SiriusPoint Ltd - Quarter Report: 2019 September (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 September 30, 2019



☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 001-35039

THIRD POINT REINSURANCE LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Bermuda		98-1039994
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Point House

3 Waterloo Lane

Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda

+1 441 542-3300

(Address, including Zip Code and Telephone Number, including Area Code of Registrant’s Principal Executive Office)

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



Title of each class	Trading symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, $0.10 par value	TPRE	New York Stock Exchange

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 the 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 an 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. Yes ☐ No ☒

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

As of November 1, 2019, there were 94,220,567 common shares of the registrant’s common shares issued and outstanding, including 2,226,965 restricted shares.

Third Point Reinsurance Ltd.

INDEX



	Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION	1
Item 1. Financial Statements	1
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	34
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	56
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	61
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION	61
Item 1. Legal Proceedings	61
Item 1A. Risk Factors	62
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	63
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities	63
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures	63
Item 5. Other Information	63
Item 6. Exhibits	64

PART I - Financial Information

ITEM 1. Financial Statements

THIRD POINT REINSURANCE LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018

(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share and share amounts)



	(Unaudited)		(Audited)
	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Assets
Investment in related party investment fund, at fair value (cost - $891,850; 2018 - $1,564,850)	$	818,600	$	1,284,004
Debt securities, trading, at fair value (cost - $226,295; 2018 - $252,362)	220,045		239,640
Other investments, at fair value	3,500		84
Total investments	1,042,145		1,523,728
Cash and cash equivalents	693,105		104,183
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	816,519		609,154
Due from brokers	—		1,411
Interest and dividends receivable	2,932		1,316
Reinsurance balances receivable	680,630		602,448
Deferred acquisition costs, net	166,968		203,842
Unearned premiums ceded	14,370		17,552
Loss and loss adjustment expenses recoverable	4,270		2,031
Other assets	17,808		20,569
Total assets	$	3,438,747	$	3,086,234
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	14,607	$	7,261
Reinsurance balances payable	98,766		69,701
Deposit liabilities	174,405		145,342
Unearned premium reserves	592,319		602,936
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves	1,060,000		937,157
Participation agreement with related party investment fund	—		2,297
Interest and dividends payable	1,026		3,055
Senior notes payable, net of deferred costs	114,044		113,911
Total liabilities	2,055,167		1,881,660
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Shareholders’ equity
Preference shares (par value $0.10; authorized, 30,000,000; none issued)	—		—
Common shares (issued and outstanding: 94,220,567; 2018 - 93,639,610)	9,422		9,364
Additional paid-in capital	926,949		918,882
Retained earnings	447,209		276,328
Shareholders’ equity attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders	1,383,580		1,204,574
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	3,438,747	$	3,086,234

The accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

THIRD POINT REINSURANCE LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share and share amounts)



	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018			September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018
Revenues
Gross premiums written	$	95,388		$	30,064		$	497,616		$	458,189
Gross premiums ceded	(1,116		)	—			(3,301		)	(18,125		)
Net premiums written	94,272			30,064			494,315			440,064
Change in net unearned premium reserves	108,976			97,929			7,435			(28,092		)
Net premiums earned	203,248			127,993			501,750			411,972
Net investment income (loss) from investment in related party investment fund	(5,751		)	(1,926		)	207,597			(1,926		)
Net investment income before management and performance fees to related parties	2,613			3,641			13,349			57,148
Management and performance fees to related parties (1)	—			(5,305		)	—			(29,845		)
Net investment income (loss)	(3,138		)	(3,590		)	220,946			25,377
Total revenues	200,110			124,403			722,696			437,349
Expenses
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net	85,703			88,706			263,105			265,326
Acquisition costs, net	118,271			40,841			233,775			149,830
General and administrative expenses	9,237			9,511			41,019			28,688
Other (income) expense	5,058			(1,362		)	12,994			6,616
Interest expense	2,074			2,074			6,154			6,154
Foreign exchange gains	(4,921		)	(1,979		)	(6,663		)	(4,215		)
Total expenses	215,422			137,791			550,384			452,399
Income (loss) before income tax (expense) benefit	(15,312		)	(13,388		)	172,312			(15,050		)
Income tax (expense) benefit	213			111			(1,431		)	(4,407		)
Net income (loss)	(15,099		)	(13,277		)	170,881			(19,457		)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in related party	—			(4		)	—			(223		)
Net income (loss) available to Third Point Re common shareholders	$	(15,099	)	$	(13,281	)	$	170,881		$	(19,680	)
Earnings (loss) per share available to Third Point Re common shareholders
Basic earnings (loss) per share available to Third Point Re common shareholders	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.14	)	$	1.86		$	(0.20	)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share available to Third Point Re common shareholders	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.14	)	$	1.84		$	(0.20	)
Weighted average number of common shares used in the determination of earnings (loss) per share
Basic	91,903,556			95,671,385			91,784,268			98,768,442
Diluted	91,903,556			95,671,385			92,709,421			98,768,442

The accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

(1) Effective August 31, 2018, Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., Third Point Reinsurance Company Ltd. (“Third Point Re BDA”) and Third Point Reinsurance (USA) Ltd. (“Third Point Re USA”) and together with Third Point Re BDA, the “TPRE Limited Partners”, entered into a Limited Partnership Agreement (the “2018 LPA”) to invest in Third Point Enhanced LP (“TP Fund”), a related party investment fund. As a result, the management and performance fees are presented within net investment income from investment in related party investment fund from the effective date of the 2018 LPA. Management and performance fees incurred prior to the effective date of the 2018 LPA are reflected in management and performance fees to related parties.

THIRD POINT REINSURANCE LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)



	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018			September 30, 2019		September 30, 2018
Common shares
Balance, beginning of period	$	9,399		$	9,963		$	9,364	$	10,723
Issuance of common shares, net	23			—			58		67
Common shares repurchased and retired	—			(546		)	—		(1,373		)
Balance, end of period	9,422			9,417			9,422		9,417
Treasury shares
Balance, beginning of period	—			—			—		(48,253		)
Retirement of treasury shares	—			—			—		48,253
Balance, end of period	—			—			—		—
Additional paid-in capital
Balance, beginning of period	924,191			994,170			918,882		1,099,599
Issuance of common shares, net	1,864			(1		)	1,761		(142		)
Share compensation expense	894			2,398			6,306		4,956
Common shares repurchased and retired	—			(72,414		)	—		(180,260		)
Balance, end of period	926,949			924,153			926,949		924,153
Retained earnings
Balance, beginning of period	462,308			587,621			276,328		594,020
Net income (loss)	(15,099		)	(13,277		)	170,881		(19,457		)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in related party	—			(4		)	—		(223		)
Balance, end of period	447,209			574,340			447,209		574,340
Shareholders’ equity attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders	$	1,383,580		$	1,507,910		$	1,383,580	$	1,507,910

The accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

THIRD POINT REINSURANCE LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)



	2019			2018
Operating activities
Net income (loss)	$	170,881		$	(19,457	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Share compensation expense	6,306			4,956
Net interest (income) expense on deposit liabilities	4,980			(1,609		)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and derivatives	(2,177		)	(32,373		)
Net realized and unrealized (gain) loss on investment in related party investment fund	(207,597		)	1,926
Net foreign exchange gains	(6,663		)	(4,215		)
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount, net	(231		)	2,674
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Reinsurance balances receivable	(50,711		)	(87,911		)
Deferred acquisition costs, net	36,874			27,507
Unearned premiums ceded	3,182			(15,723		)
Loss and loss adjustment expenses recoverable	(2,239		)	(463		)
Other assets	2,827			(5,757		)
Interest and dividends receivable, net	(3,645		)	(5,273		)
Unearned premium reserves	(10,617		)	43,815
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves	119,129			107,325
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	7,346			(22,761		)
Reinsurance balances payable	29,052			29,624
Net cash provided by operating activities	96,697			22,285
Investing activities
Proceeds from redemptions from related party investment fund	760,000			—
Contributions to related party investment fund	(87,000		)	(88,658		)
Change in participation agreement with related party investment fund	(2,297		)	—
Purchases of investments	(330,963		)	(3,235,659		)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments	349,696			3,222,239
Purchases of investments to cover short sales	—			(853,798		)
Proceeds from short sales of investments	—			800,508
Change in due to/from brokers, net	1,411			471,352
Decrease in securities sold under an agreement to repurchase	—			(29,618		)
Net cash provided by investing activities	690,847			286,366
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of Third Point Re common shares, net of costs	1,887			—
Taxes paid on withholding shares	(68		)	(74		)
Purchases of Third Point Re common shares under share repurchase program	—			(133,380		)
Net proceeds from deposit liability contracts	6,924			4,340
Change in total noncontrolling interests in related party, net	—			(97,950		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	8,743			(227,064		)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	796,287			81,587
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	713,337			549,333
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	1,509,624		$	630,920
Supplementary information
Interest paid in cash	$	8,050		$	25,391
Income taxes paid in cash	$	10		$	7,026
Non-cash transfer of net investment assets to the related party investment fund	$	—		$	1,571,191

The accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Third Point Reinsurance Ltd.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (UNAUDITED)

(Expressed in United States Dollars)

1. Organization

Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Third Point Re” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of Bermuda on October 6, 2011. Through its reinsurance subsidiaries, the Company is a provider of global specialty property and casualty reinsurance products. The Company operates through two licensed reinsurance subsidiaries, Third Point Reinsurance Company Ltd. (“Third Point Re BDA”), a Bermuda reinsurance company that commenced operations in January 2012, and Third Point Reinsurance (USA) Ltd. (“Third Point Re USA”).

Third Point Re USA is a Bermuda reinsurance company that was incorporated on November 21, 2014 and commenced operations in February 2015. Third Point Re USA made an election under Section 953(d) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to be taxed as a U.S. entity. Third Point Re USA prices and underwrites reinsurance business from an office in the United States. Third Point Re USA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Third Point Re (USA) Holdings Inc. (“TPRUSA”), an intermediate holding company based in the U.S., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Third Point Re (UK) Holdings Ltd. (“Third Point Re UK”), an intermediate holding company based in the United Kingdom. Third Point Re UK is a wholly owned subsidiary of Third Point Re.

In August 2012, the Company established a wholly-owned subsidiary in the United Kingdom, Third Point Re Marketing (UK) Limited (“TPRUK”). In May 2013, TPRUK was licensed as an insurance intermediary by the UK Financial Conduct Authority.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the results of the Company and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 in Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In addition, the year-end balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. This Quarterly Report should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the “2018 Form 10-K”), as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2019.

In the opinion of management, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and results of operations as at the end of and for the periods presented. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

The results for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full calendar year.

Tabular amounts are in U.S. Dollars in thousands, except share amounts, unless otherwise noted.

2. Significant accounting policies

There have been no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies as described in its 2018 Form 10-K.

Recently issued accounting standards

Issued and effective as of September 30, 2019

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842): Section A - Leases, Section B - Conforming Amendments Related to Leases and Section C - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions (“ASU 2016-02”). ASU 2016-02 intends to improve financial reporting related to leasing transactions. The new standard affects all entities that lease assets such as real estate, airplanes and manufacturing equipment. ASU

2016-02 requires entities that lease assets, referred to as “lessees”, to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those leases. ASU 2016-02 is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. ASU 2016-02 did not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements as a result of the limited number of leases the Company currently has in place.

In July 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases (“ASU 2018-10”) and Accounting Standards Update 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted improvements (ASU 2018-11). These updates make improvements to clarify or to correct unintended application of guidance in ASC 842 and did not have a significant effect on the Company.

Issued but not yet effective as of September 30, 2019

Other accounting pronouncements issued during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were either not relevant to the Company or did not effect the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

3. Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted investments

The following table provides a summary of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted investments as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:



	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents	$	693,105	$	104,183
Restricted cash securing letter of credit facilities (1)	228,135		203,953
Restricted cash securing reinsurance contracts (2)	588,384		405,201
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (3)	1,509,624		713,337
Restricted investments securing reinsurance contracts (2)	220,045		239,640
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted investments	$	1,729,669	$	952,977

(1)

Restricted cash securing letter of credit facilities primarily pertains to letters of credit that have been issued to the Company’s clients in support of our obligations under reinsurance contracts. The Company will not be released from the obligation to provide these letters of credit until the reserves underlying the reinsurance contracts have been settled. The time period for which the Company expects each letter of credit to be in place varies from contract to contract but can last several years.

(2)

Restricted cash and restricted investments securing reinsurance contracts pertain to trust accounts securing the Company’s contractual obligations under certain reinsurance contracts that the Company will not be released from until the underlying risks have expired or have been settled. Restricted investments include certain investments in debt securities including U.S. Treasury securities and sovereign debt. The time period for which the Company expects these trust accounts to be in place varies from contract to contract, but can last several years.


(3)	Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as reported in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

4. Investments

The following is a summary of the net investments managed by Third Point LLC as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:



	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Assets
TP Fund	$	818,600	$	1,284,004
Debt securities	220,045		239,640
Total investments	1,038,645		1,523,644
Cash and cash equivalents	611,442		1,017
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	816,519		609,154
Due from brokers	—		1,411
Interest and dividends receivable	2,932		1,316
Other assets	6		—
Total assets	2,469,544		2,136,542
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	324		114
Participation agreement with related party investment fund	—		2,297
Total liabilities	324		2,411
Total net investments managed by Third Point LLC	$	2,469,220	$	2,134,131

The TP Fund investment strategy, as implemented by Third Point LLC, is intended to achieve superior risk-adjusted returns by deploying capital in both long and short investments with favorable risk/reward characteristics across select asset classes, sectors and geographies. Third Point LLC identifies investment opportunities via a bottom-up, value-oriented approach to single security analysis supplemented by a top-down view of portfolio and risk management. Third Point LLC seeks dislocations in certain areas of the capital markets or in the pricing of particular securities and supplements single security analysis with an approach to portfolio construction that includes sizing each investment based on upside/downside calculations, all with a view towards appropriately positioning and managing overall exposures.

Effective August 31, 2018, Third Point Re, Third Point Re BDA and Third Point Re USA entered into a Limited Partnership Agreement (the “2018 LPA”) to invest in TP Fund, a related party investment fund. As a result, substantially all assets and related liabilities were transferred from the Company’s separate accounts to TP Fund and Third Point Re BDA and Third Point Re USA received limited partnership interests in TP Fund in exchange. For additional details regarding the Company’s change in its investment account structure, see Note 4 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements filed with the 2018 Form 10-K.

On May 24, 2019, Third Point Re BDA and Third Point Re USA entered into the Amended and Restated Collateral Assets Investment Management Agreement (the “Amended Collateral Assets IMA”) with Third Point LLC, effective May 24, 2019, pursuant to which, in addition to serving as the investment manager for the Company’s collateral assets, Third Point LLC will serve as investment manager of certain investment assets withdrawn from TP Fund. The Amended Collateral Assets IMA will continue in effect thereafter so long as either Third Point Re BDA or Third Point Re USA remains a limited partner of TP Fund.

5. Fair value measurements

U.S. GAAP disclosure requirements establish a framework for measuring fair value, including a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:


•	Level 1 – Quoted prices available in active markets/exchanges for identical investments as of the reporting date.

•

Level 2 – Observable inputs to the valuation methodology other than unadjusted quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. Level 2 inputs include, but are not limited to, prices quoted for similar assets or liabilities in active markets/exchanges, prices quoted for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active and fair values determined through the use of models or other valuation methodologies.


•	Level 3 – Pricing inputs unobservable for the investment and include activities where there is little, if any, market activity for the investment. The inputs applied in the determination of fair value require significant management judgment and estimation.

Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. For example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value including such a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable.

Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources other than those of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

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

The following tables present the Company’s investments, categorized by the level of the fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:



	September 30, 2019
	Quoted prices in active markets		Significant other observable inputs		Significant unobservable inputs		Total
	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Total
Assets
Private common equity securities	$	—	$	—	$	500	$	500
Private preferred equity securities	—		—		3,000		3,000
Total equities	—		—		3,500		3,500
U.S. Treasury securities	—		197,664		—		197,664
Sovereign debt	—		22,381		—		22,381
Total debt securities	—		220,045		—		220,045
	$	—	$	220,045	$	3,500	223,545
Investments in funds valued at NAV							818,600
Total assets							$	1,042,145
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities (embedded)	$	—	$	—	$	37	$	37
Total liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	37	$	37



	December 31, 2018
	Quoted prices in active markets		Significant other observable inputs		Significant unobservable inputs		Total
	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Total
Assets
U.S. Treasury securities	$	—	$	197,312	$	—	$	197,312
Sovereign debt	—		42,328		—		42,328
Total debt securities	$	—	$	239,640	$	—	239,640
Investments in funds valued at NAV							1,284,088
Total assets							$	1,523,728
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities (embedded)	$	—	$	—	$	22	$	22
Total liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	22	$	22

The total change in unrealized gains (losses) on equity and debt securities held at the three months ended September 30, 2019 were $nil and $4.4 million, respectively (2018 - $nil and $(1.6) million, respectively). The total change in unrealized gains (losses) on equity and debt securities held at the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were $nil and $6.8 million, respectively (2018 - $nil and $(6.9) million, respectively).

Private common and preferred equity securities

Private common and preferred equity securities are those not registered for public sale and are carried at an estimated fair value at the end of the period. Valuation techniques used may include market approach, last transaction analysis, liquidation analysis and/or using discounted cash flow models where the significant inputs could include but are not limited to additional rounds of equity financing, financial metrics such as revenue multiples or price-earnings ratio, discount rates and other factors. In addition, third party valuation firms may be employed to conduct investment valuations of such private securities. As the significant inputs used to price these securities are unobservable, these are classified as Level 3.

Debt securities

U.S. Treasury securities and sovereign debt securities are primarily priced by obtaining broker dealer quotes and other market information including actual market prices, when available. When evaluating these securities, the pricing services gather information from market sources and integrate other observations from markets and sector news. The fair value of each security is individually computed using analytical models which incorporate option adjusted spreads and other daily interest rate data. As the significant inputs used to price these securities are observable, the fair values of these investments are classified as Level 2.

Investments in funds valued at NAV

The Company values its investments in limited partnerships, including its investment in related party investment fund, at fair value. The Company has elected the practical expedient for fair value for these investments which is estimated based on the Company’s share of the net asset value (“NAV”) of the limited partnerships, as provided by the independent fund administrator, as the Company believes it represents the most meaningful measurement basis for the investment assets and liabilities. The NAV represents the Company’s proportionate interest in the members’ equity of the limited partnerships. The resulting net gains or net losses are reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss). These investments are included in investment in funds valued at NAV and excluded from the presentation of investments categorized by the level of the fair value hierarchy.

In order to assess the reasonableness of the NAVs, the Company performs a number of monitoring procedures on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis, to assess the quality of the information provided by the investment manager and fund administrator underlying the preparation of the NAV. These procedures include, but are not limited to, regular review and discussion of the fund’s performance with the investment manager. However, the Company often does not

have access to financial information relating to the underlying securities held within the TP Fund. Therefore, management is often unable to corroborate the fair values placed on the securities underlying the asset valuations provided by the investment manager or fund administrator.

Embedded derivatives

The Company has derivatives embedded in non-derivative host contracts that are required to be separated from the host contracts and accounted for at fair value with changes in fair value of the embedded derivative reported in other expenses. The Company’s embedded derivatives relate to interest crediting features in certain reinsurance and deposit contracts that vary based on the returns on the Company’s investments managed by Third Point LLC. The Company determines the fair value of the embedded derivatives using models developed by the Company. As the significant inputs used to price embedded derivatives are unobservable, these are classified as level 3.

The following table presents the reconciliation of all investments measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:



	July 1, 2019			Transfers in to (out of) Level 3		Purchases		Sales		Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) ⁽²⁾			September 30, 2019
Assets
Private common equity securities	$	—		$	—	$	500	$	—	$	—		$	500
Private preferred equity securities	3,000			—		—		—		—			3,000
Total assets	$	3,000		$	—	$	500	$	—	$	—		$	3,500
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities (embedded)	$	(54	)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	17		$	(37	)
Total liabilities	$	(54	)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	17		$	(37	)


	January 1, 2019			Transfers in to (out of) Level 3		Purchases		Sales		Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) ⁽²⁾			September 30, 2019
Assets
Private common equity securities	$	—		$	—	$	500	$	—	$	—		$	500
Private preferred equity securities	—			—		3,000		—		—			3,000
Total assets	$	—		$	—	$	3,500	$	—	$	—		$	3,500
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities (embedded)	$	(22	)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(15	)	$	(37	)
Total liabilities	$	(22	)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(15	)	$	(37	)




	July 1, 2018			Transfers in to (out of) Level 3		Purchases		Sales ⁽¹⁾			Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) ⁽²⁾			September 30, 2018
Assets
Private common equity securities	$	4,362		$	—	$	533	$	(4,714	)	$	(181	)	$	—
Private preferred equity securities	56,769			—		37,774		(93,666		)	(877		)	—
Asset-backed securities	28,139			—		7,348		(35,515		)	28			—
Corporate bonds	9,968			—		869		(10,976		)	139			—
Rights and warrants	424			—		97		(712		)	191			—
Real estate	7,351			—		—		(6,664		)	(687		)	—
Derivative assets (free standing)	6,886			—		—		(7,646		)	760			—
Total assets	$	113,899		$	—	$	46,621	$	(159,893	)	$	(627	)	$	—
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities (free standing)	$	(1,839	)	$	—	$	—	$	1,823		$	16		$	—
Derivative liabilities (embedded)	(164		)	—		—		—			54			(110		)
Total liabilities	$	(2,003	)	$	—	$	—	$	1,823		$	70		$	(110	)


	January 1, 2018			Transfers in to (out of) Level 3		Purchases		Sales ⁽¹⁾			Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) ⁽²⁾			September 30, 2018
Assets
Private common equity securities	$	4,794		$	—	$	567	$	(4,726	)	$	(635	)	$	—
Private preferred equity securities	57,126			—		38,376		(91,065		)	(4,437		)	—
Asset-backed securities	27,308			—		35,905		(60,906		)	(2,307		)	—
Corporate bonds	9,868			—		1,372		(11,763		)	523			—
Other debt securities	713			—		—		(913		)	200			—
Rights and warrants	435			—		753		(1,380		)	192			—
Real estate	6,831			—		—		(6,817		)	(14		)	—
Total assets	$	107,075		$	—	$	76,973	$	(177,570	)	$	(6,478	)	$	—
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities (free standing)	$	(2,085	)	$	—	$	—	$	1,797		$	288		$	—
Derivative liabilities (embedded)	(171		)	—		—		—			61			(110		)
Total liabilities	$	(2,256	)	$	—	$	—	$	1,797		$	349		$	(110	)


(1)	Sales of investments measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 include the impact of the change in investment account structure as described in Note 4.


(2)	Total change in realized and unrealized gains (losses) recorded on Level 3 financial instruments is included in net investment income (loss) in the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss). Realized and unrealized gains (losses) related to embedded derivatives are included in other expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).

Total change in unrealized gains (losses) on fair value of assets using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) held at the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 were $nil and $nil, respectively (2018 - $nil and $nil, respectively).

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, there were no changes in the valuation techniques as they relate to the above.

6. Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, loss and loss adjustment expense reserves in the condensed consolidated balance sheets was comprised of the following:



	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Case loss and loss adjustment expense reserves	$	132,480	$	125,456
Incurred but not reported loss and loss adjustment expense reserves	927,039		811,280
Deferred gains on retroactive reinsurance contracts	481		421
	$	1,060,000	$	937,157

The following table represents the activity in the loss and loss adjustment expense reserves for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:



	September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018
Gross reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, beginning of period	$	937,157		$	720,570
Less: loss and loss adjustment expenses recoverable, beginning of period	(2,031		)	(1,113		)
Less: deferred charges on retroactive reinsurance contracts	(3,847		)	—
Net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, beginning of period	931,279			719,457
Increase (decrease) in net loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred in respect of losses occurring in:
Current year	345,479			254,265
Prior years	(82,374		)	11,061
Total incurred loss and loss adjustment expenses	263,105			265,326
Net loss and loss adjustment expenses paid in respect of losses occurring in:
Current year	(45,380		)	(58,652		)
Prior years	(101,594		)	(103,572		)
Total net paid losses	(146,974		)	(162,224		)
Foreign currency translation	3,714			(5,715		)
Net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of period	1,051,124			816,844
Plus: loss and loss adjustment expenses recoverable, end of period	4,270			1,576
Plus: deferred charges on retroactive reinsurance contracts	4,606			3,760
Gross reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of period	$	1,060,000		$	822,180

Changes in the Company’s loss and loss adjustment expense reserves result from re-estimating loss reserves and from changes in premium earnings estimates. Furthermore, many of the Company’s contracts have sliding scale or profit commissions whereby loss reserve development can be offset by changes in acquisition costs that vary inversely with loss experience. In some instances, the Company can have loss reserve development on contracts where there is no sliding scale or profit commission or where the loss ratio falls outside of the loss ratio range to which the sliding scale or profit commission applies.

The $82.4 million net decrease in prior years’ reserves for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 includes $88.8 million of net favorable reserve development related to decreases in loss reserve estimates, partially offset by a $6.4 million increase in loss reserves resulting from increases in premium earnings estimates on certain contracts. The net decrease in loss reserves as well as the impact of any offsetting changes in acquisition costs as a result of sliding scale or profit commissions is explained as follows:


•	The $88.8 million of net favorable prior years’ reserve development for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was accompanied by net increases of $84.5 million in acquisition costs, resulting in a $4.3 million improvement in the net underwriting results, primarily due to:

•

$69.5 million of net favorable prior years’ reserve development primarily due to net favorable loss development on one retroactive reinsurance contract as a result of reported loss experience that was less than expected. This retroactive reinsurance contract had profit commission terms such that the net favorable reserve development associated with this contract was offset by an increase in acquisition costs of $68.6 million, resulting in a $0.9 million improvement in net underwriting results;


•	$8.9 million of improvement in net underwriting loss development relating to our workers’ compensation contracts as a result of better than expected loss experience;


•	$3.2 million of improvement in net underwriting loss development relating to our non-standard auto contracts as a result of better than expected loss experience; partially offset by


•	$6.4 million of net adverse underwriting loss development relating to our multi-line contracts as a result of worse than expected loss experience; and


•	$2.2 million of net adverse underwriting loss development relating to our general liability contracts, as a result of worse than expected loss experience.

•

The $6.4 million net increase in loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred resulting from increases in premium earnings estimates was accompanied by a $2.1 million increase in acquisition costs, for a total of $8.5 million increase in loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred and acquisition costs. The increase in loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred and acquisition costs was due to an increase in prior period earned premium of $8.0 million. The increase in prior period earned premium was the result of changes in ultimate premium and earning pattern estimates. The net impact was a $0.5 million increase in net underwriting loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.


•	In total, the change in net underwriting loss for prior periods due to loss reserve development and adjustments to premium earnings estimates resulted in a $3.8 million improvement in the net underwriting results for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

As of September 30, 2019, the Company had unamortized deferred charges of $4.6 million (December 31, 2018 - $3.8 million) relating to retroactive reinsurance contracts. Deferred charges on retroactive contracts are recorded in other assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.

The $11.1 million net increase in prior years’ reserves for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 includes a $18.2 million increase in loss reserves resulting from increases in premium earnings estimates on certain contracts, partially offset by $7.1 million of net favorable reserve development related to decreases in loss reserve estimates. The net increase in loss reserves as well as the impact of any offsetting changes in acquisition costs as a result of sliding scale or profit commissions is explained as follows:

•

The $18.2 million net increase in loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred resulting from increases in premium earnings estimates was accompanied by a $6.1 million increase in acquisition costs, for a total of $24.3 million increase in loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred and acquisition costs. The increase in loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred and acquisition costs was due to an increase in prior period earned premium of $25.6 million. The increase in prior period earned premium was the result of changes in ultimate premium and earning pattern estimates. The net impact was a $1.3 million improvement in the net underwriting results for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.


•	The $7.1 million of net favorable prior years’ reserve development for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was accompanied by net increases of $2.3 million in acquisition costs, resulting in a $4.8 million improvement in the net underwriting results, primarily due to:


•	$12.7 million of net favorable underwriting loss development relating to workers’ compensation contracts, multi-line contracts and credit and financial lines contracts. The favorable development was the result of better than expected loss experience and was partially offset by

•

$7.4 million of net adverse underwriting loss development primarily relating to our Florida homeowners’ quota share reinsurance contracts. This development is a result of higher than anticipated water damage claims and an increase in the practice of assignment of benefits whereby homeowners assign their rights for filing and settling claims to attorneys and public adjusters. This practice has led to increases in the frequency of claims reported as well as the severity of losses and loss adjustment expenses.


•	In total, the change in net underwriting loss for prior periods due to loss reserve development and adjustments to premium earnings estimates resulted in a $6.1 million improvement in the net underwriting results for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

7. Management and performance fees

Prior to the change in the Company’s investment account structure described in Note 4, Third Point Re, Third Point Re BDA, TPRUSA and Third Point Re USA were parties to the Amended and Restated Joint Venture and Investment Management Agreements (the “JV Agreements”) with Third Point LLC and Third Point Advisors LLC (“TP GP”) under which Third Point LLC managed certain jointly held assets. Effective August 31, 2018, Third Point Re, Third Point Re BDA and Third Point Re USA entered into the Amended and Restated Exempted Limited Partnership Agreement (the “2018 LPA”) with TP GP, pursuant to which Third Point Re BDA and Third Point Re USA invested in the TP Fund. Effective January 1, 2019, Third Point Re, Third Point Re BDA and Third Point Re USA entered into the Second Amended and Restated Exempted Limited Partnership Agreement of TP Fund (the “Amended LPA”, together with the 2018 LPA the “LPA”), which amended and restated the 2018 LPA.

Management fees

Pursuant to both the JV Agreements and the LPA, Third Point LLC is entitled to receive monthly management fees. Prior to the change in the Company’s investment account structure, management fees were calculated based on 1.5% of net investments managed by Third Point LLC. As a result of the 2018 LPA effective August 31, 2018, management fees are charged at the TP Fund level and were calculated based on 1.5% of the investment in TP Fund and multiplied by an exposure multiplier computed by dividing the average daily investment exposure leverage of the TP Fund by the average daily investment exposure leverage of the Third Point Offshore Master Fund L.P. (“Offshore Master Fund”). Third Point LLC also serves as the investment manager for the Offshore Master Fund. As a result of the Amended LPA effective January 1, 2019, the management fee was revised from 1.5% to 1.25% per annum, with no change to the calculation as part of the 2018 LPA.

Performance fees

Pursuant to both the JV Agreements and the LPA, TP GP receives a performance fee allocation. Prior to the change in the Company’s investment account structure, the performance fee allocation was equal to 20% of the net investment income of the applicable company’s share of the net investment assets managed by Third Point LLC. As a result of the 2018 LPA effective August 31, 2018, the performance fee allocation is equal to 20% of the Company’s investment income in the related party investment fund.

Prior to the change in the investment account structure described in Note 4, the performance fee accrued on net investment income was included in liabilities as a performance fee payable to related party during the period, unless funds were redeemed from the TPRE Limited Partners’ accounts, in which case, the proportionate share of performance fee associated with the redemption amount was earned and allocated to TP GP’s capital account and recorded as an increase in noncontrolling interests in related party. At the end of each year, the remaining portion of the performance fee payable

that had not been included in noncontrolling interests in related party was earned and then allocated to TP GP’s capital account.

As a result of the 2018 LPA effective August 31, 2018, the performance fee is included as part of “Investment in related party investment fund” on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet since the fees are charged at the TP Fund level.

The performance fee is subject to a loss carryforward provision pursuant to which TP GP is required to maintain a loss recovery account, which represents the sum of all prior period net loss amounts and not subsequently offset by prior year net profit amounts, and that is allocated to future profit amounts until the loss recovery account has returned to a positive balance. Until such time, no performance fees are payable, provided that the loss recovery account balance shall be reduced proportionately to reflect any withdrawals from TP Fund. The Amended LPA preserves the loss carryforward attributable to our investment in TP Fund when contributions to TP Fund are made within nine months of certain types of withdrawals from TP Fund. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, Third Point Re BDA and Third Point Re USA forfeited amounts under the Loss Recovery Account of $1.3 million and $1.3 million, respectively, as a result of net redemptions from TP Fund during the period. As of September 30, 2019, the Loss Recovery Account for Third Point Re BDA’s investment in TP Fund was $6.5 million (December 31, 2018 - $46.8 million) and for Third Point Re USA’s investment in TP Fund was $0.5 million (December 31, 2018 - $3.8 million). These amounts have not been recorded in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, management and performance fees to related parties in the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) include activity in the separate accounts prior to the change in the investment account structure. As a result of the 2018 LPA effective August 31, 2018, management and performance fees for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 are presented within net investment income from investment in related party investment fund in the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).

The total management and performance fees to related parties, including our share of fees paid in connection with our investment in TP Fund, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:



	Three months ended					Nine months ended
	September 30, 2019		September 30, 2018			September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018
Management fees - Third Point LLC	$	—	$	6,387		$	—		$	25,797
Performance fees - Third Point Advisors LLC	—		(1,082		)	—			4,048
Management and performance fees to related parties as reported in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income (loss)	—		5,305			—			29,845
Management and performance fees included in net investment income from investment in related party investment fund (before loss carryforward)	3,617		2,352			54,572			2,352
Performance fees - loss carryforward utilized ⁽¹⁾	—		—			(40,969		)	—
Total management and performance fees to related parties	$	3,617	$	7,657		$	13,603		$	32,197


(1)	During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the total Loss Recovery Account increased by $1.1 million as a result of the net investment loss in the period. This has been reflected in the loss carryforward utilized in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, and has not been presented as an adjustment in the three months ended September 30, 2019.

8. Deposit accounted contracts

The following table represents activity for the deposit contracts for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2018:



	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Balance, beginning of period	$	145,342		$	129,133
Consideration received	15,303			17,879
Consideration receivable	17,209			7,390
Net investment expense (income) allocation	4,980			(1,273		)
Payments	(8,384		)	(8,089		)
Foreign currency translation	(45		)	302
Balance, end of period	$	174,405		$	145,342

9. Senior Notes payable and letter of credit facilities

Senior Notes payable

As of September 30, 2019, TPRUSA had outstanding debt obligations consisting of an aggregate principal amount of $115.0 million of senior unsecured notes (the “Notes”) due February 13, 2025. The Notes bear interest at 7.0% and interest is payable semi-annually on February 13 and August 13 of each year. The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Third Point Re, and, in certain circumstances specified in the indenture governing the Notes, certain existing or future subsidiaries of the Company may be required to guarantee the Notes. As of September 30, 2019, the Company had capitalized $1.0 million of costs associated with the Notes, which are presented as a direct deduction from the principal amount of the Notes on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2019, the Notes had an estimated fair value of $118.6 million (December 31, 2018 - $114.7 million). The fair value measurements were based on observable inputs and therefore were considered to be Level 2. The Company was in compliance with all debt covenants as of and for the periods ended September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Letters of credit

As of September 30, 2019, the Company had entered into the following letter of credit facilities:



	Letters of Credit				Collateral
	Committed Capacity		Issued		Cash and Cash Equivalents
Committed - Secured letters of credit facilities	$	125,000	$	38,311	$	38,311
Uncommitted - Secured letters of credit facilities	n/a		189,824		189,824
			$	228,135	$	228,135

The Company’s secured letter of credit facilities are bilateral agreements that generally renew on an annual basis. The letters of credit issued under the secured letter of credit facilities are fully collateralized. See Note 3 for additional information.

10. Net investment income (loss)

Net investment income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 consisted of the following:



	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018			September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018
Net investment income (loss) by type
Net realized gains (losses) on investments and investment derivatives	$	(4,242	)	$	315,181		$	(4,198	)	$	445,682
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments and investment derivatives	3,661			(317,849		)	6,390			(413,370		)
Net gains (losses) on foreign currencies	(2,065		)	(3,144		)	508			(5,761		)
Dividend and interest income	5,595			13,757			11,428			51,474
Dividends paid on securities sold, not yet purchased	—			(1,038		)	—			(5,259		)
Other expenses	(336		)	(3,266		)	(779		)	(15,618		)
Management and performance fees to related parties	—			(5,305		)	—			(29,845		)
Net investment income (loss) from investment in related party investment fund (1)	(5,751		)	(1,926		)	207,597			(1,926		)
Net investment income (loss)	$	(3,138	)	$	(3,590	)	$	220,946		$	25,377

(1)

Effective August 31, 2018, Third Point Re, Third Point Re BDA and Third Point Re USA entered into the 2018 LPA to invest in TP Fund. As a result, the management and performance fees are presented within net investment income (loss) from investment in related party investment fund from the effective date of the transition. See Note 7 for additional information regarding management and performance fees.

The following table provides an additional breakdown of our net investment income (loss) by asset and liability type for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:



	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018			September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018
Net investment income (loss) by asset type
Equity securities	$	—		$	30,317		$	—		$	70,873
Private common equity securities	—			(175		)	—			(628		)
Private preferred equity securities	—			(806		)	—			(2,680		)
Total equities	—			29,336			—			67,565
Asset-backed securities	—			1,178			—			20,660
Bank debt	—			2,005			—			5,326
Corporate bonds	—			455			—			(2,958		)
Municipal bonds	—			3,742			—			9,990
U.S. Treasury securities	2,696			494			7,718			335
Sovereign debt	(1,247		)	(2,136		)	(1,215		)	(6,538		)
Other debt securities	—			(63		)	—			406
Total debt securities	1,449			5,675			6,503			27,221
Options	—			(8,908		)	—			(15,527		)
Rights and warrants	—			191			—			238
Real estate	—			(687		)	—			(186		)
Trade claims	—			(293		)	—			(580		)
Total other investments	—			(9,697		)	—			(16,055		)
Net investment loss in funds valued at NAV, excluding TP Fund	(10		)	(95		)	(6		)	(721		)
Total net investment income from invested assets	1,439			25,219			6,497			78,010
Net investment income (loss) by liability type
Equity securities	—			(21,481		)	—			(32,407		)
Corporate bonds	—			(483		)	—			(2,452		)
Options	—			8,790			—			21,697
Total net investment loss from securities sold, not yet purchased	—			(13,174		)	—			(13,162		)
Other investment income (losses) and other expenses not presented above
Other investment income (expenses)	(335		)	1,949			(779		)	924
Net investment income (loss) on derivative contracts	—			(5,404		)	—			655
Net investment income (loss) on cash, including foreign exchange gain (loss)	1,509			(6,021		)	7,631			(15,366		)
Net investment income (losses) on securities purchased under an agreement to sell and securities sold under an agreement to repurchase	—			3			—			(238		)
Withholding taxes reclassified to income tax expense	—			1,069			—			6,325
Total other investment income (losses) and other expenses	1,174			(8,404		)	6,852			(7,700		)
Management and performance fees to related parties	—			(5,305		)	—			(29,845		)
Net investment income (loss) from investment in related party investment fund (1)	(5,751		)	(1,926		)	207,597			(1,926		)
Net investment income (loss)	$	(3,138	)	$	(3,590	)	$	220,946		$	25,377

(1)

As a result of the Company’s holding in TP Fund and its contribution to the Company’s overall financial results, the Company includes the following summarized income statement of the TP Fund for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, and summarized balance sheet as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

This summarized income statement of TP Fund reflects the main components of total investment income and expenses of TP Fund. This summarized income statement is not a breakdown of the Company’s proportional investment income in TP Fund as presented in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of income.



	Three months ended						Nine months ended
TP Fund summarized income statement ⁽¹⁾	September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018			September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018
Investment income (loss)
Net realized loss from securities, derivative contracts and foreign currency translations	$	(402	)	$	(4,113	)	$	(3,840	)	$	(4,113	)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on securities, derivative contracts and foreign currency translations	(3,685		)	3,654			246,081			3,654
Net income (loss) from currencies	217			2,606			(2,375		)	2,606
Dividend and interest income	8,246			3,818			38,326			3,818
Other income	1,803			291			6,217			291
Total investment income	6,179			6,256			284,409			6,256
Expenses
Management fees	3,617			2,834			13,603			2,834
Interest	4,270			2,200			13,094			2,200
Dividends on securities sold, not yet purchased	2,077			741			6,821			741
Administrative and professional fees	490			298			1,505			298
Other expenses	1,411			2,737			4,615			2,737
Total expenses	11,865			8,810			39,638			8,810
Net income (loss)	$	(5,686	)	$	(2,554	)	$	244,771		$	(2,554	)

(1) TP Fund commenced operations on September 3, 2018.

The following table is a summarized balance sheet of TP Fund as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and reflects the underlying assets and liabilities of TP Fund. This summarized balance sheet is not a breakdown of the Company’s proportional interests in the underlying assets and liabilities of TP Fund.



TP Fund summarized balance sheet	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Assets
Total investments in securities	$	1,596,275	$	1,561,636
Cash and cash equivalents	23		6
Due from brokers	167,332		375,469
Derivative assets, at fair value	22,979		20,533
Interest and dividends receivable	2,961		3,693
Participation agreement with related party	—		2,296
Other assets	108		422
Total assets	$	1,789,678	$	1,964,055
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	2,639	$	1,754
Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value	379,170		355,233
Due to brokers	353,916		107,116
Derivative liabilities, at fair value	34,853		27,483
Interest and dividends payable	1,539		1,881
Management fee payable	384		182
Total liabilities	772,501		493,649
Total partners' capital	$	1,017,177	$	1,470,406

11. Income taxes

The Company provides for income tax expense or benefit based upon pre-tax income or loss reported in the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) and the provisions of currently enacted tax laws. The Company and its Bermuda subsidiaries are incorporated under the laws of Bermuda and are subject to Bermuda law with respect to taxation. Under current Bermuda law, the Company and its Bermuda subsidiaries are not subject to any income or capital gains taxes in Bermuda. In the event that such taxes are imposed, the Company and its Bermuda subsidiaries would be exempted from any such taxes until March 2035 under the Tax Assurance Certificates issued to such entities pursuant to the Bermuda Exempted Undertakings Tax Protection Act of 1966, as amended.

The Company has an operating subsidiary incorporated in Bermuda, Third Point Re USA, which made an election to pay tax in the United States of America under Section 953(d) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Our non-U.S. subsidiaries would become subject to U.S. federal income tax only to the extent that they derive income from activity that is deemed to be the conduct of a trade or business within the United States.

The Company also has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, TPRUK and Third Point Re UK, which are subject to applicable taxes in that jurisdiction.

Prior to the change in the Company’s investment account structure described in the Company’s 2018 Form 10-K, the Company was subject to withholding taxes on income sourced in the United States and in other countries, subject to each countries’ specific tax regulations. Income subject to withholding taxes includes, but is not limited to, dividends, capital gains and interest on certain investments. In addition, the Company had recorded uncertain tax positions related to certain investment transactions in certain foreign jurisdictions. As of September 30, 2019, the Company had accrued $1.5 million (December 31, 2018 - $1.5 million).

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded income tax expense, as follows:



	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018			September 30, 2019		September 30, 2018
Income tax expense (benefit) related to U.S. and U.K. subsidiaries (1)	$	(213	)	$	(1,180	)	$	1,431	$	(1,968	)
Change in uncertain tax positions (2)	—			—			—		50
Withholding taxes on certain investment transactions (2)	—			1,069			—		6,325
	$	(213	)	$	(111	)	$	1,431	$	4,407

(1) As of September 30, 2019, the Company has recorded $7.6 million (December 31, 2018 - $9.1 million) of net deferred tax assets, which are included in other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2019 the net deferred tax asset was primarily the result of operating losses in the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries. The Company believes that it is more likely than not that the tax benefit will be realized.

(2) Represents activity prior to the change in the Company’s investment account structure on August 31, 2018 as described in the Company’s 2018 Form 10-K.

12. Share capital

The following table presents a summary of the common shares issued and outstanding as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:



Common shares	2019	2018
Common shares issued, beginning of period	93,639,610	107,227,347
Options exercised	187,678	—
Restricted shares granted, net of forfeitures	361,522	50,644
Performance restricted shares granted, net of forfeitures and shares withheld	31,757	260,436
Retirement of treasury shares and shares repurchased (1)	—	(13,730,258	)
Warrants exercised, net (2)	—	361,556
Common shares issued, end of period	94,220,567	94,169,725


(1)	Prior to December 31, 2017, common shares repurchased by the Company were not canceled and were classified as treasury shares. Effective January 1, 2018, all treasury shares were retired and subsequent shares repurchased are retired.


(2)	During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, 1,156,184 warrants were exercised. As a result of the warrant holder electing net settlement, 794,628 of those common shares were withheld by the Company and were subsequently retired, resulting in a net issuance of 361,556 common shares.

Authorized and issued

The Company’s authorized share capital of $33.0 million is comprised of 300,000,000 common shares with a par value of $0.10 each and 30,000,000 preference shares with a par value of $0.10 each. No preference shares have been issued to date.

Share repurchases

As of September 30, 2019, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to an aggregate of $61.3 million of common shares under its share repurchase program. Under the common share repurchase program, the Company may repurchase shares from time to time in privately negotiated transactions or in open-market purchases in accordance with all applicable securities laws and regulations, including Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company did not repurchase any of its common shares.

13. Share-based compensation

The following table provides the total share-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expenses during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:



	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	September 30, 2019		September 30, 2018		September 30, 2019		September 30, 2018
Management and director options	$	—	$	60	$	—	$	215
Restricted shares with service condition	379		166		1,513		445
Restricted shares with service and performance condition	515		2,172		4,793		4,296
	$	894	$	2,398	$	6,306	$	4,956

As of September 30, 2019, the Company had $8.8 million (December 31, 2018 - $7.4 million) of unamortized share compensation expense, which is expected to be amortized over a weighted average period of 1.6 years (December 31, 2018 - 1.4 years).

Management and director options

The Company has not granted any stock option awards since April 2013. These stock option awards were fully amortized as of December 31, 2018.

The following table summarizes information about the Company’s management and director share options outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2019:



Range of exercise prices	Number of options	Weighted average exercise price		Remaining contractual life
$10.00 - $10.89	4,774,694	$	10.04	2.3 years
$15.05 - $16.89	1,800,866	15.92		2.5 years
$20.00 - $25.05	1,731,098	20.28		2.5 years
	8,306,658	$	13.45	2.4 years

Restricted shares with service condition

Restricted share award activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:



	Number of non- vested restricted shares		Weighted average grant date fair value
Balance as of January 1, 2018	18,209		$	12.15
Granted	50,644		13.45
Vested	(44,788	)	12.97
Balance as of January 1, 2019	24,065		13.35
Granted	398,429		11.11
Forfeited	(36,907	)	11.31
Vested	(35,706	)	13.31
Balance as of September 30, 2019	349,881		$	11.02

Restricted shares with service condition vest either ratably or at the end of the required service period and contain certain restrictions during the vesting period, relating to, among other things, forfeiture in the event of termination of employment or service and transferability.

Restricted shares with service and performance condition

Restricted share award activity for the restricted shares with a service and performance condition for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2018 were as follows:



	Number of non- vested restricted shares		Number of non- vested restricted shares probable of vesting		Weighted average grant date fair value of shares probable of vesting
Balance as of January 1, 2018	1,855,379		887,203		$	12.60
Granted	556,403		370,931		14.01
Forfeited	(294,977	)	(4,102	)	13.98
Vested	(115,757	)	(115,757	)	14.00
Change in estimated restricted shares considered probable of vesting	n/a		46,945		13.35
Balance as of January 1, 2019	2,001,048		1,185,220		12.80
Granted	862,176		574,784		10.95
Forfeited	(823,977	)	(290,551	)	10.82
Vested	(148,718	)	(148,718	)	11.40
Change in estimated restricted shares considered probable of vesting	n/a		60,768		13.32
Balance as of September 30, 2019	1,890,529		1,381,503		$	12.45

14. Noncontrolling interests in related party

Noncontrolling interests in related party represents the portion of equity in consolidated subsidiaries not attributable, directly or indirectly, to the Company. Prior to the change in the Company’s investment account structure described in the Company’s 2018 Form 10-K, the joint ventures created through the JV Agreements had been considered variable interest entities and had been consolidated in accordance with ASC 810, Consolidation (ASC 810). Since the Company was deemed to be the primary beneficiary, the Company had consolidated the joint ventures and recorded TP GP’s minority interests as redeemable noncontrolling interests in related party and noncontrolling interests in related party in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

A portion of the noncontrolling interest in investment affiliates was subject to contractual withdrawal rights of TP GP, whereas TP GP, at its sole discretion, could withdraw the capital over the minimum capital required to be maintained in its capital accounts. This excess capital was therefore recorded on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as redeemable noncontrolling interest in related party whereas the required minimum capital was recorded as noncontrolling interests in related party within shareholders’ equity on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets since it does not have withdrawal rights.

The following table is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending carrying amounts of redeemable noncontrolling interests in related party, noncontrolling interests in related party and total noncontrolling interests in related party for the nine months ended September 30, 2018:



	Redeemable noncontrolling interests in related party			Noncontrolling interests in related party			Total noncontrolling interests in related party
	September 30, 2018			September 30, 2018			September 30, 2018
Balance, beginning of period	$	108,219		$	5,407		$	113,626
Changes in capital account allocation (1)	(108,219		)	(5,407		)	(113,626		)
Balance, end of period	$	—		$	—		$	—


(1)	Changes in capital account allocation include TP GP's redemption in conjunction with the change in the investment account structure as described in the Company’s 2018 Form 10-K.

In addition, the following table is a reconciliation of beginning and ending carrying amount of total noncontrolling interests in related party resulting from the condensed consolidation of the Company’s joint venture in Third Point Re BDA and Third Point Re USA for the nine months ended September 30, 2018:



	Third Point Re BDA			Third Point Re USA			Total
	September 30, 2018			September 30, 2018			September 30, 2018
Balance, beginning of period	$	97,619		$	16,007		$	113,626
Net income attributable to total noncontrolling interests in related party	141			82			223
Contributions (1)	564			80			644
Redemptions (2)	(98,324		)	(16,169		)	(114,493		)
Balance, end of period	$	—		$	—		$	—


(1)	Contributions include performance fees earned during the period. See Note 7 for additional information.


(2)	Redemptions include TP GP's redemption in conjunction with the change in the investment account structure as described in the Company’s 2018 Form 10-K.

Non-consolidated variable interest entity

Third Point Enhanced LP

TP Fund meets the definition of a variable interest entity principally because of the existence of disproportionate rights in the partnership compared to the obligations to absorb the expected losses and right to receive the expected residual returns of TP Fund’s results. As of September 30, 2019, the Company and TP GP hold interests of approximately 80.5% and 19.1%, respectively, of the net asset value of TP Fund. As a result, both entities hold significant financial interests in TP Fund. However, TP GP controls all of the investment decision making authority and the Company does not have the power to direct the activities which most significantly impact the economic performance of TP Fund. As a result, the Company is not considered the primary beneficiary and does not consolidate TP Fund.

Realized gains or losses upon any redemptions of investments are calculated using the weighted average method and the Company records contributions and withdrawals related to its investment in the TP Fund on the transaction date. As of September 30, 2019, the Company had no unfunded commitments related to TP Fund and the Company’s maximum exposure to loss corresponds to the value of its investments in TP Fund.

Under the 2018 LPA, the TPRE Limited Partners have the right to withdraw funds weekly from TP Fund to pay claims and expenses as needed, to meet capital adequacy requirements and to satisfy financing obligations. The TPRE Limited Partners may also withdraw their investment upon the occurrence of certain events specified in the 2018 LPA and may withdraw their investment in full on December 31, 2021 and each successive three-year anniversary of such date.

15. Earnings (loss) per share available to Third Point Re common shareholders

The following sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share available to Third Point Re common shareholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:



		Three months ended						Nine months ended
		September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018			September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:		($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
	Basic number of common shares outstanding	91,903,556			95,671,385			91,784,268			98,768,442
	Dilutive effect of options	—			—			208,652			—
	Dilutive effect of warrants	—			—			150,501			—
	Dilutive effect of restricted shares with service and performance condition	—			—			566,000			—
	Diluted number of common shares outstanding	91,903,556			95,671,385			92,709,421			98,768,442
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
	Net income (loss) available to Third Point Re common shareholders	$	(15,099	)	$	(13,281	)	$	170,881		$	(19,680	)
	Net income allocated to Third Point Re participating common shareholders	—			—			(515		)	—
	Net income (loss) allocated to Third Point Re common shareholders	$	(15,099	)	$	(13,281	)	$	170,366		$	(19,680	)
	Basic earnings (loss) per share available to Third Point Re common shareholders	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.14	)	$	1.86		$	(0.20	)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
	Net income (loss) available to Third Point Re common shareholders	$	(15,099	)	$	(13,281	)	$	170,881		$	(19,680	)
	Net income allocated to Third Point Re participating common shareholders	—			—			(510		)	—
	Net income (loss) allocated to Third Point Re common shareholders	$	(15,099	)	$	(13,281	)	$	170,371		$	(19,680	)
	Diluted earnings (loss) per share available to Third Point Re common shareholders	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.14	)	$	1.84		$	(0.20	)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, anti-dilutive options of 3,712,037 were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share.

As a result of the net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, dilutive options, warrants and restricted shares with service and performance conditions totaling 9,745,817, 9,740,753 and 9,903,419, respectively, were considered anti-dilutive and were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per common share. No allocation of the net loss has been made to participating shares in the calculation of diluted net loss per common share.

16. Commitments and Contingencies

Investments

Under the new investment account structure described in the Company’s 2018 Form 10-K, the Company does not have any unfunded commitments or obligations.

Financing

In February 2015, TPRUSA issued $115.0 million of Notes due February 13, 2025. The Notes bear interest at 7.0% and interest is payable semi-annually on February 13 and August 13 of each year. The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Third Point Re, and, in certain circumstances specified in the indenture governing the Notes, certain existing or future subsidiaries of the Company may be required to guarantee the Notes.

Letters of Credit

See Note 9 for additional information related to the Company’s letter of credit facilities.

Litigation

From time to time in the normal course of business, the Company may be involved in formal and informal dispute resolution procedures, which may include arbitration or litigation, the outcomes of which determine the rights and obligations under the Company’s reinsurance contracts and other contractual agreements. In some disputes, the Company may seek to enforce its rights under an agreement or to collect funds owed to it. In other matters, the Company may resist attempts by others to collect funds or enforce alleged rights. The Company is not currently involved in any material formal or informal dispute resolution procedures.

17. Segment reporting

The determination of the Company’s business segments is based on the manner in which management monitors the performance of its operations. The Company reports one operating segment, Property and Casualty Reinsurance. Non-underwriting income and expenses including: net investment income (loss), certain general and administrative expenses related to corporate activities, interest expense, foreign exchange gains and income tax (expense) benefit are presented as a reconciliation to the Company’s consolidated results. The Company does not manage its assets by segment; accordingly, total assets are not allocated to the segments.

The following is a summary of the Company’s operating segment results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:



	Three months ended
	September 30, 2019						September 30, 2018
	Property and Casualty Reinsurance			Total			Property and Casualty Reinsurance			Total
Revenues
Gross premiums written	$	95,388		$	95,388		$	30,064		$	30,064
Gross premiums ceded	(1,116		)	(1,116		)	—			—
Net premiums written	94,272			94,272			30,064			30,064
Change in net unearned premium reserves	108,976			108,976			97,929			97,929
Net premiums earned	203,248			203,248			127,993			127,993
Expenses
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net	85,703			85,703			88,706			88,706
Acquisition costs, net	118,271			118,271			40,841			40,841
General and administrative expenses	4,769			4,769			4,763			4,763
Total expenses	208,743			208,743			134,310			134,310
Net underwriting loss	$	(5,495	)	(5,495		)	$	(6,317	)	(6,317		)
Net investment loss				(3,138		)				(3,590		)
Corporate expenses				(4,468		)				(4,748		)
Other income (expense)				(5,058		)				1,362
Interest expense				(2,074		)				(2,074		)
Foreign exchange gains				4,921						1,979
Income tax benefit				213						111
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in related party				—						(4		)
Net loss attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders				$	(15,099	)				$	(13,281	)

Property and Casualty Reinsurance - Underwriting Ratios (1):
Loss ratio	42.2		%				69.3		%
Acquisition cost ratio	58.2		%				31.9		%
Composite ratio	100.4		%				101.2		%
General and administrative expense ratio	2.3		%				3.7		%
Combined ratio	102.7		%				104.9		%

(1) Underwriting ratios are calculated by dividing the related expense by net premiums earned.



	Nine months ended
	September 30, 2019						September 30, 2018
	Property and Casualty Reinsurance			Total			Property and Casualty Reinsurance			Total
Revenues
Gross premiums written	$	497,616		$	497,616		$	458,189		$	458,189
Gross premiums ceded	(3,301		)	(3,301		)	(18,125		)	(18,125		)
Net premiums written	494,315			494,315			440,064			440,064
Change in net unearned premium reserves	7,435			7,435			(28,092		)	(28,092		)
Net premiums earned	501,750			501,750			411,972			411,972
Expenses
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net	263,105			263,105			265,326			265,326
Acquisition costs, net	233,775			233,775			149,830			149,830
General and administrative expenses	17,762			17,762			14,550			14,550
Total expenses	514,642			514,642			429,706			429,706
Net underwriting loss	$	(12,892	)	(12,892		)	$	(17,734	)	(17,734		)
Net investment income				220,946						25,377
Corporate expenses				(23,257		)				(14,138		)
Other expenses				(12,994		)				(6,616		)
Interest expense				(6,154		)				(6,154		)
Foreign exchange gains				6,663						4,215
Income tax expense				(1,431		)				(4,407		)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in related party				—						(223		)
Net income (loss) available to Third Point Re common shareholders				$	170,881					$	(19,680	)

Property and Casualty Reinsurance - Underwriting Ratios (1):
Loss ratio	52.4		%				64.4		%
Acquisition cost ratio	46.6		%				36.4		%
Composite ratio	99.0		%				100.8		%
General and administrative expense ratio	3.6		%				3.5		%
Combined ratio	102.6		%				104.3		%

(1) Underwriting ratios are calculated by dividing the related expense by net premiums earned.

The following table provides a breakdown of the Company’s gross premiums written by line of business for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:



	Three months ended									Nine months ended
	September 30, 2019				September 30, 2018					September 30, 2019				September 30, 2018
Property	$	6,705	7.0	%	$	(3,578	)	(11.9	)%	$	102,548	20.6	%	$	(1,549	)	(0.3	)%
Casualty	15,732		16.5	%	37,028			123.2	%	117,153		23.5	%	233,758			51.0	%
Specialty	14,259		15.0	%	(3,386		)	(11.3	)%	224,576		45.2	%	221,639			48.4	%
Total prospective reinsurance contracts	36,696		38.5	%	30,064			100.0	%	444,277		89.3	%	453,848			99.1	%
Retroactive reinsurance contracts	58,692		61.5	%	—			—	%	53,339		10.7	%	4,341			0.9	%
	$	95,388	100.0	%	$	30,064		100.0	%	$	497,616	100.0	%	$	458,189		100.0	%

18. Supplemental guarantor information

Third Point Re fully and unconditionally guarantees the $115.0 million of Notes issued by TPRUSA, a wholly owned subsidiary.

The following information sets forth condensed consolidating balance sheets as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, condensed consolidating statements of income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 and condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 for Third Point Re, TPRUSA and the non-guarantor subsidiaries of Third Point Re. Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for on the equity method; accordingly, entries necessary to consolidate the parent guarantor, TPRUSA and all other subsidiaries are reflected in the eliminations column.



CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
As of September 30, 2019

	Third Point Re			TPRUSA			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Total investments in securities	$	3,500		$	—		$	1,038,645	$	—		$	1,042,145
Cash and cash equivalents	128			177			692,800		—			693,105
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	—			—			816,519		—			816,519
Investment in subsidiaries	1,385,519			272,433			190,937		(1,848,889		)	—
Interest and dividends receivable	—			—			2,932		—			2,932
Reinsurance balances receivable	—			—			680,630		—			680,630
Deferred acquisition costs, net	—			—			166,968		—			166,968
Unearned premiums ceded	—			—			14,370		—			14,370
Loss and loss adjustment expenses recoverable	—			—			4,270		—			4,270
Amounts due from (to) affiliates	(2,069		)	(3,898		)	5,967		—			—
Other assets	760			6,357			10,691		—			17,808
Total assets	$	1,387,838		$	275,069		$	3,624,729	$	(1,848,889	)	$	3,438,747
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	4,258		$	40		$	10,309	$	—		$	14,607
Reinsurance balances payable	—			—			98,766		—			98,766
Deposit liabilities	—			—			174,405		—			174,405
Unearned premium reserves	—			—			592,319		—			592,319
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves	—			—			1,060,000		—			1,060,000
Interest and dividends payable	—			1,026			—		—			1,026
Senior notes payable, net of deferred costs	—			114,044			—		—			114,044
Total liabilities	4,258			115,110			1,935,799		—			2,055,167
Shareholders’ equity
Common shares	9,422			—			1,239		(1,239		)	9,422
Additional paid-in capital	926,949			191,208			1,590,882		(1,782,090		)	926,949
Retained earnings (deficit)	447,209			(31,249		)	96,809		(65,560		)	447,209
Shareholders’ equity attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders	1,383,580			159,959			1,688,930		(1,848,889		)	1,383,580
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,387,838		$	275,069		$	3,624,729	$	(1,848,889	)	$	3,438,747



CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
As of December 31, 2018

	Third Point Re			TPRUSA			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Total investments in securities	$	—		$	—		$	1,523,728		$	—		$	1,523,728
Cash and cash equivalents	—			187			103,996			—			104,183
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	—			—			609,154			—			609,154
Investment in subsidiaries	1,207,161			251,350			175,758			(1,634,269		)	—
Due from brokers	—			—			1,411			—			1,411
Interest and dividends receivable	—			—			1,316			—			1,316
Reinsurance balances receivable	—			—			602,448			—			602,448
Deferred acquisition costs, net	—			—			203,842			—			203,842
Unearned premiums ceded	—			—			17,552			—			17,552
Loss and loss adjustment expenses recoverable	—			—			2,031			—			2,031
Amounts due from (to) affiliates	(3,522		)	52			3,470			—			—
Other assets	1,673			5,069			13,827			—			20,569
Total assets	$	1,205,312		$	256,658		$	3,258,533		$	(1,634,269	)	$	3,086,234
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	738		$	70		$	6,453		$	—		$	7,261
Reinsurance balances payable	—			—			69,701			—			69,701
Deposit liabilities	—			—			145,342			—			145,342
Unearned premium reserves	—			—			602,936			—			602,936
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves	—			—			937,157			—			937,157
Participation agreement with related party investment fund	—			—			2,297			—			2,297
Interest and dividends payable	—			3,055			—			—			3,055
Senior notes payable, net of deferred costs	—			113,911			—			—			113,911
Total liabilities	738			117,036			1,763,886			—			1,881,660
Shareholders’ equity
Common shares	9,364			—			1,239			(1,239		)	9,364
Additional paid-in capital	918,882			176,005			1,557,016			(1,733,021		)	918,882
Retained earnings (deficit)	276,328			(36,383		)	(63,608		)	99,991			276,328
Shareholders' equity attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders	1,204,574			139,622			1,494,647			(1,634,269		)	1,204,574
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,205,312		$	256,658		$	3,258,533		$	(1,634,269	)	$	3,086,234



CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)

For the three months ended September 30, 2019	Third Point Re			TPRUSA			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues
Gross premiums written	$	—		$	—		$	95,388		$	—		$	95,388
Gross premiums ceded	—			—			(1,116		)	—			(1,116		)
Net premiums written	—			—			94,272			—			94,272
Change in net unearned premium reserves	—			—			108,976			—			108,976
Net premiums earned	—			—			203,248			—			203,248
Net investment loss	—			—			(3,138		)	—			(3,138		)
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries	(13,516		)	649			(15		)	12,882			—
Total revenues	(13,516		)	649			200,095			12,882			200,110
Expenses
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net	—			—			85,703			—			85,703
Acquisition costs, net	—			—			118,271			—			118,271
General and administrative expenses	1,583			6			7,648			—			9,237
Other expenses	—			—			5,058			—			5,058
Interest expense	—			2,074			—			—			2,074
Foreign exchange gains	—			—			(4,921		)	—			(4,921		)
Total expenses	1,583			2,080			211,759			—			215,422
Loss before income tax (expense) benefit	(15,099		)	(1,431		)	(11,664		)	12,882			(15,312		)
Income tax (expense) benefit	—			437			(224		)	—			213
Net loss	(15,099		)	(994		)	(11,888		)	12,882			(15,099		)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in related party	—			—			—			—			—
Net loss attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders	$	(15,099	)	$	(994	)	$	(11,888	)	$	12,882		$	(15,099	)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019	Third Point Re			TPRUSA			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues
Gross premiums written	$	—		$	—		$	497,616		$	—		$	497,616
Gross premiums ceded	—			—			(3,301		)	—			(3,301		)
Net premiums written	—			—			494,315			—			494,315
Change in net unearned premium reserves	—			—			7,435			—			7,435
Net premiums earned	—			—			501,750			—			501,750
Net investment income	—			—			220,946			—			220,946
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries	183,936			9,980			(26		)	(193,890		)	—
Total revenues	183,936			9,980			722,670			(193,890		)	722,696
Expenses
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net	—			—			263,105			—			263,105
Acquisition costs, net	—			—			233,775			—			233,775
General and administrative expenses	13,055			(20		)	27,984			—			41,019
Other expenses	—			—			12,994			—			12,994
Interest expense	—			6,154			—			—			6,154
Foreign exchange gains	—			—			(6,663		)	—			(6,663		)
Total expenses	13,055			6,134			531,195			—			550,384
Income before income tax (expense) benefit	170,881			3,846			191,475			(193,890		)	172,312
Income tax (expense) benefit	—			1,288			(2,719		)	—			(1,431		)
Net income	170,881			5,134			188,756			(193,890		)	170,881
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in related party	—			—			—			—			—
Net income available to Third Point Re common shareholders	$	170,881		$	5,134		$	188,756		$	(193,890	)	$	170,881



CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF LOSS

For the three months ended September 30, 2018	Third Point Re			TPRUSA			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues
Gross premiums written	$	—		$	—		$	30,064		$	—	$	30,064
Gross premiums ceded	—			—			—			—		—
Net premiums written	—			—			30,064			—		30,064
Change in net unearned premium reserves	—			—			97,929			—		97,929
Net premiums earned	—			—			127,993			—		127,993
Net investment loss	—			—			(3,590		)	—		(3,590		)
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	(11,100		)	(2,821		)	(11		)	13,932		—
Total revenues	(11,100		)	(2,821		)	124,392			13,932		124,403
Expenses
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net	—			—			88,706			—		88,706
Acquisition costs, net	—			—			40,841			—		40,841
General and administrative expenses	2,181			13			7,317			—		9,511
Other income	—			—			(1,362		)	—		(1,362		)
Interest expense	—			2,074			—			—		2,074
Foreign exchange gains	—			—			(1,979		)	—		(1,979		)
Total expenses	2,181			2,087			133,523			—		137,791
Loss before income tax (expense) benefit	(13,281		)	(4,908		)	(9,131		)	13,932		(13,388		)
Income tax (expense) benefit	—			438			(327		)	—		111
Net loss	(13,281		)	(4,470		)	(9,458		)	13,932		(13,277		)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in related party	—			—			(4		)	—		(4		)
Net loss attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders	$	(13,281	)	$	(4,470	)	$	(9,462	)	$	13,932	$	(13,281	)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018	Third Point Re			TPRUSA			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues
Gross premiums written	$	—		$	—		$	458,189		$	—	$	458,189
Gross premiums ceded	—			—			(18,125		)	—		(18,125		)
Net premiums written	—			—			440,064			—		440,064
Change in net unearned premium reserves	—			—			(28,092		)	—		(28,092		)
Net premiums earned	—			—			411,972			—		411,972
Net investment income	—			—			25,377			—		25,377
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	(14,138		)	(2,582		)	(42		)	16,762		—
Total revenues	(14,138		)	(2,582		)	437,307			16,762		437,349
Expenses
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net	—			—			265,326			—		265,326
Acquisition costs, net	—			—			149,830			—		149,830
General and administrative expenses	5,542			35			23,111			—		28,688
Other expenses	—			—			6,616			—		6,616
Interest expense	—			6,154			—			—		6,154
Foreign exchange gains	—			—			(4,215		)	—		(4,215		)
Total expenses	5,542			6,189			440,668			—		452,399
Loss before income tax (expense) benefit	(19,680		)	(8,771		)	(3,361		)	16,762		(15,050		)
Income tax (expense) benefit	—			1,300			(5,707		)	—		(4,407		)
Net loss	(19,680		)	(7,471		)	(9,068		)	16,762		(19,457		)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in related party	—			—			(223		)	—		(223		)
Net loss attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders	$	(19,680	)	$	(7,471	)	$	(9,291	)	$	16,762	$	(19,680	)



CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019	Third Point Re			TPRUSA			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Operating activities
Net income	$	170,881		$	5,134		$	188,756		$	(193,890	)	$	170,881
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Equity in (earnings) losses of subsidiaries	(183,936		)	(9,980		)	26			193,890			—
Share compensation expense	2,635			—			3,671			—			6,306
Net interest expense on deposit liabilities	—			—			4,980			—			4,980
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and derivatives	—			—			(2,177		)	—			(2,177		)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investment in related party investment fund	—			—			(207,597		)	—			(207,597		)
Net foreign exchange gains	—			—			(6,663		)	—			(6,663		)
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount, net	—			133			(364		)	—			(231		)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Reinsurance balances receivable	—			—			(50,711		)	—			(50,711		)
Deferred acquisition costs, net	—			—			36,874			—			36,874
Unearned premiums ceded	—			—			3,182			—			3,182
Loss and loss adjustment expenses recoverable	—			—			(2,239		)	—			(2,239		)
Other assets	913			(1,288		)	3,202			—			2,827
Interest and dividends receivable, net	—			(2,029		)	(1,616		)	—			(3,645		)
Unearned premium reserves	—			—			(10,617		)	—			(10,617		)
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves	—			—			119,129			—			119,129
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	3,520			(30		)	3,856			—			7,346
Reinsurance balances payable	—			—			29,052			—			29,052
Amounts due from (to) affiliates	(1,453		)	3,950			(2,497		)	—			—
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(7,440		)	(4,110		)	108,247			—			96,697
Investing activities
Proceeds from redemptions from related party investment fund	—			—			760,000			—			760,000
Contributions to related party investment fund, including subscription receivable	—			—			(87,000		)	—			(87,000		)
Change in participation agreement with related party investment fund	—			—			(2,297		)	—			(2,297		)
Purchases of investments	(3,500		)	—			(327,463		)	—			(330,963		)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments	—			—			349,696			—			349,696
Change in due to/from brokers, net	—			—			1,411			—			1,411
Contributed capital to subsidiaries	(15,000		)	15,000			—			—			—
Contributed capital from parent and/or subsidiaries	—			(15,000		)	15,000			—			—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(18,500		)	—			709,347			—			690,847
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of Third Point Re common shares, net of costs	1,887			—			—			—			1,887
Taxes paid on withholding shares	(68		)	—			—			—			(68		)
Net proceeds from deposit liability contracts	—			—			6,924			—			6,924
Dividend received by (paid to) parent	24,249			4,100			(28,349		)	—			—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	26,068			4,100			(21,425		)	—			8,743
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	128			(10		)	796,169			—			796,287
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	—			187			713,150			—			713,337
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	128		$	177		$	1,509,319		$	—		$	1,509,624



CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018	Third Point Re			TPRUSA			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Operating activities
Net loss	$	(19,680	)	$	(7,471	)	$	(9,068	)	$	16,762		$	(19,457	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Equity in losses of subsidiaries	14,138			2,582			42			(16,762		)	—
Share compensation expense	444			—			4,512			—			4,956
Net interest income on deposit liabilities	—			—			(1,609		)	—			(1,609		)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and derivatives	—			—			(32,373		)	—			(32,373		)
Net unrealized loss on investment in related party investment fund	—			—			1,926			—			1,926
Net foreign exchange gains	—			—			(4,215		)	—			(4,215		)
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount, net	—			133			2,541			—			2,674
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Reinsurance balances receivable	—			—			(87,911		)	—			(87,911		)
Deferred acquisition costs, net	—			—			27,507			—			27,507
Unearned premiums ceded	—			—			(15,723		)	—			(15,723		)
Loss and loss adjustment expenses recoverable	—			—			(463		)	—			(463		)
Other assets	(1,415		)	(10,149		)	5,807			—			(5,757		)
Interest and dividends receivable, net	—			(2,029		)	(3,244		)	—			(5,273		)
Unearned premium reserves	—			—			43,815			—			43,815
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves	—			—			107,325			—			107,325
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	639			8,864			(32,264		)	—			(22,761		)
Reinsurance balances payable	—			—			29,624			—			29,624
Amounts due from (to) affiliates	(4,781		)	4,360			421			—			—
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(10,655		)	(3,710		)	36,650			—			22,285
Investing activities
Contributions to related party investment fund, including subscription receivable	—			—			(88,658		)	—			(88,658		)
Purchases of investments	—			—			(3,235,659		)	—			(3,235,659		)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments	—			—			3,222,239			—			3,222,239
Purchases of investments to cover short sales	—			—			(853,798		)	—			(853,798		)
Proceeds from short sales of investments	—			—			800,508			—			800,508
Change in due to/from brokers, net	—			—			471,352			—			471,352
Decrease in securities sold under an agreement to repurchase	—			—			(29,618		)	—			(29,618		)
Net cash provided by investing activities	—			—			286,366			—			286,366
Financing activities
Taxes paid on withholding shares	(74		)	—			—			—			(74		)
Purchases of Third Point Re common shares under share repurchase program	(133,380		)	—			—			—			(133,380		)
Net proceeds from deposit liability contracts	—			—			4,340			—			4,340
Change in total noncontrolling interests in related party, net	—			—			(97,950		)	—			(97,950		)
Dividend received by (paid to) parent	144,100			3,700			(147,800		)	—			—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	10,646			3,700			(241,410		)	—			(227,064		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(9		)	(10		)	81,606			—			81,587
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	9			199			549,125			—			549,333
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	—		$	189		$	630,731		$	—		$	630,920

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis is intended to help the reader understand our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and capital resources. You should read this discussion in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and the related notes contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

The statements in this discussion regarding business outlook, our expectations regarding our future performance, liquidity and capital resources and other non-historical statements in this discussion are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties described in “Risk Factors” and ”Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”. Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by any forward looking statements.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may constitute “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding our industry, business strategy, plans, goals and expectations concerning our market position, international expansion, future operations, margins, profitability, future efficiencies, capital expenditures, liquidity and capital resources and other financial and operating information. When used in this discussion, the words “may,” “believes,” “intends,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “estimates,” “expects,” “should,” “assumes,” “continues,” “could,” “will,” “future” and the negative of these or similar terms and phrases are intended to identify forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations regarding future events, results or outcomes. These expectations may or may not be realized. Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give you no assurance these expectations will prove to have been correct. Some of these expectations may be based upon assumptions, data or judgments that prove to be incorrect. Actual events, results and outcomes may differ materially from our expectations due to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. Although it is not possible to identify all of these risks and factors, they include, among others, the following:


•	results of operations fluctuate and may not be indicative of our prospects;


•	more established competitors;


•	losses exceeding reserves;


•	highly cyclical property and casualty reinsurance industry;


•	losses from catastrophe exposure;


•	downgrade, withdrawal of ratings or change in rating outlook by rating agencies;


•	significant decrease in our capital or surplus;


•	dependence on key executives;


•	dependence on letter of credit facilities that may not be available on commercially acceptable terms;


•	inability to service our indebtedness;


•	limited cash flow and liquidity due to our indebtedness;


•	inability to raise necessary funds to pay principal or interest on debt;


•	potential lack of availability of capital in the future;


•	credit risk associated with the use of reinsurance brokers;


•	future strategic transactions such as acquisitions, dispositions, mergers or joint ventures;


•	technology breaches or failures, including cyber-attacks;


•	lack of control over TP Fund;


•	lack of control over the allocation and performance of TP Fund’s investment portfolio;


•	dependence on Third Point LLC to implement TP Fund’s investment strategy;


•	limited ability to withdraw our capital accounts from TP Fund;


•	decline in revenue due to poor performance of TP Fund’s investment portfolio;


•	TP Fund’s investment strategy involves risks that are greater than those faced by competitors;


•	termination by Third Point LLC of our or TP Fund’s investment management agreements;


•	potential conflicts of interest with Third Point LLC;


•	losses resulting from significant investment positions;


•	credit risk associated with the default on obligations of counterparties;


•	ineffective investment risk management systems;


•	fluctuations in the market value of TP Fund’s investment portfolio;


•	trading restrictions being placed on TP Fund’s investments;


•	limited termination provisions in our investment management agreements;


•	limited liquidity and lack of valuation data on certain TP Fund’s investments;


•	U.S. and global economic downturns;


•	specific characteristics of investments in mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed securities, in securities of issues based outside the U.S., and in special situation or distressed companies;


•	loss of key employees at Third Point LLC;


•	Third Point LLC’s compensation arrangements may incentivize investments that are risky or speculative;


•	increased regulation or scrutiny of alternative investment advisers affecting our reputation;


•	suspension or revocation of our reinsurance licenses;


•	potentially being deemed an investment company under U.S. federal securities law;


•	failure of reinsurance subsidiaries to meet minimum capital and surplus requirements;


•	changes in Bermuda or other law and regulation that may have an adverse impact on our operations;


•	Third Point Re and/or Third Point Re BDA potentially becoming subject to U.S. federal income taxation;


•	potential characterization of Third Point Re and/or Third Point Re BDA as a passive foreign investment company;


•	subjection of our affiliates to the base erosion and anti-abuse tax;


•	potentially becoming subject to U.S. withholding and information reporting requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act; and


•	other risks and factors listed under “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Any one of these factors or a combination of these factors could materially affect our financial condition or future results of operations and could influence whether any forward-looking statements contained in this report ultimately prove to be accurate. Our forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and you should not place undue reliance on them. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

In addition, while we do, from time to time, communicate with security analysts, it is against our policy to disclose to them any material non-public information or other confidential information. Accordingly, shareholders should not assume that we agree with any statement or report issued by any analyst irrespective of the content of the statement or report. Thus, to the extent that reports issued by securities analysts contain any projections, forecasts, or opinions, such reports are not our responsibility.

Unless the context otherwise indicates or requires, the terms “we,” “our,” “us,” and the “Company,” as used in this report, refer to Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. (“Third Point Re”) and its directly and indirectly owned subsidiaries, including Third Point Reinsurance Company Ltd. (“Third Point Re BDA”) and Third Point Reinsurance (USA) Ltd.

(“Third Point Re USA”), as a combined entity, except where otherwise stated or where it is clear that the terms mean only Third Point Re exclusive of its subsidiaries.

Overview

We are a holding company domiciled in Bermuda. Through our reinsurance subsidiaries, we provide specialty property and casualty reinsurance products to insurance and reinsurance companies on a worldwide basis. Our goal is to deliver attractive equity returns to our shareholders by combining profitable reinsurance underwriting with superior investment management provided by Third Point LLC, our investment manager and the investment manager of Third Point Enhanced LP (“TP Fund”). We believe that our reinsurance and investment strategy differentiates us from our competitors.

We manage our business on the basis of one operating segment, Property and Casualty Reinsurance. Non-underwriting income and expenses, presented as a reconciliation to our consolidated results, include: net investment income (loss), certain general and administrative expenses related to corporate activities, interest expense, foreign exchange gains and income tax (expense) benefit.

Property and Casualty Reinsurance

We provide reinsurance products to insurance and reinsurance companies, government entities, and other risk bearing vehicles. Contracts can be written on an excess of loss basis or quota share basis, although the majority of premium written to date have been on a quota share basis. In addition, we write contracts on both a prospective basis and a retroactive basis. Prospective reinsurance contracts cover losses incurred as a result of future insurable events. Retroactive reinsurance contracts cover the potential for changes in estimates of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves related to loss events that have occurred in the past. Retroactive reinsurance contracts can be an attractive type of contract for us as they can generate an underwriting profit should the ultimate loss and loss adjustment expenses settle for less than the initial estimate of reserves and the premiums received at the inception of the contract generate insurance float.

We have historically focused on lines of business and forms of reinsurance that have demonstrated more stable return characteristics and have limited our underwriting of property catastrophe risk. However, we have incrementally expanded the lines of business and forms of reinsurance on which we focus where we believe the higher expected margins adequately compensate us for the increased risk. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we wrote $63.5 million of new property catastrophe business and $3.8 million of new specialty lines of business.

Insurance float is an important aspect of our reinsurance operation. Insurance float arises because premiums from reinsurance contracts and consideration received for deposit accounted contracts are collected before losses are paid on reinsurance contracts and payments are made on deposit accounted contracts. In some instances, the interval between cash receipts and payments can extend over many years. During this time interval, we invest the cash received and seek to generate investment returns.

We believe that over time, our reinsurance operation will contribute to our results by both generating underwriting income as well as generating float.

Investment Management

As described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the “2018 Form 10-K”), we transitioned to a new investment account structure in 2018. Under the new investment account structure, Third Point LLC serves as investment manager for TP Fund, as well as for our collateral assets and other fixed income investments.

On May 24, 2019, Third Point Re BDA and Third Point Re USA entered into the Amended and Restated Collateral Assets Investment Management Agreement (the “Amended Collateral Assets IMA”) with Third Point LLC, effective May 24, 2019. See Note 4 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q for further information regarding the Amended Collateral Assets IMA. We entered into the Amended Collateral Assets IMA to provide for Third Point LLC's management of a substantial portion of our assets that were reallocated from TP Fund into cash, U.S Treasuries and other fixed income investments.

Business Outlook

Underwriting Outlook

The reinsurance markets in which we operate have historically been cyclical. During periods of excess underwriting capacity, as defined by the availability of capital, competition can result in lower pricing and less favorable policy terms and conditions for insurers and reinsurers. During periods of reduced underwriting capacity, pricing and policy terms and conditions are generally more favorable for insurers and reinsurers. Historically, underwriting capacity has been affected by several factors, including industry losses, the impact of catastrophes, changes in legal and regulatory guidelines, new entrants, investment results including interest rate levels and the credit ratings and financial strength of competitors.

Since the beginning of 2019, the property catastrophe reinsurance market, and in particular Florida windstorm, California wildfire, Japan windstorm and loss affected retrocession has been experiencing increases in rate due to significant catastrophe losses in recent years, increases in loss estimates on prior year losses, and in some cases reduced supply. The reduction in supply has primarily been driven by changes in the alternative capital market with contraction of capacity from a few participants due to recent losses and prior year’s loss development, trapped capital for some participants selling reinsurance on a collateralized basis, and consolidation. Property catastrophe reinsurance pricing in regions that have not been impacted by loss has remained broadly flat, but the reduction in pricing that was experienced in those regions over the last few years has ceased.

Outside of property catastrophe reinsurance, we have experienced some improvement in reinsurance terms and conditions and underlying pricing across the portfolio. We expect the current market conditions, which permits improvement in pricing and terms and conditions, to continue through at least the January 2020 renewals. We have noted commentary from some market participants that casualty loss trends may be accelerating, potentially resulting in larger than expected losses. We assume casualty exposure through selected cedents and classes of business. We incorporate the potential for elevated loss trends in our pricing analyses and endeavor to mitigate the potential impact of such increases in loss trend by structuring our contracts accordingly. We monitor and analyze each individual reinsurance contract on a quarterly basis and proactively respond to the actual experience observed within each contract, adjusting reserves as appropriate. Thus far, the observed trend in our portfolio has been within our pricing and reserving expectations.

We have expanded the lines of business and forms of reinsurance on which we focus to help drive our combined ratio below 100%, which we expect to achieve in 2020, subject to property catastrophe events. This includes lines of business and forms of reinsurance with increased risk profiles where we believe the higher expected margins adequately compensate us for the increased risk. We began writing property catastrophe business in 2019 as well as expanding into new specialty lines of business. We plan to continue to expand our activity in these lines of business and to evaluate and consider pursuing opportunities in other new lines of reinsurance business in 2020. As such, we recently hired senior underwriters and other support staff to support our growth and deploy capital efficiently.

In addition, we may, from time to time, invest in managing general agents or other insurance businesses as part of our ongoing strategy to leverage our underwriting and capital markets expertise to structure and offer capital alternatives in numerous forms and combinations, including equity, debt and reinsurance offerings.

Investment Outlook

During 2019, we reduced our investment risk by reallocating some of our investments in TP Fund to fixed income investments. This realignment of our investment strategy is being driven by several factors, including the following:


•	An increasing underwriting risk profile including writing property catastrophe business as described above, that requires additional risk capital to support these underwriting activities which, taken together with other actions, is expected to improve the underwriting results over time;


•	The need for greater liquidity to pay potential claims also as a result of the changing underwriting risk profile, which now exposes us to natural catastrophe and other loss events where there could be a need to pay claims to our clients on short notice; and


•	To meet our targeted levels of risk-adjusted capitalization in accordance with our enterprise-wide risk appetite as well as capital requirements per rating agencies and regulators.

The realignment of our investment strategy with the changes to our underwriting strategy may result in lower investment returns in the future due to a change in investment mix. However, as we expand our underwriting focus into higher margin property and specialty lines of business, we expect to deliver attractive equity returns to our shareholders with a more balanced contribution to net income from underwriting and investments with lower volatility of our results.

Key Performance Indicators

We believe that by combining a disciplined and opportunistic approach to reinsurance underwriting with investment results from the active management of TP Fund’s investment portfolio, in which we invest, we will be able to generate attractive returns for our shareholders. The key financial measures that we believe are most meaningful in analyzing our performance are: net underwriting income (loss) for our property and casualty reinsurance segment, combined ratio for our property and casualty reinsurance segment, net investment income (loss), net investment return on investments managed by Third Point LLC, basic book value per share, diluted book value per share, growth in diluted book value per share, and return on beginning shareholders’ equity attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders.

The table below shows the key performance indicators for our consolidated business for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:



	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018			September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018
Key underwriting metrics for Property and Casualty Reinsurance segment:	($ in thousands, except for per share data and ratios)
Net underwriting loss ⁽¹⁾	$	(5,495	)	$	(6,317	)	$	(12,892	)	$	(17,734	)
Combined ratio ⁽¹⁾	102.7		%	104.9		%	102.6		%	104.3		%

Key investment return metrics:
Net investment income (loss)	$	(3,138	)	$	(3,590	)	$	220,946		$	25,377
Net investment return on investments managed by Third Point LLC	(0.2		)%	(0.2		)%	10.2		%	0.6		%

Key shareholders’ value creation metrics:
Basic book value per share ^{(2) (3)}	$	15.04		$	13.15		$	15.04		$	13.15
Diluted book value per share ^{(2) (3)}	$	14.76		$	12.98		$	14.76		$	12.98
Change in diluted book value per share ⁽²⁾	(0.8		)%	(0.4		)%	13.7		%	0.4		%
Return on beginning shareholders’ equity attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders ⁽²⁾	(1.1		)%	(0.8		)%	14.2		%	(1.2		)%


(1)	See Note 17 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for a calculation of net underwriting loss and combined ratio.

(2)

Basic book value per share, diluted book value per share, change in diluted book value per share and return on beginning shareholders’ equity attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders are non-GAAP financial measures. There are no comparable GAAP measures. In the third quarter of 2019, we changed our method for calculating the impact of options and warrants on diluted book value per share to the treasury stock method. See reconciliations in “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Financial Metrics”.


(3)	Prior year comparatives represent amounts as of December 31, 2018.

Key Underwriting Metrics for Property and Casualty Reinsurance segment

See “Segment Results - Property and Casualty Reinsurance ” below for additional details.

Key Investment Return Metrics

Net Investment Income (Loss)

Net investment income (loss) is an important measure that affects overall profitability. Net investment income (loss) is primarily affected by the performance of Third Point LLC as TP Fund’s investment manager and the amount of investable cash generated by our reinsurance operations. Net investment income (loss) also includes the investment income on collateral assets and certain other investment assets managed by Third Point LLC. Pursuant to the investment management agreement between TP Fund and Third Point LLC, Third Point LLC is required to manage TP Fund’s investment portfolio on a basis that is substantially equivalent to Third Point Offshore Master Fund L.P., subject to certain conditions set forth in TP Fund’s investment guidelines. These conditions include a limitation on portfolio leverage, and a limitation on portfolio concentration in individual securities. The LPA allows us to withdraw cash from the TP Fund at any calendar month end or at the close of business each Wednesday during a month with not less than three days’ notice to pay claims, not less than five days’ notice to pay expenses and with not less than three days’ notice in order to satisfy the requirements of A.M. Best. Net investment income (loss) is net of investment fee expenses, which include performance and management fees to related parties.

Net Investment Return on Investments Managed by Third Point LLC

See “Investment Results” below for additional information regarding investment performance and net investment return on investments managed by Third Point LLC.

Key Shareholders’ Value Creation Metrics

Basic Book Value Per Share and Diluted Book Value Per Share

Basic book value per share and diluted book value per share are non-GAAP financial measures and there are no comparable GAAP measures. In the third quarter of 2019, we changed our method for calculating the impact of options and warrants on diluted book value per share to the treasury stock method. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Financial Metrics” for reconciliations.

As of September 30, 2019, basic book value per share was $15.04, representing a decrease of $0.17 per share, or 1.1%, from $15.21 per share as of June 30, 2019. As of September 30, 2019, diluted book value per share was $14.76, representing a decrease of $0.12 per share, or 0.8%, from $14.88 per share as of June 30, 2019. The decreases were primarily due to a net loss in the current year period.

As of September 30, 2019, basic book value per share was $15.04, representing an increase of $1.89 per share, or 14.4%, from $13.15 per share as of December 31, 2018. As of September 30, 2019, diluted book value per share was $14.76, representing an increase of $1.78 per share, or 13.7%, from $12.98 per share as of December 31, 2018. The increases were primarily due to net income in the current year period.

Return on Beginning Shareholders’ Equity Attributable to Third Point Re Common Shareholders

Return on beginning shareholders’ equity attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders as presented is a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Financial Metrics” for reconciliation.

The increase in return on beginning shareholders’ equity attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily due to net income in the current year period.

Consolidated Results of Operations—Three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:

The following table sets forth the key items discussed in the consolidated results of operations section, and the period over period change, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:



	Three months ended									Nine months ended
	September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018			Change			September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018			Change
	($ in thousands)
Net underwriting loss	$	(5,495	)	$	(6,317	)	$	822		$	(12,892	)	$	(17,734	)	$	4,842
Net investment income (loss)	(3,138		)	(3,590		)	452			220,946			25,377			195,569
Net investment return on investments managed by Third Point LLC	(0.2		)%	(0.2		)%	—		%	10.2		%	0.6		%	9.6		%
Corporate expenses	(4,468		)	(4,748		)	280			(23,257		)	(14,138		)	(9,119		)
Other income (expense)	(5,058		)	1,362			(6,420		)	(12,994		)	(6,616		)	(6,378		)
Interest expense	(2,074		)	(2,074		)	—			(6,154		)	(6,154		)	—
Foreign exchange gains	4,921			1,979			2,942			6,663			4,215			2,448
Income tax (expense) benefit	213			111			102			(1,431		)	(4,407		)	2,976
Net income (loss) available to Third Point Re common shareholders	$	(15,099	)	$	(13,281	)	$	(1,818	)	$	170,881		$	(19,680	)	$	190,561

A key driver of our consolidated results of operations is the performance of our investments managed by Third Point LLC. Given the nature of the underlying investment strategies, we expect volatility in our investment returns and net investment income (loss) and therefore in our consolidated results.

Investment Results

Investment Portfolio

The following is a summary of our total net investments managed by Third Point LLC as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:



	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
	($ in thousands)
TP Fund	$	818,600	$	1,284,004
Collateral assets ⁽¹⁾	1,039,725		850,127
Other investment assets ⁽¹⁾	610,895		—
Total net investments managed by Third Point LLC	$	2,469,220	$	2,134,131


(1)	Collateral assets and other investment assets primarily consist of fixed income securities such as U.S. Treasuries, money markets funds, and sovereign debt.

The following tables present the total long, short and net exposure of our total net investments managed by Third Point LLC as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 by strategy and geography.



	September 30, 2019						December 31, 2018
	Long		Short		Net		Long		Short		Net
Equity	47	%	(28	)%	19	%	54	%	(22	)%	32	%
Credit	10	%	—	%	10	%	18	%	(4	)%	14	%
Other	6	%	(1	)%	5	%	9	%	(1	)%	8	%
	63	%	(29	)%	34	%	81	%	(27	)%	54	%



	September 30, 2019						December 31, 2018
	Long		Short		Net		Long		Short		Net
Americas	49	%	(20	)%	29	%	70	%	(21	)%	49	%
Europe, Middle East and Africa	9	%	(4	)%	5	%	11	%	(3	)%	8	%
Asia	5	%	(5	)%	—	%	—	%	(3	)%	(3	)%
	63	%	(29	)%	34	%	81	%	(27	)%	54	%

In managing TP Fund’s investment portfolio, Third Point LLC assigns every investment position a sector, strategy and geographic category. The dollar exposure of each position under each category is aggregated and the exposure percentages listed in the exposure table represent the aggregate market exposure of a given category against the total net asset value of the consolidated account. Long and short exposure percentages represent the aggregate relative value of all long and short positions in a given category, respectively. Net exposure represents the short exposure subtracted from the long exposure in a given category. Third Point LLC reports the composition of TP Fund’s total managed portfolio on a market exposure basis, which it believes is the appropriate manner in which to assess the exposure and profile of investments and is the way in which it manages the portfolio.

Investment Returns

The following is a summary of the net investment return for our total net investments managed by Third Point LLC for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:



	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	September 30, 2019		September 30, 2018		September 30, 2019		September 30, 2018
Net investment return from separate account investment structure	—	%	(0.2	)%	—	%	0.7	%
TP Fund	(0.7	)%	(0.1	)%	16.9	%	(0.1	)%
Collateral and other investments	0.2	%	0.2	%	1.2	%	0.2	%
Net investment return on investments managed by Third Point LLC ⁽¹⁾	(0.2	)%	(0.2	)%	10.2	%	0.6	%


(1)	Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Financial Metrics” for a description of the net investment return on investments managed by Third Point LLC.

The following is a summary of the net investment income (loss) for our total net investments managed by Third Point LLC for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:



	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018			September 30, 2019		September 30, 2018
	($ in thousands)
Net investment income (loss) from separate account investment structure	$	—		$	(3,009	)	$	—	$	25,971
TP Fund	(5,751		)	(1,926		)	207,597		(1,926		)
Collateral and other investments	2,289			1,347			12,452		1,347
Net investment income (loss) on investments managed by Third Point LLC ⁽¹⁾	$	(3,462	)	$	(3,588	)	$	220,049	$	25,392


(1)	Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Financial Metrics” for a description of the net investment return on investments managed by Third Point LLC.

The following is a summary of the net investment return by investment strategy on total net investments managed by Third Point LLC for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:



	Three months ended
	September 30, 2019						September 30, 2018
	Long		Short		Net		Long		Short		Net
Equity	1.4	%	(0.7	)%	0.7	%	1.9	%	(1.1	)%	0.8	%
Credit	(0.7	)%	—	%	(0.7	)%	0.2	%	—	%	0.2	%
Other	(0.1	)%	(0.1	)%	(0.2	)%	(1.2	)%	—	%	(1.2	)%
Net investment return on investments managed by Third Point LLC	0.6	%	(0.8	)%	(0.2	)%	0.9	%	(1.1	)%	(0.2	)%

	Nine months ended
	September 30, 2019						September 30, 2018
	Long		Short		Net		Long		Short		Net
Equity	13.3	%	(4.1	)%	9.2	%	4.5	%	(3.1	)%	1.4	%
Credit	0.9	%	(0.5	)%	0.4	%	0.9	%	(0.2	)%	0.7	%
Other	1.0	%	(0.4	)%	0.6	%	(2.0	)%	0.5	%	(1.5	)%
Net investment return on investments managed by Third Point LLC	15.2	%	(5.0	)%	10.2	%	3.4	%	(2.8	)%	0.6	%

Net investment return represents the return on our net investments managed by Third Point LLC, net of fees. The net investment return on net investments managed by Third Point LLC is the percentage change in value of a dollar invested over the reporting period on our net investment assets managed by Third Point LLC. Effective August 31, 2018, we transitioned from our separately managed account structure to investing in TP Fund. In addition, collateral assets and certain other investment assets are managed by Third Point LLC. The net investment return reflects the combined results of investments managed on behalf of Third Point Re BDA and Third Point Re USA prior to the transition date of August 31, 2018 and the investments in TP Fund, collateral assets and certain other investment assets subsequent to the date of transition. Prior to the transition date of August 31, 2018, the stated return was net of noncontrolling interests and net of withholding taxes, which were presented as a component of income tax expense in our condensed consolidated statements of income. Net investment return is the key indicator by which we measure the performance of Third Point LLC, TP Fund’s investment manager.

For the three months ended September 30, 2019, the investment portfolio was slightly negative overall. Within equities, strong performance from our core long equity activist positions was offset by losses from short equity positions and hedges. Within credit, modest gains in structured credit were more than offset by losses in the sovereign credit portfolio. Currency hedges also contributed modest losses for the quarter.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, gains were driven primarily by the long equity portfolio although the fund generated profits across all strategies. Within equities, core long equity activist positions were the main contributors to results and gains on the long book were partially countered by losses in hedges and short equity positions. In credit, losses from one sovereign credit investment more than offset profits in structured and corporate credit. In the other portfolio, gains were driven by private investments and several merger arbitrage positions.

For the three months ended September 30, 2018, slightly negative overall performance was primarily attributable to the macroeconomic and other portfolio caused by losses related to one merger arbitrage position. Losses were almost fully offset by positive returns generated by the long/short equity portfolio and modest gains in the credit investment portfolio. Within long equities, most sectors generated positive returns with Industrials and Financials as the strongest contributors. Long equity gains were reduced by negative attribution from the single name short equity investments and market hedges.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the investment portfolio performance was positive. Strong results from several core long equity positions were partially reduced by losses from short equity investments, including market hedges. The portfolio benefited from positive contribution from each long equity sector with the exception of Consumer.

Across the remaining portfolio, positive performance in credit investments, especially structured credit, was offset by losses in the macroeconomic and other portfolio, primarily driven by detraction related to one merger arbitrage position.

Refer to “ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks” for a list of risks and factors that could adversely impact our investments results.

The other key changes in our consolidated results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the prior year periods were primarily due to the following:

Corporate Expenses

General and administrative expenses allocated to corporate expenses include allocations of payroll and related costs for certain employees for non-underwriting activities. We also allocate a portion of overhead and other related costs based on a headcount analysis.

The decrease in corporate expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily due to lower stock compensation expense and lower travel expenses, partially offset by higher payroll related costs primarily due to higher annual incentive plan compensation expense accruals. The lower stock compensation expense is a result of fewer restricted shares with performance and service conditions considered probable of vesting and the departure of senior employees. Our annual incentive plan is based on a formula derived from certain financial performance metrics. Our incentive plan accrual was higher as a result of the better actual and expected performance of the Company for the current year period compared to the prior year period.

The increase in corporate expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily due to separations costs, higher payroll related costs primarily due to higher annual incentive plan compensation expense accruals and the amortization of setup costs associated with the unsecured letter of credit facility.

Other Expenses (Income)

Other expenses are comprised of expenses (income) relating to interest crediting features in certain reinsurance and deposit contracts. The increase in other expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily due to two deposit contracts that were commuted in the prior year period, resulting in gains recognized. We also revised estimates of underlying assumptions in the current year periods on certain deposit liability contracts resulting in an increase in other expenses compared to prior periods.

Interest Expense

In February 2015, TPRUSA issued $115.0 million of senior notes bearing 7.0% interest. As a result, our consolidated results of operations include interest expense related to the senior notes.

Foreign Exchange Gains

The foreign exchange gains were primarily due to the revaluation of foreign currency loss and loss adjustment expense reserves denominated in British pounds to the United States dollar, which continued to strengthen in the current year period. The increase in foreign exchange gains compared to the prior year period was also due to an increase in loss adjustment expense reserves denominated in British pounds held as of September 30, 2019. For these contracts, non-U.S. dollar reinsurance assets, or balances held in trust accounts securing reinsurance liabilities generally offset reinsurance liabilities in the same non-U.S. dollar currencies resulting in minimal net exposure. As a result, the foreign exchange gains on loss and loss adjustment expense reserves in the current year periods were offset by corresponding foreign exchange losses included in net investment income resulting from the revaluation of foreign currency reinsurance collateral held in trust accounts. Refer to “ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks” for further discussion on foreign currency risk related to our reinsurance contracts.

Income Taxes

The decrease in income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was primarily the result of the change in our investment account structure. Prior to the change in our investment account structure, withholding taxes were included in the income taxes. As a result of the change in our investment account structure, withholding taxes are incurred by TP Fund are now included as part of “Net investment income from investment in related party investment fund”. See Note 11 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding our income taxes.

Segment Results — Three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

The determination of our reportable segments is based on the manner in which management monitors the performance of our operations. For the periods presented, our business comprises one operating segment, Property and Casualty Reinsurance.

Property and Casualty Reinsurance

The following table sets forth net underwriting results and ratios, and the period over period changes for the Property and Casualty Reinsurance segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:



	Three months ended									Nine months ended
	September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018			Change			September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018			Change
	($ in thousands)
Gross premiums written	$	95,388		$	30,064		$	65,324		$	497,616		$	458,189		$	39,427
Gross premiums ceded	(1,116		)	—			(1,116		)	(3,301		)	(18,125		)	14,824
Net premiums earned	203,248			127,993			75,255			501,750			411,972			89,778
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net	85,703			88,706			(3,003		)	263,105			265,326			(2,221		)
Acquisition costs, net	118,271			40,841			77,430			233,775			149,830			83,945
General and administrative expenses	4,769			4,763			6			17,762			14,550			3,212
Net underwriting income (loss)	$	(5,495	)	$	(6,317	)	$	822		$	(12,892	)	$	(17,734	)	$	4,842
Underwriting ratios (1):
Loss ratio	42.2		%	69.3		%	(27.1		)%	52.4		%	64.4		%	(12.0		)%
Acquisition cost ratio	58.2		%	31.9		%	26.3		%	46.6		%	36.4		%	10.2		%
Composite ratio	100.4		%	101.2		%	(0.8		)%	99.0		%	100.8		%	(1.8		)%
General and administrative expense ratio	2.3		%	3.7		%	(1.4		)%	3.6		%	3.5		%	0.1		%
Combined ratio	102.7		%	104.9		%	(2.2		)%	102.6		%	104.3		%	(1.7		)%


(1)	Underwriting ratios are calculated by dividing the related expense by net premiums earned.

Gross Premiums Written

The amount of gross premiums written and earned that we recognize can vary significantly from period to period due to several reasons, which include:


•	The majority of our gross written premium is derived from a small number of large contracts; therefore individual renewals or new business can have a significant impact on premiums recognized in a period;


•	We offer customized solutions to our clients, including reserve covers, on which we may not have a regular renewal opportunity;


•	We record gross premiums written and earned for reserve covers, which are considered retroactive reinsurance contracts, at the inception of the contract;


•	We write multi-year contracts that will not necessarily renew in a comparable period;


•	We may extend and/or amend contracts resulting in premium that will not necessarily renew in a comparable period;


•	Our reinsurance contracts often contain commutation and/or cancellation provisions; and


•	Our quota share reinsurance contracts are subject to significant judgment in the amount of premiums that we expect to recognize and changes in premium estimates are recorded in the period they are determined.

As a result of these factors, we may experience volatility in the amount of gross premiums written and net premiums earned and period to period comparisons may not be meaningful.

The following table provides a breakdown of our Property and Casualty Reinsurance segment’s gross premiums written by line of business for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:



	Three months ended									Nine months ended
	September 30, 2019				September 30, 2018					September 30, 2019				September 30, 2018
	($ in thousands)
Property	$	6,705	7.0	%	$	(3,578	)	(11.9	)%	$	102,548	20.6	%	$	(1,549	)	(0.3	)%
Casualty	15,732		16.5	%	37,028			123.2	%	117,153		23.5	%	233,758			51.0	%
Specialty	14,259		15.0	%	(3,386		)	(11.3	)%	224,576		45.2	%	221,639			48.4	%
Total prospective reinsurance contracts	36,696		38.5	%	30,064			100.0	%	444,277		89.3	%	453,848			99.1	%
Retroactive reinsurance contracts	58,692		61.5	%	—			—	%	53,339		10.7	%	4,341			0.9	%
	$	95,388	100.0	%	$	30,064		100.0	%	$	497,616	100.0	%	$	458,189		100.0	%

The increase in gross premiums written of $65.3 million, or 217.3%, for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018 was driven by:

Factors resulting in an increase:


•	For the three months ended September 30, 2019, we wrote $24.8 million of new premium, of which $12.1 million was casualty business, $8.4 million was specialty business and $4.3 million was property business. In addition, we wrote $58.7 million related to one retroactive reinsurance contract written in the period.

Factors resulting in decreases:


•	We recognized $15.7 million of premium in the three months ended September 30, 2018 related to contracts that we did not renew in the three months ended September 30, 2019 as a result of underlying pricing, terms and conditions.


•	We recognized a net increase in premium of $7.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to a net increase of $8.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2018 related to the net impact of contract extensions, cancellations and contracts renewed with no comparable premium in the prior period.

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We recorded a net decrease in premium estimates of $1.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to a net decrease of $0.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease in premium estimates for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was due to several contracts for which clients provided updated projections indicating that they expected to write less business than initially estimated.


•	Changes in renewal premiums for the three months ended September 30, 2019 resulted in a net decrease in premiums of $0.5 million. Premiums can change on renewals of contracts due to a number of factors, including: changes in our line size or participation, changes in the underlying premium volume and pricing trends of the client’s program as well as other contractual terms and conditions.

The increase in gross premiums written of $39.4 million, or 8.6%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was driven by:

Factors resulting in increases:


•	For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we wrote $147.3 million of new premium, of which $77.1 million was property business, $42.3 million was casualty business and $27.9 million was specialty business. In addition, we wrote $58.7 million related to one retroactive reinsurance contract written in the period.


•	Changes in renewal premiums for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 resulted in a net increase in premiums of $6.5 million. Premiums can change on renewals of contracts due to a number of factors, including: changes in our line size or participation, changes in the underlying premium volume and pricing trends of the client’s program as well as other contractual terms and conditions.

•

We recorded net increases in premium estimates relating to prior periods of $19.7 million and $12.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The increases in premium estimates for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were due to several contracts for which clients provided updated projections indicating that they expected to write more business than initially estimated.

Factors resulting in decreases:


•	We recognized $95.3 million of premium in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 related to contracts that we did not renew in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as a result of underlying pricing, terms and conditions.


•	We recognized a net increase in premium of $20.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to a net increase of $104.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 related to the net impact of contract extensions, cancellations and contracts renewed with no comparable premium in the comparable period.

Gross Premiums Ceded

The decrease in gross premiums ceded for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily due to assumed multi-year contracts ceded under our retrocession program in 2018 that were not subject to renewal in 2019.

Net Premiums Earned

The increase in net premiums earned in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily due to one retroactive reinsurance contract that was written and earned in the current year period as well as a higher in-force underwriting portfolio.

Net Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses

The reinsurance contracts we write have a wide range of initial loss ratio estimates. As a result, our net loss and loss expense ratio can vary significantly from period to period depending on the mix of business. The change in our net loss and loss adjustment expenses and related ratio was primarily affected by changes in the mix of business, including the new property catastrophe and specialty business written in 2019 at a lower expected loss ratio.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, we incurred net catastrophe losses of $12.7 million, net of reinstatement premiums and profit commission adjustments, related to Hurricane Dorian and Typhoon Faxai compared to no catastrophe losses in the prior year periods. This resulted in an increase in the combined ratio of 6.2 and 2.5 percentage points for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.

The following is a summary of the net impact from loss reserve development for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:

For the three months ended September 30, 2019, we recognized $76.5 million, or 37.6 percentage points on the combined ratio, of net favorable prior years’ reserve development as a result of decreases in loss reserve estimates, offset by net increases of $72.7 million, or 35.7 percentage points on the combined ratio, in acquisition costs, resulting in a $3.8

million, or 1.9 percentage points on the combined ratio, improvement in the net underwriting results. The improvement in the net underwriting results was primarily due to the following factors:

•

$69.8 million of net favorable prior years’ reserve development was primarily due to net favorable loss development on one retroactive reinsurance contract as a result of reported loss experience that was less than expected. This retroactive reinsurance contract had profit commission terms such that the net favorable reserve development associated with this contract was offset by an increase in acquisition costs of $68.6 million, resulting in a $1.2 million improvement in net underwriting results; and


•	$2.5 million of net favorable underwriting loss development relating to our auto contracts as a result of better than expected loss experience.

For the three months ended September 30, 2018, we recognized $1.4 million, or 1.1 percentage points on the combined ratio, of net adverse prior years’ reserve development as a result of increases in loss reserve estimates, offset by net decreases of $3.4 million, or 2.7 percentage points on the combined ratio, in acquisition costs, resulting in a $2.0 million, or 1.6 percentage points on the combined ratio, improvement in the net underwriting results. The improvement in the net underwriting results was primarily due to net favorable loss development relating to multi-line contracts and several workers’ compensation contracts.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recognized $88.8 million, or 17.7 percentage points on the combined ratio, of net favorable prior years’ reserve development as a result of decreases in loss reserve estimates, offset by net increases of $84.5 million, or 16.8 percentage points on the combined ratio, in acquisition costs, resulting in a $4.3 million or 0.9 percentage points on the combined ratio, improvement in the net underwriting results. The improvement in the net underwriting results was primarily due to the following factors:

•

$69.5 million of net favorable prior years’ reserve development was primarily due to net favorable loss development on one retroactive reinsurance contract as a result of reported loss experience that was less than expected. This retroactive reinsurance contract had profit commission terms such that the net favorable reserve development associated with this contract was offset by an increase in acquisition costs of $68.6 million, resulting in a $0.9 million improvement in net underwriting results;


•	$8.9 million of improvement in net underwriting loss development relating to our workers’ compensation contracts as a result of better than expected loss experience;


•	$3.2 million of improvement in net underwriting loss development relating to our non-standard auto contracts as a result of better than expected loss experience; partially offset by


•	$6.4 million of net adverse underwriting loss development relating to our multi-line contracts as a result of worse than expected loss experience; and


•	$2.2 million of net adverse underwriting loss development relating to our general liability contracts, as a result of worse than expected loss experience.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recognized $7.1 million, or 1.7 percentage points on the combined ratio, of net favorable prior years’ reserve development as a result of decreases in loss reserve estimates, offset by net increases of $2.3 million, or 0.6 percentage points on the combined ratio, in acquisition costs, resulting in a $4.8 million or 1.2 percentage points on the combined ratio, improvement in the net underwriting results. The improvement in the net underwriting results was primarily due to the following factors:


•	$12.7 million of net favorable underwriting loss development relating to workers’ compensation contracts, multi-line contracts and credit and financial lines contracts. The favorable development was the result of better than expected loss experience and was partially offset by

•

Acquisition Costs

Acquisition costs include commissions, brokerage and excise taxes. Acquisition costs are presented net of commissions on reinsurance ceded. The reinsurance contracts we write have a wide range of acquisition cost ratios. As a result, our acquisition cost ratio can vary significantly from period to period depending on the mix of business. Furthermore, a number of our contracts have a sliding scale commission or profit commission feature that will vary depending on the expected loss expense for the contract. As a result, changes in estimates of loss and loss adjustment expenses on a contract can result in changes in the sliding scale commissions or profit commissions and a contract’s overall acquisition cost ratio.

The increase in acquisition costs, net, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was primarily due to $68.6 million of profit commission adjustments arising from favorable loss development on one retroactive reinsurance contract for both periods, or 33.8 and 13.7 percentage points for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. In addition, the increase in acquisition costs, net, was also due to an increase in earned premium volume, profit commission adjustments on other contracts, and a change in mix of business.

See additional information in Net Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses section above.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses allocated to underwriting activities for the three months ended September 30, 2019 included higher payroll related costs primarily due to higher annual incentive plan compensation expense accruals. Our annual incentive plan is based on a formula derived from certain financial performance metrics. Our incentive plan accrual was higher as a result of the better actual and expected performance of the Company for the current year period compared to the prior year period. The increase was partially offset by lower stock compensation expense compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018. The lower stock compensation expense is a result of fewer restricted shares with performance and service conditions considered probable of vesting and the departure of senior employees.

The increase in general and administrative expenses allocated to underwriting activities and the related general and administrative expenses ratio for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily the result of payroll related costs due to higher annual incentive plan compensation expense accruals and an increase in the number of employees compared to the prior year period, as well as higher credit facility fees from our unsecured letter of credit facility in the current year period. These increases were partially offset by lower stock compensation expense compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The lower stock compensation expense is a result of fewer restricted shares with performance and service conditions considered probable of vesting and the departure of senior employees.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Financial Metrics

We have included certain financial measures that are not calculated under standards or rules that comprise GAAP. Such measures, including basic book value per share, diluted book value per share, change in diluted book value per share and return on beginning shareholders’ equity attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders, are referred to as non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures may be defined or calculated differently by other companies. We believe these measures allow for a more complete understanding of our underlying business. These measures are used by management to monitor our results and should not be viewed as a substitute for those determined in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP figures are included below.

In addition, we refer to certain financial metrics such as net investment return on investments managed by Third Point LLC, which is an important metric to measure the performance of TP Fund’s investment manager, Third Point LLC.

A more detailed description of this financial metric is included below. We also refer to other generic performance metrics which are described and explained in this subsection.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Basic Book Value Per Share and Diluted Book Value Per Share

In the third quarter of 2019, we changed the method used for calculating diluted book value per share (“DBVPS”) to the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, we compute the number of new shares that can potentially be created by unexercised in-the-money warrants and options. We then assume that the proceeds received from the exercise of in-the-money warrant and/or option are used to repurchase outstanding common shares in the market. The number of additional shares that are added back to the basic book value per share denominator is equal to the difference between (i) the number of new shares potentially created by unexercised in-the-money warrants and options and (ii) the number of shares that could be repurchased in the market. The previous method used did not contemplate repurchasing shares in the market, which we believe overstated the impact of dilution. This change had no impact on basic book value per share. The following table shows the revised DBVPS compared to the DBVPS as previously presented:



	June 30, 2019		March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018		September 30, 2018		June 30, 2018		March 31, 2018
DBVPS	$	14.88	$	14.25	$	12.98	$	15.78	$	15.84	$	15.48
DBVPS, as previously presented	14.51		13.95		12.98		15.60		15.63		15.39
Difference	$	0.37	$	0.30	$	—	$	0.18	$	0.21	$	0.09

Basic book value per share and diluted book value per share are non-GAAP financial measures and there are no comparable GAAP measures. Basic book value per share, as presented, is a non-GAAP financial measure and is calculated by dividing shareholders’ equity attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders by the number of common shares outstanding, excluding the total number of unvested restricted shares, at period end. Diluted book value per share, as presented, is a non-GAAP financial measure and is calculated using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, we assume that proceeds received from in-the-money options and/or warrants exercised are used to repurchase common shares in the market. For unvested restricted shares with a performance condition, we include the unvested restricted shares for which we consider vesting to be probable. Change in basic book value per share is calculated by taking the difference in basic book value per share for the periods presented divided by the beginning of period book value per share. Change in diluted book value per share is calculated by taking the difference in diluted book value per share for the periods presented divided by the beginning of period diluted book value per share. We believe that long-term growth in diluted book value per share is the most important measure of our financial performance because it allows our management and investors to track over time the value created by the retention of earnings. In addition, we believe this metric is used by investors because it provides a basis for comparison with other companies in our industry that also report a similar measure.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted book value per share as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:



	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Basic and diluted book value per share numerator:	($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Shareholders' equity attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders	$	1,383,580		$	1,204,574
Basic and diluted book value per share denominator:
Common shares outstanding	94,220,567			93,639,610
Unvested restricted shares	(2,240,410		)	(2,025,113		)
Basic book value per share denominator:	91,980,157			91,614,497
Effect of dilutive warrants issued to founders and an advisor (1)	—			—
Effect of dilutive stock options issued to directors and employees (1)	—			—
Effect of dilutive restricted shares issued to directors and employees (2)	1,731,384			1,209,285
Diluted book value per share denominator:	93,711,541			92,823,782

Basic book value per share	$	15.04		$	13.15
Diluted book value per share	$	14.76		$	12.98


(1)	As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there was no dilution a result of the Company’s share price being under the lowest exercise price for warrants and options.


(2)	As of September 30, 2019, the effect of dilutive restricted shares issued to directors and employees was comprised of 349,881 restricted shares with a service condition only and 1,381,503 restricted shares with a service and performance condition that were considered probable of vesting.

Return on Beginning Shareholders’ Equity Attributable to Third Point Re Common Shareholders

Return on beginning shareholders’ equity attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders, as presented, is a non-GAAP financial measure. Return on beginning shareholders’ equity attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders is calculated by dividing net income available to Third Point Re common shareholders by the beginning shareholders’ equity attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders. We believe that return on beginning shareholders’ equity attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders is an important measure because it assists our management and investors in evaluating the Company’s profitability. When we repurchase our common shares, we also adjust the beginning shareholders’ equity attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders for the impact of the shares repurchased on a weighted average basis. For a period where there was a loss, this adjustment decreased the stated returns on beginning shareholders’ equity and for a period where there was a gain, this adjustment increased the stated returns on beginning shareholders’ equity.

Return on beginning shareholders’ equity attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 was calculated as follows:



	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018			September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018
	($ in thousands)
Net income (loss) available to Third Point Re common shareholders	$	(15,099	)	$	(13,281	)	$	170,881		$	(19,680	)
Shareholders’ equity attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders - beginning of period	1,395,898			1,591,754			1,204,574			1,656,089
Impact of weighting related to shareholders’ equity from shares repurchased	—			(24,447		)	—			(41,526		)
Adjusted shareholders’ equity attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders - beginning of period	$	1,395,898		$	1,567,307		$	1,204,574		$	1,614,563
Return on beginning shareholders’ equity attributable to Third Point Re common shareholders	(1.1		)%	(0.8		)%	14.2		%	(1.2		)%

Other Financial Metrics

Net Investment Return on Investments Managed by Third Point LLC

Net Underwriting Income (Loss) for Property and Casualty Reinsurance Segment

One way that we evaluate the performance of our property and casualty reinsurance results is by measuring net underwriting income (loss). We do not measure performance based on the amount of gross premiums written. Net underwriting income or loss is calculated from net premiums earned, less net loss and loss adjustment expenses, acquisition costs and general and administrative expenses related to underwriting activities. See additional information in Note 17 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Combined Ratio for Property and Casualty Reinsurance Segment

Combined ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net, acquisition costs, net and general and administrative expenses related to underwriting activities by net premiums earned. This ratio is a key indicator of a reinsurance company’s underwriting profitability. A combined ratio of greater than 100% means that loss and loss adjustment expenses, acquisition costs and general and administrative expenses related to underwriting activities exceeded net premiums earned. See additional information in Note 17 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity Requirements

Third Point Re is a holding company and has no substantial operations of its own. Its cash needs primarily consist of the payment of corporate expenses. Its assets consist primarily of its investments in subsidiaries. Third Point Re’s ability to pay expenses or dividends or return capital to shareholders will depend upon the availability of dividends or other statutorily permissible distributions from those subsidiaries. Cash at the subsidiaries is used primarily to pay loss and loss adjustment expenses, reinsurance premiums, acquisition costs, interest expense, taxes, general and administrative expenses and to purchase investments.

We and our Bermuda subsidiaries are subject to Bermuda regulatory constraints that affect our ability to pay dividends. Third Point Re USA has also entered into a Net Worth Maintenance Agreement that further restricts the amount of capital and surplus it has available for the payment of dividends. For a further discussion of the various restrictions on our ability and our Bermuda subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends, see Part I, Item 1 “Business - Regulation” in our 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC.

In addition to the regulatory and other contractual constraints to paying dividends, we manage the capital of the group and each of our operating subsidiaries to support our current ratings from A.M. Best. This could further reduce the ability and amount of dividends that could be paid from Third Point Re BDA or Third Point Re USA to Third Point Re.

Other Liquidity Requirements

Third Point Re fully and unconditionally guarantees the $115.0 million of debt obligations issued by TPRUSA, a wholly owned subsidiary. See Note 9 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for detailed information on our Senior Notes.

Third Point Re may also require cash to fund share repurchases. See Note 12 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for detailed information on our share repurchases.

For additional commitments and contingencies that may affect our liquidity requirements see Note 16 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Sources of Liquidity

Historically, our sources of funds have primarily consisted of premiums written, reinsurance recoveries, investment income and proceeds from sales and redemptions of investments.

See our 2018 Form 10-K for information regarding the LPA and transition of our investment structure from a separate account structure to TP Fund. We expect our overall investment exposures, returns, fees paid to Third Point LLC and TP GP as well as the investment guidelines, liquidity and redemption rights to be generally similar under the LPA and TP Fund IMA compared to what would have been expected under the separate accounts managed under the JV Agreements, assuming similar underlying investment portfolio returns and exposure levels. However, there can be no assurance of such results.

TP Fund’s investment portfolio is concentrated in tradeable securities and is marked to market each day. Pursuant to the investment guidelines as specified in the LPA, at least 60% of our portfolio must be invested in securities of publicly traded companies and governments of Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development high income countries, asset-backed securities, cash, cash equivalents and gold and other precious metals. We may withdraw all or a portion of our capital account balance from TP Fund at any calendar month end or at the close of business on each Wednesday during a month, with not less than three days’ notice to pay claims on our reinsurance contracts, and with not less than five days’ notice to pay for expenses, and on not less than three days’ notice in order to satisfy a requirement of A.M. Best. We believe the liquidity profile of the net investments underlying the TP Fund, the Company’s rights under the LPA to withdraw from the TP Fund and the operating cash on hand will provide us with sufficient liquidity to manage our operations. In addition, in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we reallocated $750.0 million of our investments in TP Fund to cash and short-term, highly liquid, fixed income securities.

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the total net investments managed by Third Point LLC consisted of:



	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
	($ in thousands)
TP Fund	$	818,600	$	1,284,004
Collateral assets ⁽¹⁾	1,039,725		850,127
Other investment assets ⁽¹⁾	610,895		—
Total net investments managed by Third Point LLC	$	2,469,220	$	2,134,131


(1)	Collateral assets and other investment assets primarily consist of fixed income securities such as U.S. Treasuries, money markets funds, and sovereign debt.

In addition, we expect that our cash and cash equivalents on the balance sheet and cash flow from operations will provide us with the financial flexibility to execute our strategic objectives. Our ability to generate cash, however, is subject to our performance, general economic conditions, industry trends and other factors. To the extent cash and cash equivalents on the balance sheet, investment returns and cash flow from operations are insufficient to fund our future activities and requirements, we may need to raise additional funds through public or private equity or debt financing. If we issue equity securities in order to raise additional funds, substantial dilution to existing shareholders may occur.

If we raise cash through the issuance of additional indebtedness, we may be subject to additional contractual restrictions on our business. There is no assurance that we would be able to raise the additional funds on favorable terms or at all. There are regulatory and contractual restrictions and rating agency considerations that might impact the ability of our reinsurance subsidiaries to pay dividends to their respective parent companies, including for purposes of servicing TPRUSA’s debt obligations.

We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our consolidated results of operations to date. The effects of inflation are considered implicitly in pricing our reinsurance contracts. Loss reserves are established to recognize likely loss settlements at the date payment is made. Those reserves inherently recognize the effects of inflation. However, the actual effects of inflation on our results cannot be accurately known until claims are ultimately resolved.

Cash Flows

Our cash flows from operations generally represent the difference between: (l) premiums collected and investment earnings realized and (2) loss and loss expenses paid, reinsurance purchased, underwriting and other expenses paid. Cash flows from operations may differ substantially from net income (loss) and may be volatile from period to period depending on the underwriting opportunities available to us and other factors. Due to the nature of our underwriting portfolio, claim payments can be unpredictable and may need to be made within relatively short periods of time. Claim payments can also be required several months or years after premiums are collected.

Operating, investing and financing cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:



	2019		2018
	($ in thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	96,697	$	22,285
Net cash provided by investing activities	690,847		286,366
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	8,743		(227,064		)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	796,287		81,587
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	713,337		549,333
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	1,509,624	$	630,920

Operating Activities

Cash flows provided by operating activities generally represent net premiums collected less loss and loss adjustment expenses, acquisition costs and general and administrative expenses paid.

The increase in cash flows from operating activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily due to higher net reinsurance receipts, corresponding to premium receipts less losses paid and acquisition costs paid partially offset by higher general and administrative expenses paid.

Excess cash generated from our operating activities is typically then invested by Third Point LLC into either the TP Fund, collateral assets or other fixed income investments. The amount of net reinsurance receipts can vary significantly from period to period depending on the timing, type and size of reinsurance contracts we bind.

Investing Activities

Cash flows provided by investing activities primarily reflects investment activities in our separate account investment structure prior to the change in investment account structure and the net cash contributions to TP Fund after such change as well as investment activities relating to our fixed income investments and collateral assets.

Cash flows provided by investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 primarily relates to net redemptions of $673.0 million from TP Fund. Cash flows provided by investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 primarily relates to proceeds from the sale and maturity of certain investments to fund share repurchases of $133.4 million

Financing Activities

Cash flows provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 consisted of $6.9 million from receipts on deposit liability contracts. Cash flows used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 consisted of $133.4 million for shares repurchased and $98.0 million of net withdrawals from total noncontrolling interests.

For the period from inception until September 30, 2019, we have had sufficient cash flow from the proceeds of our initial capitalization and IPO, the issuance of Notes in February 2015, and from our operations to meet our liquidity requirements. We expect that projected operating and capital expenditure requirements and debt service requirements for at least the next twelve months will be met by our balance of cash, cash flows generated from operating activities and investment income. We may incur additional indebtedness in the future if we determine that it would be an efficient part of our capital structure.

Cash, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Investments

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash held in banks and other short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturity dates of ninety days or less.

See Note 3 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information on restricted cash, cash equivalents and investments.

Restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted investments increased by $187.8 million, or 22.1%, to $1,036.6 million as of September 30, 2019 from $848.8 million as of December 31, 2018. The increase was primarily due to the non-renewal of the unsecured credit facility, resulting in an increased number of reinsurance contracts where we secured our contractual obligations with assets held in trust accounts. In addition, we invest a portion of the collateral securing certain reinsurance contracts in U.S. treasury securities and sovereign debt. This portion of the collateral is included in debt securities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and is disclosed as part of restricted investments.

Letter of Credit Facilities

See Note 9 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding our letter of credit facilities.

As of September 30, 2019, $228.1 million (December 31, 2018 - $349.2 million) of letters of credit had been issued. Each of the facilities contain customary events of default and restrictive covenants, including but not limited to, limitations on liens on collateral, transactions with affiliates, mergers and sales of assets, as well as solvency and maintenance of certain minimum pledged equity requirements and a minimum rating from rating agencies. Each restricts issuance of any debt without the consent of the letter of credit provider. Additionally, if an event of default exists, in any of the letter of credit facilities, we could be prohibited from paying dividends. We were in compliance with all of the covenants under the aforementioned facilities as of September 30, 2019.

Cash Secured Letter of Credit Agreements

Under the cash secured letter of credit facilities, we provide collateral that consists of cash and cash equivalents. As of September 30, 2019, total cash and cash equivalents with a fair value of $228.1 million (December 31, 2018 - $204.0 million) was pledged as collateral against the letters of credit issued. Prior to the change in the investment account structure, our ability to post collateral securing letters of credit and certain reinsurance contracts depended in part on our ability to borrow against certain assets in our investment accounts through prime brokerage arrangements. As a result of the change in our investment account structure, we no longer borrow from prime brokers to post cash collateral for cash secured letter of credit agreements but hold sufficient cash to post collateral securing letters of credit and certain reinsurance contracts outside of our investments in TP Fund. See our 2018 Form 10-K for additional information regarding the impact of the investment restructuring including the investment of collateral by Third Point LLC under the Collateral IMA.

Unsecured Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Facility Agreement

On July 31, 2018, Third Point Re, Third Point Re BDA and Third Point Re USA entered into a one-year, $200.0 million Unsecured Revolving Credit and letter of Credit Facility Agreement with various financial institutions (the “Credit Agreement”) to support obligations in connection with our reinsurance business written by Third Point Re BDA and Third Point Re USA. We made the decision not to renew the Credit Agreement when it expired on July 30, 2019 because of the higher costs associated with this Credit Agreement relative to cash secured letters of credit and reinsurance trusts and increased investments in fixed income securities available to post as collateral for reinsurance contract obligations as a result of our change in investment strategy.

We believe that we have adequate capacity between our existing cash secured letter of credit agreements as well as available investments to post in reinsurance trusts to meet our collateral obligations under our existing and future reinsurance business.

Financial Condition

Shareholders’ equity

As of September 30, 2019, total shareholders’ equity was $1,383.6 million, compared to $1,204.6 million as of December 31, 2018. The increase was primarily due to net income available to Third Point Re common shareholders of $170.9 million.

Investments

As of September 30, 2019, total cash and net investments managed by Third Point LLC was $2,469.2 million, compared to $2,134.1 million as of December 31, 2018. The increase was due to net investment income on investments managed by Third Point LLC of $220.0 million and net contributions of $115.0 million.

Contractual Obligations

There have been no material changes to our contractual obligations from our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC.

Off-Balance Sheet Commitments and Arrangements

We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

For a summary of our significant accounting and reporting policies, please refer to Note 2, “Significant accounting policies”, included in our 2018 Form 10-K.

Our condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions. We believe that the accounting policies that require the most significant judgments and estimations by management are: (1) premium revenue recognition including evaluation of risk transfer, and (2) loss and loss adjustment expense reserves. If actual events differ significantly from the underlying judgments or estimates used by management in the application of these accounting policies, there could be a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

There have been no material changes in our critical accounting estimates for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Refer to Item 7, “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” included in our 2018 Form 10-K.

ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We believe we are principally exposed to the following types of market risk:


•	equity price risk;


•	foreign currency risk;


•	interest rate risk;


•	commodity price risk;


•	credit risk;


•	liquidity risk; and


•	political risk.

Equity Price Risk

The investment manager of TP Fund, Third Point LLC, tracks the performance and exposures of the TP Fund, each strategy and sector, and selective individual securities. A particular focus is placed on “beta” exposure, which is the portion of the portfolio that is directly correlated to risks and movements of the equity market as a whole (usually represented by the S&P 500 index) as opposed to idiosyncratic risks and factors associated with a specific position. Further, the performance of our investment portfolio has historically been compared to several market indices, including the S&P 500, CS/Tremont Event Driven Index, HFRI Event Driven Index, and others.

As of September 30, 2019, net investments managed by Third Point LLC, including investments underlying the TP Fund, included long and short equity securities, along with certain equity-based derivative instruments, the carrying values of which are primarily based on quoted market prices. Generally, market prices of common equity securities are subject to fluctuation, which could cause the amount to be realized upon the closing of the position to differ significantly from their current reported value. This risk is partly mitigated by the presence of both long and short equity securities in TP Fund’s investment portfolio. As of September 30, 2019, a 10% decline in the value of all equity and equity-linked derivatives would result in a loss to the Company of $49.7 million, or 2.0% (December 31, 2018 - $70.3 million, or 3.3%) of total net investments managed by Third Point LLC. As a result of the change in our investment strategy and the reduction of our investment in TP Fund in the period, our exposure to equity price risk has decreased since December 31, 2018.

Computations of the prospective effects of hypothetical equity price changes are based on numerous assumptions, including the maintenance of the existing level and composition of investment securities and should not be relied on as indicative of future results.

Foreign Currency Risk

Reinsurance Contracts

We have foreign currency exposure related to non-U.S. dollar denominated reinsurance contracts. Of our gross premiums written from inception, $585.2 million, or 13.9%, were written in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. As of September 30, 2019, loss and loss adjustment expense reserves included $216.2 million (December 31, 2018 - $223.2 million) and net reinsurance balances receivable included $79.7 million (December 31, 2018 - $82.4 million) in foreign currencies. These foreign currency liability exposures were generally offset by foreign currencies held in trust accounts of $158.4 million as of September 30, 2019 (December 31, 2018 - $165.7 million). The foreign currency cash and cash equivalents and investments held in reinsurance trust accounts are included in net investments managed by Third Point LLC. The exposure to foreign currency collateral held in trust accounts is excluded from the foreign currency investment exposure table below.

Investments of TP Fund

Third Point LLC continually measures foreign currency exposures in the TP Fund and compares current exposures to historical movement within the relevant currencies. Within the ordinary course of business, Third Point LLC may decide to hedge foreign currency risk within TP Fund investment portfolio by using short-term forward contracts; however, from time to time Third Point LLC may determine not to hedge based on its views of the likely movements of the underlying currency.

We are exposed within the TP Fund to foreign currency risk through cash, forwards, options and investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies. Foreign currency exchange rate risk is the potential for adverse changes in the U.S. dollar value of investments (long and short) and foreign currency derivative instruments, which we employ from both a speculative and risk management perspective, due to a change in the exchange rate of the foreign currency in which cash and financial instruments are denominated. As of September 30, 2019, through our investment in TP Fund, the Company had total net short exposure to foreign denominated securities representing 3.8% (December 31, 2018 - 11.9%) of the Company’s investment in the TP Fund, including cash and cash equivalents of $92.5 million (December 31, 2018 - $254.0 million).

The following table summarizes the net impact that a 10% increase and decrease in the value of the U.S. dollar against select foreign currencies would have had on the value of the TP Fund as of September 30, 2019:



	10% increase in U.S. dollar					10% decrease in U.S. dollar
	Change in fair value			Change in fair value as % of investment portfolio		Change in fair value			Change in fair value as % of investment portfolio
	($ in thousands)
Hong Kong Dollar	$	18,527		0.8	%	$	(18,527	)	(0.8	)%
Swiss Franc	(4,181		)	(0.2	)%	4,181			0.2	%
Japanese Yen	(4,243		)	(0.2	)%	4,243			0.2	%
Other	(1,081		)	—	%	1,081			—	%
Total	$	9,022		0.4	%	$	(9,022	)	(0.4	)%

Interest Rate Risk

Our net investments managed by Third Point LLC, including investments underlying the TP Fund, collateral assets and other fixed income investments, include interest rate sensitive securities, such as U.S. treasury securities and sovereign debt instruments, asset-backed securities (“ABS”), and interest rate options and derivatives. One key market risk exposure for any debt instrument is interest rate risk. As interest rates rise, the fair value of our long fixed-income portfolio falls, and the opposite is also true as interest rates fall. Additionally, some of our sovereign debt instruments, ABS and derivative investments may also be credit sensitive and their value may indirectly fluctuate with changes in interest rates.

The effect of interest rate movements have historically not had a material impact on the performance of our net investments as managed by Third Point LLC, including investments underlying the TP Fund, Collateral Assets and other fixed income investments. However, Third Point LLC monitors the potential effects of interest rate shifts by performing stress tests against the portfolio composition using a proprietary in-house risk system.

The following table summarizes the impact that a 100 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates would have on the value of our net investments managed by Third Point LLC, including investments underlying the TP Fund, collateral assets and other short-term investments, as of September 30, 2019:



	100 basis point increase in interest rates					100 basis point decrease in interest rates
	Change in fair value			Change in fair value as % of investment portfolio		Change in fair value		Change in fair value as % of investment portfolio
	($ in thousands)
U.S. treasuries and sovereign debt instruments⁽¹⁾	$	(11,093	)	(0.5	)%	$	12,772	0.5	%
Asset-backed securities⁽²⁾	(2,555		)	(0.1	)%	2,564		0.1	%
Net exposure to interest rate risk	$	(13,648	)	(0.6	)%	$	15,336	0.6	%


(1)	Includes interest rate risk associated with investments held as collateral in reinsurance trust accounts.


(2)	Includes instruments for which durations are available on September 30, 2019. Includes a convexity adjustment if convexity is available. Not included are mortgage hedges which would reduce the impact of interest rate changes.

For the purposes of the above table, the hypothetical impact of changes in interest rates on debt instruments, ABS, and interest rate options was determined based on the interest rates and credit spreads applicable to each instrument individually. We and Third Point LLC periodically monitor TP Fund’s, and our Collateral Assets and other short-term investments net exposure to interest rate risk and generally do not expect changes in interest rates to have a materially adverse impact on our operations.

Commodity Price Risk

In managing the TP Fund, Third Point LLC periodically monitors and actively trades to take advantage of, and/or seeks to minimize any losses from, fluctuations in commodity prices. As TP Fund’s investment manager, Third Point LLC may choose to opportunistically make a long or short investment in a commodity or in a security directly affected by the price of a commodity as a response to market developments. From time to time, we expect TP Fund will invest in commodities or commodities exposures in the form of derivative contracts from both a speculative and risk management perspective. Generally, market prices of commodities are subject to fluctuation.

As of September 30, 2019, the TP Fund had de minimis (December 31, 2018 - de minimis) commodity exposure.

We and Third Point LLC periodically monitor TP Fund’s exposure to commodity price fluctuations and generally do not expect changes in commodity prices to have a material adverse impact on our operations.

Credit Risk

Reinsurance Contracts

We have exposure to credit risk through reinsurance contracts with companies that write credit risk insurance. Our portfolio of risk is predominantly U.S. mortgage insurance and mortgage credit risk transfer. We provide our clients in these lines of business with reinsurance protection against credit deterioration, defaults or other types of financial non-performance. Loss experience in these lines of business has been very good but is cyclical and is affected by the state of the general economic environment. We seek to proactively manage the risks associated with these credit-sensitive lines of business by closely monitoring its risk aggregation and by diversifying the underlying risks where possible. We have bought some retrocessional coverage against a subset of these risks. We have written $404.2 million, or 9.6%, of credit and financial lines premium since inception, of which $41.0 million was written in the nine months ended

September 30, 2019. The majority of the mortgage insurance premium has been written as quota shares of private mortgage insurers, primarily in the United States.

We have exposure to credit risk as it relates to its business written through brokers, if any of our brokers are unable to fulfill their contractual obligations with respect to payments to us. In addition, in some jurisdictions, if the broker fails to make payments to the insured under our policy, we may remain liable to the insured for the deficiency. Our exposure to such credit risk is somewhat mitigated in certain jurisdictions by contractual terms.

We are exposed to credit risk relating to balances receivable under our reinsurance contracts, including premiums receivable, and the possibility that counterparties may default on their obligations to us. The risk of counterparty default is partially mitigated by the fact that any amount owed to us from a reinsurance counterparty would be netted against any losses we would pay in the future. We monitor the collectability of these balances on a regular basis.

Investments of TP Fund

We are also exposed to credit risk through our net investments managed by Third Point LLC, including investments underlying the TP Fund. Third Point LLC typically performs intensive fundamental analysis on the broader markets, credit spreads, security-specific information, and the underlying issuers of debt securities that are contained in TP Fund’s investment portfolio.

In addition, the securities and cash in the TP Fund are held with several prime brokers, subjecting us to the related credit risk from the possibility that one or more of them may default on their obligations to us. Third Point LLC closely and regularly monitors the concentration of credit risk with each broker and if necessary, transfers cash or securities among brokers to diversify and mitigate TP Fund’s credit risk.

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, through our investment in TP Fund, the Company’s holdings in non-investment grade securities, those having a rating lower than BBB- as determined by Standard & Poor's or Fitch Ratings, Baa3 by Moody's Investor Services and securities not rated by any rating agency, were as follows:



	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
	($ in thousands)
Assets:
Asset-backed securities	$	122,217	$	180,458
Bank debt	5,286		24,299
Corporate bonds	77,189		75,131
Municipal bonds	—		25,505
Sovereign debt	14,407		3,864
Trade claims	96		167
	$	219,195	$	309,424
Liabilities:
Corporate bonds	$	4,547	$	11,141
	$	4,547	$	11,141

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, through our investment in the TP Fund, ABS holdings were private-label issued, non-investment grade securities, and none of these securities were guaranteed by a government sponsored entity. As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the largest concentration of our ABS holdings were as follows:



	September 30, 2019				December 31, 2018
	($ in thousands)
Reperforming loans	$	85,258	69.4	%	$	118,595	65.7	%
Market place loans	18,161		14.8	%	51,623		28.6	%
Other (1)	19,405		15.8	%	10,240		5.7	%
	$	122,824	100.0	%	$	180,458	100.0	%


(1)	Other includes: U.S. Alt-A positions, collateralized debt obligations, commercial mortgage-backed securities, non-U.S. RMBS and aircraft ABS.

The TP Fund may also be exposed to non-investment grade securities held within certain investments in limited partnerships and derivatives. As a result of its investment in this type of ABS and certain other non-investment grade securities, our investment portfolio is exposed to credit risk of underlying borrowers, which may not be able to make timely payments on loans or which may default on their loans. All of these classes of ABS and certain other non-investment grade securities are sensitive to changes in interest rates and any resulting change in the rate at which borrowers sell their properties (in the case of mortgage backed securities), refinance or otherwise pre-pay loans. As an investor in these classes of ABS and certain other non-investment grade securities, the TP Fund may be exposed to the credit risk of underlying borrowers not being able to make timely payments on loans or the likelihood of borrowers defaulting on their loans. In addition, the TP Fund may be exposed to significant market and liquidity risks.

Liquidity Risk

Certain of the investments underlying the TP Fund may become illiquid. Disruptions in the credit markets may materially affect the liquidity of certain investments, including ABS, which represent 12.6% (December 31, 2018 - 14.1%) of total net investments managed by Third Point LLC as of September 30, 2019. If we require significant amounts of cash on short notice in excess of normal cash requirements, which could include the payment of claims expenses or to satisfy a requirement of A.M. Best, in a period of market illiquidity, certain investments underlying the TP Fund may be difficult to sell in a timely manner and may have to be disposed of for less than what may otherwise have been possible under normal conditions. As of September 30, 2019, through our investment in the TP Fund, we had $944.1 million (December 31, 2018 - $877.2 million) of unrestricted, liquid investment assets, defined as unrestricted cash and investments and securities with quoted prices available in active markets/exchanges. In addition, in the second quarter of 2019, we reallocated $750.0 million of our investments from TP Fund to short-term, highly liquid, fixed income investments, increasing our liquidity and reducing our liquidity risk.

Political Risk

Investments

We are exposed to political risk to the extent TP Fund’s investment manager trades securities that are listed on various U.S. and foreign exchanges and markets. The governments in any of these jurisdictions could impose restrictions, regulations or other measures, which may have a material impact on our investment strategy and underwriting operations.

In managing the TP Fund, Third Point LLC routinely monitors and assesses relative levels of risk associated with local political and market conditions and focuses its investments primarily in countries in which it believes the rule of law is respected and followed, thereby affording more predictable outcomes of investments in that country.

Reinsurance Contracts

We also have limited political risk exposure in several reinsurance contracts with companies that write political risk insurance.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Refer to Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for details of recently issued accounting standards.

ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of September 30, 2019. Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2019.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no material changes to our internal control over financial reporting in connection with the evaluation required by Rules 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) under the Exchange Act during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - Other Information

ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings

We anticipate that, similar to the rest of the reinsurance industry, we will be subject to litigation and arbitration from time to time in the ordinary course of business.

If we are subject to disputes in the ordinary course of our business, we anticipate engaging in discussions with the parties to the applicable contract to seek to resolve the matter. If such discussions are unsuccessful, we anticipate invoking the dispute resolution provisions of the relevant contract, which typically provide for the parties to submit to arbitration or litigation, as applicable, to resolve the dispute.

There are currently no material legal proceedings to which we or our subsidiaries are a party.

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors

The following should be read in conjunction with, and supplements and amends the factors that may affect the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations described under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the “2018 10-K”). Other than described herein, there have been no material changes to our risk factors from the risk factors previously disclosed in the 2018 10-K. This report also contains forward-looking statements and estimates that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of specific factors, including the risks and uncertainties described below.

United States persons who own our shares may be subject to United States federal income taxation on our undistributed earnings and may recognize ordinary income upon disposition of shares.

Passive Foreign Investment Company (“PFIC”). Significant potential adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences generally apply to any United States person who owns shares in a PFIC. In general, either we and/or Third Point Re BDA would be a PFIC for a taxable year if 75% or more of its income constitutes “passive income” or 50% or more of its assets were held to produce “passive income.” Passive income generally includes interest, dividends and other investment income, but does not include income derived in the active conduct of an insurance business by a corporation predominantly engaged in an insurance business (the insurance company exception). The insurance company exception is intended to ensure that a bona fide insurance company’s income is not treated as passive income, except to the extent such income is attributable to financial reserves in excess of the reasonable needs of the insurance business. However, there is very little authority currently in effect as to what constitutes the active conduct of an insurance business for purposes of the PFIC rules.

The “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” P.L. 115-97 (the “TCJA”), modified the insurance company exception to apply to a company only if (i) the company would be taxed as an insurance company were it a U.S. corporation and (ii) either (A) loss and loss adjustment expenses and certain reserves constitute more than 25% of the company’s gross assets for the relevant year (the applicable insurance liabilities test) or (B) a specified exception applies. By adding an additional “bright line” test to the existing PFIC requirements, the TCJA significantly increases the risk that a non-U.S. insurer will be treated as a PFIC, even if it actively conducts insurance operations.

The IRS has recently proposed regulations relating to the insurance company exception, including with respect to the TCJA requirements. Under the proposed regulations, investment income will not qualify for the insurance company exception if the expenses (including compensation) paid by a non-U.S. insurer for services of its own officers and employees for the production of premium and investment income are not at least 50% of the total expenses for the production of premium and investment income. The proposed regulations also provide additional rules regarding the insurance company exception and the applicable insurance liabilities test, including rules governing the manner in which the assets and liabilities of subsidiary entities are taken into account. The proposed regulations will be effective if issued in final form.

We believe that our financial reserves are consistent with industry standards and are not in excess of the reasonable needs of our insurance business, that we are actively engaged in insurance activities that involve sufficient transfer of risk, that our employees and officers provide substantial managerial and operational services and that under current law we will have a sufficient proportion of qualifying insurance liabilities. However, we cannot assure you the IRS will agree with our position and will not successfully assert that we do not qualify for the insurance company exception. In addition, no assurance can be given that we will be able to operate in a manner to satisfy the additional requirements imposed by the TCJA in any given year, and the risk that we will not be able to so operate is significantly increased if the proposed regulations are adopted in final form. Moreover, our expectation with respect to any taxable year is based on the amount of risk that we expect to underwrite and the amount of insurance-related liabilities we expect to incur during that year. If we are unable to underwrite a sufficient amount of risk or have sufficient insurance-related liabilities for any taxable year, we and/or Third Point Re BDA might be treated as a PFIC. Furthermore, in certain circumstances, we may seek to manage the volatility of our reinsurance results by writing policies that contain certain contractual terms and conditions (such as loss ratio caps), which may cause the IRS to assert that such policies lack sufficient risk transfer to constitute insurance for United States federal income tax purposes, increasing the risk that we and/or Third

Point Re BDA may be treated as a PFIC. Counsel to the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) have never provided an opinion regarding the Group’s PFIC status due to the absence of applicable authority regarding the active insurance company exception and the dependence of the Group’s PFIC status on the actual operational results and other relevant facts for each taxable year. Readers are urged to consult their own tax advisors to assess their tolerance of this risk.

If a “United States person” holds our shares as “capital assets” within the meaning of section 1221 of the Code during any taxable year in which we and/or Third Point Re BDA are treated as PFICs, such shares will generally be treated as stock in a PFIC for all subsequent years. Certain elections designed to mitigate the adverse consequences of owning shares in a PFIC, including a “Protective QEF Election,” may be available. If you are a United States person, we advise you to consult your own tax advisor concerning the potential tax consequences to you under the PFIC rules, the advisability of making one of these elections and to assess your tolerance of this risk.

ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table summarizes our repurchase of common shares during the three months ended September 30, 2019:



	(a) Total number of shares purchased	(b) Average price paid per share (1)		(c) Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs	(d) Maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs (2)
July 1, 2019 - July 31, 2019	—	$	—	—	$	61,295,462
August 1, 2019 - August 31, 2019	—	—		—	61,295,462
September 1, 2019 - September 30, 2019	—	—		—	61,295,462
Total	—	$	—	—	$	61,295,462

(1) Including commissions.

(2) On February 28, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional $148.3 million common shares, which, together with the shares remaining under the share repurchase program previously authorized on May 4, 2016, will allow the Company to repurchase up to $200.0 million more of the Company’s outstanding common shares in the aggregate.

ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

ITEM 6. Exhibits



31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1*	Certification of the 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 the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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This certification accompanies the Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



	Third Point Reinsurance Ltd.
Date: November 5, 2019
	/s/ Daniel V. Malloy
	Daniel V. Malloy
	Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

	/s/ Christopher S. Coleman
	Christopher S. Coleman
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)