AMERISAFE Q3 2026 net income falls 47.9% to $7.2M
AMERISAFE's first nine months showed 7.7% growth in net premiums earned alongside an 18.5% decline in net income.
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
AMERISAFE, Inc. reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $7.196 million, down 47.9% from $13.818 million a year earlier, and diluted earnings per share of $0.39 versus $0.72. Net premiums earned increased 3.0% to $73.321 million. Underwriting profit was $2.505 million, down 62.6%, while the net combined ratio was 96.5%, compared with 90.6%.
For the first nine months of 2026, net premiums earned were $225.666 million, up 7.7% from $209.462 million, while net income was $29.936 million, down 18.5% from $36.722 million. Diluted earnings per share were $1.60, compared with $1.92. Management cited market competition, softer audit premium, and higher expenses in discussing third-quarter results, along with favorable prior-year loss reserve development and improved new business activity late in the quarter.
AMERISAFE paid a $0.41 quarterly dividend on September 25, 2026, a 5.1% increase compared with the third quarter of 2025, and declared a $0.41 dividend payable December 11, 2026, to shareholders of record December 4, 2026. It repurchased 5,450 shares at an average cost of $30.18 per share for a total of $0.2 million.
How this balance works
Rhea-AI gives every point it takes from this document a weight. Minor counts 1, Moderate 3 and Major 9, so one Major point outweighs several Minor ones. The bar adds up the weights on each side, and when neither side holds more than 65% of the total the balance reads Mixed.
It reads the document as published, with the same rules for every company, and it does not look at what the market expected or at how the stock traded, so a point can be objectively good on a day the stock falls.
Rhea-AI Sentiment measures something else, the tone of the wording.
Positive
- Moderate pointNine-month net premiums earned rose 7.7% to $225.666 million.
- Minor pointQuarterly dividend rose 5.1% to $0.41 per share.
Negative
- Moderate pointThird-quarter net income fell 47.9% to $7.196 million.
- Moderate pointThird-quarter underwriting profit fell 62.6% to $2.505 million.
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