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Assurant, Inc.: Q1 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q1 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 5 May 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 2 raised, 1 lowered, 1 new, 2 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • GAAP net income up 87 percent: GAAP net income was $274.1 million, compared with $146.6 million a year earlier, with GAAP diluted EPS at $5.41 versus $2.83. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA excluding catastrophes up 6 percent: Adjusted EBITDA excluding reportable catastrophes was $465.9 million, up 6 percent, or 5 percent in constant currency, with growth within Global Lifestyle. Source
  • Global Lifestyle Adjusted EBITDA up 20 percent: Global Lifestyle Adjusted EBITDA rose 20 percent to $236.7 million, with double-digit growth in Connected Living and Global Automotive. Results included a $13 million real estate joint venture gain. Source
  • Global Housing reported EBITDA up 111 percent: Global Housing Adjusted EBITDA rose 111 percent, mainly from $132.3 million of lower pre-tax reportable catastrophes. Excluding catastrophes, Global Housing Adjusted EBITDA fell 3 percent. Source
  • Lower catastrophes lifted consolidated EBITDA: Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA rose 56 percent to $441.5 million. Reportable catastrophes were $24.4 million, against $157.0 million in the prior-year quarter. Source
  • Holding company liquidity at $836 million: Holding company liquidity was $836 million at March 31, 2026, which is $611 million above the company's $225 million minimum. Source

“Our first quarter performance represented Assurant’s best quarter in history driven by record earnings in Global Lifestyle.”

Assurant President and CEO Keith Demmings

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Global Lifestyle Adjusted EBITDA Source2026approximately 10 percent increaseRaised from High single digits increase
Corporate and Other Adjusted EBITDA loss Source2026approximately $140 millionKept
Depreciation expense Source2026approximately $180 millionRaised from approximately $175 million
Effective tax rate Source2026approximately 19 to 21 percentLowered from approximately 20 to 22 percent
Interest expense and amortization of purchased intangible assets Source2026approximately $113 million interest expense; approximately $70 million amortizationKept
Share repurchases Source2026$300 to $350 millionNew

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Growth expectation for Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS, both excluding reportable catastrophes, moved from consistent with 2025 levels to low single digits. Source
  • Guidance raised: Global Lifestyle Adjusted EBITDA growth expectation moved from high single digits to about 10 percent. Source
  • Guidance lowered: Effective tax rate estimate moved from about 20 to 22 percent to about 19 to 21 percent. Source
  • Guidance raised: Depreciation expense estimate moved from about $175 million to about $180 million. Source
  • New guidance: A share repurchase figure of $300 to $350 million for 2026 was given for the first time in these documents. Source
  • Guidance kept: Corporate and Other Adjusted EBITDA loss estimate remains about $140 million. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • GAAP net income up 87 percent: GAAP net income was $274.1 million, compared with $146.6 million a year earlier, with GAAP diluted EPS at $5.41 versus $2.83. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA excluding catastrophes up 6 percent: Adjusted EBITDA excluding reportable catastrophes was $465.9 million, up 6 percent, or 5 percent in constant currency, with growth within Global Lifestyle. Source
  • Adjusted EPS excluding catastrophes up 9 percent: Adjusted earnings per diluted share excluding reportable catastrophes rose 9 percent to $6.33. Management cited a lower effective tax rate and share repurchases, partly offset by higher depreciation. Source
  • Premiums and fees up 11 percent: Net earned premiums, fees and other income from the Global Lifestyle and Global Housing segments totaled $3.28 billion, up 11 percent from $2.96 billion. Source

Segments and regions

  • Global Lifestyle Adjusted EBITDA up 20 percent: Global Lifestyle Adjusted EBITDA rose 20 percent to $236.7 million, with double-digit growth in Connected Living and Global Automotive. Results included a $13 million real estate joint venture gain. Source
  • Global Automotive helped by investment income: Global Automotive results rose on higher investment income, including the real estate gain, and on improved loss experience. Source
  • Global Housing reported EBITDA up 111 percent: Global Housing Adjusted EBITDA rose 111 percent, mainly from $132.3 million of lower pre-tax reportable catastrophes. Excluding catastrophes, Global Housing Adjusted EBITDA fell 3 percent. Source

“Driven by our strong start to the year, we are increasing our 2026 enterprise outlook.”

Assurant President and CEO Keith Demmings

Products and customers

  • Connected Living subscriber growth: Connected Living results benefited from subscriber growth in mobile protection programs and from trade-in performance. Source
  • Trade-in volumes lifted Global Lifestyle premiums: Global Lifestyle premiums, fees and other income rose 11 percent, driven mainly by Connected Living trade-in volumes and global mobile protection programs. Source
  • Lender-placed and specialty products grew: Global Housing growth came from higher lender-placed policies in-force and increased contributions from specialty products. Source

Costs, catastrophes and reserves

  • Lower catastrophes lifted consolidated EBITDA: Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA rose 56 percent to $441.5 million. Reportable catastrophes were $24.4 million, against $157.0 million in the prior-year quarter. Source
  • Favorable non-catastrophe reserve development lower: Favorable non-catastrophe prior-year reserve development was $18.8 million in the quarter, compared with $26.4 million a year earlier. Source
  • Non-catastrophe loss experience more normal: Global Housing non-catastrophe loss experience was more normalized than in a lower than typical first quarter 2025. Source

“more excited than ever about the future, including expansion into attractive new markets where we see a clear path to market leadership”

Assurant President and CEO Keith Demmings

Capital, cash and returns to shareholders

  • Holding company liquidity at $836 million: Holding company liquidity was $836 million at March 31, 2026, which is $611 million above the company's $225 million minimum. Source
  • Segments paid $138 million dividends up: Operating segments paid $138 million of dividends to the holding company in the first quarter. Source
  • First-quarter buybacks and dividends: The company repurchased about 556 thousand shares for $125 million in the first quarter and paid $44 million in common stock dividends. Source
  • Buybacks continued after quarter end: From April 1 through May 1, 2026, the company repurchased about 133 thousand shares for $30 million. $620 million remains under the current authorization, down from $745 million in February. Source

Strategy, pipeline and investment

  • Pipeline of new client opportunities: Management said it is executing against a pipeline of new client opportunities, supported by the durability of the company's earnings. Source
  • Home Warranty investment widens corporate loss: Corporate and Other Adjusted EBITDA loss increased to $31.9 million, driven by organic investments in the Home Warranty business, partly offset by higher investment income. Source
  • Stated capital deployment priorities: Stated priorities are a flexible financial position, funding organic investments and M&A, and returning capital through dividends and share repurchases, subject to Board approval. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Prior-year reserve development Source$18.8 million favorable non-catastrophe PYD in Q1 2026 vs $26.4 million in Q1 2025
Catastrophe losses Source$24.4 million reportable catastrophes in Q1 2026 vs $157.0 million in Q1 2025
Investment income Sourcenet investment income $159.6 million in Q1 2026 vs $124.8 million in Q1 2025

Risks management discussed

  • External: Management noted that reportable catastrophes can be volatile, and it reports Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS excluding them. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Management continues to expect interest expense of about $113 million and amortization of purchased intangibles of about $70 million. 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.