Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) reports that net income
available to common shareholders for the 2013 third quarter was
$109.3 million, or $0.80 per share, compared to $184.2 million, or
$1.33 per share, for the 2012 third quarter. The Company also
reported after-tax operating income available to common
shareholders of $149.2 million, or $1.10 per share, for the 2013
third quarter, compared to after-tax operating income available to
common shareholders of $120.2 million, or $0.87 per share, for the
2012 third quarter. The Company's after-tax operating income
available to common shareholders represented an annualized return
on average common equity of 11.9% for the 2013 third quarter,
compared to 9.9% for the 2012 third quarter, while the Company's
net income available to common shareholders represented an
annualized return on average common equity of 8.7% for the 2013
third quarter, compared to 15.2% for the 2012 third quarter. The
Company's book value per common share was $38.34 at September 30,
2013, a 4.2% increase from $36.80 per share at June 30, 2013 and a
4.2% increase from $36.79 per share at September 30, 2012.
After-tax operating income or loss available to common
shareholders, a non-GAAP measure, is defined as net income
available to common shareholders, excluding net realized gains or
losses, net impairment losses recognized in earnings, equity in net
income or loss of investment funds accounted for using the equity
method, net foreign exchange gains or losses and loss on repurchase
of preferred shares, net of income taxes. See 'Comments on
Regulation G' for a further discussion of after-tax operating
income or loss available to common shareholders. All earnings per
share amounts discussed in this release are on a diluted basis.
The following table summarizes the Company's underwriting
results:
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
2013 2012
2013 2012 Gross premiums written $
1,036,987 $ 936,764 $ 3,241,424 $ 3,055,233 Net premiums written
839,135 755,249 2,602,446 2,439,093 Net premiums earned 795,000
748,691 2,306,586 2,155,659 Underwriting income 110,992 73,452
323,419 234,368 Combined ratio (1) 86.0 % 90.2 % 86.0 % 89.2
% (1) The combined ratio represents a measure of
underwriting profitability, excluding investment income, and is the
sum of the loss ratio and expense ratio. A combined ratio under
100% represents an underwriting profit and a combined ratio over
100% represents an underwriting loss.
For the 2013 third quarter, the combined ratio of the Company's
insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries consisted of a loss ratio of
53.7% and an underwriting expense ratio of 32.3%, compared to a
loss ratio of 59.3% and an underwriting expense ratio of 30.9% for
the 2012 third quarter. For a discussion of underwriting activities
and a review of the Company's results by operating segment, see
“Segment Information” in the Supplemental Financial Information
section of this release.
The following table summarizes, on an after-tax basis, the
Company's consolidated financial data, including a reconciliation
of after-tax operating income available to common shareholders to
net income available to common shareholders and related diluted per
share results:
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
2013
2012 2013 2012 After-tax
operating income available to common shareholders $ 149,205 $
120,247 $ 442,974 $ 375,307 Net realized gains (losses), net of tax
(3,442 ) 58,904 65,260 133,052 Net impairment losses recognized in
earnings, net of tax (728 ) (2,379 ) (3,698 ) (5,353 ) Equity in
net income of investment funds accounted for using the equity
method, net of tax 5,665 24,330 30,429 56,943 Net foreign exchange
losses, net of tax (41,359 ) (16,930 ) (3,177 ) (5,363 ) Loss on
repurchase of preferred shares, net of tax — — —
(10,612 ) Net income available to common shareholders $
109,341 $ 184,172 $ 531,788 $ 543,974
Diluted per common
share results:
After-tax operating income available to common shareholders $ 1.10
$ 0.87 $ 3.27 $ 2.72 Net realized gains (losses), net of tax (0.03
) 0.42 0.48 0.96 Net impairment losses recognized in earnings, net
of tax (0.01 ) (0.02 ) (0.03 ) (0.04 ) Equity in net income of
investment funds accounted for using the equity method, net of tax
0.04 0.18 0.22 0.41 Net foreign exchange losses, net of tax (0.30 )
(0.12 ) (0.02 ) (0.04 ) Loss on repurchase of preferred shares, net
of tax — — — (0.08 ) Net income available to
common shareholders $ 0.80 $ 1.33 $ 3.92 $
3.93 Weighted average common shares and common share
equivalents outstanding - diluted 136,034,413 138,696,934
135,680,829 138,235,995
The Company's investment portfolio continues to be comprised
primarily of high quality fixed income securities with an average
credit quality of “AA-/Aa2.” The average effective duration of the
Company's investment portfolio was 2.83 years at September 30,
2013, compared to 3.06 years at December 31, 2012. Including the
effects of foreign exchange, total return on the Company's
investment portfolio was 1.43% for the 2013 third quarter, compared
to 2.45% for the 2012 third quarter. Excluding the effects of
foreign exchange, total return was 0.84% for the 2013 third
quarter, compared to 2.17% for the 2012 third quarter.
Net investment income for the 2013 third quarter was $66.1
million, or $0.49 per share, compared to $68.4 million, or $0.50
per share, for the 2013 second quarter, and $73.2 million, or $0.53
per share, for the 2012 third quarter. The annualized pre-tax
investment income yield was 2.08% for the 2013 third quarter,
compared to 2.20% for the 2013 second quarter and 2.45% for the
2012 third quarter. Such yields reflect the effects of low
prevailing interest rates available in the market and the Company's
investment strategy, which puts a priority on total return.
Consolidated cash flow provided by operating activities was $238.7
million for the 2013 third quarter, compared to $334.7 million for
the 2012 third quarter, with the decrease primarily driven by a
higher level of paid losses including an increase in amounts paid
related to prior year catastrophe events, partially offset by a
higher level of premiums collected.
The Company's effective tax rate on income before income taxes
was an expense of 6.1% for the 2013 third quarter and an expense of
3.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to an
expense of 2.8% for the 2012 third quarter and an expense of 1.4%
for the 2012 period. The Company's effective tax rate on pre-tax
operating income was an expense of 5.6% for the 2013 third quarter
and an expense of 3.6% for the nine months ended September 30,
2013, compared to an expense of 3.1% for the 2012 third quarter and
an expense of 0.6% for the 2012 period. The Company's effective tax
rates may fluctuate from period to period based on the relative mix
of income reported by jurisdiction primarily due to the varying tax
rates in each jurisdiction. The Company's quarterly tax provision
is adjusted to reflect changes in its effective tax rate, if any.
The Company's estimated effective tax rate on pre-tax operating
income was an expense of 2.5% for the six months ended June 30,
2013. The impact of applying the updated annual effective tax rate
on pre-tax operating income for the nine months ended September 30,
2013 reduced the Company's after-tax results for the 2013 third
quarter by $3.8 million, or $0.03 per share. In addition, the
Company's Bermuda-based reinsurer incurs federal excise taxes for
premiums assumed on U.S. risks. The Company incurred $6.8 million
of federal excise taxes for the nine months ended September 30,
2013, compared to $6.2 million for the 2012 period. Such amounts
are reflected as acquisition expenses in the Company's consolidated
statements of income.
On a pre-tax basis, net foreign exchange losses for the 2013
third quarter were $40.6 million (net unrealized losses of $39.4
million and net realized losses of $1.1 million), compared to net
foreign exchange losses for the 2012 third quarter of $17.0 million
(net unrealized losses of $17.1 million and net realized gains of
$0.2 million). Net unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses
result from the effects of revaluing the Company's net insurance
liabilities required to be settled in foreign currencies at each
balance sheet date. Changes in the value of available-for-sale
investments held in foreign currencies due to foreign currency rate
movements are reflected as a direct increase or decrease to
shareholders' equity and are not included in the consolidated
statements of income. The Company has not matched a portion of its
projected liabilities in foreign currencies with investments in the
same currencies and may not match such amounts in future periods,
which could increase the Company's exposure to foreign currency
fluctuations and increase the volatility of the Company's
shareholders' equity.
At September 30, 2013, the Company's capital of $5.84 billion
consisted of $300.0 million of senior notes, representing 5.1% of
the total, $100.0 million of revolving credit agreement borrowings
due in August 2014, representing 1.7% of the total, $325.0 million
of preferred shares, representing 5.6% of the total, and common
shareholders' equity of $5.12 billion, representing the balance. At
December 31, 2012, the Company's capital of $5.57 billion consisted
of $300.0 million of senior notes, representing 5.4% of the total,
$100.0 million of revolving credit agreement borrowings,
representing 1.8% of the total, $325.0 million of preferred shares,
representing 5.8% of the total, and common shareholders' equity of
$4.84 billion, representing the balance.
The Company will hold a conference call for investors and
analysts at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 29, 2013. A
live webcast of this call will be available via the Investor
Relations - Events & Presentations section of the Company's
website at http://www.archcapgroup.bm.
A telephone replay of the conference call also will be available
beginning on October 29, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time until
November 5, 2013 at midnight Eastern Time. To access the replay,
domestic callers should dial 888-286-8010 (passcode 55242181), and
international callers should dial 617-801-6888 (passcode
55242181).
Please refer to the Company's Financial Supplement dated
September 30, 2013, which is posted on the Company's website at
http://www.archcapgroup.bm/FinancialInformation.aspx.
The Financial Supplement provides additional detail regarding the
financial performance of the Company. From time to time, the
Company posts additional financial information and presentations to
its website, including information with respect to its
subsidiaries. Investors and other recipients of this information
are encouraged to check the Company's website regularly, including
the Investor Relations - Events & Presentations section of the
Company's website at http://www.archcapgroup.bm/Presentations.aspx for
additional information regarding the Company.
Arch Capital Group Ltd., a Bermuda-based company with
approximately $5.84 billion in capital at September 30, 2013,
provides insurance and reinsurance on a worldwide basis through its
wholly owned subsidiaries.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”)
provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements. This
release or any other written or oral statements made by or on
behalf of the Company may include forward-looking statements, which
reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events
and financial performance. All statements other than statements of
historical fact included in or incorporated by reference in this
release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements,
for purposes of the PSLRA or otherwise, can generally be identified
by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,”
“expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe” or
“continue” and similar statements of a future or forward-looking
nature or their negative or variations or similar terminology.
Forward-looking statements involve the Company's current
assessment of risks and uncertainties. Actual events and results
may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these
statements. Important factors that could cause actual events or
results to differ materially from those indicated in such
statements are discussed below and elsewhere in this release and in
the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and include:
- the Company's ability to successfully
implement its business strategy during “soft” as well as “hard”
markets;
- acceptance of the Company's business
strategy, security and financial condition by rating agencies and
regulators, as well as by brokers and its insureds and
reinsureds;
- the Company's ability to maintain or
improve its ratings, which may be affected by its ability to raise
additional equity or debt financings, by ratings agencies' existing
or new policies and practices, as well as other factors described
herein;
- general economic and market conditions
(including inflation, interest rates, foreign currency exchange
rates, prevailing credit terms and the depth and duration of a
recession) and conditions specific to the reinsurance and insurance
markets (including the length and magnitude of the current “soft”
market) in which the Company operates;
- competition, including increased
competition, on the basis of pricing, capacity, coverage terms or
other factors;
- developments in the world's financial
and capital markets and the Company's access to such markets;
- the Company's ability to successfully
enhance, integrate and maintain operating procedures (including
information technology) to effectively support its current and new
business;
- the loss of key personnel;
- the integration of businesses the
Company has acquired or may acquire into its existing
operations;
- accuracy of those estimates and
judgments utilized in the preparation of the Company's financial
statements, including those related to revenue recognition,
insurance and other reserves, reinsurance recoverables, investment
valuations, intangible assets, bad debts, income taxes,
contingencies and litigation, and any determination to use the
deposit method of accounting, which for a relatively new insurance
and reinsurance company, like the Company, are even more difficult
to make than those made in a mature company since relatively
limited historical information has been reported to the Company
through September 30, 2013;
- greater than expected loss ratios on
business written by the Company and adverse development on claim
and/or claim expense liabilities related to business written by its
insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries;
- severity and/or frequency of
losses;
- claims for natural or man-made
catastrophic events in the Company's insurance or reinsurance
business could cause large losses and substantial volatility in its
results of operations;
- acts of terrorism, political unrest and
other hostilities or other unforecasted and unpredictable
events;
- availability to the Company of
reinsurance to manage its gross and net exposures and the cost of
such reinsurance;
- the failure of reinsurers, managing
general agents, third party administrators or others to meet their
obligations to the Company;
- the timing of loss payments being
faster or the receipt of reinsurance recoverables being slower than
anticipated by the Company;
- the Company's investment performance,
including legislative or regulatory developments that may adversely
affect the fair value of the Company's investments;
- the impact of the continued weakness of
the U.S., European countries and other key economies, projected
budget deficits for the U.S., European countries and other
governments and the consequences associated with possible
additional downgrades of securities of the U.S., European countries
and other governments by credit rating agencies, and the resulting
effect on the value of securities in the Company's investment
portfolio as well as the uncertainty in the market generally;
- losses relating to aviation business
and business produced by a certain managing underwriting agency for
which the Company may be liable to the purchaser of its prior
reinsurance business or to others in connection with the
May 5, 2000 asset sale described in the Company's periodic
reports filed with the SEC;
- changes in accounting principles or
policies or in the Company's application of such accounting
principles or policies;
- changes in the political environment of
certain countries in which the Company operates, underwrites
business or invests;
- statutory or regulatory developments,
including as to tax policy matters and insurance and other
regulatory matters such as the adoption of proposed legislation
that would affect Bermuda-headquartered companies and/or
Bermuda-based insurers or reinsurers and/or changes in regulations
or tax laws applicable to the Company, its subsidiaries, brokers or
customers; and
- the other matters set forth under Item
1A “Risk Factors”, Item 7 “Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and other sections
of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as the other
factors set forth in the Company's other documents on file with the
SEC, and management's response to any of the aforementioned
factors.
All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements
attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are
expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary
statements. The foregoing review of important factors should not be
construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with
other cautionary statements that are included herein or elsewhere.
The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
Comment on Regulation G
Throughout this release, the Company presents its operations in
the way it believes will be the most meaningful and useful to
investors, analysts, rating agencies and others who use the
Company's financial information in evaluating the performance of
the Company. This presentation includes the use of after-tax
operating income or loss available to common shareholders, which is
defined as net income available to common shareholders, excluding
net realized gains or losses, net impairment losses recognized in
earnings, equity in net income or loss of investment funds
accounted for using the equity method, net foreign exchange gains
or losses and loss on repurchase of preferred shares, net of income
taxes. The presentation of after-tax operating income or loss
available to common shareholders is a “non-GAAP financial measure”
as defined in Regulation G. The reconciliation of such measure to
net income available to common shareholders (the most directly
comparable GAAP financial measure) in accordance with Regulation G
is included on page 2 of this release.
The Company believes that net realized gains or losses, net
impairment losses recognized in earnings, equity in net income or
loss of investment funds accounted for using the equity method, net
foreign exchange gains or losses and loss on repurchase of
preferred shares in any particular period are not indicative of the
performance of, or trends in, the Company's business performance.
Although net realized gains or losses, net impairment losses
recognized in earnings, equity in net income or loss of investment
funds accounted for using the equity method and net foreign
exchange gains or losses are an integral part of the Company's
operations, the decision to realize investment gains or losses, the
recognition of the change in the carrying value of investments
accounted for using the fair value option in net realized gains or
losses, the recognition of net impairment losses, the recognition
of equity in net income or loss of investment funds accounted for
using the equity method and the recognition of foreign exchange
gains or losses are independent of the insurance underwriting
process and result, in large part, from general economic and
financial market conditions. Furthermore, certain users of the
Company's financial information believe that, for many companies,
the timing of the realization of investment gains or losses is
largely opportunistic. In addition, net impairment losses
recognized in earnings on the Company's investments represent
other-than-temporary declines in expected recovery values on
securities without actual realization. The use of the equity method
on certain of the Company's investments in certain funds that
invest in fixed maturity securities is driven by the ownership
structure of such funds (either limited partnerships or limited
liability companies). In applying the equity method, these
investments are initially recorded at cost and are subsequently
adjusted based on the Company's proportionate share of the net
income or loss of the funds (which include changes in the fair
value of the underlying securities in the funds). This method of
accounting is different from the way the Company accounts for its
other fixed maturity securities and the timing of the recognition
of equity in net income or loss of investment funds accounted for
using the equity method may differ from gains or losses in the
future upon sale or maturity of such investments. The loss on
repurchase of preferred shares related to the redemption of the
Series A and B preferred shares in April 2012 and had no impact on
total shareholders' equity or cash flows. Due to these reasons, the
Company excludes net realized gains or losses, net impairment
losses recognized in earnings, equity in net income or loss of
investment funds accounted for using the equity method, net foreign
exchange gains or losses and loss on repurchase of preferred shares
from the calculation of after-tax operating income or loss
available to common shareholders.
The Company believes that showing net income available to common
shareholders exclusive of the items referred to above reflects the
underlying fundamentals of the Company's business since the Company
evaluates the performance of and manages its business to produce an
underwriting profit. In addition to presenting net income available
to common shareholders, the Company believes that this presentation
enables investors and other users of the Company's financial
information to analyze the Company's performance in a manner
similar to how the Company's management analyzes performance. The
Company also believes that this measure follows industry practice
and, therefore, allows the users of the Company's financial
information to compare the Company's performance with its industry
peer group. The Company believes that the equity analysts and
certain rating agencies which follow the Company and the insurance
industry as a whole generally exclude these items from their
analyses for the same reasons.
ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Book Value Per Common Share (U.S. dollars in
thousands, except share data)
September 30, 2013
December 31, 2012 Calculation of book value
per common share: Total shareholders' equity $ 5,443,285 $
5,168,878 Less preferred shareholders' equity 325,000
325,000 Common shareholders' equity 5,118,285 4,843,878 Common
shares outstanding, net of treasury shares (1) 133,480,323
133,842,613 Book value per common share $ 38.34 $ 36.19
(1) Excludes the effects of 8,493,395 and 8,221,444
stock options and 459,009 and 480,406 restricted stock units
outstanding at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012,
respectively.
Investment Information
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
2013
2012 2013 2012 Components of net
investment income: Fixed maturities $ 62,447 $ 68,202 $ 186,457
$ 211,942 Term loan investments (1) 5,296 4,876 15,539 10,732
Equity securities 2,241 2,009 6,828 6,098 Short-term investments
417 485 1,173 1,617 Other 3,753 3,795 14,786
9,968 Gross investment income 74,154 79,367 224,783 240,357
Investment expenses (8,071 ) (6,146 ) (24,659 ) (19,231 ) Net
investment income $ 66,083 $ 73,221 $ 200,124
$ 221,126 Per share $ 0.49 $ 0.53 $ 1.47 $ 1.60
Investment income yield, at amortized cost (2):
Pre-tax 2.08 % 2.45 % 2.16 % 2.51 % After-tax 1.92 % 2.33 % 2.02 %
2.38 %
Total return (3): Including effects of foreign
exchange 1.43 % 2.45 % 0.31 % 5.04 % Excluding effects of foreign
exchange 0.84 % 2.17 % 0.27 % 4.89 % Cash flow from
operations $ 238,694 $ 334,683 $ 627,048 $ 731,951 (1)
Included in “investments accounted for using the fair value
option” on the Company's balance sheet. (2) Investment income yield
is presented on an annualized basis and excludes the impact of
investments for which returns are not included within investment
income, such as investments accounted for using the equity method
and certain equities. (3) Includes net investment income, equity in
net income or loss of investment funds accounted for using the
equity method, net realized gains and losses and the change in
unrealized gains or losses generated by the Company's investment
portfolio. Total return is calculated on a pre-tax basis and before
investment expenses.
Investment
Information (continued) (U.S. dollars in thousands)
September 30, 2013 December 31, 2012
Investable assets (1): Fixed maturities available for
sale, at fair value $ 9,688,345 $ 9,839,988 Fixed maturities, at
fair value (2) 367,152 363,541 Fixed maturities pledged under
securities lending agreements, at fair value 47,515 42,600
Total fixed maturities 10,103,012 10,246,129 Short-term
investments available for sale, at fair value 993,375 722,121
Short-term investments pledged under securities lending agreements,
at fair value 846 8,248 Cash 436,141 371,041 Equity securities
available for sale, at fair value 452,195 312,749 Equity
securities, at fair value (2) — 25,954 Other investments available
for sale, at fair value 528,938 549,280 Other investments, at fair
value (2) 772,573 527,971 Investments accounted for using the
equity method (3) 226,644 307,105 Securities sold but not yet
purchased (4) — (6,924 ) Securities transactions entered into but
not settled at the balance sheet date (231,164 ) (18,540 ) Total
investable assets $ 13,282,560 $ 13,045,134
Investment portfolio statistics (1): Average effective
duration (in years) 2.83 3.06 Average credit quality (Standard
& Poor's/Moody's Investors Service) AA-/Aa2 AA-/Aa2 Embedded
book yield (before investment expenses) 2.41 % 2.60 % (1)
This table excludes the collateral received and reinvested
and includes the fixed maturities and short-term investments
pledged under securities lending agreements, at fair value. (2)
Represents investments which are carried at fair value under the
fair value option and reflected as “investments accounted for using
the fair value option” on the Company's balance sheet. Changes in
the carrying value of such investments are recorded in net realized
gains or losses. (3) Changes in the carrying value of investment
funds accounted for using the equity method are recorded as “equity
in net income (loss) of investment funds accounted for using the
equity method” rather than as an unrealized gain or loss component
of accumulated other comprehensive income. (4) Represents the
Company's obligation to deliver securities that it did not own at
the time of sale. Such amounts are included in “other liabilities”
on the Company's balance sheet.
Selected Information on
Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September
30, September 30, (U.S. dollars in thousands)
2013 2012 2013 2012
Components of losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred
Paid losses and loss adjustment expenses $ 418,187 $ 371,525 $
1,269,406 $ 1,058,755 Change in unpaid losses and loss adjustment
expenses 8,858 72,346 (24,305 ) 180,016 Total
losses and loss adjustment expenses $ 427,045 $ 443,871
$ 1,245,101 $ 1,238,771
Estimated
net (favorable) adverse development in prior year loss reserves,
net of related adjustments Net impact on underwriting results:
Insurance $ (13,515 ) $ (13,441 ) $ (32,818 ) $ (26,424 )
Reinsurance (51,393 ) (39,712 ) (154,834 ) (137,340 ) Total $
(64,908 ) $ (53,153 ) $ (187,652 ) $ (163,764 ) Impact on losses
and loss adjustment expenses: Insurance $ (17,508 ) $ (10,283 ) $
(38,499 ) $ (27,959 ) Reinsurance (51,394 ) (40,224 ) (154,304 )
(139,643 ) Total $ (68,902 ) $ (50,507 ) $ (192,803 ) (167,602 )
Impact on acquisition expenses: Insurance $ 3,993 $ (3,158 ) $
5,681 $ 1,535 Reinsurance 1 512 (530 ) 2,303
Total $ 3,994 $ (2,646 ) $ 5,151 $ 3,838
Impact on combined ratio: Insurance (2.8 )% (2.9 )% (2.4 )% (2.0 )%
Reinsurance (16.3 )% (13.6 )% (16.8 )% (16.9 )% Total (8.2 )% (7.1
)% (8.1 )% (7.6 )% Impact on loss ratio: Insurance (3.7 )% (2.3 )%
(2.8 )% (2.1 )% Reinsurance (16.3 )% (13.8 )% (16.7 )% (17.2 )%
Total (8.7 )% (6.7 )% (8.4 )% (7.8 )% Impact on acquisition expense
ratio: Insurance 0.9 % (0.6 )% 0.4 % 0.1 % Reinsurance — % 0.2 %
(0.1 )% 0.3 % Total 0.5 % (0.4 )% 0.3 % 0.2 %
Estimated
net losses incurred from current accident year catastrophic events
(1) Insurance $ 12,679 $ 14,338 $ 19,360 $ 19,122 Reinsurance
6,816 13,361 47,605 38,782 Total $
19,495 $ 27,699 $ 66,965 $ 57,904
Impact on combined ratio: Insurance 2.6 % 3.1 % 1.4 % 1.4 %
Reinsurance 2.2 % 4.6 % 5.2 % 4.8 % Total 2.5 % 3.7 % 2.9 % 2.7 %
(1) Equals estimated losses from catastrophic events
occurring in the current accident year, net of reinsurance and
reinstatement premiums. Amounts shown for the insurance segment are
for named catastrophic events only. Amounts shown for the
reinsurance segment include (i) named events with over $5 million
of losses incurred by its Bermuda and Europe operations and (ii)
all catastrophe losses incurred by its U.S. operations.
Segment Information
The following section provides analysis on the Company's 2013
third quarter performance by operating segment. For additional
details regarding the Company's operating segments, please refer to
the Company's Financial Supplement dated September 30, 2013 on the
Company's website at http://www.archcapgroup.bm/FinancialInformation.aspx.
Insurance Segment
Three Months Ended September 30, (U.S. dollars in
thousands)
2013 2012 % Change
Gross premiums written $ 682,839 $ 658,599 3.7 Net premiums
written 501,971 483,356 3.9 Net premiums earned 479,129 456,341 5.0
Underwriting income 15,220 789 NM
Underwriting Ratios
% Point Change Loss ratio 63.8 % 67.3 % (3.5 ) Acquisition
expense ratio 17.2 % 16.0 % 1.2 Other operating expense ratio 15.8
% 16.5 % (0.7 ) Combined ratio 96.8 % 99.8 % (3.0 )
Catastrophic activity and prior year development:
Current accident year catastrophic events,
net of reinsurance and reinstatement premiums
2.6 % 3.1 % (0.5 )
Net (favorable) adverse development in
prior year loss reserves, net of related adjustments
(2.8 )% (2.9 )% 0.1 Combined ratio excluding such items 97.0
% 99.6 % (2.6 )
Gross premiums written by the insurance segment in the 2013
third quarter were 3.7% higher than in the 2012 third quarter,
while net premiums written were 3.9% higher than in the 2012 third
quarter. The higher level of net premiums written primarily
resulted from increases in programs, contract binding (launched in
early 2013), excess workers' compensation, construction and
accident and health lines, partially offset by a reduction in
property lines, professional liability, executive assurance and
travel premiums. The increase in program business resulted from a
mix of new business, underlying exposure growth within existing
programs and rate increases. Growth in excess workers' compensation
and accident and health primarily resulted from new business while
the higher level of construction business resulted from expanded
product lines, new business and rate increases. The decrease in
property lines reflected reductions in offshore and onshore energy,
property and marine business in response to current market
conditions while the lower level of professional liability and
executive assurance business resulted from a continued strategic
reduction in exposure to international business. The decline in
travel premiums was due in part to a change in distribution
strategy at the end of 2012. Net premiums earned by the insurance
segment in the 2013 third quarter were 5.0% higher than in the 2012
third quarter, and reflect changes in net premiums written over the
previous five quarters.
The 2013 third quarter loss ratio reflected 2.6 points of
current year catastrophic event activity, compared to 3.1 points in
the 2012 third quarter. Estimated net favorable development in
prior year loss reserves, before related adjustments, reduced the
loss ratio by 3.7 points in the 2013 third quarter, compared to 2.3
points in the 2012 third quarter. The estimated net favorable
development in the 2013 third quarter primarily resulted from
better than expected claims emergence in short-tail business from
more recent accident years. The 2013 third quarter loss ratio also
reflected continued margin expansion and changes in the mix of
business.
The underwriting expense ratio was 33.0% in the 2013 third
quarter, compared to 32.5% in the 2012 third quarter. The
acquisition expense ratio was 17.2% in the 2013 third quarter,
compared to 16.0% in the 2012 third quarter. The comparison of the
2013 third quarter and 2012 third quarter acquisition expense
ratios is influenced by, among other things, the mix and type of
business written and earned and the level of ceding commissions. In
addition, the acquisition expense ratio was impacted by changes in
development of prior year ceded loss reserves which increased the
2013 third quarter commission expense ratio by 0.9 points, compared
to a 0.6 point reduction in the 2012 third quarter. The operating
expense ratio was 15.8% in the 2013 third quarter, compared to
16.5% in the 2012 third quarter. The 2013 third quarter operating
expense ratio benefited from the higher level of net premiums
earned as aggregate expenses were in line with the 2012 third
quarter.
Reinsurance Segment
Three Months Ended
September 30, (U.S. dollars in thousands)
2013
2012 % Change Gross premiums written $
355,091 $ 279,751 26.9 Net premiums written 337,164 271,893 24.0
Net premiums earned 315,871 292,350 8.0 Underwriting income 95,772
72,663 31.8
Underwriting Ratios % Point Change
Loss ratio 38.3 % 46.8 % (8.5 ) Acquisition expense ratio 20.4 %
18.6 % 1.8 Other operating expense ratio 10.9 % 9.9 % 1.0
Combined ratio 69.6 % 75.3 % (5.7 ) Catastrophic activity
and prior year development:
Current accident year catastrophic events,
net of reinsurance and reinstatement premiums
2.2 % 4.6 % (2.4 )
Net (favorable) adverse development in
prior year loss reserves, net of related adjustments
(16.3 )% (13.6 )% (2.7 ) Combined ratio excluding such items 83.7 %
84.3 % (0.6 )
Gross premiums written by the reinsurance segment in the 2013
third quarter were 26.9% higher than in the 2012 third quarter,
while net premiums written were 24.0% higher than in the 2012 third
quarter. The increase in net premiums written reflected increases
in other specialty, and new business written in casualty multi-line
and property facultative lines, partially offset by reductions in
property catastrophe. Growth in other specialty premiums primarily
resulted from the impact of a multi-line quota share reinsurance
agreement entered into during the 2013 third quarter, covering
certain brokerage commercial automobile liability, commercial
multi-peril property, commercial multi-peril liability and other
liability business. Such agreement resulted in $55.2 million of
premiums written, including a $39.7 million unearned premium
transfer from policies in-force at June 30, 2013, and is not
expected to recur in 2014. In addition, other specialty premiums
reflected growth in trade credit and crop hail business, partially
offset by a continued reduction in U.K. motor business. The
reduction in property catastrophe business reflected market
conditions, selected non-renewals and a higher usage of
retrocessional coverage.
Net premiums earned in the 2013 third quarter were 8.0% higher
than in the 2012 third quarter, and primarily reflect changes in
net premiums written over the previous five quarters, including the
mix and type of business written. Net premiums earned included
$15.2 million related to the other specialty reinsurance
transaction noted above and $5.1 million related to the credit and
surety business acquired in April 2012 with remaining acquired
unearned premiums of $11.3 million.
The 2013 third quarter loss ratio reflected 2.2 points of
current year catastrophic activity, compared to 4.6 points of
catastrophic activity in the 2012 third quarter. Estimated net
favorable development in prior year loss reserves, before related
adjustments, reduced the loss ratio by 16.3 points in the 2013
third quarter, compared to 13.8 points in the 2012 third quarter.
The estimated net favorable development in the 2013 third quarter
primarily resulted from better than expected claims emergence in
short-tail business from more recent underwriting years and in
longer-tail business, primarily from older underwriting years. The
2013 third quarter loss ratio also reflected changes in the mix of
business including a higher contribution from mortgage
business.
The underwriting expense ratio was 31.3% in the 2013 third
quarter, compared to 28.5% in the 2012 third quarter. The
acquisition expense ratio for the 2013 third quarter was 20.4%,
compared to 18.6% for the 2012 third quarter. The comparison of the
2013 third quarter and 2012 third quarter acquisition expense
ratios is influenced by, among other things, the mix and type of
business written and earned and the level of ceding commissions.
The operating expense ratio was 10.9% in the 2013 third quarter,
compared to 9.9% in the 2012 third quarter. The 2013 third quarter
operating expense ratio reflected an increase in aggregate expenses
due, in part, to selected expansion of the reinsurance segment's
operating platform, partially offset by the benefit of a higher
level of net premiums earned.
ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (U.S. dollars in
thousands, except share data) (Unaudited)
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended Nine Months
Ended September 30, September 30, 2013
2012 2013 2012 Revenues
Net premiums written $ 839,135 $ 755,249 $ 2,602,446 $ 2,439,093
Change in unearned premiums (44,135 ) (6,558 ) (295,860 ) (283,434
) Net premiums earned 795,000 748,691 2,306,586 2,155,659 Net
investment income 66,083 73,221 200,124 221,126 Net realized gains
(losses) (6,022 ) 60,391 64,970 139,379 Other-than-temporary
impairment losses (901 ) (2,644 ) (3,873 ) (6,129 ) Less investment
impairments recognized in other comprehensive income, before taxes
173 265 175 776 Net impairment losses
recognized in earnings (728 ) (2,379 ) (3,698 ) (5,353 ) Fee
income 526 1,077 1,966 2,426 Equity in net income of investment
funds accounted for using the equity method 5,665 24,330 30,429
56,943 Other income (loss) 624 (532 ) 2,702 (7,905 )
Total revenues 861,148 904,799 2,603,079
2,562,275
Expenses Losses and loss adjustment
expenses 427,045 443,871 1,245,101 1,238,771 Acquisition expenses
147,313 128,065 406,582 375,316 Other operating expenses 118,070
113,429 365,661 337,602 Interest expense 5,937 7,378 17,687 22,338
Net foreign exchange losses 40,562 16,959 2,487
5,958 Total expenses 738,927 709,702
2,037,518 1,979,985 Income before income taxes
122,221 195,097 565,561 582,290 Income tax expense 7,396
5,441 17,320 8,110 Net income
114,825 189,656 548,241 574,180 Preferred dividends 5,484
5,484 16,453 19,594 Loss on repurchase of preferred shares —
— — 10,612 Net income available to
common shareholders $ 109,341 $ 184,172 $ 531,788
$ 543,974
Net income per common share
Basic $ 0.83 $ 1.36 $ 4.05 $ 4.04 Diluted $ 0.80 $ 1.33 $ 3.92 $
3.93
Weighted average common shares and common share
equivalents outstanding Basic 131,495,296 135,067,360
131,262,309 134,519,046 Diluted 136,034,413 138,696,934 135,680,829
138,235,995
ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD. AND
SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (U.S.
dollars in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited) September 30, 2013 December
31, 2012 Assets Investments: Fixed maturities
available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost: $9,671,665 and
$9,567,290) $ 9,688,345 $ 9,839,988 Short-term investments
available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost: $992,644 and
$719,848) 993,375 722,121 Investment of funds received under
securities lending, at fair value (amortized cost: $39,793 and
$42,302) 42,135 42,531 Equity securities available for sale, at
fair value (cost: $418,319 and $298,414) 452,195 312,749 Other
investments available for sale, at fair value (cost: $527,435 and
$519,955) 528,938 549,280 Investments accounted for using the fair
value option 1,139,725 917,466 Investments accounted for using the
equity method 226,644 307,105 Total investments
13,071,357 12,691,240 Cash 436,141 371,041 Accrued
investment income 64,428 71,748 Investment in joint venture (cost:
$100,000) 106,982 107,284 Fixed maturities and short-term
investments pledged under securities lending, at fair value 48,361
50,848 Premiums receivable 850,386 688,873 Reinsurance recoverable
on unpaid and paid losses and loss adjustment expenses 1,795,888
1,870,037 Contractholder receivables 1,028,772 865,728 Prepaid
reinsurance premiums 330,980 298,484 Deferred acquisition costs,
net 338,671 262,822 Receivable for securities sold 288,080 19,248
Other assets 570,777 519,409 Total Assets $
18,930,823 $ 17,816,762
Liabilities
Reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses $ 8,819,419 $
8,933,292 Unearned premiums 1,983,408 1,647,978 Reinsurance
balances payable 190,721 188,546 Contractholder payables 1,028,772
865,728 Senior notes 300,000 300,000 Revolving credit agreement
borrowings 100,000 100,000 Securities lending payable 49,849 52,356
Payable for securities purchased 519,244 37,788 Other liabilities
496,125 522,196 Total Liabilities 13,487,538
12,647,884
Commitments and Contingencies
Shareholders' Equity Non-cumulative preferred shares
325,000 325,000 Common shares ($0.0033 par, shares issued:
169,350,789 and 168,255,572) 565 561 Additional paid-in capital
283,449 227,778 Retained earnings 5,886,149 5,354,361 Accumulated
other comprehensive income, net of deferred income tax 41,955
287,017 Common shares held in treasury, at cost (shares: 35,870,466
and 34,412,959) (1,093,833 ) (1,025,839 ) Total Shareholders'
Equity 5,443,285 5,168,878 Total Liabilities and
Shareholders' Equity $ 18,930,823 $ 17,816,762
Arch Capital Group Ltd.Mark D. Lyons, 441-278-9250Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer
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