earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.65
Hanover Q3 net income $0.2M ($0.01 EPS); combined ratio 101.0%; book value down 10.5%
HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
2022-Q3 EPS reported
$3.53
revenue$3,989,900,000
- Operating income $35.7M ($0.99/sh) vs $30.8M prior year; net income $0.2M ($0.01/sh) down from $34.0M.
- Net premiums written +9.5% to $1,505M; core commercial +5.9%, specialty +12.6%, personal lines +11.3%.
- Catastrophe losses $90.1M (6.8 pts), including $28M from Hurricane Ian; combined ratio 101.0% vs 102.3%.
- Book value per share $64.59, down 10.5% from June 30, 2022 due to fixed maturity fair value decline.
- Personal lines operating loss $18.8M; current accident year loss ratio excl. catastrophes rose 9.9 pts to 72.3% on inflation.