Insurance group CNA Financial Corporation has published its financial results for the second quarter of 2024.
Here’s how the company fared in the three and six months ended June 30:
|
Metric |
Q2 2024 |
Q2 2023 |
H1 2024 |
H1 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Net income |
US$317 million |
US$283 million |
US$655 million |
US$580 million |
|
Core income |
US$326 million |
US$308 million |
US$681 million |
US$633 million |
|
P&C core income |
US$380 million |
US$374 million |
US$752 million |
US$720 million |
|
Life & group core income (loss) |
US$(1 million) |
US$(20 million) |
US$4 million |
US$(23 million) |
|
Corporate & other core income (loss) |
US$(53 million) |
US$(46 million) |
US$(75 million) |
US$(64 million) |
|
Net investment income |
US$618 million |
US$575 million |
US$1.23 billion |
US$1.10 billion |
Commenting on the numbers, chair and chief executive Dino E. Robusto (pictured) said: “We produced outstanding results in the quarter with an US$18 million increase in core income to US$326 million, leading to record core income in the first half of 2024. Net investment income was up 7% as yields in our fixed income portfolio increased again this quarter and our alternatives portfolio generated strong returns.
“Despite the elevated industry catastrophe losses, the all-in combined ratio for overall P&C was 94.8%, inclusive of pretax catastrophe losses of US$82 million or 3.5 points which was consistent with our recent five-year average.
“The P&C underlying combined ratio was 91.6%, which generated the fifth consecutive quarter of underlying underwriting gain of US$200 million or more with all three business segments (specialty, commercial, and international) contributing meaningfully to the bottom line.”
Robusto, who will become executive chairman next year when Doug Worman takes over as president and CEO, added that his camp remains optimistic about the second half of 2024.
Meanwhile, the company declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.44 per share payable on August 29.
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