---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001379041-26-000020"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EIG"
cik: "0001379041"
company_name: "Employers Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:39:33.315699+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Employers Holdings Q1 net income down to $10.2M; raises dividend 6.25%, authorizes $125M buyback

## Summary
- Q1 net income $10.2M ($0.52 diluted) vs $12.8M ($0.52); adjusted net income $10.3M ($0.53) vs $21.3M ($0.87).
- Gross premiums written $180.8M, down 14.8% YoY; net premiums earned $180.9M, down 1.1%.
- Combined ratio worsened to 107.1% from 102.0%; loss & LAE ratio 71.4% vs 66.0%.
- Book value per share incl deferred gain $51.26, up 8.9% YoY.
- Board raised quarterly dividend 6.25% to $0.34/share and authorized new $125M share repurchase program through Dec 2027.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001379041-26-000020
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EIG
- cik: 0001379041
- company_name: Employers Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1379041/000137904126000020/0001379041-26-000020-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1379041/000137904126000020/eig-20260429.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Employers Holdings, Inc. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $180.9 million, net income $10.2 million, EPS $0.52 per diluted share.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $180.9 million
  - Net income: $10.2 million
  - EPS: $0.52 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: million ($0.52 per diluted share); • Adjusted net income of $10.3 million ($0.53 per diluted share), versus $21.3 million ($0.87 per diluted share); • Gross premiums written of $180.8 million, versus $212.1 million; • Net premiums earned of $180.9 million, versus $183.0 million; • Loss and LAE ratio increased to 71.4% from 66.0%; • Commission expense ratio increased
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1379041/000137904126000020/0001379041-26-000020-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.