Slide Insurance net income surges 92% as combined ratio improves to 57.6%

Slide Insurance reported Q2 net income of $134.9M, up 92% from a year earlier, as gross written premiums rose 17% and the combined ratio improved.

"The results reflect the continued strength of our operating model and disciplined execution," Bruce Lucas, chairman and chief executive officer of Slide, said.

Diluted earnings per share of $1.06 beat the $0.86 consensus estimate by 24%. Gross written premiums reached $508M, up 17% from $435.4M a year earlier. Total revenue climbed 48% to $386.8M. The combined ratio — a measure of underwriting profitability where below 100 signals a profit — improved to 57.6% from 67.4%, driven by a lower loss ratio of 30.2% versus 37.4% and an expense ratio that fell to 27.4% from 30%. Net investment income rose to $22.2M from $15M.

The results show Slide's coastal specialty model is generating strong underwriting profits as it expands beyond its Florida base. The company completed its 2026 catastrophe reinsurance program with more than $2B in additional capacity, extending first-event coverage to about a 180-year return period. Management reaffirmed full-year guidance for gross written premiums of $1.85B to $1.95B and net income of $455M to $470M.

During the quarter, Slide repurchased about 3 million shares at a weighted average price of $17.95 per share and declared its first quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share, payable Aug. 28. The company held $1.24B in cash and cash equivalents as of June 30.

The insurer recorded $8.8M in convective storm losses during the quarter, representing 2.4 points of its loss ratio. Lucas said Slide recorded no prior-year development through the first six months of 2026.

Slide launched a residential property excess and surplus lines program in California in May and received regulatory approval to enter Rhode Island and New Jersey. New York is expected to launch in the current quarter. Florida is expected to account for the majority of in-force premium through year-end, with the geographic mix shifting more materially in 2027.

The earnings beat and dividend initiation signal management's confidence in Slide's underwriting model and capital position. Investors will watch the company's expansion into California and the Northeast for the next leg of premium growth, with New York launch expected in the current quarter.

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