ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD.
For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed May 5, 2026.
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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed May 5, 2026
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What changed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-09-30; filed 2025-11-06.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations“Comment on Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”Current report: 10-Q
Period ended 2026-03-31; filed 2026-05-05.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations“Comment on Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”The baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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Current report
We delivered a strong 2026 first quarter, with attractive underwriting margins reflecting the disciplined execution of our underwriting and capital management strategies. For the quarter, we generated an annualized net income return on average common equity and an annualized operating return on average common equity of 17.8% and 15.4%, respectively. See “Comment on Non-GAAP Financial Measures.” Critical to our cycle management is emphasizing risk selection, as we continue to leverage our diversified specialty platform and the expertise of our underwriting teams. We invest and use data and analytics to sharpen insights, enhance risk selection and deliver a differentiated customer experience while fostering a culture that attracts the best-in-class talent. We believe our balance sheet is in excellent health, giving us optionality as we remain prudent stewards of the capital entrusted to us by our shareholders. Our strong balance sheet permits us to both invest in our business and return capital to investors. During the 2026 first quarter, we repurchased $783 million of Arch common shares.
Current report
Our insurance segment reported $66 million of underwriting income for the 2026 first quarter. Overall, market conditions remained favorable; however, topline growth in the segment was essentially flat, reflecting a focus on profitability over volume as competitive pressures persist. Growth opportunities remained across most casualty-focused lines of business, including E&S casualty, construction and alternative markets in the U.S., as well as select lines of our London market business. These opportunities were partially offset by competitive rate pressure in select property and short‑tail lines, as well as our decision not to renew certain middle market commercial program business we acquired from Allianz in 2024 (the “MCE Acquisition”). We have substantially completed the data and system migration of the acquired businesses, positioning the platform to pursue scalable growth and enhance client and distribution experience. Operating expenses were elevated this quarter as we incurred additional expenses related to the transition of the MCE Acquisition, with certain remaining transition expenses expected to extend into mid‑year.
Current report
Our reinsurance segment contributed $441 million of underwriting income in the 2026 first quarter, benefiting from disciplined underwriting and a favorable portfolio mix. Net premiums written were $2.2 billion, down roughly 6% when compared to 2025 first quarter, reflecting pricing pressures and higher retentions by cedants in certain property and short‑tail lines. As increased capacity has contributed to competitive conditions across portions of the reinsurance market, our underwriting teams are working to actively manage the cycle by selectively writing new business where returns are attractive and reduce participation where pricing does not meet our minimum return thresholds.
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Previous report
As we near the end of 2025 and look ahead to 2026, our core objective to deliver long term value for our shareholders remains unchanged. We reported solid results for the 2025 third quarter, with an annualized net income return on average common equity and operating return on average common equity of 23.8% and 18.5%, respectively. See “Comment on Non-GAAP Financial Measures.” Meaningful contributions from all three segments along with solid investment returns pushed our year to date book value growth to 17.3%.
Previous report
As competition in the overall property and casualty market is increasing, some sectors are seeing increased pressure while others continue to experience rate improvements. We continue to believe the property and casualty market presents meaningful opportunities, as we lean into the strength of our brand, including underwriting discipline, a longer term view of risk, and use risk-based pricing tools to generate profitable business.
Previous report
Our insurance segment reported $129 million of underwriting income for the 2025 third quarter, with net premium written nearly $2 billion, which is an increase of 7.3% from the 2024 third quarter. Growth in net premiums written primarily resulted from the U.S MidCorp and Entertainment Insurance businesses acquired from Allianz on August 1, 2024 (“MCE Acquisition”). The acquired business provides a significant platform from which we intend to build further scale in the middle market sector. We saw selective growth in our North American other liability occurrence business of 17%, supported by middle market and double-digit rate increases in E&S casualty.
Previous report
Net premiums written in our North American property and short-tail book increased 15%, where growth in middle market admitted property more than offset declines in E&S property. International premium volume remained stable, as the Lloyd’s and London market businesses are experiencing increased, but rational, competition. Our long-term investment in establishing a leadership position at Lloyd’s continues to yield strong results reflected in favorable signings and our ability to attract top-tier underwriting talent.
Previous report
Our reinsurance segment contributed $482 million of underwriting income in the 2025 third quarter. Net premiums written were $1.7 billion, down roughly 11% when compared to 2024 third quarter, reflecting current pricing conditions in short-tail and property catastrophe lines and increased retentions by cedants. We are growing selectively and focusing on areas where margins are attractive. We continue to like our prospects in most lines of business and, with improving conditions in casualty lines, our agility and ability to create opportunities is an advantage for us in this market. Our diversified reinsurance platform, supported by strong partnerships with our brokers and ceding companies across multiple lines and geographies, further enhances our ability to navigate a competitive environment.
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Previous wording
Arch Capital Group Ltd. (“Arch Capital” and, together with its subsidiaries, “Arch”, “the Company”, “we”, “our” or “us”) is a publicly listed Bermuda exempted company with approximately $26.4 billion in capital at September 30, 2025 and, through operations in Bermuda, the United States, Europe, Canada and Australia, writes insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance on a worldwide basis.
Current wording
Arch Capital Group Ltd. (“Arch Capital” and, together with its subsidiaries, “Arch”, “the Company”, “we”, “our” or “us”) is a publicly listed Bermuda exempted company with approximately $26.9 billion in capital at March 31, 2026 and, through operations in Bermuda, the United States, Europe, Canada and Australia, writes insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance on a worldwide basis.
Previous wording
We continue to execute our cycle management strategy by actively allocating capital to the segments with the best risk-adjusted returns, while retaining the flexibility to invest in our platform when we find attractive opportunities. This approach, combined with a diversified global platform and strong distribution relationships, allows us to adapt dynamically to shifting market conditions. Our strong balance sheet and capital-generating capabilities, permit us to both invest in our business, and return capital to investors. During the 2025 third quarter, we repurchased $732 million of Arch shares in the quarter.
Current wording
Market conditions have become more competitive compared to recent years; however, rates and terms and conditions, in aggregate, continue to support attractive returns. Capturing those returns requires the ability and willingness to actively manage the portfolio across and within lines of business. We continue to execute our cycle management strategy by actively allocating capital to the segments with the best risk-adjusted returns, while retaining the flexibility to invest in our platform when we find attractive opportunities.
Previous wording
Our mortgage segment continued to deliver a steady level of earnings, generating $260 million of underwriting income in the 2025 third quarter. While new originations remained modest due to affordability challenges, underlying fundamentals remained strong and our U.S. market share was stable as industry pricing discipline held. The persistency of our in force U.S. primary mortgage insurance portfolio remained a healthy 82.3% and our delinquency rate remained low. We continue to expect the mortgage segment to serve as a steady diversifying contributor to our overall earnings and generate attractive underwriting income given the high credit quality and embedded equity of our in-force portfolio.
Current wording
Our mortgage segment continued to deliver a steady level of earnings, generating $221 million of underwriting income in the 2026 first quarter. New originations remained modest due to affordability challenges tied to mortgage rates and home prices, which continued to constrain demand. We believe the underlying fundamentals of our mortgage portfolio remain strong, and our U.S. market share was stable. The persistency of our in-force U.S. primary mortgage insurance portfolio remained a healthy 80.7%, and our delinquency rate remained low. We continue to expect the mortgage segment to serve as a steady diversifying contributor to our overall earnings and generate attractive underwriting income given the high credit quality and embedded equity of our in-force portfolio.
Previous wording
Book value per share represents total common shareholders’ equity available to Arch divided by the number of common shares outstanding. Management uses growth in book value per share as a key measure of the value generated for our common shareholders each period and believes that book value per share is the key driver of Arch Capital’s share price over time. Book value per share is impacted by, among other factors, our underwriting results, investment returns and share repurchase activity, which has an accretive or dilutive impact on book value per share depending on the purchase price. Book value per share was $62.32 at September 30, 2025, compared to $59.17 at June 30, 2025, and $57.00 at September 30, 2024. The 5.3% increase in book value per share for the 2025 third quarter primarily reflected strong underwriting and investment returns.
Current wording
Book value per share represents total common shareholders’ equity available to Arch divided by the number of common shares outstanding. Management uses growth in book value per share as a key measure of the value generated for our common shareholders each period and believes that book value per share is the key driver of Arch Capital’s share price over time. Book value per share is impacted by, among other factors, our underwriting results, investment returns and share repurchase activity, which has an accretive or dilutive impact on book value per share depending on the purchase price. Book value per share was $66.19 at March 31, 2026, compared to $65.11 at December 31, 2025, and $55.15 at March 31, 2025. The 1.7% increase in book value per share for the 2026 first quarter primarily reflected strong underwriting returns.
Previous wording
Operating return on average common equity (“Operating ROAE”) represents annualized after-tax operating income available to Arch common shareholders divided by the average of beginning and ending common shareholders’ equity available to Arch during the period. After-tax operating income available to Arch common shareholders, a non-GAAP financial measure as defined in Regulation G, represents net income available to Arch common shareholders, excluding net realized gains or losses (which includes realized and unrealized changes in the fair value of equity securities and assets accounted for using the fair value option, realized and unrealized gains or losses on derivative instruments, changes in the allowance for credit losses on financial assets and gains or losses realized from the acquisition or disposition of subsidiaries), equity in net income or loss of investments accounted for using the equity method, net foreign exchange gains or losses, transaction costs and other and income taxes. Management uses Operating ROAE as a key measure of the return generated to common shareholders. See“Comment on Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Current wording
Operating return on average common equity (“Operating ROAE”) represents annualized after-tax operating income available to Arch common shareholders divided by the average of beginning and ending common shareholders’ equity available to Arch during the period. After-tax operating income available to Arch common shareholders, a non-GAAP financial measure as defined in Regulation G, represents net income available to Arch common shareholders, excluding net realized gains or losses (which include, but are not limited to, realized and unrealized changes in the fair value of equity securities and assets accounted for using the fair value option, realized and unrealized gains or losses on derivative instruments, changes in the allowance for credit losses on financial assets and gains or losses realized from the acquisition or disposition of subsidiaries), equity in net income or loss of investments accounted for using the equity method, net foreign exchange gains or losses, transaction costs and other and income taxes. Management uses Operating ROAE as a key measure of the return generated to common shareholders. See“Comment on Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Previous wording
Our annualized net income return on average common equity was 23.8% for the 2025 third quarter, compared to 19.0% for the 2024 third quarter, and 19.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to 22.9% for the 2024 period. Our Operating ROAE was 18.5% for the 2025 third quarter, compared to 14.8% for the 2024 third quarter and 16.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to 18.3% for the 2024 period. Returns for the 2025 periods reflected strong underwriting and investment returns.
Current wording
Our annualized net income return on average common equity was 17.8% for the 2026 first quarter, compared to 11.1% for the 2025 first quarter. Our Operating ROAE was 15.4% for the 2026 first quarter, compared to 11.5% for the 2025 first quarter. Return for the 2026 periods reflected strong underwriting returns.
Previous wording
Total return for the 2025 periods reflected the effects of lower bond yields, a weaker U.S. dollar and equity market returns. The portfolio slightly underperformed their benchmark returns, primarily due to the sale of certain alternative investments accounted for using the equity method. The allocation of our portfolio remained neutral relative to our targeted benchmark. We continue to maintain a relatively short duration on our fixed income portfolio of 3.24 years at September 30, 2025, compared to 3.31 years at December 31, 2024.
Current wording
Total return for the 2026 first quarter reflected the impact of higher interest rates on our fixed income portfolio. We continue to maintain a relatively short duration on our fixed income portfolio of 3.43 years at March 31, 2026, in line with our asset allocation targets.
Previous wording
change, generally we do not adjust the composition of the benchmark return index during the year except to incorporate changes to the mix of liability currencies and durations noted above. The benchmark return index should not be interpreted as expressing a preference for or aversion to any particular sector or sector weight. At September 30, 2025, the fixed income portion of the benchmark had an average credit quality of “A1” by Moody’s and an estimated fixed income duration of 3.18 years.
Current wording
The benchmark return index is a customized combination of indices intended to approximate a target portfolio by asset mix and average credit quality with a fixed income component matching the approximate estimated duration and currency mix of our insurance and reinsurance liabilities. It is recalibrated annually. Although the estimated fixed income duration and average credit quality of this index will move as the duration and rating of its constituent securities change, generally we do not adjust the composition of the benchmark return index during the year except to incorporate changes to the mix of liability currencies and durations noted above. The benchmark return index should not be interpreted as expressing a preference for or aversion to any particular sector or sector weight. At March 31, 2026, the fixed income portion of the benchmark had an average credit quality of “A1” by Moody’s and an estimated fixed income duration of 3.17 years.
Previous wording
Throughout this filing, we present our operations in the way we believe will be the most meaningful and useful to investors, analysts, rating agencies and others who use our financial information in evaluating the performance of our company. This presentation includes the use of after-tax operating income available to Arch common shareholders, which is defined as net income available to Arch common shareholders, excluding net realized gains or losses (which includes realized and unrealized changes in the fair value of equity securities and assets accounted for using the fair value option, realized and unrealized gains or losses on derivative instruments, changes in the allowance for credit losses on financial assets and gains or losses realized from the acquisition or disposition of subsidiaries), equity in net income or loss of investments accounted for using the equity method, net foreign exchange gains or losses, transaction costs and other, income taxes, and the use of annualized operating return on average common equity. The presentation of after-tax operating income available to Arch
Current wording
Throughout this filing, we present our operations in the way we believe will be the most meaningful and useful to investors, analysts, rating agencies and others who use our financial information in evaluating the performance of our company. This presentation includes the use of after-tax operating income available to Arch common shareholders, which is defined as net income available to Arch common shareholders, excluding net realized gains or losses (which include, but are not limited to, realized and unrealized changes in the fair value of equity securities and assets accounted for using the fair value option, realized and unrealized gains or losses on derivative instruments, changes in the allowance for credit losses on financial assets and gains or losses realized from the acquisition or disposition of subsidiaries), equity in net income or loss of investments accounted for using the equity method, net foreign exchange gains or losses, transaction costs and other, income taxes, and the use of annualized operating return on average common equity. The presentation of after-tax operating income available to Arch common shareholders and annualized operating return on average common equity are non-GAAP financial measures as defined in Regulation G. The reconciliation of such measures to net income available to Arch common shareholders and annualized net income return on average common equity (the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures) in
Previous wording
common shareholders and annualized operating return on average common equity are non-GAAP financial measures as defined in Regulation G. The reconciliation of such measures to net income available to Arch common shareholders and annualized net income return on average common equity (the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures) in accordance with Regulation G is included under “Results of Operations” below.
Current wording
accordance with Regulation G is included under “Results of Operations” below.
Previous wording
Total return on investments includes investment income, equity in net income or loss of investments accounted for using the equity method, net realized gains or losses (excluding changes in the allowance for credit losses on non-investment related financial assets) and the change in unrealized gains or losses generated by Arch’s investment portfolio. Total return is calculated on a pre-tax basis and before investment expenses, and reflects the effect of financial market conditions along with foreign currency fluctuations. In addition, total return incorporates the timing of investment returns during the periods. There is no directly comparable GAAP financial measure for total return. Management uses total return on investments as a key measure of the return generated to Arch common shareholders on the capital held in the business, and compares the return generated by our investment portfolio against benchmark returns which we measured our portfolio against during the periods.
Current wording
Total return on investments includes investment income, equity in net income or loss of investments accounted for using the equity method, net realized gains or losses (excluding net realized gains or losses on non-investment related financial assets) and the change in unrealized gains or losses generated by Arch’s investment portfolio. Total return is calculated on a pre-tax basis and before investment expenses, and reflects the effect of financial market conditions along with foreign currency fluctuations. In addition, total return incorporates the timing of investment returns during the periods. There is no directly comparable GAAP financial measure for total return. Management uses total return on investments as a key measure of the return generated to Arch common shareholders on the capital held in the business, and compares the return generated by our investment portfolio against benchmark returns which we measured our portfolio against during the periods.
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Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
The benchmark return index is a customized combination of indices intended to approximate a target portfolio by asset mix and average credit quality with a fixed income component matching the approximate estimated duration and currency mix of our insurance and reinsurance liabilities. It is recalibrated annually. Although the estimated fixed income duration and average credit quality of this index will move as the duration and rating of its constituent securities