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Chubb Ltd.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 21 July 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Core operating income up 14.6%: Core operating income was $2.84 billion, up 14.6%, or $7.26 per share, up 18.2%. GAAP net income was $2.85 billion, down 3.8%, or $7.30 per share, down 0.7%. Source
  • Book value per share up 12.3%: Book value per share is $195.45 and tangible book value per share is $131.93. Tangible book value per share rose 17.1% from June 30, 2025. Source
  • P&C combined ratio fell to 83.8%: P&C underwriting income was $1.94 billion, up 18.8%, against $1.63 billion a year earlier. The combined ratio was 83.8%, against 85.6%. Source
  • Overseas General premiums up 10.2%: Net premiums written were $3.99 billion, up 10.2%, or 4.8% in constant dollars. The Overseas General combined ratio was 82.2%, against 90.3%. Source
  • North America Commercial down 2.3%: Net premiums written were $5.59 billion, down 2.3%. Middle market and small commercial was $2.34 billion, and the segment combined ratio was 85.4%, against 83.5%. Source
  • Pre-tax investment income reached records: The company reported both pre-tax and adjusted net investment income as records for the quarter. Adjusted net investment income is the measure the company highlights for portfolio performance. Source
  • Property softness in large accounts: Management said overly soft conditions persist in parts of property insurance globally, particularly large account and E&S. It said the company will not underwrite knowingly at a loss. Source
  • Capital returned in the quarter: Capital returned in the quarter totaled $1.37 billion: share repurchases of $979 million at an average $327.18 per share, and $395 million in dividends. Source

“We had a very strong quarter with results that again reflect the strengths of our company, including our sources of income, our diversification globally and the growth opportunities it presents”

Evan G. Greenberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chubb Limited

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Tangible book value growth Sourcenot stateddouble-digit growthKept

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance kept: Prior release also gave double-digit EPS growth alongside tangible book value growth. This release keeps the tangible book value wording and does not repeat the EPS figure.
  • New: The Life Insurance table in this release adds a net premiums written and deposits line, $2.65 billion, up 14.4%. The prior release table did not include it. Source

Earnings and per share results

  • Core operating income up 14.6%: Core operating income was $2.84 billion, up 14.6%, or $7.26 per share, up 18.2%. GAAP net income was $2.85 billion, down 3.8%, or $7.30 per share, down 0.7%. Source
  • Book value per share up 12.3%: Book value per share is $195.45 and tangible book value per share is $131.93. Tangible book value per share rose 17.1% from June 30, 2025. Source
  • Six-month core operating income rose: Six-month core operating income was $5.53 billion, up 39.4%, and $14.07 per share, up 43.3%. GAAP net income rose 20.4%, to $5.17 billion. Source
  • Returns on equity moved: Annualized ROE was 15.3%, against 17.6% a year earlier. Core operating ROTE was 21.2%, against 21.0%, and core operating ROE was 14.5%, against 13.9%. Source

Underwriting margins and catastrophes

  • P&C combined ratio fell to 83.8%: P&C underwriting income was $1.94 billion, up 18.8%, against $1.63 billion a year earlier. The combined ratio was 83.8%, against 85.6%. Source
  • Catastrophe losses fell year on year: Pre-tax net catastrophe losses were lower than the prior year. The company attributed lower catastrophe losses to Overseas General and North America Personal results. Source
  • Current-year margin before catastrophes: Current accident year underwriting income excluding catastrophe losses was $2.13 billion, up 5.8%. The ex-catastrophe current accident year combined ratio was 82.2%, against 82.3%. Source
  • Favorable prior-year reserve development: Favorable prior period development was $283 million, against $249 million. North America Personal favorable development rose 2.4 points of combined ratio, and Overseas General rose 1.4 points. Source

“As long-term compounders of wealth in a cyclical business, we are patient and have many sources of opportunity on both the liability and asset sides of the balance sheet.”

Evan G. Greenberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chubb Limited

Segments and regions

  • Overseas General premiums up 10.2%: Net premiums written were $3.99 billion, up 10.2%, or 4.8% in constant dollars. The Overseas General combined ratio was 82.2%, against 90.3%. Source
  • North America Commercial down 2.3%: Net premiums written were $5.59 billion, down 2.3%. Middle market and small commercial was $2.34 billion, and the segment combined ratio was 85.4%, against 83.5%. Source
  • Major accounts down on property actions: Major accounts retail and E&S wholesale were $3.26 billion. Excluding large account and E&S property, the line was up 0.4%. Source
  • North America Personal and Agriculture up 6%: North America Personal net premiums written were $2.05 billion, up 6.0%, with a combined ratio of 67.3%, against 73.5%. North America Agricultural was $776 million, up 6.0%, with a combined ratio of 89.7%. Source
  • Life premiums and deposits up 14.4%: Life net premiums written and deposits were $2.65 billion, up 14.4%. International Life income rose 13.0%, and Chubb Benefits net premiums written rose 14.0%. Source
  • Global Reinsurance premiums declined: Global Reinsurance net premiums written were $354 million, down 6.7%. The segment combined ratio was 76.1%, against 71.0%. Source

Investment income and book value

  • Pre-tax investment income reached records: The company reported both pre-tax and adjusted net investment income as records for the quarter. Adjusted net investment income is the measure the company highlights for portfolio performance. Source
  • Investment gains lifted book value: After-tax investment gains added to book value in the quarter, partly offset by foreign currency losses. Source
  • Invested assets reached $175 billion: Management said the invested asset base is up 9% over the last twelve months. Source
  • Six-month book value affected by losses: Over six months, after-tax portfolio losses weighed on book value, which rose 3.6% from December 31, 2025. Tangible book value per share rose 4.5% over the same period. Source

Market conditions and demand

  • Property softness in large accounts: Management said overly soft conditions persist in parts of property insurance globally, particularly large account and E&S. It said the company will not underwrite knowingly at a loss. Source
  • Soft conditions spreading to casualty: Management said soft conditions are spreading to certain casualty areas, and financial lines also remain soft. The release gives no timing for these conditions. Source
  • Commercial growth excluding property: Excluding major and specialty property, North America commercial premiums grew 4.1%, according to management. Source

Capital and shareholder returns

  • Operating cash flow of $3.73 billion: Operating cash flow was $3.73 billion. Adjusted operating cash flow, which excludes certain consolidated investment product flows, was $3.48 billion. Source
  • Capital returned in the quarter: Capital returned in the quarter totaled $1.37 billion: share repurchases of $979 million at an average $327.18 per share, and $395 million in dividends. Source
  • Six-month capital returned $2.90 billion: Six-month capital returned totaled $2.90 billion: $2.12 billion of repurchases at an average $326.03 per share, and $775 million in dividends. Source
  • Weighted average share count lower: Weighted average shares outstanding were 391.3 million in the quarter, against 403.8 million a year earlier, and 393.0 million for six months, against 404.3 million. Source

Coming up, as management said on 21 July 2026

  • Property growth penalty to dissipate: Management said the growth penalty in property will dissipate going forward. The release gives no date or quantified timing for this. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Combined ratio Source83.8%
Net premiums written Source$12.77 billion (P&C)
Prior-year reserve development Source$283 million favorable
Catastrophe losses Source$475 million pre-tax
Investment income Source$1.76 billion pre-tax
Book value per share Source$195.45

Risks management discussed

  • Demand: Management described property and large account conditions as overly soft, with soft conditions spreading to some casualty and financial lines. Source
  • External: Catastrophe losses are unpredictable in timing and amount, and this quarter's losses were lower than the prior year. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The first-quarter release said the company moved to reduce exposures in these divisions. The second-quarter release reports the property underwriting actions but gives no status against that plan.
  • Not stated: Management said in its discussion of property results that the company will not underwrite knowingly at a loss. 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.