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American International Group, Inc.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 4 November 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Adjusted EPS rose 77%: Adjusted after-tax income per diluted share was $2.20, against $1.24 a year earlier. Diluted weighted average shares were 558.5 million, against 647.4 million. Source
  • Underwriting income up 81%: General Insurance underwriting income was $793 million, against $437 million a year earlier. Management named catastrophe charges, prior year development and acquisition expenses as the drivers. Source
  • North America Commercial margin improved: Combined ratio was 82.6%, against 95.5%, and underwriting income rose to $384 million from $96 million. Management cited lower catastrophe charges and more favorable development. Source
  • Catastrophe charges were lower: Catastrophe-related charges were $100 million, or 1.6 loss ratio points, against $417 million, or 6.9 points, a year earlier. Source
  • About $1.5 billion returned in quarter: The quarter's returns consisted of roughly $1.25 billion of buybacks, about 16 million shares, and about $250 million of dividends. Source
  • Everest renewal rights acquisition signed: Definitive agreements cover the renewal rights for a majority of Everest Group's global retail commercial portfolios, representing $2 billion of aggregate premium. Source
  • Convex and Onex strategic investments: Strategic investments were announced October 30 in Convex Group, a privately held global specialty insurer, and in Onex Corporation, a global asset manager. Source

“AIG had an exceptional third quarter. We successfully executed on multiple complex strategic transactions to further position AIG for the future while also delivering outstanding financial results,”

Peter Zaffino, AIG Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Common dividend SourceQuarterly dividend payable December 30, 2025$0.45 per shareKept

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Agreed to acquire renewal rights for a majority of Everest Group's global retail commercial portfolios, representing $2 billion of aggregate premium. Source
  • New: Announced strategic investments in Convex Group, a privately held global specialty insurer, and Onex Corporation, a global asset manager. Source
  • New: AIG's Corebridge stake fell to 15.5% from 21.0% at the prior quarter, after share sales for about $1 billion. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Adjusted EPS rose 77%: Adjusted after-tax income per diluted share was $2.20, against $1.24 a year earlier. Diluted weighted average shares were 558.5 million, against 647.4 million. Source
  • Net income rose to $519 million: Net income attributable to AIG common shareholders was $519 million, or $0.93 per diluted share, against $459 million, or $0.71, a year earlier. Source
  • Underwriting income up 81%: General Insurance underwriting income was $793 million, against $437 million a year earlier. Management named catastrophe charges, prior year development and acquisition expenses as the drivers. Source
  • General Insurance pre-tax income up 44%: General Insurance adjusted pre-tax income was $1.7 billion, against $1.2 billion a year earlier, with higher underwriting and investment income cited. Source

Segment underwriting results

  • North America Commercial margin improved: Combined ratio was 82.6%, against 95.5%, and underwriting income rose to $384 million from $96 million. Management cited lower catastrophe charges and more favorable development. Source
  • International Commercial combined ratio little changed: Combined ratio was 84.9%, against 84.3%. Underwriting income was $330 million, up 3%, as lower catastrophe charges offset lower favorable development and a higher expense ratio. Source
  • Global Personal margin improved: Combined ratio was 95.2%, against 98.8%, and underwriting income rose to $79 million from $21 million. Excluding the Travel divestiture, AYCR improved 330 basis points. Source
  • Other Operations loss narrowed: Other Operations adjusted pre-tax loss was $116 million, against $135 million. Corporate expenses fell after reapportionment to General Insurance, while Corebridge dividend income declined. Source

“This significant growth reflects AIG’s strength in underwriting, the focused repositioning of our investment portfolio, our expense management and our disciplined deployment of capital.”

Peter Zaffino, AIG Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Premium growth by business

  • North America Commercial growth excluding closeout: North America Commercial net premiums written were $2.4 billion, flat as reported and up 3% excluding a prior-year large closeout transaction. Property declined. Source
  • International growth in Specialty and Property: International Commercial net premiums written rose 3%, or 1% on a comparable basis, to $2.1 billion, with Global Specialty and Property leading the increase. Source
  • Global Personal premiums fell on reinsurance: Global Personal net premiums written were $1.7 billion, down 11%, or 4% on a comparable basis. Management attributed the decline to the High Net Worth reinsurance structure change. Source

Catastrophes and reserve development

  • Catastrophe charges were lower: Catastrophe-related charges were $100 million, or 1.6 loss ratio points, against $417 million, or 6.9 points, a year earlier. Source
  • Favorable prior year development of $180 million: Net favorable prior year development was $180 million, against $165 million a year earlier, mainly from North America Commercial and International short-tail Property. Source
  • Adverse development in UK and Europe: Adverse development in UK/Europe Casualty and Financial Lines partly offset the favorable reserve movement. Source

“I am very confident in AIG’s ability to continue to drive sustained, profitable growth and long-term value for our company and all of our stakeholders.”

Peter Zaffino, AIG Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Expense and accident-year ratios

  • General Insurance accident-year ratio flat: General Insurance accident-year combined ratio, as adjusted, was 88.3%, unchanged. The accident-year loss ratio rose to 57.4% from 56.4%, while the expense ratio fell to 30.9% from 31.9%. Source
  • Lean parent reapportionment raised International ratio: International Commercial accident-year combined ratio was 86.0%, against 83.4%, with corporate expense reapportionment from lean parent implementation cited. Source

Investment income and Corebridge

  • Reported investment income down 21%: Reported net investment income declined 21%, mainly from the fair value change in the Corebridge equity interest, partly offset by higher fixed maturity and alternative investment income. Source
  • Investment income on APTI basis up 15%: Net investment income on an APTI basis, which excludes the Corebridge fair value change, was $1.0 billion, up 15%. Source

Capital and shareholder returns

  • About $1.5 billion returned in quarter: The quarter's returns consisted of roughly $1.25 billion of buybacks, about 16 million shares, and about $250 million of dividends. Source
  • Year-to-date capital returns reach $6 billion: Management said capital returned year to date totals $6 billion, including the quarter's amount. Source
  • Total debt to capital at 18.0%: Total debt to total adjusted capital was 17.7% at September 30, 2025. Source

Strategy and transactions

  • Everest renewal rights acquisition signed: Definitive agreements cover the renewal rights for a majority of Everest Group's global retail commercial portfolios, representing $2 billion of aggregate premium. Source
  • Convex and Onex strategic investments: Strategic investments were announced October 30 in Convex Group, a privately held global specialty insurer, and in Onex Corporation, a global asset manager. Source
  • Transactions expected to be accretive: Management expects both transactions to be accretive to earnings, EPS and return on equity. Source

Coming up, as management said on 4 November 2025

  • Dividend payment date set: The dividend payment is set for December 30, 2025, with a record date of December 16, 2025. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Combined ratio Source86.8%
Net premiums written Source$6.2 billion
Prior-year reserve development Source$180 million favorable, net
Catastrophe losses Source$100 million
Investment income Source$772 million
Book value per share Source$75.45

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Net realized losses on real estate fund investments and higher unrealized losses on the Corebridge stake weighed on the year-over-year earnings comparison. Source
  • External: Catastrophe losses are an external exposure; the quarter's charges were lower than in the prior year quarter. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • On track: Management said AIG is on track to achieve the financial objectives it set at Investor Day. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.