CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP

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Total revenues increased $1.026 billion for the second quarter of 2026, compared with the second quarter of 2025, including higher net investment gains, earned premiums and investment income. For the first six months of 2026, compared with the same period of 2025, total revenues increased $1.323 billion, including higher net investment gains, earned premiums and investment income. Premium and investment revenue trends are discussed further in the respective sections of Financial Results.

Current wording

Total revenues decreased $679 million for the third quarter of 2026, compared with the third quarter of 2025, including lower net investment gains partially offset by higher earned premiums and investment income. For the first nine months of 2026, compared with the same period of 2025, total revenues increased $644 million, including higher earned premiums and investment income. Premium and investment revenue trends are discussed further in the respective sections of Financial Results.

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Net income for the second quarter of 2026, compared with the second quarter of 2025, increased $570 million, including increases of $657 million in after-tax investment gains and losses and $28 million in after-tax investment income, partially offset by a decrease of $115 million in after-tax property casualty underwriting profit. Catastrophe losses for the second quarter of 2026, mostly weather related, were $61 million higher after taxes and contributed unfavorably to both net income and property casualty underwriting profit. Life insurance segment results decreased by $1 million on a pretax basis.

Current wording

Net income for the third quarter of 2026, compared with the third quarter of 2025, decreased $663 million, including decreases of $657 million in after-tax investment gains and losses and $41 million in after-tax property casualty underwriting profit partially offset by an increase of $24 million in after-tax investment income. Catastrophe losses for the third quarter of 2026, mostly weather related, were $146 million higher after taxes and contributed unfavorably to both net income and property casualty underwriting profit. Life insurance segment results decreased by $3 million on a pretax basis.

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For the first six months of 2026, net income increased $934 million, compared with the first six months of 2025,

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For the first nine months of 2026, net income increased $271 million, compared with the first nine months of 2025,

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including increases of $654 million in after-tax investment gains and losses, $211 million in after-tax property casualty underwriting income and $59 million in after-tax investment income. The property casualty underwriting income increase included a favorable $172 million after-tax effect from lower catastrophe losses. Life insurance segment results increased by $1 million on a pretax basis.

Current wording

including increases of $169 million in after-tax property casualty underwriting profit and $83 million in after-tax investment income partially offset by a decrease of $3 million in after-tax investment gains and losses. The property casualty underwriting profit increase included a favorable $26 million after-tax effect from lower catastrophe losses. Life insurance segment results decreased by $2 million on a pretax basis.

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The board of directors is committed to rewarding shareholders directly through cash dividends and through share repurchase authorizations. Through 2025, the company had increased the annual cash dividend rate for 65 consecutive years, a record we believe is matched by only seven other U.S. publicly traded companies. In January 2026, the board of directors increased the regular quarterly dividend to 94 cents per share, setting the stage for our 66 th consecutive year of increasing cash dividends. During the first six months of 2026, cash dividends declared by the company increased 8% compared with the same period of 2025. Our board regularly evaluates relevant factors in decisions related to dividends and share repurchases. The 2026 dividend increase reflected our strong operating performance and signaled management's and the board's positive outlook and confidence in our outstanding capital, liquidity and financial flexibility.

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The board of directors is committed to rewarding shareholders directly through cash dividends and through share repurchase authorizations. Through 2025, the company had increased the annual cash dividend rate for 65 consecutive years, a record we believe is matched by only seven other U.S. publicly traded companies. In January 2026, the board of directors increased the regular quarterly dividend to 94 cents per share, setting the stage for our 66 th consecutive year of increasing cash dividends. During the first nine months of 2026, cash dividends declared by the company increased 8% compared with the same period of 2025. Our board regularly evaluates relevant factors in decisions related to dividends and share repurchases. The 2026 dividend increase reflected our strong operating performance and signaled management's and the board's positive outlook and confidence in our outstanding capital, liquidity and financial flexibility.

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Total assets at June 30, 2026, increased 5% compared with year-end 2025, and included an increase of 4% in total investments that reflected net purchases and higher fair values for many securities in our equity portfolio. Shareholders' equity increased 5% and book value per share increased 6% during the first six months of 2026. Our debt-to-total-capital ratio (capital is the sum of debt plus shareholders' equity) decreased compared with year-end 2025.

Current wording

Total assets at September 30, 2026, increased 4% compared with year-end 2025, and included an increase of 4% in total investments that reflected net purchases and higher fair values for many securities in our equity portfolio partially offset by lower fair values in our fixed maturities portfolio. Shareholders' equity increased 2% and book value per share increased 3% during the first nine months of 2026. Our debt-to-total-capital ratio (capital is the sum of debt plus shareholders' equity) decreased compared with year-end 2025.

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Our value creation ratio is our primary performance metric. As shown in the tables below, that ratio was 8.0% for the first six months of 2026, compared with 4.6% for the same period in 2025. The increase was primarily due to an increase in overall net gains from our investment portfolio and net income before investment gains. Book value per share increased $6.29 during the first six months of 2026 and contributed 6.2 percentage points to the value creation ratio, while dividends declared at $1.88 per share contributed 1.8 points. Value creation ratio major contributors and in total, along with calculations from per-share amounts, are shown in the tables below.

Current wording

Our value creation ratio is our primary performance metric. As shown in the tables below, that ratio was 5.8% for the first nine months of 2026, compared with 13.8% for the same period in 2025. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in overall net gains from our investment portfolio partially offset by an increase in net income before investment gains. Book value per share increased $3.07 during the first nine months of 2026 and contributed 3.0 percentage points to the value creation ratio, while dividends declared at $2.82 per share contributed 2.8 points. Value creation ratio major contributors and in total, along with calculations from per-share amounts, are shown in the tables below.

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Operating through The Cincinnati Insurance Company, Cincinnati Financial Corporation is one of the 25 largest property casualty insurers in the nation, based on 2025 net written premiums for more than 2,000 U.S. stock and mutual insurance companies. We market our insurance products through a select group of independent insurance agencies as discussed in our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Item 1, Our Business and Our Strategy, Page 6. At June 30, 2026, we actively marketed through 2,407 agencies located in 46 states. We maintain a long-term perspective that guides us in addressing immediate challenges or opportunities while focusing on the major decisions that best position our company for success through all market cycles.

Current wording

Operating through The Cincinnati Insurance Company, Cincinnati Financial Corporation is one of the 25 largest property casualty insurers in the nation, based on 2025 net written premiums for more than 2,000 U.S. stock and mutual insurance companies. We market our insurance products through a select group of independent insurance agencies as discussed in our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Item 1, Our Business and Our Strategy, Page 6. At September 30, 2026, we actively marketed through 2,435 agencies located in 46 states. We maintain a long-term perspective that guides us in addressing immediate challenges or opportunities while focusing on the major decisions that best position our company for success through all market cycles.

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•Premium growth – We believe our agency relationships and initiatives can lead to a property casualty written premium growth rate over any five-year period that exceeds the industry average. For the first six months of 2026, our consolidated property casualty net written premium year-over-year growth was 5%. As of February 2026, A.M. Best projected the industry's full-year 2026 written premium growth at approximately 4%. For the five-year period 2021 through 2025, our growth rate exceeded that of the industry. The industry's growth rate excludes its mortgage and financial guaranty lines of business.

Current wording

•Premium growth – We believe our agency relationships and initiatives can lead to a property casualty written premium growth rate over any five-year period that exceeds the industry average. For the first nine months of 2026, our consolidated property casualty net written premium year-over-year growth was 4%, comparing favorably with the industry's 2% growth rate reported by A.M. Best for the first six months of 2026. For the five-year period 2021 through 2025, our growth rate exceeded that of the industry. The industry's growth rate excludes its mortgage and financial guaranty lines of business.

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•Combined ratio – We believe our underwriting philosophy and initiatives can generate an average GAAP combined ratio over any five-year period that is consistently within the range of 92% to 98%. For the first six months of 2026, our GAAP combined ratio was 98.2%, including 12.8 percentage points of current accident year catastrophe losses partially offset by 2.4 percentage points of favorable loss reserve development on prior accident years. Our statutory combined ratio was 97.3% for the first six months of 2026. As of February 2026, A.M. Best projected the industry's full-year 2026 statutory combined ratio at approximately 97%, including approximately 8 percentage points of catastrophe losses and a favorable effect of approximately 1 percentage point of loss reserve development on prior accident years. The industry's ratio again excludes its mortgage and financial guaranty lines of business.

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•Combined ratio – We believe our underwriting philosophy and initiatives can generate an average GAAP combined ratio over any five-year period that is consistently within the range of 92% to 98%. For the first nine months of 2026, our GAAP combined ratio was 95.8%, including 12.2 percentage points of current accident year catastrophe losses partially offset by 2.9 percentage points of favorable loss reserve development on prior accident years. Our statutory combined ratio was 95.3% for the first nine months of 2026, comparing unfavorably with the industry's 92.5% reported by A.M. Best for the first six months of 2026. The industry's ratio again excludes its mortgage and financial guaranty lines of business.

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•Investment contribution – We believe our investment philosophy and initiatives can drive investment income growth and lead to a total return on our equity investment portfolio over a five-year period that exceeds the five-year return of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For the first six months of 2026, pretax investment income was $637 million, up 13% compared with the same period in 2025. We believe our investment portfolio mix provides an appropriate balance of income stability and growth with capital appreciation potential.

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•Investment contribution – We believe our investment philosophy and initiatives can drive investment income growth and lead to a total return on our equity investment portfolio over a five-year period that exceeds the five-year return of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For the first nine months of 2026, pretax investment income was $962 million, up 12% compared with the same period in 2025. We believe our investment portfolio mix provides an appropriate balance of income stability and growth with capital appreciation potential.

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At June 30, 2026, we held $5.722 billion of our cash and cash equivalents and invested assets at the parent-company level, of which $5.232 billion, or 91.4%, was invested in common stocks, and $201 million, or 3.5%, was cash or cash equivalents. Our debt-to-total-capital ratio was 4.6% at June 30, 2026. Another important indicator of financial strength is our ratio of property casualty net written premiums to statutory surplus, which was 1.0-to-1 for the 12 months ended June 30, 2026, matching year-end 2025.

Current wording

At September 30, 2026, we held $6.077 billion of our cash and cash equivalents and invested assets at the parent-company level, of which $5.324 billion, or 87.6%, was invested in common stocks, and $277 million, or 4.6%, was cash or cash equivalents. Our debt-to-total-capital ratio was 4.8% at September 30, 2026. Another important indicator of financial strength is our ratio of property casualty net written premiums to statutory surplus, which was 0.9-to-1 for the 12 months ended September 30, 2026, compared with 1.0-to-1 at year-end 2025.

Previous wording

Our consolidated property casualty insurance operations generated an underwriting loss of $18 million for the second quarter of 2026 and an underwriting profit of $97 million for the first six months of 2026. The second-quarter 2026 underwriting profit decrease of $146 million, compared with second-quarter 2025, included an unfavorable increase of $77 million in losses from catastrophes, mostly caused by severe weather, and a lower amount of total favorable reserve development on prior accident years. The change in underwriting profitability for the second quarter of 2026 was primarily from higher incurred but not reported (IBNR) loss and loss expenses for the current accident year. The six-month underwriting profit of $97 million, compared with an underwriting loss of $170 million for the first six months of 2025, included a favorable decrease of $254 million in current accident year catastrophe losses. For the first six months of 2026, the combined ratio before catastrophe losses and prior years reserve development increased by 0.1% percentage points compared with the same period of 2025.

Current wording

Our consolidated property casualty insurance operations generated an underwriting profit of $240 million for the third quarter of 2026 and $337 million for the first nine months of 2026. The third-quarter 2026 underwriting profit decrease of $53 million, compared with third-quarter 2025, included an unfavorable increase of $185 million in losses from catastrophes, mostly caused by severe weather, partially offset by a higher amount of favorable reserve development on prior accident years before catastrophe losses. The change in underwriting profitability for the third quarter of 2026 included a favorable effect from higher current accident year loss and loss expenses before catastrophe losses that grew slower than earned premiums. The nine-month underwriting profit of $337 million, compared with an underwriting profit of $123 million for the first nine months of 2025, included a favorable decrease of $82 million in current accident year catastrophe losses and a higher amount of total favorable reserve development on prior accident years. For the first nine months of 2026, the combined ratio before catastrophe losses and prior years reserve development improved by 0.2% percentage points compared with the same period of 2025.

Previous wording

Underwriting results for the second quarter and first six months of 2026 included ratios for the current accident year before catastrophe losses that increased for the second quarter and decreased for the first six months of 2026. Pricing segmentation is expected to help offset elevated losses reflecting economic or other forms of inflation. When estimating the ultimate cost of total loss and loss expenses, we consider many factors, including trends for inflation, historical paid and reported losses, large loss activity and other data or information for the industry or our company. Due to increased uncertainty regarding ultimate losses, we intend to remain prudent in reserving for estimated ultimate losses until longer-term loss cost trends become more clear. We believe future property casualty underwriting results will continue to benefit from price increases and our ongoing initiatives to improve pricing precision and loss experience related to claims and loss control practices.

Current wording

Underwriting results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2026 included ratios for the current accident year before catastrophe losses that decreased for the third quarter and first nine months of 2026. Pricing segmentation is expected to help offset elevated losses reflecting economic or other forms of inflation. When estimating the ultimate cost of total loss and loss expenses, we consider many factors, including trends for inflation, historical paid and reported losses, large loss activity and other data or information for the industry or our company. Due to increased uncertainty regarding ultimate losses, we intend to remain prudent in reserving for estimated ultimate losses until longer-term loss cost trends become more clear. We believe future property casualty underwriting results will continue to benefit from price increases and our ongoing initiatives to improve pricing precision and loss experience related to claims and loss control practices.

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For all property casualty lines of business in aggregate, net loss and loss expense reserves at June 30, 2026, were $981 million or 9%, higher than at year-end 2025, including an increase of $845 million for the incurred but not reported (IBNR) portion.

Current wording

For all property casualty lines of business in aggregate, net loss and loss expense reserves at September 30, 2026, were $1.260 billion or 11%, higher than at year-end 2025, including an increase of $997 million for the incurred but not reported (IBNR) portion.

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Our consolidated property casualty combined ratio for the second quarter of 2026 increased by 5.9 percentage points, compared with the same period of 2025, including an increase of 2.3 points from catastrophe losses and loss expenses. For the first six months of 2026, compared with the 2025 six-month period, our combined ratio decreased by 5.6 percentage points, including a decrease of 5.8 points from catastrophe losses and loss expenses. Other combined ratio components that changed are discussed below and in further detail in Financial Results by property casualty insurance segment.

Current wording

Our consolidated property casualty combined ratio for the third quarter of 2026 increased by 2.7 percentage points, compared with the same period of 2025, including an increase of 7.0 points from catastrophe losses and loss expenses. For the first nine months of 2026, compared with the 2025 nine-month period, our combined ratio decreased by 2.6 percentage points, including a decrease of 1.3 points from catastrophe losses and loss expenses. Other combined ratio components that changed are discussed below and in further detail in Financial Results by property casualty insurance segment.

Previous wording

The combined ratio can be affected significantly by natural catastrophe losses and other large losses as discussed in detail below. The combined ratio can also be affected by updated estimates of loss and loss expense reserves established for claims that occurred in prior periods, referred to as prior accident years. Net favorable development on prior accident year reserves, including reserves for catastrophe losses, benefited the combined ratio by 2.4 percentage points in the first six months of 2026, compared with 3.3 percentage points in the same period of 2025. Net favorable development is discussed in further detail in Financial Results by property casualty insurance segment.

Current wording

The combined ratio can be affected significantly by natural catastrophe losses and other large losses as discussed in detail below. The combined ratio can also be affected by updated estimates of loss and loss expense reserves established for claims that occurred in prior periods, referred to as prior accident years. Net favorable development on prior accident year reserves, including reserves for catastrophe losses, benefited the combined ratio by 2.9 percentage points in the first nine months of 2026, compared with 2.5 percentage points in the same period of 2025. Net favorable development is discussed in further detail in Financial Results by property casualty insurance segment.

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The ratio for current accident year loss and loss expenses before catastrophe losses improved in the first six months of 2026. That 58.2% ratio was 0.2 percentage points lower, compared with the 58.4% accident year 2025 ratio measured as of June 30, 2025, including a ratio for large losses of $2 million or more per claim, discussed below, that matched the 2025 ratio. The ratio improvement of 0.2 percentage points included an increase of 0.9 points for the IBNR portion and a decrease of 1.1 points for the case incurred portion.

Current wording

The ratio for current accident year loss and loss expenses before catastrophe losses improved in the first nine months of 2026. That 56.8% ratio was 0.6 percentage points lower, compared with the 57.4% accident year 2025 ratio measured as of September 30, 2025, including a ratio for large losses of $2 million or more per claim, discussed below, that matched the 2025 ratio. The ratio improvement of 0.6 percentage points included a decrease of 0.4 points for the IBNR portion and a decrease of 0.2 points for the case incurred portion.

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The underwriting expense ratio increased for the second quarter and first fix months of 2026, compared with the same periods a year ago. The increases were largely due to increases in commissions and timing of recognition of certain expenses.

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The underwriting expense ratio increased for the third quarter and first nine months of 2026, compared with the same periods a year ago. The increases were primarily due to timing of recognition of certain expenses.

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Consolidated property casualty net written premiums for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2026, grew $92 million and $265 million compared with the same periods of 2025. Our premium growth initiatives from prior years have provided an ongoing favorable effect on growth during the current year, particularly as newer agency relationships mature over time.

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Consolidated property casualty net written premiums for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026, grew $57 million and $322 million compared with the same periods of 2025. Our premium growth initiatives from prior years have provided an ongoing favorable effect on growth during the current year, particularly as newer agency relationships mature over time.

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Consolidated property casualty agency new business written premiums decreased by $51 million for the second quarter and decreased by $95 million for the first six months of 2026, compared with the same periods of 2025, due to the personal lines segment. New agency appointments during 2026 and 2025 produced a $38 million increase in new business for the first six months of 2026 compared with the same period of 2025. As we appoint new agencies that choose to move accounts to us, we report these accounts as new business. While this business is new to us, in many cases it is not new to the agent. We believe these seasoned accounts tend to be priced more accurately than business that may be less familiar to our agent upon obtaining it from a competing agent.

Current wording

Consolidated property casualty agency new business written premiums decreased by $41 million for the third quarter and $136 million for the first nine months of 2026, compared with the same periods of 2025, primarily due to the personal lines segment. New agency appointments during 2026 and 2025 produced a $53 million increase in new business for the first nine months of 2026 compared with the same period of 2025. As we appoint new agencies that choose to move accounts to us, we report these accounts as new business. While this business is new to us, in many cases it is not new to the agent. We believe these seasoned accounts tend to be priced more accurately than business that may be less familiar to our agent upon obtaining it from a competing agent.

Previous wording

Net written premiums for Cincinnati Re, included in other written premiums, increased by $27 million in both the second quarter and the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared with the same periods of 2025, to $191 million and $445 million, respectively. Cincinnati Re assumes risks through reinsurance treaties and in some cases cedes part of the risk and related premiums to one or more unaffiliated reinsurance companies through transactions known as retrocessions.

Current wording

Net written premiums for Cincinnati Re, included in other written premiums, increased by $30 million in the third quarter and $57 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared with the same periods of 2025, to $117 million and $562 million, respectively. Cincinnati Re assumes risks through reinsurance treaties and in some cases cedes part of the risk and related premiums to one or more unaffiliated reinsurance companies through transactions known as retrocessions.

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Cincinnati Global is also included in other written premiums. Net written premiums for Cincinnati Global increased by $1 million in the second quarter and $23 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, to $98 million and $196 million, respectively, compared with the same periods of 2025.

Current wording

Cincinnati Global is also included in other written premiums. Net written premiums for Cincinnati Global increased by $11 million in the third quarter and $34 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, to $93 million and $289 million, respectively, compared with the same periods of 2025.

Previous wording

Other written premiums include premiums ceded to reinsurers as part of our reinsurance ceded program. A decrease in ceded premiums increased net written premiums by $5 million and $81 million for the second quarter and first six months of 2026, compared with the same periods of 2025. Other written premiums for the first six months of 2025 included a net unfavorable amount of $52 million for reinsurance treaty reinstatement premiums related to the California wildfires.

Current wording

Other written premiums include premiums ceded to reinsurers as part of our reinsurance ceded program. A decrease in ceded premiums increased net written premiums by $1 million and $82 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2026, compared with the same periods of 2025. Other written premiums for the first nine months of 2025 included a net unfavorable amount of $49 million for reinsurance treaty reinstatement premiums related to the California wildfires.

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Catastrophe losses and loss expenses typically have a material effect on property casualty results and can vary significantly from period to period. Losses from catastrophes contributed 14.5 and 12.6 percentage points to the combined ratio in the second quarter and first six months of 2026, compared with 12.2 and 18.4 percentage points in the same periods of 2025.

Current wording

Catastrophe losses and loss expenses typically have a material effect on property casualty results and can vary significantly from period to period. Losses from catastrophes contributed 10.7 and 12.0 percentage points to the combined ratio in the third quarter and first nine months of 2026, compared with 3.7 and 13.3 percentage points in the same periods of 2025.

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We believe the inherent variability of aggregate loss experience for our portfolio of larger policies is greater than that of our portfolio of smaller policies, and we continue to monitor the variability in addition to general inflationary trends in loss costs. Our analysis continues to indicate no unexpected concentration of large losses and case reserve increases by risk category, geographic region, policy inception, agency or field marketing territory. The second-quarter 2026 property casualty total large losses incurred of $135 million, net of reinsurance, was higher than the $111 million quarterly average during full-year 2025 and the $82 million experienced for the second quarter of 2025. The ratio for these large losses was 1.9 percentage points higher compared with last year's second quarter. The second-quarter 2026 amount of total large losses incurred unfavorably contributed to the increase in the six-month 2026 total large loss ratio, compared with 2025, offsetting a first-quarter 2026 ratio that was 1.4 points lower than the first quarter of 2025. We believe results for the three-month period largely reflected normal fluctuations in loss patterns and normal variability in large case reserves for claims above $2 million. Losses by size are discussed in further detail in results of operations by property casualty insurance segment.

Current wording

We believe the inherent variability of aggregate loss experience for our portfolio of larger policies is greater than that of our portfolio of smaller policies, and we continue to monitor the variability in addition to general inflationary trends in loss costs. Our analysis continues to indicate no unexpected concentration of large losses and case reserve increases by risk category, geographic region, policy inception, agency or field marketing territory. The third-quarter 2026 property casualty total large losses incurred of $70 million, net of reinsurance, was lower than the $111 million quarterly average during full-year 2025 and the $132 million experienced for the third quarter of 2025. The ratio for these large losses was 2.6 percentage points lower compared with last year's third quarter. The third-quarter 2026 amount of total large losses incurred favorably contributed to the decrease in the nine-month 2026 total large loss ratio, compared with 2025, more than offsetting a first-half 2026 ratio that was 0.2 points higher than the first half of 2025. We believe results for the three- and nine-month period largely reflected normal fluctuations in loss patterns and normal variability in large case reserves for claims above $2 million. Losses by size are discussed in further detail in results of operations by property casualty insurance segment.

Previous wording

•Premiums – Earned premiums and net written premiums for the commercial lines segment grew during the second quarter and first six months of 2026, compared with the same periods a year ago, primarily due to agency renewal written premium growth that continued to include higher average pricing. The table below analyzes the primary components of premiums. We continue to use predictive analytics tools to improve pricing precision and segmentation while leveraging our local relationships with agents through the efforts of our teams that work closely with them. We seek to maintain appropriate pricing discipline for both new and renewal business as our agents and underwriters assess account quality to make careful decisions on a policy-by-policy basis whether to write or renew a policy.

Current wording

•Premiums – Earned premiums and net written premiums for the commercial lines segment grew during the third quarter and first nine months of 2026, compared with the same periods a year ago, primarily due to agency renewal written premium growth that continued to include higher average pricing. The table below analyzes the primary components of premiums. We continue to use predictive analytics tools to improve pricing precision and segmentation while leveraging our local relationships with agents through the efforts of our teams that work closely with them. We seek to maintain appropriate pricing discipline for both new and renewal business as our agents and underwriters assess account quality to make careful decisions on a policy-by-policy basis whether to write or renew a policy.

Previous wording

Agency renewal written premiums increased 3% for the second quarter and first six months of 2026, compared with the same periods of 2025, including price increases. During the second quarter of 2026, our overall standard commercial lines policies averaged estimated renewal price increases at percentages near the high end of the low-single-digit range. We continue to segment commercial lines policies, emphasizing identification and retention of those we believe have relatively stronger pricing. Conversely, we continue to maintain stricter renewal terms and conditions on policies we believe have relatively weaker pricing, thus retaining fewer of those policies. We measure average changes in commercial lines renewal pricing as the percentage rate of change in renewal premium for the new policy period compared with the premium for the expiring policy period, assuming no change in the level of insured exposures or policy coverage between those periods for the respective policies.

Current wording

Agency renewal written premiums increased 1% for the third quarter and 2% for the first nine months of 2026, compared with the same periods of 2025, including price increases. During the third quarter of 2026, our overall standard commercial lines policies averaged estimated renewal price increases at percentages in the low-single-digit range. We continue to segment commercial lines policies, emphasizing identification and retention of those we believe have relatively stronger pricing. Conversely, we continue to maintain stricter renewal terms and conditions on policies we believe have relatively weaker pricing, thus retaining fewer of those policies. We measure average changes in commercial lines renewal pricing as the percentage rate of change in renewal premium for the new policy period compared with the premium for the expiring policy period, assuming no change in the level of insured exposures or policy coverage between those periods for the respective policies.

Previous wording

Our average overall commercial lines renewal pricing change includes the impact of flat pricing for certain coverages within package policies written for a three-year term that were in force but did not expire during the period being measured. Therefore, our reported change in average commercial lines renewal pricing reflects a blend of three-year policies that did not expire and other policies that did expire during the measurement period. For commercial lines policies that did expire and were then renewed during the second quarter of 2026, we estimate that our average percentage price increases were in the mid-single-digit range for our commercial casualty and commercial auto lines of business. For our commercial property line of business we estimate average price increases were in the low-single-digit range. The estimated average percentage price change for workers' compensation was a decrease in the mid-single-digit range.

Current wording

Our average overall commercial lines renewal pricing change includes the impact of flat pricing for certain coverages within package policies written for a three-year term that were in force but did not expire during the period being measured. Therefore, our reported change in average commercial lines renewal pricing reflects a blend of three-year policies that did not expire and other policies that did expire during the measurement period. For commercial lines policies that did expire and were then renewed during the third quarter of 2026, we estimate that our average percentage price increases were in the mid-single-digit range for our commercial casualty and commercial auto lines of business. For our commercial property line of business we estimate average price increases were in the low-single-digit range. The estimated average percentage price change for workers' compensation was a decrease in the mid-single-digit range.

Previous wording

Our commercial lines segment's increase in agency renewal written premiums for the first six months of 2026 also included changes in the level of insured exposures. Part of the insured exposure increase reflects our response to inflation effects that increase the cost of building materials to repair damaged commercial structures.

Current wording

Our commercial lines segment's increase in agency renewal written premiums for the first nine months of 2026 also included changes in the level of insured exposures. Part of the insured exposure increase reflects our response to inflation effects that increase the cost of building materials to repair damaged commercial structures.

Previous wording

Renewal premiums for certain policies, primarily our commercial casualty and workers' compensation lines of business, include the results of policy audits that adjust initial premium amounts based on differences between estimated and actual sales or payroll related to a specific policy. Audits completed during the first six months of 2026 contributed $32 million to net written premiums, compared with $48 million for the same period of 2025.

Current wording

Renewal premiums for certain policies, primarily our commercial casualty and workers' compensation lines of business, include the results of policy audits that adjust initial premium amounts based on differences between estimated and actual sales or payroll related to a specific policy. Audits completed during the first nine months of 2026 contributed $49 million to net written premiums, compared with $70 million for the same period of 2025.

Previous wording

New business written premiums for commercial lines increased $8 million and $10 million during the second quarter and first six months of 2026, compared with the same periods of 2025, as we continued to carefully underwrite each policy in a highly competitive market. Trend analysis for year-over-year comparisons of individual quarters is more difficult to assess for commercial lines new business written premiums, due to inherent variability. That variability is often driven by larger policies with annual premiums greater than $100,000.

Current wording

New business written premiums for commercial lines decreased $3 million during the third quarter and increased $7 million during the first nine months of 2026, compared with the same periods of 2025, as we continued to carefully underwrite each policy in a highly competitive market. Trend analysis for year-over-year comparisons of individual quarters is more difficult to assess for commercial lines new business written premiums, due to inherent variability. That variability is often driven by larger policies with annual premiums greater than $100,000.

Previous wording

Other written premiums include premiums ceded to reinsurers as part of our reinsurance ceded program. For our commercial lines insurance segment, an increase in ceded premiums decreased net written premiums by less than $1 million and approximately $1 million for the second quarter and first six months of 2026, compared with the same periods of 2025.

Current wording

Other written premiums include premiums ceded to reinsurers as part of our reinsurance ceded program. For our commercial lines insurance segment, the change in other written premiums decreased net written premiums by $3 million for the third quarter and $4 million for the first nine months of 2026, compared with the same periods of 2025.

Previous wording

•Combined ratio – The second-quarter 2026 commercial lines combined ratio increased by 11.2 percentage points, compared with the second quarter of 2025, including an increase of 4.9 points in losses from catastrophes. The second-quarter combined ratio increased by 2.6 points from current accident year loss and loss expenses before catastrophe losses, including a decrease of 1.4 points for the IBNR portion and an increase of 4.0 points for the case incurred portion. For the first six months of 2026, the combined ratio increased by 8.9 percentage points, compared with the same period a year ago, including an increase of 5.3 points in losses from catastrophes. The six-month 2026 combined ratio also included an increase of 2.2 points from current accident year loss and loss expenses before catastrophe losses, including an increase of 0.9 points for the IBNR portion and an increase of 1.3 points for the case incurred portion. Underwriting results also included favorable reserve development on prior accident years, as discussed below. The current accident year ratios were measured as of June 30 of the respective years and included an increase of 0.7 percentage points for the first six months of 2026 in the ratio for large losses of $2 million or more per claim, discussed below.

Current wording

•Combined ratio – The third-quarter 2026 commercial lines combined ratio increased by 1.7 percentage points, compared with the third quarter of 2025, including an increase of 4.3 points in losses from catastrophes. The third-quarter combined ratio decreased by 1.2 points from current accident year loss and loss expenses before catastrophe losses, including a decrease of 4.6 points for the IBNR portion and an increase of 3.4 points for the case incurred portion. For the first nine months of 2026, the combined ratio increased by 6.5 percentage points, compared with the same period a year ago, including an increase of 5.1 points in losses from catastrophes. The nine-month 2026 combined ratio also included an increase of 1.0 points from current accident year loss and loss expenses before catastrophe losses, including a decrease of 1.0 points for the IBNR portion and an increase of 2.0 points for the case incurred portion. Underwriting results also included favorable reserve development on prior accident years, as discussed below. The current accident year ratios were measured as of September 30 of the respective years and included an increase of 0.6 percentage points for the first nine months of 2026 in the ratio for large losses of $2 million or more per claim, discussed below.

Previous wording

Catastrophe losses and loss expenses accounted for 11.9 and 10.7 percentage points of the combined ratio for the second quarter and first six months of 2026, compared with 7.0 and 5.4 percentage points for the same periods a year ago. Through 2025, the 10-year annual average for that catastrophe measure for the commercial lines segment was 5.9 percentage points, and the five-year annual average was 5.3 percentage points.

Current wording

Catastrophe losses and loss expenses accounted for 6.9 and 9.5 percentage points of the combined ratio for the third quarter and first nine months of 2026, compared with 2.6 and 4.4 percentage points for the same periods a year ago. Through 2025, the 10-year annual average for that catastrophe measure for the commercial lines segment was 5.9 percentage points, and the five-year annual average was 5.3 percentage points.

Previous wording

The net effect of reserve development on prior accident years during the second quarter and first six months of 2026 was favorable for commercial lines overall by $17 million and $70 million, compared with $42 million and $85 million for the same periods in 2025. For the first six months of 2026, our commercial property and workers' compensation lines of business were the main contributors to the commercial lines net favorable reserve development. The net favorable reserve development recognized during the first six months of 2026 for our commercial lines insurance segment was mainly for accident years 2025 and 2024 and was primarily due to lower-than-anticipated loss emergence on known claims. Our commercial casualty line of business included $14 million of unfavorable reserve development on prior accident years for the second quarter of 2026, driven by one older accident year that included updated estimates of ultimate losses for a small number of insureds. Reserve estimates are inherently uncertain as described in our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Item 7, Critical Accounting Estimates, Property Casualty Insurance Loss and Loss Expense Reserves, Page 50.

Current wording

The net effect of reserve development on prior accident years during the third quarter and first nine months of 2026 was favorable for commercial lines overall by $46 million and $116 million, compared with $18 million and $103 million for the same periods in 2025. For the first nine months of 2026, our commercial property and workers' compensation lines of business were the main contributors to the commercial lines net favorable reserve development. The net favorable reserve development recognized during the first nine months of 2026 for our commercial lines insurance segment was mainly for accident years 2025 and 2024 and was primarily due to lower-than-anticipated loss emergence on known claims. Reserve estimates are inherently uncertain as described in our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Item 7, Critical Accounting Estimates, Property Casualty Insurance Loss and Loss Expense Reserves, Page 50.

Previous wording

The commercial lines underwriting expense ratio increased for the second quarter and first six months of 2026, compared with the same periods a year ago. The increase was largely due to an increase in commission expenses and timing of recognition of certain expenses. The ratio for both periods also included ongoing expense management efforts.

Current wording

The commercial lines underwriting expense ratio increased for the third quarter and first nine months of 2026, compared with the same periods a year ago. The increase for both periods was largely due to an increase in commission expenses, including profit sharing commissions, and timing of recognition of certain expenses. The ratio for both periods also included ongoing expense management efforts.

Previous wording

We continue to monitor new losses and case reserve increases greater than $2 million for trends in factors such as initial reserve levels, loss cost inflation and claim settlement expenses. Our analysis continues to indicate no unexpected concentration of these large losses and case reserve increases by risk category, geographic region, policy inception, agency or field marketing territory. The second-quarter 2026 commercial lines total large losses incurred of $115 million, net of reinsurance, was higher than the quarterly average of $74 million during full-year 2025 and the $41 million of total large losses incurred for the second quarter of 2025. The increase in commercial lines large losses for the first six months of 2026 was primarily due to our commercial casualty and commercial property lines of business. The second-quarter 2026 ratio for commercial lines total large losses was 5.8 percentage points higher than last year's second-quarter ratio. The second-quarter 2026 amount of total large losses incurred contributed to the increase in the six-month 2026 total large loss ratio, compared with 2025, offsetting a first-quarter 2026 ratio that was 2.4 points lower than the first quarter of 2025. We believe results for the three-month period largely reflected normal fluctuations in loss patterns and normal variability in large case reserves for claims above $2 million.

Current wording

We continue to monitor new losses and case reserve increases greater than $2 million for trends in factors such as initial reserve levels, loss cost inflation and claim settlement expenses. Our analysis continues to indicate no unexpected concentration of these large losses and case reserve increases by risk category, geographic region, policy inception, agency or field marketing territory. The third-quarter 2026 commercial lines total large losses incurred of $42 million, net of reinsurance, was lower than the quarterly average of $74 million during full-year 2025 and the $107 million of total large losses incurred for the third quarter of 2025. The decrease in commercial lines large losses for the first nine months of 2026 was primarily due to lower large losses for our commercial casualty line of business which were partially offset by higher commercial property large losses. The third-quarter 2026 ratio for commercial lines total large losses was 5.4 percentage points lower than last year's third-quarter ratio. The third-quarter 2026 amount of total large losses incurred contributed to the decrease in the nine-month 2026 total large loss ratio, compared with 2025, more than offsetting a first-half 2026 ratio that was 1.8 points higher than the first half of 2025. We believe results for the three- and nine-month periods largely reflected normal fluctuations in loss patterns and normal variability in large case reserves for claims above $2 million.

Previous wording

•Premiums – Personal lines earned premiums and net written premiums continued to grow during the second quarter and first six months of 2026, primarily due to agency renewal written premium growth that included higher average pricing. The table below analyzes the primary components of premiums.

Current wording

•Premiums – Personal lines earned premiums and net written premiums continued to grow during the third quarter and first nine months of 2026, primarily due to agency renewal written premium growth that included higher average pricing. The table below analyzes the primary components of premiums.

Previous wording

Agency renewal written premiums increased 9% and 11% for the second quarter and first six months of 2026, reflecting rate increases in selected states, a higher level of insured exposures and other factors such as changes in policy deductibles or mix of business. Policy retention has also decreased in recent quarters to the upper-80% range. Part of the insured exposure increase reflects our response to inflation effects that increase the cost of building materials used to repair damaged homes.

Current wording

Agency renewal written premiums increased 5% and 9% for the third quarter and first nine months of 2026, reflecting rate increases in selected states, a higher level of insured exposures and other factors such as changes in policy deductibles or mix of business. Policy retention remained in the upper-80% range. Part of the insured exposure increase reflects our response to inflation effects that increase the cost of building materials used to repair damaged homes.