Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Forward-looking Statements
Certain statements in this report, including information incorporated by reference, are “forward-looking statements” as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”). The PSLRA provides a safe harbor under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for forward-looking statements. These statements relate to our intentions, beliefs, projections, estimations, or forecasts of future events and financial performance. They involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our or industry actual results, activity levels, or performance to materially differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “target,” “project,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “pro forma,” “seek,” “likely,” “continue,” or comparable terms. Our forward-looking statements are only predictions, and we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove correct. We undertake no obligation, other than as federal securities laws may require, to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.
Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from what we project, forecast, or estimate in forward-looking statements are discussed in further detail in Item 1A. “Risk Factors.” of this Form 10-K. These risk factors may not be exhaustive. We operate in a constantly changing business environment, and new risk factors may emerge at any time. We can neither predict these new risk factors nor assess their impact, if any, on our businesses or the extent any new factor or combination of factors may cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements. Given these risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, the forward-looking events we discuss in this report might not occur.
Introduction
We classify our business into four reportable segments:
•Standard Commercial Lines;
•Standard Personal Lines;
•Excess and Surplus Lines ("E&S Lines"); and
•Investments.
For more details about these segments, refer to Note 1. "Organization" and Note 12. "Segment Information" in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” of this Form 10-K.
We write our Standard Commercial and Standard Personal Lines products and services through nine of our insurance subsidiaries, some of which participate in the federal government's National Flood Insurance Program's ("NFIP") Write Your Own Program ("WYO"). We write our E&S products through another subsidiary, Mesa Underwriters Specialty Insurance Company, a nationally-authorized non-admitted platform for customers who generally cannot obtain coverage in the standard marketplace. Collectively, we refer to our ten insurance subsidiaries as the "Insurance Subsidiaries."
The following is Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") of the consolidated results of operations and financial condition, as well as known trends and uncertainties, that may have a material impact in future periods. The MD&A discusses and analyzes our 2021 results compared to 2020. Investors should read the MD&A in conjunction with Item 8. "Financial Statements." of this Form 10-K. For discussion and analysis of our 2020 results compared to 2019, refer to Item 7. "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.
In the MD&A, we will discuss and analyze the following:
•Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates;
•Financial Highlights of Results for Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019;
•Results of Operations and Related Information by Segment;
•Federal Income Taxes; and
•Liquidity and Capital Resources.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We have identified the policies and estimates critical to our business operations and the understanding of our results of operations. The policies and estimates we consider most critical to the preparation of the Financial Statements involved (i) reserves for loss and loss expense, (ii) investment valuations and the allowance for credit losses on available-for-sale ("AFS") fixed income securities, and (iii) reinsurance.
Reserves for Loss and Loss Expense
Significant time can elapse between the occurrence of an insured loss, the reporting of the claim to us, and the final settlement and payment of the claim. To recognize liabilities for unpaid loss and loss expense, insurers establish reserves as balance sheet liabilities representing an estimate of amounts needed to pay reported and unreported loss and loss expense. The following tables provide case and incurred but not reported (“IBNR”) reserves for loss and loss expenses, and reinsurance recoverable on unpaid loss and loss expense as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:
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As of December 31, 2021
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Loss and Loss Expense Reserves
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($ in thousands)
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Case
Reserves
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IBNR
Reserves
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Total
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Reinsurance Recoverable on Unpaid Loss and Loss Expense
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Net Reserves
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General liability
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$
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345,996
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1,427,326
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1,773,322
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213,253
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1,560,069
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Workers compensation
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351,705
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700,304
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1,052,009
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196,670
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855,339
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Commercial automobile
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271,729
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476,176
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747,905
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15,480
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732,425
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Businessowners' policies
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41,603
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67,786
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109,389
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6,828
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102,561
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Commercial property
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76,406
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46,975
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123,381
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22,277
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101,104
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Other
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3,671
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22,474
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26,145
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2,136
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24,009
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Total Standard Commercial Lines
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1,091,110
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2,741,041
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3,832,151
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456,644
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3,375,507
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Personal automobile
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60,871
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82,468
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143,339
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40,941
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102,398
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Homeowners
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13,709
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35,602
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49,311
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2,392
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46,919
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Other
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44,301
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33,115
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77,416
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64,975
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12,441
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Total Standard Personal Lines
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118,881
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151,185
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270,066
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108,308
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161,758
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E&S casualty lines1
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94,839
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361,875
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456,714
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11,672
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445,042
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E&S property lines2
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9,080
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12,892
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21,972
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2,017
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19,955
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Total E&S Lines
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103,919
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374,767
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478,686
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13,689
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464,997
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Total
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$
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1,313,910
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3,266,993
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4,580,903
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578,641
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4,002,262
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1Includes general liability (95% of net reserves) and commercial auto liability coverages (5% of net reserves).
2Includes commercial property (91% of net reserves) and commercial auto property coverages (9% of net reserves).
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December 31, 2020
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Loss and Loss Expense Reserves
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Case
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IBNR
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Total
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Reinsurance Recoverable on Unpaid Loss and Loss Expense
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Net Reserves
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General liability
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$
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275,133
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1,363,508
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1,638,641
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215,136
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1,423,505
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Workers compensation
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359,344
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721,437
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1,080,781
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210,450
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870,331
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Commercial auto
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246,428
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410,123
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656,551
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11,611
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644,940
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Businessowners' policies
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39,047
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62,517
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101,564
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6,849
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94,715
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Commercial property
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60,254
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38,228
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98,482
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21,760
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76,722
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Other
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5,247
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15,073
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20,320
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2,853
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17,467
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Total Standard Commercial Lines
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985,453
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2,610,886
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3,596,339
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468,659
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3,127,680
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Personal automobile
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60,860
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79,596
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140,456
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42,403
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98,053
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Homeowners
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15,456
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31,926
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47,382
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847
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46,535
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Other
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10,498
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30,013
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40,511
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29,589
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10,922
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Total Standard Personal Lines
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86,814
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141,535
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228,349
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72,839
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155,510
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E&S casualty lines1
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80,506
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336,596
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417,102
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12,195
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404,907
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E&S property lines2
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9,401
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9,164
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18,565
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576
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17,989
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E&S Lines
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89,907
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345,760
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435,667
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12,771
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422,896
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Total
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$
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1,162,174
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3,098,181
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4,260,355
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554,269
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3,706,086
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1Includes general liability (95% of net reserves) and commercial auto liability coverages (5% of net reserves).
2Includes commercial property (92% of net reserves) and commercial auto property coverages (8% of net reserves).
The Insurance Subsidiaries' net loss and loss expense reserves duration was approximately 3.5 years at December 31, 2021, down from 3.7 years at December 31, 2020.
How reserves are established
Reserves for loss and loss expense include case reserves on reported claims and IBNR reserves. Case reserves are estimated on each individual claim based on claim-specific facts and circumstances known at the time. Case reserves may be adjusted up or down as the claim's specific facts and circumstances change. IBNR reserves are established at more aggregated levels, and they include provisions for (i) claims not yet reported, (ii) future development on reported claims, (iii) closed claims that will reopen in the future, and (iv) anticipated salvage and subrogation recoveries.
Our robust reserve process relies on quarterly internal reserve reviews, based on our own loss experience, with consideration given to various internal and external factors. In addition to our internal reserve reviews, we have an external consulting actuary perform an independent review of our reserves semi-annually. We do not rely on the external consulting actuary's report to determine our recorded reserves; however, we review and discuss with the consulting actuary our respective observations regarding trends, key assumptions, and actuarial methodologies. While not required, our independent consulting actuary issues the annual statutory Statements of Actuarial Opinion for our Insurance Subsidiaries. For additional information on our accounting policy for reserves for loss and loss expense, refer to Note. 2. “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” of this Form 10-K.
Range of reasonable reserve estimates
We have estimated a range of reasonable reserve estimates for net loss and loss expense of $3,564 million to $4,236 million at December 31, 2021. This range reflects low and high reasonable reserve estimates determined by judgmentally adjusting the methods, factors, and assumptions selected within the internal reserve review. This approach produces a range of reasonable reserve estimates, and does not represent a distribution of all possible outcomes. Therefore, the final outcomes may fall above or below these amounts. The range does not include a provision for potential increases or decreases associated with asbestos, environmental, and certain other continuous exposure claims, which by their nature are more variable and, therefore, traditional actuarial techniques cannot be effectively applied.
The range of reasonable reserve estimates increased as of December 31, 2021 relative to December 31, 2020. This increase primarily relates to the growth in reserves commensurate with our growth in net premiums earned ("NPE") and additional risk created by the current inflationary environment.
Changes in Reserve Estimates (Loss Development)
Our quarterly reserve process may lead to changes in the recorded reserves for prior accident years, referred to as favorable or unfavorable prior year loss and loss expense development. In 2021, we experienced net favorable prior year loss development of $82.9 million, compared to $72.9 million in 2020 and $50.3 million in 2019. The following table summarizes prior year development by line of business:
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(Favorable)/Unfavorable Prior Year Loss and Loss Expense Development
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2021
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2020
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2019
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General liability
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(29.0)
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(35.0)
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(5.0)
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Commercial Automobile
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13.3
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7.1
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0.7
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Workers compensation
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(58.0)
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(60.0)
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(68.0)
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Businessowners' policies
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(0.4)
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3.9
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1.9
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Commercial property
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(2.6)
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9.2
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5.1
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Homeowners
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1.8
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7.7
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7.5
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Personal automobile
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(0.2)
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(1.8)
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4.4
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E&S casualty lines
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(7.0)
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2.0
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E&S property lines
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(0.8)
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(4.0)
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1.0
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Other
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0.1
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Total
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$
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(82.9)
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(72.9)
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(50.3)
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A detailed discussion of recent reserve development by line of business follows.
Standard Market General Liability Line of Business
At December 31, 2021, our general liability line of business had recorded reserves, net of reinsurance, of $1.6 billion, representing 39% of our total net reserves. In 2021, this line experienced favorable development of $29.0 million, attributable to lower loss severities in accident years 2018 and prior. During 2020, this line experienced favorable development of $35.0 million, attributable to lower loss severities in accident years 2017 and prior.
By its nature, general liability presents a diverse set of exposures. Losses and loss trends are influenced by various factors, including legislative enactments, judicial decisions, and economic and social inflation. Economic inflation directly impacts our claims severities by increasing the costs of raw materials, medical procedures and labor. Social inflation may impact both the frequency and severity of claims by affecting (i) the propensity for a claimant to file a claim, (ii) the percentage of claimants who engage lawyers, and (iii) the nature of judicial verdicts and amount of the associated awards, which influence settlement values going forward. We monitor claim litigation rates regularly and have observed modest increases in the percentage of claims with attorney involvement in recent periods. This trend and the impact of court closures are affecting the time to settle claims.
We have exposure to abuse or molestation claims, mainly through insurance policies that we (i) underwrite through our Community and Public Services ("CAPS") strategic business unit and (ii) issue to schools, religious institutions, day-care facilities, and other social services. These customers within our CAPS business unit represented approximately 10% of our total Standard Commercial Lines NPW in 2021 and 11% in 2020. Through 2017, our exposure to abuse or molestation risk increased, reflective of our CAPS book's growth. In 2018, we implemented more stringent underwriting eligibility guidelines and partnered with a third party to better assess exposure and enhance loss control measures. In 2019, we filed and approved significant rate increases for this exposure. We continue to monitor each jurisdiction's statute of limitations to ensure our rate level accounts for the changing exposure as best we reasonably can. While these underwriting and pricing actions have been necessary to ensure the profitability of the portfolio going forward, they have limited our CAPS growth in recent years.
We also have exposure to abuse or molestation claims from recently enacted state laws that extend the statute of limitations or permit windows for abuse or molestation claims and lawsuits to be filed that statutes of limitations previously barred. Consequently, we may receive claims decades after the alleged acts occurred that will involve complex claims coverage determinations, potential litigation, higher defense costs, and the need to collect from reinsurers under older reinsurance agreements. Our claims and actuarial departments actively monitor these claims to identify changes in frequency or severity and any emerging or shifting trends. While this should help us better understand this rapidly evolving exposure, the ultimate impact of social, political, and legal trends remains highly uncertain, and may significantly impact the ultimate settlement values for these claims.
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic slowdown have presented additional risks to this line of business. The impact of the pandemic, including related governmental orders, court closures, and other behavioral and procedural changes, such as slower than usual timing in which an individual might bring a claim, may have or could impact claims reporting or
settlement patterns. Settlement patterns may be further impacted by a general trend towards increased attorney involvement in the claims process, as previously discussed.
Standard Market Workers Compensation Line of Business
At December 31, 2021, our workers compensation line of business had recorded reserves, net of reinsurance, of $855 million, representing 21% of our total net reserves. During 2021, this line experienced favorable reserve development of $58.0 million, driven by accident years 2019 and prior. Similarly, this line experienced favorable reserve development during 2020 of $60.0 million, driven by accident years 2018 and prior. During both 2021 and 2020, the lower loss emergence than expected was partly due to: (i) medical inflation that was lower than originally anticipated; and (ii) various significant claims initiatives we have implemented. Because of the length of time injured workers can receive related medical treatment, decreases in medical inflation can cause favorable loss development over an extended number of accident years.
While we believe our underwriting and claims operational changes improved our underwriting experience, there is risk associated with these changes. Most notably, changes in operations may inherently change paid and reported development patterns. While our reserve analyses incorporate methods that adjust for these changes, a greater risk of fluctuation remains in the estimated reserves.
In addition to the operational changes, a variety of other issues can impact the workers compensation line of business, such as the following:
Unexpected changes in medical cost inflation –The industry is currently experiencing a period of lower medical claim cost inflation. However, some signs indicate inflationary pressure on these costs. Changes in our historical workers compensation medical costs, along with potential changes in future medical inflation, can create additional variability in our reserves;
Changes in statutory workers compensation benefits – Benefit changes may be enacted that affect all outstanding claims, including claims that have occurred in the past, but have not yet been settled. Depending on the social and political climate, these changes may either increase or decrease associated claim costs;
Changes in utilization of the workers compensation system – These changes may be driven by economic, legislative, or other changes, such as increased pharmaceutical prescriptions, more complex medical procedures, changes in permanently injured workers' life expectancy, and health insurance availability.
COVID-19-related impacts – While not a major insurer of front-line workers (e.g. medical facilities and hospitals), we have potential exposure to employees contracting COVID-19 in the course of their employment. These claims may be asserted under certain state "presumption statutes" that shift the burden of proof from the claimant to the insurer. Medical system service and supply constraints, coupled with injured workers delaying non-essential procedures, may extend the duration of non-COVID-19 claims. To date, we have not seen significant COVID-19-related workers compensation losses
Standard Market Commercial Automobile Line of Business
At December 31, 2021, our commercial automobile line of business had recorded reserves, net of reinsurance, of $732 million, which represented 18% of our total net reserves. In 2021, this line experienced unfavorable prior year reserve development of $13.3 million, driven by higher loss severities in accident years 2016 through 2019. In 2020, this line experienced unfavorable prior year reserve development of $7.1 million, driven by higher loss severities in accident years 2016 through 2019 and higher than expected frequencies in accident year 2019.
For both us and the industry, the commercial automobile line has experienced unfavorable trends in recent years. Pre-pandemic, increased frequencies were likely due to increased miles driven related to lower unemployment, poor road quality, and an increase in distracted driving. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, along with governmental "stay-at-home" orders, dramatically reduced miles driven and road traffic, significantly reducing claims frequency in 2020. While miles driven increased in 2021, driving patterns have also shifted, including changes in the days of the week and times of day people are driving. As of the end of 2021, frequencies remained somewhat below pre-pandemic levels.
Since the pandemic's start, we have seen increasing severities in both the liability and physical damage coverages. The average value of our bodily injury paid loss settlements has increased, possibly relating to higher average driving speeds, higher jury awards, and an increase in distracted driving. Increasing property damage severities may relate to elevated repair costs for increasingly complex vehicles that incorporate more technology, as well as recent disruptions to the supply chain. Continued complications in the supply chain, including labor shortages, increase the risk of longer-term elevated economic inflation.
Over the last several years, we have taken actions to improve the profitability of this line of business, including:
•Taking meaningful rate and underwriting actions on our renewal portfolio. We will continue to leverage our predictive modeling and analytical capabilities to provide more granular insights about where we should focus our actions.
•Reducing premium leakage by improving the quality of our rating information, including validating application information with third-party data and obtaining more detailed driver information.
•Implementing new tools to score drivers to underwrite more effectively and align rate with exposure.
•Aggressively managing new business pricing and hazard mix while deploying co-underwriting by our regional underwriters and corporate underwriting teams' subject matter experts for selected higher hazard classes to improve risk driver recognition and exposure-based pricing.
Standard Market Personal Automobile Line of Business
At December 31, 2021, our personal automobile line of business had recorded reserves, net of reinsurance, of $102 million, which represented 3% of our total net reserves. In 2021, this line experienced favorable prior year reserve development of $0.2 million. In 2020, this line experienced unfavorable prior year reserve development of $1.8 million.
Some of the same issues affecting the commercial automobile line are affecting this line. The COVID-19-related reduction in frequencies was even more pronounced than in commercial automobile line. As with the commercial automobile line, these frequencies significantly rebounded in 2021, yet remain less than pre-pandemic levels. This line also has a similar potential for higher average severities like the commercial automobile line. In addition to the COVID-19-related temporary impacts, the underlying trends of increased vehicle repair costs and poor road quality are likely causes of rising severities, possibly exacerbated by distracted driving trends. We continue to recalibrate our predictive models and refine our underwriting and pricing approaches. While we believe these underwriting and pricing changes will ultimately lead to improved profitability and greater stability, the resulting changes to our exposure profile may impact paid and reported development patterns, thereby increasing the uncertainty in the reserves in the near term.
E&S Casualty Lines of Business
At December 31, 2021, our E&S casualty lines of business had recorded reserves, net of reinsurance, of $445 million, representing 11% of our total net reserves. Our E&S casualty lines results have improved over recent years. In 2021, this line experienced favorable prior year reserve development of $7.0 million, primarily attributable to lower loss severities in accident years 2016 and prior. In 2020, this line did not experience prior year reserve development.
Some of the risk factors for the general liability line also affect the E&S casualty lines. These include (i) economic inflation, such as materials and labor costs; (ii) social trends, such as increased attorney involvement; and (iii) COVID-19-related impacts, such as court closures.
The E&S casualty lines also are impacted by operational changes we have made to improve the portfolio's performance. Our underwriting operations have substantially exited several targeted business classes that have historically produced volatile results, including commercial automobile liability, liquor liability, and snow removal.
Recent E&S casualty claims actions have created further casualty improvements:
•In 2020, we created a dedicated E&S claims team in our corporate claims function, bringing greater expertise and consistency to E&S claims handling.
•We have segregated “litigated,” “non-litigated,” and "high exposure" claims, with separate specialized teams for each.
•We implemented the following operational and expense improvement initiatives for legal counsel:
◦Increased the use of staff counsel, increasing legal staff in their assigned territories to support claims volume;
◦Heightened focus on legal budgeting and expense management; and
◦Implemented a panel counsel review process.
While we believe these underwriting and claims operational changes improved our underwriting experience, there is risk associated with these changes. Most notably, changes in portfolio composition or our claims processes may inherently change paid and reported development patterns. While our reserve analyses incorporate methods that adjust for these changes, there remains a greater risk of fluctuation in the estimated reserves.
Other impacts creating additional loss and loss expense reserve uncertainty
Claims Initiative Impacts
Consistent with our strategic imperative to optimize operational efficiency, our Claims Department continually identifies areas for improvement and efficiency to increase our value proposition to policyholders. These improvements may lead to claims practice changes that affect average case reserve levels and claims settlement rates, which directly impact the data used to project ultimate loss and loss expense. While these changes may increase uncertainty in our estimates in the short term, we expect refined management of the claims process to be the longer-term benefit.
Our internal reserve analyses incorporate certain actuarial projection methods that make adjustments for changes in case reserve adequacy and claims settlement rates. These methods adjust our historical loss experience to the current case adequacy or settlement rate level, providing a more consistent basis for projecting future development patterns. These methods, like all projection methods, have their own associated assumptions and judgments. Therefore, no single method can be interpreted as definitive.
Unanticipated Changes in Inflation
United States ("U.S.") monetary policy and global economic conditions will bring additional uncertainty related to inflationary trends. Changes in inflation affect the ultimate settlement costs for many of our lines of business, with the greatest reserve impact on the longer-tailed lines such as general liability and workers compensation. Therefore, uncertainty about future inflation or deflation creates the potential for additional reserve variability in these lines of business.
Sensitivity analysis: Potential impact on reserve estimates due to changes in key assumptions
Our process to establish reserves includes a variety of key assumptions, including without limitation:
•The selection of loss and loss expense development factors;
•The weight to be applied to each individual actuarial projection method;
•Projected future loss trends; and
•Expected claim frequencies, severities, and ultimate loss and loss expense ratios for the current accident year.
The importance of any single assumption depends on several considerations, such as the line of business and the accident year. If the actual experience emerges differently than the assumptions underlying the reserve process, changes in our reserve estimates are possible that may be material to the results of operations in future periods. Below are sensitivity tests highlighting potential impacts to loss and loss expense reserves for the major casualty lines of business under different scenarios. These tests consider each assumption and line of business individually, without any consideration of correlation between lines of business and accident years. Therefore, the results do not constitute an actuarial range. While the figures represent possible impacts from variations in certain key assumptions, there is no assurance that future loss and loss expense emergence will be consistent with either our current or alternative sets of assumptions.
While the sources of reserve variability are generated by different internal and external trends and operational changes, they ultimately manifest themselves as changes in the expected loss and loss expense development patterns. These patterns are a key assumption in the reserving process. In addition, the current accident year expected loss and loss expense ratios are also a key assumption. These ratios are developed through a rigorous process of projecting recent accident years' experience to an ultimate settlement basis. Then they are adjusted to the current accident year's pricing and loss cost levels. The impact from underwriting portfolio and claims handling practice changes are also quantified and reflected where appropriate. As with all estimates, the ultimate loss and loss expense ratios may differ from those currently estimated.
The sensitivities of loss and loss expense reserves to these key assumptions are illustrated below for the major casualty lines. The first table displays estimated impacts from changes in expected reported loss and loss expense development patterns for our major casualty lines of business. It shows line of business reserve impacts if the actual calendar year incurred amounts are greater or less than current expectations by the selected percentages. While judgmental, the selected percentages by line are based on the reserve range analysis and the actual historical reserve development for the line of business. The second table displays the estimated impacts from changes to the expected loss and loss expense ratios for the current accident year. It shows reserve impacts by line of business if the expected loss and loss expense ratios for the current accident year are greater or less than current expectations by the selected percentages.
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Reserve Impacts of Changes to Expected Loss and Loss Expense Reporting Patterns
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($ in millions)
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Percentage Decrease/Increase
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(Decrease) to Future Calendar Year Reported
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Increase to Future Calendar Year Reported
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General liability
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10
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%
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$
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(155)
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$
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155
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Workers compensation
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18
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(105)
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105
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Commercial automobile liability
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15
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(90)
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90
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Personal automobile liability
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15
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(10)
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10
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E&S casualty lines
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10
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(45)
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45
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Reserve Impacts of Changes to Current Year Expected Ultimate Loss and Loss Expense Ratios
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($ in millions)
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Percentage Decrease/Increase
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(Decrease) to Current Accident Year Expected Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
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Increase to Current Accident Year Expected Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
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General liability
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10
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pts
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$
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(80)
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$
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80
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Workers compensation
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10
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(30)
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30
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Commercial automobile liability
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10
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(50)
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50
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Personal automobile liability
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10
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(10)
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10
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E&S casualty lines
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10
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(20)
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20
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Note that there is some overlap between the impacts in the two tables. For example, increases in the calendar year development would ultimately impact our view of the current accident year's loss and loss expense ratios. However, these tables provide perspective on the sensitivity of each key assumption. While the changes represent outcomes based on reasonably likely changes to our underlying reserving assumptions, they do not represent a range of possible outcomes. Our reserves could increase or decrease significantly from what the tables above reflect.
Asbestos and Environmental Reserves
Our general liability, excess liability, and homeowners reserves include exposure to asbestos and environmental claims. The emergence of these claims occurs over an extended period and can be unpredictable. The total recorded net loss and loss expense reserves for these claims were $21.1 million as of December 31, 2021 and $21.4 million as of December 31, 2020, with asbestos claims constituting approximately 23% of these reserves in both years.
Environmental claims have arisen primarily from insured landfill exposures in municipal government and small non-manufacturing commercial risk, as well as leaking underground storage tanks within our homeowners policies. Asbestos claims have arisen primarily from policies issued to various distributors of asbestos-containing products, such as electrical and plumbing materials. We handle our asbestos and environmental claims in a centralized and specialized asbestos and environmental claim unit. That unit establishes case reserves on individual claims based on the facts and circumstances known at a given point in time, supplemented by bulk IBNR reserves.
Estimating IBNR reserves for asbestos and environmental claims is difficult because these claims have delayed and inconsistent reporting patterns. In addition, there are significant uncertainties associated with estimating critical reserve assumptions, such as average clean-up costs, third-party costs, potentially responsible party shares, allocation of damages, litigation and coverage costs, and potential state and federal legislative changes. Limiting our exposure to asbestos and environmental claims are (i) the fuel oil system exclusion on our New Jersey homeowners policies that we introduced in 2007, and (ii) the Insurance Services Office, Inc.'s Total Pollution Exclusion that was introduced in the mid-1980's, Prior to the mid-1980's, we primarily wrote Standard Personal Lines, which has also limited our exposure to asbestos and environmental claims.
Other Latent Exposures
We also have other latent and continuous trigger exposures in our ongoing portfolio. Examples include claims for construction defect and abuse or molestation, for which states have increased and expanded the statute of limitations. We manage our exposure to these liabilities through our underwriting and claims practices, and, a dedicated claims unit, similar to our handling of asbestos and environmental claims. The impact of social, political, and legal trends on these claims remains highly uncertain, so our related loss and loss expense reserves remain highly uncertain. These exposures remain in our ongoing portfolio, and as such, are reserved in aggregate, with other exposures within the line of business reserves.
Investment Valuation and the Allowance for Credit Losses on AFS Fixed Income Securities
Investment Valuation
Accounting guidance defines the fair value of our investment portfolio as the exit price, or the amount that would be (i) received to sell an asset or (ii) paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. When determining an exit price we must rely on observable market data, if available. Most securities in our equity portfolio have readily determinable fair values and are recorded at fair value with changes in unrealized gains or losses recognized through income. Our AFS fixed income securities portfolio is recorded at fair value, and the related unrealized gains or losses are reflected in stockholders' equity, net of tax. For our AFS fixed income securities portfolios, fair value is a key factor in the measurement of (i) losses on securities for which we have the intent to sell, and (ii) changes in the allowance for credit losses.
The fair value of approximately 96% of our investments measured at fair value are classified as either Level 1 or Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy and are priced using observable inputs for identical or similar assets. About 3% are classified as Level 3 and are based on unobservable market inputs because the related securities are not traded on a public market. For additional information, refer to the following within Item 8. "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data." of this Form 10-K: (i) item (d) of Note 2. "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" regarding descriptions of the levels within the fair value hierarchy and the valuation techniques used for our Level 3 securities, and (ii) Note 7. "Fair Value Measurements" for additional information on the unobservable inputs in our securities measured using Level 3 inputs.
Allowance for Credit Losses on AFS Fixed Income Securities
When fixed income securities are in an unrealized loss position and we do not intend to sell them, we record an allowance for credit losses for the portion of the unrealized loss related to an expected credit loss. We estimate expected credit losses on these securities by performing a discounted cash flow (“DCF”). The allowance for credit losses is the excess of amortized cost over the greater of (i) our estimate of the present value of expected future cash flows, or (ii) fair value. The allowance for credit losses cannot exceed the unrealized loss, and therefore it may fluctuate with changes in the security's fair value. We also consider the need to record losses on securities in an unrealized loss position for which we have the intent to sell.
We analyze unrealized losses for credit loss in accordance with our existing accounting policy, which includes performing DCF analyses on each security at the lot level and analyzing these DCFs using various economic scenarios. In performing these DCF analyses, we calculate the present value of future cash flows using various models specific to the major security types in our portfolio. These models use security-specific information and forecasted macroeconomic data to determine possible expected credit loss scenarios based on projected changes in the economy. The models contain forecasted economic data from the Federal Reserve Board’s annual supervisory stress test review on certain large banks and financial institutions. We also have the ability to incorporate internally-developed forecast information into the models as we deem appropriate. In developing our best estimate of the allowance for credit losses, we consider our outlook as to the probability of the various scenarios occurring.
Based on these analyses, we recorded an allowance for credit losses of $9.7 million in 2021 and $4.0 million in 2020 on our AFS fixed income securities portfolio. After considering the allowance for credit losses, the remaining unrealized losses on this portfolio were $17.4 million in 2021 and $11.5 million in 2020. If the security-specific and macroeconomic assumptions in our DCF analyses or our outlook as to the occurrence probability of our DCF model scenarios were to change, our allowance for credit losses and the resulting credit loss expense will negatively impact our results of operations. Factors considered in determining the allowance for credit losses require significant judgment, including our evaluation of the security's projected cash flow stream.
For additional information regarding our allowance for credit losses on AFS fixed income securities, see item (c) of Note 2. "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" and item (i) of Note 5. "Investments" within Item 8. "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data." of this Form 10-K, respectively.
Reinsurance
Reinsurance recoverables on paid and unpaid loss and loss expense represent our estimates of the amounts we will recover from reinsurers. Each reinsurance contract is analyzed to ensure that sufficient risk is transferred to record the transactions appropriately as reinsurance in the Financial Statements. Amounts recovered from reinsurers are recognized as assets contemporaneously and in a manner consistent with the paid and unpaid losses associated with the reinsured policies. An allowance for credit losses on our reinsurance recoverable balance is recorded based on an evaluation of balances due from reinsurers and other available information, including collateral we hold under the terms and conditions of the underlying agreements. Reinsurers often purchase and rely on their own retrocessional reinsurance programs to manage their capital position and improve their financial strength ratings. Details about retrocessional reinsurance programs are not always transparent, making it difficult to assess our reinsurers' exposure to counterparty credit risk. Our reinsurer's credit quality is
also impacted by other factors, such as their reserve adequacy, investment portfolio, regulatory capital position, catastrophe aggregations, and risk management expertise. In addition, contractual language interpretations and willingness to pay valid claims can impact our allowance for estimated uncollectible reinsurance. Our allowance for estimated uncollectible reinsurance totaled $1.6 million at December 31, 2021, and $1.8 million at December 31, 2020. We continually monitor developments that may impact recoverability from our reinsurers, for which we have contractual remedies if necessary. For further information regarding reinsurance, see the “Reinsurance” section below in "Results of Operations and Related Information by Segment" and Note 9. “Reinsurance” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” of this Form 10-K.
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Financial Highlights of Results for Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 20191
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2021
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2020
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($ in thousands, except per share amounts)
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2021
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2020
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vs. 2020
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2019
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vs. 2019
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Financial Data:
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Revenues
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$
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3,379,164
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2,922,274
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16
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%
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$
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2,846,491
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3
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%
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After-tax net investment income
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263,000
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184,612
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42
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181,161
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2
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After-tax underwriting income
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172,688
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107,716
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60
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129,554
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(17)
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Net income before federal income tax
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505,310
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302,988
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67
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336,390
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(10)
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Net income
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403,837
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246,355
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64
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271,623
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(9)
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Net income available to common stockholders
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394,484
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246,355
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60
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271,623
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(9)
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Key Metrics:
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Combined ratio
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92.8
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%
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94.9
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(2.1)
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pts
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93.7
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%
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1.2
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pts
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Invested assets per dollar of common stockholders' equity
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$
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2.88
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2.96
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(3)
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%
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$
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3.05
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(3)
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%
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Return on average common equity ("ROE")
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14.8
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%
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10.4
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4.4
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pts
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13.6
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(3.2)
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pts
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Net premiums written to statutory surplus ratio
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1.33
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x
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1.30
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0.03
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pts
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1.39
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(0.09)
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pts
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Per Common Share Amounts:
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Diluted net income per share
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$
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6.50
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4.09
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59
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%
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$
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4.53
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(10)
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%
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Book value per share
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46.24
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42.38
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9
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36.91
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15
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Dividends declared per share to common stockholders
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1.03
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0.94
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10
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0.83
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13
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Non-GAAP Information:
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Non-GAAP operating income2
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$
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380,580
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249,686
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52
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%
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$
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264,418
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(6)
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%
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Diluted non-GAAP operating income per common share2
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6.27
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4.15
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51
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4.40
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(6)
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Non-GAAP operating ROE2
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14.3
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%
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10.5
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3.8
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pts
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13.3
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%
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(2.8)
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pts
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1Refer to the Glossary of Terms attached to this Form 10-K as Exhibit 99.1 for definitions of terms used in this financial review.
2Non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating income per diluted common share, and non-GAAP operating ROE are measures comparable to net income available to common stockholders, net income available to common stockholders per diluted common share, and ROE, respectively, but exclude after-tax net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments, and after-tax debt retirement costs. They are used as important financial measures by us, analysts, and investors because the timing of realized investment gains and losses on sales of securities in any given period is largely discretionary. In addition, net realized and unrealized investment gains and losses on investments that are charged to earnings and the debt retirement costs could distort the analysis of trends.
Reconciliations of net income available to common stockholders, net income available to common stockholders per diluted common share, and ROE to non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating income per diluted common share, and non-GAAP operating ROE, respectively, are provided in the tables below:
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Reconciliation of net income available to common stockholders to non-GAAP operating income
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($ in thousands)
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2021
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2020
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2019
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Net income available to common stockholders
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$
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394,484
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246,355
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271,623
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Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses, before tax
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(17,599)
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4,217
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(14,422)
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Debt retirement costs, before tax
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—
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—
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4,175
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Tax on reconciling items
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3,695
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(886)
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3,042
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Non-GAAP operating income
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$
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380,580
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249,686
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264,418
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Reconciliation of net income available to common stockholders per diluted common share to non-GAAP operating income per diluted common share
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2021
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2020
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2019
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Net income available to common stockholders per diluted common share
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$
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6.50
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4.09
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|
4.53
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Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses, before tax
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(0.29)
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|
0.07
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(0.24)
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Debt retirement costs, before tax
|
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—
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—
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|
|
0.07
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Tax on reconciling items
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0.06
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(0.01)
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0.04
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Non-GAAP operating income per diluted common share
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$
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6.27
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4.15
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4.40
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Reconciliation of ROE to non-GAAP operating ROE
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2021
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2020
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2019
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ROE
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14.8
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%
|
|
10.4
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|
|
13.6
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Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses, before tax
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(0.7)
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|
|
0.2
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|
(0.7)
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Debt retirement costs, before tax
|
|
—
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|
|
—
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|
|
0.2
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|
Tax on reconciling items
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|
0.2
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|
|
(0.1)
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0.2
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|
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|
|
|
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Non-GAAP operating ROE
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|
14.3
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%
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|
10.5
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|
|
13.3
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The components of our ROE and non-GAAP operating ROE are as follows:
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ROE Components
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2021
|
|
|
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|
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2020
|
|
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2021
|
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2020
|
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vs. 2020
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2019
|
|
vs. 2019
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Standard Commercial Lines segment
|
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5.9
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%
|
|
5.1
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|
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0.8
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pts
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5.8
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(0.7)
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pts
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Standard Personal Lines segment
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0.1
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(0.5)
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0.6
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0.3
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(0.8)
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E&S Lines segment
|
|
0.5
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
0.5
|
|
|
|
|
0.4
|
|
|
(0.4)
|
|
|
|
Total insurance operations
|
|
6.5
|
|
|
4.6
|
|
|
1.9
|
|
|
|
|
6.5
|
|
|
(1.9)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment income
|
|
9.9
|
|
|
7.8
|
|
|
2.1
|
|
|
|
|
9.1
|
|
|
(1.3)
|
|
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
|
|
0.5
|
|
|
(0.1)
|
|
|
0.6
|
|
|
|
|
0.5
|
|
|
(0.6)
|
|
|
|
Total investments segment
|
|
10.4
|
|
|
7.7
|
|
|
2.7
|
|
|
|
|
9.6
|
|
|
(1.9)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt retirement costs
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
(0.2)
|
|
|
0.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
(2.1)
|
|
|
(1.9)
|
|
|
(0.2)
|
|
|
|
|
(2.3)
|
|
|
0.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ROE
|
|
14.8
|
%
|
|
10.4
|
|
|
4.4
|
|
|
|
|
13.6
|
|
|
(3.2)
|
|
|
|
Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses, after tax
|
|
(0.5)
|
|
|
0.1
|
|
|
(0.6)
|
|
|
|
|
(0.5)
|
|
|
0.6
|
|
|
|
Debt retirement costs, after tax
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
0.2
|
|
|
(0.2)
|
|
|
|
Non-GAAP operating ROE
|
|
14.3
|
%
|
|
10.5
|
|
|
3.8
|
|
|
|
|
13.3
|
|
|
(2.8)
|
|
|
|
In 2021, we met the challenges associated with (i) the economic and societal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, (ii) higher inflation, (iii) severe natural catastrophes, and (iv) a competitive labor market and delivered another exceptional year of results. We generated our eighth consecutive year of double-digit non-GAAP operating ROEs, with a 14.3% non-GAAP operating ROE, above our full-year 2021 target of 11% and our 2020 non-GAAP operating ROE of 10.5%. Our 2021 results included exceptional growth in revenues and a record level of net income available to common stockholders per diluted common share as discussed below. Our ongoing financial success led to an AM Best Company ("AM Best") rating upgrade to “A+” (Superior) from "A" (Excellent) in November 2021, reflecting our financial strength, accomplishments, and future prospects.
In 2021, we grew book value per common share by 9%. This increase reflected $6.50 per diluted common share of net income available to common stockholders, partially offset by $2.07 of lower unrealized gains on our fixed income securities portfolio and $1.03 in dividends paid to our common stockholders. Non-GAAP operating income per diluted common share of $6.27 in 2021, increased $2.12, or 51%, compared to 2020, with the increase driven by strong contributions from both underwriting and net investment income.
The increase in non-GAAP operating income per diluted common share in 2021 compared to 2020 was primarily driven by (i) a 60% increase in after-tax underwriting income to $172.7 million, or $2.85 per share, resulting from a decrease in net catastrophe losses of $1.02 due to industry-wide U.S. catastrophe loss activity in 2020 that significantly exceeded the 10-year historical median, and (ii) a 42% increase in after-tax net investment income to $263 million, or $4.34 per share. The $1.28 per share increase in after-tax net investment income in 2021 was driven by a $1.19 per share increase in after-tax net investment income from our alternative investments within our other investments portfolio. These strong alternative investment returns principally reflect our private equity holdings and the results were driven by strong corporate earnings and robust valuations.
Outlook
For 2022, we have established a non-GAAP operating ROE target of 11%. We have based our 2022 target on (i) our current estimated weighted average cost of capital ("WACC"), (ii) an approximate 350 basis point spread over our estimated WACC, (iii) the current interest rate environment, and (iv) property and casualty insurance market conditions. Our 2022 11% ROE target sets a high bar for our financial performance, challenges us to perform at our best, and aligns our incentive compensation structure with shareholder interests. We entered 2022 in the strongest financial position in our 95-year history, with having a record level of GAAP equity, statutory capital and surplus, and holding company cash and investments. We are well positioned to continue executing on our strategic objectives and delivering growth and profitability.
Our focus in 2022 will be on several areas to position us for ongoing success:
•Delivering on our strategy for continued disciplined and profitable growth by:
◦Continuing to expand our Standard Commercial Lines market share by (i) increasing our share towards our 12% target of our agents' premiums, (ii) strategically appointing new agents, and (iii) maximizing new business growth in the small business market through utilization of our enhanced small business platform;
◦Expanding our geographic footprint, with a plan to commence writing Standard Commercial Lines business in the states of Vermont, Alabama, and Idaho, subject to regulatory approvals, in the near-term, and other states over time;
◦Increasing customer retention by delivering a superior omnichannel experience and offering value-added technologies and services;
◦Shifting our focus towards targeting new and renewal customers in the mass affluent market within our Standard Personal Lines segment, where we believe we can be more competitive with the strong coverage and servicing capabilities that we offer; and
◦Deploying our new underwriting platform in our E&S segment that will improve agents' ease of interactions with us.
•Continuing to achieve written renewal pure price increases, along with underwriting improvements, that are in line with expected loss trend, while delivering on our strategy for continued disciplined growth.
•Continuing to build on a culture centered on the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion that fosters innovation, idea
generation, and developing a group of specially trained leaders who can guide us successfully into the future.
For 2022, our full-year guidance is as follows:
•A GAAP combined ratio, excluding catastrophe losses, of 91.0%. Our combined ratio estimate assumes no prior-year casualty reserve development;
•Net catastrophe losses of 4.0 points on the combined ratio;
•After-tax net investment income of $200 million that includes $20 million in after-tax net investment income from our alternative investments;
•An overall effective tax rate of approximately 20.5% that assumes an effective tax rate of 19.5% for net investment income and 21.0% for all other items; and
•Weighted average shares of 61 million on a fully diluted basis.
Results of Operations and Related Information by Segment
Insurance Operations
The following table provides quantitative information for analyzing the combined ratio:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Lines
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021 vs. 2020
|
|
|
|
2020 vs. 2019
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
|
2019
|
|
|
Insurance Operations Results:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net premiums written ("NPW")
|
|
$
|
3,189,713
|
|
|
2,773,092
|
|
|
15
|
|
%
|
$
|
2,679,424
|
|
|
3
|
|
%
|
NPE
|
|
3,017,253
|
|
|
2,681,814
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
2,597,171
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
Less:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss and loss expense incurred
|
|
1,813,984
|
|
|
1,635,823
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
1,551,491
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
Net underwriting expenses incurred
|
|
979,537
|
|
|
905,830
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
876,567
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
Dividends to policyholders
|
|
5,140
|
|
|
3,812
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
5,120
|
|
|
(26)
|
|
|
Underwriting income
|
|
$
|
218,592
|
|
|
136,349
|
|
|
60
|
|
%
|
$
|
163,993
|
|
|
(17)
|
|
%
|
Combined Ratios:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss and loss expense ratio
|
|
60.1
|
|
%
|
61.0
|
|
|
(0.9)
|
|
pts
|
59.7
|
|
%
|
1.3
|
|
pts
|
Underwriting expense ratio
|
|
32.5
|
|
|
33.8
|
|
|
(1.3)
|
|
|
33.8
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Dividends to policyholders ratio
|
|
0.2
|
|
|
0.1
|
|
|
0.1
|
|
|
0.2
|
|
|
(0.1)
|
|
|
Combined ratio
|
|
92.8
|
|
|
94.9
|
|
|
(2.1)
|
|
|
93.7
|
|
|
1.2
|
|
|
The 15% NPW growth in 2021 compared to the prior-year period reflects our strong relationships with best-in-class distribution partners, sophisticated underwriting and pricing tools, and excellent customer servicing capabilities. This solid growth included (i) renewal pure price increases, and (ii) new business growth, as follows
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021 vs. 2020
|
|
|
|
|
2020 vs. 2019
|
|
($ in millions)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
|
|
2019
|
|
Direct new business
|
|
$
|
648.5
|
|
|
579.7
|
|
|
12
|
|
%
|
|
$
|
548.7
|
|
|
6
|
|
%
|
Renewal pure price increases
|
|
4.9
|
|
%
|
4.3
|
|
|
0.6
|
|
pts
|
|
3.7
|
%
|
|
0.6
|
|
pts
|
In addition, our strong NPW growth in 2021 benefited from exposure growth driven by robust economic activity in the U.S., which resulted in our customers increasing their sales, payrolls, and exposure units, all of which favorably impacted our NPW.
The growth in 2021 was further impacted by the 2020 COVID-19-related $75 million estimate of return audit and mid-term endorsement premium and $19.7 million of premium credits to our personal and commercial automobile customers, which reduced NPW by $94.7 million in 2020. The reduction in NPW in 2020 from COVID-19-related adjustments had the impact of increasing our 2021 NPW growth rate by 4 percentage points.
Consistent with the impacts to NPW, the increase in NPE in 2021 compared to 2020 reflected the items discussed above.
Loss and Loss Expenses
The loss and loss expense ratio decreased 0.9 points in 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to (i) non-catastrophe and catastrophe property loss and loss expenses, (ii) prior year casualty reserve development, and (iii) the current year loss and loss expense ratio, which is detailed as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in millions)
|
|
Non-Catastrophe Property
Loss and Loss Expenses
|
|
Net Catastrophe Losses
|
|
|
|
|
For the year ended December 31,
|
|
Loss and Loss Expense Incurred
|
|
Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
|
|
Loss and Loss Expense Incurred
|
|
Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
|
|
Total Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
|
|
(Favorable)/Unfavorable Change in Ratio
|
2021
|
|
$
|
471.7
|
|
|
15.6
|
|
pts
|
$
|
164.2
|
|
|
5.4
|
|
pts
|
21.0
|
|
|
(2.3)
|
|
2020
|
|
410.0
|
|
|
15.3
|
|
|
215.4
|
|
|
8.0
|
|
|
23.3
|
|
|
4.4
|
|
2019
|
|
410.5
|
|
|
15.8
|
|
|
81.0
|
|
|
3.1
|
|
|
18.9
|
|
|
(1.3)
|
|
Net catastrophe losses of 5.4 points in 2021 and 8.0 points in 2020 were higher than our longer-term net catastrophe loss averages. Catastrophe losses in 2021 included gross losses of $53 million from Hurricane Ida, or net losses of approximately $41 million, or 1.4 points, after factoring in the benefit from our Property Catastrophe Excess of Loss Treaty, which attaches at $40 million. The structure of our Property Catastrophe Excess of Loss Treaty is detailed in the "Reinsurance" section in "Results of Operations and Related Information by Segment" of this MD&A. The majority of the Hurricane Ida losses, which included meaningful property losses from damage to personal and commercial automobiles, occurred in New Jersey and the
surrounding states. Losses in 2020 were mainly driven by a tornado and subsequent hail event that impacted Tennessee in March, two large storms in April, civil unrest claims, the Midwestern derecho, and Hurricane Isaias.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in millions)
|
|
Favorable Prior Year Casualty Reserve Development
|
|
|
For the year ended December 31,
|
|
Loss and Loss
Expense Incurred
|
|
Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
|
|
(Favorable)/Unfavorable Change in Ratio
|
2021
|
|
(81.0)
|
|
|
(2.7)
|
|
pts
|
0.5
|
|
2020
|
|
(85.0)
|
|
|
(3.2)
|
|
|
(0.9)
|
|
2019
|
|
(61.0)
|
|
|
(2.3)
|
|
|
(0.6)
|
|
Details of the prior year casualty reserve development were as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Favorable)/Unfavorable Prior Year Casualty Reserve Development
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in millions)
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
General liability
|
$
|
(29.0)
|
|
|
(35.0)
|
|
|
(5.0)
|
|
Commercial automobile
|
15.0
|
|
|
10.0
|
|
|
4.0
|
|
Workers compensation
|
(58.0)
|
|
|
(60.0)
|
|
|
(68.0)
|
|
Businessowners' policies
|
(2.0)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Standard Commercial Lines
|
(74.0)
|
|
|
(85.0)
|
|
|
(69.0)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Personal automobile
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
6.0
|
|
Total Standard Personal Lines
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
6.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
E&S
|
(7.0)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total (favorable) prior year casualty reserve development
|
$
|
(81.0)
|
|
|
(85.0)
|
|
|
(61.0)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Favorable) impact on loss ratio
|
(2.7)
|
|
pts
|
(3.2)
|
|
|
(2.3)
|
|
In addition to the prior year casualty reserve development, the current year loss and loss expense ratio was 0.9 points higher in 2021 compared to 2020. In 2020, we experienced lower claims frequencies in our commercial and personal automobile lines of business reflecting reductions in miles driven due to the pandemic environment, which benefited our loss ratio in 2020. Although some benefit continued in 2021, it was not as significant as in 2020.
For additional qualitative reserve development discussion, refer to the insurance segment sections below.
Underwriting Expenses
The underwriting expense ratio decreased 1.3 points in 2021 compared to 2020. The underwriting expense ratio in 2020 was elevated by 1.1 points for COVID-19-related items. The decrease in the underwriting expense ratio in 2021 reflects the absence of these COVID-19-related impacts, as well as a continued below-normal travel and entertainment expense levels due to most of 2021's pandemic-related limited business travel. The COVID-19-related items included in 2020 results were as follows: (i) lower NPE from the estimate of return audit and mid-term endorsement premium and premium credits given to our personal and commercial automobile customer; and (ii) a $13.5 million increase to our allowance for credit losses on premiums receivable.
Standard Commercial Lines Segment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021 vs. 2020
|
|
|
|
2020 vs. 2019
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
|
2019
|
|
|
Insurance Segments Results:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NPW
|
|
$
|
2,593,018
|
|
|
2,230,636
|
|
|
16
|
|
%
|
$
|
2,137,071
|
|
|
4
|
|
%
|
NPE
|
|
2,443,885
|
|
|
2,143,184
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
2,049,614
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
Less:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss and loss expense incurred
|
|
1,426,768
|
|
|
1,245,627
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
1,187,856
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
Net underwriting expenses incurred
|
|
813,381
|
|
|
742,014
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
710,648
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
Dividends to policyholders
|
|
5,140
|
|
|
3,812
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
5,120
|
|
|
(26)
|
|
|
Underwriting income
|
|
$
|
198,596
|
|
|
151,731
|
|
|
31
|
|
%
|
$
|
145,990
|
|
|
4
|
|
%
|
Combined Ratios:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss and loss expense ratio
|
|
58.4
|
|
%
|
58.1
|
|
|
0.3
|
|
pts
|
58.0
|
|
%
|
0.1
|
|
pts
|
Underwriting expense ratio
|
|
33.3
|
|
|
34.6
|
|
|
(1.3)
|
|
|
34.7
|
|
|
(0.1)
|
|
|
Dividends to policyholders ratio
|
|
0.2
|
|
|
0.2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
0.2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Combined ratio
|
|
91.9
|
|
|
92.9
|
|
|
(1.0)
|
|
|
92.9
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
NPW growth of 16% in this segment in 2021 compared to 2020 reflected (i) renewal pure price increases, (ii) new business growth, and (iii) stable retention as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Year Ended December 31,
|
|
($ in millions)
|
|
2021
|
|
|
2020
|
|
|
|
Direct new business
|
|
$
|
469.9
|
|
|
|
$
|
421.1
|
|
|
|
|
Retention
|
|
85
|
|
%
|
|
85
|
|
|
|
|
Renewal pure price increases on NPW
|
|
5.3
|
|
|
|
4.4
|
|
|
|
|
Consistent with our overall insurance operations, NPW growth in 2021 (i) benefited from exposure growth, and (ii) was positively impacted by approximately four points due to the following 2020 COVID-19 related items that did not reoccur in 2021:
•A $75 million estimate of return audit and mid-term endorsement premium that reduced 2020 NPW.
•A $15.4 million premium credit to our commercial automobile customers that reduced 2020 NPW.
Consistent with the impacts to NPW, the increase in NPE in 2021 compared to 2020 reflected the items discussed above.
The 0.3-point increase in the loss and loss expense ratio in 2021 compared to 2020 was driven by the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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($ in millions)
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Non-Catastrophe Property Losses
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Catastrophe Losses
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For the year ended December 31,
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Loss and Loss Expense Incurred
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|
Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
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Loss and Loss Expense Incurred
|
|
Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
|
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Total Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
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(Favorable)/Unfavorable
Year-Over-Year Change
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2021
|
$
|
340.7
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|
|
13.9
|
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pts
|
$
|
104.1
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|
4.3
|
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pts
|
18.2
|
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(1.1)
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2020
|
296.2
|
|
|
13.8
|
|
|
117.8
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|
5.5
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|
19.3
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|
2.9
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Our losses in 2021 and 2020 included elevated levels of catastrophe losses, with 4.3 points this year and 5.5 points last year. Both years compared unfavorably to our longer-term catastrophe loss average for this segment. Catastrophe losses for this segment are consistent with the discussion in the "Insurance Operations" section above.
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($ in millions)
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(Favorable) Prior Year Casualty Reserve Development
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(Favorable) Year-Over-Year Change
|
For the year ended December 31,
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|
Loss and Loss Expense Incurred
|
|
Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
|
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2021
|
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$
|
(74.0)
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|
(3.0)
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|
|
pts
|
1.0
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2020
|
|
(85.0)
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|
(4.0)
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|
(0.6)
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In addition to the prior year casualty reserve development above, current year casualty loss costs were 0.4 points higher in 2021 compared to 2020, driven by our commercial automobile line of business, which experienced an increase in claim frequencies as driving patterns continued to evolve in the COVID-19 environment, despite still being below our 2019 pre-pandemic levels. In 2020, we experienced lower claim frequencies in our commercial automobile line of business due to the pandemic environment. Lower claims frequencies and lower non-catastrophe property losses provided an offset to the $15.4 million premium credit to customers in 2020.
For quantitative information on the prior year development by line of business, see "Financial Highlights of Results for Years Ended December 2021, 2020, and 2019" above and for qualitative information about the significant drivers of this development, see the line of business discussions below.
The Standard Commercial Lines underwriting expense ratio decreased 1.3-points in 2021 compared to 2020. The ratio was elevated in 2020 by 1.2 points for COVID-19-related items, as discussed in the "Insurance Operations" section above. The decrease in the 2021 underwriting expense ratio reflects the absence of these COVID-19-related impacts.
The following is a discussion of our most significant Standard Commercial Lines of business:
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General Liability
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($ in thousands)
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2021
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2020
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2021 vs. 2020
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2019
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2020 vs. 2019
|
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NPW
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|
$
|
859,284
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716,119
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20
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%
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$
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699,262
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2
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%
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Direct new business
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139,255
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122,159
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14
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119,055
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3
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Retention
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|
85
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%
|
85
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—
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pts
|
83
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%
|
2
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|
pts
|
Renewal pure price increases
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|
4.4
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3.9
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0.5
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2.8
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1.1
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NPE
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|
$
|
807,158
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|
694,019
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16
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%
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$
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669,895
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|
4
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%
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Underwriting income
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123,450
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103,262
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20
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69,932
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|
48
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Combined ratio
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84.7
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85.1
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(0.4)
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89.6
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(4.5)
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% of total standard commercial NPW
|
|
33
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32
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33
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NPW grew 20% in 2021 due to renewal pure price increases, exposure growth, and higher direct new business. NPW growth in 2021 also included a 7-point benefit from the 2020 COVID-19-related $46 million estimate of return audit and mid-term endorsement premium recorded on this line in the first quarter of 2020, which did not reoccur in 2021.
The combined ratio decreased 0.4 points in 2021, driven principally by a decrease in the underwriting expense ratio of 1.5 points, the drivers of which are consistent with the items discussed in the Standard Commercial Lines Segment above.
Partially offsetting this decrease in the combined ratio was less favorable prior year casualty reserve development compared to 2020, as outlined in the table below.
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($ in millions)
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|
(Favorable) Prior Year Casualty Reserve Development
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|
(Favorable)/Unfavorable
Year-Over-Year Change
|
For the year ended December 31,
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|
Loss and Loss Expense Incurred
|
|
Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
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2021
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|
$
|
(29.0)
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(3.6)
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pts
|
1.4
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2020
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(35.0)
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(5.0)
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|
4.3
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In 2021, the prior year reserve development was primarily attributable to favorable reserve development on loss severities in accident years 2018 and prior. In 2020, the prior year reserve development was primarily attributable to favorable reserve development on loss severities in accident years 2017 and prior. While this line experienced favorable prior year casualty reserve development in 2021 and 2020, it is also exposed to changes in economic and social trends, including litigation propensity and outcomes, and changes in state laws such as those that extend the statute of limitations or open windows for previously time-barred actions.
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Commercial Automobile
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2021 vs. 2020
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2020 vs. 2019
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($ in thousands)
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2021
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2020
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2019
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NPW
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|
$
|
767,723
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|
658,930
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17
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%
|
$
|
590,011
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|
12
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%
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Direct new business
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|
115,088
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112,893
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2
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|
|
102,956
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|
10
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Retention
|
|
86
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%
|
86
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|
|
—
|
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pts
|
83
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%
|
3
|
|
pts
|
Renewal pure price increases
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|
8.3
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|
8.1
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|
0.2
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7.5
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|
0.6
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|
|
NPE
|
|
$
|
724,398
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|
|
615,181
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|
18
|
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%
|
$
|
554,256
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|
11
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%
|
Underwriting loss
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|
(23,335)
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|
(3,126)
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|
(646)
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|
(43,797)
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|
|
93
|
|
|
Combined ratio
|
|
103.2
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|
|
100.5
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|
|
2.7
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|
|
107.9
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|
(7.4)
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% of total standard commercial NPW
|
|
30
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|
|
30
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|
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|
|
28
|
|
|
|
|
NPW growth of 17% benefited from renewal pure price increases and higher direct new business, as shown in the table above. Additionally, NPW growth in 2021 included (i) exposure growth, and (ii) a 3-point benefit from the 2020 COVID-19-related
$15.4 million premium credit to our commercial automobile customers in the second quarter of 2020, which did not reoccur in 2021.
The 2.7-point increase in the combined ratio in 2021 compared to 2020 was primarily driven by the items in the tables shown below.
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($ in millions)
|
Non-Catastrophe Property Losses
|
|
Catastrophe Losses
|
|
|
For the year ended December 31,
|
Loss and Loss Expense Incurred
|
|
Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
|
|
Loss and Loss Expense Incurred
|
|
Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
|
|
Total Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
|
|
(Favorable)
Year-Over-Year Change
|
2021
|
$
|
125.2
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|
|
17.3
|
|
pts
|
$
|
9.8
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|
|
1.4
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|
pts
|
18.7
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|
|
3.1
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|
2020
|
92.2
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|
|
15.0
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|
|
3.4
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|
0.6
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|
15.6
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(3.0)
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|
|
($ in millions)
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|
Unfavorable Prior Year Casualty Reserve Development
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|
|
(Favorable)/ Unfavorable
Year-Over-Year Change
|
For the year ended December 31,
|
|
Loss and Loss Expense Incurred
|
|
Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
|
|
|
2021
|
|
$
|
15.0
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|
|
2.1
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|
|
pts
|
0.5
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|
2020
|
|
10.0
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|
1.6
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|
|
0.9
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
The 2021 and 2020 prior year casualty reserve development was primarily attributable to unfavorable reserve development on loss severities in accident years 2016 through 2019. The 2020 prior year casualty reserve development also experienced higher than expected frequencies in accident year 2019.
In addition to the items in the table above, the combined ratio variances included the following:
•A 1.4-point increase in the current year casualty loss costs in 2021 compared to 2020, driven primarily by increased claim frequencies in 2021 due to driving patterns that continue to evolve in the COVID-19 environment compared to 2020. Last year experienced lower claim frequencies reflecting reductions in miles driven due to the COVID-19-related driving pattern shifts impacting this line of business. Lower claims frequencies and lower non-catastrophe property losses provided an offset to the $15.4 million of premium credits to customers in 2020.
•A 2.2-point decrease in the underwriting expense ratio in 2021 compared to 2020, the drivers of which are consistent with the items discussed in the Standard Commercial Lines Segment above.
This line of business remains an area of focus for us and most of the industry, as profitability challenges continue to generate
combined ratios higher than risk-adjusted targets. We will continue to (i) actively implement price increases consistent with levels experienced in 2021 and 2020, (ii) enhance our underwriting tools to further improve the accuracy of our rating information to prevent premium leakage, and (iii) actively manage our new and renewal business.
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|
Workers Compensation
|
|
|
|
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|
|
2021 vs. 2020
|
|
|
|
2020 vs. 2019
|
|
($ in thousands)
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|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
|
2019
|
|
|
NPW
|
|
$
|
317,035
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|
|
270,168
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|
|
17
|
|
%
|
$
|
309,322
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|
(13)
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|
%
|
Direct new business
|
|
59,938
|
|
|
51,078
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|
|
17
|
|
|
60,139
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|
|
(15)
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|
|
Retention
|
|
86
|
|
%
|
84
|
|
|
2
|
|
pts
|
84
|
|
%
|
—
|
|
pts
|
Renewal pure price increases (decreases)
|
|
0.1
|
|
|
(2.0)
|
|
|
2.1
|
|
|
(2.8)
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|
|
0.8
|
|
|
NPE
|
|
$
|
306,428
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|
|
278,062
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|
|
10
|
|
%
|
$
|
311,370
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|
|
(11)
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|
%
|
Underwriting income
|
|
78,537
|
|
|
70,897
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
80,630
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|
|
(12)
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|
|
Combined ratio
|
|
74.4
|
|
|
74.5
|
|
|
(0.1)
|
|
|
74.1
|
|
|
0.4
|
|
|
% of total standard commercial NPW
|
|
12
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
NPW increased 17% in 2021 compared to 2020 due to higher retention, exposure growth, and increased direct new business. Additionally, NPW growth in 2021 included an 11-point benefit due to the 2020 COVID-19-related $29 million estimate of return audit and mid-term endorsement premium recorded on this line in the first quarter of 2020 that did not reoccur in 2021.
The decrease in the combined ratio in 2021 compared to 2020 was primarily due to: (i) a decrease in the underwriting expense ratio of 1.7 points, the drivers of which are consistent with the items discussed in the Standard Commercial Lines Segment above; and (ii) a 1.4-point reduction in the current year casualty loss costs. This reduction was in recognition of the favorable frequency trends and sustained lower medical severity trends impacting this line.
Partially offsetting the decreases in the combined ratio was less favorable prior year casualty reserve development compared to 2020, as follows:
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
(Favorable) Prior Year Casualty Reserve Development
|
|
|
Unfavorable/(Favorable)
Year-Over-Year Change
|
For the year ended December 31,
|
|
Loss and Loss Expense Incurred
|
|
Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
|
|
|
2021
|
|
$
|
(58.0)
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|
|
(18.9)
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|
|
pts
|
2.7
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|
2020
|
|
(60.0)
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|
|
(21.6)
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|
|
|
0.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For both periods, the favorable reserve development was due to continued favorable medical severity trends impacting accident years 2019 and prior. Due to the length of time injured workers can receive related medical treatment, decreases in medical inflation can cause favorable loss development across an extended number of accident years.
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial Property
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021 vs. 2020
|
|
|
|
2020 vs. 2019
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
|
2019
|
|
|
NPW
|
|
$
|
470,043
|
|
|
413,194
|
|
|
14
|
|
%
|
$
|
373,809
|
|
|
11
|
|
%
|
Direct new business
|
|
108,418
|
|
|
94,697
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
88,527
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
Retention
|
|
84
|
|
%
|
84
|
|
|
—
|
|
pts
|
82
|
|
%
|
2
|
|
pts
|
Renewal pure price increases
|
|
6.0
|
|
|
4.6
|
|
|
1.4
|
|
|
3.3
|
|
|
1.3
|
|
|
NPE
|
|
$
|
436,412
|
|
|
388,120
|
|
|
12
|
|
%
|
$
|
353,834
|
|
|
10
|
|
%
|
Underwriting income (loss)
|
|
10,515
|
|
|
(21,296)
|
|
|
(149)
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|
|
21,639
|
|
|
(198)
|
|
|
Combined ratio
|
|
97.6
|
|
|
105.5
|
|
|
(7.9)
|
|
|
93.9
|
|
|
11.6
|
|
|
% of total standard commercial NPW
|
|
18
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
NPW growth of 14% in this line in 2021 compared to 2020 was driven by renewal pure price increases, exposure growth, and higher new business.
Quantitative information regarding property losses is as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in millions)
|
Non-Catastrophe Property Losses
|
|
Catastrophe Losses
|
|
|
|
(Favorable)/Unfavorable Year-Over-Year Change
|
For the year ended December 31,
|
Loss and Loss Expense Incurred
|
|
Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
|
|
Loss and Loss Expense Incurred
|
|
Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
|
|
Total Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
|
|
2021
|
$
|
182.5
|
|
|
41.8
|
|
pts
|
$
|
79.3
|
|
|
18.2
|
|
pts
|
60.0
|
|
|
(6.7)
|
|
2020
|
168.6
|
|
|
43.4
|
|
|
90.2
|
|
|
23.3
|
|
|
66.7
|
|
|
11.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Our losses in 2021 and 2020 included elevated levels of catastrophe losses, with 18.2 points this year and 23.3 points last year. Both years compare unfavorably to our longer-term catastrophe loss average for this line of business. Catastrophe losses for this segment are consistent with the discussion in the "Insurance Operations" section above.
Standard Personal Lines Segment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021 vs. 2020
|
|
|
|
2020 vs. 2019
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
|
2019
|
|
|
Insurance Segments Results:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NPW
|
|
$
|
292,265
|
|
|
295,166
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
%
|
$
|
304,592
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
%
|
NPE
|
|
293,559
|
|
|
299,140
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
307,739
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
Less:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss and loss expense incurred
|
|
212,116
|
|
|
233,260
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
|
211,300
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
Net underwriting expenses incurred
|
|
77,477
|
|
|
81,388
|
|
|
(5)
|
|
|
88,179
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
|
Underwriting income
|
|
$
|
3,966
|
|
|
(15,508)
|
|
|
(126)
|
|
%
|
$
|
8,260
|
|
|
(288)
|
|
%
|
Combined Ratios:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss and loss expense ratio
|
|
72.2
|
|
%
|
78.0
|
|
|
(5.8)
|
|
pts
|
68.6
|
|
%
|
9.4
|
|
pts
|
Underwriting expense ratio
|
|
26.4
|
|
|
27.2
|
|
|
(0.8)
|
|
|
28.7
|
|
|
(1.5)
|
|
|
Combined ratio
|
|
98.6
|
|
|
105.2
|
|
|
(6.6)
|
|
|
97.3
|
|
|
7.9
|
|
|
NPW declined 1% in 2021 compared to 2020, primarily driven by a reduction in direct new business and slightly lower retention, both of which were impacted by the challenging personal automobile competitive environment. This decrease was
partially offset by the impact of the COVID-19 related premium credits to our personal automobile customers, which reduced NPW by $4.3 million in 2020 and added one point of growth in 2021 compared to 2020, as these premium credits did not reoccur in 2021. In the third quarter of 2021, we transitioned our personal lines strategy to targeting new and renewal customers in the mass affluent market where we believe our strong coverage and servicing capabilities can be more competitive.
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in millions)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
|
|
Direct new business premiums1
|
|
$
|
40.9
|
|
|
$
|
44.7
|
|
|
|
|
Retention
|
|
82
|
|
%
|
83
|
|
|
|
|
Renewal pure price increases on NPW
|
|
1.0
|
|
|
2.5
|
|
|
|
|
1Excludes our flood direct premiums written, which is 100% ceded to the NFIP and therefore has no impact on our NPW.
The reduction in NPE in 2021 compared to 2020 reflects the decreases in NPW discussed above.
The loss and loss expense ratio decreased 5.8 points in 2021 compared to 2020, the primary drivers of which were as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in millions)
|
Non-Catastrophe Property Losses
|
|
Catastrophe Losses
|
|
|
For the year ended December 31,
|
Loss and Loss Expense Incurred
|
|
Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
|
|
Loss and Loss Expense Incurred
|
|
Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
|
|
Total Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
|
|
Unfavorable Year-Over-Year Change
|
2021
|
$
|
102.8
|
|
|
35.0
|
|
pts
|
$
|
37.4
|
|
|
12.7
|
|
pts
|
47.7
|
|
|
(6.9)
|
|
2020
|
86.0
|
|
|
28.7
|
|
|
77.5
|
|
|
25.9
|
|
|
54.6
|
|
|
13.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Our 2021 losses were impacted by 44 events that were designated as catastrophes by Property Claims Services ("PCS"), an internationally recognized authority on insured catastrophe property losses, including two severe thunderstorms accompanied by wind and hail occurring in March and June, Hurricane Ida in late August and early September, and a series of severe tornadoes that swept the Midwest in December. Our 2020 losses were impacted by 38 events that PCS designated as catastrophes, including a tornado affecting Tennessee in March, two severe April storms with damaging winds and tornadoes affecting the Midwestern states, Hurricane Isaias in late July and early August, and the August derecho in the Midwest.
There was no prior year casualty reserve development in either 2021 and 2020. However, current year casualty loss costs were 1.2 points higher in 2021 compared to 2020, driven by our personal automobile line of business, reflecting increases in claim frequencies as driving patterns continued to evolve in the COVID-19 environment.
The underwriting expense ratio decreased 0.8-points in 2021 compared to 2020. The ratio was elevated in 2020 by 1.0 points for COVID-19-related items, as discussed in the "Insurance Operations" section above. The decrease in the underwriting expense ratio in 2021 reflects the absence of these COVID-19-related impacts.
E&S Lines Segment
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021 vs. 2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
vs. 2019
|
|
Insurance Segments Results:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NPW
|
|
$
|
304,430
|
|
|
247,290
|
|
|
23
|
|
%
|
$
|
237,761
|
|
|
4
|
|
%
|
NPE
|
|
279,809
|
|
|
239,490
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
239,818
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Less:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss and loss expense incurred
|
|
175,100
|
|
|
156,936
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
152,335
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
Net underwriting expenses incurred
|
|
88,679
|
|
|
82,428
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
77,740
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
Underwriting income (loss)
|
|
$
|
16,030
|
|
|
126
|
|
|
12,622
|
|
%
|
$
|
9,743
|
|
|
(99)
|
|
%
|
Combined Ratios:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss and loss expense ratio
|
|
62.6
|
|
%
|
65.5
|
|
|
(2.9)
|
|
pts
|
63.5
|
|
%
|
2.0
|
|
pts
|
Underwriting expense ratio
|
|
31.7
|
|
|
34.4
|
|
|
(2.7)
|
|
|
32.4
|
|
|
2.0
|
|
|
Combined ratio
|
|
94.3
|
|
|
99.9
|
|
|
(5.6)
|
|
|
95.9
|
|
|
4.0
|
|
|
The strong NPW growth of 23% in 2021 was due to increases in direct new business, renewal pure price, and exposure growth driven by favorable market conditions in E&S lines in the U.S.
Quantitative information is as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in millions)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
Overall renewal price increases
|
|
6.5
|
|
%
|
6.2
|
|
|
Direct new business premiums
|
|
$
|
137.7
|
|
|
113.9
|
|
|
The increase in NPE in 2021 compared to 2020 reflects the increases in NPW discussed above.
The 2.9-point decrease in the loss and loss expense ratio in 2021 compared to 2020 was primarily attributable to favorable prior year casualty reserve development and a decrease in property losses. This was partially offset by an increase in current year casualty loss costs of 1.4 points, driven primarily by increased claim frequencies in 2021 compared to the decreased levels experienced in 2020.
Quantitative information regarding our property losses and prior year casualty reserve development are as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in millions)
|
Non-Catastrophe Property Losses
|
|
Catastrophe Losses
|
|
|
For the year ended December 31,
|
Loss and Loss Expense Incurred
|
|
Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
|
|
Loss and Loss Expense Incurred
|
|
Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
|
|
Total Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
|
|
(Favorable)/Unfavorable Year-Over-Year Change
|
2021
|
$
|
28.2
|
|
|
10.1
|
|
pts
|
$
|
22.7
|
|
|
8.1
|
|
pts
|
18.2
|
|
|
(1.8)
|
|
2020
|
27.9
|
|
|
11.6
|
|
|
20.0
|
|
|
8.4
|
|
|
20.0
|
|
|
8.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Our 2021 losses were impacted by 50 events that PCS designated as catastrophes, including Winter Storm Uri affecting Texas in February, a series of large storms affecting the Southern and Midwestern states in May, and Hurricane Ida in late August and early September. Our 2020 losses were impacted by 49 events that PCS designated as catastrophes, including the civil unrest throughout the country in June and Hurricane Laura in August.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in millions)
|
|
(Favorable) Prior Year Casualty Reserve Development
|
|
|
(Favorable)/Unfavorable
Year-Over-Year Change
|
For the year ended December 31,
|
|
Loss and Loss Expense Incurred
|
|
Impact on Loss and Loss Expense Ratio
|
|
|
2021
|
|
$
|
(7.0)
|
|
|
(2.5)
|
|
|
pts
|
(2.5)
|
|
2020
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(0.8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The favorable prior year casualty reserve development in 2021 was primarily attributable to lower loss severities in accident years 2016 and prior. There was no prior year casualty reserve development in 2020.
The 2.7-point decrease in the underwriting expense ratio in 2021 compared to 2020 was primarily driven by: (i) a decrease in labor expenses of 1.5 points and (ii) a decrease in compensation to our distribution partners of 0.6 points from changes in premium mix and corresponding commission rates. In addition, the underwriting expense ratio in 2020 was elevated by 0.9 points for the COVID-19-related increase in our allowance for credit losses on premiums receivable, as discussed in "Insurance Operations" above. The decrease in the underwriting expense ratio in 2021 reflects the absence of this COVID-19-related impact.
Reinsurance
We use reinsurance to protect our capital resources and insure against losses on property and casualty risks that we underwrite in excess of the amount that we are prepared to accept. We use two main reinsurance vehicles: (i) a reinsurance pooling agreement among our Insurance Subsidiaries through which each company agrees to share in premiums and losses based on certain specified percentages; and (ii) reinsurance contracts and arrangements with third parties that cover various policies that we issue to our customers.
Reinsurance Pooling Agreement
The primary purposes of the Insurance Subsidiaries' reinsurance pooling agreement are to:
•Pool or share proportionately the underwriting profit and loss results of property and casualty insurance underwriting operations through reinsurance;
•Reduce administration expenses; and
•Permit all the Insurance Subsidiaries to obtain a uniform rating from AM Best.
The following illustrates the pooling percentages by Insurance Subsidiary as of December 31, 2021:
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|
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|
|
Insurance Subsidiary
|
|
Pooling Percentage
|
Selective Insurance Company of America ("SICA")
|
|
32.0%
|
Selective Way Insurance Company ("SWIC")
|
|
21.0%
|
Selective Insurance Company of South Carolina ("SICSC")
|
|
9.0%
|
Selective Insurance Company of the Southeast ("SICSE")
|
|
7.0%
|
Selective Insurance Company of New York ("SICNY")
|
|
7.0%
|
Selective Casualty Insurance Company ("SCIC")
|
|
7.0%
|
Selective Auto Insurance Company of New Jersey ("SAICNJ")
|
|
6.0%
|
Mesa Underwriters Specialty Insurance Company ("MUSIC")
|
|
5.0%
|
Selective Insurance Company of New England ("SICNE")
|
|
3.0%
|
Selective Fire and Casualty Insurance Company ("SFCIC")
|
|
3.0%
|
Reinsurance Treaties and Arrangements
By entering into reinsurance treaties and arrangements, we can increase our underwriting capacity, accepting larger individual risks and aggregations of risks without directly increasing our capital or statutory surplus. Our reinsurance program principally consists of traditional reinsurance. Under our reinsurance treaties, we cede to our reinsurers a portion of our incurred losses from an individual policy or group of policies in exchange for a portion of the premium on those policies. Amounts not reinsured below a specified dollar threshold are known as retention. Reinsurance does not legally discharge us from liability under the terms and limits of our policies, but it does make our reinsurers liable to us for the amount of liability we cede to them. Our reinsurers often rely on their own reinsurance programs, or retrocessions, to manage their large loss exposures. The size of the global reinsurance community is relatively small. If our reinsurers are unable to collect on their retrocessional programs, it may impair their ability to pay us for the amounts we cede to them.
Consequently, our reinsurers present us with direct, indirect, and contingent counterparty credit risk. We attempt to mitigate this credit risk by (i) pursuing relationships with reinsurers rated “A-” or higher by AM Best and/or (ii) obtaining collateral to secure reinsurance obligations. Some of our reinsurance treaties permit us to terminate or commute them – or require the reinsurer to post collateral if the reinsurer's financial condition or rating deteriorates. We monitor our reinsurers' financial condition, and we review the quality of reinsurance recoverables and reserves for uncollectible reinsurance. For additional information regarding our reinsurance counterparty credit risk, see Note 9. "Reinsurance" in Item 8. "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data." of this Form 10-K.
We have reinsurance contracts that separately cover our property and casualty insurance business that can be segregated into the following key categories:
•Property Reinsurance, which includes our (i) property excess of loss treaties purchased for protection against large individual property losses and (ii) property catastrophe treaties purchased to provide protection for the overall property portfolio against severe catastrophic events. We also purchase a limited amount of facultative reinsurance, primarily for large individual property risks greater than our property excess of loss treaty capacity.
•Casualty Reinsurance, which provides protection for both individual large casualty losses and catastrophic casualty losses involving multiple claimants or insureds. We also may use facultative reinsurance for large individual casualty risks in excess of our treaty capacity. We may also purchase quota share capacity for certain new or higher severity casualty lines of business.
•Terrorism Reinsurance, which provides a federal reinsurance backstop, behind the protection built into our property and casualty reinsurance treaties, for terrorism losses covered under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (“TRIPRA”). For further information about TRIPRA, see Item 1A. “Risk Factors.” of this Form 10-K.
•Flood Reinsurance, for which all of the premiums and losses related to our participation in the WYO (for which we also receive a servicing fee) are 100% ceded to the federal government.
Property Reinsurance
We renewed our main property catastrophe treaty, which covers both our standard market and E&S business, effective January 1, 2022. For this treaty, we purchased an additional $50 million in limit to respond to our growing property portfolio, thereby
extending the coverage to $835 million in excess of the $40 million retention. Due to growth in our E&S property book of business, more challenging market conditions, and our recent and planned Standard Commercial Lines geographic expansion, we restructured our non-footprint catastrophe treaty from a $35 million in excess of $5 million structure covering a limited number of states to a $30 million in excess of $10 million treaty, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia, for our E&S business only. This removed our five newest Standard Commercial Lines states from coverage under this treaty, as they are covered under the main property catastrophe treaty. We also increased our co-participation from 15% to 34% to balance the cost versus volatility protection provided by this treaty. Consistent with the prior year, both treaties were renewed with restrictions in coverage related to the systemic perils of communicable disease and first-party cybersecurity coverage, in line with current market conditions. Consequently, the property catastrophe program excludes coverage for communicable disease, but retains limited reinsurance coverage for cybersecurity risks. Despite these limitations, coverage for traditionally covered property perils was maintained.
We seek to minimize reinsurance credit risk by transacting with highly-rated reinsurance partners and purchasing collateralized reinsurance products, particularly for high-severity, low-probability events, if feasible. Our current reinsurance program includes $259 million in collateralized limit, primarily in the top layer of the catastrophe program, compared to $281 million in collateralized limit under the prior year's reinsurance program.
Overall, we expect ceded premium for our property catastrophe reinsurance treaties to increase modestly in 2022 due to three factors: (i) increases in underlying property exposures in line with our growing property insurance portfolio; (ii) the addition of $50 million of coverage purchased to maintain stability in our net risk profile; and (iii) modest risk-adjusted price increases.
We model various catastrophic perils, and hurricane risk continues to be our portfolio's most significant natural catastrophe peril because of the geographic location of the risks we insure. The table below illustrates the impact of the five largest hurricane losses we have experienced in the last 35 years:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in millions)
|
|
Actual Gross Loss1
|
|
Net Loss2
|
|
Accident
Year
|
Hurricane Name
|
|
|
|
Superstorm Sandy
|
|
$125.5
|
|
45.6
|
|
2012
|
Hurricane Ida
|
|
53.4
|
|
41.5
|
|
2021
|
Hurricane Irene
|
|
44.8
|
|
40.2
|
|
2011
|
Hurricane Hugo
|
|
26.4
|
|
3.0
|
|
1989
|
Hurricane Isabel
|
|
25.1
|
|
15.7
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1This amount represents reported and unreported gross losses estimated as of December 31, 2021.
2Net loss does not include reinstatement premiums, taxes, or flood claims handling fees.
We review our exposure to hurricane risk by examining third-party vendor models and conducting our own proprietary analysis. The third-party vendor models provide a long-term view that closely relates modeled event frequency to historical hurricane activity, adjusting to reflect certain non-modeled cost assumptions, such as the impact of loss expenses, residual market assessments, and automobile-related losses. We believe that modeled estimates provide a range of potential outcomes, and we review multiple estimates to understand our catastrophic risk.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Occurrence Exceedance Probability
|
|
Modeled Losses
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Gross
Losses1
|
|
Net
Losses2
|
|
Net Losses
as a Percent of
GAAP Equity3
|
|
4.0% (1 in 25 year event)
|
|
$196,905
|
|
35,304
|
|
1
|
%
|
2.0% (1 in 50 year event)
|
|
325,920
|
|
38,613
|
|
1
|
|
1.0% (1 in 100 year event)
|
|
529,858
|
|
43,956
|
|
1
|
|
0.67% (1 in 150 year event)
|
|
757,577
|
|
61,871
|
|
2
|
|
0.5% (1 in 200 year event)
|
|
831,257
|
|
67,544
|
|
2
|
|
0.4% (1 in 250 year event)
|
|
965,971
|
|
125,306
|
|
4
|
|
0.2% (1 in 500 year event)
|
|
1,384,970
|
|
454,888
|
|
15
|
|
1Gross losses include uncertainty associated with damage/loss estimation, demand and storm surge, and assumptions for certain un-modeled costs, such as the impact of loss expenses, residual market assessments, and automobile-related losses, which collectively increase our gross losses by approximately 13%.
2Net losses are after-tax losses net of catastrophe reinsurance including reinstatement premiums.
3GAAP Equity as of December 31, 2021.
Our current catastrophe reinsurance program exhausts at an approximately 1 in 216 year return period, or events with 0.5% probability, based on a multi-model view of hurricane risk. Our actual gross and net losses incurred from hurricanes making U.S.-landfall will vary, perhaps materially, from our estimated modeled losses.
We renewed the property excess of loss treaty, which covers both our standard market and E&S business, on July 1, 2021, and the top layer renewed on January 1, 2022. This treaty was renewed with an increase in the retention on the first layer to $3.0 million from $2.0 million to manage the overall reinsurance cost on our growing portfolio and maintain projected earnings volatility protection in line with our historical levels.
The following table summarizes of our property reinsurance treaties and arrangements covering our Insurance Subsidiaries:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
PROPERTY REINSURANCE ON INSURANCE PRODUCTS
|
Treaty Name
|
|
Reinsurance Coverage
|
|
Terrorism Coverage
|
Property Catastrophe Excess of Loss
(covers all insurance operations)
|
|
$835 million above $40 million retention treaty that responds on per occurrence basis in four layers:
|
|
All nuclear, biological, chemical, and radioactive ("NBCR") losses are excluded regardless of whether or not they are certified under TRIPRA. Non-NBCR losses are covered to the same extent as non-terrorism losses. Please see Item 1A. “Risk Factors.” of this Form 10-K for discussion regarding TRIPRA.
|
|
- 82% of losses in excess of $40 million up to
$100 million;
|
|
|
- 97% of losses in excess of $100 million up to
$225 million;
|
|
|
- 97% of losses in excess of $225 million up to
$525 million; and
|
|
|
- 90% of losses in excess of $525 million up
to $875 million.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The treaty provides one reinstatement in each of the first three layers and no reinstatement in the fourth layer. The per occurrence limit is $776.5 million and the annual aggregate limit is $1.2 billion, net of the Insurance Subsidiaries' co-participation.
|
|
|
In addition, our $30 million above $10 million retention treaty that responds on per occurrence basis covers 66% of E&S losses only, in all states, and has an annual aggregate limit of $34 million, net of the Insurance Subsidiaries' co-participation.
|
|
Property Excess of Loss
(covers all insurance operations)
|
|
$57 million above $3 million retention covering 100% in three layers. Losses other than TRIPRA certified losses are subject to the following reinstatements and annual aggregate limits:
|
|
All NBCR losses are excluded regardless of whether or not they are certified under TRIPRA. For non-NBCR losses, the treaty distinguishes between acts committed on behalf of foreign persons or foreign interests ("Foreign Terrorism") and those that are not. The treaty provides annual aggregate limits for Foreign Terrorism (other than NBCR) acts of $21 million for the first layer; $60 million for the second layer; and $40 million for the third layer. Non-foreign terrorism losses (other than NBCR) are covered to the same extent as non-terrorism losses.
|
- $7 million in excess of $3 million layer
provides unlimited reinstatements;
|
- $30 million in excess of $10 million layer
provides three reinstatements, $120 million in
aggregate limits; and
|
|
- $20 million in excess of $40 million layer
provides three reinstatements, $80 million in aggregate
limits.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Flood
|
|
100% reinsurance by the federal government’s WYO.
|
|
None
|
Casualty Reinsurance
We renewed the casualty excess of loss treaty, which covers both our standard market and E&S Lines business, on July 1, 2021, substantially on the same terms as the treaty expiring June 30, 2021.
The following table summarizes our casualty reinsurance treaties and arrangements covering our Insurance Subsidiaries:
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASUALTY REINSURANCE ON INSURANCE PRODUCTS
|
Treaty Name
|
|
Reinsurance Coverage
|
|
Terrorism Coverage
|
Casualty Excess of Loss
(covers all insurance operations)
|
|
There are six layers covering 100% of $88 million in excess of $2 million. Losses other than terrorism losses are subject to the following:
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All NBCR losses are excluded. All other losses stemming from the acts of terrorism are subject to the following:
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|
- $3 million in excess of $2 million layer
provides 33 reinstatements, $102 million annual aggregate
limit;
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|
- $3 million in excess of $2 million layer with
$15 million net annual terrorism aggregate limit;
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|
- $7 million in excess of $5 million layer
provides six reinstatements, $49 million annual aggregate
limit;
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|
- $7 million in excess of $5 million layer with
$28 million net annual terrorism aggregate limit;
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|
- $9 million in excess of $12 million layer
provides three reinstatements; $36 million annual
aggregate limit;
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|
- $9 million in excess of $12 million layer with
$27 million net annual terrorism aggregate limit;
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|
- $9 million in excess of $21 million layer
provides one reinstatement, $18 million annual aggregate
limit;
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|
- $9 million in excess of $21 million layer with
$18 million net annual terrorism aggregate limit;
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|
- $20 million in excess of $30 million layer
provides one reinstatement, $40 million annual aggregate
limit; and
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|
- $20 million in excess of $30 million layer with
$40 million net annual terrorism aggregate limit; and
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|
- $40 million in excess of $50 million layer
provides one reinstatement, $80 million annual aggregate
limit.
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|
- $40 million in excess of $50 million layer with
$80 million net annual terrorism aggregate limit.
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We have other reinsurance treaties, such as our (i) Surety and Fidelity Excess of Loss Reinsurance Treaty, (ii) National Workers Compensation Reinsurance Pool Quota Share, which covers business assumed from the involuntary workers compensation pool, (iii) Endurance Specialty Quota share and Loss Development Cover, which protects against losses on policies written before the acquisition and any development on reserves established by MUSIC as of the date of acquisition, (iv) Equipment Breakdown Coverage Reinsurance Treaty, (v) Multi-line Quota Share, which covers additional personal lines coverages, (vi) Cyber Liability Quota Share, and (vii) Excess Liability Quota Share, which covers MUSIC's excess liability business.
We regularly evaluate our overall reinsurance program, and we try to develop effective ways to manage the transfer of risk. We base our analysis on a comprehensive process that includes periodic analysis of modeling results, our own loss experience, aggregation of exposures, exposure growth, diversification of risks, limits written, projected reinsurance costs, reinsurer financial strength, and projected impact on earnings, equity, and statutory surplus. We strive to balance reinsurer credit quality, price, terms, and our appetite to retain a certain level of risk.
Investments Segment
The primary objective of the investment portfolio is to maximize after-tax net investment income and the overall total return of the portfolio, while maintaining a high credit quality core fixed income securities portfolio and managing our duration risk profile. The effective duration of the fixed income securities portfolio, including short-term investments, was 3.9 years as of December 31, 2021, compared to the Insurance Subsidiaries' net loss and loss expense reserves duration of 3.5 years. The effective duration is monitored and managed to maximize yield while managing interest rate risk at an acceptable level. We maintain a well-diversified portfolio across sectors, with credit quality and maturities that provide ample liquidity. Purchases and sales are made with the intent of maximizing investment returns in the current market environment while balancing capital preservation.
Our fixed income and short-term investments represented 91% of our invested assets at December 31, 2021, and 92% at December 31, 2020. These investments had a weighted average credit rating of “A+” as of December 31, 2021 and "AA-" as of December 31, 2020, with a 96% allocation to investment grade holdings at both December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The weighted average credit rating decline reflects a planned reduction in our sector allocation to agency residential mortgage-backed securities over the past year as lower interest rates accelerated prepayments, as expected. Given the very low reinvestment rates for this asset class, we reallocated these non-sale disposal cash flows into other high-quality fixed income sectors, including corporate securities and other asset-backed security classes without a "AAA" rating but in our view currently offer a better risk and reward trade-off.
For further details on the composition, credit quality, and the various risks to which our portfolio is subject, see Item 7A. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.” of this Form 10-K.
Total Invested Assets
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|
($ in thousands)
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|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
Change
|
Total invested assets
|
|
$
|
8,026,988
|
|
|
7,505,599
|
|
|
7
|
%
|
Invested assets per dollar of common stockholders' equity
|
|
2.88
|
|
|
2.96
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
Unrealized gain – before tax1
|
|
255,658
|
|
|
395,207
|
|
|
(35)
|
|
Unrealized gain – after tax1
|
|
201,970
|
|
|
312,214
|
|
|
(35)
|
|
1Includes unrealized gain on fixed income securities of $229 million and equity securities of $27 million at December 31, 2021.
Invested assets increased $521 million at December 31, 2021, compared to December 31, 2020, reflecting strong 2021 operating cash flows of $771 million, partially offset by a decrease in pre-tax unrealized gains of $140 million. The majority of this $140 million decrease was related to our fixed income securities portfolio, which was impacted by an increase in benchmark U. S. Treasury rates, partially offset by a tightening of credit spreads.
Net Investment Income
The components of net investment income earned were as follows:
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|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021 vs. 2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020 vs. 2019
|
|
Fixed income securities
|
|
$
|
209,709
|
|
|
203,926
|
|
|
3
|
|
%
|
203,255
|
|
|
—
|
|
%
|
Equity securities
|
|
15,920
|
|
|
9,286
|
|
|
71
|
|
|
6,996
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
Commercial mortgage loans ("CMLs")
|
|
2,743
|
|
|
844
|
|
|
225
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
n/m
|
|
Short-term investments
|
|
260
|
|
|
1,821
|
|
|
(86)
|
|
|
6,653
|
|
|
(73)
|
|
|
Other investments
|
|
118,060
|
|
|
26,922
|
|
|
339
|
|
|
18,778
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
Investment expenses
|
|
(20,103)
|
|
|
(15,692)
|
|
|
(28)
|
|
|
(13,139)
|
|
|
(19)
|
|
|
Net investment income earned – before tax
|
|
326,589
|
|
|
227,107
|
|
|
44
|
|
|
222,543
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
Net investment income tax expense
|
|
63,589
|
|
|
42,495
|
|
|
50
|
|
|
41,382
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
Net investment income earned – after tax
|
|
$
|
263,000
|
|
|
184,612
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
181,161
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
Effective tax rate
|
|
19.5
|
%
|
|
18.7
|
|
|
0.8
|
|
pts
|
18.6
|
|
|
0.1
|
|
pts
|
Annual after-tax yield on fixed income investments
|
|
2.6
|
|
|
2.6
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2.9
|
|
|
(0.3)
|
|
|
Annual after-tax yield on investment portfolio
|
|
3.4
|
|
|
2.6
|
|
|
0.8
|
|
|
2.9
|
|
|
(0.3)
|
|
|
The $78.4 million increase in after-tax net investment income in 2021 compared to 2020 was driven by higher alternative investments gains in our other investment portfolio of $93.0 million, after-tax, in 2021 compared to $20.9 million, after-tax, in 2020, resulting in a $72.0 million increase in after-tax net investment income in 2021. Our alternative investments are accounted for under the equity method of accounting and are recorded on a one-quarter lag. The results on alternative investments in 2021 principally reflected unrealized gains on our holdings that benefited from the strong equity and credit capital market performance in the 12-month period ended September 2021.
Realized and Unrealized Investment Gains and Losses
When evaluating securities for sale, our general philosophy is to reduce our exposure to securities and sectors based on economic evaluations of whether the fundamentals for that security or sector have deteriorated or the timing is appropriate to opportunistically trade for other securities with better economic-return characteristics. Net realized and unrealized gains and losses for the indicated periods were as follows:
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
Net realized gains on disposals
|
|
$
|
7,144
|
|
|
9,148
|
|
|
26,715
|
|
Net unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities
|
|
17,881
|
|
|
7,939
|
|
|
(8,649)
|
|
Net credit loss (expense) on fixed income securities, AFS
|
|
(6,858)
|
|
|
(5,042)
|
|
|
|
Net credit loss (expense) benefit on fixed income securities, HTM
|
|
(49)
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
Losses on securities for which we have the intent to sell
|
|
(519)
|
|
|
(16,266)
|
|
|
|
Net other-than-temporary-impairment losses recognized earnings
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,644)
|
|
Total net realized and unrealized investment (losses) gains
|
|
$
|
17,599
|
|
|
(4,217)
|
|
|
14,422
|
|
Realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) in 2020 were significantly impacted by COVID-19-related market volatility in the first quarter of 2020, and substantially all of the $16.3 million of losses on securities we intended to sell were recorded in that quarter to provide our investment managers flexibility to trade and optimize our investment portfolio. The increase in unrealized gains on equity securities in 2021 was driven by strong public equities performance in the year.
For additional information regarding our losses on securities we intend to sell and our methodology for estimating the allowance for credit losses, see Note 2. “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” and Note 5. "Investments" in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” of this Form 10-K.
Federal Income Taxes
The following table provides information regarding federal income taxes.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in millions)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
Federal income tax expense
|
|
$
|
101.5
|
|
|
56.6
|
|
|
64.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effective tax rate1
|
|
20.5
|
%
|
|
18.7
|
|
|
19.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1The effective tax rate is calculated by taking "Total federal income tax expense" divided by "Income before federal income tax" less "Preferred stock dividends" on our Consolidated Statements of Income.
Federal income tax expense increased by $44.9 million in 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to an increase in pre-tax income that is taxed at the statutory rate. The increase in pre-tax income was primarily driven by increases in underwriting income and net investment income earned primarily due to higher gains on alternative investments in our other investment portfolio. See Note 14. “Federal Income Taxes” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” of this Form 10-K for further information about the following: (i) a reconciliation of our effective tax rate to the statutory rate of 21%; and (ii) details regarding our net deferred tax liability and asset.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Capital resources and liquidity reflect our ability to generate cash flows from business operations, borrow funds at competitive rates, and raise new capital to meet our operating and growth needs.
Liquidity
We manage liquidity by focusing on generating sufficient cash flows to meet the short-term and long-term cash requirements of our business operations. We also adjust our liquidity in light of economic or market conditions, as discussed further below.
Sources of Liquidity
Sources of cash for Selective Insurance Group, Inc. ("Parent") historically have consisted of dividends from the Insurance Subsidiaries, the investment portfolio held at the Parent, borrowings under third-party lines of credit, loan agreements with certain Insurance Subsidiaries, and the issuance of equity (common or preferred) and debt securities. We continue to monitor these sources, considering both our short-term and long-term liquidity and capital preservation strategies.
The Parent’s investment portfolio includes (i) short-term investments that are generally maintained in “AAA” rated money market funds approved by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, (ii) high-quality, highly-liquid government and corporate fixed income securities, (iii) equity securities, (iv) other investments, and (v) a cash balance. In the aggregate, Parent cash and total investments amounted to $527 million at December 31, 2021, and $490 million at December 31, 2020.
The composition of the Parent's investment portfolio may change over time based upon various factors, including the amount and availability of dividends from our Insurance Subsidiaries, investment income, expenses, other Parent cash needs, such as dividends payable to shareholders, asset allocation investment decisions, inorganic growth opportunities, debt retirement, and share repurchases. Our target is for the Parent to maintain highly liquid investments of at least twice its expected annual net cash outflow needs, with the target currently estimated at approximately $180 million.
Insurance Subsidiary Dividends
The Insurance Subsidiaries generate liquidity through insurance float, which is created by collecting premiums and earning investment income before paying claims. The period of float can extend over many years. Our investment portfolio consists of maturity dates that continually provide a source of cash flow for claims payments in the ordinary course of business. To protect our Insurance Subsidiaries' capital, we purchase reinsurance coverage for significantly large claims or catastrophes that may occur.
The Insurance Subsidiaries paid $140 million in dividends to the Parent in 2021. As of December 31, 2021, our allowable ordinary maximum dividend is $322 million for 2022. All Insurance Subsidiary dividends to the Parent are (i) subject to the approval and/or review of its domiciliary state insurance regulator and (ii) generally payable only from earned statutory surplus reported in its annual statements as of the preceding December 31. Although domiciliary state insurance regulators historically have approved dividends, there is no assurance they will approve future Insurance Subsidiary dividends.
New Jersey corporate law also limits the maximum amount of dividends the Parent can pay our shareholders if either (i) the Parent would be unable to pay its debts as they became due in the usual course of business, or (ii) the Parent’s total assets
would be less than its total liabilities. The Parent’s ability to pay dividends to shareholders is also impacted by (i) covenants in its credit agreement that obligate it, among other things, to maintain a minimum consolidated net worth and a maximum ratio of consolidated debt to total capitalization, and (ii) the terms of our preferred stock that prohibit dividends to be declared or paid on our common stock if dividends are not declared and paid, or made payable, on all outstanding preferred stock for the latest completed dividend period.
For additional information regarding dividend restrictions and financial covenants, where applicable, see Note 11. “Indebtedness,” Note 17. “Equity,” and Note 22. “Statutory Financial Information, Capital Requirements, and Restrictions on Dividends and Transfers of Funds” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” of this Form
10-K.
Line of Credit
On December 20, 2019, the Parent entered into a Credit Agreement with the lenders named therein (the “Lenders”) and the Bank of Montreal, Chicago Branch, as Administrative Agent ("Line of Credit"). Under the Line of Credit, the Lenders have agreed to provide the Parent with a $50 million revolving credit facility that can be increased to $125 million with the Lenders' consent. No borrowings were made under the Line of Credit in 2021. The Line of Credit will mature on December 20, 2022, and has a variable interest rate based on, among other factors, the Parent’s debt ratings. For additional information regarding the Line of Credit and corresponding representations, warranties, and covenants, refer to Note 11. “Indebtedness” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” of this Form 10-K.
Four of the Insurance Subsidiaries are members of Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") branches, as shown in the following table. Membership requires the ownership of branch stock and includes the right to access to liquidity. All Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis ("FHLBI") and Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLBNY") borrowings are required to be secured by investments pledged as collateral. For additional information regarding collateral outstanding, refer to Note 5. "Investments" in Item 8. "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” of this Form 10-K.
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
Branch
|
Insurance Subsidiary Member
|
FHLBI
|
SICSC1
|
SICSE1
|
FHLBNY
|
SICA
|
SICNY
|
1These subsidiaries are jointly referred to as the "Indiana Subsidiaries" as they are domiciled in Indiana.
The Line of Credit permits aggregate borrowings from the FHLBI and the FHLBNY up to 10% of the respective member company’s admitted assets for the previous year. As SICNY is domiciled in New York, its FHLBNY borrowings are limited by New York insurance regulations to the lower of 5% of admitted assets for the most recently completed fiscal quarter, or 10% of admitted assets for the previous year-end.
The following table provides information on the remaining capacity for FHLB borrowings based on these restrictions, as well as the amount of additional FHLB stock that would need to be purchased to allow these member companies to borrow their remaining capacity:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in millions)
|
Admitted Assets
|
|
Borrowing Limitation
|
|
Amount Borrowed
|
|
Remaining Capacity
|
|
Additional FHLB Stock Requirements
|
As of December 31, 2021
|
|
|
|
|
SICSC
|
$
|
833.2
|
|
|
$
|
83.3
|
|
|
32.0
|
|
|
51.3
|
|
|
0.6
|
|
SICSE
|
665.6
|
|
|
66.6
|
|
|
28.0
|
|
|
38.6
|
|
|
0.5
|
|
SICA
|
3,160.6
|
|
|
316.1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
316.1
|
|
|
14.2
|
|
SICNY
|
580.2
|
|
|
29.0
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
29.0
|
|
|
1.3
|
|
Total
|
|
|
$
|
495.0
|
|
|
60.0
|
|
|
435.0
|
|
|
16.6
|
|
Short-term Borrowings
We did not make any short-term borrowings from FHLB branches during 2021.
Intercompany Loan Agreements
The Parent has lending agreements with the Indiana Subsidiaries approved by the Indiana Department of Insurance that provide additional liquidity. Similar to the Line of Credit, these lending agreements limit the Parent's borrowings from the Indiana
Subsidiaries to 10% of the admitted assets of the respective Indiana Subsidiary. The following table provides information on the Parent’s borrowings and remaining borrowing capacity from the two Indiana Subsidiaries:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in millions)
|
Admitted Assets as of December 31, 2021
|
|
Borrowing Limitation
|
|
Amount Borrowed
|
|
Remaining Capacity
|
As of December 31, 2021
|
|
|
|
SICSC
|
$
|
833.2
|
|
|
$
|
83.3
|
|
|
24.0
|
|
|
59.3
|
|
SICSE
|
665.6
|
|
|
66.6
|
|
|
16.0
|
|
|
50.6
|
|
Total
|
|
|
$
|
149.9
|
|
|
40.0
|
|
|
109.9
|
|
Capital Market Activities
The Parent had no private or public issuances of stock during 2021. In the fourth quarter of 2020, we enhanced our capital structure flexibility at the Parent by issuing $200 million of 4.60% non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock. Net proceeds after issuance costs were $195 million. The Parent is using these proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include the repurchase of common stock under a $100 million share repurchase program authorized by our Board of Directors (the "Board") in conjunction with the preferred stock offering. During 2021, we repurchased 52,781 shares of our common stock under this authorization at a cost of $3.4 million, with a $64.49 average price per share. We have $96.6 million of remaining capacity under our share repurchase program. For additional information on the preferred stock transaction, refer to Note 17. “Preferred Stock” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” of this Form 10-K.
Uses of Liquidity
The Parent's liquidity generated from the sources discussed above is used, among other things, to pay dividends to our shareholders. Dividends on shares of the Parent's common and preferred stock are declared and paid at the discretion of the Board based on our operating results, financial condition, capital requirements, contractual restrictions, and other relevant factors. In October 2021, our Board approved a 12% increase in the quarterly cash dividend, to $0.28 from $0.25 per share. On February 3, 2022, our Board declared:
•A quarterly cash dividend on common stock of $0.28 per common share, that is payable March 1, 2022, to holders of record on February 15, 2022; and
•A cash dividend of $287.50 per share on our 4.60% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B (equivalent to $0.28750 per depository share) payable on March 15, 2022, to holders of record as of February 28, 2022.
Our ability to meet our interest and principal repayment obligations on our debt, as well as our ability to continue to pay dividends to our stockholders, is dependent on (i) liquidity at the Parent, (ii) the ability of the Insurance Subsidiaries to pay dividends, if necessary, and/or (iii) the availability of other sources of liquidity to the Parent. Our next FHLB borrowing principal repayment is $60 million to FHLBI due on December 16, 2026.
Restrictions on the ability of the Insurance Subsidiaries to declare and pay dividends, without alternative liquidity options, could materially affect our ability to service debt and pay dividends on common and preferred stock.
Capital Resources
Capital resources ensure we can pay policyholder claims, furnish the financial strength to support the business of underwriting insurance risks, and facilitate continued business growth. At December 31, 2021, we had GAAP stockholders’ equity of $3.0 billion and statutory surplus of $2.4 billion. With total debt of $506.1 million at December 31, 2021, our debt-to-capital ratio was 14.5%. For additional information on our statutory surplus, see Note 22. "Statutory Financial Information, Capital Requirements, and Restrictions on Dividends and Transfers of Funds" in Item 8. "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data." of this Form 10-K.
The following table summarizes current and long-term material cash requirements as of December 31, 2021, which we expect to fund primarily with operating cash flows.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payment Due by Period
|
|
|
|
|
Less than
1 year
|
|
1-3
years
|
|
3-5
years
|
|
More than
5 years
|
($ in millions)
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
Notes payable
|
|
$
|
510.0
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
60.0
|
|
|
450.0
|
|
Interest on debt obligation
|
|
593.6
|
|
|
28.3
|
|
|
56.6
|
|
|
56.6
|
|
|
452.1
|
|
Subtotal
|
|
1,103.6
|
|
|
28.3
|
|
|
56.6
|
|
|
116.6
|
|
|
902.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross loss and loss expense payments
|
|
4,580.9
|
|
|
1,303.5
|
|
|
1,473.8
|
|
|
701.5
|
|
|
1,102.1
|
|
Ceded loss and loss expense payments
|
|
578.6
|
|
|
174.5
|
|
|
137.3
|
|
|
71.1
|
|
|
195.7
|
|
Net loss and loss expense payments
|
|
4,002.3
|
|
|
1,129.0
|
|
|
1,336.5
|
|
|
630.4
|
|
|
906.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
5,105.9
|
|
|
1,157.3
|
|
|
1,393.1
|
|
|
747.0
|
|
|
1,808.5
|
|
Our loss and loss expense payments in the table above represent estimated paid amounts by year on our loss and loss expense reserves that are estimates based on past experience, adjusted for the effects of current developments and anticipated trends, and include considerable judgment. There is no precise method for evaluating the impact of any specific factor on the projected timing of loss and loss expense reserve payments, so the timing and amounts of the actual payments will be affected by many factors. Therefore, the projected settlement of the reserves for net loss and loss expense may differ, perhaps significantly, from actual future payments. For more information on our case reserves and estimates of reserves for loss and loss expense IBNR, refer to the “Reserve for Loss and Loss Expense” section in the "Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates" section of this MD&A and Note 2. "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" in Item 8. "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data." of this Form 10-K.
For additional information regarding cross-default provisions associated with our notes payable in the table above or our Line of Credit, see Note 11. "Indebtedness" in Item 8. "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data." in this Form 10-K.
In addition to the above, the following table summarizes certain contractual obligations we had at December 31, 2021 that may require us to invest additional amounts into our investment portfolio, which we would fund primarily with operating cash flows.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in millions)
|
|
Amount of Obligation
|
|
Year of Expiration of Obligation
|
Alternative and other investments
|
|
$
|
215.0
|
|
|
2036
|
Non-publicly traded collateralized loan obligations in our fixed income securities portfolio
|
|
59.8
|
|
|
2030
|
Non-publicly traded common stock within our equity portfolio
|
|
4.2
|
|
|
2027
|
CMLs
|
|
5.5
|
|
|
2023
|
Privately-placed corporate securities
|
|
4.3
|
|
|
Less than 1 year
|
Total
|
|
$
|
288.8
|
|
|
|
There is no certainty that any such additional investment will be required, and we expect to have the capacity to repay or refinance these obligations as they come due.
Our other cash requirements include, without limitation, dividends to stockholders, capital expenditures, and other operating expenses, including commissions to our distribution partners, labor costs, premium taxes, general and administrative expenses, and income taxes.
As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, we had no (i) material guarantees on behalf of others and trading activities involving non-exchange traded contracts accounted for at fair value, (ii) material transactions with related parties other than those disclosed in Note 18. “Related Party Transactions” included in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” of this Form 10-K, and (iii) material relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships at December 31, 2021 and 2020, such as structured finance or special purpose entities, established to facilitate off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. Consequently, we are not exposed to any material financing, liquidity, market, or credit risk related to off-balance sheet arrangements.
We continually monitor our cash requirements and the amount of capital resources we maintain at the holding company and operating subsidiary levels. As part of our long-term capital strategy, we strive to maintain capital metrics that support our targeted financial strength relative to the macroeconomic environment. Based on our analysis and market conditions, we may take a variety of actions, including, without limitation, contributing capital to the Insurance Subsidiaries, issuing additional debt
and/or equity securities, repurchasing existing debt, repurchasing shares of the Parent’s common stock, and increasing stockholders’ dividends.
Our capital management strategy is intended to protect the interests of the policyholders of the Insurance Subsidiaries and our stockholders, while enhancing our financial strength and underwriting capacity. We have a profitable book of business and
solid capital base, positioning us well to take advantage of market opportunities that may arise.
Book value per common share increased 9% to $46.24 as of December 31, 2021, from $42.38 as of December 31, 2020, driven by $6.50 in net income per diluted common share, partially offset by $2.07 of lower unrealized gains on our fixed income securities portfolio and $1.03 in dividends to our common stockholders. The book value per common share at December 31, 2021 included $3.01 of unrealized gains on our fixed income securities portfolio, which have an inverse relationship to changes in interest rates. The yields on benchmark U.S. Treasury securities have increased subsequent to December 31, 2021, which has resulted in a decrease in the net unrealized gains on our fixed income securities. If interest rates continue to increase and/or credit spreads widen in 2022, our net unrealized gains on our fixed income securities portfolio will come under pressure and could move into a net unrealized loss position.
Cash Flows
Net cash provided by operating activities was $771 million in 2021 compared to $554 million in 2020. Cash flows from operations increased in 2021 primarily driven by growth in our insurance operations. For more information on our underwriting results, refer to "Insurance Operations" above in this MD&A.
Net cash used in investing activities was $619 million in 2021 compared to $688 million in 2020. Investing activity was greater in 2020, as we benefited from $195 million of net proceeds from our perpetual preferred stock issuance last year.
Net cash used in financing activities was $123 million in 2021 compared to net cash provided of $141 million in 2020. The cash flows from financing activities decreased due to (i) a long-term debt repayment to the FHLBNY of $50 million in 2021, and (ii) our 2020 perpetual preferred stock issuance that resulted in $195 million of net proceeds last year.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.:
Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three‑year period ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes and financial statement schedules I to V (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated February 11, 2022 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of a critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Estimate of reserve for loss and loss expense
As discussed in Notes 2 and 10 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company estimates the reserve for loss and loss expense (reserves) through an internal reserve review that relies upon methods consistent with actuarial standards of practice supplemented with other internal and external information. The Company develops reserve estimates by line of business and, as experience emerges and other information develops, the reserve estimates are assessed in aggregate and adjusted as necessary. As of December 31, 2021, the Company recorded a liability of $4.58 billion for reserves.
We identified the evaluation of the estimate of reserves for loss and loss expense as a critical audit matter. The process to evaluate the Company’s estimate of reserves involved a high degree of subjective auditor judgment due to the inherent uncertainties in adjusting past experience for current development and anticipating trends for predicting future events. These uncertainties may be affected by a number of considerations, including internal factors, such as changes to underwriting practices, claim practices, and claim experience; as well as external factors, such as economic conditions, legislative enactments, judicial decisions, and social trends. Evaluating the impact of these factors on the estimate of reserves also required specialized actuarial skills and knowledge.
The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. With the involvement of actuarial professionals, when appropriate, we evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls related to the Company’s internal reserve review and determination of the Company’s best estimate of recorded reserves. We also involved actuarial professionals with specialized skills and knowledge, who assisted in:
•evaluating the Company’s actuarial methods by comparing them to methods consistent with actuarial standards of practice
•developing an independent estimate of reserves for certain lines of business using methods consistent with actuarial standards of practice
•for certain other lines of business, assessing the Company's internal reserve review by evaluating the assumptions and actuarial methods used
•developing a consolidated range of reserves and comparing it to the Company's recorded reserves assessing movement of the Company’s recorded reserves within the consolidated range of reserves.
/s/ KPMG LLP
We have served as the Company's auditor since 1964.
New York, New York
February 11, 2022
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands, except share amounts)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
Investments:
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed income securities, held-to-maturity – at carrying value (fair value: $29,460 – 2021; $18,001 – 2020)
|
|
$
|
28,850
|
|
|
16,846
|
|
Less allowance for credit losses
|
|
(65)
|
|
|
(22)
|
|
Fixed income securities, held-to-maturity, net of allowance for credit losses
|
|
28,785
|
|
|
16,824
|
|
Fixed income securities, available-for-sale – at fair value
(allowance for credit losses: $9,724 – 2021; $3,969 – 2020; amortized cost: $6,490,753 – 2021; $6,073,517 – 2020)
|
|
6,709,976
|
|
|
6,455,928
|
|
Commercial mortgage loans – at carrying value (fair value: $97,598 – 2021; $47,289 – 2020)
|
|
95,795
|
|
|
46,306
|
|
Less: allowance for credit losses
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Commercial mortgage loans, net of allowance for credit losses
|
|
95,795
|
|
|
46,306
|
|
Equity securities – at fair value (cost: $308,840 – 2021; $301,551 – 2020)
|
|
335,537
|
|
|
310,367
|
|
Short-term investments
|
|
447,863
|
|
|
409,852
|
|
Other investments
|
|
409,032
|
|
|
266,322
|
|
Total investments (Notes 5 and 7)
|
|
8,026,988
|
|
|
7,505,599
|
|
Cash
|
|
455
|
|
|
394
|
|
Restricted cash
|
|
44,608
|
|
|
14,837
|
|
Accrued investment income
|
|
48,247
|
|
|
45,004
|
|
Premiums receivable
|
|
958,787
|
|
|
857,014
|
|
Less: allowance for credit losses (Note 8)
|
|
(13,600)
|
|
|
(21,000)
|
|
Premiums receivable, net of allowance for credit losses
|
|
945,187
|
|
|
836,014
|
|
Reinsurance recoverable
|
|
601,668
|
|
|
589,269
|
|
Less: allowance for credit losses (Note 9)
|
|
(1,600)
|
|
|
(1,777)
|
|
Reinsurance recoverable, net of allowance for credit losses
|
|
600,068
|
|
|
587,492
|
|
Prepaid reinsurance premiums (Note 9)
|
|
183,007
|
|
|
170,531
|
|
Current federal income tax (Note 14)
|
|
772
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment – at cost, net of accumulated
depreciation and amortization of: $253,427 – 2021; $240,150 – 2020
|
|
82,053
|
|
|
77,696
|
|
Deferred policy acquisition costs (Note 2)
|
|
326,915
|
|
|
288,578
|
|
Goodwill (Note 12)
|
|
7,849
|
|
|
7,849
|
|
Other assets
|
|
195,240
|
|
|
153,919
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
10,461,389
|
|
|
9,687,913
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
Reserve for loss and loss expense (Note 10)
|
|
$
|
4,580,903
|
|
|
4,260,355
|
|
Unearned premiums
|
|
1,803,207
|
|
|
1,618,271
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt (Note 11)
|
|
506,050
|
|
|
550,743
|
|
Current federal income tax (Note 14)
|
|
—
|
|
|
14,021
|
|
Deferred federal income tax (Note 14)
|
|
13,413
|
|
|
27,096
|
|
Accrued salaries and benefits
|
|
121,057
|
|
|
114,868
|
|
Other liabilities
|
|
453,874
|
|
|
363,670
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
$
|
7,478,504
|
|
|
6,949,024
|
|
Stockholders’ Equity:
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock of $0 par value per share (Note 17):
|
|
|
|
|
Authorized shares: 5,000,000; Issued shares: 8,000 with $25,000 liquidation preference per share – 2021 and 2020
|
|
$
|
200,000
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
Common stock of $2 par value per share:
|
|
|
|
|
Authorized shares 360,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
Issued: 104,450,916 – 2021; 104,032,912 – 2020
|
|
208,902
|
|
|
208,066
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
464,347
|
|
|
438,985
|
|
Retained earnings
|
|
2,603,472
|
|
|
2,271,537
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (Note 6)
|
|
115,099
|
|
|
220,186
|
|
Treasury stock – at cost (shares: 44,266,534 – 2021; 44,127,109 – 2020)
|
|
(608,935)
|
|
|
(599,885)
|
|
Total stockholders’ equity
|
|
2,982,885
|
|
|
2,738,889
|
|
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 19 and 20)
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
|
$
|
10,461,389
|
|
|
9,687,913
|
|
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net premiums earned
|
|
$
|
3,017,253
|
|
|
2,681,814
|
|
|
2,597,171
|
|
Net investment income earned
|
|
326,589
|
|
|
227,107
|
|
|
222,543
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)
|
|
17,599
|
|
|
(4,217)
|
|
|
14,422
|
|
Other income
|
|
17,723
|
|
|
17,570
|
|
|
12,355
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
3,379,164
|
|
|
2,922,274
|
|
|
2,846,491
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss and loss expense incurred
|
|
1,813,984
|
|
|
1,635,823
|
|
|
1,551,491
|
|
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs
|
|
626,469
|
|
|
560,271
|
|
|
535,973
|
|
Other insurance expenses
|
|
375,931
|
|
|
366,941
|
|
|
358,069
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
29,165
|
|
|
30,839
|
|
|
33,668
|
|
Corporate expenses
|
|
28,305
|
|
|
25,412
|
|
|
30,900
|
|
Total expenses
|
|
2,873,854
|
|
|
2,619,286
|
|
|
2,510,101
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before federal income tax
|
|
505,310
|
|
|
302,988
|
|
|
336,390
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal income tax expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
|
|
87,335
|
|
|
60,059
|
|
|
60,640
|
|
Deferred
|
|
14,138
|
|
|
(3,426)
|
|
|
4,127
|
|
Total federal income tax expense
|
|
101,473
|
|
|
56,633
|
|
|
64,767
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
403,837
|
|
|
246,355
|
|
|
271,623
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock dividends
|
|
9,353
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common stockholders
|
|
$
|
394,484
|
|
|
246,355
|
|
|
271,623
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per common share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common stockholders - Basic
|
|
$
|
6.55
|
|
|
4.12
|
|
|
4.57
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common stockholders - Diluted
|
|
$
|
6.50
|
|
|
4.09
|
|
|
4.53
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
403,837
|
|
|
246,355
|
|
|
271,623
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive (loss) income ("OCI"), net of tax:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized (losses) gains on investment securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized holding (losses) gains arising during year
|
|
(119,598)
|
|
|
133,104
|
|
|
168,021
|
|
Unrealized losses on securities with credit loss recognized in earnings
|
|
(7,159)
|
|
|
(6,459)
|
|
|
—
|
|
Amounts reclassified into net income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Held-to-maturity securities
|
|
(9)
|
|
|
(19)
|
|
|
(46)
|
|
Net realized (gains) losses on disposals and losses on intent-to-sell available-for-sale ("AFS") securities
|
|
(3,022)
|
|
|
4,247
|
|
|
530
|
|
Credit loss expense
|
|
5,418
|
|
|
3,984
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total unrealized (losses) gains on investment securities
|
|
(124,370)
|
|
|
134,857
|
|
|
168,505
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Defined benefit pension and post-retirement plans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net actuarial gain (loss)
|
|
17,093
|
|
|
1,197
|
|
|
(10,898)
|
|
Amounts reclassified into net income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net actuarial loss
|
|
2,190
|
|
|
2,382
|
|
|
2,099
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total defined benefit pension and post-retirement plans
|
|
19,283
|
|
|
3,579
|
|
|
(8,799)
|
|
Other comprehensive (loss) income
|
|
(105,087)
|
|
|
138,436
|
|
|
159,706
|
|
Comprehensive income
|
|
$
|
298,750
|
|
|
384,791
|
|
|
431,329
|
|
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
Preferred stock:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of year
|
|
$
|
200,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Issuance of preferred stock
|
|
—
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
End of year
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of year
|
|
208,066
|
|
|
206,968
|
|
|
205,697
|
|
Dividend reinvestment plan
|
|
46
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
44
|
|
Stock purchase and compensation plans
|
|
790
|
|
|
1,040
|
|
|
1,227
|
|
End of year
|
|
208,902
|
|
|
208,066
|
|
|
206,968
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of year
|
|
438,985
|
|
|
418,521
|
|
|
390,315
|
|
Dividend reinvestment plan
|
|
1,707
|
|
|
1,645
|
|
|
1,510
|
|
Preferred stock issuance costs
|
|
—
|
|
|
(5,416)
|
|
|
—
|
|
Stock purchase and compensation plans
|
|
23,655
|
|
|
24,235
|
|
|
26,696
|
|
End of year
|
|
464,347
|
|
|
438,985
|
|
|
418,521
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of year, as previously reported
|
|
2,271,537
|
|
|
2,080,529
|
|
|
1,858,414
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative effect adjustment due to adoption of lease guidance, net of tax
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
342
|
|
Cumulative effect adjustment due to adoption of guidance on allowance for credit losses, net of tax
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,435
|
|
|
—
|
|
Balance at beginning of year, as adjusted
|
|
2,271,537
|
|
|
2,081,964
|
|
|
1,858,756
|
|
Net income
|
|
403,837
|
|
|
246,355
|
|
|
271,623
|
|
Dividends to preferred stockholders
|
|
(9,353)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Dividends to common stockholders
|
|
(62,549)
|
|
|
(56,782)
|
|
|
(49,850)
|
|
End of year
|
|
2,603,472
|
|
|
2,271,537
|
|
|
2,080,529
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of year
|
|
220,186
|
|
|
81,750
|
|
|
(77,956)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive (loss) income
|
|
(105,087)
|
|
|
138,436
|
|
|
159,706
|
|
End of year
|
|
115,099
|
|
|
220,186
|
|
|
81,750
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Treasury stock:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of year
|
|
(599,885)
|
|
|
(592,832)
|
|
|
(584,668)
|
|
Acquisition of treasury stock - share repurchase authorization
|
|
(3,404)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Acquisition of treasury stock - shares acquired related to employee share-based compensation plans
|
|
(5,646)
|
|
|
(7,053)
|
|
|
(8,164)
|
|
End of year
|
|
(608,935)
|
|
|
(599,885)
|
|
|
(592,832)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders’ equity
|
|
$
|
2,982,885
|
|
|
2,738,889
|
|
|
2,194,936
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends declared per preferred share
|
|
$
|
1,169.17
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Dividends declared per common share
|
|
$
|
1.03
|
|
|
0.94
|
|
|
0.83
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock, shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of year
|
|
8,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Issuance of preferred stock
|
|
—
|
|
|
8,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
End of year
|
|
8,000
|
|
|
8,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of year
|
|
59,905,803
|
|
|
59,461,153
|
|
|
58,948,554
|
|
Dividend reinvestment plan
|
|
22,986
|
|
|
28,890
|
|
|
22,087
|
|
Stock purchase and compensation plan
|
|
395,018
|
|
|
519,863
|
|
|
613,678
|
|
Acquisition of treasury stock - share repurchase authorization
|
|
(52,781)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Acquisition of treasury stock - shares acquired related to employee share-based compensation plans
|
|
(86,644)
|
|
|
(104,103)
|
|
|
(123,166)
|
|
End of year
|
|
60,184,382
|
|
|
59,905,803
|
|
|
59,461,153
|
|
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
403,837
|
|
|
246,355
|
|
|
271,623
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
55,109
|
|
|
59,350
|
|
|
55,205
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
|
15,893
|
|
|
16,227
|
|
|
19,077
|
|
Undistributed gains of equity method investments
|
|
(69,873)
|
|
|
(12,408)
|
|
|
(12,773)
|
|
Distributions in excess of current year income of equity method investments
|
|
2,910
|
|
|
3,472
|
|
|
2,807
|
|
Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses
|
|
(17,599)
|
|
|
4,217
|
|
|
(14,422)
|
|
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
|
|
50
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in reserve for loss and loss expense, net of reinsurance recoverable
|
|
307,972
|
|
|
181,839
|
|
|
149,232
|
|
Increase in unearned premiums, net of prepaid reinsurance
|
|
172,460
|
|
|
91,278
|
|
|
82,253
|
|
(Increase) decrease in net federal income taxes
|
|
(542)
|
|
|
7,708
|
|
|
7,721
|
|
Increase in premiums receivable
|
|
(109,173)
|
|
|
(13,171)
|
|
|
(53,383)
|
|
Increase in deferred policy acquisition costs
|
|
(38,337)
|
|
|
(17,392)
|
|
|
(18,574)
|
|
Increase in accrued investment income
|
|
(3,243)
|
|
|
(158)
|
|
|
(3,226)
|
|
Increase (decrease) in accrued salaries and benefits
|
|
7,216
|
|
|
(13,264)
|
|
|
(3,748)
|
|
Increase in other assets
|
|
(33,379)
|
|
|
(27,927)
|
|
|
(39,337)
|
|
Increase in other liabilities
|
|
78,121
|
|
|
27,897
|
|
|
34,998
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
771,422
|
|
|
554,045
|
|
|
477,495
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of fixed income securities, held-to-maturity
|
|
(16,250)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Purchase of fixed income securities, available-for-sale
|
|
(2,165,555)
|
|
|
(1,723,818)
|
|
|
(1,856,125)
|
|
Purchase of commercial mortgage loans
|
|
(50,204)
|
|
|
(46,506)
|
|
|
—
|
|
Purchase of equity securities
|
|
(88,640)
|
|
|
(230,813)
|
|
|
(46,397)
|
|
Purchase of other investments
|
|
(85,044)
|
|
|
(79,598)
|
|
|
(64,908)
|
|
Purchase of short-term investments
|
|
(4,345,140)
|
|
|
(5,762,725)
|
|
|
(6,087,909)
|
|
Sale of fixed income securities, available-for-sale
|
|
502,911
|
|
|
487,087
|
|
|
594,743
|
|
Proceeds from commercial mortgage loans
|
|
714
|
|
|
201
|
|
|
—
|
|
Sale of short-term investments
|
|
4,306,684
|
|
|
5,635,463
|
|
|
6,129,885
|
|
Redemption and maturities of fixed income securities, held-to-maturity
|
|
4,192
|
|
|
3,888
|
|
|
16,149
|
|
Redemption and maturities of fixed income securities, available-for-sale
|
|
1,217,555
|
|
|
1,019,132
|
|
|
626,686
|
|
Sale of equity securities
|
|
99,235
|
|
|
1,320
|
|
|
137,294
|
|
Sale of other investments
|
|
5,428
|
|
|
5,375
|
|
|
17,964
|
|
Distributions from other investments
|
|
17,497
|
|
|
24,884
|
|
|
19,972
|
|
Fixed asset disposals
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9
|
|
Purchase of property and equipment
|
|
(22,163)
|
|
|
(22,064)
|
|
|
(30,986)
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
(618,780)
|
|
|
(688,174)
|
|
|
(543,623)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends to preferred stockholders
|
|
(9,353)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Dividends to common stockholders
|
|
(60,136)
|
|
|
(54,486)
|
|
|
(47,675)
|
|
Acquisition of treasury stock
|
|
(9,050)
|
|
|
(7,053)
|
|
|
(8,164)
|
|
Net proceeds from stock purchase and compensation plans
|
|
7,976
|
|
|
8,411
|
|
|
8,243
|
|
Preferred stock issued, net of issuance costs
|
|
(479)
|
|
|
195,063
|
|
|
—
|
|
Proceeds from borrowings
|
|
—
|
|
|
587,000
|
|
|
355,757
|
|
Repayment of borrowings
|
|
(50,000)
|
|
|
(587,000)
|
|
|
(250,000)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment of finance lease obligations
|
|
(1,768)
|
|
|
(550)
|
|
|
(977)
|
|
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
|
|
(122,810)
|
|
|
141,385
|
|
|
57,184
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash
|
|
29,832
|
|
|
7,256
|
|
|
(8,944)
|
|
Cash and restricted cash, beginning of year
|
|
15,231
|
|
|
7,975
|
|
|
16,919
|
|
Cash and restricted cash, end of year
|
|
$
|
45,063
|
|
|
15,231
|
|
|
7,975
|
|
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1. Organization
Selective Insurance Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, (collectively referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”) offers standard commercial, standard personal, and excess and surplus ("E&S") lines property and casualty insurance products. Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (referred to as the “Parent”) was incorporated in New Jersey in 1977 and its corporate headquarters is located in Branchville, New Jersey. The Parent’s common and preferred stock are publicly traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbols “SIGI” and "SIGIP," respectively. We have provided a glossary of terms as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 10-K, which defines certain industry-specific and other terms that are used in this Form 10-K.
We classify our business into four reportable segments, which are as follows:
•Standard Commercial Lines – comprised of property and casualty insurance products and services provided in the standard marketplace to commercial enterprises, which are typically businesses, non-profit organizations, and local government agencies.
•Standard Personal Lines – comprised of property and casualty insurance products and services, including flood insurance coverage, provided primarily to individuals acquiring coverage in the standard marketplace.
•E&S Lines – comprised of property and casualty insurance products and services provided to customers who are unable to obtain coverage in the standard marketplace.
•Investments – invests the premiums collected by our insurance operations, as well as amounts generated through our capital management strategies, which may include the issuance of debt and equity securities.
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a) Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements (“Financial Statements”) include the accounts of the Parent and its subsidiaries, and have been prepared in conformity with: (i) United States ("U.S.") generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"); and (ii) the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
(b) Use of Estimates
The preparation of our Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported financial statement balances, as well as the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
(c) Investments
Portfolio Composition and Presentation in the Consolidated Balance Sheet
Our investment portfolio is primarily comprised of fixed income investments. We also hold commercial mortgage loans ("CMLs"), equity securities, short-term investments, and other investments. A description of our portfolio holdings, and the related presentation in our Consolidated Balance Sheet, is provided below.
Fixed Income Investments
Our fixed income investments include our fixed income securities portfolio and our CML portfolio.
Fixed Income Securities
We hold the following types of securities in our fixed income securities portfolio:
•U.S. government and government agency obligations;
•Foreign government obligations;
•Obligations of states and political subdivisions, including special revenue and general obligation bonds;
•Corporate securities, which may include investment grade and below investment grade bonds, bank loan investments, redeemable preferred stock, and non-redeemable preferred stock with certain debt-like characteristics;
•Collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs") and other asset-backed securities ("ABS");
•Residential mortgage-backed securities ("RMBS"); and
•Commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS").
We have designated substantially all of the holdings in our fixed income securities as available-for-sale ("AFS"). These securities are reported at fair value in our Consolidated Balance Sheet. The after-tax difference between fair value and cost or amortized cost is reflected in stockholders’ equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ("AOCI").
The amortized cost of fixed income securities is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and the accretion of discounts over the expected life of the security using the effective yield method. Callable debt securities held at a premium are amortized to the earliest call date. Premiums and discounts arising from the purchase of RMBS, CMBS, CLO and other ABS are amortized over the expected life of the security based on future principal payments, giving additional consideration to prepayments. These prepayments are estimated based on historical and projected cash flows. Prepayment assumptions are reviewed quarterly and adjusted to reflect actual prepayments and changes in expectations. Future amortization of any premium and/or discount is adjusted to reflect the revised assumptions.
Accrued interest on our fixed income securities is recorded as a component of “Accrued investment income” on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. If accrued interest is due but not paid within 90 days, we reverse the delinquent amount and record this reversal through earnings as a component of “Net investment income earned” on our Consolidated Statement of Income.
CMLs
CMLs are loans secured by commercial property, such as an office building, multi-family apartment complex, industrial warehouse, or shopping center. We may acquire investments in CMLs through (i) direct originations under a loan syndication arrangement or (ii) a marketplace purchase. We record our investment in CMLs on the settlement date of the loan. Our CMLs are classified as held-for-investment and reported at amortized cost, net of any allowance for credit losses ("ACL"), on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. Interest is recorded using the effective yield method and accrued interest on our CMLs is recorded as a component of “Accrued investment income” on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Other Portfolio Holdings
Equity securities may include common and non-redeemable preferred stocks. Equity securities with readily determinable fair values are reported at fair value. Equity securities without readily determinable fair values are reported at net asset value ("NAV") as a practical expedient.
Short-term investments may include money market instruments, savings accounts, commercial paper, and fixed income securities purchased with a maturity of less than one year. We may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements that are included in short-term investments. These repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by high-quality, readily-marketable instruments that support the principal amount. At maturity, we receive principal and interest income on these agreements. Short-term investments are generally reported at fair value.
Other investments are primarily comprised of alternative investments, which are limited partnership investments in private equity, private credit, and real estate strategies. These alternative investments are accounted for using the equity method, with income typically recognized on a one-quarter lag. Because these alternative investments are recorded under the equity method of accounting, with the underlying holdings carried at fair value, the valuation and income recognized on these investments may be impacted by volatility in the financial markets. In addition to our alternative investments, our other investment portfolio includes Federal Home Loan Bank stock (“FHLB Stock”) and tax credit investments. The FHLB Stock is reported at cost. Accounting for our tax credit investments is dependent on the type of credit we have purchased, as follows:
•Federal low income housing tax credits are accounted for under the proportional amortization method; and
•All other tax credits in our investment portfolio are accounted for using the equity method.
For federal tax credits accounted for under the equity method, we use the deferral method for recognizing the benefit of the tax credit with the related deferred revenue being recognized in our Consolidated Income Statement as a component of "Federal income tax expense" proportionately over the life of the investment.
We categorize distributions from our investments accounted for using the equity method on our Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows using the cumulative earnings approach. Under this approach, distributions received are classified as cash flows from operating activities until such time that the cumulative distributions exceed cumulative earnings for the investment. When such an excess occurs, the excess portion of the current period distribution is considered a return of investment and is classified as a cash flow from investing activities.
We evaluate the alternative investments and tax credit investments included in our other investments portfolio to determine whether those investments are variable interest entities ("VIEs") and if so, whether consolidation is required. A VIE is an entity that either has equity investors that lack certain essential characteristics of a controlling financial interest or lack sufficient funds to finance its own activities without financial support provided by other entities. We consider several significant factors in determining if our investments are VIEs and if we are the primary beneficiary, including whether we have (i) the power to direct activities of the VIE, (ii) the ability to remove the decision maker of the VIE, (iii) the ability to participate in making decisions that are significant to the VIE, and (iv) the obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE. We have reviewed our alternative and tax credit investments and have concluded that they are VIEs, but that we are not the primary beneficiary and therefore, consolidation is not required.
Presentation in the Consolidated Statement of Income
Net Investment Income Earned
Net investment income earned on our Consolidated Statement of Income includes the following:
•Interest income, as well as amortization and accretion, on fixed income securities;
•Interest income on CMLs;
•Dividend income on equity securities;
•Interest income on our short-term investments; and
•Income recognized on our alternative and other investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting, except for federal tax credits, as discussed below.
Income related to federal tax credits (either low income housing tax credits or other federal credits) is recorded in our Consolidated Statement of Income as a component of “Federal income tax expense” proportionately over the life of the investment.
Net Realized and Unrealized Investment (Losses) Gains
Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) on our Consolidated Statement of Income include the following:
•Realized gains and losses on the disposal of holdings in our investment portfolio, which are determined on the basis of the cost of the specific investments sold;
•Changes in unrealized gains or losses on our equity securities;
•Losses on investments for which we have the intent to sell, which are discussed further below; and
•Net credit loss expense or benefit resulting from changes in the ACL related to our investment portfolio, which is also discussed further below.
Losses on securities for which we have the intent to sell and ACL on AFS Fixed Income Securities and Short-Term Investments
We review our fixed income securities in an unrealized loss position to determine (i) if we have the intent to sell the security, or (ii) if it is more likely than not we will be required to sell the security before its anticipated recovery. If we determine that we have the intent or likely requirement to sell the security, we write down its amortized cost to its fair value. In writing down amortized cost, any amount previously recorded as an ACL is reversed and any incremental reduction in amortized cost is recorded directly to earnings as a component of “Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)” on our Consolidated Statement of Income.
When fixed income securities are in an unrealized loss position and we do not record any losses on securities for which we intend to sell, we record an ACL for the portion of the unrealized loss due to an expected credit loss. We estimate expected credit losses on fixed income securities by performing a discounted cash flow (“DCF”). The ACL is equal to the excess of amortized cost over the greater of: (i) our estimate of the present value of expected future cash flows, or (ii) fair value. The ACL is recorded as a contra-asset reflected in the carrying value of the investment on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The initial ACL and any subsequent changes are recorded to earnings as a component of “Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)” on our Consolidated Statement of Income. Any remaining unrealized loss is the non-credit amount and is recorded in AOCI. The ACL cannot exceed the unrealized loss of an AFS security and therefore it may fluctuate with changes in the fair value of the security. The ACL is written off against the amortized cost basis in the period in which it is determined uncollectible.
Our DCF analyses calculate the present value of expected future cash flows using various models specific to the major security types in our portfolio. These models use security-specific information, as well as reasonable and forecasted macroeconomic data, to determine possible expected credit loss scenarios based on projected changes in the economy. The forecasted economic data incorporated into the models is based on the Federal Reserve Board’s annual supervisory stress test review on certain large
banks and financial institutions. We also have the ability to incorporate internally-developed forecast information into the models as we deem appropriate. The discount rate used in a DCF is one of the following:
•The current yield in effect at the reporting date to accrete the beneficial interest for RMBS, CMBS, CLO and other ABS that were not of high credit quality at acquisition;
•The effective interest rate in effect as of the reporting date for non-fixed rate securities; and
•The effective interest rate implicit in the security at the date of acquisition for all other securities.
DCFs may include, but are not necessarily limited to: (i) generating cash flows for each tranche considering tranche-specific data, market data, and other pertinent information, such as the historical performance of the underlying collateral, including net operating income generated by underlying properties, conditional default rate assumptions, loan loss severity assumptions, consensus projections, prepayment projections, and actual pool and collateral information; (ii) identifying applicable benchmark yields; and (iii) applying market-based tranche specific spreads to determine an appropriate yield by incorporating collateral performance, tranche-level attributes, trades, bids, and offers.
We do not record a valuation allowance on the accrued interest balance associated with our fixed income securities as we reverse delinquent amounts on a timely basis. We consider a fixed income security to be past due at the time any principal or interest payments become 90 days delinquent.
ACL on CMLs
We evaluate our CMLs on a quarterly basis for expected credit losses. If we hold a CML with a specific credit concern, we record an individual ACL on that loan. For all other CMLs, we record an ACL on the pool of loans based on lifetime expected credit losses. The ACL is recorded as a contra-asset reflected in the carrying value of our CMLs on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Our initial ACL and any subsequent changes are recorded to earnings as a component of “Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)” on our Consolidated Statement of Income.
We utilize a forecasting model to estimate lifetime expected credit losses at a loan level under multiple economic scenarios. The scenarios apply reasonable and forecasted macroeconomic data such as unemployment and inflation to project property-specific operating income and capitalization rates that are used to estimate the value of the future operating income stream. This information, coupled with historical data about mortgage loan performance, is used to project the probability of default, the amount of loss given a default, and the resulting lifetime expected loss.
Losses on securities for which we have the intent to sell and Credit Losses on Other Investments
If we determine that we intend to sell a holding in our investment portfolio and the expected proceeds are less than the recorded value of the investment, we will record a loss on those securities we intend to sell in earnings as a component of “Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)” on our Consolidated Statement of Income. Additionally, we review our alternative investment portfolio for potential credit losses through quarterly fund reports and conversations with the general partners of the alternative investments concerning the following:
•The current investment strategy;
•Changes made or future changes to be made to the investment strategy;
•Emerging issues that may affect the success of the strategy; and
•The appropriateness of the valuation methodology used regarding the underlying investments.
Our evaluation for potential credit loss on tax credits and FHLB Stock include a qualitative assessment of credit indicators, which include, but are not limited to, the following:
•An adverse development of the expected receipt of remaining tax credits and other tax benefits; and
•A significant deterioration in the financial condition or liquidity of the Federal Home Loan Bank.
If we do not intend to sell a security, and we expect a credit loss on a holding in our other investments portfolio, we record a charge to earnings as a component of “Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)” on our Consolidated Statement of Income.
(d) Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Assets
The fair values of our investments are generated using various valuation techniques and are placed into the fair value hierarchy considering the following: (i) the highest priority is given to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1); (ii) the next highest priority is given to quoted prices in markets that are not active or inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets in markets that are not active and other inputs that can be derived
principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets (Level 2); and (iii) the lowest priority is given to unobservable inputs supported by little or no market activity and that reflect our assumptions about the exit price, including assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset (Level 3). An asset’s classification within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of significant input to its valuation.
The techniques used to value our financial assets are as follows:
Level 1 Pricing
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Equity Securities; U.S. Treasury Notes
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Equity and U.S. Treasury Note prices are received from an independent pricing service that are based on observable market transactions. We validate these prices against a second external pricing service, and if established market value comparison thresholds are breached, further analysis is performed to determine the price to be used.
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Short-Term Investments
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Short-term investments are recorded at fair value. Given the liquid nature of our short-term investments, we generally validate their fair value by way of active trades within approximately one week of the financial statement close.
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Level 2 Pricing
We utilize a market approach for our Level 2 securities, using primarily matrix pricing models prepared by external pricing services. Matrix pricing models use mathematical techniques to value fixed income securities by relying on the securities' relationship to other benchmark quoted securities, and not relying exclusively on quoted prices for specific securities, as the specific securities are not always frequently traded. As a matter of policy, we consistently use one pricing service as our primary source and secondary pricing services if prices are not available from the primary pricing service. Fixed income security pricing is reviewed for reasonableness by (i) comparing our pricing to other third-party pricing services as well as benchmark indexed pricing, (ii) comparing fair value fluctuations between months for reasonableness, (iii) reviewing stale prices, and (iv) internally reviewing prices for reasonableness if a price from another third-party source is not available. If further analysis is needed, a challenge is sent to the pricing service for review and confirmation of the price.
Further information on our Level 2 asset pricing is included in the following table:
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Corporate Securities including preferred stocks classified as Fixed Income Securities, and U.S. Government and Government Agencies
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Evaluations include obtaining relevant trade data, benchmark quotes and spreads, and incorporating this information into either spread-based or price-based evaluations as determined by the observed market data. Spread-based evaluations include: (i) creating a range of spreads for relevant maturities of each issuer based on the new issue market, secondary trading, and dealer quotes; and (ii) incorporating option adjusted spreads for issues that have early redemption features. Based on the findings in (i) and (ii) above, final spreads are derived and added to benchmark curves. Price-based evaluations include matching each issue to its best-known market maker and contacting firms that transact in these securities.
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Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions
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Evaluations are based on yield curves that are developed based on factors such as: (i) benchmarks to issues with interest rates near prevailing market rates; (ii) established trading spreads over widely-accepted market benchmarks; (iii) yields on new issues; and (iv) market information from third-party sources such as reportable trades, broker-dealers, or issuers.
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RMBS, CMBS, CLO and other ABS
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Evaluations are based on a DCF, including: (i) generating cash flows for each tranche considering tranche-specific data, market data, and other pertinent information, such as historical performance of the underlying collateral, including net operating income generated by the underlying properties, conditional default rate assumptions, loan loss severity assumptions, consensus projections, prepayment projections, and actual pool and loan level collateral information; (ii) identifying applicable benchmark yields; and (iii) applying market-based tranche-specific spreads to determine an appropriate yield by incorporating collateral performance, tranche-level attributes, trades, bids, and offers.
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Foreign Government
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Evaluations are performed using a DCF model and by incorporating observed market yields of benchmarks as inputs, adjusting for varied maturities.
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Level 3 Pricing
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CMLs
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Evaluations are performed by a third-party and are based on matrix pricing. For fixed rate loans, the matrix process uses a yield build up approach to create a pricing yield, with components for base yield, credit quality spread, property type spread, and a weighted average life spread. Floating rate loans are priced with a target quality spread over the swap curve.
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In addition to our CML portfolio, certain securities in our AFS fixed income portfolio are priced using unobservable inputs. These valuations are primarily based on broker quotes, or they are received from other third-party sources, for which there is a lack of transparency as to the inputs used to generate the valuation. The quantitative detail of these unobservable inputs is neither provided to us, nor reasonably available to us.
Liabilities
The techniques used to value our notes payable are as follows:
Level 2 Pricing
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7.25% Senior Notes; 6.70% Senior Notes;
5.375% Senior Notes
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Based on matrix pricing models prepared by external pricing services.
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Borrowings from Federal Home Loan Banks
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Evaluations are performed using a DCF model based on current borrowing rates provided by the Federal Home Loan Banks that are consistent with the remaining term of the borrowing.
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(e) Allowance for Credit Losses on Premiums Receivable
We estimate an ACL on our outstanding premiums receivable balance at each reporting date. In determining this allowance, we use a method that considers the aging of the receivable, based on the effective year of the related policy, along with our historical receivable loss experience. We also contemplate expected macroeconomic conditions over the expected collection period, which are short-term in nature because the majority of the balances are collected within two years of policy issuance.
Changes in our ACL are charged to earnings as credit loss expense or benefit, which is a component of "Other insurance expenses" on our Consolidated Statements of Income, with an offsetting ACL recorded as a contra-asset reflected in the carrying value of the receivable. We charge write-offs against the allowance when we determine the account to be uncollectible after considering information obtained from our collection efforts.
(f) Share-Based Compensation
Share-based compensation consists of all share-based payment transactions in which an entity acquires goods or services by issuing (or offering to issue) its shares, share units, share options, or other equity instruments. The cost resulting from all share-based payment transactions are recognized in the Financial Statements based on the fair value of both equity and liability awards. The fair value is measured at grant date for equity awards, whereas the fair value for liability awards are remeasured at each reporting period. The fair value of both equity and liability awards is recognized over the requisite service period. The requisite service period is typically the lesser of the vesting period or the period of time from the grant date to the date of retirement eligibility. The expense recognized for share-based awards, which, in some cases, contain performance criteria, is based on the number of shares or units expected to be issued at the end of the performance period. We repurchase the Parent’s stock from our employees in connection with tax withholding obligations, as permitted under our stock-based compensation plans. This activity is disclosed in our Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity.
(g) Reinsurance
The “Reinsurance recoverable” balance on our Consolidated Balance Sheet represents our estimate of amounts that will be recovered from reinsurers under our various treaties. Generally, amounts recoverable from reinsurers are recognized as assets at the same time and in a manner consistent with the paid and unpaid losses associated with the reinsured policies. We would consider a recoverable balance from a reinsurer to be past due if payment is not received by the first day following the invoice due date. We require collateral to secure reinsurance recoverable balances primarily from our reinsurance carriers that are not authorized, otherwise approved, or certified to do business in one or more of our ten insurance subsidiaries' domiciliary states. Our ten insurance subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the "Insurance Subsidiaries." The collateral received is typically in the form of a letter of credit, trust funds, or funds withheld against reinsurance recoverables.
We estimate an ACL on our outstanding reinsurance recoverable balance at each reporting date. Credit risk is mitigated to the extent we have obtained collateral. As part of our estimation of the ACL, we reduce the recoverable balance by the amount of the collateral. We then pool the uncollateralized balances by similar risk characteristics, including the financial strength rating of the reinsurer, and use a probability-of-default methodology to calculate the allowance. Historical default rates are sourced from AM Best Company ("AM Best") and are coupled with severity assumptions in developing a baseline scenario. We then stress this scenario by incorporating forecasts of industry catastrophe losses and economic factors sourced through third-party data providers. In developing our best estimate of the allowance for credit losses, we consider our outlook as to the probability of each of these scenarios occurring.
Changes in our ACL are charged to earnings as credit loss expense, which is a component of “Loss and loss expense incurred” on our Consolidated Statement of Income, with an offsetting ACL recorded as a contra-asset reflected in the carrying value of the recoverable balance. We charge write-offs against the ACL when we determine the recoverable balance to be uncollectible after considering information obtained from our efforts to collect amounts due or through a review of the financial condition of the reinsurer.
(h) Property and Equipment
Property and equipment used in operations, including certain costs incurred to develop or obtain computer software for internal use, are capitalized and recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The following estimated useful lives can be considered as general guidelines:
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Computer hardware
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3
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Computer software
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3
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Software licenses
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We recorded depreciation expense of $24.3 million, $21.5 million, and $18.7 million for 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.
(i) Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs
Deferred policy acquisition costs are limited to costs directly related to the successful acquisition of insurance contracts. Costs meeting this definition typically include, among other things, sales commissions paid to our distribution partners, premium taxes, and the portion of employee salaries and benefits directly related to time spent on acquired contracts. These costs are deferred and amortized over the life of the contracts.
Accounting guidance requires a premium deficiency analysis to be performed at the level an entity acquires, services, and measures the profitability of its insurance contracts. We currently perform three premium deficiency analyses for our insurance operations, consistent with our reportable segments of Standard Commercial Lines, Standard Personal Lines, and E&S Lines. A combined ratio of over 100% does not necessarily indicate a premium deficiency, as any year's combined ratio includes a portion of underwriting expenses that are expensed at policy inception and therefore are not covered by the remaining unearned premium. In addition, investment income is not contemplated in the combined ratio calculation.
There were no premium deficiencies for any of the reported years, as the sum of the anticipated loss and loss expense, unamortized acquisition costs, policyholder dividends, and other expenses for each segment did not exceed that segment’s related unearned premium and anticipated investment income. The investment yields assumed in the premium deficiency assessment for each reporting period, which were based on our actual average investment yield before tax as of the September 30 calculation date, were 4.3% for 2021, 3.0% for 2020, and 3.5% for 2019.
(j) Goodwill
Goodwill results from business acquisitions where the cost of assets and liabilities acquired exceeds the fair value of those assets and liabilities. A quantitative goodwill impairment analysis is performed if our quarterly qualitative analysis indicates that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. Goodwill is allocated to the reporting units for purposes of these analyses. Based on our analysis at December 31, 2021, goodwill was not impaired.
(k) Reserve for Loss and Loss Expense
Reserves for loss and loss expense includes case reserves on reported claims and reserves known as incurred but not reported ("IBNR") reserves. Case reserves are estimated on each individual claim, and based on claim-specific facts and circumstances
known at the time. The case reserves may be adjusted upward or downward as the specific facts and circumstances change. IBNR reserves are established at more aggregated levels and include provisions for (i) claims not yet reported, (ii) future development on reported claims, (iii) previously closed claims that could be reopened in the future, and (iv) anticipated salvage and subrogation recoveries.
We evaluate our reserves quarterly, through our comprehensive reserve review process and adjustments to recorded reserves are made accordingly. The primary input in evaluating reserve levels is the quarterly reserve review prepared by our internal actuaries, which provides comprehensive loss and loss expense projections. Our reviews are based primarily on our own loss experience, organized by line of business. Where sufficient statistical credibility exists, we may further segment the experience by coverage within line, or by geographic area. Generally accepted actuarial methodologies are applied to these reserve groups to produce ultimate loss and loss expense projections.
Typically, we organize our experience by accident year and age, which lends itself to the application of various loss development methods. These methods rely on historical claims reporting and payment patterns to project ultimate loss or expense for open accident years. Consideration is also given to the prior loss estimate, particularly for longer-tailed lines of business, and the current accident year. For the current accident year, this expectation comes from our detailed actuarial planning process. The initial estimate is adjusted over time as actual experience emerges.
These methods require numerous assumptions, such as the selection of loss and loss expense development factors and the weight applied to each individual projection method, among others. Therefore, no single method can be interpreted as definitive. Instead, ultimate loss and loss expenses are selected based on the various methods, considering the strengths and weaknesses of each as it applies to the specific line of business and accident year.
Certain liabilities, by their nature, do not lend themselves to loss development methods. Examples include property catastrophes (low frequency/high severity, unique events), latent claims (where losses are incurred over an extended period of time), and unallocated loss expenses (loss expenses that cannot be attributed to a specific claim). Alternate development techniques are used for these liabilities, some of which are primarily exposure-based methods. These methods include individual claims reviews, calendar year counts and averages, aggregate benchmark measures, such as paid and incurred “survival ratios,” and others. These approaches often require additional assumptions and a greater amount of professional judgment.
The result of the reserve review is a set of ultimate loss and loss expense estimates by line of business, including the current and prior accident years. The selected ultimate losses are separated into their components of claim frequency and severity, along with their associated trends, to provide additional insight. While these ultimate loss and loss expense estimates serve as the primary basis for determining the recorded IBNR reserves, other internal and external factors are considered in our overall reserve review. Internal factors include (i) changes to our underwriting and claims practices, (ii) supplemental data on claims reporting and settlement trends, (iii) exposure estimates for reported claims, (iv) potential large or complex claims, and (v) additional trends observed by claims personnel or defense counsel. External factors considered include (i) legislative and regulatory enactments, (ii) judicial trends and decisions, (iii) social trends, including the impacts of social inflation, and (iv) trends in general economic conditions, including the effects of inflation on medical costs, raw materials, and labor.
The combination of IBNR estimates and case reserve estimates on individual claims results in our total reserves for loss and loss expense. These reserves are expected to be sufficient for settling loss and loss expense obligations under our policies on unpaid claims, including changes in the (i) volume of business written, (ii) claims frequency and severity, (iii) mix of business, (iv) claims processing, and (v) other items that management expects to affect our ultimate settlement of loss and loss expense. However, our loss and loss expense reserves are estimates of future events, the outcomes of which are not yet known. As with all estimates, they carry inherent uncertainty, which may be driven by internal factors, such as changes to our claims or underwriting operations, or external factors, such as changes in legislative, judicial, economic, or social trends. Actual outcomes are further impacted by inherent randomness, such as the actual number of accidents/incidents, or the occurrence or non-occurrence of a single large event. Because of these uncertainties, it is possible that actual outcomes will differ materially from the reserves established. While this risk cannot be eliminated, we review our reserves quarterly based on the information available at that time, and make adjustments to our ultimate loss and loss expense estimates accordingly. These changes in our ultimate loss and loss expense estimates are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the period in which such estimates are changed. Changes in the liability estimate could be material to the results of operations in future periods.
Loss reserves are estimates, and as such, we also consider a range of possible loss and loss expense reserve estimates. This range is determined at the beginning of each year, using prior year-end data, and reflects the fact that there is no single precise method for estimating the required reserves, due to the many factors that may influence the amounts ultimately paid.
We do not discount to present value that portion of our loss and loss expense reserves expected to be paid in future periods. Our loss and loss expense reserves implicitly include anticipated recoveries for salvage and subrogation claims.
Claims are counted at the occurrence, line of business, and policy level. For example, if a single occurrence (e.g. an automobile accident) leads to a claim under an automobile and an associated umbrella policy, they are each counted separately. Conversely, multiple claimants under the same occurrence/line/policy would contribute only a single count. The claim counts provided are on a reported basis. A claim is considered reported when a reserve is established or a payment is made. Therefore, claims closed without payment are included in the count as long as there was an associated case reserve at some point in its life cycle.
(l) Revenue Recognition
Premiums written are recognized as revenue over the period that coverage is provided using the semi-monthly pro-rata method. Unearned premiums and prepaid reinsurance premiums represent that portion of premiums written that are applicable to the unexpired terms of policies in force.
The Insurance Subsidiaries' net premiums written (“NPW”) include direct insurance policy writings, plus reinsurance assumed, less reinsurance ceded. The estimated premium on the workers compensation and general liability lines is referred to as audit premium. We estimate this premium, as it is anticipated to be either billed or returned on policies subsequent to expiration based on exposure levels (i.e. payroll or sales) when it is reasonably possible to do so based on historical trends adjusted for the uncertainty of future economic conditions. If we determine it is not reasonably possible to estimate this premium, we do not do so.
(m) Dividends to Policyholders
We establish reserves for dividends to policyholders on certain policies, most significantly workers compensation policies. These dividends are based on the policyholders' loss experience. Dividend reserves are established based on past experience, adjusted for the effects of current developments and anticipated trends. The expense for these dividends is recognized over a period that begins at policy inception and ends with the payment of the dividend. We report these dividends within "Other insurance expenses" on the Consolidated Statement of Income. We do not issue policies that entitle the policyholder to participate in the statutory earnings or surplus of our Insurance Subsidiaries.
(n) Federal Income Tax
We use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Current federal income taxes are recognized for the estimated taxes payable or refundable on tax returns for the current year. Deferred federal income taxes arise from the recognition of temporary differences between financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities. We consider all evidence, both positive and negative, with respect to our federal tax loss carryback availability, expected levels of pre-tax financial statement income, and federal taxable income, when evaluating whether the temporary differences will be realized. In projecting future taxable income, we begin with budgeted pre-tax income adjusted for estimated non-taxable items. The assumptions about future taxable income require significant judgment and are consistent with the plans and estimates we use to manage our businesses. A valuation allowance is established when it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. A liability for uncertain tax positions is recorded when it is more likely than not that a tax position will not be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The effect of a change in tax rates is recognized in the period of enactment. If we were to be levied interest and penalties by the Internal Revenue Service, these amounts would be recognized as a component of “Total federal income tax expense” on the Consolidated Statement of Income.
(o) Leases
We have various operating leases for office space, equipment, and fleet vehicles. In addition, we have various finance leases for computer hardware.
We determine if an arrangement is a lease on the commencement date of the contract. Lease assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. The lease asset and liability are measured by the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term. Our fleet vehicle leases include a residual value guarantee; however, the residual value guarantee is not probable of being owed. Therefore, there is no impact to the lease liability or lease asset. To measure the present value, we use the discount rate in the contract. If the discount rate is not readily determinable, our incremental borrowing rate is used. The lease asset is then adjusted to exclude lease incentives. We recognize variable lease payments in the periods in which the obligations for those payments are incurred. In calculating a lease liability, we include options to extend or terminate the lease if it is reasonably certain that we will exercise such option. Lease expense is calculated using the straight-line method. In addition, we have adopted accounting policy elections to: (i) aggregate lease and non-lease components into a single lease component; and (ii) expense short-term leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
(p) Pension
Our pension obligations and related costs are calculated using actuarial methods, within the framework of GAAP. Our pension benefit obligation is determined as the actuarial present value of the vested benefits to which employees are currently entitled, based on the average life expectancy of the employees. Our funding policy provides that payments to our pension trust shall be equal to the minimum funding requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), plus additional amounts that the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Selective Insurance Company of America (“SICA”) may approve from time to time.
Two key assumptions, the benefit obligation discount rate and the expected return on plan assets, are important elements of expense and/or liability measurement. We evaluate these key assumptions annually unless facts indicate that a more frequent review is required. The discount rate enables us to state expected future cash flows at their present value on the measurement date. The purpose of the discount rate is to determine the interest rates inherent in the price at which pension benefits could be effectively settled. Our discount rate selection is based on high-quality, long-term corporate bonds. To determine the expected long-term rate of return on the plan assets, we consider the current and expected asset allocation, as well as historical and expected returns on each plan asset class. Other assumptions involve demographic factors such as retirement age and mortality. A portion of our plan assets is allocated to a liability hedging strategy through which we have an expectation that our plan assets will move in tandem with a portion of the plan liabilities, helping to mitigate funding ratio volatility.
Note 3. Adoption of Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2019-12, Income Taxes - Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”). Among other items, ASU 2019-12 simplifies the accounting treatment of tax law changes and year-to-date losses in interim periods. An entity generally recognizes the effects of a change in tax law in the period of enactment; however, there is an exception for tax laws with delayed effective dates. Under current guidance, an entity may not adjust its annual effective tax rate for a tax law change until the period in which the law is effective. ASU 2019-12 provides that all effects of a tax law change, including adjustment of the estimated annual effective tax rate, are recognized in the period of enactment.
For year-to-date losses in interim periods, an entity is required currently to estimate its annual effective tax rate for the full fiscal year at the end of each interim period and use that rate to calculate its income taxes on a year-to-date basis. When an interim period loss exceeds the anticipated loss for the year, the income tax benefit is limited to the amount that would be recognized if the year-to-date loss were the anticipated loss for the full year. ASU 2019-12 removes this limitation and an entity would compute its income tax benefit at each interim period based on its estimated annual effective tax rate.
We adopted this guidance on January 1, 2021, and it did not have a material impact to our financial condition, cash flows, or results of operations.
Pronouncements to be effective in the future
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) - Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”). ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions to the guidance in GAAP on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens related to the expected market transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. Companies can elect to adopt ASU 2020-04 as of the beginning of the interim period that includes March 2020, or any date thereafter through December 31, 2022. We are currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on our financial condition and results of operations.
Note 4. Statements of Cash Flows
Supplemental cash flow information for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 is as follows:
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($ in thousands)
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2021
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2020
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2019
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Cash paid during the period for:
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Interest
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$
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28,930
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30,464
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25,089
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Federal income tax
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100,000
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47,000
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55,825
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Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
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Operating cash flows from operating leases
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7,935
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9,498
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8,138
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Operating cash flows from financing leases
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35
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15
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16
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Financing cash flows from finance leases
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1,768
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550
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977
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Non-cash items:
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Corporate actions related to fixed income securities, AFS1
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56,365
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55,446
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61,369
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Corporate actions related to fixed income securities, held-to-maturity ("HTM")1
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2,589
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—
|
|
Corporate actions related to equity securities1
|
|
30,666
|
|
|
10,890
|
|
|
14,250
|
|
Conversion of AFS fixed income securities to equity securities
|
|
15,139
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Assets acquired under finance lease arrangements
|
|
6,709
|
|
|
324
|
|
|
824
|
|
Assets acquired under operating lease arrangements
|
|
3,272
|
|
|
22,390
|
|
|
13,808
|
|
Non-cash purchase of property and equipment
|
|
472
|
|
|
590
|
|
|
89
|
|
1Examples of corporate actions include like-kind exchanges, non-cash acquisitions, and stock-splits.
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the Consolidated Balance Sheets that equate to the amount reported in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
December 31, 2021
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
Cash
|
|
$
|
455
|
|
|
394
|
|
Restricted cash
|
|
44,608
|
|
|
14,837
|
|
Total cash and restricted cash shown in the Statements of Cash Flows
|
|
$
|
45,063
|
|
|
15,231
|
|
Amounts included in restricted cash represent cash received from the National Flood Insurance Program ("NFIP"), which is restricted to pay flood claims under the Write Your Own Program.
Note 5. Investments
(a) Net unrealized gains on investments included in OCI by asset class were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
AFS securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed income securities
|
|
$
|
228,947
|
|
|
386,380
|
|
|
215,634
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total AFS securities
|
|
228,947
|
|
|
386,380
|
|
|
215,634
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HTM securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed income securities
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
31
|
|
Total HTM securities
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term securities
|
|
20
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net unrealized gains
|
|
228,963
|
|
|
386,393
|
|
|
215,688
|
|
Deferred income tax
|
|
(48,082)
|
|
|
(81,142)
|
|
|
(45,294)
|
|
Net unrealized gains, net of deferred income tax
|
|
180,881
|
|
|
305,251
|
|
|
170,394
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase (decrease) in net unrealized gains in OCI, net of deferred income tax
|
|
$
|
(124,370)
|
|
|
134,857
|
|
|
168,505
|
|
(b) Information regarding our AFS securities as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost/
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortized
|
|
Allowance for
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
Fair
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Cost
|
|
Credit Losses
|
|
Gains
|
|
Losses
|
|
Value
|
AFS fixed income securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. government and government agencies
|
|
$
|
127,974
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,629
|
|
|
(1,145)
|
|
|
130,458
|
|
Foreign government
|
|
15,420
|
|
|
(46)
|
|
|
609
|
|
|
(123)
|
|
|
15,860
|
|
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
|
|
1,121,422
|
|
|
(137)
|
|
|
68,258
|
|
|
(235)
|
|
|
1,189,308
|
|
Corporate securities
|
|
2,478,348
|
|
|
(6,682)
|
|
|
106,890
|
|
|
(4,953)
|
|
|
2,573,603
|
|
CLO and other ABS
|
|
1,343,687
|
|
|
(939)
|
|
|
14,350
|
|
|
(6,284)
|
|
|
1,350,814
|
|
RMBS
|
|
756,280
|
|
|
(1,909)
|
|
|
24,813
|
|
|
(2,932)
|
|
|
776,252
|
|
CMBS
|
|
647,622
|
|
|
(11)
|
|
|
27,752
|
|
|
(1,682)
|
|
|
673,681
|
|
Total AFS fixed income securities
|
|
$
|
6,490,753
|
|
|
(9,724)
|
|
|
246,301
|
|
|
(17,354)
|
|
|
6,709,976
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost/
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortized
|
|
Allowance for
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
Fair
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Cost
|
|
Credit Losses
|
|
Gains
|
|
Losses
|
|
Value
|
AFS fixed income securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. government and government agencies
|
|
$
|
110,038
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
6,239
|
|
|
(137)
|
|
|
116,140
|
|
Foreign government
|
|
16,801
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
1,569
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
18,366
|
|
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
|
|
1,159,588
|
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
87,564
|
|
|
(11)
|
|
|
1,247,137
|
|
Corporate securities
|
|
2,152,203
|
|
|
(2,782)
|
|
|
180,971
|
|
|
(2,340)
|
|
|
2,328,052
|
|
CLO and other ABS
|
|
1,014,820
|
|
|
(592)
|
|
|
20,166
|
|
|
(7,843)
|
|
|
1,026,551
|
|
RMBS
|
|
999,485
|
|
|
(561)
|
|
|
53,065
|
|
|
(201)
|
|
|
1,051,788
|
|
CMBS
|
|
620,582
|
|
|
(29)
|
|
|
48,348
|
|
|
(1,007)
|
|
|
667,894
|
|
Total AFS fixed income securities
|
|
$
|
6,073,517
|
|
|
$
|
(3,969)
|
|
|
397,922
|
|
|
(11,542)
|
|
|
6,455,928
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following tables provide a roll forward of the allowance for credit losses on our AFS fixed income securities for the years indicated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021
|
Beginning Balance
|
|
Current Provisions for Securities without Prior Allowance
|
|
Increase (Decrease) on Securities with Prior Allowance, excluding intent (or Requirements) to Sell Securities
|
|
Reductions for Securities Sold
|
|
Reductions for Securities Identified as Intent (or Requirement) to Sell during the Period
|
|
Ending Balance
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign Government
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
46
|
|
Obligations of states and political subdivisons
|
4
|
|
|
122
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
137
|
|
Corporate Securities
|
2,782
|
|
|
5,785
|
|
|
(992)
|
|
|
(723)
|
|
|
(170)
|
|
|
6,682
|
|
CLO and other ABS
|
592
|
|
|
579
|
|
|
(211)
|
|
|
(21)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
939
|
|
RMBS
|
561
|
|
|
1,593
|
|
|
(63)
|
|
|
(182)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,909
|
|
CMBS
|
29
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
(28)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
11
|
|
Total AFS fixed income securities
|
$
|
3,969
|
|
|
8,135
|
|
|
(1,284)
|
|
|
(926)
|
|
|
(170)
|
|
|
9,724
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2020
|
Beginning Balance
|
|
Current Provisions for Securities without Prior Allowance
|
|
Increase (Decrease) on Securities with Prior Allowance, excluding intent (or Requirements) to Sell Securities
|
|
Reductions for Securities Sold
|
|
Reductions for Securities Identified as Intent (or Requirement) to Sell during the Period
|
|
Ending Balance
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign Government
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(18)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
Obligations of states and political subdivisons
|
—
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4
|
|
Corporate Securities
|
—
|
|
|
3,645
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(781)
|
|
|
(82)
|
|
|
2,782
|
|
CLO and other ABS
|
—
|
|
|
722
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(113)
|
|
|
(17)
|
|
|
592
|
|
RMBS
|
—
|
|
|
623
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(62)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
561
|
|
CMBS
|
—
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
29
|
|
Total AFS fixed income securities
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
5,042
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(974)
|
|
|
(99)
|
|
|
3,969
|
|
During 2021 or 2020, we did not have any write-offs or recoveries of our AFS fixed income securities and we did not purchase any assets with credit deterioration, so these items are not included in the tables above.
As disclosed in Note 2. "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," we do not evaluate accrued interest on our AFS
securities for expected credit loss as we write-off these balances in a timely manner. Accrued interest on AFS securities was $46.3 million as of December 31, 2021, and $43.8 million as of December 31, 2020. We did not record any material write-offs of accrued interest during 2021 or 2020.
(c) Quantitative information about unrealized losses on our AFS portfolio is provided below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2021
|
|
Less than 12 months
|
|
12 months or longer
|
|
Total
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Fair
Value
|
|
Unrealized
Losses
|
|
Fair
Value
|
|
Unrealized
Losses
|
|
Fair
Value
|
|
Unrealized
Losses
|
AFS fixed income securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. government and government agencies
|
|
$
|
34,857
|
|
|
(746)
|
|
|
7,827
|
|
|
(399)
|
|
|
42,684
|
|
|
(1,145)
|
|
Foreign government
|
|
2,000
|
|
|
(84)
|
|
|
1,061
|
|
|
(39)
|
|
|
3,061
|
|
|
(123)
|
|
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
|
|
25,837
|
|
|
(235)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
25,837
|
|
|
(235)
|
|
Corporate securities
|
|
300,549
|
|
|
(4,903)
|
|
|
2,520
|
|
|
(50)
|
|
|
303,069
|
|
|
(4,953)
|
|
CLO and other ABS
|
|
663,976
|
|
|
(4,934)
|
|
|
53,368
|
|
|
(1,350)
|
|
|
717,344
|
|
|
(6,284)
|
|
RMBS
|
|
236,010
|
|
|
(2,931)
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
236,030
|
|
|
(2,932)
|
|
CMBS
|
|
112,899
|
|
|
(1,016)
|
|
|
20,326
|
|
|
(666)
|
|
|
133,225
|
|
|
(1,682)
|
|
Total AFS fixed income securities
|
|
$
|
1,376,128
|
|
|
(14,849)
|
|
|
85,122
|
|
|
(2,505)
|
|
|
1,461,250
|
|
|
(17,354)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
|
Less than 12 months
|
|
12 months or longer
|
|
Total
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Fair
Value
|
|
Unrealized
Losses
|
|
Fair
Value
|
|
Unrealized
Losses
|
|
Fair
Value
|
|
Unrealized
Losses
|
AFS fixed income securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. government and government agencies
|
|
$
|
11,519
|
|
|
(137)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
11,519
|
|
|
(137)
|
|
Foreign government
|
|
1,122
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,122
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
|
|
2,223
|
|
|
(11)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,223
|
|
|
(11)
|
|
Corporate securities
|
|
65,187
|
|
|
(2,152)
|
|
|
2,400
|
|
|
(188)
|
|
|
67,587
|
|
|
(2,340)
|
|
CLO and other ABS
|
|
261,746
|
|
|
(2,995)
|
|
|
165,661
|
|
|
(4,848)
|
|
|
427,407
|
|
|
(7,843)
|
|
RMBS
|
|
18,227
|
|
|
(194)
|
|
|
1,181
|
|
|
(7)
|
|
|
19,408
|
|
|
(201)
|
|
CMBS
|
|
55,482
|
|
|
(616)
|
|
|
16,093
|
|
|
(391)
|
|
|
71,575
|
|
|
(1,007)
|
|
Total AFS fixed income securities
|
|
$
|
415,506
|
|
|
(6,108)
|
|
|
185,335
|
|
|
(5,434)
|
|
|
600,841
|
|
|
(11,542)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We do not currently intend to sell any of the securities in the tables above, nor will we be required to sell any of these securities. The increase in gross unrealized losses during 2021 was driven by an increase in benchmark U.S. Treasury rates, partially offset by a tightening of credit spreads. Considering these factors and our review of these securities under our credit loss policy as described in Note 2. “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of this Form 10-K, we have concluded that no allowance for credit loss is required on these balances. This conclusion reflects our current judgment about the financial position and future prospects of the entity that issued the investment security and underlying collateral.
(d) Fixed income securities at December 31, 2021, by contractual maturity are shown below. Mortgage-backed securities are included in the maturity tables using the estimated average life of each security. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
Listed below are the contractual maturities of fixed income securities at December 31, 2021:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AFS
|
|
HTM
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Carrying Value
|
|
Fair Value
|
Due in one year or less
|
|
$
|
500,579
|
|
|
1,384
|
|
|
1,401
|
|
Due after one year through five years
|
|
3,182,282
|
|
|
11,811
|
|
|
12,493
|
|
Due after five years through 10 years
|
|
2,316,389
|
|
|
15,590
|
|
|
15,566
|
|
Due after 10 years
|
|
710,726
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total fixed income securities
|
|
$
|
6,709,976
|
|
|
28,785
|
|
|
29,460
|
|
(e) The following table summarizes our other investment portfolio by strategy:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Investments
|
|
December 31, 2021
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Carrying
Value
|
|
Remaining
Commitment
|
|
Maximum
Exposure to Loss1
|
|
Carrying
Value
|
|
Remaining
Commitment
|
|
Maximum
Exposure to Loss1
|
Alternative Investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Private equity
|
|
$
|
273,070
|
|
|
99,734
|
|
|
372,804
|
|
|
157,276
|
|
|
100,905
|
|
|
258,181
|
|
Private credit
|
|
63,138
|
|
|
92,674
|
|
|
155,812
|
|
|
54,017
|
|
|
98,330
|
|
|
152,347
|
|
Real assets
|
|
23,524
|
|
|
22,579
|
|
|
46,103
|
|
|
19,659
|
|
|
16,493
|
|
|
36,152
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total alternative investments
|
|
359,732
|
|
|
214,987
|
|
|
574,719
|
|
|
230,952
|
|
|
215,728
|
|
|
446,680
|
|
Other securities
|
|
49,300
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
49,300
|
|
|
35,370
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
35,370
|
|
Total other investments
|
|
$
|
409,032
|
|
|
214,987
|
|
|
624,019
|
|
|
266,322
|
|
|
215,728
|
|
|
482,050
|
|
1In addition to the amounts in this table, previously recognized tax credits are subject to the risk of recapture. We do not consider this significant and therefore do not include in this table.
We are contractually committed to make additional investments up to the remaining commitments stated above. We did not provide any non-contractual financial support during 2021 or 2020.
The following is a description of our alternative investment strategies:
Our private equity strategy includes the following:
•Primary Private Equity: This strategy makes private equity investments, primarily in established large and middle market companies across diverse industries globally, with an emphasis on North America.
•Secondary Private Equity: This strategy purchases seasoned private equity funds from investors desiring liquidity prior to normal fund termination. Investments are made across all sectors of the private equity market, including leveraged buyouts ("LBO"), venture capital, distressed securities, mezzanine financing, real estate, and infrastructure.
•Venture Capital: In general, these investments are made principally by investing in equity securities of startup companies and small-to-medium sized privately-held corporations with strong long-term growth potential. This strategy makes private equity investments in seed stage, early stage, late stage, and growth equity partnerships.
Our private credit strategy includes the following:
•Direct Lending: This strategy provides privately negotiated loans to U.S. middle market companies. Typically, these are floating rate, senior secured loans diversified across industries. Loans are made to companies that may or may not have private equity sponsors to finance LBOs, recapitalizations, and acquisitions.
•Mezzanine Financing: This strategy provides privately-negotiated fixed income securities, generally with an equity component, to LBO firms and private and publicly-traded large, mid, and small-cap companies to finance LBOs, recapitalizations, and acquisitions.
•Opportunistic and Distressed Debt: This strategy makes investments in debt and equity securities of companies that are experiencing financial distress, operational issues, or dislocated pricing of publicly-traded securities. Investments include buying indebtedness of bankrupt or financially-troubled companies, small balance loan portfolios, special situations and capital structure arbitrage trades, commercial real estate mortgages, and similar non-U.S. securities and debt obligations.
Our real assets strategy includes the following:
•Infrastructure: This strategy invests in the equity or debt of cash flow generating assets, diversified across a variety of industries, including transportation, energy infrastructure, renewable power, such as wind and solar, social infrastructure, power generation, water, telecom, and other regulated entities principally located in North America and Western Europe.
•Real Estate: This strategy invests in real estate in North America, Europe, and Asia via direct property ownership, joint ventures, mortgages, and investments in equity and debt instruments.
Our alternative investment strategies may employ leverage and may use hedging to reduce foreign exchange or interest rate volatility. At this time, our alternative investment strategies do not include hedge funds. We typically cannot redeem our investments with the general partners of these investments; however, occasionally these partnership positions can be sold on the secondary market. Once liquidation is triggered by clauses within the limited partnership agreements or at the funds’ stated end date, we receive our final allocation of capital and any earned appreciation of the underlying investments, assuming we have not divested ourselves of our partnership interests prior to that time. We currently receive distributions from these alternative investments through the realization of the underlying investments of, or income generated by, the limited partnerships.
The following tables show gross summarized financial information for our other investments portfolio, including the portion we do not own. As the majority of these investments report results to us on a one quarter lag, the summarized financial statement information is as of, and for the 12-month period ended, September 30:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance Sheet Information
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
($ in millions)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Investments
|
|
$
|
107,347
|
|
|
55,145
|
|
Total assets
|
|
112,232
|
|
|
58,819
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
12,371
|
|
|
6,744
|
|
Total partners’ capital
|
|
99,861
|
|
|
52,075
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income Statement Information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12 months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in millions)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
Net investment (loss) income
|
|
$
|
653
|
|
|
(26)
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
Realized gains
|
|
6,121
|
|
|
1,452
|
|
|
695
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation
|
|
26,877
|
|
|
4,898
|
|
|
5,543
|
|
Net income before tax
|
|
$
|
33,651
|
|
|
6,324
|
|
|
6,230
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alternative investment income included in "Net investment income earned" on our Consolidated Statements of Income
|
|
117.7
|
|
|
26.5
|
|
|
17.9
|
|
(f) We did not have exposure to any credit concentration risk of a single issuer greater than 10% of our stockholders' equity, other than to certain U.S. government agencies, as of December 31, 2021 or December 31, 2020.
(g) We have pledged certain AFS fixed income securities as collateral related to our borrowing relationships with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis ("FHLBI") and the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLBNY"). In addition, certain securities were on deposit with various state and regulatory agencies at December 31, 2021 to comply with insurance laws. We retain all rights regarding all securities pledged as collateral.
The following table summarizes the market value of these securities at December 31, 2021:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in millions)
|
|
FHLBI Collateral
|
|
FHLBNY Collateral
|
|
State and Regulatory Deposits
|
|
Total
|
U.S. government and government agencies
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
22.3
|
|
|
22.3
|
|
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4.0
|
|
|
4.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RMBS
|
|
62.4
|
|
|
40.4
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
102.8
|
|
CMBS
|
|
6.3
|
|
|
14.1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
20.4
|
|
Total pledged as collateral
|
|
$
|
68.7
|
|
|
54.5
|
|
|
26.3
|
|
|
149.5
|
|
(h) The components of pre-tax net investment income earned were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
Fixed income securities
|
|
$
|
209,709
|
|
|
203,926
|
|
|
203,255
|
|
CMLs
|
|
2,743
|
|
|
844
|
|
|
—
|
|
Equity securities
|
|
15,920
|
|
|
9,286
|
|
|
6,996
|
|
Short-term investments
|
|
260
|
|
|
1,821
|
|
|
6,653
|
|
Other investments
|
|
118,060
|
|
|
26,922
|
|
|
18,778
|
|
Investment expenses
|
|
(20,103)
|
|
|
(15,692)
|
|
|
(13,139)
|
|
Net investment income earned
|
|
$
|
326,589
|
|
|
227,107
|
|
|
222,543
|
|
(i) The following tables summarize net realized and unrealized investment gains and losses for the periods indicated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
Gross gains on sales
|
|
$
|
15,284
|
|
|
18,893
|
|
|
31,910
|
|
Gross losses on sales
|
|
(8,140)
|
|
|
(9,745)
|
|
|
(5,195)
|
|
Net realized gains on disposals
|
|
7,144
|
|
|
9,148
|
|
|
26,715
|
|
Net unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities
|
|
17,881
|
|
|
7,939
|
|
|
(8,649)
|
|
Net credit loss (expense) on fixed maturities, AFS
|
|
(6,858)
|
|
|
(5,042)
|
|
|
|
Net credit loss (expense) benefit on fixed maturities, HTM
|
|
(49)
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
Losses on securities for which we have the intent to sell
|
|
(519)
|
|
|
(16,266)
|
|
|
|
Net other-than-temporary-impairment ("OTTI") losses recognized in earnings
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,644)
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
|
|
$
|
17,599
|
|
|
(4,217)
|
|
|
14,422
|
|
Unrealized (losses) recognized in income on equity securities, as reflected in the table above, included the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
Unrealized gains (losses) recognized in income on equity securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
On securities remaining in our portfolio at end of period
|
|
$
|
16,473
|
|
|
7,936
|
|
|
1,219
|
|
On securities sold in period
|
|
1,408
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
(9,868)
|
|
Total unrealized gains (losses) recognized in income on equity securities
|
|
$
|
17,881
|
|
|
7,939
|
|
|
(8,649)
|
|
Proceeds from the sales of AFS fixed income securities were $502.9 million, $487.1 million, and $594.7 million in 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively. Proceeds from the sales of equity securities were $99.2 million, $1.3 million, and $137.3 million in 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.
Note 6. Comprehensive Income
(a) The components of comprehensive income, both gross and net of tax, for 2021, 2020, and 2019 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Gross
|
|
Tax
|
|
Net
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
505,310
|
|
|
101,473
|
|
|
403,837
|
|
Components of OCI:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized (losses) gains on investment securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized holding losses during the year
|
|
(151,391)
|
|
|
(31,793)
|
|
|
(119,598)
|
|
Unrealized losses on securities with credit loss recognized in earnings
|
|
(9,061)
|
|
|
(1,902)
|
|
|
(7,159)
|
|
Amounts reclassified into net income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HTM securities
|
|
(11)
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized gains on disposals and losses on intent-to-sell AFS securities
|
|
(3,825)
|
|
|
(803)
|
|
|
(3,022)
|
|
Credit loss expense
|
|
6,858
|
|
|
1,440
|
|
|
5,418
|
|
Total unrealized losses on investment securities
|
|
(157,430)
|
|
|
(33,060)
|
|
|
(124,370)
|
|
Defined benefit pension and post-retirement plans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net actuarial gain
|
|
21,636
|
|
|
4,543
|
|
|
17,093
|
|
Amounts reclassified into net income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net actuarial loss
|
|
2,772
|
|
|
582
|
|
|
2,190
|
|
Total defined benefit pension and post-retirement plans
|
|
24,408
|
|
|
5,125
|
|
|
19,283
|
|
Other comprehensive loss
|
|
(133,022)
|
|
|
(27,935)
|
|
|
(105,087)
|
|
Comprehensive income
|
|
$
|
372,288
|
|
|
73,538
|
|
|
298,750
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Gross
|
|
Tax
|
|
Net
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
302,988
|
|
|
56,633
|
|
|
246,355
|
|
Components of OCI:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized holding gains during the year
|
|
168,487
|
|
|
35,383
|
|
|
133,104
|
|
Unrealized losses on securities with credit loss recognized in earnings
|
|
(8,176)
|
|
|
(1,717)
|
|
|
(6,459)
|
|
Amounts reclassified into net income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HTM securities
|
|
(24)
|
|
|
(5)
|
|
|
(19)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized losses on disposals and losses on intent-to-sell AFS securities
|
|
5,376
|
|
|
1,129
|
|
|
4,247
|
|
Credit loss expense
|
|
5,042
|
|
|
1,058
|
|
|
3,984
|
|
Total unrealized gains on investment securities
|
|
170,705
|
|
|
35,848
|
|
|
134,857
|
|
Defined benefit pension and post-retirement plans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net actuarial gain
|
|
1,515
|
|
|
318
|
|
|
1,197
|
|
Amounts reclassified into net income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net actuarial loss
|
|
3,015
|
|
|
633
|
|
|
2,382
|
|
Total defined benefit pension and post-retirement plans
|
|
4,530
|
|
|
951
|
|
|
3,579
|
|
Other comprehensive income
|
|
175,235
|
|
|
36,799
|
|
|
138,436
|
|
Comprehensive income
|
|
$
|
478,223
|
|
|
93,432
|
|
|
384,791
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Gross
|
|
Tax
|
|
Net
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
336,390
|
|
|
64,767
|
|
|
271,623
|
|
Components of OCI:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized holding gains during the year
|
|
212,683
|
|
|
44,662
|
|
|
168,021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts reclassified into net income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HTM securities
|
|
(58)
|
|
|
(12)
|
|
|
(46)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized losses on disposals and OTTI of AFS securities
|
|
671
|
|
|
141
|
|
|
530
|
|
Total unrealized gains on investment securities
|
|
213,296
|
|
|
44,791
|
|
|
168,505
|
|
Defined benefit pension and post-retirement plans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net actuarial loss
|
|
(13,795)
|
|
|
(2,897)
|
|
|
(10,898)
|
|
Amounts reclassified into net income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net actuarial loss
|
|
2,657
|
|
|
558
|
|
|
2,099
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total defined benefit pension and post-retirement plans
|
|
(11,138)
|
|
|
(2,339)
|
|
|
(8,799)
|
|
Other comprehensive income
|
|
202,158
|
|
|
42,452
|
|
|
159,706
|
|
Comprehensive income
|
|
$
|
538,548
|
|
|
107,219
|
|
|
431,329
|
|
(b) The balances of, and changes in, each component of AOCI (net of taxes) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investment Securities
|
|
Defined Benefit Pension and Post-retirement Plans
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
|
|
Credit Loss Related1
|
|
HTM Related
|
|
All Other
|
|
Investments Subtotal
|
|
|
Total AOCI
|
Balance, December 31, 2019
|
|
|
|
$
|
(71)
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
170,439
|
|
|
170,393
|
|
|
(88,643)
|
|
|
81,750
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OCI before reclassifications
|
|
|
|
(6,459)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
133,104
|
|
|
126,645
|
|
|
1,197
|
|
|
127,842
|
|
Amounts reclassified from AOCI
|
|
|
|
3,984
|
|
|
(19)
|
|
|
4,247
|
|
|
8,212
|
|
|
2,382
|
|
|
10,594
|
|
Net current period OCI
|
|
|
|
(2,475)
|
|
|
(19)
|
|
|
137,351
|
|
|
134,857
|
|
|
3,579
|
|
|
138,436
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2020
|
|
|
|
(2,546)
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
307,790
|
|
|
305,250
|
|
|
(85,064)
|
|
|
220,186
|
|
OCI before reclassifications
|
|
|
|
(7,159)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(119,598)
|
|
|
(126,757)
|
|
|
17,093
|
|
|
(109,664)
|
|
Amounts reclassified from AOCI
|
|
|
|
5,418
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
|
(3,022)
|
|
|
2,387
|
|
|
2,190
|
|
|
4,577
|
|
Net current period OCI
|
|
|
|
(1,741)
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
|
(122,620)
|
|
|
(124,370)
|
|
|
19,283
|
|
|
(105,087)
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2021
|
|
|
|
$
|
(4,287)
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
185,170
|
|
|
180,880
|
|
|
(65,781)
|
|
|
115,099
|
|
1Represents change in unrealized loss on securities with credit loss recognized in earnings.
The reclassifications out of AOCI are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2021
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2020
|
|
Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Income
|
HTM related
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gains on HTM disposals
|
|
$
|
(14)
|
|
|
(16)
|
|
|
Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)
|
Amortization of net unrealized gains on HTM securities
|
|
3
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
|
Net investment income earned
|
|
|
(11)
|
|
|
(24)
|
|
|
Income before federal income tax
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
Total federal income tax expense
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
|
(19)
|
|
|
Net income
|
Net realized (gains) losses on disposals and losses on intent-to-sell AFS securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized (gains) losses on disposals and losses on intent-to-sell AFS securities
|
|
(3,825)
|
|
|
5,376
|
|
|
Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)
|
|
|
(3,825)
|
|
|
5,376
|
|
|
Income before federal income tax
|
|
|
803
|
|
|
(1,129)
|
|
|
Total federal income tax expense
|
|
|
(3,022)
|
|
|
4,247
|
|
|
Net income
|
Credit loss related
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit loss expense
|
|
6,858
|
|
|
5,042
|
|
|
Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)
|
|
|
6,858
|
|
|
5,042
|
|
|
Income before federal income tax
|
|
|
(1,440)
|
|
|
(1,058)
|
|
|
Total federal income tax expense
|
|
|
5,418
|
|
|
3,984
|
|
|
Net income
|
Defined benefit pension and post-retirement life plans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net actuarial loss
|
|
638
|
|
|
647
|
|
|
Loss and loss expense incurred
|
|
|
2,134
|
|
|
2,368
|
|
|
Other insurance expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total defined benefit pension and post-retirement life
|
|
2,772
|
|
|
3,015
|
|
|
Income before federal income tax
|
|
|
(582)
|
|
|
(633)
|
|
|
Total federal income tax expense
|
|
|
2,190
|
|
|
2,382
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total reclassifications for the period
|
|
$
|
4,577
|
|
|
10,594
|
|
|
Net income
|
Note 7. Fair Value Measurements
The financial assets in our investment portfolio are primarily measured at fair value as disclosed on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our financial liabilities as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2021
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Carrying Amount
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Carrying Amount
|
|
Fair Value
|
Financial Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.25% Senior Notes
|
|
$
|
49,917
|
|
|
63,719
|
|
|
49,914
|
|
|
66,148
|
|
6.70% Senior Notes
|
|
99,520
|
|
|
127,574
|
|
|
99,499
|
|
|
127,886
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.375% Senior Notes
|
|
294,330
|
|
|
395,652
|
|
|
294,241
|
|
|
383,669
|
|
1.61% Borrowings from FHLBNY
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
25,000
|
|
|
25,182
|
|
1.56% Borrowings from FHLBNY
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
25,000
|
|
|
25,198
|
|
3.03% Borrowings from FHLBI
|
|
60,000
|
|
|
64,126
|
|
|
60,000
|
|
|
67,513
|
|
Subtotal long-term debt
|
|
503,767
|
|
|
651,071
|
|
|
553,654
|
|
|
695,596
|
|
Unamortized debt issuance costs
|
|
(3,167)
|
|
|
|
|
(3,419)
|
|
|
|
Finance lease obligations
|
|
5,450
|
|
|
|
|
508
|
|
|
|
Total long-term debt
|
|
$
|
506,050
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
550,743
|
|
|
|
For discussion regarding the fair value techniques of our financial instruments, refer to Note 2. "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" of this Form 10-K.
The following tables provide quantitative disclosures of our financial assets that were measured and recorded at fair value at December 31, 2021 and 2020:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2021
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements Using
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Assets Measured at Fair Value
|
|
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/ Liabilities
(Level 1)
|
|
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
|
|
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
|
Description
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Measured on a recurring basis:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AFS fixed income securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. government and government agencies
|
|
$
|
130,458
|
|
|
60,615
|
|
|
69,843
|
|
|
—
|
|
Foreign government
|
|
15,860
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
15,860
|
|
|
—
|
|
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
|
|
1,189,308
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,181,563
|
|
|
7,745
|
|
Corporate securities
|
|
2,573,603
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,459,476
|
|
|
114,127
|
|
CLO and other ABS
|
|
1,350,814
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,225,905
|
|
|
124,909
|
|
RMBS
|
|
776,252
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
776,007
|
|
|
245
|
|
CMBS
|
|
673,681
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
669,425
|
|
|
4,256
|
|
Total AFS fixed income securities
|
|
6,709,976
|
|
|
60,615
|
|
|
6,398,079
|
|
|
251,282
|
|
Equity securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock1
|
|
333,449
|
|
|
249,846
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Preferred stock
|
|
2,088
|
|
|
2,088
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total equity securities
|
|
335,537
|
|
|
251,934
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Short-term investments
|
|
447,863
|
|
|
442,723
|
|
|
5,140
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total assets measured at fair value
|
|
$
|
7,493,376
|
|
|
755,272
|
|
|
6,403,219
|
|
|
251,282
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements Using
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Assets Measured at Fair Value
|
|
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/ Liabilities
(Level 1)
|
|
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
|
|
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
|
Description
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Measured on a recurring basis:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AFS fixed income securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. government and government agencies
|
|
$
|
116,140
|
|
|
40,960
|
|
|
75,180
|
|
|
—
|
|
Foreign government
|
|
18,366
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
18,366
|
|
|
—
|
|
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
|
|
1,247,137
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,244,243
|
|
|
2,894
|
|
Corporate securities
|
|
2,328,052
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,257,352
|
|
|
70,700
|
|
CLO and other ABS
|
|
1,026,551
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
970,176
|
|
|
56,375
|
|
RMBS
|
|
1,051,788
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,051,788
|
|
|
—
|
|
CMBS
|
|
667,894
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
667,894
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total AFS fixed income securities
|
|
6,455,928
|
|
|
40,960
|
|
|
6,284,999
|
|
|
129,969
|
|
Equity securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock1
|
|
308,632
|
|
|
261,846
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Preferred stock
|
|
1,735
|
|
|
1,735
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total equity securities
|
|
310,367
|
|
|
263,581
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term investments
|
|
409,852
|
|
|
405,400
|
|
|
4,452
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total assets measured at fair value
|
|
$
|
7,176,147
|
|
|
709,941
|
|
|
6,289,451
|
|
|
129,969
|
|
1Investments amounting to $83.6 million and $46.8 million at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, were measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its practical expedient) and have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. These investments are not redeemable and the timing of liquidations of the underlying assets is unknown at each reporting period. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to total assets measured at fair value.
The following tables provide a summary of the changes in the fair value of securities measured using Level 3 inputs and related quantitative information for the years indicated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
|
|
|
|
Corporate Securities
|
|
CLO and Other ABS
|
|
RMBS
|
|
CMBS
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
Fair value, December 31, 2020
|
|
2,894
|
|
|
|
|
70,700
|
|
|
56,375
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
129,969
|
|
Total net (losses) gains for the period included in:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OCI
|
|
(239)
|
|
|
|
|
1,636
|
|
|
(520)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(196)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
681
|
|
Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains
|
|
(11)
|
|
|
|
|
(50)
|
|
|
(214)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(270)
|
|
Net investment income earned
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62
|
|
Purchases
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
64,813
|
|
|
76,731
|
|
|
249
|
|
|
98
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
141,891
|
|
Sales
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Issuances
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Settlements
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
(544)
|
|
|
(5,161)
|
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
(52)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,761)
|
|
Transfers into Level 3
|
|
5,101
|
|
|
|
|
981
|
|
|
11,344
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,382
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,808
|
|
Transfers out of Level 3
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
(23,436)
|
|
|
(13,662)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(37,098)
|
|
Fair value, December 31, 2021
|
|
$
|
7,745
|
|
|
|
|
114,127
|
|
|
$
|
124,909
|
|
|
245
|
|
|
4,256
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
251,282
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in unrealized (losses) gains for the period included in earnings for assets held at period end
|
|
(11)
|
|
|
|
|
(50)
|
|
|
(214)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(270)
|
|
Change in unrealized (losses) gains for the period included in OCI for assets held at period end
|
|
(239)
|
|
|
|
|
1,636
|
|
|
(520)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(196)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
681
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
|
|
Corporate Securities
|
|
CLO and Other ABS
|
|
Total
|
Fair value, December 31, 2019
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
17,051
|
|
|
17,034
|
|
|
34,085
|
|
Total net (losses) gains for the period included in:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OCI
|
|
4
|
|
|
(785)
|
|
|
1,883
|
|
|
1,102
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,046)
|
|
|
(237)
|
|
|
(1,283)
|
|
Net investment income earned
|
|
—
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
27
|
|
Purchases
|
|
—
|
|
|
46,150
|
|
|
25,785
|
|
|
71,935
|
|
Sales
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Issuances
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Settlements
|
|
—
|
|
|
(283)
|
|
|
(2,638)
|
|
|
(2,921)
|
|
Transfers into Level 3
|
|
2,890
|
|
|
9,592
|
|
|
31,520
|
|
|
44,002
|
|
Transfers out of Level 3
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(16,978)
|
|
|
(16,978)
|
|
Fair value, December 31, 2020
|
|
$
|
2,894
|
|
|
70,700
|
|
|
56,375
|
|
|
129,969
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in unrealized gains (losses) for the period included in earnings for assets held at period end
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,046)
|
|
|
(237)
|
|
|
(1,283)
|
|
Change in unrealized gains (losses) for the period included in OCI for assets held at period end
|
|
4
|
|
(785)
|
|
|
1,883
|
|
|
1,102
|
|
The following tables present quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs utilized in the fair value measurements of Level 3 assets at December 31, 2021 and 2020:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Assets Measured at Fair Value
|
|
Valuation Techniques
|
|
Unobservable Inputs
|
|
Range
(Weighted Average)
|
Internal valuations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate securities
|
|
$
|
54,135
|
|
|
Discounted Cash Flow
|
|
Illiquidity Spread
|
|
0.3% - 3.0% (1.2)%
|
CLO and other ABS
|
|
34,903
|
|
|
Discounted Cash Flow
|
|
Illiquidity Spread
|
|
0.7%- 8.0% (2.1)%
|
Total internal valuations
|
|
89,038
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other1
|
|
162,244
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Level 3 securities
|
|
$
|
251,282
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Assets Measured at Fair Value
|
|
Valuation Techniques
|
|
Unobservable Inputs
|
|
Range
(Weighted Average)
|
Internal valuations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate securities
|
|
$
|
15,907
|
|
|
Discounted Cash Flow
|
|
Illiquidity Spread
|
|
1.8% - 1.8% (1.8)%
|
CLO and other ABS
|
|
27,005
|
|
|
Discounted Cash Flow
|
|
Illiquidity Spread
|
|
1.2% - 3.1% (1.8)%
|
Total internal valuations
|
|
42,912
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other1
|
|
87,057
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Level 3 securities
|
|
$
|
129,969
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1Other is comprised of broker quotes or other third-party pricing for which there is a lack of transparency as to the inputs used to develop the valuations. The quantitative details of these unobservable inputs is neither provided to us, nor reasonably available to us, and therefore are not included in the tables above.
For the securities in the tables above valued using a discounted cash flow analysis, we apply an illiquidity spread in our determination of fair value. An increase in this assumption would result in a lower fair value measurement.
The following tables provide quantitative information regarding our financial assets and liabilities that were not measured, but were disclosed at fair value at December 31, 2021 and 2020:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2021
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements Using
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Assets/Liabilities Disclosed at
Fair Value
|
|
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities
(Level 1)
|
|
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
|
|
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
|
Financial Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HTM:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
|
|
$
|
3,576
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,576
|
|
|
—
|
|
Corporate securities
|
|
25,884
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
25,884
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total HTM fixed income securities
|
|
$
|
29,460
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
29,460
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CMLs
|
|
$
|
97,598
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
97,598
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.25% Senior Notes
|
|
$
|
63,719
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
63,719
|
|
|
—
|
|
6.70% Senior Notes
|
|
127,574
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
127,574
|
|
|
—
|
|
5.375% Senior Notes
|
|
395,652
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
395,652
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.03% Borrowings from FHLBI
|
|
64,126
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
64,126
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total long-term debt
|
|
$
|
651,071
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
651,071
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements Using
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Assets/Liabilities Disclosed at
Fair Value
|
|
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities
(Level 1)
|
|
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
|
|
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
|
Financial Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HTM:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
|
|
$
|
4,795
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,795
|
|
|
—
|
|
Corporate securities
|
|
13,206
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
13,206
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total HTM fixed income securities
|
|
$
|
18,001
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
18,001
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CML
|
|
$
|
47,289
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
47,289
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.25% Senior Notes
|
|
$
|
66,148
|
|
|
|
|
66,148
|
|
|
|
6.70% Senior Notes
|
|
127,886
|
|
|
|
|
127,886
|
|
|
|
5.375% Senior Notes
|
|
383,669
|
|
|
|
|
383,669
|
|
|
|
1.61% Borrowings from FHLBNY
|
|
25,182
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
25,182
|
|
|
—
|
|
1.56% Borrowings from FHLBNY
|
|
25,198
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
25,198
|
|
|
—
|
|
3.03% Borrowings from FHLBI
|
|
67,513
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
67,513
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total long-term debt
|
|
$
|
695,596
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
695,596
|
|
|
—
|
|
Note 8. Allowance for Credit Losses on Premiums Receivable
The following table provides a roll forward of the ACL on our premiums receivable balance for 2021 and 2020:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2021
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
Balance at beginning of year
|
|
|
|
$
|
21,000
|
|
|
6,400
|
|
Cumulative effect adjustment1
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,058
|
|
Balance at beginning of year, as adjusted
|
|
|
|
$
|
21,000
|
|
|
7,458
|
|
Current period change for expected credit losses
|
|
|
|
1,291
|
|
|
16,751
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Write-offs charged against the allowance for credit losses
|
|
|
|
(9,343)
|
|
|
(3,754)
|
|
Recoveries
|
|
|
|
652
|
|
|
545
|
|
ACL, end of year
|
|
|
|
$
|
13,600
|
|
|
21,000
|
|
1Represents the impact of our adoption of ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses.
In 2020, we recognized an additional allowance for credit losses of $13.5 million, net of write-offs and recoveries. This increase was driven by heightened credit risk in 2020 related to the COVID-19 pandemic and considering (i) the billing accommodations we announced during the first quarter of 2020, and (ii) the impact of certain state regulations that provided for deferral of payments without cancellation for a period up to 90 days and increased earned but uncollected premiums. During 2021, the uncertainty around customer payment patterns in light of COVID-19 significantly declined. As a result, we realized a portion of the anticipated write-offs, and further reduced our current expected allowance on outstanding receivables, which reduced our allowance to $13.6 million at December 31, 2021.
Note 9. Reinsurance
Our Financial Statements reflect the effects of assumed and ceded reinsurance transactions. Assumed reinsurance refers to the acceptance of certain insurance risks that other insurance entities have underwritten. Ceded reinsurance involves transferring certain insurance risks (along with the related written and earned premiums) that we have underwritten to other insurance companies that agree to share these risks. The primary purpose of ceded reinsurance is to protect the Insurance Subsidiaries from potential losses in excess of the amount that we are prepared to accept. Our major treaties covering property, property catastrophe, and casualty business are excess of loss contracts. In addition, we have an intercompany quota share (proportional) pooling arrangement and other minor reinsurance treaties.
As a Standard Commercial Lines and E&S Lines writer, we are subject to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act ("TRIPRA"), which was extended by Congress to December 31, 2027. TRIPRA requires private insurers and the U. S. government to share the risk of loss on future acts of terrorism certified by the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. Under TRIPRA, each participating insurer is responsible for paying a deductible of specified losses before federal assistance is available. This deductible is based on a percentage of the prior year’s applicable Standard Commercial Lines and E&S Lines premiums. In 2022, our deductible, before tax, is approximately $419 million. For losses above the deductible, the federal government will pay 80% of losses to an industry limit of $100 billion, and the insurer retains 20%.
The Insurance Subsidiaries remain liable to policyholders to the extent that any reinsurer becomes unable to meet their contractual obligations. In addition to this direct counterparty credit risk, we have indirect counterparty credit risk as our reinsurers often enter into their own reinsurance programs, or retrocessions, as part of managing their exposure to large losses and improving their financial strength ratings. The credit quality of our reinsurers is also impacted by other factors, such as their reserve adequacy, investment portfolio, regulatory capital position, catastrophe aggregations, and risk management expertise. We evaluate and monitor the financial condition of our reinsurers under voluntary reinsurance arrangements to minimize our exposure to significant losses from reinsurer insolvencies.
The following tables provide (i) a disaggregation of our reinsurance recoverable balance by financial strength rating, and (ii) an aging analysis of our past due reinsurance recoverable balances as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2021
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Current
|
|
Past Due
|
|
Total Reinsurance Recoverables
|
Financial strength rating of rated reinsurers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A++
|
|
$
|
38,601
|
|
|
$
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
38,610
|
|
A+
|
|
339,857
|
|
|
1,520
|
|
|
341,377
|
|
A
|
|
95,675
|
|
|
1,227
|
|
|
96,902
|
|
A-
|
|
3,209
|
|
|
145
|
|
|
3,354
|
|
B++
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
B+
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total rated reinsurers
|
|
$
|
477,342
|
|
|
$
|
2,901
|
|
|
$
|
480,243
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-rated reinsurers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal and state pools
|
|
$
|
116,378
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
116,378
|
|
Other than federal and state pools
|
|
4,597
|
|
|
450
|
|
|
5,047
|
|
Total non-rated reinsurers
|
|
$
|
120,975
|
|
|
$
|
450
|
|
|
$
|
121,425
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total reinsurance recoverable, gross
|
|
$
|
598,317
|
|
|
$
|
3,351
|
|
|
$
|
601,668
|
|
Less: ACL
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,600)
|
|
Total reinsurance recoverable, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
600,068
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Current
|
|
Past Due
|
|
Total Reinsurance Recoverables
|
Financial strength rating of rated reinsurers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A++
|
|
$
|
37,464
|
|
|
$
|
102
|
|
|
$
|
37,566
|
|
A+
|
|
354,846
|
|
|
2,452
|
|
|
357,298
|
|
A
|
|
105,652
|
|
|
415
|
|
|
106,067
|
|
A-
|
|
2,139
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,139
|
|
B++
|
|
56
|
|
|
324
|
|
|
380
|
|
B+
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total rated reinsurers
|
|
$
|
500,157
|
|
|
$
|
3,293
|
|
|
$
|
503,450
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-rated reinsurers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal and state pools
|
|
$
|
82,575
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
82,575
|
|
Other than federal and state pools
|
|
2,676
|
|
|
568
|
|
|
3,244
|
|
Total non-rated reinsurers
|
|
$
|
85,251
|
|
|
$
|
568
|
|
|
$
|
85,819
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total reinsurance recoverable, gross
|
|
$
|
585,408
|
|
|
$
|
3,861
|
|
|
$
|
589,269
|
|
Less: ACL
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,777)
|
|
Total reinsurance recoverable, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
587,492
|
|
The following table provides a rollforward of the allowance for credit losses on our reinsurance recoverable balance for 2021 and 2020:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2021
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
Balance at beginning of year
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,777
|
|
|
$
|
4,400
|
|
Cumulative effect adjustment
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2,903)
|
|
Balance at beginning of year, as adjusted
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,777
|
|
|
$
|
1,497
|
|
Current period change for expected credit losses
|
|
|
|
(177)
|
|
|
280
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Write-offs charged against the allowance for credit losses
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Recoveries
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
ACL, end of year
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,600
|
|
|
$
|
1,777
|
|
The following table represents our total reinsurance balances segregated by reinsurer to illustrate our concentration of risk throughout our reinsurance portfolio:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2021
|
|
As of December 31, 2020
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Reinsurance Balances
|
|
% of Reinsurance Balance
|
|
Reinsurance Balances
|
|
% of Reinsurance Balance
|
Total reinsurance recoverables, net of allowance for credit losses
|
|
$
|
600,068
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
587,492
|
|
|
|
Total prepaid reinsurance premiums
|
|
183,007
|
|
|
|
|
170,531
|
|
|
|
Total reinsurance balance
|
|
783,075
|
|
|
|
|
758,023
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal and state pools1:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NFIP
|
|
223,845
|
|
|
29
|
%
|
|
178,532
|
|
|
25
|
%
|
New Jersey Unsatisfied Claim Judgment Fund
|
|
49,738
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
52,053
|
|
|
6
|
|
Other
|
|
2,385
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,625
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total federal and state pools
|
|
275,968
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
232,210
|
|
|
31
|
|
Remaining reinsurance balance
|
|
$
|
507,107
|
|
|
65
|
|
|
$
|
525,813
|
|
|
69
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Munich Re Group (AM Best rated "A+")
|
|
$
|
108,381
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
$
|
117,028
|
|
|
15
|
|
Hannover Ruckversicherungs AG (AM Best rated "A+")
|
|
107,110
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
115,251
|
|
|
15
|
|
AXIS Reinsurance Company (AM Best rated "A")
|
|
70,814
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
78,617
|
|
|
10
|
|
Swiss Re Group (AM Best rated "A+")
|
|
29,186
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
33,249
|
|
|
4
|
|
Transatlantic Reinsurance Company (AM Best rated “A+”)
|
|
26,490
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
24,374
|
|
|
3
|
|
All other reinsurers
|
|
166,726
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
159,071
|
|
|
21
|
|
Total reinsurers
|
|
508,707
|
|
|
65
|
%
|
|
527,590
|
|
|
69
|
%
|
Less: ACL
|
|
(1,600)
|
|
|
|
|
(1,777)
|
|
|
|
Reinsurers, net of ACL
|
|
507,107
|
|
|
|
|
525,813
|
|
|
|
Less: collateral2
|
|
(128,699)
|
|
|
|
|
(130,169)
|
|
|
|
Reinsurers, net of collateral
|
|
$
|
378,408
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
395,644
|
|
|
|
1Considered to have minimal risk of default.
2Includes letters of credit, trust funds, and funds held against reinsurance recoverables.
Under our reinsurance arrangements, which are prospective in nature, reinsurance premiums ceded are recorded as prepaid reinsurance and amortized over the remaining contract period in proportion to the reinsurance protection provided, or recorded periodically, as per the terms of the contract, in a direct relationship to the gross premium recording. Reinsurance recoveries are recognized as gross losses are incurred.
The following table contains a listing of direct, assumed, and ceded reinsurance amounts for premiums written, premiums earned, and loss and loss expense incurred:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
Premiums written:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct
|
|
$
|
3,656,537
|
|
|
3,204,512
|
|
|
3,084,451
|
|
Assumed
|
|
22,664
|
|
|
24,288
|
|
|
24,339
|
|
Ceded
|
|
(489,488)
|
|
|
(455,708)
|
|
|
(429,366)
|
|
Net
|
|
$
|
3,189,713
|
|
|
2,773,092
|
|
|
2,679,424
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Premiums earned:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct
|
|
$
|
3,472,715
|
|
|
3,108,687
|
|
|
2,993,157
|
|
Assumed
|
|
21,550
|
|
|
25,010
|
|
|
24,399
|
|
Ceded
|
|
(477,012)
|
|
|
(451,883)
|
|
|
(420,385)
|
|
Net
|
|
$
|
3,017,253
|
|
|
2,681,814
|
|
|
2,597,171
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss and loss expense incurred:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct
|
|
$
|
2,096,512
|
|
|
1,822,034
|
|
|
1,714,880
|
|
Assumed
|
|
13,813
|
|
|
17,201
|
|
|
22,879
|
|
Ceded
|
|
(296,341)
|
|
|
(203,412)
|
|
|
(186,268)
|
|
Net
|
|
$
|
1,813,984
|
|
|
1,635,823
|
|
|
1,551,491
|
|
Direct premiums written ("DPW") increased 14% in 2021 compared to 2020, and increased 4% in 2020 compared to 2019. The increase in our DPW growth rate was attributable to the following items (i) overall renewal pure price increases, (ii) strong retention, and (iii) new business growth. In addition, our strong growth in DPW in 2021 benefited from exposure growth driven by strong economic activity in the U.S., which resulted in our customers increasing their sales, payrolls, and exposure
units, all of which favorably impacted our DPW. This increase included three percentage points from the $75 million return audit and endorsement premium accrual that was recorded in the first quarter of 2020 and a $19.7 million premium credit to our personal and commercial automobile policyholders in the second quarter of 2020.
The return audit and endorsement premium accrual reflected lower exposure levels, which determine the premium we charge, attributable to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the anticipated decline in sales and payroll exposures on the general liability and workers compensation lines of business in 2020.
The increase in direct premiums earned in 2021 compared to 2020 was elevated by the items discussed above for the DPW impacts.
Ceded premiums written, ceded premiums earned, and ceded loss and loss expenses incurred related to our participation in the NFIP, to which we cede 100% of our NFIP flood premiums, losses, and loss expenses, were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ceded to NFIP ($ in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
Ceded premiums written
|
|
$
|
(284,311)
|
|
|
(274,042)
|
|
|
(266,925)
|
|
Ceded premiums earned
|
|
(274,384)
|
|
|
(271,598)
|
|
|
(259,119)
|
|
Ceded loss and loss expense incurred
|
|
(215,224)
|
|
|
(78,993)
|
|
|
(71,676)
|
|
Note 10. Reserve for Loss and Loss Expense
(a) The table below provides a roll forward of reserves for loss and loss expense for beginning and ending reserve balances:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
Gross reserves for loss and loss expense, at beginning of year
|
|
$
|
4,260,355
|
|
|
4,067,163
|
|
|
3,893,868
|
|
Less: reinsurance recoverable on unpaid loss and loss expense, at beginning of year1
|
|
554,269
|
|
|
547,066
|
|
|
537,388
|
|
Net reserves for loss and loss expense, at beginning of year
|
|
3,706,086
|
|
|
3,520,097
|
|
|
3,356,480
|
|
Incurred loss and loss expense for claims occurring in the:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current year
|
|
1,896,837
|
|
|
1,708,755
|
|
|
1,601,780
|
|
Prior years
|
|
(82,853)
|
|
|
(72,932)
|
|
|
(50,289)
|
|
Total incurred loss and loss expense
|
|
1,813,984
|
|
|
1,635,823
|
|
|
1,551,491
|
|
Paid loss and loss expense for claims occurring in the:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current year
|
|
676,331
|
|
|
642,586
|
|
|
579,527
|
|
Prior years
|
|
841,477
|
|
|
807,248
|
|
|
805,443
|
|
Total paid loss and loss expense
|
|
1,517,808
|
|
|
1,449,834
|
|
|
1,384,970
|
|
Net reserves for loss and loss expense, at end of year
|
|
4,002,262
|
|
|
3,706,086
|
|
|
3,523,001
|
|
Add: Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid loss and loss expense, at end of year
|
|
578,641
|
|
|
554,269
|
|
|
544,162
|
|
Gross reserves for loss and loss expense at end of year
|
|
$
|
4,580,903
|
|
|
4,260,355
|
|
|
4,067,163
|
|
12020 includes an adjustment of $2.9 million related to our adoption of ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses.
Our net loss and loss expense reserves increased by $296.2 million in 2021, $183.1 million in 2020, and $166.5 million in 2019. The loss and loss expense reserves are net of anticipated recoveries for salvage and subrogation claims, which amounted to $87.0 million for 2021, $80.9 million for 2020, and $76.7 million for 2019. The increase in net loss and loss expense reserves in 2021 was primarily driven by increases in exposure due to premium growth.
This increase in our net loss and loss expense reserves was partially offset by favorable prior year loss reserve development. In 2021, we experienced overall net favorable prior year loss reserve development of $82.9 million, compared to $72.9 million in 2020 and $50.3 million in 2019.
The following table summarizes the prior year reserve development by line of business:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Favorable)/Unfavorable Prior Year Development
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in millions)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
General Liability
|
|
$
|
(29.0)
|
|
|
(35.0)
|
|
|
(5.0)
|
|
Commercial Automobile
|
|
13.3
|
|
|
7.1
|
|
|
0.7
|
|
Workers Compensation
|
|
(58.0)
|
|
|
(60.0)
|
|
|
(68.0)
|
|
Businessowners' Policies
|
|
(0.4)
|
|
|
3.9
|
|
|
1.9
|
|
Commercial Property
|
|
(2.6)
|
|
|
9.2
|
|
|
5.1
|
|
Homeowners
|
|
1.8
|
|
|
7.7
|
|
|
7.5
|
|
Personal Automobile
|
|
(0.2)
|
|
|
(1.8)
|
|
|
4.4
|
|
E&S Casualty Lines
|
|
(7.0)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2.0
|
|
E&S Property Lines
|
|
(0.8)
|
|
|
(4.0)
|
|
|
1.0
|
|
Other
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
0.1
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
(82.9)
|
|
|
(72.9)
|
|
|
(50.3)
|
|
The Insurance Subsidiaries had $82.9 million of favorable prior accident year reserve development during 2021, which included $81.0 million of net favorable casualty reserve development and $1.9 million of favorable property reserve development. The net favorable casualty reserve development was largely driven by the workers compensation and general liability lines of business. Workers compensation was impacted by continued favorable medical trends in accident years 2019 and prior, and general liability development was attributable to lower loss severities in accident years 2018 and prior. In addition, our E&S casualty lines experienced favorable reserve development of $7.0 million in 2021. Partially offsetting this net favorable reserve development was $15.0 million of unfavorable casualty reserve development in the commercial auto line of business ($13.3 million net of property reserve development), driven by unfavorable reserve development on loss severities in accident years 2016 through 2019.
The Insurance Subsidiaries had $72.9 million of favorable prior accident year reserve development during 2020, which included $85.0 million of net favorable casualty reserve development and $12.1 million of unfavorable property reserve development. The net favorable casualty reserve development was largely driven by the workers compensation and general liability lines of business. Workers compensation was impacted by continued favorable medical trends in accident years 2018 and prior, and general liability development was attributable to lower loss severities in accident years 2017 and prior. Partially offsetting this net favorable reserve development was $10.0 million of unfavorable casualty reserve development in the commercial auto line of business ($7.1 million net of property reserve development), driven by unfavorable reserve development on loss severities in accident years 2016 through 2019, and higher than expected frequencies in accident year 2019.
The Insurance Subsidiaries had $50.3 million of favorable prior accident year reserve development during 2019, which included $61.0 million of net favorable casualty reserve development and $10.7 million of unfavorable property reserve development. The net favorable casualty reserve development was largely driven by the workers compensation line of business, reflecting continued favorable medical trends in accident years 2017 and prior.
(b) We have exposure to abuse or molestation claims within our general liability line of business, primarily through insurance policies that we issue to schools, religious institutions, daycares, and other social services. We also have exposure to abuse or molestation claims from recently enacted state laws that extend the statute of limitations or permit windows to be opened for abuse or molestation claims and lawsuits that were previously barred by statutes of limitations. The emergence of these claims is slow and highly unpredictable. There are significant uncertainties in estimating our exposure to abuse or molestation claims (for both case and IBNR reserves) resulting from (i) lack of relevant historical data, (ii) the delayed and inconsistent reporting patterns associated with these claims, (iii) the obligation of an insurer to defend a claim, (iv) the extent to which a party can prove the existence of coverage, and (v) uncertainty as to the number and identity of claimants. It is possible, as a result, that we may receive claims decades after the allegations occurred from coverages provided by us, including predecessor companies, that will require complex claims coverage determinations, potential litigation, and the need to collect from reinsurers under older reinsurance agreements.
(c) Reserves established for liability insurance include exposure to asbestos and environmental claims. These claims have arisen primarily from insured exposures in municipal government, small non-manufacturing commercial risk, and homeowners policies. The emergence of these claims is slow and highly unpredictable. There are significant uncertainties in estimating our exposure to asbestos and environmental claims (for both case and IBNR reserves) resulting from (i) lack of relevant historical data, (ii) the delayed and inconsistent reporting patterns associated with these claims, and (iii) uncertainty as to the number and identity of claimants and complex legal and coverage issues. Legal issues that arise in asbestos and environmental cases include federal or state venue, choice of law, causation, admissibility of evidence, allocation of damages and contribution among joint defendants, successor and predecessor liability, and whether direct action against insurers can be maintained.
Coverage issues that arise in asbestos and environmental cases include the interpretation and application of policy exclusions, the determination and calculation of policy limits, the determination of the ultimate amount of a loss, the extent to which a loss is covered by a policy, if at all, the obligation of an insurer to defend a claim, and the extent to which a party can prove the existence of coverage. Courts have reached different and sometimes inconsistent conclusions on these legal and coverage issues.
Traditional accident year loss development methods cannot be applied because past loss history is not necessarily indicative of future behavior. Instead, we review the experience by calendar year and rely on alternative metrics, such as paid and incurred survival ratios. As a result, reserves for asbestos and environmental require a high degree of judgment. Because of the significant uncertainty in the estimate, we do not calculate an asbestos and environmental loss range.
The following table details our loss and loss expense reserves for various asbestos and environmental claims showing gross and net of reinsurance:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021
|
($ in millions)
|
|
Gross
|
|
Net
|
Asbestos
|
|
$
|
6.1
|
|
|
4.9
|
|
Landfill sites
|
|
12.1
|
|
|
7.6
|
|
Underground storage tanks
|
|
9.6
|
|
|
8.6
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
27.8
|
|
|
21.1
|
|
Historically, our asbestos and environmental claims have been significantly lower in volume than many other Standard Commercial Lines carriers since, prior to the introduction of the absolute pollution exclusion endorsement in the mid-1980’s, we primarily wrote Standard Personal Lines, and therefore, our exposure to asbestos and environmental claims has been limited.
The following table provides a roll forward of asbestos and environmental incurred loss and loss expense and related reserves thereon showing gross and net of reinsurance:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Gross
|
|
Net
|
|
Gross
|
|
Net
|
|
Gross
|
|
Net
|
Asbestos
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reserves for loss and loss expense at beginning of year
|
|
$
|
6,254
|
|
|
5,023
|
|
|
6,288
|
|
|
5,057
|
|
|
7,328
|
|
|
6,097
|
|
Incurred loss and loss expense
|
|
51
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
320
|
|
|
320
|
|
|
(375)
|
|
|
(375)
|
|
Less: loss and loss expense paid
|
|
(190)
|
|
|
(190)
|
|
|
(354)
|
|
|
(354)
|
|
|
(665)
|
|
|
(665)
|
|
Reserves for loss and loss expense at the end of year
|
|
$
|
6,115
|
|
|
4,884
|
|
|
6,254
|
|
|
5,023
|
|
|
6,288
|
|
|
5,057
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Environmental
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reserves for loss and loss expense at beginning of year
|
|
$
|
22,276
|
|
|
16,398
|
|
|
22,413
|
|
|
16,532
|
|
|
22,692
|
|
|
16,686
|
|
Incurred loss and loss expense
|
|
(613)
|
|
|
(14)
|
|
|
(447)
|
|
|
(474)
|
|
|
723
|
|
|
609
|
|
Less: loss and loss expense paid
|
|
(5)
|
|
|
(193)
|
|
|
310
|
|
|
340
|
|
|
(1,002)
|
|
|
(763)
|
|
Reserves for loss and loss expense at the end of year
|
|
$
|
21,658
|
|
|
16,191
|
|
|
22,276
|
|
|
16,398
|
|
|
22,413
|
|
|
16,532
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Asbestos and Environmental Claims
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reserves for loss and loss expense at beginning of year
|
|
$
|
28,530
|
|
|
21,421
|
|
|
28,701
|
|
|
21,589
|
|
|
30,020
|
|
|
22,783
|
|
Incurred loss and loss expense
|
|
(562)
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
(127)
|
|
|
(154)
|
|
|
348
|
|
|
234
|
|
Less: loss and loss expense paid
|
|
(195)
|
|
|
(383)
|
|
|
(44)
|
|
|
(14)
|
|
|
(1,667)
|
|
|
(1,428)
|
|
Reserves for loss and loss expense at the end of year
|
|
$
|
27,773
|
|
|
21,075
|
|
|
28,530
|
|
|
21,421
|
|
|
28,701
|
|
|
21,589
|
|
(d) The following is information about incurred and paid claims development as of December 31, 2021, net of reinsurance, as well as cumulative claim frequency and the associated IBNR liabilities. During the experience period we implemented a series of underwriting and claims-related initiatives, including claims management changes. These initiatives focused on general underwriting and claims improvements occurring naturally through our portfolio and may impact some relationships in the tables below. As a result, several historical patterns have changed and may no longer be appropriate to use as the sole basis for projections.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Lines
(in thousands, except for claim counts)
|
|
|
Incurred Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
|
|
As of December 31, 2021
|
Accident Year
|
Unaudited
|
|
|
IBNR
|
Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
|
2012
|
$
|
1,065,437
|
|
1,071,290
|
|
1,020,655
|
|
998,028
|
|
973,089
|
|
973,644
|
|
973,411
|
|
968,536
|
|
962,091
|
|
962,678
|
|
|
36,108
|
|
104,515
|
2013
|
|
1,044,142
|
|
1,062,045
|
|
1,047,230
|
|
1,021,007
|
|
1,002,316
|
|
987,763
|
|
984,858
|
|
973,739
|
|
957,958
|
|
|
40,736
|
|
91,756
|
2014
|
|
|
1,107,513
|
|
1,133,798
|
|
1,146,990
|
|
1,124,014
|
|
1,104,218
|
|
1,100,208
|
|
1,089,529
|
|
1,094,367
|
|
|
48,550
|
|
95,610
|
2015
|
|
|
|
1,114,081
|
|
1,130,513
|
|
1,144,830
|
|
1,138,313
|
|
1,119,441
|
|
1,108,860
|
|
1,103,592
|
|
|
56,165
|
|
94,874
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
1,188,608
|
|
1,203,634
|
|
1,227,142
|
|
1,199,734
|
|
1,180,829
|
|
1,171,273
|
|
|
90,598
|
|
95,559
|
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,270,110
|
|
1,313,372
|
|
1,313,585
|
|
1,288,526
|
|
1,268,941
|
|
|
122,313
|
|
99,424
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,413,800
|
|
1,461,603
|
|
1,457,415
|
|
1,441,303
|
|
|
222,464
|
|
106,569
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,483,945
|
|
1,523,041
|
|
1,526,566
|
|
|
383,970
|
|
103,271
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,591,972
|
|
1,587,607
|
|
|
562,065
|
|
93,515
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,784,661
|
|
|
932,590
|
|
89,801
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
12,898,946
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Lines
(in thousands)
|
Cumulative Paid Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
|
Accident Year
|
Unaudited
|
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
2012
|
$
|
378,067
|
|
555,819
|
|
651,544
|
|
743,742
|
|
810,135
|
|
856,195
|
|
879,372
|
|
898,269
|
|
905,816
|
|
913,478
|
|
2013
|
|
335,956
|
|
518,872
|
|
644,475
|
|
748,758
|
|
833,823
|
|
872,331
|
|
891,841
|
|
904,825
|
|
911,657
|
|
2014
|
|
|
405,898
|
|
614,075
|
|
736,154
|
|
855,959
|
|
936,425
|
|
981,868
|
|
1,002,157
|
|
1,020,961
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
376,641
|
|
581,203
|
|
725,385
|
|
845,868
|
|
929,222
|
|
967,857
|
|
1,000,509
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
387,272
|
|
617,958
|
|
764,331
|
|
892,390
|
|
983,852
|
|
1,025,264
|
|
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
433,440
|
|
678,453
|
|
829,134
|
|
954,792
|
|
1,050,258
|
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
511,271
|
|
779,466
|
|
942,893
|
|
1,083,556
|
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
510,091
|
|
781,462
|
|
949,996
|
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
572,302
|
|
831,976
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
609,889
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
9,397,544
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All outstanding liabilities before 2012, net of reinsurance
|
372,496
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities for loss and loss expenses, net of reinsurance
|
3,873,898
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General Liability
(in thousands, except for claim counts)
|
|
|
Incurred Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
|
|
As of December 31, 2021
|
Accident Year
|
Unaudited
|
|
|
IBNR
|
Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
|
2012
|
$
|
238,979
|
|
245,561
|
|
215,083
|
|
194,144
|
|
175,305
|
|
175,268
|
|
180,659
|
|
182,085
|
|
178,285
|
|
179,197
|
|
|
12,796
|
|
10,052
|
2013
|
|
250,609
|
|
251,421
|
|
239,776
|
|
225,709
|
|
210,785
|
|
203,831
|
|
202,697
|
|
195,697
|
|
192,782
|
|
|
15,661
|
|
10,433
|
2014
|
|
|
244,312
|
|
249,946
|
|
257,132
|
|
239,333
|
|
234,082
|
|
237,125
|
|
229,679
|
|
230,247
|
|
|
21,413
|
|
10,677
|
2015
|
|
|
|
254,720
|
|
245,710
|
|
246,990
|
|
233,249
|
|
219,204
|
|
214,176
|
|
211,768
|
|
|
25,873
|
|
10,532
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
277,214
|
|
272,048
|
|
277,986
|
|
263,245
|
|
252,733
|
|
246,643
|
|
|
41,647
|
|
10,763
|
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
293,747
|
|
293,128
|
|
301,384
|
|
289,883
|
|
278,607
|
|
|
67,475
|
|
11,219
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
317,934
|
|
336,326
|
|
345,224
|
|
332,013
|
|
|
126,438
|
|
11,641
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
347,150
|
|
356,363
|
|
358,301
|
|
|
196,836
|
|
11,264
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
361,554
|
|
360,302
|
|
|
252,458
|
|
9,076
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
422,748
|
|
|
356,223
|
|
8,260
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
2,812,608
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General Liability
(in thousands)
|
Cumulative Paid Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
|
Accident Year
|
Unaudited
|
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
2012
|
$
|
13,030
|
|
35,241
|
|
56,580
|
|
89,008
|
|
109,448
|
|
130,866
|
|
144,451
|
|
156,186
|
|
158,397
|
|
162,516
|
|
2013
|
|
12,789
|
|
35,113
|
|
72,127
|
|
104,587
|
|
139,114
|
|
153,628
|
|
163,764
|
|
169,847
|
|
172,983
|
|
2014
|
|
|
14,901
|
|
46,825
|
|
79,972
|
|
121,969
|
|
154,957
|
|
179,192
|
|
187,352
|
|
198,772
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
14,665
|
|
39,978
|
|
78,668
|
|
116,804
|
|
144,216
|
|
157,071
|
|
173,697
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
15,684
|
|
46,549
|
|
89,431
|
|
133,757
|
|
164,136
|
|
181,770
|
|
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,366
|
|
49,470
|
|
92,355
|
|
131,980
|
|
167,002
|
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,531
|
|
60,784
|
|
108,421
|
|
155,538
|
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,097
|
|
58,284
|
|
100,206
|
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,858
|
|
58,699
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28,069
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
1,399,252
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All outstanding liabilities before 2012, net of reinsurance
|
102,433
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities for loss and loss expenses, net of reinsurance
|
1,515,789
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Workers Compensation
(in thousands, except for claim counts)
|
|
|
Incurred Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
|
|
As of December 31, 2021
|
Accident Year
|
Unaudited
|
|
|
IBNR
|
Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
|
2012
|
$
|
203,864
|
|
208,036
|
|
199,360
|
|
195,197
|
|
188,596
|
|
187,359
|
|
183,314
|
|
178,774
|
|
177,658
|
|
177,706
|
|
|
20,697
|
|
11,628
|
2013
|
|
199,794
|
|
194,318
|
|
187,658
|
|
173,160
|
|
166,662
|
|
162,787
|
|
159,767
|
|
157,645
|
|
153,436
|
|
|
20,638
|
|
11,384
|
2014
|
|
|
199,346
|
|
187,065
|
|
182,579
|
|
172,515
|
|
164,420
|
|
160,646
|
|
159,604
|
|
161,021
|
|
|
21,285
|
|
10,495
|
2015
|
|
|
|
193,729
|
|
194,639
|
|
183,604
|
|
179,642
|
|
176,242
|
|
172,572
|
|
170,577
|
|
|
20,748
|
|
10,554
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
196,774
|
|
184,946
|
|
176,248
|
|
166,009
|
|
156,540
|
|
155,210
|
|
|
24,850
|
|
10,585
|
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
195,202
|
|
184,306
|
|
175,853
|
|
162,672
|
|
154,159
|
|
|
25,096
|
|
10,809
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
193,894
|
|
193,818
|
|
181,151
|
|
173,428
|
|
|
34,218
|
|
11,129
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
188,625
|
|
188,596
|
|
174,912
|
|
|
44,549
|
|
10,307
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
168,643
|
|
168,594
|
|
|
61,878
|
|
7,495
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
185,198
|
|
|
111,451
|
|
8,089
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
1,674,241
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Workers Compensation
(in thousands)
|
Cumulative Paid Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
|
Accident Year
|
Unaudited
|
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
2012
|
$
|
40,911
|
|
86,909
|
|
108,211
|
|
122,755
|
|
132,052
|
|
139,477
|
|
143,281
|
|
146,739
|
|
148,750
|
|
151,273
|
|
2013
|
|
36,829
|
|
74,568
|
|
96,376
|
|
109,739
|
|
118,669
|
|
124,130
|
|
126,822
|
|
129,224
|
|
130,467
|
|
2014
|
|
|
35,924
|
|
78,944
|
|
100,876
|
|
113,626
|
|
119,392
|
|
124,077
|
|
127,858
|
|
130,726
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
33,857
|
|
77,320
|
|
98,195
|
|
112,601
|
|
120,097
|
|
124,046
|
|
129,019
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
34,525
|
|
78,531
|
|
98,037
|
|
109,166
|
|
115,159
|
|
119,800
|
|
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,375
|
|
82,216
|
|
100,645
|
|
110,645
|
|
116,426
|
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41,122
|
|
84,780
|
|
105,903
|
|
119,904
|
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37,826
|
|
77,878
|
|
100,812
|
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29,559
|
|
68,277
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32,918
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
1,099,622
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All outstanding liabilities before 2012, net of reinsurance
|
241,987
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities for loss and loss expenses, net of reinsurance
|
816,606
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial Automobile
(in thousands, except for claim counts)
|
|
|
Incurred Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
|
|
As of December 31, 2021
|
Accident Year
|
Unaudited
|
|
|
IBNR
|
Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
|
2012
|
$
|
179,551
|
|
191,947
|
|
183,527
|
|
184,289
|
|
184,367
|
|
186,128
|
|
184,633
|
|
185,357
|
|
184,477
|
|
184,411
|
|
|
467
|
|
24,431
|
2013
|
|
188,289
|
|
205,282
|
|
209,197
|
|
207,994
|
|
210,410
|
|
207,975
|
|
209,602
|
|
208,040
|
|
207,554
|
|
|
595
|
|
26,053
|
2014
|
|
|
200,534
|
|
212,725
|
|
216,824
|
|
219,925
|
|
218,172
|
|
217,334
|
|
216,461
|
|
214,992
|
|
|
875
|
|
28,079
|
2015
|
|
|
|
220,994
|
|
240,958
|
|
253,074
|
|
259,495
|
|
260,565
|
|
261,386
|
|
262,054
|
|
|
1,826
|
|
29,837
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
255,187
|
|
274,367
|
|
285,302
|
|
285,304
|
|
290,359
|
|
291,674
|
|
|
3,226
|
|
31,754
|
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
301,274
|
|
329,389
|
|
324,291
|
|
322,197
|
|
326,461
|
|
|
10,110
|
|
33,066
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
347,908
|
|
352,487
|
|
345,547
|
|
350,310
|
|
|
23,671
|
|
35,714
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
385,212
|
|
398,346
|
|
404,854
|
|
|
63,122
|
|
36,079
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
381,654
|
|
381,163
|
|
|
121,558
|
|
30,095
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
483,831
|
|
|
232,070
|
|
34,461
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
3,107,304
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial Automobile
(in thousands)
|
Cumulative Paid Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
|
Accident Year
|
Unaudited
|
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
2012
|
$
|
73,316
|
|
105,371
|
|
127,235
|
|
148,669
|
|
168,114
|
|
176,656
|
|
179,501
|
|
181,353
|
|
183,098
|
|
183,365
|
|
2013
|
|
76,469
|
|
109,893
|
|
140,015
|
|
169,850
|
|
189,626
|
|
200,750
|
|
202,622
|
|
205,064
|
|
206,162
|
|
2014
|
|
|
80,810
|
|
117,169
|
|
148,884
|
|
180,701
|
|
202,821
|
|
209,655
|
|
212,481
|
|
213,689
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
91,347
|
|
132,260
|
|
175,866
|
|
211,515
|
|
238,142
|
|
249,905
|
|
255,600
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
106,022
|
|
155,720
|
|
200,701
|
|
233,939
|
|
264,858
|
|
277,242
|
|
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
117,287
|
|
178,823
|
|
220,422
|
|
262,349
|
|
296,600
|
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
134,867
|
|
193,788
|
|
243,713
|
|
291,725
|
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
149,538
|
|
221,590
|
|
283,410
|
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
139,016
|
|
198,034
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
187,200
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
2,393,027
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All outstanding liabilities before 2012, net of reinsurance
|
3,427
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities for loss and loss expenses, net of reinsurance
|
717,704
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Businessowners' Policies
(in thousands, except for claim counts)
|
|
|
Incurred Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
|
|
As of December 31, 2021
|
Accident Year
|
Unaudited
|
|
|
IBNR
|
Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
|
2012
|
$
|
54,342
|
|
48,029
|
|
46,303
|
|
44,172
|
|
44,077
|
|
43,747
|
|
43,418
|
|
43,717
|
|
43,444
|
|
43,534
|
|
|
198
|
|
5,545
|
2013
|
|
49,617
|
|
42,618
|
|
41,005
|
|
40,624
|
|
41,369
|
|
39,709
|
|
39,699
|
|
39,358
|
|
38,930
|
|
|
120
|
|
3,483
|
2014
|
|
|
55,962
|
|
60,949
|
|
62,548
|
|
59,806
|
|
58,517
|
|
58,093
|
|
57,302
|
|
57,483
|
|
|
746
|
|
4,067
|
2015
|
|
|
|
52,871
|
|
53,768
|
|
57,245
|
|
55,925
|
|
54,454
|
|
52,325
|
|
52,200
|
|
|
801
|
|
3,967
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
52,335
|
|
53,792
|
|
54,993
|
|
53,835
|
|
53,367
|
|
53,147
|
|
|
1,010
|
|
3,851
|
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
46,624
|
|
48,698
|
|
51,524
|
|
48,067
|
|
43,606
|
|
|
2,642
|
|
3,892
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55,024
|
|
57,202
|
|
62,427
|
|
60,393
|
|
|
7,655
|
|
4,256
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
53,531
|
|
59,466
|
|
64,667
|
|
|
11,556
|
|
3,616
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
71,836
|
|
73,680
|
|
|
11,225
|
|
5,364
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
66,312
|
|
|
21,947
|
|
3,078
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
553,952
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Businessowners' Policies
(in thousands)
|
Cumulative Paid Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
|
Accident Year
|
Unaudited
|
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
2012
|
$
|
22,199
|
|
31,833
|
|
35,089
|
|
37,215
|
|
38,766
|
|
40,627
|
|
41,326
|
|
41,356
|
|
42,075
|
|
42,061
|
|
2013
|
|
17,412
|
|
26,592
|
|
30,845
|
|
34,760
|
|
37,993
|
|
38,464
|
|
39,085
|
|
39,212
|
|
39,440
|
|
2014
|
|
|
28,914
|
|
40,584
|
|
44,911
|
|
49,460
|
|
52,940
|
|
55,458
|
|
55,708
|
|
55,729
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
24,189
|
|
36,014
|
|
42,710
|
|
46,571
|
|
49,073
|
|
49,839
|
|
50,005
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
24,655
|
|
36,848
|
|
39,973
|
|
45,308
|
|
48,786
|
|
50,536
|
|
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,865
|
|
31,337
|
|
36,950
|
|
40,359
|
|
39,940
|
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29,995
|
|
39,791
|
|
44,316
|
|
48,144
|
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,718
|
|
41,587
|
|
46,113
|
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,376
|
|
57,210
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
34,412
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
463,590
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All outstanding liabilities before 2012, net of reinsurance
|
9,139
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities for loss and loss expenses, net of reinsurance
|
99,501
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial Property
(in thousands, except for claim counts)
|
|
|
Incurred Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
|
|
As of December 31, 2021
|
Accident Year
|
Unaudited
|
|
|
IBNR
|
Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
|
2012
|
$
|
118,464
|
|
114,224
|
|
115,375
|
|
116,658
|
|
117,102
|
|
117,170
|
|
117,225
|
|
117,220
|
|
117,200
|
|
117,277
|
|
|
4
|
|
8,519
|
2013
|
|
88,101
|
|
90,639
|
|
90,103
|
|
90,005
|
|
90,436
|
|
90,278
|
|
90,218
|
|
90,486
|
|
90,461
|
|
|
3
|
|
5,715
|
2014
|
|
|
141,192
|
|
136,249
|
|
136,820
|
|
138,751
|
|
138,155
|
|
136,212
|
|
136,237
|
|
136,151
|
|
|
10
|
|
6,517
|
2015
|
|
|
|
110,270
|
|
109,513
|
|
111,750
|
|
111,566
|
|
112,496
|
|
112,582
|
|
112,937
|
|
|
12
|
|
6,407
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
121,927
|
|
126,185
|
|
125,937
|
|
124,487
|
|
123,567
|
|
123,005
|
|
|
23
|
|
6,743
|
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
138,773
|
|
149,106
|
|
149,044
|
|
153,664
|
|
154,119
|
|
|
54
|
|
6,904
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
183,177
|
|
190,834
|
|
192,558
|
|
194,016
|
|
|
98
|
|
8,289
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
173,826
|
|
177,075
|
|
179,574
|
|
|
530
|
|
7,300
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
232,060
|
|
225,278
|
|
|
4,314
|
|
10,116
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
246,319
|
|
|
36,186
|
|
7,153
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
1,579,137
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial Property
(in thousands)
|
Cumulative Paid Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
|
Accident Year
|
Unaudited
|
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
2012
|
$
|
81,528
|
|
108,834
|
|
111,503
|
|
114,699
|
|
116,291
|
|
116,625
|
|
116,671
|
|
116,674
|
|
116,673
|
|
116,755
|
|
2013
|
|
60,244
|
|
87,874
|
|
90,446
|
|
90,350
|
|
90,840
|
|
90,696
|
|
90,646
|
|
90,917
|
|
90,891
|
|
2014
|
|
|
101,131
|
|
132,909
|
|
136,634
|
|
137,883
|
|
137,418
|
|
136,008
|
|
135,928
|
|
136,141
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
79,048
|
|
106,182
|
|
109,829
|
|
110,994
|
|
110,969
|
|
112,117
|
|
112,410
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
83,966
|
|
118,789
|
|
122,930
|
|
123,828
|
|
123,601
|
|
122,909
|
|
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
99,047
|
|
142,338
|
|
148,589
|
|
152,018
|
|
153,750
|
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
135,416
|
|
184,813
|
|
192,698
|
|
193,487
|
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
130,891
|
|
172,768
|
|
177,825
|
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
164,613
|
|
215,107
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
161,757
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
1,481,032
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All outstanding liabilities before 2012, net of reinsurance
|
99
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities for loss and loss expenses, net of reinsurance
|
98,204
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Personal Automobile
(in thousands, except for claim counts)
|
|
|
Incurred Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
|
|
As of December 31, 2021
|
Accident Year
|
Unaudited
|
|
|
IBNR
|
Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
|
2012
|
$
|
113,771
|
|
114,921
|
|
109,832
|
|
109,324
|
|
110,294
|
|
110,300
|
|
109,795
|
|
109,701
|
|
109,634
|
|
109,546
|
|
|
5
|
|
22,333
|
2013
|
|
108,417
|
|
109,620
|
|
106,225
|
|
106,703
|
|
107,759
|
|
107,680
|
|
107,916
|
|
107,803
|
|
107,754
|
|
|
72
|
|
22,376
|
2014
|
|
|
102,250
|
|
109,325
|
|
106,757
|
|
107,452
|
|
106,821
|
|
107,104
|
|
107,106
|
|
107,566
|
|
|
79
|
|
22,509
|
2015
|
|
|
|
96,387
|
|
99,698
|
|
100,214
|
|
99,570
|
|
98,718
|
|
98,588
|
|
98,596
|
|
|
109
|
|
20,865
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
92,727
|
|
98,032
|
|
100,202
|
|
101,140
|
|
99,544
|
|
99,858
|
|
|
357
|
|
19,826
|
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
101,880
|
|
105,139
|
|
103,653
|
|
103,260
|
|
103,557
|
|
|
447
|
|
20,744
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
111,594
|
|
113,569
|
|
112,030
|
|
112,418
|
|
|
2,100
|
|
22,682
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
114,043
|
|
115,688
|
|
115,993
|
|
|
5,649
|
|
22,845
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
95,625
|
|
94,532
|
|
|
17,790
|
|
17,501
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
108,244
|
|
|
28,461
|
|
18,931
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
1,058,064
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Personal Automobile
(in thousands)
|
Cumulative Paid Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
|
Accident Year
|
Unaudited
|
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
2012
|
$
|
63,704
|
|
82,729
|
|
94,842
|
|
102,977
|
|
107,890
|
|
109,355
|
|
109,447
|
|
109,482
|
|
109,554
|
|
109,539
|
|
2013
|
|
61,384
|
|
80,861
|
|
92,637
|
|
100,528
|
|
105,131
|
|
106,679
|
|
106,876
|
|
107,419
|
|
107,423
|
|
2014
|
|
|
62,519
|
|
83,739
|
|
92,589
|
|
99,173
|
|
104,055
|
|
105,709
|
|
106,478
|
|
107,108
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
58,725
|
|
76,470
|
|
87,163
|
|
92,102
|
|
95,997
|
|
97,275
|
|
97,761
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
57,961
|
|
76,823
|
|
86,752
|
|
94,372
|
|
98,080
|
|
98,977
|
|
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
62,854
|
|
82,730
|
|
91,479
|
|
97,628
|
|
100,521
|
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
69,721
|
|
89,628
|
|
99,982
|
|
107,026
|
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
69,699
|
|
92,162
|
|
102,930
|
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
53,407
|
|
68,691
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65,325
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
965,301
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All outstanding liabilities before 2012, net of reinsurance
|
5,713
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities for loss and loss expenses, net of reinsurance
|
98,476
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Homeowners
(in thousands, except for claim counts)
|
|
|
Incurred Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
|
|
As of December 31, 2021
|
Accident Year
|
Unaudited
|
|
|
IBNR
|
Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
|
2012
|
$
|
87,260
|
|
82,744
|
|
86,560
|
|
86,667
|
|
86,271
|
|
86,330
|
|
86,483
|
|
86,567
|
|
86,519
|
|
86,533
|
|
|
35
|
|
16,944
|
2013
|
|
73,670
|
|
72,528
|
|
71,494
|
|
72,145
|
|
71,714
|
|
72,148
|
|
72,318
|
|
71,948
|
|
71,955
|
|
|
38
|
|
7,750
|
2014
|
|
|
80,111
|
|
82,461
|
|
83,637
|
|
83,844
|
|
83,539
|
|
83,824
|
|
83,525
|
|
83,830
|
|
|
32
|
|
8,775
|
2015
|
|
|
|
76,637
|
|
76,400
|
|
76,559
|
|
74,723
|
|
74,978
|
|
74,673
|
|
74,682
|
|
|
478
|
|
7,750
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
60,105
|
|
60,931
|
|
62,391
|
|
61,723
|
|
61,735
|
|
60,855
|
|
|
465
|
|
6,895
|
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
59,167
|
|
67,978
|
|
70,365
|
|
70,064
|
|
68,938
|
|
|
570
|
|
7,386
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62,961
|
|
68,526
|
|
69,832
|
|
68,931
|
|
|
1,289
|
|
7,607
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
64,306
|
|
72,772
|
|
73,816
|
|
|
3,027
|
|
7,001
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
109,033
|
|
112,523
|
|
|
4,829
|
|
9,791
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
82,425
|
|
|
15,963
|
|
6,298
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
784,488
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Homeowners
(in thousands)
|
Cumulative Paid Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
|
Accident Year
|
Unaudited
|
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
2012
|
$
|
69,056
|
|
79,584
|
|
82,720
|
|
84,250
|
|
85,196
|
|
85,562
|
|
85,642
|
|
85,897
|
|
85,899
|
|
85,918
|
|
2013
|
|
50,664
|
|
65,528
|
|
67,838
|
|
69,775
|
|
71,776
|
|
72,197
|
|
72,433
|
|
72,446
|
|
72,447
|
|
2014
|
|
|
61,561
|
|
76,007
|
|
79,751
|
|
81,664
|
|
82,583
|
|
82,836
|
|
82,831
|
|
83,321
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
52,589
|
|
70,078
|
|
72,202
|
|
72,927
|
|
74,079
|
|
74,052
|
|
74,096
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
42,252
|
|
57,333
|
|
59,546
|
|
60,082
|
|
61,187
|
|
60,449
|
|
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
45,466
|
|
63,290
|
|
67,193
|
|
67,767
|
|
68,078
|
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49,430
|
|
64,137
|
|
65,348
|
|
66,634
|
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49,680
|
|
67,631
|
|
69,911
|
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
83,838
|
|
105,690
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
59,054
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
745,598
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All outstanding liabilities before 2012, net of reinsurance
|
5,438
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities for loss and loss expenses, net of reinsurance
|
44,328
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
E&S Casualty Lines
(in thousands, except for claim counts)
|
|
|
|
Incurred Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
|
|
As of December 31, 2021
|
Accident Year
|
|
|
Unaudited
|
|
|
IBNR
|
Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
|
2012
|
$
|
42,367
|
|
$
|
42,621
|
|
43,175
|
|
46,149
|
|
46,165
|
|
45,988
|
|
46,444
|
|
44,622
|
|
44,348
|
|
44,083
|
|
|
1,911
|
|
2,064
|
2013
|
|
55,468
|
|
60,309
|
|
67,099
|
|
69,112
|
|
67,647
|
|
68,972
|
|
68,451
|
|
68,029
|
|
60,349
|
|
|
3,637
|
|
2,310
|
2014
|
|
|
55,316
|
|
63,505
|
|
69,929
|
|
71,719
|
|
71,206
|
|
71,153
|
|
70,846
|
|
74,270
|
|
|
4,115
|
|
2,131
|
2015
|
|
|
|
75,498
|
|
76,432
|
|
82,404
|
|
90,488
|
|
90,355
|
|
90,126
|
|
87,662
|
|
|
6,293
|
|
2,875
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
94,451
|
|
96,416
|
|
104,655
|
|
105,120
|
|
104,730
|
|
102,476
|
|
|
19,208
|
|
2,968
|
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
91,438
|
|
95,783
|
|
99,866
|
|
99,395
|
|
99,960
|
|
|
16,217
|
|
2,797
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
98,324
|
|
103,004
|
|
103,184
|
|
104,983
|
|
|
25,673
|
|
2,762
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
117,087
|
|
118,298
|
|
117,736
|
|
|
56,323
|
|
2,553
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
103,872
|
|
103,137
|
|
|
71,650
|
|
1,595
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
128,099
|
|
|
111,132
|
|
1,223
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
922,755
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
E&S Casualty Lines
(in thousands)
|
|
Cumulative Paid Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
|
Accident
Year
|
|
|
Unaudited
|
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
2012
|
$
|
3,722
|
|
$
|
7,914
|
|
16,430
|
|
25,064
|
|
32,343
|
|
36,278
|
|
38,298
|
|
39,832
|
|
40,615
|
|
41,299
|
|
2013
|
|
2,715
|
|
9,470
|
|
21,980
|
|
35,200
|
|
46,108
|
|
51,142
|
|
54,974
|
|
55,988
|
|
57,152
|
|
2014
|
|
|
2,353
|
|
12,234
|
|
25,571
|
|
43,877
|
|
53,780
|
|
60,092
|
|
64,698
|
|
66,661
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
3,036
|
|
13,057
|
|
29,389
|
|
50,712
|
|
64,529
|
|
71,421
|
|
75,844
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
3,720
|
|
16,195
|
|
33,950
|
|
56,581
|
|
69,448
|
|
75,004
|
|
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,057
|
|
14,672
|
|
34,179
|
|
53,238
|
|
68,266
|
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,509
|
|
21,337
|
|
39,174
|
|
57,962
|
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,422
|
|
17,812
|
|
35,844
|
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,695
|
|
13,064
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,326
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
495,422
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All outstanding liabilities before 2012, net of reinsurance
|
2,843
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities for loss and loss expenses, net of reinsurance
|
430,176
|
|
(e) The reconciliation of the net incurred and paid claims development tables to the liability for loss and loss expenses in the consolidated statement of financial position is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
December 31, 2021
|
Net outstanding liabilities:
|
|
Standard Commercial Lines
|
|
General liability
|
$
|
1,515,789
|
|
Workers compensation
|
816,606
|
|
Commercial automobile
|
717,704
|
|
Businessowners' policies
|
99,501
|
|
Commercial property
|
98,204
|
|
Other Standard Commercial Lines
|
22,866
|
|
Total Standard Commercial Lines net outstanding liabilities
|
3,270,670
|
|
|
|
Standard Personal Lines
|
|
Personal automobile
|
98,476
|
|
Homeowners
|
44,328
|
|
Other Standard Personal Lines
|
12,261
|
|
Total Standard Personal Lines net outstanding liabilities
|
155,065
|
|
|
|
E&S Lines
|
|
Casualty lines
|
430,176
|
|
Property lines
|
17,987
|
|
Total E&S Lines net outstanding liabilities
|
448,163
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities for unpaid loss and loss expenses, net of reinsurance
|
3,873,898
|
|
|
|
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid claims:
|
|
Standard Commercial Lines
|
|
General liability
|
213,253
|
|
Workers compensation
|
196,670
|
|
Commercial automobile
|
15,480
|
|
Businessowners' policies
|
6,828
|
|
Commercial property
|
22,277
|
|
Other Standard Commercial Lines
|
2,136
|
|
Total Standard Commercial Lines reinsurance recoverable on unpaid loss
|
456,644
|
|
|
|
Standard Personal Lines
|
|
Personal automobile
|
40,941
|
|
Homeowners
|
2,392
|
|
Other Standard Personal Lines
|
64,975
|
|
Total Standard Personal Lines reinsurance recoverable on unpaid loss
|
108,308
|
|
|
|
E&S Lines
|
|
Casualty lines
|
11,672
|
|
Property lines
|
2,017
|
|
Total E&S Lines reinsurance recoverable on unpaid loss
|
13,689
|
|
|
|
Total reinsurance recoverable on unpaid loss
|
578,641
|
|
|
|
Unallocated loss expenses
|
128,364
|
|
|
|
Total gross liability for unpaid loss and loss expenses
|
$
|
4,580,903
|
|
(f) The table below reflects the historical average annual percentage payout of incurred claims by age. For example, the general liability line of business averages payout of 6.4% of its ultimate losses in the first year, 11.9% in the second year, and so forth. The following is supplementary information about average historical claims duration as of December 31, 2021:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Annual Percentage Payout of Incurred Claims by Age, Net of Reinsurance
|
Years
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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General liability
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6.4%
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11.9
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15.6
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17.6
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14.4
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9.8
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6.6
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5.0
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1.9
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1.6
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Workers compensation
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21.8
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25.9
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13.6
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8.4
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4.5
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2.9
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2.3
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3.1
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1.7
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0.8
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Commercial automobile
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37.2
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16.7
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14.7
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13.0
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10.0
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4.5
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1.7
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1.0
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0.5
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0.1
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Businessowners’ policies
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49.2
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20.8
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8.0
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8.7
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5.9
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3.1
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1.2
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0.1
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0.1
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0.1
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Commercial property
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69.4
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25.8
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3.1
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1.0
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0.4
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Personal automobile
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59.0
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18.1
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10.3
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6.4
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3.7
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1.4
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0.3
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0.4
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0.1
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0.1
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Homeowners
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71.5
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21.0
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3.4
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1.8
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1.6
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0.1
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0.2
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0.2
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0.2
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—
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E&S Lines - casualty
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3.8
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11.2
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16.7
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19.0
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14.8
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7.9
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5.7
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3.5
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3.0
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2.0
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Note 11. Indebtedness
The table below provides a summary of our outstanding debt at December 31, 2021 and 2020:
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Outstanding Debt
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2021
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Carry Value
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Issuance Date
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Maturity Date
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Interest Rate
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Original Amount
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Unamortized Issuance Costs
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Debt Discount
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December 31, 2021
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December 31, 2020
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Description
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Long term
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(1) Senior Notes
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3/1/2019
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3/1/2049
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5.375
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%
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300,000
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$
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2,733
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5,670
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291,597
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291,307
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(2) FHLBI
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12/16/2016
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12/16/2026
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3.03
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%
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60,000
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—
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—
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60,000
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60,000
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(3) FHLBNY
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8/15/2016
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8/16/2021
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1.56
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%
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25,000
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—
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—
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—
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25,000
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(3) FHLBNY
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7/21/2016
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7/21/2021
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1.61
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%
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25,000
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—
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—
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—
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25,000
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(4) Senior Notes
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11/3/2005
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11/1/2035
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6.70
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%
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100,000
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287
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480
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99,233
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99,180
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(5) Senior Notes
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11/16/2004
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11/15/2034
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7.25
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50,000
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147
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83
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49,770
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49,748
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Finance lease obligations
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5,450
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508
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Total long-term debt
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$
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3,167
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6,233
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506,050
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550,743
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On December 20, 2019, the Parent entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Line of Credit”) among the Parent, the lenders named therein (the “Lenders”), and Bank of Montreal, Chicago Branch, as Administrative Agent. Under the Line of Credit, the Lenders have agreed to provide the Parent with a $50 million revolving credit facility, which can be increased to $125 million with the consent of the Lenders. The Line of Credit will mature on December 20, 2022 and has an interest rate, which varies and is based on, among other factors, the Parent’s debt ratings.
Our Line of Credit contains representations, warranties, and covenants that are customary for credit facilities of this type, including, without limitation, financial covenants under which we are obligated to maintain a minimum consolidated net worth, a maximum ratio of consolidated debt to total capitalization, and covenants limiting our ability to: (i) merge or liquidate; (ii) incur debt or liens; (iii) dispose of assets; (iv) make investments and acquisitions; and (v) engage in transactions with affiliates.
The table below outlines information regarding certain covenants in the Line of Credit:
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Required as of
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Actual as of
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December 31, 2021
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December 31, 2021
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Consolidated net worth1
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Not less than
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$1.8 billion
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$2.9 billion
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Debt to total capitalization ratio1
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Not to exceed
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35%
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15.0%
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1Calculated in accordance with the Line of Credit.
In addition to the above requirements, the Line of Credit contains a cross-default provision that provides that the Line of Credit will be in default if we fail to comply with any condition, covenant, or agreement (including payment of principal and interest when due on any debt with an aggregate principal amount of at least $20 million), which causes or permits the acceleration of principal. Additionally, the Line of Credit limits borrowings from the FHLBI and the FHLBNY to 10% of the respective member company's admitted assets for the previous year.
Long-term Debt Activity
(1) In the first quarter of 2019, we issued $300 million of 5.375% Senior Notes due 2049 at a discount of $5.9 million which, when coupled with debt issuance costs of approximately $3.3 million, resulted in net proceeds from the offering of $290.8 million. The 5.375% Senior Notes pay interest on March 1 and September 1 of each year. The first payment was made on September 1, 2019. A portion of the proceeds from this debt issuance was used to fully redeem the $185 million aggregate principal amount of our 5.875% Senior Notes due 2043, with the remaining $106 million being used for general corporate purposes. The 5.875% Senior Notes had pre-tax debt retirement costs of $4.2 million, or $3.3 million after tax, which was recorded in Interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income in the first quarter of 2019. There are no financial debt covenants to which we are required to comply in regards to the 5.375% Senior Notes.
(2) In the first quarter of 2009, SICSC and SICSE, which are collectively referred to as the "Indiana Subsidiaries" as they are domiciled in Indiana, joined, and invested in, the FHLBI, which provides them with access to additional liquidity. The Indiana Subsidiaries’ aggregate investment in the FHLBI was $5.7 million at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. Our investment provides us the ability to borrow approximately 20 times the total amount of the FHLBI common stock purchased with additional collateral, at comparatively low borrowing rates. The proceeds from the FHLBI borrowing on December 16, 2016 of $60 million were used to repay a $45 million borrowing from the FHLBI that was outstanding at the time, with the remaining $15 million used for general corporate purposes. All borrowings from the FHLBI require security. There are no financial debt covenants to which we are required to comply with in regards to these borrowings. For information on investments that are pledged as collateral for these borrowings, see Note 5. "Investments" above.
(3) In the fourth quarter of 2015, SICA and Selective Insurance Company of New York ("SICNY") joined, and invested in, the FHLBNY, which provides them with access to additional liquidity. The aggregate investment for both subsidiaries was $0.8 million at December 31, 2021 and $3.1 million at December 31, 2020. Our investment provides us the ability to borrow approximately 20 times the total amount of the FHLBNY common stock purchased with additional collateral, at comparatively low borrowing rates. In 2016, SICA borrowed the following amounts from the FHLBNY: (i) $25 million in August 2016 at an interest rate of 1.56%, which was repaid on August 16, 2021; and (ii) $25 million in July 2016 at an interest rate of 1.61%, which was repaid on July 21, 2021.
(4) In November 2005, we issued $100 million of 6.70% Senior Notes due 2035. These notes were issued at a discount of $0.7 million resulting in an effective yield of 6.754%. Net proceeds of approximately $50 million were used to fund an irrevocable trust that subsequently funded certain payment obligations in respect of our outstanding debt. The remainder of the proceeds was used for general corporate purposes. The agreements covering these notes contain a standard default cross-acceleration provision that provides the 6.70% Senior Notes will enter a state of default upon the failure to pay principal when due or upon any event or condition that results in an acceleration of principal of any other debt instrument in excess of $10 million that we have outstanding concurrently with the 6.70% Senior Notes. There are no financial debt covenants to which we are required to comply in regards to these notes.
(5) In November 2004, we issued $50 million of 7.25% Senior Notes due 2034. These notes were issued at a discount of $0.1 million, resulting in an effective yield of 7.27%. We contributed $25 million of the bond proceeds to the Insurance Subsidiaries as capital. The remainder of the proceeds was used for general corporate purposes. The agreements covering these notes contain a standard default cross-acceleration provision that provides the 7.25% Senior Notes will enter a state of default upon the failure to pay principal when due or upon any event or condition that results in an acceleration of principal of any other debt instrument in excess of $10 million that we have outstanding concurrently with the 7.25% Senior Notes. There are no financial debt covenants to which we are required to comply in regards to these notes.
Note 12. Segment Information
We evaluate the results of our four reportable segments as follows:
•Our Standard Commercial Lines, Standard Personal Lines, and E&S Lines are evaluated based on before and after-tax underwriting results (net premiums earned, incurred loss and loss expense, policyholders dividends, policy acquisition costs, and other underwriting expenses), return on equity ("ROE") contribution, and combined ratios.
•Our Investments segment is primarily evaluated after-tax net investment income and its ROE contribution. After-tax net realized and unrealized gains and losses, which are not included in non-GAAP operating income, are also included in our Investment segment results.
In computing each segment's results, we do not make adjustments for interest expense or corporate expenses. No segment has a separate investment portfolio or allocated assets.
Our combined insurance operations are subject to certain geographic concentrations, particularly in the Eastern region of the country. In 2021, approximately 18% of NPW were related to insurance policies written in New Jersey. We also had a goodwill balance of $7.8 million at both December 31, 2021 and 2020 on our Consolidated Balance Sheet that relates to our Standard Commercial Lines reporting unit.
The following summaries present revenues (net investment income and net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments in the case of the Investments segment) and pre-tax income for the individual segments:
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Revenue by Segment
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Years ended December 31,
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($ in thousands)
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2021
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2020
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2019
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Standard Commercial Lines:
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Net premiums earned:
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Commercial property
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$
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436,412
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388,120
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353,834
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Workers compensation
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306,428
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278,062
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311,370
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General liability
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807,158
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694,019
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669,895
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Commercial automobile
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724,398
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615,181
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554,256
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Businessowners’ policies
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110,622
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110,210
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105,252
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Bonds
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|
35,762
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36,742
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35,726
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Other
|
|
23,105
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20,850
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19,281
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Miscellaneous income
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16,056
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|
15,512
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10,889
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Total Standard Commercial Lines revenue
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2,459,941
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|
|
2,158,696
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|
|
2,060,503
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Standard Personal Lines:
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|
|
|
|
|
Net premiums earned:
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|
|
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|
|
Personal automobile
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|
163,007
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165,020
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|
172,606
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Homeowners
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122,526
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|
125,405
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|
|
127,543
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Other
|
|
8,026
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|
|
8,715
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|
|
7,590
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Miscellaneous income
|
|
1,667
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|
|
2,058
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|
|
1,466
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|
Total Standard Personal Lines revenue
|
|
295,226
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|
|
301,198
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|
|
309,205
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E&S Lines:
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|
|
|
|
|
Net premiums earned:
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|
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Casualty lines
|
|
197,779
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|
174,408
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|
182,864
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Property lines
|
|
82,030
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|
|
65,082
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|
56,954
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|
Total E&S Lines revenue
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|
279,809
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|
|
239,490
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|
239,818
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Investments:
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|
|
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|
|
Net investment income
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326,589
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|
227,107
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|
|
222,543
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Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)
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|
17,599
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|
(4,217)
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|
14,422
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|
Total Investments revenues
|
|
344,188
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|
|
222,890
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|
|
236,965
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|
|
|
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|
Total revenues
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$
|
3,379,164
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|
|
2,922,274
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|
|
2,846,491
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Income Before and After Federal Income Tax
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|
Years ended December 31,
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($ in thousands)
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2021
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2020
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2019
|
Standard Commercial Lines:
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|
|
|
|
|
Underwriting income, before federal income tax
|
|
$
|
198,596
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|
|
151,731
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|
|
145,990
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|
Underwriting income, after federal income tax
|
|
156,891
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|
|
119,867
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|
|
115,332
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|
Combined ratio
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91.9
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%
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|
92.9
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%
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92.9
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%
|
ROE contribution
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|
5.9
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%
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|
5.1
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|
|
5.8
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|
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|
|
|
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|
|
Standard Personal Lines:
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|
|
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|
Underwriting income (loss), before federal income tax
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3,966
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|
(15,508)
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|
8,260
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|
Underwriting income (loss), after federal income tax
|
|
3,133
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|
|
(12,251)
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|
|
6,525
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Combined ratio
|
|
98.6
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%
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|
105.2
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%
|
|
97.3
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%
|
ROE contribution
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0.1
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%
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(0.5)
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0.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
E&S Lines:
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|
|
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Underwriting income (loss), before federal income tax
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16,030
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|
|
126
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|
9,743
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|
Underwriting income (loss), after federal income tax
|
|
12,664
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|
|
100
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|
|
7,697
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Combined ratio
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|
94.3
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%
|
|
99.9
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%
|
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95.9
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%
|
ROE contribution
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0.5
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%
|
|
—
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|
0.4
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|
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|
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Investments:
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Net investment income earned
|
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$
|
326,589
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|
227,107
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|
222,543
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Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)
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17,599
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|
(4,217)
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|
14,422
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Total investment segment income, before federal income tax
|
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344,188
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|
222,890
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|
|
236,965
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Tax on investment segment income
|
|
67,284
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|
|
41,609
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|
|
45,301
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Total investment segment income, after federal income tax
|
|
$
|
276,904
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|
|
181,281
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|
|
191,664
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ROE contribution of after-tax net investment income earned
|
|
9.9
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%
|
|
7.8
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|
|
9.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of Segment Results to Income Before Federal Income Tax
|
|
Years ended December 31,
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($ in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
Underwriting income (loss)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Standard Commercial Lines
|
|
$
|
198,596
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|
|
151,731
|
|
|
145,990
|
|
Standard Personal Lines
|
|
3,966
|
|
|
(15,508)
|
|
|
8,260
|
|
E&S Lines
|
|
16,030
|
|
|
126
|
|
|
9,743
|
|
Investment income
|
|
344,188
|
|
|
222,890
|
|
|
236,965
|
|
Total all segments
|
|
562,780
|
|
|
359,239
|
|
|
400,958
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
(29,165)
|
|
|
(30,839)
|
|
|
(33,668)
|
|
Corporate expenses
|
|
(28,305)
|
|
|
(25,412)
|
|
|
(30,900)
|
|
Income, before federal income tax
|
|
$
|
505,310
|
|
|
302,988
|
|
|
336,390
|
|
Preferred stock dividends
|
|
(9,353)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Income available to common stockholders, before federal income tax
|
|
$
|
495,957
|
|
|
$
|
302,988
|
|
|
$
|
336,390
|
|
Note 13. Earnings per Share
The following table provides a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS"):
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|
2021
|
|
Income
|
|
Shares
|
|
Per Share
|
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
(Numerator)
|
|
(Denominator)
|
|
Amount
|
Basic EPS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common stockholders
|
|
$
|
394,484
|
|
|
60,183
|
|
|
$
|
6.55
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of dilutive securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock compensation plans
|
|
—
|
|
|
484
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted EPS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common stockholders
|
|
$
|
394,484
|
|
|
60,667
|
|
|
$
|
6.50
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2020
|
|
Income
|
|
Shares
|
|
Per Share
|
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
(Numerator)
|
|
(Denominator)
|
|
Amount
|
Basic EPS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common stockholders
|
|
$
|
246,355
|
|
|
59,862
|
|
|
$
|
4.12
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of dilutive securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock compensation plans
|
|
—
|
|
|
431
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted EPS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common stockholders
|
|
$
|
246,355
|
|
|
60,293
|
|
|
$
|
4.09
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2019
|
|
Income
|
|
Shares
|
|
Per Share
|
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
(Numerator)
|
|
(Denominator)
|
|
Amount
|
Basic EPS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common stockholders
|
|
$
|
271,623
|
|
|
59,421
|
|
|
$
|
4.57
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of dilutive securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock compensation plans
|
|
—
|
|
|
583
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted EPS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common stockholders
|
|
$
|
271,623
|
|
|
60,004
|
|
|
$
|
4.53
|
|
Note 14. Federal Income Taxes
(a) A reconciliation of federal income tax on income at the corporate rate (21.0%) to the effective tax rate is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
Tax at statutory rate
|
|
$
|
106,115
|
|
|
63,627
|
|
|
70,642
|
|
Tax-advantaged interest
|
|
(4,514)
|
|
|
(4,730)
|
|
|
(4,909)
|
|
Dividends received deduction
|
|
(558)
|
|
|
(514)
|
|
|
(443)
|
|
Executive compensation
|
|
2,469
|
|
|
2,246
|
|
|
2,985
|
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
(693)
|
|
|
(1,846)
|
|
|
(3,253)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
(1,346)
|
|
|
(2,150)
|
|
|
(255)
|
|
Federal income tax expense
|
|
101,473
|
|
|
56,633
|
|
|
64,767
|
|
Income before federal income tax, less preferred stock dividends
|
|
495,957
|
|
|
302,988
|
|
|
336,390
|
|
Effective tax rate
|
|
20.5
|
%
|
|
18.7
|
%
|
|
19.3
|
%
|
(b) The tax effects of the significant temporary differences that gave rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Deferred tax assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss reserve discounting
|
|
$
|
60,227
|
|
|
54,240
|
|
Net unearned premiums
|
|
68,086
|
|
|
60,842
|
|
Employee benefits
|
|
2,787
|
|
|
8,943
|
|
Long-term incentive compensation plans
|
|
5,904
|
|
|
5,472
|
|
Temporary investment write-downs
|
|
4,314
|
|
|
6,037
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
2,245
|
|
|
7,195
|
|
Total deferred tax assets
|
|
143,563
|
|
|
142,729
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred policy acquisition costs
|
|
68,652
|
|
|
60,601
|
|
Unrealized gains on investment securities
|
|
48,082
|
|
|
81,142
|
|
Other investment-related items, net
|
|
27,044
|
|
|
14,760
|
|
Accelerated depreciation and amortization
|
|
13,198
|
|
|
13,322
|
|
Total deferred tax liabilities
|
|
156,976
|
|
|
169,825
|
|
Net deferred federal income tax liability
|
|
$
|
(13,413)
|
|
|
(27,096)
|
|
After considering all evidence, both positive and negative, with respect to our federal tax loss carryback availability, expected levels of pre-tax financial statement income, and federal taxable income, we believe it is more likely than not that the existing deductible temporary differences will reverse during periods in which we generate net federal taxable income or have adequate federal carryback availability. As a result, we had no valuation allowance recognized for federal deferred tax assets at December 31, 2021 or 2020. We did not have unrecognized tax expense or benefit as of December 31, 2021.
We have analyzed our tax positions in all open tax years, which as of December 31, 2021 were 2018 through 2021. The 2018 tax year audit was completed in 2021 with no material changes. We believe our tax positions will more likely than not be sustained upon examination, including related appeals or litigation. In the event we had a tax position that did not meet the more likely than not criteria, any tax, interest, and penalties incurred related to such a position would be reflected in "Total federal income tax expense" on our Consolidated Statements of Income.
Note 15. Retirement Plans
(a) Selective Insurance Retirement Savings Plan (“Retirement Savings Plan”) and the Selective Insurance Company of America Deferred Compensation Plan ("Deferred Compensation Plan")
SICA offers a voluntary defined contribution 401(k) plan that is available to most of our employees and is a tax-qualified retirement plan subject to ERISA. In addition, SICA offers a Deferred Compensation Plan to a group of management or highly compensated employees as a method of recognizing and retaining such employees. Expenses recorded for these plans were $19.2 million in 2021, $18.6 million in 2020, and $17.3 million in 2019.
(b) Retirement Income Plan
SICA maintains a defined benefit pension plan, the Retirement Income Plan for Selective Insurance Company of America (the "Pension Plan"). This qualified, noncontributory plan is closed to new entrants and existing participants ceased accruing benefits after March 31, 2016.
The following tables provide details on the Pension Plan for 2021 and 2020:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
Pension Plan
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Change in Benefit Obligation:
|
|
|
|
|
Benefit obligation, beginning of year
|
|
$
|
425,161
|
|
|
391,021
|
|
Interest cost
|
|
8,593
|
|
|
11,312
|
|
Actuarial (gains) losses
|
|
(12,844)
|
|
|
35,276
|
|
Benefits paid
|
|
(13,152)
|
|
|
(12,448)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefit obligation, end of year
|
|
$
|
407,758
|
|
|
425,161
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in Fair Value of Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of assets, beginning of year
|
|
$
|
432,716
|
|
|
385,087
|
|
Actual return on plan assets, net of expenses
|
|
30,741
|
|
|
60,077
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefits paid
|
|
(13,152)
|
|
|
(12,448)
|
|
Fair value of assets, end of year
|
|
$
|
450,305
|
|
|
432,716
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Funded status
|
|
$
|
42,547
|
|
|
7,555
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts Recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net pension assets, end of year
|
|
$
|
42,547
|
|
|
7,555
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts Recognized in AOCI:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net actuarial loss
|
|
$
|
78,304
|
|
|
101,414
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Information as of December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated benefit obligation
|
|
$
|
407,758
|
|
|
425,161
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-Average Liability Assumptions as of December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
Discount rate
|
|
2.98
|
%
|
|
2.68
|
|
When determining the most appropriate discount rate to be used in the valuation at December 31, 2021, we consider, among other factors, our expected payout patterns of the Pension Plan's obligations as well as our investment strategy. We ultimately select the rate that we believe best represents our estimate of the inherent interest rate at which our pension benefits can be effectively settled. The approach we utilize discounts the individual expected cash flows using the applicable spot rates derived from the yield curve over the projected cash flow period. Our discount rate increased 30 basis points, to 2.98% as of December 31, 2021, from 2.68% as of December 31, 2020, which drove the decrease in the benefit obligation for the period.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension Plan
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost and Other Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Benefit):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest cost
|
|
$
|
8,593
|
|
|
11,312
|
|
|
13,506
|
|
Expected return on plan assets
|
|
(22,976)
|
|
|
(21,907)
|
|
|
(21,114)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of unrecognized actuarial loss
|
|
2,501
|
|
|
2,817
|
|
|
2,575
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net periodic pension cost (benefit)1
|
|
$
|
(11,882)
|
|
|
(7,778)
|
|
|
(5,033)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net actuarial (gain) loss
|
|
$
|
(20,609)
|
|
|
(2,894)
|
|
|
11,643
|
|
Reversal of amortization of net actuarial loss
|
|
(2,501)
|
|
|
(2,817)
|
|
|
(2,575)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total recognized in other comprehensive income
|
|
$
|
(23,110)
|
|
|
(5,711)
|
|
|
9,068
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income
|
|
$
|
(34,992)
|
|
|
(13,489)
|
|
|
4,035
|
|
1The components of net periodic pension cost (benefit) are included within "Loss and loss expense incurred" and "Other insurance expenses" on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension Plan
|
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
Weighted-Average Expense Assumptions for the years ended December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discount rate
|
|
2.68
|
%
|
|
3.33
|
|
|
4.46
|
|
Interest rate
|
|
2.06
|
%
|
|
2.95
|
%
|
|
4.12
|
%
|
Expected return on plan assets
|
|
5.40
|
|
|
5.80
|
|
|
6.50
|
|
Pension Plan Assets
Assets of the Pension Plan are invested to adequately support the liability associated with the Pension Plan's defined benefit obligation. Our return objective is to exceed the returns of the plan's policy benchmark, which is the return the plan would have earned if the assets were invested according to the target asset class weightings and earned index returns shown below. In 2022, we will continue to phase in adjustments to the asset allocation to steadily close the gap between the duration of the assets and the duration of the liabilities, provided certain improved funding targets are achieved. Over time, the target and actual asset allocations may change based on the funded status of the Pension Plan and market return expectations.
The Pension Plan’s target ranges, as well as the actual weighted average asset allocation by strategy, at December 31 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
|
Target Percentage
|
|
Actual Percentage
|
|
Actual Percentage
|
|
|
Minimum
|
Maximum
|
|
|
|
|
Return seeking assets1
|
|
50
|
%
|
70
|
%
|
|
66
|
%
|
|
64
|
%
|
Liability hedging assets
|
|
70
|
%
|
80
|
%
|
|
33
|
%
|
|
35
|
%
|
Short-term investments
|
|
-
|
-
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
1
|
%
|
Total
|
|
100
|
%
|
100
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
1Includes limited partnerships.
The use of derivative instruments is permitted under certain circumstances for the Pension Plan portfolio, but may not be used for unrelated speculative purposes or to create exposures that are not permitted in the Pension Plan's investment guidelines. We currently invest in a U.S. Treasury overlay derivative strategy, within the funds in our liability hedging assets, to manage the interest rate duration mismatch between the assets and liabilities of the Pension Plan to help insulate the funded status of the plan. Considering the impact of this derivative overlay, the liability hedging assets provide for an approximate 79% hedge against the projected benefit obligation.
The Pension Plan had no investments in the Parent’s common stock as of December 31, 2021 or 2020. For information regarding investments in funds of our related parties, refer to Note 18. "Related Party Transactions" below.
The techniques used to determine the fair value of the Pension Plan's invested assets that appear on the following page are as follows:
•The investments in the equities and liability hedging funds include collective investment funds and fund of funds that utilize a market approach wherein the published prices in the active market for identical assets are used. These investments are traded at their net asset value per share. These investments are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
•The investments in private limited partnerships are valued utilizing net asset value as a practical expedient for fair value. These investments are not classified in the fair value hierarchy.
•Short-term investments are recorded at fair value. Given that these investments are listed on active exchanges, coupled with their liquid nature, these investments are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
•The deposit administration contract is recorded at cost, which approximates fair value. Given the liquid nature of the underlying investments in overnight cash deposits and other short-term duration products, we have determined that a correlation exists between the deposit administration contract and other short-term investments, such as money market funds. As such, this investment is classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
For discussion regarding the levels within the fair value hierarchy, see Note 2. "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies."
In addition, refer to Note 5. "Investments" for discussion regarding the limited partnership investment strategies, excluding the secondary private equity and direct lending strategies as these investments are currently not part of the Pension Plan's investment portfolio.
The following tables provide quantitative disclosures of the Pension Plan’s invested assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2021
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at 12/31/21 Using
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Assets Measured at Fair Value At 12/31/21
|
|
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/ Liabilities
(Level 1)
|
|
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
|
|
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
|
Description
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return seeking assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Global equity
|
|
$
|
144,634
|
|
|
144,634
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Diversified credit
|
|
66,165
|
|
|
66,165
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Real assets
|
|
89,590
|
|
|
89,590
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total equities
|
|
300,389
|
|
|
300,389
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Limited partnerships (at net asset value)1:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real assets
|
|
47
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Private equity
|
|
413
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total limited partnerships
|
|
460
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total return seeking assets
|
|
300,849
|
|
|
300,389
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liability hedging assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed income
|
|
86,183
|
|
|
86,183
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
U.S. Treasury overlay
|
|
65,304
|
|
|
65,304
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total liability hedging assets
|
|
151,487
|
|
|
151,487
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and short-term investments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term investments
|
|
1,744
|
|
|
1,744
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Deposit administration contracts
|
|
2,422
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,422
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total cash and short-term investments
|
|
4,166
|
|
|
1,744
|
|
|
2,422
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total invested assets
|
|
$
|
456,502
|
|
|
453,620
|
|
|
2,422
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at 12/31/20 Using
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Assets Measured at Fair Value At 12/31/20
|
|
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/ Liabilities
(Level 1)
|
|
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
|
|
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
|
Description
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return seeking assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Global equity
|
|
$
|
142,320
|
|
|
142,320
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Diversified credit
|
|
73,762
|
|
|
73,762
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Real assets
|
|
61,585
|
|
|
61,585
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total equities
|
|
277,667
|
|
|
277,667
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Limited partnerships (at net asset value)1:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real assets
|
|
73
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Private equity
|
|
400
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Private credit
|
|
29
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total limited partnerships
|
|
502
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total return seeking assets
|
|
278,169
|
|
|
277,667
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liability hedging assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed income
|
|
99,490
|
|
|
99,490
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
U.S. Treasury overlay
|
|
52,756
|
|
|
52,756
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liability hedging assets
|
|
152,246
|
|
|
152,246
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and short-term investments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term investments
|
|
3,273
|
|
|
3,273
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Deposit administration contracts
|
|
2,073
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,073
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total cash and short-term investments
|
|
5,346
|
|
|
3,273
|
|
|
2,073
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total invested assets
|
|
$
|
435,761
|
|
|
433,186
|
|
|
2,073
|
|
|
—
|
|
1In accordance with the FASB issued ASU 2015-07, Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent), certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its practical expedient) have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to total Pension Plan invested assets.
Contributions
We presently do not anticipate contributing to the Pension Plan in 2022, as we have no minimum required contribution amounts.
Benefit Payments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands)
|
|
Pension Plan
|
Benefits Expected to be Paid in Future
|
|
|
Fiscal Years:
|
|
|
2022
|
|
$
|
14,900
|
|
2023
|
|
16,099
|
|
2024
|
|
17,232
|
|
2025
|
|
18,296
|
|
2026
|
|
19,394
|
|
2026-2030
|
|
108,742
|
|
Note 16. Share-Based Payments
Active Plans
As of December 31, 2021, the following four plans were available for the issuance of share-based payment awards:
•The 2014 Omnibus Stock Plan, As Amended and Restated Effective as of May 2, 2018 (the "Stock Plan");
•The Cash Incentive Plan, As Amended and Restated as of May 1, 2014 (the "Cash Plan");
•The Employee Stock Purchase Plan, As Amended and Restated as of July 1, 2021 ("ESPP"); and
•The Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Plan for Independent Insurance Agencies (2010), Amended and Restated as of November 1, 2020 (the "Agent Plan").
The following table provides information regarding the approval of these plans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Plan
|
Approvals
|
Stock Plan
|
Approved effective as of May 1, 2014 by stockholders on April 23, 2014.
Most recently amended and restated plan was approved effective May 2, 2018 by stockholders on May 2, 2018.
|
Cash Plan
|
Approved effective April 1, 2005 by stockholders on April 27, 2005.
Most recently amended and restated plan was approved effective May 1, 2014 by stockholders on April 23, 2014.
|
ESPP
|
Approved effective July 1, 2009 by stockholders on April 29, 2009.
Most recently amended and restated plan was approved effective July 1, 2021 by stockholders on April 28, 2021.
|
Agent Plan
|
Approved by stockholders on April 26, 2006.
Most recently amended and restated plan was approved effective November 1, 2020 by the Salary and Employee Benefits Committee of the Parent's Board on October 26, 2020.
|
The types of awards that can be issued under each of these plans are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Plan
|
Types of Share-Based Payments Issued
|
Stock Plan
|
Qualified and nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights ("SARs"), restricted stock, restricted stock units ("RSUs"), stock grants, and other awards valued in whole or in part by reference to the Parent's common stock. The maximum exercise period for an option grant under this plan is 10 years from the date of the grant. Dividend equivalent units ("DEUs") are earned during the vesting period on RSU grants. The DEUs are reinvested in the Parent's common stock at fair value on each dividend payment date. The requisite service period for grants to employees under this plan is the lesser of: (i) the stated vested date, which is typically three years from issuance; or (ii) the date the employee becomes eligible to retire.
|
Cash Plan
|
Cash incentive units (“CIUs”). The initial dollar value of each CIU will be adjusted to reflect the percentage increase or decrease in the total shareholder return on the Parent's common stock over a specified performance period. In addition, for certain grants, the number of CIUs granted will be increased or decreased to reflect our performance on specified performance indicators compared to targeted peer companies. The requisite service period for grants under this plan is the lesser of: (i) the stated vested date, which is typically three years from issuance; or (ii) the date the employee becomes eligible to retire.
|
ESPP
|
Enables employees to purchase shares of the Parent’s common stock. The purchase price is the lower of: (i) 85% of the closing market price at the time the option is granted; or (ii) 85% of the closing price at the time the option is exercised. Shares are generally issued on June 30 and December 31 of each year.
|
Agent Plan
|
Quarterly offerings to purchase the Parent's common stock at a 10% discount with a one-year restricted period during which the shares purchased cannot be sold or transferred. Only our independent retail insurance agencies and wholesale general agencies, and certain eligible persons associated with the agencies, are eligible to participate in this plan.
|
Shares authorized and available for issuance as of December 31, 2021 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authorized
|
|
Available for Issuance
|
|
Awards Outstanding
|
Stock Plan
|
|
4,750,000
|
|
|
2,713,667
|
|
|
660,697
|
|
ESPP
|
|
5,500,000
|
|
|
1,184,849
|
|
|
—
|
|
Agent Plan
|
|
3,000,000
|
|
|
1,608,234
|
|
|
—
|
|
Retired Plans
The following plans are closed for the issuance of new awards, although awards outstanding continue in effect according to the terms of the applicable award agreements:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2021
|
Types of Share-Based Payments Issued
|
Reserve Shares
|
Awards Outstanding1
|
Plan
|
2005 Omnibus Stock Plan ("2005 Stock Plan")
|
Qualified and nonqualified stock options, SARs, restricted stock, RSUs, phantom stock, stock bonuses, and other awards in such amounts and with such terms and conditions as it determined, subject to the provisions of the 2005 Stock Plan. The maximum exercise period for an option grant under this plan is 10 years from the date of the grant. DEUs are earned during the vesting period on RSU grants. The DEUs are reinvested in the Parent's common stock at fair value on each dividend payment date.
|
1,958,306
|
|
32,906
|
|
Parent's Stock Compensation Plan for Non-employee Directors
|
Directors could elect to receive a portion of their annual compensation in shares of the Parent's common stock.
|
44,468
|
|
44,468
|
|
1Awards outstanding under the 2005 Stock Plan represent shares deferred by our non-employee directors.
RSU Transactions
A summary of the RSU transactions under our share-based payment plans is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number
of Shares
|
|
Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair Value
|
Unvested RSU awards at December 31, 2020
|
|
667,674
|
|
|
$
|
61.02
|
|
Granted in 2021
|
|
249,293
|
|
|
64.03
|
|
Vested in 2021
|
|
(258,477)
|
|
|
57.10
|
|
Forfeited in 2021
|
|
(16,854)
|
|
|
62.61
|
|
Unvested RSU awards at December 31, 2021
|
|
641,636
|
|
|
$
|
63.73
|
|
As of December 31, 2021, total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSU awards granted under our Stock Plan was $10.1 million. That expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.7 years. The total intrinsic value of RSUs vested was $17.2 million for 2021, $20.6 million for 2020, and $22.0 million for 2019. In connection with vested RSUs, the total value of the DEUs that vested was $0.6 million in 2021, $0.7 million in 2020, and $0.8 million in 2019.
Option Transactions
As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, we had no stock options outstanding under our 2005 Stock Plan. The total intrinsic value of options exercised was $1.3 million in 2020 and $5.2 million in 2019.
CIU Transactions
The liability recorded in connection with our Cash Plan was $11.0 million as of December 31, 2021, and $8.2 million as of December 31, 2020. The remaining cost associated with the CIUs is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.2 years. The CIU payments made in connection with the CIU vestings were $2.2 million in 2021, $2.3 million in 2020, and $18.4 million in 2019. There were structural changes to our Cash Plan in early 2017, and as a result, payments in 2021 and 2020 were comparatively lower than 2019.
ESPP and Agent Plan Transactions
A summary of ESPP and Agent Plan share issuances is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
ESPP Issuances
|
|
72,239
|
|
|
99,141
|
|
|
72,952
|
|
Agent Plan Issuances
|
|
50,999
|
|
|
69,238
|
|
|
47,888
|
|
Fair Value Measurements
The grant date fair value of RSUs is based on the market price of our common stock on the grant date, adjusted for the present value of our expected dividend payments. The expense recognized for share-based awards is based on the number of shares or units expected to be issued at the end of the performance period and the grant date fair value.
The grant date fair value of each option award is estimated using the Black Scholes option valuation model ("Black Scholes"). The following are the significant assumptions used in applying Black Scholes: (i) the risk-free interest rate, which is the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with an equal remaining term; (ii) the expected term, which is based on historical experience of similar awards; (iii) the dividend yield, which is determined by dividing the expected per share dividend during the coming year by the grant date stock price; and (iv) the expected volatility, which is based on the volatility of the Parent's stock price over a historical period comparable to the expected term. In applying Black Scholes, we use the weighted average assumptions illustrated in the following table:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ESPP
|
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
Risk-free interest rate
|
|
0.07
|
%
|
|
0.76
|
|
|
2.33
|
|
Expected term
|
|
6 months
|
|
6 months
|
|
6 months
|
Dividend yield
|
|
1.4
|
%
|
|
1.6
|
|
|
1.2
|
|
Expected volatility
|
|
28
|
%
|
|
37
|
|
|
26
|
|
The weighted-average fair value per share of options and stock, including RSUs granted under the Parent's stock plans, during 2021, 2020, and 2019 was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
RSUs
|
|
$
|
64.03
|
|
|
62.91
|
|
|
63.60
|
|
ESPP:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six month option
|
|
4.69
|
|
|
4.82
|
|
|
4.32
|
|
Discount of grant date market value
|
|
10.98
|
|
|
8.61
|
|
|
9.99
|
|
Total ESPP
|
|
15.67
|
|
|
13.43
|
|
|
14.31
|
|
Agent Plan:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discount of grant date market value
|
|
7.57
|
|
|
5.73
|
|
|
7.00
|
|
The fair value of the CIU liability is remeasured at each reporting period through the settlement date of the awards, which is three years from the date of grant, based on an amount expected to be paid. A Monte Carlo simulation is performed to
approximate the projected fair value of the CIUs that, in accordance with the CIU agreements established under the Cash Plan, is adjusted to reflect our performance on specified indicators compared to targeted peer companies.
Expense Recognition
The following table provides share-based compensation expense in 2021, 2020, and 2019:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in millions)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
Share-based compensation expense, pre-tax
|
|
$
|
22.3
|
|
|
19.8
|
|
|
24.5
|
|
Income tax benefit, including the benefit related to stock grants that vested during the year
|
|
(5.1)
|
|
|
(5.7)
|
|
|
(8.2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share-based compensation expense, after-tax
|
|
$
|
17.2
|
|
|
14.1
|
|
|
16.3
|
|
Note 17. Equity
Preferred Stock
We have 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized, with no par value, of which (i) 300,000 shares are designated Series A junior preferred stock, which have not been issued, and (ii) 8,000 shares were issued as Series B in 2020 as discussed below.
On December 2, 2020, we issued 8.0 million depository shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of our perpetual 4.60% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B, without par value, with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share (equivalent to $25.00 per depository share) (“Preferred Stock”), for net proceeds of $194.6 million. Dividends are recorded when declared and, if declared are payable quarterly in arrears on the 15th day of March, June, September, and December. If a dividend is not declared and paid or made payable on all outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock for the latest completed dividend period, no dividends may be declared or paid on our common stock and we may not purchase, redeem, or otherwise acquire our outstanding common stock.
The Preferred Stock is redeemable at our option in whole or in part, from time to time, on or after December 15, 2025 at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share of Preferred Stock (equivalent to $25.00 per depository share), plus unpaid dividends attributable to the then current dividend period. Prior to December 15, 2025, the Preferred Stock is redeemable at the Company’s option, in whole but not in part, within 90 days of the occurrence of (a) a rating agency event at a redemption price equal to $25,500 per share of Preferred Stock (equivalent to $25.50 per depository share), plus unpaid dividends attributable to the current dividend period in circumstances where a rating agency changes its criteria used to assign equity credit to securities like the Preferred Stock; or (b) a regulatory capital event at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share of Preferred Stock (equivalent to $25.00 per depository share), plus unpaid dividends attributable to the current dividend period in circumstances where a capital regulator such as a state insurance regulator changes or proposes to change capital adequacy rules.
Share Repurchase Program
On December 2, 2020, we announced that our Board authorized a $100 million share repurchase program, which
has no set expiration or termination date. Our repurchase program does not obligate us to acquire any particular amount of our
common stock. The timing and amount of any share repurchases under the authorization is determined by management at its discretion based on market conditions and other considerations. As of December 31, 2021, 52,781 shares were repurchased under the share repurchase program at a total cost of $3.4 million. These repurchases were all completed in the first quarter of 2021, and we did not repurchase any shares under our share repurchase program during the remainder of 2021. We have $96.6 million of remaining capacity under our share repurchase program.
Note 18. Related Party Transactions
William M. Rue, a Director of the Parent, is Chairman of, and owns more than 10% of the equity of Rue Holding Company, which owns 100% of Chas. E. Rue & Son, Inc., t/a Rue Insurance, a general independent retail insurance agency ("Rue Insurance"). Rue Insurance is an appointed distribution partner of the Insurance Subsidiaries on terms and conditions similar to those of our other distribution partners, which includes the right to participate in the Agent Plan. Mr. Rue’s son is President, and an employee, of Rue Insurance, and owns more than 10% of the equity of Rue Holding Company. Mr. Rue’s daughter is an employee of Rue Insurance and owns less than 10% of the equity of Rue Holding Company. Our relationship with Rue Insurance has existed since 1928.
Rue Insurance placed insurance policies with the Insurance Subsidiaries for its customers and itself. Direct premiums written associated with these policies were $12.8 million in 2021, and $11.0 million in both 2020 and 2019. In return, the Insurance Subsidiaries paid standard market commissions, including supplemental commissions, to Rue Insurance of $2.0 million in 2021, $1.8 million in 2020, and $2.0 million in 2019. Amounts due to Rue Insurance at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were $0.7 million and $0.2 million, respectively. All contracts and transactions with Rue Insurance were consummated in the ordinary course of business on an arm's-length basis.
In 2005, we established a private foundation, now named The Selective Insurance Group Foundation (the "Foundation"), under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Board of the Foundation is comprised of some of the Parent's officers. We made $1.3 million of contributions to the Foundation in both 2021 and 2019, and $0.5 million in 2020.
BlackRock, Inc., a leading publicly-traded investment management firm (“BlackRock”), has purchased our common shares in the ordinary course of its investment business and has previously filed Schedules 13G/A with the SEC. On January 27, 2022, BlackRock filed a Schedule 13G/A reporting beneficial ownership as of December 31, 2021, of 11.4% of our common stock. In connection with purchasing our common shares, BlackRock filed the necessary filings with insurance regulatory authorities. On the basis of those filings, BlackRock is deemed not to be a controlling person for the purposes of applicable insurance law.
We are required to disclose related party information for our transactions with BlackRock. BlackRock is highly regulated, serves its clients as a fiduciary, and has a diverse platform of active (alpha) and index (beta) investment strategies across asset classes that enables it to tailor investment outcomes and asset allocation solutions for clients. BlackRock also offers the BlackRock Solutions® investment and risk management technology platform, Aladdin®, risk analytics, advisory, and technology services and solutions to a broad base of institutional and wealth management investors. We incurred expenses related to BlackRock for services rendered of $1.8 million in 2021, $2.0 million in 2020, and $2.2 million in 2019. Amounts payable for such services were $0.5 million at December 31, 2021, $1.3 million at December 31, 2020, and $1.1 million at December 31, 2019.
As part of our overall investment diversification, we invest in various BlackRock funds from time to time. These funds accounted for less than 1% of our invested assets at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and are predominately reflected in "Equity securities" on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. During 2021, with regard to BlackRock funds, we (i) purchased $16.5 million in securities, (ii) sold $32.5 million, (iii) recognized net realized and unrealized losses of $0.6 million, and (iv) recorded $0.9 million in income. During 2020, we purchased (i) $62.2 million in securities, (ii) recognized net unrealized losses of $0.2 million, and (iii) recorded $0.4 million in income. We did not make any sales of BlackRock funds in 2020. During 2019, we purchased $21.7 million in securities, (ii) sold $59.5 million, (iii) recognized net realized and unrealized gains of $5.7 million, and (iv) recorded $0.8 million in income. There were no amounts payable on the settlement of these investment transactions at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
Our Pension Plan's investment portfolio contained investments in BlackRock funds of $209.9 million at December 31, 2021 and $191.8 million at December 31, 2020. During 2021, with regard to BlackRock funds, the Pension Plan (i) purchased $18.0 million in securities, (ii) sold $18.1 million, and (iii) recorded net investment income of $18.2 million. In 2020, with regard to BlackRock funds, the Pension Plan (i) purchased $56.7 million in securities, (ii) sold $44.9 million, and (iii) recorded net investment income of $35.8 million. In 2019, with regard to BlackRock funds, the Pension Plan (i) purchased $19.7 million in securities, (ii) sold $44.1 million, and (iii) recorded net investment income of $36.7 million. In addition, our Deferred Compensation Plan and Retirement Savings Plan may offer our employees the option to invest in various BlackRock funds. All contracts and transactions with BlackRock were consummated in the ordinary course of business on an arm's-length basis.
NOTE 19. Leases
We have various operating leases for office space, equipment, and fleet vehicles. In addition, we have various finance leases for computer hardware. Such lease agreements, which expire at various dates through 2032, are generally renewed or replaced by similar leases.
The components of lease expense for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
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($ in thousands)
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2021
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2020
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Operating lease cost, included in Other insurance expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Income
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$
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7,935
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9,498
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Finance lease cost:
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Amortization of assets, included in Other insurance expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Income
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1,765
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550
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Interest on lease liabilities, included in Interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income
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35
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15
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Total finance lease cost
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1,800
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565
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Variable lease cost, included in Other insurance expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Income
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291
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758
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Short-term lease cost, included in Other insurance expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Income
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$
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832
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2,011
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The following table provides supplemental information regarding our operating and finance leases.
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December 31, 2021
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December 31, 2020
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Weighted-average remaining lease term
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Operating leases
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7
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8
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years
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Finance leases
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2
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2
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Weighted-average discount rate
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Operating leases
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2.1
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2.3
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%
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Finance leases
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0.8
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1.6
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Operating and finance lease asset and liability balances are included within the following line items on the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
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($ in thousands)
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December 31, 2021
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December 31, 2020
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Operating leases
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Other assets
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$
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35,644
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40,215
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Other liabilities
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37,296
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41,674
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Finance leases
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Property and equipment - at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization
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5,446
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502
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Long-term debt
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$
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5,450
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508
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At December 31, 2021, the maturities of our lease liabilities were as follows:
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($ in thousands)
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Finance Leases
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Operating Leases
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Total
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Year ended December 31,
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2022
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$
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2,350
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7,235
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9,585
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2023
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2,255
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6,610
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8,865
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2024
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795
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5,992
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6,787
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2025
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64
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5,902
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5,966
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2026
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41
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5,967
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6,008
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Thereafter
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—
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24,356
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24,356
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Total lease payments
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5,505
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56,062
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61,567
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Less: imputed interest
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55
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2,726
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2,781
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Less: leases that have not yet commenced
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—
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16,040
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16,040
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Total lease liabilities
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$
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5,450
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37,296
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42,746
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At December 31, 2020, the maturities of our lease liabilities for capital and operating leases were as follows:
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($ in thousands)
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Finance Leases
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Operating Leases
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Total
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Year ended December 31,
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2021
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$
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330
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8,372
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8,702
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2022
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127
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6,788
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6,915
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2023
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|
56
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5,411
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5,467
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2024
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—
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4,690
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4,690
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2025
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—
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3,572
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3,572
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Thereafter
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—
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16,234
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16,234
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Total lease payments
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513
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45,067
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45,580
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Less: imputed interest
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5
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3,393
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|
|
3,398
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Less: leases that have not yet commenced
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—
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—
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—
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Total lease liabilities
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$
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508
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41,674
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42,182
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Refer to Note 4 "Statements of Cash Flows" in this Form 10-K for supplemental cash and non-cash transactions included in the measurement of operating and finance lease liabilities.
Note 20. Commitments and Contingencies
(a) We purchase annuities from life insurance companies to fulfill obligations under claim settlements that provide for periodic future payments to claimants. As of December 31, 2021, we had purchased such annuities with a present value of $31.6 million for settlement of claims on a structured basis for which we are contingently liable. To our knowledge, there are no material defaults from any of the issuers of such annuities.
(b) As of December 31, 2021, we have made commitments that may require us to invest additional amounts into our investment portfolio, which are as follows:
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($ in millions)
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Amount of Obligation
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Year of Expiration of Obligation
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Alternative and other investments
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$
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215.0
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2036
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Non-publicly traded collateralized loan obligations in our fixed income securities portfolio
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59.8
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2030
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Non-publicly traded common stock within our equity portfolio
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4.2
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2027
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CMLs
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5.5
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2023
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|
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Privately-placed corporate securities
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4.3
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Less than 1 year
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Total
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$
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288.8
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There is no certainty that any such additional investment will be required. We expect to have the capacity to repay or refinance these obligations as they come due.
Note 21. Litigation
As of December 31, 2021, we do not believe we are involved in any legal action that could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
In the ordinary course of conducting business, we are parties in various legal actions. Most are claims litigation involving our Insurance Subsidiaries as (i) liability insurers defending or providing indemnity for third-party claims brought against our customers, (ii) insurers defending first-party coverage claims brought against them, or (iii) liability insurers seeking declaratory judgment on our insurance coverage obligations. We account for such activity through the establishment of unpaid loss and loss expense reserves. In ordinary course claims litigation, we expect that any potential ultimate liability, after consideration of provisions made for potential losses and costs of defense, will not be material to our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
All of our commercial property and businessowners' policies require direct physical loss of or damage to property by a covered cause of loss. It also is our practice to include in, or attach to, all standard lines commercial property and businessowners' policies an exclusion that states that all loss or property damage caused by or resulting from any virus, bacterium, or other microorganism that induces or is capable of inducing physical distress, illness, or disease is not a covered cause of loss ("Virus Exclusion"). Whether COVID-19-related contamination, the existence of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the resulting COVID-19-related government shutdown orders cause physical loss of or damage to property is the subject of much public debate and first-party coverage litigation against some insurers, including us. The Virus Exclusion also is the subject of first-party coverage litigation against some insurers, including us. We cannot predict the outcome of litigation over these two coverage issues, including interpretation of provisions similar or identical to those in our insurance policies.
From time to time, our Insurance Subsidiaries also are named as defendants in other legal actions, some of which assert claims for substantial amounts. Plaintiffs may style these actions as putative class actions and seek judicial certification of a state or national class for allegations involving our business practices, such as improper reimbursement of medical providers paid under workers compensation and personal and commercial automobile insurance policies or improper reimbursement for automobile parts. Similarly, our Insurance Subsidiaries can be named in individual actions seeking extra-contractual damages, punitive damages, or penalties, often alleging bad faith in the handling of insurance claims. We believe that we have valid defenses to these allegations and we account for such activity through the establishment of unpaid loss and loss expense reserves. In these other legal actions, we expect that any potential ultimate liability, after consideration of provisions made for estimated losses, will not be material to our consolidated financial condition. Nonetheless, litigation outcomes are inherently unpredictable and, because the amounts sought in certain of these actions are large or indeterminate, it is possible that any adverse outcomes could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations or cash flows in particular quarterly or annual periods.
Note 22. Statutory Financial Information, Capital Requirements, and Restrictions on Dividends and Transfers of Funds
(a) Statutory Financial Information
The Insurance Subsidiaries prepare their statutory financial statements in accordance with accounting principles prescribed or permitted by the various state insurance departments of domicile. Prescribed statutory accounting principles include state laws, regulations, and general administrative rules, as well as a variety of publications of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC"). Permitted statutory accounting principles encompass all accounting principles that are not prescribed; such principles differ from state to state, may differ from company to company within a state and may change in the future. The Insurance Subsidiaries do not utilize any permitted statutory accounting principles that affect the determination of statutory surplus, statutory net income, or risk-based capital (“RBC”). As of December 31, 2021, the various state insurance departments of domicile have adopted the March 2021 version of the NAIC Accounting Practices and Procedures manual in its
entirety, as a component of prescribed or permitted practices.
The following table provides statutory data for each of our Insurance Subsidiaries:
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State of Domicile
|
|
Unassigned Surplus
|
|
Statutory Surplus
|
|
Statutory Net Income
|
($ in millions)
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|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
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2020
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2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
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SICA
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New Jersey
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|
$
|
673.1
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|
|
574.2
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|
|
838.3
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|
|
739.4
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|
|
134.7
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|
|
81.8
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|
|
113.9
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Selective Way Insurance Company ("SWIC")
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|
New Jersey
|
|
436.4
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|
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374.0
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|
|
492.4
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|
|
430.0
|
|
|
74.5
|
|
|
54.0
|
|
|
59.2
|
|
SICSC
|
|
Indiana
|
|
166.3
|
|
|
148.6
|
|
|
200.6
|
|
|
182.8
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|
|
24.2
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|
|
20.8
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|
|
23.9
|
|
SICSE
|
|
Indiana
|
|
132.7
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|
|
115.9
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|
|
160.3
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|
|
143.5
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|
|
19.4
|
|
|
16.8
|
|
|
18.5
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|
SICNY
|
|
New York
|
|
127.0
|
|
|
111.7
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|
|
154.7
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|
|
139.4
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|
|
18.6
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|
|
15.3
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|
|
17.0
|
|
Selective Insurance Company of New England ("SICNE")
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|
New Jersey
|
|
34.5
|
|
|
30.0
|
|
|
65.6
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|
|
61.2
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|
|
7.5
|
|
|
6.8
|
|
|
7.8
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|
Selective Auto Insurance Company of New Jersey ("SAICNJ")
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|
New Jersey
|
|
90.4
|
|
|
70.0
|
|
|
135.2
|
|
|
114.9
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|
|
16.7
|
|
|
12.9
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|
|
14.9
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|
Mesa Underwriters Specialty Insurance Company ("MUSIC")
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|
New Jersey
|
|
47.4
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|
|
34.4
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|
|
116.9
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|
|
103.9
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|
|
13.9
|
|
|
11.4
|
|
|
13.2
|
|
Selective Casualty Insurance Company ("SCIC")
|
|
New Jersey
|
|
83.4
|
|
|
71.1
|
|
|
159.9
|
|
|
147.5
|
|
|
20.6
|
|
|
16.2
|
|
|
16.8
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|
Selective Fire and Casualty Insurance Company ("SFCIC")
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|
New Jersey
|
|
34.2
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|
|
29.2
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|
|
67.1
|
|
|
62.1
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|
|
8.2
|
|
|
6.4
|
|
|
7.5
|
|
Total
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|
|
$
|
1,825.4
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|
|
1,559.1
|
|
|
2,391.0
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2,124.7
|
|
|
338.3
|
|
|
242.4
|
|
|
292.7
|
|
(b) Capital Requirements
The Insurance Subsidiaries are required to maintain certain minimum amounts of statutory surplus to satisfy the requirements of their various state insurance departments of domicile. RBC requirements for property and casualty insurance companies are designed to assess capital adequacy and to raise the level of protection that statutory surplus provides for policyholders. The Insurance Subsidiaries' combined total adjusted capital exceeded the required level of capital as defined by the NAIC based on their 2021 statutory financial statements. In addition to statutory capital requirements, we are impacted by various rating agency requirements related to certain rating levels. These required capital levels may be higher than statutory requirements.
(c) Restrictions on Dividends and Transfers of Funds
Our ability to declare and pay dividends on the Parent's common stock is dependent on liquidity at the Parent coupled with the ability of the Insurance Subsidiaries to declare and pay dividends, if necessary, and/or the availability of other sources of liquidity to the Parent.
In addition to regulatory restrictions on the availability of dividends that our Insurance Subsidiaries can pay to the Parent, the maximum amount of dividends the Parent can pay our shareholders is limited by certain New Jersey corporate law provisions that limit dividends if either: (i) the Parent would be unable to pay its debts as they became due in the usual course of business; or (ii) the Parent’s total assets would be less than its total liabilities. The Parent’s ability to pay dividends to shareholders also are impacted by (i) covenants in its Line of Credit that obligate it, among other things, to maintain a minimum consolidated net worth and a maximum ratio of consolidated debt to total capitalization, and (ii) the terms of our preferred stock that prohibit dividends to be declared or paid on our common stock if dividends are not declared and paid, or made payable, on all outstanding preferred stock for the latest completed dividend period.
As of December 31, 2021, the Parent had an aggregate of $527.1 million in investments and cash available to fund future dividends and interest payments. These amounts are not subject to any regulatory restrictions other than the standard state insolvency restrictions noted above, whereas our consolidated retained earnings of $2.6 billion are predominately restricted due to regulations applicable to our Insurance Subsidiaries. In 2022, the Insurance Subsidiaries have the ability to provide for $322.0 million in annual dividends to the Parent; however, as regulated entities, these dividends are subject to certain restrictions, which are further discussed below. The Parent also has other potential sources of liquidity, such as: (i) borrowings from our Indiana Subsidiaries; (ii) debt issuances; (iii) common and preferred stock issuances; and (iv) borrowings under our Line of Credit. Borrowings from our Indiana Subsidiaries are governed by approved intercompany lending agreements with the Parent that provide for additional capacity of $109.9 million as of December 31, 2021, based on restrictions in these agreements that limit borrowings to 10% of the admitted assets of the Indiana Subsidiaries. For additional restrictions on the Parent's debt, see Note 11. "Indebtedness" in this Form 10-K.
Insurance Subsidiaries Dividend Restrictions
As noted above, the restriction on our net assets and retained earnings is predominantly driven by our Insurance Subsidiaries' ability to pay dividends to the Parent under applicable laws and regulations. Under the insurance laws of the domiciliary states of the Insurance Subsidiaries, New Jersey, Indiana, and New York, an insurer can potentially make an ordinary dividend payment if its statutory surplus following such dividend is reasonable in relation to its outstanding liabilities, is adequate to its financial needs, and the dividend does not exceed the insurer's unassigned surplus. In general, New Jersey defines an ordinary
dividend as a dividend whose fair market value, together with other dividends made within the preceding 12 months, is less than the greater of 10% of the insurer's statutory surplus as of the preceding December 31, or the insurer's net income (excluding capital gains) for the 12-month period ending on the preceding December 31. Indiana's ordinary dividend calculation is consistent with New Jersey's, except that it does not exclude capital gains from net income. In general, New York defines an ordinary dividend as a dividend whose fair market value, together with other dividends made within the preceding 12 months, is less than the lesser of 10% of the insurer's statutory surplus, or 100% of adjusted net investment income.
New Jersey and Indiana require notice of the declaration of any ordinary dividend distribution. During the notice period, the relevant state regulatory authority may disallow all or part of the proposed dividend if it determines that the dividend is not appropriate given the above considerations. New York does not require notice of ordinary dividends. Dividend payments exceeding ordinary dividends are referred to as extraordinary dividends and require review and approval by the applicable domiciliary insurance regulatory authority prior to payment.
The table below provides the following information: (i) quantitative data regarding all Insurance Subsidiaries' dividends paid to the Parent in 2021, which was used for debt service, shareholder dividends, and general operating purposes; and (ii) the maximum ordinary dividends that can be paid to the Parent by the Insurance Subsidiaries in 2022, based on the 2021 statutory financial statements.
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Dividends
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Twelve Months ended December 31, 2021
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2022
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($ in millions)
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State of Domicile
|
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Ordinary Dividends Paid
|
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Maximum Ordinary Dividends
|
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|
|
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SICA
|
|
New Jersey
|
|
$
|
66.0
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|
|
$
|
124.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
SWIC
|
|
New Jersey
|
|
27.5
|
|
|
72.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
SICSC
|
|
Indiana
|
|
10.0
|
|
|
24.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
SICSE
|
|
Indiana
|
|
8.8
|
|
|
19.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
SICNY
|
|
New York
|
|
4.0
|
|
|
15.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
SICNE
|
|
New Jersey
|
|
3.0
|
|
|
7.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
SAICNJ
|
|
New Jersey
|
|
0.7
|
|
|
16.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
MUSIC
|
|
New Jersey
|
|
6.1
|
|
|
13.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCIC
|
|
New Jersey
|
|
10.4
|
|
|
19.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
SFCIC
|
|
New Jersey
|
|
3.5
|
|
|
8.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
$
|
140.0
|
|
|
$
|
322.0
|
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