earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.65
Hanover estimates Q2 cat losses of $157.1M; combined ratio 99.2% ex-CAT 88.5%
HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
2024-Q2 EPS reported
$4.30
revenue$3,087,800,000
- Catastrophe losses $157.1M pre-tax (10.7 pts net earned premium) from severe convective storms, mostly Personal Lines.
- Combined ratio of 99.2%; ex-CAT combined ratio of 88.5% for Q2 2024.
- After-tax net income of $1.12 per diluted share; operating income of $1.88 per diluted share.
- Executives cite catastrophe management plan progress and 'massive' YoY improvement in ex-CAT Personal Lines loss ratio.
- Sale of lower coupon fixed income securities to offset expiring tax gains from 2021.