188 material Form 8-K filings that 175 companies we cover made with the SEC in April 2024, each read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). All of them were written later, when past filings were added: a selection, not every 8-K of the month (see the note below).
RLI Corp. reported first quarter 2024 net earnings of $127.9 million ($2.77 per diluted share), up from $98.8 million ($2.15 per share) a year earlier. Operating earnings rose 16.5% to $87.4 million ($1.89 per share), and underwriting income increased to $77.7 million, though the combined ratio worsened slightly to 78.5 from 77.9. The results were released in an 8-K furnishing Exhibit 99.1 and do not include changes to guidance.
Net earnings of $127.9 million, or $2.77 per diluted share, versus $98.8 million, or $2.15 per share, in Q1 2023
Operating earnings of $87.4 million, or $1.89 per share, versus $75.0 million, or $1.63 per share, in Q1 2023
Underwriting income of $77.7 million on a 78.5 combined ratio, versus $67.9 million on a 77.9 combined ratio in Q1 2023
Gross premiums written rose 13%; book value per share was $33.27
Medpace reported first-quarter 2024 revenue of $511.0 million, up 17.7% from a year earlier, and GAAP net income of $102.6 million, or $3.20 per diluted share, versus $2.27 a year earlier. The company also forecast full-year 2024 revenue of $2.150 billion to $2.200 billion and GAAP diluted EPS of $10.79 to $11.47, and reported no share repurchases in the quarter.
Q1 2024 revenue $511.0 million, up 17.7% from $434.1 million; backlog rose 18.2% to $2,907.1 million.
Q1 2024 GAAP net income $102.6 million, or $3.20 per diluted share, vs. $72.9 million, or $2.27, in Q1 2023; EBITDA rose 24.6% to $115.7 million.
2024 guidance: revenue $2.150 billion to $2.200 billion; GAAP net income $347.0 million to $369.0 million.
No share repurchases in Q1 2024; $308.8 million remained under the authorized program at March 31, 2024.
Ameriprise Financial furnished a press release reporting first quarter 2024 results. Adjusted operating earnings per diluted share rose 16% to $8.39 from $7.25 a year earlier, and adjusted operating net revenues increased 11%. The company also announced a 10% increase in its quarterly dividend and returned $650 million to shareholders during the quarter.
Adjusted operating EPS was $8.39 versus $7.25 a year ago, up 16%; GAAP EPS was $9.46 versus $3.79, mainly from market impacts on derivatives and market risk benefits.
Adjusted operating net revenues rose 11%; total AUM and AUA reached $1.4 trillion, up 15%.
Quarterly dividend increased 10%, and the company returned $650 million to shareholders in the quarter.
Pretax adjusted operating margin was 26.3%; adjusted operating return on equity, ex AOCI, was 49.0%.
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Briefs marked “Written later” were written in November 2026 for filings that were by then more than three weeks old, so months before mid-October 2026 hold a selection: every material 8-K of the past year for the 100 largest companies we cover and the last 15 important 8-Ks of every other one. Briefs the number check holds back are not shown or counted. Also: the last 45 days, briefs by company, A–Z and the live SEC filings wire.