Street Richmond, VA 23230 |
April 7, 2009
VIA FedEx and EDGAR
Mr. Jim B. Rosenberg
Senior Assistant Chief Accountant
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
| Re: | Genworth Financial, Inc. |
Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2008
File No. 001-32195
Dear Mr. Rosenberg:
Reference is made to your letter dated April 3, 2009 to Patrick B. Kelleher, Senior Vice President — Chief Financial Officer, Genworth Financial, Inc. (“Genworth” or “we”), setting forth the Staff’s comments on the above-referenced filing (the “Comment Letter”). We are submitting this letter to confirm my conversation with your colleague, Don Abbott, on April 6, 2009 regarding the timing of Genworth’s response to the Comment Letter. As discussed with Mr. Abbott, we anticipate providing a complete response to the Comment Letter on or before May 11, 2009.
Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (804) 662-2685.
Sincerely,
| /s/ Amy R. Corbin |
| Amy R. Corbin |
| Vice President and Controller |
| (Principal Accounting Officer) |
cc:
Don Abbott, Review Accountant, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Dana Hartz, Staff Accountant, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Michael D. Fraizer, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Genworth Financial, Inc.
Patrick B. Kelleher, Senior Vice President — Chief Financial Officer, Genworth Financial, Inc.