Employers Holdings, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2023 Results and Increases Regular Quarterly Dividend to $0.28 per Share
Company to Host Conference Call on
Financial Highlights:
(All comparisons vs. the first quarter of 2022, unless noted otherwise).
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Net income of
or$23.6 million per diluted share, versus a net loss of$0.86 or a loss of$2.3 million per share;$0.08 -
Adjusted net income of
versus$16.5 million , an increase of$9.3 million 77% ; -
Adjusted earnings per diluted share of
versus$0.60 , an increase of$0.33 82% ; -
Gross premiums written of
versus$194.9 million , an increase of$172.4 million 13% ; -
Net premiums earned of
versus$172.7 million , an increase of$150.2 million 15% ; -
Net investment income of
versus$27.6 million , an increase of$19.1 million 45% ; -
Net investment gains reflected on the income statement of
versus net investment losses of$6.4 million ;$17.3 million -
Record number of ending policies in-force of 122,684, up
7% ; and -
Returned
to stockholders through a combination of share repurchases and regular quarterly dividends.$18.5 million
Management Commentary
Chief Executive Officer
“We recorded our current accident year loss and LAE ratio on voluntary business at
“Despite an increase in our year-over-year commission expense, our commission expense ratio improved by 0.4 percentage points to
“Lastly, we raised our regular quarterly dividend to
Summary of First Quarter 2023 Results
(All comparisons vs. the first quarter of 2022, unless noted otherwise).
Gross premiums written were
Losses and loss adjustment expenses were
Commission expenses were
Underwriting and general and administrative expenses were
Net investment income was
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments reflected on the income statement were
Income tax expense (benefit) was
The Company’s book value per share including the deferred gain of
Summary of Results by Segment
(see page 12 of the Financial Supplement for a description of our reportable segments. All comparisons vs. the first quarter of 2022, unless noted otherwise).
Employers Segment
The Employers segment reported net income before income taxes of
Highlights include the following:
– Underwriting income of
– Combined ratio of
– Earned premium of
– Calendar year loss and LAE ratio of
– Commission expense ratio of
– Underwriting expense ratio of
– Net investment income of
– Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments reflected on the income statement of
Cerity Segment
The Cerity segment reported a net loss before income taxes of
Highlights include the following:
– Underwriting loss of
– Earned premium of
– Net investment income of
– Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments reflected on the income statement of
Corporate and Other
Corporate and Other activities reported net income (loss) before income taxes of
Highlights include the following:
– LPT amortization of
– Net investment income of
– Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments reflected on the income statement of
– General and administrative expenses of
Regular Quarterly Dividend Increase and Declaration
On
Share Repurchases
During the first quarter of 2023, the Company repurchased 267,883 shares of its common stock at an average price of
Earnings Conference Call and Webcast
The Company will host a conference call on
To participate in the live conference call, you must first register here. Once registered you will receive dial-in numbers and a unique PIN number.
The webcast will be accessible on the Company’s web site at www.employers.com through the “Investors” link. An archived version of the webcast will be accessible on the Company’s website following the live call.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP
The information in this press release should be read in conjunction with the Financial Supplement that is attached to this press release and is available on our website.
Within this earnings release we present various financial measures, some of which are “Non-GAAP financial measures” as defined in Regulation G pursuant to Section 401 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002. A description of these Non-GAAP financial measures, as well as a reconciliation of such Non-GAAP measures to our most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is included in the attached Financial Supplement. Management believes that these Non-GAAP measures are important to the Company's investors, analysts and other interested parties who benefit from having an objective and consistent basis for comparison with other companies within our industry. Management further believes that these measures are more relevant than comparable GAAP measures in evaluating our financial performance.
Forward-Looking Statements
In this press release, the Company and its management discuss and make statements based on currently available information regarding their intentions, beliefs, current expectations, and projections of, among other things, the Company's future performance, economic or market conditions, including the evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, current levels of inflation, labor market expectations, catastrophic events or geo-political conditions, legislative or regulatory actions or court decisions taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic or otherwise, business growth, retention rates, loss costs, claim trends and the impact of key business initiatives, future technologies and planned investments. Certain of these statements may constitute “forward-looking” statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and are often identified by words such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “target,” “project,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “pro forma,” “seek,” “likely,” or “continue,” or other comparable terminology and their negatives. The Company and its management caution investors that such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Risks and uncertainties are inherent in the Company’s future performance. Factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include, among other things, those discussed or identified from time to time in the Company’s public filings with the
Filings with the
The Company’s filings with the
About
EMPLOYERS® and America’s small business insurance specialist® are registered trademarks of
First Quarter 2023
Financial Supplement
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Consolidated Financial Highlights |
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Summary Consolidated Balance Sheets |
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Summary Consolidated Income Statements |
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Net Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes by Segment |
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Return on Equity |
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Roll-forward of Unpaid Losses and LAE |
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Consolidated Investment Portfolio |
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Book Value Per Share |
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Earnings Per Share |
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures |
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Description of Reportable Segments |
Consolidated Financial Highlights (unaudited) $ in millions, except per share amounts |
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Three Months Ended |
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Selected financial highlights: |
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Gross premiums written |
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$ |
194.9 |
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$ |
172.4 |
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13 |
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Net premiums written |
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193.1 |
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170.4 |
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13 |
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Net premiums earned |
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172.7 |
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150.2 |
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15 |
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Net investment income |
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27.6 |
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19.1 |
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45 |
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Net income (loss) before impact of the LPT(1) |
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21.6 |
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(4.4 |
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591 |
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Adjusted net income(1) |
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16.5 |
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9.3 |
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77 |
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Net income (loss) before income taxes |
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29.0 |
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(2.5 |
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n/m |
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Net income (loss) |
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23.6 |
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(2.3 |
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n/m |
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Comprehensive income (loss) |
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47.4 |
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(90.5 |
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152 |
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Total assets |
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3,744.0 |
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3,753.3 |
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Stockholders' equity |
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974.1 |
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1,109.3 |
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Stockholders' equity including the Deferred Gain(2) |
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1,078.2 |
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1,221.6 |
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Adjusted stockholders' equity(2) |
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1,193.3 |
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1,249.2 |
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Annualized adjusted return on stockholders' equity(3) |
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5.5 |
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3.0 |
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83 |
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Amounts per share: |
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Cash dividends declared per share |
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$ |
0.26 |
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$ |
0.25 |
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Earnings (loss) per diluted share(4) |
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0.86 |
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(0.08 |
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n/m |
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Earnings (loss) per diluted share before impact of the LPT(4) |
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0.79 |
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(0.16 |
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594 |
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Adjusted earnings per diluted share(4) |
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0.60 |
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0.33 |
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82 |
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Book value per share(2) |
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36.08 |
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39.99 |
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Book value per share including the Deferred Gain(2) |
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39.93 |
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44.04 |
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(9 |
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Adjusted book value per share(2) |
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44.19 |
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45.03 |
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(2 |
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Financial information by Segment(5): |
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Net income (loss) before income taxes |
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Employers |
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$ |
30.1 |
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$ |
2.0 |
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n/m |
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Cerity |
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(2.2 |
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(2.7 |
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19 |
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Corporate and Other |
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1.1 |
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(1.8 |
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161 |
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(1) See Page 3 for calculations and Page 11 for information regarding our use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures. |
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(2) See Page 9 for calculations and Page 11 for information regarding our use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures. |
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(3) See Page 6 for calculations and Page 11 for information regarding our use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures. |
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(4) See Page 10 for description and calculations and Page 11 for information regarding our use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures. |
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(5) See Pages 4-5 for details and Page 12 for a description of our reportable segments. |
Summary Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) $ in millions, except per share amounts |
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ASSETS |
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Investments, cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
2,677.2 |
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$ |
2,658.2 |
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Accrued investment income |
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20.6 |
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19.0 |
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Premiums receivable, net |
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326.1 |
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305.9 |
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Reinsurance recoverable, net of allowance, on paid and unpaid losses and LAE |
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446.6 |
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451.3 |
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Deferred policy acquisition costs |
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52.2 |
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48.3 |
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Deferred income tax asset, net |
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53.6 |
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62.7 |
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Contingent commission receivable—LPT Agreement |
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13.9 |
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13.9 |
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Other assets |
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153.8 |
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157.4 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
3,744.0 |
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$ |
3,716.7 |
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LIABILITIES |
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Unpaid losses and LAE |
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$ |
1,953.7 |
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$ |
1,960.7 |
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Unearned premiums |
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359.9 |
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339.5 |
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Commissions and premium taxes payable |
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52.7 |
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58.2 |
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Deferred Gain |
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104.1 |
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106.1 |
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FHLB Advances(1) |
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182.5 |
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182.5 |
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Other liabilities |
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117.0 |
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125.5 |
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Total liabilities |
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$ |
2,769.9 |
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$ |
2,772.5 |
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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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Common stock and additional paid-in capital |
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$ |
416.2 |
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$ |
415.2 |
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Retained earnings |
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1,312.1 |
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1,295.6 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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(115.1 |
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(138.9 |
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(639.1 |
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(627.7 |
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Total stockholders’ equity |
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974.1 |
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944.2 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
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$ |
3,744.0 |
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$ |
3,716.7 |
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Stockholders' equity including the Deferred Gain (2) |
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$ |
1,078.2 |
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$ |
1,050.3 |
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Adjusted stockholders' equity (2) |
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1,193.3 |
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1,189.2 |
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Book value per share (2) |
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$ |
36.08 |
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$ |
34.76 |
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Book value per share including the Deferred Gain(2) |
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39.93 |
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38.67 |
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Adjusted book value per share (2) |
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44.19 |
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43.78 |
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(2) See Page 9 for calculations and Page 11 for information regarding our use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures. |
Summary Consolidated Income Statements (unaudited) $ in millions |
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Three Months Ended |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Revenues: |
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Net premiums earned |
$ |
172.7 |
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$ |
150.2 |
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Net investment income |
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27.6 |
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19.1 |
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Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments(1) |
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6.4 |
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(17.3 |
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Other (loss) income |
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(0.2 |
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— |
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Total revenues |
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206.5 |
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152.0 |
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Expenses: |
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Losses and LAE incurred |
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(107.4 |
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(94.2 |
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Commission expense |
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(23.4 |
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(20.9 |
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Underwriting and general and administrative expenses |
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(44.4 |
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(39.3 |
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Interest and financing expenses |
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(2.3 |
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(0.1 |
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Total expenses |
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(177.5 |
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(154.5 |
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Net income (loss) before income taxes |
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29.0 |
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(2.5 |
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Income tax (expense) benefit |
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(5.4 |
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0.2 |
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Net income (Loss) |
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23.6 |
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(2.3 |
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Unrealized AFS investment gains (losses) arising during the period, net of tax(2) |
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22.5 |
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(88.4 |
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Reclassification adjustment for net realized AFS investment (gains) losses in net income, net of tax(2) |
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1.3 |
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0.2 |
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Total comprehensive income (loss) |
$ |
47.4 |
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$ |
(90.5 |
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Net income (loss) |
$ |
23.6 |
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$ |
(2.3 |
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Amortization of the Deferred Gain - losses |
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(1.6 |
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(1.7 |
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Amortization of the Deferred Gain - contingent commission |
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(0.4 |
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(0.4 |
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Net income (loss) before impact of the LPT Agreement (3) |
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21.6 |
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(4.4 |
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Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses on investments |
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(6.4 |
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17.3 |
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Income tax expense (benefit) related to items excluded from Net income or loss |
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1.3 |
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(3.6 |
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Adjusted net income |
$ |
16.5 |
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$ |
9.3 |
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Net Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes by Segment (1) (unaudited) $ in millions |
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Cerity |
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Corporate and Other |
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Consolidated |
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Three Months Ended |
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Gross premiums written |
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$ |
194.2 |
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$ |
0.7 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
194.9 |
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Net premiums written |
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192.4 |
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0.7 |
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— |
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193.1 |
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Net premiums earned |
A |
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171.3 |
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1.4 |
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— |
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172.7 |
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Net investment income |
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24.8 |
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1.7 |
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1.1 |
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27.6 |
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Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments |
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5.6 |
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0.2 |
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0.6 |
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6.4 |
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Other income (loss) |
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(0.2 |
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— |
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— |
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(0.2 |
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Total revenues |
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201.5 |
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3.3 |
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1.7 |
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206.5 |
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Losses and LAE incurred (2) |
B |
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(108.5 |
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(0.9 |
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2.0 |
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(107.4 |
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Commission expense |
C |
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(23.3 |
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(0.1 |
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— |
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(23.4 |
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Underwriting and general and administrative expenses |
D |
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(37.4 |
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(4.5 |
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(2.5 |
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(44.4 |
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Interest and financing expenses |
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(2.2 |
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— |
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(0.1 |
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(2.3 |
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Total expenses |
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(171.4 |
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(5.5 |
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(0.6 |
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(177.5 |
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Net income (loss) before income taxes |
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$ |
30.1 |
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$ |
(2.2 |
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$ |
1.1 |
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$ |
29.0 |
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Underwriting income (loss) |
A+B+C+D |
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2.1 |
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(4.1 |
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Loss and LAE expense ratio: |
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63.5 |
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Loss and LAE ratio |
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63.3 |
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n/m |
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Commission expense ratio |
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13.6 |
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n/m |
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Underwriting expense ratio |
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21.8 |
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n/m |
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Combined ratio |
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98.7 |
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n/m |
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(2) Losses and LAE in Corporate and Other represent the impact of the LPT Agreement |
Net Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes by Segment (1) (unaudited) $ in millions |
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Employers |
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Cerity |
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Corporate and Other |
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Consolidated |
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Three Months Ended |
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Gross premiums written |
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$ |
171.2 |
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$ |
1.2 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
172.4 |
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Net premiums written |
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169.2 |
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1.2 |
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— |
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170.4 |
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Net premiums earned |
A |
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149.6 |
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0.6 |
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— |
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150.2 |
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Net investment income |
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17.6 |
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0.7 |
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|
0.8 |
|
|
|
19.1 |
|
Net realized and unrealized losses on investments |
|
|
(15.6 |
) |
|
|
(0.4 |
) |
|
|
(1.3 |
) |
|
|
(17.3 |
) |
Total revenues |
|
|
151.6 |
|
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
|
(0.5 |
) |
|
|
152.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Losses and LAE incurred (2) |
B |
|
(95.9 |
) |
|
|
(0.4 |
) |
|
|
2.1 |
|
|
|
(94.2 |
) |
Commission expense |
C |
|
(20.9 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(20.9 |
) |
Underwriting and general and administrative expenses |
D |
|
(32.8 |
) |
|
|
(3.2 |
) |
|
|
(3.3 |
) |
|
|
(39.3 |
) |
Interest and financing expenses |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
Total expenses |
|
|
(149.6 |
) |
|
|
(3.6 |
) |
|
|
(1.3 |
) |
|
|
(154.5 |
) |
Net income (loss) before income taxes |
|
$ |
2.0 |
|
|
$ |
(2.7 |
) |
|
$ |
(1.8 |
) |
|
$ |
(2.5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Underwriting income (loss) |
A+B+C+D |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(3.0 |
) |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Loss and LAE expense ratio: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Current year |
|
|
64.1 |
% |
|
|
n/m |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Prior years |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Loss and LAE ratio |
|
|
64.1 |
|
|
|
n/m |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Commission expense ratio |
|
|
14.0 |
|
|
|
n/m |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Underwriting expense ratio |
|
|
21.9 |
|
|
|
n/m |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Combined ratio |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
n/m |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
n/m - not meaningful |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(1) See Page 12 for a description of our reportable segments |
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(2) Losses and LAE in Corporate and Other represent the impact of the LPT Agreement |
Return on Equity (unaudited) $ in millions |
||||||||
|
|
Three Months Ended |
||||||
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Net income (loss) |
A |
$ |
23.6 |
|
|
$ |
(2.3 |
) |
Impact of the LPT Agreement |
|
|
(2.0 |
) |
|
|
(2.1 |
) |
Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses on investments |
|
|
(6.4 |
) |
|
|
17.3 |
|
Income tax expense (benefit) related to items excluded from Net income |
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
|
(3.6 |
) |
Adjusted net income (1) |
B |
|
16.5 |
|
|
|
9.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Stockholders' equity - end of period |
|
$ |
974.1 |
|
|
$ |
1,109.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Stockholders' equity - beginning of period |
|
|
944.2 |
|
|
|
1,213.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Average stockholders' equity |
C |
|
959.2 |
|
|
|
1,161.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Stockholders' equity - end of period |
|
$ |
974.1 |
|
|
$ |
1,109.3 |
|
Deferred Gain - end of period |
|
|
104.1 |
|
|
|
112.3 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss - end of period |
|
|
145.7 |
|
|
|
34.9 |
|
Income taxes related to accumulated other comprehensive loss - end of period |
|
|
(30.6 |
) |
|
|
(7.3 |
) |
Adjusted stockholders' equity - end of period |
|
|
1,193.3 |
|
|
|
1,249.2 |
|
Adjusted stockholders' equity - beginning of period |
|
|
1,189.2 |
|
|
|
1,266.9 |
|
Average adjusted stockholders' equity (1) |
D |
|
1,191.3 |
|
|
|
1,258.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Return on stockholders' equity |
A / C |
|
2.5 |
% |
|
|
(0.2 |
) % |
Annualized return on stockholders' equity |
|
|
9.8 |
|
|
|
(0.8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Adjusted return on stockholders' equity (1) |
B / D |
|
1.4 |
% |
|
|
0.7 |
% |
Annualized adjusted return on stockholders' equity (1) |
|
|
5.5 |
|
|
|
3.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
(1) See Page 11 for information regarding our use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures. |
Roll-forward of Unpaid Losses and LAE (unaudited) $ in millions |
||||||
|
Three Months Ended |
|||||
|
|
|||||
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
|||||
Unpaid losses and LAE at beginning of period |
$ |
1,960.7 |
|
|
$ |
1,981.2 |
Reinsurance recoverable, excluding CECL allowance, on unpaid losses and LAE |
|
445.4 |
|
|
|
476.9 |
Net unpaid losses and LAE at beginning of period |
|
1,515.3 |
|
|
|
1,504.3 |
Losses and LAE incurred: |
|
|
|
|||
Current year losses |
|
109.6 |
|
|
|
96.3 |
Prior year losses on involuntary business |
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
|
— |
Total losses incurred |
|
109.4 |
|
|
|
96.3 |
Losses and LAE paid: |
|
|
|
|||
Current year losses |
|
5.6 |
|
|
|
4.6 |
Prior year losses |
|
105.7 |
|
|
|
85.8 |
Total paid losses |
|
111.3 |
|
|
|
90.4 |
Net unpaid losses and LAE at end of period |
|
1,513.4 |
|
|
|
1,510.2 |
Reinsurance recoverable, excluding CECL allowance, on unpaid losses and LAE |
|
440.3 |
|
|
|
471.7 |
Unpaid losses and LAE at end of period |
$ |
1,953.7 |
|
|
$ |
1,981.9 |
Total losses and LAE shown in the above table exclude amortization of the Deferred Gain, which totaled |
Consolidated Investment Portfolio (unaudited) $ in millions |
|||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Investment Positions: |
|
Cost or Amortized Cost (1) |
|
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
|
Fair Value |
|
% |
|
Fair Value |
|
% |
|||||||
Fixed maturity securities |
|
$ |
2,400.0 |
|
$ |
(145.8 |
) |
|
$ |
2,248.3 |
|
84 |
% |
|
$ |
2,186.3 |
|
82 |
% |
Equity securities |
|
|
150.0 |
|
|
60.8 |
|
|
|
210.8 |
|
8 |
|
|
|
203.7 |
|
8 |
|
Short-term investments |
|
|
58.6 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
58.6 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
119.1 |
|
4 |
|
Other invested assets |
|
|
65.9 |
|
|
6.7 |
|
|
|
72.6 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
59.7 |
|
2 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
86.7 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
86.7 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
89.2 |
|
3 |
|
Restricted cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
— |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
— |
|
Total investments and cash |
|
$ |
2,761.4 |
|
$ |
(78.3 |
) |
|
$ |
2,677.2 |
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
2,658.2 |
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Breakout of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
|
$ |
95.2 |
|
$ |
(3.4 |
) |
|
$ |
91.8 |
|
4 |
% |
|
$ |
92.9 |
|
4 |
% |
States and municipalities |
|
|
335.9 |
|
|
(5.0 |
) |
|
|
330.9 |
|
15 |
|
|
|
317.6 |
|
15 |
|
Corporate securities |
|
|
990.1 |
|
|
(77.9 |
) |
|
|
907.5 |
|
40 |
|
|
|
868.1 |
|
40 |
|
Mortgage-backed securities |
|
|
459.0 |
|
|
(42.8 |
) |
|
|
416.2 |
|
19 |
|
|
|
415.3 |
|
19 |
|
Asset-backed securities |
|
|
107.3 |
|
|
(6.3 |
) |
|
|
101.0 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
66.1 |
|
3 |
|
Collateralized loan obligations |
|
|
238.1 |
|
|
(6.1 |
) |
|
|
232.0 |
|
10 |
|
|
|
260.9 |
|
12 |
|
Bank loans and other |
|
|
174.4 |
|
|
(4.3 |
) |
|
|
168.9 |
|
8 |
|
|
|
165.4 |
|
8 |
|
Total fixed maturity securities |
|
$ |
2,400.0 |
|
$ |
(145.8 |
) |
|
$ |
2,248.3 |
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
2,186.3 |
|
100 |
% |
Weighted average book yield |
|
|
|
|
|||
Average credit quality (S&P) |
A |
|
|
A |
|||
Duration |
3.8 |
|
|
3.9 |
|||
(1) Amortized cost excludes allowance for current expected credit losses (CECL) of |
|
|
Book Value Per Share (unaudited) $ in millions, except per share amounts |
||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Numerators: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Stockholders' equity |
A |
$ |
974.1 |
|
|
$ |
944.2 |
|
|
$ |
1,109.3 |
|
|
$ |
1,213.1 |
|
Plus: Deferred Gain |
|
|
104.1 |
|
|
|
106.1 |
|
|
|
112.3 |
|
|
|
114.4 |
|
Stockholders' equity including the Deferred Gain (1) |
B |
|
1,078.2 |
|
|
|
1,050.3 |
|
|
|
1,221.6 |
|
|
|
1,327.5 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (income) |
|
|
145.7 |
|
|
|
175.8 |
|
|
|
34.9 |
|
|
|
(76.7 |
) |
Income taxes related to accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income |
|
|
(30.6 |
) |
|
|
(36.9 |
) |
|
|
(7.3 |
) |
|
|
16.1 |
|
Adjusted stockholders' equity (1) |
C |
$ |
1,193.3 |
|
|
$ |
1,189.2 |
|
|
$ |
1,249.2 |
|
|
$ |
1,266.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Denominator (shares outstanding) |
D |
|
27,001,967 |
|
|
|
27,160,748 |
|
|
|
27,738,429 |
|
|
|
27,741,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Book value per share (1) |
A / D |
$ |
36.08 |
|
|
$ |
34.76 |
|
|
$ |
39.99 |
|
|
$ |
43.73 |
|
Book value per share including the Deferred Gain(1) |
B / D |
|
39.93 |
|
|
|
38.67 |
|
|
|
44.04 |
|
|
|
47.85 |
|
Adjusted book value per share (1) |
C / D |
|
44.19 |
|
|
|
43.78 |
|
|
|
45.03 |
|
|
|
45.67 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
YTD Change in: (2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Book value per share |
|
|
4.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
(8.0 |
)% |
|
|
||||
Book value per share including the Deferred Gain |
|
|
3.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
(7.4 |
)% |
|
|
||||
Adjusted book value per share |
|
|
1.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
(0.9 |
)% |
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
(1) See Page 11 for information regarding our use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures. |
||||||||||||||||
(2) Reflects the change in book value per share after taking into account dividends declared of |
Earnings Per Share (unaudited) $ in millions, except per share amounts |
||||||||
|
|
Three Months Ended |
||||||
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
Numerators: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Net income (loss) |
A |
$ |
23.6 |
|
|
$ |
(2.3 |
) |
Impact of the LPT Agreement |
|
|
(2.0 |
) |
|
|
(2.1 |
) |
Net income (loss) before impact of the LPT (1) |
B |
|
21.6 |
|
|
|
(4.4 |
) |
Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses on investments |
|
|
(6.4 |
) |
|
|
17.3 |
|
Income tax expense (benefit) related to items excluded from Net income |
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
|
(3.6 |
) |
Adjusted net income (1) |
C |
$ |
16.5 |
|
|
$ |
9.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Denominators: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Average common shares outstanding (basic) |
D |
|
27,176,823 |
|
|
|
27,802,972 |
|
Average common shares outstanding (diluted) |
E |
|
27,392,678 |
|
|
|
28,077,608 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Earnings (loss) per share: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Basic |
A / D |
$ |
0.87 |
|
|
$ |
(0.08 |
) |
Diluted (2) |
A / E |
|
0.86 |
|
|
|
(0.08 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Earnings (loss) per share before impact of the LPT: (1) |
|
|
|
|
||||
Basic |
B / D |
$ |
0.79 |
|
|
$ |
(0.16 |
) |
Diluted (2) |
B / E |
|
0.79 |
|
|
|
(0.16 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Adjusted earnings per share: (1) |
|
|
|
|
||||
Basic |
C / D |
$ |
0.61 |
|
|
$ |
0.33 |
|
Diluted |
|
|
0.60 |
|
|
|
0.33 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
(1) See Page 11 for information regarding our use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures. |
||||||||
(2) Outstanding common share equivalents are not considered in the Company's diluted earnings (loss) per share computations in any period that involves a net loss. |
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Within this earnings release we present the following measures, each of which are "non-GAAP financial measures." A reconciliation of these measures to the Company's most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is included herein. Management believes that these non-GAAP measures are important to the Company's investors, analysts and other interested parties who benefit from having an objective and consistent basis for comparison with other companies within our industry. Management further believes that these measures are more relevant than comparable GAAP measures in evaluating our financial performance.
The LPT Agreement is a non-recurring transaction that does not result in ongoing cash benefits to the Company. Management believes that providing non-GAAP measures that exclude the effects of the LPT Agreement (amortization of deferred reinsurance gain, adjustments to LPT Agreement ceded reserves and adjustments to contingent commission receivable) is useful in providing investors, analysts and other interested parties a meaningful understanding of the Company's ongoing underwriting performance.
Deferred reinsurance gain (Deferred Gain) reflects the unamortized gain from the LPT Agreement. This gain has been deferred and is being amortized using the recovery method, whereby the amortization is determined by the proportion of actual reinsurance recoveries to total estimated recoveries, except for the contingent profit commission, which is being amortized through
Adjusted net income (see Page 3 for calculations) is net income excluding the effects of the LPT Agreement, and net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments (net of tax), and any miscellaneous non-recurring transactions (net of tax). Management believes that providing this non-GAAP measures is helpful to investors, analysts and other interested parties in identifying trends in the Company's operating performance because such items have limited significance to its ongoing operations or can be impacted by both discretionary and other economic factors and may not represent operating trends.
Stockholders' equity including the Deferred Gain (see Page 9 for calculations) is stockholders' equity including the Deferred Gain. Management believes that providing this non-GAAP measure is useful in providing investors, analysts and other interested parties a meaningful measure of the Company's total underwriting capital.
Adjusted stockholders' equity (see Page 9 for calculations) is stockholders' equity including the Deferred Gain, less accumulated other comprehensive income (net of tax). Management believes that providing this non-GAAP measure is useful to investors, analysts and other interested parties since it serves as the denominator to the Company's adjusted return on stockholders' equity metric.
Return on stockholders' equity and Adjusted return on stockholders' equity (see Page 6 for calculations). Management believes that these profitability measures are widely used by our investors, analysts and other interested parties.
Book value per share, Book value per share including the Deferred Gain, and Adjusted book value per share (see Page 9 for calculations). Management believes that these valuation measures are widely used by our investors, analysts and other interested parties.
Net income before impact of the LPT (see Page 3 for calculations). Management believes that these performance and underwriting measures are widely used by our investors, analysts and other interested parties.
Description of Reportable Segments
The Company has determined that it has two reportable segments: Employers and Cerity. Each of these segments represents a separate and distinct distribution channel through which the Company conducts insurance business.
The nature and composition of each reportable segment and its Corporate and Other activities are as follows:
- The Employers segment represents the traditional business offered through the EMPLOYERS brand name (Employers) through its agents, including business originated from its strategic partnerships and alliances;
- The Cerity segment represents the as business offered under the Cerity brand name, which includes the Company's direct-to-customer business; and
-
Corporate and Other activities consist of those holding company expenses that are not considered to be underwriting in nature, the financial impact of the LPT Agreement and legacy (pre-acquisition) business assumed and ceded by
Cerity Insurance Company . These expenses are not considered to be part of a reportable segment and are not otherwise allocated to a reportable segment.
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