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Enstar Group LTD - Quarter Report: 2013 June (Form 10-Q)

Form 10-Q

 

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

 

  þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2013

OR

 

  ¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period From                 to                 

001-33289

Commission File Number

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Bermuda   N/A

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

P.O. Box HM 2267

Windsor Place, 3rd Floor

22 Queen Street

Hamilton HM JX

Bermuda

(Address of principal executive office, including zip code)

(441) 292-3645

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  þ        No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).     Yes  þ        No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer þ

  Accelerated filer ¨    Non-accelerated filer ¨   Smaller reporting company ¨

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨        No  þ

As of August 6, 2013, the registrant had outstanding 13,900,434 voting ordinary shares and 2,725,637 non-voting convertible ordinary shares, each par value $1.00 per share.

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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   PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION   

Item 1.

  

Financial Statements:

  
  

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

     1  
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the Three and Six Month Periods Ended June  30, 2013 and 2012 (Unaudited)

     2  
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Six Month Periods Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (Unaudited)

     3  
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Six Month Periods Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (Unaudited)

     4  
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Month Periods Ended June  30, 2013 and 2012 (Unaudited)

     5  
  

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

     6  
  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     51  

Item 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     52  

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

     90  

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

     91  
  

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

     93  

Item 1A.

  

Risk Factors

     93  

Item 6.

  

Exhibits

     95  

Signature

        96  


PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012

 

          June 30,              December 31,      
     2013     2012  
    

(expressed in thousands of U.S.

dollars, except share data)

 

ASSETS

    

Short-term investments, trading, at fair value

   $ 401,702      $ 319,111   

Short-term investments, held-to-maturity, at amortized cost

     10,135          

Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value

     3,227,790        2,253,210   

Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity, at amortized cost

     873,425          

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost: 2013 — $78,359; 2012 — $245,396)

     82,441        251,121   

Equities, trading, at fair value

     146,227        114,588   

Other investments, at fair value

     468,412        414,845   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments

     5,210,132        3,352,875   

Cash and cash equivalents

     616,897        654,890   

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

     407,062        299,965   

Accrued interest receivable

     42,102        22,932   

Accounts receivable

     51,820        15,399   

Premiums receivable

     46,017         

Income taxes recoverable

     11,478        11,302   

Deferred tax asset

     41,711        9,421   

Reinsurance balances recoverable

     1,178,884        1,122,919   

Funds held by reinsured companies

     222,708        365,252   

Goodwill

     21,222        21,222   

Other assets

     24,715        6,066   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 7,874,748      $ 5,882,243   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Losses and loss adjustment expenses

   $ 4,041,236      $ 3,650,127   

Policy benefits for life and annuity contracts

     1,293,270        11,027  

Unearned premium

     52,056         

Insurance and reinsurance balances payable

     164,522        143,123   

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     63,571        73,258   

Income taxes payable

     19,854        23,023   

Deferred tax liabilities

     8,520        14,486   

Loans payable

     347,903        107,430   

Other liabilities

     93,595        84,536   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     6,084,527        4,107,010   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

    

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Share capital

    

Authorized, issued and fully paid, par value $1 each (authorized 2013: 156,000,000; 2012: 156,000,000)

    

Ordinary shares (issued and outstanding 2013: 13,800,197; 2012: 13,752,172)

     13,800        13,752   

Non-voting convertible ordinary shares:

    

Series A (issued 2013: 2,972,892; 2012: 2,972,892)

     2,973        2,973   

Series B, C and D (issued and outstanding 2013: 2,725,637; 2012: 2,725,637)

     2,726        2,726   

Treasury shares at cost (Series A non-voting convertible ordinary shares 2013: 2,972,892; 2012: 2,972,892)

     (421,559     (421,559

Additional paid-in capital

     960,399        958,571   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     6,529        24,439   

Retained earnings

     1,004,009        972,853   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Enstar Group Limited Shareholders’ Equity

     1,568,877        1,553,755   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest

     221,344        221,478   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     1,790,221        1,775,233   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 7,874,748      $ 5,882,243   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

1


ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

For the Three and Six Month Periods Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012

 

    Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2013     2012     2013     2012  
    (expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars,
except share and per share data)
 

INCOME

       

Net premiums earned — non-life run-off

  $ 41,216      $     $ 72,136      $  

Net premiums earned — life and annuities

    34,380        896        35,121        1,870   

Consulting fees

    2,960        1,775        5,407        3,969   

Net investment income

    27,252        20,894        45,215        41,337   

Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains

    (27,919     1,691        2,201        27,073   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    77,889        25,256        160,080        74,249   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities:

       

Losses incurred on current period premiums earned

    41,216              72,136         

Reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses

    (48,500     (58,417     (53,562     (61,715

Reduction in provisions for bad debt

           (527           (2,782

Reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities

    (16,795     (11,661     (33,198     (24,513

Amortization of fair value adjustments

    2,369        2,240        4,462        9,827   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (21,710     (68,365     (10,162     (79,183

Life and annuity policy benefits

    29,482        896       30,223        1,870  

Salaries and benefits

    25,687        24,379        49,297        44,830   

General and administrative expenses

    20,002        14,156        37,948        29,014   

Interest expense

    3,091        2,062        5,526        4,173   

Net foreign exchange (gains) losses

    (8,403     (627     (3,321     1,642   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    48,149        (27,499     109,511        2,346   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

    29,740        52,755        50,569        71,903   

INCOME TAXES

    (4,542     (11,905     (12,386     (15,647
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET EARNINGS

    25,198        40,850        38,183        56,256   

Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest

    (6,001     (129     (7,027     (5,862
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO ENSTAR

       

GROUP LIMITED

  $ 19,197      $ 40,721      $ 31,156      $ 50,394   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EARNINGS PER SHARE — BASIC

       

Net earnings per ordinary share attributable to Enstar Group Limited shareholders

  $ 1.16      $ 2.48      $ 1.89      $ 3.07   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EARNINGS PER SHARE — DILUTED

       

Net earnings per ordinary share attributable to Enstar Group Limited shareholders

  $ 1.15      $ 2.44      $ 1.87      $ 3.02   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding — basic

    16,525,026        16,436,401        16,519,640        16,432,001   

Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding — diluted

    16,693,943        16,674,792        16,685,444        16,673,250   

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the Three and Six Month Periods Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
         2013             2012             2013             2012      
    

(expressed in thousands

of U.S. dollars)

 

NET EARNINGS

   $ 25,198      $ 40,850      $ 38,183      $ 56,256   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

        

Unrealized holding (losses) gains on investments arising during the period

     (28,010     317        371        27,672   

Reclassification adjustment for net realized and unrealized losses (gains) included in net earnings

     27,919        (1,691     (2,201     (27,073
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period, net of reclassification adjustment

     (91     (1,374     (1,830     599   

Currency translation adjustment

     (20,278     (3,892     (21,501     (908
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive loss

     (20,369     (5,266     (23,331     (309
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

     4,829        35,584        14,852        55,947   

Less comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

     (781     643        (1,606     (6,269
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

   $ 4,048      $ 36,227      $ 13,246      $ 49,678   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

3


ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES

IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the Six Month Periods Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012

 

    Six Months Ended
June  30,
 
              2013                          2012             
    (expressed in thousands
of U.S. dollars)
 

Share Capital — Ordinary Shares

   

Balance, beginning of period

  $ 13,752      $ 13,665   

Issue of shares

    2        3   

Share awards granted/vested

    46        44   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

  $ 13,800      $ 13,712   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Capital — Series A Non-Voting Convertible Ordinary Shares

   

Balance, beginning and end of period

  $ 2,973      $ 2,973   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Capital — Series B, C and D Non-Voting Convertible Ordinary Shares

   

Balance, beginning and end of period

  $ 2,726      $ 2,726   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Treasury Shares

   

Balance, beginning and end of period

  $ (421,559   $ (421,559
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Additional Paid-in Capital

   

Balance, beginning of period

  $ 958,571      $ 956,329   

Share awards granted/vested

          381   

Issue of shares, net

    319        280   

Amortization of equity incentive plan

    1,509        1,361   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

  $ 960,399      $ 958,351   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Attributable to Enstar Group Limited

   

Balance, beginning of period

  $ 24,439      $ 27,096   

Foreign currency translation adjustments

    (16,415     (1,487

Net movement in unrealized holding (losses) gains on investments

    (1,495     771   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

  $ 6,529      $ 26,380   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Retained Earnings

   

Balance, beginning of period

  $ 972,853      $ 804,836   

Net earnings attributable to Enstar Group Limited

    31,156        50,394   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

  $ 1,004,009      $ 855,230   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncontrolling Interest

   

Balance, beginning of period

  $ 221,478      $ 297,345   

Return of capital

          (35,366

Dividends paid

    (1,740     (18,985

Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest

    7,027        5,862   

Foreign currency translation adjustments

    (5,086     579   

Net movement in unrealized holding losses on investments

    (335     (172
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

  $ 221,344      $ 249,263   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the Six Month Periods Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
               2013                          2012             
     (expressed in thousands of
U.S. dollars)
 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net earnings

   $ 38,183      $ 56,256   

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash flows used in operating activities:

    

Net realized and unrealized investment losses (gains)

     27,881        (22,234

Net realized and unrealized gains from other investments

     (30,082     (4,839

Other items

     2,175        1,754   

Depreciation and amortization

     505        631   

Net amortization of bond premiums and discounts

     23,261        16,426   

Net movement of trading securities held on behalf of policyholders

     2,096        11,317   

Sales and maturities of trading securities

     1,442,946        1,125,863   

Purchases of trading securities

     (1,527,521     (1,319,669

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Reinsurance balances recoverable

     60,437        382,569   

Other assets

     266,219        56,350   

Losses and loss adjustment expenses

     (203,471     (483,702

Policy benefits for life and annuity contracts

     37,639          

Insurance and reinsurance balances payable

     (20,466     (45,702

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     (49,419     17,670   

Other liabilities

     (81,806     20,755   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flows used in operating activities

     (11,423     (186,555
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     (283,960      

Sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities

     160,143        183,609   

Maturities of held-to-maturity securities

     137         

Movement in restricted cash and cash equivalents

     (107,097     89,775   

Funding of other investments

     (24,410     (126,130

Redemption of bond funds

           103   

Other investing activities

     298        (454
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities

     (254,889     146,903   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Distribution of capital to noncontrolling interest

           (7,236

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest

     (1,740     (18,985

Receipt of loans

     227,000         

Repayment of loans

           (115,875
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities

     225,260        (142,096
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON FOREIGN CURRENCY CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     3,059        4,157   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     (37,993     (177,591

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     654,890        850,474   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

   $ 616,897      $ 672,883   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

    

Net income taxes paid

   $ 16,424      $ 15,367   

Interest paid

   $ 3,817      $ 4,689   

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012

(Tabular information expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Preparation and Consolidation

The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements have not been audited. These statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and results of operations as at the end of and for the periods presented. Results of operations for subsidiaries acquired are included from the dates of their acquisition by the Company. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year. Inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated. In these notes, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” or “the Company” refer to Enstar Group Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. The following information should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period reported amounts of investment income and net realized and unrealized gains and losses, net premiums earned - life and annuities, life and annuity policy benefits and losses and loss adjustment expenses to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no impact on income or net earnings previously reported.

Significant New Accounting Policies

As a result of the acquisitions of SeaBright Holdings, Inc. (“SeaBright”) and five companies from a subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc (the “Pavonia companies”), each described in Note 2 — “Acquisitions”, the Company has adopted certain new significant accounting policies during the six months ended June 30, 2013. Other than the policies described below, there have been no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies from those described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

(a)    Premium revenue recognition

Non-life run-off

Premiums written are earned on a pro-rata basis over the period the coverage is provided. Reinsurance premiums are recorded at the inception of the policy, unless policy language stipulates otherwise, and are estimated based upon information in underlying contracts and information provided by clients and/or brokers. Changes in reinsurance premium estimates are expected and may result in significant adjustments in future periods. These estimates change over time as additional information regarding changes in underlying exposures is obtained. Any subsequent differences arising on such estimates are recorded as premiums written in the period they are determined.

Unearned premiums represent the portion of premiums written that relate to the unexpired terms of policies in force. Premiums ceded are similarly pro-rated over the period the coverage is provided with the unearned portion being deferred as prepaid reinsurance premiums.

Certain contracts that the Company has written are retrospectively rated and additional premium would be due should losses exceed pre-determined, contractual thresholds. These required additional premiums are based upon contractual terms and management judgment is involved with respect to the estimate of the amount of losses that the Company expects to be ceded. Additional premiums are recognized at the time loss thresholds specified in the contract are exceeded and are earned over the coverage period, or are earned immediately if the

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — (cont’d)

 

period of risk coverage has passed. Changes in estimates of losses recorded on contracts with additional premium features will result in changes in additional premiums based on contractual terms.

Life and annuities

The Pavonia companies, prior to going into run-off, wrote various U.S. and Canadian life insurance, including credit life and disability insurance, term life insurance, assumed life reinsurance and annuities. The Pavonia companies will continue to recognize premiums on term life insurance, assumed life reinsurance and credit life and disability insurance.

Premiums from term life insurance, credit life and disability insurance and assumed life reinsurance are generally recognized as revenue when due from policyholders. Term life, assumed life reinsurance and credit life and disability policies include those contracts with fixed and guaranteed premiums and benefits. Benefits and expenses are matched with such revenue to result in the recognition of profit over the life of the contracts.

(b)    Premiums Receivable

Non-life Run-off

Premiums receivable represent amounts currently due and amounts not yet due on insurance and reinsurance policies. Premiums for insurance policies are generally due at inception. Premiums for reinsurance policies generally become due over the period of coverage based on the policy terms. The Company monitors the credit risk associated with premiums receivable, taking into consideration that credit risk is reduced by the Company’s contractual right to offset loss obligations or unearned premiums against premiums receivable. Amounts deemed uncollectible are charged to net earnings in the period they are determined. Changes in the estimate of premiums written will result in an adjustment to premiums receivable in the period they are determined. Certain contracts are retrospectively rated and provide for a final adjustment to the premium based on the final settlement of all losses. Premiums receivable on such contracts are adjusted based on the estimate of losses the Company expects to incur, and are not considered due until all losses are settled.

(c)    Life and annuity benefits

The Company’s life and annuity benefit and claim reserves are calculated using standard actuarial techniques and cash flow models in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 944, Financial Services — Insurance. The Company establishes and maintains its life and annuity reserves at a level that the Company estimates will, when taken together with future premium payments and investment income expected to be earned on associated premiums, be sufficient to support all future cash flow benefit obligations and third party servicing obligations as they become payable. The Company reviews its life and annuity reserves regularly and performs loss recognition testing based upon cash flow projections.

Since the development of the life and annuity reserves is based upon cash flow projection models, the Company must make estimates and assumptions based on experience and industry mortality tables, longevity and morbidity rates, lapse rates, expenses and investment experience, including a provision for adverse deviation. The assumptions used to determine policy benefit reserves are determined at the inception of the contracts, reviewed and adjusted at the point of acquisition as required, and are locked-in throughout the life of the contract

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — (cont’d)

 

unless a premium deficiency develops. The assumptions are reviewed no less than annually and are unlocked if they would result in a material adverse reserve change. The Company establishes these estimates based upon transaction-specific historical experience, information provided by the ceding company for the assumed business and industry experience. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates. As the experience on the contracts emerges, the assumptions are reviewed by management. The Company determines whether actual and anticipated experience indicates that existing policy reserves, together with the present value of future gross premiums, are sufficient to cover the present value of future benefits, settlement and maintenance costs and to recover unamortized acquisition costs. If such a review indicates that reserves should be greater than those currently held, then the locked-in assumptions are revised and a charge for life and annuity benefits is recognized at that time.

Because of the many assumptions and estimates used in establishing reserves and the long-term nature of the contracts, the reserving process, while based on actuarial techniques, is inherently uncertain.

(d)    Investments

Short-term investments and fixed maturity investments

Short-term investments comprise investments with a maturity greater than three months but less than one year from the date of purchase. Fixed maturities comprise investments with a maturity of one year and greater from the date of purchase.

Short-term investments and fixed maturities classified as trading are carried at fair value, with realized and unrealized holding gains and losses included in net earnings and reported as net realized and unrealized gains and losses. Investment purchases and sales are recorded on a trade-date basis. Realized gains and losses on the sale of investments are based upon specific identification of the cost of investments.

Short-term investments and fixed maturity investments classified as held-to-maturity securities, which are securities that the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity, are carried at amortized cost. The cost of short-term investments and fixed maturities are adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts.

Fixed maturity investments classified as available-for-sale are carried at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from net earnings and reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments classified as available-for-sale are recognized in the consolidated statements of earnings. Amortization of premium or discount is recognized using the effective yield method and included in net investment income. For mortgage-backed and asset-backed investments, and any other holdings for which there is a prepayment risk, prepayment assumptions are evaluated and revised on a regular basis.

Fixed maturity investments classified as available-for-sale and held-to-maturity are reviewed quarterly to determine if they have sustained an impairment of value that is, based on management’s judgement, considered to be other than temporary. The process includes reviewing each fixed maturity investment that is below cost and: (1) determining if the Company has the intent to sell the fixed maturity investment; (2) determining if it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the fixed maturity investment before its anticipated recovery; and (3) assessing whether a credit loss exists, that is, whether the Company expects that the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected from the fixed maturity investment is less than the amortized cost basis of the investment. In evaluating credit losses, the Company considers a variety of factors in the assessment of a fixed maturity investment including: (1) the time period during which there has been a significant decline below cost; (2) the extent of the decline below cost and par; (3) the potential for the

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — (cont’d)

 

investment to recover in value; (4) an analysis of the financial condition of the issuer; (5) the rating of the issuer; and (6) failure of the issuer of the investment to make scheduled interest or principal payments. If management concludes an investment is other-than-temporarily impaired (“OTTI”), then the difference between the fair value and the amortized cost of the investment is presented as an OTTI charge in the consolidated statements of earnings, with an offset for any noncredit-related loss component of the OTTI charge to be recognized in other comprehensive income. Accordingly, only the credit loss component of the OTTI amount would have an impact on the Company’s earnings.

New Accounting Standards Adopted in 2013

ASU 2011-11, Disclosures About Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

In December 2011, the FASB issued new disclosure requirements regarding the nature of an entity’s rights of setoff and related arrangements associated with its financial instruments and derivative instruments. The new disclosures are designed to make financial statements that are prepared under U.S. GAAP more comparable to those prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards. The Company adopted the amended guidance effective January 1, 2013. The adoption of the guidance did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

ASU 2013-02, Presentation of Items Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

In February 2013, the FASB issued new disclosure requirements for items reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income. This guidance requires entities to disclose in a single location (either on the face of the financial statement that reports net earnings or in the notes) the effects of reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2013. The adoption of the guidance did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists

In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (“ASU 2013-11”). The objective of ASU 2013-11 is to improve the financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. ASU 2013-11 seeks to reduce the diversity in practice by providing guidance on the presentation of unrecognized tax benefits to better reflect the manner in which an entity would settle at the reporting date any additional income taxes that would result from the disallowance of a tax position when net operating loss carryforwards, similar tax losses, or tax credit carryforwards exist. ASU 2013-11 is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013, with both early adoption and retrospective application permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance; however, it is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and financial position.

 

2. ACQUISITIONS

The Company accounts for acquisitions using the purchase method of accounting, which requires that the acquirer record the assets and liabilities acquired at their estimated fair value. The fair values of each of the reinsurance assets and liabilities acquired relating to our non-life run-off and life and annuity acquisitions are derived from estimates of

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

2. ACQUISITIONS — (cont’d)

 

the associated projected cash flows, based on actuarially prepared information and management’s run-off strategy. Refer to Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 for more information on the accounting for acquisitions.

Torus Insurance Holdings Limited

Amalgamation Agreement

On July 8, 2013, the Company, Veranda Holdings Ltd (“Veranda”), an entity in which the Company owns an indirect 60% interest through its 60% interest in Bayshore Holdings Limited (“Bayshore”), Hudson Securityholders Representative LLC and Torus Insurance Holdings Limited (“Torus”) entered into an Agreement

and Plan of Amalgamation (the “Amalgamation Agreement”). The Amalgamation Agreement provides for the amalgamation (the “Amalgamation”) of Veranda and Torus (the combined entity, the “Amalgamated Company”). Torus is a global specialty insurer and holding company of six wholly-owned insurance vehicles, including one Lloyd’s syndicate.

The purchase price for the Amalgamation is $692.0 million. The Company and Kenmare Holdings Ltd. (its wholly-owned subsidiary) (“Kenmare”) will provide 60% of the purchase price and related expenses of the Amalgamation. Trident V, L.P., Trident V Parallel Fund, L.P. and Trident V Professionals Fund, L.P. (collectively, “Trident”), the owner of the remaining 40% interest in Bayshore, the parent company of Veranda, will provide 40% of the purchase price and related expenses associated with the Amalgamation. The Company will issue a combination of approximately 1,901,000 voting ordinary shares, par value $1.00 per share (the “Voting Ordinary Shares”), and approximately 711,000 newly-created Series B convertible non-voting preference shares, par value $1.00 per share (the “Non-Voting Preferred Shares”), having an aggregate value of approximately $346.0 million to partially fund the purchase price. Kenmare will contribute in cash approximately $69.2 million and Trident will contribute in cash the remaining approximately $276.8 million of the purchase price. Following the Amalgamation, the Company and Trident will continue to own, respectively, a 60% and 40% indirect interest in the Amalgamated Company through their ownership of Bayshore.

Completion of the Amalgamation is conditioned on, among other things, governmental and regulatory approvals and satisfaction of various customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2013.

Stock Issuance

FR XI Offshore AIV, L.P., First Reserve Fund XII, L.P., FR XII A Parallel Vehicle L.P. and FR Torus Co-Investment, L.P. (collectively, “First Reserve”) will receive Voting Ordinary Shares, Non-Voting Preferred Shares and cash consideration in the transaction. In the event that the number of Voting Ordinary Shares deliverable to First Reserve at the closing of the Amalgamation would cause First Reserve, as of immediately after such closing, to beneficially own Voting Ordinary Shares that constitute more than 9.5% of the voting power of all shares of the Company, then the Company will issue to First Reserve, at the closing, the total number of shares of Voting Ordinary Shares representing 9.5% of the voting power of all shares of the Company as of immediately after the closing and Non-Voting Preferred Shares representing the remainder of the shares that First Reserve is entitled to under the Amalgamation Agreement. Corsair Specialty Investors, L.P. (“Corsair”) will receive both Voting Ordinary Shares and cash consideration in the transaction. The remaining Torus shareholders will receive all cash. Following the Amalgamation, First Reserve will own approximately 9.5% and 11.5%, respectively, of the Company’s Voting Ordinary Shares and outstanding share capital and Corsair will own approximately 2.5% and 2.1%, respectively, of the Company’s Voting Ordinary Shares and outstanding share capital.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

2. ACQUISITIONS — (cont’d)

 

The Company and First Reserve will enter into a Shareholder Rights Agreement at the closing of the Amalgamation, under which the Company has agreed that First Reserve will have the right to designate one representative to the Company’s Board of Directors. This designation right terminates if First Reserve ceases to beneficially own at least 75% of the total number of Voting Ordinary Shares and Non-Voting Preferred Shares acquired by it under the Amalgamation Agreement.

The Company will also enter into a Registration Rights Agreement with First Reserve and Corsair at the closing of the Amalgamation that provides First Reserve and Corsair with certain rights to cause the Company to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), the Voting Ordinary Shares (including the Voting Ordinary Shares into which the Non-Voting Preferred Shares may convert) issued pursuant to the Amalgamation and any securities issued by the Company in connection with the foregoing by way of a share dividend or share split or in connection with any recapitalization, reclassification or similar reorganization (the foregoing, collectively, “Registrable Securities”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company must file a resale shelf registration statement for the Registrable Securities within 20 business days after the closing of the Amalgamation. In addition, at any time following the six-month anniversary of the closing of the Amalgamation, First Reserve will be entitled to make three written requests for the Company to register all or any part of the Registrable Securities under the Act, subject to certain exceptions and conditions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. Corsair will have the right to make one such request. First Reserve and Corsair will also be granted “piggyback” registration rights with respect to the Company’s registration of Voting Ordinary Shares for its own account or for the account of one or more of its securityholders.

Trident Co-investment in Torus

In connection with the Amalgamation Agreement, the Company, Kenmare and Trident entered an Investors Agreement on July 8, 2013 governing their investments in Bayshore, and Kenmare and Trident entered into individual equity commitment letters obligating each to fund its respective portion of the purchase price for the Amalgamation noted above. Completion of Kenmare’s and Trident’s funding obligations is conditioned on, among other things, the satisfaction of certain conditions tied directly to the satisfaction of the closing conditions under the Amalgamation Agreement.

Upon the funding of the equity commitments at the closing of the Amalgamation, Kenmare and Trident have agreed to enter into a Shareholders’ Agreement (the “Bayshore Shareholders’ Agreement”). Among other things, the Bayshore Shareholders’ Agreement will provide that Kenmare would appoint three members to the Bayshore board of directors and Trident would appoint two members.

The Bayshore Shareholders’ Agreement includes a five-year period during which neither party can transfer its ownership interest in Bayshore to a third party (the “Restricted Period”). Following the Restricted Period: (i) each party must offer the other party the right to buy its shares before the shares are offered to a third party; (ii) Kenmare can require Trident to participate in a sale of Bayshore to a third party as long as Kenmare owns 55% of Bayshore; (iii) each party has the right to be included on a pro rata basis in any sales made by the other party; and (iv) each party has the right to buy its pro rata share of any new securities issued by Bayshore.

During the 90-day period following the fifth anniversary of the closing of the Amalgamation, and at any time following the seventh anniversary of such closing, Kenmare would have the right to redeem Trident’s shares in Bayshore at their then fair market value, which would be payable in cash. Following the seventh anniversary of the closing, Trident would have the right to require Kenmare to purchase Trident’s shares for their then current fair market value, which Kenmare would have the option to pay either in cash or by delivering the Company’s ordinary voting shares.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

2. ACQUISITIONS — (cont’d)

 

Trident is a holder of approximately 9.7% of the Company’s ordinary shares. Refer to Note 16 for information regarding the Company’s other transactions with affiliates of Trident.

Atrium and Arden

Acquisition Agreements

On June 5, 2013, the Company entered into definitive agreements with Arden Holdings Limited under which the Company will acquire Atrium Underwriting Group Limited (“Atrium”) and Arden Reinsurance Company Limited (“Arden”). Atrium is an underwriting business at Lloyd’s of London, which manages Syndicate 609 and provides approximately one quarter of the syndicate’s capital. Atrium specializes in accident and health, aviation, marine property, non-marine property, professional liability, property and casualty binding authorities, reinsurance, upstream energy, war and terrorism insurance, cargo and fine art. Arden is a Bermuda-based reinsurance company that provides reinsurance to Atrium and is currently in the process of running off certain other discontinued businesses.

The purchase price for Atrium will be approximately $183.0 million and the purchase price for Arden will be approximately $79.6 million. Completion of each transaction is conditioned on, among other things, governmental and regulatory approvals and satisfaction of various customary closing conditions. The two transactions are governed by separate purchase agreements and the acquisition of each company is not conditioned on the acquisition of the other. Both transactions are currently expected to close by the end of 2013.

Trident Co-investment in Atrium and Arden

On July 3, 2013, Kenmare entered into an Investors Agreement with Trident with respect to the acquisitions of Atrium and Arden, pursuant to which Trident acquired a 40% interest in Northshore Holdings Ltd., previously a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kenmare (“Northshore”). In connection with the Investors Agreement, Kenmare and Trident provided individual equity commitment letters to Northshore pursuant to which Kenmare and Trident agreed to provide 60% and 40%, respectively, of the Atrium and Arden purchase prices and related expenses. Kenmare expects to fund its equity commitment from available cash on hand.

Completion of Kenmare’s and Trident’s funding obligations is conditioned on, among other things, the satisfaction of certain conditions tied directly to the satisfaction of the closing conditions under the Atrium and Arden purchase agreements. In the event that the Arden acquisition closes, but the Atrium acquisition does not close, Trident’s obligations under its commitment letter would terminate as to both companies and Trident would return its 40% interest in Northshore to Kenmare.

Upon the funding of the equity commitments at the closing of the Atrium and Arden transactions, Kenmare and Trident have agreed to enter into a Shareholders’ Agreement (the “Northshore Shareholders’ Agreement”). Among other things, the Northshore Shareholders’ Agreement will provide that Kenmare would appoint three members to the Northshore board of directors and Trident would appoint two members. Trident would also have the right to designate one member of the Atrium board of directors.

The Northshore Shareholders’ Agreement includes a five-year period during which neither party can transfer its ownership interest in Northshore to a third party (the “Restricted Period”). Following the Restricted Period: (i) each party must offer the other party the right to buy its shares before the shares are offered to a third party; (ii) Kenmare can require Trident to participate in a sale of Northshore to a third party as long as Kenmare owns 55% of Northshore; (iii) each party has the right to be included on a pro rata basis in any sales made by the other party; and (iv) each party has the right to buy its pro rata share of any new securities issued by Northshore.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

2. ACQUISITIONS — (cont’d)

 

During the 90-day period following the fifth anniversary of the earlier of the closings of the Atrium and Arden transactions, and at any time following the seventh anniversary of the earlier of such closings, Kenmare would have the right to redeem Trident’s shares in Northshore at their then fair market value, which would be payable in cash. Following the seventh anniversary of the earlier of the closings, Trident would have the right to require Kenmare to purchase Trident’s shares for their then current fair market value, which Kenmare would have the option to pay either in cash or by delivering the Company’s ordinary voting shares.

Trident is a holder of approximately 9.7% of the Company’s ordinary shares. Refer to Note 16 for information regarding the Company’s other transactions with affiliates of Trident.

SeaBright

On February 7, 2013, the Company completed its acquisition of SeaBright, through the merger of its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, AML Acquisition, Corp. (“AML Acquisition”), with and into SeaBright (the “Merger”), with SeaBright surviving the Merger as the Company’s indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary. SeaBright owns SeaBright Insurance Company, an Illinois-domiciled insurer that is commercially domiciled in California, which wrote direct workers’ compensation business. The aggregate cash purchase price paid by the Company for all equity securities of SeaBright was approximately $252.1 million, which was funded in part with $111.0 million borrowed under a four-year term loan facility provided by National Australia Bank and Barclays Bank PLC.

Immediately following the acquisition, SeaBright was placed into run-off, and accordingly is no longer writing new insurance policies. Since its acquisition, SeaBright had renewed expiring insurance policies when it was obligated to do so by regulators, but has now received approvals from all states relieving it of this obligation.

Gross and net premiums written by SeaBright from the date of the acquisition to June 30, 2013 totaled $16.5 million and $10.9 million, respectively. Because SeaBright’s exit from the mandatory renewal process was approved, we expect that SeaBright will no longer generate premiums written.

The purchase price and fair value of the assets acquired in the SeaBright acquisition were as follows:

 

Purchase price

   $  252,091   
  

 

 

 

Net assets acquired at fair value

   $ 252,091   
  

 

 

 

The following summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition:

 

ASSETS   

Short-term investments, trading, at fair value

   $ 25,171   

Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value

     683,780   
  

 

 

 

Total investments

     708,951   

Cash and cash equivalents

     41,846   

Accrued interest receivable

     6,344   

Premiums receivable

     112,510   

Reinsurance balances recoverable

     117,462   

Other assets

     4,515   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

     991,628   
  

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

2. ACQUISITIONS — (cont’d)

 

LIABILITIES

  

Losses and loss adjustment expenses

     592,774   

Unearned premium

     93,897   

Loans payable

     12,000   

Insurance balances payable

     3,243   

Other liabilities

     37,623   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     739,537   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS ACQUIRED AT FAIR VALUE

   $ 252,091   
  

 

 

 

From the date of acquisition to June 30, 2013, the Company had earned premiums of $72.1 million, recorded losses incurred of $72.1 million on those earned premiums, and recorded $13.5 million in net losses related to SeaBright in its consolidated statement of earnings.

Pavonia

On March 31, 2013, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Pavonia Holdings (US), Inc. (“Pavonia”), completed the acquisition of all of the shares of Household Life Insurance Company of Delaware (“HLIC DE”) and HSBC Insurance Company of Delaware (“HSBC DE”) from Household Insurance Group Holding Company, a subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc. HLIC DE and HSBC DE are both Delaware-domiciled insurers in run-off. HLIC DE owns three other insurers domiciled in Michigan, New York, and Arizona, which are also in run-off (collectively with HLIC DE and HSBC DE, the “Pavonia companies”). The aggregate cash purchase price was $155.6 million and was financed in part by a drawing of $55.7 million under the Company’s revolving credit facility. The Pavonia companies wrote various U.S. and Canadian life insurance, including credit life and disability insurance, term life insurance, assumed life reinsurance and annuities.

The purchase price and fair value of the assets acquired in the Pavonia acquisition were as follows:

 

Purchase price

   $  155,564   
  

 

 

 

Net assets acquired at fair value

   $ 155,564   
  

 

 

 

The following summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition:

 

ASSETS   

Short-term investments, trading, at fair value

   $ 40,404   

Short-term investments, held-to-maturity, at fair value

     10,268   

Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value

     329,985   

Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity, at fair value

     876,474   
  

 

 

 

Total investments

     1,257,131   

Cash and cash equivalents

     81,849   

Accrued interest receivable

     15,183   

Funds held by reinsured companies

     47,761   

Other assets

     59,002   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

     1,460,926   
  

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

2. ACQUISITIONS — (cont’d)

 

LIABILITIES

  

Policyholder benefits for life and annuity contracts

     1,255,632   

Reinsurance balances payable

     39,477   

Unearned premium

     5,618   

Other liabilities

     4,635   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     1,305,362   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS ACQUIRED AT FAIR VALUE

   $ 155,564   
  

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2013, the date of acquisition of the Pavonia companies, all of the companies were either in run-off or, immediately following the acquisition, were placed into run-off, and accordingly are no longer writing any new policies. The Pavonia companies will continue to collect premiums in relation to the unexpired policies assumed on acquisition.

For the period from the date of the acquisition to June 30, 2013, the Company had earned premiums of $33.7 million, recorded life and annuity claim costs of $28.8 million on those earned premiums, and recorded $1.9 million in net losses related to the Pavonia companies in its consolidated statement of earnings.

The following pro forma condensed combined income statement for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 combines the historical consolidated statements of earnings of the Company with those of the Pavonia companies, giving effect to the business combinations and related transactions as if they had occurred on January 1, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The unaudited pro forma data does not necessarily represent results that would have occurred if the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of each period presented, nor is it necessarily indicative of future results.

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

   2012  

Total income

   $ 101,858   

Total expenses

     (59,255

Noncontrolling interest

     (129
  

 

 

 

Net earnings

   $ 42,474   
  

 

 

 

Net earnings per ordinary share — basic

   $ 2.58   
  

 

 

 

Net earnings per ordinary share — diluted

   $ 2.55   
  

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

   2013     2012  

Total income

   $ 206,930      $ 226,753   

Total expenses

     (185,762     (156,932

Noncontrolling interest

     (7,027     (5,862
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings

   $ 14,141      $ 63,959   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings per ordinary share — basic

   $ 0.86      $ 3.89   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings per ordinary share — diluted

   $ 0.85      $ 3.84   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

3. SIGNIFICANT NEW BUSINESS

Shelbourne

Effective January 1, 2013, Lloyd’s Syndicate 2008 (“S2008”), which is managed by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary and Lloyd’s managing agent, Shelbourne Syndicate Services Limited, entered into a reinsurance to close contract of the 2009 underwriting year of account of another Lloyd’s syndicate and a 100% quota share reinsurance agreement with a further Lloyd’s syndicate in respect of its 2010 underwriting year of account, under which S2008 assumed total gross insurance reserves of approximately £33.8 million (approximately $51.4 million) for consideration of an equal amount.

American Physicians

On April 26, 2013, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Providence Washington Insurance Company (“PWIC”), completed the assignment and assumption of a portfolio of workers’ compensation business from American Physicians Assurance Corporation and APSpecialty Insurance Company (collectively “APS”). Total assets and liabilities assumed were approximately $35.3 million.

Reciprocal of America

On July 6, 2012, PWIC entered into a definitive loss portfolio transfer reinsurance agreement with Reciprocal of America (in Receivership) and its Deputy Receiver relating to a portfolio of workers’ compensation business. The estimated total liabilities to be assumed are approximately $174.0 million, with an equivalent amount of assets to be received as consideration. Completion of the transaction is conditioned upon, among other things, regulatory approvals and satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2013.

 

4. INVESTMENTS

Trading

The estimated fair values of the Company’s investments in fixed maturity securities, short-term investments and equities classified as trading securities were as follows:

 

     June 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

U.S. government and agency

   $ 430,055       $ 361,906   

Non-U.S. government

     428,614         265,722   

Corporate

     2,199,924         1,598,876   

Municipal

     83,435         20,446   

Residential mortgage-backed

     163,765         115,594   

Commercial mortgage-backed

     143,288         130,848   

Asset-backed

     180,411         78,929   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturity and short-term investments

     3,629,492         2,572,321   

Equities — U.S.

     110,212         92,406   

Equities — International

     36,015         22,182   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,775,719       $ 2,686,909   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The increase of $1.09 billion in the Company’s investments in fixed maturity securities, short-term investments and equities classified as trading securities for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was primarily a result of the completion of the acquisitions of SeaBright and the Pavonia companies.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

4. INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

 

The following tables set forth certain information regarding the credit ratings (provided by major rating agencies) of the Company’s fixed maturity securities and short-term investments classified as trading:

 

As at June 30, 2013

   Fair
Value
     % of Total
Fair Value
 

AAA

   $ 485,322         13.4

AA

     1,364,018         37.6

A

     1,264,866         34.8

BBB or lower

     492,537         13.6

Not Rated

     22,749         0.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,629,492         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

As at December 31, 2012

   Fair
Value
     % of Total
Fair Value
 

AAA

   $ 418,297         16.3

AA

     958,267         37.2

A

     812,428         31.6

BBB or lower

     376,347         14.6

Not Rated

     6,982         0.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,572,321         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Held-to-maturity

The amortized cost and estimated fair values of the Company’s fixed maturity securities and short-term investments classified as held-to-maturity were as follows:

 

As at June 30, 2013

   Amortized
Cost
     Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Losses
Non-OTTI
    Fair
Value
 

U.S. government and agency

   $ 19,835       $       $ (1,257   $ 18,578   

Non-U.S. government

     21,854         12         (984     20,882   

Corporate

     833,376         13         (45,280     788,109   

Residential mortgage-backed

     261         1               262   

Asset-backed

     8,234         5         (5     8,234   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 883,560       $ 31       $ (47,526   $ 836,065   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company’s short-term investments and fixed maturity securities classified as held-to-maturity securities as at June 30, 2013 were acquired in connection with the acquisition of the Pavonia companies. As at December 31, 2012, the Company had no investments classified as held-to-maturity.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

4. INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

 

The contractual maturities of the Company’s fixed maturity securities and short-term investments classified as held-to-maturity are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

As at June 30, 2013

   Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     % of Total
Fair Value
 

Due in one year or less

   $ 10,134       $ 10,134         1.2

Due after one year through five years

     81,739         80,541         9.6

Due after five years through ten years

     113,384         109,464         13.1

Due after ten years

     669,808         627,430         75.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     875,065         827,569         98.9

Residential mortgage-backed

     261         262         0.1

Asset-backed

     8,234         8,234         1.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 883,560       $ 836,065         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following tables set forth certain information regarding the credit ratings (provided by major rating agencies) of the Company’s fixed maturity securities and short-term investments classified as held-to-maturity:

 

As at June 30, 2013

   Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     % of Total
Fair Value
 

AAA

   $ 56,580       $ 54,245         6.5

AA

     262,453         246,528         29.5

A

     498,644         471,057         56.3

BBB or lower

     65,353         63,705         7.6

Not Rated

     530         530         0.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 883,560       $ 836,065         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Available-for-sale

The amortized cost and estimated fair values of the Company’s fixed maturity securities classified as available-for-sale were as follows:

 

As at June 30, 2013

   Amortized
Cost
     Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Losses
Non-OTTI
    Fair
Value
 

U.S. government and agency

   $ 4,174       $ 353       $     $ 4,527   

Non-U.S. government

     39,550         2,038               41,588   

Corporate

     30,598         1,568         (1     32,165   

Residential mortgage-backed

     3,777         168         (40     3,905   

Asset-backed

     260         3         (7     256   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 78,359       $ 4,130       $ (48   $ 82,441   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

4. INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

 

As at December 31, 2012

   Amortized
Cost
     Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Losses
Non-OTTI
    Fair
Value
 

U.S. government and agency

   $ 4,503       $ 454       $     $ 4,957   

Non-U.S. government

     120,634         3,373         (151     123,856   

Corporate

     115,139         2,379         (524     116,994   

Residential mortgage-backed

     4,308         230         (40     4,498   

Commercial mortgage-backed

     474         7               481   

Asset-backed

     338         9         (12     335   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 245,396       $ 6,452       $ (727   $ 251,121   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Included within residential mortgage-backed securities as at June 30, 2013 are securities issued by U.S. governmental agencies with a fair value of $2,999 (as at December 31, 2012: $3,500 within residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities).

The following tables summarize the Company’s fixed maturity securities classified as available-for-sale in an unrealized loss position as well as the aggregate fair value and gross unrealized loss by length of time the security has continuously been in an unrealized loss position:

 

     12 Months or Greater     Less Than 12 Months     Total  

As at June 30, 2013

   Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
 

Corporate

   $ 53       $ (1   $       $      $ 53       $ (1

Residential mortgage-backed

     1,016         (38     100         (2     1,116         (40

Asset-backed

     109         (7                    109         (7
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,178       $ (46   $ 100       $ (2   $ 1,278       $ (48
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     12 Months or Greater     Less Than 12 Months     Total  

As at December 31, 2012

   Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
 

Non-U.S. government

   $ 2,646       $ (82   $ 2,399       $ (69   $ 5,045       $ (151

Corporate

     13,936         (86     8,689         (438     22,625         (524

Residential mortgage-backed

     1,124         (40                  1,124         (40

Asset-backed

     174         (12                  174         (12
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 17,880       $ (220   $ 11,088       $ (507   $ 28,968       $ (727
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

As at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the number of securities classified as available-for-sale in an unrealized loss position was 12 and 30, respectively, with a fair value of $1.3 million and $29.0 million, respectively. Of these securities, the number of securities that had been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or longer was 10 and 23, respectively. As of June 30, 2013, none of these securities were considered to be other than temporarily impaired.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

4. INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

 

The contractual maturities of the Company’s fixed maturity securities classified as available-for-sale are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

As at June 30, 2013

   Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     % of Total
Fair Value
 

Due in one year or less

   $ 31,011       $ 31,683         38.4

Due after one year through five years

     40,587         43,197         52.5

Due after ten years

     2,724         3,400         4.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     74,322         78,280         95.0

Residential mortgage-backed

     3,777         3,905         4.7

Asset-backed

     260         256         0.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 78,359       $ 82,441         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As at December 31, 2012

   Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     % of Total
Fair Value
 

Due in one year or less

   $ 173,113       $ 173,949         69.3

Due after one year through five years

     64,089         68,298         27.2

Due after ten years

     3,074         3,560         1.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     240,276         245,807         97.9

Residential mortgage-backed

     4,308         4,498         1.8

Commercial mortgage-backed

     474         481         0.2

Asset-backed

     338         335         0.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 245,396       $ 251,121         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following tables set forth certain information regarding the credit ratings (provided by major rating agencies) of the Company’s fixed maturity securities classified as available-for-sale:

 

As at June 30, 2013

   Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     % of Total
Fair Value
 

AAA

   $ 44,025       $ 46,068         55.9

AA

     18,694         19,606         23.8

A

     5,679         6,372         7.7

BBB or lower

     9,869         10,090         12.2

Not Rated

     92         305         0.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 78,359       $ 82,441         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

As at December 31, 2012

   Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     % of Total
Fair Value
 

AAA

   $ 107,615       $ 110,829         44.1

AA

     59,535         60,742         24.2

A

     72,773         73,935         29.4

BBB or lower

     5,281         5,197         2.1

Not Rated

     192         418         0.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 245,396       $ 251,121         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

4. INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

 

Other-Than-Temporary Impairment Process

The Company assesses whether declines in the fair value of its fixed maturity investments classified as available-for-sale and held-to-maturity represent impairment losses that are other-than-temporary and whether a credit loss exists in accordance with its accounting policies. In assessing whether it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell a fixed maturity investment before its anticipated recovery, the Company considers various factors including its future cash flow requirements, legal and regulatory requirements, the level of its cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and fixed maturity investments available-for-sale in an unrealized gain position, and other relevant factors. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company did not recognize any other-than-temporary impairment losses due to required sales. The Company determined that, as at June 30, 2013, no credit losses existed.

Other Investments

The estimated fair values of the Company’s other investments were as follows:

 

     June 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Private equity funds

   $ 150,932       $ 127,696   

Fixed income funds

     156,625         156,235   

Fixed income hedge funds

     62,039         53,933   

Equity fund

     62,473         55,881   

Real estate debt fund

     31,928         16,179   

Other

     4,415         4,921   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 468,412       $ 414,845   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

These investments are discussed in further detail below.

Private equity funds

This class is comprised of several private equity funds that invest primarily in the financial services industry. All of the Company’s investments in private equity funds are subject to restrictions on redemptions and sales that are determined by the governing documents and limit the Company’s ability to liquidate those investments. These restrictions have been in place since the dates the initial investments were made by the Company.

As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had $150.9 million and $127.7 million, respectively, of other investments recorded in private equity funds, which represented 2.4% and 3.0% of total investments, cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Due to a lag in the valuations reported by the managers, the Company records changes in the investment value with up to a three-month lag. Management regularly reviews and discusses fund performance with their fund managers to corroborate the reasonableness of the reported net asset values and to assess whether any events have occurred within the lag period that would affect the valuation of the investments.

Fixed income funds

This class is comprised of a number of positions in diversified fixed income funds that are managed by third party managers. Underlying investments vary from high grade corporate bonds to non-investment grade senior secured loans and bonds, but are generally invested in liquid fixed income markets. These funds have regularly published prices. The funds have liquidity terms that vary from daily to monthly.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

4. INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

 

Fixed income hedge funds

This class is comprised of hedge funds that invest in a diversified portfolio of debt securities. The hedge funds are not currently eligible for redemption due to imposed lock-up periods of three years from the time of the Company’s initial investment. Once eligible, redemptions will be permitted quarterly with 90 days’ notice. The first investment in the funds will be eligible for redemption in March 2014.

Equity fund

This class is comprised of an equity fund that invests in a diversified portfolio of international publicly-traded equity securities.

Real estate debt fund

This class is comprised of a real estate debt fund that invests primarily in U.S. commercial real estate loans and securities. A redemption request for this fund can be made 10 days after the date of any monthly valuation; the fund states that it will make commercially reasonable efforts to redeem the investment within the next monthly period.

Other

This class is primarily comprised of a fund that provides loans to educational institutions throughout the U.S. and its territories. Through these investments, the Company participates in the performance of the underlying loans. This investment matures when the loans are paid down and cannot be redeemed before maturity.

Redemption restrictions on other investments

Certain funds included in other investments are subject to a lock-up period. A lock-up period refers to the initial amount of time an investor is contractually required to invest before having the ability to redeem the investment. Funds that do provide for periodic redemptions may, depending on the funds’ governing documents, have the ability to deny or delay a redemption request, which is called a “gate.” The fund may restrict redemptions because the aggregate amount of redemption requests as of a particular date exceeds a specified level. The gate is a method for executing an orderly redemption process that allows for redemption requests to be executed in a timely manner to reduce the possibility of adversely affecting the remaining investors in the fund. Typically, the imposition of a gate delays a portion of the requested redemption, with the remaining portion to be settled in cash sometime after the redemption date.

Certain funds included in other investments may be allowed to invest a portion of their assets in illiquid securities, such as private equity or convertible debt. In such cases, a common mechanism used is a “side-pocket,” whereby the illiquid security is assigned to a separate memorandum capital account or designated account. Typically, the investor loses its redemption rights in the designated account. Only when the illiquid security is sold, or is otherwise deemed liquid by the fund, may investors redeem their interest in the side-pocket.

At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had no investments subject to gates or side-pockets.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

4. INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

 

The following tables present the fair value, unfunded commitments and redemption frequency for all other investments. These investments are all valued at net asset value as at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

 

June 30, 2013

  Total Fair
Value
    Gated/Side
Pocket
Investments
    Investments
without Gates
or Side Pockets
    Unfunded
Commitments
   

Redemption Frequency

Private equity funds

  $ 150,932      $      $ 150,932      $ 93,085      Not eligible

Fixed income funds

    156,625               156,625             Daily to monthly

Fixed income hedge funds

    62,039               62,039             Quarterly after lock-up periods expire

Equity fund

    62,473               62,473             Bi-monthly

Real estate debt fund

    31,928               31,928             Monthly

Other

    4,415               4,415        655      Not eligible
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
  $ 468,412      $      $ 468,412      $ 93,740     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

December 31, 2012

  Total Fair
Value
    Gated/Side
Pocket
Investments
    Investments
without Gates
or Side Pockets
    Unfunded
Commitments
   

Redemption Frequency

Private equity funds

  $ 127,696      $      $ 127,696      $ 86,936      Not eligible

Fixed income funds

    156,235               156,235             Daily to monthly

Fixed income hedge funds

    53,933               53,933             Quarterly after lock-up periods expire

Equity fund

    55,881               55,881             Bi-monthly

Real estate debt fund

    16,179               16,179             Monthly

Other

    4,921               4,921        655      Not eligible
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
  $ 414,845      $      $ 414,845      $ 87,591     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is defined as the price at which to sell an asset or transfer a liability (i.e. the “exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants. The Company uses a fair value hierarchy that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable data. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Valuation adjustments and block discounts are not applied to Level 1 instruments.

 

   

Level 2 — Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets, or for which significant inputs are observable (e.g. interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, default rates, loss severities, etc.) or can be corroborated by observable market data.

 

   

Level 3 — Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. The unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s own judgment about assumptions that market participants might use.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

4. INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

 

The following is a summary of valuation techniques or models the Company uses to measure fair value by asset and liability classes.

Fixed Maturity Investments

The Company’s fixed maturity portfolio is managed by the Company’s Chief Investment Officer and outside investment advisors with oversight from the Company’s Investment Committee. Fair values for all securities in the fixed maturities portfolio are independently provided by the investment custodian, investment accounting service provider and investment managers, each of which utilize internationally recognized independent pricing services. Interactive Data Corporation is, however, the main pricing service utilized to estimate the fair value measurements for the Company’s fixed maturity investments. The Company records the unadjusted price provided by the investment custodian, investment accounting service provider or the investment manager and validates this price through a process that includes, but is not limited to: (i) comparison of prices against alternative pricing sources; (ii) quantitative analysis (e.g. comparing the quarterly return for each managed portfolio to its target benchmark); (iii) evaluation of methodologies used by external parties to estimate fair value, including a review of the inputs used for pricing; and (iv) comparing the price to the Company’s knowledge of the current investment market. The Company’s internal price validation procedures and review of fair value methodology documentation provided by independent pricing services have not historically resulted in adjustment in the prices obtained from the pricing service.

The independent pricing services used by the investment custodian, investment accounting service provider and investment managers obtain actual transaction prices for securities that have quoted prices in active markets. For determining the fair value of securities that are not actively traded, in general, pricing services use “matrix pricing” in which the independent pricing service uses observable market inputs including, but not limited to, reported trades, benchmark yields, broker-dealer quotes, interest rates, prepayment speeds, default rates and such other inputs as are available from market sources to determine a reasonable fair value. In addition, pricing services use valuation models, using observable data, such as an Option Adjusted Spread model, to develop prepayment and interest rate scenarios. The Option Adjusted Spread model is commonly used to estimate fair value for securities such as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities.

The following describes the techniques generally used to determine the fair value of the Company’s fixed maturity investments by asset class.

 

   

U.S. government and agency securities consist of securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and mortgage pass-through agencies such as the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and other agencies. The significant inputs used to determine the fair value of these securities include the spread above the risk-free yield curve, reported trades and broker-dealer quotes. These are considered to be observable market inputs and, therefore, the fair values of these securities are classified within Level 2.

 

   

Non-U.S. government securities consist of bonds issued by non-U.S. governments and agencies along with supranational organizations. The significant inputs used to determine the fair value of these securities include the spread above the risk-free yield curve, reported trades and broker-dealer quotes. These are considered to be observable market inputs and, therefore, the fair values of these securities are classified within Level 2.

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

4. INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

 

   

Corporate securities consist primarily of investment-grade debt of a wide variety of corporate issuers and industries. The fair values of these securities are determined using the spread above the risk-free yield curve, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, benchmark yields, and industry and market indicators. These are considered observable market inputs and, therefore, the fair values of these securities are classified within Level 2. Where pricing is unavailable from pricing services, the Company obtains non-binding quotes from broker-dealers. This is generally the case when there is a low volume of trading activity and current transactions are not orderly. In this event, securities are classified within Level 3. As at June 30, 2013, the Company had one corporate security classified as Level 3.

 

   

Municipal securities consist primarily of bonds issued by U.S.-domiciled state and municipal entities. The fair values of these securities are determined using the spread above the risk-free yield curve, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes and benchmark yields. These are considered observable market inputs and, therefore, the fair values of these securities are classified within Level 2.

 

   

Asset-backed securities consist primarily of investment-grade bonds backed by pools of loans with a variety of underlying collateral. The significant inputs used to determine the fair value of these securities include the spread above the risk-free yield curve, reported trades, benchmark yields, broker-dealer quotes, prepayment speeds and default rates. These are considered observable market inputs and, therefore, the fair values of these securities are classified within Level 2.

 

   

Residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities include both agency and non-agency originated securities. The significant inputs used to determine the fair value of these securities include the spread above the risk-free yield curve, reported trades, benchmark yields, broker-dealer quotes, prepayment speeds and default rates. These are considered observable market inputs and, therefore, the fair values of these securities are classified within Level 2. Where pricing is unavailable from pricing services, the Company obtains non-binding quotes from broker-dealers. This is generally the case when there is a low volume of trading activity and current transactions are not orderly. In this event, securities are classified within Level 3. As at June 30, 2013, the Company had no residential or commercial mortgage-backed securities classified as Level 3.

Equities

The Company’s equities are predominantly traded on the major exchanges and are primarily managed by two external advisors. The Company uses Interactive Data Corporation, an internationally recognized pricing service, to estimate the fair value for all of its equities. The Company’s equities are widely diversified and there is no significant concentration in any specific industry.

The Company has categorized all of its investments in equities as Level 1 investments because the fair values of these investments are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Because their fair value estimates are based on observable market data, the Company has categorized its investments in preferred stock as Level 2, with the exception of one investment in preferred stock that has been categorized as Level 3.

Other Investments

The Company has ongoing due diligence processes with respect to funds in which it invests and their managers. These processes are designed to assist the Company in assessing the quality of information provided by, or on behalf of, each fund and in determining whether such information continues to be reliable or whether further review is warranted. Certain funds do not provide full transparency of their underlying holdings; however, the Company obtains the audited financial statements for funds annually, and regularly reviews and discusses the

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

4. INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

 

fund performance with the fund managers to corroborate the reasonableness of the reported net asset values. The use of net asset value as an estimate of the fair value for investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value is a permitted practical expedient. While reported net asset value is the primary input to the review, when the net asset value is deemed not to be indicative of fair value, the Company may incorporate adjustments to the reported net asset value (and not use the permitted practical expedient) on an investment by investment basis. These adjustments may involve significant management judgment.

For its investments in private equity funds, the Company measures fair value by obtaining the most recently provided capital statement from the external fund manager or third-party administrator. The funds calculate net asset value on a fair value basis. For all publicly-traded companies within these funds, the Company adjusts the reported net asset value based on the latest share price as of the Company’s reporting date. The Company has classified its investments in private equity funds as Level 3.

The fixed income funds and equity fund in which the Company invests have been classified as Level 2 investments because their fair value is estimated using the published net asset value and because the fixed income funds and equity fund are highly liquid.

For its investments in fixed income hedge funds, the Company measures fair value by obtaining the most recently published net asset value as advised by the external fund manager or third-party administrator. The investments in the funds are classified as Level 3.

The real estate debt fund in which the Company invests has been valued based on the most recent published net asset value. This investment has been classified as Level 3.

The Company’s remaining other investments are valued based on the latest available capital statements and have been classified as Level 3.

Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with the provisions of the Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, the Company has categorized its investments that are recorded at fair value among levels as follows:

 

     June 30, 2013  
     Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total Fair
Value
 

U.S. government and agency

   $       $ 434,582       $       $ 434,582   

Non-U.S. government

             470,202                 470,202   

Corporate

             2,231,483         606         2,232,089   

Municipal

             83,435                 83,435   

Residential mortgage-backed

             167,670                 167,670   

Commercial mortgage-backed

             143,288                 143,288   

Asset-backed

             180,667                 180,667   

Equities — U.S.

     105,712                 4,500         110,212   

Equities — International

     36,015                         36,015   

Other investments

             219,098         249,314         468,412   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 141,727       $ 3,930,425       $ 254,420       $ 4,326,572   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

4. INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

 

     December 31, 2012  
     Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total Fair
Value
 

U.S. government and agency

   $      $ 366,863       $      $ 366,863   

Non-U.S. government

            389,578                389,578   

Corporate

            1,715,330         540         1,715,870   

Municipal

            20,446                20,446   

Residential mortgage-backed

            120,092                120,092   

Commercial mortgage-backed

            131,329                131,329   

Asset-backed

            79,264                79,264   

Equities — U.S.

     83,947         5,058         3,401         92,406   

Equities — International

     10,377         11,805                22,182   

Other investments

            212,115         202,730         414,845   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 94,324       $ 3,051,880       $ 206,671       $ 3,352,875   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table presents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for those assets classified as held-to-maturity in the consolidated balance sheet but for which disclosure of the fair value is required as of June 30, 2013 (there were no assets classified as held-to-maturity as of December 31, 2012):

 

     June 30, 2013  
     Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant Other
Observable Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable  Inputs

(Level 3)
     Total Fair
Value
 

U.S. government and agency

   $       $ 18,578       $       $ 18,578   

Non-U.S. government

             20,882                 20,882   

Corporate

             788,109                 788,109   

Residential mortgage-backed

             262                 262   

Asset-backed

             8,234                 8,234   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

   $       $ 836,065       $       $ 836,065   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

During 2013 and 2012, the Company had no transfers between Levels 1 and 2.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for all investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs during the three months ended June 30, 2013:

 

     Fixed
Maturity
Investments
     Other
Investments
    Equity
Securities
     Total  

Level 3 investments as of April 1, 2013

   $ 555       $ 214,687      $ 4,000       $ 219,242   

Purchases

             25,166                25,166   

Sales

             (469             (469

Total realized and unrealized gains through earnings

     51         9,930        500         10,481   

Net transfers into and/or (out of) Level 3

                              
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Level 3 investments as of June 30, 2013

   $ 606       $ 249,314      $ 4,500       $ 254,420   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

4. INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

 

The amount of net gains/(losses) for the three months ended June 30, 2013 included in earnings attributable to the fair value of changes in assets still held at June 30, 2013 was $10.2 million. All of this amount was included in net realized and unrealized gains.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for all investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs during the three months ended June 30, 2012:

 

     Fixed
Maturity
Investments
     Other
Investments
    Equity
Securities
    Total  

Level 3 investments as of April 1, 2012

   $ 540       $ 177,354      $ 3,350      $ 181,244   

Purchases

            11,999              11,999   

Sales

            (12,021           (12,021

Total realized and unrealized gains through earnings

     22         4,408        (40     4,390   

Net transfers into and/or (out of) Level 3

                         
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Level 3 investments as of June 30, 2012

   $ 562       $ 181,740      $ 3,310      $ 185,612   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The amount of net gains/(losses) for the three months ended June 30, 2012 included in earnings attributable to the fair value of changes in assets still held at June 30, 2012 was $5.3 million. All of this amount was included in net realized and unrealized gains.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for all investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs during the six months ended June 30, 2013:

 

     Fixed
Maturity
Investments
     Other
Investments
    Equity
Securities
     Total  

Level 3 investments as of January 1, 2013

   $ 540       $ 202,730      $ 3,402       $ 206,672   

Purchases

             34,158                34,158   

Sales

             (9,754             (9,754

Total realized and unrealized gains through earnings

     66         22,180        1,098         23,344   

Net transfers into and/or (out of) Level 3

                              
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Level 3 investments as of June 30, 2013

   $ 606       $ 249,314      $ 4,500       $ 254,420   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

The amount of net gains/(losses) for the six months ended June 30, 2013 included in earnings attributable to the fair value of changes in assets still held at June 30, 2013 was $23.6 million. All of this amount was included in net realized and unrealized gains.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for all investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs during the six months ended June 30, 2012:

 

     Fixed
Maturity
Investments
     Other
Investments
    Equity
Securities
     Total  

Level 3 investments as of January 1, 2012

   $ 519       $ 137,727      $ 2,975       $ 141,221   

Purchases

            50,162               50,162   

Sales

            (13,164            (13,164

Total realized and unrealized gains through earnings

     43         7,015        335         7,393   

Net transfers into and/or (out of) Level 3

                          
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Level 3 investments as of June 30, 2012

   $ 562       $ 181,740      $ 3,310       $ 185,612   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

4. INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

 

The amount of net gains/(losses) for the six months ended June 30, 2012 included in earnings attributable to the fair value of changes in assets still held at June 30, 2012 was $7.8 million. All of this amount was included in net realized and unrealized gains.

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)

Components of net realized and unrealized gains (losses) are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
               2013                          2012                          2013                          2012             

Gross realized gains on available-for-sale securities

   $ 345        1,044      $ 410      $ 1,474   

Gross realized losses on available-for-sale securities

 

     (114           (131     (423

Net realized gains on trading securities

     3,581        4,765        9,590        8,860   

Net unrealized gains (losses) on trading securities

     (42,882     (6,617     (37,750     12,323   

Net realized and unrealized gains on other investments

     11,151        2,499        30,082        4,839   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

   $ (27,919     1,691      $ 2,201      $ 27,073   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities

   $ 100,512        93,333      $ 160,143      $ 183,609   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

Major categories of net investment income are summarized as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
               2013                          2012                          2013                          2012             

Interest from fixed maturity investments

   $ 34,752      $ 21,499      $ 55,377      $ 41,992   

Interest from cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments

     4,228        2,788        7,309        7,159   

Net amortization of bond premiums and discounts

     (14,748     (7,720     (23,261     (16,426

Dividends from equities

     1,305        690        2,396        1,311   

Other investments

     (106           (45      

Interest on other receivables

     955        4,005        1,573        5,215   

Other income

     593        566        1,990        3,358   

Interest on deposits held with clients

     1,673        314        2,868        611   

Investment expenses

     (1,400     (1,248     (2,992     (1,883
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 27,252      $ 20,894      $ 45,215      $ 41,337   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

4. INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

 

Restricted Assets

The Company is required to maintain investments and cash and cash equivalents on deposit with various regulatory authorities to support its insurance and reinsurance operations. The investments and cash and cash equivalents on deposit are available to settle insurance and reinsurance liabilities. The Company also utilizes trust accounts to collateralize business with its insurance and reinsurance counterparties. These trust accounts generally take the place of letter of credit requirements. The assets in trusts as collateral are primarily highly rated fixed maturity securities. The carrying value of the Company’s restricted assets as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was as follows:

 

     June 30,      December 31,  
     2013      2012  

Collateral in trust for third party agreements

   $ 707,593       $ 570,391   

Assets on deposit with regulatory authorities

     248,593         212,012   

Collateral for secured letter of credit facility

     355,729         246,608   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,311,915       $ 1,029,011   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

5. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

The Company uses foreign currency forward contracts as part of its overall foreign currency risk management strategy or to obtain exposure to a particular financial market and for yield enhancement. These derivatives were not designated as hedging investments.

The following table sets out the foreign currency forward contracts outstanding as at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 and the estimated fair value of derivative instruments recorded within other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet:

 

                                  Fair Value as at  

Foreign Currency

Forward Contract

   Contract Date      Settlement Date      Contract Amount      Settlement
Amount
     June 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Australian dollar

     February 8, 2012         May 10, 2013         AU$35.0 million       $ 36,099       $      $ (238

British pound

     March 6, 2012         March 6, 2013         UKP17.0 million         26,611                (1,023
              

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $      $ (1,261
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

5. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS — (cont’d)

 

The following table sets out the changes in fair value and realized gains on derivative instruments recorded in net earnings for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

                            Net Foreign Exchange Gains  
                            Three Months Ended June 30,  

Foreign Currency

Forward Contract

  Contract Date     Settlement Date     Contract Amount     Settlement
Amount
    2013     2012  

Australian dollar

    February 8, 2012        December 19, 2012        AU$25.0 million      $ 26,165      $     $ 270   

Australian dollar

    February 8, 2012        May 10, 2013        AU$35.0 million        36,099        453        378   

British pound

    March 6, 2012        March 6, 2013        UKP17.0 million        26,611              496   
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 453      $ 1,144   
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
                            Net Foreign Exchange Gains (Losses)  
                            Six Months Ended June 30,  

Foreign Currency
Forward Contract

  Contract Date     Settlement Date     Contract Amount     Settlement
Amount
    2013     2012  

Australian dollar

    February 8, 2012        December 19, 2012        AU$25.0 million      $ 26,165      $     $ 538   

Australian dollar

    February 8, 2012        May 10, 2013        AU$35.0 million        36,099        303        221   

British pound

    March 6, 2012        March 6, 2013        UKP17.0 million        26,611        1,023        (56
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 1,326      $ 703   
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

6. PREMIUMS WRITTEN AND EARNED

Net premiums written by SeaBright totaled $10.9 million and $1.2 million from the date of acquisition to June 30, 2013 and for the three months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, and net earned premiums, over the same periods, totaled $72.1 million and $41.2 million, respectively.

Life and annuity premiums written by the Company’s life and annuities segment, which includes both Pavonia and Laguna Life Limited (“Laguna”) for 2013, totaled $33.0 million and $33.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, and net earned premiums, over the same periods, totaled $34.4 million and $35.1 million, respectively.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, our life and annuities segment, which consisted of Laguna only, had net written and earned premiums of $0.9 million and $1.9 million, respectively.

 

     Three Months Ended June 30, 2013     Six Months Ended June 30, 2013  
     Premiums Written     Premiums Earned     Premiums Written     Premiums Earned  

Non-life run-off

        

Direct

   $ 4,048      $ 44,620      $ 15,904      $ 78,201   

Assumed

     396        794        638        1,349   

Ceded

     (3,274     (4,198     (5,664     (7,414
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net

   $ 1,170      $ 41,216      $ 10,878      $ 72,136   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Life and annuities

        

Life

   $ 32,993      $ 34,380      $ 33,734      $ 35,121   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

6. PREMIUMS WRITTEN AND EARNED — (cont’d)

 

     Three Months Ended June 30, 2012      Six Months Ended June 30, 2012  
     Premiums Written      Premiums Earned      Premiums Written      Premiums Earned  

Life and annuities

           

Life

   $      896       $     896       $   1,870       $   1,870   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

7. REINSURANCE BALANCES RECOVERABLE

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2013     2012  

Non-life run-off

    

Recoverable from reinsurers on:

    

Outstanding losses

   $ 667,098      $ 665,303   

Losses incurred but not reported

     297,593        295,922   

Fair value adjustments

     (75,721     (85,005
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total reinsurance reserves recoverable

     888,970        876,220   

Paid losses recoverable

     247,664        246,408   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,136,634        1,122,628   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Life and annuities

    

Recoverable losses incurred but not reported

     40,763          

Paid losses recoverable

     1,487        291   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     42,250        291   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,178,884      $ 1,122,919   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-life run-off

The Company’s acquired insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries, prior to acquisition, used retrocessional agreements to reduce their exposure to the risk of insurance and reinsurance assumed. The Company’s insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries remain liable to the extent that retrocessionaires do not meet their obligations under these agreements, and therefore, the Company evaluates and monitors concentration of credit risk among its reinsurers. Provisions are made for amounts considered potentially uncollectible.

As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had total non-life run-off reinsurance balances recoverable of $1.14 billion and $1.12 billion, respectively. The increase of $14.0 million in total non-life run-off reinsurance balances recoverable was primarily a result of the completion of acquisitions in the period partially offset by commutations and cash collections made during the six months ended June 30, 2013.

At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the provision for uncollectible reinsurance recoverable relating to total non-life run-off reinsurance balances recoverable was $338.3 million and $343.9 million, respectively. To estimate the provision for uncollectible reinsurance recoverable, the balances are first allocated to applicable reinsurers. This determination is based on a detailed process, although management judgment is involved. As part of this process, ceded incurred but not reported (“IBNR”) reserves are allocated by reinsurer. The ratio of the provision for uncollectible reinsurance recoverable to total non-life run-off reinsurance balances recoverable (excluding provision for uncollectible reinsurance recoverable) as of June 30, 2013 decreased to 22.9% as compared to 23.4% as of December 31, 2012,

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

7. REINSURANCE BALANCES RECOVERABLE — (cont’d)

 

primarily as a result of reinsurance balances recoverable of companies acquired during the period against which there were minimal provisions for uncollectible reinsurance recoverable.

The fair value adjustments, determined on acquisition of insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries, are based on the estimated timing of loss and loss adjustment expense recoveries and an assumed interest rate equivalent to a risk free rate for securities with similar duration to the reinsurance recoverables acquired plus a spread to reflect credit risk, and are amortized over the estimated recovery period, as adjusted for accelerations in timing of payments as a result of commutation settlements.

At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company’s top ten reinsurers accounted for 64.8% and 63.1%, respectively, of total non-life run-off reinsurance balances recoverable (which includes loss reserves recoverable and recoverables on paid losses) and included $218.6 million and $194.5 million, respectively, of IBNR reserves recoverable. With the exception of one BBB+ rated reinsurer from which $45.6 million was recoverable (December 31, 2012: $37.7 million), the other top ten reinsurers, as at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, were all rated A- or better. Reinsurance balances recoverable by reinsurer were as follows:

 

     June 30, 2013     December 31, 2012  
     Reinsurance
Balances
Recoverable
     % of
Total
    Reinsurance
Balances
Recoverable
     % of
Total
 

Top ten reinsurers

   $ 736,093         64.8   $ 708,953         63.1

Other reinsurers’ balances > $1 million

     384,105         33.8     409,666         36.5

Other reinsurers’ balances < $1 million

     16,436         1.4     4,300         0.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,136,634         100.0   $ 1,122,919         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

As at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, reinsurance balances recoverable with a carrying value of $252.4 million and $144.1 million, respectively, were associated with two and one reinsurers, respectively, which represented 10% or more of total non-life run-off reinsurance balances recoverable. Of the $252.4 million and $144.1 million recoverable from reinsurers as at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, $93.0 million and $121.6 million, respectively, is secured by a trust fund held for the benefit of the Company’s insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries. As at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the two and one reinsurers, respectively, had a minimum credit rating of A+, as provided by a major rating agency.

 

8. LOSSES AND LOSS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2013     2012  

Outstanding

   $ 2,518,434      $ 2,358,330   

Incurred but not reported

     1,780,170        1,588,309   

Fair value adjustment

     (257,368     (296,512
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 4,041,236      $ 3,650,127   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Refer to Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 for more information on establishing reserves.

Loss and loss adjustment expenses increased by $391.1 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 primarily as a result of the completion of the acquisition of SeaBright, the assumption of Lloyd’s syndicate business by S2008 and the assumption by PWIC of a portfolio of worker’s compensation business from APS.

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

8. LOSSES AND LOSS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES — (cont’d)

 

The table below provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. Losses incurred and paid are reflected net of reinsurance recoverables.

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  
     2013     2012  

Balance as at April 1 (1)

   $ 4,143,799      $ 4,126,536   

Less: total reinsurance reserves recoverable

     947,750        1,294,606   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     3,196,049        2,831,930   

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities related to:

    

Current period

     41,216          

Prior periods

     (62,926     (68,365
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities

     (21,710     (68,365
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net losses paid related to:

    

Current period

     (8,496       

Prior periods

     (40,884     (72,771
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net losses paid

     (49,380     (72,771
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate movement

     (9,411     (16,760

Assumed business

     36,718        58,721   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net balance as at June 30

     3,152,266        2,732,755   

Plus: total reinsurance reserves recoverable

     888,970        1,064,854   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as at June 30

   $ 4,041,236      $ 3,797,609   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

The Company has reclassified outstanding loss and loss adjustment expenses of $11.1 million and $12.1 million to policy benefits for life and annuity contracts as at April 1, 2013 and 2012, respectively, to conform to the current period presentation. These amounts are associated with Laguna, which now forms part of the Company’s life and annuities segment that was established following the acquisition of the Pavonia companies.

The net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 was due to the following:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  
     2013     2012  
     Prior
Periods
    Current
Period
    Total     Prior
Periods
    Current
Period
     Total  

Net losses paid

   $ (40,884   $ (8,496   $ (49,381   $ (72,771   $       $ (72,771

Net change in case and LAE reserves

     74,166        (10,133     64,033        108,829                108,829   

Net change in IBNR reserves

     15,218        (22,587     (7,368     22,359                22,359   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Reduction (increase) in estimates of net ultimate losses

     48,500        (41,216     7,284        58,417                58,417   

Reduction in provisions for bad debt

                          527                527   

Reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities

     16,795               16,795        11,661                11,661   

Amortization of fair value adjustments

     (2,369            (2,369     (2,240             (2,240
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net reduction (increase) in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities

   $ 62,926      $ (41,216   $ 21,710      $ 68,365      $       $ 68,365   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

8. LOSSES AND LOSS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES — (cont’d)

 

Net change in case and loss adjustment expense reserves (“LAE reserves”) comprises the movement during the quarter in specific case reserve liabilities as a result of claims settlements or changes advised to the Company by its policyholders and attorneys, less changes in case reserves recoverable advised by the Company to its reinsurers as a result of the settlement or movement of assumed claims. Net change in IBNR reserves represents the change in the Company’s actuarial estimates of losses incurred but not reported, less amounts recoverable.

The net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the three months ended June 30, 2013 of $21.7 million included incurred losses of $41.2 million related to premiums earned in the period by SeaBright. Excluding SeaBright’s incurred losses of $41.2 million, ultimate loss and loss adjustment expenses relating to prior periods were reduced by $62.9 million, which was attributable to a reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $48.5 million and a reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities of $16.8 million, relating to 2013 run-off activity, partially offset by amortization of fair value adjustments over the estimated payout period relating to companies acquired amounting to $2.4 million.

Excluding the impact of losses incurred of $41.2 million relating to SeaBright, the reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $48.5 million was primarily related to:

 

  (i) the Company’s review of historic case reserves for which no updated advices had been received for a number of years. This review identified the redundancy of a number of advised case reserves with an estimated aggregate value of approximately $8.3 million;

 

  (ii) net favorable incurred loss development of $25.0 million (excluding the impact of redundant case reserves of $8.3 million) which included the settlement of net ceded case reserves of $26.2 million (excluding ceded IBNR recoverable) for net paid receipts of $74.3 million relating to the settlement of five commutations and policy buy-backs of assumed and ceded exposures including the commutation of one of the Company’s top ten ceded reinsurance balances recoverable; and

 

  (iii) a reduction in IBNR reserves of $20.2 million as a result of the application, on a basis consistent with the assumptions applied in the prior period, of the Company’s actuarial methodologies to revised historical loss development data to estimate loss reserves required to cover liabilities for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses relating to non-commuted exposures in one of its Bermuda-based reinsurance subsidiaries. The prior period estimate of aggregate net IBNR liabilities for this subsidiary was reduced as a result of the favorable trend of loss development during 2013 compared to prior forecasts.

The net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the three months ended June 30, 2012 of $68.4 million was attributable to a reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $58.4 million, a reduction in provisions for bad debt of $0.5 million and a reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities of $11.7 million, relating to 2012 runoff activity, partially offset by the amortization of fair value adjustments over the estimated payout period relating to companies acquired amounting to $2.2 million.

The reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $58.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012, comprised of net favorable incurred loss development of $36.0 million and reductions in IBNR reserves of $22.4 million, primarily related to the completion of six commutations of assumed reinsurance liabilities, including one of the Company’s largest ten policyholder exposures as at January 1, 2012, and two commutations of ceded reinsurance recoverables, one of which was among the Company’s largest ten reinsurance balances recoverable as at January 1, 2012.

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

8. LOSSES AND LOSS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES — (cont’d)

 

The reduction in provisions for bad debt of $0.5 million resulted from the collection of recoverables against which bad debt provisions had been provided for in earlier periods.

The table below provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. Losses incurred and paid are reflected net of reinsurance recoverables.

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2013     2012  

Balance as at January 1 (1)

   $ 3,650,127      $ 4,272,081   

Less: total reinsurance reserves recoverable

     876,220        1,383,003   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     2,773,907        2,889,078   

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities related to:

    

Current period

     72,136          

Prior periods

     (82,298     (79,183
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities

     (10,162     (79,183
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net losses paid related to:

    

Current period

     (13,423       

Prior periods

     (122,018     (135,481
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net losses paid

     (135,441     (135,481
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate movement

     (35,362     (2,780

Acquired on purchase of subsidiaries

     479,982          

Assumed business

     79,342        61,121   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net balance as at June 30

     3,152,266        2,732,755   

Plus: total reinsurance reserves recoverable

     888,970        1,064,854   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as at June 30

   $ 4,041,236      $ 3,797,609   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

The Company has reclassified outstanding loss and loss adjustment expenses of $11.0 million and $10.8 million to policy benefits for life and annuity contracts as at January 1, 2013 and 2012, respectively, to conform to the current period presentation. These amounts are associated with Laguna, which now forms part of the Company’s life and annuities segment that was established following the acquisition of the Pavonia companies.

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

8. LOSSES AND LOSS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES — (cont’d)

 

The net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 was due to the following:

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2013     2012  
     Prior
Periods
    Current
Period
    Total     Prior
Periods
    Current
Period
     Total  

Net losses paid

   $ (122,018   $ (13,423   $ (135,441   $ (135,481   $       $ (135,481

Net change in case and LAE reserves

     137,612        (15,379     122,233        169,944                169,944   

Net change in IBNR reserves

     37,968        (43,334     (5,366     27,252                27,252   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Reduction (increase) in estimates of net ultimate losses

     53,562        (72,136     (18,574     61,715                61,715   

Reduction in provisions for bad debt

                          2,782                2,782   

Reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities

     33,198               33,198        24,513                24,513   

Amortization of fair value adjustments

     (4,462            (4,462     (9,827             (9,827
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net reduction (increase) in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities

   $ 82,298      $ (72,136   $ 10,162      $ 79,183      $       $ 79,183   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

The net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the six months ended June 30, 2013 of $10.2 million included incurred losses of $72.1 million related to premiums earned in the period by SeaBright. Excluding SeaBright’s incurred losses of $72.1 million, ultimate loss and loss adjustment expenses relating to prior periods were reduced by $82.3 million, which was attributable to a reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $53.6 million and a reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities of $33.2 million, relating to 2013 run-off activity, partially offset by amortization of fair value adjustments over the estimated payout period relating to companies acquired amounting to $4.5 million.

Excluding the impact of losses incurred of $72.1 million relating to SeaBright, the reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $53.6 million was primarily related to:

 

  (i) the Company’s review of historic case reserves for which no updated advices had been received for a number of years. This review identified the redundancy of a number of advised case reserves with an estimated aggregate value of approximately $16.6 million;

 

  (ii) net adverse incurred loss development of $1.0 million (excluding the impact of redundant case reserves of $16.6 million) which included the settlement of net ceded case reserves of $26.2 million (excluding ceded IBNR recoverable) for net paid receipts of $74.3 million relating to the settlement of five commutations and policy buy-backs of assumed and ceded exposures including the commutation of one of the Company’s top ten ceded reinsurance balances recoverable; and

 

  (iii)

a reduction in IBNR reserves of $20.2 million as a result of the application, on a basis consistent with the assumptions applied in the prior period, of the Company’s actuarial methodologies to revised historical loss development data to estimate loss reserves required to cover liabilities for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses relating to non-commuted exposures in one of its

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

8. LOSSES AND LOSS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES — (cont’d)

 

  Bermuda-based reinsurance subsidiaries. The prior period estimate of aggregate net IBNR liabilities for this subsidiary was reduced as a result of the favorable trend of loss development during 2013 compared to prior forecasts.

The net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the six months ended June 30, 2012 of $79.2 million was attributable to a reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $61.7 million, a reduction in provisions for bad debt of $2.8 million and a reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities of $24.5 million, relating to 2012 runoff activity, partially offset by the amortization of fair value adjustments over the estimated payout period relating to companies acquired amounting to $9.8 million.

The reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $61.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012, comprised of net favorable incurred loss development of $34.4 million and reductions in IBNR reserves of $27.3 million, primarily related to the completion of six commutations of assumed reinsurance liabilities, including one of the Company’s largest ten policyholder exposures as at January 1, 2012, and two commutations of ceded reinsurance recoverables, one of which was among the Company’s largest ten reinsurance balances recoverable as at January 1, 2012.

The reduction in provisions for bad debt of $2.8 million resulted from the collection of recoverables against which bad debt provisions had been provided for in earlier periods.

 

9. POLICY BENEFITS FOR LIFE AND ANNUITY CONTRACTS

Policy benefits for life and annuity contracts as at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

     June 30, 2013     December 31, 2012  

Life

   $ 400,723      $ 11,027   

Annuities

     976,184          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,376,907        11,027   

Fair value adjustments

     (83,637       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,293,270      $ 11,027   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

10. RETROSPECTIVELY RATED CONTRACTS

On October 1, 2003, SeaBright began selling workers’ compensation insurance policies for which the premiums varied based on loss experience. Accrued retrospective premiums are determined based upon the loss experience of business subject to such experience rating adjustment, and are determined by and allocated to individual policyholder accounts. Accrued retrospective premiums are recorded as additions to written or earned premium, and return retrospective premiums are recorded as reductions from written or earned premium. During the period from February 7, 2013, the date of acquisition, to June 30, 2013, none of the Company’s direct premiums written related to retrospectively rated contracts. The Company accrued $9.3 million for retrospective premiums receivable and $25.8 million for return retrospective premiums as at June 30, 2013.

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

11. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

     Intangible
Assets With a
Definite
Life
 

Balance as at December 31, 2012

   $ 211,507   

Recognized during the period

     60,746   

Intangible assets amortization

     (6,969
  

 

 

 

Balance as at June 30, 2013

   $ 265,284   
  

 

 

 

Intangible assets with a definite-life represent the fair value adjustments (“FVA”) related to outstanding losses and loss adjustment expenses, policy benefits for life and annuity contracts and reinsurance recoverables. The FVA are recorded as a component of each line item. FVA are amortized in proportion to future premiums for policy benefits for life and annuity contracts and over the estimated payout or recovery period for outstanding losses and loss adjustment expenses and reinsurance recoverables.

The gross carrying value, accumulated amortization and net carrying value of intangible assets with a definite-life by type at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

     June 30, 2013     December 31, 2012  
     Gross Carrying
Value
    Accumulated
Amortization
    Net Carrying
Value
    Gross Carrying
Value
    Accumulated
Amortization
    Net Carrying
Value
 

Fair value adjustments

            

Losses and loss adjustment expenses

   $ 530,534      $ (273,166   $ 257,368      $ 552,455      $ (255,943   $ 296,512   

Reinsurance recoverables

     (181,853     106,132        (75,721     (178,377     93,372        (85,005

Policy benefits for life and annuity contracts

     86,143        (2,506     83,637        —         —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fair value adjustments

   $ 434,824      $ (169,540   $ 265,284      $ 374,078      $ (162,571   $ 211,507   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

12. LOANS PAYABLE

The Company’s long-term debt consists of loan facilities used to partially finance certain of the Company’s acquisitions or significant new business transactions, its Revolving Credit Facility (the “EGL Revolving Credit Facility”), which can be used for permitted acquisitions and general corporate purposes, and surplus notes acquired in connection with the SeaBright acquisition. The Company’s three outstanding credit facilities (its term facility related to the Company’s 2011 acquisition of Clarendon National Insurance Company (the “Clarendon Facility”), its term facility related to the acquisition of SeaBright (the “SeaBright Facility”), and the EGL Revolving Credit Facility) are described in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

On February 5, 2013, the Company, through AML Acquisition, fully drew down the $111.0 million SeaBright Facility in connection with the acquisition of SeaBright.

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

12. LOANS PAYABLE — (cont’d)

 

On February 5, 2013 and March 26, 2013, the Company borrowed $56.0 million and $60.0 million, respectively, under the EGL Revolving Credit Facility. As of June 30, 2013, the unused portion of the EGL Revolving Credit Facility was $134.0 million.

As of June 30, 2013, all of the covenants relating to the three credit facilities were met.

Total amounts of loans payable outstanding, including accrued interest, as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, totaled $347.9 million and $107.4 million, respectively, and were comprised as follows:

 

Facility

   Date of Facility      Facility Term    June 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

EGL Revolving Credit Facility

     June 30, 2011       3 Years    $ 116,000       $  

SeaBright Facility

     December 21, 2012       3 Years      111,000          

Clarendon Facility

     July 12, 2011       4 Years      106,500         106,500   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term bank debt

           333,500         106,500   

SeaBright Surplus Notes

           12,000          

Accrued interest

           2,403         930   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total loans payable

         $ 347,903       $ 107,430   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Amendment and Restatement of EGL Revolving Credit Facility

On July 8, 2013, the Company, and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers, as well as certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into an amendment and restatement of its existing Revolving Credit Facility Agreement with National Australia Bank Limited (“NAB”) and Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”), as mandated lead arrangers, NAB, Barclays and Royal Bank of Canada, as original lenders, and NAB as agent (the “Restated Credit Agreement”). The Restated Credit Agreement provides for a five-year revolving credit facility (expiring in July 2018) pursuant to which the Company is permitted to borrow up to an aggregate of $375.0 million (the “Credit Facility”), which is available to fund permitted acquisitions and for general corporate purposes. The existing Revolving Credit Facility Agreement had provided for a three-year $250.0 million facility that was set to terminate in June 2014. The Company’s ability to draw on the Credit Facility is subject to customary conditions.

The Credit Facility is secured by a first priority lien on the stock of certain of the Company’s subsidiaries and certain bank accounts held with Barclays in the name of the Company and into which amounts received in respect of any capital release from certain of the Company’s subsidiaries are required to be paid. Interest is payable at the end of each interest period chosen by the Company or, at the latest, each six months. The interest rate is LIBOR plus 2.75%, plus an incremental amount tied to certain regulatory costs, if any, that may be incurred by the lenders. Any unused portion of the Credit Facility will be subject to a commitment fee of 1.10%. The Credit Facility imposes various financial and business covenants on the Company, the guarantors and certain other material subsidiaries, including limitations on mergers and consolidations, acquisitions, indebtedness and guarantees, restrictions as to dispositions of stock and assets, restrictions on dividends and limitations on liens.

During the existence of any event of default (as specified in the Restated Credit Agreement), the agent may cancel the commitments of the lenders, declare all or a portion of outstanding amounts immediately due and payable, declare all or a portion of outstanding amounts payable upon demand or proceed against the security. During the existence of any payment default, the interest rate would be increased by 1.0%. The Credit Facility terminates and all amounts borrowed must be repaid on the fifth anniversary of the date of the Restated Credit Agreement.

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

12. LOANS PAYABLE — (cont’d)

 

SeaBright Surplus Notes

On May 26, 2004, SeaBright issued, in a private placement, $12.0 million in subordinated floating rate Surplus Notes due in 2034. The note holder is ICONS, Ltd., with Wilmington Trust Company acting as Trustee. Interest, paid quarterly in arrears, is calculated at the beginning of the interest payment period using the three-month LIBOR plus 400 basis points. The quarterly interest rate cannot exceed the initial interest rate by more than 10% per year, cannot exceed the corporate base (prime) rate by more than 2% and cannot exceed the highest rate permitted by New York law. The rate or amount of interest required to be paid in any quarter is also subject to limitations imposed by the Illinois Insurance Code. Interest amounts not paid as a result of these limitations become “Excess Interest,” which SeaBright may be required to pay in the future, subject to the same limitations and all other provisions of the Surplus Notes Indenture. Excess Interest has not applied during the periods the notes have been outstanding. The interest rate in effect as at June 30, 2013 was 4.3%.

Interest and principal may be paid only upon the prior approval of the Illinois Department of Insurance. In the event of default, as defined, or failure to pay interest due to lack of Illinois Department of Insurance approval, SeaBright would be prohibited from paying dividends on its capital stock. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, the principal and accrued interest would become immediately due and payable.

The notes are redeemable prior to 2034 by SeaBright, in whole or in part, on any interest payment date. The Company has received approval from the Illinois Department of Insurance to redeem the notes in whole, and has notified both the trustee and note holder that the Company will redeem the notes on August 24, 2013, the next interest payment date.

Interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and the period from February 7, 2013 (the date of acquisition of SeaBright) to June 30, 2013 was $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively.

Clarendon Facility

On July 31, 2013, the Company repaid $27.5 million of the outstanding principal on its Clarendon Facility reducing the outstanding principal to $79.0 million.

 

13. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

The Company’s share-based compensation plans provide for the grant of various awards to its employees and to members of the Board of Directors. These are described in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. The information below includes both the employee and director components of the Company’s share-based compensation.

During the six months ended June 30, 2013 the Company completed the acquisitions of SeaBright and the Pavonia companies, which resulted in an increase in the number of employees from 383 at December 31, 2012 to 634 at June 30, 2013. The Company did not assume any significant post-retirement benefit obligations on completion of these acquisitions.

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

13. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS — (cont’d)

 

Employee share plans

Employee share awards for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 are summarized as follows:

 

     June 30, 2013     June 30, 2012  
     Number
of Shares
    Weighted
Average Fair
Value of
the Award
    Number
of Shares
    Weighted
Average Fair
Value of
the Award
 

Nonvested — January 1

     160,644      $ 17,989        203,930      $ 20,026   

Granted

     2,540        273        2,931        243   

Vested

     (48,025     (5,571     (46,217     (4,508
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Nonvested — June 30

     115,159      $ 15,314        160,644      $ 15,894   
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

2011-2015 Annual Incentive Compensation Program

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, nil and 191 shares, respectively, were awarded to directors, officers and employees under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”). The total value of the award for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 was $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, and was charged against the Enstar Group Limited 2011-2015 Annual Incentive Compensation Program (the “Incentive Program”) accrual established for the year ended December 31, 2011.

The accrued expense relating to the Incentive Program for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 was $1.1 million and $3.3 million, respectively, as compared to $7.2 million and $8.9 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.

2006 Equity Incentive Plan

The total unrecognized compensation cost related to the Company’s non-vested share awards under the Equity Plan as at June 30, 2013 and 2012 was $6.2 million and $9.7 million, respectively. This cost is expected to be recognized evenly over the next 2.3 years. Compensation costs of $0.7 million and $1.5 million relating to these share awards were recognized in the Company’s statement of earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, as compared to $0.7 million and $1.4 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.

Enstar Group Limited Employee Share Purchase Plan

Compensation costs of less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, relating to the shares issued under the Amended and Restated Enstar Group Limited Employee Share Purchase Plan were recognized in the Company’s statement of earnings for each of the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. For the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, 2,540 and 2,740 shares, respectively, were issued to employees under such plan.

Deferred Compensation and Ordinary Share Plan for Non-Employee Directors

For the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 , 1,826 and 1,540 restricted share units, respectively, were credited to the accounts of non-employee directors under the Enstar Group Limited Deferred Compensation and Ordinary Share Plan for Non-Employee Directors. The Company recorded expenses related to the restricted share units for each of the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively.

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

13. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS — (cont’d)

 

Pension Plan

The Company provides pension benefits to eligible employees through various plans sponsored by the Company. All pension plans, except for the noncontributory defined benefit pension plan acquired in the 2010 PW Acquisition Co. transaction (the “PWAC Plan”), are structured as defined contribution plans. Pension expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 was $1.8 million and $3.1 million, respectively, as compared to $1.0 million and $2.9 million, respectively, for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012.

In addition, the Company recorded pension expense relating to the PWAC Plan of $0.2 million and $0.4 million for each of the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. The PWAC Plan is described in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

14. SHARE CAPITAL

As at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the authorized share capital was 111,000,000 ordinary shares and non-voting convertible ordinary shares, each par value $1.00 per share and 45,000,000 preference shares of par value $1.00 per share.

Series B Convertible Participating Non-Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock

In connection with the Torus acquisition, on July 8, 2013, the Company’s Board of Director’s created 4,000,000 shares of Series B Convertible Participating Non-Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Non-Voting Preferred Shares”), from the authorized and unissued preference shares. No Non-Voting Preferred Shares have been issued. The Company will issue a combination of approximately 1,901,000 Voting Ordinary Shares and approximately 711,000 Non-Voting Preferred Shares to certain shareholders of Torus at closing of the Amalgamation. Refer to Note 2 for more information regarding the Torus acquisition.

The Non-Voting Preferred Shares:

 

   

rank on parity with the Voting Ordinary Shares and non-voting ordinary shares, but would rank senior to any other class or series of share capital of the Company, unless the terms of any such class or series shall provide otherwise;

 

   

would receive dividends when, as and if, and in the same amounts (on an as-converted basis), dividends are declared on the Voting Ordinary Shares and/or non-voting ordinary shares;

 

   

automatically convert on a one-to-one basis into: (i) Voting Ordinary Shares upon the transfer of such Non-Voting Preferred Shares to any person other than an affiliate of First Reserve if that transfer qualifies as a widely dispersed offering and (ii) a new series of non-voting ordinary shares of the Company upon the approval by the Company’s shareholders of an amendment to the Company’s bye-laws to authorize such series;

 

   

have a liquidation preference of $0.001 per share, and thereafter are entitled to participate (on an as-converted basis) with the Voting Ordinary Shares and the non-voting ordinary shares in the distribution of remaining assets; and

 

   

have no voting rights other than: (i) in the event of a proposed change to the Company’s organizational documents that would significantly and adversely affect the rights of the Non-Voting Preferred Shares, (ii) certain share exchanges or reclassifications of the Non-Voting Preferred Shares, (iii) certain mergers or consolidations of the Company, or (iv) a voluntary liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

15. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the comparison of basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,      Six Months Ended June 30,  
               2013                           2012                           2013                           2012             

Basic earnings per ordinary share:

           

Net earnings attributable to Enstar Group Limited

   $ 19,197       $ 40,721       $ 31,156       $ 50,394   

Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding — basic

     16,525,026         16,436,401         16,519,640         16,432,001   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net earnings per ordinary share attributable to Enstar Group Limited — basic

   $ 1.16       $ 2.48       $ 1.89       $ 3.07   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per ordinary share:

           

Net earnings attributable to Enstar Group Limited

   $ 19,197       $ 40,721       $ 31,156       $ 50,394   

Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding — basic

     16,525,026         16,436,401         16,519,640         16,432,001   

Share equivalents:

           

Unvested shares

     115,159         160,644         119,900         164,284   

Restricted share units

     17,707         14,226         17,114         13,867   

Warrants

     36,051                28,790          

Options

            63,521                63,098   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding — diluted

     16,693,943         16,674,792         16,685,444         16,673,250   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net earnings per ordinary share attributable to Enstar Group Limited — diluted

   $ 1.15       $ 2.44       $ 1.87       $ 3.02   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

16. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Through several private transactions occurring from May 2012 to July 2012, Trident acquired approximately 9.7% of the Company’s ordinary shares. The Company has investments in two funds (carried within other investments) affiliated with entities owned by Trident. As of June 30, 2013, the fair value of the investments in the two funds was $75.2 million.

On July 3, 2013 and July 8, 2013, the Company entered into certain agreements with Trident with respect to Trident’s co-investments in the Atrium and Arden acquisitions and the Torus acquisition, respectively. Refer to Note 2 for a description of these co-investment transactions.

Affiliates of Goldman Sachs & Co. (“Goldman Sachs”) own approximately 4.8% of the Company’s voting ordinary shares and 100% of the Company’s non-voting convertible ordinary shares. Sumit Rajpal, a managing director of Goldman Sachs, was appointed to the Board of Directors in connection with Goldman Sachs’ investment in the Company. The Company has investments in one fund affiliated with entities owned by Goldman Sachs. As of June 30, 2013, the fair value of the investment in the fund, carried within other investments, was $0.8 million.

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

17. TAXATION

Earnings before income taxes include the following components:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,      Six Months Ended June 30,  
               2013                          2012                           2013                          2012             

Domestic (Bermuda)

   $ 68,113      $ 35,515       $ 78,047      $ 17,780   

Foreign

     (38,373     17,240         (27,478     54,123   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 29,740      $ 52,755       $ 50,569      $ 71,903   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Tax expense for income taxes is comprised of:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,      Six Months Ended June 30,  
               2013                           2012                           2013                          2012             

Current:

          

Domestic (Bermuda)

   $ —        $ —        $ —       $ —    

Foreign

     51         6,587         14,330        9,445   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     51         6,587         14,330        9,445   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred:

          

Domestic (Bermuda)

     —          —          —         —    

Foreign

     4,491         5,318         (1,944     6,202   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     4,491         5,318         (1,944     6,202   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total tax expense

   $ 4,542       $ 11,905       $ 12,386      $ 15,647   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Under current Bermuda law, the Company and its Bermuda subsidiaries are exempted from paying any taxes in Bermuda on their income or capital gains until March 2035.

The Company has operating subsidiaries and branch operations in the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States and Europe and is subject to federal, foreign, state and local taxes in those jurisdictions. In addition, certain distributions from some foreign sources may be subject to withholding taxes.

The expected income tax provision for the foreign operations computed on pre-tax income at the weighted average tax rate has been calculated as the sum of the pre-tax income in each jurisdiction multiplied by that jurisdiction’s applicable statutory tax rate.

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

17. TAXATION — (cont’d)

 

The actual income tax rate differed from the amount computed by applying the effective rate of 0% under Bermuda law to earnings before income taxes as shown in the following reconciliation:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,      Six Months Ended June 30,  
               2013                           2012                           2013                           2012             

Earnings before income tax

   $ 29,740           $ 52,755           $ 50,569           $ 71,903       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expected tax rate

     — %         — %         — %         — %   

Foreign taxes at local expected rates

     (66.6) %         21.0 %         (24.5) %         22.7 %   

Change in uncertain tax positions

     (1.0) %         0.1 %         (5.3) %         0.1 %   

Change in valuation allowance

     84.2 %         1.4 %         54.8 %         (1.3)%   

Other

     (1.3) %         0.1 %         (0.5) %         0.3 %   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Effective tax rate

     15.3 %         22.6 %         24.5 %         21.8 %   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company has estimated future taxable income of its foreign subsidiaries and has provided a valuation allowance in respect of those loss carryforwards where it does not expect to realize a benefit. The Company has considered all available evidence using a “more likely than not” standard in determining the amount of the valuation allowance.

The Company had unrecognized tax benefits of $2.2 million and $5.8 million relating to uncertain tax positions as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, there were reductions to unrecognized tax benefits of $3.6 million due to the expiration of statutes of limitation.

The Company’s operating subsidiaries in specific countries may be subject to audit by various tax authorities and may have different statutes of limitations expiration dates. With limited exceptions, the Company’s major subsidiaries that operate in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia are no longer subject to tax examinations for years before 2006, 2009 and 2006, respectively.

 

18. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Leases

The Company leases office space under operating leases expiring in various years through 2018. The leases are renewable at the option of the lessee under certain circumstances. The following is a schedule of future minimum rental payments for the next five years on non-cancellable leases as of June 30, 2013 inclusive of those related to the acquisitions of SeaBright and the Pavonia companies:

 

2013

   $ 3,569   

2014

     6,625   

2015

     5,889   

2016

     3,446   

2017

     1,148   

2018

     474   
  

 

 

 
   $ 21,151   
  

 

 

 

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

18. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES — (cont’d)

 

Guarantees

As at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had, in total, parental guarantees supporting Fitzwilliam Insurance Limited’s obligations in the amount of $219.6 million and $213.3 million, respectively.

Acquisitions

The Company has entered into definitive agreements with respect to: (i) the Reciprocal of America loss portfolio transfer, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2013; (ii) the purchases of Atrium Underwriting Group Limited and Arden Reinsurance Company Limited, which are expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2013; and (iii) the Amalgamation of Veranda and Torus Insurance Holdings Limited, which is expected to close by the end of 2013. The Torus, Atrium and Arden acquisition agreements are described in Note 2 — “Acquisitions,” and the Reciprocal of America agreement is described in Note 3 — “Significant New Business.”

In connection with the acquisitions of Torus and Atrium and Arden, the Company has entered into two separate Investors Agreements with Trident, and will enter into two Shareholders’ Agreements with Trident at the respective transaction closings. The Company’s obligations and rights relating to the Investors and Shareholders’ Agreements are described in Note 2 — “Acquisitions.”

Pursuant to the Amalgamation Agreement to acquire Torus, the Company has agreed that at the closing of the Amalgamation, it will issue a combination of Voting Ordinary Shares and Non-Voting Preferred Shares having a value of approximately $346.0 million to partially fund the purchase price, as described in Note 2. At closing, the Company will also enter into the Shareholder Rights Agreement with First Reserve and the Registration Rights Agreement with First Reserve and Corsair; the obligations and rights under these agreements are also described in Note 2.

Legal Proceedings

In connection with the Company’s acquisition of SeaBright, two purported class action lawsuits were filed against SeaBright Holdings, Inc. (“SeaBright”), the members of its board of directors, the Company’s merger subsidiary (AML Acquisition, Corp.) and, in one of the cases, the Company. The first suit was filed September 13, 2012 in the Superior Court of the State of Washington and the second suit was filed September 20, 2012 in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware. The lawsuits alleged, among other things, that SeaBright’s directors breached their fiduciary duties when negotiating, approving and seeking stockholder approval of the Merger, and that SeaBright and the Company or the Company’s merger subsidiary aided and abetted the alleged breaches of fiduciary duties. The Company believed these suits were without merit; nevertheless, in order to avoid the potential cost and distraction of continued litigation and to eliminate any risk of delay to the closing of the Merger, the Company, SeaBright and the SeaBright director defendants agreed to settle the two lawsuits, without admitting any liability or wrongdoing. The settlement required SeaBright to make supplemental information available to its stockholders through a filing of a Current Report on Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The settlement did not change the amount of the merger consideration that we paid to SeaBright’s stockholders in any way, nor did it alter any deal terms. On July 19, 2013, the Superior Court of the State of Washington entered an order approving the settlement. This order will become final and unappealable on August 19, 2013. Once the Washington order becomes final and unappealable, the parties will request that the Delaware action also be dismissed.

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

18. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES — (cont’d)

 

The Company is, from time to time, involved in various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, including litigation regarding claims. The Company does not believe that the resolution of any currently pending legal proceedings, either individually or taken as a whole, will have a material effect on its business, results of operations or financial condition. Nevertheless, there can be no assurance that such pending legal proceedings will not have a material effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations. The Company anticipates that, similar to the rest of the insurance and reinsurance industry, it will continue to be subject to litigation and arbitration proceedings in the ordinary course of business, including litigation generally related to the scope of coverage with respect to asbestos and environmental claims. There can be no assurance that any such future litigation will not have a material effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

19. SEGMENT REPORTING

Due to the Company’s acquisition of the Pavonia companies on March 31, 2013, the Company has reevaluated its segment reporting and now measures the results of its operations in two segments: (i) non-life run-off and (ii) life and annuities.

The Company’s non-life run-off segment comprises the operations and financial results of those subsidiaries running off their property and casualty business.

The Company’s life and annuities segment comprises the operations and financial results of those subsidiaries, primarily the Pavonia companies, operating in the closed-block of life and annuity business. Certain new significant accounting policies applicable to the life and annuities segment are described in Note 1 — “Significant New Accounting Policies.”

Invested assets are managed on a subsidiary by subsidiary basis, and investment income and realized and unrealized gains on investments are recognized in each segment as earned.

The Company’s total assets by segment were:

 

     June 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Total assets — non-life run-off

   $ 6,465,511       $ 5,829,384   

Total assets — life and annuities

     1,409,237         52,859   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 7,874,748       $ 5,882,243   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

19. SEGMENT REPORTING — (cont’d)

 

A summary of operations by segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

 

    Three Months Ended June 30, 2013     Three Months Ended June 30, 2012  
    Non-Life
Run-off
    Life and
Annuities
    Consolidated     Non-Life
Run-off
    Life and
Annuities
    Consolidated  
    (expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

INCOME

           

Net premiums earned

  $ 41,216      $ 34,380      $ 75,596      $      $ 896      $ 896   

Consulting fees

    2,960               2,960        1,775               1,775   

Net investment income

    17,180        10,072        27,252        20,663        231        20,894   

Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains

    (17,238     (10,681     (27,919     1,198        493        1,691   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    44,118        33,771        77,889        23,636        1,620        25,256   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

           

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities

    (21,710            (21,710     (68,365            (68,365

Life and annuity policy benefits

           29,482        29,482               896        896   

Salaries and benefits

    24,626        1,061        25,687        24,270        109        24,379   

General and administrative expenses

    15,470        4,532        20,002        13,256        900        14,156   

Interest expense

    2,631        460        3,091        2,062               2,062   

Net foreign exchange (gains) losses

    (8,450     47        (8,403     (567     (60     (627
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    12,567        35,582        48,149        (29,344     1,845        (27,499
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EARNINGS (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES

    31,551        (1,811     29,740        52,980        (225     52,755   

INCOME TAXES

    (4,534     (8     (4,542     (11,905            (11,905
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET EARNINGS (LOSS)

    27,017        (1,819     25,198        41,075        (225     40,850   

Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest

    (6,001            (6,001     (129            (129
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET EARNINGS (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

  $ 21,016      $ (1,819   $ 19,197      $ 40,946      $ (225   $ 40,721   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

19. SEGMENT REPORTING — (cont’d)

 

    Six Months Ended June 30, 2013     Six Months Ended June 30, 2012  
    Non-Life
Run-off
    Life and
Annuities
    Consolidated     Non-Life
Run-off
    Life and
Annuities
    Consolidated  
    (expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

INCOME

           

Net premiums earned

  $ 72,136      $ 35,121      $ 107,257      $      $ 1,870      $ 1,870   

Consulting fees

    5,407               5,407        3,969               3,969   

Net investment income

    34,871        10,344        45,215        40,928        409        41,337   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

    13,040        (10,839     2,201        26,189        884        27,073   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    125,454        34,626        160,080        71,086        3,163        74,249   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

           

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities

    (10,162            (10,162     (79,183            (79,183

Life and annuity policy benefits

           30,223        30,223               1,870        1,870   

Salaries and benefits

    48,090        1,207        49,297        44,610        220        44,830   

General and administrative expenses

    31,704        6,244        37,948        27,915        1,099        29,014   

Interest expense

    5,051        475        5,526        4,173               4,173   

Net foreign exchange (gains) losses

    (3,514     193        (3,321     1,705        (63     1,642   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    71,169        38,342        109,511        (780     3,126        2,346   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EARNINGS (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES

    54,285        (3,716     50,569        71,866        37        71,903   

INCOME TAXES

    (12,358     (28     (12,386     (15,647            (15,647
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET EARNINGS (LOSS)

    41,927        (3,744     38,183        56,219        37        56,256   

Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest

    (7,027            (7,027     (5,862            (5,862
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET EARNINGS (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

  $ 34,900      $ (3,744   $ 31,156      $ 50,357      $ 37      $ 50,394   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

50


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

Enstar Group Limited:

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Enstar Group Limited and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2013, and the related condensed consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive income for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 and the related condensed consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. These condensed consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the condensed consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Enstar Group Limited and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the year then ended; and in our report dated February 28, 2013, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2012, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

/s/ KPMG Audit Limited

Hamilton, Bermuda

August 9, 2013

 

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 should be read in conjunction with the attached unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

Business Overview

Enstar Group Limited, or Enstar, was formed in August 2001 under the laws of Bermuda to acquire and manage insurance and reinsurance companies in run-off and portfolios of insurance and reinsurance business in run-off, and to provide management, consulting and other services to the insurance and reinsurance industry. Since our formation, we have completed the acquisition of over 60 insurance and reinsurance companies and portfolios of insurance and reinsurance business and are now administering those businesses in run-off, including 12 Reinsurance to Close, or “RITC” transactions, with Lloyd’s of London insurance and reinsurance syndicates in run-off, whereby the portfolio of run-off liabilities is transferred from one Lloyd’s syndicate to another. With the exception of our 2011 acquisition of a small life company, all of these acquisitions have been in the property and casualty, or “non-life run-off,” insurance business, which continues to remain our primary focus.

Insurance and reinsurance companies and portfolios of insurance and reinsurance business we acquire that are in run-off no longer underwrite new policies. We derive our net earnings from the ownership and management of these acquired companies and portfolios of business primarily by settling insurance and reinsurance claims below the acquired value of loss reserves and from returns on the portfolio of investments retained to pay future claims. We also provide management and consultancy services, claims inspection services and reinsurance collection services to our affiliates and third-party clients for both fixed and success-based fees.

In March 2013, we acquired several life insurance and annuities companies from a subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc, all of which are in run-off. We view the acquisition of these closed-life and annuities businesses as a natural extension of our run-off business and an enhancement to our global run-off strategy. Although our closed-life and annuities businesses are no longer writing new policies, the closed-life businesses continue to generate premiums with respect to their in-force policies. Our strategy in our life and annuities business differs from our non-life run-off business, in particular because we are unable to shorten the duration of the liabilities of these businesses through either commutations or policy buy-backs. Instead, we will hold the policies associated with the life and annuities business to their natural maturity, while efficiently managing our invested assets in those businesses to match the duration and cash flows of the liability profile. In addition to diversifying our loss reserve base, we believe our newly acquired closed-life business has the potential to provide us with a more regular earnings and cash flow stream, which may counter the volatility of our core non-life run-off business.

In June 2013, we continued the evolution of our business with our agreement to acquire Atrium Underwriting Group, the managing agent for the active underwriting business of a leading specialist underwriting syndicate at Lloyd’s of London. In July 2013, we continued our expansion into active underwriting when we announced our agreement to acquire Torus Insurance Holdings Limited, a highly rated global specialty insurer. We expect these acquisitions to close by the end of 2013. Once these transactions are completed, the active underwriting businesses acquired will constitute a new operating segment for us. We will generate revenue from premiums on the new business written, and will have additional operating expenses, in part as a result of the approximately 750 new employees and a number of new offices that we expect to acquire. In addition, our total investments will significantly increase from the acquired investment portfolios. While our core focus remains on acquiring insurance and reinsurance companies that are in run-off, we believe these acquisitions will diversify Enstar into the active market and enhance the opportunities available to our core run-off business.

Our primary corporate objective is to grow our net book value per share. We believe growth in our net book value is driven primarily by growth in our net earnings, which is in turn driven in large part by successfully completing new acquisitions and effectively managing companies and portfolios of business that we previously acquired.

 

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Acquisitions

Torus Insurance Holdings Limited

Amalgamation Agreement

On July 8, 2013, we, Veranda Holdings Ltd., or Veranda, an entity in which we own an indirect 60% interest through a 60% interest in Bayshore Holdings Limited, or Bayshore, Hudson Securityholders Representative LLC and Torus Insurance Holdings Limited, or Torus, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Amalgamation, or the Amalgamation Agreement. The Amalgamation Agreement provides for the amalgamation, or the Amalgamation, of Veranda and Torus (or the combined entity, the Amalgamated Company). Torus is a global specialty insurer and holding company of six wholly-owned insurance vehicles, including one Lloyd’s syndicate.

The purchase price for the Amalgamation is $692.0 million. We and Kenmare Holdings Ltd. (our wholly-owned subsidiary), or Kenmare, will provide 60% of the purchase price and related expenses of the Amalgamation. Trident V, L.P., Trident V Parallel Fund, L.P. and Trident V Professionals Fund, L.P., or collectively, Trident, the owner of the remaining 40% interest in Bayshore, the parent company of Veranda, will provide 40% of the purchase price and related expenses associated with the Amalgamation. We will issue a combination of approximately 1,901,000 voting ordinary shares, par value $1.00 per share, or the Voting Ordinary Shares, and approximately 711,000 newly-created Series B convertible non-voting preference shares, par value $1.00 per share, or the Non-Voting Preferred Shares, having an aggregate value of approximately $346.0 million to partially fund the purchase price. Kenmare will contribute in cash approximately $69.2 million and Trident will contribute in cash the remaining approximately $276.8 million of the purchase price. Following the Amalgamation, we and Trident will continue to own, respectively, a 60% and 40% indirect interest in the Amalgamated Company through our ownership of Bayshore.

Completion of the Amalgamation is conditioned on, among other things, governmental and regulatory approvals and satisfaction of various customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2013. As a result of the Torus acquisition, we expect to add approximately 600 employees in a number of new offices in various countries.

Stock Issuance

FR XI Offshore AIV, L.P., First Reserve Fund XII, L.P., FR XII A Parallel Vehicle L.P. and FR Torus Co-Investment, L.P., or collectively, First Reserve, will receive Voting Ordinary Shares, Non-Voting Preferred Shares and cash consideration in the transaction. In the event that the number of Voting Ordinary Shares deliverable to First Reserve at the closing of the Amalgamation would cause First Reserve, as of immediately after such closing, to beneficially own Voting Ordinary Shares that constitute more than 9.5% of the voting power of all of our shares, then we will issue to First Reserve, at the closing, the total number of shares of Voting Ordinary Shares representing 9.5% of the voting power of all our shares as of immediately after the closing and Non-Voting Preferred Shares representing the remainder of the shares that First Reserve is entitled to under the Amalgamation Agreement. Corsair Specialty Investors, L.P., or Corsair, will receive both Voting Ordinary Shares and cash consideration in the transaction. The remaining Torus shareholders will receive all cash. Following the Amalgamation, First Reserve will own approximately 9.5% and 11.5%, respectively, of our Voting Ordinary Shares and outstanding share capital and Corsair will own approximately 2.5% and 2.1%, respectively, of our Voting Ordinary Shares and outstanding share capital.

We and First Reserve will enter into a Shareholder Rights Agreement at the closing of the Amalgamation, under which we have agreed that First Reserve will have the right to designate one representative to our Board of Directors. This designation right terminates if First Reserve ceases to beneficially own at least 75% of the total number of Voting Ordinary Shares and Non-Voting Preferred Shares acquired by it under the Amalgamation Agreement.

We will also enter into a Registration Rights Agreement with First Reserve and Corsair at the closing of the Amalgamation that provides First Reserve and Corsair with certain rights to cause us to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Act, the Voting Ordinary Shares (including the Voting Ordinary Shares into which the Non-Voting Preferred Shares may convert) issued pursuant to the Amalgamation and any

 

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securities issued by us in connection with the foregoing by way of a share dividend or share split or in connection with any recapitalization, reclassification or similar reorganization, or the foregoing, collectively, Registrable Securities. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, we must file a resale shelf registration statement for the Registrable Securities within 20 business days after the closing of the Amalgamation. In addition, at any time following the six-month anniversary of the closing of the Amalgamation, First Reserve will be entitled to make three written requests for us to register all or any part of the Registrable Securities under the Act, subject to certain exceptions and conditions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. Corsair will have the right to make one such request. First Reserve and Corsair will also be granted “piggyback” registration rights with respect to our registration of Voting Ordinary Shares for our own account or for the account of one or more of our securityholders.

Trident Co-investment in Torus

In connection with the Amalgamation Agreement, we, Kenmare and Trident entered an Investors Agreement on July 8, 2013 governing each entity’s investments in Bayshore, and Kenmare and Trident entered into individual equity commitment letters obligating each to fund its respective portion of the purchase price for the Amalgamation noted above. Completion of Kenmare’s and Trident’s funding obligations is conditioned on, among other things, the satisfaction of certain conditions tied directly to the satisfaction of the closing conditions under the Amalgamation Agreement.

Upon the funding of the equity commitments at the closing of the Amalgamation, Kenmare and Trident have agreed to enter into a Shareholders’ Agreement, or the Bayshore Shareholders’ Agreement. Among other things, the Bayshore Shareholders’ Agreement will provide that Kenmare would appoint three members to the Bayshore board of directors and Trident would appoint two members. The Bayshore Shareholders’ Agreement includes a five-year period during which neither party can transfer its ownership interest in Bayshore to a third party, or the Restricted Period. Following the Restricted Period: (i) each party must offer the other party the right to buy its shares before the shares are offered to a third party; (ii) Kenmare can require Trident to participate in a sale of Bayshore to a third party as long as Kenmare owns 55% of Bayshore; (iii) each party has the right to be included on a pro rata basis in any sales made by the other party; and (iv) each party has the right to buy its pro rata share of any new securities issued by Bayshore.

During the 90-day period following the fifth anniversary of the closing of the Amalgamation, and at any time following the seventh anniversary of such closing, Kenmare would have the right to redeem Trident’s shares in Bayshore at their then fair market value, which would be payable in cash. Following the seventh anniversary of the closing, Trident would have the right to require Kenmare to purchase Trident’s shares for their then current fair market value, which Kenmare would have the option to pay either in cash or by delivering our Voting Ordinary Shares.

Trident is a holder of approximately 9.7% of our Voting Ordinary Shares.

Atrium and Arden

On June 5, 2013, we entered into definitive agreements with Arden Holdings Limited under which we will acquire Atrium Underwriting Group Limited, or Atrium, and Arden Reinsurance Company Limited, or Arden. Atrium is an underwriting business at Lloyd’s of London, which manages Syndicate 609 and provides approximately one quarter of the syndicate’s capital. Atrium specializes in accident and health, aviation, marine property, non-marine property, professional liability, property and casualty binding authorities, reinsurance, upstream energy, war and terrorism insurance, cargo and fine art. Arden is a Bermuda-based reinsurance company that provides reinsurance to Atrium and is currently in the process of running off certain other discontinued businesses.

The purchase price for Atrium will be approximately $183.0 million and the purchase price for Arden will be approximately $79.6 million. Completion of each transaction is conditioned on, among other things, governmental and regulatory approvals and satisfaction of various customary closing conditions. The two transactions are governed by separate purchase agreements and the acquisition of each company is not conditioned on the acquisition of the other. Both transactions are expected to close by the end of 2013. As a result of the Atrium and Arden acquisitions, we expect to add approximately 150 employees.

 

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Trident Co-investment in Atrium and Arden

On July 3, 2013, Kenmare entered into an Investors Agreement with Trident with respect to the acquisitions of Atrium and Arden, pursuant to which Trident acquired a 40% interest in Northshore Holdings Ltd., previously a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kenmare, or Northshore. In connection with the Investors Agreement, Kenmare and Trident provided individual equity commitment letters to Northshore pursuant to which Kenmare and Trident agreed to provide 60% and 40%, respectively, of the Atrium and Arden purchase prices and related expenses.

Completion of Kenmare’s and Trident’s funding obligations is conditioned on, among other things, the satisfaction of certain conditions tied directly to the satisfaction of the closing conditions under the Atrium and Arden purchase agreements. In the event that the Arden acquisition closes, but the Atrium acquisition does not close, Trident’s obligations under its commitment letter would terminate as to both companies and Trident would return its 40% interest in Northshore to Kenmare.

Upon the funding of the equity commitments at the closing of the Atrium and Arden transactions, Kenmare and Trident have agreed to enter into a Shareholders’ Agreement, or the Northshore Shareholders’ Agreement. Among other things, the Northshore Shareholders’ Agreement will provide that Kenmare would appoint three members to the Northshore board of directors and Trident would appoint two members. Trident would also have the right to designate one member of the Atrium board of directors.

The Northshore Shareholders’ Agreement includes a five-year period during which neither party can transfer its ownership interest in Northshore to a third party, or the Restricted Period. Following the Restricted Period: (i) each party must offer the other party the right to buy its shares before the shares are offered to a third party; (ii) Kenmare can require Trident to participate in a sale of Northshore to a third party as long as Kenmare owns 55% of Northshore; (iii) each party has the right to be included on a pro rata basis in any sales made by the other party; and (iv) each party has the right to buy its pro rata share of any new securities issued by Northshore.

During the 90-day period following the fifth anniversary of the earlier of the closings of the Atrium and Arden transactions, and at any time following the seventh anniversary of the earlier of such closings, Kenmare would have the right to redeem Trident’s shares in Northshore at their then fair market value, which would be payable in cash. Following the seventh anniversary of the earlier of the closings, Trident would have the right to require Kenmare to purchase Trident’s shares for their then current fair market value, which Kenmare would have the option to pay either in cash or by delivering our Voting Ordinary Shares.

SeaBright

On February 7, 2013, we completed our acquisition of SeaBright Holdings, Inc., or SeaBright, through the merger of our indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, AML Acquisition, Corp., with and into SeaBright, or the Merger, with SeaBright surviving the Merger as our indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary. SeaBright owns SeaBright Insurance Company, an Illinois-domiciled insurer that is commercially domiciled in California, which wrote workers’ compensation business. The aggregate cash purchase price paid for all equity securities of SeaBright was approximately $252.1 million, which was funded in part with $111.0 million borrowed under a four-year term loan facility provided by National Australia Bank and Barclays Bank PLC.

Pavonia

On March 31, 2013, we and our wholly-owned subsidiary, Pavonia Holdings (US), Inc., or Pavonia, completed the acquisition of all of the shares of Household Life Insurance Company of Delaware, or HLIC DE, and HSBC Insurance Company of Delaware, or HSBC DE, from Household Insurance Group Holding Company, a subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc. HLIC DE and HSBC DE are both Delaware-domiciled insurers in run-off. HLIC DE owns three other insurers domiciled in Michigan, New York, and Arizona, respectively, all of which are in run-off (collectively with HLIC DE and HSBC DE, the Pavonia companies). The aggregate cash purchase price was $155.6 million and was financed in part by a drawing of $55.7 million under our revolving credit facility. The Pavonia companies wrote various U.S. and Canadian life insurance, including credit life and disability insurance, term life insurance, assumed life reinsurance and annuities.

 

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As of the date of acquisition of Pavonia, all of the companies were either in run-off or, immediately following the acquisition, were placed into run-off, and accordingly are no longer writing new policies. We will continue to collect premiums on business that remains in-force.

Significant New Business

Shelbourne

Effective January 1, 2013, Lloyd’s Syndicate 2008, or Syndicate 2008, which is managed by our wholly-owned subsidiary and Lloyd’s managing agent, Shelbourne Syndicate Services Limited, entered into an RITC contract of the 2009 underwriting year of account of another Lloyd’s syndicate and a 100% quota share reinsurance agreement with a further Lloyd’s syndicate in respect of its 2010 underwriting year of account, under which Syndicate 2008 assumed total gross insurance reserves of approximately £33.8 million (approximately $51.4 million) for consideration of an equal amount.

American Physicians

On April 26, 2013, we, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Providence Washington Insurance Company, or PWIC, completed the assignment and assumption of a portfolio of workers’ compensation business from American Physicians Assurance Corporation and APSpecialty Insurance Company. Total assets and liabilities assumed were approximately $35.3 million.

Reciprocal of America

On July 6, 2012, PWIC entered into a definitive loss portfolio transfer reinsurance agreement with Reciprocal of America (in Receivership) and its Deputy Receiver relating to a portfolio of workers’ compensation business. The estimated total liabilities to be assumed are approximately $174.0 million, with an equivalent amount of assets to be received as consideration. Completion of the transaction is conditioned upon, among other things, regulatory approvals and satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Segment Reporting

Due to our acquisition of the Pavonia companies, we have reevaluated our segment reporting. We now measure our results of operations in two segments: (i) non-life run-off and (ii) life and annuities.

Non-life Run-off Segment

Our non-life run-off segment comprises the operations and financial results of our subsidiaries that are running off their property and casualty business.

Life and Annuities Segment

Our life and annuities segment comprises the operations and financial results of our subsidiaries that are operating our closed-block of life and annuity business, which primarily consists of the companies we acquired in the Pavonia acquisition on March 31, 2013. This business is described in more detail below. Certain new critical accounting policies applicable to this segment are described in “Critical Accounting Policies.”

Annuities

The current operations of Household Life Insurance Company of Arizona relate solely to the assumption of a closed block of structured settlement, lottery, and other immediate annuities (also known as the Periodic Payment Annuity, or PPA, business). The company no longer writes new business. Reserves relating to the PPA business constitute approximately 80% of the aggregate reserves acquired in the Pavonia acquisition. The contracts within the portfolio are largely structured settlements, although the portfolio also includes a smaller amount of lottery annuities and supplementary contracts.

 

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The PPA business was issued from 1982 to 1995, although the majority of the reserves pertain to the period from 1985 to 1989. The contracts within the portfolio operate pursuant to a variety of different payment features, such as life contingency payments, certain payments (or a combination thereof), one-time lump payments, or payments patterns such as level, compound increase or fixed amount increase payments. Regardless of payment structure, however, the portfolio generally has known and predictable cash flows, which makes the asset-liability matching process and the mitigation of interest rate risk a vital component to our management of this portfolio. We have a long-duration held-to-maturity investment portfolio designed to manage the cash flow obligations of the PPA business.

Life Business

The operations of the acquired Pavonia companies other than Household Life Insurance Company of Arizona relate to non-annuity portfolios, which include credit life and disability insurance, term life, and corporate owned life insurance business. This business is significantly shorter in duration than that of the PPA business and, given the premium income associated with these portfolios, the reserves (based upon net present value of future cash flows) remain highly sensitive to lapse rates as well as mortality rates.

 

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth our selected consolidated statement of earnings data for each of the periods indicated.

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
               2013                          2012                          2013                          2012             
     (expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

INCOME

        

Net premiums earned — non-life run-off

   $ 41,216      $      $ 72,136      $   

Net premiums earned — life and annuities

     34,380        896        35,121        1,870   

Consulting fees

     2,960        1,775        5,407        3,969   

Net investment income

     27,252        20,894        45,215        41,337   

Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains

     (27,919     1,691        2,201        27,073   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     77,889        25,256        160,080        74,249   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

        

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities:

        

Losses incurred on current period premiums earned

     41,216               72,136          

Reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses

     (48,500     (58,417     (53,562     (61,715

Reduction in provisions for bad debt

            (527            (2,782

Reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities

     (16,795     (11,661     (33,198     (24,513

Amortization of fair value adjustments

     2,369        2,240        4,462        9,827   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (21,710     (68,365     (10,162     (79,183

Life and annuity policy benefits

     29,482        896        30,223        1,870   

Salaries and benefits

     25,687        24,379        49,297        44,830   

General and administrative expenses

     20,002        14,156        37,948        29,014   

Interest expense

     3,091        2,062        5,526        4,173   

Net foreign exchange (gains) losses

     (8,403     (627     (3,321     1,642   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     48,149        (27,499     109,511        2,346   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     29,740        52,755        50,569        71,903   

INCOME TAXES

     (4,542     (11,905     (12,386     (15,647
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET EARNINGS

     25,198        40,850        38,183        56,256   

Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest

     (6,001     (129     (7,027     (5,862
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

   $ 19,197      $ 40,721      $ 31,156      $ 50,394   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

We reported consolidated net earnings, before net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest, of approximately $25.2 million and $38.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, as compared to $40.9 million and $56.3 million for the same periods in 2012. The decrease in earnings for the periods was attributable primarily to the following:

Net premiums earned — Combined net premiums earned for both non-life run-off and life and annuities were $75.6 million and $107.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, as compared to $0.9 million and $1.9 million for the same periods in 2012. The significant increase in 2013 was due to the acquisitions of SeaBright and the Pavonia companies in 2013.

 

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Net investment income — Net investment income was $27.3 million and $45.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, as compared to $20.9 million and $41.3 million for the same periods in 2012. The increase in each of the periods during 2013 was primarily attributable to the net investment income earned due to the cash and fixed maturity investments acquired in the SeaBright and Pavonia transactions, partially offset by lower reinvestment yields on reinvested proceeds of matured fixed maturity investments.

Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains on investments — Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains were $(27.9) million and $2.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, as compared to $1.7 million and $27.1 million for the same periods in 2012. The decrease in net realized and unrealized gains between the 2013 and 2012 periods was primarily attributable to the combination of an increase in realized and unrealized losses on fixed income securities in both of our operating segments due primarily to increases in U.S. interest rates and the associated impact on our larger base of investments (following the acquisitions of SeaBright and the Pavonia companies which recorded combined unrealized losses of $22.5 million and $20.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013). These losses were partially offset by realized and unrealized gains on our equities and other investments.

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities — Excluding losses incurred relating to premiums earned by SeaBright of $41.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013, net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities were $62.9 million and $68.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Excluding losses incurred relating to premiums earned by SeaBright of $72.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013, net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities were $82.3 million and $79.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The movements for both the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 relate entirely to our non-life run-off segment and are described in greater detail in the segment discussion below.

Life and annuity policy benefits — Life and annuity policy benefits were $29.5 million and $30.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, as compared to $0.9 million and $1.9 million for the same periods in 2012. The significant increase in 2013 was due to primarily to the acquisition of the Pavonia companies, which we completed on March 31, 2013. The movements for both the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 relate entirely to our life and annuities segment and are described in greater detail in the segment discussion below.

Salaries and benefits — Salaries and benefits for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 increased by $1.3 million and $4.5 million, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2012. These increases were primarily due to the salaries and benefits costs associated with both the SeaBright and Pavonia acquisitions, partially offset by a reduction in our bonus accrual amount for 2013 due to lower net earnings.

General and administrative expenses — General and administrative expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 increased by $5.8 million and $8.9 million, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2012. These increases were principally due to the general and administrative expenses incurred in 2013 associated with both the SeaBright and Pavonia acquisitions.

Income tax expense — Income tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 decreased by $7.4 million and $3.2 million, respectively. Income tax expense is generated through our foreign operations outside of Bermuda, principally in the United States, U.K and Australia. Our income tax expense may fluctuate significantly from period to period depending on the geographic distribution of pre-tax earnings or loss in any given period between different jurisdictions with different tax rates.

Results by Segment for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012

We monitor the performance of our operations in two segments: (i) non-life run-off and (ii) life and annuities.

 

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The following table sets forth our selected consolidated statement of earnings data by segment for the three month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  
     Non-Life Run-off     Life and Annuities     Total  
           2013                 2012                 2013                 2012                 2013                 2012        
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

INCOME

            

Net premiums earned

   $ 41,216      $      $ 34,380      $ 896      $ 75,596      $ 896   

Consulting fees

     2,960        1,775                      2,960        1,775   

Net investment income

     17,180        20,663        10,072        231        27,252        20,894   

Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains

     (17,238     1,198        (10,681     493        (27,919     1,691   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     44,118        23,636        33,771        1,620        77,889        25,256   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

            

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities:

            

Losses incurred on current period premiums earned

     41,216                             41,216          

Reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses

     (48,500     (58,417                   (48,500     (58,417

Reduction in provisions for bad debt

            (527                          (527

Reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities

     (16,795     (11,661                   (16,795     (11,661

Amortization of fair value adjustments

     2,369        2,240                      2,369        2,240   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (21,710     (68,365                   (21,710     (68,365

Life and annuity policy benefits

                   29,482        896        29,482        896   

Salaries and benefits

     24,626        24,270        1,061        109        25,687        24,379   

General and administrative expenses

     15,470        13,256        4,532        900        20,002        14,156   

Interest expense

     2,631        2,062        460               3,091        2,062   

Net foreign exchange (gains) losses

     (8,450     (567     47        (60     (8,403     (627
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     12,567        (29,344     35,582        1,845        48,149        (27,499
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EARNINGS (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     31,551        52,980        (1,811     (225     29,740        52,755   

INCOME TAXES

     (4,534     (11,905     (8            (4,542     (11,905
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET EARNINGS (LOSS)

     27,017        41,075        (1,819     (225     25,198        40,850   

Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest

     (6,001     (129                   (6,001     (129
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET EARNINGS (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

   $ 21,016      $ 40,946      $ (1,819   $ (225   $ 19,197      $ 40,721   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Comparison of the Three Months Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012

Non-life Run-off Segment

We reported consolidated net earnings, before net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest, of approximately $27.0 million and $41.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decrease in earnings of approximately $14.1 million was attributable primarily to the following:

 

  (i) a decrease in net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities of $5.4 million (excluding losses incurred relating to premiums earned by SeaBright in the period of $41.2 million);

 

  (ii) net realized and unrealized losses of $17.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013, compared to net realized and unrealized gains of $1.2 million for the same period in 2012;

 

  (iii) an increase in general and administrative expenses of $2.2 million; and

 

  (iv) a decrease in net investment income of $3.5 million; partially offset by

 

  (v) an increase in net foreign exchange gains of $7.9 million; and

 

  (vi) a decrease in income tax expense of $7.4 million.

Noncontrolling interest in earnings increased by $5.9 million to $6.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 as a result of higher earnings in those companies in which there are noncontrolling interests. Net earnings attributable to Enstar Group Limited decreased by $19.9 million from $40.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012 to $21.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013.

Net Premiums Earned:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  
             2013                     Variance                      2012          
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Gross premiums written

   $ 4,444         $         —   

Ceded reinsurance premiums written

     (3,274          
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net premiums written

   $ 1,170      $ 1,170       $   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross premiums earned

   $ 45,414         $   

Ceded reinsurance premiums earned

     (4,198          
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net premiums earned

   $ 41,216      $ 41,216       $   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Premiums Written

Gross premiums written consist of direct premiums written and premiums assumed by SeaBright from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (or NCCI) residual market pools. Upon acquisition, SeaBright was placed into run-off and, as a result, stopped writing new insurance policies. SeaBright was renewing expiring insurance policies when it was obligated to do so by regulators, but has now received approvals from all states relieving it of this obligation.

Gross and net premiums written by SeaBright for the three months ended June 30, 2013 totaled $4.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively. Now that SeaBright’s exit from the mandatory renewal process, which occurred prior to June 30, 2013, has been approved, we expect that SeaBright will no longer generate premiums written.

Premiums Earned

Our gross premiums earned totaled $45.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013. Ceded premiums earned for the three months ended June 30, 2013 were $4.2 million. Accordingly, net premiums earned totaled $41.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013.

 

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Net Investment Income and Net Realized and Unrealized (Losses) Gains:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  
     Net Investment Income      Net Realized and Unrealized (Losses)
Gains
 
     2013      Variance     2012      2013     Variance     2012  
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $ 17,180       $ (3,483   $ 20,663       $ (17,238   $ (18,436   $ 1,198   
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income for the three months ended June 30, 2013 decreased by $3.5 million to $17.2 million, as compared to $20.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The decrease was primarily a result of lower yields obtained on the cash and fixed income portfolios as securities with higher yields matured and were reinvested at lower yields during the three months ended June 30, 2013. The decrease was partially offset by higher cash and investment balances due to the SeaBright transaction, which closed on February 7, 2013. The average cash and investments balance was approximately 38% higher during the three months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to the same period in 2012.

Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 were $(17.2) million and $1.2 million, respectively. The increase in net realized and unrealized losses of $18.4 million was primarily attributable to a combination of the following:

 

  (i) an increase of $31.6 million in net unrealized and realized losses (including $11.9 million relating to SeaBright); on fixed income securities due primarily to increases in U.S. interest rates partially offset by

 

  (ii) an increase of $6.2 million in net unrealized and realized gains due to greater amounts invested in, and improved performance of, our equity portfolios; and

 

  (iii) an increase of $6.7 million in net unrealized and realized gains due to greater amounts invested in, and improved performance of, our private equity and other investment holdings.

The annualized investment return on cash and fixed maturities (inclusive of net realized and unrealized losses, but excluding net investment income and net realized and unrealized gains related to our other investments and equities) for the three months ended June 30, 2013 was (1.59)% as compared to the annualized investment return of 1.88% for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The annualized investment return on our other investments and equities (inclusive of net realized and unrealized (losses) gains) for the three months ended June 30, 2013 was 10.65% as compared to the annualized investment return of 1.74% for the three months ended June 30, 2012.

The average credit ratings of our fixed maturity investments for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012 were A+ and AA-, respectively.

 

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Net Reduction in Ultimate Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Liabilities:

The following table shows the components of the movement in the net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:

 

    Three Months Ended June 30,  
    2013     2012  
    Prior Periods     Current Period     Total     Prior Periods     Current Period     Total  
    (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Net losses paid

  $ (40,884   $ (8,496   $ (49,381   $ (72,771   $      $ (72,771

Net change in case and LAE reserves

    74,166        (10,133     64,033        108,829               108,829   

Net change in IBNR reserves

    15,218        (22,587     (7,368     22,359               22,359   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reduction (increase) in estimates of net ultimate losses

    48,500        (41,216     7,284        58,417               58,417   

Reduction in provisions for bad debt

                         527               527   

Reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities

    16,795               16,795        11,661               11,661   

Amortization of fair value adjustments

    (2,369            (2,369     (2,240            (2,240
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net reduction (increase) in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities

  $ 62,926      $ (41,216   $ 21,710      $ 68,365      $      $ 68,365   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in case and loss adjustment expense reserves, or LAE reserves, comprises the movement during the quarter in specific case reserve liabilities as a result of claims settlements or changes advised to us by our policyholders and attorneys, less changes in case reserves recoverable advised by us to our reinsurers as a result of the settlement or movement of assumed claims. Net change in incurred but not reported reserves, or IBNR reserves, represents the change in our actuarial estimates of losses incurred but not reported, less amounts recoverable.

The net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the three months ended June 30, 2013 of $21.7 million included losses incurred of $41.2 million related to premiums earned in the period by SeaBright. Excluding SeaBright’s incurred losses of $41.2 million, ultimate loss and loss adjustment expenses relating to prior periods were reduced by $62.9 million. This decrease was attributable to a reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $48.5 million and a reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities of $16.8 million, relating to 2013 run-off activity, partially offset by amortization of fair value adjustments over the estimated payout period relating to companies acquired amounting to $2.4 million.

Excluding the impact of losses incurred of $41.2 million relating to SeaBright, the reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $48.5 million was primarily due to:

 

  (i) our review of historic case reserves for which no updated advices had been received for a number of years. This review identified the redundancy of a number of advised case reserves with an estimated aggregate value of approximately $8.3 million;

 

  (ii) net favorable incurred loss development of $25.0 million (excluding the impact of redundant case reserves of $8.3 million) which included the settlement of net ceded case reserves of $26.2 million (excluding ceded IBNR recoverable) for net paid receipts of $74.3 million relating to the settlement of five commutations and policy buy-backs of assumed and ceded exposures including the commutation of one of our top ten ceded reinsurance balances recoverable; and

 

  (iii) a reduction in IBNR reserves of $20.2 million as a result of the application, on a basis consistent with the assumptions applied in the prior period, of our actuarial methodologies to revised historical loss development data to estimate loss reserves required to cover liabilities for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses relating to non-commuted exposures in one of our Bermuda-based reinsurance subsidiaries. The prior period estimate of aggregate net IBNR liabilities for this subsidiary was reduced as a result of the favorable trend of loss development during 2013 compared to prior forecasts.

 

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The net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the three months ended June 30, 2012 of $68.4 million was attributable to a reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $58.4 million, a reduction in provisions for bad debt of $0.5 million and a reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities of $11.7 million, relating to 2012 runoff activity, partially offset by the amortization of fair value adjustments over the estimated payout period relating to companies acquired amounting to $2.2 million.

The reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $58.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012, comprised of net favorable incurred loss development of $36.0 million and reductions in IBNR reserves of $22.4 million, primarily related to the completion of six commutations of assumed reinsurance liabilities, including one of our largest ten policyholder exposures as at January 1, 2012, and two commutations of ceded reinsurance recoverables, one of which was among our largest ten reinsurance balances recoverable as at January 1, 2012.

The reduction in provisions for bad debt of $0.5 million resulted from the collection of recoverables against which bad debt provisions had been provided for in earlier periods.

The table below provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. Losses incurred and paid are reflected net of reinsurance recoverables.

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  
               2013                          2012             
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Balance as at April 1 (1)

   $ 4,143,799      $ 4,126,536   

Less: total reinsurance reserves recoverable

     947,750        1,294,606   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     3,196,049        2,831,930   

Net reduction in ultimate losses and loss adjustment expense liabilities related to:

    

Current period

     41,216          

Prior periods

     (62,926     (68,365
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net reduction in ultimate losses and loss adjustment expense liabilities

     (21,710     (68,365
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net losses paid related to:

    

Current period

     (8,496       

Prior periods

     (40,884     (72,771
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net losses paid

     (49,380     (72,771
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate movement

     (9,411     (16,760

Assumed business

     36,718        58,721   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net balance as at June 30

     3,152,266        2,732,755   

Plus: total reinsurance reserves recoverable

     888,970        1,064,854   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as at June 30

   $ 4,041,236      $ 3,797,609   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

We have reclassified outstanding loss and loss adjustment expenses of $11.1 million and $12.1 million to policy benefits for life and annuity contracts as at April 1, 2013 and 2012, respectively, to conform to the current period presentation. These amounts are associated with Laguna Life Limited, or Laguna, which now forms part of our life and annuities segment that was established following the acquisition of the Pavonia companies.

Salaries and Benefits:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  
         2013              Variance             2012      
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $ 24,626       $ (356   $ 24,270   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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Salaries and benefits, which include expenses relating to our discretionary bonus and employee share plans, were $24.6 million and $24.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The principal changes in salaries and benefits were:

 

  (i) a decrease in the bonus accrual of approximately $3.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to 2012 (expenses relating to our bonus plan will be variable and are dependent on our overall profitability); offset by

 

  (ii) increased staff costs primarily associated with our acquisition of SeaBright.

General and Administrative Expenses:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  
         2013              Variance             2012      
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $ 15,470       $ (2,214   $ 13,256   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses increased by $2.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2013, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2012. The increase in expenses for 2013 related primarily to general and administrative expenses of $3.0 million incurred by SeaBright for the three months ended June 30, 2013, partially offset by a reduction in our legal fees of $0.8 million due primarily to decreased legal fees and settlement costs associated with due diligence projects. We expect general and administrative expenses to increase in 2013 over 2012 levels due primarily to the SeaBright acquisition.

Net Foreign Exchange Gains:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  
         2013              Variance              2012      
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $ 8,450       $ 7,883       $ 567   
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

We recorded net foreign exchange gains of $8.5 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The net foreign exchange gains for the three months ended June 30, 2013 arose primarily as a result of us holding surplus U.S. dollar assets in one of our subsidiaries whose functional currency is Australian dollars at a time when the Australian dollar depreciated sharply against the U.S. dollar. The Australian dollar to U.S. dollar exchange rate decreased from AU$1 = $1.0425 at March 31, 2013 to AU$1 = $0.9154 at June 30, 2013, a decrease of 12.2% for the quarter.

In addition to the net foreign exchange gains recorded in our consolidated statement of earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2013, we recorded in our condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income currency translation adjustment losses, net of noncontrolling interest, related to our non-life run-off segment of $12.5 million and $3.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the currency translation adjustments related primarily to our Australian-based subsidiaries. As the functional currency of these subsidiaries are Australian dollars, we record any U.S. dollar gains or losses on the translation of their net Australian dollar assets through accumulated other comprehensive income.

Income Tax Expense:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  
         2013              Variance              2012      
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $ 4,534       $ 7,371       $ 11,905   
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

We recorded income tax expense of $4.5 million and $11.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decrease in taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2013 was due

 

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predominantly to lower overall net earnings in our taxable subsidiaries as compared to those earned in the same period in 2012.

Noncontrolling Interest:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  
         2013              Variance             2012      
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $ 6,001       $ (5,872 )    $ 129   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

We recorded a noncontrolling interest in earnings of $6.0 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The increase in noncontrolling interest for the three months ended June 30, 2013 was due primarily to an increase in earnings for those companies where there exists a noncontrolling interest.

Life and Annuities Segment

On March 31, 2013, we acquired the Pavonia companies and, as a result, reevaluated our segment reporting. As part of that reevaluation, we have included the results of Laguna within the life and annuities segment for both the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

Net Premiums Earned

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  
         2013              2012      
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Term life insurance

   $ 9,044       $ 896   

Assumed life reinsurance

     6,678           

Credit life and disability

     17,521           

Other products

     1,137           
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 34,380       $ 896   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net premiums earned were $34.4 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Term life premiums consist primarily of monthly premium collections coupled with annual premiums earned as collected. The term life business consists of 10, 15, 20 and 30 year direct term business with approximately 90% of premiums to be earned over the next 20 years. The assumed life reinsurance premiums will continue to be earned until the year 2052; however, approximately 70% are expected to be earned within the next ten years. Credit life and disability premiums are fixed monthly premiums received on credit products that mostly consist of sub-prime mortgages in the U.S. and Canada; approximately 90% of these premiums are expected to be earned before the year 2023. Other products in our Pavonia companies primarily consist of employment and property insurance related to sub-prime mortgages.

For our life and annuities business, our strategy differs from our non-life run-off business, in particular because we are unable to shorten the duration of the liabilities in these businesses through either commutations or policy buy-backs. Instead, we will hold the policies associated with the life and annuities business to their natural maturity.

Net premiums earned in 2012 relate to the Laguna term life business.

Net Investment Income and Net Realized and Unrealized (Losses) Gains:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  
     Net Investment Income      Net Realized and Unrealized
(Losses) Gains
 
     2013      Variance      2012      2013      Variance      2012  
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $ 10,072       $ 9,841       $ 231       $ (10,681    $ (11,174 )     $ 493   
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

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Net investment income for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 was $10.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively. The increase was primarily due to the inclusion of the cash and fixed income securities associated with the acquisition of the Pavonia companies on March 31, 2013.

Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 were $(10.7) million and $0.5 million, respectively. The increase in net realized and unrealized losses of $11.2 million was due to the acquisition of the investments of the Pavonia companies and losses on those fixed income investments due primarily to increases in U.S. interest rates during the three month period ending June 30, 2013.

Our fixed maturity investments associated with our PPA business are primarily highly rated corporate bonds with which we attempt to match duration and cash flows to the liability profile for this business. As these fixed maturity investments are classified as held-to-maturity, we invest surplus cash flows from maturities into longer dated fixed maturities. As at June 30, 2013, the duration of our fixed maturity investment portfolio associated with our PPA business was shorter than the liabilities, as a significant amount of the liabilities extend beyond 30 years and it is difficult, due to limited investment options, to match duration and cash flows beyond that period.

Our fixed maturity investments associated with our non-PPA life business are primarily highly rated corporate bonds with which we attempt to match duration and cash flows to the liability profile for this business (the non-PPA business has a short duration liability profile). These fixed maturity investments are classified as trading, and therefore we may sell existing securities to buy higher yielding securities and funds in the future. As at June 30, 2013, the duration of our fixed maturity investment portfolio associated with our non-PPA life business was shorter than the liabilities, however, we have the discretion to change this in the future.

Life and Annuity Policy Benefits:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  
               2013                          2012             
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Periodic payment annuity benefits paid

   $ 12,695      $   

Reduction in periodic payment annuity benefit reserves

     (6,406       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in periodic payment annuity benefit reserves

     6,289          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net life claims benefits paid

     17,402          

Net change in life claims benefit reserves

     (631     896   

Commissions

     3,920          

Amortization of fair value adjustments

     2,502          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net ultimate change in life benefit reserves

     23,193        896   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 29,482      $ 896   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Life and annuity policy benefits were $29.5 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. PPA benefits paid were $12.7 million, which was an average of approximately $4.0 million per month, offset by a reduction in annuity benefit reserves of $6.4 million. Net ultimate change in life benefit reserves of $23.2 million was comprised of net life claims benefits paid and net change in life claims benefit reserves of $16.8 million, commissions of $3.9 million and amortization of fair value adjustments of $2.5 million.

Salaries and Benefits:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  
     2013      Variance     2012  
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $ 1,061         (952 )    $ 109   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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Salaries and benefits, which include expenses relating to our discretionary bonus and employee share plans, were $1.1 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The increase in costs was attributable to the 47 person increase in headcount associated with the acquisition of the Pavonia companies. As at June 30, 2013, the life and annuities segment had 51 employees based in our offices in the U.S. and Ireland.

General and Administrative Expenses:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  
     2013      Variance     2012  
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $ 4,532         (3,632 )    $ 900   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses were $4.5 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Included within general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2013 were $1.5 million related to legal and professional fees. The remainder of $3.0 million included costs associated with information technology costs, rent, bank charges and other expenses, of which approximately $1.0 million related to non-recurring transition costs.

 

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Results by Segment for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012

The following table sets forth our selected consolidated statement of earnings results by segment for the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     Non-Life Run-off     Life and Annuities     Total  
           2013                 2012                 2013                 2012                 2013                 2012        
     (expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

INCOME

            

Net premiums earned

   $ 72,136      $      $ 35,121      $ 1,870      $ 107,257      $ 1,870   

Consulting fees

     5,407        3,969                      5,407        3,969   

Net investment income

     34,871        40,928        10,344        409        45,215        41,337   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     13,040        26,189        (10,839     884        2,201        27,073   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     125,454        71,086        34,626        3,163        160,080        74,249   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

            

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities:

            

Losses incurred on current period premiums earned

     72,136                             72,136          

Reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses

     (53,562     (61,715                   (53,562     (61,715

Reduction in provisions for bad debt

            (2,782                          (2,782

Reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities

     (33,198     (24,513                   (33,198     (24,513

Amortization of fair value adjustments

     4,462        9,827                      4,462        9,827   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (10,162     (79,183                   (10,162     (79,183

Life and annuity policy benefits

                   30,223        1,870        30,223        1,870   

Salaries and benefits

     48,090        44,610        1,207        220        49,297        44,830   

General and administrative expenses

     31,704        27,915        6,244        1,099        37,948        29,014   

Interest expense

     5,051        4,173        475               5,526        4,173   

Net foreign exchange (gains) losses

     (3,514     1,705        193        (63     (3,321     1,642   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     71,169        (780     38,342        3,126        109,511        2,346   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EARNINGS (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     54,285        71,866        (3,716     37        50,569        71,903   

INCOME TAXES

     (12,358     (15,647     (28            (12,386     (15,647
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET EARNINGS (LOSS)

     41,927        56,219        (3,744     37        38,183        56,256   

Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest

     (7,027     (5,862                   (7,027     (5,862
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET EARNINGS (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO ENSTAR

            

GROUP LIMITED

   $ 34,900      $ 50,357      $ (3,744   $ 37      $ 31,156      $ 50,394   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012

Non-Life Run-off Segment

We reported consolidated net earnings, before net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest, of approximately $41.9 million and $56.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decrease in earnings of approximately $14.3 million was primarily attributable to the following:

 

  (i) a decrease in net realized and unrealized gains of $13.1 million due to an increase in net realized and unrealized losses on our fixed maturity investments classified as trading;

 

  (ii) a decrease in net investment income of $6.1 million; and

 

  (iii) an increase in general and administrative expenses of $3.8 million; partially offset by

 

  (iv) an increase in net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities of $3.1 million (excluding losses incurred relating to premiums earned by SeaBright in the period of $72.1 million);

 

  (v) a decrease in income tax expense of $3.3 million; and

 

  (vi) a net foreign exchange gain of $3.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013, which was a $5.2 million increase from the net foreign exchange loss for the same period in 2012.

Noncontrolling interest in earnings increased by $1.2 million to $7.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 as a result of higher earnings in those companies in which there are noncontrolling interests. Net earnings attributable to Enstar Group Limited decreased by $15.5 million from $50.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 to $34.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013.

Net Premiums Earned:

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
             2013                     Variance                       2012          
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Gross premiums written

   $ 16,542         $         —   

Ceded reinsurance premiums written

     (5,664          
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net premiums written

   $ 10,878      $ 10,878       $   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross premiums earned

   $ 79,549         $   

Ceded reinsurance premiums earned

     (7,413          
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net premiums earned

   $ 72,136      $ 72,136       $   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Premiums Written

Gross and net premiums written by SeaBright from the date of acquisition to June 30, 2013 totaled $16.5 million and $10.9 million, respectively. Now that SeaBright’s exit from the mandatory renewal process has been approved, we expect that SeaBright will no longer generate premiums written.

Premiums Earned

Our gross premiums earned totaled $79.5 million for the period from the date of acquisition to June 30, 2013. Ceded reinsurance premiums earned for the period from the date of the SeaBright acquisition to June 30, 2013 totaled $7.4 million. Accordingly, net premiums earned totaled $72.1 million for the period from the date of acquisition to June 30, 2013.

 

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Net Investment Income and Net Realized and Unrealized Gains:

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     Net Investment Income      Net Realized and Unrealized
Gains
 
     2013      Variance     2012      2013      Variance     2012  
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $ 34,871       $ (6,057   $ 40,928       $ 13,040       $ (13,149 )    $ 26,189   
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income for the six months ended June 30, 2013 decreased by $6.0 million to $34.9 million, as compared to $40.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The decrease was primarily a result of lower yields obtained on the cash and fixed income portfolios as securities with higher yields matured and were reinvested at lower yields during the six months ended June 30, 2013. This decrease was partially offset by net investment income attributable to higher cash and investments balances due to the SeaBright transaction which closed on February 7, 2013. The average cash and investments balances were 14% higher during the first six months of 2013 as compared to the same period in 2012.

Net realized and unrealized gains for the six months ended June 30, 2013 decreased by $13.2 million to $13.0 million, as compared to $26.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The decrease was primarily attributable to a combination of the following:

 

  (i) an increase of $43.5 million in net unrealized and realized losses (including $10.1 million related to SeaBright) on fixed income securities due primarily to increases in U.S. interest rates during the six months ended June 30, 2013; partially offset by

 

  (ii) an increase of $23.3 million in net unrealized and realized gains due to greater amounts invested in, and improved performance of, our private equity and other investment holdings; and

 

  (iii) an increase of $6.3 million in net unrealized and realized gains due to greater amounts invested in, and improved performance of, our equity portfolios.

The annualized investment return on cash and fixed maturities (inclusive of net realized and unrealized gains, but excluding net investment income and net realized and unrealized gains related to our other investments and equities) for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was (0.1)% as compared to the annualized investment return of 1.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The annualized investment return on our other investments and equities (inclusive of net realized and unrealized gains) for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was 16.0% as compared to the annualized investment return of 4.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

The average credit ratings of our fixed maturity investments for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 were A+ and AA-, respectively.

 

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Net Reduction in Ultimate Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Liabilities:

The following table shows the components of the movement in the net (increase) reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:

 

    Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2013     2012  
    Prior Periods     Current Period     Total     Prior Periods     Current Period     Total  
    (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Net losses paid

  $ (122,018   $ (13,423   $ (135,441   $ (135,481   $         —      $ (135,481

Net change in case and LAE reserves

    137,612        (15,379     122,233        169,944               169,944   

Net change in IBNR reserves

    37,968        (43,334     (5,366     27,252               27,252   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reduction (increase) in estimates of net ultimate losses

    53,562        (72,136     (18,574     61,715               61,715   

Reduction in provisions for bad debt

                         2,782               2,782   

Reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities

    33,198               33,198        24,513               24,513   

Amortization of fair value adjustments

    (4,462            (4,462     (9,827            (9,827
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net reduction (increase) in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities

  $ 82,298      $ (72,136   $ 10,162      $ 79,183      $      $ 79,183   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the six months ended June 30, 2013 of $10.2 million included incurred losses of $72.1 million related to premiums earned in the period by SeaBright. Excluding SeaBright’s incurred losses of $72.1 million, ultimate loss and loss adjustment expenses relating to prior periods were reduced by $82.3 million, which was attributable to a reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $53.6 million and a reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities of $33.2 million, relating to 2013 run-off activity, partially offset by amortization of fair value adjustments over the estimated payout period relating to companies acquired amounting to $4.5 million.

Excluding the impact of losses incurred of $72.1 million relating to SeaBright, the reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $53.6 million was primarily related to:

 

  (i) our quarterly review of historic case reserves for which no updated advices had been received for a number of years. This review identified the redundancy of a number of advised case reserves with an estimated aggregate value of approximately $16.6 million;

 

  (ii) net adverse incurred loss development of $1.0 million (excluding the impact of redundant case reserves of $16.6 million) which included the settlement of net ceded case reserves of $26.2 million (excluding ceded IBNR recoverable) for net paid receipts of $74.3 million relating to the settlement of five commutations and policy buy-backs of assumed and ceded exposures including the commutation of one of our top ten ceded reinsurance balances recoverable; and

 

  (iii) a reduction in IBNR reserves of $20.2 million as a result of the application, on a basis consistent with the assumptions applied in the prior period, of our actuarial methodologies to revised historical loss development data to estimate loss reserves required to cover liabilities for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses relating to non-commuted exposures in one of our Bermuda-based reinsurance subsidiaries. The prior period estimate of aggregate net IBNR liabilities for this subsidiary was reduced as a result of the favorable trend of loss development during 2013 compared to prior forecasts.

The net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the six months ended June 30, 2012 of $79.2 million was attributable to a reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $61.7 million, a reduction in provisions for bad debt of $2.8 million and a reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities of $24.5 million, relating to 2012 runoff activity, partially offset by the amortization of fair value adjustments over the estimated payout period relating to companies acquired amounting to $9.8 million.

 

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The reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $61.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012, comprised of net favorable incurred loss development of $34.4 million and reductions in IBNR reserves of $27.3 million, primarily related to the completion of six commutations of assumed reinsurance liabilities, including one of our largest ten policyholder exposures as at January 1, 2012, and two commutations of ceded reinsurance recoverables, one of which was amongst our largest ten reinsurance balances recoverable as at January 1, 2012.

The reduction in provisions for bad debt of $2.8 million resulted from the collection of recoverables against which bad debt provisions had been provided for in earlier periods.

The table below provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. Losses incurred and paid are reflected net of reinsurance recoverables.

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
               2013                          2012             
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Balance as at January 1 (1)

   $ 3,650,127      $ 4,272,081   

Less: total reinsurance reserves recoverable

     876,220        1,383,003   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     2,773,907        2,889,078   

Net reduction in ultimate losses and loss adjustment expense liabilities related to:

    

Current period

     72,136          

Prior periods

     (82,298     (79,183
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net reduction in ultimate losses and loss adjustment expense liabilities

     (10,162     (79,183
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net losses paid related to:

    

Current period

     (13,423       

Prior periods

     (122,018     (135,481
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net losses paid

     (135,441     (135,481
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate movement

     (35,362     (2,780

Acquired on purchase of subsidiaries

     479,982          

Assumed business

     79,342        61,121   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net balance as at June 30

     3,152,266        2,732,755   

Plus: total reinsurance reserves recoverable

     888,970        1,064,854   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as at June 30

   $ 4,041,236      $ 3,797,609   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

We have reclassified outstanding losses and loss adjustment expenses of $11.0 million and $10.8 million to policy benefits for life and annuity contracts as at January 1, 2013 and 2012, respectively, to conform to the current period presentation. These amounts are associated with Laguna which now forms part of our life and annuities segment that was established following the acquisition of the Pavonia companies.

Salaries and Benefits:

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
         2013              Variance             2012      
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $ 48,090       $ (3,480 )    $ 44,610   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Salaries and benefits, which include expenses relating to our discretionary bonus and employee share plans, were $48.1 million and $44.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

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The principal changes in salaries and benefits were:

 

  (i) increased staff costs primarily associated with our acquisition of SeaBright; partially offset by

 

  (ii) a decrease in the bonus accrual of approximately $3.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to 2012. Expenses relating to our bonus plan will be variable and are dependent on our overall profitability.

General and Administrative Expenses:

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
         2013              Variance             2012      
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $ 31,704       $ (3,789 )    $ 27,915   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses increased by $3.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2013, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2012. The $3.8 million increase was due principally to:

 

  (i) general and administrative expenses of $6.5 million incurred by SeaBright from the date of acquisition to June 30, 2013; and

 

  (ii) an increase in computer and related expenses of approximately $2.2 million due primarily to ongoing technology infrastructure projects; partially offset by

 

  (iii) a decrease in bank costs of $1.3 million primarily associated with the arrangement and agency fees paid in connection with establishing credit facilities in 2012; and

 

  (iv) a decrease in professional fees of approximately $2.9 million due primarily to decreased legal fees and settlement costs associated with due diligence projects and decreased other professional and consulting fees.

Interest Expense:

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
         2013              Variance             2012      
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $ 5,051       $ (878   $ 4,173   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Interest expense of $5.1 million and $4.2 million was recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The increase in interest expense was primarily attributable to the increase in the amounts of loans outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2012.

Net Foreign Exchange Gains (Losses):

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
         2013              Variance              2012      
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $ 3,514       $ 5,219       $ (1,705
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

We recorded net foreign exchange gains (losses) of $3.5 million and $(1.7) million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The net foreign exchange gains for the six months ended June 30, 2013 arose primarily as a result of us holding surplus U.S. dollar assets in one of our subsidiaries whose functional currency is Australian dollars at a time when the Australian dollar depreciated sharply against the U.S. dollar. The Australian dollar to U.S. dollar exchange rate decreased from AU$1 = $1.0382 at December 31, 2012 to AU$1 = $0.9154 at June 30, 2013, a decrease of 11.8% for the period. These gains were partially offset by net foreign exchange losses incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2013 arising as a result of holding surplus British pound and Euro assets at a time when the U.S. dollar was appreciating against these currencies.

In addition to the net foreign exchange gains recorded in our consolidated statement of earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2013, we recorded in our condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income

 

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currency translation adjustment losses, net of noncontrolling interest, related to our non-life run-off segment of $13.7 million and $1.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the currency translation adjustments related primarily to our Australian-based and Ireland-based subsidiaries. As the functional currency of these subsidiaries is Australian dollars and Euros, respectively, we record any U.S. dollar gains or losses on the translation of their net Australian dollar or Euro assets through accumulated other comprehensive income.

Income Tax Expense:

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
         2013              Variance              2012      
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $ 12,358       $ 3,289       $ 15,647   
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

We recorded income tax expense of $12.4 million and $15.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decrease in taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was due largely to lower overall net earnings in our taxable subsidiaries as compared to those earned in the same period in 2012 and from tax benefits arising on reductions in our uncertain tax positions.

Noncontrolling Interest:

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
         2013              Variance             2012      
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $ 7,027       $ (1,165   $ 5,862   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

We recorded a noncontrolling interest in earnings of $7.0 million and $5.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The increase in noncontrolling interest for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was due primarily to an increase in earnings for those companies where there exists a noncontrolling interest.

Life and Annuities Segment

Primarily because we acquired the Pavonia companies on March 31, 2013, results of operations for our life and annuities segment for the six month period ended June 30, 2013 were substantially the same as those for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013, which are described above.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our capital management strategy is to preserve sufficient capital to enable us to make future acquisitions while maintaining a conservative investment strategy. As we are a holding company and have no substantial operations of our own, our assets consist primarily of investments in subsidiaries. The potential sources of the cash flows to Enstar as a holding company consist of dividends, advances and loans from our subsidiary companies. Most of those subsidiaries are regulated entities, and restrictions on their ability to pay dividends and make other distributions may apply.

At June 30, 2013, we had total cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents and investments of $6.23 billion, compared to $4.31 billion at December 31, 2012. The increase of $1.92 billion was primarily a result of the completion of the SeaBright and Pavonia acquisitions. Our cash and cash equivalents portfolio is comprised mainly of cash, high-grade fixed deposits, commercial paper with maturities of less than three months and money market funds. We expect our total cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents and investments to increase once the acquisitions of Atrium, Arden and Torus are completed.

Reinsurance Recoverables — Non-life Run-off

As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had total non-life run-off reinsurance balances recoverable of $1.14 billion and $1.12 billion, respectively. The increase of $14.0 million in total non-life run-off

 

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reinsurance balances recoverable was primarily a result of the completion of acquisitions in the period partially offset by commutations and cash collections made during the six months ended June 30, 2013. At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the provision for uncollectible reinsurance recoverable relating to total non-life run-off reinsurance balances recoverable was $338.3 million and $343.9 million, respectively. To estimate the provision for uncollectible reinsurance balances recoverable, the balances are first allocated to applicable reinsurers. This determination is based on a detailed process, although management judgment is involved. As part of this process, ceded incurred but not reported (“IBNR”) reserves are allocated by reinsurer. The ratio of the provision for uncollectible reinsurance balances recoverable to total reinsurance balances recoverable (excluding provision for uncollectible reinsurance recoverable) as of June 30, 2013 decreased to 22.9% as compared to 23.4% as of December 31, 2012, primarily as a result of reinsurance balances recoverable of companies acquired during the period against which there were minimal provisions for uncollectible reinsurance balances recoverable.

Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our consolidated cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  

Total cash (used in) provided by:

             2013                          2012             
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Operating activities

   $ (11,423   $ (186,555

Investing activities

     (254,889     146,903   

Financing activities

     225,260        (142,096

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     3,059        4,157   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

   $ (37,993   $ (177,591
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See “Item 1. Financial Statements – Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Month Periods Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012” for further information.

Operating

Net cash used in our operating activities for the six month period ended June 30, 2013 was $11.4 million compared to $186.6 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2012. This $175.2 million decrease in cash used in our operating activities was due primarily to the following:

 

  (i) an increase of $317.1 million in the sales and maturities of trading securities between 2013 and 2012; and

 

  (ii) an increase in the net changes in assets and liabilities of $73.9 million between 2013 and 2012; partially offset by

 

  (iii) an increase of $207.9 million in the purchases of trading securities between 2013 and 2012.

Investing

Investing cash flows consist primarily of cash acquired net of acquisitions along with net proceeds on the sale and maturities of available-for-sale securities and other investments. Net cash used in investing activities was $254.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $146.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. This $401.8 million decrease in investing cash flows was due primarily to the following:

 

  (i) the use of $284.0 million in net cash for the acquisitions of Pavonia and SeaBright during the six months ended June 30, 2013;

 

  (ii) a decrease of $23.5 million in the sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities between 2013 and 2012; and

 

  (iii) an increase of $196.9 million in restricted cash and cash equivalents between 2013 and 2012; partially offset by

 

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  (iv) a decrease of $101.7 million in the funding of other investments between 2013 and 2012.

Financing

Net cash provided by financing activities was $225.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to net cash used of $142.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2012. This $367.4 million increase in cash provided by financing activities was primarily attributable to the following:

 

  (i) an increase of $227.0 million in cash received attributable to bank loans during the six months ended June 30, 2013 primarily in connection with our acquisition funding requirements;

 

  (ii) a decrease of $115.9 million in cash used to repay bank loans between 2013 and 2012; and

 

  (iii) a decrease of $24.5 million in dividends and distributions of capital to noncontrolling interest between 2013 and 2012.

Investments

The table below shows the aggregate amounts of our investments carried at fair value as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

 

     June 30, 2013     December 31, 2012  
         Fair Value          % of Total
     Fair Value    
        Fair Value          % of Total
     Fair Value    
 
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

U.S. government and agency

   $ 434,582         10.0   $ 366,863         10.9

Non-U.S. government

     470,202         10.9     389,578         11.6

Corporate

     2,232,089         51.6     1,715,870         51.2

Municipal

     83,435         1.9     20,446         0.6

Residential mortgaged-backed

     167,670         3.9     120,092         3.6

Commercial mortgage-backed

     143,288         3.3     131,329         3.9

Asset-backed

     180,667         4.2     79,264         2.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fixed maturities

     3,711,933         85.8     2,823,442         84.2

Other investments

     468,412         10.8     414,845         12.4

Equities-U.S.

     110,212         2.6     92,406         2.7

Equities-International

     36,015         0.8     22,182         0.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 4,326,572         100.0   $ 3,352,875         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

The table below shows the aggregate fair values of our investments classified as held-to-maturity as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

 

     June 30, 2013     December 31, 2012  
         Fair Value          % of Total
    Fair Value    
        Fair Value          % of Total
    Fair Value    
 
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

U.S. government and agency

   $ 18,578         2.2   $ —           —  

Non-U.S. government

     20,882         2.5     —           —  

Corporate

     788,109         94.2     —           —  

Residential mortgaged-backed

     262         0.1     —           —  

Asset-backed

     8,234         1.0     —           —  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 836,065         100.0   $ —           —  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

As at June 30, 2013, we held investments on our balance sheet totaling $5.21 billion, compared to $3.35 billion at December 31, 2012, with net unrealized appreciation included in accumulated comprehensive income

 

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of $4.1 million compared to $5.7 million at December 31, 2012. As at June 30, 2013, we had approximately $1.3 billion of restricted assets compared to approximately $1.0 billion at December 31, 2012.

We strive to structure our investments in a manner that recognizes our liquidity needs for future liabilities. In that regard, we attempt to correlate the maturity and duration of our investment portfolio to our general liability profile. If our liquidity needs or general liability profile unexpectedly change, we may adjust the structure of our investment portfolio to meet new business needs.

For our non-life run-off segment, our strategy of commuting our liabilities has the potential to accelerate the natural payout of losses. Therefore, we maintain a relatively short-duration investment portfolio in order to provide liquidity for commutation opportunities and avoid having to liquidate longer dated investments. Accordingly, the majority of our investment portfolio consists of highly rated fixed maturities, including U.S. government and agency investments, highly rated sovereign and supranational investments, high-grade corporate investments, and mortgage-backed and asset-backed investments. We allocate a portion of our investment portfolio to other investments, including private equity funds, fixed income funds, fixed income hedge funds, an equity fund and a real estate debt fund. At June 30, 2013, these other investments totaled $468.4 million, or 9.0%, of our total balance sheet investments (December 31, 2012: $414.8 million or 12.4%). The trend of increased allocation in absolute terms to our other investments is likely to continue in the future based on continued funding of our existing outstanding investment commitments along with future acquisitions.

For our life and annuities segment, we do not commute our policy benefits for life and annuity contracts liabilities and, as a result, we maintain a longer duration investment portfolio that attempts to match the cash flows and duration of our liability profile. Accordingly, the majority of this portfolio consists of highly rated fixed maturity investments, primarily corporate bonds.

Our fixed maturity investments associated with our PPA business are primarily highly rated corporate bonds with which we attempt to match duration and cash flows to the liability profile for this business. As these fixed maturity investments are classified as held-to-maturity, we invest surplus cash flows from maturities into longer dated fixed maturities. As at June 30, 2013, the duration of our fixed maturity investment portfolio associated with our PPA business was shorter than the liabilities, as a significant amount of the liabilities extend beyond 30 years and it is difficult, due to limited investment options, to match duration and cash flows beyond that period.

Our fixed maturity investments associated with our non-PPA life business are primarily highly rated corporate bonds with which we attempt to match duration and cash flows to the liability profile for this business (the non-PPA life business has a short-duration liability profile). These fixed maturity investments are classified as trading, and therefore we may sell existing securities to buy higher yielding securities and funds in the future. As at June 30, 2013, the duration of our fixed maturity investment portfolio associated with our non-PPA life business was shorter than the liabilities, however, we have the discretion to change this in the future.

Fixed Maturity Investments

Our investment guidelines govern the types of investments we make, including with respect to credit quality ratings.

 

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The maturity distribution for our fixed maturity investments held as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was as follows:

 

     June 30, 2013     December 31, 2012  
         Fair Value          % of Total
    Fair Value    
        Fair Value          % of Total
    Fair Value    
 
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Due in one year or less

   $ 865,613         19.0   $ 1,032,614         36.6

Due after one year through five years

     1,875,980         41.3     1,342,257         47.5

Due after five years through ten years

     296,204         6.5     99,957         3.5

Due after ten years

     1,010,080         22.2     17,929         0.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fixed maturities

     4,047,877         89.0     2,492,757         88.2

Residential mortgage-backed

     167,932         3.7     120,092         4.3

Commercial mortgage-backed

     143,288         3.3     131,329         4.7

Asset-backed

     188,901         4.0     79,264         2.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4,547,998         100.0   $ 2,823,442         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

As at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, our fixed maturity investments and short-term investment portfolio had an average credit quality rating of A+ and AA-, respectively. At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, our fixed maturity investments rated BBB or lower comprised 10.9% and 11.3% of our total investment portfolio, respectively.

At June 30, 2013, we had $411.8 million of short-term investments (December 31, 2012: $319.1 million). Short-term investments are managed as part of our investment portfolio and have a maturity of one year or less when purchased. Short-term investments are carried at fair value.

 

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The following tables summarize the composition of the amortized cost and fair value of our fixed maturity investments, short-term investments and other investments carried at fair value at the date indicated by ratings as assigned by major rating agencies.

 

At June 30, 2013

  Amortized
Cost
    Fair Value     % of Total
Investments
    AAA
Rated
    AA Rated     A Rated     BBB
Rated
    Non-Investment
Grade
    Not
Rated
 
    (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Fixed maturity and short-term investments

                 

U.S. government & agency

  $ 435,006      $ 434,582        10.0   $     $ 417,587      $ 16,995      $     $     $  

Non-U.S. government

    470,219        470,202        10.9     223,771        161,860        83,890        681               

Corporate

    2,248,353        2,232,089        51.6     113,024        528,082        1,110,536        435,032        27,116        18,309   

Municipal

    83,528        83,435        1.9     12,204        57,659        13,572                     

Residential mortgage-backed

    170,090        167,670        3.9     5,704        147,204        5,849        7,417        1,496         

Commercial mortgage-backed

    143,804        143,288        3.3     44,259        35,261        29,117        27,874        6,777         

Asset-backed

    181,376        180,667        4.2     132,428        35,971        11,289        979               
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed maturity and short-term investments

  $ 3,732,376        3,711,933        85.8     531,390        1,383,624        1,271,238        471,983        35,389        18,309   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          14.3     37.3     34.2     12.7     1.0     0.5

Equities

                 

U.S.

      110,212        2.5                                   110,212   

International

      36,015        0.9                                   36,015   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equities

      146,227        3.4                                   146,227   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          0     0     0     0     0     100.0

Other investments

                 

Private equity funds

      150,932        3.5                                   150,932   

Fixed income funds

      156,625        3.6                                   156,625   

Fixed income hedge funds

      62,039        1.4                                   62,039   

Equity fund

      62,473        1.5                                   62,473   

Real estate debt fund

      31,928        0.7                                   31,928   

Other

      4,415        0.1                                   4,415   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other investments

      468,412        10.8                                   468,412   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          0     0     0     0     0     100.0

Total investments

    $ 4,326,572        100.0   $ 531,390      $ 1,383,624      $ 1,271,238      $ 471,983      $ 35,389      $ 632,948   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          12.3     32.0     29.4     10.9     0.8     14.6

 

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At December 31, 2012

  Amortized
Cost
    Fair Value     % of Total
Investments
    AAA
Rated
    AA Rated     A Rated     BBB
Rated
    Non-Investment
Grade
    Not
Rated
 
    (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Fixed maturity and short-term investments

                 

U.S. government & agency

  $ 362,288      $ 366,863        10.9   $     $ 366,863      $     $     $     $  

Non-U.S. government

    380,401        389,578        11.6     244,366        103,515        39,051        2,646               

Corporate

    1,694,652        1,715,870        51.2     140,708        434,903        803,663        301,787        27,409        7,400   

Municipal

    19,743        20,446        0.6           14,470        5,837        139               

Residential mortgage-backed

    119,538        120,092        3.6     17,218        81,253        2,858        16,940        1,823         

Commercial mortgage-backed

    130,841        131,329        3.9     62,597        9,828        29,884        21,406        7,614         

Asset-backed

    78,644        79,264        2.4     64,237        8,177        5,070        174        1,606         
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed maturity and short-term investments

  $ 2,786,107        2,823,442        84.2     529,126        1,019,009          886,363        343,092        38,452        7,400   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          18.7     36.1     31.4     12.2     1.4     0.2

Equities

                 

U.S.

      92,406        2.8                                   92,406   

International

      22,182        0.6                                   22,182   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equities

      114,588        3.4                                   114,588   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          0     0     0     0     0     100.0

Other investments

                 

Private equity funds

      127,696        3.8                                   127,696   

Fixed income funds

      156,235        4.7                                   156,235   

Fixed income hedge funds

      53,933        1.6                                   53,933   

Equity fund

      55,881        1.7                                   55,881   

Real estate debt fund

      16,179        0.5                                   16,179   

Other

      4,921        0.1                                   4,921   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other investments

      414,845        12.4                                   414,845   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          0     0     0     0     0     100.0

Total investments

    $ 3,352,875        100.0   $ 529,126      $ 1,019,009      $ 886,363      $ 343,092      $ 38,452      $ 536,833   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          15.8     30.4     26.5     10.2     1.1     16.0

The following table summarizes the composition of the amortized cost and fair value of our held-to-maturity fixed maturity and short-term investments as at June 30, 2013 by ratings as assigned by major rating agencies (as at December 31, 2012, we had no investments classified as held-to-maturity).

 

At June 30, 2013

   Amortized
Cost
     Fair Value      % of Total
Investments
    AAA
Rated
    AA Rated     A Rated     BBB
Rated
    Non-Investment
Grade
    Not
Rated
 
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Fixed maturity and short-term investments

                    

U.S. government & agency

   $ 19,835       $ 18,578         2.2   $      $ 18,578      $      $      $      $   

Non-U.S. government

     21,854         20,882         2.5            20,882                     

Corporate

     833,376         788,109         94.2     46,011        206,806        471,057        58,430        530        5,275   

Residental mortgage-backed

     261         262         0.1            262                               

Asset-backed

     8,234         8,234         1.0     8,234                                      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed maturity and short-term investments

   $ 883,560       $ 836,065         100.0   $ 54,245      $ 246,528      $ 471,057      $ 58,430      $ 530      $ 5,275   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             6.5     29.5     56.3     7.0     0.1     0.6

 

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Eurozone Exposure

At June 30, 2013, we did not own any investments in fixed maturity securities (which includes bonds that are classified as cash and cash equivalents) or fixed income funds issued by the sovereign governments of Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece or Spain. Our fixed maturity investments and fixed income funds exposures to Eurozone Governments (which includes regional and municipal governments including guaranteed agencies) by rating are highlighted in the following table:

 

     Rating         
     AAA      AA      A      Not
rated
     Total  
            (in thousands of U.S. dollars)         

Germany

   $ 36,966       $ 13,525       $      $      $ 50,491   

Supranationals

     12,726         861                       13,587   

Netherlands

     22,329         7,366         771                30,466   

France

            29,981                       29,981   

Belgium

            2,797                       2,797   

Finland

     460                              460   

Austria

            904                       904   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     72,481         55,434         771                128,686   

Euro Region Government Bond Funds

                          12,170         12,170   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 72,481       $ 55,434       $ 771       $ 12,170       $ 140,856   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Our fixed maturity investments exposure to Eurozone Governments (which includes regional and municipal governments including guaranteed agencies) by maturity date are highlighted in the following table. Our fixed income fund holdings have daily liquidity and are not included in the maturity table below.

 

     Maturity Date         
     3 months
or less
     3 to 6
months
     6 months
to 1 year
     1 to 2
years
     more than
2 years
     Total  
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Germany

   $ 749       $ 611       $ 7,646       $ 5,866       $ 35,619       $ 50,491   

Supranationals

     7,206         763                2,689         2,929         13,587   

Netherlands

     772         7,096         2,014         10,987         9,597         30,466   

France

     3,005         7,606         6,593         7,489         5,288         29,981   

Belgium

                                 2,797         2,797   

Finland

                          460                460   

Austria

                                 904         904   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 11,732       $ 16,076       $ 16,253       $ 27,491       $ 57,134       $ 128,686   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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At June 30, 2013, we owned investments in corporate securities (which includes bonds that are classified as cash and cash equivalents) where the ultimate parent company of the issuer was located within the Eurozone. This includes investments that were issued by subsidiaries whose location was outside of the Eurozone. Our exposures by country and listed by rating, sector and maturity date are highlighted in the following tables:

 

     Rating         
     AAA      AA      A      BBB      BB and
below
     Total  
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Germany

   $ 303       $ 1,410       $ 41,132       $      $      $ 42,845   

Belgium

                   33,663                       33,663   

Netherlands

     3,360         40,247         39,165         33,740                116,512   

France

     20,269         8,762         31,111         3,043         10,408         73,593   

Spain

                          14,958                14,958   

Italy

                   7,610         28,785                36,395   

Austria

     398                                     398   

Finland

                   2,000                       2,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 24,330       $ 50,419       $ 154,681       $ 80,526       $ 10,408       $ 320,364   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Sector         
     Financial      Industrial      Utility      Energy      Telecom      Other      Total  
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)         

Germany

   $ 3,797       $ 29,570       $      $      $      $ 9,478       $ 42,845   

Belgium

                                        33,663         33,663   

Netherlands

     73,600         9,790         2,048         18,955         6,030         6,089         116,512   

France

     46,727         7,765         8,980                7,003         3,118         73,593   

Spain

                   9,761                5,197                14,958   

Italy

     503                2,497         7,610         25,785                36,395   

Austria

     398                                            398   

Finland

     2,000                                            2,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 127,025       $ 47,125       $ 23,286       $ 26,565       $ 41,015       $ 52,348       $ 320,364   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Maturity Date         
     3 months
or less
     3 to 6
months
     6 months
to 1 year
     1 to 2
years
     more
than 2
years
     Total  
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Germany

   $ 2,500       $ 5,482       $ 1,683       $ 6,265       $ 26,915       $ 42,845   

Belgium

                   406         1,592         31,665         33,663   

Netherlands

     15,582         10,144         8,026         31,520         51,240         116,512   

France

     6,844                19,088         13,008         34,653         73,593   

Spain

                   7,864         1,744         5,350         14,958   

Italy

            13,365         12,420                10,610         36,395   

Austria

                    398                       398   

Finland

     2,000                                     2,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 26,926       $ 28,991       $ 49,885       $ 54,129       $ 160,433       $ 320,364   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fixed maturity investments issued by companies in the United Kingdom and Switzerland are not included in the tables above. None of the fixed maturity investments we owned at June 30, 2013 were considered impaired and we do not expect to incur any significant losses on those investments.

 

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Long-Term Debt

Our long-term debt at June 30, 2013 consisted of loan facilities used to partially finance certain of our acquisitions and significant new business transactions, our revolving credit facility, or the EGL Revolving Credit Facility, which can be used for permitted acquisitions and for general corporate purposes, and surplus notes acquired in connection with the SeaBright acquisition. We draw down on the loan facilities at the time of an acquisition or significant new business transaction, although in some circumstances we have made additional draw-downs to refinance existing debt of the acquired company.

On February 5, 2013, we fully drew down the $111.0 million available under a four-year term loan facility provided by National Australia Bank and Barclays Bank PLC, or the SeaBright Facility, in connection with the acquisition of SeaBright. In addition, on February 5, 2013 and March 26, 2013, we borrowed $56.0 million and $60.0 million, respectively, under the EGL Revolving Credit Facility.

Total amounts of loans payable outstanding, including accrued interest, as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, totaled $347.9 million and $107.4 million, respectively.

As of June 30, 2013, all of the covenants relating to our three outstanding credit facilities (the SeaBright Facility, the term facility related to our 2011 acquisition of Clarendon National Insurance Company, or the Clarendon Facility, and the EGL Revolving Credit Facility) were met.

Refer to Item 7 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 for a description of these credit facilities.

Amendment and Restatement of EGL Revolving Credit Facility

On July 8, 2013, we, and certain of our subsidiaries, as borrowers, as well as certain of our subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into an amendment and restatement of our existing Revolving Credit Facility Agreement with National Australia Bank Limited, or NAB, and Barclays Bank PLC, or Barclays, as mandated lead arrangers, NAB, Barclays and Royal Bank of Canada, as original lenders, and NAB as agent, or the Restated Credit Agreement. The Restated Credit Agreement provides for a five-year revolving credit facility (expiring in July 2018) pursuant to which we are permitted to borrow up to an aggregate of $375.0 million, or the Amended EGL Revolving Credit Facility, which is available to fund permitted acquisitions and for general corporate purposes. The existing Revolving Credit Facility Agreement had provided for a three-year $250.0 million facility that was set to terminate in June 2014. Our ability to draw on the Credit Facility is subject to customary conditions.

The Amended EGL Revolving Credit Facility is secured by a first priority lien on the stock of certain of our subsidiaries and certain bank accounts held with Barclays in our name and into which amounts received in respect of any capital release from certain of our subsidiaries are required to be paid. Interest is payable at the end of each interest period chosen by us or, at the latest, each six months. The interest rate is LIBOR plus 2.75%, plus an incremental amount tied to certain regulatory costs, if any, that may be incurred by the lenders. Any unused portion of the Amended EGL Revolving Credit Facility will be subject to a commitment fee of 1.10%. The Amended EGL Revolving Credit Facility imposes various financial and business covenants on us, the guarantors and certain other material subsidiaries, including limitations on mergers and consolidations, acquisitions, indebtedness and guarantees, restrictions as to dispositions of stock and assets, restrictions on dividends and limitations on liens.

During the existence of any event of default (as specified in the Restated Credit Agreement), the agent may cancel the commitments of the lenders, declare all or a portion of outstanding amounts immediately due and payable, declare all or a portion of outstanding amounts payable upon demand or proceed against the security. During the existence of any payment default, the interest rate would be increased by 1.0%. The Amended EGL Revolving Credit Facility terminates and all amounts borrowed must be repaid on the fifth anniversary of the date of the Restated Credit Agreement.

SeaBright Surplus Notes

On May 26, 2004, SeaBright issued, in a private placement, $12.0 million in subordinated floating rate Surplus Notes due in 2034. The note holder is ICONS, Ltd., with Wilmington Trust Company acting as Trustee.

 

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Interest, paid quarterly in arrears, is calculated at the beginning of the interest payment period using the three-month LIBOR plus 400 basis points. The quarterly interest rate cannot exceed the initial interest rate by more than 10% per year, cannot exceed the corporate base (prime) rate by more than 2% and cannot exceed the highest rate permitted by New York law. The rate or amount of interest required to be paid in any quarter is also subject to limitations imposed by the Illinois Insurance Code. Interest amounts not paid as a result of these limitations become “Excess Interest,” which SeaBright may be required to pay in the future, subject to the same limitations and all other provisions of the Surplus Notes Indenture. Excess Interest has not applied during the periods the notes have been outstanding. The interest rate in effect as at June 30, 2013 was 4.3%.

Interest and principal may be paid only upon the prior approval of the Illinois Department of Insurance. In the event of default, as defined, or failure to pay interest due to lack of Illinois Department of Insurance approval, SeaBright would be prohibited from paying dividends on its capital stock. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, the principal and accrued interest would become immediately due and payable.

The notes are redeemable prior to 2034 by SeaBright, in whole or in part, on any interest payment date. We have received approval from the Illinois Department of Insurance to redeem the notes in whole, and have notified both the trustee and note holder that we will redeem the note on August 24, 2013, the next interest payment date.

Interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and the period from February 7, 2013 (the date of acquisition of SeaBright) to June 30, 2013 was $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively.

Clarendon Facility

On July 31, 2013, we repaid $27.5 million of the outstanding principal on our Clarendon Facility reducing the outstanding principal to $79.0 million.

Aggregate Contractual Obligations

We have updated the amounts and categories of our contractual obligations previously provided on page 98 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 to reflect changes in gross reserves, operating lease obligations, investment commitments and loan repayments during the six months ended June 30, 2013, as well as the assumption of policy benefits for life and annuity contracts as a result of the acquisition of the Pavonia companies.

 

     Payments Due by Period  
     Total      Less than
1 year
     1 -3 years      3 - 5 years      More than
5 years
 
            (in millions of U.S. dollars)         

Operating Activities

              

Estimated gross reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses (1)

   $ 4,298.6       $ 804.0       $ 1,414.3       $ 748.0       $ 1,332.3   

Policy benefits for life and annuity contracts (2)

     2,622.9         86.5         156.2         141.6         2,238.6   

Operating lease obligations

     21.2         3.6         16.0         1.6          

Investing Activities

              

Investment commitments

     103.8         47.1         56.6         0.1           

Financing Activities

              

Loan repayments (including interest payments)

     347.9         148.9         199.0                 

Acquisition funding (3)

     226.8         226.8                           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 7,621.2       $ 1,316.9       $ 1,842.1       $ 891.3       $ 3,570.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

The reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses represent management’s estimate of the ultimate cost of settling losses. The estimation of losses is based on various complex and subjective judgments. Actual losses paid may differ, perhaps significantly, from the reserve estimates reflected in our financial statements. Similarly, the timing of payment of our estimated losses is not fixed and there may be significant changes in actual payment activity. The assumptions used in estimating the likely payments due by period are based on our historical claims payment experience and industry payment patterns, but due to

 

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  the inherent uncertainty in the process of estimating the timing of such payments, there is a risk that the amounts paid in any such period can be significantly different from the amounts disclosed above.

The amounts in the above table represent our estimates of known liabilities as of June 30, 2013 and do not take into account corresponding reinsurance recoverable amounts that would be due to us. Furthermore, reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2013 are computed on a fair value basis, whereas the expected payments by period in the table above are the estimated payments at a future time and do not reflect the fair value adjustment in the amount payable.

 

(2) Policy benefits for life and annuity contracts recorded in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as at June 30, 2013 of $1,293.3 million are computed on a discounted basis, whereas the expected payments by period in the table above are the estimated payments at a future time and do not reflect a discount of the amount payable.

 

(3) The acquisition funding does not include the amount associated with the expected future issuance by us of approximately 1,901,000 voting ordinary shares and 711,000 Series B convertible non-voting preference shares in relation to the acquisition of Torus.

Commitments and Contingencies

We have entered into definitive agreements with respect to: (i) the Torus amalgamation, which is expected to close by the end of 2013; (ii) the acquisitions of Atrium and Arden, which are expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2013; (iii) the Investors Agreements of Bayshore and Northshore and the corresponding equity commitment letters of Trident in respect of the Torus amalgamation and acquisitions of Atrium and Arden; and (iv) the Reciprocal of America loss portfolio transfer, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2013. The Torus amalgamation, Trident and Atrium and Arden agreements are described above in “—Acquisitions”, the Reciprocal of America agreement is described above in “—Significant New Business”, and the Revolving Credit Facility is described above in “—Long-term Debt”.

Refer also to Item 1, “Legal Proceedings” in Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for information regarding our litigation matters.

There have been no other material changes in our commitments or contingencies since December 31, 2012. Refer to Item 7 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 for more information.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our critical accounting policies are discussed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. As a result of the SeaBright and Pavonia acquisitions, we have adopted certain new critical accounting policies during the six months ended June 30, 2013, which are described below.

Premium Revenue Recognition

Non-life Run-off

Our non-life run-off premiums written are earned on a pro-rata basis over the coverage period. Our reinsurance premiums are recorded at the inception of the policy, unless policy language stipulates otherwise, and are estimated based upon information in underlying contracts and information provided by clients and/or brokers. A change in reinsurance premium estimates is made when additional information regarding changes in underlying exposures is obtained. Such changes in estimates are expected and may result in significant adjustments in future periods. We record any adjustments as premiums written in the period they are determined.

With respect to retrospectively rated contracts (where additional premium would be due should losses exceed pre-determined, contractual thresholds), any additional premiums are based upon contractual terms and management judgment is involved in estimating the amount of losses that we expect to be ceded. Additional premiums would be recognized at the time loss thresholds specified in the contract are exceeded and are earned

 

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over the coverage period, or are earned immediately if the period of risk coverage has passed. Changes in estimates of losses recorded on contracts with additional premium features would result in changes in additional premiums recognized.

Life and Annuities

We generally recognize premiums from term life insurance, credit life and disability insurance and assumed life reinsurance as revenue when due from policyholders. Term life insurance, assumed life reinsurance and credit life and disability insurance policies include those contracts with fixed and guaranteed premiums and benefits. We match benefits and expenses with revenue to result in the recognition of profit over the life of the contracts.

Life and Annuity Benefits

We estimate our life and annuity benefit and claim reserves on a present value basis using standard actuarial techniques and cash flow models. We establish and maintain our life and annuity reserves at a level that we estimate will, when taken together with future premium payments and investment income expected to be earned on associated premiums, be sufficient to support all future cash flow benefit obligations and third party servicing obligations as they become payable.

Since the development of the life and annuity reserves is based upon cash flow projection models, we must make estimates and assumptions based on experience and industry mortality tables, longevity and morbidity rates, lapse rates, expenses and investment experience, including a provision for adverse deviation. The assumptions used to determine policy benefit reserves were adjusted at the time we acquired the Pavonia companies. These assumptions are locked-in throughout the life of the contract unless there is material adverse change.

We review these assumptions no less than annually. The review process involves analyzing assumptions and determining whether actual and anticipated experience indicates that existing policy reserves, together with the present value of future gross premiums, are sufficient to cover the present value of future benefits, settlement and maintenance costs and to recover unamortized acquisition costs. If management’s review indicates that reserves should be greater than those currently held, then the locked-in assumptions would be revised and a charge for life and annuity benefits would be recognized at that time.

Because of the many assumptions and estimates used in establishing reserves and the long-term nature of the contracts, the reserving process, while based on actuarial techniques, is inherently uncertain.

Investments

Short-term Investments and Fixed Maturity Investments

Short-term investments comprise investments with a maturity greater than three months but less than one year from the date of purchase. Fixed maturity investments comprise investments with a maturity of one year and greater from the date of purchase. We classify our short-term investments and fixed maturity investments as trading, held-to-maturity, or available-for-sale depending on the nature of the investments and our intent and abilities with respect thereto.

Short-term investments and fixed maturities classified as trading are carried at fair value, with realized and unrealized holding gains and losses included in net earnings and reported as net realized and unrealized gains and losses. Investment purchases and sales are recorded on a trade-date basis, and realized gains and losses on the sale of investments are based upon specific identification of the cost of investments.

Short-term investments and fixed maturity investments classified as held-to-maturity securities, which are securities that we have the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity, are carried at amortized cost. We adjust the cost of short-term investments and fixed maturities for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts.

Fixed maturity investments classified as available-for-sale and held-to-maturity are carried at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from net earnings and reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments classified as

 

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available-for-sale are recognized in the consolidated statements of earnings. Amortization of premium or accretion of discount is recognized using the effective yield method and included in net investment income. For mortgage-backed and asset-backed investments, and any other holdings for which there is a prepayment risk, we evaluate and revise prepayment assumptions retrospectively on a regular basis, which is a process that involves significant management judgment.

Fixed maturity investments are subject to fluctuations in fair value due to changes in interest rates, changes in issuer-specific circumstances such as credit rating and changes in industry-specific circumstances such as movements in credit spreads based on the market’s perception of industry risks. As a result of these potential fluctuations, it is possible to have significant unrealized gains or losses on a security. At maturity, absent any credit loss, fixed maturity investments’ amortized costs will equal their fair values and no realized gain or loss will be recognized in income. If, due to an unforeseen change in loss payment patterns, we need to sell any available-for-sale or trading investments before maturity, we could realize significant gains or losses in any period, which could result in a meaningful effect on reported net earnings for such period.

We perform regular reviews of our available-for-sale and held-to-maturity fixed maturities portfolios and utilize a process that considers numerous indicators in order to identify investments that are showing signs of potential other-than-temporary impairment losses. These indicators include the length of time and extent of the unrealized loss, any specific adverse conditions, historic and implied volatility of the security, failure of the issuer of the security to make scheduled interest payments, significant rating changes and recoveries or additional declines in fair value subsequent to the balance sheet date. The consideration of these indicators and the estimation of credit losses involve significant management judgment.

Any other-than-temporary impairment loss, or OTTI, related to a credit loss would be recognized in earnings, and the amount of the OTTI related to other factors (e.g. interest rates, market conditions, etc.) is recorded as a component of other comprehensive income. If no credit loss exists but either we have the intent to sell the fixed maturity investment or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the fixed maturity investment before its anticipated recovery, then the entire unrealized loss is recognized in earnings.

Off-Balance Sheet and Special Purpose Entity Arrangements

At June 30, 2013, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined by Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This quarterly report contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, with respect to our financial condition, results of operations, business strategies, operating efficiencies, competitive positions, growth opportunities, plans and objectives of our management, as well as the markets for our ordinary shares and the insurance and reinsurance sectors in general. Statements that include words such as “estimate,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “seek,” “may” and similar statements of a future or forward-looking nature identify forward-looking statements for purposes of the federal securities laws or otherwise. All forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates or expectations, and not statements of historical fact, reflecting the best judgment of our management and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. These forward looking statements should, therefore, be considered in light of various important factors, including those set forth in this quarterly report.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward looking statements include:

 

   

risks associated with implementing our business strategies and initiatives;

 

   

risks that we may require additional capital in the future, which may not be available or may be available only on unfavorable terms;

 

   

the adequacy of our loss reserves and the need to adjust such reserves as claims develop over time;

 

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risks relating to the availability and collectability of our reinsurance;

 

   

changes and uncertainty in economic conditions, including interest rates, inflation, currency exchange rates, equity markets and credit conditions, which could affect our investment portfolio, our ability to finance future acquisitions and our profitability;

 

   

losses due to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;

 

   

increased competitive pressures, including the consolidation and increased globalization of reinsurance providers;

 

   

emerging claim and coverage issues;

 

   

lengthy and unpredictable litigation affecting assessment of losses and/or coverage issues;

 

   

continued availability of exit and finality opportunities provided by solvent schemes of arrangement;

 

   

loss of key personnel;

 

   

the ability of our subsidiaries to distribute funds to us;

 

   

changes in our plans, strategies, objectives, expectations or intentions, which may happen at any time at management’s discretion;

 

   

operational risks, including system or human failures and external hazards;

 

   

the risk that ongoing or future industry regulatory developments will disrupt our business, or mandate changes in industry practices in ways that increase our costs, decrease our revenues or require us to alter aspects of the way we do business;

 

   

risks relating to our acquisitions, including our ability to successfully price acquisitions, evaluate opportunities, address operational challenges and support our planned growth;

 

   

risks relating to our ability to obtain regulatory approvals, including the timing, terms and conditions of any such approvals, and to satisfy other closing conditions in connection with our acquisition agreements, which could affect our ability to complete acquisitions;

 

   

risks relating to our life and annuities business, including mortality and morbidity rates, lapse rates, the performance of assets to support the insured liabilities, and the risk of catastrophic events;

 

   

risks relating to the active, or “live,” underwriting businesses we have agreed to acquire, including unpredictability and severity of catastrophic events, failure of risk management and loss limitation methods, the risk of a ratings downgrade, cyclicality of demand and pricing in the insurance and reinsurance markets;

 

   

our ability to implement our strategies relating to the active underwriting market;

 

   

risks relating to our ability to structure our investments in a manner that recognizes our liquidity needs;

 

   

tax, regulatory or legal restrictions or limitations applicable to us or the insurance and reinsurance business generally;

 

   

changes in tax laws or regulations applicable to us or our subsidiaries, or the risk that we or one of our non-U.S. subsidiaries become subject to significant, or significantly increased, income taxes in the United States or elsewhere;

 

   

changes in Bermuda law or regulation or the political stability of Bermuda; and

 

   

changes in accounting policies or practices.

The factors listed above should be not construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements and Risk Factors that are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, and Part II — Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as in the other materials filed and to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward looking statement, whether to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto, or as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

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Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

Our balance sheets include a substantial amount of assets and, to a lesser extent, liabilities, whose fair values are subject to market risks, which represent the potential for an economic loss due to adverse changes in the fair value of a financial instrument. Our primary market risks are interest rate risk, credit risk, equity price risk, and foreign currency exchange rate risk. The following provides an analysis of the potential effects that these market risk exposures (other than foreign currency exchange rate risk, which is discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012) could have on our future earnings. This analysis is based on estimated changes. Actual results could differ significantly from amounts stated below, and our analysis should not be construed as our prediction for future market events.

Interest Rate Risk

We have updated the amounts of our interest rate movement analysis previously provided on page 100 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 to reflect the changes in the amount of short-term and fixed maturity investments we hold as at June 30, 2013. Our short-term and fixed maturity investments classified as trading and available-for-sale are exposed to interest rate risk, as any changes in interest rates have a direct effect on the market values of these investments. As interest rates rise, the market values fall, and the converse is also true.

Our fixed maturity and short-term investments supporting our PPA business have been classified as held-to-maturity and, as a result, are not exposed to interest rate risk. However, they are exposed to credit risk as a result of investment rating downgrades or issuer defaults.

We have estimated the effect that an immediate parallel shift in the U.S. interest rate yield curve would have on our short-term and fixed maturity investments classified as trading and available-for-sale at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The results of this analysis are summarized in the table below.

Interest Rate Movement Analysis on Market Value

of Fixed Maturity and Short-term Investments Classified as Trading and Available-for-Sale

 

     Interest Rate Shift in Basis Points  

At June 30, 2013

   -100     -50     0     +50     +100  
     (in millions of U.S. dollars)  

Total Market Value

   $ 4,796      $ 4,771      $ 4,736      $ 4,697      $ 4,659   

Market Value Change from Base

     1.26     0.73     0     (0.82 )%      (1.63 )% 

Change in Unrealized Value

   $ 60      $ 35      $ 0      $ (39   $ (77

At December 31, 2012

   -100     -50     0     +50     +100  

Total Market Value

   $ 3,794      $ 3,791      $ 3,778      $ 3,760      $ 3,741   

Market Value Change from Base

     0.4     0.3     0     (0.4 )%      (0.9 )% 

Change in Unrealized Value

   $ 16      $ 13      $ 0      $ (18   $ (37

Credit Risk

As a holder of fixed maturity investments and mutual funds, we also have exposure to credit risk as a result of investment ratings downgrades or issuer defaults. In an effort to mitigate this risk, our investment portfolio consists primarily of investment grade-rated, liquid, fixed maturity investments of short-to-medium duration and mutual funds. At June 30, 2013, approximately 48.7% of our fixed maturity investments and short-term investment portfolio was rated AA or higher by a major rating agency (December 31, 2012: 46.2%) with 13.0% (December 31, 2012: 11.4%) rated BBB or lower. The portfolio as a whole had an average credit quality rating of A+ (December 31, 2012: AA-). In addition, we manage our portfolio pursuant to guidelines that follow what we believe are prudent standards of diversification. The guidelines limit the allowable holdings of a single issue and issuers and, as a result, we do not believe we have significant concentrations of credit risk.

 

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We also have exposure to credit risk as it relates to our reinsurance balances recoverable. Our acquired reinsurance subsidiaries, prior to acquisition, used retrocessional agreements to reduce their exposure to the risk of insurance and reinsurance assumed. Our reinsurance subsidiaries remain liable to the extent that retrocessionaires do not meet their obligations under these agreements and, therefore, we evaluate and monitor concentration of credit risk among our reinsurers.

As at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, reinsurance balances recoverable with a carrying value of $252.4 million and $144.1 million, respectively, were associated with two and one reinsurers, respectively, which represented 10% or more of total reinsurance balances recoverable. Of the $252.4 million and $144.1 million recoverable from reinsurers as at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, $93.0 million and $121.6 million, respectively, is secured by a trust fund held for the benefit of our insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries. As at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the two and one reinsurers, respectively, had a minimum credit rating of A+, as provided by a major rating agency.

Equity Price Risk

Our portfolio of equity investments, including the equity fund included in other investments (collectively, “equities at risk”), has exposure to equity price risk, which is the risk of potential loss in fair value resulting from adverse changes in stock prices. Our global equity portfolio is correlated with a blend of the S&P 500 and MSCI World indices and changes in this blend of indices would approximate the impact on our portfolio. The fair value of our equities at risk at June 30, 2013 was $208.7 million (December 31 2012: $170.5 million). At June 30, 2013 the impact of a 10% decline in the overall market prices of our equities at risk would be $20.9 million (December 31, 2012: $17.0 million), on a pre-tax basis.

There have been no other material changes in our market risk exposures since December 31, 2012. For more information refer to “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” included in Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management performed an evaluation, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of June 30, 2013. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, we and our management recognize that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. During the three months ended June 30, 2013, we became aware of a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting; namely, that we did not maintain effective controls over the identification of securities to be classified as either available-for-sale, held-to-maturity or trading at the date of a business combination involving a life insurance business. This material weakness resulted in amending and restating our unaudited consolidated balance sheet and related financial information as of March 31, 2013 and the filing of an Amended Report on Form 10-Q/A for the first quarter.

Our management, with the oversight of our audit committee, has designed and implemented enhanced controls relating to evaluation and classification of securities acquired in a business combination. Specifically, we now require the classification of investment portfolios acquired to be included in the purchase accounting documentation that is reviewed by our Chief Financial Officer, which management believes has addressed the material weakness. However, solely because these enhanced controls have not yet been tested, our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of June 30, 2013. Notwithstanding the identified material weakness, management believes the financial statements included in this Quarterly Report fairly present in all material respects our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows at and for the period presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

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Changes in Internal Controls

Our management has performed an evaluation, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended June 30, 2013. Based on that evaluation, management noted that: (i) enhanced controls had been implemented relating to the evaluation and classification of securities acquired in a business combination (as described above) and (ii) new controls had been adopted related to the operation of our new life insurance business, following our March 31, 2013 acquisition of the Pavonia companies. There were no other changes made in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended June 30, 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In connection with our acquisition of SeaBright, two purported class action lawsuits were filed against SeaBright Holdings, Inc. (“SeaBright”), the members of its board of directors, our merger subsidiary (AML Acquisition, Corp.) and, in one of the cases, us. The first suit was filed September 13, 2012 in the Superior Court of the State of Washington and the second suit was filed September 20, 2012 in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware. The lawsuits alleged, among other things, that SeaBright’s directors breached their fiduciary duties when negotiating, approving and seeking stockholder approval of the Merger, and that SeaBright and we or our merger subsidiary aided and abetted the alleged breaches of fiduciary duties. We believed these suits were without merit; nevertheless, in order to avoid the potential cost and distraction of continued litigation and to eliminate any risk of delay to the closing of the Merger, we, SeaBright and the SeaBright director defendants agreed to settle the two lawsuits, without admitting any liability or wrongdoing. The settlement required SeaBright to make supplemental information available to its stockholders through a filing of a Current Report on Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The settlement did not change the amount of the merger consideration that we paid to SeaBright’s stockholders in any way, nor did it alter any deal terms. On July 19, 2013, the Superior Court of the State of Washington entered an order approving the settlement. This order will become final and unappealable on August 19, 2013. Once the Washington order becomes final and unappealable, the parties will request that the Delaware action also be dismissed.

We are, from time to time, involved in various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, including litigation regarding claims. We do not believe that the resolution of any currently pending legal proceedings, either individually or taken as a whole, will have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Nevertheless, we cannot assure you that lawsuits, arbitrations or other litigation will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. We anticipate that, similar to the rest of the insurance and reinsurance industry, we will continue to be subject to litigation and arbitration proceedings in the ordinary course of business, including litigation generally related to the scope of coverage with respect to asbestos and environmental claims. There can be no assurance that any such future litigation will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

We believe that the risk factors identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K have not materially changed, except as set forth below.

Our pending acquisitions of Atrium/Arden and Torus will represent our strategic expansion into the “live” underwriting business, which will be a new line of business for us and which will present certain different risks and uncertainties than those of our existing run-off businesses. The new risks and uncertainties described below, as well as others we may encounter, could cause a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

On June 5, 2013, we entered into definitive agreements with Arden Holdings Limited under which we will acquire Atrium and Arden. Atrium is an underwriting business at Lloyd’s of London, which manages Syndicate 609 and provides approximately one quarter of the syndicate’s capital. On July 8, 2013, we entered into the Amalgamation Agreement to acquire Torus, a global specialty insurer and holding company of six wholly-owned insurance vehicles, including one Lloyd’s syndicate.

These acquisitions represent a further evolution of our business, which to date has been limited to the acquisition and management of insurance and reinsurance and portfolios of business in run-off and providing management, consultancy and other services to the insurance and reinsurance industry. Underwriting is inherently a matter of judgment, involving important assumptions about matters that are unpredictable and beyond our control, and for which historical experience and probability analysis may not provide sufficient guidance.

 

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Once we acquire Atrium, Arden, and Torus, we will face risks and uncertainties in addition to those inherent in our core run-off business, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

   

Exposure to claims arising out of unpredictable natural and man-made catastrophic events (including hurricanes, windstorms, tsunamis, severe weather, earthquakes, floods, fires, explosions, acts of terrorism, war or political unrest) and changing climate conditions, which could adversely affect our earnings and financial condition and cause substantial volatility in our results of operations for any fiscal quarter or year;

 

   

Failure of our risk management and loss limitation methods to adequately manage our exposure to losses;

 

   

The risk of financial strength ratings downgrades at Torus, which would likely negatively impact our competitive position in the industry, severely limit or prevent us from writing new insurance and reinsurance contracts, permit certain ceding companies to cancel reinsurance contracts we have issued, and inhibit our ability to implement our business strategies successfully;

 

   

The intense competition for business in this industry, including from major global insurance and reinsurance companies and underwriting syndicates with greater experience and resources than us, or as a result of industry consolidation;

 

   

Dependence on a limited number of brokers, managing general agents and other third parties to support our business, both in terms of the volume of business we will rely on them to place and the credit risk we will assume from them;

 

   

The cyclical nature of the insurance and reinsurance business, which could negatively impact premium rates and policy terms and could cause our results of operations to fluctuate significantly from period to period;

 

   

Increased regulation that we will be subject to as a result of the active underwriting part of our business, as well as our presence in a number of new jurisdictions; and

 

   

Our ability to integrate these new businesses and support the resulting significant growth of our Company (which will add approximately 750 new employees and a number of new offices worldwide), including by maintaining operating procedures and internal controls to effectively manage the businesses and meet our regulatory and reporting requirements.

Any of these risks, and other risks and uncertainties that we may not now be aware of but may nonetheless encounter, could result in underperformance of the acquired businesses compared to our expectations, and could also have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

A few significant shareholders may influence or control the direction of our business. If the ownership of our ordinary shares continues to be highly concentrated, it may limit your ability and the ability of other shareholders to influence significant corporate decisions.

The interests of Messrs. Silvester, O’Shea and Packer, Trident V, L.P. and its affiliates, or Trident, Beck Mack & Oliver LLC, or Beck Mack, and Goldman, Sachs & Co. and its affiliates, or Goldman Sachs, may not be fully aligned with your interests, and this may lead to a strategy that is not in your best interest. As of June 30, 2013, Messrs. Silvester, O’Shea and Packer, Trident, Beck Mack and Goldman Sachs beneficially owned approximately 11.2%, 2.6%, 2.4%, 9.7%, 8.5% and 4.8%, respectively, of our outstanding Voting Ordinary Shares. In connection with the Amalgamation Agreement to acquire Torus, we will issue Voting Ordinary Shares to First Reserve and Corsair at the closing of the Amalgamation constituting 9.5% and 2.5%, respectively, of our outstanding Voting Ordinary Shares. First Reserve will also receive Non-Voting Preferred Shares and the right to designate one representative to our Board of Directors.

Although they do not act as a group, Trident, First Reserve, Beck Mack, Goldman Sachs, Corsair and each of Messrs. Silvester, O’Shea and Packer may exercise significant influence over matters requiring shareholder approval, and their concentrated holdings may delay or deter possible changes in control of Enstar, which may reduce the market price of our ordinary shares.

 

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The market value of our Voting Ordinary Shares may decline if large numbers of shares are sold, including pursuant to existing registration rights.

We have a registration rights agreement with Mr. Silvester, Trident and certain other of our shareholders. This agreement provides that Mr. Silvester and Trident may request that we effect a registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (or the Securities Act) of certain of their Voting Ordinary Shares. We have also entered into a registration rights agreement with affiliates of Goldman, Sachs & Co. in connection with our private placement in 2011, which provides that these investors may make two requests that we effect a registration under the Securities Act of the Voting Ordinary Shares and non-voting ordinary shares issued to them in the private placement. In connection with the Amalgamation Agreement to acquire Torus, we will enter into a registration rights agreement with First Reserve and Corsair at the closing of the Amalgamation. The agreement will require us to file a resale shelf registration statement for their Registrable Securities within 20 business days after the closing, and will provide that, at any time after the six month anniversary of the closing, First Reserve may make three requests that we effect a registration under the Securities Act of the Voting Ordinary Shares (including any Voting Ordinary Shares into which First Reserve’s Non-Voting Preferred Shares may convert) and that Corsair may make one such request.

All of these investors also have (or, in the case of First Reserve and Corsair, will have) “piggyback” registration rights with respect to our registration of Voting Ordinary Shares for our own account or for the account of one or more of our shareholders. As of June 30, 2013, an aggregate of approximately 2.6 million Voting Ordinary Shares held by Mr. Silvester and Trident and 665,529 Voting Ordinary Shares and 2,725,637 non-voting ordinary shares held by affiliates of Goldman, Sachs & Co. are subject to these agreements. Following the closing of the Amalgamation, an aggregate of approximately 1,901,000 Voting Ordinary Shares held by First Reserve and Corsair and approximately 711,000 Non-Voting Preferred Shares held by First Reserve will be subject to their registration rights agreement.

By exercising their registration rights, these holders could cause a large number of ordinary shares to be registered and generally become freely tradable without restrictions under the Securities Act immediately upon the effectiveness of the registration. Our ordinary shares have in the past been, and may from time to time continue to be, thinly traded, and significant sales, pursuant to the existing registration rights or otherwise, could adversely affect the market price for our ordinary shares and impair our ability to raise capital through offerings of our equity securities.

 

Item 6. EXHIBITS

The information required by this item is set forth on the exhibit index that follows the signature page of this report.

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on August 9, 2013.

 

    ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED
    By:  

/s/ Richard J. Harris

      Richard J. Harris
      Chief Financial Officer, Authorized Signatory and Principal Accounting and Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

No.

 

Description

  2.1*¿   Share Purchase Agreement dated June 5, 2013 by and among Arden Holdings Limited, Alopuc Limited and Kenmare Holdings Ltd. for the sale and purchase of the entire issued share capital of Atrium Underwriting Group Limited.
  2.2*¿   Share Purchase Agreement dated June 5, 2013 by and among Arden Holdings Limited, Northshore Holdings Limited and Kenmare Holdings Ltd. for the sale and purchase of the entire issued share capital of Arden Reinsurance Company Limited.
  2.3*¿   Agreement and Plan of Amalgamation, dated July 8, 2013, by and among Enstar Group Limited, Veranda Holdings Ltd., Hudson Securityholders Representative LLC, and Torus Insurance Holdings Limited.
  3.1   Memorandum of Association of Enstar Group Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 10-K/A filed on May 5, 2011).
  3.2   Third Amended and Restated Bye-Laws of Enstar Group Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1(b) of the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on August 5, 2011).
  3.3   Certificate of Designations for the Series A Convertible Participating Non-Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on April 21, 2011).
  3.4   Certificate of Designations for the Series B Convertible Participating Non-Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on July 9, 2013).
10.1*   Restatement Agreement for Revolving Credit Facility Agreement, dated July 8, 2013, among Enstar Group Limited and certain of its Subsidiaries, National Australia Bank Limited and Barclays Corporate as Mandated Lead Arrangers, and National Australia Bank Limited as Agent and Security Agent.
10.2*   Northshore Investors Agreement, dated July 3, 2013, by and among Kenmare Holdings Ltd. and Trident V, L.P., Trident V Parallel Fund, L.P. and Trident V Professionals Fund, L.P.
10.3*   Subscription Letter Agreement, dated July 3, 2013, from Kenmare Holdings Ltd. to Northshore Holdings Limited.
10.4*   Subscription Letter Agreement, dated July 3, 2013, from Trident V, L.P., Trident V Parallel Fund, L.P. and Trident V Professionals Fund, L.P. to Northshore Holdings Limited.
10.5*   Bayshore Investors Agreement, dated July 8, 2013, by and among Enstar Group Limited, Kenmare Holdings Ltd., and Trident V, L.P., Trident V Parallel Fund, L.P. and Trident V Professionals Fund, L.P.
10.6*   Subscription Letter Agreement, dated July 8, 2013, from Kenmare Holdings Ltd. to Bayshore Holdings Limited.
10.7*   Subscription Letter Agreement, dated July 8, 2013, from Trident V, L.P., Trident V Parallel Fund, L.P. and Trident V Professionals Fund, L.P. to Bayshore Holdings Limited.
15.1*   KPMG Audit Limited Letter Regarding Unaudited Interim Financial Information.
31.1*   Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*   Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1**   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2**   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101**   Interactive Data Files.

 

* Filed herewith
** Furnished herewith
¿ certain of the schedules and similar attachments are not filed but Enstar Group Limited undertakes to furnish a copy of the schedules or similar attachments to the SEC upon request

 

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