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RNS Number : 0630Q

Helios Underwriting Plc

27 August 2014

27 August 2014

Helios Underwriting plc

("HUW" or the "Company")

Syndicate Forecasts

Set out below are aggregated 2013 and 2012 open underwriting year of account (YOA) forecasts of syndicate profits for HUW's portfolio of syndicate participations:

2012 and 2013 open year of account forecasts

 
 YOA       HUW syndicate          Previous forecast of          Current forecast of syndicate 
          capacity (GBP000)          syndicate profit                       profit 
                                      31 March 2014                      30 June 2014 
------  -------------------  -------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
                                 Mid     Mid point    Range     Mid point   Mid point    Range 
                                point       (%)        (%)       (GBP000)       (%)        (%) 
                               (GBP000) 
------  -------------------  ----------  ---------  --------  ------------  ----------  ------- 
                                                     5.57 -                              6.42 - 
 2012          19,637           1,717      8.75       11.92       1,857        9.46       12.5 
------  -------------------  ----------  ---------  --------  ------------  ----------  ------- 
                                                      2.3 -                              3.53 - 
 2013          19,700           1,322      6.73        11.17      1,462        7.45       11.37 
------  -------------------  ----------  ---------  --------  ------------  ----------  ------- 
 

Source: Syndicate data; Hampden Agencies Limited and HUW analysis

Explanatory notes:

The tables above show the gross aggregated estimated profits at syndicate level (before members' agent fees payable by HUW and its subsidiaries) for the open years of the syndicates in which the Company participates on a three year underwriting year of account (YOA) basis. The figures are also before HUW's quota share and stop loss reinsurance arrangements.

The forecast YOA syndicate profit for HUW is obtained by applying the mid-point of the relevant estimated profit range to each of HUW's syndicate participations.

The information presented above is actual and forecast YOA information only prepared on a three year basis and should not be considered as indicative of the Group's annually accounted expected financial results to be prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.

Further details, including quarterly progression for all years and syndicate results for closed years, will shortly be available on HUW's website at www.huwplc.com.

HUW syndicate participation

HUW's syndicate participation in open years, on which YOA information is based, is presented below and is also available on the Company's website:

 
                   2012               2013               2014 
----------  -----------------  -----------------  ----------------- 
 Syndicate   GBP'000       %*   GBP'000       %*   GBP'000       %* 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
    33         1,603     8.2%     1,604     8.1%     1,730     8.1% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
    218          845     4.3%       918     4.7%       918     4.3% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
    308           73     0.4%        70     0.4%        85     0.4% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
    386          598     3.0%       598     3.0%       597     2.8% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
    510        2,955    15.0%     2,937    14.9%     2,887    13.6% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
    557          982     5.0%       511     2.6%       481     2.3% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
    609        2,233    11.4%     2,189    11.1%     2,194    10.3% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
    623        2,050    10.4%     2,243    11.4%     2,423    11.4% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
    727          482     2.5%       484     2.5%       484     2.3% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
    779           20     0.1%        20     0.1%         -        - 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
    958          828     4.2%       647     3.3%       515     2.4% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
   1176          313     1.6%       360     1.8%       362     1.7% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
   1200          242     1.2%        65     0.3%        65     0.3% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
   1729            -        -         -        -        38     0.2% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
   2010          596     3.0%       598     3.0%       598     2.8% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
   2121          157     0.8%        12     0.1%         -        - 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
   2525          132     0.7%       115     0.6%       115     0.5% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
   2526           53     0.3%        57     0.3%         -        - 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
   2791        3,029    15.4%     3,082    15.6%     2,714    12.8% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
   4242           96     0.5%        96     0.5%        96     0.5% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
   5820            -        -       108     0.5%        60     0.3% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
   6103          333     1.7%       405     2.1%       392     1.8% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
   6104          345     1.8%       416     2.1%       813     3.8% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
   6105          117     0.6%        65     0.3%       319     1.5% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
   6106          308     1.6%       271     1.4%         -        - 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
   6107          135     0.7%        10     0.1%       350     1.6% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
   6110          393     2.0%       880     4.5%       925     4.3% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
   6111          718     3.7%       910     4.6%     1,134     5.3% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
   6113            -        -        30     0.2%        20     0.1% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
   6117            -        -         -        -       970     4.6% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
 
   Total      19,637   100.0%    19,700   100.0%    21,285   100.0% 
----------  --------  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------- 
 

* Percentage of total syndicate portfolio

For further information please contact:

 
 HUW                             Nigel Hanbury      nigel.hanbury@huwplc.com 
 Smith & Williamson Corporate 
  Finance                        David Jones        020 7131 4000 
                                 Robert Finlay 
 Westhouse Securities             Darren Vickers    020 7601 6100 
 
 

About Helios Underwriting

HUW provides a limited liability direct investment into the Lloyd's insurance market and is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market (ticker: HUW). HUW's subsidiary underwriting vehicles trade within the Lloyd's insurance market as corporate members of Lloyd's writing GBP21.3 million of capacity for the 2014 account. The portfolio provides a good spread of classes of business being concentrated in property insurance, reinsurance and motor business. For further information please visit www.huwplc.com.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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