American Worldwide Group (AIG) has reported a 71% year-on-year decline in web revenue attributable to widespread shareholders, totalling $698m within the first quarter of 2025 (Q1 2025), down from $1.1bn a 12 months in the past.
Earnings per diluted share dropped to $1.16 in Q1 2025 from $1.74 the earlier 12 months.
The droop was as a result of impression of Corebridge Monetary deconsolidation.
Return on fairness (ROE) and core working ROE declined to six.7% and seven.7%, respectively, for the quarter.
The corporate’s Common Insurance coverage section web premiums written remained steady at $4.5bn.
Nonetheless, underwriting revenue declined by 59% to $243m, primarily because of elevated catastrophe-related losses.
The Common Insurance coverage worldwide division noticed a 5% rise in web premiums written, reaching $2bn, pushed by the Property and International Specialty traces.
In North America, the industrial section’s web premiums written elevated by 14% to $1.2bn, with contributions from Lexington Insurance coverage, Glatfelter and Retail Property.
Throughout Q1 2025, AIG returned round $2.5bn to shareholders by $2.2bn in buybacks and $234m in dividends.
The corporate declared a quarterly money dividend of $0.45 per share on 1 Might 2025, payable on 27 June.
AIG chairman and CEO Peter Zaffino stated: “We’re off to a wonderful begin in 2025. Regardless of a difficult disaster quarter that produced elevated losses for the trade, AIG delivered very robust outcomes. This consequence underscores the effectiveness of our technical underwriting experience and strategic use of reinsurance, positioning us inside our expectations for the rest of the 12 months. As well as, we reported AIG’s greatest first quarter accident 12 months mixed ratio, as adjusted, because the monetary disaster, reflecting the distinctive high quality of our underlying portfolio.”
He added: “Whereas the broader macroeconomic and geopolitical setting stays unsure, AIG is navigating these challenges from a place of power given our world diversified portfolio, disciplined underwriting and resilient steadiness sheet. Our devoted colleagues around the globe stay dedicated to delivering on our targets with the best high quality.”
For the total 12 months 2024, AIG posted a web lack of $1.43bn attributable to its widespread shareholders, in contrast with web revenue of $3.61bn the earlier 12 months.
