Expense Ratio % is the percentage of expenses associated with acquiring, underwriting, and servicing premiums to net premium earned. It indicates the efficiency of the insurance company before considering its claims and investment gains or losses.
Mercury General's Expense Ratio % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 22.90%
, which is lower than
23.00% for the pervious quarter ended in Sep. 2023.
Mercury General's Expense Ratio % for the annual that ended in Dec. 2023 was 23.50%
, which is lower than
24.40% for the pervious year ended in Dec. 2022.
The historical rank and industry rank for Mercury General's Expense Ratio % or its related term are showing as below:
MCY's Expense Ratio % is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: * Ranked among companies with meaningful Expense Ratio % only.
Mercury General Expense Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Mercury General's Expense Ratio % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of Mercury General's Expense Ratio %
For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Mercury General's Expense Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Expense Ratio % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Expense Ratio % Calculation
Expense Ratio % is calculated as:
Expense Ratio %
=
Expenses of Acquiring, Underwriting and Servicing Premiums
/
Net Premium Earned
*
100%
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Expense Ratio % Explanation
Expense Ratio % is the percentage of expenses associated with acquiring, underwriting, and servicing premiums to net premium earned. It can be used to make comparisons between insurance companies as well as measure their performance. An expense ratio below 100% suggests that the premiums an insurance company earned or wrote are more than the expenses it paid to support those premiums.
However, we should keep in mind that the ratio does not indicate an ending profitability. The overall profit is also influenced by the claims, investment gains or losses and other income. The ratio can be combined with Claims Ratio % and Combined Ratio % to get an overall performance of an insurance company.
Mercury General Expense Ratio % Related Terms
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Mercury General (Mercury General) Business Description
Mercury General Corp is an insurance holding company operating in the property-casualty market, where it focuses on low-cost auto insurance for individuals, with operations in nearly 13 United States of America states. However, its business--about 75% of premiums--comes from California, where it was established by George Joseph, the current company chairman, and majority owner. Its insurance is distributed exclusively through independent agents.
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