UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 10-Q
|X| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002
OR
|_| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number 1-12823
LaSalle Re Holdings Limited
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bermuda Not applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
LOM Building, 27 Reid Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices)
441-292-3339
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. |X| Yes |_| No
The number of the Registrant's Common Shares (par value $1.00 per share)
outstanding as of November 13, 2002 was 20,432,043.
LaSalle Re Holdings Limited
INDEX TO FORM 10-Q
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Page
ITEM 1. Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
Consolidated Balance Sheet
September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 ....................... 1
Consolidated Statements of Operations and
Comprehensive Income
Three Months and Nine Months ended
September 30, 2002 and 2001 .................................... 2
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
Nine Months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 .................. 3
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders'
Equity Nine Months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 ........... 4
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements ........... 5
ITEM 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations ............................ 14
ITEM 3. Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures About
Market Risk .................................................... 29
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures ........................................ 29
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings .............................................. 31
ITEM 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds ...................... 31
ITEM 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities ................................ 31
ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders ............ 32
ITEM 5. Other information .............................................. 32
ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K ............................... 32
Signatures .................................................................... 34
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LaSalle Re Holdings Limited
Consolidated Balance Sheet
(Amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars,
except share and per share data)
September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001
(Unaudited)
2002 2001
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ASSETS
Debt securities available for sale, at fair value $ 260,328 $507,278
Cash and cash equivalents 22,146 36,431
Accrued investment income 1,927 12,192
Premiums receivable 74,324 86,227
Reinsurance recoverable balances 82,864 57,179
Prepaid reinsurance premiums 31,627 8,206
Deferred policy acquisition costs 4,782 4,933
Trenwick Group Ltd. advances 14,420 11,651
Trenwick Group Ltd. loan 75,000 75,000
Reinsurance deposits and other assets 1,390 3,223
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Total assets $ 568,808 $802,320
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LIABILITIES
Unpaid claims and claims expenses $ 263,088 $280,487
Unearned premium income 34,870 34,937
Reinsurance balances payable 42,824 24,892
Deferred commission income 7,381 --
Negative goodwill -- 11,586
Other liabilities 12,244 12,823
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Total liabilities 360,407 364,725
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Series A preferred shares, $1.00 par value,
3,000,000 shares issued and outstanding,
at liquidation value 75,000 75,000
Common shares, $1.00 par value, 20,432,043
shares issued and outstanding 20,432 20,432
Additional paid in capital 292,039 292,039
Advance to parent (258,000) --
Retained earnings 78,795 45,320
Accumulated other comprehensive income 135 4,804
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Total shareholders' equity 208,401 437,595
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 568,808 $802,320
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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LaSalle Re Holdings Limited
Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001
(Unaudited)
(Amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
Three Months Nine Months
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2002 2001 2002 2001
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REVENUES
Net premiums earned $ 3,484 $ 29,777 $ 33,225 $ 79,218
Net investment income 3,771 9,900 19,187 29,134
Net realized investment gains 434 1,348 5,677 7,716
Negative goodwill accretion -- 122 -- 366
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Total revenues 7,689 41,147 58,089 116,434
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EXPENSES
Claims and claims expenses incurred (723) 99,878 16,579 130,511
Policy acquisition costs (799) 6,761 294 16,728
Underwriting expenses 2,154 3,185 5,103 8,977
Loss on sale of LaSalle Re's in-force
reinsurance business before commission
income on quota share contract -- -- 2,888 --
Foreign currency losses 95 19 413 30
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Total expenses 727 109,843 25,277 156,246
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Income (loss) before cumulative effect
of change in accounting principle 6,962 (68,696) 32,812 (39,812)
Cumulative effect of change
in accounting principle -- -- 11,586 --
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Net income (loss) 6,962 (68,696) 44,398 (39,812)
Preferred share dividends 1,641 1,641 4,923 4,923
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Net income (loss) available to
common shareholders $ 5,321 $ (70,337) $ 39,475 $ (44,735)
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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Net income (loss) $ 6,962 $ (68,696) $ 44,398 $ (39,812)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) 2,125 10,251 (4,669) 9,794
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Comprehensive income (loss) $ 9,087 $ (58,445) $ 39,729 $ 30,018
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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LaSalle Re Holdings Limited
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(Amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001
2002 2001
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Premiums collected, net of acquisition costs $ 103,967 $ 100,089
Ceded premiums paid, net of acquisition costs (55,738) (16,221)
Claims and claims expenses paid (66,168) (59,860)
Claims and claims expenses recovered 5,547 617
Underwriting expenses paid (13,219) (10,353)
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Cash from (for) underwriting activities (25,611) 14,272
Net investment income received 25,624 29,975
Other income received, net of expenses 694 --
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Cash from operating activities 707 44,247
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Sales of debt securities 427,565 301,384
Maturities of debt securities 427,795 15,000
Purchases of debt securities (601,696) (355,460)
Trenwick Group Ltd. advances -- (2,856)
Additions to equipment (156) (365)
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Cash from (for) investing activities 253,508 (42,297)
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Preferred share dividends paid (4,923) (4,923)
Common share dividends paid (6,000) (5,500)
Advance to parent (258,000) --
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Cash for financing activities (268,923) (10,423)
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Effect of exchange rate on cash 423 --
Change in cash and cash equivalents (14,285) (8,473)
Cash and cash equivalents,
beginning of period 36,431 23,221
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 22,146 $ 14,748
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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LaSalle Re Holdings Limited
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001
(Unaudited)
(Amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
2002 2001
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Shareholders' equity, beginning of period $ 437,595 $ 464,091
ADVANCE TO PARENT (258,000) --
RETAINED EARNINGS
Net income (loss) 44,398 (39,812)
Preferred share dividends (4,923) (4,923)
Common share dividends (6,000) (5,500)
ACCUMULATED OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Other comprehensive Income (loss) (4,669) 9,794
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Shareholders' equity, end of period $ 208,401 $ 423,650
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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LaSalle Re Holdings Limited
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
(Amounts expressed in thousands of
United States dollars except share and per share data)
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001
Note 1 Organization Basis of Presentation
LaSalle Re Holdings Limited (the "Company") was incorporated on September 20,
1995, under the laws of Bermuda to act as an investment holding company. LaSalle
Re Limited ("LaSalle Re") was incorporated on October 26, 1993 under the laws of
Bermuda and commenced operations on November 22, 1993. LaSalle Re is licensed
under the Insurance Act, 1978 as amended by the Insurance Amendment Act, 1995 of
Bermuda to write insurance business and operates as a multi-line reinsurance
company, with emphasis on property catastrophe business. Effective April 1,
2002, the Company has gone into runoff. See Note 2.
On September 27, 2000, the Company and LaSalle Re completed a business
combination with Trenwick Group Ltd. ("Trenwick") and Trenwick Group Inc. (the
"Trenwick/LaSalle business combination"). Under the terms of the business
combination, the common shareholders of the Company, Trenwick, Trenwick Group
Inc., and the minority common shareholders of LaSalle Re Limited, exchanged
their shares on a one-for-one basis for shares in Trenwick. Following this
transaction, the Company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Trenwick.
Basis of Presentation
The interim financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its
subsidiaries after elimination of significant intercompany accounts and
transactions. Certain items in prior financial statements have been reclassified
to conform to current presentation.
These interim financial statements have been prepared in conformity with
accounting principles that are generally accepted in the United States of
America, sometimes referred to as U.S. GAAP. To prepare these interim financial
statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual
amounts may differ from these estimates.
The interim financial statements are unaudited; however, in the opinion of
management, the interim financial statements include all adjustments, consisting
only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the
results for interim periods. These interim statements should be read in
conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes included in
the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31,
2001.
Mr. W. Marston Becker, who was appointed Acting Chairman and Acting Chief
Executive Officer of Trenwick in August 2002 and Acting Chief Executive Officer
of the Company in November 2002, has certified the Company's Form 10-Q Report
for the third quarter of 2002 in accordance
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with the requirements of Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002.
Because Mr. Becker has been employed by Trenwick as its Acting Chairman and
Acting Chief Executive Officer for less then three months and by the Company as
its Acting Chief Executive Officer for less than one month, the Company
emphasizes that his signature is subject to all of the qualifications and
precautionary statements incorporated in this Form 10-Q Report. Mr. Becker has
not been at Trenwick or the Company long enough to have conducted an in-depth
review of the Company's accounting and reserving practices. However, Mr. Becker
has initiated an in-depth review of the Company's reserving practices, which is
expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year.
Management notes that the Company currently has no information that the current
reserve review will result in any material adjustments to the Company's reserves
for losses. If the current reserve review were to reveal any material
adjustments necessary to the Company's loss reserves, Trenwick and the Company
would promptly disclose such adjustments.
Note 2 Sale of Property Catastrophe Business
Effective April 1, 2002, the Company and Trenwick sold the in-force property
catastrophe reinsurance business of its subsidiary, LaSalle Re to Endurance
Specialty Insurance, Ltd. ("Endurance"). The sale was effected through a 100%
quota share reinsurance agreement, with Endurance paying Trenwick a ceding
commission of 25% and additional profit sharing of 50% if the losses do not
exceed a loss ratio of 45%. In addition, Endurance will have the right to renew
LaSalle's in-force business as it expires in exchange for a 12.5% commission on
the business renewed. Included in the results for the nine months ended
September 30, 2002 are $10,745 in ceding commissions earned on the quota share
with Endurance, as well as $6,907 in amortization of acquisition costs on the
related assumed business. In connection with this transaction, the Company
recorded the following non-recurring revenues and expenses during the nine
months ended September 30, 2002:
Minimum proceeds related to sale of renewal rights $ 8,000
Accelerated amortization of reinsurance
contracts not transferred in sale (7,824)
Legal expenses (250)
Severance and related expenses (2,814)
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Net loss on sale of LaSalle Re's in-force
reinsurance business before commission
income on quota share contract $(2,888)
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Note 3 Material Intercompany Transactions
In June, 2002, LaSalle Re transferred $258,000 in cash to Trenwick. This has
been presented in the accompanying financial statements of the Company as an
advance to parent and a reduction in shareholders' equity. LaSalle Re has
treated the June 2002 transfer as a loan to Trenwick on its statutory financial
statements. Trenwick has submitted an application to the Bermuda Monetary
Authority to recharacterize the June 2002 distribution as
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a special dividend rather than a loan and to permit the distribution of an
additional $60,000 from LaSalle Re as a special dividend. Trenwick's application
with the Bermuda Monetary Authority is pending at this time.
During the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, the Company purchased $10,650
and $13,000 par value, respectively of Trenwick Capital Trust I Preferred Stock
for $8,461 and $9,902, respectively, which are included in the Company's debt
securities. The stock matures in 2037 and provides preferential cumulative
semi-annual cash distributions at an annual rate of 8.82% which are guaranteed
by Trenwick America Corporation, within certain limits, as to distribution
payments and liquidation or redemption payments. The market value of the
investments was $11,629 at September 30, 2002 and unrealized losses of $6,761
were included in accumulated other comprehensive income at September 30, 2002.
In light of the recent declines in the market value of the Company's investment
in the Trenwick Capital Trust I Preferred Stock, the potential restrictions on
the payment of dividends on the preferred stock due to the recent credit
facility events of default and in accordance with the Company's investment
accounting policy, the Company will continue to evaluate whether such investment
has suffered an impairment of value that is considered to be other than
temporary.
At September 30, 2002, $75,000 was receivable from Trenwick with respect to a
loan advanced during the year ended December 31, 2000. Interest is charged on
this loan at a rate equal to that generated by the Company's investment
portfolio. Interest income recorded on this loan by the Company during the first
nine months of 2002 was $3,262. As with the Company's investment in the Trenwick
Capital Trust I Preferred Stock, the Company will continue to evaluate whether
the $75,000 loan to Trenwick has suffered an impairment of value that is
considered to be other than temporary.
Note 4 Segment Information
The Company conducted its business in two segments: worldwide property
catastrophe reinsurance and Lloyd's syndicates, both of which are now in runoff.
The worldwide property catastrophe reinsurance segment, which was formerly
written in Bermuda, provided reinsurance for property catastrophe and for other
lines of business which have similar characteristics, namely high severity and
low frequency. Effective April 1, 2002, the Company ceased underwriting property
catastrophe reinsurance (Refer to Note 2). The Lloyd's syndicates are in runoff.
The following tables present business segment financial information for the
Company as of September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 and for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001.
September 30, December 31,
Total assets: 2002 2001
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Worldwide property catastrophe reinsurance $ 551,913 $ 765,697
Lloyd's syndicates 16,895 36,623
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Total assets $ 568,808 $ 802,320
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Three months Nine months
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Total revenues: 2002 2001 2002 2001
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Worldwide property
catastrophe reinsurance $ 7,368 $ 36,229 $ 58,133 $101,934
Lloyd's syndicates 321 4,918 (44) 14,500
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Total revenues $ 7,689 $ 41,147 $ 58,089 $116,434
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Three months Nine months
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Net income: 2002 2001 2002 2001
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Worldwide property
catastrophe reinsurance $ 9,483 $(62,976) $ 50,153 $(32,570)
Lloyd's syndicates (2,521) (5,720) (5,755) (7,242)
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Net income $ 6,962 $(68,696) $ 44,398 $(39,812)
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Note 5 Underwriting Activities
The components of premiums written and earned for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 are as follows:
Three months Nine months
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2002 2001 2002 2001
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Gross premiums written $ (476) $ 40,035 $ 101,303 $ 139,688
Ceded premiums written 2,952 (23,917) (97,534) (45,583)
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Net premiums written $ 2,476 $ 16,118 $ 3,769 $ 94,105
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Gross premiums earned $ 25,481 $ 46,778 $ 101,739 $ 113,387
Ceded premiums earned (21,997) (17,001) (68,514) (34,169)
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Net premiums earned $ 3,484 $ 29,777 $ 33,225 $ 79,218
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Note 6 Accounting Standards
Effective January 1, 2002, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 142 which amended the accounting for goodwill and other intangible
assets. This new statement required the Company to credit the negative goodwill
balance of $11,586 to operations as of January 1, 2002 as a cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle.
The following table presents the pro forma effect on net income for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2001 had this accounting standard been
effective January 1, 2001, as compared to net income for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2002.
Three months Nine months
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2002 2001 2002 2001
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Reported net income (loss) $ 6,962 $(68,696) $ 44,398 $(39,812)
Less: goodwill accretion -- 122 -- 366
Cumulative effect of change
in accounting for goodwill -- -- 11,586 --
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Adjusted net income (loss) $ 6,962 $(68,818) $ 32,812 $(40,178)
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Note 7 Credit Agreement
Concurrent with the Trenwick/LaSalle business combination in September of 2000,
Trenwick America Corporation and Trenwick Holdings Limited, Trenwick's U.S. and
U.K. holding companies, entered into an amended and restated $490,000 credit
agreement with various lending institutions. The credit agreement consisted of
both a $260,000 revolving credit facility and a $230,000 letter of credit
facility. The revolving credit facility was subsequently converted into a
four-year term loan and repaid on June 17, 2002. The letter of credit facility
may only be used to support the Lloyd's syndicate participations of Trenwick's
subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2002, $226,000 of letters of credit remain
outstanding under the credit facility. The letter of credit facility must be
renewed on November 22, 2002 in order for Trenwick to continue to utilize the
letters of credit now outstanding to support underwriting at Lloyd's in 2003. In
the event that Trenwick is unable to renew the current letter of credit
facility, obtain a replacement letter of credit facility, post sufficient
collateral to support its Lloyd's underwriting activities or obtain an
alternative form of Lloyd's capital support, it will be required to reduce or
cease its underwriting activities at Lloyd's for the 2003 year of account.
On April 12, 2002, Trenwick, its subsidiaries and financial institutions holding
a majority of the outstanding indebtedness under the credit facility executed an
amendment to its revolving credit facility. The amendment required Trenwick to
pledge its shares of the Company and LaSalle Re in favor of the lenders under
the credit facility. In addition, the amendment revised the financial covenants
relating to interest coverage and tangible net worth (each as defined by the
financial covenants in the credit agreement).
The amendment also increased the applicable margin on the interest paid by
Trenwick by 1% and added an additional .5% payable by Trenwick in the event the
letters of credit outstanding are not secured in accordance with the following
schedule; September 30, 2002, 40%; June 30, 2003, 60%; and June 30, 2004, 80%.
The credit agreement contains general covenants and restrictions as well as
financial covenants relating to, among other things, Trenwick's minimum interest
coverage, debt to capital leverage, minimum earned surplus, maintenance of a
minimum A.M. Best Company rating of A- and tangible net worth.
On October 18, 2002, A.M. Best Company lowered the financial strength ratings of
Trenwick's operating subsidiaries below A-. The lowered A.M. Best Company
ratings constitute an event of default under the credit facility. In addition,
the increase in Trenwick's loss reserves and the establishment of a Trenwick
deferred tax asset reserve in the third quarter of 2002 resulted in Trenwick
violating the financial covenants requiring Trenwick to maintain a minimum
tangible net worth of $525,000 and minimum risk-based capital on November 14,
2002. If Trenwick is unable to remedy the financial covenant violations within
30 days, a second event of default shall have occurred under the credit
facility.
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On November 13, 2002, Trenwick, its subsidiaries and financial institutions
holding a majority of the outstanding letters of credit under the credit
facility executed a forbearance agreement with respect to the events of default
arising from Trenwick's lowered A.M. Best Company ratings and financial covenant
violations. In the forbearance agreement, the letter of credit providers agreed
to refrain from enforcing their rights or remedies under the credit facility
until November 22, 2002, or earlier if there is another default under the credit
facility or the forbearance agreement, a third party exercises any right of
action against Trenwick for a debt in excess of $5,000 or other material
obligation or Trenwick takes an action which the letter of credit providers
reasonably consider to be materially adverse to their interests. In
consideration for the forbearance of the letter of credit providers, Trenwick
agreed, among other things, to refrain from making certain payments or
distributions and to facilitate a meeting of the letter of credit providers and
Lloyd's.
During the term of the forbearance agreement and thereafter, unless there is a
waiver of the event of default and potential event of default under the credit
facility, under the terms of its guaranty Trenwick is prohibited from declaring
or paying any dividends on the outstanding common and preferred shares of
Trenwick and its subsidiaries. In addition, Trenwick is not allowed to redeem or
repurchase its capital stock so long as the event of default under the credit
facility continues.
The event of default under the credit facility also permits the letter of credit
providers to demand that the $226,000 outstanding letters of credit be secured
with an equal amount of cash upon expiration of the forbearance agreement. At
this time, Trenwick does not have sufficient available liquidity to provide the
necessary cash collateral if the letter of credit providers demand it.
The continuation of an event of default under the credit facility, the
restrictions on Trenwick's ability to pay dividends to preferred and common
shareholders and the potential demand for cash collateral by the letter of
credit providers may cause additional events of default to occur under the
instruments governing the outstanding indebtedness and preferred shares of
Trenwick and its subsidiaries.
Trenwick's ability to refinance its existing letter of credit obligations or
raise additional capital is dependent upon several factors, including financial
conditions with respect to both the equity and debt markets and the ratings of
its securities as established by the rating agencies. During the past year,
Trenwick's senior debt and preferred share ratings have been downgraded
significantly by Standard & Poor's Corporation and Moody's Investors Service. At
this time, Trenwick's senior debt rating from Standard & Poor's Corporation is
CCC+ and Moody's Investors Service is B3. Trenwick's ability to refinance its
outstanding letter of credit obligations, as well as the cost of such
borrowings, could be adversely affected by these ratings downgrades or if its
ratings were downgraded further.
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Should Trenwick's subsidiaries be unable to meet any letter of credit
reimbursement obligations as they fall due, and such repayments are not
refinanced, the Company would become liable for such repayments under the terms
of guarantees under the credit agreement. No liability for any such amounts has
been reflected in the Company's financial statements. Because Trenwick America
Corporation, Trenwick Holdings Limited and Trenwick are holding companies, their
principal source of funds consists of permissible dividends, tax allocation
payments and other statutorily permissible payments from their respective
operating subsidiaries. As a result of losses incurred by Trenwick's operating
subsidiaries, their cash distribution capacities have been significantly
reduced.
Trenwick is currently in discussion with the letter of credit providers
regarding the current and potential future events of default and letter of
credit financing for Trenwick's participation at Lloyd's for the 2003
underwriting year. If the current and potential future events of default are not
waived, the letters of credit are not renewed for the 2003 Lloyd's underwriting
year or the letter of credit providers demand cash collateral, there is
substantial doubt as to Trenwick's ability to continue underwriting at Lloyd's
or continue as a going concern. Trenwick and/or one or more of its subsidiaries,
including the Company, may be forced to seek protection from creditors through
proceedings commenced in Bermuda and other jurisdictions including the United
States.
Note 8 Convertible Preferred Shares
On September 27, 2000, Trenwick assumed the benefits and obligations of the
Company under a $100,000 catastrophe equity put option. The catastrophe put
option was amended and restated as of January 1, 2001 and amended as of January
25, 2002. As amended, the catastrophe equity put enabled Trenwick to raise up to
$55,000 of equity, through the issue of convertible preferred shares to European
Reinsurance Company of Zurich ("European Re"), asubsidiary of Swiss Reinsurance
Company, in the event there was a qualifying catastrophic event or events
occurring prior to January 1, 2002.
As a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, LaSalle Re incurred
in excess of $140,000 in catastrophe losses as defined under the option
agreement and Trenwick delivered notice of exercise of the catastrophe equity
put on March 28, 2002. On July 1, 2002, Trenwick commenced an arbitration
proceeding seeking $55,000 in damages and other relief against European Re. The
claims arose out of European Re's failure to meet its obligations under the
catastrophe equity put. On September 6, 2002, the catastrophe put option was
amended and restated and the pending arbitration proceedings were terminated.
Under the terms of the second restated agreement, European Re purchased 550,000
of Trenwick's Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Shares (the "Series B
Shares") with a liquidation preference of $100 per share for an aggregate
purchase price of $40,000. The Series B Shares bear cumulative dividends,
payable quarterly in arrears, based upon the Series B Shares' Standard & Poor's
rating at LIBOR plus a margin determined in accordance with the following
schedule:
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Standard & Poor's Rating LIBOR Margin
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BBB- or above 3.75%
BB+ 4.25%
BB 4.50%
BB- 4.75%
Below BB- 6.00%
These factors adjust upward by 0.25% on the third anniversary if the securities
are still unrated, and upward by 0.50% on the fifth anniversary if they are
still unrated. Also, if the Standard & Poor's rating is below BBB- on the fifth
anniversary, the factors adjust upward by an additional 0.50%. The maximum
adjustment based upon these circumstances is 0.75%.
The Series B Shares are convertible into common shares of Trenwick after five
years or upon the occurrence of a "special conversion event" at the greater of
book value or the average thirty-day trading price of the common shares. Special
conversion events are either the occurrence of a change in control without the
written consent of the registered holders of more than 50% of the Series B
shares outstanding ("Change in Control Conversion Event"), or the failure of
Trenwick to maintain a GAAP net worth equal to at least $225,000 for a period of
more than sixty days ("Net Worth Conversion Event"). The conversion price of the
Series B shares is the greater of 1) the liquidity factor times the average
thirty day stock price preceding the conversion date, 2) the liquidity factor
times book value per common share or 3) par value of a common share. The
liquidity factor will be calculated as an amount equal to 0.8 if the conversion
occurs within 60 days after a Change in Control Conversion Event or 1.0 if the
conversion does not occur within 60 days after the occurrence of a Change in
Control Conversion Event.
Trenwick has the option to redeem the Series B Shares after the first
anniversary of the issuance, paying an early redemption premium of $2.00 per
share if redeemed before the second anniversary, and $1.00 per share if redeemed
between the second and third anniversary. European Re will be able to transfer
the Series B Shares six months after the date of purchase.
The maximum number of Trenwick common shares that could be required to be issued
upon conversion of the Series B Shares is 550,000,000 which would occur when
both the book value of common stock and the average thirty-day trading price of
the common shares were less than or equal to $0.10 per share. Trenwick currently
has the authority to issue up to 150,000,000 preferred and common shares without
prior authorization from the shareholders and the Board of Directors. Trenwick
therefore does not currently have the ability to control settlement of the
Series B Shares and has therefore recorded them as temporary equity in the
September 30, 2002 balance sheet. As of September 30, 2002, the Series B shares
would be settled with 6,285,724 common shares upon conversion. The following
table details how changes in the price of
Trenwick's common shares or changes in book value would affect the settlement
amounts:
Average market
value of
common shares Book value per share
- -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$0.10-$0.50 $0.51-$1.00 $1.01-$2.00 $2.01-$5.00 $5.01-$10.00 $10.01-$15.00
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ -------------
$0.10-$0.50 550 - 110 108 - 55 54 - 28 27 - 11 11 - 6 5 - 4
$0.51-$1.00 108 - 55 108 - 55 54 - 28 27 - 11 11 - 6 5 - 4
$1.01-$2.00 54 - 28 54 - 28 54 - 28 27 - 11 11 - 6 5 - 4
$2.01-$5.00 27 - 11 27 - 11 27 - 11 27 - 11 11 - 6 5 - 4
$5.01-$10.00 11 - 6 11 - 6 11 - 6 11 - 6 11 - 6 5 - 4
$10.01-$15.00 5 - 4 5 - 4 5 - 4 5 - 4 5 - 4 5 - 4
Range of shares issuable upon conversion (in millions)
Note 9 Related Party Transaction
On August 27, 2002, Trenwick entered into a consulting agreement with W. Marston
Becker, the Vice Chairman of Trenwick's Board of Directors, who assumed the
position of Trenwick's Acting Chairman and Acting Chief Executive Officer. In
consideration for such services, Trenwick agreed to pay Mr. Becker a consulting
fee of $50 per month. The consulting agreement can be terminated by mutual
agreement or upon 30 days prior written notice by either party. Trenwick
incurred consulting fees of approximately $75 during the quarter ended September
30, 2002 related to this consulting agreement.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
The following discussion highlights material factors affecting the results of
operations of LaSalle Re Holdings Limited (the "Company") for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001. This discussion and analysis should be
read in conjunction with the unaudited interim financial statements and notes
thereto of the Company contained in this filing as well as in conjunction with
the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31,
2001, including the audited financial statements and notes thereto as well as
the discussions of critical accounting policies and quantitative and qualitative
disclosure about market risk.
Overview
On September 27, 2000, the Company and LaSalle Re Limited ("LaSalle Re")
completed a business combination with Trenwick Group Ltd. ("Trenwick") and
Trenwick Group Inc. (the "Trenwick/LaSalle business combination"). Under the
terms of the business combination, the common shareholders of the Company,
Trenwick, Trenwick Group Inc., and the minority shareholders of LaSalle Re
Limited, exchanged their shares on a one-for-one basis for shares in Trenwick.
Following this transaction, the Company became a wholly owned subsidiary of
Trenwick.
Prior to April 1, 2002, the Company underwrote primarily property catastrophe
reinsurance on a worldwide basis through its subsidiary, LaSalle Re.
Effective April 1, 2002, the Company and Trenwick sold the in-force property
catastrophe reinsurance business of its subsidiary, LaSalle Re to Endurance
Specialty Insurance, Ltd. ("Endurance"). The sale was effected through a 100%
quota share reinsurance agreement, with Endurance paying Trenwick a ceding
commission of 25% of premiums ceded under the quota share agreement and
additional profit sharing of 50% if the losses do not exceed a loss ratio of
45%. In addition, Endurance will have the right to renew LaSalle Re's in-force
business as it expires in exchange for a 12.5% commission on the business
renewed. Included in the results for the nine months ended September 30, 2002
are $10.7 million in ceding commissions earned on the quota share with
Endurance. The loss on sale of in-force business recorded during the second
quarter of 2002 of $2.9 million represents the net of the non-recurring revenue
and expense items incurred as a result of the sale.
Through LaSalle Re Corporate Capital, the Company also provided capital support
to selected Lloyd's syndicates which individually wrote the following lines of
business: direct and facultative property insurance; marine reinsurance; and
professional indemnity, directors and officers insurance and bankers blanket
bond business. The Company ceased to actively underwrite at Lloyd's effective
December 31, 2000. Therefore, with effect from January 1, 2001, the Company's
financial results will only be impacted by changes in estimates relating to open
underwriting years results, which are currently 1999 and 2000. The company
expects that the open years will close during 2003.
LaSalle Re, the Company's principal subsidiary is rated B- by A.M. Best Company
and has been assigned a BB financial strength rating by Standard & Poor's. These
ratings are based upon factors that may be of concern to policy or contract
holders, agents and
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intermediaries, but may not reflect the considerations applicable to an equity
investment in a reinsurance or insurance company. A change in any such rating is
at the discretion of the respective rating agencies.
Mr. W. Marston Becker, who was appointed Acting Chairman and Acting Chief
Executive Officer of Trenwick in August 2002 and Acting Chief Executive Officer
of the Company in November 2002, has certified the Company's Form 10-Q Report
for the third quarter of 2002 in accordance with the requirements of Sections
302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002.
Because Mr. Becker has been employed by Trenwick as its Acting Chairman and
Acting Chief Executive Officer for less then three months and by the Company as
its Acting Chief Executive Officer for less than one month, the Company
emphasizes that his signature is subject to all of the qualifications and
precautionary statements incorporated in this Form 10-Q Report. Mr. Becker has
not been at Trenwick or the Company long enough to have conducted an in-depth
review of the Company's accounting and reserving practices. However, Mr. Becker
has initiated an in-depth review of the Company's reserving practices, which is
expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year.
Management notes that the Company currently has no information that the current
reserve review will result in any material adjustments to the Company's loss
reserves. If the current reserve review were to reveal any material adjustments
necessary to the Company's loss reserves, Trenwick and the Company would
promptly disclose such adjustments.
Results of Operations - Three Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001
2002 2001 Change
--------- --------- ---------
(in thousands)
Underwriting income (loss) $ 2,852 $ (80,047) $ 82,899
Net investment income 3,771 9,900 (6,129)
Foreign currency losses (95) (19) (76)
Accretion of goodwill -- 122 (122)
--------- --------- ---------
Operating income (loss) 6,528 (70,044) 76,572
Net realized investment gains 434 1,348 (914)
--------- --------- ---------
Net income (loss) $ 6,962 $ (68,696) $ 75,658
========= ========= =========
Operating income of $6.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2002
represented a $76.5 million increase compared to the operating loss of $70.0
million recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2001. The increase was
primarily due to improved underwriting results, mainly resulting from the
absence of the catastrophe losses arising from the September 11th terrorist
attacks recorded in the third quarter of 2001. The improved underwriting results
were offset in part by a decrease in net investment income.
Underwriting income (loss)
The Company produced underwriting income of $2.9 million in the third quarter of
2002 compared to an underwriting loss of $80.0 million in the third quarter of
2001. Details of underwriting income and loss are produced below:
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2002 2001 Change
--------- --------- ---------
(in thousands)
Net premiums earned $ 3,484 $ 29,777 $ (26,293)
--------- --------- ---------
Claims and claims expenses
incurred (723) 99,878 (100,601)
Acquisition costs & underwriting
expenses 1,355 9,946 (8,591)
--------- --------- ---------
Total expenses 632 109,824 (109,192)
--------- --------- ---------
Net underwriting income (loss) $ 2,852 $ (80,047) $ 82,899
========= ========= =========
Loss ratio N/M 335.4% N/M
Underwriting expense ratio N/M 33.4% N/M
Combined ratio N/M 368.8% N/M
The underwriting income of $2.9 million in the third quarter of 2002 represented
an $82.9 million increase compared to the third quarter of 2001. The increase
resulted mainly from the absence of the catastrophe losses arising from the
September 11th terrorist attacks recorded in the third quarter of 2001,
favorable development in prior period loss reserves combined with the absence of
catastrophe losses in 2002 and the ceding commission earned on the Endurance
transaction.
The Company's premiums earned and claims and claims expenses incurred for the
2002 third quarter represent adjustments to previous estimates as all business
is now in run-off.
The loss, underwriting expense and combined ratios are listed as not meaningful
for the third quarter of 2002 because, with the completion of the Endurance
transaction, virtually all of the Company's premiums have been ceded to
Endurance.
Premiums written
Gross premiums written for the third quarter of 2002 were $(0.5) million
compared to $40.0 million for the third quarter of 2001, a decrease of $40.5
million. Details of gross premiums written are provided below:
2002 2001 Change
--------- --------- ---------
(in thousands)
Property catastrophe
U.S $ -- $ 10,027 $ (10,027)
International -- 12,552 (12,552)
--------- --------- ---------
Total property catastrophe -- 22,579 (22,579)
Other lines -- 2,105 (2,105)
Lloyd's 542 2,829 (2,287)
Fronted premiums, premium
adjustments, reinstatement
premiums & no claims bonuses (1,018) 12,522 (13,540)
--------- --------- ---------
Gross premiums written $ (476) $ 40,035 $ (40,511)
========= ========= =========
The decrease in gross premiums written was a result of the Endurance
transaction, whereby the Company ceased writing property catastrophe reinsurance
business after April 1, 2002.
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Premiums earned
2002 2001 Change
-------- -------- --------
(in thousands)
Gross premiums written $ (476) $ 40,035 $(40,511)
Change in gross unearned
premiums 25,957 6,742 19,215
-------- -------- --------
Gross premiums earned 25,481 46,777 (21,296)
-------- -------- --------
Gross premiums ceded 2,952 (23,917) 26,869
Change in ceded unearned
premiums (24,949) 6,917 (31,866)
-------- -------- --------
Ceded premiums earned (21,997) (17,000) (4,997)
-------- -------- --------
Net premiums earned $ 3,484 $ 29,777 $(26,293)
======== ======== ========
Gross premiums ceded for the three months ended September 30, 2002 were $(3.0)
million compared to $23.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2001.
The decrease of $26.9 million was due to the 100% quota share reinsurance
contract with Endurance in the second quarter of 2002 and only adjustments have
been recorded during the third quarter of 2002.
Net premiums earned for the three months ended September 30, 2002 were $3.5
million compared to $29.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2001.
The decrease of $26.3 million was due to the Endurance quota share reinsurance
contract as noted above.
Claims and claims expenses
Claims and claims expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2002 were
$(0.7) million compared to $99.9 million for the same period in 2001, a decrease
of $100.6 million. The decrease is a result of the sale of the Company's
in-force business to Endurance and the absence of the catastrophe losses of
$99.0 million arising from the September 11th terrorist attacks recorded in the
third quarter of 2001.
Underwriting expenses
2002 2001 Change
-------- -------- --------
Policy acquisition costs $ (799) $ 6,761 $ (7,560)
Underwriting costs 2,154 3,185 (1,031)
-------- -------- --------
Total underwriting expenses $ 1,355 $ 9,946 $ (8,591)
======== ======== ========
Underwriting expense ratio N/M 33.4% N/M
======== ======== ========
Total underwriting expenses, comprising policy acquisition costs and
underwriting expenses for the third quarter of 2002 decreased $8.6 million
compared to underwriting expenses for the third quarter of 2001. Policy
acquisition costs are negative due to ceding commissions of approximately $4.0
million earned by the Company during the 2002 third quarter on the Endurance
transaction, which exceeded policy acquisition costs incurred for the same
period. Underwriting costs have declined due to a reduction in overhead expenses
following the completion of the Endurance transaction.
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The underwriting expense ratio for the third quarter of 2002 is listed as not
meaningful because, with the completion of the Endurance transaction, virtually
all of the Company's premiums have been ceded to Endurance.
Net investment income
2002 2001 Change
--------- --------- ---------
(in thousands)
Average invested assets $ 285,054 $ 606,918 $(321,864)
Average annualized yields 3.7% 6.0% (2.3)%
Net Investment income - portfolio $ 3,964 $ 9,304 $ (5,340)
Investment income - non-portfolio (77) 717 (794)
Investment expenses (116) (121) 5
--------- --------- ---------
Net investment income $ 3,771 $ 9,900 $ (6,129)
========= ========= =========
Net investment income for the three months ended September 30, 2002 was $3.7
million compared to $9.9 million for the same period in 2001. The decrease of
$6.1 million was due to the reduction in invested assets resulting from the $258
million advance to Trenwick in the second quarter 2002 and to the continued
overall decline in market yields during the quarter ended September 30, 2002.
Foreign currency losses
The Company recorded a foreign currency loss of $0.1 million for the three
months ended September 30, 2002, compared to a minimal loss for the three months
ended September 30, 2001. The loss in the third quarter of 2002 was the result
of a slight decline in the value of the U.S. dollar during the 2002 third
quarter.
Non-operating income and expenses
Net realized gains on investments were $0.4 million during the three months
ended September 30, 2002, compared to $1.3 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2001. The gains in 2002 were a result of security sales in the
normal course of business.
Results of Operations - Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001
2002 2001 Change
-------- -------- --------
(in thousands)
Underwriting income (loss) $ 11,249 $(76,998) $ 88,252
Net investment income 19,187 29,134 (9,947)
Foreign currency losses (413) (30) (383)
Accretion of goodwill -- 366 (366)
-------- -------- --------
Operating income (loss) 30,023 (47,528) 77,556
Net realized investment gains 5,677 7,716 (2,039)
Loss on sale of LaSalle Re's in-force
reinsurance business before commission
income on quota share contract (2,888) -- (2,888)
Cumulative effect of change in
accounting principle 11,586 -- 11,586
-------- -------- --------
Net income (loss) $ 44,398 $(39,812) $ 84,210
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The operating income of $30.0 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2002 represented a $77.5 million increase compared to an operating loss of $47.5
million recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2001. The increase was
primarily due to improved underwriting results, mainly resulting from the
absence of the catastrophe losses arising from the September 11th terrorist
attacks recorded in the third quarter of 2001. The improved underwriting results
were offset in part by a decrease in net investment income.
Underwriting income
The Company produced underwriting income of $11.3 million in the first nine
months of 2002 compared to underwriting loss of $77.0 million in the first nine
months of 2001. Details of underwriting income are produced below:
2002 2001 Change
--------- --------- ---------
(in thousands)
Net premiums earned $ 33,225 $ 79,218 $ (45,993)
--------- --------- ---------
Claims and claims expenses
incurred 16,579 130,511 (113,932)
Acquisition costs & underwriting
expenses 5,397 25,705 (20,308)
--------- --------- ---------
Total expenses 21,976 156,216 (134,240)
--------- --------- ---------
Net underwriting income (loss) $ 11,249 $ (76,998) $ 88,247
========= ========= =========
Loss ratio 49.9% 164.7% (114.8)%
Underwriting expense ratio 16.1% 32.4% (16.3%
Combined ratio 66.0% 197.1% (131.1)%
The underwriting income of $11.3 million in the first nine months of 2002
represented an $88.3 million increase compared to an underwriting loss of $77.0
million in the first nine months of 2001. The increase in underwriting income
was due principally to the absence in the first nine months of 2002 of the
catastrophic losses arising from the September 11th terrorist attacks recorded
in the third quarter of 2001. In addition, the improved underwriting results
were due to favorable development on prior period loss reserves recorded during
the second quarter of 2002 combined with the ceding commission earned on the
Endurance transaction. The improved underwriting result in the first nine months
of 2002 was offset in part by additional losses recorded during the first
quarter of 2002 related to the September 11th terrorist attacks.
The decrease in the combined ratio for the first nine months of 2002 compared to
the same period in 2001 is principally the result of the Endurance transaction
under which virtually all of the Company's premiums during the third quarter of
2002 were ceded to Endurance.
Premiums written
Gross premiums written for the first nine months of 2002 were $101.3 million
compared to $139.7 million for the first nine months of 2001, a decrease of
$38.4 million. Details of gross premiums written are provided below:
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2002 2001 Change
-------- -------- --------
(in thousands)
Property catastrophe:
U.S $ 45,337 $ 57,662 $(12,325)
International 36,688 42,842 (6,154)
-------- -------- --------
Total property catastrophe 82,025 100,504 (18,479)
Other lines 14,775 18,269 (3,494)
Lloyd's 1,100 6,004 (4,904)
Fronted premiums, premium
adjustments, reinstatement
premiums & no claims bonuses 3,403 14,911 (11,508)
-------- -------- --------
Gross premiums written $101,303 $139,688 $(38,385)
======== ======== ========
The decrease in premiums written for the first nine months of 2002 was a result
of the Endurance transaction, whereby the Company ceased writing property
catastrophe reinsurance business after April 1, 2002. This was offset in part by
a significant increase in premiums written during the first quarter of 2002 due
to higher rates on renewal business.
Premiums earned
2002 2001 Change
--------- --------- ---------
(in thousands)
Gross premiums written $ 101,303 $ 139,688 $ (38,385)
Change in gross unearned
premiums 436 (26,301) 26,737
--------- --------- ---------
Gross premiums earned 101,739 113,387 (11,648)
--------- --------- ---------
Gross premiums ceded (97,534) (45,583) (51,951)
Change in ceded unearned
premiums 29,020 11,414 17,606
--------- --------- ---------
Ceded premiums earned (68,514) (34,169) (34,345)
--------- --------- ---------
Net premiums earned $ 33,225 $ 79,218 (45,993)
========= ========= =========
Gross premiums ceded for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 were $97.5
million compared to $45.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2001.
The increase of $51.9 million was due to the ceding of the Company's in-force
business as of April 1, 2002 to Endurance.
Net premiums earned for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 were $33.2
million compared to $79.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2001.
The decrease of $46.0 million was due to the ceding of the Company's in-force
business as of April 1, 2002 to Endurance.
Claims and claims expenses
Claims and claims expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 were
$16.6 million compared to $130.5 million for the same period in 2001, a decrease
of $113.9 million. The decrease in claims and claims expenses in 2002 was
principally due to the absence in 2002 of claims and claims expenses of $99.0
million recorded in the third quarter of 2001 in connection with the September
11th terrorist attacks. In
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addition, the decrease in claims and claims expenses resulted from favorable
development in prior period loss reserves in the second quarter of 2002. The
decrease in claims and claims expenses in 2002 was offset in part by $21.7
million of additional losses recorded in the first quarter of 2002 related to
the September 11th terrorist attacks.
Underwriting expenses
2002 2001 Change
-------- -------- --------
(in thousands)
Policy acquisition costs $ 294 $ 16,728 $(16,434)
Underwriting costs 5,103 8,977 (3,874)
-------- -------- --------
Total underwriting expenses $ 5,397 $ 25,705 $(20,308)
======== ======== ========
Underwriting expense ratio 16.1% 32.4% (16.3)%
======== ======== ========
Total underwriting expenses, comprising policy acquisition costs and
underwriting expenses for the first nine months of 2002 decreased $20.3 million
compared to underwriting expenses for the first nine months of 2001. Policy
acquisition costs were lower in 2002 due to the ceding commission of $10.7
million earned during the second and third quarter on the Endurance transaction.
Underwriting costs have decreased due to a reduction in overhead expenses
following the completion of the Endurance transaction.
Net investment income
2002 2001 Change
--------- --------- ---------
(in thousands)
Average invested assets $ 427,190 $ 598,722 $(171,532)
Average annualized yields 6.2% 6.0% 0.2%
Investment income - portfolio $ 19,818 $ 27,755 $ (7,937)
Investment income - non-portfolio (205) 1,873 (2,078)
Investment expenses (426) (494) 68
--------- --------- ---------
Net investment income $ 19,187 $ 29,134 $ (9,947)
========= ========= =========
Net investment income for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 was $19.2
million compared to $29.1 million for the same period in 2001. The decrease of
$9.9 million was due to the reduction in invested assets resulting from the $258
million advance to Trenwick in the second quarter 2002.
Foreign currency losses
The Company recorded foreign currency losses of $0.4 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2002. The loss was the result of a decline in the value of
the U.S. dollar during the first nine months of2002.
Non-operating income and expenses
Net realized gains on investments were $5.7 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2002, compared to $7.7 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2001. The gains in 2002 were primarily a result of security sales executed
in order
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to fund the advance of $258 million to Trenwick. The gains in 2001
resulted from a change in composition of the investment portfolio due to a
change in investment managers.
The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142
effective January 1, 2002. As a result, the Company wrote off its negative
goodwill as of January 1, 2002 as a cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle, which increased net income for the nine months ended September 30,
2002 by $11.6 million.
The loss on sale of in-force business to Endurance recorded during the second
quarter of 2002 represents the net of the non-recurring revenue and expense
items incurred as a result of the sale.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2002, the Company's consolidated investments and cash
totaled $357.5 million as compared to $618.8 million at December 31, 2001. Both
balances included a loan to Trenwick of $75.0 million. Interest is charged on
this loan at a rate equal to that generated by the Company's investment
portfolio and the loan is repayable upon demand. The decrease of $261.3 million
resulted from a transfer of $258.0 million to Trenwick in the second quarter of
2002. LaSalle Re has treated the $258.0 million transfer as a loan to Trenwick
on its statutory financial statements. Trenwick has submitted an application to
the Bermuda Monetary Authority to recharacterize the $258.0 million distribution
as a special dividend rather than a loan and to permit the distribution of an
additional $60 million from LaSalle Re as a special dividend. Trenwick's
application with the Bermuda Monetary Authority is pending at this time.
As of September 30, 2002, the Company's consolidated shareholders' equity
totaled $208.4 million compared to $437.6 million at December 31, 2001. The
decrease of $229.2 million was primarily a result of the advance to Trenwick
referred to above.
Cash provided by the Company's operating activities for the nine months ended
September 30, 2001 was $0.7 million compared to cash provided of $44.2 million
in the comparable period of 2001. The reduction of cash flow from operations was
due primarily to an increase in ceded premiums paid as a result of the Endurance
transaction.
Net cash from investing activities during the nine months ended September 30,
2002 was $253.5 million compared to $43.3 million used for investing activities
for the same period in 2001. The increase was used to fund the $258.0 million
advance to Trenwick.
Net cash used in financing activities during the nine months ended September 30,
2002 included $6.0 million of dividends paid to common shareholders, an increase
of $0.5 million over the comparable period in 2001 and $4.9 million of dividends
to preferred shareholders which was comparable to the 2001 period, and a $258.0
million advance to Trenwick.
Financings, Financing Capacity and Capitalization
Concurrent with the Trenwick/LaSalle business combination in September of 2000,
Trenwick America Corporation and Trenwick Holdings Limited, the Company's U.S.
and
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U.K. holding affiliates, entered into an amended and restated $490 million
credit agreement with various lending institutions. The credit agreement
consisted of both a $260 million revolving credit facility and a $230 million
letter of credit facility. The revolving credit facility was subsequently
converted into a four-year term loan. Trenwick America Corporation is the
primary obligor with respect to the revolving credit facility, and Trenwick
Holdings Limited is the primary obligor with respect to the letter of credit
facility. Guarantees are provided by the Company and Trenwick with respect to
both Trenwick America Corporation's and Trenwick Holdings Limited's obligations
and additionally by Trenwick America Corporation with respect to Trenwick
Holdings Limited's obligations. The credit agreement provides for a letter of
credit facility which may only be used to support the Lloyd's syndicate
participations of Trenwick's subsidiaries. The letter of credit facility must be
renewed on November 22, 2002 in order for Trenwick to continue to utilize the
letters of credit now outstanding to support underwriting at Lloyd's in 2003. In
the event that Trenwick is unable to renew the current letter of credit
facility, obtain a replacement letter of credit facility, post sufficient
collateral to support its Lloyd's underwriting activities or obtain an
alternative form of Lloyd's capital support, it will be required to reduce or
cease its underwriting activities at Lloyd's for the 2003 year of account.
The credit agreement contains general covenants and restrictions as well as
financial covenants relating to, among other things, Trenwick's minimum interest
coverage, debt to capital leverage, minimum earned surplus, maintenance of a
minimum A.M. Best Company rating of A- and tangible net worth.
On April 12, 2002, Trenwick, its subsidiaries and financial institutions holding
a majority of the outstanding indebtedness under the credit facility executed an
amendment to the credit facility. The amendment required Trenwick to pledge its
shares of the Company and LaSalle Re in favor of the lenders under the credit
facility. In addition, the amendment revised the financial covenants relating to
interest coverage and tangible net worth (each as defined by the financial
covenants in the credit agreement). The amendment set Trenwick's minimum
interest coverage ratio at 1.25 to 1 for the first quarter of 2002, 1.5 to 1 for
the second quarter of 2002, 1.75 to 1 for the third quarter of 2002 and 2.5 to 1
thereafter. Trenwick's interest coverage ratio for the quarter ending September
30, 2002 was 3.34 to 1. The amendment adjusted the minimum tangible net worth
Trenwick must maintain to the following base amounts plus 50% of net income
earned during the period:
Minimum Tangible
Time Period Net Worth
----------- ----------------
Through May 15, 2002 $450,000,000
From May 16, 2002 to August 14, 2002 $475,000,000
From August 15, 2002 to November 14, 2002 $525,000,000
From November 15, 2002 to March 30, 2003 $550,000,000
Thereafter $560,000,000
Trenwick's consolidated tangible net worth as defined by the terms of the credit
facility was $387.4 million at September 30, 2002.
A previous amendment adjusted downward the minimum risk-based capital
requirement for Trenwick's subsidiary, Chartwell Insurance Company, from 300% to
225% through December 31, 2002. Thereafter, the minimum risk-based capital for
Chartwell Insurance
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Company returns to 300%. The risk-based capital for Chartwell Insurance Company
as of December 31, 2001 was 257%.
The amendment increased the applicable margin on the interest paid by Trenwick
by 1% and added an additional .5% fee payable by Trenwick in the event the
letters of credit outstanding are not secured in accordance with the following
schedule:
Date Percentage of Outstanding Indebtedness
---- --------------------------------------
September 30, 2002 40%
June 30, 2003 60%
June 30, 2004 80%
On June 17, 2002, Trenwick repaid in full the outstanding $195 million in
principal amount of term loan indebtedness under the credit facility. As of
September 30, 2002, $226 million of letters of credit remain outstanding under
the credit facility.
On October 18, 2002, A.M. Best Company lowered the financial strength ratings of
Trenwick's operating subsidiaries below A-. The lowered A.M. Best Company
ratings constitute an event of default under the credit facility. In addition,
the increase in Trenwick's loss reserves and the establishment of a Trenwick
deferred tax asset valuation reserve in the third quarter of 2002 resulted in
Trenwick violating the financial covenants requiring Trenwick to maintain a
minimum tangible net worth and minimum risk-based capital on November 14, 2002.
If Trenwick is unable to remedy the financial covenant violations within 30
days, a second event of default shall have occurred under the credit facility.
On November 13, 2002, Trenwick, its subsidiaries and financial institutions
holding a majority of the outstanding letters of credit under the credit
facility executed a forbearance agreement with respect to the events of default
arising from Trenwick's lowered A.M. Best Company ratings and financial covenant
violations. In the forbearance agreement, the letter of credit providers agreed
to refrain from enforcing their rights or remedies under the credit facility
until November 22, 2002, or earlier if there is another default under the credit
facility or the forbearance agreement, a third party exercises any right of
action against Trenwick for a debt in excess of $5 million or other material
obligation or Trenwick takes an action which the letter of credit providers
reasonably consider to be materially adverse to their interests. In
consideration for the forbearance of the letter of credit providers, Trenwick
agreed, among other things, to refrain from making certain payments or
distributions and to facilitate a meeting of the letter of credit providers and
Lloyd's.
During the term of the forbearance agreement and thereafter, unless there is a
waiver of the event of default and potential event of default under the credit
facility, under the terms of its guaranty Trenwick is prohibited from declaring
or paying any dividends on the outstanding common and preferred shares of
Trenwick and its subsidiaries. In addition, Trenwick is not allowed to redeem or
repurchase its capital stock so long as the event of default under the credit
facility continues.
The event of default under the credit facility also permits the letter of credit
providers to demand that the $226 million outstanding letters of credit be
secured with an equal amount of cash upon expiration of the forbearance
agreement. At this time, Trenwick
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does not have sufficient available liquidity to provide the necessary cash
collateral if the letter of credit providers demand it.
The continuation of an event of default under the credit facility, the
restrictions on Trenwick's ability to pay dividends to preferred and common
shareholders and the potential demand for cash collateral by the letter of
credit providers may cause additional events of default to occur under the
instruments governing the outstanding indebtedness and preferred shares of
Trenwick and its subsidiaries.
Trenwick's ability to refinance its existing debt obligations or raise
additional capital is dependent upon several factors, including financial
conditions with respect to both the equity and debt markets and the ratings of
its securities as established by the rating agencies. During the past year,
Trenwick's senior debt and preferred share ratings have been downgraded
significantly by Standard & Poor's Corporation and by Moody's Investors Service.
At this time, Trenwick's senior debt rating from Standard & Poor's Corporation
is CCC+ and Moody's Investors Service is B3. Trenwick's ability to refinance its
outstanding letter of credit and debt obligations, as well as the cost of such
borrowings, could be adversely affected by these ratings downgrades or if its
ratings were downgraded further.
Should Trenwick`s subsidiaries be unable to meet any letter of credit
reimbursement obligations as they fall due, and such repayments are not
refinanced, the Company would become liable for such repayments under the terms
of the guarantees. No liability for any such amounts has been reflected in the
Company's financial statements. Because Trenwick America Corporation, Trenwick
Holdings Limited and Trenwick are holding companies, their principal source of
funds consists of permissible dividends, tax allocation payments and other
statutorily permissible payments from their respective operating subsidiaries.
As a result of recent losses incurred by Trenwick's other operating
subsidiaries, their cash distribution capacities have been significantly
reduced.
Trenwick is currently in discussion with the letter of credit providers
regarding the current and potential future events of default and letter of
credit financing for Trenwick's participation at Lloyd's for the 2003
underwriting year. If the current and potential future events of default are not
waived, the letters of credit are not renewed for the 2003 Lloyd's underwriting
year or the letter of credit providers demand cash collateral, there is
substantial doubt as to Trenwick's ability to continue underwriting at Lloyd's
or continue as a going concern. Trenwick and/or one or more of its subsidiaries,
including the Company, may be forced to seek protection from creditors through
proceedings commenced in Bermuda and other jurisdictions including the United
States.
Catastrophe Equity Put
On September 27, 2000, Trenwick assumed the benefits and obligations of the
Company under a $100 million catastrophe equity put option. The catastrophe put
option was amended and restated as of January 1, 2001 and amended as of January
25, 2002. As amended, the catastrophe equity put enabled Trenwick to raise up to
$55 million of equity, through the issue of convertible preferred shares to
European Reinsurance Company of Zurich ("European Re"), a subsidiary of Swiss
Reinsurance Company, in the event there was a qualifying catastrophic event or
events occurring prior to January 1, 2002.
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As a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, LaSalle Re incurred
in excess of $140 million in catastrophe losses as defined under the option
agreement and Trenwick delivered notice of exercise of the catastrophe equity
put on March 28, 2002. On July 1, 2002, Trenwick commenced an arbitration
proceeding seeking $55 million in damages and other relief against European Re.
The claims arose out of European Re's failure to meet its obligations under the
catastrophe equity put. On September 6, 2002, the catastrophe put option was
amended and restated and the pending arbitration proceedings were terminated.
Under the terms of the second restated agreement, European Re purchased 550,000
of Trenwick's Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Shares (the "Series B
Shares") with a liquidation preference of $100 per share for an aggregate
purchase price of $40 million. The Series B Shares bear cumulative dividends,
payable quarterly in arrears, based upon the Series B Shares' Standard & Poor's
rating at LIBOR plus a margin determined in accordance with the following
schedule:
Standard & Poor's Rating LIBOR Margin
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BBB- or above 3.75%
BB+ 4.25%
BB 4.50%
BB- 4.75%
Below BB- 6.00%
These factors adjust upward by 0.25% on the third anniversary if the securities
are still unrated, and upward by 0.50% on the fifth anniversary if they are
still unrated. Also, if the Standard & Poor's rating is below BBB- on the fifth
anniversary, the factors adjust upward by an additional 0.50%. The maximum
adjustment based upon these circumstances is 0.75%.
The Series B Shares are convertible into common shares of Trenwick after five
years or upon the occurrence of a "special conversion event" at the greater of
book value or the average thirty-day trading price of the common shares. Special
conversion events are either the occurrence of a change in control without the
written consent of the registered holders of more than 50% of the Series B
shares outstanding ("Change in Control Conversion Event"), or the failure of
Trenwick to maintain a GAAP net worth equal to at least $225 million for a
period of more than sixty days ("Net Worth Conversion Event"). The conversion
price of the Series B shares is the greater of 1) the liquidity factor times the
average thirty day stock price preceding the conversion date, 2) the liquidity
factor times book value per common share or 3) par value of a common share. The
liquidity factor will be calculated as an amount equal to 0.8 if the conversion
occurs within 60 days after a Change in Control Conversion Event or 1.0 if the
conversion does not occur within 60 days after the occurrence of a Change in
Control Conversion Event.
Trenwick has the option to redeem the Series B Shares after the first
anniversary of the issuance, paying an early redemption premium of $2.00 per
share if redeemed before the second anniversary, and $1.00 per share if redeemed
between the second and third anniversary. European Re will be able to transfer
the Series B Shares six months after the date of purchase.
The maximum number of Trenwick common shares that could be required to be issued
upon conversion of the Series B Shares is 550 million which would occur when
both the book value of common stock and the average thirty-day trading price of
the common
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shares were less than or equal to $0.10 per share. Trenwick currently has the
authority to issue up to 150 million preferred and common shares without prior
authorization from the shareholders and the Board of Directors. Trenwick,
therefore does not currently have the ability to control settlement of the
Series B Shares and has therefore recorded them as temporary equity in the
September 30, 2002 balance sheet. As of September 30, 2002, the Series B shares
would be settled with approximately 6.3 million common shares upon conversion.
The following table details how changes in the price of Trenwick's common shares
or changes in book value would affect the settlement amounts:
Average market value of
common shares Book value per share
- ------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$0.10-$0.50 $0.51-$1.00 $1.01-$2.00 $2.01-$5.00 $5.01-$10.00 $10.01-$15.00
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$0.10-$0.50 550 - 110 108 - 55 54 - 28 27 - 11 11 - 6 5 - 4
$0.51-$1.00 108 - 55 108 - 55 54 - 28 27 - 11 11 - 6 5 - 4
$1.01-$2.00 54 - 28 54 - 28 54 - 28 27 - 11 11 - 6 5 - 4
$2.01-$5.00 27 - 11 27 - 11 27 - 11 27 - 11 11 - 6 5 - 4
$5.01-$10.00 11 - 6 11 - 6 11 - 6 11 - 6 11 - 6 5 - 4
$10.01-$15.00 5 - 4 5 - 4 5 - 4 5 - 4 5 - 4 5 - 4
Range of shares issuable upon conversion (in millions)
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
The Company has reviewed the change in its exposure to market risks since
December 31, 2001. In addition, the components of its investment holdings and
its risk management strategy and objectives have not materially changed.
Therefore, the Company believes that the potential for loss in each market risk
sector described in the 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K has not materially
changed.
Accounting Standards
Effective January 1, 2002, the Company adopted a new Financial Accounting
Standards Board statement which amended the accounting for goodwill and other
intangible assets. This new statement suspended systematic goodwill amortization
and required the Company to credit its negative goodwill balance of $11.6
million to operations as of January 1, 2002 as a cumulative effect of an
accounting change.
Safe Harbor Disclosure
In connection with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company sets forth below cautionary
statements identifying important risks and uncertainties that could cause its
actual results to differ materially from those that might be projected,
forecasted or estimated in its "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, made by, or on behalf of, the Company in this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q and in press releases, written statements or documents filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or in its communications and
discussions with investors and analysts in the normal course of business through
meetings, telephone calls and conference calls. Such statements may include, but
are not limited to, projections of premium revenue, investment income, other
revenue, losses, expenses, earnings (including earnings per share), cash flows,
plans for future
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operations, common shareholders' equity (including book value per share),
investments, financing needs, capital plans, dividends, plans relating to
products or services of the Company and estimates concerning the effects of
litigation or other disputes, as well as assumptions for any of the foregoing
and generally expressed with words such as "believes", "estimates", "expects",
"anticipates", "plans", "projects", "forecasts", "goals", "could have", "may
have", and similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties,
which may cause the Company's results to differ materially from such
forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, the following:
- - Changes in the level of competition in the United States and international
reinsurance or primary insurance markets that affect the volume or
profitability of the Company's property/casualty business. These changes
include, but are not limited to, changes in the intensity of price
competition, the entry of new competitors, existing competitors exiting
the market and the development of new products by new and existing
competitors;
- - Changes in the demand for reinsurance, including changes in ceding
companies' risk retentions and changes in the demand for excess and
surplus lines insurance coverages;
- - The ability of the Company to execute its strategies in its
property/casualty operations;
- - Catastrophe losses in the Company's United States and international
property/casualty businesses;
- - Adverse development on property/casualty claims and claims expense
liabilities related to business written in prior years, including, but not
limited to, evolving case law and its effect on environmental and other
latent injury claims, changing government regulations, newly identified
toxins, newly reported claims, new theories of liability or new insurance
and reinsurance contract interpretations, particularly with regards to the
September 11th terrorist attacks;
- - Changes in inflation that affect the profitability of the Company's
current property/casualty business or the adequacy of its
property/casualty claims and claims expense liabilities and policy benefit
liabilities related to prior years' business;
- - Changes in the Company's retrocessional arrangements;
- - Lower than estimated retrocessional or reinsurance recoveries on unpaid
losses, including, but not limited to, losses due to a decline in the
creditworthiness of the Company's retrocessionaires or reinsurers;
- - Increases in interest rates, which may cause a reduction in the market
value of the Company's fixed income portfolio, and its common
shareholders' equity;
- - Decreases in interest rates which may cause a reduction of income earned
on cash flow from operations and the reinvestment of the proceeds from
sales or maturities of existing investments;
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- - Changes in the composition of the Company's investment portfolio;
- - Credit losses on the Company's investment portfolio;
- - Adverse results in litigation matters, including, but not limited to,
litigation related to environmental, asbestos and other potential mass
tort claims;
- - The passage of United States federal or state legislation subjecting the
Company and its subsidiaries to United States taxation;
- - A contention by the United States Internal Revenue Service that the
Company is subject to United States taxation;
- - The impact of mergers and acquisitions;
- - Gains or losses related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates;
- - Changes in the Company's capital needs;
- - The ability of Trenwick to refinance or repay its outstanding
indebtedness;
- - Changes in the financial strength ratings assigned to the Company and its
operating subsidiaries.
In addition to the factors outlined above that are directly related to the
Company's businesses, the Company is also subject to general business risks,
including, but not limited to, adverse legislation and regulation, adverse
publicity or news coverage, changes in general economic factors and the loss of
key employees.
The facts set forth above should be considered in connection with any
forward-looking statement contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The
important factors that could affect such forward-looking statements are subject
to change, and the Company does not intend to update any forward-looking
statement or the foregoing list of important factors. By this cautionary note
the Company intends to avail itself of the safe harbor from liability in respect
of forward-looking statements provided by Section 27A and Section 21E referred
to above.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The information called for by this item can be found in this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q under the caption "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
About Market Risk" and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, the Company carried out
an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's
management, including the Acting Chief Executive Officer (the "Acting CEO") and
the Chief Financial Officer (the "CFO"), of the effectiveness of the design and
operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to
Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Based on that evaluation, the Company's management,
including the Acting CEO
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and the CFO, concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are
effective in timely alerting them to material information required to be
included in the Company's periodic SEC reports. In addition, there have been no
significant changes in the Company's internal controls or in other factors that
could significantly affect those controls or in other factors that could
significantly affect those controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation,
including any corrective actions with respect to significant deficiencies or
material weaknesses. It should be noted that the design of any system of
controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of
future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in
achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of
how remote.
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LaSalle Re Holdings Limited
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
On July 1, 2002, Trenwick, the Company's ultimate parent company,
commenced an arbitration proceeding seeking $55 million in damages
and other relief against European Reinsurance Company of Zurich, a
subsidiary of Swiss Reinsurance Company. The claims arose out of
European Re's failure to meet its obligations under a catastrophe
equity put agreement, which entitled Trenwick to raise up to $55
million of equity through the issuance of convertible preferred
shares to European Re in the event there was a qualifying
catastrophic event or events occurring prior to January 1, 2002. The
terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 constituted a qualifying
catastrophic event and Trenwick delivered notice of exercise of the
catastrophe equity put on March 28, 2002.
On September 6, 2002, Trenwick and European Re settled the
outstanding arbitration, with European Re purchasing 550,000 of
Trenwick's Series B Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred
Shares. For a description of the preferred shares issued by Trenwick
in connection with the settlement of the arbitration between
Trenwick and European Re, see Note 8 of the Notes to Unaudited
Consolidated Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -
Catastrophe Equity Put.
In addition, the Company is party to various legal proceedings
arising in the normal course of its business. The Company does not
believe that the eventual outcome of any such proceeding will have a
material effect on its financial condition or business. The
Company's subsidiaries are regularly engaged in the investigation
and defense of claims arising out of the conduct of their business.
Pursuant to the Company's insurance and reinsurance arrangements,
disputes are generally required to be finally settled by
arbitration.
ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
None.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
On October 18, 2002, A.M. Best Company lowered the financial
strength ratings of the Trenwick's affiliates below A-. The lowered
A.M. Best Company ratings constitute an event of default under
Trenwick's letter of credit facility. In addition, the increase in
Trenwick's loss reserves and the establishment of a Trenwick
deferred tax asset reserve in the third quarter of 2002 resulted in
Trenwick violating the financial covenants requiring Trenwick to
maintain a minimum tangible net worth and minimum risk-based capital
on November 14, 2002. If Trenwick is unable to remedy the financial
covenant violations within 30 days, a second event of default shall
have occurred under the credit facility. The Company is liable under
a guaranty of Trenwick's obligations under the credit facility.
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For a description of the credit facility and the events of default
thereunder, see Note 7 of the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated
Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Financings,
Financing Capacity and Capitalization.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Related Party Transaction
On August 27, 2002, Trenwick entered into a consulting agreement
with W. Marston Becker, the Vice Chairman of Trenwick's Board of
Directors, who assumed the position of Trenwick's Acting Chairman
and Acting Chief Executive Officer. In consideration for such
services, Trenwick agreed to pay Mr. Becker a consulting fee of
$50,000 per month. The consulting agreement can be terminated by
mutual agreement or upon 30 days prior written notice by either
party.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
(a) Exhibits
10.1 Forbearance Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2002,
among Trenwick Group Ltd., Trenwick America Corporation,
Trenwick Holdings Limited, LaSalle Re Holdings Limited and
certain lending institutions party to the Credit Agreement and
JP Morgan Chase Bank, as Administrative Agent.
10.2 Consulting Agreement, dated as of August 26, 2002,
between Trenwick Group Ltd. and W. Marston Becker.*
99.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
99.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
*Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
(b) The following reports on From 8-K were filed during the quarter
ended September 30, 2002:
Date of Report Item Reported
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July 1, 2002 Commencement of the arbitration against European Reinsurance
Company of Zurich Securities Insurance Option Agreement.
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August 27, 2002 Announcement that James F. Billett, Jr., Trenwick's Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer, would be taking a leave
of absence for health reasons.
September 6, 2002 Announcement of Settlement Agreement, a Second Amended and
Restated Catastrophe Equity Securities Issuance Option
Agreement and Amendment and Amendment No. 1 to Registration
Rights Agreement, each dated September 6, 2002 with European
Reinsurance Company of Zurich.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
LaSalle Re Holdings Limited
Date: November 14, 2002 By: /s/ W. Marston Becker
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Name: W. Marston Becker
Title: Acting Chief Executive Officer
Date: November 14, 2002 By: /s/ Ginette Handfield
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Name: Ginette Handfield
Title: Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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Certification of CEO Pursuant to
Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14
as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, W. Marston Becker, Acting Chief Executive Officer of LaSalle Re Holdings
Limited, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of LaSalle Re Holdings
Limited;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is
being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the
registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
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Date: November 14, 2002
/s/ W. Marston Becker
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W. Marston Becker
Acting Chief Executive Officer
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Certification of CFO Pursuant to
Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14
as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Ginette Handfield, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
LaSalle Re Holdings Limited, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of LaSalle Re Holdings
Limited;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is
being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the
registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent
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evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: November 14, 2002
/s/ Ginette Handfield
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Ginette Handfield
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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