earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
Hanover Q3 net income $0.24 EPS; catastrophe losses $195.8M drive combined ratio to 104.4%
HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
2023-Q3 EPS reported
-$2.03
revenue$4,464,700,000
- Net income $8.6M ($0.24/diluted) vs $0.5M ($0.01) prior year; operating income $6.8M ($0.19) vs $35.7M ($0.99).
- Combined ratio 104.4% (catastrophe losses 13.7 pts); ex-catastrophe combined ratio improved to 90.7% from 94.2%.
- Net premiums written up 6.0% to $1.596B; renewal price increases of 18.0% in Personal Lines, 12.9% in Specialty, 11.8% in Core Commercial.
- Personal Lines operating loss before tax $100.4M vs loss $18.8M prior year, driven by $144.3M catastrophe losses.
- Book value per share $59.21, down 5.4% from June 30; no share repurchases in quarter.