Global Indemnity Limited Reports First Quarter 2019 Financial Results
May 03 2019 - 6:55AM
Global Indemnity Limited (NASDAQ:GBLI) today reported net income
for the three months ended March 31, 2019 of $19.6 million or $1.37
per share, an increase of $13.9 million or 244%, compared to the
same period in 2018. Gross Premiums Written increased by 14.5% to
$142.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, from
$124.2 million for the same period in 2018. The combined ratio was
88.5%, a 5.1 point improvement over the same period in 2018.
Book value per share increased by 6.0% (net of Company dividends of
$0.25 per share to shareholders) during the quarter, from $44.21
per share at December 31, 2018 to $46.86 per share at March 31,
2019.
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Selected Operating and Balance Sheet
Information |
(Dollars in millions, except per share data) |
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For the Three MonthsEnded
March 31, |
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As ofMarch 31, |
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As ofDecember
31, |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Premiums
Written |
$ |
142.2 |
|
|
$ |
124.2 |
|
Book value
per share |
$ |
46.86 |
|
$ |
44.21 |
Net Premiums Written |
$ |
123.4 |
|
|
$ |
107.9 |
|
Shareholders’ equity |
$ |
667.7 |
|
$ |
629.1 |
|
|
|
|
Cash and
invested assets (1) |
$ |
1,518.4 |
|
$ |
1,510.2 |
Net income |
$ |
19.6 |
|
|
$ |
5.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per share |
$ |
1.37 |
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|
$ |
0.40 |
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(1) Including receivable/(payable) for securities
sold/(purchased) |
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Combined ratio
analysis: |
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|
|
|
|
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Loss
ratio |
|
47.8 |
% |
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|
51.9 |
% |
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|
|
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Expense
ratio |
|
40.7 |
% |
|
|
41.7 |
% |
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|
|
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Combined
ratio |
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88.5 |
% |
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|
93.6 |
% |
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About Global Indemnity Limited and its
subsidiaries
Global Indemnity Limited (NASDAQ:GBLI), through its several
direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiary insurance and
reinsurance companies, provides both admitted and non-admitted
specialty property and specialty casualty insurance coverages and
individual policyholder coverages in the United States, as well as
reinsurance worldwide. Global Indemnity Limited’s four
primary segments are:
- United States Based Commercial Specialty
- United States Based Specialty Property
- United States Based Farm, Ranch, & Stable
- Bermuda Based Reinsurance
The Company’s Commercial Specialty segment was
formerly known as Commercial Lines. During the 1st quarter of 2019,
the Company re-evaluated its Personal Lines segment and determined
that Personal Lines should be bifurcated into two reportable
segments: Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable.
For more information, visit the Global
Indemnity Limited’s website at http://www.globalindemnity.ky.
Forward-Looking Information
The forward-looking statements contained in this press release
[1] do not address a number of risks and uncertainties.
Investors are cautioned that Global Indemnity’s actual results may
be materially different from the estimates expressed in, or
implied, or projected by, the forward looking statements. These
statements are based on estimates and information available to us
at the time of this press release. All forward-looking statements
in this press release are based on information available to Global
Indemnity as of the date hereof. Please see Global Indemnity’s
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a
discussion of risks and uncertainties which could impact the
company and for a more detailed explication regarding
forward-looking statements. Global Indemnity does not assume any
obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to
reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the
date on which they were made.
[1] Disseminated pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions
of Section 21E of the Security Exchange Act of 1934.
Global Indemnity Limited’s Combined Ratio for
the Three Months Ended March 31,
2019 and 2018
For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company recorded
a combined ratio of 88.5% compared to 93.6% for the three months
ended March 31,
2018. The
results for the three months ended March 31, 2019 include $7.9
million in favorable development of prior year loss reserves,
compared to $5.9 million in favorable development of prior year
loss reserves for the three months ended March 31, 2018.
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Global Indemnity Limited’s Gross and Net
Premiums Written Results by Segment for the Three Months
Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 |
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|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
Gross Premiums
Written |
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Net Premiums
Written |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
%Change |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
%Change |
Commercial Specialty |
$ |
64,213 |
|
$ |
53,773 |
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19.4 |
% |
|
$ |
55,170 |
|
$ |
48,306 |
|
14.2 |
% |
Specialty Property |
|
39,674 |
|
|
41,344 |
|
(4.0 |
%) |
|
|
33,212 |
|
|
33,010 |
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0.6 |
% |
Farm, Ranch, &
Stable |
|
20,765 |
|
|
18,821 |
|
10.3 |
% |
|
|
17,492 |
|
|
16,245 |
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7.7 |
% |
Reinsurance |
|
17,549 |
|
|
10,309 |
|
70.2 |
% |
|
|
17,542 |
|
|
10,309 |
|
70.2 |
% |
Total |
$ |
142,201 |
|
$ |
124,247 |
|
14.5 |
% |
|
$ |
123,416 |
|
$ |
107,870 |
|
14.4 |
% |
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Note: Tables Follow
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GLOBAL INDEMNITY LIMITED |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
(Unaudited) |
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data) |
|
|
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
|
|
|
Gross premiums
written |
$ |
142,201 |
|
|
$ |
124,247 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net premiums written |
$ |
123,416 |
|
|
$ |
107,870 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net premiums earned |
$ |
122,089 |
|
|
$ |
108,002 |
|
Net investment income |
|
7,219 |
|
|
|
11,404 |
|
Net realized investment
gains (losses) |
|
10,390 |
|
|
|
(316 |
) |
Other income |
|
488 |
|
|
|
554 |
|
Total revenues |
|
140,186 |
|
|
|
119,644 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net losses and loss
adjustment expenses |
|
58,321 |
|
|
|
56,072 |
|
Acquisition costs and
other underwriting expenses |
|
49,743 |
|
|
|
45,003 |
|
Corporate and other
operating expenses |
|
3,205 |
|
|
|
9,260 |
|
Interest expense |
|
5,023 |
|
|
|
4,861 |
|
Income before income taxes |
|
23,894 |
|
|
|
4,448 |
|
Income tax expense
(benefit) |
|
4,294 |
|
|
|
(1,253 |
) |
Net income |
$ |
19,600 |
|
|
$ |
5,701 |
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding–basic |
|
14,154 |
|
|
|
14,055 |
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding–diluted |
|
14,315 |
|
|
|
14,286 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per
share – basic |
$ |
1.38 |
|
|
$ |
0.41 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per
share – diluted |
$ |
1.37 |
|
|
$ |
0.40 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends
declared per share |
$ |
0.25 |
|
|
$ |
0.25 |
|
|
|
|
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Combined ratio
analysis: (1) |
|
|
|
Loss ratio |
|
47.8 |
% |
|
|
51.9 |
% |
Expense ratio |
|
40.7 |
% |
|
|
41.7 |
% |
Combined ratio |
|
88.5 |
% |
|
|
93.6 |
% |
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(1) The
loss ratio, expense ratio and combined ratio are GAAP financial
measures that are generally viewed in the insurance industry as
indicators of underwriting profitability. The loss ratio is the
ratio of net losses and loss adjustment expenses to net premiums
earned. The expense ratio is the ratio of acquisition costs and
other underwriting expenses to net premiums earned. The combined
ratio is the sum of the loss and expense ratios. |
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|
GLOBAL INDEMNITY LIMITED |
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
ASSETS |
(Unaudited)March 31,
2019 |
|
December 31, 2018 |
Fixed
Maturities: |
|
|
|
Available for sale
securities, at fair value(amortized cost: 2019 - $1,291,128 and
2018 - $1,257,830) |
$ |
1,294,555 |
|
|
$ |
1,235,155 |
|
Equity
securities, at fair value |
|
142,534 |
|
|
|
124,747 |
|
Other invested
assets |
|
48,705 |
|
|
|
50,753 |
|
Total investments |
|
1,485,794 |
|
|
|
1,410,655 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents |
|
37,874 |
|
|
|
99,497 |
|
Premiums
receivable, net |
|
92,477 |
|
|
|
87,679 |
|
Reinsurance
receivables, net |
|
102,346 |
|
|
|
114,418 |
|
Funds held by
ceding insurers |
|
44,902 |
|
|
|
49,206 |
|
Federal income
taxes receivable |
|
11,069 |
|
|
|
10,866 |
|
Receivable for
securities sold |
|
- |
|
|
|
15 |
|
Deferred
federal income taxes |
|
40,943 |
|
|
|
48,589 |
|
Deferred
acquisition costs |
|
62,854 |
|
|
|
61,676 |
|
Intangible
assets |
|
21,888 |
|
|
|
22,020 |
|
Goodwill |
|
6,521 |
|
|
|
6,521 |
|
Prepaid
reinsurance premiums |
|
19,041 |
|
|
|
20,594 |
|
Other
assets |
|
59,199 |
|
|
|
28,530 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
1,984,908 |
|
|
$ |
1,960,266 |
|
|
|
|
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
Unpaid losses
and loss adjustment expenses |
$ |
645,959 |
|
|
$ |
680,031 |
|
Unearned
premiums |
|
281,684 |
|
|
|
281,912 |
|
Ceded balances
payable |
|
14,573 |
|
|
|
14,994 |
|
Payables for
securities purchased |
|
5,252 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Contingent
commissions |
|
7,170 |
|
|
|
10,636 |
|
Debt |
|
294,581 |
|
|
|
288,565 |
|
Other
liabilities |
|
68,034 |
|
|
|
55,069 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
1,317,253 |
|
|
|
1,331,207 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
Ordinary
shares, $0.0001 par value, 900,000,000 ordinary shares authorized;
A ordinary shares issued:10,223,976 and 10,171,954, respectively; A
ordinary shares outstanding: 10,113,527 and 10,095,312,
respectively; B ordinary shares issued and outstanding: 4,133,366
and 4,133,366, respectively |
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Additional
paid-in capital (1) |
|
438,783 |
|
|
|
438,182 |
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes |
|
1,669 |
|
|
|
(21,231 |
) |
Retained
earnings (1) |
|
231,176 |
|
|
|
215,132 |
|
A ordinary
shares in treasury, at cost: 110,449 and 76,642 shares,
respectively |
|
(3,975 |
) |
|
|
(3,026 |
) |
Total shareholders’ equity |
|
667,655 |
|
|
|
629,059 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
$ |
1,984,908 |
|
|
$ |
1,960,266 |
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|
(1) The Company historically repurchased and redeemed
20.2 million shares for a total of $488 million. These share
repurchases and redemptions are reflected through a $488 million
reduction of the Company’s additional paid-in capital and retained
earnings as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. Retained
earnings are also net of $18 million and $14 million of cumulative
historic Company dividends to shareholders as of March 31, 2019 and
December 31, 2018, respectively. |
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GLOBAL INDEMNITY LIMITED |
SELECTED INVESTMENT DATA |
(Dollars in millions) |
|
|
Market Value as of |
|
(Unaudited) March 31,
2019 |
|
December 31, 2018 |
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities |
$ |
1,294.6 |
|
|
$ |
1,235.2 |
Cash and cash
equivalents |
|
37.9 |
|
|
|
99.5 |
Total bonds
and cash and cash equivalents |
|
1,332.5 |
|
|
|
1,334.7 |
Equities and other
invested assets |
|
191.2 |
|
|
|
175.5 |
Total cash
and invested assets, gross |
|
1,523.7 |
|
|
|
1,510.2 |
Payable for securities
purchased |
|
(5.3 |
) |
|
|
- |
Total cash
and invested assets, net |
$ |
1,518.4 |
|
|
$ |
1,510.2 |
|
|
|
Total Investment Return
(1)For the Three Months Ended March
31, (unaudited) |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
|
|
|
Net investment
income |
$ |
7.2 |
|
|
$ |
11.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized investment
gains |
|
10.4 |
|
|
|
(0.3 |
) |
Net unrealized investment
gains |
|
26.3 |
|
|
|
(17.6 |
) |
Net realized and
unrealized investment gains |
|
36.7 |
|
|
|
(17.9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Total net
investment income and gains |
$ |
43.9 |
|
|
$ |
(6.5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Average total cash and invested
assets |
$ |
1,514.3 |
|
|
$ |
1,538.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total quarterly investment return
% |
|
2.9 |
% |
|
|
(0.4 |
%) |
|
(1) Amounts in this table are
shown on a pre-tax basis. |
Contact: |
Media |
|
Stephen W. Ries |
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Senior Corporate Counsel |
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(610) 668-3270 |
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sries@global-indemnity.com |
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