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American Financial Group, Inc.

American Financial Group, Inc., an insurance holding company, provides property and casualty insurance products in the United States. It operates through Property and Casualty Insurance and Other segments. The company offers property and transportation insurance products, such as physical damage and liability coverage for buses and trucks, other specialty transportation niches, inland and ocean marine, agricultural-related products, and other commercial property coverages; specialty casualty insurance, including primarily excess and surplus, executive and professional liability, general liability, umbrella and excess liability, and specialty coverage in targeted markets, as well as customized programs for small to mid-sized businesses and workers compensation insurance; and specialty financial insurance products comprising risk management insurance programs for lending and leasing institutions, fidelity and surety products, and trade credit insurance. It sells its property and casualty insurance products through independent insurance agents and brokers. American Financial Group, Inc. was formerly known as American Financial Group Holdings Inc and changed its name to American Financial Group, Inc. in July 1997. The company was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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American Financial Group Reports Record Q2 Underwriting Profit and 32% Core EPS Growth

American Financial Group posted core net operating earnings of $2.82 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2026, a 32% increase driven by higher underwriting profit and improved returns from alternative investments. Net earnings reached $248 million, or $2.99 per share, including $0.17 per share in after-tax non-core realized gains on securities. Property and casualty pretax operating income hit a second-quarter record of $350 million, while the specialty P&C combined ratio improved 1.6 points to 91.5%. Net written premiums grew 6% to $1.92 billion, and the company returned nearly $100 million to shareholders through $26 million in share repurchases and $74 million in dividends. Management also highlighted an expected $125 million pretax gain from the pending sale of the Charleston Harbor Resort, which would contribute approximately $1.20 per share upon closing in the third quarter.
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American Financial Group reports Q2 EPS of $2.82, beating estimates by 17%

American Financial Group reported second-quarter earnings per share of $2.82, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.41 by 17.01 percent. Revenue reached $1.94 billion, up 4.6 percent from a year ago and slightly above the $1.93 billion consensus. The property and casualty combined ratio for the specialty segment came in at 91.5 percent, better than the 92.9 percent analysts had expected. Net investment income rose 20.1 percent to $221 million, exceeding the $197.85 million estimate, while net earned premiums of $1.69 billion fell short of the $1.75 billion forecast.
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Property and Casualty Insurers Post Mixed Q1 as Bowhead Specialty Leads with 26.9% Revenue Growth

Property and casualty insurance stocks delivered mixed first-quarter results, with aggregate revenues beating analyst consensus by 1.9%. Bowhead Specialty reported revenues of $155.7 million, up 26.9% year on year and exceeding expectations by 5.5%, driven by 24% growth in gross written premiums. Stewart Information Services posted the best performance relative to estimates with revenues of $781.3 million, a 27.7% increase that beat forecasts by 4.6%, while Fidelity National Financial was the weakest, missing revenue expectations by 10.7% with $3.23 billion. Lemonade achieved the fastest revenue growth among peers at 70.6% to $258 million, and American Financial Group's revenues rose 1.7% to $1.76 billion but fell 5% short of estimates. Share prices across the group have risen 7.9% on average since reporting.
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Zacks highlights three buy-rated insurance stocks: AIG, American Financial, and Accelerant

Zacks Equity Research highlights American International Group, American Financial Group, and Accelerant Holdings as buy-rated insurance stocks with strong earnings momentum. American International Group saw first-quarter 2026 general insurance net premiums written rise 24% year over year and underwriting income more than triple to $774 million, with a combined ratio of 87.3%. American Financial Group's first-quarter net operating earnings increased 36.5% and specialty P&C underwriting profit jumped 66%, driving an annualized return on equity of 15.8%. Accelerant Holdings reported a 16% increase in exchange written premium to $1.14 billion and a 57% rise in operating revenues to $273.2 million, with fee-based adjusted EBITDA more than doubling. All three companies carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and have seen positive earnings estimate revisions.
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American Financial Group raises annual dividend 10%, marking 20th consecutive year of increases

American Financial Group increased its annual dividend by 10% to $3.52 per share in August 2025, marking its 20th consecutive year of dividend increases. The company's 10-year dividend compound annual growth rate is approximately 12.3%. In February 2026, the board declared a special cash dividend of $1.50 per share, totaling approximately $125 million. During the first quarter of 2026, AFG repurchased approximately $60 million of shares and returned nearly $260 million to shareholders through regular dividends, special dividends, and share repurchases.
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