CHICAGO, 04 May 2026 - CNA Financial announces First Quarter 2026 net income of $0.78 per share and core income of $0.83 per share.
- Net income of $211 million versus $274 million in the prior year quarter; core income of $225 million versus $281 million in the prior year quarter.
- P&C core income of $248 million versus $311 million, reflects lower underlying underwriting results and unfavorable prior period development partially offset by higher net investment income.
- Life & Group core loss of $9 million versus core income of $6 million in the prior year quarter.
- Corporate & Other core loss of $14 million versus $36 million in the prior year quarter.
- Net investment income of $610 million, reflects an $18 million increase from fixed income securities and other investments to $568 million and a $12 million decrease from limited partnerships and common stock to $42 million.
- P&C combined ratio of 102.2%, compared with 98.4% in the prior year quarter, including a 3.6 point impact related to catastrophes compared with 3.8 points in the prior year quarter. The current year quarter also includes an unfavorable impact of 4.1 points from net prior period development driven by excess casualty and professional E&O lines in recent accident years, compared to 2.5 points in the prior year quarter.
- Catastrophe impacts of $97 million pretax in both the current and prior year quarters.
- P&C underlying combined ratio was 94.5%, compared with 92.1% in the prior year quarter. P&C underlying loss ratio was 64.1% and the expense ratio was 29.9%.
- P&C segments generated net written premium growth of 1% in the quarter. P&C renewal premium change of +3%, with written rate of +2%.
- Book value per share of $40.13; book value per share excluding AOCI of $45.12, a 1% increase from year-end 2025 adjusting for $2.48 of dividends per share paid.
- Board of Directors declares regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.48 per share.
CHICAGO, May 4, 2026 --- CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE: CNA) today announced first quarter 2026 net income of $211 million, or $0.78 per share, versus $274 million, or $1.00 per share, in the prior year quarter. Net investment losses for the quarter were $14 million compared to $7 million in the prior year quarter. Core income for the quarter was $225 million, or $0.83 per share, versus $281 million, or $1.03 per share, in the prior year quarter.
Our Property & Casualty segments delivered core income of $248 million for the first quarter of 2026, a decrease of $63 million compared to the prior year quarter reflecting lower underlying underwriting results and unfavorable prior period development partially offset by higher net investment income. P&C segments generated net written premium growth of 1%.
Our Life & Group segment produced a core loss of $9 million for the first quarter of 2026 versus core income of $6 million in the prior year quarter.
Our Corporate & Other segment reported a core loss of $14 million for the first quarter of 2026 versus $36 million in the prior year quarter.
CNA Financial declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.48 per share, payable June 4, 2026 to stockholders of record on May 18, 2026.
About the Company
CNA is one of the largest U.S. commercial property and casualty insurance companies. Backed by more than 125 years of experience, CNA provides a broad range of standard and specialized insurance products and services for businesses and professionals in the U.S., Canada and Europe. For more information, please visit CNA at www.cna.com.