Strong Operating Results
Reported operating income of $591 million, annualized operating return on equity of 22%, operating earnings per share of $13.75, and tangible book value per share up 1.5% to $233.49.
Robust Underwriting Performance
Underwriting income of $589 million with an overall adjusted combined ratio of 72%; Property Cat current accident year loss ratio 10.2% (adjusted combined ratio 19.2%) and Other Property current accident year loss ratio 55.5% (adjusted combined ratio 56.1%) with ~11 and ~29 percentage points of favorable development, respectively.
Diversified Drivers of Profit
Balanced contributions from underwriting, fee income (~$94 million), and retained net investment income; fee income included $48 million management fees and $46 million performance fees, supporting 15 percentage points of contribution to return on average common equity in the quarter.
Capital Deployment and Share Repurchases
Repurchased $353 million of shares during the quarter (1.2 million shares at an average price of $289) and $458 million year-to-date through April 24; since 2024 repurchased ~11 million shares (~$2.7 billion), enhancing shareholder returns.
Portfolio Positioning and Growth
Deployed $1 billion of new limit into Property Cat (higher‑margin business) and kept Property Cat gross written premiums roughly flat (down ~3% ex-reinstatements), demonstrating ability to grow selectively despite mid‑teen rate declines.
Improved Investment Economics
Extended retained portfolio duration to 3.4 years (from 3.0) and increased new money yield from ~4.8% to ~5.1% by reallocating from short-term Treasuries into high-quality investment-grade corporate credit; reduced gold position to lock in gains.
Prudent Risk Management in Casualty and Specialty
Casualty and Specialty underwriting disciplined with adjusted combined ratio of 99.4%; reduced exposure to social-inflation‑sensitive general liability by ~40% over two years and increased ceded reinsurance to 20% of Casualty and Specialty premiums (from 13% a year ago).
Resilient Capital & Liquidity
Maintains strong capital and liquidity position while continuing disciplined capital returns and selective deployment into underwriting and private capital solutions (private credit ~5% of investment portfolio).