---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-25-002460"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DGICA"
cik: "0000800457"
company_name: "DONEGAL GROUP INC"
filed_at: "2025-04-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T07:37:54.100285+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Donegal Group Q1 net income surges to $25.2M; combined ratio improves to 91.6%

## Summary
- Net income of $25.2M ($0.71/diluted Class A) vs $6.0M ($0.18) a year ago; ROE 17.8% vs 4.9%.
- Combined ratio improved to 91.6% from 102.4%, driven by lower catastrophe losses and improved underwriting.
- Net premiums earned up 2.2% to $232.7M; net investment income up 9.2% to $12.0M.
- Book value per share increased 11.8% to $16.24 from $14.53 at March 31, 2024.
- Net investment losses (after tax) of $0.4M, compared to net investment gains of $1.7M in Q1 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-25-002460
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DGICA
- cik: 0000800457
- company_name: DONEGAL GROUP INC
- filed_at: 2025-04-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/800457/000117184325002460/0001171843-25-002460-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/800457/000117184325002460/f8k_042425.htm

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