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- **Industry-Leading ROE**: 19% annualized core operating ROE, supported by strong underwriting in Specialty Property and Casualty.
- **Dividend Strength**: 10% increase in regular dividend to $0.88/share and a special dividend of $2/share, part of $54/share in special dividends since 2021.
- **Investment Resilience**: 5.25% yield on fixed maturities and 6.2% annualized return on alternatives, with long-term 10%+ return expectations.
- **Pricing Discipline**: 5% renewal rate increases (including workers' comp) and 8% (excluding), with social inflation-exposed businesses maintaining margin focus.
- **Crop Stability**: Anticipated average 2025 crop year with stable 2026 pricing, driven by futures market trends and cautious trade policy optimism.

**【CEO Summary Section】**
- **Strong Financial Performance**: Achieved an annualized core operating return on equity (ROE) of 19% for the third quarter, driven by underwriting margins in Specialty Property and Casualty businesses. Net investment income grew 5% year-over-year, despite challenges in alternative investments.
- **Investment Portfolio Highlights**: 67% of the $16.8 billion portfolio is in fixed maturities with a yield of 5.25%. Alternative investments showed a 6.2% annualized return, with optimism for long-term returns of 10%+.
- **Shareholder Returns**: Declared a 10% increase in the regular quarterly dividend to $0.88 per share and a special dividend of $2 per share, adding to $54 per share in special dividends since 2021.

**【CFO Financial Commentary】**
- **Earnings Growth**: Core net operating earnings of $2.69 per share, up 16% year-over-year. Growth in book value per share (excluding AOCI) was nearly 11% for the first nine months.
- **Capital Management**: Maintained flexibility for future buybacks or special dividends, with $66 million returned to shareholders in Q3 and $167 million in the special dividend.
- **Portfolio Resilience**: Fixed maturity portfolio duration of 2.7 years, balancing interest rate risk. Multifamily investments showed signs of recovery with stable occupancy and lease renewals.

**【Q&A Key Highlights】**
- **Capital Allocation**: Buybacks are activated when shares trade at a significant discount; $4.6 billion in special dividends since 2021 reflect focus on shareholder returns.
- **Pricing Trends**: Overall renewal rate increases of 5% (including workers' comp) and 8% (excluding workers' comp), with social inflation-exposed businesses maintaining disciplined pricing.
- **Crop Business Outlook**: Anticipate an average crop year with stable pricing for 2026, driven by futures market stability and cautious optimism on trade policy impacts.
- **Specialty Casualty Growth**: 19% underwriting profit growth and a 93% combined ratio, benefiting from reduced catastrophe losses and favorable reserve development.


American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

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