Hartford reports higher Q3 net income, lower core earnings and 12% dividend increase

The Hartford reported third-quarter 2026 net income available to common stockholders of $1.317 billion, or $4.82 per diluted share, up from $1.074 billion a year earlier, while core earnings fell 6% to $956 million, or $3.50 per share. Net income included a $497 million benefit from commuting its asbestos and environmental adverse development cover with National Indemnity Company, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary; catastrophe losses also rose to $198 million from $70 million. The company returned $638 million to stockholders through $475 million of share repurchases and $163 million of dividends, and raised its quarterly dividend 12% to $0.67, payable January 5, 2027, to shareholders of record December 1, 2026.