Q3 FY26 · Ended Sep 30, 2026 · View SEC filing
Last year's profit was mostly a stock rally
Investment gains fell to $20M from $853M, which explains nearly all of the drop in profit this quarter.
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Premiums arrive before claims are paid, so the gap is invested; that income alone was 58.8% of pretax income.
The current-year loss ratio before catastrophes eased to 56.8%, so the underlying book is pricing ahead of claims.
Agents move seasoned accounts to the company, which the filing says tend to be priced more accurately.
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