earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.80
United Fire Q2 net loss $56.4M; combined ratio 132.9% on reserve strengthening
UNITED FIRE GROUP INC
2023-Q2 EPS reported
-$2.21
revenue$534,193,000
- Net loss of $56.4M ($2.23 per diluted share); adjusted operating loss of $2.27 per share.
- Net premiums written up 14.6% to $299.1M; core commercial lines growth 10.1%.
- GAAP combined ratio 132.9% driven by 20.8 pts prior-period reserve strengthening and 13.0 pts catastrophe losses.
- Underlying combined ratio 99.1%; expense ratio improved to 34.5% from 35.2%.
- Book value per share fell 8.8% to $26.77; net investment income rose 23.4% to $11.3M.