By Adriano Marchese


Intact Financial Corp. shares rose in early trading Wednesday after the company beat expectations in the fourth quarter.

At 9:48 a.m. ET, shares were up 2.3% at C$182.02.

On Tuesday after markets closed, the Canadian insurance company reported operating per-share earnings of 3.78 Canadian dollars, a 19% increase over the same time in the previous year and beating analyst expectations of C$2.59.

The company credited robust underwriting and distribution income, and accretion from its acquisition of RSA Insurance Group.

Return on equity was 17%, up from 12.8%.

The company also declared a 10% increased quarterly dividend of C$1.00.


Write to Adriano Marchese at adriano.marchese@wsj.com


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02-09-22 1011ET