earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
Hanover Insurance estimates Q4 cat loss $190M pre-tax; Winter Storm Elliott $165M; expects Q4 net loss ($0.33)/share
HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
2022-FY EPS reported
$3.21
revenue$5,468,600,000
- Q4 catastrophe loss estimate ~$190M pre-tax (13.9 points), $137M above catastrophe assumption.
- Winter Storm Elliott accounted for ~$165M pre-tax of catastrophe losses, primarily impacting core commercial.
- Q4 combined ratio ex-catastrophes 94.1%; full-year ex-cat ratio 92.1% within guidance of 92.0%-92.5%.
- Expected Q4 after-tax net loss per share $(0.33); operating loss per share $(1.05).
- CEO reports double-digit renewal price increases in all three business segments in Q4.