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Global Indemnity Group, LLC - Quarter Report: 2020 June (Form 10-Q)

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2020

OR

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

For the Transition Period from                to               

001-34809

Commission File Number

 

GLOBAL INDEMNITY LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Cayman Islands

98-1304287

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

27 HOSPITAL ROAD

GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN

KY1-9008

Cayman Islands

(Address of principal executive office including zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (345) 949-0100

 

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 No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that registrant was required to submit such files.).  Yes No

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

 

Large accelerated filer

;

 

Accelerated filer

;

 

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

;

 

Smaller reporting company

;

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

A Ordinary Shares

GBLI

NASDAQ Global Select Market

7.75% Subordinated Notes due 2045

GBLIZ

NASDAQ Global Select Market

7.875% Subordinated Notes due 2047

GBLIL

NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

As of July 28, 2020, the registrant had outstanding 10,213,436 A Ordinary Shares and 4,133,366 B Ordinary Shares.

 

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements:

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2019

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations
Quarters and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Quarters and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
Quarters and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

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

 

49

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

70

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

70

 

 

 

 

 

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

71

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

 

71

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

71

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

71

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

 

Mine Safety Disclosures

 

71

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.

 

Other Information

 

71

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 

72

 

 

 

 

 

Signature

 

73

 

 

2


PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

GLOBAL INDEMNITY LIMITED

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

June 30, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost: $1,236,356 and $1,231,568; net of allowance of: 2020 - $0)

 

$

1,280,116

 

 

$

1,253,159

 

Equity securities, at fair value

 

 

220,184

 

 

 

263,104

 

Other invested assets

 

 

35,463

 

 

 

47,279

 

Total investments

 

 

1,535,763

 

 

 

1,563,542

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

76,393

 

 

 

44,271

 

Premiums receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $2,931 at June 30, 2020

 

 

125,300

 

 

 

118,035

 

Reinsurance receivables, net of allowance for credit losses of $8,992 at June 30, 2020

 

 

91,089

 

 

 

83,938

 

Funds held by ceding insurers

 

 

47,820

 

 

 

48,580

 

Federal income taxes receivable

 

 

5,511

 

 

 

10,989

 

Deferred federal income taxes

 

 

33,967

 

 

 

31,077

 

Deferred acquisition costs

 

 

70,119

 

 

 

70,677

 

Intangible assets

 

 

21,227

 

 

 

21,491

 

Goodwill

 

 

6,521

 

 

 

6,521

 

Prepaid reinsurance premiums

 

 

15,854

 

 

 

16,716

 

Receivable for securities sold

 

 

21,252

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

62,332

 

 

 

60,048

 

Total assets

 

$

2,113,148

 

 

$

2,075,885

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

$

651,073

 

 

$

630,181

 

Unearned premiums

 

 

314,061

 

 

 

314,861

 

Ceded balances payable

 

 

23,660

 

 

 

20,404

 

Payable for securities purchased

 

 

 

 

 

850

 

Contingent commissions

 

 

8,676

 

 

 

11,928

 

Debt

 

 

297,730

 

 

 

296,640

 

Other liabilities

 

 

82,754

 

 

 

74,212

 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,377,954

 

 

 

1,349,076

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 900,000,000 ordinary shares authorized; A ordinary shares issued: 10,333,540 and 10,282,277 respectively; A ordinary shares outstanding: 10,213,436 and 10,167,056, respectively; B ordinary shares issued and outstanding: 4,133,366 and 4,133,366, respectively

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

445,173

 

 

 

442,403

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes

 

 

37,693

 

 

 

17,609

 

Retained earnings

 

 

256,442

 

 

 

270,768

 

A ordinary shares in treasury, at cost: 120,104 and 115,221 shares, respectively

 

 

(4,116

)

 

 

(3,973

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

735,194

 

 

 

726,809

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

2,113,148

 

 

$

2,075,885

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

3


GLOBAL INDEMNITY LIMITED

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except shares and per share data)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross written premiums

 

$

164,549

 

 

$

179,321

 

 

$

320,273

 

 

$

321,522

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net written premiums

 

$

147,264

 

 

$

159,069

 

 

$

286,376

 

 

$

282,485

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earned premiums

 

$

141,847

 

 

$

128,201

 

 

$

286,315

 

 

$

250,290

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

 

(2,359

)

 

 

13,826

 

 

 

7,770

 

 

 

21,045

 

Net realized investment gains (losses):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other than temporary impairment losses on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,897

)

Other net realized investment gains (losses)

 

 

38,507

 

 

 

3,590

 

 

 

(29,655

)

 

 

15,877

 

Total net realized investment gains (losses)

 

 

38,507

 

 

 

3,590

 

 

 

(29,655

)

 

 

13,980

 

Other income

 

 

766

 

 

 

522

 

 

 

931

 

 

 

1,010

 

Total revenues

 

 

178,761

 

 

 

146,139

 

 

 

265,361

 

 

 

286,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Losses and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

 

67,297

 

 

 

70,075

 

 

 

144,944

 

 

 

128,396

 

Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses

 

 

53,578

 

 

 

50,534

 

 

 

109,990

 

 

 

100,277

 

Corporate and other operating expenses

 

 

8,618

 

 

 

4,639

 

 

 

12,841

 

 

 

7,844

 

Interest expense

 

 

4,712

 

 

 

5,042

 

 

 

9,577

 

 

 

10,065

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

44,556

 

 

 

15,849

 

 

 

(11,991

)

 

 

39,743

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

7,005

 

 

 

1,186

 

 

 

(4,964

)

 

 

5,480

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

37,551

 

 

$

14,663

 

 

$

(7,027

)

 

$

34,263

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per share data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

2.63

 

 

$

1.03

 

 

$

(0.49

)

 

$

2.42

 

Diluted

 

$

2.61

 

 

$

1.02

 

 

$

(0.49

)

 

$

2.39

 

Weighted-average number of shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

14,275,500

 

 

 

14,187,276

 

 

 

14,262,525

 

 

 

14,170,689

 

Diluted

 

 

14,389,400

 

 

 

14,331,286

 

 

 

14,262,525

 

 

 

14,324,614

 

Cash dividends declared per share

 

$

0.25

 

 

$

0.25

 

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

0.50

 

 

(1)

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, weighted average shares outstanding – basic was used to calculate diluted earnings per share due to a net loss for the period.

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

4


GLOBAL INDEMNITY LIMITED

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(In thousands)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

37,551

 

 

$

14,663

 

 

$

(7,027

)

 

$

34,263

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gain

 

 

33,229

 

 

 

18,677

 

 

 

31,196

 

 

 

39,462

 

Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2

)

Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income (loss)

 

 

(9,388

)

 

 

(3,740

)

 

 

(11,101

)

 

 

(1,818

)

Unrealized foreign currency translation gain (loss)

 

 

1,292

 

 

 

(63

)

 

 

(11

)

 

 

131

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

25,133

 

 

 

14,873

 

 

 

20,084

 

 

 

37,773

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income, net of tax

 

$

62,684

 

 

$

29,536

 

 

$

13,057

 

 

$

72,036

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

5


GLOBAL INDEMNITY LIMITED

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

(In thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Number of A ordinary shares issued:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number at beginning of period

 

 

10,305,404

 

 

 

10,223,976

 

 

 

10,282,277

 

 

 

10,171,954

 

Ordinary shares issued / (forfeited) under share incentive plans

 

 

(346

)

 

 

 

 

 

(346

)

 

 

36,180

 

Ordinary shares issued to directors

 

 

28,482

 

 

 

15,544

 

 

 

51,609

 

 

 

31,386

 

Number at end of period

 

 

10,333,540

 

 

 

10,239,520

 

 

 

10,333,540

 

 

 

10,239,520

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of B ordinary shares issued:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number at beginning and end of period

 

 

4,133,366

 

 

 

4,133,366

 

 

 

4,133,366

 

 

 

4,133,366

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Par value of A ordinary shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number at beginning and end of period

 

$

1

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Par value of B ordinary shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning and end of period

 

$

1

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

443,641

 

 

$

438,783

 

 

$

442,403

 

 

$

438,182

 

Share compensation plans

 

 

1,532

 

 

 

924

 

 

 

2,770

 

 

 

1,525

 

Balance at end of period

 

$

445,173

 

 

$

439,707

 

 

$

445,173

 

 

$

439,707

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of deferred income tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

12,560

 

 

$

1,669

 

 

$

17,609

 

 

$

(21,231

)

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in unrealized holding gains

 

 

23,841

 

 

 

14,937

 

 

 

20,095

 

 

 

37,644

 

Change in other than temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2

)

Unrealized foreign currency translation gains  (losses)

 

 

1,292

 

 

 

(63

)

 

 

(11

)

 

 

131

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

25,133

 

 

 

14,873

 

 

 

20,084

 

 

 

37,773

 

Balance at end of period

 

$

37,693

 

 

$

16,542

 

 

$

37,693

 

 

$

16,542

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retained earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

222,549

 

 

$

231,176

 

 

$

270,768

 

 

$

215,132

 

Cumulative effect adjustment resulting from adoption of new accounting guidance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5

)

Net income (loss)

 

 

37,551

 

 

 

14,663

 

 

 

(7,027

)

 

 

34,263

 

Dividends to shareholders ($0.25 per share per quarter in 2020 and 2019)

 

 

(3,658

)

 

 

(3,605

)

 

 

(7,299

)

 

 

(7,156

)

Balance at end of period

 

$

256,442

 

 

$

242,234

 

 

$

256,442

 

 

$

242,234

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of treasury shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number at beginning of period

 

 

119,945

 

 

 

110,449

 

 

 

115,221

 

 

 

76,642

 

A ordinary shares purchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,724

 

 

 

27,028

 

Retirement of shares

 

 

159

 

 

 

 

 

 

159

 

 

 

6,779

 

Number at end of period

 

 

120,104

 

 

 

110,449

 

 

 

120,104

 

 

 

110,449

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treasury shares, at cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

(4,116

)

 

$

(3,975

)

 

$

(3,973

)

 

$

(3,026

)

A ordinary shares purchased, at cost

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

(143

)

 

 

(947

)

Balance at end of period

 

$

(4,116

)

 

$

(3,973

)

 

$

(4,116

)

 

$

(3,973

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

$

735,194

 

 

$

694,512

 

 

$

735,194

 

 

$

694,512

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

6


GLOBAL INDEMNITY LIMITED

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(7,027

)

 

$

34,263

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization and depreciation

 

 

3,463

 

 

 

3,527

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

 

132

 

 

 

132

 

Restricted stock and stock option expense

 

 

2,769

 

 

 

1,525

 

Deferred federal income taxes

 

 

(4,964

)

 

 

5,498

 

Amortization of bond premium and discount, net

 

 

2,941

 

 

 

2,291

 

Net realized investment (gains) loss

 

 

29,655

 

 

 

(13,980

)

Equity in the earnings of equity method limited liability investments

 

 

11,489

 

 

 

431

 

Changes in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premiums receivable, net

 

 

(7,265

)

 

 

(32,970

)

Reinsurance receivables, net

 

 

(7,151

)

 

 

48,020

 

Funds held by ceding insurers

 

 

749

 

 

 

7,749

 

Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

 

20,892

 

 

 

(71,258

)

Unearned premiums

 

 

(800

)

 

 

30,846

 

Ceded balances payable

 

 

3,256

 

 

 

2,465

 

Other assets and liabilities, net

 

 

625

 

 

 

(12,852

)

Contingent commissions

 

 

(3,252

)

 

 

(2,533

)

Federal income tax receivable/payable

 

 

5,478

 

 

 

(268

)

Deferred acquisition costs, net

 

 

558

 

 

 

(7,371

)

Prepaid reinsurance premiums

 

 

862

 

 

 

1,350

 

Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities

 

 

52,410

 

 

 

(3,135

)

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of fixed maturities

 

 

427,111

 

 

 

569,529

 

Proceeds from sale of equity securities

 

 

378,915

 

 

 

167,028

 

Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturities

 

 

15,651

 

 

 

95,994

 

Proceeds from other invested assets

 

 

623

 

 

 

2,349

 

Amounts paid in connection with derivatives

 

 

(20,060

)

 

 

(8,022

)

Purchases of fixed maturities

 

 

(457,841

)

 

 

(573,878

)

Purchases of equity securities

 

 

(358,085

)

 

 

(284,984

)

Purchases of other invested assets

 

 

(297

)

 

 

(3,500

)

Net cash used for investing activities

 

 

(13,983

)

 

 

(35,484

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net borrowings (repayments) under margin borrowing facility

 

 

958

 

 

 

3,409

 

Dividends paid to shareholders

 

 

(7,120

)

 

 

(7,125

)

Purchases of A ordinary shares

 

 

(143

)

 

 

(947

)

Net cash used for financing activities

 

 

(6,305

)

 

 

(4,663

)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

32,122

 

 

 

(43,282

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

44,271

 

 

 

99,497

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

76,393

 

 

$

56,215

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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1.

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

 

Global Indemnity Limited (“Global Indemnity” or “the Company”) was incorporated on February 9, 2016 and is domiciled in the Cayman Islands.  On November 7, 2016, Global Indemnity replaced Global Indemnity plc as the ultimate parent company as a result of a redomestication transaction.  The Company’s A ordinary shares are publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol GBLI. 

 

The Company manages its business through four business segments:  Commercial Specialty, Specialty Property, Farm, Ranch, & Stable, and Reinsurance Operations.  The Company’s Commercial Specialty segment offers specialty property and casualty insurance products in the excess and surplus lines marketplace.  The Company manages Commercial Specialty by differentiating them into four product classifications: 1) Penn-America, which markets property and general liability products to small commercial businesses through a select network of wholesale general agents with specific binding authority; 2) United National, which markets insurance products for targeted insured segments, including specialty products, such as property, general liability, and professional lines through program administrators with specific binding authority; 3) Diamond State, which markets property, casualty, and professional lines products, which are developed by the Company’s underwriting department by individuals with expertise in those lines of business, through wholesale brokers and also markets through program administrators having specific binding authority; and 4) Vacant Express, which primarily insures dwellings which are currently vacant, undergoing renovation, or are under construction and is marketed through aggregators, brokers, and retail agents. These product classifications comprise the Company’s Commercial Specialty business segment and are not considered individual business segments because each product has similar economic characteristics, distribution, and coverage. The Company’s Specialty Property segment offers specialty personal lines property and casualty insurance products through general and specialty agents with specific binding authority on an admitted basis.  The Company’s Farm, Ranch, & Stable segment provides specialized property and casualty coverage including Commercial Farm Auto and Excess/Umbrella Coverage for the agriculture industry as well as specialized insurance products for the equine mortality and equine major medical industry on an admitted basis.  These insurance products are sold through wholesalers and retail agents, with a selected number having specific binding authority. Collectively, the Company’s U.S. insurance subsidiaries are licensed in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Commercial Specialty, Specialty Property, and Farm, Ranch, & Stable segments comprise the Company’s U.S. Insurance Operations (“Insurance Operations”).   The Company’s Reinsurance Operations consist solely of the operations of its Bermuda-based wholly-owned subsidiary, Global Indemnity Reinsurance Company, Ltd. (“Global Indemnity Reinsurance”).  Global Indemnity Reinsurance is a treaty reinsurer of specialty property and casualty insurance and reinsurance companies.  The Company’s Reinsurance Operations segment provides reinsurance solutions through brokers and primary writers including insurance and reinsurance companies.

 

The interim consolidated financial statements are unaudited, but have been prepared in conformity with United States of America generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), which differs in certain respects from those principles followed in reports to insurance regulatory authorities.  The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

The unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, of a normal recurring nature and are necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim periods.  Results of operations for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results of a full year.  The accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Global Indemnity and its wholly owned subsidiaries.  All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

2.Proposed Redomestication

 

On June 23, 2020, the Company announced that the Company’s Board of Directors approved a plan to redomesticate Global Indemnity Limited and its Bermuda subsidiary, Global Indemnity Reinsurance Company, Ltd., to the United States (the “redomestication plan”). The Board also approved the filing of a preliminary proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with a special meeting of the Company’s shareholders that will be called to consider

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and approve the redomestication plan.  The preliminary proxy was filed on June 23, 2020 and the definitive proxy statement was filed on July 23, 2020.  The redomestication plan is also awaiting regulatory approval.

 

If the Company’s shareholders approve the redomestication plan at the August 25, 2020 scheme meeting and extraordinary general meeting and regulatory approval is received, Global Indemnity Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (that will be taxed as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes), will replace the Company, a Cayman Islands corporation, as the publicly listed parent company of the Company’s affiliated group, and the business of the Company’s Bermuda subsidiary will be assumed by the Company’s existing U.S. insurance company subsidiaries. Pursuant to the redomestication plan, the Company’s class A ordinary shares outstanding at the scheme record time (expected to be 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on August 27, 2020 (the “Scheme Record Time”)) will be converted on a one-for-one basis into class A common shares of the new publicly listed parent company, Global Indemnity Group, LLC, that will trade on NASDAQ under the Company’s existing ticker symbol (“GBLI”).  Only for U.S. tax purposes, (i) Global Indemnity Group, LLC will be treated as a partnership and (ii) shareholders of Global Indemnity Group, LLC will be treated as partners in such partnership.  

 

If approved by its shareholders and regulatory approval is received, the Company anticipates that the redomestication will close on or around 12:01am (Eastern Time) on August 28, 2020.

 

The Company does not expect a material impact to its financial position as a result of the proposed redomestication.

 

3.

Investments

 

The Company implemented new accounting guidance on January 1, 2020 related to the measurement of credit losses on financial instruments.  For financial assets held at amortized cost basis, the new guidance requires a forward-looking methodology for in-scope financial assets that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of information for credit loss estimates, including historical experience, current economic conditions and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the financial asset.  For available for sale debt securities, credit losses are still measured similar to the old guidance; however, the new guidance requires that credit losses be presented as an allowance rather than as a write-down of the amortized cost basis of the impaired security and allows for the reversal of credit losses in the current period net income.  Any impairments related to factors other than credit losses continue to be recorded through other comprehensive income, net of taxes.

 

The Company elected the practical expedient to exclude accrued interest from both the fair value and the amortized cost basis of the available for sale debt securities for the purposes of identifying and measuring an impairment and to not measure an allowance for credit losses for accrued interest receivables.  Accrued interest receivable is written off through net realized investment gains (losses) at the time the issuer of the bond defaults or is expected to default on payment.  The Company made an accounting policy election to present the accrued interest receivable balance with other assets on the Company’s consolidated statements of financial position.  Accrued interest receivable was $6.2 million and $7.0 million as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.    

 

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the Company’s fixed maturities securities were as follows as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

 

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(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amortized

Cost

 

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Estimated

Fair Value

 

As of June 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. treasury and agency obligations

 

$

216,051

 

 

$

 

 

$

7,128

 

 

$

(88

)

 

$

223,091

 

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

 

62,054

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,329

 

 

 

(125

)

 

 

64,258

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

371,701

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,975

 

 

 

(1,245

)

 

 

380,431

 

Asset-backed securities

 

 

130,357

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,564

 

 

 

(2,131

)

 

 

129,790

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

132,139

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,574

 

 

 

(1,157

)

 

 

139,556

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

227,531

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,048

 

 

 

(1,398

)

 

 

242,181

 

Foreign corporate bonds

 

 

96,523

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,684

 

 

 

(398

)

 

 

100,809

 

Total fixed maturities

 

$

1,236,356

 

 

$

 

 

$

50,302

 

 

$

(6,542

)

 

$

1,280,116

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amortized

Cost

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Estimated

Fair Value

 

As of December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. treasury and agency obligations

 

$

153,906

 

 

$

3,580

 

 

$

(797

)

 

$

156,689

 

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

 

63,256

 

 

 

853

 

 

 

(271

)

 

 

63,838

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

325,448

 

 

 

3,177

 

 

 

(251

)

 

 

328,374

 

Asset-backed securities

 

 

168,020

 

 

 

937

 

 

 

(420

)

 

 

168,537

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

183,944

 

 

 

4,369

 

 

 

(209

)

 

 

188,104

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

239,860

 

 

 

8,478

 

 

 

(79

)

 

 

248,259

 

Foreign corporate bonds

 

 

97,134

 

 

 

2,247

 

 

 

(23

)

 

 

99,358

 

Total fixed maturities

 

$

1,231,568

 

 

$

23,641

 

 

$

(2,050

)

 

$

1,253,159

 

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company’s investments in equity securities consist of the following:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

June 30, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

Common stock

 

$

 

 

$

135,329

 

Preferred stock

 

 

10,747

 

 

 

11,656

 

Index funds that invest in fixed maturities

 

 

209,437

 

 

 

54,648

 

Index funds that invest in common stock

 

 

 

 

 

61,471

 

Total

 

$

220,184

 

 

$

263,104

 

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company held Fannie Mae mortgage pools that totaled as much as 4.8% and 4.2% of shareholders’ equity, respectively.  Excluding the Fannie Mae pools, U.S. treasuries, agency bonds, index funds, and limited partnerships, the Company did not hold any debt or equity investments in a single issuer in excess of 2% and 3% of shareholders' equity at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

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The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the Company’s fixed maturities portfolio classified as available for sale at June 30, 2020, by contractual 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.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amortized

Cost

 

 

Estimated

Fair Value

 

Due in one year or less

 

$

34,470

 

 

$

34,735

 

Due in one year through five years

 

 

239,859

 

 

 

250,425

 

Due in five years through ten years

 

 

235,738

 

 

 

245,852

 

Due in ten years through fifteen years

 

 

25,857

 

 

 

27,580

 

Due after fifteen years

 

 

66,235

 

 

 

71,747

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

371,701

 

 

 

380,431

 

Asset-backed securities

 

 

130,357

 

 

 

129,790

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

132,139

 

 

 

139,556

 

Total

 

$

1,236,356

 

 

$

1,280,116

 

 

The following table contains an analysis of the Company’s fixed income securities with gross unrealized losses that are not deemed to have credit losses, categorized by the period that the securities were in a continuous loss position as of June 30, 2020.  The fair value amounts reported in the table are estimates that are prepared using the process described in Note 5 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report:

 

 

 

Less than 12 months

 

 

12 months or longer

 

 

Total (1)

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 

Fixed maturities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. treasury and agency obligations

 

$

61,459

 

 

$

(88

)

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

61,459

 

 

$

(88

)

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

 

6,172

 

 

 

(125

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,172

 

 

 

(125

)

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

78,836

 

 

 

(1,244

)

 

 

31

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

78,867

 

 

 

(1,245

)

Asset-backed securities

 

 

42,180

 

 

 

(1,517

)

 

 

11,989

 

 

 

(614

)

 

 

54,169

 

 

 

(2,131

)

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

12,193

 

 

 

(1,050

)

 

 

1,060

 

 

 

(107

)

 

 

13,253

 

 

 

(1,157

)

Corporate bonds

 

 

19,277

 

 

 

(1,398

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,277

 

 

 

(1,398

)

Foreign corporate bonds

 

 

10,823

 

 

 

(398

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,823

 

 

 

(398

)

Total fixed maturities

 

$

230,940

 

 

$

(5,820

)

 

$

13,080

 

 

$

(722

)

 

$

244,020

 

 

$

(6,542

)

 

(1)

Fixed maturities in a gross unrealized loss position are comprised of non-credit losses on investment grade securities where management does not intend to sell, and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be forced to sell the security before recovery.

 

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The following table contains an analysis of the Company’s fixed income securities with gross unrealized losses, categorized by the period that the securities were in a continuous loss position as of December 31, 2019.  The fair value amounts reported in the table are estimates that are prepared using the process described in Note 5 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report:  

 

 

 

Less than 12 months

 

 

12 months or longer

 

 

Total (1)

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 

Fixed maturities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. treasury and agency obligations

 

$

35,633

 

 

$

(797

)

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

35,633

 

 

$

(797

)

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

 

27,180

 

 

 

(271

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,180

 

 

 

(271

)

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

93,579

 

 

 

(244

)

 

 

902

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

94,481

 

 

 

(251

)

Asset-backed securities

 

 

43,402

 

 

 

(167

)

 

 

16,152

 

 

 

(253

)

 

 

59,554

 

 

 

(420

)

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

25,698

 

 

 

(196

)

 

 

1,945

 

 

 

(13

)

 

 

27,643

 

 

 

(209

)

Corporate bonds

 

 

19,407

 

 

 

(79

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,407

 

 

 

(79

)

Foreign corporate bonds

 

 

4,822

 

 

 

(20

)

 

 

2,035

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

6,857

 

 

 

(23

)

Total fixed maturities

 

$

249,721

 

 

$

(1,774

)

 

$

21,034

 

 

$

(276

)

 

$

270,755

 

 

$

(2,050

)

 

(1)

Fixed maturities in a gross unrealized loss position are comprised of non-credit losses on investment grade securities where management does not intend to sell, and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be forced to sell the security before recovery.

 

The Company regularly performs various analytical valuation procedures with respect to its investments, including reviewing each available for sale debt security in an unrealized loss position to assess whether the decline in fair value below amortized cost basis has resulted from a credit loss or other factors.  In assessing whether a credit loss exists, the Company compares the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected from the security to the amortized cost basis of the security.  If the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected is less than the amortized cost basis of the security, a credit loss exists and an allowance for credit losses is recorded.  Subsequent changes in the allowances are recorded in the period of change as either credit loss expense or reversal of credit loss expense.  Any impairments related to factors other than credit losses are recorded through other comprehensive income, net of taxes.  

 

For fixed maturities, the factors considered in reaching the conclusion that a credit loss exists include, among others, whether:

 

 

(1)

the extent to which the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis;

 

(2)

the issuer is in financial distress;

 

(3)

the investment is secured;

 

(4)

a significant credit rating action occurred;

 

(5)

scheduled interest payments were delayed or missed;

 

(6)

changes in laws or regulations have affected an issuer or industry;

 

(7)

the investment has an unrealized loss and was identified by the Company’s investment manager as an investment to be sold before recovery or maturity;

 

(8)

the investment failed cash flow projection testing to determine if anticipated principal and interest payments will be realized; and

 

(9)

changes in US Treasury rates and/or credit spreads since original purchase to identify whether the unrealized loss is simply due to interest rate movement.

 

According to accounting guidance for debt securities in an unrealized loss position, the Company is required to assess whether it has the intent to sell the debt security or more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before the anticipated recovery.  If either of these conditions is met, any allowance for credit losses is written off and the amortized cost basis is written down to the fair value of the fixed maturity security with any incremental impairment reported in earnings.  That new amortized cost basis shall not be adjusted for subsequent recoveries in fair value.

 

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The following is a description, by asset type, of the methodology and significant inputs that the Company used to measure the amount of credit loss recognized in earnings, if any:

 

U.S. treasury and agency obligations – As of June 30, 2020, gross unrealized losses related to U.S. treasury and agency obligations were $0.088 million.  To assess whether the decline in fair value below amortized cost has resulted from a credit loss or other factors, macroeconomic and market analysis is conducted in evaluating these securities.  Consideration is given to the interest rate environment, duration and yield curve management of the portfolio, sector allocation and security selection.  Based on the analysis performed, the Company did not recognize a credit loss on U.S. treasury and agency obligations during the period.

 

Obligations of states and political subdivisions – As of June 30, 2020, gross unrealized losses related to obligations of states and political subdivisions were $0.125 million.  To assess whether the decline in fair value below amortized cost has resulted from a credit loss or other factors, elements that may influence the performance of the municipal bond market are considered in evaluating these securities such as investor expectations, supply and demand patterns, and current versus historical yield and spread relationships. The analysis relies on the output of fixed income credit analysts, as well as dedicated municipal bond analysts who perform extensive in-house fundamental analysis on each issuer, regardless of their rating by the major agencies.  Based on the analysis performed, the Company did not recognize a credit loss on obligations of states and political subdivisions during the period.

 

Mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) – As of June 30, 2020, gross unrealized losses related to mortgage-backed securities were $1.245 million. To assess whether the decline in fair value below amortized cost has resulted from a credit loss or other factors, mortgage-backed securities are modeled to project principal losses under downside, base, and upside scenarios for the economy and home prices.  The primary assumption that drives the security and loan level modeling is the Home Price Index (“HPI”) projection.  These forecasts incorporate not just national macro-economic trends, but also regional impacts to arrive at the most granular and accurate projections.  These assumptions are incorporated into the model as a basis to generate delinquency probabilities, default curves, loss severity curves, and voluntary prepayment curves at the loan level within each deal. The model utilizes HPI-adjusted current LTV, payment history, loan terms, loan modification history, and borrower characteristics as inputs to generate expected cash flows and principal loss for each bond under various scenarios.  Based on the analysis performed, the Company did not recognize a credit loss on mortgage-backed securities during the period.

 

Asset backed securities (“ABS”) - As of June 30, 2020, gross unrealized losses related to asset backed securities were $2.131 million.  The weighted average credit enhancement for the Company’s asset backed portfolio is 33.8.  This represents the percentage of pool losses that can occur before an asset backed security will incur its first dollar of principal losses.  To assess whether the decline in fair value below amortized cost has resulted from a credit loss or other factors, every ABS transaction is analyzed on a stand-alone basis.  This analysis involves a thorough review of the collateral, prepayment, and structural risk in each transaction.  Additionally, the analysis includes an in-depth credit analysis of the originator and servicer of the collateral.  The analysis projects an expected loss for a deal given a set of assumptions specific to the asset type.  These assumptions are used to calculate at what level of losses the deal will incur its first dollar of principal loss.  The major assumptions used to calculate this ratio are loss severities, recovery lags, and no advances on principal and interest.  Based on the analysis performed, the Company did not recognize a credit loss on asset backed securities during the period.

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) - As of June 30, 2020, gross unrealized losses related to the CMBS portfolio were $1.157 million. The weighted average credit enhancement for the Company’s CMBS portfolio is 29.9.  This represents the percentage of pool losses that can occur before a mortgage-backed security will incur its first dollar of principal loss.  To assess whether the decline in fair value below amortized cost has resulted from a credit loss or other factors, a loan level analysis is utilized where every underlying CMBS loan is re-underwritten based on a set of assumptions reflecting expectations for the future path of the economy.  Each loan is analyzed over time using a series of tests to determine if a credit event will occur during the life of the loan. Inherent in this process are several economic scenarios and their corresponding rent/vacancy and capital market states. The five primary credit events that frame the analysis include loan modifications, term default, balloon default, extension, and ability to pay off at balloon. The resulting output is the expected loss adjusted cash flows for each bond under the base case and distressed scenarios.  Based on the analysis performed, the Company did not recognize a credit loss on commercial mortgage-backed securities during the period.

 

Corporate bonds - As of June 30, 2020, gross unrealized losses related to corporate bonds were $1.398 million. To assess whether the decline in fair value below amortized cost has resulted from a credit loss or other factors, analysis for this asset class includes maintaining detailed financial models that include a projection of each issuer’s future financial performance,

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including prospective debt servicing capabilities, capital structure composition, and the value of the collateral.  The analysis incorporates the macroeconomic environment, industry conditions in which the issuer operates, the issuer’s current competitive position, its vulnerability to changes in the competitive and regulatory environment, issuer liquidity, issuer commitment to bondholders, issuer creditworthiness, and asset protection.  Part of the process also includes running downside scenarios to evaluate the expected likelihood of default as well as potential losses in the event of default.  Based on the analysis performed, the Company did not recognize a credit loss on corporate bonds during the period.

 

Foreign bonds – As of June 30, 2020, gross unrealized losses related to foreign bonds were $0.398 million.  To assess whether the decline in fair value below amortized cost has resulted from a credit loss or other factors, detailed financial models are maintained that include a projection of each issuer’s future financial performance, including prospective debt servicing capabilities, capital structure composition, and the value of the collateral.  The analysis incorporates the macroeconomic environment, industry conditions in which the issuer operates, the issuer’s current competitive position, its vulnerability to changes in the competitive and regulatory environment, issuer liquidity, issuer commitment to bondholders, issuer creditworthiness, and asset protection.  Part of the process also includes running downside scenarios to evaluate the expected likelihood of default as well as potential losses in the event of default.  Based on the analysis performed, the Company did not recognize a credit loss on foreign bonds during the period.

The Company recorded the following other than temporary impairments (“OTTI”) on its investment portfolio for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019: 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

Fixed maturities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTTI losses, gross

 

$

 

 

$

(1,897

)

Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (pre-tax)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net impairment losses on fixed maturities recognized in earnings

 

$

 

 

$

(1,897

)

 

The following table is an analysis of the credit losses recognized in earnings on fixed maturities held by the Company for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019 for which a portion of the OTTI loss was recognized in other comprehensive income.

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

13

 

 

$

13

 

Additions where no OTTI was previously recorded

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions where an OTTI was previously recorded

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reductions for securities for which the company intends to sell or more likely than not will be required to sell before recovery

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reductions reflecting increases in expected cashflows to be collected

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reductions for securities sold during the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

 

$

13

 

 

$

13

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

June 30, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

Net unrealized gains (losses) from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturities

 

$

43,760

 

 

$

21,591

 

Foreign currency fluctuations

 

 

(1,043

)

 

 

(1,032

)

Deferred taxes

 

 

(5,024

)

 

 

(2,950

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

$

37,693

 

 

$

17,609

 

 

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The following tables present the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, by component for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019:

 

Quarter Ended June 30, 2020

(Dollars In Thousands)

 

Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities

 

 

Foreign Currency Items

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

 

Beginning balance, net of tax

 

$

14,895

 

 

$

(2,335

)

 

$

12,560

 

Other comprehensive income before reclassification, before tax

 

 

37,805

 

 

 

1,292

 

 

 

39,097

 

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, before tax

 

 

(12,820

)

 

 

 

 

 

(12,820

)

Other comprehensive income, before tax

 

 

24,985

 

 

 

1,292

 

 

 

26,277

 

Income tax expense

 

 

(1,144

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,144

)

Ending balance, net of tax

 

$

38,736

 

 

$

(1,043

)

 

$

37,693

 

 

Quarter Ended June 30, 2019

(Dollars In Thousands)

 

Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities

 

 

Foreign Currency Items

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

 

Beginning balance, net of tax

 

$

2,809

 

 

$

(1,140

)

 

$

1,669

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, before tax

 

 

21,286

 

 

 

(63

)

 

 

21,223

 

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, before tax

 

 

(4,083

)

 

 

 

 

 

(4,083

)

Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax

 

 

17,203

 

 

 

(63

)

 

 

17,140

 

Income tax expense

 

 

(2,267

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,267

)

Ending balance, net of tax

 

$

17,745

 

 

$

(1,203

)

 

$

16,542

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

(Dollars In Thousands)

 

Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities

 

 

Foreign Currency Items

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

 

Beginning balance, net of tax

 

$

18,641

 

 

$

(1,032

)

 

$

17,609

 

Other comprehensive income before reclassification, before tax

 

 

36,921

 

 

 

(11

)

 

 

36,910

 

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, before tax

 

 

(14,752

)

 

 

 

 

 

(14,752

)

Other comprehensive income, before tax

 

 

22,169

 

 

 

(11

)

 

 

22,158

 

Income tax expense

 

 

(2,074

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,074

)

Ending balance, net of tax

 

$

38,736

 

 

$

(1,043

)

 

$

37,693

 

  

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

(Dollars In Thousands)

 

Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities

 

 

Foreign Currency Items

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

 

Beginning balance, net of tax

 

$

(19,897

)

 

$

(1,334

)

 

$

(21,231

)

Other comprehensive income before reclassification, before tax

 

 

45,193

 

 

 

131

 

 

 

45,324

 

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, before tax

 

 

(1,888

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,888

)

Other comprehensive income, before tax

 

 

43,305

 

 

 

131

 

 

 

43,436

 

Income tax expense

 

 

(5,663

)

 

 

 

 

 

(5,663

)

Ending balance, net of tax

 

$

17,745

 

 

$

(1,203

)

 

$

16,542

 

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The reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts Reclassified from

Accumulated Other

Comprehensive Income

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

Details about Accumulated Other

Comprehensive Income Components

 

Affected Line Item in the Consolidated

Statements of Operations

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities

 

Other net realized investment (gains) losses

 

$

(12,820

)

 

$

(4,083

)

 

 

Other than temporary impairment losses on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total before tax

 

 

(12,820

)

 

 

(4,083

)

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

3,432

 

 

 

343

 

 

 

Unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities, net of tax

 

 

(9,388

)

 

 

(3,740

)

Foreign currency items

 

Other net realized investment (gains) losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency items, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total reclassifications

 

Total reclassifications, net of tax

 

$

(9,388

)

 

$

(3,740

)

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts Reclassified from

Accumulated Other

Comprehensive Income

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

Details about Accumulated Other

Comprehensive Income Components

 

Affected Line Item in the Consolidated

Statements of Operations

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities

 

Other net realized investment (gains) losses

 

$

(14,752

)

 

$

(3,785

)

 

 

Other than temporary impairment losses on investments

 

 

 

 

 

1,897

 

 

 

Total before tax

 

 

(14,752

)

 

 

(1,888

)

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

3,651

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

Unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities, net of tax

 

 

(11,101

)

 

 

(1,818

)

Foreign currency items

 

Other net realized investment (gains) losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency items, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total reclassifications

 

Total reclassifications, net of tax

 

$

(11,101

)

 

$

(1,818

)

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Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses)

 

The components of net realized investment gains (losses) for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Fixed maturities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross realized gains

 

$

16,738

 

 

$

4,685

 

 

$

18,980

 

 

$

4,711

 

Gross realized losses

 

 

(3,918

)

 

 

(602

)

 

 

(4,228

)

 

 

(2,823

)

Net realized gains (losses)

 

 

12,820

 

 

 

4,083

 

 

 

14,752

 

 

 

1,888

 

Equity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross realized gains

 

 

29,402

 

 

 

8,570

 

 

 

11,507

 

 

 

25,255

 

Gross realized losses

 

 

(1,508

)

 

 

(4,397

)

 

 

(33,595

)

 

 

(5,930

)

Net realized gains (losses)

 

 

27,894

 

 

 

4,173

 

 

 

(22,088

)

 

 

19,325

 

Derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross realized gains

 

 

7,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,401

 

 

 

 

Gross realized losses

 

 

(9,832

)

 

 

(4,666

)

 

 

(41,720

)

 

 

(7,233

)

Net realized gains (losses) (1)

 

 

(2,207

)

 

 

(4,666

)

 

 

(22,319

)

 

 

(7,233

)

Total net realized investment gains (losses)

 

$

38,507

 

 

$

3,590

 

 

$

(29,655

)

 

$

13,980

 

 

(1)

Includes periodic net interest settlements related to the derivatives of $1.1 million and $0.2 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $1.7 million and $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

Net realized investment gains (losses) for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020 were primarily due to the impact of changes in fair value due to the recent disruption in the global financial markets.

The following table shows the calculation of the portion of realized gains and losses related to equity securities held as of June 30, 2020 and 2019:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Net gains and (losses) recognized during the period on equity securities

 

$

27,894

 

 

$

4,173

 

 

$

(22,088

)

 

$

19,325

 

Less: Net gains (losses) recognized during the period on equity securities sold during the period

 

 

436

 

 

 

8,416

 

 

 

(3,785

)

 

 

10,450

 

Unrealized gains and (losses) recognized during the reporting period on equity securities still held at the reporting date

 

$

27,458

 

 

$

(4,243

)

 

$

(18,303

)

 

$

8,875

 

 

The proceeds from sales and redemptions of available for sale and equity securities resulting in net realized investment gains (losses) for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Fixed maturities

 

$

427,111

 

 

$

569,529

 

Equity securities

 

 

378,915

 

 

 

167,028

 

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Net Investment Income

 

The sources of net investment income for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Fixed maturities

 

$

8,551

 

 

$

8,918

 

 

$

17,592

 

 

$

18,886

 

Equity securities

 

 

1,407

 

 

 

1,543

 

 

 

2,771

 

 

 

2,680

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

52

 

 

 

469

 

 

 

232

 

 

 

870

 

Other invested assets

 

 

(12,022

)

 

 

3,818

 

 

 

(11,489

)

 

 

114

 

Total investment income

 

 

(2,012

)

 

 

14,748

 

 

 

9,106

 

 

 

22,550

 

Investment expense

 

 

(347

)

 

 

(922

)

 

 

(1,336

)

 

 

(1,505

)

Net investment income

 

$

(2,359

)

 

$

13,826

 

 

$

7,770

 

 

$

21,045

 

 

The Company’s total investment return on a pre-tax basis for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Net investment income

 

$

(2,359

)

 

$

13,826

 

 

$

7,770

 

 

$

21,045

 

Net realized investment gains (losses)

 

 

38,507

 

 

 

3,590

 

 

 

(29,655

)

 

 

13,980

 

Change in unrealized holding gains and losses

 

 

26,277

 

 

 

17,140

 

 

 

22,158

 

 

 

43,436

 

Net realized and unrealized investment returns

 

 

64,784

 

 

 

20,730

 

 

 

(7,497

)

 

 

57,416

 

Total investment return

 

$

62,425

 

 

$

34,556

 

 

$

273

 

 

$

78,461

 

Total investment return % (1)

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

2.2

%

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

5.1

%

Average investment portfolio (2)

 

$

1,591,987

 

 

$

1,537,280

 

 

$

1,620,186

 

 

$

1,533,155

 

 

(1)

Not annualized.

(2)

Average of total cash and invested assets, net of receivable/payable for securities purchased and sold, as of the beginning and end of the period.

 

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company did not own any fixed maturity securities that were non-income producing for the preceding twelve months.

 

Insurance Enhanced Asset-Backed and Credit Securities

 

As of June 30, 2020, the Company held insurance enhanced bonds with a market value of approximately $28.2 million which represented 1.7% of the Company’s total cash and invested assets, net of payable/ receivable for securities purchased and sold.    

 

The insurance enhanced bonds are comprised of $16.4 million of municipal bonds, $11.8 million of commercial mortgage-backed securities, and less than $0.1 million of collateralized mortgage obligations.  The financial guarantors of the Company’s $28.2 million of insurance enhanced commercial-mortgage-backed, municipal securities, and collateralized mortgage obligations include Municipal Bond Insurance Association ($3.6 million), Assured Guaranty Corporation ($10.6 million), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ($11.8 million), Ambac Financial Group ($2.1 million), and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (less than $0.1 million).

 

The Company had no direct investments in the entities that have provided financial guarantees or other credit support to any security held by the Company at June 30, 2020.

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Bonds Held on Deposit

 

Certain cash balances, cash equivalents, equity securities, and bonds available for sale were deposited with various governmental authorities in accordance with statutory requirements, were held as collateral, or were held in trust pursuant to intercompany reinsurance agreements.  The fair values were as follows as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

 

 

 

Estimated Fair Value

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

June 30, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

On deposit with governmental authorities

 

$

27,202

 

 

$

26,431

 

Intercompany trusts held for the benefit of U.S. policyholders

 

 

149,639

 

 

 

179,116

 

Held in trust pursuant to third party requirements

 

 

129,020

 

 

 

133,122

 

Letter of credit held for third party requirements

 

 

1,458

 

 

 

1,458

 

Securities held as collateral

 

 

92,843

 

 

 

91,229

 

Total

 

$

400,162

 

 

$

431,356

 

 

Variable Interest Entities

 

A Variable Interest Entity (VIE) refers to an investment in which an investor holds a controlling interest that is not based on the majority of voting rights.  Under the VIE model, the party that has the power to exercise significant management influence and maintain a controlling financial interest in the entity’s economics is said to be the primary beneficiary, and is required to consolidate the entity within their results. Other entities that participate in a VIE, for which their financial interests fluctuate with changes in the fair value of the investment entity’s net assets but do not have significant management influence and the ability to direct the VIE’s significant economic activities are said to have a variable interest in the VIE but do not consolidate the VIE in their financial results.

 

The Company has variable interests in three VIE’s for which it is not the primary beneficiary. These investments are accounted for under the equity method of accounting as their ownership interest exceeds 3% of their respective investments.   

 

The carrying value of one of the Company’s VIE’s, which invests in distressed securities and assets, was $12.6 million and $13.5 million as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss from this VIE, which factors in future funding commitments, was $26.8 million and $27.7 million at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.  The carrying value of a second VIE that also invests in distressed securities and assets was $14.2 million and $24.0 million at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss from this VIE, which factors in future funding commitments, was $31.2 million and $41.0 million at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.  The carrying value of a third VIE that invests in REIT qualifying assets was $8.7 million and $9.8 million as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.  The Company’s maximum exposure to loss from this VIE, which factors in future funding commitments, was $8.7 million and $10.3 million at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.  The Company’s investment in VIEs is included in other invested assets on the consolidated balance sheet with changes in carrying value recorded in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

4.

Derivative Instruments

 

Derivatives are used by the Company to reduce risks from changes in interest rates and limit exposure to severe equity market changes.  The Company has interest rate swaps with terms to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed rate and floating rate interest amounts as calculated by reference to an agreed notional amount. In 2019, the Company began to utilize exchange-traded futures contracts, which give the holder the right and obligation to participate in market movements at a future date, to allow the Company to react faster to market conditions.  The Company posts collateral and settles variation margin in cash on a daily basis equal to the amount of the futures contracts’ change in value scaled by a multiplier.

 

The Company accounts for the interest rate swaps and futures as non-hedge instruments and recognizes the fair value of the interest rate swaps in other assets or other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets with the changes in fair value recognized as net realized investment gains or losses in the consolidated statements of operations.  The Company is ultimately responsible for the valuation of the interest rate swaps.  To aid in determining the estimated fair value of the

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interest rate swaps, the Company relies on the forward interest rate curve and information obtained from a third party financial institution.  

 

The following table summarizes information on the location and the gross amount of the derivatives on the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

June 30, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

Derivatives Not Designated as

Hedging Instruments under ASC 815

 

Balance Sheet Location

 

Notional Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Notional Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

Interest rate swap agreements

 

Other assets/liabilities

 

$

200,000

 

 

$

(19,337

)

 

$

200,000

 

 

$

(10,275

)

Futures contracts on bonds (1)

 

Other assets/liabilities

 

 

34,932

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,894

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts on equities (1)

 

Other assets/liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57,816

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$

234,932

 

 

$

(19,337

)

 

$

274,710

 

 

$

(10,275

)

 

(1)

Futures are settled daily such that their fair value is not reflected in the consolidated statements of financial position

 

The following table summarizes the net gains (losses) included in the consolidated statements of operations for changes in the fair value of the derivatives and the periodic net interest settlements under the derivatives for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2020  and 2019:

 

 

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations Line

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Interest rate swap agreements

 

Net realized investment gains (losses)

 

$

(1,449

)

 

$

(4,666

)

 

$

(10,872

)

 

$

(7,233

)

Futures contracts on bonds

 

Net realized investment gains (losses)

 

 

(59

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,458

)

 

 

 

Futures contracts on equities

 

Net realized investment gains (losses)

 

 

(699

)

 

 

 

 

 

(8,989

)

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$

(2,207

)

 

$

(4,666

)

 

$

(22,319

)

 

$

(7,233

)

 

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company is due $3.5 million and $3.0 million, respectively, for funds it needed to post to execute the swap transaction and $19.4 million and $12.5 million, respectively, for margin calls made in connection with the interest rate swaps.  These amounts are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company posted initial margin of $0.6 million and $3.0 million, respectively, in securities for trading futures contracts and has a mark-to-market payable of less than $0.1 million and receivable of $0.3 million, respectively, in connection with the futures contracts.  Variation margin is included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

5.

Fair Value Measurements

 

The accounting standards related to fair value measurements define fair value, establish a framework for measuring fair value, outline a fair value hierarchy based on inputs used to measure fair value, and enhance disclosure requirements for fair value measurements.  These standards do not change existing guidance as to whether or not an instrument is carried at fair value.  The Company has determined that its fair value measurements are in accordance with the requirements of these accounting standards.

 

The Company’s invested assets and derivative instruments are carried at their fair value and are categorized based upon a fair value hierarchy:

 

 

Level 1 – inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.  

 

 

Level 2 – inputs utilize other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for similar assets, either directly or indirectly.  

 

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Level 3 – inputs are unobservable for the asset, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset.

 

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy.  In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.  The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset.

 

The following table presents information about the Company’s invested assets and derivative instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value.

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

As of June 30, 2020

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. treasury and agency obligations

 

$

221,691

 

 

$

1,400

 

 

$

 

 

$

223,091

 

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

 

 

 

 

64,258

 

 

 

 

 

 

64,258

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

380,431

 

 

 

 

 

 

380,431

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

139,556

 

 

 

 

 

 

139,556

 

Asset-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

129,790

 

 

 

 

 

 

129,790

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

 

 

 

242,181

 

 

 

 

 

 

242,181

 

Foreign corporate bonds

 

 

 

 

 

100,809

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,809

 

Total fixed maturities

 

 

221,691

 

 

 

1,058,425

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,280,116

 

Equity securities

 

 

209,437

 

 

 

10,747

 

 

 

 

 

 

220,184

 

Total assets measured at fair value

 

$

431,128

 

 

$

1,069,172

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,500,300

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative instruments

 

$

 

 

$

19,337

 

 

$

 

 

$

19,337

 

Total liabilities measured at fair value

 

$

 

 

$

19,337

 

 

$

 

 

$

19,337

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

As of December 31, 2019

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. treasury and agency obligations

 

$

156,689

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

156,689

 

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

 

 

 

 

63,838

 

 

 

 

 

 

63,838

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

328,374

 

 

 

 

 

 

328,374

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

188,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

188,104

 

Asset-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

168,537

 

 

 

 

 

 

168,537

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

 

 

 

248,259

 

 

 

 

 

 

248,259

 

Foreign corporate bonds

 

 

 

 

 

99,358

 

 

 

 

 

 

99,358

 

Total fixed maturities

 

 

156,689

 

 

 

1,096,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,253,159

 

Equity securities

 

 

251,448

 

 

 

11,656

 

 

 

 

 

 

263,104

 

Total assets measured at fair value

 

$

408,137

 

 

$

1,108,126

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,516,263

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative instruments

 

$

 

 

$

10,275

 

 

$

 

 

$

10,275

 

Total liabilities measured at fair value

 

$

 

 

$

10,275

 

 

$

 

 

$

10,275

 

 

The securities classified as Level 1 in the above table consist of U.S. Treasuries and equity securities actively traded on an exchange.

 

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The securities classified as Level 2 in the above table consist primarily of fixed maturity securities and derivative instruments.  Based on the typical trading volumes and the lack of quoted market prices for fixed maturities, security prices are derived through recent reported trades for identical or similar securities making adjustments through the reporting date based upon available market observable information.  If there are no recent reported trades, matrix or model processes are used to develop a security price where future cash flow expectations are developed based upon collateral performance and discounted at an estimated market rate.  Included in the pricing of asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and mortgage-backed securities are estimates of the rate of future prepayments of principal over the remaining life of the securities.  Such estimates are derived based on the characteristics of the underlying structure and prepayment speeds previously experienced at the interest rate levels projected for the underlying collateral.  The estimated fair value of the derivative instruments, consisting of interest rate swaps, is obtained from a third party financial institution that utilizes observable inputs such as the forward interest rate curve.

 

For the Company’s material debt arrangements, the current fair value of the Company’s debt at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

 

 

June 30, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Carrying Value

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Carrying Value

 

 

Fair Value

 

Margin Borrowing Facility

 

$

74,588

 

 

$

74,588

 

 

$

73,629

 

 

$

73,629

 

7.75% Subordinated Notes due 2045  (1)

 

 

96,925

 

 

 

97,725

 

 

 

96,864

 

 

 

100,264

 

7.875% Subordinated Notes due 2047 (2)

 

 

126,217

 

 

 

125,645

 

 

 

126,147

 

 

 

134,462

 

Total

 

$

297,730

 

 

$

297,958

 

 

$

296,640

 

 

$

308,355

 

 

(1)

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the carrying value and fair value of the 7.75% Subordinated Notes due 2045 are net of unamortized debt issuance cost of $3.1 million.

(2)

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the carrying value and fair value of the 7.875% Subordinated Notes due 2047 are net of unamortized debt issuance cost of $3.8 million and $3.9 million, respectively. 

The fair value of the margin borrowing facility approximates its carrying value due to the facility being due on demand.  The subordinated notes due 2045 and 2047 are publicly traded instruments and are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Fair Value of Alternative Investments

 

Other invested assets consist of limited liability partnerships whose carrying value approximates fair value.  The following table provides the fair value and future funding commitments related to these investments at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

 

 

 

June 30, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

 

Future Funding

Commitment

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Future Funding

Commitment

 

European Non-Performing Loan Fund, LP (1)

 

$

12,569

 

 

$

14,214

 

 

$

13,530

 

 

$

14,214

 

Distressed Debt Fund, LP (2)

 

 

14,212

 

 

 

17,000

 

 

 

23,966

 

 

 

17,000

 

Mortgage Debt Fund, LP (3)

 

 

8,682

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,783

 

 

 

506

 

Total

 

$

35,463

 

 

$

31,214

 

 

$

47,279

 

 

$

31,720

 

 

(1)

This limited partnership invests in distressed securities and assets through senior and subordinated, secured and unsecured debt and equity, in both public and private large-cap and middle-market companies.  The Company does not have the ability to sell or transfer its limited partnership interest without consent from the general partner.  The Company does not have the contractual option to redeem its limited partnership interest but receives distributions based on the liquidation of the underlying assets.

(2)

This limited partnership invests in stressed and distressed securities and structured products.  The Company does not have the ability to sell or transfer its limited partnership interest without consent from the general partner.  The Company does not have the contractual option to redeem its limited partnership interest but receives distributions based on the liquidation of the underlying assets.

(3)

This limited partnership invests in REIT qualifying assets such as mortgage loans, investor property loans, and commercial mortgage loans.  The Company does not have the ability to sell or transfer its limited partnership interest without consent from the general partner.  The Company does not have the contractual option to redeem its limited partnership interest but receives distributions based on the liquidation of the underlying assets.

Limited Partnerships with ownership interest exceeding 3%

 

The Company uses the equity method to account for investments in limited partnerships where its ownership interest exceeds 3%. The equity method of accounting for an investment in a limited partnership requires that its cost basis be updated to

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account for the income or loss earned on the investment. The investment income associated with these limited partnerships, which is booked on a one quarter lag, is reflected in the consolidated statements of operations in the amounts of ($12.0) million and $3.8 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and ($11.5) million and $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Pricing

 

The Company’s pricing vendors provide prices for all investment categories except for investments in limited partnerships.  Two primary vendors are utilized to provide prices for equity and fixed maturity securities.

 

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used by the Company’s pricing vendors for investment securities carried at fair value:

 

 

Equity security prices are received from primary and secondary exchanges.

 

 

Corporate and agency bonds are evaluated by utilizing a spread to a benchmark curve.  Bonds with similar characteristics are grouped into specific sectors.  Inputs for both asset classes consist of trade prices, broker quotes, the new issue market, and prices on comparable securities.

 

 

Data from commercial vendors is aggregated with market information, then converted into an option adjusted spread (“OAS”) matrix and prepayment model used for commercial mortgage obligations (“CMO”). CMOs are categorized with mortgage-backed securities in the tables listed above.  For asset-backed securities, spread data is derived from trade prices, dealer quotations, and research reports.  For both asset classes, evaluations utilize standard inputs plus new issue data, and collateral performance.  The evaluated pricing models incorporate cash flows, broker quotes, market trades, historical prepayment speeds, and dealer projected speeds.

 

For obligations of state and political subdivisions, an attribute-based modeling system is used.  The pricing model incorporates trades, market clearing yields, market color, and fundamental credit research.

 

U.S. treasuries are evaluated by obtaining feeds from a number of live data sources including primary and secondary dealers as well as inter-dealer brokers.

 

For mortgage-backed securities, various external analytical products are utilized and purchased from commercial vendors.

 

The Company performs certain procedures to validate whether the pricing information received from the pricing vendors is reasonable, to ensure that the fair value determination is consistent with accounting guidance, and to ensure that its assets are properly classified in the fair value hierarchy.  The Company’s procedures include, but are not limited to:

 

Reviewing periodic reports provided by the Investment Manager that provides information regarding rating changes and securities placed on watch.  This procedure allows the Company to understand why a particular security’s market value may have changed or may potentially change.

 

Understanding and periodically evaluating the various pricing methods and procedures used by the Company’s pricing vendors to ensure that investments are properly classified within the fair value hierarchy.

 

On a quarterly basis, the Company corroborates investment security prices received from its pricing vendors by obtaining pricing from a second pricing vendor for a sample of securities.

 

During the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company has not adjusted quotes or prices obtained from the pricing vendors.

 

6.Allowance for Credit Losses - Premiums Receivable and Reinsurance Receivables

 

The Company implemented new accounting guidance on January 1, 2020 related to the measurement of credit losses on financial instruments.  Please see Note 16 for further discussion on this new accounting guidance.  

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For premiums receivables, the allowance is based upon the Company’s ongoing review of key aspects of amounts outstanding, including but not limited to, length of collection periods, direct placement with collection agencies, solvency of insured or agent, terminated agents, and other relevant factors. 

For reinsurance receivables, the allowance is based upon the Company’s ongoing review of key aspects of amounts outstanding, including but not limited to, length of collection periods, disputes, applicable coverage defenses, insolvent reinsurers, financial strength of solvent reinsurers based on A.M Best Ratings and other relevant factors. 

 

The following table is an analysis of the allowance for credit losses related to the Company's premiums receivable and reinsurance receivables for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020:

 

 

 

Quarter Ended June 30, 2020

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Premiums

Receivable

 

 

Reinsurance Receivables

 

 

Premiums

Receivable

 

 

Reinsurance Receivables

 

Beginning balance

 

$

2,746

 

 

$

8,992

 

 

$

2,754

 

 

$

8,992

 

Current period provision for expected credit losses

 

 

313

 

 

 

 

 

 

475

 

 

 

 

Write-offs

 

 

(128

)

 

 

 

 

 

(298

)

 

 

 

Ending balance

 

$

2,931

 

 

$

8,992

 

 

$

2,931

 

 

$

8,992

 

 

7.Income Taxes

As of June 30, 2020, the statutory income tax rates of the countries where the Company conducts business are 21% in the United States, 0% in Bermuda, 0% in the Cayman Islands, 19% in the United Kingdom, and 25% on non-trading income, 33% on capital gains and 12.5% on trading income in the Republic of Ireland.  The statutory income tax rate of each country is applied against the expected annual taxable income of the Company in each country to estimate the annual income tax expense.

The Company’s income (loss) before income taxes from its non-U.S. subsidiaries and U.S. subsidiaries for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

 

Quarter Ended June 30, 2020

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Non-U.S.

Subsidiaries

 

 

U.S.

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Total

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross written premiums

 

$

16,052

 

 

$

148,497

 

 

$

 

 

$

164,549

 

Net written premiums

 

$

16,052

 

 

$

131,212

 

 

$

 

 

$

147,264

 

Net earned premiums

 

$

19,546

 

 

$

122,301

 

 

$

 

 

$

141,847

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

 

6,906

 

 

 

(5,777

)

 

 

(3,488

)

 

 

(2,359

)

Net realized investment gains (losses)

 

 

(1,668

)

 

 

40,175

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,507

 

Other income

 

 

302

 

 

 

464

 

 

 

 

 

 

766

 

Total revenues

 

 

25,086

 

 

 

157,163

 

 

 

(3,488

)

 

 

178,761

 

Losses and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

 

(207

)

 

 

67,504

 

 

 

 

 

 

67,297

 

Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses

 

 

5,695

 

 

 

47,883

 

 

 

 

 

 

53,578

 

Corporate and other operating expenses

 

 

4,947

 

 

 

3,671

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,618

 

Interest expense

 

 

334

 

 

 

7,866

 

 

 

(3,488

)

 

 

4,712

 

Income before income taxes

 

$

14,317

 

 

$

30,239

 

 

$

 

 

$

44,556

 

 

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Quarter Ended June 30, 2019

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Non-U.S.

Subsidiaries

 

 

U.S.

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Total

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross written premiums

 

$

32,059

 

 

$

147,262

 

 

$

 

 

$

179,321

 

Net written premiums

 

$

32,059

 

 

$

127,010

 

 

$

 

 

$

159,069

 

Net earned premiums

 

$

18,579

 

 

$

109,622

 

 

$

 

 

$

128,201

 

Net investment income

 

 

10,672

 

 

 

9,956

 

 

 

(6,802

)

 

 

13,826

 

Net realized investment gains

 

 

2,285

 

 

 

1,305

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,590

 

Other income (loss)

 

 

(38

)

 

 

560

 

 

 

 

 

 

522

 

Total revenues

 

 

31,498

 

 

 

121,443

 

 

 

(6,802

)

 

 

146,139

 

Losses and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

 

11,468

 

 

 

58,607

 

 

 

 

 

 

70,075

 

Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses

 

 

5,360

 

 

 

45,174

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,534

 

Corporate and other operating expenses

 

 

1,779

 

 

 

2,860

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,639

 

Interest expense

 

 

355

 

 

 

11,489

 

 

 

(6,802

)

 

 

5,042

 

Income before income taxes

 

$

12,536

 

 

$

3,313

 

 

$

 

 

$

15,849

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Non-U.S.

Subsidiaries

 

 

U.S.

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Total

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross written premiums

 

$

33,569

 

 

$

286,704

 

 

$

 

 

$

320,273

 

Net written premiums

 

$

33,569

 

 

$

252,807

 

 

$

 

 

$

286,376

 

Net earned premiums

 

$

43,401

 

 

$

242,914

 

 

$

 

 

$

286,315

 

Net investment income

 

 

13,282

 

 

 

1,473

 

 

 

(6,985

)

 

 

7,770

 

Net realized investment losses

 

 

(5,378

)

 

 

(24,277

)

 

 

 

 

 

(29,655

)

Other income (loss)

 

 

(16

)

 

 

947

 

 

 

 

 

 

931

 

Total revenues

 

 

51,289

 

 

 

221,057

 

 

 

(6,985

)

 

 

265,361

 

Losses and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

 

12,355

 

 

 

132,589

 

 

 

 

 

 

144,944

 

Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses

 

 

14,244

 

 

 

95,746

 

 

 

 

 

 

109,990

 

Corporate and other operating expenses

 

 

6,074

 

 

 

6,767

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,841

 

Interest expense

 

 

676

 

 

 

15,886

 

 

 

(6,985

)

 

 

9,577

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

$

17,940

 

 

$

(29,931

)

 

$

 

 

$

(11,991

)

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Non-U.S.

Subsidiaries

 

 

U.S.

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Total

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross written premiums

 

$

49,608

 

 

$

271,914

 

 

$

 

 

$

321,522

 

Net written premiums

 

$

49,601

 

 

$

232,884

 

 

$

 

 

$

282,485

 

Net earned premiums

 

$

33,286

 

 

$

217,004

 

 

$

 

 

$

250,290

 

Net investment income

 

 

15,042

 

 

 

13,092

 

 

 

(7,089

)

 

 

21,045

 

Net realized investment gains

 

 

1,393

 

 

 

12,587

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,980

 

Other income (loss)

 

 

(23

)

 

 

1,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,010

 

Total revenues

 

 

49,698

 

 

 

243,716

 

 

 

(7,089

)

 

 

286,325

 

Losses and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

 

16,448

 

 

 

111,948

 

 

 

 

 

 

128,396

 

Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses

 

 

10,355

 

 

 

89,922

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,277

 

Corporate and other operating expenses

 

 

3,306

 

 

 

4,538

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,844

 

Interest expense

 

 

708

 

 

 

16,446

 

 

 

(7,089

)

 

 

10,065

 

Income before income taxes

 

$

18,881

 

 

$

20,862

 

 

$

 

 

$

39,743

 

 

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The following table summarizes the components of income tax expense (benefit):

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Current income tax benefit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

$

 

 

$

(64

)

 

$

 

 

$

(18

)

U.S. Federal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current income tax benefit

 

$

 

 

 

(64

)

 

$

 

 

 

(18

)

Deferred income tax expense (benefit):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Federal

 

 

7,005

 

 

 

1,250

 

 

 

(4,964

)

 

 

5,498

 

Total deferred income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

7,005

 

 

 

1,250

 

 

 

(4,964

)

 

 

5,498

 

Total income tax expense (benefit)

 

$

7,005

 

 

$

1,186

 

 

$

(4,964

)

 

$

5,480

 

 

The weighted average expected tax provision has been calculated using income (loss) before income taxes in each jurisdiction multiplied by that jurisdiction’s applicable statutory tax rate.  

The following table summarizes the differences between the tax provision for financial statement purposes and the expected tax provision at the weighted average tax rate:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

 

 

% of Pre-

Tax Income

 

 

Amount

 

 

% of Pre-

Tax Income

 

Expected tax provision at weighted average tax rate

 

$

6,348

 

 

 

14.2

%

 

$

649

 

 

 

4.1

%

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax exempt interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend exclusion

 

 

(41

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(146

)

 

 

(0.9

%)

Non-deductible interest

 

 

678

 

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

688

 

 

 

4.3

%

Other

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

%

Effective income tax expense

 

$

7,005

 

 

 

15.7

%

 

$

1,186

 

 

 

7.5

%

 

The effective income tax expense rate for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 was 15.7%, compared with an effective income tax expense rate of 7.5% for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. The increase in income tax expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 was primarily due to higher pre-tax income for the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019.

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

 

 

% of Pre-

Tax Income

 

 

Amount

 

 

% of Pre-

Tax Income

 

Expected tax provision at weighted average tax rate

 

$

(6,287

)

 

 

52.4

%

 

$

4,381

 

 

 

11.0

%

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax exempt interest

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

%

Dividend exclusion

 

 

(112

)

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

(223

)

 

 

(0.6

%)

Non-deductible interest

 

 

1,357

 

 

 

(11.3

)

 

 

1,368

 

 

 

3.5

%

Other

 

 

79

 

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

(45

)

 

 

(0.1

%)

Effective income tax expense (benefit)

 

$

(4,964

)

 

 

41.4

%

 

$

5,480

 

 

 

13.8

%

 

The effective income tax benefit rate for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was 41.4%, compared with an effective income tax expense rate of 13.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2019. The increase in the income tax benefit for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was primarily due to investment losses incurred by the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries.

The Company has a net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforward of $21.5 million as of June 30, 2020, which begins to expire in 2036 based on when the original NOL was generated.  The Company’s NOL carryforward as of December 31, 2019 was $21.9 million.

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The Company has a Section 163(j) (“163(j)”) carryforward of $8.1 million and $9.0 million as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, which can be carried forward indefinitely. The 163(j) carryforward relates to the limitation on the deduction for business interest expense paid or accrued.

The Company has an alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) credit carryforward of $5.5 million and $11.0 million as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.  The Company received $5.5 million of the AMT credit carryforward during the first quarter of 2020.  Under provisions of the CARES Act, the Company filed a request for a full refund of the remaining $5.5 million which is expected to be received in the third quarter of 2020.

8.Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

Activity in the liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses is summarized as follows:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

639,468

 

 

$

645,959

 

 

$

630,181

 

 

$

680,031

 

Less: Ceded reinsurance receivables

 

 

78,753

 

 

 

97,065

 

 

 

76,273

 

 

 

109,342

 

Net balance at beginning of period

 

 

560,715

 

 

 

548,894

 

 

 

553,908

 

 

 

570,689

 

Incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current year

 

 

86,603

 

 

 

78,238

 

 

 

164,850

 

 

 

144,489

 

Prior years

 

 

(19,306

)

 

 

(8,163

)

 

 

(19,906

)

 

 

(16,093

)

Total incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

 

67,297

 

 

 

70,075

 

 

 

144,944

 

 

 

128,396

 

Paid losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current year

 

 

37,393

 

 

 

37,176

 

 

 

59,427

 

 

 

55,516

 

Prior years

 

 

26,767

 

 

 

32,854

 

 

 

75,573

 

 

 

94,630

 

Total paid losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

 

64,160

 

 

 

70,030

 

 

 

135,000

 

 

 

150,146

 

Net balance at end of period

 

 

563,852

 

 

 

548,939

 

 

 

563,852

 

 

 

548,939

 

Plus:  Ceded reinsurance receivables

 

 

87,221

 

 

 

59,834

 

 

 

87,221

 

 

 

59,834

 

Balance at end of period

 

$

651,073

 

 

$

608,773

 

 

$

651,073

 

 

$

608,773

 

 

When analyzing loss reserves and prior year development, the Company considers many factors, including the frequency and severity of claims, loss trends, case reserve settlements that may have resulted in significant development, and any other additional or pertinent factors that may impact reserve estimates.

During the second quarter of 2020, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $19.3 million, which consisted of a $14.2 million decrease related to Commercial Specialty, a $4.6 million decrease related to Specialty Property, a $0.8 million decrease related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable, and a $0.3 million increase related to Reinsurance Operations.   

 

The $14.2 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Commercial Specialty primarily consisted of the following:

 

 

General Liability:  An $18.3 million reduction in aggregate with $4.7 million of favorable development in the construction defect reserve category and $13.6 million of favorable development in the other general liability reserve categories.  The reduction in the construction defect reserve category primarily recognizes lower than expected claims frequency and severity in the 2005 through 2009, 2015 and 2017 accident years, slightly offset by an increase in the 2016 accident year.  For the other general liability reserve categories, lower than anticipated claims severity was the main driver of the favorable development primarily in the 2005 through 2017 accident years, partially offset by an increase in the 2019 accident year.     

 

 

Commercial Auto Liability:  A $1.0 million reduction in the 2010 through 2016 accident years recognizes lower than anticipated claims severity.

 

 

Property:  An increase of $5.8 million primarily recognizes higher than expected claims severity mainly in the 2017 through 2019 accident years, partially offset by a decrease in the 2016 accident year.  The bulk of the increase was

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in the 2018 accident year which reflects a higher estimated ultimate for Hurricane Michael.  The increase in ultimate resulted from receiving additional information in the quarter for a Property Brokerage claim.

 

 

Professional:  A $0.7 million decrease primarily in the 2009 and 2010 accident years reflects lower than expected claims severity.

The $4.6 million decrease of prior accident year loss reserves related to Specialty Property primarily consisted of the following:

 

General Liability:  A $1.4 million decrease primarily recognizes lower than expected claims severity mainly in the 2015 through 2018 accident years.

 

Property: A $3.2 million decrease mainly reflects lower than anticipated claims severity in the 2015 through 2018 accident years, partially offset by an increase in the 2019 accident year due to higher than expected claims severity.

The $0.8 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable primarily consisted of the following:

 

Property: A $0.7 million decrease mainly reflects lower than anticipated claims severity in the 2016 through 2019 accident years.

 

General Liability:  A $0.1 million decrease primarily recognizes lower than expected claims severity mainly in the 2015 through 2017 and 2019 accident years, partially offset by an increase in the 2013 accident year due to higher than anticipated claims severity.

The $0.3 million increase in prior accident year loss reserves related to Reinsurance Operations was from the property lines.  Based on a review of the experience reported from cedants, increases were in the 2011 and 2019 accident years, partially offset by decreases in the 2012 through 2018 accident years.

During the second quarter of 2019, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $8.2 million, which consisted of a $0.2 million decrease related to Commercial Specialty, a $10.1 million decrease related to Specialty Property, a $0.8 million decrease related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable, and a $3.0 million increase related to Reinsurance Operations.

 

The $0.2 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Commercial Specialty primarily consisted of the following:

 

Professional:  A $1.1 million decrease primarily in the 2009 and 2010 accident years reflects lower than expected claims severity.

 

General Liability:  A $1.0 million increase in the reinsurance recoverable allowance was recognized based on a review of expected ceded recoverables by reinsurer.          

The $10.1 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Specialty Property primarily consisted of the following:

 

General Liability:  A $0.2 million decrease primarily due to lower than anticipated claims severity mostly in the 2014 and 2017 accident years, partially offset by an increase in the 2010 accident year.

 

 

Property: A $10.0 million reduction recognizes an $8.3 million decrease in catastrophes for subrogation recoveries from the California Camp wildfire loss in the 2018 accident year.  The company sold these subrogation rights to a third party.  The remaining $1.7 million decrease was primarily in the 2016 through 2018 accident years mainly due to lower than expected claims severity.

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The $0.8 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable primarily consisted of the following:

 

Property: A $0.7 million decrease in total reflects a $0.2 million decrease in the 2018 accident year for the aforementioned subrogation recoveries from the Camp wildfire and a $0.5 million decrease mainly in the 2017 and 2018 accident years due to lower than expected claims severity.  

The $3.0 million increase in prior accident year loss reserves related to Reinsurance Operations primarily consisted of the following:

 

Property:  A $3.2 million increase reflects a $6.5 million increase for Typhoon Jebi in the 2018 accident year and an increase in the 2013 accident year, partially offset by decreases in the 2010 through 2012, 2014 and 2015 accident years.

 

 

Professional:  A $0.3 million decrease primarily in the 2008 and 2010 accident years based on a review of the experience reported from the cedants.

 

During the first six months of 2020, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $19.9 million, which consisted of a $14.2 million decrease related to Commercial Specialty, a $4.6 million decrease related to Specialty Property, a $0.8 million decrease related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable, and a $0.3 million decrease related to Reinsurance Operations.

 

The $14.2 million decrease in prior accident year loss reserves related to Commercial Specialty primarily consisted of the following:

 

 

General Liability:  An $18.0 million reduction in aggregate with $4.7 million of favorable development in the construction defect reserve category and $13.3 million of favorable development in the other general liability reserve categories.  The reduction in the construction defect reserve category primarily recognizes lower than expected claims frequency and severity in the 2005 through 2009, 2015 and 2017 accident years, slightly offset by an increase in the 2016 accident year.  For the other general liability reserve categories, lower than anticipated claims severity was the main driver of the favorable development primarily in the 2005 through 2015 accident years, partially offset by an increase in the 2016 through 2019 accident years.  

 

 

Workers Compensation:  A $0.2 million decrease primarily in loss adjustment expense reserves in the 2012 accident year and accident years prior to 2004.

 

 

Property:  An increase of $5.8 million primarily recognizes higher than expected claims severity mainly in the 2017 through 2019 accident years.  The bulk of the increase was in the 2018 accident year which reflects a higher estimated ultimate for Hurricane Michael. The increase in ultimate resulted from receiving additional information in the quarter for a Property Brokerage claim.

 

 

Professional:  A $0.7 million decrease mainly in the 2009, 2010 and 2019 accident years reflects lower than expected claims severity, partially offset by an increase in the 2006 accident year.

 

 

Commercial Auto Liability:  A $1.0 million reduction in the 2010 through 2016 accident years recognizes lower than anticipated claims severity.

The $4.6 million decrease in prior accident year loss reserves related to Specialty Property primarily consisted of the following:

 

General Liability:  A $1.8 million decrease primarily recognizes lower than expected claims severity mainly in the 2015 through 2019 accident years.  

 

Property: A $2.8 million decrease mainly reflects lower than anticipated claims severity in the 2015 through 2018 accident years, partially offset by an increase in the 2019 accident year due to higher than expected claims severity.

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The $0.8 million decrease in prior accident year loss reserves related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable primarily consisted of the following:

 

Property: A $0.7 million decrease mainly reflects lower than anticipated claims severity in the 2016 through 2019 accident years.

 

 

General Liability:  A $0.1 million decrease primarily recognizes lower than expected claims severity mainly in the 2015 through 2017 accident years, partially offset by an increase in the 2013 accident year due to higher than anticipated claims severity.

The $0.3 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Reinsurance Operations was from the property lines.  Based on a review of the experience reported from cedants, decreases were in the 2012 through 2017 accident years, partially offset by increases in the 2011, 2018 and 2019 accident years.

 

During the first six months of 2019, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $16.1 million, which consisted of a $6.9 million decrease related to Commercial Specialty, a $9.2 million decrease related to Specialty Property, a $2.8 million decrease related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable, and a $2.9 million increase related to Reinsurance Operations.

The $6.9 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Commercial Specialty primarily consisted of the following:

 

General Liability:  A $4.1 million reduction in aggregate with $0.5 million of favorable development in the construction defect reserve category, $4.6 million of favorable development in the other general liability reserve categories, and $1.0 million increase in the reinsurance recoverable allowance.  The decreases in the construction defect reserve category recognize lower than expected claims frequency and severity in the 2005 through 2009 and 2011 through 2018 accident years, partially offset by an increase in the 2010 accident year.  For the other general liability reserve categories, lower than anticipated claims severity was the primary driver of the favorable development mainly in accident years 2001, 2005 through 2010, 2012 through 2014, 2016 and 2017, partially offset by increases in the 2011 and 2015 accident years. The increase in the reinsurance recoverable allowance was based on a review of expected ceded recoverables by reinsurer.

 

Commercial Auto Liability:   A $0.8 million decrease in total, primarily in the 2010, 2012 and 2013 accident years.  The decreases recognize lower than anticipated claims severity.

 

Property:  A $0.9 million decrease in aggregate mainly recognizes lower than anticipated claims severity primarily in the 2012 through 2017 accident years, partially offset by increases in the 2010 and 2018 accident years.

 

Professional:  A $1.0 million decrease primarily in the 2009 and 2010 accident years reflects lower than expected claims severity.

The $9.2 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Specialty Property primarily consisted of the following:

 

Property: A $9.2 million reduction recognizes an $8.3 million decrease in catastrophes for subrogation recoveries from the California Camp wildfire loss in the 2018 accident year.  The company sold these subrogation rights to a third party.  Other decreases were primarily in the 2016 and 2017 accident years mainly due to lower than expected claims severity, partially offset by an increase in the 2018 accident year which had higher than anticipated claims severity.

The $2.8 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable primarily consisted of the following:

 

Liability:  A $1.7 million decrease in total, due to lower than expected claims severity in the 2016 and 2017 accident years, partially offset by increases in the 2013 accident year.

 

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Property:  $1.1 million decrease in total is comprised of a $0.2 million decrease in the 2018 accident year for the noted subrogation recoveries from the Camp wildfire and $0.9 million decrease mainly in the 2017 and 2018 accident years primarily due to lower than expected claims severity.

The $2.9 million increase in prior accident year loss reserves related to Reinsurance Operations primarily consisted of the following:

 

Property:  A $3.1 million increase in total reflects an $8.1 million increase in the 2018 accident year with $6.5 million of the increase for Typhoon Jebi.  The increases were partially offset by decreases in the 2010 through 2017 accident years.

 

 

Professional:  A $0.3 million decrease primarily in the 2008 and 2010 accident years based on a review of the experience reported from the cedants.

 

9.Shareholders’ Equity

 

There were no A ordinary shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.

 

The following table provides information with respect to the A ordinary shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the six months ended June 30, 2020:

 

Period (1)

 

Total Number

of Shares

Purchased

 

 

Average

Price Paid

Per Share

 

 

Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan or Program

 

 

Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs

 

January 1-31, 2020

 

 

3,124

 

(2)

$

29.63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 1-29, 2020

 

 

1,600

 

(2)

$

31.13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

4,724

 

 

$

30.14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Based on settlement date.

(2)

Surrendered by employees as payment of taxes withheld on the vesting of restricted stock.

 

The following table provides information with respect to the A ordinary shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the six months ended June 30, 2019:

 

Period (1)

 

Total Number

of Shares

Purchased

 

 

Average

Price Paid

Per Share

 

 

Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan or Program

 

Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs

January 1-31, 2019

 

 

7,945

 

(2)

$

36.23

 

 

 

February 1-28, 2019

 

 

19,083

 

(2)

$

34.59

 

 

 

Total

 

 

27,028

 

 

$

35.07

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Based on settlement date.

(2)

Surrendered by employees as payment of taxes withheld on the vesting of restricted stock.

There were no B ordinary shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2020 or 2019.

As of June 30, 2020, the Company’s A ordinary shares were held by approximately 205 shareholders of record. There were four holders of record of the Company’s B ordinary shares, all of whom are affiliated investment funds of Fox Paine & Company, LLC, as of June 30, 2020.  

Please see Note 12 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 Part II of the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on the Company’s repurchase program.

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Dividends

 

Dividend payments of $0.25 per ordinary share were declared during the six months ended June 30, 2020 as follows:

 

Approval Date

 

Record Date

 

Payment Date

 

Total Dividends Declared

(Dollars in thousands)

 

February 9, 2020

 

March 24, 2020

 

March 31, 2020

 

$

3,539

 

June 7, 2020

 

June 23, 2020

 

June 30, 2020

 

 

3,545

 

Various  (1)

 

Various

 

Various

 

 

215

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,299

 

 

 

(1)

Represents dividends declared on unvested shares, net of forfeitures.

 

Dividend payments of $0.25 per ordinary share were declared during the six months ended June 30, 2019 as follows:

 

Approval Date

 

Record Date

 

Payment Date

 

Total Dividends Declared

(Dollars in thousands)

 

February 10, 2019

 

March 22, 2019

 

March 29, 2019

 

$

3,521

 

June 2, 2019

 

June 21, 2019

 

June 28, 2019

 

 

3,525

 

Various  (1)

 

Various

 

Various

 

 

110

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,156

 

 

(1)

Represents dividends declared on unvested shares, net of forfeitures.

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, accrued dividends on unvested shares, which were included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets, were $0.5 million and $0.3 million, respectively.  

Please see Note 12 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 Part II of the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on the Company’s dividend program.

10.

Related Party Transactions

Fox Paine Entities

 

As of June 30, 2020, Fox Paine Capital Fund II International, L.P. and certain of its affiliates (collectively, the “Fox Paine Funds”), which are managed by Fox Paine & Company, LLC, beneficially own approximately 77.5% of the Company’s total voting power.  As of June 30, 2020, Fox Mercury Investments, L.P. and certain of its affiliates (collectively, the “FM Entities”) separately beneficially own approximately 4.8% of the Company’s total voting power.  The Fox Paine Funds have the right to appoint a number of the Company’s Directors equal in aggregate to the pro rata percentage of the voting power in the Company beneficially held by the Fox Paine Funds, FM Entities and Fox Paine & Company, LLC (collectively, “Fox Paine Entities”) so long as the Fox Paine Entities beneficially own shares representing an aggregate 25% or more of the total voting power in the Company.  The Fox Paine Funds control the election of all of the Company’s Directors due to its controlling share ownership. The Company’s Chairman is the chief executive and founder of Fox Paine & Company, LLC.

 

The Company relies on Fox Paine & Company, LLC to provide management services and other services related to the operations of the Company.  Starting in 2014, the management fee is adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the CPI-U.  On May 6, 2020, the Company and Fox Paine & Company, LLC entered into the Second Amended and Restated Management Agreement, effective as of September 5, 2019 (the “Agreement”), to: (i) eliminate the Company’s obligation to reimburse Fox Paine & Company, LLC for its travel, lodging, meals, and other items relating to attendance at regularly scheduled meetings of the Board of Directors, which have averaged approximately $550,000 per year (since execution of the Agreement in 2013), and (ii) increase Fox Paine & Company, LLC’s base Annual Service Fee by $550,000 per year.

 

Management fee expense of $0.8 million and $0.5 million was incurred during the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and management fee expense of $1.4 million and $1.0 million was incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.  Prepaid management fees, which were included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets, were $0.4 million and $1.4 million as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.     

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In addition, Fox Paine & Company, LLC may also propose and negotiate transaction fees with the Company subject to the provisions of the Company’s related party transaction policies, including approval of the Company’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, for those services from time to time.  Each of the Company’s transactions with Fox Paine & Company, LLC described below was reviewed and approved by the Company’s Audit Committee, which is composed of independent directors, and the Board of Directors (other than Saul A. Fox, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and Chief Executive of Fox Paine & Company, LLC, who is not a member of the Audit Committee and recused himself from the Board of Directors’ deliberations).

 

Illiquid Investment Fund Divestiture Fee

 

On December 21, 2018, GBLI Holdings, LLC (formerly known as “Global Indemnity Group, LLC”) exited an investment in a private credit fund pursuant to a sale of GBLI Holdings, LLC’s investment to third parties at par plus accrued interest. Fox Paine & Company, LLC provided services to GBLI Holdings, LLC in connection with the sale, including conducting due diligence to evaluate the private fund, recommending that GBLI Holdings, LLC withdraw from the private fund, and conducting extended negotiations with the private fund to secure GBLI Holdings, LLC’s withdrawal from the private fund on favorable terms. Fox Paine & Company, LLC’s services for GBLI Holdings, LLC in connection with the sale were performed during the second, third, and fourth quarters of 2018. The total fee for these services was $2.0 million which was accrued in the 4th quarter of 2018, which is the period in which the transaction was completed, and was paid in May 2019.

 

Redomestication Fee

 

Pursuant to the Agreement, Fox Paine & Company, LLC performed extensive financial advisory services for the Company in connection with the conceptualization, design, structuring and implementation of the redomestication plan. In accordance with the Agreement, Fox Paine & Company, LLC may propose and negotiate advisory fees for such services with the Company, subject to the provisions of the Company’s related party transaction policies, including approval of the Audit Committee. Any such advisory fees would be accrued in the period in which the transactions contemplated by the redomestication plan are consummated and would be payable following the consummation of such transactions.

11.Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

 

The Company is, from time to time, involved in various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business.  The Company maintains insurance and reinsurance coverage for such risks in amounts that it considers adequate.  However, there can be no assurance that the insurance and reinsurance coverage that the Company maintains is sufficient or will be available in adequate amounts or at a reasonable cost.  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 adverse effect on its business, results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition.  

 

There is a greater potential for disputes with reinsurers who are in runoff.  Some of the Company’s reinsurers’ have operations that are in runoff, and therefore, the Company closely monitors those relationships.  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.

Commitments

 

In 2014, the Company entered into a $50 million commitment to purchase an alternative investment vehicle which is comprised of European non-performing loans.  As of June 30, 2020, the Company has funded $35.8 million of this commitment leaving $14.2 million as unfunded.

 

In 2017, the Company entered into a $50 million commitment to purchase an alternative investment vehicle comprised of stressed and distressed securities and structured products.  As of June 30, 2020, the Company has funded $33.0 million of this commitment leaving $17.0 million as unfunded. 

 

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In 2019, the Company entered into a $10 million commitment to purchase an alternative investment vehicle which is comprised of mortgage loans and other real-estate related investments.  As of June 30, 2020, the Company has fully funded this commitment.  

 

Other Commitments

 

The Company is party to a Management Agreement, as amended, with Fox Paine & Company, LLC, whereby in connection with certain management services provided to it by Fox Paine & Company, LLC, the Company agreed to pay an annual management fee to Fox Paine & Company, LLC.  See Note 10 above for additional information pertaining to this management agreement.

 

COVID-19

 

There is risk that legislation could be passed which would require the Company to cover business interruption claims regardless of terms, exclusions including the virus exclusions contained within the Company’s Commercial Specialty and Farm, Ranch & Stable policies, or other conditions included in policies that would otherwise preclude coverage.

12.

Share-Based Compensation Plans

Options

No stock options were awarded during the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.  No unvested stock options were forfeited during the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2020 or 2019.

Restricted Shares / Restricted Stock Units

There were no restricted A ordinary shares granted to key employees during the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 or the six months ended June 30, 2020.

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company granted 36,180 restricted A ordinary shares, with a weighted average grant date value of $35.82 per share, to key employees under the Plan. 9,063 of these shares vested immediately.  27,117 of these shares will vest as follows:

 

16.5% vested on January 1, 2020.  16.5% and 17.0% of the restricted stock will vest on January 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022, respectively.

 

 

Subject to Board approval, 50% of restricted stock will vest 100%, no later than March 15, 2022, following a re-measurement of 2018 results as of December 31, 2021.

There were no restricted stock units granted to key employees during the quarter ended June 30, 2020.

During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company granted 161,238 restricted stock units, with a weighted average grant date value of $30.32 per share, to key employees under the Plan.  3,375 of these restricted stock units will vest evenly over the next three years on January 1, 2021, January 1, 2022 and January 1, 2023.

66,957 of these restricted stock units will vest as follows:

 

10.0%, 20.0%, 30.0% and 40.0% of the restricted stock units will vest on June 18, 2021, June 18, 2022, June 18, 2023 and June 18, 2024, respectively.

The remaining 90,906 restricted stock units will vest as follows:

 

16.5%, 16.5%, and 17.0% of the restricted stock units will vest on January 1, 2021, January 1, 2022, and January 1, 2023, respectively.

 

Subject to Board approval, 50% of restricted stock units will vest 100%, no later than March 15, 2023, following a re-measurement of 2019 results as of December 31, 2022.

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During the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company granted 175,498 restricted stock units, with a weighted average grant date value of $30.18 per unit, to key employees under the Plan. These restricted stock units will vest as follows:

 

10.0%, 20.0%, 30.0% and 40.0% of the restricted stock units will vest on June 18, 2021, June 18, 2022, June 18, 2023 and June 18, 2024, respectively.

During the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company granted 28,482 and 15,544 A ordinary shares, respectively, at a weighted average grant date value of $23.70 and $30.96 per share, respectively, to non-employee directors of the Company under the Plan. During the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company granted 51,609 and 31,386 A ordinary shares, respectively, at a weighted average grant date value of $26.16 and $30.67 per share, respectively, to non-employee directors of the Company under the Plan. All of the shares granted to non-employee directors of the Company in 2020 and 2019 were fully vested but are subject to certain restrictions.

13.Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share have been computed using the weighted average number of ordinary shares and ordinary share equivalents outstanding during the period.  

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

37,551

 

 

$

14,663

 

 

$

(7,027

)

 

$

34,263

 

Basic earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic

 

 

14,275,500

 

 

 

14,187,276

 

 

 

14,262,525

 

 

 

14,170,689

 

Net income (loss) per share

 

$

2.63

 

 

$

1.03

 

 

$

(0.49

)

 

$

2.42

 

Diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted (1)

 

 

14,389,400

 

 

 

14,331,286

 

 

 

14,262,525

 

 

 

14,324,614

 

Net income (loss) per share

 

$

2.61

 

 

$

1.02

 

 

$

(0.49

)

 

$

2.39

 

 

(1)

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, weighted average shares outstanding – basic was used to calculate diluted earnings per share due to a net loss for the period.

 

A reconciliation of weighted average shares for basic earnings per share to weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share is as follows:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share

 

 

14,275,500

 

 

 

14,187,276

 

 

 

14,262,525

 

 

 

14,170,689

 

Non-vested restricted stock

 

 

14,112

 

 

 

21,293

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,783

 

Non-vested restricted stock units

 

 

24,293

 

 

 

117

 

 

 

 

 

 

949

 

Options

 

 

75,495

 

 

 

122,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

135,193

 

Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share

 

 

14,389,400

 

 

 

14,331,286

 

 

 

14,262,525

 

 

 

14,324,614

 

 

If the Company had not incurred a loss in the six months ended June 30, 2020, 14,408,907 weighted average shares would have been used to compute the diluted loss per share calculation.  In addition to the basic shares, weighted average shares for the diluted calculation would have included 15,195 shares of non-vested restricted stock, 29,691 shares of non-vested restricted stock units, and 101,496 share equivalents for options.

 

The weighted average shares outstanding used to determine dilutive earnings per share does not include 570,332 shares and 500,000 shares for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and 566,957 shares and 500,000 shares for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which were deemed to be anti-dilutive.  

 

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14.

Segment Information

 

The Company manages its business through four business segments.  Commercial Specialty offers specialty property and casualty products designed for product lines such as Small Business Binding Authority, Property Brokerage, and Programs. Specialty Property offers specialty personal lines property and casualty insurance products.  Farm, Ranch, & Stable offers specialized property and casualty coverage including Commercial Farm Auto and Excess/Umbrella Coverage for the agriculture industry as well as specialized insurance products for the equine mortality and equine major medical industry.  Reinsurance Operations provides reinsurance solutions through brokers and primary writers including insurance and reinsurance companies.

 

The following are tabulations of business segment information for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019:

 

Quarter Ended June 30, 2020

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Commercial

Specialty

 

(1)

Specialty Property

 

(1)

Farm, Ranch, & Stable

 

(1)

Reinsurance

Operations

 

(2)

Total

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross written premiums

 

$

87,297

 

 

$

37,978

 

 

$

23,222

 

 

$

16,052

 

 

$

164,549

 

Net written premiums

 

$

77,880

 

 

$

33,075

 

 

$

20,257

 

 

$

16,052

 

 

$

147,264

 

Net earned premiums

 

$

69,728

 

 

$

33,543

 

 

$

19,030

 

 

$

19,546

 

 

$

141,847

 

Other income

 

 

 

 

 

429

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

279

 

 

 

744

 

Total revenues

 

 

69,728

 

 

 

33,972

 

 

 

19,066

 

 

 

19,825

 

 

 

142,591

 

Losses and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

 

28,877

 

 

 

13,691

 

 

 

13,439

 

 

 

11,290

 

 

 

67,297

 

Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses

 

 

26,516

 

 

 

13,761

 

 

 

7,606

 

 

 

5,695

 

 

 

53,578

 

Income from segments

 

$

14,335

 

 

$

6,520

 

 

$

(1,979

)

 

$

2,840

 

 

$

21,716

 

Unallocated Items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,359

)

Net realized investment gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,507

 

Other income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

Corporate and other operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,618

)

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,712

)

Income before income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

44,556

 

Income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,005

)

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,551

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment assets

 

$

753,310

 

 

$

203,561

 

 

$

140,658

 

 

$

277,242

 

 

$

1,374,771

 

Corporate assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

738,377

 

Total assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,113,148

 

 

(1)

Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.  This quota share agreement was cancelled effective January 1, 2018.

(2)

External business only, excluding business assumed from affiliates.

 

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Quarter Ended June 30, 2019

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Commercial

Specialty

 

(1)

Specialty Property

 

(1)

Farm, Ranch, & Stable

 

(1)

Reinsurance

Operations

 

(2)

Total

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross written premiums

 

$

77,079

 

 

$

46,486

 

 

$

23,697

 

 

$

32,059

 

 

$

179,321

 

Net written premiums

 

$

67,107

 

 

$

39,828

 

 

$

20,075

 

 

$

32,059

 

 

$

159,069

 

Net earned premiums

 

$

56,705

 

 

$

35,567

 

 

$

17,350

 

 

$

18,579

 

 

$

128,201

 

Other income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

498

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

(8

)

 

 

522

 

Total revenues

 

 

56,705

 

 

 

36,065

 

 

 

17,382

 

 

 

18,571

 

 

 

128,723

 

Losses and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

 

32,691

 

 

 

11,111

 

 

 

13,126

 

 

 

13,147

 

 

 

70,075

 

Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses

 

 

22,890

 

 

 

14,939

 

 

 

7,345

 

 

 

5,360

 

 

 

50,534

 

Income (loss) from segments

 

$

1,124

 

 

$

10,015

 

 

$

(3,089

)

 

$

64

 

 

$

8,114

 

Unallocated Items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,826

 

Net realized investment gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,590

 

Corporate and other operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,639

)

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,042

)

Income before income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,849

 

Income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,186

)

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,663

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment assets

 

$

698,466

 

 

$

230,351

 

 

$

140,154

 

 

$

346,655

 

 

$

1,415,626

 

Corporate assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

599,846

 

Total assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,015,472

 

 

(1)

Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.  This quota share agreement was cancelled effective January 1, 2018.

(2)

External business only, excluding business assumed from affiliates.

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Commercial

Specialty

 

(1)

Specialty Property

 

(1)

Farm, Ranch, & Stable

 

(1)

Reinsurance

Operations

 

(2)

Total

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross written premiums

 

$

168,128

 

 

$

73,221

 

 

$

45,355

 

 

$

33,569

 

 

$

320,273

 

Net written premiums

 

$

150,363

 

 

$

63,082

 

 

$

39,362

 

 

$

33,569

 

 

$

286,376

 

Net earned premiums

 

$

137,442

 

 

$

67,759

 

 

$

37,713

 

 

$

43,401

 

 

$

286,315

 

Other income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

856

 

 

 

72

 

 

 

(16

)

 

 

912

 

Total revenues

 

 

137,442

 

 

 

68,615

 

 

 

37,785

 

 

 

43,385

 

 

 

287,227

 

Losses and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

 

66,312

 

 

 

31,189

 

 

 

23,049

 

 

 

24,394

 

 

 

144,944

 

Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses

 

 

52,509

 

 

 

27,993

 

 

 

15,244

 

 

 

14,244

 

 

 

109,990

 

Income (loss) from segments

 

$

18,621

 

 

$

9,433

 

 

$

(508

)

 

$

4,747

 

 

$

32,293

 

Unallocated Items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,770

 

Net realized investment loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(29,655

)

Other income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

Corporate and other operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12,841

)

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9,577

)

Loss before income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,991

)

Income tax benefit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,964

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,027

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment assets

 

$

753,310

 

 

$

203,561

 

 

$

140,658

 

 

$

277,242

 

 

$

1,374,771

 

Corporate assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

738,377

 

Total assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,113,148

 

 

(1)

Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.  This quota share agreement was cancelled effective January 1, 2018.

(2)

External business only, excluding business assumed from affiliates.

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Commercial

Specialty

 

(1)

Specialty Property

 

(1)

Farm, Ranch, & Stable

 

(1)

Reinsurance

Operations

 

(2)

Total

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross written premiums

 

$

141,292

 

 

$

86,160

 

 

$

44,462

 

 

$

49,608

 

 

$

321,522

 

Net written premiums

 

$

122,277

 

 

$

73,040

 

 

$

37,567

 

 

$

49,601

 

 

$

282,485

 

Net earned premiums

 

$

112,346

 

 

$

70,186

 

 

$

34,472

 

 

$

33,286

 

 

$

250,290

 

Other income

 

 

 

 

 

941

 

 

 

62

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

1,010

 

Total revenues

 

 

112,346

 

 

 

71,127

 

 

 

34,534

 

 

 

33,293

 

 

 

251,300

 

Losses and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

 

54,342

 

 

 

31,614

 

 

 

21,264

 

 

 

21,176

 

 

 

128,396

 

Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses

 

 

45,702

 

 

 

29,592

 

 

 

14,627

 

 

 

10,356

 

 

 

100,277

 

Income (loss) from segments

 

$

12,302

 

 

$

9,921

 

 

$

(1,357

)

 

$

1,761

 

 

$

22,627

 

Unallocated Items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,045

 

Net realized investment gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,980

 

Corporate and other operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,844

)

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10,065

)

Income before income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,743

 

Income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,480

)

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,263

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment assets

 

$

698,466

 

 

$

230,351

 

 

$

140,154

 

 

$

346,655

 

 

$

1,415,626

 

Corporate assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

599,846

 

Total assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,015,472

 

 

(1)

Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.  This quota share agreement was cancelled effective January 1, 2018.

(2)

External business only, excluding business assumed from affiliates.

15.Condensed Consolidating Financial Information Provided in Connection with Outstanding Debt of Subsidiaries

The following tables present condensed consolidating balance sheets at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, condensed consolidating statements of operations and condensed consolidating statements of comprehensive income for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 and condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.  GBLI Holdings, LLC is a 100% owned subsidiary of the Company.  See Note 10 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 Part II of the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information on the Company’s debt obligations.

39


GLOBAL INDEMNITY LIMITED

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

at June 30, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)

 

Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-

obligor)

 

 

GBLI Holdings, LLC (Subsidiary co-obligor)

 

 

Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)

 

 

Consolidating Adjustments (2)

 

 

Global Indemnity

Limited

Consolidated

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments

 

$

252,209

 

 

$

189,461

 

 

$

1,094,093

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,535,763

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

7,361

 

 

 

3,043

 

 

 

65,989

 

 

 

 

 

 

76,393

 

Investments in subsidiaries

 

 

1,003,701

 

 

 

395,644

 

 

 

422,214

 

 

 

(1,821,559

)

 

 

 

Due from subsidiaries and affiliates

 

 

(110

)

 

 

(5,588

)

 

 

5,698

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes receivable – affiliate

 

 

 

 

 

98,549

 

 

 

445,498

 

 

 

(544,047

)

 

 

 

Interest receivable – affiliate

 

 

 

 

 

5,557

 

 

 

17,259

 

 

 

(22,816

)

 

 

 

Premiums receivable, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

125,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

125,300

 

Reinsurance receivables, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

91,089

 

 

 

 

 

 

91,089

 

Funds held by ceding insurers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47,820

 

 

 

 

 

 

47,820

 

Federal income taxes receivable

 

 

 

 

 

9,961

 

 

 

(4,450

)

 

 

 

 

 

5,511

 

Deferred federal income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

35,828

 

 

 

(1,861

)

 

 

 

 

 

33,967

 

Deferred acquisition costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70,119

 

 

 

 

 

 

70,119

 

Intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,227

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,227

 

Goodwill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,521

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,521

 

Prepaid reinsurance premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,854

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,854

 

Receivable for securities sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,252

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,252

 

Other assets

 

 

17,950

 

 

 

20,335

 

 

 

30,904

 

 

 

(6,857

)

 

 

62,332

 

Total assets

 

$

1,281,111

 

 

$

752,790

 

 

$

2,474,526

 

 

$

(2,395,279

)

 

$

2,113,148

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

651,073

 

 

$

 

 

$

651,073

 

Unearned premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

314,061

 

 

 

 

 

 

314,061

 

Ceded balances payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,660

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,660

 

Contingent commissions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,676

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,676

 

Debt

 

 

 

 

 

304,587

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,857

)

 

 

297,730

 

Notes payable – affiliates

 

 

520,498

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,549

 

 

 

(544,047

)

 

 

 

Accrued interest payable – affiliates

 

 

20,764

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,052

 

 

 

(22,816

)

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

4,655

 

 

 

25,989

 

 

 

52,110

 

 

 

 

 

 

82,754

 

Total liabilities

 

 

545,917

 

 

 

330,576

 

 

 

1,075,181

 

 

 

(573,720

)

 

 

1,377,954

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

735,194

 

 

 

422,214

 

 

 

1,399,345

 

 

 

(1,821,559

)

 

 

735,194

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

1,281,111

 

 

$

752,790

 

 

$

2,474,526

 

 

$

(2,395,279

)

 

$

2,113,148

 

 

(1)

Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2)

Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

40


GLOBAL INDEMNITY LIMITED

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

at December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)

 

Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)

 

 

GBLI Holdings, LLC (Subsidiary co-obligor)

 

 

Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations

(non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)

 

 

Consolidating Adjustments (2)

 

 

Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments

 

$

44,468

 

 

$

257,317

 

 

$

1,261,757

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,563,542

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

977

 

 

 

2,663

 

 

 

40,631

 

 

 

 

 

 

44,271

 

Investments in subsidiaries

 

 

1,218,491

 

 

 

355,777

 

 

 

434,278

 

 

 

(2,008,546

)

 

 

 

Due from subsidiaries and affiliates

 

 

(3,612

)

 

 

(3,965

)

 

 

7,577

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes receivable – affiliate

 

 

 

 

 

80,049

 

 

 

445,498

 

 

 

(525,547

)

 

 

 

Interest receivable – affiliate

 

 

 

 

 

5,014

 

 

 

17,258

 

 

 

(22,272

)

 

 

 

Premiums receivable, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

118,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

118,035

 

Reinsurance receivables, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

83,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

83,938

 

Funds held by ceding insurers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,580

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,580

 

Federal income taxes receivable

 

 

 

 

 

14,197

 

 

 

(3,208

)

 

 

 

 

 

10,989

 

Deferred federal income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

31,833

 

 

 

(756

)

 

 

 

 

 

31,077

 

Deferred acquisition costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70,677

 

 

 

 

 

 

70,677

 

Intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,491

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,491

 

Goodwill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,521

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,521

 

Prepaid reinsurance premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,716

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,716

 

Other assets

 

 

9,394

 

 

 

12,622

 

 

 

45,021

 

 

 

(6,989

)

 

 

60,048

 

Total assets

 

$

1,269,718

 

 

$

755,507

 

 

$

2,614,014

 

 

$

(2,563,354

)

 

$

2,075,885

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

630,181

 

 

$

 

 

$

630,181

 

Unearned premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

314,861

 

 

 

 

 

 

314,861

 

Ceded balances payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,404

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,404

 

Payable for securities purchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

850

 

 

 

 

 

 

850

 

Contingent commissions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,928

 

Debt

 

 

 

 

 

303,629

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,989

)

 

 

296,640

 

Notes payable – affiliates

 

 

520,498

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,049

 

 

 

(525,547

)

 

 

 

Accrued interest payable – affiliates

 

 

20,343

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,929

 

 

 

(22,272

)

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

2,068

 

 

 

17,600

 

 

 

54,544

 

 

 

 

 

 

74,212

 

Total liabilities

 

 

542,909

 

 

 

321,229

 

 

 

1,039,746

 

 

 

(554,808

)

 

 

1,349,076

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

726,809

 

 

 

434,278

 

 

 

1,574,268

 

 

 

(2,008,546

)

 

 

726,809

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

1,269,718

 

 

$

755,507

 

 

$

2,614,014

 

 

$

(2,563,354

)

 

$

2,075,885

 

 

(1)

Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2)

Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

41


GLOBAL INDEMNITY LIMITED

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations

for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)

 

Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)

 

 

GBLI Holdings, LLC (Subsidiary co-obligor)

 

 

Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)

 

 

Consolidating Adjustments (2)

 

 

Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earned premiums

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

141,847

 

 

$

 

 

$

141,847

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

 

800

 

 

 

(10,583

)

 

 

7,690

 

 

 

(266

)

 

 

(2,359

)

Net realized investment gains

 

 

1,857

 

 

 

23,484

 

 

 

13,166

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,507

 

Other income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

766

 

 

 

 

 

 

766

 

Total revenues

 

 

2,657

 

 

 

12,901

 

 

 

163,469

 

 

 

(266

)

 

 

178,761

 

Losses and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

67,297

 

 

 

 

 

 

67,297

 

Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

53,578

 

 

 

 

 

 

53,578

 

Corporate and other operating expenses

 

 

4,969

 

 

 

3,527

 

 

 

122

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,618

 

Interest expense

 

 

277

 

 

 

4,637

 

 

 

64

 

 

 

(266

)

 

 

4,712

 

Income (loss) before equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries and income taxes

 

 

(2,589

)

 

 

4,737

 

 

 

42,408

 

 

 

 

 

 

44,556

 

Equity in net income of subsidiaries

 

 

40,140

 

 

 

22,683

 

 

 

25,788

 

 

 

(88,611

)

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

37,551

 

 

 

27,420

 

 

 

68,196

 

 

 

(88,611

)

 

 

44,556

 

Income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

1,632

 

 

 

5,373

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,005

 

Net income

 

$

37,551

 

 

$

25,788

 

 

$

62,823

 

 

$

(88,611

)

 

$

37,551

 

 

(1)

Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2)

Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations

for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)

 

Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)

 

 

 

GBLI Holdings, LLC (Subsidiary co-obligor)

 

 

Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)

 

 

Consolidating Adjustments (2)

 

 

Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earned premiums

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

128,201

 

 

$

 

 

$

128,201

 

Net investment income

 

 

729

 

 

 

5,020

 

 

 

8,366

 

 

 

(289

)

 

 

13,826

 

Net realized investment gains (losses)

 

 

406

 

 

 

(582

)

 

 

3,766

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,590

 

Other income

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

520

 

 

 

 

 

 

522

 

Total revenues

 

 

1,135

 

 

 

4,440

 

 

 

140,853

 

 

 

(289

)

 

 

146,139

 

Losses and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

70,075

 

Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,534

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,534

 

Corporate and other operating expenses

 

 

1,657

 

 

 

2,681

 

 

 

301

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,639

 

Interest expense

 

 

277

 

 

 

4,961

 

 

 

93

 

 

 

(289

)

 

 

5,042

 

Income (loss) before equity in net income of subsidiaries and income taxes

 

 

(799

)

 

 

(3,202

)

 

 

19,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,849

 

Equity in net income of subsidiaries

 

 

15,462

 

 

 

7,005

 

 

 

5,306

 

 

 

(27,773

)

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

14,663

 

 

 

3,803

 

 

 

25,156

 

 

 

(27,773

)

 

 

15,849

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,503

)

 

 

2,689

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,186

 

Net Income

 

$

14,663

 

 

$

5,306

 

 

$

22,467

 

 

$

(27,773

)

 

$

14,663

 

 

(1)

Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2)

Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

 

42


GLOBAL INDEMNITY LIMITED

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations

for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)

 

Global

Indemnity

Limited

(Parent

co-obligor)

 

 

GBLI Holdings, LLC

(Subsidiary

co-obligor)

 

 

Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations

(non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)

 

 

Consolidating

Adjustments (2)

 

 

Global

Indemnity

Limited

Consolidated

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earned premiums

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

286,315

 

 

$

 

 

$

286,315

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

 

598

 

 

 

(8,512

)

 

 

16,227

 

 

 

(543

)

 

 

7,770

 

Net realized investment gains (losses)

 

 

(2,746

)

 

 

(40,707

)

 

 

13,798

 

 

 

 

 

 

(29,655

)

Other income

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

912

 

 

 

 

 

 

931

 

Total revenues

 

 

(2,148

)

 

 

(49,200

)

 

 

317,252

 

 

 

(543

)

 

 

265,361

 

Losses and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

144,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

144,944

 

Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

109,990

 

 

 

 

 

 

109,990

 

Corporate and other operating expenses

 

 

6,142

 

 

 

6,481

 

 

 

218

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,841

 

Interest expense

 

 

553

 

 

 

9,436

 

 

 

131

 

 

 

(543

)

 

 

9,577

 

Income (loss) before equity in net income of subsidiaries and income taxes

 

 

(8,843

)

 

 

(65,117

)

 

 

61,969

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,991

)

Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries

 

 

1,816

 

 

 

32,821

 

 

 

(19,865

)

 

 

(14,772

)

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

(7,027

)

 

 

(32,296

)

 

 

42,104

 

 

 

(14,772

)

 

 

(11,991

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

 

 

 

(12,431

)

 

 

7,467

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,964

)

Net income (loss)

 

$

(7,027

)

 

$

(19,865

)

 

$

34,637

 

 

$

(14,772

)

 

$

(7,027

)

 

(1)

Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2)

Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations

for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)

 

Global

Indemnity

Limited

(Parent

co-obligor)

 

 

GBLI Holdings, LLC

(Subsidiary

co-obligor)

 

 

Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations

(non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)

 

 

Consolidating

Adjustments (2)

 

 

Global

Indemnity

Limited

Consolidated

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earned premiums

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

250,290

 

 

$

 

 

$

250,290

 

Net investment income

 

 

1,371

 

 

 

2,945

 

 

 

17,305

 

 

 

(576

)

 

 

21,045

 

Net realized investment gains

 

 

399

 

 

 

11,494

 

 

 

2,087

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,980

 

Other income

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

980

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,010

 

Total revenues

 

 

1,770

 

 

 

14,469

 

 

 

270,662

 

 

 

(576

)

 

 

286,325

 

Losses and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

128,396

 

 

 

 

 

 

128,396

 

Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,277

 

Corporate and other operating expenses

 

 

2,986

 

 

 

4,247

 

 

 

611

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,844

 

Interest expense

 

 

551

 

 

 

9,918

 

 

 

172

 

 

 

(576

)

 

 

10,065

 

Income (loss) before equity in net income of subsidiaries and income taxes

 

 

(1,767

)

 

 

304

 

 

 

41,206

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,743

 

Equity in net income of subsidiaries

 

 

36,030

 

 

 

14,898

 

 

 

15,365

 

 

 

(66,293

)

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

34,263

 

 

 

15,202

 

 

 

56,571

 

 

 

(66,293

)

 

 

39,743

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

 

 

 

(163

)

 

 

5,643

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,480

 

Net income

 

$

34,263

 

 

$

15,365

 

 

$

50,928

 

 

$

(66,293

)

 

$

34,263

 

 

(1)

Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2)

Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

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GLOBAL INDEMNITY LIMITED

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of

Comprehensive Income for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)

 

Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)

 

 

GBLI Holdings, LLC (Subsidiary co-obligor)

 

 

Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)

 

 

Consolidating Adjustments (2)

 

 

Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated

 

Net income

 

$

37,551

 

 

$

25,788

 

 

$

62,823

 

 

$

(88,611

)

 

$

37,551

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gains (losses)

 

 

1,632

 

 

 

(64

)

 

 

31,661

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,229

 

Equity in other comprehensive income of unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

23,501

 

 

 

4,402

 

 

 

4,301

 

 

 

(32,204

)

 

 

 

Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income

 

 

 

 

 

(37

)

 

 

(9,351

)

 

 

 

 

 

(9,388

)

Unrealized foreign currency translation gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,292

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,292

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

25,133

 

 

 

4,301

 

 

 

27,903

 

 

 

(32,204

)

 

 

25,133

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

 

$

62,684

 

 

$

30,089

 

 

$

90,726

 

 

$

(120,815

)

 

$

62,684

 

 

(1)

Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2)

Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of

Comprehensive Income for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)

 

Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)

 

 

GBLI Holdings, LLC (Subsidiary co-obligor)

 

 

Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations

(non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)

 

 

Consolidating Adjustments (2)

 

 

Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated

 

Net income

 

$

14,663

 

 

$

5,306

 

 

$

22,467

 

 

$

(27,773

)

 

$

14,663

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gains (losses)

 

 

221

 

 

 

(480

)

 

 

18,936

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,677

 

Equity in other comprehensive income of unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

15,220

 

 

 

9,165

 

 

 

8,526

 

 

 

(32,911

)

 

 

 

Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income

 

 

(568

)

 

 

(159

)

 

 

(3,013

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,740

)

Unrealized foreign currency translation losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(63

)

 

 

 

 

 

(63

)

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

14,873

 

 

 

8,526

 

 

 

24,385

 

 

 

(32,911

)

 

 

14,873

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income, net of tax

 

$

29,536

 

 

$

13,832

 

 

$

46,852

 

 

$

(60,684

)

 

$

29,536

 

 

(1)

Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2)

Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

 

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GLOBAL INDEMNITY LIMITED

Condensed Consolidating Statements of

Comprehensive Income for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)

 

Global

Indemnity

Limited

(Parent

co-obligor)

 

 

GBLI Holdings, LLC

(Subsidiary

co-obligor)

 

 

Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations

(non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)

 

 

Consolidating

Adjustments (2)

 

 

Global

Indemnity

Limited

Consolidated

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(7,027

)

 

$

(19,865

)

 

$

34,637

 

 

$

(14,772

)

 

$

(7,027

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gains

 

 

1,632

 

 

 

792

 

 

 

28,772

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,196

 

Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

18,452

 

 

 

7,047

 

 

 

7,802

 

 

 

(33,301

)

 

 

 

Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income

 

 

 

 

 

(37

)

 

 

(11,064

)

 

 

 

 

 

(11,101

)

Unrealized foreign currency translation gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11

)

 

 

 

 

 

(11

)

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

20,084

 

 

 

7,802

 

 

 

25,499

 

 

 

(33,301

)

 

 

20,084

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income, net of tax

 

$

13,057

 

 

$

(12,063

)

 

$

60,136

 

 

$

(48,073

)

 

$

13,057

 

 

(1)

Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2)

Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of

Comprehensive Income for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)

 

Global

Indemnity

Limited

(Parent

co-obligor)

 

 

GBLI Holdings, LLC

(Subsidiary

co-obligor)

 

 

Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations

(non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)

 

 

Consolidating

Adjustments (2)

 

 

Global

Indemnity

Limited

Consolidated

 

Net income

 

$

34,263

 

 

$

15,365

 

 

$

50,928

 

 

$

(66,293

)

 

$

34,263

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gains

 

 

880

 

 

 

1,567

 

 

 

37,015

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,462

 

Equity in other comprehensive income of unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

37,454

 

 

 

19,490

 

 

 

21,300

 

 

 

(78,244

)

 

 

 

Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2

)

Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income

 

 

(561

)

 

 

243

 

 

 

(1,500

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,818

)

Unrealized foreign currency translation gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

131

 

 

 

 

 

 

131

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

37,773

 

 

 

21,300

 

 

 

56,944

 

 

 

(78,244

)

 

 

37,773

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income, net of tax

 

$

72,036

 

 

$

36,665

 

 

$

107,872

 

 

$

(144,537

)

 

$

72,036

 

 

(1)

Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2)

Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

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GLOBAL INDEMNITY LIMITED

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of

Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended  June 30, 2020

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)

 

 

GBLI Holdings, LLC (Subsidiary co-obligor)

 

 

Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)

 

 

Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities

 

$

(12,069

)

 

$

(1,380

)

 

$

65,859

 

 

$

52,410

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of fixed maturities

 

 

475

 

 

 

18,125

 

 

 

408,511

 

 

 

427,111

 

Proceeds from sale of equity securities

 

 

69,502

 

 

 

309,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

378,915

 

Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,651

 

 

 

15,651

 

Proceeds from other invested assets

 

 

500

 

 

 

123

 

 

 

 

 

 

623

 

Amounts paid in connection with derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

(20,060

)

 

 

 

 

 

(20,060

)

Purchases of fixed maturities

 

 

(167,316

)

 

 

(33,362

)

 

 

(257,163

)

 

 

(457,841

)

Purchases of equity securities

 

 

(103,445

)

 

 

(254,640

)

 

 

 

 

 

(358,085

)

Purchases of other invested assets

 

 

 

 

 

(297

)

 

 

 

 

 

(297

)

Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities

 

 

(200,284

)

 

 

19,302

 

 

 

166,999

 

 

 

(13,983

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net borrowings under margin borrowing facility

 

 

 

 

 

958

 

 

 

 

 

 

958

 

Issuance of note to affiliates

 

 

 

 

 

(18,500

)

 

 

18,500

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid to shareholders

 

 

(7,120

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,120

)

Dividends from subsidiary

 

 

226,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

(226,000

)

 

 

 

Purchase of A ordinary shares

 

 

(143

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(143

)

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities

 

 

218,737

 

 

 

(17,542

)

 

 

(207,500

)

 

 

(6,305

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

6,384

 

 

 

380

 

 

 

25,358

 

 

 

32,122

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

977

 

 

 

2,663

 

 

 

40,631

 

 

 

44,271

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

7,361

 

 

$

3,043

 

 

$

65,989

 

 

$

76,393

 

 

(1)

Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

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GLOBAL INDEMNITY LIMITED

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of

Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Global

Indemnity

Limited (Parent

co-obligor)

 

 

GBLI Holdings, LLC

(Subsidiary

co-obligor)

 

 

Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations

(non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)

 

 

Global

Indemnity

Limited

Consolidated

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities

 

$

1,521

 

 

$

(14,207

)

 

$

9,551

 

 

$

(3,135

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of fixed maturities

 

 

48,393

 

 

 

101,584

 

 

 

419,552

 

 

 

569,529

 

Proceeds from sale of equity securities

 

 

3,600

 

 

 

163,428

 

 

 

 

 

 

167,028

 

Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

95,994

 

 

 

95,994

 

Proceeds from other invested assets

 

 

2,349

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,349

 

Amounts paid in connection with derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

(8,022

)

 

 

 

 

 

(8,022

)

Purchases of fixed maturities

 

 

(10,548

)

 

 

(22,726

)

 

 

(540,604

)

 

 

(573,878

)

Purchases of equity securities

 

 

(39,332

)

 

 

(245,652

)

 

 

 

 

 

(284,984

)

Purchases of other invested assets

 

 

 

 

 

(3,500

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,500

)

Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities

 

 

4,462

 

 

 

(14,888

)

 

 

(25,058

)

 

 

(35,484

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net borrowings under margin borrowing facility

 

 

 

 

 

3,409

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,409

 

Dividends paid to shareholders

 

 

(7,125

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,125

)

Purchase of A ordinary shares

 

 

(947

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(947

)

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities

 

 

(8,072

)

 

 

3,409

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,663

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(2,089

)

 

 

(25,686

)

 

 

(15,507

)

 

 

(43,282

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

2,221

 

 

 

26,039

 

 

 

71,237

 

 

 

99,497

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

132

 

 

$

353

 

 

$

55,730

 

 

$

56,215

 

 

(1)

Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

16.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Adopted in 2020

 

In March, 2020, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that affected a variety of topics in the Codification.  The amendments in this update are meant to make the Codification easier to understand and easier to apply by eliminating inconsistencies and providing clarification.  This guidance is effective for all fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2020.  The adoption of this new accounting guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

In August, 2018, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which removed, modified, and added certain disclosures related to Topic 820, Fair Value.  The affected disclosures are related to transfers between fair value levels, level 3 assets, and investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value.  This guidance is effective for all fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2020.  The adoption of this new accounting guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

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GLOBAL INDEMNITY LIMITED

In January, 2017, the FASB issued updated guidance that simplifies how an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment by eliminating the requirement to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill (i.e. Step 2 of the current goodwill impairment test).  Under the new amendments, an entity may still first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform a quantitative goodwill impairment test.  If determined to be necessary, the quantitative impairment test shall be used to identify goodwill impairment and measure the amount of a goodwill impairment loss to be recognized, if any.  A goodwill impairment loss is recognized for the amount that the carrying amount of a reporting unit, including goodwill, exceeds its fair value, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.  This guidance is effective for public business entities’ annual or interim goodwill impairment testing in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019.  The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2020.  The adoption of this new accounting guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

In June, 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance addressing the measurement of credit losses on financial instruments.  The new guidance requires financial assets measured at amortized cost, which includes but are not limited to premiums receivable and reinsurance receivables, to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected over the life of the asset using an allowance for credit losses.  Changes in the allowance are charged to earnings.  The measurement of expected credit losses should consider relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current information, as well as reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the financial assets.  For available for sale debt securities, credit losses should be measured similar to the old guidance; however, the new guidance requires that credit losses be presented as an allowance rather than as a write-down of the amortized cost basis of the impaired securities and allows for the reversal of credit losses in the current period net income.  In addition, the Company made certain accounting policy elections related to accrued interest receivables which are described in Note 3.  The Company adopted this new accounting guidance on January 1, 2020 using a modified-retrospective approach.  The adoption of this new accounting guidance and the impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows is described primarily within Note 3 and Note 6.

Please see Note 22 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 Part II of the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on accounting pronouncements issued but not yet adopted.

17.Subsequent Events

 

In July 2020, the Company notified the Trustee of the 7.75% Subordinated Notes due 2045 (“2045 Notes”) that it has elected to redeem the entire $100 million in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 2045 Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest on the 2045 Notes redeemed to, but not including, the Redemption Date of August 15, 2020.  

Please see Note 10 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 Part II of the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on the Company’s 2045 Notes.

 

 

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

 

The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes of Global Indemnity included elsewhere in this report.  Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this report, including information with respect to the Company’s plans and strategy, constitutes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  Please see "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" at the end of this Item 2 for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein.  For more information regarding the Company’s business and operations, please see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Recent Developments

 

COVID-19

 

The global outbreak of COVID-19 presents significant risks to the Company which the Company is not able to fully evaluate at the current time. The COVID-19 pandemic may affect the Company’s operations in the third quarter and may continue to do so indefinitely, thereafter.  The Company may experience reductions in premium volume, delays in the collection of premiums, and increases in COVID-19 related claims.  The volatility in the global financial markets may negatively impact the market value of the Company’s investment portfolio and may result in net realized investment losses as well as a decline in the liquidity of the investment portfolio.  All of these factors may have far reaching impacts on the Company’s business, operations, and financial results and conditions, directly and indirectly, including without limitation impacts on the health of the Company’s management and employees, distribution, marketing, customers and agents, and on the overall economy. The scope and nature of these impacts, most of which are beyond the Company’s control, continue to evolve and such effects could exist for an extended period of time even after the pandemic ends.

 

Proposed Redomestication

 

On June 23, 2020, the Company announced that the Company’s Board of Directors approved a plan to redomesticate the Company and its Bermuda subsidiary, Global Indemnity Reinsurance, to the United States. The Board also approved the filing of a preliminary proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with a special meeting of the Company’s shareholders that will be called to consider and approve the redomestication plan.  The preliminary proxy was filed on June 23, 2020.  This plan to redomesticate is also awaiting regulatory approval. If approved by its shareholders and regulatory approval is received, the Company anticipates that the redomestication will close on or around 12:01am (Eastern Time) on August 28, 2020. Please see Note 2 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for additional information on the proposed redomestication.

 

Redemption of Debt

 

In July 2020, the Company notified the Trustee of the 7.75% Subordinated Notes due 2045 (“2045 Notes”) that it has elected to redeem the entire $100 million in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 2045 Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest on the 2045 Notes redeemed to, but not including, the Redemption Date of August 15, 2020.  

 

Dividend

 

During 2020, the Board of Directors approved a dividend payment of $0.25 per ordinary share to all shareholders of record on the close of business on March 24, 2020 and June 23, 2020.  Dividends paid were $7.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2020.  

 

Overview

 

The Company’s Commercial Specialty segment sells its property and casualty insurance products through a group of approximately 180 professional general agencies that have limited quoting and binding authority, as well as a number of wholesale insurance brokers who in turn sell the Company’s insurance products to insureds through retail insurance brokers.  Commercial Specialty operates predominantly in the excess and surplus lines marketplace.  The Company manages its

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Commercial Specialty segment via product classifications.  These product classifications are: 1) Penn-America, which includes property and general liability products for small commercial businesses sold through a select network of wholesale general agents with specific binding authority; 2) United National, which includes property, general liability, and professional lines products sold through program administrators with specific binding authority; 3) Diamond State, which includes property, casualty, and professional lines products sold through wholesale brokers and program administrators with specific binding authority; and 4) Vacant Express, which primarily insures dwellings which are currently vacant, undergoing renovation, or are under construction and is sold through aggregators, brokers, and retail agents.  

 

The Company’s Specialty Property segment, via American Reliable, offers specialty personal lines property and casualty insurance products through a group of approximately 230 agents, primarily comprised of wholesale general agents, with specific binding authority in the admitted marketplace.

 

The Company’s Farm, Ranch, & Stable segment, via American Reliable, provides specialized property and casualty coverage including Commercial Farm Auto and Excess/Umbrella Coverage for the agriculture industry as well as specialized insurance products for the equine mortality and equine major medical industry on an admitted basis.  These insurance products are sold through a group of approximately 210 agents, primarily comprised of wholesalers and retail agents, with a selected number having specific binding authority. 

 

The Company’s Reinsurance Operations, consisting solely of the operations of Global Indemnity Reinsurance, currently provides reinsurance solutions through brokers and on a direct basis.  Global Indemnity Reinsurance is a Bermuda based treaty reinsurer for specialty property and casualty insurance and reinsurance companies. Global Indemnity Reinsurance conducts business in Bermuda and is focused on using its capital capacity to write niche and specialty-focused treaties and business which meet the Company’s risk tolerance and return thresholds.  Assuming the Company redomesticates, which is expected to occur in the third quarter of 2020, Global Indemnity Reinsurance’s business will be assumed by the Company’s existing U.S. insurance company subsidiaries.

 

The Company derives its revenues primarily from premiums paid on insurance policies that it writes and from income generated by its investment portfolio, net of fees paid for investment management services.  The amount of insurance premiums that the Company receives is a function of the amount and type of policies it writes, as well as prevailing market prices.  

 

The Company’s expenses include losses and loss adjustment expenses, acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses, corporate and other operating expenses, interest, investment expenses, and income taxes.  Losses and loss adjustment expenses are estimated by management and reflect the Company’s best estimate of ultimate losses and costs arising during the reporting period and revisions of prior period estimates.  The Company records its best estimate of losses and loss adjustment expenses considering both internal and external actuarial analyses of the estimated losses the Company expects to incur on the insurance policies it writes.  The ultimate losses and loss adjustment expenses will depend on the actual costs to resolve claims.  Acquisition costs consist principally of commissions and premium taxes that are typically a percentage of the premiums on the insurance policies the Company writes, net of ceding commissions earned from reinsurers.  Other underwriting expenses consist primarily of personnel expenses and general operating expenses related to underwriting activities.  Corporate and other operating expenses are comprised primarily of outside legal fees, other professional and accounting fees, directors’ fees, management fees & advisory fees, and salaries and benefits for company personnel whose services relate to the support of corporate activities. Interest expense is primarily comprised of amounts due on outstanding debt.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP, which require it to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.  Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.  

 

The most critical accounting policies involve significant estimates and include those used in determining the liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, recoverability of reinsurance receivables, investments, fair value measurements, goodwill and intangible assets, deferred acquisition costs, and taxation.  For a detailed discussion on each of these policies,

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please see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.  There have been no significant changes to any of these policies or underlying methodologies during the current year except for the following.

 

Effective January 1, 2020, the Company adopted new accounting guidance related to the measurement of credit losses on financial instruments. In conjunction with implementing this new guidance, the Company modified its impairment process as well as made certain accounting policy elections related to accrued interest receivables.  Please see Note 3 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for a discussion on the Company’s impairment process and accounting policy elections related to accrued interest receivable. Please see Note 6 for a discussion on the Company’s policies related to the evaluation process when estimating expected credit losses for premiums receivable and reinsurance receivables.

Results of Operations

The following table summarizes the Company’s results for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended

June 30,

 

 

%

 

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

 

%

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

Gross written premiums

 

$

164,549

 

 

$

179,321

 

 

 

(8.2

%)

 

$

320,273

 

 

$

321,522

 

 

 

(0.4

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net written premiums

 

$

147,264

 

 

$

159,069

 

 

 

(7.4

%)

 

$

286,376

 

 

$

282,485

 

 

 

1.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earned premiums

 

$

141,847

 

 

$

128,201

 

 

 

10.6

%

 

$

286,315

 

 

$

250,290

 

 

 

14.4

%

Other income

 

 

766

 

 

 

522

 

 

 

46.7

%

 

 

931

 

 

 

1,010

 

 

 

(7.8

%)

Total revenues

 

 

142,613

 

 

 

128,723

 

 

 

10.8

%

 

 

287,246

 

 

 

251,300

 

 

 

14.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Losses and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

 

67,297

 

 

 

70,075

 

 

 

(4.0

%)

 

 

144,944

 

 

 

128,396

 

 

 

12.9

%

Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses

 

 

53,578

 

 

 

50,534

 

 

 

6.0

%

 

 

109,990

 

 

 

100,277

 

 

 

9.7

%

Underwriting income

 

 

21,738

 

 

 

8,114

 

 

 

167.9

%

 

 

32,312

 

 

 

22,627

 

 

 

42.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

 

(2,359

)

 

 

13,826

 

 

 

(117.1

%)

 

 

7,770

 

 

 

21,045

 

 

 

(63.1

%)

Net realized investment gains (losses)

 

 

38,507

 

 

 

3,590

 

 

NM

 

 

 

(29,655

)

 

 

13,980

 

 

NM

 

Corporate and other operating expenses

 

 

(8,618

)

 

 

(4,639

)

 

 

85.8

%

 

 

(12,841

)

 

 

(7,844

)

 

 

63.7

%

Interest expense

 

 

(4,712

)

 

 

(5,042

)

 

 

(6.5

%)

 

 

(9,577

)

 

 

(10,065

)

 

 

(4.8

%)

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

44,556

 

 

 

15,849

 

 

 

181.1

%

 

 

(11,991

)

 

 

39,743

 

 

 

(130.2

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

7,005

 

 

 

1,186

 

 

NM

 

 

 

(4,964

)

 

 

5,480

 

 

NM

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

37,551

 

 

$

14,663

 

 

 

156.1

%

 

$

(7,027

)

 

$

34,263

 

 

 

(120.5

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Underwriting Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss ratio (1):

 

 

47.4

%

 

 

54.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

50.6

%

 

 

51.3

%

 

 

 

 

Expense ratio (2)

 

 

37.8

%

 

 

39.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

38.4

%

 

 

40.1

%

 

 

 

 

Combined ratio (3)

 

 

85.2

%

 

 

94.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

89.0

%

 

 

91.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

NM – not meaningful

(1)

The loss ratio is a GAAP financial measure that is generally viewed in the insurance industry as an indicator of underwriting profitability and is calculated by dividing net losses and loss adjustment expenses by net earned premiums.

(2)

The expense ratio is a GAAP financial measure that is calculated by dividing the sum of acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses by net earned premiums.  

(3)

The combined ratio is a GAAP financial measure and is the sum of the Company’s loss and expense ratios.

 

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Premiums

The following table summarizes the change in premium volume by business segment:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

% Change

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

% Change

 

Gross written premiums (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Specialty (3)

 

$

87,297

 

 

$

77,079

 

 

 

13.3

%

 

$

168,128

 

 

$

141,292

 

 

 

19.0

%

Specialty Property (3)

 

 

37,978

 

 

 

46,486

 

 

 

(18.3

%)

 

 

73,221

 

 

 

86,160

 

 

 

(15.0

%)

Farm, Ranch, & Stable (3)

 

 

23,222

 

 

 

23,697

 

 

 

(2.0

%)

 

 

45,355

 

 

 

44,462

 

 

 

2.0

%

Reinsurance (4)

 

 

16,052

 

 

 

32,059

 

 

 

(49.9

%)

 

 

33,569

 

 

 

49,608

 

 

 

(32.3

%)

Total gross written premiums

 

$

164,549

 

 

$

179,321

 

 

 

(8.2

%)

 

$

320,273

 

 

$

321,522

 

 

 

(0.4

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ceded written premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Specialty (3)

 

$

9,417

 

 

$

9,972

 

 

 

(5.6

%)

 

$

17,765

 

 

$

19,015

 

 

 

(6.6

%)

Specialty Property (3)

 

 

4,903

 

 

 

6,658

 

 

 

(26.4

%)

 

 

10,139

 

 

 

13,120

 

 

 

(22.7

%)

Farm, Ranch, & Stable (3)

 

 

2,965

 

 

 

3,622

 

 

 

(18.1

%)

 

 

5,993

 

 

 

6,895

 

 

 

(13.1

%)

Reinsurance (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

(100.0

%)

Total ceded written premiums

 

$

17,285

 

 

$

20,252

 

 

 

(14.7

%)

 

$

33,897

 

 

$

39,037

 

 

 

(13.2

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net written premiums (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Specialty (3)

 

$

77,880

 

 

$

67,107

 

 

 

16.1

%

 

$

150,363

 

 

$

122,277

 

 

 

23.0

%

Specialty Property (3)

 

 

33,075

 

 

 

39,828

 

 

 

(17.0

%)

 

 

63,082

 

 

 

73,040

 

 

 

(13.6

%)

Farm, Ranch, & Stable (3)

 

 

20,257

 

 

 

20,075

 

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

39,362

 

 

 

37,567

 

 

 

4.8

%

Reinsurance (4)

 

 

16,052

 

 

 

32,059

 

 

 

(49.9

%)

 

 

33,569

 

 

 

49,601

 

 

 

(32.3

%)

Total net written premiums

 

$

147,264

 

 

$

159,069

 

 

 

(7.4

%)

 

$

286,376

 

 

$

282,485

 

 

 

1.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earned premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Specialty (3)

 

$

69,728

 

 

$

56,705

 

 

 

23.0

%

 

$

137,442

 

 

$

112,346

 

 

 

22.3

%

Specialty Property (3)

 

 

33,543

 

 

 

35,567

 

 

 

(5.7

%)

 

 

67,759

 

 

 

70,186

 

 

 

(3.5

%)

Farm, Ranch, & Stable (3)

 

 

19,030

 

 

 

17,350

 

 

 

9.7

%

 

 

37,713

 

 

 

34,472

 

 

 

9.4

%

Reinsurance (4)

 

 

19,546

 

 

 

18,579

 

 

 

5.2

%

 

 

43,401

 

 

 

33,286

 

 

 

30.4

%

Total net earned premiums

 

$

141,847

 

 

$

128,201

 

 

 

10.6

%

 

$

286,315

 

 

$

250,290

 

 

 

14.4

%

(1)

Gross written premiums represent the amount received or to be received for insurance policies written without reduction for reinsurance costs, ceded premiums, or other deductions.

(2)

Net written premiums equal gross written premiums less ceded written premiums.

(3)

Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations under a quota share agreement.  This quota share agreement was cancelled effective January 1, 2018.

(4)

External business only, excluding business assumed from affiliates.

 

Gross written premiums decreased by 8.2% and 0.4% for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to same period in 2019.  The decrease is mainly due to the reduction of catastrophe exposed business within both Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable, reduction in business not providing an adequate return on capital within Specialty Property, and Reinsurance Operations’ non-renewal of its property catastrophe treaties.  This reduction in premiums was partially offset by organic growth from existing agents, increased pricing, and several new programs within Commercial Specialty, rate increases and new agent appointments within Farm, Ranch, & Stable, and growth of the new casualty treaty entered into by Reinsurance Operations in 2019.

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Net Retention

The ratio of net written premiums to gross written premiums is referred to as the Company’s net premium retention.  The Company’s net premium retention is summarized by segments as follows:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

Point

 

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

 

Point

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

Commercial Specialty

 

 

89.2

%

 

 

87.1

%

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

89.4

%

 

 

86.5

%

 

 

2.9

 

Specialty Property

 

 

87.1

%

 

 

85.7

%

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

86.2

%

 

 

84.8

%

 

 

1.4

 

Farm, Ranch, & Stable

 

 

87.2

%

 

 

84.7

%

 

 

2.5

 

 

 

86.8

%

 

 

84.5

%

 

 

2.3

 

Reinsurance

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

 

Total

 

 

89.5

%

 

 

88.7

%

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

89.4

%

 

 

87.9

%

 

 

1.5

 

 

The net premium retention for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020 increased by 0.8 points and 1.5 points, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2019.  This increase in retention is primarily driven by the restructuring of the Company’s catastrophe reinsurance treaties as well as a change in the mix of business.

 

Net Earned Premiums

 

Net earned premiums within the Commercial Specialty segment increased by 23.0% and 22.3% for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2019.  The increase in net earned premiums was primarily due to a growth in premiums written as a result of organic growth from existing agents, pricing increases, and several new programs.  Property net earned premiums were $31.9 million and $25.9 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $62.4 million and $54.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Casualty net earned premiums were $37.8 million and $30.8 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $75.0 million and $58.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.  

 

Net earned premiums within the Specialty Property segment decreased by 5.7% and 3.5% for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2019 primarily due to a continued reduction of catastrophe exposed business and a reduction in business not providing an adequate return on capital. Property net earned premiums were $31.2 million and $32.8 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $62.8 million and $64.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Casualty net earned premiums were $2.4 million and $2.8 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $4.9 million and $5.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.  

 

Net earned premiums within the Farm, Ranch, & Stable segment increased by 9.7% and 9.4% for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2019. The increase in net earned premiums was primarily due to a growth in premiums written in prior periods as a result of rate increases and new agent appointments.  Property net earned premiums were $13.7 million and $12.3 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $27.1 million and $24.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Casualty net earned premiums were $5.3 million and $5.0 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $10.6 million and $9.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.  

 

Net earned premiums within the Reinsurance Operations segment increased by 5.2% and 30.4% for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2019 primarily due to the new casualty treaty entered into during 2019 partially offset by the non-renewal of its property catastrophe treaties.  Property net earned premiums were $9.1 million and $14.4 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $19.0 million and $26.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.  Casualty net earned premiums were $10.5 million and $4.2 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $24.4 million and $6.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.  

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Reserves

 

Management’s best estimate at June 30, 2020 was recorded as the loss reserve.  Management’s best estimate is as of a particular point in time and is based upon known facts, the Company’s actuarial analyses, current law, and the Company’s judgment.  This resulted in carried gross and net reserves of $651.1 million and $563.9 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2020.  A breakout of the Company’s gross and net reserves, as of June 30, 2020, is as follows:

 

 

 

Gross Reserves

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Case

 

 

IBNR (1)

 

 

Total

 

Commercial Specialty

 

$

129,107

 

 

$

278,698

 

 

$

407,805

 

Specialty Property

 

 

13,872

 

 

 

29,682

 

 

 

43,554

 

Farm, Ranch, & Stable

 

 

14,128

 

 

 

36,652

 

 

 

50,780

 

Reinsurance Operations

 

 

58,221

 

 

 

90,713

 

 

 

148,934

 

Total

 

$

215,328

 

 

$

435,745

 

 

$

651,073

 

 

 

 

Net Reserves (2)

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Case

 

 

IBNR (1)

 

 

Total

 

Commercial Specialty

 

$

103,823

 

 

$

236,916

 

 

$

340,739

 

Specialty Property

 

 

9,627

 

 

 

24,871

 

 

 

34,498

 

Farm, Ranch, & Stable

 

 

10,913

 

 

 

28,768

 

 

 

39,681

 

Reinsurance Operations

 

 

58,221

 

 

 

90,713

 

 

 

148,934

 

Total

 

$

182,584

 

 

$

381,268

 

 

$

563,852

 

 

(1)

Losses incurred but not reported, including the expected future emergence of case reserves.

(2)

Does not include reinsurance receivable on paid losses.

 

Each reserve category has an implicit frequency and severity for each accident year as a result of the various assumptions made.  If the actual levels of loss frequency and severity are higher or lower than expected, the ultimate losses will be different than management’s best estimate.  For most of its reserve categories, the Company believes that frequency can be predicted with greater accuracy than severity.  Therefore, the Company believes management’s best estimate is more likely influenced by changes in severity than frequency.  The following table, which the Company believes reflects a reasonable range of variability around its best estimate based on historical loss experience and management’s judgment, reflects the impact of changes (which could be favorable or unfavorable) in frequency and severity on the Company’s current accident year net loss estimate of $164.9 million for claims occurring during the six months ended June 30, 2020:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Severity Change

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

-10%

 

 

-5%

 

 

0%

 

 

5%

 

 

10%

 

Frequency Change

 

-5%

 

 

$

(23,911

)

 

$

(16,078

)

 

$

(8,245

)

 

$

(412

)

 

$

7,420

 

 

 

-3%

 

 

 

(20,942

)

 

 

(12,945

)

 

 

(4,947

)

 

 

3,051

 

 

 

11,048

 

 

 

-2%

 

 

 

(19,458

)

 

 

(11,378

)

 

 

(3,298

)

 

 

4,782

 

 

 

12,862

 

 

 

-1%

 

 

 

(17,974

)

 

 

(9,812

)

 

 

(1,649

)

 

 

6,514

 

 

 

14,676

 

 

 

0%

 

 

 

(16,490

)

 

 

(8,245

)

 

 

 

 

 

8,245

 

 

 

16,490

 

 

 

1%

 

 

 

(15,006

)

 

 

(6,678

)

 

 

1,649

 

 

 

9,976

 

 

 

18,304

 

 

 

2%

 

 

 

(13,522

)

 

 

(5,112

)

 

 

3,298

 

 

 

11,708

 

 

 

20,118

 

 

 

3%

 

 

 

(12,038

)

 

 

(3,545

)

 

 

4,947

 

 

 

13,439

 

 

 

21,932

 

 

 

5%

 

 

 

(9,069

)

 

 

(412

)

 

 

8,245

 

 

 

16,902

 

 

 

25,560

 

 

The Company’s net reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses of $563.9 million as of June 30, 2020 relate to multiple accident years.  Therefore, the impact of changes in frequency and severity for more than one accident year could be higher or lower than the amounts reflected above.

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GLOBAL INDEMNITY LIMITED

Underwriting Results

Commercial Specialty

The components of income from the Company’s Commercial Specialty segment and corresponding underwriting ratios are as follows:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

%

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

%

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020 (1)

 

 

2019 (1)

 

 

Change

 

 

2020 (1)

 

 

2019 (1)

 

 

Change

 

Gross written premiums

 

$

87,297

 

 

$

77,079

 

 

 

13.3

%

 

$

168,128

 

 

$

141,292

 

 

 

19.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net written premiums

 

$

77,880

 

 

$

67,107

 

 

 

16.1

%

 

$

150,363

 

 

$

122,277

 

 

 

23.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earned premiums

 

$

69,728

 

 

$

56,705

 

 

 

23.0

%

 

$

137,442

 

 

$

112,346

 

 

 

22.3

%

Total revenues

 

 

69,728

 

 

 

56,705

 

 

 

23.0

%

 

 

137,442

 

 

 

112,346

 

 

 

22.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Losses and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

 

28,877

 

 

 

32,691

 

 

 

(11.7

%)

 

 

66,312

 

 

 

54,342

 

 

 

22.0

%

Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses

 

 

26,516

 

 

 

22,890

 

 

 

15.8

%

 

 

52,509

 

 

 

45,702

 

 

 

14.9

%

Underwriting income

 

$

14,335

 

 

$

1,124

 

 

NM

 

 

$

18,621

 

 

$

12,302

 

 

 

51.4

%

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

Point

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Point

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

Underwriting Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss ratio:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current accident year

 

 

61.8

%

 

 

58.0

%

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

58.6

%

 

 

54.5

%

 

 

4.1

 

Prior accident year

 

 

(20.4

%)

 

 

(0.4

%)

 

 

(20.0

)

 

 

(10.4

%)

 

 

(6.1

%)

 

 

(4.3

)

Calendar year loss ratio

 

 

41.4

%

 

 

57.6

%

 

 

(16.2

)

 

 

48.2

%

 

 

48.4

%

 

 

(0.2

)

Expense ratio

 

 

38.0

%

 

 

40.4

%

 

 

(2.4

)

 

 

38.2

%

 

 

40.7

%

 

 

(2.5

)

Combined ratio

 

 

79.4

%

 

 

98.0

%

 

 

(18.6

)

 

 

86.4

%

 

 

89.1

%

 

 

(2.7

)

 

NM – not meaningful

 

(1)

Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations under a quota share agreement.  This quota share agreement was cancelled effective January 1, 2018.

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Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures and ratios

 

The table below reconciles the non-GAAP measures or ratios, which excludes the impact of prior accident year adjustments, to its most directly comparable GAAP measure or ratio. The Company believes the non-GAAP measures or ratios are useful to investors when evaluating the Company's underwriting performance as trends within Commercial Specialty may be obscured by prior accident year adjustments. These non-GAAP measures or ratios should not be considered as a substitute for its most directly comparable GAAP measure or ratio and does not reflect the overall underwriting profitability of the Company.

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

 

Losses $

 

 

Loss

Ratio

 

 

Losses $

 

 

Loss

Ratio

 

 

Losses $

 

 

Loss

Ratio

 

 

Losses $

 

 

Loss

Ratio

 

Property

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non catastrophe property losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)

 

$

14,563

 

 

 

45.6

%

 

$

11,322

 

 

 

43.6

%

 

$

26,812

 

 

 

42.9

%

 

$

22,053

 

 

 

40.8

%

Effect of prior accident year

 

 

689

 

 

 

2.2

%

 

 

138

 

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

330

 

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

(975

)

 

 

(1.8

%)

Non catastrophe property losses and ratio (2)

 

$

15,252

 

 

 

47.8

%

 

$

11,460

 

 

 

44.1

%

 

$

27,142

 

 

 

43.4

%

 

$

21,078

 

 

 

39.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catastrophe losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)

 

$

9,866

 

 

 

30.9

%

 

$

3,891

 

 

 

15.0

%

 

$

13,579

 

 

 

21.8

%

 

$

5,357

 

 

 

9.9

%

Effect of prior accident year

 

 

5,099

 

 

 

16.0

%

 

 

(99

)

 

 

(0.4

%)

 

 

5,437

 

 

 

8.7

%

 

 

48

 

 

 

0.1

%

Catastrophe losses and ratio (2)

 

$

14,965

 

 

 

46.9

%

 

$

3,792

 

 

 

14.6

%

 

$

19,016

 

 

 

30.5

%

 

$

5,405

 

 

 

10.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total property losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)

 

$

24,429

 

 

 

76.5

%

 

$

15,213

 

 

 

58.6

%

 

$

40,391

 

 

 

64.7

%

 

$

27,410

 

 

 

50.7

%

Effect of prior accident year

 

 

5,788

 

 

 

18.2

%

 

 

39

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

5,767

 

 

 

9.2

%

 

 

(927

)

 

 

(1.7

%)

Total property losses and ratio (2)

 

$

30,217

 

 

 

94.7

%

 

$

15,252

 

 

 

58.7

%

 

$

46,158

 

 

 

73.9

%

 

$

26,483

 

 

 

49.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Casualty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Casualty losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)

 

$

18,697

 

 

 

49.4

%

 

$

17,698

 

 

 

57.5

%

 

$

40,170

 

 

 

53.6

%

 

$

33,818

 

 

 

58.0

%

Effect of prior accident year

 

 

(20,037

)

 

 

(53.0

%)

 

 

(259

)

 

 

(0.8

%)

 

 

(20,016

)

 

 

(26.7

%)

 

 

(5,959

)

 

 

(10.2

%)

Total Casualty losses and ratio (2)

 

$

(1,340

)

 

 

(3.6

%)

 

$

17,439

 

 

 

56.7

%

 

$

20,154

 

 

 

26.9

%

 

$

27,859

 

 

 

47.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total net losses and loss adjustment expense and total loss ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)

 

$

43,126

 

 

 

61.8

%

 

$

32,911

 

 

 

58.0

%

 

$

80,561

 

 

 

58.6

%

 

$

61,228

 

 

 

54.5

%

Effect of prior accident year

 

 

(14,249

)

 

 

(20.4

%)

 

 

(220

)

 

 

(0.4

%)

 

 

(14,249

)

 

 

(10.4

%)

 

 

(6,886

)

 

 

(6.1

%)

Total net losses and loss adjustment expense and total loss ratio (2)

 

$

28,877

 

 

 

41.4

%

 

$

32,691

 

 

 

57.6

%

 

$

66,312

 

 

 

48.2

%

 

$

54,342

 

 

 

48.4

%

 

(1)

Non-GAAP measure / ratio

(2)

Most directly comparable GAAP measure / ratio

Premiums

See “Result of Operations” above for a discussion on consolidated premiums.

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Loss Ratio

The current accident year losses and loss ratio is summarized as follows:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

%

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

%

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

Property losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-catastrophe

 

$

14,563

 

 

$

11,322

 

 

 

28.6

%

 

$

26,812

 

 

$

22,053

 

 

 

21.6

%

Catastrophe

 

 

9,866

 

 

 

3,891

 

 

 

153.6

%

 

 

13,579

 

 

 

5,357

 

 

 

153.5

%

Property losses

 

 

24,429

 

 

 

15,213

 

 

 

60.6

%

 

 

40,391

 

 

 

27,410

 

 

 

47.4

%

Casualty losses

 

 

18,697

 

 

 

17,698

 

 

 

5.6

%

 

 

40,170

 

 

 

33,818

 

 

 

18.8

%

Total accident year losses

 

$

43,126

 

 

$

32,911

 

 

 

31.0

%

 

$

80,561

 

 

$

61,228

 

 

 

31.6

%

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

Point

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Point

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

Current accident year loss ratio:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-catastrophe

 

 

45.6

%

 

 

43.6

%

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

42.9

%

 

 

40.8

%

 

 

2.1

 

Catastrophe

 

 

30.9

%

 

 

15.0

%

 

 

15.9

 

 

 

21.8

%

 

 

9.9

%

 

 

11.9

 

Property loss ratio

 

 

76.5

%

 

 

58.6

%

 

 

17.9

 

 

 

64.7

%

 

 

50.7

%

 

 

14.0

 

Casualty loss ratio

 

 

49.4

%

 

 

57.5

%

 

 

(8.1

)

 

 

53.6

%

 

 

58.0

%

 

 

(4.4

)

Total accident year loss ratio

 

 

61.8

%

 

 

58.0

%

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

58.6

%

 

 

54.5

%

 

 

4.1

 

The current accident year non-catastrophe property loss ratio increased by 2.0 points during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 reflecting a higher claims frequency for the second accident quarter compared to last year.

The current accident year non-catastrophe property loss ratio increased by 2.1 points during the six months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 reflecting a higher claims frequency for the first six months compared to last year.

 

The current accident year catastrophe loss ratio increased by 15.9 points during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 due to a higher claims frequency and severity for the second accident quarter compared to last year.

 

The current accident year catastrophe loss ratio increased by 11.9 points during the six months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 due to a higher claims frequency and severity for the first six months compared to last year.

The current accident year casualty loss ratio improved by 8.1 points during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 due to a lower claims frequency for the second accident quarter compared to last year.

The current accident year casualty loss ratio improved by 4.4 points during the six months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 due to a lower claims frequency through the first six months compared to last year.

The calendar year loss ratio for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020 includes a decrease of $14.2 million, or 20.4 percentage points, and a decrease of $14.2 million, or 10.4 percentage points, respectively, related to reserve development on prior accident years.  The calendar year loss ratio for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019 includes a decrease of $0.2 million, or 0.4 percentage points, and a decrease of $6.9 million, or 6.1 percentage points, respectively, related to reserve development on prior accident years.  Please see Note 8 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for further discussion on prior accident year development.

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Expense Ratios

The expense ratio for the Company’s Commercial Specialty segment improved by 2.4 points from 40.4% for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 to 38.0% for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 and improved by 2.5 points from 40.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2019 to 38.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The improvement in the expense ratio is primarily due to higher earned premiums.

COVID-19

 

COVID-19 could result in declines in business, non-payment of premiums, and increases in claims that could adversely affect Commercial Specialty’s business, financial condition, and results of operation.  

 

There is risk that legislation could be passed which would require the Company to cover business interruption claims regardless of terms, exclusions including the virus exclusions contained within the Company’s Commercial Specialty policies, or other conditions included in these policies that would otherwise preclude coverage.

Specialty Property

The components of income and loss from the Company’s Specialty Property segment and corresponding underwriting ratios are as follows:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

%

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

%

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020 (1)

 

 

2019 (1)

 

 

Change

 

 

2020 (1)

 

 

2019 (1)

 

 

Change

 

Gross written premiums

 

$

37,978

 

 

$

46,486

 

 

 

(18.3

%)

 

$

73,221

 

 

$

86,160

 

 

 

(15.0

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net written premiums

 

$

33,075

 

 

$

39,828

 

 

 

(17.0

%)

 

$

63,082

 

 

$

73,040

 

 

 

(13.6

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earned premiums

 

$

33,543

 

 

$

35,567

 

 

 

(5.7

%)

 

$

67,759

 

 

$

70,186

 

 

 

(3.5

%)

Other income

 

 

429

 

 

 

498

 

 

 

(13.9

%)

 

 

856

 

 

 

941

 

 

 

(9.0

%)

Total revenues

 

 

33,972

 

 

 

36,065

 

 

 

(5.8

%)

 

 

68,615

 

 

 

71,127

 

 

 

(3.5

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Losses and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

 

13,691

 

 

 

11,111

 

 

 

23.2

%

 

 

31,189

 

 

 

31,614

 

 

 

(1.3

%)

Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses

 

 

13,761

 

 

 

14,939

 

 

 

(7.9

%)

 

 

27,993

 

 

 

29,592

 

 

 

(5.4

%)

Underwriting income

 

$

6,520

 

 

$

10,015

 

 

 

(34.9

%)

 

$

9,433

 

 

$

9,921

 

 

 

(4.9

%)

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

Point

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Point

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

Underwriting Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss ratio:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current accident year

 

 

54.5

%

 

 

59.8

%

 

 

(5.3

)

 

 

52.8

%

 

 

58.2

%

 

 

(5.4

)

Prior accident year

 

 

(13.7

%)

 

 

(28.5

%)

 

 

14.8

 

 

 

(6.8

%)

 

 

(13.2

%)

 

 

6.4

 

Calendar year loss ratio

 

 

40.8

%

 

 

31.3

%

 

 

9.5

 

 

 

46.0

%

 

 

45.0

%

 

 

1.0

 

Expense ratio

 

 

41.0

%

 

 

42.0

%

 

 

(1.0

)

 

 

41.3

%

 

 

42.2

%

 

 

(0.9

)

Combined ratio

 

 

81.8

%

 

 

73.3

%

 

 

8.5

 

 

 

87.3

%

 

 

87.2

%

 

 

0.1

 

 

(1)

Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations under a quota share agreement.  This quota share agreement was cancelled effective January 1, 2018.

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Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures and ratios

The table below reconciles the non-GAAP measures or ratios, which excludes the impact of prior accident year adjustments, to its most directly comparable GAAP measure or ratio. The Company believes the non-GAAP measures or ratios are useful to investors when evaluating the Company's underwriting performance as trends within Specialty Property may be obscured by prior accident year adjustments. These non-GAAP measures or ratios should not be considered as a substitute for its most directly comparable GAAP measure or ratio and does not reflect the overall underwriting profitability of the Company.

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

 

Losses $

 

 

Loss Ratio

 

 

Losses $

 

 

Loss Ratio

 

 

Losses $

 

 

Loss Ratio

 

 

Losses

 

 

Loss Ratio

 

Property

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non catastrophe property losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)

 

$

11,032

 

 

 

35.4

%

 

$

17,274

 

 

 

52.7

%

 

$

25,425

 

 

 

40.5

%

 

$

34,013

 

 

 

52.5

%

Effect of prior accident year

 

 

(3,383

)

 

 

(10.9

%)

 

 

(124

)

 

 

(0.4

%)

 

 

(3,045

)

 

 

(4.8

%)

 

 

(180

)

 

 

(0.3

%)

Non catastrophe property losses and ratio (2)

 

$

7,649

 

 

 

24.5

%

 

$

17,150

 

 

 

52.3

%

 

$

22,380

 

 

 

35.7

%

 

$

33,833

 

 

 

52.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catastrophe losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)

 

$

6,228

 

 

 

20.0

%

 

$

2,394

 

 

 

7.3

%

 

$

8,307

 

 

 

13.2

%

 

$

4,084

 

 

 

6.3

%

Effect of prior accident year

 

 

178

 

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

(9,838

)

 

 

(30.0

%)

 

 

209

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

(8,989

)

 

 

(13.9

%)

Catastrophe losses and ratio (2)

 

$

6,406

 

 

 

20.6

%

 

$

(7,444

)

 

 

(22.7

%)

 

$

8,516

 

 

 

13.5

%

 

$

(4,905

)

 

 

(7.6

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total property losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)

 

$

17,260

 

 

 

55.4

%

 

$

19,668

 

 

 

60.0

%

 

$

33,732

 

 

 

53.7

%

 

$

38,097

 

 

 

58.8

%

Effect of prior accident year

 

 

(3,205

)

 

 

(10.3

%)

 

 

(9,962

)

 

 

(30.4

%)

 

 

(2,836

)

 

 

(4.5

%)

 

 

(9,169

)

 

 

(14.2

%)

Total property losses and ratio (2)

 

$

14,055

 

 

 

45.1

%

 

$

9,706

 

 

 

29.6

%

 

$

30,896

 

 

 

49.2

%

 

$

28,928

 

 

 

44.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Casualty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Casualty losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)

 

$

1,019

 

 

 

43.1

%

 

$

1,591

 

 

 

57.7

%

 

$

2,045

 

 

 

41.5

%

 

$

2,761

 

 

 

50.6

%

Effect of prior accident year

 

 

(1,383

)

 

 

(58.5

%)

 

 

(186

)

 

 

(6.7

%)

 

 

(1,752

)

 

 

(35.6

%)

 

 

(75

)

 

 

(1.4

%)

Total Casualty losses and ratio (2)

 

$

(364

)

 

 

(15.4

%)

 

$

1,405

 

 

 

51.0

%

 

$

293

 

 

 

5.9

%

 

$

2,686

 

 

 

49.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total net losses and loss adjustment expense and total loss ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)

 

$

18,279

 

 

 

54.5

%

 

$

21,259

 

 

 

59.8

%

 

$

35,777

 

 

 

52.8

%

 

$

40,858

 

 

 

58.2

%

Effect of prior accident year

 

 

(4,588

)

 

 

(13.7

%)

 

 

(10,148

)

 

 

(28.5

%)

 

 

(4,588

)

 

 

(6.8

%)

 

 

(9,244

)

 

 

(13.2

%)

Total net losses and loss adjustment expense and total loss ratio (2)

 

$

13,691

 

 

 

40.8

%

 

$

11,111

 

 

 

31.3

%

 

$

31,189

 

 

 

46.0

%

 

$

31,614

 

 

 

45.0

%

 

(1)

Non-GAAP measure / ratio

(2)

Most directly comparable GAAP measure / ratio

Premiums

See “Result of Operations” above for a discussion on consolidated premiums.

Other Income

Other income was $0.4 million and $0.5 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $0.9 million for both of the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.  Other income is primarily comprised of fee income.  

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Loss Ratio

The current accident year losses and loss ratio is summarized as follows:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

%

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

%

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

Property losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-catastrophe

 

$

11,032

 

 

$

17,274

 

 

 

(36.1

%)

 

$

25,425

 

 

$

34,013

 

 

 

(25.2

%)

Catastrophe

 

 

6,228

 

 

 

2,394

 

 

 

160.2

%

 

 

8,307

 

 

 

4,084

 

 

 

103.4

%

Property losses

 

 

17,260

 

 

 

19,668

 

 

 

(12.2

%)

 

 

33,732

 

 

 

38,097

 

 

 

(11.5

%)

Casualty losses

 

 

1,019

 

 

 

1,591

 

 

 

(36.0

%)

 

 

2,045

 

 

 

2,761

 

 

 

(25.9

%)

Total accident year losses

 

$

18,279

 

 

$

21,259

 

 

 

(14.0

%)

 

$

35,777

 

 

$

40,858

 

 

 

(12.4

%)

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

Point

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Point

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

Current accident year loss ratio:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-catastrophe

 

 

35.4

%

 

 

52.7

%

 

 

(17.3

)

 

 

40.5

%

 

 

52.5

%

 

 

(12.0

)

Catastrophe

 

 

20.0

%

 

 

7.3

%

 

 

12.7

 

 

 

13.2

%

 

 

6.3

%

 

 

6.9

 

Property loss ratio

 

 

55.4

%

 

 

60.0

%

 

 

(4.6

)

 

 

53.7

%

 

 

58.8

%

 

 

(5.1

)

Casualty loss ratio

 

 

43.1

%

 

 

57.7

%

 

 

(14.6

)

 

 

41.5

%

 

 

50.6

%

 

 

(9.1

)

Total accident year loss ratio

 

 

54.5

%

 

 

59.8

%

 

 

(5.3

)

 

 

52.8

%

 

 

58.2

%

 

 

(5.4

)

 

The current accident year non-catastrophe property loss ratio improved by 17.3 points during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 reflecting a lower claims frequency in the second accident quarter and lower claims severity in the calendar quarter compared to last year.

 

The current accident year non-catastrophe property loss ratio improved by 12.0 points during the six months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 due to a lower claims frequency and severity through six months compared to last year.

 

The current accident year catastrophe loss ratio increased by 12.7 points during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 due to a higher claims frequency for the second accident quarter compared to last year.

The current accident year catastrophe loss ratio increased by 6.9 points during the six months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 due to a higher claims frequency and severity for the first six months compared to last year.

The current accident year casualty loss ratio improved by 14.6 points during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 reflecting a lower claims frequency in the second accident quarter compared to last year.

The current accident year casualty loss ratio improved by 9.1 points during the six months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 due to a lower claims frequency through six months compared to last year.

The calendar year loss ratio for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020 includes a decrease of $4.6 million, or 13.7 percentage points, and a decrease of $4.6 million, or 6.8 percentage points, respectively, related to reserve development on prior accident years.  The calendar year loss ratio for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019 includes an decrease of $10.1 million, or 28.5 percentage points, and a decrease of $9.2 million, or 13.2 percentage points, respectively, related to reserve development on prior accident years.  Please see Note 8 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for further discussion on prior accident year development.

Expense Ratios

The expense ratio for the Company’s Specialty Property segment improved 1.0 points from 42.0% for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 to 41.0% for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 and improved by 0.9 points from 42.2% for the six months ended

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June 30, 2019 to 41.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The improvement in the expense ratio is primarily due to a reduction in travel and entertainment cost as well as advertising expenses.

COVID-19

COVID-19 could result in declines in business and non-payment of premiums that could adversely affect Specialty Property’s business, financial condition, and results of operation.  

 

Farm, Ranch, & Stable

The components of income and loss from the Company’s Farm, Ranch, & Stable segment and corresponding underwriting ratios are as follows:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

%

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

%

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020 (1)

 

 

2019 (1)

 

 

Change

 

 

2020 (1)

 

 

2019 (1)

 

 

Change

 

Gross written premiums

 

$

23,222

 

 

$

23,697

 

 

 

(2.0

%)

 

$

45,355

 

 

$

44,462

 

 

 

2.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net written premiums

 

$

20,257

 

 

$

20,075

 

 

 

0.9

%

 

$

39,362

 

 

$

37,567

 

 

 

4.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earned premiums

 

$

19,030

 

 

$

17,350

 

 

 

9.7

%

 

$

37,713

 

 

$

34,472

 

 

 

9.4

%

Other income

 

 

36

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

12.5

%

 

 

72

 

 

 

62

 

 

 

16.1

%

Total revenues

 

 

19,066

 

 

 

17,382

 

 

 

9.7

%

 

 

37,785

 

 

 

34,534

 

 

 

9.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Losses and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

 

13,439

 

 

 

13,126

 

 

 

2.4

%

 

 

23,049

 

 

 

21,264

 

 

 

8.4

%

Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses

 

 

7,606

 

 

 

7,345

 

 

 

3.6

%

 

 

15,244

 

 

 

14,627

 

 

 

4.2

%

Underwriting income

 

$

(1,979

)

 

$

(3,089

)

 

 

35.9

%

 

$

(508

)

 

$

(1,357

)

 

 

62.6

%

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

Point

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Point

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

Underwriting Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss ratio:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current accident year

 

 

74.8

%

 

 

80.0

%

 

 

(5.2

)

 

 

63.2

%

 

 

69.9

%

 

 

(6.7

)

Prior accident year

 

 

(4.2

%)

 

 

(4.4

%)

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

(2.1

%)

 

 

(8.2

%)

 

 

6.1

 

Calendar year loss ratio

 

 

70.6

%

 

 

75.6

%

 

 

(5.0

)

 

 

61.1

%

 

 

61.7

%

 

 

(0.6

)

Expense ratio

 

 

40.0

%

 

 

42.3

%

 

 

(2.3

)

 

 

40.4

%

 

 

42.4

%

 

 

(2.0

)

Combined ratio

 

 

110.6

%

 

 

117.9

%

 

 

(7.3

)

 

 

101.5

%

 

 

104.1

%

 

 

(2.6

)

 

(1)

Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations under a quote share agreement.  The quota share agreement was terminated effective January 1, 2018.

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Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures and ratios

The table below reconciles the non-GAAP measures or ratios, which excludes the impact of prior accident year adjustments, to its most directly comparable GAAP measure or ratio. The Company believes the non-GAAP measures or ratios are useful to investors when evaluating the Company's underwriting performance as trends within Farm, Ranch, & Stable may be obscured by prior accident year adjustments. These non-GAAP measures or ratios should not be considered as a substitute for its most directly comparable GAAP measure or ratio and does not reflect the overall underwriting profitability of the Company.

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

 

Losses $

 

 

Loss Ratio

 

 

Losses $

 

 

Loss Ratio

 

 

Losses $

 

 

Loss Ratio

 

 

Losses

 

 

Loss Ratio

 

Property

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non catastrophe property losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)

 

$

4,737

 

 

 

34.6

%

 

$

7,651

 

 

 

62.1

%

 

$

9,814

 

 

 

36.2

%

 

$

14,401

 

 

 

58.5

%

Effect of prior accident year

 

 

(707

)

 

 

(5.2

%)

 

 

(300

)

 

 

(2.4

%)

 

 

(1,265

)

 

 

(4.7

%)

 

 

(431

)

 

 

(1.8

%)

Non catastrophe property losses and ratio (2)

 

$

4,030

 

 

 

29.4

%

 

$

7,351

 

 

 

59.7

%

 

$

8,549

 

 

 

31.5

%

 

$

13,970

 

 

 

56.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catastrophe losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)

 

$

7,117

 

 

 

52.0

%

 

$

3,799

 

 

 

30.9

%

 

$

8,518

 

 

 

31.4

%

 

$

4,725

 

 

 

19.2

%

Effect of prior accident year

 

 

11

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

(409

)

 

 

(3.3

%)

 

 

561

 

 

 

2.1

%

 

 

(695

)

 

 

(2.8

%)

Catastrophe losses and ratio (2)

 

$

7,128

 

 

 

52.1

%

 

$

3,390

 

 

 

27.6

%

 

$

9,079

 

 

 

33.5

%

 

$

4,030

 

 

 

16.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total property losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)

 

$

11,854

 

 

 

86.6

%

 

$

11,450

 

 

 

93.0

%

 

$

18,332

 

 

 

67.6

%

 

$

19,126

 

 

 

77.7

%

Effect of prior accident year

 

 

(696

)

 

 

(5.1

%)

 

 

(709

)

 

 

(5.7

%)

 

 

(704

)

 

 

(2.6

%)

 

 

(1,126

)

 

 

(4.6

%)

Total property losses and ratio (2)

 

$

11,158

 

 

 

81.5

%

 

$

10,741

 

 

 

87.3

%

 

$

17,628

 

 

 

65.0

%

 

$

18,000

 

 

 

73.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Casualty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Casualty losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)

 

$

2,388

 

 

 

44.7

%

 

$

2,431

 

 

 

48.3

%

 

$

5,520

 

 

 

52.0

%

 

$

4,959

 

 

 

50.3

%

Effect of prior accident year

 

 

(107

)

 

 

(2.0

%)

 

 

(46

)

 

 

(0.9

%)

 

 

(99

)

 

 

(0.9

%)

 

 

(1,695

)

 

 

(17.2

%)

Total Casualty losses and ratio (2)

 

$

2,281

 

 

 

42.7

%

 

$

2,385

 

 

 

47.4

%

 

$

5,421

 

 

 

51.1

%

 

$

3,264

 

 

 

33.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total net losses and loss adjustment expense and total loss ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)

 

$

14,242

 

 

 

74.8

%

 

$

13,881

 

 

 

80.0

%

 

$

23,852

 

 

 

63.2

%

 

$

24,085

 

 

 

69.9

%

Effect of prior accident year

 

 

(803

)

 

 

(4.2

%)

 

 

(755

)

 

 

(4.4

%)

 

 

(803

)

 

 

(2.1

%)

 

 

(2,821

)

 

 

(8.2

%)

Total net losses and loss adjustment expense and total loss ratio (2)

 

$

13,439

 

 

 

70.6

%

 

$

13,126

 

 

 

75.6

%

 

$

23,049

 

 

 

61.1

%

 

$

21,264

 

 

 

61.7

%

 

(1)

Non-GAAP measure / ratio

(2)

Most directly comparable GAAP measure / ratio

Premiums

See “Result of Operations” above for a discussion on consolidated premiums.

Other Income

Other income was less than $0.1 million for each of the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.  Other income is primarily comprised of fee income.  

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Loss Ratio

The current accident year losses and loss ratio is summarized as follows:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

%

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

%

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

Property losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-catastrophe

 

$

4,737

 

 

$

7,651

 

 

 

(38.1

%)

 

$

9,814

 

 

$

14,401

 

 

 

(31.9

%)

Catastrophe

 

 

7,117

 

 

 

3,799

 

 

 

87.3

%

 

 

8,518

 

 

 

4,725

 

 

 

80.3

%

Property losses

 

 

11,854

 

 

 

11,450

 

 

 

3.5

%

 

 

18,332

 

 

 

19,126

 

 

 

(4.2

%)

Casualty losses

 

 

2,388

 

 

 

2,431

 

 

 

(1.8

%)

 

 

5,520

 

 

 

4,959

 

 

 

11.3

%

Total accident year losses

 

$

14,242

 

 

$

13,881

 

 

 

2.6

%

 

$

23,852

 

 

$

24,085

 

 

 

(1.0

%)

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

Point

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Point

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

Current accident year loss ratio:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-catastrophe

 

 

34.6

%

 

 

62.1

%

 

 

(27.5

)

 

 

36.2

%

 

 

58.5

%

 

 

(22.3

)

Catastrophe

 

 

52.0

%

 

 

30.9

%

 

 

21.1

 

 

 

31.4

%

 

 

19.2

%

 

 

12.2

 

Property loss ratio

 

 

86.6

%

 

 

93.0

%

 

 

(6.4

)

 

 

67.6

%

 

 

77.7

%

 

 

(10.1

)

Casualty loss ratio

 

 

44.7

%

 

 

48.3

%

 

 

(3.6

)

 

 

52.0

%

 

 

50.3

%

 

 

1.7

 

Total accident year loss ratio

 

 

74.8

%

 

 

80.0

%

 

 

(5.2

)

 

 

63.2

%

 

 

69.9

%

 

 

(6.7

)

 

The current accident year non-catastrophe property loss ratio improved by 27.5 points during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 due to a lower claims frequency for the second accident quarter and lower claims severity in the calendar quarter compared to last year.

The current accident year non-catastrophe property loss ratio improved by 22.3 points during the six months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 reflecting a lower claims frequency and severity for the first six months compared to last year.

 

The current accident year catastrophe loss ratio increased by 21.1 points during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 reflecting a higher claims frequency and severity for the second accident quarter compared to last year.

The current accident year catastrophe loss ratio increased by 12.2 points during the six months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 reflecting a higher claims frequency and severity through six months compared to last year.

The current accident year casualty loss ratio improved by 3.6 points during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 primarily due to a lower claims frequency for the second accident quarter compared to last year.

The current accident year casualty loss ratio increased by 1.7 points during the six months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019.   The increase in the loss ratio reflects a higher claims severity through six months compared to last year.

The calendar year loss ratio for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020 includes a decrease of $0.8 million, or  4.2 percentage points, and a decrease of $0.8 million, or 2.1 percentage points, respectively, related to reserve development on prior accident years.  The calendar year loss ratio for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019 includes a decrease of $0.8 million, or 4.4 percentage points, and a decrease of $2.8 million, or 8.2 percentage points, respectively, related to reserve development on prior accident years.  Please see Note 8 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for further discussion on prior accident year development.

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Expense Ratios

The expense ratio for the Company’s Farm, Ranch, & Stable Segment improved 2.3 points from 42.3% for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 to 40.0% for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 and improved 2.0 points from 42.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2019 to 40.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2020.  The improvement in the expense ratio is primarily due to higher earned premiums.

COVID-19

 

There is risk that legislation could be passed which would require the Company to cover business interruption claims regardless of terms, exclusions including the virus exclusions contained within the Company’s Farm, Ranch & Stable policies, or other conditions included in these policies that would otherwise preclude coverage.

 

COVID-19 could result in declines in business, non-payment of premiums, and increases in claims that could adversely affect Farm, Ranch, & Stable’s business, financial condition, and results of operation.  

Reinsurance Operations

The components of income from the Company’s Reinsurance Operations segment and corresponding underwriting ratios are as follows:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

%

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

%

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020 (1)

 

 

2019 (1)

 

 

Change

 

 

2020 (1)

 

 

2019 (1)

 

 

Change

 

Gross written premiums

 

$

16,052

 

 

$

32,059

 

 

 

(49.9

%)

 

$

33,569

 

 

$

49,608

 

 

 

(32.3

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net written premiums

 

$

16,052

 

 

$

32,059

 

 

 

(49.9

%)

 

$

33,569

 

 

$

49,601

 

 

 

(32.3

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earned premiums

 

$

19,546

 

 

$

18,579

 

 

 

5.2

%

 

$

43,401

 

 

$

33,286

 

 

 

30.4

%

Other income (loss)

 

 

279

 

 

 

(8

)

 

NM

 

 

 

(16

)

 

 

7

 

 

NM

 

Total revenues

 

 

19,825

 

 

 

18,571

 

 

 

6.8

%

 

 

43,385

 

 

 

33,293

 

 

 

30.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Losses and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

 

11,290

 

 

 

13,147

 

 

 

(14.1

%)

 

 

24,394

 

 

 

21,176

 

 

 

15.2

%

Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses

 

 

5,695

 

 

 

5,360

 

 

 

6.3

%

 

 

14,244

 

 

 

10,356

 

 

 

37.5

%

Underwriting income

 

$

2,840

 

 

$

64

 

 

NM

 

 

$

4,747

 

 

$

1,761

 

 

 

169.6

%

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

Point

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Point

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

Underwriting Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss ratio:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current accident year (2)

 

 

56.1

%

 

 

54.8

%

 

 

1.3

 

 

 

56.8

%

 

 

55.0

%

 

 

1.8

 

Prior accident year

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

15.9

%

 

 

(14.2

)

 

 

(0.6

%)

 

 

8.6

%

 

 

(9.2

)

Calendar year loss ratio (3)

 

 

57.8

%

 

 

70.7

%

 

 

(12.9

)

 

 

56.2

%

 

 

63.6

%

 

 

(7.4

)

Expense ratio

 

 

29.1

%

 

 

28.8

%

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

32.8

%

 

 

31.1

%

 

 

1.7

 

Combined ratio

 

 

86.9

%

 

 

99.5

%

 

 

(12.6

)

 

 

89.0

%

 

 

94.7

%

 

 

(5.7

)

 

NM – not meaningful

 

(1)

External business only, excluding business assumed from affiliates

(2)

Non-GAAP ratio

(3)

Most directly comparable GAAP ratio

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Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures and ratios

The table above includes a reconciliation of the current accident year loss ratio, which is a non-GAAP ratio, to its calendar year loss ratio, which is its most directly comparable GAAP ratio.  The Company believes the non-GAAP ratio is useful to investors when evaluating the Company's underwriting performance as trends in the Company's Reinsurance Operations may be obscured by prior accident year adjustments. This non-GAAP ratio should not be considered as a substitute for its most directly comparable GAAP ratio and does not reflect the overall underwriting profitability of the Company.

Premiums

See “Result of Operations” above for a discussion on premiums.

Other Income

The Company recognized income of $0.3 million and a loss of less than $0.1 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and recognized a loss of less than $0.1 million and income of less of $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Other income is comprised of foreign exchange gains and losses.

Loss Ratio

The current accident year loss ratio increased by 1.3 points during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019.  The current accident year loss ratio increased for the property non-catastrophe business compared to the same period last year.  Also, the increase in the total loss ratio reflects a mix of business shift to more casualty premium which has a higher expected loss ratio than property.

 

The current accident year loss ratio increased by 1.8 points during the six months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 primarily due to an increase in the property non-catastrophe loss ratio and the change in mix of business, as there is more casualty premium being written which has a higher expected loss ratio than property.  

The calendar year loss ratio for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020 includes an increase of $0.3 million, or 1.7 percentage points, and a decrease of $0.3 million, or 0.6 percentage points, respectively, related to reserve development on prior accident years.  The calendar year loss ratio for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019 includes an increase of $3.0 million, or 15.9 percentage points, and an increase of $2.9 million, or 8.6 percentage points, respectively, related to reserve development on prior accident years.  Please see Note 8 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for further discussion on prior accident year development.

Expense Ratio

The expense ratio for the Company’s Reinsurance Operations increased by 0.3 points from 28.8% for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 to 29.1% for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 and increased by 1.7 points from 31.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2019 to 32.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The increase in the expense ratio for the six months ended June 30, 2020 is primarily due to an increase in commission expense resulting from a change in business mix.

 

COVID-19

 

COVID-19 could result in declines in business, non-payment of premiums, and increases in claims that could adversely affect the Reinsurance Operations’ business, financial condition, and results of operation.  

 

Unallocated Corporate Items

 

The Company’s fixed income portfolio, excluding cash, continues to maintain high quality with an AA- average rating and a duration of 4.2 years.

 

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Net Investment Income

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

%

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

%

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

Gross investment income (loss) (1)

 

$

(2,012

)

 

$

14,748

 

 

 

(113.6

%)

 

$

9,106

 

 

$

22,550

 

 

 

(59.6

%)

Investment expenses

 

 

(347

)

 

 

(922

)

 

 

(62.4

%)

 

 

(1,336

)

 

 

(1,505

)

 

 

(11.2

%)

Net investment income

 

$

(2,359

)

 

$

13,826

 

 

 

(117.1

%)

 

$

7,770

 

 

$

21,045

 

 

 

(63.1

%)

 

(1)

Excludes realized gains and losses

Gross investment income decreased by 113.6% and 59.6% for the quarter and the six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2019.  The decrease for the quarter and six months ended was primarily due to decreased returns from alternative investments which are booked on a one quarter lag due to the limited partnerships typically not reporting results until one to three months following the end of the reporting period.

Investment expenses decreased by 62.4% and 11.2% for the quarter ended and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2019 due to including investment expenses related to mutual funds as a direct offset to investment income.

At June 30, 2020, the Company held agency mortgage-backed securities with a market value of $262.8 million. Excluding the agency mortgage-backed securities, the average duration of the Company’s fixed maturities portfolio was 4.8 years as of June 30, 2020, compared with 3.7 years as of June 30, 2019.  Including cash and short-term investments, the average duration of the Company’s fixed maturities portfolio, excluding agency mortgage-backed securities, was 4.5 years as of June 30, 2020, compared with 3.5 years as of June 30, 2019. Changes in interest rates can cause principal payments on certain investments to extend or shorten which can impact duration. The Company’s embedded book yield on its fixed maturities, not including cash, was 2.5% as of June 30, 2020, compared to 3.0% as of June 30, 2019. The embedded book yield on the $64.3 million of municipal bonds in the Company’s portfolio, which includes $63.8 million of taxable municipal bonds, was 3.1% at June 30, 2020, compared to an embedded book yield of 3.5% on the Company’s municipal bond portfolio of $40.9 million at June 30, 2019.

Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses)

 

The components of net realized investment gains (losses) for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Equity securities

 

$

27,894

 

 

$

4,173

 

 

$

(22,088

)

 

$

19,325

 

Fixed maturities

 

 

12,820

 

 

 

4,083

 

 

 

14,752

 

 

 

3,785

 

Derivatives

 

 

(2,207

)

 

 

(4,666

)

 

 

(22,319

)

 

 

(7,233

)

Other than temporary impairment losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,897

)

Net realized investment gains (losses)

 

$

38,507

 

 

$

3,590

 

 

$

(29,655

)

 

$

13,980

 

 

Net realized investment gains/(losses) for the quarter ended and six months ended June 30, 2020 were primarily due to the impact of changes in fair value on equity securities and derivatives due to the recent disruption in the global financial markets as a result of COVID-19.

 

See Note 3 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for an analysis of total investment return on a pre-tax basis for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.

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Corporate and Other Operating Expenses

 

Corporate and other operating expenses consist of outside legal fees, other professional fees, directors’ fees, management fees & advisory fees, salaries and benefits for holding company personnel, development costs for new products, and taxes incurred which are not directly related to operations.  Corporate and other operating expenses were $8.6 million and $4.6 million during the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $12.8 million and $7.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.  The increase in corporate expenses is primarily due to an increase in legal and professional fees related to the proposed redomestication.  

Interest Expense

 

Interest expense decreased 6.5% and 4.8% during the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2019 primarily due to a reduction in the Fed Funds effective interest rate in March, 2020.    

Income Tax Expense / Benefit

 

Income tax expense was $7.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 compared with an income tax expense of $1.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2019.  The increase in income tax expense is primarily due to higher pre-tax income for the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019.

 

Income tax benefit was $5.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared with an income tax expense of $5.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. The increase in the income tax benefit is primarily due to investment losses incurred by the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries during the six months ended June 30, 2020.

See Note 7 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for a comparison of income tax between periods.  

Net Income

The factors described above resulted in net income of $37.6 million and $14.7 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and a net loss of $7.0 million and net income of $34.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.  

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Sources and Uses of Funds

 

Global Indemnity is a holding company.  Its principal asset is its ownership of the shares of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including those of its U.S. insurance companies: United National Insurance Company, Diamond State Insurance Company, Penn-America Insurance Company, Penn-Star Insurance Company, Penn-Patriot Insurance Company, and American Reliable Insurance Company; and its Reinsurance Operations: Global Indemnity Reinsurance.

 

Global Indemnity’s short term and long term liquidity needs include but are not limited to the payment of corporate expenses, debt service payments, dividend payments to shareholders, and share repurchases.  In order to meet their short term and long term needs, the Company’s principal sources of cash includes dividends from subsidiaries, other permitted disbursements from its direct and indirect subsidiaries, reimbursement for equity awards granted to employees and intercompany borrowings. The principal sources of funds at these direct and indirect subsidiaries include underwriting operations, investment income, proceeds from sales and redemptions of investments, capital contributions, intercompany borrowings, and dividends from subsidiaries.  Funds are used principally by these operating subsidiaries to pay claims and operating expenses, to make debt payments, fund margin requirements on interest rate swap agreements, to purchase investments, and to make dividend payments.  In addition, the Company periodically reviews opportunities related to business acquisitions and as a result, liquidity may be needed in the future.

 

As of June 30, 2020, the Company also had future funding commitments of $31.2 million related to investments.  However, the related investments are currently in their harvest period and it is unlikely that a capital call will be made.

 

The future liquidity of Global Indemnity is dependent on the ability of its subsidiaries to pay dividends.  Global Indemnity’s U.S. insurance companies are restricted by statute as to the amount of dividends that they may pay without the prior approval

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of regulatory authorities. The dividend limitations imposed by state laws are based on the statutory financial results of each insurance company within the Insurance Operations that are determined by using statutory accounting practices that differ in various respects from accounting principles used in financial statements prepared in conformity with GAAP.  See “Regulation - Statutory Accounting Principles” in Item 1 of Part I of the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Key differences relate to, among other items, deferred acquisition costs, limitations on deferred income taxes, reserve calculation assumptions and surplus notes.  See Note 18 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II of the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on dividend limitations related to the U.S. Insurance Companies.  The U.S. Insurance Companies did not declare or pay any dividends during the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020.  

 

Global Indemnity Reinsurance is prohibited, without the approval of the Bermuda Monetary Authority (“BMA”), from reducing by 15% or more its total statutory capital or 25% or more of its total statutory capital and surplus as set out in its previous year’s statutory financial statements, and any application for such approval must include such information as the BMA may require.  See “Regulation—Bermuda Insurance Regulation” in Item 1 of Part I of the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K. In June, 2020, the Board of Directors of Global Indemnity Reinsurance declared and paid a dividend of $226 million to its parent company, Global Indemnity Limited.  

Cash Flows

 

Sources of operating funds consist primarily of net written premiums and investment income.  Funds are used primarily to pay claims and operating expenses and to purchase investments.  As a result of the dividend policy established in 2017, funds may also be used in the future to pay dividends to shareholders of Global Indemnity Limited.

 

The Company’s reconciliation of net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used for) operations is generally influenced by the following:

 

the fact that the Company collects premiums, net of commissions, in advance of losses paid;

 

the timing of the Company’s settlements with its reinsurers; and

 

the timing of the Company’s loss payments.

 

Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities was $52.4 million and ($3.1) million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.  The increase in operating cash flows of approximately $55.5 million from the prior year was primarily a net result of the following items:

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

Net premiums collected

 

$

285,317

 

 

$

259,650

 

 

$

25,667

 

Net losses paid

 

 

(131,203

)

 

 

(160,315

)

 

 

29,112

 

Underwriting and corporate expenses

 

 

(120,897

)

 

 

(118,001

)

 

 

(2,896

)

Net investment income

 

 

23,138

 

 

 

25,705

 

 

 

(2,567

)

Net federal income taxes recovered (paid)

 

 

5,478

 

 

 

(250

)

 

 

5,728

 

Interest paid

 

 

(9,423

)

 

 

(9,924

)

 

 

501

 

Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities

 

$

52,410

 

 

$

(3,135

)

 

$

55,545

 

See the consolidated statements of cash flows in the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for details concerning the Company’s investing and financing activities.

Liquidity

COVID-19

 

The Company’s liquidity could be negatively impacted by the cancellation, delays, or non-payment of premiums related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  There is risk that legislation could be passed which would require the Company to cover business interruption claims regardless of terms, exclusions including the virus exclusions contained within the Company’s

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Commercial Specialty and Farm, Ranch & Stable policies, or other conditions included in policies that would otherwise preclude coverage which would negatively impact liquidity.  In addition, the liquidity of the Company’s investment portfolio could be negatively impacted by the disruption experienced in global financial markets.   The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the fair value of the Company’s equity securities and derivative instruments during the six months ended June 30, 2020.  Management is taking actions it considers prudent to minimize the impact on the Company’s liquidity. However, given the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the duration, magnitude and geographic reach of COVID-19, the Company is regularly evaluating the impact of COVID-19 on its liquidity.

Dividends

 

During 2020, the Board of Directors approved a dividend payment of $0.25 per ordinary share to all shareholders of record on the close of business on March 24, 2020 and June 23, 2020.  Dividends paid were $7.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

Redemption of Debt

 

In July 2020, the Company notified the Trustee of the 7.75% Subordinated Notes due 2045 (“2045 Notes”) that it has elected to redeem the entire $100 million in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 2045 Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest on the 2045 Notes redeemed to, but not including, the Redemption Date of August 15, 2020.  

 

Other than the items discussed in the preceding paragraphs, there have been no material changes to the Company’s liquidity during the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020.  Please see Item 7 of Part II in the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding the Company’s liquidity.

Repayment of Margin Borrowing Facility

The Company plans to pay down to zero the margin borrowing facility in August, 2020.  The margin borrowing facility has an outstanding balance of $74.6 million at June 30, 2020.

Capital Resources

 

Intercompany Dividends

 

In June, 2020, Global Indemnity Reinsurance declared and paid a dividend of $226.0 million to its parent, Global Indemnity Limited.

 

Intercompany Loan

 

On June 16, 2020, GBLI Holdings, LLC entered into a loan agreement with Global Indemnity Reinsurance.  Under the terms of the loan agreement, GBLI Holdings, LLC agreed to lend $40.0 million to Global Indemnity Reinsurance by transferring cash and / or securities to Global Indemnity Reinsurance.  This loan bears interest at a rate of 0.18% and is due on June 16, 2023.  A portion of this loan was repaid during June, 2020.  Balance outstanding was $18.5 million at June 30, 2020.

 

Other than the items discussed in the preceding paragraphs, there have been no material changes to the Company’s capital resources during the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020.  Please see Item 7 of Part II in the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding the Company’s capital resources.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has no off balance sheet arrangements.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

Some of the statements under “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in this report may include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Security Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance.  Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts.  These statements can be identified by

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the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believe," "expect," "may," "will," "should," "project," "plan," "seek," "intend," or "anticipate" or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, and include discussions of strategy, financial projections and estimates and their underlying assumptions, statements regarding plans, objectives, expectations or consequences of identified transactions or natural disasters, and statements about the future performance, operations, products and services of the companies.

 

The Company’s business and operations are and will be subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors. Consequently, actual results and experience may materially differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements. See “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part I in the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as supplemented by the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10Q for the quarterly period ending March 31, 2020 and the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed July 23, 2020, for risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and experience to differ from those projected.  The Company’s forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report or as of the date they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Item 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

For the quarter ending June 30, 2020, global equities rose approximately 18.8% with US equities leading the charge and erasing first quarter losses.  Despite skyrocketing unemployment, widespread social unrest, and a rising number of COVID-19 cases, the U.S. economy has been supported by nearly $2.9 trillion in fiscal stimulus and the expansion of historically accommodative monetary policy.

The US fixed income market rose approximately 2.9% as spreads in nearly all sectors compressed.  Many economic indicators have shown positive results of late but not to the point consistent enough to suggests a trend.  The market will continue to focus on the massive amount of fiscal stimulus and monetary policy actions, but will need to monitor the scale of virus-driven shut downs and the volatility that may be introduced with the upcoming U.S. elections.

The Company’s investment grade fixed income portfolio continues to maintain high quality with an AA- average rating and a duration of 4.2 years. Portfolio purchases were focused within US Treasuries and MBS securities. These purchases were funded primarily through cash inflows, sales of CMBS, Asset Backed, and MBS securities, as well as maturities and paydowns. During the second quarter, the portfolio’s allocation to MBS, investment grade credit and US Treasuries increased, while the portfolio’s exposure to CMBS decreased.  There have been no other material changes to the Company’s market risk since December 31, 2019.  Please see Item 7A of Part II in the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding the Company’s market risk.

Item 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2020.  Based upon that evaluation, and subject to the foregoing, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2020, the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to accomplish their objectives at the reasonable assurance level.  

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.  

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PART II-OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

The Company is, from time to time, involved in various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. The Company maintains insurance and reinsurance coverage for risks in amounts that it considers adequate.  However, there can be no assurance that the insurance and reinsurance coverage that the Company maintains is sufficient or will be available in adequate amounts or at a reasonable cost.  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 adverse effect on its business, results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition.  

There is a greater potential for disputes with reinsurers who are in runoff.  Some of the Company’s reinsurers’ have operations that are in runoff, and therefore, the Company closely monitors those relationships.  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.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

The Company’s results of operations and financial condition are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties described in Item 1A of Part I in the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 6, 2020, as supplemented by the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10Q for the quarterly period ending March 31, 2020 filed on May 8, 2020, and the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed July 23, 2020.  The risk factors identified therein have not materially changed.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

The Company’s Share Incentive Plan allows employees to surrender the Company’s A ordinary shares as payment for the tax liability incurred upon the vesting of restricted stock.  There were no shares surrendered by the Company’s employees during the quarter ended June 30, 2020.  All A ordinary shares surrendered by the employees by the Company are held as treasury stock and recorded at cost until formally retired.  

Item 3.

Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

None.

Item 5.

Other Information

None

 

 

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Item 6.

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

 

  31.1+

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer 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 of Chief Financial Officer 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 of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

  32.2+

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

101.INS

 

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101.SCH

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

 

101.CAL

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.DEF

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.LAB

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.PRE

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

+

Filed or furnished herewith, as applicable.

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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.

 

 

 

GLOBAL INDEMNITY LIMITED

 

 

Registrant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 10, 2020

 

By:

 

/s/ Thomas M. McGeehan

Date: August 10, 2020

 

 

 

Thomas M. McGeehan

 

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

(Authorized Signatory and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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