Second Quarter Return on Equity of 12.8% and
Operating Return on Equity of 6.7%
- Second quarter net income, net income
excluding the impact of the LPT and operating income of $26.3
million, $18.7 million and $14.9 million, respectively.
- Second quarter combined ratio and
combined ratio excluding the impact of the LPT of 94.5% and 98.8%,
respectively, an improvement of 2.5 and 0.0 percentage points, year
over year, respectively.
- Second quarter net written premiums of
$188.7 million, an increase of $0.4 million year-over-year.
- GAAP book value per share of $26.04,
book value per share of $31.60 and adjusted book value per share of
$27.82 increased 17%, 11% and 9%, respectively,
year-over-year.
- Board of Directors approved quarterly
dividend per share of $0.09.
- In-force payroll exposure increased
1.0% overall and 0.2% in California year-over-year.
- In-force policies were flat overall,
while policy count declined 5.6% in California year-over-year.
- Net rate decreased 3.0% overall.
- Net earned premiums increased 3.7% in
the quarter, driven primarily by higher final audit premiums
year-over-year.
- Net investment income was flat in the
quarter, year-over-year.
Employers Holdings, Inc. (“EHI” or the “Company”)
(NYSE:EIG) today reported net income and net income excluding
the impact of the LPT of $26.3 million, or $0.80 per diluted share,
and $18.7 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, respectively, for
the second quarter of 2016. Operating income was $14.9 million, or
$0.45 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2016. The
Company’s loss ratio before the LPT increased approximately one
percentage point in the quarter. The Company’s commission expense
ratio declined one percentage point while the other underwriting
expense ratio was relatively unchanged over the previous year’s
second quarter. Per diluted share amounts also benefited from the
impact of $5.9 million in share repurchases.
Highlights(1)
(in millions, except per share amounts and percentages)
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2016 2015 Change
2016
2015 Change Net written premiums $
188.7 $ 188.3 — % $ 377.4 $ 360.2 5 % Total revenues $ 201.8 $
190.9 6 % $ 393.8 $ 368.1 7 %
Operating income
$ 14.9 $ 16.5 (10 )%
$ 31.8 $ 26.6 20 %
Operating income per diluted share $ 0.45
$ 0.51 (12 )% $ 0.96
$ 0.82 17 % Net income $ 26.3 $ 29.2
(10 )% $ 47.3 $ 43.2 9 % Net income per diluted share $ 0.80 $ 0.90
(11 )% $ 1.44 $ 1.33 8 % Net income before the impact of the LPT(2)
$ 18.7 $ 17.6 6 % $ 36.6 $ 28.4 29 % Net income before the impact
of the LPT per diluted share(2) $ 0.57 $ 0.54 6 % $ 1.11 $ 0.87 28
% Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 33,044,099
32,507,496 2 % 32,953,524 32,483,230 1 %
Combined
ratio 94.5 % 92.0 % 2.5
pts 94.7 % 95.7 % (1.0
) pts Combined ratio before the impact of the
LPT 98.8 % 98.8 % —
pts 97.8 % 100.2 % (2.4
) pts Operating return on equity
6.7 % 8.2 % (1.5 )
pts 7.2 % 6.6 % 0.6
pts Return on equity 12.8 % 16.4
%
(3.6
) pts 11.8 % 12.3 %
(0.5 ) pts
Change from
June
30,
December 31,
June
30,
December 31,
June
30,
2016 2015 2015 2015 2015
Book value per share(3)
$ 31.60 $ 29.50 $ 28.39 7% 11% Adjusted book
value per share(4) $ 27.82 $ 26.90 $ 25.60 3% 9%
GAAP book value per
share
$ 26.04 $ 23.62 $ 22.30 10% 17%
(1)
See Glossary of Financial Measures and
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP for
additional definitions and calculations.
(2)
The Loss Portfolio Transfer (“LPT”)
Agreement was a non-recurring transaction that does not result in
ongoing cash benefits.
(3)
Book value per share is stockholders'
equity including the Deferred Gain divided by the number of common
shares outstanding.
(4)
Adjusted book value per share is book
value less accumulated other comprehensive income, net, divided by
the number of common shares outstanding.
Chief Executive Officer Douglas Dirks commented on the
results:
“Our positive results in the quarter were impacted by four large
losses totaling approximately $6.5 million in excess of expected
large losses. Every day, businesses and individuals face a variety
of risks. We allow select businesses to exchange the risk of a
large loss for the certainty of smaller periodic payments –
premiums. This results in a transfer of risk for covered losses and
the assumed risk has two dimensions: “frequency,” how often losses
occur; and “severity,” how costly losses can be. Small businesses,
the kind we underwrite, generally have fewer and less severe
losses. Occasionally, however, large losses do occur and this is to
be expected.
Favorably, in the second quarter of this year, frequency
improved relative to the same period last year. Severity increased
compared with last year’s second quarter due to the large loss
activity, which raised our quarterly and annual provision rate for
losses. We do not believe these four large losses are indicative of
an underlying trend or cause for underwriting concerns. These were
large, random losses and these are the kinds of losses expected in
the insurance industry from time to time. Excluding the impact of
the large losses, our current accident year loss estimate declined
in the second quarter year-over-year, driven in large part by solid
execution of our ongoing strategic initiatives.
Also in the second quarter and reflecting the confidence we have
in our book of business, we renewed our reinsurance treaty and
raised our retention rate from $7 million to $10 million, effective
July 1, 2016. While this increased retention rate can lead to
greater volatility in quarterly results, similar to what we
experienced in this year’s second quarter, we believe a higher
retention rate is in the long-term economic interest of the
Company.
Our operating earnings per share declined six cents in the
quarter compared with last year’s second quarter. Our adjusted book
value per share increased 9% year-over-year at June 30th. We
repurchased $5.9 million or 204,954 common shares at an average
price of $28.71 per share.
We are confident in the strength of our balance sheet and we are
pleased with the execution of our strategies in our markets, as we
continued to retain high levels of policy retention in the
quarter.”
Second Quarter 2016
Results
(All comparisons vs. second quarter 2015, unless noted
otherwise).
Net income of $26.3 million after-tax decreased $2.9 million due
to a $4.0 million decline in underwriting income. Underwriting
income of $9.7 million decreased primarily due to a higher current
accident year loss estimate (68.6% compared with 66.5% in last
year’s second quarter) resulting from $6.5 million related to four
large losses recognized in the second quarter which increased our
losses and LAE. The large losses raised our loss provision rate by
3.7 percentage points in the quarter. Our assigned risk business
raised the loss provision rate an additional 0.8 of a percentage
point. Excluding the impact of the large losses and assigned risk
business, our current accident year loss estimate of 64.1% declined
2.4 percentage points relative to last year’s second quarter. This
decrease reflects the impact of key business initiatives, including
an increased emphasis on the settlement of open indemnity claims,
diversification of our risk exposure across our markets,
non-renewing under-performing business, targeting profitable
business across all of our markets, increasing rates on business in
the Los Angeles area and continuing to grow in other territories in
California and outside California.
Underwriting results
- The combined ratio before the impact of
the LPT remained strong at 98.8%.
- The loss ratio before the LPT of 67.4%
increased 1.1 percentage point primarily due to the large loss
activity mentioned previously.
- The commission expense ratio of 12.4%
declined one point.
- The underwriting and other expense
ratio was generally flat at 19.0%.
The Company’s results were also impacted by favorable prior
period development in LPT reserves and re-estimation of the LPT
contingent profit commission which collectively lowered losses and
LAE $4.9 million and raised GAAP net income by $4.9 million or
$0.15 per diluted share.
Gross written premiums of $190.6 million were flat
year-over-year however there was a $10.3 million increase in final
audit premium year-over-year, offset by a slight decline in new and
renewal premium. Gross written premium in states outside California
grew 1.1% while gross written premium in California decreased by
4.4%. Policy count outside of California grew 6.5% while policy
count in California declined 5.6%.
Net rate (total in-force premiums divided by total insured
payroll exposure) decreased 3.0%.
Net investment income of $18.4 million pre-tax was flat relative
to the second quarter of last year. Net realized gains on
investments were $6.0 million in the second quarter compared with
$1.9 million in the second quarter of last year.
Stockholders’ Equity including the
Deferred Gain
Stockholders’ equity plus Deferred reinsurance gain - LPT
Agreement was $1,026.0 million, an increase of 8.0% from year-end
2015, including an increase in after-tax net unrealized investment
gains of $39.2 million from year-end 2015. After-tax net unrealized
investment gains were $122.8 million compared to $83.6 million at
year-end 2015. Also, at the end of the second quarter, the ratio of
debt to capital was 3.0%. The Company repurchased 204,954 shares in
the quarter ended June 30, 2016 at an average price of $28.71 per
share, including commissions, for a total of $5.9 million.
The Board of Directors declared a third quarter 2016 dividend of
nine cents per share. The dividend is payable on August 24,
2016 to stockholders of record as of August 10, 2016.
Conference Call and Web Cast; Form
10-Q; Supplemental Information
The Company will host a conference call on Thursday,
July 28, 2016, at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time. The
conference call will be available via a live web cast on the
Company's web site at www.employers.com. An archived version will be
available several hours after the call. The conference call replay
number is (404) 537-3406 or (855) 859-2056 with a pass code of
50485469.
EHI expects to file its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
2016, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on or
about Thursday, July 28, 2016. The Form 10-Q will be available
without charge through the EDGAR system at the SEC's web site and
will also be posted on the Company's website, www.employers.com, through the “Investors”
link.
The Company provides a list of portfolio securities in the
Calendar of Events, “Investors” section of its website at
www.employers.com. The Company also
provides investor presentations on its website.
Forward-Looking
Statements
In this press release, the Company and its management discuss
and make statements based on currently available information
regarding their intentions, beliefs, current expectations, and
projections of, among other things, the Company's loss activity,
book of business and reinsurance program. Certain of these
statements may constitute "forward-looking" statements as that term
is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they
do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and are often
identified by words such as "may," "will," "could," "would,"
"should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "target," "project,"
"intend," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "pro
forma," "seek," "likely," or "continue," or other comparable
terminology and their negatives. EHI and its management caution
investors that such forward-looking statements are not guarantees
of future performance. Risks and uncertainties are inherent in
EHI's future performance. Factors that could cause the Company's
actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such
forward-looking statements include, among other things, those
discussed or identified from time to time in EHI's public filings
with the SEC, including the risks detailed in the Company's
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and the Company's Annual Reports on
Form 10-K. Except as required by applicable securities laws, the
Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise.
The SEC filings for EHI can be accessed through the “Investors”
link on the Company's website, www.employers.com, or through the SEC's EDGAR
Database at www.sec.gov (EHI EDGAR CIK
No. 0001379041).
Copyright © 2016 EMPLOYERS. All rights reserved. EMPLOYERS® and
America's small business insurance specialist. ® are registered
trademarks of Employers Insurance Company of Nevada. Employers
Holdings, Inc. is a holding company with subsidiaries that are
specialty providers of workers' compensation insurance and services
focused on select, small businesses engaged in low to medium hazard
industries. Insurance subsidiaries include Employers Insurance
Company of Nevada, Employers Compensation Insurance Company,
Employers Preferred Insurance Company, and Employers Assurance
Company, all rated A- (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company. Additional
information can be found at: http://www.employers.com.
Employers Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Income
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June
30, June 30, (in thousands)
2016
2015 2016 2015 Revenues
(unaudited) (unaudited) Gross premiums written $ 190,600
$ 190,600 $ 381,300 $
364,600 Net premiums written $ 188,700 $
188,300 $ 377,400 $ 360,200
Net premiums earned $ 176,900 $ 170,600 $
349,500 $ 329,600 Net investment income 18,400 18,400
36,200 35,300 Net realized gains on investments 6,000 1,900 7,500
3,100 Other income 500 — 600 100 Total
revenues 201,800 190,900 393,800 368,100
Expenses
Losses and loss adjustment expenses 111,700 101,500 219,000 207,700
Commission expense 21,900 22,900 42,200 41,600 Underwriting and
other operating expenses 33,600 32,500 69,900 66,000 Interest
expense 400 700 800 1,400 Total
expenses 167,600 157,600 331,900 316,700
Net income
before income taxes 34,200 33,300 61,900 51,400 Income tax
expense 7,900 4,100 14,600 8,200
Net
income $ 26,300 $ 29,200 $
47,300 $ 43,200
Comprehensive
income Unrealized gains (losses) during the period (net of tax
expense of $12,600 and $(13,300) for the three months ended June
30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $23,800 and $(8,300) for the
six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively) $ 23,300 $
(24,600 ) $ 44,100 $ (15,400 ) Reclassification adjustment for
realized gains in net income (net of taxes of $2,100 and $700 for
the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and
$2,600 and $1,100 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015,
respectively) (3,900 ) (1,200 ) (4,900 ) (2,000 ) Other
comprehensive income, net of tax 19,400 (25,800 ) 39,200
(17,400 ) Total comprehensive income $ 45,700
$ 3,400 $ 86,500 $ 25,800
Employers Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets As of
As of
June
30,
December 31, (in thousands, except share data)
2016
2015 Assets (unaudited) Available for sale: Fixed
maturity securities at fair value (amortized cost $2,205,500 at
June 30, 2016 and $2,221,100 at December 31, 2015) $ 2,326,500 $
2,288,500 Equity securities at fair value (cost $113,400 at June
30, 2016 and $137,500 at December 31, 2015) 181,400 198,700
Short-term investments at fair value (amortized cost $2,000 at June
30, 2016) 2,000 — Total investments 2,509,900
2,487,200 Cash and cash equivalents 128,200 56,600 Restricted cash
and cash equivalents 2,400 2,500 Accrued investment income 20,600
20,600 Premiums receivable (less bad debt allowance of $9,900 at
June 30, 2016 and $12,200 at December 31, 2015) 330,400 301,100
Reinsurance recoverable for: Paid losses 7,300 7,700 Unpaid losses
598,800 628,200 Deferred policy acquisition costs 48,400 44,300
Deferred income taxes, net 41,100 67,900 Property and equipment,
net 23,100 24,900 Intangible assets, net 8,400 8,500 Goodwill
36,200 36,200 Contingent commission receivable—LPT Agreement 31,100
29,200 Other assets 46,500 40,900 Total assets $
3,832,400 $ 3,755,800
Liabilities and
stockholders’ equity Claims and policy liabilities: Unpaid
losses and loss adjustment expenses $ 2,332,300 $ 2,347,500
Unearned premiums 336,100 308,900 Total claims and
policy liabilities 2,668,400 2,656,400 Commissions and premium
taxes payable 50,700 52,500 Accounts payable and accrued expenses
16,900 24,100 Deferred reinsurance gain—LPT Agreement 180,700
189,500 Notes payable 32,000 32,000 Other liabilities 38,400
40,500 Total liabilities $ 2,987,100 $ 2,995,000 Commitments
and contingencies Stockholders’ equity: Common stock, $0.01 par
value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 56,078,919 and 55,589,454
shares issued and 32,463,660 and 32,216,480 shares outstanding at
June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively $ 600 $ 600
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized;
none issued — — Additional paid-in capital 367,900 357,200 Retained
earnings 723,500 682,000 Accumulated other comprehensive income,
net 122,800 83,600 Treasury stock, at cost (23,615,259 shares at
June 30, 2016 and 23,372,974 shares at December 31, 2015) (369,500
) (362,600 ) Total stockholders’ equity 845,300 760,800
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 3,832,400
$ 3,755,800
Employers Holdings, Inc.
and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Six Months Ended June 30, (in
thousands)
2016 2015 Operating
activities (unaudited) Net income $ 47,300 $ 43,200 Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities: Depreciation and amortization 4,300 3,600 Stock-based
compensation 3,200 2,700 Amortization of premium on investments,
net 7,400 6,100 Allowance for doubtful accounts (2,300 ) 2,400
Deferred income tax expense 5,600 3,700 Realized gains on
investments, net (7,500 ) (3,100 ) Excess tax benefits from
stock-based compensation (1,300 ) (700 ) Other — 100 Change in
operating assets and liabilities: Premiums receivable (27,000 )
(21,200 ) Reinsurance recoverable for paid and unpaid losses 29,800
31,800 Federal income taxes 1,500 — Unpaid losses and loss
adjustment expenses (15,200 ) (15,200 ) Unearned premiums 27,200
30,600 Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
(9,200
) 8,300 Deferred reinsurance gain—LPT Agreement (8,800 ) (11,900 )
Contingent commission receivable—LPT Agreement (1,900 ) (2,800 )
Other (11,700 ) (14,900 ) Net cash provided by operating activities
41,400 62,700
Investing activities Purchase of fixed
maturity securities (196,400 ) (256,600 ) Purchase of equity
securities (34,900 ) (65,700 ) Proceeds from sale of fixed maturity
securities 111,700 50,700 Proceeds from sale of equity securities
65,600 16,300 Proceeds from maturities and redemptions of
investments 91,900 156,300 Capital expenditures (2,400 ) (5,600 )
Change in restricted cash and cash equivalents 100 4,200
Net cash provided by (used in)_investing activities 35,600
(100,400 )
Financing activities Acquisition of treasury
stock (6,900 ) — Cash transactions related to stock-based
compensation 6,200 2,400 Dividends paid to stockholders (5,900 )
(3,800 ) Payments on notes payable and capital leases (100 ) (300 )
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation 1,300 700
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (5,400 )
(1,000 ) Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
71,600 (38,700 ) Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the
period 56,600 103,600 Cash and cash equivalents at
the end of the period $ 128,200 $ 64,900
Glossary of Financial Measures and
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP
The Company uses the following measures to
evaluate its financial performance for the periods presented.
Certain measures are considered non-GAAP financial measures under
applicable SEC rules and include or exclude certain items not
ordinarily included or excluded in the most comparable GAAP
financial measures.
These non-GAAP financial measures exclude impacts related to the
LPT Agreement deferred reinsurance gain. The 1999 LPT Agreement was
a non-recurring transaction that does not result in ongoing cash
benefits and, consequently, the Company believes these non-GAAP
measures are useful in providing stockholders and management a
meaningful understanding of the Company's operating performance.
Some of these measures also exclude net realized gains, net of
taxes, and/or accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes,
and amortization of intangibles, net of taxes. Management believes
these are important indicators of how well the Company creates
value for its stockholders through its operating activities and
capital management. These measures, as defined, are helpful to
management in identifying trends in the Company's performance
because the items excluded have limited significance in current and
ongoing operations or can be impacted by both discretionary and
other economic factors and may not represent operating trends.
The Company strongly urges stockholders and other interested
persons not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate its
business. The non-GAAP measures are not a substitute for GAAP
measures and investors should be careful when comparing the
Company's non-GAAP financial measures to similarly titled measures
used by other companies. Other companies may calculate these
measures differently, and, therefore, these measures may not be
comparable. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to their
most directly comparable GAAP measures are provided in the
following discussion.
Net Income before impact of the LPT Agreement is net income less
(a) amortization of deferred reinsurance gain–LPT Agreement; (b)
adjustments to LPT Agreement ceded reserves; and (c) adjustments to
contingent commission receivable–LPT Agreement.
Operating income is net income before the impact of the LPT
excluding net realized gains on investments, net of taxes, and
amortization of intangibles, net of taxes.
Reconciliation of Net Income to Net Income Before Impact of
the LPT and Operating Income
Three Months Ended Six Months
Ended June 30, June 30, (in millions)
2016
2015 2016 2015 Net income $ 26.3
$ 29.2 $ 47.3 $ 43.2 Less: Impact of the LPT Agreement 7.6
11.6 10.7 14.8 Net income before impact of the
LPT 18.7 17.6 36.6 28.4 Less: Net realized gains on investments,
net of taxes 3.9 1.2 4.9 2.0 Plus: Amortization of intangibles, net
of taxes 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
Operating
income $ 14.9 $ 16.5 $
31.8 $ 26.6
Years Ended December 31, (in millions)
2015
2014 2013 Net income $ 94.4 $ 100.7 $
63.8 Less: Impact of the LPT Agreement 20.4
55.0 37.9 Net income before impact of the LPT 74.0 45.7 25.9
Less: Net realized gains on investments, net of taxes (7.0 ) 10.6
6.2 Plus: Amortization of intangibles, net of taxes 0.3
0.5 0.6
Operating income $
81.3 $ 35.6 $ 20.3
Reconciliation of Net Income per Share to Operating Income
per Share
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30, 2016
2015 2016 2015
Weighted average shares outstanding Basic 32,629,525
32,066,981 32,521,672 31,906,401 Diluted 33,044,099 32,507,496
32,953,524 32,483,230
Basic earnings per common share
Net income $ 0.81 $ 0.91 $ 1.45 $ 1.35 Less: Impact of the LPT
Agreement 0.24 0.36 0.32 0.46 Net
income before the impact of the LPT 0.57 0.55 1.13 0.89 Less: Net
realized gains on investments, net of taxes 0.11 0.04 0.15 0.07
Plus: Amortization of intangibles, net of taxes — —
— 0.01
Operating income per basic share
$ 0.46 $ 0.51 $ 0.98
$ 0.83 Diluted earnings per common
share Net income $ 0.80 $ 0.90 $ 1.44 $ 1.33 Less: Impact of
the LPT Agreement 0.23 0.36 0.33 0.46
Net income before the impact of the LPT 0.57 0.54 1.11 0.87 Less:
Net realized gains on investments, net of taxes 0.12 0.03 0.15 0.06
Plus: Amortization of intangibles, net of taxes — —
— 0.01
Operating income per diluted share
$ 0.45 $ 0.51 $ 0.96
$ 0.82
Deferred reinsurance gain–LPT Agreement (Deferred Gain) reflects
the unamortized gain from the LPT Agreement. Under GAAP, this gain
is deferred and amortized using the recovery method, whereby the
amortization is determined by the proportion of actual reinsurance
recoveries to total estimated recoveries, except for the contingent
profit commission, which is amortized through June 30, 2024. The
amortization is reflected in losses and LAE.
Stockholders' Equity Including the Deferred Gain is
stockholders' equity including the Deferred reinsurance gain–LPT
Agreement.
Average Stockholders' Equity Including the Deferred Gain is the
sum of stockholders' equity including the deferred gain at the
beginning and end of each of the periods presented divided by
two.
Average stockholders' equity is the sum of stockholders' equity
at the beginning and end of each of the periods presented divided
by two.
Adjusted stockholders' equity is stockholders' equity including
the Deferred Gain, less accumulated other comprehensive income,
net.
Average adjusted stockholders' equity is the average of
stockholders' equity including the deferred reinsurance gain-LPT
Agreement, less accumulated other comprehensive income, net, for
all quarters included in the calculation.
Book value per share is stockholders' equity including the
Deferred Gain divided by the number of common shares
outstanding.
Adjusted book value per share is adjusted stockholders' equity
divided by the number of common shares outstanding.
GAAP book value per share is stockholders' equity divided by the
number of common shares outstanding.
Reconciliation of Stockholders' Equity to Stockholders'
Equity Including the Deferred Gain and Adjusted Stockholders'
Equity
As of Years Ended June 30,
December 31, (in millions, except share data)
2016
2015 2015 2014
2013 Stockholders' equity $ 845.3 $ 714.5 $ 760.8 $ 686.8 $
568.7 Deferred reinsurance gain–LPT Agreement 180.7
195.1 189.5 207.0 249.1
Stockholders'
equity including the Deferred Gain 1,026.0 909.6
950.3 893.8 817.8 Less: Accumulated other
comprehensive income, net 122.8 89.5 83.6
106.9 90.4
Adjusted stockholders' equity
$ 903.2 $ 820.1 $ 866.7
$ 786.9 $ 727.4 Common shares
outstanding 32,463,660 32,036,774 32,216,480 31,493,828 31,299,930
Book value per share $ 31.60 $
28.39 $ 29.50 $ 28.38 $
26.13 Adjusted book value per share 27.82
25.60 26.90 24.99 23.24 GAAP book
value per share 26.04 22.30 23.62
21.81 18.17
Operating return on equity is the ratio of annualized operating
income to adjusted average stockholders' equity for the periods
presented.
Adjusted return on equity is the ratio of annualized net income
before the LPT to average stockholders' equity including the
Deferred Gain.
Return on equity is the ratio of annualized net income to
average stockholders' equity for the periods presented.
Reconciliation of Operating Return on Equity and Adjusted
Return on Equity to Return on Equity
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
Years Ended June 30, June 30,
December 31, (in millions, except for percentages)
2016 2015 2016 2015
2015 2014 Annualized operating income $ 59.6 $
66.0 $ 63.6 $ 53.2 Operating income $ 81.3 $ 35.6 Average adjusted
stockholders' equity 895.0 809.2
885.0
803.5 826.8 757.2
Operating return on equity 6.7 %
8.2 % 7.2 %
6.6 % 9.8 % 4.7
% Annualized net income before impact of the LPT $
74.8 $ 70.4 $ 73.2 $ 56.8 Net income before impact of the LPT $
74.0 $ 45.7 Average stockholders' equity including the Deferred
Gain 1,008.1 911.6
988.2
901.7 922.1 855.8
Adjusted return on equity 7.4 %
7.7 % 7.4 % 6.3
% 8.0 % 5.3 %
Annualized net income $ 105.2 $ 116.8 $ 94.6 $ 86.4 Net
income $ 94.4 $ 100.7 Average stockholders' equity 824.5
712.0
803.1
700.7 723.8 627.8
Return on equity 12.8 %
16.4 % 11.8 % 12.3
% 13.0 % 16.0 %
Calculation of Combined Ratio before the Impact of the LPT
Agreement and Reconciliation to Current Accident Period Combined
Ratio
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30, (in millions, except for
percentages)
2016 2015 2016
2015 (unaudited) Net premiums earned $ 176.9
$ 170.6 $ 349.5 $ 329.6
Losses and loss adjustment expenses 111.7
101.5 219.0 207.7
Loss &
LAE ratio 63.1 % 59.5 % 62.7 % 63.0
% Amortization of Deferred Gain related to losses $ 2.2 $
2.3 $ 4.8 $ 4.8 Amortization of Deferred Gain related to contingent
commission 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 LPT Reserve Adjustment 3.1 6.4 3.1 6.4
LPT Contingent Commission Adjustment 1.8 2.4
1.8 2.6
Loss & LAE before
impact of LPT $ 119.3 $ 113.1 $ 229.7 $
222.5 Impact of LPT 4.3 % 6.8 % 3.0 %
4.5 %
Loss & LAE ratio before impact of LPT
67.4 % 66.3 % 65.7 % 67.5 %
Commission expense $ 21.9 $ 22.9 $ 42.2 $ 41.6
Commission expense ratio 12.4 % 13.4 %
12.1 % 12.6 % Underwriting & other
operating expenses $ 33.6 $ 32.5 $ 69.9 $ 66.0
Underwriting & other operating expenses ratio
19.0 % 19.1 % 19.9 % 20.1 %
Total expenses $ 167.2 $ 156.9 $ 331.1 $ 315.3
Combined ratio 94.5 % 92.0 %
94.7 % 95.7 % Total expense before impact of the LPT
$ 174.8 $ 168.5 $ 341.8 $ 330.1
Combined ratio before the impact of the LPT
98.8 % 98.8 % 97.8
% 100.2 % Reconciliations to
Current Accident Period Combined Ratio: Losses & LAE before
impact of LPT $ 119.3 $ 113.1 $ 229.7 $ 222.5 Plus: Favorable
(unfavorable) prior period reserve development 2.0
0.3 2.3 (1.4 )
Accident
period losses & LAE before impact of LPT $ 121.3 $
113.4 $ 232.0 $ 221.1 Losses & LAE
ratio before impact of LPT 67.4 % 66.3 % 65.7 % 67.5 % Plus:
Favorable (unfavorable) prior period reserve development ratio
1.2 0.2 0.7 (0.4 )
Accident period losses & LAE ratio before impact of LPT
68.6 % 66.5 % 66.4 % 67.1 %
Combined ratio before impact of the LPT 98.8 % 98.8 % 97.8 % 100.2
% Plus: Favorable (unfavorable) prior period reserve development
ratio 1.2 0.2 0.7
(0.4 )
Accident period combined ratio before impact of LPT
100.0 % 99.0 %
98.5 % 99.8 %
Gross Premiums Written. Gross premiums written is the sum of
both direct premiums written and assumed premiums written before
the effect of ceded reinsurance. Direct premiums written represents
the premiums on all policies the Company's insurance subsidiaries
have issued during the year. Assumed premiums written represents
the premiums that the insurance subsidiaries have received from an
authorized state-mandated pool.
Net Premiums Written. Net premiums written is the sum of direct
premiums written and assumed premiums written less ceded premiums
written. Ceded premiums written is the portion of direct premiums
written that are ceded to reinsurers under reinsurance contracts.
The Company uses net premiums written, primarily in relation to
gross premiums written, to measure the amount of business retained
after cession to reinsurers.
Losses and LAE before impact of the LPT Agreement. Losses and
LAE less (a) amortization of Deferred Gain; (b) adjustments to LPT
Agreement ceded reserves; and (c) adjustments to contingent
commission receivable–LPT Agreement.
Losses and LAE Ratio. The losses and LAE ratio is a measure of
underwriting profitability. Expressed as a percentage, it is the
ratio of losses and LAE to net premiums earned.
Commission Expense Ratio. The commission expense ratio is the
ratio (expressed as a percentage) of commission expense to net
premiums earned.
Underwriting and Other Operating Expense Ratio. The underwriting
and other operating expense ratio is the ratio (expressed as a
percentage) of underwriting and other operating expense to net
premiums earned.
Combined Ratio. The combined ratio represents a summary
percentage of claims and expenses to net premiums earned. The
combined ratio is the sum of the losses and LAE ratio, the
commission expense ratio, and the underwriting and other operating
expense ratio.
Combined Ratio before impacts of the LPT Agreement. Combined
ratio before impacts of LPT is the GAAP combined ratio before (a)
amortization of deferred reinsurance gain–LPT Agreement; (b)
adjustments to LPT Agreement ceded reserves; and (c) adjustments to
contingent commission receivable–LPT Agreement.
Book value per share. Equity including Deferred Gain divided by
number of shares outstanding.
Net rate. Net rate, defined as total premium in-force divided by
total insured payroll exposure, is a function of a variety of
factors, including rate changes, underwriting risk profiles and
pricing, and changes in business mix related to economic and
competitive pressures.
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Employers Holdings, Inc.Media:Ty Vukelich,
775-327-2677tvukelich@employers.comorAnalysts:Vicki Erickson Mills,
775-327-2794vericksonmills@employers.com
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