Safety Insurance reports Q3 EPS $1.73, one estimate $1.40

Reports Q3 direct written premiums up 19.1% y/y, to $318.2M. George M. Murphy, CEO, commented: “The direct written premium growth that Safety has experienced is impacting our top-line revenue, which increased by 21.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 over the prior year. We continue to see increased policy counts and premium rate actions that are earning into our results and contributing to improvements in our loss ratios. While private passenger automobile loss severity trends remain higher than historical averages, we are seeing moderation during the current quarter. Our combined ratio for the quarter improved to 100.7% from 104.8% in the prior year. In addition, ongoing increases in other revenue lines contribute to stronger quarterly earnings per share and an increase in book value of 5.5%.”