Q3 FY26 · Ended Sep 30, 2026 · View SEC filing
The portfolio, not underwriting, earned the profit
Claims and costs exceeded premiums, so investment income alone was larger than the entire pre-tax result.
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Premiums earned fell 18.1% while losses fell only 14.3%, so each premium dollar carried more claims.
Unrealized losses on securities passed through equity at about four times the quarter's net income of $233 million.
Higher tax explains almost all of the fall in net income, and share repurchases lifted earnings per share anyway.
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