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ALLIED WORLD ASSURANCE COMPANY HOLDINGS, AG

2013 GLOBAL LOSS TRIANGLES


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Global Loss Development Triangle Cautionary Language

This report is for informational purposes only and is current only as of December 31, 2013. Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG (“Allied World”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is under no obligation (and expressly disclaims any such obligation) to update or revise this report, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Nothing contained in this report is or should be relied upon as a promise or representation as to the future. Although the loss development patterns disclosed in this report are an important factor in the process used to estimate loss reserve requirements, they are not the only factors considered in establishing reserves. The process for establishing reserves is subject to considerable variability and requires the use of informed estimates and judgments. Important details, such as specific loss development expectations for particular contracts, years or events, cannot be developed solely by analyzing the information provided in this report. In addition to analyzing loss development data, management incorporates additional information into the reserving process, such as pricing for insurance and reinsurance products as well as current market conditions. Readers must keep these and other qualifications more fully described in this report in mind when reviewing this information. Information presented in this report may differ materially from that reported in the Company’s financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States due to differences in foreign exchange rates, exclusions, the impact of premium adjustments and other adjustments. This report is a supplement to the Company’s financial disclosures and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). This report shall not be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Any forward-looking statements made in this report reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in these statements. For example, the Company’s forward-looking statements could be affected by pricing and policy term trends; increased competition; the adequacy of our loss reserves; negative rating agency actions; greater frequency or severity of unpredictable catastrophic events; the impact of acts of terrorism and acts of war; the Company or its subsidiaries becoming subject to significant income taxes in the United States or elsewhere; changes in regulations or tax laws; changes in the availability, cost or quality of reinsurance or retrocessional coverage; adverse general economic conditions; and judicial, legislative, political and other governmental developments, as well as management’s response to these factors, and other factors identified in the Company’s filings with the SEC. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The Company is under no obligation (and expressly disclaims any such obligation) to update or revise any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.


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ALLIED WORLD ASSURANCE COMPANY HOLDINGS, AG

2013 GLOBAL LOSS TRIANGLES

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I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

     1   

– Overview

     1   

– Limitations of the Reserving Processes

     3   

– Treaty Year Projections

     5   

II. RECONCILIATION OF GLOBAL LOSS TRIANGLES TO DECEMBER 31, 2013 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     6   

III. GLOBAL LOSS TRIANGLES

     7   

– Basis of Presentation

     7   

– Description of Data Presented

     8   

– Large Losses

     8   

– GLT Class Details

     9   

– Property Insurance (Gross of Ceded Reinsurance)

     13   

– General Casualty Insurance (Gross of Ceded Reinsurance)

     14   

– Professional Liability Lines Insurance (Gross of Ceded Reinsurance)

     15   

– Healthcare Insurance (Gross of Ceded Reinsurance)

     16   

– Specialty Lines Insurance (Gross of Ceded Reinsurance)

     17   

– Property Insurance (Net of Ceded Reinsurance)

     18   

– General Casualty Insurance (Net of Ceded Reinsurance)

     19   

– Professional Liability Lines Insurance (Net of Ceded Reinsurance)

     20   

– Healthcare Insurance (Net of Ceded Reinsurance)

     21   

– Specialty Lines Insurance (Net of Ceded Reinsurance)

     22   

– Property Catastrophe Reinsurance (Gross of Ceded Reinsurance)

     23   

– Property Per Risk Reinsurance (Gross of Ceded Reinsurance)

     24   

– General Casualty Reinsurance (Gross of Ceded Reinsurance)

     25   

– Professional Liability Lines Reinsurance (Gross of Ceded Reinsurance)

     26   

– Specialty Lines Reinsurance (Gross of Ceded Reinsurance)

     27   

– Property Catastrophe Reinsurance (Net of Ceded Reinsurance)

     28   

– Property Per Risk Reinsurance (Net of Ceded Reinsurance)

     29   

– General Casualty Reinsurance (Net of Ceded Reinsurance)

     30   

– Professional Liability Lines Reinsurance (Net of Ceded Reinsurance)

     31   

– Specialty Lines Reinsurance (Net of Ceded Reinsurance)

     32   

– Insurance (Gross of Ceded Reinsurance) Premium/Loss Summary

     33   

– Insurance (Net of Ceded Reinsurance) Premium/Loss Summary

     34   

– Reinsurance (Gross of Ceded Reinsurance) Premium/Loss Summary

     35   

– Reinsurance (Net of Ceded Reinsurance) Premium/Loss Summary

     36   

IV. SELECTED EXCERPTS FROM ALLIED WORLD’S 2013 10-K DISCLOSURE

     37   

V. GLOSSARY

     43   


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I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Overview

A critical component of financial reporting for insurance and reinsurance companies is to accurately estimate potential losses and associated loss expenses on risks that have been insured or reinsured. This report is Allied World’s release of its Global Loss Triangles (“GLTs”) as of December 31, 2013. For your convenience, we have included a glossary beginning on page 43 of selected insurance and reinsurance terms.

We establish a reserve for losses and loss expenses to cover our estimated liability for the payment of all losses and loss expenses incurred with respect to earned premiums on the policies and treaties that we write. This reserve is a balance sheet liability representing estimates of losses and loss expenses we are required to pay for insured or reinsured claims that have occurred as of or before the balance sheet date.

The process of establishing loss reserves can be complex and is subject to considerable variability as it requires the use of judgment regarding numerous items, including future litigation trends, future inflation trends, new laws and regulations, attachment points and timing of payments. Actuarial estimates of these reserves are subject to potential errors of estimation, which could be significant, as they are based upon the outcomes of future events. The estimates are even more difficult for a company such as Allied World, as many of our casualty lines of business have relatively high attachment points (often exceeding $100 million) and relatively high net limits (with $25 million being a typical maximum). Those characteristics make some of our casualty lines subject to claims that are very low in frequency (the number of actual claims), but very high in severity (the average claim size). The combination of low frequency and high severity exacerbates the difficulty in establishing loss reserves for Allied World. We caution that an attempt to evaluate our loss reserves using exclusively the data presented in this report could be misleading.

The reserve for losses and loss expenses is comprised of two main elements: outstanding loss reserves, also known as “case reserves,” and reserves for losses incurred but not reported (“IBNR”). Outstanding loss reserves relate to known claims and represent management’s best estimate of the likely loss settlement cost. Thus, there is a significant amount of estimation involved in determining the likely loss payment. IBNR reserves require judgment because they relate primarily to unreported events that, based on industry information, management’s experience and actuarial evaluation, can reasonably be expected to have occurred and are reasonably likely to result in a loss to the Company. IBNR reserves also relate to estimated development of reported events that based on industry information, management’s experience and actuarial evaluation, can reasonably be expected to reach our attachment point and are reasonably likely to result in a loss to the Company.

IBNR is the estimated liability for (1) claims that have occurred but have not yet been reported as well as (2) changes in the values of claims that have been reported to us but are not yet settled. Each claim is settled individually based upon its merits and it is not unusual for a claim to take years after being reported to settle, especially if legal action is involved. As a result, reserves for losses and loss expenses include significant estimates for IBNR reserves.

 

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The reserve for IBNR is estimated by management for each line of business based on various factors, including underwriters’ expectations about loss experience, actuarial analysis, comparisons with the results of industry benchmarks and loss experience to date. The reserve for IBNR is calculated as the ultimate amount of losses and loss expenses less cumulative paid losses and loss expenses and case reserves. Our actuaries employ generally accepted actuarial methodologies to determine estimated ultimate loss reserves.

When estimating IBNR reserves, we segregate the Company’s insurance and reinsurance loss and exposure data into over 140 classes in total. Within each class, the business is further segregated by treaty year, accident year or report year. Professional liability and healthcare lines of business are reviewed on a report year basis due to the claims-made nature of the underlying contracts. Our general casualty insurance business is a mixture of claims-made and loss-occurring contracts. Since the Company’s formation in November 2001, 62% of our gross earned premiums and 65% of our net earned premiums have been associated with occurrence policies for our general casualty insurance business.

Generally, initial actuarial estimates of IBNR reserves not related to a single event (such as a catastrophe) are based upon the expected loss ratio method applied to each class of business. Actual paid losses and case reserves are subtracted from the expected ultimate losses to derive the IBNR reserves. The initial expected loss ratio used in the expected loss ratio method involve managerial judgments and are based upon historical information for the class of business, which includes historic loss ratios, market conditions, changes in pricing, policy terms and conditions, peer analysis, underwriting changes, changes in claims emergence and other factors that may influence expected ultimate losses. Over time, the actuarial estimates for our non-property lines of business generally become a blend of the Bornhuetter-Ferguson reported loss method (the “B-F method”) and the expected loss ratio method. The B-F method incorporates actual reported loss data and expected unreported losses, which is a function of the initial expected loss ratio and the expected loss emergence pattern, to determine an estimate of ultimate losses. The B-F method is often appropriate for lines of business where there is limited actual loss data and/or a relatively less stable pattern of loss emergence. For additional details on the B-F method, see “IV. Selected Excerpts from Allied World’s 2013 10-K Disclosure – Expected Loss Ratio Method” and “– B-F Method.”

These actuarial methods may be inappropriate for lines of business with very low frequency and high severity and in certain specific situations, such as catastrophe losses. In such situations, specific knowledge of the open claims, the underlying exposures, ceded reinsurance, litigation trends, the types of coverages involved and the changes in the frequency or severity of the claim may be used to establish reserves.

Multiple estimates of ultimate losses using a variety of actuarial methods are calculated for many of our classes of business for each year of loss experience. Our actuaries review each class of business and each year of loss experience and determine the most appropriate point estimate based upon the characteristics of the particular class of business and other relevant

 

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factors as described above. Once our actuaries make their determination of the most appropriate point estimate for each class of business and for each year of loss experience, both gross and net of reinsurance, this information is aggregated and presented to management for consideration in establishing the recorded reserves for losses and loss expenses.

Limitations of the Reserving Processes

Reserving actuaries, especially in personal lines and mid-market commercial lines companies, often employ standard actuarial loss development methods to project ultimate losses from triangles of paid and reported losses. These methods rely on an assumption that losses develop consistently from one year to the next, and for the expected loss ratio and B-F methods, on the assumption that an initial expected loss ratio and expected emergence pattern can be accurately selected. However, Allied World writes complex lines of business, including excess casualty insurance and reinsurance, which often do not have the consistent patterns of reported losses that personal lines and mid-market commercial lines companies do.

Projections of ultimate losses require a significant amount of estimation and judgment based on a variety of factors. We strongly caution against any assumption that standard loss projection techniques applied mechanically can alone be used to estimate ultimate losses for our data as the outcome of such a simplistic approach would lead to misleading results and inaccurate conclusions. Reasons to avoid simplistic projections include:

 

    Allied World has only been in existence since November 2001 and many of our GLTs lack sufficient actuarial credibility to project ultimate losses and do not have the history to accurately estimate the development of losses beyond ten years.

 

    As many of our casualty lines can have relatively low frequency and relatively high severity losses, the absence or emergence of only a few losses can distort our paid and reported GLTs.

 

    Our U.S. direct insurance business has been generally growing faster than our international direct insurance business. The difference in the business mix between these two insurance businesses and the lower attachment point profile of the U.S. business can cause historical loss development not to be appropriate for future loss development.

 

    Some of our largest reinsurance treaties have special characteristics, such as loss corridors, annual aggregate deductibles or swing-rated premiums that cannot be considered in a simplistic aggregate projection.

 

    We have had changes in our underwriting philosophy over time, exiting or paring back some classes of business and in other classes changing coverage terms and conditions.

 

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    Losses develop differently for different classes of business. The aim of the GLTs contained herein is to present our loss development experience in an informative format, while protecting proprietary Company information. Accordingly, we do not show our 140+ reserving classes, but rather have aggregated them into ten classes, which represent different geographies, pricing environments, legislative climates and policy forms and which will not be as homogeneous as our actual reserving classes would be if reported individually.

 

    Paid loss development patterns are considerably longer than the corresponding reported loss development patterns and can produce for many of our classes of business extremely volatile indications, particularly within the first several years of development.

 

    For several classes of business, pricing conditions have changed in recent years. The extrapolation of losses and loss expense ratios from prior periods to current periods would not be appropriate.

In addition to these factors, financial turmoil in a particular geography or the effects of inflation (as discussed in more detail below) could adversely impact our ultimate losses and cause our projections and judgments regarding our expected loss reserves to differ materially from the ultimate losses we may incur.

Financial and Housing Markets – Worldwide financial and housing markets have experienced volatility and disruption in recent years. As a result of the global credit crisis, the following reserving classes have been impacted:

 

    direct insurance professional liability lines (primarily the 2007 and 2008 report years), and

 

    reinsurance professional liability lines (primarily the 2006 through 2008 treaty years).

There continues to be uncertainty around the ultimate losses for the years referenced above. This is mainly attributable to the higher volume of reported claims and the higher proportion of open claims for these years compared to earlier years at the same stage of development. In addition, these reported claims have caused higher reported losses and ALAE ratios for these years compared to earlier years at similar stages of development. As a result, the ultimate loss development patterns on these years may differ from prior years. The uncertainty is increased by the fact that we have relatively high average attachment points for many of these potential credit crisis-related claims for our direct insurance business and by the fact that we often provide D&O side A cover. On side A cover, we are required to provide coverage to directors and officer for claims alleging negligence or malfeasance if such claims are not indemnified by the insured.

 

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Our reserves for these lines of business are based on a detailed analysis of all open claims that considers attachment points, exposed limits, coverage provided and litigation trends as well as quarterly, in-depth discussions with members of our claims department and underwriting staff.

Inflation – Losses and loss expense reserves can be impacted by social and judicial inflation. Higher than expected inflation can negatively impact the costs of claims as it may cause an increase in frequency (the number of actual claims) and severity (the average claim size). Though our reserving techniques factor in inflation through the use of expected loss ratios derived from our pricing models, which consider the effects of inflation, and through the use of industry loss development patterns that go back as far as 1984, losses and loss expense reserves can be impacted by unexpected changes in inflation rates. We do not explicitly account for excessive inflation in our reserves.

Treaty Year Projections

Data organized by treaty year assigns claims and premiums to the year in which the assumed reinsurance contract incepted. As such, a treaty year may cover claims spanning several accident years. This has two primary implications for estimating ultimate loss reserves. First, the payment and reporting patterns are generally slower to develop than for the data presented by accident year or report year. This means that it is even more critical that premium-based reserving methods, such as the expected loss ratio method or the B-F method, are used for the more recent years rather than loss development methods that can be distorted by small movements in actual paid or reported loss activity due to the application of large loss development factors. Second, treaty years for which premium is not fully earned require an adjustment to the indicated reserves to reflect only the portion of the ultimate treaty year losses that are associated with losses that have occurred prior to the evaluation date. This is typically done by developing an ultimate loss ratio estimate for the full treaty year and applying this loss ratio to the earned premiums from the treaty year.

 

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II. RECONCILIATION OF GLOBAL LOSS TRIANGLES TO DECEMBER 31, 2013 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The tables below provide a reconciliation of our presented GLTs to our audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, respectively.

(Expressed in U.S. dollars in thousands)

 

Paid Losses and Paid LAE in 2012 Calendar Year   

Consolidated GLTs – net paid losses and ALAE1

   $ 798,111   

Paid losses and paid ALAE from excluded catastrophes

     37,071   

Paid ULAE

     26,494   

Foreign exchange and other

     (709
  

 

 

 

Paid losses and paid LAE in 2012 calendar year per 10-K

   $ 860,967   
  

 

 

 
Paid Losses and Paid LAE in 2013 Calendar Year   

Consolidated GLTs – net paid losses and ALAE1

   $ 975,101   

Paid losses and paid ALAE from excluded catastrophes

     82,526   

Paid ULAE

     32,904   

Foreign exchange and other

     (876
  

 

 

 

Paid losses and paid LAE in 2013 calendar year per 10-K

   $ 1,089,656   
  

 

 

 
Incurred Losses and Incurred LAE in 2012 Calendar Year   

Consolidated GLTs – net reported losses and ALAE1

   $ 894,216   

Reported losses and reported ALAE from excluded catastrophes

     71,437   

Reported ULAE

     26,494   

Change in IBNR

     147,319   

Foreign exchange and other

     (202
  

 

 

 

Incurred losses and incurred LAE in 2012 calendar year per 10-K

   $ 1,139,264   
  

 

 

 
Incurred Losses and Incurred LAE in 2013 Calendar Year   

Consolidated GLTs – net reported losses and ALAE1

   $ 1,017,327   

Reported losses and reported ALAE from excluded catastrophes

     31,051   

Reported ULAE

     32,904   

Change in IBNR

     37,395   

Foreign exchange and other

     4,565   
  

 

 

 

Incurred losses and incurred LAE in 2013 calendar year per 10-K

   $ 1,123,242   
  

 

 

 

 

1. Excludes losses from the following catastrophes: 2004 Hurricanes/Tropical Storms Charlie, Frances, Jeanne and Ivan; 2005 Hurricanes/Tropical Storms Katrina, Rita and Wilma; 2008 Hurricanes/Tropical Storms Gustav and Ike; 2010 Chilean Earthquake; 2011 Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami; 2012 Superstorm Sandy.

 

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III. GLOBAL LOSS TRIANGLES

Basis of Presentation

For the basis of this presentation, we have split our data into ten classes of GLTs, five for our direct insurance business and five for our reinsurance business. They are listed below:

 

   

Direct Insurance Business

  

Reinsurance Business

 

•      Property

  

•      Property Catastrophe

 

•      General Casualty

  

•      Property Per Risk

 

•      Professional Liability Lines

  

•      General Casualty

 

•      Healthcare

  

•      Professional Liability Lines

 

•      Specialty Lines

  

•      Specialty Lines Reinsurance

 

•      Our direct insurance general casualty business contains a mix of claims-made, occurrence-reported and occurrence policy forms.

General Casualty

Distribution of Gross Premiums Written

 

Underwriting

Year

   Claims-Made     Occurrence-
Reported
    Occurrence     Total  

2002

     20.3     26.1     53.6     100.0

2003

     16.6     30.0     53.4     100.0

2004

     20.3     30.7     49.0     100.0

2005

     14.4     35.2     50.4     100.0

2006

     16.1     32.3     51.6     100.0

2007

     16.5     35.5     48.0     100.0

2008

     16.3     29.8     54.0     100.0

2009

     10.9     22.1     67.0     100.0

2010

     11.4     19.3     69.4     100.0

2011

     11.0     15.1     73.9     100.0

2012

     9.4     13.0     77.6     100.0

2013

     8.5     10.8     80.7     100.0

 

    Our direct insurance specialty lines business includes aviation, surety and trade credit.

 

    Our reinsurance business classified as “specialty lines reinsurance” includes accident and health, workers’ compensation catastrophe coverage, aviation, crop and marine.

 

    Our reinsurance business is presented separately from our direct insurance business as we show the reinsurance classes on a treaty year basis. Many reinsurance treaties do not provide sufficient detail to split losses and loss adjustment expenses accurately by accident year or report year.

 

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    Our ten classes were selected to create categories that were relatively homogeneous yet were not so small as to have insufficient actuarial credibility.

 

    Our GLTs are presented in thousands of U.S. dollars, reflecting conversions from local currencies based upon the date on which the transactions were entered into the Company’s systems.

Description of Data Presented

For each class of business, earned premiums are presented both gross and net of external reinsurance, with intercompany reinsurance transactions not being reflected in the GLTs. For classes of business within our reinsurance lines, these premiums are presented on a treaty year basis. For all other classes of business, the net earned premiums are presented on a calendar year basis. GLTs that show cumulative paid losses and ALAE, gross and net of reinsurance, are presented for each class of business. In addition, we present GLTs of cumulative reported losses and ALAE (paid plus case reserves), gross and net of reinsurance, for each class of business. For the reinsurance classes of business, the GLTs are presented on a treaty year basis. For direct insurance business, property classes of business are presented on an accident year basis. Our general casualty classes of business are a blend of policies where losses can be triggered by either report date or accident date, so the paid and reported losses are a blend of report year and accident year data. The remaining casualty classes of business, including professional liability and healthcare, are presented on a report year basis. These conventions match the standard industry reserving practices for reinsurance and direct insurance, respectively.

Case reserves for Allied World’s reinsurance classes are generally established based upon reports received from ceding companies as we generally “follow their fortunes.” Additional case reserves may be established by Allied World to reflect our estimated ultimate cost of a loss. Any such additional case reserves have been included in the presented reinsurance GLTs.

The premiums in our reinsurance lines are often based upon estimates by the ceding companies. At the end of the treaty year, these estimates will be replaced by actual premiums. In addition, some of our reinsurance treaties may have premiums that are swing-rated subject to reinstatement premiums. The presented premium data is subject to future adjustments, either upwards or downwards, based upon these factors.

Large Losses

Loss development associated with the following six groups of catastrophic losses have been excluded from the GLTs for all lines except for property catastrophe reinsurance: (1) 2004 hurricanes, (2) 2005 hurricanes, (3) 2008 hurricanes, (4) 2010 Chilean Earthquake, (5) 2011 Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami and (6) 2012 Superstorm Sandy. These events have been excluded from the GLTs due to their magnitude in order to avoid distortions in the development factors and indicated reserve levels. Reserves for these events are not based on aggregate

 

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development statistics, but rather on ground-up, exposure-based assessments reflecting information provided by insureds and cedents on an insurance policy-by-policy and reinsurance contract-by-contract basis. Separate information is provided on these catastrophic events including gross and net paid losses, reported losses and IBNR as of December 31, 2013.

GLT Class Details

Insurance Lines of Business

Property – Our property insurance GLTs are shown on both a gross and net of reinsurance basis (see pages 13 and 18). The vast majority of the ceded reinsurance we have purchased for our direct property class of business is written as quota share reinsurance, with a smaller portion written as facultative reinsurance. We have not removed losses associated with recoveries from any catastrophe covers as we have excluded major catastrophes already from the data. The major catastrophes removed from our property insurance GLTs, as well as from our “property per risk reinsurance” and our “specialty lines reinsurance” GLTs discussed below, include:

 

    2004 – Hurricanes/Tropical Storms Charlie, Frances, Jeanne and Ivan;

 

    2005 – Hurricanes/Tropical Storms Katrina, Rita and Wilma;

 

    2008 – Hurricanes/Tropical Storms Gustav and Ike;

 

    2010 – Chilean Earthquake;

 

    2011 – Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami; and

 

    2012 – Superstorm Sandy.

It should be noted that we removed all property losses associated with these events, even after such storms may have weakened and moved inland. For our property insurance GLTs, the total amounts excluded from these storms are as follows:

 

     Gross      Net of Reinsurance  
     Paid      Reported      Paid      Reported  
     (Dollars in Millions)      (Dollars in Millions)  

2004 Events

   $ 170.1       $ 170.5       $ 148.5       $ 148.7   

2005 Events

   $ 458.4       $ 458.8       $ 190.0       $ 190.2   

2008 Events

   $ 97.9       $ 97.9       $ 62.0       $ 62.0   

2010 Events

   $ 65.9       $ 65.9       $ 50.9       $ 50.9   

2011 Events

   $ 43.6       $ 52.8       $ 30.6       $ 37.1   

2012 Events

   $ 81.0       $ 117.4       $ 64.7       $ 93.3   

Our property book of business has shifted over time. Over the last several years, we have de-emphasized energy classes of business, which included such industry classes as mining, chemical plants, pulp and paper manufacturing and refiners. In addition, our Bermuda property book of business (which is included in the property insurance GLTs) has evolved from largely being a primary insurance account based book of business to where we now write many accounts on an excess basis.

 

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General Casualty – Our general casualty insurance GLTs are shown on both a gross and net of reinsurance basis (see pages 14 and 19). Our Bermuda and European casualty books of business are comprised largely of Fortune 1000-type accounts with generally high attachment points with medians between $80 million and $100 million. Historically, about 61% to 63% of the earned premiums have come from occurrence policies. This percentage grew to 81% in 2013 as our business mix has shifted to more occurrence business as we expanded our U.S. underwriting platform. The vast majority of the ceded reinsurance we have purchased for the casualty class of business has been either quota share reinsurance or surplus treaty reinsurance. The general casualty book has changed over time, with pharmaceutical and energy classes being de-emphasized in Bermuda and with the business underwritten in the United States (which generally has a lower attachment point profile) shrinking in the 2005-2007 calendar years and growing in the 2008-2013 calendar years. In previous releases of our GLTs, trade credit was included in general casualty. It is now part of our newly-created specialty lines category.

Professional Liability Lines – Our professional liability lines insurance GLTs are shown on both a gross and net of reinsurance basis (see pages 15 and 20). Professional liability lines include directors and officers liability, errors & omissions liability, D&O side A cover, employment practices liability insurance, crime and fiduciary liability business. Similar to our casualty lines of business, our Bermuda and European professional liability lines are comprised largely of Fortune 1000 and FTSE 1000-type accounts with generally high attachment points with medians between $80 million and $100 million. It is not uncommon for the Company to “ventilate” an account, which means the Company underwrites two excess layers with differing attachment points. Our U.S. professional liability book has a very different profile, with a portion of the business underwritten on a primary basis for smaller, non-Fortune 1000 accounts. Common classes include insurance agencies, psychologists/counselors and smaller law firms. Our professional liability lines book of business, excluding crime, is written on claims-made and occurrence-reported basis and virtually none of this business is written on an occurrence basis (regardless of where it is written). Crime insurance is written on a losses discovered basis.

Healthcare – Our healthcare insurance GLTs are shown on both a gross and net of reinsurance basis (see pages 16 and 21). Our healthcare book of business is written on a claims-made and occurrence-reported basis and has virtually no business written on occurrence policy forms. The Bermuda healthcare group writes gross lines of up to $25 million, with average attachment points of around $45 million. This business is largely comprised of large hospitals, but does include managed care organizations and healthcare systems. The U.S. healthcare business has a much lower attachment point profile than the international book of business, with much of the U.S. business being written on a primary basis. It includes smaller hospitals and hospital systems, managed care organizations and medical facilities such as home care providers, specialized surgery and rehabilitation centers, and outpatient clinics. Our Bermuda business also writes some accounts on a primary basis, although typically over a large deductible.

Specialty Lines – Our specialty lines insurance GLTs are shown on both a gross and net of reinsurance basis (see pages 17 and 22). Our specialty lines book includes aviation, surety and trade credit lines of business. Our aviation line writes a combination of airlines, aerospace and general aviation. It writes gross lines up to $85 million and net lines up to $3 million. Our surety line targets contractors and writes (on a per bond basis) gross limits up to $20 million and

 

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net lines up to $10 million. Our trade credit line targets exporters, importers, financial institutions, contractors and investors. This line writes some multi-year policies. The average duration of in-force policies is 2.5 years. Our average gross line in trade credit is $3.6 million and our average net line is $2.4 million.

Reinsurance Lines of Business

Property Catastrophe – Our property catastrophe reinsurance GLTs are shown on both a gross and net of reinsurance basis (see pages 23 and 28). This business is excess-of-loss property catastrophe reinsurance. Typically, it has a relatively short tail.

Property Per Risk – Our property per risk reinsurance GLTs are shown on both a gross and net of reinsurance basis (see pages 24 and 29). This line contains our entire property reinsurance book of business, excluding property catastrophe coverages, and is written as either excess-of-loss reinsurance or quota share reinsurance.

General Casualty – Our general casualty reinsurance GLTs are shown on both a gross and net of reinsurance basis (see pages 25 and 30). This business is essentially comprised of any business that does not fit into the other casualty classes. It is largely umbrella casualty business that contains some workers’ compensation business. This business can be written as either excess-of-loss reinsurance or quota share reinsurance.

Professional Liability Lines – Our professional liability lines reinsurance GLTs are shown on both a gross and net of reinsurance basis (see pages 26 and 31). This business is largely written on a claims-made basis. Lines of business include employment practices liability insurance, medical malpractice, directors and officers, errors and omissions and miscellaneous professional classes and transactional risk liability. Some of our larger treaties can have complex structures, including swing-rated premiums, loss corridors and annual aggregate deductibles. This business is written as either excess-of-loss reinsurance or quota share reinsurance.

Specialty Lines – Our specialty lines reinsurance GLTs are shown on both a gross and net of reinsurance basis (see pages 27 and 32). This business is a mixture of miscellaneous lines including accident and health (which is predominantly catastrophe driven), workers’ compensation catastrophe, aviation, crop and marine. The marine treaties were impacted by various hurricanes (specifically Ivan, Katrina, Rita, Ike and Gustav) which went through the Gulf of Mexico.

 

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For our specialty lines reinsurance and property per risk GLTs, the total amounts excluded from the 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012 events discussed above are as follows:

 

     Gross      Net of Reinsurance  
     Paid      Reported      Paid      Reported  
     (Dollars in Millions)      (Dollars in Millions)  

2004 Events

   $ 38.4       $ 38.6       $ 38.4       $ 38.6   

2005 Events

   $ 93.9       $ 94.7       $ 86.9       $ 87.6   

2008 Events

   $ 1.6       $ 2.8       $ 1.6       $ 2.8   

2010 Events

   $ 0.1       $ 0.8       $ 0.1       $ 0.8   

2011 Events

   $ 0.1       $ 0.2       $ 0.1       $ 0.2   

2012 Events

   $ 19.9       $ 28.2       $ 19.9       $ 28.2   

 

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LOGO

December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Insurance Segment

Excluding large losses

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

Property Insurance (Gross of Ceded Reinsurance)

 

Cumulative Paid Loss & ALAE

                                                       

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     2,584        29,354        46,287        51,590        56,582        56,687        56,776        56,675        56,700        56,701        56,701        56,701   

2003

     50,572        136,299        198,801        217,328        218,048        217,531        221,698        221,688        221,846        221,814        221,834     

2004

     38,251        153,141        203,006        217,517        229,205        232,011        233,997        234,829        237,674        238,234       

2005

     91,198        228,634        308,207        354,253        366,892        365,434        367,337        365,380        371,504         

2006

     30,040        103,621        172,546        201,132        208,659        210,277        212,916        218,960           

2007

     43,151        129,076        169,655        186,261        191,756        199,710        214,911             

2008

     75,528        155,973        198,875        210,168        218,452        223,365               

2009

     24,044        64,420        74,513        77,316        80,185                 

2010

     44,677        107,035        128,647        142,847                   

2011

     52,142        115,929        167,463                     

2012

     21,849        55,504                       

2013

     37,145                         

Reported Loss & ALAE

                                                       

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     18,005        55,432        58,559        59,169        57,437        56,848        57,987        56,707        56,700        56,701        56,701        56,701   

2003

     146,467        208,054        228,434        232,111        227,106        224,146        222,856        222,651        222,550        222,481        222,501     

2004

     132,453        223,557        246,425        247,612        244,839        239,798        238,060        235,425        238,232        238,809       

2005

     224,245        353,712        382,922        384,183        382,139        370,420        368,929        366,287        371,875         

2006

     157,140        225,124        235,681        222,453        219,524        215,327        217,148        222,291           

2007

     189,533        227,570        227,509        220,583        221,004        220,826        223,190             

2008

     263,049        265,851        240,547        229,376        226,406        224,528               

2009

     89,871        89,436        88,222        85,366        82,359                 

2010

     114,296        156,419        155,810        151,297                   

2011

     156,249        188,552        186,102                     

2012

     72,725        81,044                       

2013

     91,583                         

Reported Loss & ALAE Ratio to Earned Premium (excluding IBNR)

                                     

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     9     28     30     30     29     29     30     29     29     29     29     29

2003

     30     43     47     48     47     46     46     46     46     46     46  

2004

     23     40     44     44     43     42     42     42     42     42    

2005

     47     74     80     81     80     78     77     77     78      

2006

     36     51     53     50     50     49     49     50        

2007

     45     54     54     52     52     52     53          

2008

     74     74     67     64     63     63            

2009

     33     33     32     31     30              

2010

     49     67     67     65                

2011

     69     84     82                  

2012

     28     31                    

2013

     32                      

 

Accident

Year

   Earned
Premium
     Loss & ALAE  
      Paid      Case O/S      Reported      IBNR      Ultimate      Ult. Ratio     Unpaid  

2002

     196,237         56,701         —           56,701         —           56,701         28.9     —     

2003

     483,719         221,834         667         222,501         164         222,665         46.0     831   

2004

     565,327         238,234         574         238,809         101         238,909         42.3     675   

2005

     476,481         371,504         371         371,875         90         371,965         78.1     461   

2006

     441,138         218,960         3,331         222,291         675         222,966         50.5     4,006   

2007

     423,468         214,911         8,279         223,190         1,057         224,247         53.0     9,337   

2008

     357,588         223,365         1,163         224,528         212         224,740         62.8     1,375   

2009

     272,873         80,185         2,174         82,359         1,066         83,426         30.6     3,241   

2010

     233,716         142,847         8,450         151,297         1,343         152,640         65.3     9,793   

2011

     225,599         167,463         18,639         186,102         12,889         198,992         88.2     31,529   

2012

     260,347         55,504         25,539         81,044         11,867         92,910         35.7     37,406   

2013

     288,689         37,145         54,438         91,583         45,552         137,136         47.5     99,990   

Total

     4,225,181         2,028,653         123,628         2,152,281         75,016         2,227,297         52.7     198,644   

 

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December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Insurance Segment

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

General Casualty Insurance (Gross of Ceded Reinsurance)

 

Cumulative Paid Loss & ALAE

                                                       

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     0        0        185        464        2,848        4,691        5,591        6,574        7,802        8,662        9,887        32,509   

2003

     0        461        16,019        18,500        29,401        55,140        57,458        57,463        57,487        57,534        58,354     

2004

     0        21        90        634        5,507        8,516        19,470        24,754        31,861        35,183       

2005

     15        26,548        31,396        63,544        65,785        118,117        118,386        120,531        121,513         

2006

     —          274        2,591        34,249        84,696        108,738        108,776        108,837           

2007

     107        7,235        9,707        13,553        26,963        29,224        30,500             

2008

     1,319        8,351        26,339        47,500        53,168        56,203               

2009

     309        8,309        36,402        60,422        72,065                 

2010

     1,045        61,109        132,702        141,538                   

2011

     8,380        28,876        66,220                     

2012

     8,699        49,617                       

2013

     15,162                         

Reported Loss & ALAE

                                                       

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     1,429        618        989        552        6,299        15,616        16,506        17,369        23,361        22,058        32,290        45,256   

2003

     23        13,124        25,852        33,579        58,980        59,141        57,667        57,575        57,537        57,534        58,484     

2004

     1,007        540        816        915        7,822        24,831        25,154        34,193        35,432        43,150       

2005

     30,852        109,619        113,339        119,923        124,573        124,781        123,362        149,613        137,571         

2006

     165        30,097        39,318        90,005        92,725        108,758        108,816        110,876           

2007

     4,131        15,419        15,970        32,500        37,670        38,733        37,800             

2008

     8,193        26,768        52,114        52,723        56,855        70,897               

2009

     1,876        35,225        49,792        70,495        83,552                 

2010

     70,055        131,974        159,214        165,337                   

2011

     34,513        109,349        160,328                     

2012

     57,620        91,112                       

2013

     56,177                         

Reported Loss & ALAE Ratio to Earned Premium (excluding IBNR)

                                           

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     2     1     1     1     7     18     19     20     27     25     37     51

2003

     0     5     10     13     23     23     22     22     22     22     23  

2004

     0     0     0     0     2     7     8     10     11     13    

2005

     10     37     38     40     42     42     41     50     46      

2006

     0     11     14     33     34     39     40     40        

2007

     2     6     6     12     14     15     14          

2008

     3     11     21     22     23     29            

2009

     1     13     19     27     32              

2010

     24     45     55     57                

2011

     10     33     48                  

2012

     14     22                    

2013

     10                      

 

Accident

Year

   Earned
Premium
     Loss & ALAE  
      Paid      Case O/S      Reported      IBNR      Ultimate      Ult. Ratio     Unpaid  

2002

     88,051         32,509         12,747         45,256         11,785         57,041         64.8     24,532   

2003

     257,017         58,354         130         58,484         28,982         87,466         34.0     29,112   

2004

     332,389         35,183         7,967         43,150         41,246         84,396         25.4     49,213   

2005

     297,511         121,513         16,058         137,571         48,915         186,486         62.7     64,973   

2006

     275,405         108,837         2,039         110,876         44,440         155,316         56.4     46,479   

2007

     264,680         30,500         7,300         37,800         53,405         91,204         34.5     60,705   

2008

     243,673         56,203         14,694         70,897         78,658         149,555         61.4     93,352   

2009

     265,068         72,065         11,487         83,552         106,400         189,951         71.7     117,886   

2010

     290,498         141,538         23,799         165,337         128,242         293,579         101.1     152,041   

2011

     333,193         66,220         94,108         160,328         154,978         315,306         94.6     249,086   

2012

     410,539         49,617         41,495         91,112         220,576         311,688         75.9     262,071   

2013

     540,110         15,162         41,015         56,177         325,919         382,096         70.7     366,934   

Total

     3,598,133         787,700         272,840         1,060,540         1,243,544         2,304,084         64.0     1,516,384   

 

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LOGO

December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Insurance Segment

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

Professional Liability Lines Insurance (Gross of Ceded Reinsurance)

 

Cumulative Paid Loss & ALAE

                                                       

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     —          10        61        5,225        13,909        45,884        59,860        59,930        59,944        59,984        62,538        62,538   

2003

     20        80        603        802        6,002        16,936        17,238        26,397        26,479        27,620        27,634     

2004

     15        683        7,406        29,477        30,403        39,004        48,452        48,571        48,702        48,721       

2005

     95        3,328        7,370        23,528        24,320        44,267        44,547        44,851        66,526         

2006

     296        6,850        44,815        59,330        88,030        97,134        111,154        121,125           

2007

     1,401        12,296        41,310        66,992        77,189        91,900        97,010             

2008

     2,750        22,943        46,656        103,602        162,592        193,830               

2009

     6,051        31,866        52,805        68,042        91,771                 

2010

     9,628        43,547        70,837        97,257                   

2011

     15,377        70,623        147,005                     

2012

     17,676        76,777                       

2013

     11,317                         

Reported Loss & ALAE

                                           

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     —          2,010        7,062        23,775        28,000        47,706        60,648        59,930        59,944        59,984        62,538        62,538   

2003

     60        243        858        6,255        33,468        41,460        44,712        42,038        43,597        43,237        50,759     

2004

     434        1,692        8,106        32,701        55,437        55,592        61,361        60,795        60,926        55,930       

2005

     3,931        15,625        48,363        51,426        50,281        58,062        58,190        59,136        67,575         

2006

     41,225        52,944        92,820        120,819        133,887        185,213        184,305        177,967           

2007

     11,223        47,137        111,624        143,673        135,584        124,918        129,073             

2008

     17,483        86,164        126,011        175,230        214,566        223,464               

2009

     20,752        62,075        79,290        92,922        160,122                 

2010

     30,731        70,628        107,204        119,358                   

2011

     47,123        120,843        195,734                     

2012

     47,124        168,886                       

2013

     45,848                         

Reported Loss & ALAE Ratio to Earned Premium (excluding IBNR)

                                           

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     0     3     12     40     47     80     102     101     101     101     105     105

2003

     0     0     0     3     14     17     19     18     18     18     21  

2004

     0     1     3     10     17     17     19     19     19     17    

2005

     1     4     14     15     14     16     17     17     19      

2006

     10     13     23     31     34     47     47     45        

2007

     3     11     26     33     31     29     30          

2008

     4     19     28     38     47     49            

2009

     4     12     16     18     32              

2010

     6     15     23     25                

2011

     10     25     41                  

2012

     9     32                    

2013

     8                      

 

Accident

Year

   Earned
Premium
     Loss & ALAE  
      Paid      Case O/S      Reported      IBNR      Ultimate      Ult. Ratio     Unpaid  

2002

     59,558         62,538         —           62,538         2,502         65,040         109.2     2,502   

2003

     237,656         27,634         23,125         50,759         22,648         73,407         30.9     45,773   

2004

     321,801         48,721         7,209         55,930         21,194         77,125         24.0     28,403   

2005

     352,174         66,526         1,050         67,575         23,258         90,834         25.8     24,308   

2006

     395,104         121,125         56,842         177,967         41,522         219,488         55.6     98,363   

2007

     431,009         97,010         32,063         129,073         64,945         194,017         45.0     97,008   

2008

     457,068         193,830         29,634         223,464         89,991         313,454         68.6     119,624   

2009

     506,027         91,771         68,350         160,122         152,981         313,103         61.9     221,331   

2010

     475,071         97,257         22,101         119,358         175,013         294,370         62.0     197,113   

2011

     475,741         147,005         48,729         195,734         186,994         382,728         80.4     235,723   

2012

     523,494         76,777         92,108         168,886         268,188         437,074         83.5     360,297   

2013

     568,088         11,317         34,531         45,848         346,551         392,399         69.1     381,082   

Total

     4,802,790         1,041,511         415,742         1,457,253         1,395,787         2,853,040         59.4     1,811,529   

 

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LOGO

December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Insurance Segment

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

Healthcare Insurance (Gross of Ceded Reinsurance)

 

Cumulative Paid Loss & ALAE

                                                       

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     —          835        2,158        3,209        5,533        8,008        8,020        8,023        8,025        8,025        8,027        8,027   

2003

     1        4,202        11,148        13,777        14,724        18,198        18,756        20,074        20,104        23,203        23,682     

2004

     2        852        5,892        9,738        12,694        13,229        13,379        13,786        15,325        16,432       

2005

     277        2,861        4,941        10,255        11,122        11,692        13,475        13,647        14,205         

2006

     381        4,009        5,864        12,839        16,034        19,443        22,350        22,403           

2007

     944        7,190        17,307        20,125        23,303        32,100        41,666             

2008

     793        9,776        18,469        28,147        34,461        37,679               

2009

     6,586        16,658        27,046        38,893        65,611                 

2010

     2,139        12,035        32,320        51,166                   

2011

     1,952        15,628        58,652                     

2012

     1,917        19,552                       

2013

     3,334                         

Reported Loss & ALAE

                                           

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     130        1,350        5,450        8,985        8,910        8,444        8,121        8,086        8,046        8,042        8,027        8,027   

2003

     345        11,153        20,246        20,723        20,529        23,625        23,160        23,420        23,793        25,905        24,294     

2004

     1,849        6,406        12,190        14,720        14,999        16,045        15,928        15,944        17,967        16,524       

2005

     5,566        11,649        15,497        14,435        13,384        13,710        14,639        15,443        15,803         

2006

     5,666        11,753        13,222        17,022        19,082        24,650        23,322        23,184           

2007

     3,773        15,281        24,537        37,172        39,822        45,816        44,230             

2008

     3,801        19,115        33,315        40,238        45,251        46,688               

2009

     10,999        29,590        48,289        72,916        97,231                 

2010

     11,731        38,553        77,291        83,261                   

2011

     10,479        50,825        100,134                     

2012

     15,082        56,582                       

2013

     10,764                         

Reported Loss & ALAE Ratio to Earned Premium (excluding IBNR)

                                           

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     0     3     14     23     22     21     20     20     20     20     20     20

2003

     0     15     27     27     27     31     30     31     31     34     32  

2004

     2     5     10     12     12     13     13     13     15     14    

2005

     4     9     11     11     10     10     11     11     12      

2006

     4     8     9     11     13     16     16     15        

2007

     3     10     17     25     27     31     30          

2008

     2     11     20     24     27     27            

2009

     6     15     24     37     49              

2010

     5     17     35     37                

2011

     5     22     44                  

2012

     6     24                    

2013

     5                      

 

Accident

Year

   Earned
Premium
     Loss & ALAE  
      Paid      Case O/S      Reported      IBNR      Ultimate      Ult. Ratio     Unpaid  

2002

     39,904         8,027         —           8,027         —           8,027         20.1     —     

2003

     76,140         23,682         612         24,294         3,773         28,067         36.9     4,384   

2004

     120,800         16,432         92         16,524         5,201         21,725         18.0     5,293   

2005

     136,577         14,205         1,597         15,803         5,792         21,595         15.8     7,389   

2006

     150,401         22,403         782         23,184         4,374         27,558         18.3     5,156   

2007

     147,720         41,666         2,563         44,230         7,528         51,758         35.0     10,092   

2008

     170,600         37,679         9,010         46,688         13,246         59,934         35.1     22,256   

2009

     197,314         65,611         31,620         97,231         18,320         115,551         58.6     49,940   

2010

     222,171         51,166         32,095         83,261         54,349         137,610         61.9     86,443   

2011

     228,445         58,652         41,482         100,134         44,330         144,464         63.2     85,812   

2012

     237,910         19,552         37,029         56,582         86,642         143,224         60.2     123,671   

2013

     233,745         3,334         7,429         10,764         127,843         138,607         59.3     135,273   

Total

     1,961,726         362,409         164,312         526,721         371,398         898,119         45.8     535,710   

 

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December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Insurance Segment

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

Specialty Lines Insurance (Gross of Ceded Reinsurance)

 

Cumulative Paid Loss & ALAE

                                                              

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60      72      84      96      108      120      132      144  

2002

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

2003

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —           —           —           —           —        

2004

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —           —           —           —           

2005

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —           —           —              

2006

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —           —                 

2007

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —                    

2008

     —          —          —          —          —           —                       

2009

     —          —          —          —          —                          

2010

     —          —          —          —                            

2011

     —          —          —                              

2012

     —          202                              

2013

     324                                

Reported Loss & ALAE

                                                  

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60      72      84      96      108      120      132      144  

2002

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

2003

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —           —           —           —           —        

2004

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —           —           —           —           

2005

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —           —           —              

2006

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —           —                 

2007

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —                    

2008

     —          —          —          —          —           —                       

2009

     —          —          —          —          —                          

2010

     —          —          —          —                            

2011

     —          —          —                              

2012

     —          210                              

2013

     420                                

Reported Loss & ALAE Ratio to Earned Premium (excluding IBNR)

                                                  

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60      72      84      96      108      120      132      144  

2002

                               

2003

                               

2004

                               

2005

                               

2006

                               

2007

                               

2008

                               

2009

                               

2010

     0     0     0     0                       

2011

     0     0     0                         

2012

     0     2                           

2013

     1                             

 

Accident

Year

   Earned
Premium
     Loss & ALAE  
      Paid      Case O/S      Reported      IBNR      Ultimate      Ult. Ratio     Unpaid  

2002

     —           —           —           —           —           —           0.0     —     

2003

     —           —           —           —           —           —           0.0     —     

2004

     —           —           —           —           —           —           0.0     —     

2005

     —           —           —           —           —           —           0.0     —     

2006

     —           —           —           —           —           —           0.0     —     

2007

     —           —           —           —           —           —           0.0     —     

2008

     —           —           —           —           —           —           0.0     —     

2009

     —           —           —           —           —           —           0.0     —     

2010

     153         —           —           —           61         61         40.0     61   

2011

     3,124         —           —           —           1,249         1,249         40.0     1,249   

2012

     13,763         202         8         210         5,984         6,193         45.0     5,992   

2013

     33,696         324         96         420         17,292         17,712         52.6     17,387   

Total

     50,736         526         104         630         24,586         25,216         49.7     24,690   

 

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December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Insurance Segment

Excluding large losses

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

Property Insurance (Net of Ceded Reinsurance)

 

Cumulative Paid Loss & ALAE

 

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     2,572        27,085        39,606        43,638        48,955        49,063        49,154        49,054        49,066        49,067        49,067        49,067   

2003

     49,208        118,094        163,485        175,303        175,715        175,379        179,293        179,283        179,378        179,392        179,412     

2004

     25,256        94,518        131,352        141,420        148,139        149,307        150,467        150,907        152,189        152,736       

2005

     40,373        99,880        138,713        161,091        165,024        165,290        166,393        164,486        167,270         

2006

     12,871        46,209        76,773        87,886        93,293        94,060        95,230        98,988           

2007

     20,325        62,106        79,511        86,918        89,091        94,204        101,836             

2008

     38,751        84,955        109,698        117,040        121,119        125,558               

2009

     15,993        42,846        50,242        53,634        54,424                 

2010

     29,325        67,717        83,322        92,881                   

2011

     31,764        79,873        119,623                     

2012

     17,121        43,658                       

2013

     29,985                         

Reported Loss & ALAE

 

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     15,359        48,581        50,631        50,905        49,787        49,206        50,347        49,066        49,066        49,067        49,067        49,067   

2003

     130,863        173,192        187,840        187,279        182,859        180,769        179,873        179,676        179,641        179,619        179,638     

2004

     83,824        136,345        156,171        159,157        156,810        153,693        152,326        151,247        152,540        153,117       

2005

     99,789        152,456        173,462        173,122        172,390        167,846        167,108        164,600        167,408         

2006

     65,486        96,268        101,170        99,127        97,845        96,643        98,153        101,414           

2007

     91,985        107,261        107,409        105,592        105,695        105,889        107,814             

2008

     153,019        152,847        136,537        128,392        126,912        125,946               

2009

     59,002        61,631        60,966        60,584        55,866                 

2010

     70,807        99,749        100,178        98,475                   

2011

     109,475        134,352        133,262                     

2012

     55,943        63,487                       

2013

     76,222                         

Reported Loss & ALAE Ratio to Earned Premium (excluding IBNR)

 

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     9     28     29     30     29     29     29     29     29     29     29     29

2003

     37     49     53     53     51     51     50     50     50     50     50  

2004

     25     41     47     48     47     46     46     45     46     46    

2005

     44     67     76     76     76     74     74     73     74      

2006

     34     50     53     52     51     51     51     53        

2007

     51     59     60     59     59     59     60          

2008

     88     88     79     74     73     72            

2009

     41     43     43     42     39              

2010

     55     78     78     77                

2011

     78     96     95                  

2012

     30     34                    

2013

     38                      

 

Accident

Year

   Earned
Premium
     Loss & ALAE  
      Paid      Case O/S      Reported      IBNR      Ultimate      Ult. Ratio     Unpaid  

2002

     171,696         49,067         —           49,067         —           49,067         28.6     —     

2003

     356,275         179,412         227         179,638         74         179,713         50.4     301   

2004

     333,170         152,736         381         153,117         38         153,155         46.0     419   

2005

     226,828         167,270         137         167,408         31         167,439         73.8     168   

2006

     190,783         98,988         2,426         101,414         210         101,624         53.3     2,636   

2007

     180,460         101,836         5,978         107,814         620         108,434         60.1     6,598   

2008

     173,790         125,558         388         125,946         213         126,160         72.6     601   

2009

     142,872         54,424         1,443         55,866         844         56,710         39.7     2,287   

2010

     128,427         92,881         5,594         98,475         1,640         100,115         78.0     7,234   

2011

     139,897         119,623         13,640         133,262         9,656         142,918         102.2     23,295   

2012

     184,341         43,658         19,829         63,487         8,618         72,104         39.1     28,447   

2013

     198,607         29,985         46,237         76,222         33,951         110,173         55.5     80,188   

Total

     2,427,147         1,215,437         96,279         1,311,716         55,895         1,367,611         56.3     152,174   

 

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December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Insurance Segment

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

General Casualty Insurance (Net of Ceded Reinsurance)

 

Cumulative Paid Loss & ALAE

 

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     0        0        185        464        2,848        4,691        5,591        6,574        7,802        8,662        9,887        32,509   

2003

     0        461        16,018        18,499        29,401        55,139        57,457        57,462        57,486        57,533        58,350     

2004

     0        14        77        506        5,053        7,545        16,465        21,745        28,834        32,156       

2005

     15        26,496        31,126        60,576        62,700        93,736        93,977        95,881        96,746         

2006

     —          266        2,570        29,999        56,694        72,659        72,688        72,748           

2007

     90        6,212        7,646        11,171        23,180        25,344        26,630             

2008

     1,114        5,663        18,971        35,915        39,859        42,103               

2009

     308        5,891        25,347        45,889        53,478                 

2010

     932        33,959        81,399        89,512                   

2011

     6,911        24,609        51,559                     

2012

     8,513        43,462                       

2013

     14,231                         

Reported Loss & ALAE

 

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     1,429        618        989        552        6,299        15,616        16,506        17,369        23,361        22,058        32,290        45,256   

2003

     23        13,124        25,852        33,578        58,980        59,140        57,666        57,574        57,536        57,533        58,480     

2004

     1,007        532        802        668        7,207        21,354        21,803        30,832        32,090        39,808       

2005

     30,852        85,663        89,087        95,511        100,049        100,281        98,800        123,397        112,804         

2006

     165        27,081        35,290        61,938        63,445        72,671        72,728        74,787           

2007

     4,081        13,364        13,836        28,498        31,557        32,539        31,970             

2008

     5,543        19,509        39,067        39,434        42,650        53,002               

2009

     1,875        23,928        32,781        51,965        60,412                 

2010

     46,228        81,263        100,397        105,190                   

2011

     29,292        67,676        105,550                     

2012

     43,065        77,426                       

2013

     47,253                         

Reported Loss & ALAE Ratio to Earned Premium (excluding IBNR)

 

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     2     1     1     1     7     18     19     20     27     25     37     51

2003

     0     6     11     14     25     25     25     25     25     25     25  

2004

     0     0     0     0     3     8     8     11     12     15    

2005

     13     36     38     40     42     42     42     52     48      

2006

     0     13     16     29     30     34     34     35        

2007

     2     7     7     15     16     17     17          

2008

     3     12     24     24     26     33            

2009

     1     14     19     30     35              

2010

     24     42     51     54                

2011

     13     30     47                  

2012

     16     28                    

2013

     13                      

 

Accident

Year

   Earned
Premium
     Loss & ALAE  
      Paid      Case O/S      Reported      IBNR      Ultimate      Ult. Ratio     Unpaid  

2002

     88,051         32,509         12,747         45,256         11,785         57,041         64.8     24,532   

2003

     233,589         58,350         130         58,480         26,339         84,819         36.3     26,469   

2004

     271,160         32,156         7,652         39,808         33,668         73,476         27.1     41,320   

2005

     236,587         96,746         16,058         112,804         38,822         151,626         64.1     54,880   

2006

     214,376         72,748         2,039         74,787         33,836         108,622         50.7     35,875   

2007

     192,097         26,630         5,340         31,970         38,398         70,368         36.6     43,739   

2008

     162,750         42,103         10,900         53,002         52,094         105,097         64.6     62,994   

2009

     172,403         53,478         6,934         60,412         64,054         124,466         72.2     70,988   

2010

     195,237         89,512         15,679         105,190         79,748         184,939         94.7     95,427   

2011

     222,493         51,559         53,991         105,550         88,753         194,303         87.3     142,744   

2012

     274,262         43,462         33,964         77,426         128,171         205,597         75.0     162,135   

2013

     355,375         14,231         33,022         47,253         197,424         244,678         68.9     230,447   

Total

     2,618,380         613,483         198,456         811,939         793,092         1,605,032         61.3     991,548   

 

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LOGO

December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Insurance Segment

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

Professional Liability Lines Insurance (Net of Ceded Reinsurance)

 

Cumulative Paid Loss & ALAE

 

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     —          10        61        5,225        13,909        45,884        59,860        59,930        59,944        59,984        62,538        62,538   

2003

     20        80        603        799        5,997        15,424        15,727        24,885        24,967        26,108        26,122     

2004

     15        681        7,403        29,464        30,384        38,983        48,431        48,537        48,664        48,681       

2005

     95        3,328        7,272        18,291        19,043        40,954        41,214        41,518        63,193         

2006

     266        4,296        34,123        48,611        70,853        79,956        93,976        103,946           

2007

     1,312        11,982        36,732        56,952        66,212        77,668        81,848             

2008

     2,728        20,856        38,433        81,913        130,144        154,778               

2009

     5,938        30,737        51,066        65,487        87,231                 

2010

     9,575        43,251        69,631        93,515                   

2011

     15,257        65,775        125,150                     

2012

     17,643        72,702                       

2013

     11,208                         

Reported Loss & ALAE

 

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     —          2,010        7,062        23,775        28,000        47,706        60,648        59,930        59,944        59,984        62,538        62,538   

2003

     60        243        858        6,252        31,963        39,947        43,200        40,526        42,085        41,725        49,247     

2004

     434        1,690        8,102        32,688        55,417        55,570        61,340        60,761        60,888        55,890       

2005

     3,931        12,613        40,988        43,748        42,802        54,727        54,855        55,801        64,240         

2006

     41,109        40,424        77,728        97,820        112,069        162,521        161,730        159,555           

2007

     10,557        30,869        79,692        107,002        112,600        106,267        110,413             

2008

     15,136        72,016        104,703        144,350        174,781        182,616               

2009

     20,418        59,130        74,956        86,676        141,375                 

2010

     30,527        68,384        101,151        111,877                   

2011

     46,013        113,706        164,253                     

2012

     45,869        154,392                       

2013

     45,185                         

Reported Loss & ALAE Ratio to Earned Premium (excluding IBNR)

 

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     0     3     12     40     47     80     102     101     101     101     105     105

2003

     0     0     0     3     14     17     19     17     18     18     21  

2004

     0     1     3     11     18     18     20     20     20     18    

2005

     1     4     13     13     13     17     17     17     20      

2006

     12     12     23     28     33     47     47     46        

2007

     3     9     23     31     32     30     32          

2008

     4     21     31     42     51     53            

2009

     5     15     19     22     36              

2010

     9     19     28     31                

2011

     13     32     47                  

2012

     13     42                    

2013

     11                      

 

Accident

Year

   Earned
Premium
     Loss & ALAE  
      Paid      Case O/S      Reported      IBNR      Ultimate      Ult. Ratio     Unpaid  

2002

     59,558         62,538         —           62,538         2,502         65,040         109.2     2,502   

2003

     232,141         26,122         23,125         49,247         22,211         71,458         30.8     45,336   

2004

     304,642         48,681         7,209         55,890         20,094         75,984         24.9     27,303   

2005

     326,766         63,193         1,048         64,240         22,268         86,509         26.5     23,316   

2006

     343,955         103,946         55,609         159,555         39,190         198,746         57.8     94,800   

2007

     350,081         81,848         28,565         110,413         56,740         167,153         47.7     85,306   

2008

     342,038         154,778         27,839         182,616         72,129         254,745         74.5     99,968   

2009

     387,530         87,231         54,143         141,375         117,385         258,760         66.8     171,529   

2010

     355,437         93,515         18,362         111,877         125,349         237,227         66.7     143,711   

2011

     352,026         125,150         39,103         164,253         122,533         286,786         81.5     161,636   

2012

     365,086         72,702         81,690         154,392         168,575         322,967         88.5     250,265   

2013

     393,010         11,208         33,977         45,185         230,497         275,682         70.1     264,474   

Total

     3,812,270         930,913         370,670         1,301,583         999,475         2,301,058         60.4     1,370,145   

 

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LOGO

December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Insurance Segment

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

Healthcare Insurance (Net of Ceded Reinsurance)

 

Cumulative Paid Loss & ALAE

 

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     —          835        2,158        3,209        5,533        8,008        8,020        8,023        8,025        8,025        8,027        8,027   

2003

     1        4,202        11,148        13,777        14,724        18,198        18,756        20,074        20,104        23,203        23,682     

2004

     2        841        5,881        9,727        12,683        13,218        13,368        13,775        15,315        16,421       

2005

     237        2,681        4,577        9,493        10,026        10,549        11,912        12,068        12,622         

2006

     308        2,652        4,428        8,749        11,948        14,604        16,824        16,875           

2007

     934        6,029        15,608        18,396        21,564        25,807        35,089             

2008

     789        7,893        15,849        25,510        31,383        33,650               

2009

     4,581        14,167        24,510        35,976        54,691                 

2010

     2,135        12,031        31,600        49,743                   

2011

     1,923        15,082        51,054                     

2012

     1,903        17,840                       

2013

     3,244                         

Reported Loss & ALAE

 

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     130        1,350        5,450        8,985        8,910        8,444        8,121        8,086        8,046        8,042        8,027        8,027   

2003

     345        11,153        20,246        20,723        20,529        23,625        23,160        23,420        23,793        25,905        24,294     

2004

     1,846        6,395        12,054        14,584        14,863        15,909        15,917        15,933        17,957        16,514       

2005

     5,197        10,142        13,483        12,473        11,766        12,116        12,937        13,753        14,113         

2006

     4,267        8,926        10,239        12,740        14,827        17,791        17,796        17,657           

2007

     3,603        13,040        22,295        31,659        34,971        35,581        37,622             

2008

     3,786        16,754        29,522        35,794        38,252        39,607               

2009

     8,941        26,830        45,105        61,791        77,272                 

2010

     11,044        37,863        69,498        76,309                   

2011

     10,218        48,409        87,339                     

2012

     15,061        46,588                       

2013

     10,502                         

Reported Loss & ALAE Ratio to Earned Premium (excluding IBNR)

 

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     0     3     14     23     22     21     20     20     20     20     20     20

2003

     0     15     27     28     27     31     31     31     32     35     32  

2004

     2     6     10     13     13     14     14     14     16     14    

2005

     4     9     11     11     10     10     11     12     12      

2006

     3     7     8     10     12     14     14     14        

2007

     3     11     19     27     30     30     32          

2008

     3     13     22     27     29     30            

2009

     6     18     30     41     51              

2010

     6     22     41     45                

2011

     6     28     50                  

2012

     9     26                    

2013

     6                      

 

Accident

Year

   Earned
Premium
     Loss & ALAE  
      Paid      Case O/S      Reported      IBNR      Ultimate      Ult. Ratio     Unpaid  

2002

     39,904         8,027         —           8,027         —           8,027         20.1     —     

2003

     75,002         23,682         612         24,294         3,773         28,067         37.4     4,384   

2004

     114,883         16,421         92         16,514         5,201         21,715         18.9     5,293   

2005

     118,565         12,622         1,491         14,113         5,794         19,907         16.8     7,285   

2006

     124,024         16,875         782         17,657         4,293         21,949         17.7     5,075   

2007

     117,774         35,089         2,533         37,622         6,415         44,037         37.4     8,948   

2008

     131,428         33,650         5,957         39,607         9,614         49,221         37.5     15,571   

2009

     150,183         54,691         22,581         77,272         13,884         91,156         60.7     36,465   

2010

     170,003         49,743         26,566         76,309         37,922         114,231         67.2     64,487   

2011

     173,748         51,054         36,285         87,339         30,763         118,102         68.0     67,048   

2012

     176,483         17,840         28,748         46,588         61,038         107,626         61.0     89,786   

2013

     173,347         3,244         7,258         10,502         92,571         103,074         59.5     99,830   

Total

     1,565,343         322,938         132,905         455,843         271,267         727,110         46.5     404,172   

 

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LOGO

December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Insurance Segment

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

Specialty Lines Insurance (Net of Ceded Reinsurance)

 

Cumulative Paid Loss & ALAE

 

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60      72      84      96      108      120      132      144  

2002

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

2003

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —           —           —           —           —        

2004

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —           —           —           —           

2005

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —           —           —              

2006

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —           —                 

2007

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —                    

2008

     —          —          —          —          —           —                       

2009

     —          —          —          —          —                          

2010

     —          —          —          —                            

2011

     —          —          —                              

2012

     —          126                              

2013

     189                                

Reported Loss & ALAE

 

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60      72      84      96      108      120      132      144  

2002

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

2003

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —           —           —           —           —        

2004

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —           —           —           —           

2005

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —           —           —              

2006

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —           —                 

2007

     —          —          —          —          —           —           —                    

2008

     —          —          —          —          —           —                       

2009

     —          —          —          —          —                          

2010

     —          —          —          —                            

2011

     —          —          —                              

2012

     —          131                              

2013

     245                                

Reported Loss & ALAE Ratio to Earned Premium (excluding IBNR)

 

Accident

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60      72      84      96      108      120      132      144  

2002

                               

2003

                               

2004

                               

2005

                               

2006

                               

2007

                               

2008

                               

2009

                               

2010

     0     0     0     0                       

2011

     0     0     0                         

2012

     0     1                           

2013

     1                             

 

Accident

Year

   Earned
Premium
     Loss & ALAE  
      Paid      Case O/S      Reported      IBNR      Ultimate      Ult. Ratio     Unpaid  

2002

     —           —           —           —           —           —           0.0     —     

2003

     —           —           —           —           —           —           0.0     —     

2004

     —           —           —           —           —           —           0.0     —     

2005

     —           —           —           —           —           —           0.0     —     

2006

     —           —           —           —           —           —           0.0     —     

2007

     —           —           —           —           —           —           0.0     —     

2008

     —           —           —           —           —           —           0.0     —     

2009

     —           —           —           —           —           —           0.0     —     

2010

     153         —           —           —           61         61         40.0     61   

2011

     2,470         —           —           —           988         988         40.0     988   

2012

     9,471         126         5         131         4,131         4,262         45.0     4,136   

2013

     24,246         189         55         245         13,071         13,316         54.9     13,126   

Total

     36,340         316         60         376         18,251         18,627         51.3     18,311   

 

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December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Reinsurance Segment

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

Property Catastrophe Reinsurance (Gross of Ceded Reinsurance)

 

Cumulative Paid Loss & ALAE

 

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     101        2,131        4,161        4,194        4,310        4,310        4,336        4,336        4,336        4,336        4,336        4,336   

2003

     3,977        6,251        6,882        6,831        6,843        7,235        7,237        7,237        7,237        7,237        7,237     

2004

     17,379        47,475        55,350        57,786        59,259        60,040        60,489        60,852        61,286        61,324       

2005

     35,255        121,814        141,709        148,497        151,206        152,497        152,998        153,327        153,722         

2006

     710        8,912        9,671        9,829        9,903        9,917        9,917        9,917           

2007

     3,999        12,770        12,511        12,767        12,561        12,603        12,641             

2008

     15,798        26,979        30,619        32,007        33,204        33,596               

2009

     269        905        2,977        4,139        4,664                 

2010

     3,798        54,580        76,523        86,082                   

2011

     22,254        64,133        103,495                     

2012

     26,282        65,659                       

2013

     13,043                         

Reported Loss & ALAE

 

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     3,041        5,163        4,370        4,390        4,372        4,371        4,356        4,356        4,336        4,336        4,336        4,336   

2003

     6,172        7,561        7,009        6,920        6,939        7,235        7,237        7,237        7,237        7,237        7,237     

2004

     33,642        56,808        59,396        60,325        60,712        61,073        60,889        61,110        61,373        61,373       

2005

     130,142        151,004        151,495        153,665        154,739        155,285        155,383        155,317        154,028         

2006

     3,275        9,580        9,885        10,172        10,131        10,136        10,131        10,141           

2007

     17,051        15,664        13,584        13,412        12,847        12,778        12,789             

2008

     31,318        32,595        33,106        33,901        33,952        33,896               

2009

     2,557        5,613        5,246        5,281        5,051                 

2010

     32,490        86,547        103,457        100,107                   

2011

     89,719        123,934        124,451                     

2012

     55,315        84,386                       

2013

     46,205                         

Reported Loss & ALAE Ratio to Earned Premium (excluding IBNR)

 

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     9     13     11     11     11     11     11     11     11     11     11     11

2003

     12     12     11     11     11     12     12     12     12     12     12  

2004

     60     84     87     89     89     90     90     90     90     90    

2005

     180     182     183     185     187     187     187     187     186      

2006

     6     14     15     15     15     15     15     15        

2007

     30     22     19     18     18     18     18          

2008

     63     49     49     50     51     51            

2009

     4     7     6     6     6              

2010

     31     64     76     73                

2011

     64     63     63                  

2012

     31     33                    

2013

     19                      

 

Treaty

Year

   Earned
Premium
     Loss & ALAE  
      Paid      Case O/S      Reported      IBNR     Ultimate      Ult. Ratio     Unpaid  

2002

     41,284         4,336         0         4,336         (0     4,336         10.5     0   

2003

     61,251         7,237         0         7,237         (0     7,237         11.8     (0

2004

     68,026         61,324         49         61,373         6        61,379         90.2     55   

2005

     82,969         153,722         306         154,028         72        154,100         185.7     378   

2006

     67,244         9,917         223         10,141         25        10,166         15.1     248   

2007

     72,659         12,641         148         12,789         12        12,800         17.6     160   

2008

     66,958         33,596         299         33,896         131        34,027         50.8     431   

2009

     83,062         4,664         388         5,051         255        5,306         6.4     643   

2010

     136,472         86,082         14,025         100,107         5,297        105,404         77.2     19,322   

2011

     198,072         103,495         20,955         124,451         9,268        133,718         67.5     30,223   

2012

     252,465         65,659         18,727         84,386         8,587        92,973         36.8     27,314   

2013

     239,665         13,043         33,163         46,205         51,280        97,485         40.7     84,443   

Total

     1,370,128         555,715         88,284         644,000         74,933        718,932         52.5     163,217   

 

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December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Reinsurance Segment

Excluding large losses

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

Property Per Risk Reinsurance (Gross of Ceded Reinsurance)

 

Cumulative Paid Loss & ALAE

                                                       

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     1,994        14,146        21,254        24,533        26,202        27,034        27,241        27,550        27,573        27,588        27,587        28,446   

2003

     1,794        9,960        13,446        16,264        17,931        18,421        18,892        19,262        19,340        19,374        19,377     

2004

     949        7,461        11,995        14,439        15,598        17,294        17,210        17,405        17,442        17,490       

2005

     5,111        23,166        29,796        31,025        42,623        46,347        46,594        47,527        47,900         

2006

     3,793        17,679        23,689        27,465        29,525        29,862        29,924        29,785           

2007

     717        8,668        12,738        14,733        15,753        19,398        19,896             

2008

     3,920        10,738        12,479        14,966        15,195        15,210               

2009

     4,664        12,112        18,692        21,638        23,043                 

2010

     5,835        20,289        29,650        32,846                   

2011

     4,003        22,074        31,706                     

2012

     5,422        31,365                       

2013

     5,155                         

Reported Loss & ALAE

                                                       

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     3,082        17,552        26,185        27,026        27,589        27,756        27,588        27,715        27,606        27,628        27,603        28,448   

2003

     6,313        14,931        17,064        19,609        19,904        19,931        20,437        19,891        19,427        19,377        19,428     

2004

     7,729        9,571        14,654        16,236        16,650        17,180        17,493        17,538        17,528        17,858       

2005

     6,675        33,802        43,645        45,360        45,571        46,163        46,136        47,257        48,255         

2006

     9,307        23,794        30,449        30,525        30,085        30,377        30,259        30,121           

2007

     3,360        23,153        24,853        23,927        23,660        20,075        20,199             

2008

     9,627        15,156        15,746        16,123        16,068        15,801               

2009

     11,574        20,126        21,982        23,031        23,360                 

2010

     13,219        34,080        36,749        35,946                   

2011

     16,736        38,181        41,381                     

2012

     19,163        43,213                       

2013

     22,853                         

Reported Loss & ALAE Ratio to Earned Premium (excluding IBNR)

                                           

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     17     28     41     42     43     43     43     43     43     43     43     44

2003

     19     22     24     28     29     30     31     30     29     29     29  

2004

     16     13     20     22     22     23     23     23     23     24    

2005

     15     43     57     59     59     60     60     61     63      

2006

     19     35     45     45     44     45     44     44        

2007

     14     57     60     57     56     48     48          

2008

     42     46     48     49     48     48            

2009

     51     58     62     65     66              

2010

     39     69     72     71                

2011

     38     54     59                  

2012

     33     43                    

2013

     31                      

 

Treaty

Year

   Earned
Premium
     Loss & ALAE  
      Paid      Case O/S      Reported      IBNR      Ultimate      Ult. Ratio     Unpaid  

2002

     64,253         28,446         3         28,448         6         28,454         44.3     8   

2003

     66,185         19,377         51         19,428         26         19,454         29.4     77   

2004

     75,094         17,490         368         17,858         184         18,043         24.0     552   

2005

     77,035         47,900         355         48,255         175         48,430         62.9     530   

2006

     68,059         29,785         336         30,121         123         30,245         44.4     460   

2007

     41,917         19,896         303         20,199         373         20,573         49.1     676   

2008

     33,169         15,210         591         15,801         358         16,159         48.7     949   

2009

     35,355         23,043         317         23,360         105         23,464         66.4     422   

2010

     50,890         32,846         3,099         35,946         1,609         37,555         73.8     4,708   

2011

     69,634         31,706         9,675         41,381         8,625         50,006         71.8     18,300   

2012

     99,745         31,365         11,848         43,213         24,492         67,705         67.9     36,340   

2013

     74,752         5,155         17,697         22,853         37,626         60,479         80.9     55,324   

Total

     756,089         302,219         44,645         346,863         73,703         420,566         55.6     118,347   

 

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LOGO

December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Reinsurance Segment

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

General Casualty Reinsurance (Gross of Ceded Reinsurance)

 

Cumulative Paid Loss & ALAE

                                                       

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     329        3,688        7,670        10,682        13,471        15,290        16,500        17,685        18,347        18,481        18,814        18,880   

2003

     705        3,063        5,962        11,466        21,916        26,087        27,838        30,357        32,877        35,385        36,800     

2004

     648        1,088        6,331        11,850        21,718        28,466        37,451        40,561        44,091        45,848       

2005

     119        1,584        9,500        19,705        31,410        41,416        50,092        57,041        59,700         

2006

     944        6,183        20,496        34,829        43,542        51,219        56,562        63,383           

2007

     3        3,135        10,113        26,839        39,243        49,828        59,483             

2008

     29        1,468        13,077        22,515        34,675        49,334               

2009

     460        4,842        16,498        27,254        44,857                 

2010

     519        24,429        45,235        61,016                   

2011

     849        12,560        32,168                     

2012

     842        10,435                       

2013

     75                         

Reported Loss & ALAE

                                                       

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     346        5,531        10,970        18,737        19,011        19,864        20,694        19,214        19,906        19,931        19,860        19,869   

2003

     1,588        8,176        11,853        21,884        28,983        29,495        32,262        33,460        36,363        37,525        38,890     

2004

     1,357        9,104        14,286        23,228        36,173        44,570        45,306        48,468        53,339        55,381       

2005

     2,055        11,283        23,806        34,636        44,890        51,272        55,714        63,185        63,357         

2006

     2,682        20,398        38,266        51,622        57,314        64,110        67,040        70,856           

2007

     1,033        9,706        34,826        47,229        58,048        67,933        69,384             

2008

     1,591        13,743        37,550        48,234        61,791        71,902               

2009

     1,256        20,078        37,140        55,604        60,568                 

2010

     10,615        43,972        67,172        89,112                   

2011

     2,869        23,007        60,018                     

2012

     2,991        32,838                       

2013

     2,370                         

Reported Loss & ALAE Ratio to Earned Premium (excluding IBNR)

                                           

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     10     20     33     56     57     59     62     57     59     59     59     59

2003

     7     10     12     22     29     29     32     33     36     37     39  

2004

     3     8     11     19     29     36     37     40     43     45    

2005

     4     8     15     22     29     33     36     40     40      

2006

     6     16     29     40     44     49     52     54        

2007

     2     7     25     33     40     47     48          

2008

     4     11     29     37     47     55            

2009

     2     13     24     36     39              

2010

     18     28     37     50                

2011

     5     12     28                  

2012

     5     21                    

2013

     4                      

 

Treaty

Year

   Earned
Premium
     Loss & ALAE  
      Paid      Case O/S      Reported      IBNR      Ultimate      Ult. Ratio     Unpaid  

2002

     33,679         18,880         989         19,869         1,235         21,104         62.7     2,224   

2003

     100,615         36,800         2,090         38,890         6,366         45,256         45.0     8,456   

2004

     122,706         45,848         9,533         55,381         9,006         64,387         52.5     18,539   

2005

     156,614         59,700         3,657         63,357         12,486         75,843         48.4     16,142   

2006

     130,459         63,383         7,473         70,856         13,566         84,422         64.7     21,039   

2007

     143,414         59,483         9,901         69,384         21,296         90,680         63.2     31,197   

2008

     131,842         49,334         22,568         71,902         27,014         98,916         75.0     49,581   

2009

     156,837         44,857         15,711         60,568         53,979         114,548         73.0     69,690   

2010

     177,141         61,016         28,095         89,112         53,709         142,821         80.6     81,804   

2011

     212,486         32,168         27,850         60,018         97,652         157,669         74.2     125,502   

2012

     156,564         10,435         22,403         32,838         77,863         110,701         70.7     100,266   

2013

     55,601         75         2,295         2,370         36,172         38,542         69.3     38,467   

Total

     1,577,960         481,979         152,566         634,545         410,343         1,044,888         66.2     562,909   

 

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December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Reinsurance Segment

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

Professional Liability Lines Reinsurance (Gross of Ceded Reinsurance)

 

Cumulative Paid Loss & ALAE

                                                       

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     —          915        1,676        4,405        10,898        12,884        14,202        15,561        16,061        16,838        16,776        17,687   

2003

     0        191        1,274        3,207        12,429        16,125        21,385        24,308        26,798        27,514        28,948     

2004

     9        345        5,373        10,445        19,634        24,920        31,103        32,512        34,241        36,816       

2005

     8        786        6,852        22,841        35,126        43,205        48,780        51,822        57,422         

2006

     1        711        7,112        20,428        34,442        46,932        52,492        60,388           

2007

     5        1,263        11,453        41,735        69,029        100,723        122,946             

2008

     37        2,140        10,455        25,184        46,029        55,912               

2009

     17        1,675        6,595        15,484        23,175                 

2010

     24        2,064        8,371        14,651                   

2011

     19        610        3,943                     

2012

     32        975                       

2013

     69                         

Reported Loss & ALAE

                                                       

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     —          3,594        12,221        21,012        22,717        22,060        22,297        21,292        19,469        19,553        18,660        18,524   

2003

     65        1,599        13,981        21,047        29,125        29,219        33,173        33,043        34,729        34,090        34,098     

2004

     819        7,902        20,205        33,619        36,122        35,884        42,934        41,564        41,758        40,978       

2005

     456        6,067        22,581        46,077        50,876        55,740        61,260        68,872        70,690         

2006

     71        8,619        26,873        50,886        66,537        70,039        77,882        84,750           

2007

     227        17,507        75,722        118,166        134,239        138,158        162,118             

2008

     2,684        15,190        38,738        61,121        78,988        84,521               

2009

     295        6,314        17,184        29,616        36,600                 

2010

     502        5,216        13,559        24,495                   

2011

     165        2,973        7,305                     

2012

     394        4,737                       

2013

     619                         

Reported Loss & ALAE Ratio to Earned Premium (excluding IBNR)

                                           

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     0     9     26     46     49     48     48     46     42     42     40     40

2003

     0     2     15     22     29     29     33     33     35     34     34  

2004

     2     7     17     28     30     30     36     35     35     34    

2005

     1     3     11     22     24     27     30     33     34      

2006

     0     5     14     26     34     36     40     43        

2007

     0     9     36     55     62     64     75          

2008

     5     9     21     33     43     46            

2009

     1     5     13     22     27              

2010

     2     5     13     22                

2011

     1     4     9                  

2012

     2     7                    

2013

     2                      

 

Treaty

Year

   Earned
Premium
     Loss & ALAE  
      Paid      Case O/S      Reported      IBNR      Ultimate      Ult. Ratio     Unpaid  

2002

     46,830         17,687         837         18,524         1,715         20,239         43.2     2,552   

2003

     99,803         28,948         5,150         34,098         4,550         38,649         38.7     9,701   

2004

     119,153         36,816         4,162         40,978         6,894         47,873         40.2     11,057   

2005

     207,043         57,422         13,267         70,690         11,091         81,781         39.5     24,358   

2006

     195,325         60,388         24,362         84,750         15,559         100,309         51.4     39,920   

2007

     214,762         122,946         39,171         162,118         27,043         189,161         88.1     66,214   

2008

     185,168         55,912         28,609         84,521         45,366         129,887         70.1     73,975   

2009

     134,674         23,175         13,425         36,600         59,025         95,625         71.0     72,450   

2010

     111,029         14,651         9,844         24,495         51,307         75,802         68.3     61,151   

2011

     82,766         3,943         3,362         7,305         48,244         55,549         67.1     51,606   

2012

     66,652         975         3,762         4,737         39,519         44,256         66.4     43,281   

2013

     25,424         69         550         619         16,051         16,671         65.6     16,601   

Total

     1,488,631         422,933         146,502         569,435         326,366         895,800         60.2     472,867   

 

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Table of Contents

LOGO

December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Reinsurance Segment

Excluding large losses

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

Specialty Lines Reinsurance (Gross of Ceded Reinsurance)

 

Cumulative Paid Loss & ALAE

                                                       

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     52        1,225        2,576        3,222        3,687        4,081        4,191        4,439        4,466        4,475        4,484        4,491   

2003

     15        886        2,373        3,294        4,452        4,656        4,602        4,660        4,728        4,800        4,831     

2004

     43        5,115        8,048        10,943        9,076        9,470        9,876        10,582        10,649        10,633       

2005

     278        3,943        9,184        7,919        10,600        12,078        12,797        12,955        13,324         

2006

     68        2,821        5,666        6,934        7,793        8,329        8,560        8,714           

2007

     279        4,098        7,242        8,936        10,047        10,686        11,036             

2008

     534        4,050        7,972        10,335        12,427        13,650               

2009

     121        2,196        4,283        6,338        6,635                 

2010

     73        1,222        3,879        5,023                   

2011

     2,365        10,645        21,002                     

2012

     28,387        88,259                       

2013

     1,123                         

Reported Loss & ALAE

                                                       

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     270        3,065        4,472        4,580        4,963        4,700        4,691        4,629        4,623        4,609        4,587        4,591   

2003

     54        887        2,614        4,643        5,266        5,158        4,929        4,872        4,905        4,996        5,104     

2004

     134        8,197        9,085        11,931        10,545        9,696        9,826        9,694        9,641        10,939       

2005

     304        11,551        11,472        10,788        11,522        12,312        14,221        14,149        15,529         

2006

     69        6,022        7,949        8,880        9,035        9,226        9,256        9,185           

2007

     841        7,432        9,808        10,708        10,667        10,645        10,788             

2008

     1,072        9,821        12,870        11,804        12,130        15,075               

2009

     326        3,799        6,911        7,929        7,684                 

2010

     237        3,781        5,245        6,636                   

2011

     4,691        17,305        26,694                     

2012

     31,773        95,652                       

2013

     6,980                         

Reported Loss & ALAE Ratio to Earned Premium (excluding IBNR)

                                           

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     22     28     39     38     41     39     39     38     38     38     38     38

2003

     2     7     13     23     26     26     25     24     24     25     25  

2004

     1     26     24     32     28     25     26     25     25     28    

2005

     3     33     28     26     28     30     35     34     38      

2006

     0     20     26     29     29     30     30     30        

2007

     4     20     25     27     27     27     28          

2008

     5     30     38     35     36     45            

2009

     2     12     21     24     24              

2010

     1     10     13     17                

2011

     10     24     34                  

2012

     29     66                    

2013

     4                      

 

Treaty

Year

   Earned
Premium
     Loss & ALAE  
      Paid      Case O/S     Reported      IBNR      Ultimate      Ult. Ratio     Unpaid  

2002

     12,191         4,491         100        4,591         88         4,680         38.4     188   

2003

     20,142         4,831         272        5,104         236         5,340         26.5     508   

2004

     38,407         10,633         306        10,939         385         11,324         29.5     691   

2005

     41,174         13,324         2,205        15,529         584         16,113         39.1     2,789   

2006

     30,976         8,714         472        9,185         595         9,780         31.6     1,066   

2007

     38,975         11,036         (247     10,788         815         11,603         29.8     568   

2008

     33,855         13,650         1,425        15,075         734         15,808         46.7     2,159   

2009

     32,619         6,635         1,049        7,684         698         8,382         25.7     1,747   

2010

     38,721         5,023         1,613        6,636         2,413         9,049         23.4     4,026   

2011

     77,908         21,002         5,692        26,694         5,942         32,636         41.9     11,634   

2012

     144,261         88,259         7,393        95,652         19,438         115,091         79.8     26,832   

2013

     156,864         1,123         5,857        6,980         95,906         102,887         65.6     101,763   

Total

     666,093         188,720         26,137        214,857         127,835         342,692         51.4     153,972   

 

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Table of Contents

LOGO

December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Reinsurance Segment

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

Property Catastrophe Reinsurance (Net of Ceded Reinsurance)

 

Cumulative Paid Loss & ALAE

                                                       

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     101        2,131        4,161        4,194        4,310        4,310        4,336        4,336        4,336        4,336        4,336        4,336   

2003

     3,977        6,251        6,882        6,831        6,843        7,235        7,237        7,237        7,237        7,237        7,237     

2004

     17,379        47,475        55,350        57,786        58,813        59,457        59,741        60,097        60,525        60,338       

2005

     35,255        99,502        106,468        111,778        113,039        112,992        113,330        113,657        113,693         

2006

     710        8,912        9,671        9,829        9,903        9,917        9,917        9,917           

2007

     3,999        12,770        12,511        12,767        12,561        12,603        12,641             

2008

     15,798        26,979        30,619        32,007        33,204        33,596               

2009

     269        905        2,977        4,139        4,664                 

2010

     3,798        54,580        76,523        86,082                   

2011

     22,254        64,133        103,495                     

2012

     26,282        65,659                       

2013

     13,043                         

Reported Loss & ALAE

                                                       

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     3,041        5,163        4,370        4,390        4,372        4,371        4,356        4,356        4,336        4,336        4,336        4,336   

2003

     6,172        7,561        7,009        6,920        6,939        7,235        7,237        7,237        7,237        7,237        7,237     

2004

     33,642        56,808        59,396        60,325        60,267        60,490        60,141        60,355        60,613        60,387       

2005

     130,142        128,692        116,254        116,946        116,572        115,780        115,715        115,648        113,998         

2006

     3,275        9,580        9,885        10,172        10,131        10,136        10,131        10,141           

2007

     17,051        15,664        13,584        13,412        12,847        12,778        12,789             

2008

     31,318        32,595        33,106        33,901        33,952        33,896               

2009

     2,557        5,613        5,246        5,281        5,051                 

2010

     32,490        86,547        103,457        100,107                   

2011

     89,719        123,934        124,451                     

2012

     55,315        84,386                       

2013

     46,205                         

Reported Loss & ALAE Ratio to Earned Premium (excluding IBNR)

                                           

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     9     13     11     11     11     11     11     11     11     11     11     11

2003

     12     12     11     11     11     12     12     12     12     12     12  

2004

     70     95     99     101     100     101     100     101     101     101    

2005

     224     186     168     169     169     168     168     168     165      

2006

     6     14     15     15     15     15     15     15        

2007

     31     22     19     18     18     18     18          

2008

     64     49     50     51     51     51            

2009

     4     7     6     6     6              

2010

     31     65     76     73                

2011

     64     63     63                  

2012

     31     33                    

2013

     22                      

 

Treaty

Year

   Earned
Premium
     Loss & ALAE  
      Paid      Case O/S      Reported      IBNR     Ultimate      Ult. Ratio     Unpaid  

2002

     41,284         4,336         0         4,336         (0     4,336         10.5     0   

2003

     61,251         7,237         0         7,237         (0     7,237         11.8     (0

2004

     59,976         60,338         49         60,387         (67     60,319         100.6     (19

2005

     69,029         113,693         306         113,998         23        114,021         165.2     329   

2006

     66,181         9,917         223         10,141         25        10,166         15.4     248   

2007

     72,592         12,641         148         12,789         12        12,800         17.6     160   

2008

     66,877         33,596         299         33,896         131        34,027         50.9     431   

2009

     82,982         4,664         388         5,051         255        5,306         6.4     643   

2010

     136,455         86,082         14,025         100,107         5,297        105,404         77.2     19,322   

2011

     198,069         103,495         20,955         124,451         9,268        133,718         67.5     30,223   

2012

     252,463         65,659         18,727         84,386         8,587        92,973         36.8     27,314   

2013

     212,589         13,043         33,163         46,205         51,163        97,368         45.8     84,325   

Total

     1,319,749         514,700         88,284         602,984         74,692        677,676         51.3     162,976   

 

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Table of Contents

LOGO

December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Reinsurance Segment

Excluding large losses

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

Property Per Risk Reinsurance (Net of Ceded Reinsurance)

 

Cumulative Paid Loss & ALAE

                                                       

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     1,994        14,146        21,254        24,533        26,202        27,034        27,241        27,550        27,573        27,588        27,587        28,446   

2003

     1,794        9,960        13,446        16,264        17,931        18,421        18,892        19,262        19,340        19,374        19,377     

2004

     949        7,461        11,995        14,439        15,598        17,294        17,210        17,405        17,442        17,490       

2005

     5,111        23,166        29,796        31,025        42,623        46,347        46,594        47,527        47,900         

2006

     3,793        17,679        23,689        27,465        29,525        29,862        29,924        29,785           

2007

     717        8,668        12,738        14,733        15,753        19,398        19,896             

2008

     3,920        10,738        12,479        14,966        15,195        15,210               

2009

     4,664        12,112        18,692        21,638        23,043                 

2010

     5,835        20,289        29,650        32,846                   

2011

     4,003        22,074        31,706                     

2012

     5,422        27,905                       

2013

     5,155                         

Reported Loss & ALAE

                                                       

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     3,082        17,552        26,185        27,026        27,589        27,756        27,588        27,715        27,606        27,628        27,603        28,448   

2003

     6,313        14,931        17,064        19,609        19,904        19,931        20,437        19,891        19,427        19,377        19,428     

2004

     7,729        9,571        14,654        16,236        16,650        17,180        17,493        17,538        17,528        17,858       

2005

     6,675        33,802        43,645        45,360        45,571        46,163        46,136        47,257        48,255         

2006

     9,307        23,794        30,449        30,525        30,085        30,377        30,259        30,121           

2007

     3,360        23,153        24,853        23,927        23,660        20,075        20,199             

2008

     9,627        15,156        15,746        16,123        16,068        15,801               

2009

     11,574        20,126        21,982        23,031        23,360                 

2010

     13,219        34,080        36,749        35,946                   

2011

     16,736        38,181        41,381                     

2012

     19,163        38,439                       

2013

     22,853                         

Reported Loss & ALAE Ratio to Earned Premium (excluding IBNR)

                                           

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     17     28     41     42     43     43     43     43     43     43     43     44

2003

     19     22     24     28     29     30     31     30     29     29     29  

2004

     16     13     20     22     22     23     23     23     23     24    

2005

     16     44     59     61     61     62     62     63     65      

2006

     20     35     45     45     44     45     45     45        

2007

     14     57     60     57     56     48     48          

2008

     44     48     50     51     50     50            

2009

     51     58     62     65     66              

2010

     39     69     72     71                

2011

     38     54     59                  

2012

     34     43                    

2013

     32                      

 

Treaty

Year

   Earned
Premium
     Loss & ALAE  
      Paid      Case O/S      Reported      IBNR      Ultimate      Ult. Ratio     Unpaid  

2002

     64,253         28,446         3         28,448         6         28,454         44.3     8   

2003

     66,185         19,377         51         19,428         26         19,454         29.4     77   

2004

     75,094         17,490         368         17,858         184         18,043         24.0     552   

2005

     74,575         47,900         355         48,255         175         48,430         64.9     530   

2006

     67,633         29,785         336         30,121         123         30,245         44.7     460   

2007

     41,917         19,896         303         20,199         373         20,573         49.1     676   

2008

     31,837         15,210         591         15,801         358         16,159         50.8     949   

2009

     35,355         23,043         317         23,360         105         23,464         66.4     422   

2010

     50,890         32,846         3,099         35,946         1,609         37,555         73.8     4,708   

2011

     69,634         31,706         9,675         41,381         8,625         50,006         71.8     18,300   

2012

     88,845         27,905         10,534         38,439         21,752         60,191         67.7     32,286   

2013

     72,111         5,155         17,697         22,853         35,777         58,630         81.3     53,475   

Total

     738,329         298,759         43,331         342,090         69,113         411,203         55.7     112,444   

 

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LOGO

December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Reinsurance Segment

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

General Casualty Reinsurance (Net of Ceded Reinsurance)

 

Cumulative Paid Loss & ALAE

                                                       

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     329        3,688        7,670        10,682        13,471        15,290        16,500        17,685        18,347        18,481        18,814        18,880   

2003

     705        3,063        5,962        11,466        21,916        26,087        27,838        30,357        32,877        35,385        36,800     

2004

     648        1,088        6,331        11,850        21,718        28,466        37,451        40,561        44,091        45,848       

2005

     119        1,584        9,500        19,705        31,410        41,416        50,092        57,041        59,700         

2006

     944        6,183        20,496        34,829        43,542        51,219        56,562        63,383           

2007

     3        3,135        10,113        26,839        39,243        49,828        59,483             

2008

     29        1,468        13,077        22,515        34,675        49,334               

2009

     460        4,842        16,498        27,254        44,857                 

2010

     519        24,429        45,235        61,016                   

2011

     849        12,560        32,168                     

2012

     842        10,435                       

2013

     75                         

Reported Loss & ALAE

                                                                        

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     346        5,531        10,970        18,737        19,011        19,864        20,694        19,214        19,906        19,931        19,860        19,869   

2003

     1,588        8,176        11,853        21,884        28,983        29,495        32,262        33,460        36,363        37,525        38,890     

2004

     1,357        9,104        14,286        23,228        36,173        44,570        45,306        48,468        53,339        55,381       

2005

     2,055        11,283        23,806        34,636        44,890        51,272        55,714        63,185        63,357         

2006

     2,682        20,398        38,266        51,622        57,314        64,110        67,040        70,856           

2007

     1,033        9,706        34,826        47,229        58,048        67,933        69,384             

2008

     1,591        13,743        37,550        48,234        61,791        71,902               

2009

     1,256        20,078        37,140        55,604        60,568                 

2010

     10,615        43,972        67,172        89,112                   

2011

     2,869        23,007        60,018                     

2012

     2,991        32,838                       

2013

     2,370                         

Reported Loss & ALAE Ratio to Earned Premium (excluding IBNR)

                         

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     10     20     33     56     57     59     62     57     59     59     59     59

2003

     7     10     12     22     29     29     32     33     36     37     39  

2004

     3     8     11     19     29     36     37     40     43     45    

2005

     4     8     15     22     29     33     36     40     40      

2006

     6     16     29     40     44     49     52     54        

2007

     2     7     25     33     41     48     48          

2008

     4     11     29     37     47     55            

2009

     2     13     24     36     39              

2010

     18     28     38     50                

2011

     5     12     28                  

2012

     5     21                    

2013

     4                      

 

Treaty

Year

   Earned
Premium
     Loss & ALAE  
      Paid      Case O/S      Reported      IBNR      Ultimate      Ult. Ratio     Unpaid  

2002

     33,679         18,880         989         19,869         1,235         21,104         62.7     2,224   

2003

     100,615         36,800         2,090         38,890         6,366         45,256         45.0     8,456   

2004

     122,706         45,848         9,533         55,381         9,006         64,387         52.5     18,539   

2005

     156,484         59,700         3,657         63,357         12,486         75,843         48.5     16,142   

2006

     130,280         63,383         7,473         70,856         13,566         84,422         64.8     21,039   

2007

     143,154         59,483         9,901         69,384         21,296         90,680         63.3     31,197   

2008

     131,404         49,334         22,568         71,902         27,014         98,916         75.3     49,581   

2009

     156,565         44,857         15,711         60,568         53,979         114,548         73.2     69,690   

2010

     176,629         61,016         28,095         89,112         53,709         142,821         80.9     81,804   

2011

     212,486         32,168         27,850         60,018         97,652         157,669         74.2     125,502   

2012

     156,564         10,435         22,403         32,838         77,863         110,701         70.7     100,266   

2013

     55,601         75         2,295         2,370         36,172         38,542         69.3     38,467   

Total

     1,576,166         481,979         152,566         634,545         410,343         1,044,888         66.3     562,909   

 

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LOGO

December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Reinsurance Segment

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

Professional Liability Lines Reinsurance (Net of Ceded Reinsurance)

 

Cumulative Paid Loss & ALAE

                                                       

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     —          915        1,676        4,405        10,898        12,884        14,202        15,561        16,061        16,838        16,776        17,687   

2003

     0        191        1,274        3,207        12,429        16,125        21,385        24,308        26,798        27,514        28,948     

2004

     9        345        5,373        10,445        19,634        24,920        31,103        32,512        34,241        36,816       

2005

     8        786        6,852        22,841        35,126        43,205        48,780        51,822        57,422         

2006

     1        711        7,112        20,428        34,442        46,932        52,492        60,388           

2007

     5        1,263        11,453        41,735        69,029        100,723        122,946             

2008

     37        2,140        10,455        25,184        46,029        55,912               

2009

     17        1,675        6,595        15,484        23,175                 

2010

     24        2,064        8,371        14,651                   

2011

     19        610        3,943                     

2012

     32        975                       

2013

     69                         

Reported Loss & ALAE

                                                             

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     —          3,594        12,221        21,012        22,717        22,060        22,297        21,292        19,469        19,553        18,660        18,524   

2003

     65        1,599        13,981        21,047        29,125        29,219        33,173        33,043        34,729        34,090        34,098     

2004

     819        7,902        20,205        33,619        36,122        35,884        42,934        41,564        41,758        40,978       

2005

     456        6,067        22,581        46,077        50,876        55,740        61,260        68,872        70,690         

2006

     71        8,619        26,873        50,886        66,537        70,039        77,882        84,750           

2007

     227        17,507        75,722        118,166        134,239        138,158        162,118             

2008

     2,684        15,190        38,738        61,121        78,988        84,521               

2009

     295        6,314        17,184        29,616        36,600                 

2010

     502        5,216        13,559        24,495                   

2011

     165        2,973        7,305                     

2012

     394        4,737                       

2013

     619                         

Reported Loss & ALAE Ratio to Earned Premium (excluding IBNR)

                               

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     0     9     26     46     49     48     48     46     42     42     40     40

2003

     0     2     15     22     29     29     33     33     35     34     34  

2004

     2     7     17     28     30     30     36     35     35     34    

2005

     1     3     11     22     24     27     30     33     34      

2006

     0     5     14     26     34     36     40     43        

2007

     0     9     36     55     62     64     75          

2008

     5     9     21     33     43     46            

2009

     1     5     13     22     27              

2010

     2     5     13     22                

2011

     1     4     9                  

2012

     2     7                    

2013

     2                      

 

Treaty

Year

   Earned      Loss & ALAE  
   Premium      Paid      Case O/S      Reported      IBNR      Ultimate      Ult. Ratio     Unpaid  

2002

     46,830         17,687         837         18,524         1,715         20,239         43.2     2,552   

2003

     99,803         28,948         5,150         34,098         4,550         38,649         38.7     9,701   

2004

     119,153         36,816         4,162         40,978         6,894         47,873         40.2     11,057   

2005

     207,043         57,422         13,267         70,690         11,091         81,781         39.5     24,358   

2006

     195,325         60,388         24,362         84,750         15,559         100,309         51.4     39,920   

2007

     214,762         122,946         39,171         162,118         27,043         189,161         88.1     66,214   

2008

     185,168         55,912         28,609         84,521         45,366         129,887         70.1     73,975   

2009

     134,674         23,175         13,425         36,600         59,025         95,625         71.0     72,450   

2010

     111,029         14,651         9,844         24,495         51,307         75,802         68.3     61,151   

2011

     82,766         3,943         3,362         7,305         48,244         55,549         67.1     51,606   

2012

     66,652         975         3,762         4,737         39,519         44,256         66.4     43,281   

2013

     25,424         69         550         619         16,051         16,671         65.6     16,601   

Total

     1,488,631         422,933         146,502         569,435         326,366         895,800         60.2     472,867   

 

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LOGO

December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Reinsurance Segment

Excluding large losses

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

Specialty Lines Reinsurance (Net of Ceded Reinsurance)

 

Cumulative Paid Loss & ALAE

                                                       

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     52        1,225        2,576        3,222        3,687        4,081        4,191        4,439        4,466        4,475        4,484        4,491   

2003

     15        886        2,373        3,294        4,452        4,656        4,602        4,660        4,728        4,800        4,831     

2004

     24        4,699        6,910        9,525        7,585        7,963        8,368        9,075        9,141        9,125       

2005

     265        3,772        8,768        7,471        10,158        11,573        12,292        12,450        12,699         

2006

     68        2,821        5,666        6,934        7,793        8,329        8,560        8,714           

2007

     279        4,098        7,242        8,936        10,047        10,686        11,036             

2008

     534        4,050        7,972        10,335        12,427        13,650               

2009

     121        2,196        4,283        6,338        6,635                 

2010

     73        1,222        3,879        5,023                   

2011

     2,365        10,645        20,438                     

2012

     28,387        88,259                       

2013

     1,123                         

Reported Loss & ALAE

                                                                        

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     270        3,065        4,472        4,580        4,963        4,700        4,691        4,629        4,623        4,609        4,587        4,591   

2003

     54        887        2,614        4,643        5,266        5,158        4,929        4,872        4,905        4,996        5,104     

2004

     37        7,097        7,476        10,324        9,038        8,188        8,319        8,186        8,134        9,431       

2005

     278        11,206        10,817        10,337        11,080        11,801        13,710        13,637        14,898         

2006

     69        6,022        7,949        8,880        9,035        9,226        9,256        9,185           

2007

     841        7,432        9,808        10,708        10,667        10,645        10,788             

2008

     1,072        9,821        12,870        11,804        12,130        15,075               

2009

     326        3,799        6,911        7,929        7,684                 

2010

     237        3,781        5,245        6,636                   

2011

     4,691        17,305        26,130                     

2012

     31,773        95,652                       

2013

     6,980                         

Reported Loss & ALAE Ratio to Earned Premium (excluding IBNR)

                         

Treaty

Year

   Months of Development  
   12     24     36     48     60     72     84     96     108     120     132     144  

2002

     22     28     39     38     41     39     39     38     38     38     38     38

2003

     2     7     13     23     26     26     25     24     24     25     25  

2004

     0     29     24     33     29     26     26     26     25     30    

2005

     2     34     28     27     29     31     36     35     39      

2006

     0     20     26     29     29     30     30     30        

2007

     4     20     25     27     27     27     28          

2008

     5     30     38     35     36     45            

2009

     2     12     21     24     24              

2010

     1     10     14     17                

2011

     11     25     34                  

2012

     29     67                    

2013

     4                      

 

Treaty    Earned      Loss & ALAE  

Year

   Premium      Paid      Case O/S     Reported      IBNR      Ultimate      Ult. Ratio     Unpaid  

2002

     12,191         4,491         100        4,591         88         4,680         38.4     188   

2003

     20,142         4,831         272        5,104         236         5,340         26.5     508   

2004

     31,931         9,125         306        9,431         385         9,816         30.7     691   

2005

     38,648         12,699         2,199        14,898         590         15,488         40.1     2,789   

2006

     30,976         8,714         472        9,185         595         9,780         31.6     1,066   

2007

     38,975         11,036         (247     10,788         815         11,603         29.8     568   

2008

     33,855         13,650         1,425        15,075         734         15,808         46.7     2,159   

2009

     32,619         6,635         1,049        7,684         698         8,382         25.7     1,747   

2010

     38,145         5,023         1,613        6,636         2,413         9,049         23.7     4,026   

2011

     76,093         20,438         5,692        26,130         5,942         32,072         42.1     11,634   

2012

     142,594         88,259         7,393        95,652         19,438         115,091         80.7     26,832   

2013

     156,184         1,123         5,857        6,980         95,906         102,887         65.9     101,763   

Total

     652,354         186,024         26,131        212,155         127,841         339,996         52.1     153,972   

 

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December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Insurance Segment

Excluding large losses on Property

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

 

Premium - Gross of ceded reinsurance

                                                  

Cal/Acc

Year

   Property      General Casualty      Prof. Liab. Lines      Healthcare      Specialty Lines  
   Written      Earned      Written      Earned      Written      Earned      Written      Earned      Written      Earned  

2002

     376,526         196,237         166,995         88,051         141,612         59,558         73,076         39,904         —           —     

2003

     554,735         483,719         305,812         257,017         301,271         237,656         95,630         76,140         —           —     

2004

     547,959         565,327         352,392         332,389         358,020         321,801         142,160         120,800         —           —     

2005

     412,879         476,481         289,364         297,511         372,460         352,174         137,074         136,577         —           —     

2006

     463,900         441,138         276,940         275,405         434,999         395,104         156,698         150,401         —           —     

2007

     391,018         423,468         252,902         264,680         452,245         431,009         153,567         147,720         —           —     

2008

     327,491         357,588         235,939         243,673         498,544         457,068         184,055         170,600         —           —     

2009

     243,193         272,873         287,085         265,068         489,872         506,027         210,422         197,314         —           —     

2010

     224,453         233,716         311,987         290,498         467,161         475,071         228,810         222,171         1,874         153   

2011

     244,636         225,599         379,295         333,193         498,288         475,741         235,559         228,445         11,278         3,124   

2012

     274,558         260,347         471,087         410,539         558,184         523,494         234,099         237,910         31,064         13,763   

2013

     305,595         288,689         626,288         540,110         588,698         568,088         219,991         233,745         64,325         33,696   

Total

     4,366,944         4,225,181         3,956,087         3,598,133         5,161,355         4,802,790         2,071,142         1,961,726         108,540         50,736   

Loss & ALAE - Gross of ceded reinsurance

                                                  

Accident

Year

   Property      General Casualty      Prof. Liab. Lines      Healthcare      Specialty Lines  
   Paid      Reported      Paid      Reported      Paid      Reported      Paid      Reported      Paid      Reported  

2002

     56,701         56,701         32,509         45,256         62,538         62,538         8,027         8,027         —           —     

2003

     221,834         222,501         58,354         58,484         27,634         50,759         23,682         24,294         —           —     

2004

     238,234         238,809         35,183         43,150         48,721         55,930         16,432         16,524         —           —     

2005

     371,504         371,875         121,513         137,571         66,526         67,575         14,205         15,803         —           —     

2006

     218,960         222,291         108,837         110,876         121,125         177,967         22,403         23,184         —           —     

2007

     214,911         223,190         30,500         37,800         97,010         129,073         41,666         44,230         —           —     

2008

     223,365         224,528         56,203         70,897         193,830         223,464         37,679         46,688         —           —     

2009

     80,185         82,359         72,065         83,552         91,771         160,122         65,611         97,231         —           —     

2010

     142,847         151,297         141,538         165,337         97,257         119,358         51,166         83,261         —           —     

2011

     167,463         186,102         66,220         160,328         147,005         195,734         58,652         100,134         —           —     

2012

     55,504         81,044         49,617         91,112         76,777         168,886         19,552         56,582         202         210   

2013

     37,145         91,583         15,162         56,177         11,317         45,848         3,334         10,764         324         420   

Total

     2,028,653         2,152,281         787,700         1,060,540         1,041,511         1,457,253         362,409         526,721         526         630   

 

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LOGO

December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Insurance Segment

Excluding large losses on Property

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

 

Premium - Net of ceded reinsurance

                                                  

Cal/Acc

Year

   Property      General Casualty      Prof. Liab. Lines      Healthcare      Specialty Lines  
   Written      Earned      Written      Earned      Written      Earned      Written      Earned      Written      Earned  

2002

     300,021         171,696         166,995         88,051         141,612         59,558         73,076         39,904         —           —     

2003

     383,345         356,275         260,049         233,589         287,807         232,141         93,126         75,002         —           —     

2004

     308,623         333,170         283,537         271,160         330,199         304,642         126,731         114,883         —           —     

2005

     170,895         226,828         228,477         236,587         322,937         326,766         106,857         118,565         —           —     

2006

     193,652         190,783         211,686         214,376         362,190         343,955         124,109         124,024         —           —     

2007

     176,420         180,460         173,099         192,097         346,657         350,081         120,773         117,774         —           —     

2008

     169,889         173,790         150,779         162,750         386,010         342,038         149,237         131,428         —           —     

2009

     123,011         142,872         195,581         172,403         371,663         387,530         165,738         150,183         —           —     

2010

     132,548         128,427         207,783         195,237         352,831         355,437         175,110         170,003         1,874         153   

2011

     160,551         139,897         256,741         222,493         361,559         352,026         177,464         173,748         7,974         2,470   

2012

     204,046         184,341         313,042         274,262         378,205         365,086         173,997         176,483         20,486         9,471   

2013

     201,459         198,607         407,667         355,375         409,431         393,010         165,946         173,347         42,941         24,246   

Total

     2,524,460         2,427,147         2,855,437         2,618,380         4,051,102         3,812,270         1,652,165         1,565,343         73,276         36,340   

Loss & ALAE - Net of ceded reinsurance

                                                  

Accident

Year

   Property      General Casualty      Prof. Liab. Lines      Healthcare      Specialty Lines  
   Paid      Reported      Paid      Reported      Paid      Reported      Paid      Reported      Paid      Reported  

2002

     49,067         49,067         32,509         45,256         62,538         62,538         8,027         8,027         —           —     

2003

     179,412         179,638         58,350         58,480         26,122         49,247         23,682         24,294         —           —     

2004

     152,736         153,117         32,156         39,808         48,681         55,890         16,421         16,514         —           —     

2005

     167,270         167,408         96,746         112,804         63,193         64,240         12,622         14,113         —           —     

2006

     98,988         101,414         72,748         74,787         103,946         159,555         16,875         17,657         —           —     

2007

     101,836         107,814         26,630         31,970         81,848         110,413         35,089         37,622         —           —     

2008

     125,558         125,946         42,103         53,002         154,778         182,616         33,650         39,607         —           —     

2009

     54,424         55,866         53,478         60,412         87,231         141,375         54,691         77,272         —           —     

2010

     92,881         98,475         89,512         105,190         93,515         111,877         49,743         76,309         —           —     

2011

     119,623         133,262         51,559         105,550         125,150         164,253         51,054         87,339         —           —     

2012

     43,658         63,487         43,462         77,426         72,702         154,392         17,840         46,588         126         131   

2013

     29,985         76,222         14,231         47,253         11,208         45,185         3,244         10,502         189         245   

Total

     1,215,437         1,311,716         613,483         811,939         930,913         1,301,583         322,938         455,843         316         376   

 

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LOGO

December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Reinsurance Segment

Excluding large losses on Property Per Risk and Specialty Lines

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

 

Premium - Gross of ceded reinsurance

                                                  

Treaty

Year

   Property Catastrophe      Property Per Risk      General Casualty      Prof. Liab. Lines      Specialty Lines  
   Written      Earned      Written      Earned      Written      Earned      Written      Earned      Written      Earned  

2002

     41,284         41,284         64,253         64,253         33,679         33,679         46,830         46,830         12,191         12,191   

2003

     61,251         61,251         66,185         66,185         100,615         100,615         99,803         99,803         20,142         20,142   

2004

     68,026         68,026         75,094         75,094         122,706         122,706         119,153         119,153         38,407         38,407   

2005

     82,969         82,969         77,035         77,035         156,614         156,614         207,043         207,043         41,174         41,174   

2006

     67,244         67,244         68,059         68,059         130,459         130,459         195,325         195,325         30,976         30,976   

2007

     72,659         72,659         41,917         41,917         143,414         143,414         214,762         214,762         38,975         38,975   

2008

     66,958         66,958         33,169         33,169         131,842         131,842         185,168         185,168         33,855         33,855   

2009

     83,062         83,062         35,355         35,355         156,837         156,837         134,674         134,674         32,619         32,619   

2010

     136,472         136,472         50,890         50,890         177,141         177,141         111,029         111,029         38,721         38,721   

2011

     198,541         198,072         69,634         69,634         212,529         212,486         82,766         82,766         77,908         77,908   

2012

     254,933         252,465         101,708         99,745         170,167         156,564         71,632         66,652         146,709         144,261   

2013

     325,339         239,665         125,679         74,752         170,040         55,601         68,245         25,424         195,005         156,864   

Total

     1,458,739         1,370,128         808,980         756,089         1,706,044         1,577,960         1,536,432         1,488,631         706,682         666,093   

Loss & ALAE - Gross of ceded reinsurance

                                                  

Treaty

Year

   Property Catastrophe      Property Per Risk      General Casualty      Prof. Liab. Lines      Specialty Lines  
   Paid      Reported      Paid      Reported      Paid      Reported      Paid      Reported      Paid      Reported  

2002

     4,336         4,336         28,446         28,448         18,880         19,869         17,687         18,524         4,491         4,591   

2003

     7,237         7,237         19,377         19,428         36,800         38,890         28,948         34,098         4,831         5,104   

2004

     61,324         61,373         17,490         17,858         45,848         55,381         36,816         40,978         10,633         10,939   

2005

     153,722         154,028         47,900         48,255         59,700         63,357         57,422         70,690         13,324         15,529   

2006

     9,917         10,141         29,785         30,121         63,383         70,856         60,388         84,750         8,714         9,185   

2007

     12,641         12,789         19,896         20,199         59,483         69,384         122,946         162,118         11,036         10,788   

2008

     33,596         33,896         15,210         15,801         49,334         71,902         55,912         84,521         13,650         15,075   

2009

     4,664         5,051         23,043         23,360         44,857         60,568         23,175         36,600         6,635         7,684   

2010

     86,082         100,107         32,846         35,946         61,016         89,112         14,651         24,495         5,023         6,636   

2011

     103,495         124,451         31,706         41,381         32,168         60,018         3,943         7,305         21,002         26,694   

2012

     65,659         84,386         31,365         43,213         10,435         32,838         975         4,737         88,259         95,652   

2013

     13,043         46,205         5,155         22,853         75         2,370         69         619         1,123         6,980   

Total

     555,715         644,000         302,219         346,863         481,979         634,545         422,933         569,435         188,720         214,857   

 

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LOGO

December 2013 Global Loss Triangles - Reinsurance Segment

Excluding large losses on Property Per Risk and Specialty Lines

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

 

Premium - Net of ceded reinsurance

                                                  

Treaty

Year

   Property Catastrophe      Property Per Risk      General Casualty      Prof. Liab. Lines      Specialty Lines  
   Written      Earned      Written      Earned      Written      Earned      Written      Earned      Written      Earned  

2002

     41,284         41,284         64,253         64,253         33,679         33,679         46,830         46,830         12,191         12,191   

2003

     61,251         61,251         66,185         66,185         100,615         100,615         99,803         99,803         20,142         20,142   

2004

     59,976         59,976         75,094         75,094         122,706         122,706         119,153         119,153         31,931         31,931   

2005

     69,029         69,029         74,575         74,575         156,484         156,484         207,043         207,043         38,648         38,648   

2006

     66,181         66,181         67,633         67,633         130,280         130,280         195,325         195,325         30,976         30,976   

2007

     72,592         72,592         41,917         41,917         143,154         143,154         214,762         214,762         38,975         38,975   

2008

     66,877         66,877         31,837         31,837         131,404         131,404         185,168         185,168         33,855         33,855   

2009

     82,982         82,982         35,355         35,355         156,565         156,565         134,674         134,674         32,619         32,619   

2010

     136,455         136,455         50,890         50,890         176,629         176,629         111,029         111,029         38,145         38,145   

2011

     198,539         198,069         69,634         69,634         212,529         212,486         82,766         82,766         76,093         76,093   

2012

     254,931         252,463         90,186         88,845         170,167         156,564         71,632         66,652         144,798         142,594   

2013

     298,263         212,589         113,954         72,111         170,040         55,601         68,245         25,424         193,122         156,184   

Total

     1,408,361         1,319,749         781,514         738,329         1,704,250         1,576,166         1,536,432         1,488,631         691,496         652,354   

Loss & ALAE - Net of ceded reinsurance

                                                  

Treaty

Year

   Property Catastrophe      Property Per Risk      General Casualty      Prof. Liab. Lines      Specialty Lines  
   Paid      Reported      Paid      Reported      Paid      Reported      Paid      Reported      Paid      Reported  

2002

     4,336         4,336         28,446         28,448         18,880         19,869         17,687         18,524         4,491         4,591   

2003

     7,237         7,237         19,377         19,428         36,800         38,890         28,948         34,098         4,831         5,104   

2004

     60,338         60,387         17,490         17,858         45,848         55,381         36,816         40,978         9,125         9,431   

2005

     113,693         113,998         47,900         48,255         59,700         63,357         57,422         70,690         12,699         14,898   

2006

     9,917         10,141         29,785         30,121         63,383         70,856         60,388         84,750         8,714         9,185   

2007

     12,641         12,789         19,896         20,199         59,483         69,384         122,946         162,118         11,036         10,788   

2008

     33,596         33,896         15,210         15,801         49,334         71,902         55,912         84,521         13,650         15,075   

2009

     4,664         5,051         23,043         23,360         44,857         60,568         23,175         36,600         6,635         7,684   

2010

     86,082         100,107         32,846         35,946         61,016         89,112         14,651         24,495         5,023         6,636   

2011

     103,495         124,451         31,706         41,381         32,168         60,018         3,943         7,305         20,438         26,130   

2012

     65,659         84,386         27,905         38,439         10,435         32,838         975         4,737         88,259         95,652   

2013

     13,043         46,205         5,155         22,853         75         2,370         69         619         1,123         6,980   

Total

     514,700         602,984         298,759         342,090         481,979         634,545         422,933         569,435         186,024         212,155   

 

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IV. SELECTED EXCERPTS FROM ALLIED WORLD’S 2013 10-K DISCLOSURE

The reserve for losses and loss expenses is comprised of two main elements: outstanding loss reserves, also known as case reserves, and reserves for IBNR. Outstanding loss reserves relate to known claims and represent management’s best estimate of the likely loss settlement. IBNR reserves relate primarily to unreported events that, based on industry information, management’s experience and actuarial evaluation, can reasonably be expected to have occurred and are reasonably likely to result in a loss to our company. IBNR reserves also relate to estimated development of reported events that based on industry information, management’s experience and actuarial evaluation, can reasonably be expected to reach our attachment point and are reasonably likely to result in a loss to our company. We also include IBNR changes in the values of claims that have been reported to us but are not yet settled. Each claim is settled individually based upon its merits and it is not unusual for a claim to take years after being reported to settle, especially if legal action is involved. As a result, reserves for losses and loss expenses include significant estimates for IBNR reserves.

The reserve for IBNR is estimated by management for each line of business based on various factors, including underwriters’ expectations about loss experience, actuarial analysis, comparisons with the results of industry benchmarks and loss experience to date. The reserve for IBNR is calculated as the ultimate amount of losses and loss expenses less cumulative paid losses and loss expenses and case reserves. Our actuaries employ generally accepted actuarial methodologies to determine estimated ultimate loss reserves.

While management believes that our case reserves and IBNR are sufficient to cover losses assumed by us, there can be no assurance that losses will not deviate from our reserves, possibly by material amounts. The methodology of estimating loss reserves is periodically reviewed to ensure that the assumptions made continue to be appropriate. To the extent actual reported losses exceed estimated losses, the carried estimate of the ultimate losses will be increased (i.e., unfavorable reserve development), and to the extent actual reported losses are less than estimated losses, the carried estimate of ultimate losses will be reduced (i.e., favorable reserve development). We record any changes in our loss reserve estimates and the related reinsurance recoverables in the periods in which they are determined. Determining whether our estimated losses are sufficient to cover all reported and non-reported claims involves a high degree of judgment. It is our practice to address unfavorable loss emergence early in our long-tail lines of business while we tend to recognize favorable loss emergence more slowly in our long-tail lines once actual loss emergence and data provides greater confidence around the adequacy of ultimate estimates.

In certain lines of business, claims are generally reported and paid within a relatively short period of time (“short-tail lines”) during and following the policy coverage period. This generally enables us to determine with greater certainty our estimate of ultimate losses and loss expenses. The estimate of reserves for our short-tail lines of business and products, including property, crop, aviation, marine, personal accident and workers compensation catastrophe relies primarily on traditional loss reserving methodologies, utilizing selected paid and reported loss development factors.

 

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Our casualty insurance and casualty reinsurance lines of business include general liability risks, healthcare and professional liability risks. Claims may be reported or settled several years after the coverage period has terminated for these lines of business (“long-tail lines”), which increases uncertainties of our reserve estimates in such lines. In addition, our attachment points for these long-tail lines are often relatively high, making reserving for these lines of business more difficult than short-tail lines due to having to estimate whether the severity of the estimated losses will exceed our attachment point. We establish a case reserve when sufficient information is gathered to make a reasonable estimate of the liability, which often requires a significant amount of information and time. Due to the lengthy reporting pattern of these casualty lines, reliance is placed on industry benchmarks supplemented by our own experience. For expected loss ratio selections, we are giving increasing consideration to our existing experience supplemented with analysis of loss trends, rate changes and experience of peer companies.

Our reinsurance treaties are reviewed individually, based upon individual characteristics and loss experience emergence. Loss reserves on assumed reinsurance have unique features that make them more difficult to estimate than direct insurance. We establish loss reserves upon receipt of advice from a cedent that a reserve is merited. Our claims staff may establish additional loss reserves where, in their judgment, the amount reported by a cedent is potentially inadequate. The following are the most significant features that make estimating loss reserves on assumed reinsurance difficult:

 

    Reinsurers have to rely upon the cedents and reinsurance intermediaries to report losses in a timely fashion.

 

    Reinsurers must rely upon cedents to price the underlying business appropriately.

 

    Reinsurers have less predictable loss emergence patterns than direct insurers, particularly when writing excess-of-loss reinsurance.

For excess-of-loss reinsurance, cedents generally are required to report losses that either exceed 50% of the retention, have a reasonable probability of exceeding the retention or meet serious injury reporting criteria. All reinsurance claims that are reserved are reviewed at least every six months. For quota share reinsurance treaties, cedents are required to give a periodic statement of account, generally monthly or quarterly. These periodic statements typically include information regarding written premiums, earned premiums, unearned premiums, ceding commissions, brokerage amounts, applicable taxes, paid losses and outstanding losses. They can be submitted 60 to 90 days after the close of the reporting period. Some quota share reinsurance treaties have specific language regarding earlier notice of serious claims.

Reinsurance generally has a greater time lag than direct insurance in the reporting of claims. The time lag is caused by the claim first being reported to the cedent, then the intermediary (such as a broker) and finally the reinsurer. This lag can be up to six months or longer in certain cases. There is also a time lag because the insurer may not be required to report claims to the reinsurer until certain reporting criteria are met. In some instances this could be several years while a claim is being litigated. We use reporting factors based on data from the Reinsurance Association of America to adjust for time lags. We also use historical treaty-specific reporting factors when applicable. Loss and premium information are entered into our reinsurance system by our claims department and our accounting department on a timely basis.

 

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We record the individual case reserves sent to us by the cedents through the reinsurance intermediaries. Individual claims are reviewed by our reinsurance claims department and adjusted as deemed appropriate. The loss data received from the intermediaries is checked for reasonableness and for known events. Details of the loss listings are reviewed during routine claim audits.

The expected loss ratios that we assign to each treaty are based upon analysis and modeling performed by a team of actuaries. The historical data reviewed by the team of pricing actuaries is considered in setting the reserves for each cedent. The historical data in the submissions is matched against our carried reserves for our historical treaty years.

Loss reserves do not represent an exact calculation of liability. Rather, loss reserves are estimates of what we expect the ultimate resolution and administration of claims will cost. These estimates are based on actuarial and statistical projections and on our assessment of currently available data, as well as estimates of future trends in claims severity and frequency, judicial theories of liability and other factors. Loss reserve estimates are refined as experience develops and as claims are reported and resolved. In addition, the relatively long periods between when a loss occurs and when it may be reported to our claims department for our casualty insurance and casualty reinsurance lines of business increase the uncertainties of our reserve estimates in such lines.

We utilize a variety of standard actuarial methods in our analysis. The selections from these various methods are based on the loss development characteristics of the specific line of business. For lines of business with long reporting periods such as casualty reinsurance, we may rely more on an expected loss ratio method (as described below) until losses begin to develop. For lines of business with short reporting periods such as property insurance, we may rely more on a paid loss development method (as described below) as losses are reported relatively quickly. The actuarial methods we utilize include:

Paid Loss Development Method. We estimate ultimate losses by calculating past paid loss development factors and applying them to exposure periods with further expected paid loss development. The paid loss development method assumes that losses are paid at a consistent rate. The paid loss development method provides an objective test of reported loss projections because paid losses contain no reserve estimates. In some circumstances, paid losses for recent periods may be too varied for accurate predictions. For many coverages, especially casualty coverages, claim payments are made slowly and it may take years for claims to be fully reported and settled. These payments may be unreliable for determining future loss projections because of shifts in settlement patterns or because of large settlements in the early stages of development. Choosing an appropriate “tail factor” to determine the amount of payments from the latest development period to the ultimate development period may also require considerable judgment, especially for coverages that have long payment patterns. As we have limited payment history, we have had to supplement our paid loss development patterns with appropriate benchmarks.

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both of these amounts are incorporated in this method. This approach provides a larger volume of data to estimate ultimate losses than the paid loss development method. Thus, reported loss patterns may be less varied than paid loss patterns, especially for coverages that have historically been paid out over a long period of time but for which claims are reported relatively early and have case loss reserve estimates established. This method assumes that reserves have been established using consistent practices over the historical period that is reviewed. Changes in claims handling procedures, large claims or significant numbers of claims of an unusual nature may cause results to be too varied for accurate forecasting. Also, choosing an appropriate “tail factor” to determine the change in reported loss from the latest development period to the ultimate development period may require considerable judgment. As we have limited reported history, we have had to supplement our reported loss development patterns with appropriate benchmarks.

Expected Loss Ratio Method. To estimate ultimate losses under the expected loss ratio method, we multiply earned premiums by an expected loss ratio. The expected loss ratio is selected utilizing industry data, historical company data and professional judgment. This method is particularly useful for new lines of business where there are no historical losses or where past loss experience is not credible.

Bornhuetter-Ferguson Paid Loss Method. The Bornhuetter-Ferguson paid loss method is a combination of the paid loss development method and the expected loss ratio method. The amount of losses yet to be paid is based upon the expected loss ratios and the expected percentage of losses unpaid. These expected loss ratios are modified to the extent paid losses to date differ from what would have been expected to have been paid based upon the selected paid loss development pattern. This method avoids some of the distortions that could result from a large development factor being applied to a small base of paid losses to calculate ultimate losses. This method will react slowly if actual loss ratios develop differently because of major changes in rate levels, retentions or deductibles, the forms and conditions of reinsurance coverage, the types of risks covered or a variety of other changes.

B-F Method. The B-F method is similar to the Bornhuetter-Ferguson paid loss method with the exception that it uses reported losses and reported loss development factors.

During 2013, 2012 and 2011, we adjusted our reliance on actuarial methods utilized for certain casualty lines of business and loss years within each of our operating segments shifting from the expected loss ratio method to the B-F method to varying degrees depending on the class of business. For example, we would typically adjust to the B-F method from an expected loss ratio method more quickly for primary casualty compared to excess casualty. This is because we typically would have greater confidence in the ultimate losses for primary casualty earlier than excess casualty because of the differences in the loss reporting patterns. Placing greater reliance on more responsive actuarial methods for certain casualty lines of business and loss years within each of our operating segments is a natural progression as we mature as a company and gain sufficient historical experience of our own that allows us to further refine our estimate of the reserve for losses and loss expenses. We believe utilizing only the B-F method for certain older loss years will more accurately reflect the reported loss activity we have had thus far in our ultimate loss ratio selections, and will better reflect how the ultimate losses will develop over time. We will continue to utilize the expected loss ratio method for the most recent loss years until we have sufficient experience to utilize other acceptable actuarial methodologies.

 

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We expect that the trend of placing greater reliance on more responsive actuarial methods, for example from the expected loss ratio method to the B-F method, to continue as both (1) our loss years mature and become more statistically reliable and (2) as we build databases of our internal loss development patterns. The expected loss ratio remains a key assumption as the Bornhuetter-Ferguson methods rely upon an expected loss ratio selection and a loss development pattern selection.

The key assumptions used to arrive at our best estimate of loss reserves are the expected loss ratios, rate of loss cost inflation, selection of benchmarks and reported and paid loss emergence patterns. Our reporting factors and expected loss ratios are based on a blend of our own experience and industry benchmarks for long-tailed business and primarily our own experience for short-tail business. The benchmarks selected were those that we believe are most similar to our underwriting business.

Our expected loss ratios for short-tail lines change from year to year. As our losses from short-tail lines of business are reported relatively quickly, we select our expected loss ratios for the most recent years based upon our actual loss ratios for our older years adjusted for rate changes, inflation, cost of reinsurance and average storm activity. For the short-tail lines, we initially used benchmarks for reported and paid loss emergence patterns. As we mature as a company, we have begun supplementing those benchmark patterns with our actual patterns as appropriate. For the long-tail lines, we continue to use benchmark patterns, although we update the benchmark patterns as additional information is published regarding the benchmark data.

For short-tail lines, the primary assumption that changed during both 2013 as compared to 2012 and 2012 as compared to 2011 as it relates to prior year losses was actual paid and reported loss emergence patterns were generally less severe than estimated for each year due to lower frequency and severity of reported losses. As a result of this change, we recognized net favorable prior year reserve development in both 2013 and 2012.

During the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, we incurred $13.5 million, $179.6 million and $292.2 million of catastrophe-related losses, respectively. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2012, we recognized $36.0 million in drought losses on the U.S. crop reinsurance portfolio. We classify catastrophe losses as those losses that result from a major singular event or series of similar events (such as tornadoes) that are assigned a catastrophe loss number by industry data services, where our consolidated losses are expected to be at least $10 million per loss event or series of similar events and where we believe it is important to our investors’ understanding of our operations. We had a number of large losses incurred during the year ended December 31, 2013 that did not meet our criteria to be classified as a catastrophe loss.

We will continue to evaluate and monitor the development of our reported losses and the impact they have on our current and future assumptions. We believe recognition of loss reserve changes in the period they are recorded is appropriate. We do not deviate downward from the expected loss ratio method when a clear pattern of reported losses has not emerged.

 

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The selection of the expected loss ratios for the long-tail lines is our most significant assumption. Due to the lengthy reporting pattern of long-tail lines, we supplement our own experience with industry benchmarks of expected loss ratios and reporting patterns in addition to our own experience. For our older loss years that are long-tail lines, the primary assumption that changed during both 2013 as compared to 2012 and 2012 as compared to 2011 as it relates to prior year losses was using the Bornhuetter-Ferguson loss development method for certain casualty lines of business and loss years as discussed previously. This method calculated a lower projected loss ratio based on loss emergence patterns to date. As a result of the change in the expected loss ratio, we recognized net favorable prior year reserve development in 2013, 2012 and 2011. For the year ended December 31, 2013, we recorded a decrease in losses and loss expenses of $110.5 million as a result of shifting from the expected loss ratio method to the B-F method for older loss years. Also during 2013, actual paid and reported loss emergence was more severe than estimated in our U.S. insurance segment for the 2011 and 2012 loss years. The additions to the 2011 and 2012 loss year reserves are consistent with our practice of addressing unfavorable loss emergence early.

 

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V. GLOSSARY

 

Accident year

   The year in which the event occurred that triggers a claim to us. All years referred to are years ending December 31.

ALAE

   Allocated loss adjustment expense, which is an estimate of the associated external expenses to be incurred in settling a claim. ALAE includes the costs of third party loss assessors and legal experts.

Assumed reinsurance

   That portion of a risk that a reinsurer accepts from an insurer in return for a stated premium.

Attachment point

   The loss point of which an insurance or reinsurance policy becomes operative and below which any losses are retained by either the insured or other insurers or reinsurers, as the case may be.

Case reserves

   Loss reserves, established with respect to specific, individual reported claims.

Casualty lines

   Insurance that is primarily concerned with losses due to injuries to persons and liability imposed on the insured for such injury or for damage to the property of others.

Catastrophe reinsurance

   A form of excess-of-loss reinsurance that, subject to a specified limit, indemnifies the ceding company for the amount of loss in excess of a specified retention with respect to an accumulation of losses resulting from a catastrophic event. The actual reinsurance document is called a “catastrophe cover.” These reinsurance contracts are typically designed to cover property insurance losses but can be written to cover other types of insurance losses such as workers’ compensation policies.

 

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Cede, cedent or ceding company

   When an insurer transfers some or all of its risk to a reinsurer, it “cedes” business and is referred to as the “ceding company” or “cedent.”

Claims-made policies

   A liability policy covering all claims first advised during the term of the insurance policy, regardless of when the loss itself was sustained.

Deductible

   The amount of exposure an insured retains on any one risk or group of risks. The term may apply to an insurance policy, where the insured is an individual or business, or a reinsurance contract, where the insured is an insurance company. See “Retention.”

D&O side A cover

   Insurance that provides liability coverage to directors and officers for non-indemnified losses arising from their negligence or malfeasance. Coverage applies only if the directors and officers are not indemnified by their company for such loss. Such coverage is provided on both an excess basis (i.e., policy attaches after all underlying policy limits are exhausted) and on a “difference-in-conditions” basis (i.e., policy drops down and attaches at a lower attachment point due to the failure or inability of the underlying policy(ies) to pay the loss).

Earned premiums

   That portion of premiums written that applies to the expired portion of the policy term. Earned premiums are recognized as revenues under both statutory accounting practice and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

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Employment practices liability insurance

   Insurance that primarily provides liability coverage to organizations and their employees for losses arising from acts of discrimination, harassment and retaliation against current and prospective employees of the organization.

Errors and omissions

   Insurance that provides liability coverage for claims arising from professional negligence or malpractice, subject to applicable exclusions, terms and conditions of the policy.

Excess or Excess layer

   Insurance to cover losses in one or more layers above a certain amount with losses below that amount usually covered by the insured’s primary policy and its self-insured retention.

Excess-of-loss reinsurance

   Reinsurance that indemnifies the insured against all or a specified portion of losses over a specified amount or retention.

Exclusions

   Provisions in an insurance or reinsurance policy excluding certain risks or otherwise limiting the scope of coverage.

Exposure

   The possibility of loss. A unit of measure of the amount of risk a company assumes.

Facultative reinsurance

   The reinsurance of all or a portion of the insurance provided by a single policy. Each policy reinsured is separately negotiated.

Fiduciary liability insurance

   Insurance that primarily provides liability coverage to fiduciaries of employee benefit and welfare plans for losses arising from the breach of any fiduciary duty owed to plan beneficiaries.

 

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General casualty

   Insurance that is primarily concerned with losses due to injuries to persons and liability imposed on the insured for such injury or for damage to the property of others.

Global loss triangles

   A table of loss experience showing total losses for a certain period at regular valuation dates, reflecting the change in amounts as claims mature. Older periods in the table will have one more entry than the next youngest period, leading to the triangle shape of the data in the table.

Gross premiums written

   Total premiums for insurance and reinsurance written during a given period.

Healthcare lines

   Insurance coverage, often referred to as medical malpractice insurance, which addresses liability risks of doctors, surgeons, nurses, other healthcare professionals and the institutions (hospitals, clinics, etc.), in which they practice.

Incurred but not reported (“IBNR”) reserves

   Reserves established by us for claims that have occurred but have not yet been reported to us as well as for changes in the values of claims that have been reported to us but are not yet settled.

LAE

   The total of ALAE and ULAE.

Loss corridor

   A mechanism contained in a reinsurance treaty that requires the cedent to be responsible for a certain amount of the ultimate net loss that is above the company’s designated retention and below the designated limit, and which would otherwise be reimbursed under the treaty. Loss corridors are employed to mitigate the volatility of reinsurance agreements.

 

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Loss development

   The difference between the original loss as initially reserved by an insurer or reinsurer and its subsequent evaluation at a later date or at the time of its closure. Loss development occurs because of inflation and time lags between the occurrence of claims and the time they are actually reported to an insurer or reinsurer. To account for these increases, a “loss development factor” or multiplier is usually applied to a claim or group of claims in an effort to more accurately project the ultimate amount that will be paid.

Loss reserves

   Liabilities established by insurers and reinsurers to reflect the estimated cost of claims incurred that the insurer or reinsurer will ultimately be required to pay. Reserves are established for losses and for loss expenses, and consist of case reserves and IBNR reserves. As the term is used in this Form 10-K, “loss reserves” is meant to include reserves for both losses and for loss expenses.

Loss year

   The year to which a claim is attributed based upon the terms in the underlying policy or contract. All years referred to are years ending December 31.

Losses and loss expense ratio

   Derived by dividing net losses and loss expenses by net earned premiums.

Losses and loss expenses

   “Losses” are an occurrence that is the basis for submission or payment of a claim. Losses may be covered, limited or excluded from coverage, depending on the terms of the insurance policy or other insurance or reinsurance contracts. “Loss expenses” are the expenses incurred by an insurance or reinsurance company in settling a loss.

 

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Losses discovered basis

   Covers losses that are discovered by the insured during the policy period and a specified period thereafter (unless replaced with similar insurance), no matter when the loss occurred and it does not matter if the insured had prior coverage.

Net limits

   The amount that an insurer or reinsurer will insure or reinsure for a specified risk, a portfolio of risks or on a single insured entity, less any applicable reinsurance purchased by such insurer or reinsurer. The term also refers to the maximum amount of benefit payable for a given claim or occurrence.

Occurrence policies

   A liability policy covering all claims arising from an event that takes place during the policy period, regardless of when the claim is reported to us.

Occurrence-reported policies

   A liability policy covering all claims arising from an event that takes place after a date specified in the policy and the claims must be reported to the insurer during the policy period.

Paid losses

   Claim amounts paid to insureds or ceding companies.

Primary insurance

   Insurance that absorbs the losses immediately above the insured’s retention layer. A primary insurer will pay up to a certain dollar amount of losses over the insured’s retention, at which point a higher layer excess insurer will be liable for additional losses. The coverage terms of a primary insurance layer typically assume an element of regular loss frequency.

 

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Professional liability

   Insurance that provides liability coverage to directors and officers, attorneys, doctors, accountants and other professionals who offer services to the general public and claim expertise in a particular area greater than the ordinary layperson for their negligence or malfeasance.

Property catastrophe coverage

   In reinsurance, coverage that protects the ceding company against accumulated losses in excess of a stipulated sum that arise from a catastrophic event such as an earthquake, fire or windstorm. “Catastrophe loss” generally refers to the total loss of an insurer arising out of a single catastrophic event.

Quota share reinsurance

   A proportional reinsurance treaty in which the ceding company cedes an agreed-on percentage of every risk it insures that falls within a class or classes of business subject to the treaty.

Reinsurance

   The practice whereby one insurer, called the reinsurer, in consideration of a premium paid to that reinsurer, agrees to indemnify another insurer, called the ceding company, for part or all of the liability of the ceding company under one or more policies or contracts of insurance that it has issued.

Report year

   The year in which a claim is reported to us. All years referred to are years ending December 31.

Reserves

  

Liabilities established by insurers and reinsurers to reflect the estimated cost of claims incurred that the insurer or reinsurer will ultimately be required to pay. Reserves are established for

losses and for loss expenses, and consist of case reserves and IBNR reserves. As the term is used in this report, “reserves” are meant to include reserves for both losses and for loss expenses.

 

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Retention

   The amount of exposure an insured retains on any one risk or group of risks. The term may apply to an insurance policy, where the insured is an individual or business, or a reinsurance contract, where the insured is an insurance company. See “Deductible.”

Short tail

   Lines of business where claims are generally reported and paid within a relatively short period of time following the policy coverage period.

Surplus treaty reinsurance

   Reinsurance contracts under which the ceding company agrees to cede and the reinsurer agrees to assume part of every risk that exceeds the ceding company’s predetermined retention limit. The reinsurer shares in premiums and losses in the same proportion as it shares in the total policy limits of the risk.

Swing-rated premium

   Earned premiums from a “swing-rated” reinsurance contract, which is a contract that links the ultimate amount of ceded premium to the ultimate loss ratio on the reinsured business. This type of reinsurance contract enables the cedent to retain a greater portion of premium if the ultimate loss ratio develops at a level below the initial loss threshold set by the reinsurers, but requires a higher amount of ceded premium if the ultimate loss ratio develops above the initial threshold.

 

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Treaties

   Reinsurance contracts under which the ceding company agrees to cede and the reinsurer agrees to assume risks of a particular class or classes of business.

Treaty year

   The year in which the contract incepts. Exposure from contracts incepting during the current treaty year will potentially affect both the current accident year as well future accident years.

ULAE

   Means unallocated loss adjustment expenses, which are an assessment of the internal expenses required to settle claims.

Ultimate loss

   Total of all expected settlement amounts, whether paid or reserved together with any associated loss adjustment expenses, and is the estimated total amount of loss at the measurement date. For purposes of this report, “ultimate loss” is the sum of paid losses, case reserves and IBNR.

Underwriter

   An employee of an insurance or reinsurance company who examines, accepts or rejects risks and classifies accepted risks in order to charge an appropriate premium for each accepted risk. The underwriter is expected to select business that will produce an average risk of loss no greater than that anticipated for the class of business.

 

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