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How Earnings Miss and Underwriting Strains Could Reframe Selective Insurance Group's (SIGI) Investment Story
Earlier in 2026, Selective Insurance Group reported first-quarter results where operating income missed estimates as significantly higher catastrophe losses and weaker underwriting were only partly offset by stronger investment income; the company also repurchased US$30,000,000 of stock and declared a cash dividend payable on June 1, 2026.
The earnings miss has sharpened investor focus on already slowing estimated sales growth, declining pre-tax profit margins, and earnings trends that have...