Travelers Reports Excellent Third Quarter and Year-to-Date Results

Third Quarter 2025 Net Income per Diluted Share of $8.24, up 52%, and Return on Equity of 24.7%

Third Quarter 2025 Core Income per Diluted Share of $8.14, up 55%, and Core Return on Equity of 22.6%

• Third quarter net income of $1.888 billion, up 50%, and core income of $1.867 billion, up 53%.
• Consolidated combined ratio improved 5.9 points from the prior year quarter to an excellent 87.3%.
• Underlying combined ratio improved 1.7 points from the prior year quarter to an exceptional 83.9%.
• Catastrophe losses were $402 million pre-tax compared to $939 million in the prior year quarter.
• Net investment income increased 15% after-tax over the prior year quarter to $850 million.
• Total capital returned to shareholders of $878 million, including $628 million of share repurchases.
• Strong growth in book value per share, up 16%, and adjusted book value per share, up 15%, compared to the prior year quarter.

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Travelers Companies, Inc. today reported net income of $1.888 billion, or $8.24 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, compared to $1.260 billion, or $5.42 per diluted share, in the prior year quarter. Core income in the current quarter was $1.867 billion, or $8.14 per diluted share, compared to $1.218 billion, or $5.24 per diluted share, in the prior year quarter. Core income increased primarily due to lower catastrophe losses, a higher underlying underwriting gain (i.e., excluding net prior year reserve development and catastrophe losses) and higher net investment income, partially offset by lower net favorable prior year reserve development. Net realized investment gains in the current quarter were $27 million pre-tax ($21 million after-tax), compared to $55 million pre-tax ($42 million after-tax) in the prior year quarter. Per diluted share amounts benefited from the impact of share repurchases.

“We are very pleased to report another quarter of excellent results,” said Alan Schnitzer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We earned core income of $1.9 billion, or $8.14 per diluted share, generating core return on equity of 22.6%. Very strong underwriting results and higher investment income drove the bottom line. Underwriting income of $1.4 billion pre-tax more than doubled compared to the prior year quarter, benefiting from both a lower level of catastrophe losses and higher underlying underwriting income. The underlying result was driven by higher net earned premiums and an underlying combined ratio that improved to an exceptional 83.9%. Underwriting income was higher in all three segments. Our high-quality investment portfolio continued to perform well, generating after-tax net investment income of $850 million, up 15%. During the quarter, we returned almost $900 million of excess capital to shareholders, including $628 million of share repurchases.

“In the third quarter, we grew net written premiums to $11.5 billion with terrific execution by our field organization. In Business Insurance, we grew net written premiums by 3% to $5.7 billion, led by 4% growth in our domestic business. We grew our leading Middle Market business and our Select Accounts small commercial business by 7% and 4%, respectively. Renewal premium change in the segment of 7.1% and retention of 85% both remained strong. In Bond & Specialty Insurance, we grew net written premiums to $1.1 billion, with higher renewal premium change and continued strong retention of 87% in our high-quality management liability business. Net written premium in our market-leading surety business remained strong. In Personal Insurance, net written premiums were $4.7 billion with strong renewal premium change in our Homeowners business.

“Our trailing twelve-month core return on equity of 18.7% reflects consistently superior underwriting performance driven by competitive advantages that distinguish us in the marketplace along with the returns from our more than $100 billion investment portfolio. Over this same period, we grew adjusted book value per share by 15%, after returning more than $2.7 billion of excess capital to shareholders and making substantial investments in transformative technology. Looking ahead, this strong momentum, the benefit of scale and the compelling opportunities before us give us great confidence in the outlook for our business.”

Third Quarter 2025 Results

(All comparisons vs. third quarter 2024, unless noted otherwise)

Net income of $1.888 billion increased $628 million, driven by higher core income, partially offset by lower net realized investment gains. Core income of $1.867 billion increased $649 million, primarily due to lower catastrophe losses, a higher underlying underwriting gain and higher net investment income, partially offset by lower net favorable prior year reserve development. The underlying underwriting gain benefited from higher business volumes. Net realized investment gains were $27 million pre-tax ($21 million after-tax), compared to $55 million pre-tax ($42 million after-tax) in the prior year quarter.

Combined ratio:

• The combined ratio of 87.3% improved 5.9 points due to lower catastrophe losses (5.2 points) and an improvement in the underlying combined ratio (1.7 points), partially offset by lower net favorable prior year reserve development (1.0 points).

• The underlying combined ratio improved 1.7 points to an exceptional 83.9%. See below for further details by segment.

• Net favorable prior year reserve development in Personal Insurance and Bond & Specialty Insurance was partially offset by net unfavorable prior year reserve development in Business Insurance driven by the Company’s annual in-depth asbestos review. See below for further details by segment.

• Catastrophe losses primarily resulted from severe wind and hail storms in multiple states.

Net investment income of $1.033 billion pre-tax ($850 million after-tax) increased 14%, primarily due to growth in average invested assets and a higher average yield in the long-term fixed income investment portfolio.

Net written premiums of $11.473 billion increased 1%. See below for further details by segment.

Year-to-Date 2025 Results

(All comparisons vs. year-to-date 2024, unless noted otherwise)

Net income of $3.792 billion increased $875 million, driven by higher core income, partially offset by net realized investment losses compared to net realized investment gains in the prior year period. Core income of $3.814 billion increased $915 million, primarily due to a higher underlying underwriting gain, higher net investment income and higher net favorable prior year reserve development, partially offset by higher catastrophe losses. The underlying underwriting gain benefited from higher business volumes. Net realized investment losses were $28 million pre-tax ($22 million after-tax), compared to net realized investment gains of $25 million pre-tax ($18 million after-tax) in the prior year period.

Combined ratio:

• The combined ratio of 93.2% improved 2.5 points due to an improvement in the underlying combined ratio (2.6 points) and higher net favorable prior year reserve development (0.7 points), partially offset by higher catastrophe losses (0.8 points).

• The underlying combined ratio of 84.4% improved 2.6 points. See below for further details by segment.

• Net favorable prior year reserve development occurred in all segments. See below for further details by segment.

• Catastrophe losses included the third quarter events described above, as well as the January 2025 California wildfires and severe wind and hail storms in multiple states in the first six months of 2025.

Net investment income of $2.905 billion pre-tax ($2.387 billion after-tax) increased 10% driven by the same factors described above for the third quarter of 2025.

Net written premiums of $33.531 billion increased 3%. See below for further details by segment.

Shareholders’ Equity

Shareholders’ equity of $31.609 billion increased 13% over year-end 2024, primarily due to net income of $3.792 billion and lower net unrealized investment losses, partially offset by common share repurchases and dividends to shareholders. Net unrealized investment losses included in shareholders’ equity were $2.484 billion pre-tax ($1.970 billion after-tax), compared to $4.609 billion pre-tax ($3.640 billion after-tax) at year-end 2024. The decrease in net unrealized investment losses was driven by lower interest rates. Book value per share of $141.72 increased 16% over September 30, 2024 and 15% over year-end 2024. Adjusted book value per share of $150.55, which excludes net unrealized investment losses, increased 15% over September 30, 2024 and 8% over year-end 2024.

The Company repurchased 2.3 million shares during the third quarter at an average price of $271.73 per share for a total cost of $628 million. At September 30, 2025, the Company had $3.665 billion of capacity remaining under its share repurchase authorizations approved by the Board of Directors. At the end of the quarter, statutory capital and surplus was $29.965 billion, and the ratio of debt-to-capital was 22.7%. The ratio of debt-to-capital excluding after-tax net unrealized investment losses included in shareholders’ equity was 21.6%, within the Company’s target range of 15% to 25%.

The Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.10 per share. The dividend is payable December 31, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 10, 2025.

Third Quarter 2025 Results

(All comparisons vs. third quarter 2024, unless noted otherwise)

Segment income for Business Insurance was $907 million after-tax, an increase of $209 million. Segment income increased primarily due to lower catastrophe losses and higher net investment income, partially offset by higher net unfavorable prior year reserve development.

Combined ratio:

• The combined ratio of 92.9% improved 2.9 points due to lower catastrophe losses (3.8 points), partially offset by higher net unfavorable prior year reserve development (0.5 points) and a higher underlying combined ratio (0.4 points).

• The underlying combined ratio was an excellent 88.3%.

• The annual asbestos review resulted in a charge of $277 million. Excluding the asbestos charge, net favorable prior year reserve development was $152 million, primarily driven by better than expected loss experience in the workers’ compensation product line for multiple accident years.

Net written premiums of $5.675 billion increased 3%, led by strong growth of 7% in our core Middle Market business. This was partially offset by a 6% decline in net written premiums in National Property and Other, reflecting disciplined underwriting.

Year-to-Date 2025 Results

(All comparisons vs. year-to-date 2024, unless noted otherwise)

Segment income for Business Insurance was $2.403 billion after-tax, an increase of $285 million. Segment income increased primarily due to a higher underlying underwriting gain, higher net investment income and net favorable prior year reserve development compared to net unfavorable prior year reserve development in the prior year period, partially offset by higher catastrophe losses. The underlying underwriting gain benefited from higher business volumes.

Combined ratio:

• The combined ratio of 94.2% improved 0.9 points due to net favorable prior year reserve development compared to net unfavorable prior year reserve development in prior year period (0.6 points) and an improvement in the underlying combined ratio (0.5 points), partially offset by higher catastrophe losses (0.2 points).

• The underlying combined ratio improved 0.5 points to an excellent 88.3%.

• Net favorable prior year reserve development was primarily driven by better than expected loss experience in the workers’ compensation product line for multiple accident years, partially offset by an addition to reserves related to run-off operations, including an addition to asbestos reserves of $277 million.

Net written premiums of $17.165 billion increased 3%, after the ceded premium impact of the enhanced casualty reinsurance program that took effect January 1, 2025. This change in reinsurance reduced the segment’s net written premium growth by 1 point, as the full year’s worth of ceded premium was recorded in the first quarter of 2025. Premium growth also reflected strong renewal premium change and retention.

Third Quarter 2025 Results

(All comparisons vs. third quarter 2024, unless noted otherwise)

Segment income for Bond & Specialty Insurance was $250 million after-tax, an increase of $28 million. Segment income increased primarily due to higher net investment income, a higher underlying underwriting gain, higher net favorable prior year reserve development and lower catastrophe losses. The underlying underwriting gain benefited from higher business volumes.

Combined ratio:

• The combined ratio of 81.6% improved 0.9 points due to higher net favorable prior year reserve development (0.7 points) and lower catastrophe losses (0.4 points), partially offset by a higher underlying combined ratio (0.2 points).

• The underlying combined ratio was very strong at 85.8%.

• Net favorable prior year reserve development was primarily driven by better than expected loss experience in the fidelity and surety product line for recent accident years.

Net written premiums of $1.080 billion increased 1%.

Year-to-Date 2025 Results

(All comparisons vs. year-to-date 2024, unless noted otherwise)

Segment income for Bond & Specialty Insurance was $714 million after-tax, an increase of $127 million. Segment income increased primarily due to higher net favorable prior year reserve development, higher net investment income and lower catastrophe losses, partially offset by a lower underlying underwriting gain. The underlying underwriting gain benefited from higher business volumes.

Combined ratio:

• The combined ratio of 81.5% improved 3.4 points due to higher net favorable prior year reserve development (3.3 points) and lower catastrophe losses (0.9 points), partially offset by a higher underlying combined ratio (0.8 points).

• The underlying combined ratio was very strong at 86.9%.

• Net favorable prior year reserve development was primarily driven by the same factors described above for the third quarter of 2025.

Net written premiums of $3.164 billion increased 4%, reflecting production growth in both surety and management liability.

Third Quarter 2025 Results

(All comparisons vs. third quarter 2024, unless noted otherwise)

Segment income for Personal Insurance was $807 million after-tax, an increase of $423 million. Segment income increased primarily due to lower catastrophe losses, a higher underlying underwriting gain and higher net investment income, partially offset by lower net favorable prior year reserve development. The underlying underwriting gain benefited from higher business volumes.

Combined ratio:

• The combined ratio of 81.3% improved 11.2 points due to lower catastrophe losses (8.1 points) and an improvement in the underlying combined ratio (5.0 points), partially offset by lower net favorable prior year reserve development (1.9 points).

• The underlying combined ratio of 77.7% improved 5.0 points, reflecting improvement in both Homeowners and Other and Automobile.

• Net favorable prior year reserve development was primarily driven by better than expected loss experience in the Automobile product line for recent accident years.

Net written premiums of $4.

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