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Mar 31, 2024
Old Republic Q1 2024 Earnings Report
Old Republic reported first quarter results with pretax income excluding investment gains increasing by 3.9% and diluted net operating income per share up by 9.8%.
Key Takeaways
Old Republic International Corporation reported a 3.9% increase in pretax income, excluding investment gains, for the first quarter of 2024, driven by strong growth in General Insurance, partially offset by a decline in Title Insurance. Diluted net operating income per share rose by 9.8%.
Diluted net operating income per share increased by 9.8% year-over-year, reaching $0.67.
The consolidated combined ratio was 94.3%, a 1.6 point increase from the previous year.
Net premiums and fees earned exceeded $1.6 billion, showing a 5.6% increase, boosted by double-digit growth in General Insurance but offset by a decline in Title Insurance.
Net investment income rose by 19.1% to $164.1 million, driven by higher investment yields.
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CapyFin.com Forward Guidance
Old Republic manages its insurance business for the long run, focusing on favorable underwriting results and maintaining financial strength. The company evaluates performance over 10-year intervals to account for economic and underwriting cycles.
Positive Outlook
- Achieving highly profitable operating results over the long term.
- Ensuring balance sheet strength for insurance underwriting subsidiaries' obligations.
- Focusing on underwriting and overall operating performance trends over 10-year intervals.
- Adapting to premium rate changes and reflecting underwriting results in financial statements.
- Quantifying reserved loss costs with greater certainty over longer periods.
Challenges Ahead
- Prices (premiums) charged for most products are set without knowing what the ultimate loss costs will be.
- Uncertainty regarding when claims will be paid, potentially many years after a policy was issued or expired.
- The insurance business is distinguished from most others in that the prices (premiums) charged for most products are set without knowing what the ultimate loss costs will be.
- The long-term nature of the insurance business.
- Old Republic therefore conducts the business with a primary focus on achieving favorable underwriting results over cycles, and on maintaining a sound financial condition to support our insurance underwriting subsidiaries' obligations to policyholders and their beneficiaries.