Cincinnati Financial Reports First-Quarter 2025 Results

, /PRNewswire/ -- Cincinnati Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CINF) today reported: First-quarter 2025 net loss of $90 million, or $0.57 per share, compared with net income of $755 million, or $4.78 per share, in the first quarter of 2024, after recognizing a $56 million first-quarter 2025 after-tax reduction in the fair value of equity securities still held. First-quarter 2025 non-GAAP operating loss* of $37 million, or $0.24 per share, compared with operating income of $272 million, or $1.72 per share, in the first quarter of last year. The decrease of $309 million was primarily due to a $356 million increase in after-tax catastrophe losses. $845 million decrease in first-quarter 2025 net income, compared with first-quarter 2024, primarily due to the after-tax net effect of a $536 million decrease in net investment gains and a $356 million increase in after-tax catastrophe losses. $87.78 book value per share at March 31, 2025, down $1.33 since year-end. Negative 0.5% value creation ratio for the first three months of 2025, compared with positive 5.9% for the same period of 2024. Financial Highlights (Dollars in millions, except per share data) Three months ended March 31, 2025 2024 % Change Revenue Data Earned premiums $ 2,344 $ 2,071 13 Investment income, net of expenses 280 245 14 Total revenues 2,566 2,935 (13) Income Statement Data Net income (loss) $ (90) $ 755 nm Investment gains and losses, after-tax (53) 483 nm Non-GAAP operating income (loss)* $ (37) $ 272 nm Per Share Data (diluted) Net income (loss) $ (0.57) $ 4.78 nm Investment gains and losses, after-tax (0.33) 3.06 nm Non-GAAP operating income (loss)* $ (0.24) $ 1.72 nm Book value $ 87.78 $ 80.83 9 Cash dividend declared $ 0.87 $ 0.81 7 Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 156.4 157.9 (1) * The Definitions of Non-GAAP Information and Reconciliation to Comparable GAAP Measures section defines and reconciles measures presented in this release that are not based on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Forward-looking statements and related assumptions are subject to the risks outlined in the company's safe harbor statement. Insurance Operations Highlights 113.3% first-quarter 2025 property casualty combined ratio, increased from 93.6% for the first quarter of 2024. 11% growth in first-quarter net written premiums, including price increases, premium growth initiatives and a higher level of insured exposures. $383 million first-quarter 2025 property casualty new business written premiums, up 11%. Agencies appointed since the beginning of 2024 contributed $26 million or 7% of total new business written premiums. $21 million first-quarter 2025 life insurance subsidiary net income, up $2 million compared with the first quarter of 2024, and 1% growth in first-quarter 2025 life insurance earned premiums. Investment and Balance Sheet Highlights 14% or $35 million increase in first-quarter 2025 pretax investment income, including a 24% increase in bond interest income and a 7% decrease in stock portfolio dividends. Three-month increase of less than 1% in fair value of total investments at March 31, 2025, including a 2% increase for the bond portfolio and a 1% decrease for the stock portfolio. $4.994 billion parent company cash and marketable securities at March 31, 2025, down 4% from year-end 2024. Prepared to RespondStephen M. Spray, president and chief executive officer, commented: "The Cincinnati Insurance Companies were prepared for the unprecedented losses our policyholders suffered from the wildfires in California and powerful spring storms that impacted communities in 21 states. Assured by the strength of our balance sheet, we were able to focus on what was important: outstanding claims service and our ongoing initiatives to profitably grow our business. "For 75 years, our capital and risk management strategies have consistently provided a strong foundation for long-term success. We met these catastrophes equipped with a strong reinsurance program; ample cash flow and liquidity; solid loss reserves and property casualty surplus; and the financial flexibility that comes from holding $5 billion of cash and marketable securities at our parent company. "Our first-quarter 2025 combined ratio of 113.3% included 25 points related to natural catastrophe losses, three times our 10-year first-quarter average. Importantly, our property casualty current accident year combined ratio before catastrophe loss effects continued to improve. That 90.5% ratio would have been about 2 points better without the impact of the reinstatement premiums we paid to replenish our property catastrophe reinsurance program." Keeping Our Focus"The confidence we have in our pricing capabilities and segmentation strategy allows us to keep our focus on our long-term profitable growth plans even in the face of turbulent weather and volatile economic markets. With a deep understanding of the fundamentals of insurance, supported by sophisticated underwriting tools, our field marketing teams help the independent agents who partner with Cincinnati Insurance to find solutions for their clients. "We were founded by four independent agents, and our goal remains to have the breadth of products and services agents need to serve their clients – even as those needs evolve. We've added excess and surplus lines solutions, eased access to the Lloyd's of London market for our agencies and continue to expand our standard commercial and personal lines products. Our life insurance company rounds out these services. "We again recorded double-digit growth in new business written premiums and strong renewal pricing, increasing total property casualty net written premiums by 11%. We believe we can continue growing premiums at a healthy pace throughout 2025." Committed to Long-Term Investment Strategy"Downward pressure in the equity market contributed to a decline of less than 1% in book value per share at March 31 compared with year-end 2024. Despite this movement, our quarter-end equity portfolio still had more than $7 billion in appreciated value before taxes. "We maintain a long-term perspective with our investment philosophy and aren't swayed by periodic market swings. Our insurance business continues to provide cash that we invest in high-quality bonds and dividend-paying stocks. We are poised to further benefit from these purchases when the markets rebound." Insurance Operations Highlights Consolidated Property Casualty Insurance Results (Dollars in millions) Three months ended March 31, 2025 2024 % Change Earned premiums $ 2,264 $ 1,992 14 Fee revenues 4 3 33 Total revenues 2,268 1,995 14 Loss and loss expenses 1,887 1,270 49 Underwriting expenses 679 594 14 Underwriting profit (loss) $ (298) $ 131 nm Ratios as a percent of earned premiums: Pt. Change Loss and loss expenses 83.3 % 63.8 % 19.5 Underwriting expenses 30.0 29.8 0.2 Combined ratio 113.3 % 93.6 % 19.7 % Change Agency renewal written premiums $ 1,912 $ 1,683 14 Agency new business written premiums 383 346 11 Other written premiums 200 219 (9) Net written premiums $ 2,495 $ 2,248 11 Ratios as a percent of earned premiums: Pt. Change Current accident year before catastrophe losses 60.5 % 61.3 % (0.8) Current accident year catastrophe losses 26.8 7.5 19.3 Prior accident years before catastrophe losses (2.2) (3.4) 1.2 Prior accident years catastrophe losses (1.8) (1.6) (0.2) Loss and loss expense ratio 83.3 % 63.8 % 19.5 Current accident year combined ratio before catastrophe losses 90.5 % 91.1 % (0.6) $247 million or 11% growth of first-quarter 2025 property casualty net written premiums, reflecting premium growth initiatives, price increases and a higher level of insured exposures. The contribution to first-quarter growth from Cincinnati Re® and Cincinnati Global Underwriting Ltd.SM in total was 2 percentage points. $37 million or 11% increase in first-quarter 2025 new business premiums written by agencies. The growth included a $24 million increase in standard market property casualty production from agencies appointed since the beginning of 2024. 137 new agency appointments in the first three months of 2025, including 32 that market only our personal lines products. 19.7 percentage-point first-quarter 2025 combined ratio increase, including an increase of 19.1 points for losses from catastrophes. 4.0 percentage-point first-quarter 2025 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development of $91 million, compared with 5.0 points or $100 million for first-quarter 2024. 0.8 percentage-point improvement in the three-month 2025 ratio for current accident year loss and loss expenses before catastrophes, including an unfavorable 1.4 points for the net effect of $52 million for reinsurance treaty reinstatement premiums related to the January 2025 wildfires in southern California. 0.2 percentage-point increase in the underwriting expense ratio for the first three months of 2025, compared with the same period of 2024, including an unfavorable 0.7 points for the effect of reinstatement premiums. Commercial Lines Insurance Results (Dollars in millions) Three months ended March 31, 2025 2024 % Change Earned premiums $ 1,179 $ 1,082 9 Fee revenues 2 1 100 Total revenues 1,181 1,083 9 Loss and loss expenses 735 719 2 Underwriting expenses 349 325 7 Underwriting profit $ 97 $ 39 149 Ratios as a percent of earned premiums: Pt. Change Loss and loss expenses 62.3 % 66.4 % (4.1) Underwriting expenses 29.6 30.1 (0.5) Combined ratio 91.9 % 96.5 % (4.6) % Change Agency renewal written premiums $ 1,152 $ 1,076 7 Agency new business written premiums 203 182 12 Other written premiums (30) (35) 14 Net written premiums $ 1,325 $ 1,223 8 Ratios as a percent of earned premiums: Pt. Change Current accident year before catastrophe losses 61.1 % 63.0 % (1.9) Current accident year catastrophe losses 4.8 7.0 (2.2) Prior accident years before catastrophe losses (2.4) (2.8) 0.4 Prior accident years catastrophe losses (1.2) (0.8) (0.4) Loss and loss expense ratio 62.3 % 66.4 % (4.1) Current accident year combined ratio before catastrophe losses 90.7 % 93.1 % (2.4) $102 million or 8% growth in first-quarter 2025 commercial lines net written premiums, including higher agency renewal and new business written premiums. $76 million or 7% increase in first-quarter renewal written premiums, with commercial lines average renewal pricing increases near the low end of the high-single-digit percent range. $21 million or 12% increase in first-quarter 2025 new business premiums written by agencies, as we continue to carefully underwrite each policy in a highly competitive market. 4.6 percentage-point first-quarter 2025 combined ratio improvement, including a decrease of 2.6 points for losses from catastrophes. 3.6 percentage-point first-quarter 2025 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development of $43 million, compared with 3.6 points or $38 million for first-quarter 2024. Personal Lines Insurance Results (Dollars in millions) Three months ended March 31, 2025 2024 % Change Earned premiums $ 698 $ 588 19 Fee revenues 1 1 0 Total revenues 699 589 19 Loss and loss expenses 846 379 123 Underwriting expenses 210 173 21 Underwriting profit (loss) $ (357) $ 37 nm Ratios as a percent of earned premiums: Pt. Change Loss and loss expenses 121.2 % 64.5 % 56.7 Underwriting expenses 30.1 29.4 0.7 Combined ratio 151.3 % 93.9 % 57.4 % Change Agency renewal written premiums $ 634 $ 494 28 Agency new business written premiums 127 122 4 Other written premiums (89) (21) (324) Net written premiums $ 672 $ 595 13 Ratios as a percent of earned premiums: Pt. Change Current accident year before catastrophe losses 63.3 % 57.7 % 5.6 Current accident year catastrophe losses 60.6 12.4 48.2 Prior accident years before catastrophe losses (0.8) (2.0) 1.2 Prior accident years catastrophe losses (1.9) (3.6) 1.7 Loss and loss expense ratio 121.2 % 64.5 % 56.7 Current accident year combined ratio before catastrophe losses 93.4 % 87.1 % 6.3 $77 million or 13% growth in first-quarter 2025 personal lines net written premiums, including higher agency renewal written premiums that benefited from rate increases in the low-double-digit percent range. Cincinnati Private ClientSM first-quarter 2025 net written premiums from our agencies' high net worth clients grew 10%, to $363 million. $5 million increase in first-quarter 2025 new business premiums written by agencies, including an increase of approximately $8 million in our private client personal lines. $68 million less favorable effect on first-quarter 2025 net written premiums from other written premiums, including $64 million for additional ceded premiums to reinstate our property catastrophe reinsurance treaty after recoveries related to California wildfires. 57.4 percentage-point first-quarter 2025 combined ratio increase, including an increase of 49.9 points for losses from catastrophes and an increase in the underwriting expense ratio of 2.5 points for the effect of reinstatement premiums. 2.7 percentage-point first-quarter 2025 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development of $19 million, compared with 5.6 points or $33 million for first-quarter 2024. 5.6 percentage-point increase in the three-month 2025 ratio for current accident year loss and loss expenses before catastrophes, including 5.3 points for the effect of reinstatement premiums. Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Results (Dollars in millions) Three months ended March 31, 2025 2024 % Change Earned premiums $ 162 $ 139 17 Fee revenues 1 1 0 Total revenues 163 140 16 Loss and loss expenses 99 90 10 Underwriting expenses 44 38 16 Underwriting profit $ 20 $ 12 67 Ratios as a percent of earned premiums: Pt. Change Loss and loss expenses 60.9 % 64.5 % (3.6) Underwriting expenses 27.4 27.4 0.0 Combined ratio 88.3 % 91.9 % (3.6) % Change Agency renewal written premiums $ 126 $ 113 12 Agency new business written premiums 53 42 26 Other written premiums (11) (9) (22) Net written premiums $ 168 $ 146 15 Ratios as a percent of earned premiums: Pt. Change Current accident year before catastrophe losses 65.6 % 65.7 % (0.1) Current accident year catastrophe losses 0.8 0.9 (0.1) Prior accident years before catastrophe losses (5.0) (1.7) (3.3) Prior accident years catastrophe losses (0.5) (0.4) (0.1) Loss and loss expense ratio 60.9 % 64.5 % (3.6) Current accident year combined ratio before catastrophe losses 93.0 % 93.1 % (0.1) $22 million or 15% growth in first-quarter 2025 excess and surplus lines net written premiums, including higher agency renewal written premiums that benefited from price increases averaging in the high-single-digit percent range. $11 million or 26% increase in first-quarter 2025 new business premiums written by agencies, as we continue to carefully underwrite each policy in a highly competitive market. 3.6 percentage-point first-quarter 2025 combined ratio improvement, including 3.4 points in the ratio for favorable reserve development on prior accident year loss and loss expenses. 5.5 percentage-point first-quarter 2025 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development of $9 million, compared with 2.1 points or $3 million for first-quarter 2024. Life Insurance Subsidiary Results (Dollars in millions) Three months ended March 31, 2025 2024 % Change Term life insurance $ 57 $ 57 0 Whole life insurance 13 13 0 Universal life and other 10 9 11 Earned premiums 80 79 1 Investment income, net of expenses 50 47 6 Investment gains and losses, net (1) (2) 50 Fee revenues 1 1 0 Total revenues 130 125 4 Contract holders' benefits incurred 81 79 3 Underwriting expenses incurred 23 22 5 Total benefits and expenses 104 101 3 Net income before income tax 26 24 8 Income tax provision 5 5 0 Net income of the life insurance subsidiary $ 21 $ 19 11 $1 million increase in first-quarter 2025 earned premiums. $2 million increase in three-month 2025 life insurance subsidiary net income, primarily due to increased investment income, partially offset by less favorable impacts from the unlocking of interest rate actuarial assumptions. $34 million or 3% three-month 2025 increase, to $1.341 billion, in GAAP shareholders' equity for the life insurance subsidiary, primarily from net income and a decrease in unrealized investment losses on fixed-maturity securities. Investment and Balance Sheet Highlights Investments Results (Dollars in millions) Three months ended March 31, 2025 2024 % Change Investment income, net of expenses $ 280 $ 245 14 Investment interest credited to contract holders (32) (31) (3) Investment gains and losses, net (67) 612 nm Investments profit $ 181 $ 826 (78) Investment income: Interest $ 210 $ 169 24 Dividends 67 72 (7) Other 7 7 0 Less investment expenses 4 3 33 Investment income, pretax 280 245 14 Less income taxes 48 41 17 Total investment income, after-tax $ 232 $ 204 14 Investment returns: Average invested assets plus cash and cash equivalents $ 29,946 $ 27,164 Average yield pretax 3.74 % 3.61 % Average yield after-tax 3.10 3.00 Effective tax rate 17.2 16.7 Fixed-maturity returns: Average amortized cost $ 17,071 $ 14,535 Average yield pretax 4.92 % 4.65 % Average yield after-tax 4.02 3.82 Effective tax rate 18.3 17.9 $35 million or 14% rise in first-quarter 2025 pretax investment income, including a 24% increase in interest income from fixed-maturity securities and a 7% decrease in equity portfolio dividends. $67 million first-quarter 2025 pretax investment losses, summarized in the table below, were offset by a $67 million increase in unrealized investment gains. Changes in unrealized gains or losses reported in other comprehensive income, in addition to investment gains and losses reported in net income, are useful for evaluating total investment performance over time and are major components of changes in book value and the value creation ratio. (Dollars in millions) Three months ended March 31, 2025 2024 Investment gains and losses on equity securities sold, net $ (1) $ (11) Unrealized gains and losses on equity securities still held, net (71) 613 Investment gains and losses on fixed-maturity securities, net (2) (10) Other 7 20 Subtotal - investment gains and losses reported in net income (67) 612 Change in unrealized investment gains and losses - fixed maturities 67 (55) Total $ — $ 557 Balance Sheet Highlights (Dollars in millions, except share data) At March 31, At December 31, 2025 2024 Total investments $ 28,481 $ 28,378 Total assets 37,276 36,501 Short-term debt 25 25 Long-term debt 790 790 Shareholders' equity 13,718 13,935 Book value per share 87.78 89.11 Debt-to-total-capital ratio 5.6 % 5.5 % $29.491 billion in consolidated cash and total investments at March 31, 2025, an increase of less than 1% from $29.361 billion at year-end 2024. $16.523 billion bond portfolio at March 31, 2025, with an average rating of A2/A+. Fair value increased $341 million during the first quarter of 2025, including $220 million in net purchases of fixed-maturity securities. $11.118 billion equity portfolio was 39.0% of total investments, including $7.154 billion in appreciated value before taxes at March 31, 2025. First-quarter 2025 decrease in fair value of $67 million, including $5 million in net purchases of equity securities. $1.33 first-quarter 2025 decrease in book value per share, including $0.24 from a net loss before investment gains, $0.87 from dividends declared to shareholders, $0.04 from investment portfolio net investment losses or changes in unrealized gains for fixed-maturity securities and $0.18 for other items. Value creation ratio of negative 0.5% for the first three months of 2025, including 0.3% from a net loss before investment gains, which includes underwriting and investment income, 0.4% from investment losses for equity securities and 0.2% for other items that were partially offset by positive 0.4% from changes in unrealized gains for fixed-maturity securities. For additional information or to register for our conference call webcast, please visit cinfin.com/investors. About Cincinnati FinancialCincinnati Financial Corporation offers primarily business, home and auto insurance through The Cincinnati Insurance Company and its two standard market property casualty companies. The same local independent insurance agencies that market those policies may offer products of our other subsidiaries, including life insurance, fixed annuities and surplus lines property and casualty insurance. For additional information about the company, please visit cinfin.com. Mailing Address: Street Address: P.O. Box 145496 6200 South Gilmore Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45250-5496 Fairfield, Ohio 45014-5141 Safe Harbor Statement This is our "Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Our business is subject to certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements in this report. Some of those risks and uncertainties are discussed in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Item 1A, Risk Factors, Page 30. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: Effects of any future pandemic that could affect results for reasons such as: Securities market disruption or volatility and related effects such as decreased economic activity and continued supply chain disruptions that affect our investment portfolio and book value An unusually high level of claims in our insurance or reinsurance operations that increase litigation-related expenses An unusually high level of insurance losses, including risk of court decisions extending business interruption insurance in commercial property coverage forms to cover claims for pure economic loss related to such pandemic Decreased premium revenue and cash flow from disruption to our distribution channel of independent agents, consumer self-isolation, travel limitations, business restrictions and decreased economic activity Inability of our workforce, agencies or vendors to perform necessary business functions Unusually high levels of catastrophe losses due to risk concentrations, changes in weather patterns (whether as a result of climate change or otherwise), environmental events, war or political unrest, terrorism incidents, cyberattacks, civil unrest or other causes and our ability to manage catastrophe risk due to inaccurate catastrophe models or incomplete data Increased frequency and/or severity of claims or development of claims that are unforeseen at the time of policy issuance, due to inflationary trends or other causes Inadequate estimates or assumptions, or reliance on third-party data used for critical accounting estimates Declines in overall stock market values negatively affecting our equity portfolio and book value Interest rate fluctuations or other factors that could significantly affect: Our ability to generate growth in investment income Values of our fixed-maturity investments, including accounts in which we hold bank-owned life insurance contract assets Our traditional life policy reserves Domestic and global events, such as the wars in Ukraine and in the Middle East, recent tariff and trade policy announcements, and disruptions in the banking and financial services industry, resulting in insurance losses, capital market or credit market uncertainty, followed by prolonged periods of economic instability or recession, that lead to: Significant or prolonged decline in the fair value of a particular security or group of securities and impairment of the asset(s) Significant decline in investment income due to reduced or eliminated dividend payouts from a particular security or group of securities Significant rise in losses from surety or director and officer policies written for financial institutions or other insured entities or in losses from policies written by Cincinnati Re or Cincinnati Global Our inability to manage business opportunities, growth prospects, and expenses for our ongoing operations Recession, prolonged elevated inflation or other economic conditions resulting in lower demand for insurance products or increased payment delinquencies Ineffective information technology systems or discontinuing to develop and implement improvements in technology may impact our success and profitability Difficulties with technology or data security breaches, including cyberattacks, that could negatively affect our or our agents' ability to conduct business; disrupt our relationships with agents, policyholders and others; cause reputational damage, mitigation expenses and data loss and expose us to liability Difficulties with our operations and technology that may negatively impact our ability to conduct business, including cloud-based data information storage, data security, cyberattacks, remote working capabilities, and/or outsourcing relationships and third-party operations and data security Disruption of the insurance market caused by technology innovations such as driverless cars that could decrease consumer demand for insurance products Delays, inadequate data developed internally or from third parties, or performance inadequacies from ongoing development and implementation of underwriting and pricing methods, including telematics and other usage-based insurance methods, or technology projects and enhancements expected to increase our pricing accuracy, underwriting profit and competitiveness Intense competition, and the impact of innovation, artificial intelligence and changing customer preferences on the insurance industry and the markets in which we operate, could harm our ability to maintain or increase our business volumes and profitability Changing consumer insurance-buying habits Mergers, acquisitions and other consolidations of agencies that result in a concentration of a significant amount of premium in one agency or agency group and/or alter our competitive advantages Inability to obtain adequate ceded reinsurance on acceptable terms, amount of reinsurance coverage purchased, financial strength of reinsurers and the potential for nonpayment or delay in payment by reinsurers Inability to defer policy acquisition costs for any business segment if pricing and loss trends would lead management to conclude that segment could not achieve sustainable profitability Inability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends consistent with current or past levels Events or conditions that could weaken or harm our relationships with our independent agencies and hamper opportunities to add new agencies, resulting in limitations on our opportunities for growth, such as: Downgrades of our financial strength ratings Concerns that doing business with us is too difficult Perceptions that our level of service, particularly claims service, is no longer a distinguishing characteristic in the marketplace Inability or unwillingness to nimbly develop and introduce coverage product updates and innovations that our competitors offer and consumers expect to find in the marketplace Actions of insurance departments, state attorneys general or other regulatory agencies, including a change to a federal system of regulation from a state-based system, that: Impose new obligations on us that increase our expenses or change the assumptions underlying our critical accounting estimates Place the insurance industry under greater regulatory scrutiny or result in new statutes, rules and regulations Restrict our ability to exit or reduce writings of unprofitable coverages or lines of business Add assessments for guaranty funds, other insurance‑related assessments or mandatory reinsurance arrangements; or that impair our ability to recover such assessments through future surcharges or other rate changes Increase our provision for federal income taxes due to changes in tax law Increase our other expenses Limit our ability to set fair, adequate and reasonable rates Place us at a disadvantage in the marketplace Restrict our ability to execute our business model, including the way we compensate agents Adverse outcomes from litigation or administrative proceedings, including effects of social inflation and third-party litigation funding on the size of litigation awards Events or actions, including unauthorized intentional circumvention of controls, that reduce our future ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Unforeseen departure of certain executive officers or other key employees due to retirement, health or other causes that could interrupt progress toward important strategic goals or diminish the effectiveness of certain longstanding relationships with insurance agents and others Our inability, or the inability of our independent agents, to attract and retain personnel in a competitive labor market Events, such as an epidemic, natural catastrophe or terrorism, that could hamper our ability to assemble our workforce at our headquarters location or work effectively in a remote environment Further, our insurance businesses are subject to the effects of changing social, global, economic and regulatory environments. Public and regulatory initiatives have included efforts to adversely influence and restrict premium rates, restrict the ability to cancel policies, impose underwriting standards and expand overall regulation. We also are subject to public and regulatory initiatives that can affect the market value for our common stock, such as measures affecting corporate financial reporting and governance. The ultimate changes and eventual effects, if any, of these initiatives are uncertain. * * * Cincinnati Financial Corporation Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Income (unaudited) (Dollars in millions) March 31, December 31, 2025 2024 Assets Investments $ 28,481 $ 28,378 Cash and cash equivalents 1,010 983 Premiums receivable 3,163 2,969 Reinsurance recoverable 808 523 Deferred policy acquisition costs 1,297 1,242 Other assets 2,517 2,406 Total assets $ 37,276 $ 36,501 Liabilities Insurance reserves $ 13,748 $ 12,963 Unearned premiums 5,068 4,813 Deferred income tax 1,489 1,476 Long-term debt and lease obligations 853 850 Other liabilities 2,400 2,464 Total liabilities 23,558 22,566 Shareholders' Equity Common stock and paid-in capital 1,908 1,899 Retained earnings 14,644 14,869 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (271) (309) Treasury stock (2,563) (2,524) Total shareholders' equity 13,718 13,935 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 37,276 $ 36,501 (Dollars in millions, except per share data) Three months ended March 31, 2025 2024 Revenues Earned premiums $ 2,344 $ 2,071 Investment income, net of expenses 280 245 Investment gains and losses, net (67) 612 Other revenues 9 7 Total revenues 2,566 2,935 Benefits and Expenses Insurance losses and contract holders' benefits 1,968 1,349 Underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses 702 616 Interest expense 13 13 Other operating expenses 11 4 Total benefits and expenses 2,694 1,982 Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes (128) 953 Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes (38) 198 Net Income (Loss) $ (90) $ 755 Per Common Share: Net income (loss)—basic $ (0.57) $ 4.82 Net income (loss)—diluted (0.57) 4.78 Definitions of Non-GAAP Information and Reconciliation to Comparable GAAP Measures (See attached tables for reconciliations; additional prior-period reconciliations available at cinfin.com/investors.) Cincinnati Financial Corporation prepares its public financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Statutory data is prepared in accordance with statutory accounting rules for insurance company regulation in the United States of America as defined by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' (NAIC) Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual, and therefore is not reconciled to GAAP data. Management uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate its primary business areas – property casualty insurance, life insurance and investments. Management uses these measures when analyzing both GAAP and non-GAAP results to improve its understanding of trends in the underlying business and to help avoid incorrect or misleading assumptions and conclusions about the success or failure of company strategies. Management adjustments to GAAP measures generally: apply to non-recurring events that are unrelated to business performance and distort short-term results; involve values that fluctuate based on events outside of management's control; supplement reporting segment disclosures with disclosures for a subsidiary company or for a combination of subsidiaries or reporting segments; or relate to accounting refinements that affect comparability between periods, creating a need to analyze data on the same basis. Non-GAAP operating income: Non-GAAP operating income is calculated by excluding investment gains and losses (defined as investment gains and losses after applicable federal and state income taxes) and other significant non-recurring items from net income. Management evaluates non-GAAP operating income to measure the success of pricing, rate and underwriting strategies. While investment gains (or losses) are integral to the company's insurance operations over the long term, the determination to realize investment gains or losses on fixed-maturity securities sold in any period may be subject to management's discretion and is independent of the insurance underwriting process. Also, under applicable GAAP accounting requirements, gains and losses are recognized from certain changes in market values of securities without actual realization. Management believes that the level of investment gains or losses for any particular period, while it may be material, may not fully indicate the performance of ongoing underlying business operations in that period.For these reasons, many investors and shareholders consider non-GAAP operating income to be one of the more meaningful measures for evaluating insurance company performance. Equity analysts who report on the insurance industry and the company generally focus on this metric in their analyses. The company presents non-GAAP operating income so that all investors have what management believes to be a useful supplement to GAAP information. Consolidated property casualty insurance results: To supplement reporting segment disclosures related to our property casualty insurance operations, we also evaluate results for those operations on a basis that includes results for our property casualty insurance and brokerage services subsidiaries. That is the total of our commercial lines, personal lines and our excess and surplus lines segments plus our reinsurance assumed operations known as Cincinnati Re and our London-based global specialty underwriter known as Cincinnati Global. Life insurance subsidiary results: To supplement life insurance reporting segment disclosures related to our life insurance operation, we also evaluate results for that operation on a basis that includes life insurance subsidiary investment income, or investment income plus investment gains and losses, that are also included in our investments reporting segment. We recognize that assets under management, capital appreciation and investment income are integral to evaluating the success of the life insurance segment because of the long duration of life products. Cincinnati Financial Corporation Net Income (Loss) Reconciliation (Dollars in millions, except per share data) Three months ended March 31, 2025 2024 Net income (loss) $ (90) $ 755 Less: Investment gains and losses, net (67) 612 Income tax on investment gains and losses 14 (129) Investment gains and losses, after-tax (53) 483 Non-GAAP operating income (loss) $ (37) $ 272 Diluted per share data: Net income (loss) $ (0.57) $ 4.78 Less: Investment gains and losses, net (0.42) 3.88 Income tax on investment gains and losses 0.09 (0.82) Investment gains and losses, after-tax (0.33) 3.06 Non-GAAP operating income (loss) $ (0.24) $ 1.72 Life Insurance Reconciliation (Dollars in millions) Three months ended March 31, 2025 2024 Net income of the life insurance subsidiary $ 21 $ 19 Investment gains and losses, net (1) (2) Income tax on investment gains and losses — — Non-GAAP operating income 22 21 Investment income, net of expenses (50) (47) Investment income credited to contract holders 32 31 Income tax excluding tax on investment gains and losses, net 5 5 Life insurance segment profit $ 9 $ 10 Property Casualty Insurance Reconciliation (Dollars in millions) Three months ended March 31, 2025 Consolidated Commercial Personal E&S Other* Premiums: Net written premiums $ 2,495 $ 1,325 $ 672 $ 168 $ 330 Unearned premiums change (231) (146) 26 (6) (105) Earned premiums $ 2,264 $ 1,179 $ 698 $ 162 $ 225 Underwriting profit (loss) $ (298) $ 97 $ (357) $ 20 $ (58) (Dollars in millions) Three months ended March 31, 2024 Consolidated Commercial Personal E&S Other* Premiums: Net written premiums $ 2,248 $ 1,223 $ 595 $ 146 $ 284 Unearned premiums change (256) (141) (7) (7) (101) Earned premiums $ 1,992 $ 1,082 $ 588 $ 139 $ 183 Underwriting profit $ 131 $ 39 $ 37 $ 12 $ 43 Dollar amounts shown are rounded to millions; certain amounts may not add due to rounding. *Included in Other are the results of Cincinnati Re and Cincinnati Global. Cincinnati Financial Corporation Other Measures Value creation ratio: This is a measure of shareholder value creation that management believes captures the contribution of the company's insurance operations, the success of its investment strategy and the importance placed on paying cash dividends to shareholders. The value creation ratio measure is made up of two primary components: (1) rate of growth in book value per share plus (2) the ratio of dividends declared per share to beginning book value per share. Management believes this measure is useful, providing a meaningful measure of long-term progress in creating shareholder value. It is intended to be all-inclusive regarding changes in book value per share, and uses originally reported book value per share in cases where book value per share has been adjusted, such as adoption of Accounting Standards Updates with a cumulative effect of a change in accounting. Written premium: Under statutory accounting rules in the U.S., property casualty written premium is the amount recorded for policies issued and recognized on an annualized basis at the effective date of the policy. Management analyzes trends in written premium to assess business efforts. The difference between written and earned premium is unearned premium. Value Creation Ratio Calculations (Dollars are per share) Three months ended March 31, 2025 2024 Value creation ratio: End of period book value* $ 87.78 $ 80.83 Less beginning of period book value 89.11 77.06 Change in book value (1.33) 3.77 Dividend declared to shareholders 0.87 0.81 Total value creation $ (0.46) $ 4.58 Value creation ratio from change in book value** (1.5) % 4.9 % Value creation ratio from dividends declared to shareholders*** 1.0 1.0 Value creation ratio (0.5) % 5.9 % * Book value per share is calculated by dividing end of period total shareholders' equity by end of period shares outstanding ** Change in book value divided by the beginning of period book value *** Dividend declared to shareholders divided by beginning of period book value SOURCE Cincinnati Financial Corporation WANT YOUR COMPANY'S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM? 440k+ Newsrooms & Influencers 9k+ Digital Media Outlets 270k+ Journalists Opted In

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