Key Takeaways Blue Owl Capital closed Q2 with a $16.9B portfolio spanning 233 companies.Investment income rose 19.4% to $950.5M, while cash flow swung to a positive $1.1B.Long-term debt of $9.2B and below-average efficiency remain key challenges.Blue Owl Capital Corporation (OBDC) stands on solid ground, driven by portfolio diversification, rising investment income and disciplined capital deployment. Based in New York, the business development company closed the second quarter with a portfolio worth $16.9 b ...

Core Insights - The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (HIG) reported second-quarter 2025 adjusted operating earnings of $3.41 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 23.1% and reflecting a 36% year-over-year increase [1][8] - Operating revenues increased by 9.9% year over year to $4.9 billion, driven by improved earned premiums, fee income, and investment income, slightly surpassing the consensus estimate by 0.2% [1][2] Financial Performance - Earned premiums reached $5.96 billion, a 6.9% year-over-year increase, although it fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.02 billion [3] - Pre-tax net investment income improved by 10.3% year over year to $664 million, but missed the consensus mark of $672 million [4] - Total benefits, losses, and expenses rose by 3% year over year to $5.7 billion, leading to a pretax income increase of 36.6% year over year to $1.2 billion [5] Segment Performance - **Business Insurance**: Revenues grew by 10.9% year over year to $3.87 billion, with core earnings improving by 26% to $697 million, driven by higher earned premiums and lower catastrophe losses [6][8] - **Personal Insurance**: Revenues advanced by 10.1% year over year to $1 billion, with core earnings of $94 million compared to a core loss of $4 million in the prior year [8][10] - **Employee Benefits**: Revenues dipped by 0.2% year over year to $1.77 billion, with core earnings falling by 8% to $163 million due to higher expenses and loss ratios [10] - **Hartford Funds**: Revenues increased by 3.8% year over year to $271 million, with core earnings rising by 7% to $46 million [11] Financial Position - As of June 30, 2025, Hartford had cash of $166 million, down 9.3% from the end of 2024, while total investments increased by 2.9% to $60.9 billion [13] - Total assets grew by 3.4% to $83.6 billion, with total stockholders' equity improving by 6.5% to $17.5 billion [13][14] - Book value per share was $60.02, reflecting a 17% year-over-year increase [14] Capital Deployment - Hartford returned $549 million to shareholders through share buybacks of $400 million and dividends of $149 million, with a remaining buyback capacity of $2.35 billion as of June 30, 2025 [15]