Brief: Donegal Group Q1 earnings per share $0.25

Donegal

24/04/2015 13:00

April 24 (Reuters) - Donegal Group Inc  DGICA.O : 
 * Announces significant improvement in first quarter 2015 results 
 * Q1 earnings per share $0.25 
 * Qtrly net premiums earned $ 146.5 million versus $ 133.5 million 
 * Says book value per share of $15.68 at March 31, 2015, compared to $15.40 at 
   year-end 2014 
 * Statutory combined ratio of 96.9% for the first quarter of 2015, compared to 
   103.2% for the prior-year first quarter 
 * Says increased quarterly cash dividend rates to 13.5 cents per share of class 
   a common stock, a 2.7% increase 
 * Says increased quarterly cash dividend rates to 11.75 cents per share of 
   class b common stock, a 1.3% increase 
 * Q1 earnings per share view $0.11, revenue view $153.7 million -- Thomson 
   Reuters I/B/E/S 
 
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