---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001379041-26-000058"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EIG"
cik: "0001379041"
company_name: "Employers Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-29T20:33:54+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-29T20:35:18.338603+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Employers Holdings Q2 net income $29.1M, EPS $1.59 (+29% YoY); premiums down 20%; declares $0.34 dividend

## Summary
- Net income $29.1M ($1.59 diluted EPS) vs $29.7M ($1.23) prior year; adjusted EPS $0.70 vs $0.48.
- Gross premiums written $163.4M, down 19.6% YoY; net premiums earned $174.1M, down 12%.
- GAAP combined ratio 105.8% (106.7% ex-LPT) vs 105.6% (106.4% ex-LPT); loss ratio improved to 70.2%.
- Book value per share incl. Deferred Gain $52.58, up 9.0%; adjusted book value $53.26, up 5.6%.
- Declared $0.34/share dividend payable Aug 26, 2026; repurchased 651,752 shares at avg $42.43 in Q2.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001379041-26-000058
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EIG
- cik: 0001379041
- company_name: Employers Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-29T20:33:54+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1379041/000137904126000058/0001379041-26-000058-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1379041/000137904126000058/eig-20260729.htm

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