American International Group, Inc. (AIG) · Nov 3, 2026 · Earnings
Beat — Adjusted EPS $2.06 vs ~$1.86 published consensus
AIG’s third-quarter earnings beat on adjusted EPS, while premium growth stayed strong. But weaker underwriting profit and higher catastrophe losses cloud the quarter.
AIG is in the execution phase of a multi-year insurance turnaround: it is simplifying around General Insurance, pursuing profitable premium growth, and targeting 10%–13% core operating ROE while improving underwriting and returning capital. Its 2025 Investor Day targets include 20%+ operating EPS CAGR, core operating ROE of 10%–13%, and a General Insurance expense ratio below 30%.
The quarter beat the published earnings bar, but the quality of the beat was mixed. Adjusted after-tax income per diluted share was $2.06, above the roughly $1.86 published consensus, helped by a sharply lower share count; however, adjusted after-tax income itself fell 11% and General Insurance adjusted pre-tax income fell 9%. The headline GAAP EPS increase was driven partly by investment-fair-value movements rather than a clean acceleration in core operations.
| Metric | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 | Consensus / comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted EPS (Financial Highlights) | $2.06 (-6.4%) | $2.20 | ~$1.86 |
| Net premiums written (Financial Highlights) | $6.65B (+7%) | $6.23B | |
| Underwriting income (Financial Highlights) | $564M (-29%) | $793M | |
| General Insurance combined ratio (Segment results — General Insurance) | 91.3% (+4.5 pts) | 86.8% | |
| Accident-year combined ratio, ex-CAT (Segment results — General Insurance) | 88.4% (+0.1 pts) | 88.3% | |
| Core operating ROE (Return on Equity) | 11.1% | 13.6% | |
| Adjusted book value per share (Book Value per Share) | $81.25 (+5.5%) | $77.04 |
The underlying insurance engine was steady before catastrophes, not stronger. General Insurance premiums grew 7% reported and 8% on a constant-dollar basis, with particularly strong growth in Global Commercial and Global Personal. But underwriting income dropped to $564 million as catastrophe charges rose to $283 million from $100 million and favorable prior-year reserve development fell to $91 million from $180 million. Excluding those items, accident-year underwriting income rose to $756 million from $713 million, but the adjusted accident-year combined ratio was essentially flat at 88.4%.
Commercial performance weakened while personal lines improved. North America Commercial’s combined ratio deteriorated to 92.9% from 82.6%, and its adjusted accident-year combined ratio rose to 87.2% from 85.4%. International Commercial also posted a worse reported combined ratio, though its adjusted accident-year ratio improved slightly. Global Personal was the clearest bright spot: premiums rose 6% reported, underwriting income increased 44%, and its adjusted accident-year combined ratio improved to 93.6% from 95.5%.
Capital return and book-value growth support the longer-term restructuring story. AIG returned $787 million in the quarter through buybacks and dividends, repurchased approximately 7 million shares, and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share. Adjusted book value per share rose 5.5% year over year and core operating book value per share rose 14.1%, although core operating ROE slipped to 11.1% from 13.6%.
Bottom line: AIG beat the earnings benchmark and continued to grow premiums and book value, but the core underwriting picture was only stable after a heavier catastrophe load. This advances the turnaround modestly, not decisively: the company is still on track, but this quarter does not show a fresh improvement in operating profitability.
Q3 earnings call, November 4, 2026
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