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| 8-K - ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD. 8-K - Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. | a52380724.htm |
Exhibit 99.1
Argo Group Reports 2020 Fourth Quarter Results
Underlying Underwriting Results Continue to Improve; Well-Positioned in 2021
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•
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Strategic Growth: Premium growth focused on
strategic growth areas, including 7% increase in U.S. Operations during the fourth quarter and full year 2020.
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•
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Rate Increases Continue: Rate change remains
above 10% on average across Argo's business in the fourth quarter and continued to increase from recent periods.
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Underlying Margin Improvement: A combination of
underwriting actions taken during 2020, better pricing, improved terms and expense progress are driving current accident year, ex-catastrophe underwriting margin expansion compared to 2019.
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Hamilton, Bermuda - February 17, 2021 - Argo Group
International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO) ("Argo" or the "Company") today announced financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2020. Argo reported a fourth quarter 2020 net loss attributable to common shareholders of $19.7
million or $(0.57) per diluted common share, compared to a net loss attributable to common shareholders of $103.3 million or $(3.01) per diluted common share for the 2019 fourth quarter. Operating loss in the fourth quarter of 2020 was $18.2 million or
$(0.52) per diluted common share, compared to an operating loss of $73.9 million or $(2.15) per diluted common share for the 2019 fourth quarter.
"We are encouraged by the improved underlying margins of our business during the quarter, as well as the actions taken to create a more focused and efficient
company," said Argo Chief Executive Officer Kevin J. Rehnberg.
“While heightened 2020 catastrophe and COVID-19 losses resulted in a disappointing financial outcome, we made significant progress on our strategic
objectives and achieved meaningful growth in most of our top-performing businesses – including Argo Pro, Construction and Inland Marine. We expect a sustained positive growth trajectory and continued benefits from market conditions throughout 2021,
with the capital to meet those opportunities.”
2020 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Consolidated Operating Highlights
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$ in millions
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Three Months Ended
December 31, |
Q/Q
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Year Ended
December 31, |
Y/Y
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Consolidated
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2020
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2019
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Change
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2020
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2019
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Change
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Gross written premiums
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$
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717.6
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$
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712.8
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0.7
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%
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$
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3,233.3
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$
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3,129.2
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3.3
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%
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Net written premiums
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438.8
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399.4
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9.9
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%
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1,809.3
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1,754.4
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3.1
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%
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Earned premiums
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465.8
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425.8
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9.4
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%
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1,779.7
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1,729.5
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2.9
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%
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Underwriting loss
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$
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(46.8
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)
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$
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(113.6
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)
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NM
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$
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(109.6
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)
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$
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(157.0
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)
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NM
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Net investment income
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33.7
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34.2
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-1.5
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%
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112.7
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151.1
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-25.4
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%
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Net loss attributable to common shareholders
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$
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(19.7
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)
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$
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(103.3
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)
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NM
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$
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(76.5
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)
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$
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(8.4
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)
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NM
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Operating loss
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$
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(18.2
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)
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$
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(73.9
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)
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NM
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$
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(22.3
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)
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$
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(30.8
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)
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NM
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Loss ratio
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69.9
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%
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84.4
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%
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-14.5 pts
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67.9
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%
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70.6
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%
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-2.7 pts
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Expense ratio
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40.1
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%
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42.3
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%
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-2.2 pts
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38.3
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%
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38.5
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%
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-0.2 pts
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Combined ratio
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110.0
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%
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126.7
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%
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-16.7 pts
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106.2
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%
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109.1
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%
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-2.9 pts
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CAY ex-CAT loss ratio
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58.5
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%
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65.7
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%
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-7.2 pts
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57.2
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%
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60.6
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%
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-3.4 pts
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Gross written premium grew 0.7% to $717.6 million during the fourth quarter of 2020. Premium growth in U.S. Operations of 6.6% was due to growth in
Professional and Property lines driven primarily by rate increases. This was partially offset by a 10.4% decline in International Operations where recent underwriting actions have resulted in decreases in both Specialty and Property lines.
Pricing increases remained in the low double digits on average across Argo, with a wide range varying by business line.
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The current accident year (CAY), ex-catastrophe (ex-CAT) loss ratio for the 2020 fourth quarter of 58.5% compares to 65.7% in the prior year
quarter, which reflects improvement in both U.S. and International Operations and is the result of recent re-underwriting actions and achieved rate increases earning through results.
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Net unfavorable reserve development, which for the fourth consecutive quarter was modest for the 2020 fourth quarter at $1.6 million, or 0.3 points
compared with $76.5 million or 17.9 points in the prior year quarter.
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Total catastrophe losses were $51.0 million, of which $38.3 million was related to natural catastrophes and $12.7 million was related to the
COVID-19 pandemic. Approximately half of the reported natural catastrophe losses were due to events that happened late in the third quarter.
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The expense ratio of 40.1% improved 2.2 points compared to the prior year quarter. Included in the fourth quarter of 2020 are approximately 3
points related to certain strategic initiatives that generated non-recurring expenses related to personnel costs, legal and professional fees associated with certain transactions, the cost of early exit from certain office facilities and
severance costs primarily in our International Operations. These actions are part of our previously announced expense initiatives and are expected to create savings toward our expense objectives.
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The CAY ex-CAT combined ratio was 98.5% compared to 107.9% in the prior year quarter. The improvement in the CAY ex-CAT combined ratio was due to a
lower CAY ex-CAT loss ratio that was driven by stronger pricing and lower loss activity in International Operations, while the expense ratio also improved.
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The combined ratio was 110.0% compared to 126.7% for the 2019 fourth quarter. The lower combined ratio was primarily driven by a better loss ratio
and improving expense ratio.
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Net investment income of $33.7 million decreased 1.5% compared to the 2019 fourth quarter. Net investment income excluding alternatives decreased
30.3% to $23.5 million due primarily to lower interest rates and continuing portfolio de-risking actions, while alternative investments contributed a gain of $10.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. The strong performance from alternative
investments included gains from both private equity and hedge fund investments.
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Net loss attributable to common shareholders was $19.7 million or $(0.57) per diluted common share, compared to a net loss attributable to common
shareholders of $103.3 million or $(3.01) per diluted common share for the 2019 fourth quarter. The 2020 fourth quarter result included foreign currency exchange losses of $9.2 million and minimal other corporate expenses, while the prior
year quarter included other corporate expenses of $25.9 million and a goodwill impairment charge of $15.6 million.
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Operating loss was $18.2 million or $(0.52) per diluted common share, compared to an operating loss of $73.9 million or $(2.15) per diluted common
share for the 2019 fourth quarter. The primary driver of the reduced operating loss was a lower level of underwriting losses in the fourth quarter of 2020.
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U.S. Operations:
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$ in millions
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Three Months Ended
December 31, |
Q/Q
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Year Ended
December 31, |
Y/Y
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U.S. Operations
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2020
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2019
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Change
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2020
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2019
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Change
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Gross written premiums
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$
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495.7
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$
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465.1
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6.6
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%
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$
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1,994.8
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$
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1,859.3
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7.3
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%
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Net written premiums
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300.8
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262.1
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14.8
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%
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1,223.0
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1,166.1
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4.9
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%
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Earned premiums
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304.8
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271.1
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12.4
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%
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1,207.6
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1,119.7
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7.9
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%
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Losses and loss adjustment expenses
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202.4
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194.1
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4.3
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%
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768.7
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690.4
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11.3
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%
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Underwriting expenses
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100.3
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90.0
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11.4
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%
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391.1
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368.7
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6.1
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%
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Underwriting income (loss)
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$
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2.1
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$
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(13.0
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)
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NM
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$
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47.8
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$
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60.6
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-21.1
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%
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Loss ratio
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66.4
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%
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71.6
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%
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-5.2 pts
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63.6
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%
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61.7
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%
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1.9 pts
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Expense ratio
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32.9
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%
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33.2
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%
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-0.3 pts
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32.4
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%
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32.9
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%
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-0.5 pts
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Combined ratio
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99.3
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%
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104.8
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%
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-5.5 pts
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96.0
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%
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94.6
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%
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1.4 pts
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CAY ex-CAT loss ratio
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60.3
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%
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62.2
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%
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-1.9 pts
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58.5
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%
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59.0
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%
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-0.5 pts
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In our U.S. Operations, gross written premiums increased 6.6% compared to the 2019 fourth quarter due to growth in Professional and Property lines,
while premiums in Liability and Specialty lines were down modestly. Growth in the period reflected rate increases across most lines of business, which continued to be strong at approximately 10% on average. This was partially offset by
certain business units being impacted by economic headwinds as a result of COVID-19, as well as re-underwriting actions in certain business units. Certain strategic growth areas that are benefiting from strong market conditions, such as
Casualty and Professional lines, experienced premium growth above 20% during the 2020 fourth quarter.
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Net written premiums increased 14.8% and earned premiums were up 12.4% compared to the 2019 fourth quarter due to growth in gross written premiums
in prior quarters and an adjustment to ceded premiums in the prior year quarter. Net written and earned premium growth was primarily attributed to Professional and Specialty lines.
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The loss ratio for the fourth quarter of 2020 was 66.4%, an improvement of 5.2 points compared to the prior year quarter. The lower loss ratio was
driven by a 1.9 point improvement in the CAY ex-CAT loss ratio and an 8.5 point reduction in unfavorable prior accident year reserve development. Although the CAY ex-CAT loss ratio improved compared to the prior year quarter, the result in
the fourth quarter of 2020 was impacted by a large loss from a property account that has been non-renewed and a large liability claim that added 3.0 points to the loss ratio.
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Net unfavorable prior-year reserve development in the current quarter declined to $2.9 million from $25.5 million in the prior year quarter. These
were partially offset by a higher level of catastrophe losses which totaled 5.2 points compared to an immaterial amount in the prior year quarter. Catastrophe losses in the quarter were primarily related to U.S. windstorms that occurred
during the third and fourth quarters, as well as U.S. wildfires.
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The expense ratio for the fourth quarter of 2020 was 32.9%, a 0.3 point improvement compared to the 2019 fourth quarter. The lower expense ratio
reflects premium growth in excess of expense growth, partially offset by slightly higher acquisition expenses.
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International Operations:
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$ in millions
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Three Months Ended
December 31, |
Q/Q
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Year Ended
December 31, |
Y/Y
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International Operations
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2020
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2019
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Change
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2020
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2019
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Change
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Gross written premiums
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$
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221.8
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$
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247.6
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-10.4
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%
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$
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1,238.0
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$
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1,269.7
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-2.5
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%
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Net written premiums
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137.9
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137.2
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0.5
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%
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585.8
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588.1
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-0.4
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%
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Earned premiums
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160.9
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154.6
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4.1
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%
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571.7
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609.6
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-6.2
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%
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Losses and loss adjustment expenses
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123.0
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155.0
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-20.6
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%
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428.6
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518.3
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-17.3
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%
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Underwriting expenses
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73.4
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75.5
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-2.8
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%
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248.4
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250.2
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-0.7
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%
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Underwriting loss
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$
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(35.5
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)
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$
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(75.9
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)
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NM
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$
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(105.3
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)
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$
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(158.9
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)
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NM
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Loss ratio
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76.5
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%
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100.3
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%
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-23.8 pts
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75.0
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%
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85.0
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%
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-10 pts
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Expense ratio
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45.6
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%
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48.8
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%
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-3.2 pts
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43.4
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%
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41.0
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%
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2.4 pts
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Combined ratio
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122.1
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%
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149.1
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%
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-27 pts
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118.4
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%
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126.0
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%
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-7.6 pts
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CAY ex-CAT loss ratio
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55.0
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%
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72.0
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%
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-17 pts
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54.4
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%
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63.7
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%
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-9.3 pts
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•
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In our International Operations, gross written premiums declined 10.4% in the fourth quarter of 2020, as growth in Liability lines was more than
offset by a decrease in Specialty and Property lines. Rates increased across all lines of business with particular strength in Liability lines, with average rate increases above 15% during the quarter. Rate increases across International were
partially offset by re-underwriting and reducing line sizes in certain business lines, as well as the economic impact of COVID-19 on some businesses.
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Net earned premium in the fourth quarter of 2020 increased 4.1% from the 2019 fourth quarter. The increase was primarily related to growth in
Liability lines.
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The loss ratio for the fourth quarter of 2020 was 76.5%, an improvement of 23.8 points compared to the prior year quarter. The lower loss ratio was
primarily due to a 17.0 point year-over-year improvement in the CAY ex-CAT loss ratio and 1.1 points of favorable reserve development compared to 26.3 points of unfavorable reserve development in the prior year quarter. Catastrophe losses
totaled 22.6 points in the fourth quarter of 2020, attributed to natural catastrophes and losses related to COVID-19 related losses. The CAY ex-CAT loss ratio was 55.0% in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to 72.0% in the prior year period.
The improvement during the fourth quarter and full year 2020 was primarily due to the impact of recent re-underwriting actions and achieved rate increases earning through results. The result in the fourth quarter of 2019 was also impacted by
a recalibration of the CAY ex-CAT loss ratio based on prior year reserve adjustments.
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The expense ratio for the fourth quarter of 2020 was 45.6%, which improved 3.2 points compared to the prior year quarter. The fourth quarter 2020
result included approximately 4 points related to severance and certain one-time expenses that are not expected to recur.
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Balance Sheet:
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Book value per common share was $49.39 at December 31, 2020, compared to $49.63 at September 30, 2020. Including dividends paid, book value per
common share was approximately unchanged relative to September 30, 2020.
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CONFERENCE CALL
Argo management will conduct an investor conference call starting at 10 a.m. EST on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Participants in the U.S. can access the call
by dialing (877) 291-5203. Callers dialing from outside the U.S. can access the call by dialing (412) 902-6610. Please ask the operator for the Argo earnings call. A live webcast of the conference call can be accessed at https://services.choruscall.com/links/argo210218.html
A webcast replay will be available shortly after the live conference call and can be accessed at https://services.choruscall.com/links/argo210218.html. A telephone replay of the conference call will be available through February 25, 2021, to callers in the U.S. by dialing (877) 344-7529 (conference #10151484).
Callers dialing from outside the U.S. can access the replay by dialing (412) 317-0088 (conference #10151484).
ABOUT ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO) is an underwriter of specialty insurance products in the property and casualty market. Argo offers a full
line of products and services designed to meet the unique coverage and claims-handling needs of businesses in two primary segments: U.S. Operations and International Operations. Argo and its insurance subsidiaries are rated ‛A-’ by Standard and Poor’s.
Argo’s insurance subsidiaries are rated ‛A-’ by A.M. Best. More information on Argo and its subsidiaries is available at www.argogroup.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release includes forward-looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance.
Forward-looking statements include all statements that do not relate solely to historical or current facts, and can be identified by the use of words such as "expect," "intend," "plan," "believe," “do not believe,” “aim,” "project," "anticipate,"
“seek,” "will," “likely,” “assume,” “estimate,” "may," “continue,” “guidance,” “objective,” “remain optimistic,” “improve,” “progress,” "path toward," “outlook,” “trends,” “future,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “target,” “on track” and similar
expressions of a future or forward-looking nature.
Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially. For a more detailed discussion
of such risks and uncertainties, see Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in Argo’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, as supplemented in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of Argo’s subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and
in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The inclusion of a forward-looking statement herein should not be regarded as a representation by Argo that Argo’s objectives will be achieved. Argo undertakes no obligation to
publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should not place undue reliance on any such statements.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
In presenting the Company's results, management has included and discussed in this press release certain non-generally accepted accounting principles
("non-GAAP") financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G as promulgated by the SEC. Management believes that these non-GAAP measures, which may be defined differently by other companies, better explain the Company's results of operations in a
manner that allows for a more complete understanding of the underlying trends in the Company's business. However, these measures should not be viewed as a substitute for those determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
("U.S. GAAP").
“Underwriting income” is an internal performance measure used in the management of the Company’s operations and represents net amount earned from underwriting
activities (net premium earned less underwriting expenses and claims incurred). Although this measure of profit (loss) does not replace net income (loss) computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP as a measure of profitability, management uses this measure
of profit (loss) to focus our reporting segments on generating underwriting income. The Company presents Underwriting income as a measure that is commonly recognized as a standard of performance by investors, analysts, rating agencies and other users
of its financial information.
“Current accident year (CAY) ex-CAT combined ratio” and the “Current accident year (CAY) ex-CAT loss ratio" are internal measures used by the management of the
Company to evaluate the performance of its' underwriting activity and represents the net amount of underwriting income excluding catastrophe related charges (impacts to both premium and losses), the impact of changes to prior year loss reserves and
other one-time items that would impact expenses or net earned premium. Although this measure does not replace the GAAP combined ratio it provides management with a view of the quality of earnings generated by underwriting activity for the current
accident year.
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“Operating income" is an internal performance measure used in the management of the Company's operations and represents after-tax (at an assumed effective tax
rate of 15%) operating results excluding, as applicable, net realized investment gains or losses, net foreign exchange gain or loss, and other similar non-recurring items, as well as preferred share dividends. The Company excludes net realized
investment gains or losses, net foreign exchange gain or loss, and other similar non-recurring items from the calculation of operating income because these amounts are influenced by and fluctuate in part, by market conditions that are outside of
management’s control. In addition to presenting net income determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company believes that showing operating income enables investors, analysts, rating agencies and other users of the Company's financial information
to more easily analyze our results of operations and underlying business performance. Operating income should not be viewed as a substitute for U.S. GAAP net income.
"Annualized return on average common shareholders’ equity" ("ROACE") is calculated using average common shareholders' equity. In calculating ROACE, the net
income available to common shareholders for the period is multiplied by the number of periods in a calendar year to arrive at annualized net income available to common shareholders. The Company presents ROACE as a measure that is commonly recognized as
a standard of performance by investors, analysts, rating agencies and other users of its financial information. "Annualized operating return on average common shareholders' equity" is calculated using operating income (as defined above and annualized
in the manner described for net income (loss) available to common shareholders under ROACE above) and average common shareholders' equity.
The “percentage change in book value per common share” includes (by adding) the effects of cash dividends paid per common share to the calculated book value
per common share for the current period. This adjusted amount is then compared to the prior period’s book value per common share to determine the period over period change. The Company believes that including the dividends paid per common share allows
users of its financial statements to more easily identify the impact of the changes in book value per common share from the perspective of investors.
Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures are included in the attached tables and footnotes.
(financial tables follow)
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ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions, except per share amounts)
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December 31,
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December 31,
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2020
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2019
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(unaudited)
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Assets
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Total investments
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$
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5,237.7
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$
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5,099.4
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Cash
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138.0
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137.8
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Accrued investment income
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21.8
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25.7
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Receivables
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3,687.0
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3,792.8
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Goodwill and intangible assets
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207.8
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253.2
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Deferred acquisition costs, net
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162.8
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160.2
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Ceded unearned premiums
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572.1
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545.0
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Other assets
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439.3
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500.4
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Total assets
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$
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10,466.5
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$
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10,514.5
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
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Reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses
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$
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5,406.0
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$
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5,157.6
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||||
|
Unearned premiums
|
1,459.0
|
1,410.9
|
||||||
|
Ceded reinsurance payable, net
|
950.0
|
1,203.1
|
||||||
|
Senior unsecured fixed rate notes
|
140.2
|
140.0
|
||||||
|
Other indebtedness
|
60.7
|
181.3
|
||||||
|
Junior subordinated debentures
|
257.8
|
257.4
|
||||||
|
Other liabilities
|
335.4
|
383.1
|
||||||
|
Total liabilities
|
8,609.1
|
8,733.4
|
||||||
|
Preferred shares
|
144.0
|
—
|
||||||
|
Common shareholders’ equity
|
1,713.4
|
1,781.1
|
||||||
|
Total shareholders' equity
|
1,857.4
|
1,781.1
|
||||||
|
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
$
|
10,466.5
|
$
|
10,514.5
|
||||
|
Book value per common share
|
$
|
49.39
|
$
|
51.80
|
||||
6
ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(in millions, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
2020
|
2019
|
2020
|
2019
|
||||||||||||
|
Gross written premiums
|
$
|
717.6
|
$
|
712.8
|
$
|
3,233.3
|
$
|
3,129.2
|
||||||||
|
Net written premiums
|
438.8
|
399.4
|
1,809.3
|
1,754.4
|
||||||||||||
|
Earned premiums
|
465.8
|
425.8
|
1,779.7
|
1,729.5
|
||||||||||||
|
Net investment income
|
33.7
|
34.2
|
112.7
|
151.1
|
||||||||||||
|
Fee and other income
|
2.1
|
2.8
|
7.9
|
9.1
|
||||||||||||
|
Net realized investment gains (losses)
|
16.3
|
21.7
|
(5.4
|
)
|
80.0
|
|||||||||||
|
Total revenue
|
517.9
|
484.5
|
1,894.9
|
1,969.7
|
||||||||||||
|
Losses and loss adjustment expenses
|
325.8
|
359.2
|
1,208.8
|
1,220.7
|
||||||||||||
|
Underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses
|
186.8
|
180.2
|
680.5
|
665.8
|
||||||||||||
|
Other corporate expenses
|
(0.4
|
)
|
25.9
|
5.8
|
37.6
|
|||||||||||
|
Interest expense
|
6.5
|
8.3
|
27.8
|
33.6
|
||||||||||||
|
Fee and other expense
|
0.9
|
2.0
|
4.0
|
5.8
|
||||||||||||
|
Foreign currency exchange losses (gains)
|
9.2
|
(3.4
|
)
|
24.2
|
(9.6
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Impairment of goodwill
|
—
|
15.6
|
—
|
15.6
|
||||||||||||
|
Total expenses
|
528.8
|
587.8
|
1,951.1
|
1,969.5
|
||||||||||||
|
(Loss) income before income taxes
|
(10.9
|
)
|
(103.3
|
)
|
(56.2
|
)
|
0.2
|
|||||||||
|
Income tax provision
|
6.2
|
—
|
15.7
|
8.6
|
||||||||||||
|
Net loss
|
$
|
(17.1
|
)
|
$
|
(103.3
|
)
|
$
|
(71.9
|
)
|
$
|
(8.4
|
)
|
||||
|
Dividends on preferred shares
|
2.6
|
—
|
4.6
|
$
|
—
|
|||||||||||
|
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
|
$
|
(19.7
|
)
|
$
|
(103.3
|
)
|
$
|
(76.5
|
)
|
$
|
(8.4
|
)
|
||||
|
Loss per common share (basic)
|
$
|
(0.57
|
)
|
$
|
(3.01
|
)
|
$
|
(2.21
|
)
|
$
|
(0.25
|
)
|
||||
|
Loss per common share (diluted)
|
$
|
(0.57
|
)
|
$ |
(3.01
|
)
|
$
|
(2.21
|
)
|
$
|
(0.25
|
)
|
||||
|
Weighted average common shares:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Basic
|
34.7
|
34.3
|
34.6
|
34.2
|
||||||||||||
|
Diluted
|
34.7
|
34.3
|
34.6
|
34.2
|
||||||||||||
|
Loss ratio
|
69.9
|
%
|
84.4
|
%
|
67.9
|
%
|
70.6
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Expense ratio (1)
|
40.1
|
%
|
42.3
|
%
|
38.3
|
%
|
38.5
|
%
|
||||||||
|
GAAP combined ratio
|
110.0
|
%
|
126.7
|
%
|
106.2
|
%
|
109.1
|
%
|
||||||||
|
CAY ex-CAT combined ratio (2)
|
98.5
|
%
|
107.9
|
%
|
95.3
|
%
|
99.1
|
%
|
||||||||
|
(1)
|
The expense ratio is calculated as "Underwriting, acquisition and insurance expense" divided by "Earned premiums".
|
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
For purposes of calculating these ratios, net earned premiums were adjusted to exclude outward reinstatement premium adjustments of $1.6 million and $7.6 million for the three months and year
ended December 31, 2020, respectively, and outward reinstatement premium adjustments of $0.9 million and $0.8 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2019, respectively.
|
7
ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
SEGMENT DATA
(in millions)
(unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
Year ended
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
2020
|
2019
|
2020
|
2019
|
||||||||||||
|
U.S. Operations
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Gross written premiums
|
$
|
495.7
|
$
|
465.1
|
$
|
1,994.8
|
$
|
1,859.3
|
||||||||
|
Net written premiums
|
300.8
|
262.1
|
1,223.0
|
1,166.1
|
||||||||||||
|
Earned premiums
|
304.8
|
271.1
|
1,207.6
|
1,119.7
|
||||||||||||
|
Underwriting income (loss)
|
2.1
|
(13.0
|
)
|
47.8
|
60.6
|
|||||||||||
|
Net investment income
|
24.2
|
19.9
|
80.3
|
100.0
|
||||||||||||
|
Interest expense
|
(3.1
|
)
|
(5.0
|
)
|
(16.2
|
)
|
(20.5
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Fee income (expense), net
|
0.3
|
(1.1
|
)
|
(0.2
|
)
|
(1.0
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Net income before taxes
|
$
|
23.5
|
$
|
0.8
|
$
|
111.7
|
$
|
139.1
|
||||||||
|
Loss ratio
|
66.4
|
%
|
71.6
|
%
|
63.6
|
%
|
61.7
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Expense ratio (1)
|
32.9
|
%
|
33.2
|
%
|
32.4
|
%
|
32.9
|
%
|
||||||||
|
GAAP combined ratio
|
99.3
|
%
|
104.8
|
%
|
96.0
|
%
|
94.6
|
%
|
||||||||
|
CAY ex-CAT combined ratio (2)
|
92.9
|
%
|
95.4
|
%
|
90.7
|
%
|
91.9
|
%
|
||||||||
|
International Operations
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Gross written premiums
|
$
|
221.8
|
$
|
247.6
|
$
|
1,238.0
|
$
|
1,269.7
|
||||||||
|
Net written premiums
|
137.9
|
137.2
|
585.8
|
588.1
|
||||||||||||
|
Earned premiums
|
160.9
|
154.6
|
571.7
|
609.6
|
||||||||||||
|
Underwriting loss
|
(35.5
|
)
|
(75.9
|
)
|
(105.3
|
)
|
(158.9
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Net investment income
|
7.7
|
12.9
|
26.7
|
44.2
|
||||||||||||
|
Interest expense
|
(1.5
|
)
|
(2.6
|
)
|
(7.7
|
)
|
(11.0
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Fee income, net
|
0.9
|
1.9
|
3.4
|
4.3
|
||||||||||||
|
Impairment of goodwill
|
—
|
(15.6
|
)
|
—
|
(15.6
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Net loss before taxes
|
$
|
(28.4
|
)
|
$
|
(79.3
|
)
|
(82.9
|
)
|
(137.0
|
)
|
||||||
|
Loss ratio
|
76.5
|
%
|
100.3
|
%
|
75.0
|
%
|
85.0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Expense ratio (1)
|
45.6
|
%
|
48.8
|
%
|
43.4
|
%
|
41.0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
GAAP combined ratio
|
122.1
|
%
|
149.1
|
%
|
118.4
|
%
|
126.0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
CAY ex-CAT combined ratio (3)
|
101.1
|
%
|
120.6
|
%
|
97.8
|
%
|
104.7
|
%
|
||||||||
|
(1)
|
The expense ratio is calculated as "Underwriting, acquisition and insurance expense" divided by "Earned premiums".
|
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
For purposes of calculating these ratios, net earned premiums were adjusted to exclude outward reinstatement premium adjustments of $3.2 million and $6.4 million for the three months and year
ended December 31, 2020, respectively. There were no such adjustments for the three months and year ended December 31, 2019.
|
|
|
|
|
(3)
|
For purposes of calculating these ratios, net earned premiums were adjusted to exclude inward reinstatement premium adjustments of $1.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and outward
reinstatement premium adjustments of $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, and outward reinstatement premium adjustments of $0.9 million and $0.8 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2019, respectively.
|
8
ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
RECONCILIATION OF LOSS RATIOS
(unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
2020
|
2019
|
2020
|
2019
|
||||||||||||
|
U.S. Operations
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Loss ratio
|
66.4
|
%
|
71.6
|
%
|
63.6
|
%
|
61.7
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Prior accident year loss reserve development
|
(0.9
|
)%
|
(9.4
|
)%
|
(0.2
|
)%
|
(1.4
|
)%
|
||||||||
|
Catastrophe losses
|
(5.2
|
)%
|
—
|
%
|
(4.9
|
)%
|
(1.3
|
)%
|
||||||||
|
CAY ex-CAT loss ratio (1)
|
60.3
|
%
|
62.2
|
%
|
58.5
|
%
|
59.0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
International Operations
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Loss ratio
|
76.5
|
%
|
100.3
|
%
|
75.0
|
%
|
85.0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Prior accident year loss reserve development
|
1.1
|
%
|
(26.3
|
)%
|
1.1
|
%
|
(18.1
|
)%
|
||||||||
|
Catastrophe losses
|
(22.6
|
)%
|
(2.0
|
)%
|
(21.7
|
)%
|
(3.2
|
)%
|
||||||||
|
CAY ex-CAT loss ratio (2)
|
55.0
|
%
|
72.0
|
%
|
54.4
|
%
|
63.7
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Loss ratio
|
69.9
|
%
|
84.4
|
%
|
67.9
|
%
|
70.6
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Prior accident year loss reserve development
|
(0.3
|
)%
|
(17.9
|
)%
|
(0.4
|
)%
|
(8.0
|
)%
|
||||||||
|
Catastrophe losses
|
(11.1
|
)%
|
(0.8
|
)%
|
(10.3
|
)%
|
(2.0
|
)%
|
||||||||
|
CAY ex-CAT loss ratio (3)
|
58.5
|
%
|
65.7
|
%
|
57.2
|
%
|
60.6
|
%
|
||||||||
|
(1)
|
For purposes of calculating these ratios, net earned premiums were adjusted to exclude outward reinstatement premium adjustments of $3.2 million and $6.4 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2020, respectively. There were no such adjustments for the three months and year ended December 31, 2019. |
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
For purposes of calculating these ratios, net earned premiums were adjusted to exclude inward reinstatement premium adjustments of $1.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and
outward reinstatement premium adjustments of $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, and outward reinstatement premium adjustments of $0.9 million and $0.8 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2019,
respectively.
|
|
|
|
|
(3)
|
For purposes of calculating these ratios, net earned premiums were adjusted to exclude outward reinstatement premium adjustments of $1.6 million and $7.6 million for the three months and year ended December
31, 2020, respectively, and outward reinstatement premium adjustments of $0.9 million and $0.8 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2019, respectively.
|
9
ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
NET PRIOR-YEAR RESERVE DEVELOPMENT & CATASTROPHE LOSSES BY SEGMENT
(in millions)
(unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2020
|
2019
|
2020
|
2019
|
|||||||||||||
|
Net Prior-Year Reserve Development
|
||||||||||||||||
|
(Favorable)/Unfavorable
|
||||||||||||||||
|
U.S. Operations
|
$
|
2.9
|
$
|
25.5
|
$
|
2.4
|
$
|
15.7
|
||||||||
|
International Operations
|
(1.7
|
)
|
40.9
|
(6.2
|
)
|
110.4
|
||||||||||
|
Run-off Lines
|
0.4
|
10.1
|
11.5
|
12.0
|
||||||||||||
|
Total net prior-year reserve development
|
$
|
1.6
|
$
|
76.5
|
$
|
7.7
|
$
|
138.1
|
||||||||
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2020
|
2019
|
2020
|
2019
|
|||||||||||||
|
Catastrophe & COVID-19 Losses
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Catastrophe losses
|
||||||||||||||||
|
U.S. Operations
|
$
|
13.9
|
$
|
0.1
|
$
|
49.7
|
$
|
14.4
|
||||||||
|
International Operations
|
24.4
|
2.2
|
56.3
|
19.2
|
||||||||||||
|
Total catastrophe losses
|
38.3
|
2.3
|
106.0
|
33.6
|
||||||||||||
|
COVID-19 losses
|
||||||||||||||||
|
U.S. Operations
|
—
|
—
|
6.5
|
—
|
||||||||||||
|
International Operations
|
12.7
|
—
|
66.7
|
—
|
||||||||||||
|
Total COVID-19 losses
|
12.7
|
—
|
73.2
|
—
|
||||||||||||
|
Catastrophe & COVID-19 losses
|
||||||||||||||||
|
U.S. Operations
|
13.9
|
0.1
|
56.2
|
14.4
|
||||||||||||
|
International Operations
|
37.1
|
2.2
|
123.0
|
19.2
|
||||||||||||
|
Total catastrophe & COVID-19 losses
|
$
|
51.0
|
$
|
2.3
|
$
|
179.2
|
$
|
33.6
|
||||||||
10
ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
RECONCILIATION OF UNDERWRITING (LOSS) INCOME TO NET (LOSS) INCOME
CONSOLIDATED
(in millions)
(unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
2020
|
2019
|
2020
|
2019
|
||||||||||||
|
Net loss
|
$
|
(17.1
|
)
|
$
|
(103.3
|
)
|
$
|
(71.9
|
)
|
$
|
(8.4
|
)
|
||||
|
Add (deduct):
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Income tax provision
|
6.2
|
—
|
15.7
|
8.6
|
||||||||||||
|
Net investment income
|
(33.7
|
)
|
(34.2
|
)
|
(112.7
|
)
|
(151.1
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Net realized investment (gains) losses
|
(16.3
|
)
|
(21.7
|
)
|
5.4
|
(80.0
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Fee and other income
|
(2.1
|
)
|
(2.8
|
)
|
(7.9
|
)
|
(9.1
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Interest expense
|
6.5
|
8.3
|
27.8
|
33.6
|
||||||||||||
|
Fee and other expense
|
0.9
|
2.0
|
4.0
|
5.8
|
||||||||||||
|
Foreign currency exchange losses (gains)
|
9.2
|
(3.4
|
)
|
24.2
|
(9.6
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Other corporate expenses
|
(0.4
|
)
|
25.9
|
5.8
|
37.6
|
|||||||||||
|
Impairment of goodwill
|
—
|
15.6
|
—
|
15.6
|
||||||||||||
|
Underwriting loss
|
$
|
(46.8
|
)
|
$
|
(113.6
|
)
|
$
|
(109.6
|
)
|
$
|
(157.0
|
)
|
||||
11
ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING INCOME TO NET (LOSS) INCOME
CONSOLIDATED
(in millions, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
2020
|
2019
|
2020
|
2019
|
||||||||||||
|
Net loss, as reported
|
$
|
(17.1
|
)
|
$
|
(103.3
|
)
|
$
|
(71.9
|
)
|
$
|
(8.4
|
)
|
||||
|
Income tax provision
|
6.2
|
—
|
15.7
|
8.6
|
||||||||||||
|
Net (loss) income, before taxes
|
(10.9
|
)
|
(103.3
|
)
|
(56.2
|
)
|
0.2
|
|||||||||
|
Add (deduct):
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Net realized investment (gains) losses
|
(16.3
|
)
|
(21.7
|
)
|
5.4
|
(80.0
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Foreign currency exchange losses (gains)
|
9.2
|
(3.4
|
)
|
24.2
|
(9.6
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Other corporate expenses
|
(0.4
|
)
|
25.9
|
5.8
|
37.6
|
|||||||||||
|
Impairment of goodwill
|
—
|
15.6
|
—
|
15.6
|
||||||||||||
|
Operating loss before taxes and preferred share dividends
|
(18.4
|
)
|
(86.9
|
)
|
(20.8
|
)
|
(36.2
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Income tax (benefit) provision, at assumed rate (1)
|
(2.8
|
)
|
(13.0
|
)
|
(3.1
|
)
|
(5.4
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Preferred share dividends
|
2.6
|
—
|
4.6
|
—
|
||||||||||||
|
Operating loss
|
$
|
(18.2
|
)
|
$
|
(73.9
|
)
|
$
|
(22.3
|
)
|
$
|
(30.8
|
)
|
||||
|
Operating loss per common share (diluted)
|
$
|
(0.52
|
)
|
$
|
(2.15
|
)
|
$
|
(0.64
|
)
|
$
|
(0.90
|
)
|
||||
|
Weighted average common shares, diluted
|
34.7
|
34.3
|
34.6
|
34.2
|
||||||||||||
(1) For the purpose of calculating Operating Income, an assumed tax rate of 15% was used for all periods presented.
12
ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
RECONCILIATION OF SEGMENT INCOME TO NET (LOSS) INCOME
(in millions)
(unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
2020
|
2019
|
2020
|
2019
|
||||||||||||
|
Segment income (loss) before income taxes:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
U.S. Operations
|
$
|
23.5
|
$
|
0.8
|
$
|
111.7
|
$
|
139.1
|
||||||||
|
International Operations
|
(28.4
|
)
|
(79.3
|
)
|
(82.9
|
)
|
(137.0
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Run-off Lines
|
(1.9
|
)
|
(10.0
|
)
|
(12.9
|
)
|
(9.8
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Corporate and Other
|
(11.6
|
)
|
(14.0
|
)
|
(36.7
|
)
|
(44.1
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Net realized investment gains (losses)
|
16.3
|
21.7
|
(5.4
|
)
|
80.0
|
|||||||||||
|
Foreign currency exchange (losses) gains
|
(9.2
|
)
|
3.4
|
(24.2
|
)
|
9.6
|
||||||||||
|
Other corporate expenses
|
0.4
|
(25.9
|
)
|
(5.8
|
)
|
(37.6
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
(Loss) income before income taxes
|
(10.9
|
)
|
(103.3
|
)
|
(56.2
|
)
|
0.2
|
|||||||||
|
Income tax provision
|
6.2
|
—
|
15.7
|
8.6
|
||||||||||||
|
Net loss
|
$
|
(17.1
|
)
|
$
|
(103.3
|
)
|
$
|
(71.9
|
)
|
$
|
(8.4
|
)
|
||||
13
ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
PREMIUMS BY SEGMENT AND LINE OF BUSINESS
(in millions)
(unaudited)
|
U.S. Operations
|
Three months ended December 31, 2020
|
Three months ended December 31, 2019
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Gross Written
|
Net
Written |
Net
Earned |
Gross Written
|
Net
Written |
Net
Earned |
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Property
|
$
|
62.5
|
$
|
35.5
|
$
|
38.2
|
$
|
57.6
|
$
|
33.9
|
$
|
37.4
|
||||||||||||
|
Liability
|
256.2
|
151.2
|
166.8
|
259.7
|
144.2
|
166.3
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Professional
|
125.6
|
78.7
|
67.5
|
95.8
|
54.8
|
39.3
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Specialty
|
51.4
|
35.4
|
32.3
|
52.0
|
29.2
|
28.1
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Total
|
$
|
495.7
|
$
|
300.8
|
$
|
304.8
|
$
|
465.1
|
$
|
262.1
|
$
|
271.1
|
||||||||||||
|
Year ended December 31, 2020
|
Year ended December 31, 2019
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Gross
Written
|
Net
Written |
Net
Earned |
Gross
Written
|
Net
Written |
Net
Earned |
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Property
|
$
|
300.0
|
$
|
160.0
|
$
|
155.5
|
$
|
284.9
|
$
|
146.5
|
$
|
137.5
|
||||||||||||
|
Liability
|
1,060.6
|
657.0
|
674.2
|
1,072.6
|
701.3
|
700.1
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Professional
|
438.3
|
272.5
|
244.9
|
315.9
|
190.9
|
158.9
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Specialty
|
195.9
|
133.5
|
133.0
|
185.9
|
127.4
|
123.2
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Total
|
$
|
1,994.8
|
$
|
1,223.0
|
$
|
1,207.6
|
$
|
1,859.3
|
$
|
1,166.1
|
$
|
1,119.7
|
||||||||||||
|
International Operations
|
Three months ended December 31, 2020
|
Three months ended December 31, 2019
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Gross
Written
|
Net
Written |
Net
Earned |
Gross
Written
|
Net
Written |
Net
Earned |
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Property
|
$
|
48.6
|
$
|
29.4
|
$
|
41.2
|
$
|
59.5
|
$
|
32.3
|
$
|
43.8
|
||||||||||||
|
Liability
|
55.4
|
26.2
|
28.5
|
47.4
|
22.8
|
21.3
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Professional
|
53.3
|
42.3
|
32.5
|
57.2
|
34.5
|
32.6
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Specialty
|
64.5
|
40.0
|
58.7
|
83.5
|
47.6
|
56.9
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Total
|
$
|
221.8
|
$
|
137.9
|
$
|
160.9
|
$
|
247.6
|
$
|
137.2
|
$
|
154.6
|
||||||||||||
|
Year ended December 31, 2020
|
Year ended December 31, 2019
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Gross
Written
|
Net
Written |
Net
Earned |
Gross
Written
|
Net
Written |
Net
Earned |
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Property
|
$
|
465.1
|
$
|
158.3
|
$
|
156.8
|
$
|
504.7
|
$
|
153.0
|
$
|
162.9
|
||||||||||||
|
Liability
|
241.2
|
107.9
|
101.5
|
198.0
|
97.0
|
105.2
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Professional
|
210.0
|
130.3
|
120.5
|
208.4
|
120.1
|
115.3
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Specialty
|
321.7
|
189.3
|
192.9
|
358.6
|
218.0
|
226.2
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Total
|
$
|
1,238.0
|
$
|
585.8
|
$
|
571.7
|
$
|
1,269.7
|
$
|
588.1
|
$
|
609.6
|
||||||||||||
|
Consolidated
|
Three months ended December 31, 2020
|
Three months ended December 31, 2019
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Gross
Written
|
Net
Written |
Net
Earned |
Gross
Written
|
Net
Written |
Net
Earned |
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Property
|
$
|
111.1
|
$
|
64.9
|
$
|
79.4
|
$
|
117.1
|
$
|
66.2
|
$
|
81.2
|
||||||||||||
|
Liability
|
311.7
|
177.5
|
195.4
|
307.2
|
167.1
|
187.7
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Professional
|
178.9
|
121.0
|
100.0
|
153.0
|
89.3
|
71.9
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Specialty
|
115.9
|
75.4
|
91.0
|
135.5
|
76.8
|
85.0
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Total
|
$
|
717.6
|
$
|
438.8
|
$
|
465.8
|
$
|
712.8
|
4399.4
|
$
|
425.8
|
|||||||||||||
|
Year ended December 31, 2020
|
Year ended December 31, 2019
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Gross
Written
|
Net
Written |
Net
Earned |
Gross
Written
|
Net
Written |
Net
Earned |
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Property
|
$
|
765.1
|
$
|
318.3
|
$
|
312.3
|
$
|
789.6
|
$
|
299.5
|
$
|
300.4
|
||||||||||||
|
Liability
|
1,302.3
|
765.4
|
776.1
|
1,270.8
|
798.5
|
805.5
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Professional
|
648.3
|
402.8
|
365.4
|
524.3
|
311.0
|
274.2
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Specialty
|
517.6
|
322.8
|
325.9
|
544.5
|
345.4
|
349.4
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Total
|
$
|
3,233.3
|
$
|
1,809.3
|
$
|
1,779.7
|
$
|
3,129.2
|
$
|
1,754.4
|
$
|
1,729.5
|
||||||||||||
14
ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
COMPONENTS OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME & NET REALIZED INVESTMENT GAINS (LOSSES)
CONSOLIDATED
(in millions)
(unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
2020
|
2019
|
2020
|
2019
|
||||||||||||
|
Net Investment Income
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Net investment income, excluding alternative investments
|
$
|
23.5
|
$
|
33.7
|
$
|
104.1
|
$
|
131.2
|
||||||||
|
Alternative investments
|
10.2
|
0.5
|
8.6
|
19.9
|
||||||||||||
|
Total net investment income
|
$
|
33.7
|
$
|
34.2
|
$
|
112.7
|
$
|
151.1
|
||||||||
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
2020
|
2019
|
2020
|
2019
|
||||||||||||
|
Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Net realized investment (losses) gains
|
$
|
(1.4
|
)
|
$
|
120.5
|
$
|
(0.4
|
)
|
$
|
120.8
|
||||||
|
Change in fair value of equity securities
|
24.0
|
(98.8
|
)
|
12.0
|
(40.8
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Credit losses on fixed maturity securities
|
3.1
|
—
|
(39.9
|
)
|
—
|
|||||||||||
|
Loss on disposal of Reinsurance business
|
(9.4
|
)
|
—
|
(9.4
|
)
|
—
|
||||||||||
|
Gain on sale of Trident assets
|
—
|
—
|
32.3
|
—
|
||||||||||||
|
Total net realized investments gains (losses)
|
$
|
16.3
|
$
|
21.7
|
$
|
(5.4
|
)
|
$
|
80.0
|
|||||||
15
ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
COMPONENTS OF INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
CONSOLIDATED
(in millions)
(unaudited)
|
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
||||||
|
|
2020
|
2019
|
||||||
|
U.S. Governments and government agencies
|
$
|
399.8
|
$
|
354.6
|
||||
|
States and political subdivisions
|
170.4
|
152.6
|
||||||
|
Foreign governments
|
294.8
|
248.7
|
||||||
|
Corporate – Financial
|
917.8
|
783.8
|
||||||
|
Corporate – Industrial
|
826.6
|
789.5
|
||||||
|
Corporate – Utilities
|
237.4
|
207.1
|
||||||
|
Asset-backed securities
|
122.8
|
165.5
|
||||||
|
Collateralized loan obligations
|
289.6
|
225.8
|
||||||
|
Mortgage-backed securities – Agency
|
453.4
|
373.8
|
||||||
|
Mortgage-backed securities – Commercial
|
339.7
|
217.0
|
||||||
|
Mortgage-backed securities – Residential
|
54.8
|
115.1
|
||||||
|
Total fixed maturities
|
4,107.1
|
3,633.5
|
||||||
|
Common stocks
|
175.1
|
116.5
|
||||||
|
Preferred stocks
|
1.6
|
7.9
|
||||||
|
Total equity securities available for sale
|
176.7
|
124.4
|
||||||
|
Private equity
|
211.4
|
268.1
|
||||||
|
Hedge fund
|
111.2
|
109.5
|
||||||
|
Overseas deposits
|
102.1
|
114.6
|
||||||
|
Other
|
4.7
|
4.3
|
||||||
|
Total other investments
|
429.4
|
496.5
|
||||||
|
Short term investments and cash equivalents
|
524.5
|
845.0
|
||||||
|
Cash
|
138.0
|
137.8
|
||||||
|
Total cash and invested assets
|
$
|
5,375.7
|
$
|
5,237.2
|
||||
|
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
||||||
|
|
2020
|
2019
|
||||||
|
U.S. Governments and government agencies
|
$
|
853.2
|
$
|
728.4
|
||||
|
AAA
|
899.1
|
797.5
|
||||||
|
AA
|
382.0
|
347.0
|
||||||
|
A
|
869.9
|
750.9
|
||||||
|
BBB
|
739.4
|
585.3
|
||||||
|
BB
|
209.5
|
160.0
|
||||||
|
B
|
77.9
|
131.7
|
||||||
|
Lower than B
|
24.8
|
61.7
|
||||||
|
Not rated
|
51.3
|
71.0
|
||||||
|
Total fixed maturities
|
$
|
4,107.1
|
$
|
3,633.5
|
||||
16
ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
SHAREHOLDER RETURN ANALYSIS
(in millions, except per share data)
(unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
2020
|
2019
|
2020
|
2019
|
||||||||||||
|
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
|
$
|
(19.7
|
)
|
$
|
(103.3
|
)
|
$
|
(76.5
|
)
|
$
|
(8.4
|
)
|
||||
|
Operating loss (1)
|
(18.2
|
)
|
(73.9
|
)
|
(22.3
|
)
|
(30.8
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Common Shareholders' Equity - Beginning of period
|
$
|
1,720.5
|
$
|
1,893.4
|
$
|
1,781.1
|
$
|
41,746.7
|
||||||||
|
Common Shareholders' Equity - End of period
|
1,713.4
|
1,781.1
|
1,713.4
|
1,781.1
|
||||||||||||
|
Average Common Shareholders' Equity
|
$
|
1,717.0
|
$
|
1,837.3
|
$
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1,747.3
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$
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1,763.9
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Common shares outstanding - End of period
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34.694
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34.382
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34.694
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34.382
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Book value per common share
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$
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49.39
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$
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51.80
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$
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49.39
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$
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51.80
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Cash dividends paid per common share during 2020
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0.31
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1.24
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Book value per common share, December 31, 2020 - including cash dividends paid
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$
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49.70
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$
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50.63
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Book value per common share, prior period (2)
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$
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49.63
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$
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51.80
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Change in book value per common share during 2020
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(0.5
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)%
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(4.7
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)%
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Change in book value per common share including cash dividends paid, during 2020 (2)
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0.1
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%
|
(2.3
|
)%
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Annualized return on average common shareholders' equity
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(4.6
|
)%
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(22.5
|
)%
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(4.4
|
)%
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(0.5
|
)%
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Annualized operating return on average common shareholders' equity
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(4.2
|
)%
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(16.1
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)%
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(1.3
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)%
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(1.7
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)%
|
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(1)
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For the purpose of calculating Operating Income, an assumed tax rate of 15% was used for all periods presented. |
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(2)
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The percentage change in book value per common share is calculated by including cash dividends of $0.31 per common share and $1.24 per common share paid to shareholders during the three months
and year ended December 31, 2020, respectively. This adjusted amount (Book value per common share, including dividends) is then compared to the book value per common share as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, to
determine the change for the three months and year ended December 31, 2020.
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Brett Shirreffs
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David Snowden
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Head of Investor Relations
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Senior Vice President, Communications
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212.607.8830
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210.321.2104
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brett.shirreffs@argogroupus.com
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david.snowden@argogroupus.com
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