BRANCHVILLE, N.J. (AP) — BRANCHVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Selective Insurance Group Inc. (SIGI) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $124.8 million.
On a per-share basis, the Branchville, New Jersey-based company said it had net income of $2.01. Earnings, adjusted for investment gains, were $1.94 per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.92 per share.
The insurance holding company posted revenue of $1.11 billion in the period, meeting Street forecasts.
For the year, the company reported profit of $365.2 million, or $5.84 per share. Revenue was reported as $4.24 billion.
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