What does personal auto — prior accident years mean?

This metric represents the financial impact of claims originating from accident years prior to the current reporting period. It reflects the development of reserves established in previous years, indicating whether initial estimates were sufficient or if adjustments were necessary. This is a critical indicator of actuarial accuracy and reserve adequacy for the personal auto insurance segment.

Cincinnati Financial CINF Personal Auto — Prior accident years

Other product segments

Other Personal Lines

$36M—

Similar metrics at other companies

ALLPersonal auto injury coverage — Prior years

$675M—

SIGIPersonal automobile — Incurred loss and loss expense for claims occurring in the prior year

$3.25M+17.1%

HMNAuto physical damage — Prior years paid

$0—

HIGP&C Personal Insurance — Prior accident year development [1]

-$35M+10.3%

ALLPersonal other auto coverages — Prior years

$163M—

WTMProperty and Accident & Health — Prior Year

-$22.93M-414%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.9B+11.6%

Net income$274.0M+404%

EPS (diluted)$1.75+407%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.2B+19.8%

Total debt$791.0M+0.1%

Total equity$15.7B+14.6%

Total assets$41.2B+10.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$656.0M+112%

CapEx$2.0M-33.3%

Free cash flow$654.0M+113%

Valuation

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Market cap$28.64B+30.4%

Enterprise value$28.22B+29.7%

P/E10.4×-1.7×

P/S2.2×+0.3×

Profitability

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Net margin21.3%+8.1pp

FCF margin26.6%+3.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity18.7%+7.8pp

Debt / equity0.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Cincinnati Financial in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:SupplementalInformationForPropertyCasualtyInsuranceUnderwritersPriorYearClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense.

The official record: Cincinnati Financial’s 10-Q, filed April 27, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Cincinnati Financial's personal auto — prior accident years?: Cincinnati Financial (CINF) reported personal auto — prior accident years of $10M in Q1 2026.
What does personal auto — prior accident years mean?: This metric represents the financial impact of claims originating from accident years prior to the current reporting period. It reflects the development of reserves established in previous years, indicating whether initial estimates were sufficient or if adjustments were necessary. This is a critical indicator of actuarial accuracy and reserve adequacy for the personal auto insurance segment.