Strong Operating Income and Returns
Group operating income of $648 million; net operating return on equity of 16.7% and annualized total shareholder return of 16.1% for the quarter.
Robust Underwriting Results in Treaty Reinsurance
Treaty Reinsurance generated $315 million of underwriting income on an 87.2% combined ratio; gross written premium of $2.7 billion (down ~8.9% YoY) driven by disciplined casualty reductions.
Durable Investment Income
Net investment income of $567 million (book yield stable at 4.5%); alternative assets contributed $156 million of net income vs $55 million prior year; fixed income portfolio duration ~3.5 years and average credit rating AA-.
Capital Return & Share Repurchases Accelerated
Repurchased ~$331 million of shares in Q1 and an additional $100 million in April; company raised the quarterly buyback floor to $300 million, signaling strong capital return focus.
Improved Reserve Position and Favorable Prior-Year Development
Favorable reserve development of $33 million in the quarter (primarily short-tail/property); management describes overall reserve position as robust with no material movements in U.S. Casualty.
Progress on Strategic Reset and Portfolio Rotation
Underlying premium (ex-divestitures & runoff) down 6.4%, consistent with strategy prioritizing profitability over volume; portfolio rotating toward short-tail and specialty lines with over $1.2 billion of casualty premium reduced since Jan 2024.
Global Wholesale & Specialty Early Execution
First quarter as the go-forward platform produced $23 million of underwriting income on $793 million GWP and saw a 3.8-point improvement in attritional loss performance (GWS attritional loss ratio 58.9%).
Balance Sheet and Book Value Trends
Shareholders' equity $15.3 billion ($15.7 billion excluding unrealized AFS depreciation); book value per share excluding unrealized depreciation $393.02, a 4% improvement from year-end 2025 adjusted for dividends.