Allstate Corporation reported second-quarter 2026 net income of $3.2 billion, up almost 56% from $2.1 billion a year earlier, on revenues of $18.6 billion, an 11.8% increase. Adjusted net income was $2.3 billion, or $8.99 per diluted share.
The headline numbers are large, but the story that matters most to independent agents is in the distribution data. Independent agents now account for 28% of Allstate auto insurance new business applications in Q2 2026, up from 21% in Q2 2023. Over the same period, total auto new business volume rose 58.8% to 2,347 thousand applications per quarter.
The independent agent channel is writing more Allstate business in absolute terms than at any point in the past three years. The product driving that growth is Custom360, a middle-market standard and preferred auto and homeowners product built for independent agents. It was available in 41 states as of Q2 2026, up from 36 states at year-end 2025 and 40 states in Q1 2026.
The comparable Affordable, Simple, Connected product for exclusive agents and direct consumers, meanwhile, is available in 45 states. Allstate's independent agent share gain runs alongside a broader industry trend: the Big "I" 2026 Market Share Report found independent agents placed 39.5% of all personal lines premiums in 2025, their fourth consecutive annual gain.
Allstate implemented rate changes in 36 states in Q2, across a mix of increases and decreases, with a net neutral rate impact overall. That marks a material departure from the double-digit increases that characterized 2022 and 2023. Agents renewing personal auto accounts with Allstate are no longer managing rate hardening.
The carrier is now posting combined ratios that give it room to compete on price. Allstate spent $2.1 billion on advertising in the first half of 2026, up from $638 million in all of 2023. That spending is channeled toward customer acquisition and is a key driver of new business applications growth across all three distribution channels.
The property-liability combined ratio was 86.6 in Q2, a 4.5-point improvement from 91.1 a year earlier. Auto posted a combined ratio of 83.3 and homeowners 94.6.
The auto figure carries a caveat. Allstate released $1.5 billion in prior-year auto reserves in the first half of 2026, including $1.3 billion from auto injury coverages. In Q2, favorable prior-year development added 2.4 points of benefit to the auto combined ratio.
The adjusted underlying auto combined ratio, which strips out reserve development, was 90.0 in Q2 rather than the 83.3 recorded. The underlying property-liability combined ratio was 79.4, essentially flat year over year.
The homeowners combined ratio improved 7.4 points to 94.6, with catastrophe losses down 12.8% to $1.4 billion. The underlying homeowners combined ratio was 61.5, though it rose 2.9 points on higher non-catastrophe loss costs.
Property-liability underwriting income was $2 billion in Q2, up 56.7% from $1.8 billion a year earlier. Homeowners net premiums earned grew 11.4% to $4.2 billion, while auto net premiums earned rose 1.2% to $9.6 billion.
Net investment income rose 33.8% in Q2 to slightly over $1 billion, with performance-based income up sharply on private equity valuations. The investment portfolio returned 5.6% over the trailing 12 months.
Allstate repurchased $1 billion in shares during the quarter, with $2.6 billion remaining under a $4 billion authorization. Deployable capital at the holding company increased to $9.5 billion.
"Allstate delivered strong operating and financial results in the second quarter of 2026, while executing our strategic growth plans," said Tom Wilson, who leads The Allstate Corporation. The quarter closed with an adjusted net income return on equity of 44.2% over the last 12 months and a leadership change: Christian Lown was named chief financial officer, effective August 3.
