Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: ACGL) announces its 2020 fourth
quarter results. The results included:
- Net income available to Arch common shareholders of $533.1
million, or $1.30 per share, a 17.8% annualized return on average
common equity, compared to $316.0 million, or $0.76 per share, for
the 2019 fourth quarter;
- After-tax operating income available to Arch common
shareholders(1) of $230.4 million, or $0.56 per share, a 7.7%
annualized return on average common equity, compared to $308.4
million, or $0.74 per share, for the 2019 fourth quarter;
- Pre-tax current accident year catastrophic losses for the
Company’s insurance and reinsurance segments, net of reinsurance
and reinstatement premiums(1) of $156.4 million, including $0.4
million of COVID-19 related losses;
- Favorable development in prior year loss reserves, net of
related adjustments(1) of $49.8 million;
- Combined ratio excluding catastrophic activity and prior year
development(1) of 80.2%, compared to 81.4% for the 2019 fourth
quarter;
- The percentage of loans in default on U.S. primary mortgage
business was 4.19% at December 31, 2020, compared to 4.69% at
September 30, 2020;
- Total return on investments(1) of 2.46%;
- Book value per common share of $30.31 at December 31, 2020, a
5.4% increase from September 30, 2020 and a 14.7% increase from
December 31, 2019.
All earnings per share amounts discussed in this release are on
a diluted basis. The following table summarizes the Company’s
underwriting results, both (i) on a consolidated basis and (ii) on
a consolidated basis excluding the ‘other’ segment (i.e., results
of Watford):
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
Consolidated
Consolidated Excluding ‘Other’
Segment (1)
Three Months Ended December
31,
Three Months Ended December
31,
2020
2019
% Change
2020
2019
% Change
Gross premiums written
$
2,256,514
$
1,942,151
16.2
$
2,170,831
$
1,842,071
17.8
Net premiums written
1,758,015
1,455,453
20.8
1,660,298
1,343,100
23.6
Net premiums earned
1,811,045
1,515,882
19.5
1,668,299
1,382,437
20.7
Underwriting income
220,987
251,421
(12.1
)
229,542
288,672
(20.5
)
Underwriting Ratios
% Point Change
% Point Change
Loss ratio
62.3
%
55.7
%
6.6
61.0
%
51.4
%
9.6
Underwriting expense ratio
26.0
%
28.1
%
(2.1
)
25.6
%
28.2
%
(2.6
)
Combined ratio
88.3
%
83.8
%
4.5
86.6
%
79.6
%
7.0
Combined ratio excluding catastrophic
activity and prior year development (1)
80.2
%
81.4
%
(1.2
)
(1)
Presentation represents a
“non-GAAP” financial measure as defined in Regulation G. Such
presentation excludes the results of Watford Holdings Ltd.
(“Watford”). Pursuant to GAAP, the Company consolidates the results
of Watford in its financial statements, although it only owns
approximately 13% of Watford’s outstanding common equity as of
December 31, 2020. See ‘Comments on Regulation G’ for further
details.
The following table summarizes the Company’s consolidated
financial data, including a reconciliation of net income or loss
available to Arch common shareholders to after-tax operating income
or loss available to Arch common shareholders and related diluted
per share results:
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except share
data)
Three Months Ended
Year Ended
December 31,
December 31,
2020
2019
2020
2019
Net income available to Arch common
shareholders
$
533,141
$
315,981
$
1,363,909
$
1,594,707
Net realized (gains) losses
(297,801
)
(32,966
)
(814,808
)
(349,848
)
Equity in net (income) loss of investment
funds accounted for using the equity method
(89,286
)
(27,139
)
(146,693
)
(123,672
)
Net foreign exchange (gains) losses
63,588
39,832
80,591
10,732
Transaction costs and other
4,718
9,081
9,964
14,444
Income tax expense (benefit) (1)
16,057
3,568
64,145
16,276
After-tax operating income available to
Arch common shareholders
$
230,417
$
308,357
$
557,108
$
1,162,639
Diluted per common share results:
Net income available to Arch common
shareholders
$
1.30
$
0.76
$
3.32
$
3.87
Net realized (gains) losses
(0.72
)
(0.08
)
(1.98
)
(0.86
)
Equity in net (income) loss of investment
funds accounted for using the equity method
(0.22
)
(0.07
)
(0.36
)
(0.30
)
Net foreign exchange (gains) losses
0.15
0.10
0.20
0.03
Transaction costs and other
0.01
0.02
0.02
0.04
Income tax expense (benefit) (1)
0.04
0.01
0.16
0.04
After-tax operating income available to
Arch common shareholders
$
0.56
$
0.74
$
1.36
$
2.82
Weighted average common shares and common
share equivalents outstanding — diluted
410,281,852
414,124,920
410,259,455
411,609,478
Beginning common shareholders’ equity
$
11,671,997
$
10,378,096
$
10,717,371
$
8,659,827
Ending common shareholders’ equity
12,325,886
10,717,371
12,325,886
10,717,371
Average common shareholders’ equity
$
11,998,942
$
10,547,734
$
11,521,629
$
9,688,599
Annualized return on average common
equity
17.8
%
12.0
%
11.8
%
16.5
%
Annualized operating return on average
common equity
7.7
%
11.7
%
4.8
%
12.0
%
(1)
Income tax expense (benefit) on
net realized gains or losses, equity in net income (loss) of
investment funds accounted for using the equity method, net foreign
exchange gains or losses and transaction costs and other reflects
the relative mix reported by jurisdiction and the varying tax rates
in each jurisdiction.
Each line item in the table above reflects the impact of the
Company’s ownership of Watford’s outstanding common equity. See
‘Comments on Regulation G’ for a discussion of non-GAAP financial
measures.
Segment Information _____________________
The following section provides analysis on the Company’s 2020
fourth quarter performance by operating segment. For additional
details regarding the Company’s operating segments, please refer to
the Company’s Financial Supplement dated December 31, 2020. The
Company’s segment information includes the use of underwriting
income (loss) and a combined ratio excluding catastrophic activity
and prior year development. Such items are non-GAAP financial
measures (see ‘Comments on Regulation G’ for further details).
Insurance Segment
Three Months Ended December
31,
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
2020
2019
% Change
Gross premiums written
$
1,244,227
$
1,040,240
19.6
Net premiums written
837,737
688,724
21.6
Net premiums earned
748,438
645,797
15.9
Underwriting income (loss)
$
(12,644
)
$
(13,881
)
8.9
Underwriting Ratios
% Point Change
Loss ratio
72.4
%
69.2
%
3.2
Underwriting expense ratio
29.3
%
32.9
%
(3.6
)
Combined ratio
101.7
%
102.1
%
(0.4
)
Catastrophic activity and prior year
development:
Current accident year catastrophic events,
net of reinsurance and reinstatement premiums
8.3
%
0.9
%
7.4
Net (favorable) adverse development in
prior year loss reserves, net of related adjustments
(0.2
)%
(0.4
)%
0.2
Combined ratio excluding catastrophic
activity and prior year development (1)
93.6
%
101.6
%
(8.0
)
(1)
See ‘Comments on Regulation G’
for further discussion
Gross premiums written by the insurance segment in the 2020
fourth quarter were 19.6% higher than in the 2019 fourth quarter
while net premiums written were 21.6% higher than in the 2019
fourth quarter. The higher level of net premiums written reflected
increases across most lines of business, due in part to rate
increases, new business opportunities and growth in existing
accounts, partially offset by a decrease in travel business,
reflecting the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Net
premiums earned in the 2020 fourth quarter were 15.9% higher than
in the 2019 fourth quarter, and reflect changes in net premiums
written over the previous five quarters.
The 2020 fourth quarter loss ratio reflected 8.3 points of
current year catastrophic activity, including Hurricanes Delta and
Zeta, other minor global fourth quarter events, and revisions to
estimates for natural catastrophe events that occurred earlier in
2020. The corresponding impact on the 2019 fourth quarter results
was 0.9 points. Estimated net favorable development of prior year
loss reserves, before related adjustments, reduced the loss ratio
by 0.3 points in the 2020 fourth quarter, compared to 0.7 points in
the 2019 fourth quarter. The 2020 fourth quarter loss ratio also
reflected the effect of rate increases, changes in mix of business
and a lower level of attritional losses compared to the 2019 fourth
quarter.
The underwriting expense ratio was 29.3% in the 2020 fourth
quarter, compared to 32.9% in the 2019 fourth quarter, with the
decrease primarily due to growth in net premiums earned.
Reinsurance Segment
Three Months Ended December
31,
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
2020
2019
% Change
Gross premiums written
$
537,912
$
432,249
24.4
Net premiums written
490,894
338,869
44.9
Net premiums earned
584,074
388,985
50.2
Other underwriting income (loss)
2,687
2,051
31.0
Underwriting income (loss)
$
53,315
$
26,039
104.8
Underwriting Ratios
% Point Change
Loss ratio
67.2
%
66.9
%
0.3
Underwriting expense ratio
24.1
%
26.9
%
(2.8
)
Combined ratio
91.3
%
93.8
%
(2.5
)
Catastrophic activity and prior year
development:
Current accident year catastrophic events,
net of reinsurance and reinstatement premiums
16.1
%
6.4
%
9.7
Net (favorable) adverse development in
prior year loss reserves, net of related adjustments
(6.9
)%
(4.9
)%
(2.0
)
Combined ratio excluding catastrophic
activity and prior year development (1)
82.1
%
92.3
%
(10.2
)
(1)
See ‘Comments on Regulation G’
for further discussion.
Gross premiums written by the reinsurance segment in the 2020
fourth quarter were 24.4% higher than in the 2019 fourth quarter,
while net premiums written were 44.9% higher than 2019 fourth
quarter. The comparison of gross premiums written in the 2020
fourth quarter was affected by a non recurring adjustment. Absent
this item, gross premiums written would have been higher than in
the 2019 fourth quarter by 40.6%. The growth in net premiums
written reflected increases in most lines of business, mainly due
to rate increases and new business. Net premiums earned by the
reinsurance segment in the 2020 fourth quarter were 50.2% higher
than in the 2019 fourth quarter, and reflect changes in net
premiums written over the previous five quarters.
The 2020 fourth quarter loss ratio reflected 16.2 points of
current year catastrophic activity, including Hurricanes Delta and
Zeta, other minor global fourth quarter events, and revisions to
estimates for natural catastrophe events that occurred earlier in
2020. The corresponding impact on the 2019 fourth quarter results
was 6.9 points. Estimated net favorable development of prior year
loss reserves, before related adjustments, reduced the loss ratio
by 6.9 points in the 2020 fourth quarter, compared to 5.2 points in
the 2019 fourth quarter. The 2020 fourth quarter loss ratio also
reflected the effect of rate increases, changes in the mix of
business and a lower level of attritional losses compared to the
2019 fourth quarter.
The underwriting expense ratio was 24.1% in the 2020 fourth
quarter, compared to 26.9% in the 2019 fourth quarter, with the
decrease primarily due to growth in net premiums earned.
Mortgage Segment
Three Months Ended December
31,
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
2020
2019
% Change
Gross premiums written
$
389,662
$
370,658
5.1
Net premiums written
331,667
315,507
5.1
Net premiums earned
335,787
347,655
(3.4
)
Other underwriting income
4,667
4,138
12.8
Underwriting income
$
188,871
$
276,514
(31.7
)
Underwriting Ratios
% Point Change
Loss ratio
24.9
%
0.9
%
24.0
Underwriting expense ratio
20.2
%
20.7
%
(0.5
)
Combined ratio
45.1
%
21.6
%
23.5
Prior year development:
Net (favorable) adverse development in
prior year loss reserves, net of related adjustments
(2.4
)%
(9.4
)%
7.0
Combined ratio excluding prior year
development (1)
47.5
%
31.0
%
16.5
(1)
See ‘Comments on Regulation G’
for further discussion.
Gross and net premiums written by the mortgage segment in the
2020 fourth quarter were 5.1% higher than in the 2019 fourth
quarter, primarily reflecting growth in Australian single premium
mortgage insurance, partially offset by a lower level of U.S.
primary mortgage insurance in force on monthly premium policies.
Net premiums earned in the 2020 fourth quarter were 3.4% lower than
in the 2019 fourth quarter, reflecting the decrease in U.S. primary
mortgage insurance in force, partially offset by an increase in
earnings from single premium policy terminations.
U.S. primary mortgage insurance business generated $38.0 billion
of new insurance written (“NIW”) in the 2020 fourth quarter,
compared to $24.1 billion in the 2019 fourth quarter, with the
growth primarily reflecting the significant increase in mortgage
originations in the market. Monthly premium policies contributed
93.8% of NIW in the 2020 fourth quarter, compared to 94.4% in the
2019 fourth quarter.
The 2020 fourth quarter loss ratio reflected elevated
delinquency rates compared to the 2019 fourth quarter, primarily
due to financial stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The
percentage of loans in default on U.S. primary mortgage insurance
business was 4.19% at December 31, 2020, compared to 4.69% at
September 30, 2020 and 1.54% at December 31, 2019. Estimated net
favorable development in prior year loss reserves, before related
adjustments, reduced the 2020 fourth quarter loss ratio by 2.4
points, compared to 9.4 points in the 2019 fourth quarter.
Corporate and Non-Underwriting
Corporate and non-underwriting results include net investment
income, other income (loss), corporate expenses, transaction costs
and other, amortization of intangible assets, interest expense,
items related to the Company’s non-cumulative preferred shares, net
realized gains or losses (which includes changes in the allowance
for credit losses on financial assets and 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 income taxes. Such amounts exclude the results
of the ‘other’ segment.
Pre-tax net investment income for the 2020 fourth quarter was
$0.21 per share, or $88.0 million, compared to $0.29 per share, or
$119.9 million, for the 2019 fourth quarter. The annualized pre-tax
investment income yield was 1.45% for the 2020 fourth quarter,
compared to 2.36% for the 2019 fourth quarter, with the decrease
primarily due to lower yields available in the financial markets.
Total return, a non-GAAP measure, was 2.46% for the 2020 fourth
quarter, compared to 1.07% for the 2019 fourth quarter. See
‘Comments on Regulation G’ for a discussion of non-GAAP financial
measures.
Interest expense for the 2020 fourth quarter was $33.6 million,
compared to $23.6 million for the 2019 fourth quarter. The higher
level of interest expense mainly resulted from the issuance of $1.0
billion of 3.635% senior notes in June 2020.
On a pre-tax basis, net foreign exchange losses for the 2020
fourth quarter were $62.3 million, compared to net foreign exchange
losses for the 2019 fourth quarter of $38.0 million. For both
periods, such amounts were primarily unrealized and resulted 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.
Although the Company generally attempts to match the currency of
its projected liabilities with investments in the same currencies,
the Company may elect to over or underweight one or more currencies
from time to time, which could increase the Company’s exposure to
foreign currency fluctuations and increase the volatility of the
Company’s shareholders’ equity.
The Company’s effective tax rate on income before income taxes
was 5.8% for the 2020 fourth quarter and 7.4% for the year ended
December 31, 2020, compared to 7.7% for the 2019 fourth quarter and
8.7% for the year ended December 31, 2019. The Company’s effective
tax rate on pre-tax operating income available to Arch common
shareholders was 6.8% for the 2020 fourth quarter, compared to 6.9%
for the 2019 fourth quarter. The Company’s effective tax rate may
fluctuate from period to period based upon the relative mix of
income or loss reported by jurisdiction, the level of catastrophic
loss activity incurred, and the varying tax rates in each
jurisdiction.
Conference Call
__________________________________________
The Company will hold a conference call for investors and
analysts at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on February 10, 2021. A live
webcast of this call will be available via the Investors section of
the Company’s website at http://www.archcapgroup.com. A telephone replay of
the conference call also will be available beginning on February
10, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time until February 17, 2021 at
midnight Eastern Time. To access the replay, domestic callers
should dial 855-859-2056, and international callers should dial
404-537-3406 (passcode 7989358 for all callers).
Please refer to the Company’s Financial Supplement dated
December 31, 2020, which is available via the Investors section of
the Company’s website at http://www.archcapgroup.com. 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 for additional information
regarding the Company.
Arch Capital Group Ltd., a Bermuda-based company with
approximately $15.8 billion in capital at December 31, 2020,
provides insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance on a
worldwide basis through its wholly owned subsidiaries.
Comments 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 and that investors and such other persons benefit from
having a consistent basis for comparison between quarters and for
comparison with other companies within the industry. These measures
may not, however, be comparable to similarly titled measures used
by companies outside of the insurance industry. Investors are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these non-GAAP financial
measures in assessing the Company’s overall financial
performance.
This presentation includes the use of “after-tax operating
income or loss available to Arch common shareholders,” which is
defined as net income available to Arch common shareholders,
excluding net realized gains or losses (which includes changes in
the allowance for credit losses on financial assets and 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 transaction costs and other,
net of income taxes, and the use of annualized operating return on
average common equity. The presentation of after-tax operating
income available to Arch common shareholders and annualized
operating return on average common equity are non-GAAP financial
measures as defined in Regulation G. The reconciliation of such
measures to net income available to Arch common shareholders and
annualized return on average common equity (the most directly
comparable GAAP financial measures) in accordance with Regulation G
is included on page 2 of this release.
The Company believes that net realized gains or losses, equity
in net income or loss of investment funds accounted for using the
equity method, net foreign exchange gains or losses and transaction
costs and other 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, 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 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,
changes in the allowance for credit losses and 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. Transaction costs
and other include advisory, financing, legal, severance, incentive
compensation and other costs related to acquisitions and Watford’s
non-recurring listing expenses. The Company believes that
transaction costs and other, due to their non-recurring nature, are
not indicative of the performance of, or trends in, the Company’s
business performance. Due to these reasons, the Company excludes
net realized gains or losses, equity in net income or loss of
investment funds accounted for using the equity method, net foreign
exchange gains or losses and transaction costs and other from the
calculation of after-tax operating income or loss available to Arch
common shareholders.
The Company believes that showing net income available to Arch
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 Arch 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.
The Company’s segment information includes the presentation of
consolidated underwriting income or loss and a subtotal of
underwriting income or loss before the contribution from the
‘other’ segment. Such measures represent the pre-tax profitability
of its underwriting operations and include net premiums earned plus
other underwriting income, less losses and loss adjustment
expenses, acquisition expenses and other operating expenses. Other
operating expenses include those operating expenses that are
incremental and/or directly attributable to the Company’s
individual underwriting operations. Underwriting income or loss
does not incorporate items included in the Company’s corporate
(non-underwriting) segment. While these measures are presented in
the Segment Information footnote to the Company’s Consolidated
Financial Statements, they are considered non-GAAP financial
measures when presented elsewhere on a consolidated basis. The
reconciliations of underwriting income or loss to income before
income taxes (the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure)
on a consolidated basis and a subtotal before the contribution from
the ‘other’ segment, in accordance with Regulation G, is shown on
the following pages.
Management measures segment performance for its three
underwriting segments based on underwriting income or loss. The
Company does not manage its assets by underwriting segment and,
accordingly, investment income and other non-underwriting related
items are not allocated to each underwriting segment. As noted
earlier, the ‘other’ segment includes the results of Watford.
Watford has its own management and board of directors that is
responsible for its own results and profitability. For the ‘other’
segment, performance is measured based on net income or loss. The
Company does not guarantee or provide credit support for Watford,
and the Company’s financial exposure to Watford is limited to its
investment in Watford’s senior notes, common and preferred shares
and counterparty credit risk (mitigated by collateral) arising from
reinsurance transactions.
Along with consolidated underwriting income, the Company
provides a subtotal of underwriting income or loss before the
contribution from the ‘other’ segment and believes that this
presentation enables investors and other users of the Company’s
financial information to analyze the Company’s underwriting
performance in a manner similar to how the Company’s management
analyzes performance.
In addition, the Company’s segment information includes the use
of a combined ratio excluding catastrophic activity and prior year
development, for the insurance and reinsurance segments, and a
combined ratio excluding prior year development, for the mortgage
segment. These ratios are non-GAAP financial measures as defined in
Regulation G. The reconciliation of such measures to the combined
ratio (the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure) in
accordance with Regulation G are shown on the individual segment
pages. The Company’s management utilizes the adjusted combined
ratios excluding current accident year catastrophic events and
favorable or adverse development in prior year loss reserves in its
analysis of the underwriting performance of each of its
underwriting segments.
Total return on investments includes investment income, equity
in net income or loss of investment funds accounted for using the
equity method, net realized gains and losses (excluding changes in
the allowance for credit losses on non-investment related financial
assets) and the change in unrealized gains and losses generated by
Arch’s investment portfolio. Total return is calculated on a
pre-tax basis and before investment expenses, excludes amounts
reflected in the ‘other’ segment, and reflects the effect of
financial market conditions along with foreign currency
fluctuations. Management uses total return on investments as a key
measure of the return generated to Arch common shareholders, and
compares the return generated by the Company’s investment portfolio
against benchmark returns during the periods presented.
The following tables summarize the Company’s results by segment
for the 2020 fourth quarter and 2019 fourth quarter and a
reconciliation of underwriting income or loss to income or loss
before income taxes and net income or loss available to Arch common
shareholders:
(U.S. Dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2020
Insurance
Reinsurance
Mortgage
Sub-total
Other
Total
Gross premiums written (1)
$
1,244,227
$
537,912
$
389,662
$
2,170,831
$
138,237
$
2,256,514
Premiums ceded
(406,490
)
(47,018
)
(57,995
)
(510,533
)
(40,520
)
(498,499
)
Net premiums written
837,737
490,894
331,667
1,660,298
97,717
1,758,015
Change in unearned premiums
(89,299
)
93,180
4,120
8,001
45,029
53,030
Net premiums earned
748,438
584,074
335,787
1,668,299
142,746
1,811,045
Other underwriting income (loss)
—
2,687
4,667
7,354
498
7,852
Losses and loss adjustment expenses
(541,821
)
(392,734
)
(83,623
)
(1,018,178
)
(109,207
)
(1,127,385
)
Acquisition expenses
(101,055
)
(98,532
)
(25,936
)
(225,523
)
(29,305
)
(254,828
)
Other operating expenses
(118,206
)
(42,180
)
(42,024
)
(202,410
)
(13,287
)
(215,697
)
Underwriting income (loss)
$
(12,644
)
$
53,315
$
188,871
229,542
(8,555
)
220,987
Net investment income
87,992
26,466
114,458
Net realized gains (losses)
289,817
63,516
353,333
Equity in net income (loss) of investment
funds accounted for using the equity method
89,286
—
89,286
Other income
10,468
—
10,468
Corporate expenses
(17,085
)
—
(17,085
)
Transaction costs and other
(4,210
)
(4,040
)
(8,250
)
Amortization of intangible assets
(19,196
)
—
(19,196
)
Interest expense
(33,615
)
(4,804
)
(38,419
)
Net foreign exchange gains (losses)
(62,349
)
(9,860
)
(72,209
)
Income (loss) before income
taxes
570,650
62,723
633,373
Income tax expense
(33,700
)
(359
)
(34,059
)
Net income (loss)
536,950
62,364
599,314
Dividends attributable to redeemable
noncontrolling interests
(1,124
)
(992
)
(2,116
)
Amounts attributable to nonredeemable
noncontrolling interests
—
(53,654
)
(53,654
)
Net income (loss) available to
Arch
535,826
7,718
543,544
Preferred dividends
(10,403
)
—
(10,403
)
Net income (loss) available to Arch
common shareholders
$
525,423
$
7,718
$
533,141
Underwriting Ratios
Loss ratio
72.4
%
67.2
%
24.9
%
61.0
%
76.5
%
62.3
%
Acquisition expense ratio
13.5
%
16.9
%
7.7
%
13.5
%
20.5
%
14.1
%
Other operating expense ratio
15.8
%
7.2
%
12.5
%
12.1
%
9.3
%
11.9
%
Combined ratio
101.7
%
91.3
%
45.1
%
86.6
%
106.3
%
88.3
%
Net premiums written to gross premiums
written
67.3
%
91.3
%
85.1
%
76.5
%
70.7
%
77.9
%
(1)
Certain amounts included in the
gross premiums written of each segment are related to intersegment
transactions and are included in the gross premiums written of each
segment. Accordingly, the sum of gross premiums written for each
segment does not agree to the total gross premiums written as shown
in the table above due to the elimination of intersegment
transactions in the total.
(U.S. Dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2019
Insurance
Reinsurance
Mortgage
Sub-total
Other
Total
Gross premiums written (1)
$
1,040,240
$
432,249
$
370,658
$
1,842,071
$
156,254
$
1,942,151
Premiums ceded
(351,516)
(93,380)
(55,151)
(498,971)
(43,901)
(486,698)
Net premiums written
688,724
338,869
315,507
1,343,100
112,353
1,455,453
Change in unearned premiums
(42,927)
50,116
32,148
39,337
21,092
60,429
Net premiums earned
645,797
388,985
347,655
1,382,437
133,445
1,515,882
Other underwriting income (loss)
—
2,051
4,138
6,189
568
6,757
Losses and loss adjustment expenses
(446,798)
(260,182)
(3,287)
(710,267)
(134,655)
(844,922)
Acquisition expenses
(96,437)
(65,528)
(35,597)
(197,562)
(24,326)
(221,888)
Other operating expenses
(116,443)
(39,287)
(36,395)
(192,125)
(12,283)
(204,408)
Underwriting income (loss)
$
(13,881)
$
26,039
$
276,514
288,672
(37,251)
251,421
Net investment income
119,906
34,357
154,263
Net realized gains (losses)
31,836
8,994
40,830
Equity in net income (loss) of investment
funds accounted for using the equity method
27,139
—
27,139
Other income
(1,317)
—
(1,317)
Corporate expenses
(17,756)
—
(17,756)
Transaction costs and other
(9,081)
—
(9,081)
Amortization of intangible assets
(21,890)
—
(21,890)
Interest expense
(23,641)
(7,558)
(31,199)
Net foreign exchange gains (losses)
(38,031)
(14,275)
(52,306)
Income (loss) before income
taxes
355,837
(15,733)
340,104
Income tax expense
(27,336)
—
(27,336)
Net income (loss)
328,501
(15,733)
312,768
Dividends attributable to redeemable
noncontrolling interests
—
(1,131)
(1,131)
Amounts attributable to nonredeemable
noncontrolling interests
—
14,747
14,747
Net income (loss) available to
Arch
328,501
(2,117)
326,384
Preferred dividends
(10,403)
—
(10,403)
Net income (loss) available to Arch
common shareholders
$
318,098
$
(2,117)
$
315,981
Underwriting Ratios
Loss ratio
69.2
%
66.9
%
0.9
%
51.4
%
100.9
%
55.7
%
Acquisition expense ratio
14.9
%
16.8
%
10.2
%
14.3
%
18.2
%
14.6
%
Other operating expense ratio
18.0
%
10.1
%
10.5
%
13.9
%
9.2
%
13.5
%
Combined ratio
102.1
%
93.8
%
21.6
%
79.6
%
128.3
%
83.8
%
Net premiums written to gross premiums
written
66.2
%
78.4
%
85.1
%
72.9
%
71.9
%
74.9
%
(1)
Certain amounts included in the
gross premiums written of each segment are related to intersegment
transactions and are included in the gross premiums written of each
segment. Accordingly, the sum of gross premiums written for each
segment does not agree to the total gross premiums written as shown
in the table above due to the elimination of intersegment
transactions in the total.
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 consummate acquisitions and integrate
any businesses it has acquired or may acquire into its existing
operations;
- 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, unemployment, housing prices, foreign currency
exchange rates, prevailing credit terms and the depth and duration
of a recession) and conditions specific to the reinsurance and
insurance markets in which the Company operates;
- competition, including increased competition, on the basis of
pricing, capacity (including alternative sources of capital),
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;
- 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;
- 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 resulting from natural or man-made catastrophic events
or severe economic events in the Company’s insurance, reinsurance
and mortgage businesses could cause large losses and substantial
volatility in the Company’s results of operations;
- the effect of climate change on the Company’s business;
- the effect of contagious diseases (including COVID-19) on the
Company’s business;
- 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;
- changes in general economic conditions, including new or
continued sovereign debt concerns or downgrades of U.S. securities
by credit rating agencies, which could affect the Company’s
business, financial condition and results of operations;
- changes in the method for determining the London Inter-bank
Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and the potential replacement of LIBOR;
- the volatility of the Company’s shareholders’ equity from
foreign currency fluctuations, which could increase due to us not
matching portions of the Company’s projected liabilities in foreign
currencies with investments in the same currencies;
- 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;
- a disruption caused by cyber-attacks or other technology
breaches or failures on the Company or the Company’s business
partners and service providers, which could negatively impact the
Company’s business and/or expose the Company to litigation;
- 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, including the
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017; 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.
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Investor Relations Donald Watson: (914) 872-3616;
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