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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Mercury General (MCY)

Mercury General swings to $108 million Q1 loss on Southern California wildfire costs

Negative Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Mercury General reported a first-quarter 2025 net loss of $108.3 million, or $1.96 per diluted share, compared with net income of $73.5 million, or $1.33 per share, a year earlier. The company cited $447 million in catastrophe losses, mostly from the January 2025 Southern California wildfires, which pushed its combined ratio to 119.2% from 100.9%.

Key points

  • Net loss of $108.3 million ($1.96 per diluted share) versus net income of $73.5 million ($1.33) in Q1 2024
  • Catastrophe losses net of reinsurance were $447 million, versus $72 million a year earlier
  • Net premiums earned rose 10.0% to $1.28 billion, while the combined ratio rose to 119.2%
  • Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3175 per share, payable June 26, 2025

The filing

CompanyMercury General (MCY)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 6, 2025, 4:07 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-25-113814

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:00 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 06, 2025.

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