United America Indemnity, Ltd. Reports First Quarter 2010 Financial Results
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United America Indemnity, Ltd. (NASDAQ: INDM) today reported net income for the three months ended March 31, 2010 of $18.9 million or $0.31 per share compared to net income of $7.2 million or $0.20 per share for the same period in 2009. Operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2010 was $7.9 million or $0.13 per share compared to operating income of $13.5 million or $0.38 per share for the same period of 2009.
Selected Operating and Balance Sheet Data
(Dollars in millions, except per share data) For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
2010 2009
Net income $ 18.9 $ 7.2
Net income per share $ 0.31 $ 0.20
Operating income $ 7.9 $ 13.5
Operating income per share $ 0.13 $ 0.38
Operating income / (loss), a non-GAAP financial measure, is equal to net income / (loss) excluding after-tax net realized investment gains (losses). A reconciliation of operating income is set forth at the end of this press release.
(Dollars in millions except per share amounts) As of As of
March 31, December 31,
2010 2009
Book value per share $ 14.03 $ 13.74
Shareholders' equity $ 850.6 $ 832.0
Cash & invested assets $ 1,731.1 $ 1,731.3
Selected Financial Data for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2010:
-- Net income of $18.9 million or $0.31 per share.
-- Operating income of $7.9 million or $0.13 per share.
-- Gross premiums written of $92.9 million.
-- Current accident year combined ratio of 103.6.
-- Calendar year combined ratio of 101.6.
-- After tax investment return of 5.2%, including $11.0 million of realized investment gains net of tax.
-- Shareholders' equity growth of 2.2%.
-- Book value per share growth of 2.1%.
United America Indemnity's Combined Ratio for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 and 2009
The combined ratio is a key measure of insurance profitability. The components comprising the combined ratio are as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2010 2009
Loss Ratio:
Current Accident Year 63.0 61.7
Changes to Prior Accident Year (4.0) (0.9)
Loss Ratio - Calendar Year 59.0 60.8
Expense Ratio 42.6 39.2
Combined Ratio 101.6 100.0
For the three months ended March 31, the calendar year loss ratio decreased by 1.8 points to 59.0 points in 2010 from 60.8 points in 2009.
-- The current accident year loss ratio increased by 1.3 points to 63.0
points in 2010 from 61.7 in 2009.
- The property loss ratio increased by 4.3 points to 56.8 points in
2010 from 52.5 points in 2009 primarily due to increased frequency
of storms and higher reinsurance costs.
- The casualty loss ratio improved 0.5 points to 67.6 points in 2010
from 68.1 points in 2009 due primarily to the growth and improved
performance of the casualty business in reinsurance operations and
improved performance in the casualty business in insurance
operations.
-- A 3.1 point improvement in net loss and loss adjustment expense related
to prior accident years. In 2010, $2.8 million of reserves were
released due to positive emergence of approximately $2.6 million in
casualty lines and approximately $0.2 million in property lines.
For the three months ended March 31, the expense ratio increased from 39.2 points in 2009 to 42.6 points in 2010.
-- The expense ratio increase is mainly attributable to a decline in net premiums earned and the incurrence of infrastructure costs related to new product development, information technology upgrades, additional office locations, and redomestication.
United America Indemnity's Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 Gross and Net Premiums Written Results by Business Unit
(Dollars in thousands) Three Months Ended March 31,
Gross Premiums Written Net Premiums Written
2010 2009 2010 2009
Insurance Operations
Penn-America $ 21,886 $ 32,338 $ 20,659 $ 27,156
United National 15,455 15,795 11,462 12,851
Diamond State 16,730 19,487 11,357 15,462
Total Insurance
Operations 54,071 67,620 43,478 55,469
Reinsurance Operations
Wind River 38,782 31,568 38,003 31,144
Total $ 92,853 $ 99,188 $ 81,481 $ 86,613
Insurance Operations: Gross premiums written for the three months ended March 31, 2010 decreased 20.0%, and net premiums written for the three months ended March 31, 2010 decreased 21.6%, compared to the same period in 2009. The reduction in gross premium is comprised mainly of the following:
-- $3.4 million due to terminated programs and agents.
-- A price decrease in aggregate of approximately 2.3%.
-- Continued soft market conditions.
Reinsurance Operations: Gross premiums written for the three months ended March 31, 2010 increased 22.9%, and net premiums written increased 22.0% compared to the same period in 2009. The increase in gross and net premiums written is primarily due to new excess of loss and quota share treaties.
United America Indemnity, Ltd.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
2010 2009
Gross premiums written $ 92,853 $ 99,188
Net premiums written $ 81,481 $ 86,613
Net premiums earned $ 70,788 $ 78,540
Investment income, net 14,579 22,177
Net realized investment gains / (losses) 14,204 (8,596)
Total revenues 99,571 92,121
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses 41,789 47,740
Acquisition costs and other underwriting
expenses 30,148 30,814
Corporate and other operating expenses 4,896 3,975
Interest expense 1,739 1,854
Income before income taxes 20,999 7,738
Income tax expense 2,069 723
Net income before equity in net income
of partnership 18,930 7,015
Equity in net income / (loss) of partnership,
net of tax (29) 135
Net income $ 18,901 $ 7,150
Weighted average shares outstanding-basic 60,369 35,036
Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted 60,409 35,082
Net income per share - basic $ 0.31 $ 0.20
Net income per share - diluted $ 0.31 $ 0.20
Combined ratio analysis:
Loss ratio 59.0 60.8
Expense ratio 42.6 39.2
Combined ratio 101.6 100.0
In computing the basic and diluted weighted share counts the number of shares outstanding prior to May 5, 2009 (the date that the common stock was issued in conjunction with the stockholders' rights offering) was adjusted by a factor of 1.114 to reflect the impact of a bonus element associated with the rights offering in accordance with GAAP.
The loss ratio, expense ratio and combined ratio are non-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.
UNITED AMERICA INDEMNITY, LTD.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
ASSETS As of As of
March 31, December 31,
2010 2009
Bonds:
Available for sale securities, at fair value
(amortized cost: 2010 - $1,495,858
and 2009 - $1,423,050) $ 1,542,805 $ 1,471,572
Preferred shares:
Available for sale securities, at fair value
(cost: 2010 - $930 and 2009 - $1,509) 2,230 2,599
Common shares:
Available for sale securities, at fair value
(cost: 2010 - $54,420 and 2009 - $50,709) 68,332 63,057
Other invested assets:
Available for sale securities, at fair value
(cost: 2010 - $4,255 and 2009 - $4,323) 5,448 6,854
Securities classified as trading, at fair value
(cost: 2010 - $1,100 and 2009 - $1,145) 1,100 1,145
Total investments 1,619,915 1,545,227
Cash and cash equivalents 111,146 186,087
Agents' balances 68,758 69,711
Reinsurance receivables 520,708 543,351
Federal income taxes receivables 397 3,521
Deferred federal income taxes 14,822 13,819
Deferred acquisition costs 33,658 33,184
Intangible assets 9,218 9,236
Prepaid reinsurance premiums 12,743 16,546
Other assets 25,276 25,098
Total assets $ 2,416,641 $ 2,445,780
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses $ 1,232,641 $ 1,257,741
Unearned premiums 138,472 131,582
Ceded balances payable 2,026 16,009
Contingent commissions 5,477 11,169
Notes and debentures payable 121,498 121,569
Payable for securities 35,975 37,258
Other liabilities 29,949 38,476
Total liabilities 1,566,038 1,613,804
Shareholders' equity:
Common shares, $0.0001 par value, 900,000,000
common shares authorized; Class A common shares
issued: 42,581,491 and 42,486,690, respectively;
Class A common shares outstanding: 36,508,960
and 36,430,477, respectively; Class B common
shares issued and outstanding:
24,122,744 and 24,122,744, respectively 7 7
Additional paid-in capital 620,444 619,469
Accumulated other comprehensive income 47,352 48,481
Class A common shares in treasury, at cost:
6,072,531 and 6,056,213 shares, respectively (100,840) (100,720)
Retained earnings 283,640 264,739
Total shareholders' equity 850,603 831,976
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 2,416,641 $ 2,445,780
UNITED AMERICA INDEMNITY, LTD.
SELECTED INVESTMENT DATA
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions)
Market Value as of
March 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2009
Fixed Maturities $ 1,542.8 $ 1,471.6
Cash & cash equivalents 111.2 186.1
Total bonds and cash and cash equivalents 1,654.0 1,657.7
Equities and other invested assets 77.1 73.6
Total cash and invested assets $ 1,731.1 $ 1,731.3
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2010 (a)
Net investment income $ 12.3
Net realized investment gain 11.0
Net equity in net loss of partnerships (0.1)
Net unrealized investment loss (1.0)
Net realized and unrealized investment gains 9.9
Total investment return $ 22.2
Average cash and investable assets (b) $1,694.6
Total investment return % annualized 5.2%
(a) Amounts in this table are shown on an after-tax basis.
(b) Simple average of beginning and end of period, net of payable for
securities.
UNITED AMERICA INDEMNITY, LTD.
SUMMARY OF OPERATING INCOME
(Unaudited)
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
2010 2009
Operating income $ 7,908 $ 13,471
Adjustments:
Net realized investment gains /
(losses), net of tax 10,993 (6,321)
Total after-tax adjustments 10,993 (6,321)
Net income $ 18,901 $ 7,150
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic 60,369 35,036
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted 60,409 35,082
Operating income per share - basic $ 0.13 $ 0.38
Operating income per share - diluted $ 0.13 $ 0.38
In computing the basic and diluted weighted share counts the number of shares outstanding prior to May 5, 2009 (the date that the common stock was issued in conjunction with the stockholders' rights offering) was adjusted by a factor of 1.114 to reflect the impact of a bonus element associated with the rights offering in accordance with GAAP.
Note Regarding Operating Income
Operating income, a non-GAAP financial measure, is equal to net income excluding after-tax net realized investment gains (losses). Operating income is not a substitute for net income determined in accordance with GAAP, and investors should not place undue reliance on this measure.
About United America Indemnity, Ltd.
United America Indemnity, Ltd. (NASDAQ: INDM), through its several direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiary insurance and reinsurance companies, is a national and international provider of excess and surplus lines and specialty property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, both on an admitted and non- admitted basis. The Company's four principal divisions include:
-- Insurance Operations:
- Penn-America, which includes property and general liability products
for small commercial businesses distributed through a select network
of wholesale general agents with specific binding authority;
- United National, which includes property, general liability, and
professional lines products distributed through program
administrators with specific binding authority;
- Diamond State, which includes property, general liability, and
professional lines products distributed through wholesale brokers
and program administrators with specific binding authority.
-- Reinsurance Operations:
- Wind River Reinsurance Company, Ltd., a Bermuda based treaty and
facultative reinsurer of excess and surplus lines and specialty
property and casualty insurance.
For more information, visit the United America Indemnity, Ltd. website at www.uai.ky.
Forward-Looking Information
This release contains forward-looking information about United America Indemnity, Ltd. and the operations of United America Indemnity, Ltd. that is intended to be covered by the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward- looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believe," "expect," "may," "will," "should," "project," "plan," "seek," "intend," or "anticipate" or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, and include discussions of strategy, financial projections and estimates and their underlying assumptions, statements regarding plans, objectives, expectations or consequences of the transactions, and statements about the future performance, operations, products and services of the companies.
The business and operations of United America Indemnity, Ltd. is and will be subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors. Consequently, actual results and experience may materially differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and experience to differ from those projected include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) the ineffectiveness of United America Indemnity, Ltd.'s business strategy due to changes in current or future market conditions; (2) the effects of competitors' pricing policies, and of changes in laws and regulations on competition, including industry consolidation and development of competing financial products; (3) greater frequency or severity of claims and loss activity than United America Indemnity, Ltd.'s underwriting, reserving or investment practices have anticipated; (4) decreased level of demand for United America Indemnity, Ltd.'s insurance products or increased competition due to an increase in capacity of property and casualty insurers; (5) risks inherent in establishing loss and loss adjustment expense reserves; (6) uncertainties relating to the financial ratings of United America Indemnity, Ltd.'s insurance subsidiaries; (7) uncertainties arising from the cyclical nature of United America Indemnity, Ltd.'s business; (8) changes in United America Indemnity, Ltd.'s relationships with, and the capacity of, its general agents; (9) the risk that United America Indemnity, Ltd.'s reinsurers may not be able to fulfill obligations; (10) investment performance and credit risk; and (11) uncertainties relating to governmental and regulatory policies. The foregoing review of important factors should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in United America Indemnity, Ltd.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, as well as in the materials filed and to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). United America Indemnity, Ltd. does not make any commitment to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances occurring or existing after the date any forward-looking statement is made.
Contact:
Media
Linda Hohn
Associate General Counsel
(610) 660-6862
[email protected]
SOURCE United America Indemnity, Ltd.
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