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This page provides access to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings for Mercury General Corporation (NYSE: MCY), an insurance holding company for Mercury Insurance. As a California-incorporated issuer with common stock registered under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Mercury General files periodic and current reports that offer detailed insight into its property and casualty insurance operations.
Investors researching MCY can use this section to review current reports on Form 8-K, which Mercury General uses to furnish press releases announcing quarterly financial results and other material events. Recent 8-K filings, for example, reference press releases covering financial results for specific quarters and confirm that the company’s common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MCY.
In addition to 8-Ks, users can access Mercury General’s annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q via the SEC’s EDGAR system. These filings typically contain information about the company’s multiple-line insurance operations, including its focus on personal auto, homeowners, renters and commercial insurance written through independent agents and direct-to-consumer channels in various states.
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For those tracking insider activity and executive share transactions, this page also surfaces Forms 3, 4 and 5 when they are filed, allowing closer monitoring of ownership changes. Combined with real-time updates from EDGAR, this MCY filings hub offers a structured way to follow Mercury General’s regulatory reporting, from earnings-related 8-Ks to comprehensive 10-K and 10-Q reports, with AI tools to streamline analysis.
Mercury General Corporation reports solid premium growth and heavy catastrophe activity in 2025. Direct premiums written reached $5.98 billion, led by California at $4.91 billion, while the company wrote business through about 8,510 independent agents across 11 states.
The combined ratio improved to 96.5% on a statutory basis and 89.5% for private passenger auto only, reflecting better underwriting versus prior stressed years. Catastrophe losses net of reinsurance were about $508 million, largely from California wildfires and severe storms, partly offset by roughly $586 million of wildfire subrogation. Average invested assets at cost were $5.97 billion, generating $328.7 million of pre-tax investment income and $103.8 million of net realized investment gains after tax. Policyholders’ surplus rose to $2.39 billion, with a net premiums written-to-surplus ratio of 2.4 to 1, within NAIC guidelines.
Mercury General Corporation reported significantly stronger results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025 and declared a new quarterly dividend. Fourth-quarter net income rose to $202.5 million, or $3.66 per diluted share, up from $101.1 million, or $1.82 per share a year earlier, as the combined ratio improved to 88.6% from 91.4%. For 2025, net income increased to $541.1 million from $468.0 million, with net premiums earned up to $5.51 billion and net investment income also higher.
Catastrophe activity was heavy: net catastrophe losses and loss adjustment expenses from the Palisades and Eaton wildfires totaled about $380.4 million for 2025, and the company has paid approximately $1.478 billion in related claims while exhausting its catastrophe reinsurance limits and paying $101 million in reinstatement premiums. The California Department of Insurance approved a 6.9% rate increase on the California homeowners line, expected to take effect in July 2026; this line represented about 15% of 2025 net premiums earned. The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3175 per share, payable on March 26, 2026 to shareholders of record on March 12, 2026.
Mercury General Corp. filed an initial ownership report for executive Jenny Dickinson. Dickinson serves as VP/Chief HR Officer of Mercury General Corp. and is required to report her equity holdings in the company. This Form 3 states that, at the time of the reported event on 01/12/2026, she did not beneficially own any Mercury General Corp. securities. The filing also includes a power of attorney naming Judy Walters as attorney-in-fact to sign on Dickinson's behalf.
Mercury General Corp. reported that one of its directors bought additional company stock. On 12/10/2025, the director entered a transaction coded "P" for a purchase of 552 shares of common stock at a price of $90.42 per share. After this transaction, the director directly owns 3,053 shares of Mercury General common stock.
Mercury General (MCY) reported Q3 2025 results with net income of $280.4 million and diluted EPS of $5.06, up from $230.9 million and $4.17 a year ago. Total revenues were $1.585 billion, supported by higher net premiums earned of $1.410 billion and net investment income of $84.0 million.
Underwriting and reinsurance shaped year-to-date results. The company recognized ceded premiums earned of $224.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, and ceded losses and LAE of $1,292.9 million, reflecting the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Q1 2025. Loss and LAE reserves rose to $3.596 billion.
Liquidity and capital strengthened: cash was $1.253 billion (vs. $720.3 million at December 31, 2024), total investments were $6.374 billion, and shareholders’ equity increased to $2.232 billion. The company paid a quarterly dividend of $0.3175 per share. At October 30, 2025, 55,388,627 common shares were outstanding.
Mercury General Corporation furnished an Item 2.02 Form 8-K announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025. The company issued a press release on November 4, 2025 detailing the quarter’s performance.
The press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 and is furnished, not filed, under the Exchange Act. The filing notes that this information is not subject to Section 18 liabilities and is not incorporated by reference into other filings.
Mercury General Corp. reported a Form 4 showing that Pang Wei, the company's VP/Chief Technology Officer, received 1,831.48 restricted stock units (RSUs) on 10/09/2025. Each RSU is economically equivalent to one share of common stock and will vest in two tranches: two-thirds on the first anniversary of the grant and the remaining one-third on the second anniversary, with settlement to be made in cash upon vesting. The reported grant has an exercise/conversion price of $0, and the reporting was filed by a single reporting person. The filing documents the timing and cash-settlement structure but does not disclose broader compensation totals or the grant’s impact on outstanding share count.