Cincinnati Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CINF) announced the results of its annual meeting held on May 3, 2025, where shareholders elected all director nominees to one-year terms on the 13-member board. Shareholders also approved the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, a nonbinding resolution endorsing the compensation of the company's named executive officers, and the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2025.

Steven J. Johnston, chairman of the board, expressed gratitude to the shareholders for their participation and approval of the proposals, including the selection of Deloitte & Touche and the election of the director nominees. He emphasized the board's diverse business backgrounds and their collective role in guiding the company's long-term strategic plans to enhance shareholder value.

The directors elected for a one-year term are: Nancy C. Benacci (retired head of equity research, KeyBanc Capital Markets), Linda W. Clement-Holmes (retired chief information officer, The Procter & Gamble Company), Dirk J. Debbink (chairman, MSI General Corporation), Steven J. Johnston (executive chairman, Cincinnati Financial Corporation), Jill P. Meyer (chief operating and relationships officer and founding managing director – Cincinnati, The O.H.I.O. Fund), David P. Osborn (president, Osborn Williams & Donohoe LLC), Gretchen W. Schar (retired executive vice president, chief financial and administrative officer, Arbonne International LLC), Charles O. Schiff (executive vice president, secretary and treasurer, John J. & Thomas R. Schiff & Co. Inc.), Douglas S. Skidmore (chief executive officer, Skidmore Sales & Distributing Company Inc.), Stephen M. Spray (president and chief executive officer, Cincinnati Financial Corporation), John F. Steele, Jr. (chairman and chief executive officer, Hilltop Basic Resources Inc.), Larry R. Webb (retired president, Webb Insurance Agency Inc.), and Cheng-sheng Peter Wu (external advisor, Boston Consulting Group).

The board also announced the committee assignments for the upcoming year, adhering to independence requirements and Nasdaq listing standards. The committees and their respective chairpersons are: Audit (Gretchen W. Schar), Compensation (David P. Osborn), Executive (Steven J. Johnston), Investment (Steven J. Johnston), and Nominating (Dirk J. Debbink).

Cincinnati Financial Corporation offers business, home, and auto insurance through The Cincinnati Insurance Company and its standard market property casualty companies. Its subsidiaries also provide life insurance, fixed annuities, and surplus lines property and casualty insurance through independent insurance agencies. Additional information is available at cinfin.com.

The announcement includes a Safe Harbor statement addressing potential risks and uncertainties that could affect the company's actual results, including effects of future pandemics, securities market volatility, claims levels, catastrophe losses, interest rate fluctuations, domestic and global events such as wars, economic instability, technology disruptions, competition, reinsurance availability, litigation outcomes, regulatory actions, and workforce-related challenges. The statement references the company's 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K for further details on these risks and uncertainties.