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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
þ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2005 |
OR
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the Transition Period From ___________ to ___________ |
000-50511
Commission File Number
UNITED AMERICA INDEMNITY, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 98-0417107 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
WALKER HOUSE, 87 MARY STREET
P.O. BOX 908GT
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN
CAYMAN ISLANDS
(Address of principal executive office including zip code)
P.O. BOX 908GT
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN
CAYMAN ISLANDS
(Address of principal executive office including zip code)
(345) 949-0100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YESþ NOo
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). YESþ NOo
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). YESo NOþ
As of November 7, 2005, the registrant had outstanding 23,769,345 Class A Common Shares and 12,687,500 Class B Common Shares.
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(1) | On January 24, 2005, we completed our merger with Penn-America Group, Inc., as well as our acquisition of Penn Independent Corporation. In connection with the transactions, our shareholders approved a change in our name from United National Group, Ltd. to United America Indemnity, Ltd. Under purchase accounting rules, our results for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 reflect the addition of Penn-America Group, Inc. and Penn Independent Corporation from January 25, 2005 through September 30, 2005. All prior period results reflect only the results of operations of United America Indemnity. |
As used in this quarterly report, unless the context requires otherwise, 1) “United America Indemnity,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to United America Indemnity, Ltd., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands, and its U.S. and Non-U.S. Subsidiaries; 2) our “U.S. Subsidiaries” refers to United America Indemnity Group, Inc. (corporate name changed from U.N. Holdings II, Inc. on September 15, 2005), U.N. Holdings Inc., Wind River Investment Corporation, American Insurance Service, Inc., Emerald Insurance Company, Penn-America Group, Inc., our U.S. Insurance Operations and our Agency Operations; 3) our “U.S. Insurance Operations” refers to the insurance and related operations conducted by American Insurance Service, Inc.’s subsidiaries, including American Insurance Adjustment Agency, Inc., International Underwriters, LLC, J.H. Ferguson & Associates, LLC, the United National Insurance Companies and the Penn-America Insurance Companies; 4) the “United National Insurance Companies” refers to the insurance and related operations conducted by United National Insurance Company and its subsidiaries, including Diamond State Insurance Company, United National Casualty Insurance Company, and United National Specialty Insurance Company; 5) the “Penn-America Insurance Companies” refers to the insurance and related operations of Penn-America Insurance Company, Penn-Star Insurance Company, and Penn-Patriot Insurance Company; 6) the “Agency Operations” refers to Penn Independent Corporation, PIC Holdings, Inc., Penn Independent Financial Services, Inc., Penn Oceanic Insurance Co., Ltd. (Barbados), Residential Underwriting Agency, Inc., Stratus Insurance Services, Inc., Stratus Web Builder, Inc., Apex Insurance Agency, Inc., Apex Insurance Services of Illinois, Inc., Summit Risk Services, Inc., Delaware Valley Underwriting Agency, Inc. (“DVUA”), DVUA Pittsburgh, Inc., DVUA Massachusetts, Inc., DVUA of New York, Inc., DVUA of New Jersey, Inc., DVUA West Virginia, Inc., DVUA North Carolina, Inc., DVUA of Ohio, Inc., DVUA South Carolina, Inc., and DVUA Virginia, Inc.; 7) our “Non-U.S. Subsidiaries” refers to our Non-U.S. Insurance Operations, U.A.I. (Gibraltar) Limited, U.A.I. (Gibraltar) II Limited, the Luxembourg Companies, U.A.I. (Ireland) Limited, and Wind River Services, Ltd.; 8) our “Non-U.S. Insurance Operations” refers to the insurance and reinsurance and related operations of Wind River Barbados and Wind River Bermuda; 9) “Wind River Barbados”
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refers to Wind River Insurance Company (Barbados) Ltd.; 10) “Wind River Bermuda” refers to Wind River Insurance Company, Ltd.; 11) the “Luxembourg Companies” refers to U.A.I. (Luxembourg) I S.ar.l., U.A.I. (Luxembourg) II S.ar.l., U.A.I. (Luxembourg) III S.ar.l., U.A.I. (Luxembourg) IV S.ar.l., U.A.I. (Luxembourg) Investment S.ar.l., and Wind River (Luxembourg) S.ar.l.; 12) “United National Group” refers to our U.S. Insurance Operations, Emerald Insurance Company, and Loyalty Insurance Company (dissolved on December 9, 2004); 13) the “Statutory Trusts” refers to United National Group Capital Trust I, United National Group Capital Statutory Trust II, Penn-America Statutory Trust I and Penn-America Statutory Trust II; 14) “Fox Paine & Company” refers to Fox Paine & Company, LLC and affiliated investment funds; and 15) “$” or “dollars” refers to U.S. dollars.
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
UNITED AMERICA INDEMNITY, LTD.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share amounts)
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
September 30, 2005 | December 31, 2004 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Bonds: | ||||||||
Available for sale securities, at fair value (amortized cost: $1,093,700 and $575,298) | $ | 1,089,361 | $ | 585,385 | ||||
Preferred shares: | ||||||||
Available for sale securities, at fair value (cost: $7,110 and $4,804) | 6,968 | 5,112 | ||||||
Common shares: | ||||||||
Available for sale securities, at fair value (cost: $52,909 and $34,004) | 58,905 | 37,894 | ||||||
Other invested assets | 51,366 | 53,756 | ||||||
Total investments | 1,206,600 | 682,147 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 184,777 | 242,123 | ||||||
Accounts receivable | 22,429 | — | ||||||
Agents’ balances, net | 76,703 | 47,132 | ||||||
Reinsurance receivables, net | 1,365,244 | 1,531,863 | ||||||
Accrued investment income | 13,013 | 7,141 | ||||||
Federal income taxes receivable | 81 | — | ||||||
Deferred federal income taxes, net | 17,540 | 28,372 | ||||||
Deferred acquisition costs, net | 55,301 | 29,735 | ||||||
Goodwill | 97,808 | — | ||||||
Prepaid reinsurance premiums | 46,802 | 42,623 | ||||||
Other assets | 55,277 | 14,801 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 3,141,575 | $ | 2,625,937 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses | $ | 1,977,128 | $ | 1,876,510 | ||||
Unearned premiums | 270,143 | 152,166 | ||||||
Federal income taxes payable | — | 1,943 | ||||||
Amounts held for the account of others | 12,261 | 10,234 | ||||||
Ceded balances payable | 31,510 | 22,698 | ||||||
Insurance premium payable | 31,442 | — | ||||||
Payable for securities | 1,424 | — | ||||||
Senior notes payable | 90,000 | — | ||||||
Senior notes payable to related party | — | 72,848 | ||||||
Junior subordinated debentures | 61,857 | 30,929 | ||||||
Notes and loans payable | 7,023 | — | ||||||
Other liabilities | 41,133 | 26,056 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 2,523,921 | 2,193,384 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11) | — | — | ||||||
Minority interest | 139 | — | ||||||
Shareholders’ equity: | ||||||||
Common shares, $0.0001 par value, 900,000,000 common shares authorized, 23,765,254 and 15,585,653 Class A common shares issued and outstanding, respectively, and 12,687,500 Class B common shares issued and outstanding | 4 | 3 | ||||||
Preferred shares, $0.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding | — | — | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 502,085 | 356,725 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 10,814 | 15,507 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 104,612 | 60,318 | ||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 617,515 | 432,553 | ||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 3,141,575 | $ | 2,625,937 | ||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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UNITED AMERICA INDEMNITY, LTD.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
Quarter Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||
Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||
Gross premiums written | $ | 163,593 | $ | 108,657 | $ | 462,955 | $ | 314,733 | ||||||||
Net premiums written | $ | 134,863 | $ | 78,243 | $ | 380,678 | $ | 205,043 | ||||||||
Net premiums earned | $ | 121,987 | $ | 60,933 | $ | 343,901 | $ | 165,751 | ||||||||
Agency commission and fee revenues | 12,432 | — | 28,799 | — | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 11,041 | 5,010 | 34,023 | 13,637 | ||||||||||||
Net realized investment gains (losses) | 572 | (1,080 | ) | 350 | (687 | ) | ||||||||||
Total revenues | 146,032 | 64,863 | 407,073 | 178,701 | ||||||||||||
Losses and Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses | 80,693 | 34,616 | 215,511 | 98,395 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses | 39,359 | 22,645 | 107,507 | 53,255 | ||||||||||||
Agency commission and operating expenses | 11,082 | — | 28,175 | — | ||||||||||||
Corporate and other operating expenses | 743 | 1,452 | 5,216 | 4,410 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | 2,664 | 1,378 | 6,760 | 4,087 | ||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 11,491 | 4,772 | 43,904 | 18,554 | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | 1,868 | (1,425 | ) | 2,094 | (2,551 | ) | ||||||||||
Net income before minority interest and equity in net income of partnerships | 9,623 | 6,197 | 41,810 | 21,105 | ||||||||||||
Minority interest, net of taxes | (7 | ) | — | 2 | — | |||||||||||
Equity in net income of partnerships | 631 | 309 | 1,056 | 926 | ||||||||||||
Net income before extraordinary gain | 10,247 | 6,506 | 42,868 | 22,031 | ||||||||||||
Extraordinary gain | — | 1,195 | 1,426 | 1,195 | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 10,247 | $ | 7,701 | $ | 44,294 | $ | 23,226 | ||||||||
Per share data: | ||||||||||||||||
Net income before extraordinary gain: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.23 | $ | 1.20 | $ | 0.78 | ||||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.23 | $ | 1.18 | $ | 0.77 | ||||||||
Extraordinary gain: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | — | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.04 | ||||||||
Diluted | $ | — | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.04 | ||||||||
Net income: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 1.24 | $ | 0.82 | ||||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 1.22 | $ | 0.81 | ||||||||
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | 36,437,908 | 28,268,716 | 35,704,208 | 28,254,998 | ||||||||||||
Diluted | 37,118,156 | 28,771,120 | 36,388,955 | 28,829,597 | ||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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UNITED AMERICA INDEMNITY, LTD.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(In thousands)
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
Quarter Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 10,247 | $ | 7,701 | $ | 44,294 | $ | 23,226 | ||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) before tax: | ||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities: | ||||||||||||||||
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during period | (8,935 | ) | 9,646 | (6,603 | ) | 3,878 | ||||||||||
Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) included in net income | 186 | (727 | ) | (844 | ) | (554 | ) | |||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax | (9,121 | ) | 10,373 | (5,759 | ) | 4,432 | ||||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) related to items of other comprehensive income | (1,159 | ) | 3,305 | (1,066 | ) | 946 | ||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | (7,962 | ) | 7,068 | (4,693 | ) | 3,486 | ||||||||||
Comprehensive income, net of tax | $ | 2,285 | $ | 14,769 | $ | 39,601 | $ | 26,712 | ||||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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UNITED AMERICA INDEMNITY, LTD.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
(In thousands, except share amounts)
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Nine Months Ended | Year Ended | |||||||
September 30, 2005 | December 31, 2004 | |||||||
Class A common shares: | ||||||||
Number at beginning of period | 15,585,653 | 15,115,003 | ||||||
Common shares issued in merger | 7,930,536 | — | ||||||
Common shares issued (retired) under share incentive plans | 219,331 | (200 | ) | |||||
Common shares issued in IPO | — | 462,500 | ||||||
Common shares issued to directors | 29,734 | 8,350 | ||||||
Number at end of period | 23,765,254 | 15,585,653 | ||||||
Class B common shares: | ||||||||
Number at beginning of period | 12,687,500 | 12,687,500 | ||||||
Number at end of period | 12,687,500 | 12,687,500 | ||||||
Class A common shares: | ||||||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 2 | $ | 2 | ||||
Common shares issued | 1 | — | ||||||
Balance at end of period | $ | 3 | $ | 2 | ||||
Class B common shares: | ||||||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 1 | $ | 1 | ||||
Balance at end of period | $ | 1 | $ | 1 | ||||
Additional paid-in capital: | ||||||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 356,725 | $ | 347,487 | ||||
Contributed capital from Class A common shares issued | 142,605 | 7,312 | ||||||
Other | 2,755 | 1,926 | ||||||
Balance at end of period | $ | 502,085 | $ | 356,725 | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income net of deferred income tax: | ||||||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 15,507 | $ | 10,031 | ||||
Other comprehensive income | (4,693 | ) | 5,476 | |||||
Balance at end of period | $ | 10,814 | $ | 15,507 | ||||
Retained earnings: | ||||||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 60,318 | $ | 23,271 | ||||
Net income | 44,294 | 37,047 | ||||||
Balance at end of period | $ | 104,612 | $ | 60,318 | ||||
Total shareholders’ equity | $ | 617,515 | $ | 432,553 | ||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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UNITED AMERICA INDEMNITY, LTD.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 44,294 | $ | 23,226 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs | 135 | 135 | ||||||
Amortization and depreciation | 1,419 | — | ||||||
Restricted stock expense | 2,840 | 415 | ||||||
Extraordinary gain | (1,426 | ) | (1,195 | ) | ||||
Deferred federal income taxes | (2,187 | ) | 2,572 | |||||
Amortization of bond premium and discount, net | 5,046 | 2,282 | ||||||
Net realized investment (gains) losses | (350 | ) | 687 | |||||
Equity in net earnings of partnerships | (1,326 | ) | (926 | ) | ||||
Changes in: | ||||||||
Agents’ balances | (7,461 | ) | 11,189 | |||||
Account receivables | 15,024 | — | ||||||
Reinsurance receivables | 210,527 | 112,031 | ||||||
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses | (134,574 | ) | (94,745 | ) | ||||
Unearned premiums | 33,699 | (19,097 | ) | |||||
Ceded balances payable | 1,483 | (30,084 | ) | |||||
Insurance premiums payable | (14,927 | ) | — | |||||
Other liabilities | (3,162 | ) | (12,004 | ) | ||||
Amounts held for the account of others | 1,904 | (4,851 | ) | |||||
Contingent commissions | (1,131 | ) | 58 | |||||
Federal income tax receivable | (451 | ) | (6,676 | ) | ||||
Prepaid reinsurance premiums | 3,080 | 58,390 | ||||||
Deferred acquisition costs, net | (26,159 | ) | (17,493 | ) | ||||
Other — net | 2,812 | (1,659 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 129,109 | 22,255 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of bonds and stocks | 223,389 | 187,958 | ||||||
Proceeds from maturity of bonds | 38,046 | — | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of other invested assets | 10,201 | 1,795 | ||||||
Purchase of bonds and stocks | (414,570 | ) | (242,613 | ) | ||||
Purchase of other invested assets | (913 | ) | (2,434 | ) | ||||
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired | (58,529 | ) | — | |||||
Net cash used for investing activities | (202,376 | ) | (55,294 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
Net proceeds from IPO of common shares | — | 7,312 | ||||||
Borrowing under credit facility | 3,490 | — | ||||||
Repayments of credit facility | (3,869 | ) | — | |||||
Dividends paid to minority shareholders | (22 | ) | — | |||||
Capital lease obligations | (238 | ) | — | |||||
Issuance of senior notes payable | 90,000 | — | ||||||
Retirement of senior notes payable to related party | (72,848 | ) | — | |||||
Change in other debt | (592 | ) | — | |||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 15,921 | 7,312 | ||||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | (57,346 | ) | (25,727 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 242,123 | 214,796 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 184,777 | $ | 189,069 | ||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
United America Indemnity, Ltd. (“United America Indemnity” or the “Company”), was incorporated on August 26, 2003, and is domiciled in the Cayman Islands. On January 24, 2005, the Company changed its name from United National Group, Ltd. to United America Indemnity, Ltd. The Company’s Class A common stock is publicly traded on the NASDAQ National Market. On March 14, 2005, the Company changed its trading symbol on the NASDAQ National Market from “UNGL” to “INDM.”
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of United America Indemnity and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Wind River Insurance Company (Barbados) Ltd. (“Wind River Barbados”), U.A.I. (Gibraltar) Limited, U.A.I. (Gibraltar) II Limited, U.A.I. (Luxembourg) I S.ar.l., U.A.I. (Luxembourg) II S.ar.l., U.A.I. (Luxembourg) III S.ar.l., U.A.I. (Luxembourg) IV S.ar.l., U.A.I. (Luxembourg) Investment S.ar.l., U.A.I. (Ireland) Limited, Wind River (Luxembourg) S.ar.l., Wind River Insurance Company, Ltd. (“Wind River Bermuda”), Wind River Services, Ltd., United America Indemnity Group, Inc. (“United America Indemnity Group”), U.N. Holdings Inc., Wind River Investment Corporation, American Insurance Service, Inc. (“AIS”), American Insurance Adjustment Agency, Inc., International Underwriters, LLC, United National Insurance Company (“UNIC”), Penn Independent Corporation (“PIC”), PIC Holdings, Inc. (“PIC Holdings”), Residential Underwriting Agency, Inc., Delaware Valley Underwriting Agency, Inc., DVUA Pittsburgh, Inc., DVUA Massachusetts, Inc., DVUA of New York, Inc., DVUA of New Jersey, Inc., DVUA West Virginia, Inc., DVUA North Carolina, Inc., DVUA of Ohio, Inc., DVUA South Carolina, Inc., DVUA Virginia, Inc., Penn Oceanic Insurance Company, Ltd., Penn Independent Financial Services, Inc., Apex Insurance Agency, Inc., Apex Insurance Services of Illinois, Inc., Summit Risk Services Inc., Stratus Insurance Services, Inc., Stratus Web Builder, Inc., Penn-America Group, Inc., Penn-America Insurance Company, Penn-Star Insurance Company, Penn-Patriot Insurance Company, Diamond State Insurance Company (“Diamond State”), United National Specialty Insurance Company (“United National Specialty”), United National Casualty Insurance Company (“United National Casualty”), J.H. Ferguson & Associates, LLC (“J.H. Ferguson”), Emerald Insurance Company, and Loyalty Insurance Company. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2005 and for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 are unaudited, but in the opinion of management have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and on the same basis as the annual audited consolidated financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The consolidated financial statements include all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim periods. Results of operations for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results of a full year. The accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The Company’s wholly-owned business trust subsidiaries, United National Group Capital Trust I (“UNG Trust I”), United National Group Capital Statutory Trust II (“UNG Trust II”), Penn-America Statutory Trust I (“Penn Trust I) and Penn-America Statutory Trust II (“Penn Trust II”), are not consolidated pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 46R, revised December 2003, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (“FIN 46R”). The Company’s business trust subsidiaries have issued $60.0 million in floating rate capital securities (“Trust Preferred Securities”) and $1.9 million of floating rate common securities. The sole assets of the Company’s business trust subsidiaries are $61.9 million of junior subordinated debentures issued by the Company, which have the same terms with respect to maturity, payments and distributions as the Trust Preferred Securities and the floating rate common securities.
In July 2005, Wind River Barbados, through a series of tax-exempt transactions, contributed the Company’s U.S. Subsidiaries to U.A.I. (Luxembourg) Investment S.ar.l.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS —(Continued)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
Description of Business
The Company offers two general classes of insurance products. These two classes of products are property and general liability insurance and professional liability insurance. Collectively, the U.S. Insurance Operations are licensed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The Non-U.S. Insurance Operations are licensed in Bermuda and Barbados, and Wind River Bermuda is eligible to write surplus lines business in certain U.S. jurisdictions.
2. Acquisition of Penn Independent Corporation and Merger with Penn-America Group, Inc.
Through a series of transactions on January 24, 2005, the Company acquired 100% of the voting equity interest of Penn-America Group, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “Penn-America Group”). The Company acquired 67.3% through the merger with Penn-America Group, 30.5% through the purchase of Penn Independent Corporation, which held common shares of Penn-America Group, Inc., and 2.2% in two separate transactions with individual shareholders.
Acquisition of Penn Independent Corporation
On January 24, 2005, the Company acquired 100% of the voting equity interest of Penn Independent Corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “Penn Independent Group”), a wholesale broker of commercial insurance for small and middle market businesses, public entities, and associations, from Penn Independent Group’s shareholders for $98.5 million in cash. Penn Independent Group also owns, through its wholly owned subsidiary PIC Holdings, Inc., 30.5% of the voting equity interest of Penn-America Group, Inc. Upon the acquisition of Penn Independent Group, the Company also indirectly acquired Penn Independent Group’s shares of Penn-America Group, Inc. common stock. Penn Independent Group’s results of operations are included in the Company’s results of operations subsequent to the date of the acquisition. In accordance with the terms of the acquisition, $6.0 million of the purchase price was placed in escrow on January 24, 2005 to secure potential indemnification for pre-closing taxes and damages resulting from breach of warranties, representations or covenants due to the Company under the terms of the stock purchase agreement between the Company, Penn Independent Corporation, its former principal shareholders and Irvin Saltzman. Funds escrowed were or are scheduled to be released to Irvin Saltzman in $2.0 million installments net of any claims filed by the Company on July 24, 2005, January 24, 2006 and July 24, 2006. The Company has filed no claims under the escrow agreement to date.
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NOTES CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS —(Continued)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
The $98.5 million purchase price, which includes transaction related expenses, was allocated to the estimated fair values of the acquired assets and liabilities as follows (dollars in thousands):
Penn | ||||
Independent | ||||
Group | ||||
Assets: | ||||
Investment in 30.5% of Penn-America Group, Inc. Class A common stock | $ | 65,440 | ||
Other investments and cash | 23,697 | |||
Premium receivable | 37,453 | |||
Accrued investment income | 21 | |||
Federal income taxes receivable | 1,181 | |||
Intangible assets | 2,695 | |||
Capital lease | 1,222 | |||
Other assets | 1,903 | |||
Total | 133,612 | |||
Liabilities: | ||||
Insurance premiums payable | 47,162 | |||
Deferred federal income taxes, net | 7,050 | |||
Federal income taxes payable | 224 | |||
Other liabilities | 8,571 | |||
Notes and loans payable | 5,703 | |||
Total | 68,710 | |||
Minority interest | 431 | |||
Estimated fair value of net assets acquired | 64,471 | |||
Purchase price | 98,540 | |||
Goodwill | $ | 34,069 | ||
The transaction was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. In connection with the acquisition of Penn Independent Group, the assets and liabilities acquired by the Company were adjusted to estimated fair value. The $34.1 million excess of cash and acquisition costs over the estimated fair value of assets acquired was recognized as goodwill. The final valuation of the assets and liabilities acquired has not yet been completed. This final valuation will be completed by January 24, 2006.
Acquired intangible assets of $2.7 million were as follows:
January 24, 2005 | ||||||||
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Tradenames | $ | 430 | Indefinite | |||||
Agency relationships | 1,830 | 12 years | ||||||
Customer contracts | 435 | 3 years | ||||||
$ | 2,695 | |||||||
Purchases of Penn-America Group, Inc. Common Shares from Individual Shareholders
On January 24, 2005, in a series of related transactions, the Company acquired all shares of Penn-America Group, Inc. common stock owned by members of the Saltzman family, including all shares of common stock issued upon the exercise of vested options to acquire shares of Penn-America Group, Inc. common stock, for $13.53 a share in cash. The Saltzman family and trusts controlled by them constituted 100% of the Penn Independent Group shareholders prior to the acquisition by United America Indemnity.
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Merger with Penn-America Group, Inc.
On January 24, 2005, the Company acquired 67.3% of the voting equity interest of the Penn-America Group, Inc., a specialty property and casualty insurance holding company, for $15.3 million in cash and approximately 7.9 million Class A common shares of United America Indemnity in a transaction classified as a merger. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Penn-America Group, Inc. shareholders received $15.375 of value for each share of Penn-America Group, Inc. common stock as follows: 1) 0.7756 of a Class A common share of United America Indemnity, based on $13.875 divided by the volume weighted average sales price of United America Indemnity’s Class A common shares for the 20 consecutive trading days ending January 21, 2005, which was $17.89, and 2) $1.50 per share in cash. Penn-America Group’s results of operations are included in the Company’s results of operations subsequent to the date of the merger.
The Company’s primary reasons for the merger were to: 1) strengthen its position in the highly competitive specialty property and casualty insurance industry; 2) achieve enhanced growth opportunities arising from a balanced business model, improved financial flexibility, and strong cash flow; and 3) achieve a financial base and scale capable of delivering enhanced value to customers.
In connection with the merger with Penn-America Group, Inc., the acquisition of Penn Independent Corporation, and the transactions with individual shareholders on January 24, 2005, the $235.8 million purchase price, which includes transaction related expenses, was allocated to the estimated fair values of the acquired assets and liabilities as follows (dollars in thousands):
Assets: | ||||
Investments and cash | $ | 431,850 | ||
Agents’ balances | 22,881 | |||
Reinsurance receivables | 43,908 | |||
Accrued investment income | 3,527 | |||
Prepaid reinsurance premiums | 7,259 | |||
Intangible assets | 37,430 | |||
Capital lease | 1,398 | |||
Other assets | 1,695 | |||
Total | 549,948 | |||
Liabilities: | ||||
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses | 235,192 | |||
Unearned premiums | 84,278 | |||
Income tax payable | 810 | |||
Deferred federal income taxes | 6,896 | |||
Ceded balances payable | 7,329 | |||
Contingent commissions | 6,787 | |||
Junior subordinated debentures | 30,928 | |||
Capitalized lease obligation | 1,089 | |||
Other liabilities | 4,562 | |||
Total | 377,871 | |||
Estimated fair value of net assets acquired | 172,077 | |||
Purchase price of Penn-America Group, Inc. common shares acquired through the merger | 165,538 | |||
Purchase price of Penn-America Group, Inc. common shares acquired through Penn Independent Corporation acquisition | 65,440 | |||
Purchase price of Penn-America Group, Inc. common shares acquired from private individuals | 4,838 | |||
Total purchase price | 235,816 | |||
Goodwill | $ | 63,739 | ||
The transaction was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. In connection with the merger with Penn-America Group, the assets and liabilities acquired by the Company were adjusted to estimated fair value. The $63.7 million excess of cash, fair value of United America Indemnity’s Class A common shares exchanged, other
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consideration, and acquisition costs over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired was recognized as goodwill. The final valuation of the assets and liabilities acquired has not yet been completed. This final valuation will be completed by January 24, 2006.
Acquired intangible assets of $37.4 million were as follows:
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Tradenames | $ | 16,140 | Indefinite | |||||
Agency relationships | 14,790 | 12 years | ||||||
State insurance licenses | 6,000 | Indefinite | ||||||
Software technology | 500 | 3 years | ||||||
$ | 37,430 | |||||||
Penn-America Group leased its home office facility in Hatboro, Pennsylvania from Irvin Saltzman through October 18, 2005, and the lease was accounted for as a capital lease. On October 19, 2005, AIS, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, purchased the Hatboro facility from Irvin Saltzman for $5.5 million in cash, and incurred $0.1 million in expenses related to the acquisition. See Note 18 for details.
3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Investments
The Company’s investments in bonds are classified as available for sale and are carried at their fair value. The difference between book value and fair value of bonds, excluding the derivative components, net of the effect of deferred income taxes, is reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity and, accordingly, has no effect on net income other than for impairments deemed to be other than temporary. The difference between book value and fair value of the derivative components of the bonds is included in income.
As a result of the purchase price allocation, as disclosed above in Note 2, all of the investments of Penn Independent Corporation and Penn-America Group, Inc. at January 24, 2005 were adjusted to their fair value on that date. Therefore, the book value of the investments of Penn Independent Corporation and Penn-America Group, Inc. on January 24, 2005 were adjusted to fair value prospectively for the Company.
The Company regularly performs various analytical valuation procedures with respect to its investments, including identifying any security where the fair value is below its cost. Upon identification of such securities, a detailed review is performed to determine whether the decline is considered other than temporary. This review includes an analysis of several factors, including but not limited to, the credit ratings and cash flows of the securities, and the magnitude and length of time that the fair value of such securities is below cost. The factors considered in reaching the conclusion that a decline below cost is other than temporary include, among others, whether (1) the issuer is in financial distress, (2) the investment is secured, (3) a significant credit rating action occurred, (4) scheduled interest payments were delayed or missed and (5) changes in laws or regulations have affected an issuer or industry.
The amount of any write-down is included in earnings as a realized loss in the period in which the impairment arose.
For equity securities, a decline in value is other than temporary if an unrealized loss has either (1) persisted for more than 12 continuous months or, (2) the value of the investment has been 20% or more below cost for six continuous months or more. For securities with significant declines in value for periods shorter than six continuous months, the security is evaluated to determine whether the cost basis of the security should be written down to its fair value.
During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company recorded realized investment losses for other than temporary impairments of $0.7 million and $0.8 million, respectively, on its common stock portfolio. The Company recorded other than temporary impairment losses of $0.2 million for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004 on its common stock portfolio.
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Fair value is defined as the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction with willing parties. The fair values of the Company’s investments in bonds and stocks are determined on the basis of quoted market prices. The Company also holds other invested assets, including investments in several limited partnerships, which were valued at $51.4 million and $53.8 million as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively. Several of these partnerships invest solely in securities that are publicly traded and are valued at the net asset value as reported by the investment manager. As of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the Company’s other invested assets portfolio included $15.1 million and $20.4 million, respectively, in securities for which there is no readily available independent market price. The estimated fair value of such securities is determined by the general partner of each limited partnership based on comparisons to transactions involving similar investments. Material assumptions and factors utilized in pricing these securities include future cash flows, constant default rates, recovery rates and any market clearing activity that may have occurred since the prior month-end pricing period.
Derivative Instruments
The Company accounts for derivative instruments under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 133”), as amended, which established accounting reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts and for hedging activities. All derivatives, whether designated in hedging relationships or not, are required to be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value.
As of September 30, 2005, the Company holds a single derivative instrument, an interest rate swap. In accordance with SFAS 133, the interest rate swap is designated as a cash flow hedge, and is recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. Changes in fair value are recorded in other comprehensive income and are reclassified to net income when impacted by the variability of the cash flow of the hedged item.
The primary objective of the Company’s interest rate swap was to hedge risk arising from interest rate volatility related to $15.0 million of Trust Preferred Securities issued by Penn Trust I. The Company has designated the $15.0 million of junior subordinated debentures issued by Penn-America Group, Inc. to Penn Trust I as the hedged item. The junior subordinated debentures have the same terms with respect to maturity, payment and distributions as the Trust Preferred Securities issued by Penn Trust I. The Company’s strategy is to convert distributions based on a floating rate on its junior subordinated debentures with Penn Trust I to a fixed-rate basis.
In accordance with SFAS 133, the Company formally documents the cash flow hedging relationship between the hedging instrument and the hedged item, the risk management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedge, and how the effectiveness of hedging the exposure to variability in interest rates will be assessed. At inception, the Company determined its cash flow hedge to be highly effective in achieving offsetting cash flows attributable to the hedge risk during the term of the hedge, as it meets the criteria for assuming “no ineffectiveness”, pursuant to SFAS 133.
By using derivative instruments, the Company is exposed to credit risk based on current market conditions and potential payment obligations between the Company and its counterparty. The Company has entered into the interest rate swap with a high credit quality counterparty, which is rated “A1” by Moody’s Investors Service Inc. (“Moody’s). The Company’s interest rate swap contract is governed by an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement, and includes provisions that require collateral to be pledged by the Company or its counterparty if the current value of the interest rate swap exceeds certain thresholds. As of September 30, 2005, no collateral was held by the Company’s counterparty.
Valuation of Agents’ Balances and Accounts Receivable
The Company evaluates the collectibility of agents’ balances and accounts receivable based on a combination of factors. In circumstances in which the Company is aware of a specific agent’s inability to meet its financial obligations to the Company, a specific allowance for bad debts against amounts due is recorded to reduce the net
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receivable to the amount reasonably believed to be collectible. No such instances occurred in the quarter or nine months ended September 30, 2005. For all remaining balances, allowances are recognized for bad debts based on historical statistics of the length of time the receivables are past due. The allowance for bad debts was $0.3 million and $0.1 million as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively. For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, there were net bad debts written off of $.03 million.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Effective July 1, 2001, the Company’s predecessor adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations” and SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS 142”). On January 24, 2005, the Company recorded $98.0 million of goodwill as a result of the acquisition of Penn Independent Corporation and the merger with Penn-America Group, Inc. The fair value of Penn Independent Corporation’s contingent commissions paid or received after January 24, 2005 that are related to business written prior to that date is recognized as a reduction of goodwill. As a result, the carrying amount of goodwill at September 30, 2005 has been reduced to $97.8 million.
In accordance with SFAS 142, the Company tests for impairment of goodwill and other indefinite lived assets at least annually. The Company will perform its annual impairment review of goodwill and other indefinite lived assets during the fourth quarter of 2005. Nothing has been noted to date that would indicate that goodwill and other indefinite lived assets are impaired as of September 30, 2005.
Other intangible assets that are not deemed to have an indefinite useful life are amortized over their useful lives. The carrying amount of intangible assets that are not deemed to have an indefinite useful life is regularly reviewed for indicators of impairments in value in accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” Impairment is recognized only if the carrying amount of the intangible asset is not recoverable from its undiscounted cash flows and is measured as the difference between the carrying amount and the fair value of the asset. No impairments of intangible assets that are not deemed to have indefinite life were recognized in the quarter or nine months ended September 30, 2005.
As of September 30, 2005, intangible assets are as follows:
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Description | Life | Cost | Amortization | Net | ||||||||||||
Tradenames | Indefinite | $ | 16,570 | $ | — | $ | 16,570 | |||||||||
Agency relationships | 12 years | 16,620 | 950 | 15,670 | ||||||||||||
State insurance licenses | Indefinite | 6,000 | — | 6,000 | ||||||||||||
Software technology | 3 years | 500 | 114 | 386 | ||||||||||||
Customer contracts | 3 years | 435 | 11 | 424 | ||||||||||||
$ | 40,125 | $ | 1,075 | $ | 39,050 | |||||||||||
Capitalized Leases
Fair value is based upon the present value of the underlying cash flows discounted at the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. The carrying amounts approximate fair value and are included in “Other liabilities” on the balance sheet.
Notes and Loans Payable
Fair value is based upon the present value of the underlying cash flows discounted at the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet approximate fair value.
Insurance Premium Payables
The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet for this instrument approximate its fair value.
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Junior Subordinated Debentures
In accordance with SFAS No. 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity,” which establishes standards for classifying and measuring certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity, the Company’s junior subordinated debentures are classified as a liability on the balance sheets and the related distributions are recorded as interest expense in the Statement of Operations.
In accordance with FIN 46, the Company is not permitted to consolidate the Company’s business trust subsidiaries, which in the aggregate issued $60.0 million of Trust Preferred Securities and $1.9 million of floating rate common securities. The sole assets of the Company’s business trust subsidiaries are $61.9 million of junior subordinated debentures issued by the Company, which have the same terms with respect to maturity, payments and distributions as the Trust Preferred Securities and the floating rate common securities. Therefore, the Company’s junior subordinated debentures are presented as a liability in the balance sheet at September 30, 2005.
Revenue Recognition
Premiums written are recognized as earned ratably over the terms of the respective policies.
Commissions earned by the Agency Operations, which consists solely of the operations of Penn Independent Group, are recognized at the underlying issued policy effective date. Contingent profit commissions received by the Agency Operations are based on the claims experience of the policies underwritten for insurance companies and are recognized in the period received. Upon the acquisition of Penn Independent Corporation, the fair value of its contingent commissions received after January 24, 2005 related to business written prior to the acquisition date was recognized as a reduction of goodwill.
Finance income earned by Penn Independent Financial Services, Inc., included in agency commission and fee revenue, is recognized on the pro rata interest method over the terms of the insurance contracts using the accrual basis.
Agency Commissions and Operating Expenses
Agency expenses include commissions retained by agents and producers on policies bound by the Agency Operations. Operating expenses include personnel expenses and general operating expenses.
Extraordinary Gain
The extraordinary gain of $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 represents the recognition of tax benefits derived from acquisition costs incurred in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Wind River Investment Corporation (the “Wind River Acquisition”), which are currently considered to be deductible for federal tax purposes.
Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share has been calculated by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share has been calculated by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the sum of the weighted-average common shares outstanding and the weighted-average share equivalents outstanding.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2004, the FASB issued Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 03-01, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments” (“EITF 03-01”) which provides new guidance for assessing impairment losses on debt and equity investments. Additionally, EITF 03-01 includes new disclosure
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requirements for investments that are deemed to be temporarily impaired. In September 2004, the FASB delayed the accounting provisions of EITF 03-01; however, the disclosure requirements remain effective and have been adopted for the year ended December 31, 2004. The Company will evaluate the effect, if any, of EITF 03-01 when final guidance is released.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”), which revises the original SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”). The Company has previously adopted the requirements of SFAS 123, which require companies to expense the estimated fair value of employee stock options and similar awards. The accounting provisions of SFAS 123R will be effective for the next fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2005. The Company is in the process of determining how the new method of valuing stock-based compensation as prescribed in SFAS 123R will be applied to valuing stock-based awards granted, modified or vested and the impact on compensation expense related to such awards in the consolidated financial statements.
In May 2005, SFAS 154 “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections” (“SFAS 154”), replaced APB Opinion No. 20 “Accounting Changes” (“APB 20”) and FASB Statement No. 3 “Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements”, and changed the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of a change in an accounting principle. SFAS 154 applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principles. It also applies to changes required by an accounting pronouncement in the unusual instance that the pronouncement does not include specific transition provisions.
APB 20 previously required that most voluntary changes in an accounting principle be recognized by including in net income for the period of the change the cumulative effect of changing to the new accounting principle. SFAS 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements of changes in an accounting principle, unless it is impracticable to determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. When it is impracticable to determine the period-specific effects of an accounting change on one or more individual prior periods presented, SFAS 154 requires that the new accounting principle be applied to the balances of assets and liabilities as of the beginning of the earliest period for which retrospective application is practicable and that a corresponding adjustment be made to the opening balance of retained earnings (or other appropriate components of equity or net assets in the statement of financial position) for that period rather than being reported in an income statement. SFAS 154 also requires that a change in depreciation, amortization, or depletion method for long-lived, non-financial assets be accounted for as a change in an accounting estimate effected by a change in an accounting principle. This statement is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.
On September 19, 2005, the Accounting Standards Executive Committee (“AcSEC”) issued Statement of Position (“SOP”) 05-1, “Accounting by Insurance Enterprises for Deferred Acquisition Costs in Connection With Modifications or Exchanges of Insurance Contracts.” AcSEC defines an internal replacement of an insurance contract as a modification in product benefits, features, rights, or coverages that occurs by the exchange of a contract for a new contract, or by an amendment, endorsement, or rider to a contract, or by the election of a feature or coverage within a contract. An internal replacement that is determined to result in a replacement contract that is substantially unchanged from the replaced contract should be accounted for as a continuation of the replaced contract. Contract modifications resulting in a replacement contract that is substantially changed from the replaced contract should be accounted for as an extinguishment of the replaced contract and any unamortized deferred acquisition costs, unearned revenue liabilities, and deferred sales inducement assets from the replaced contract should not be deferred in connection with the replacement contract. This SOP is effective for internal replacements occurring in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is still evaluating the impact, if any, this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.
4. Investments
Certain cash balances, cash equivalents and bonds available for sale were deposited with various governmental authorities in accordance with statutory requirements or were held in trust pursuant to intercompany reinsurance agreements. The estimated fair market value of bonds available for sale and on deposit or held in trust were as
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follows as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004:
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On deposit with governmental authorities | $ | 47.2 | $ | 30.1 | ||||
Intercompany trust held for the benefit of U.S. policyholders | 521.1 | 405.6 | ||||||
Held in trust pursuant to U.S. regulatory requirements for the benefit of U.S. policyholders | 5.6 | 5.5 | ||||||
Total | $ | 573.9 | $ | 441.2 | ||||
The cost and estimated fair value of investments classified as available for sale were as follows as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004:
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Obligations of states and political subdivisions | $ | 404,249 | $ | 5,590 | $ | (1,852 | ) | $ | 407,987 | |||||||
Mortgage-backed securities | 273,623 | 202 | (3,234 | ) | 270,591 | |||||||||||
U.S. treasury and agency obligations | 168,931 | 233 | (2,676 | ) | 166,488 | |||||||||||
Corporate notes | 246,897 | 465 | (3,067 | ) | 244,295 | |||||||||||
Total bonds | 1,093,700 | 6,490 | (10,829 | ) | 1,089,361 | |||||||||||
Common stock | 52,909 | 6,763 | (767 | ) | 58,905 | |||||||||||
Preferred stock | 7,110 | 130 | (272 | ) | 6,968 | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,153,719 | $ | 13,383 | $ | (11,868 | ) | $ | 1,155,234 | |||||||
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(Dollars in thousands) | Cost | Gains | Losses | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
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Bonds: | ||||||||||||||||
Obligations of states and political subdivisions | $ | 299,525 | $ | 8,700 | $ | (315 | ) | $ | 307,910 | |||||||
Mortgage-backed securities | 52,690 | 456 | (3 | ) | 53,143 | |||||||||||
U.S. treasury and agency obligations | 163,108 | 285 | (979 | ) | 162,414 | |||||||||||
Corporate notes | 59,975 | 2,215 | (272 | ) | 61,918 | |||||||||||
Total bonds | 575,298 | 11,656 | (1,569 | ) | 585,385 | |||||||||||
Common stock | 34,004 | 4,338 | (448 | ) | 37,894 | |||||||||||
Preferred stock | 4,804 | 418 | (110 | ) | 5,112 | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 614,106 | $ | 16,412 | $ | (2,127 | ) | $ | 628,391 | |||||||
The Company held no debt or equity investments in a single issuer that was in excess of 10% of shareholders’ equity at September 30, 2005 or December 31, 2004.
The following table contains an analysis of the Company’s securities with gross unrealized losses, categorized by the period that the securities were in a continuous loss position as of September 30, 2005:
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of | Fair | Amortized | Months or | Seven Months and | Greater than | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Securities | Value | Cost | Total | Less | One Year | One Year | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bonds | 459 | $ | 790,271 | $ | 801,100 | $ | 10,829 | 3,461 | $ | 5,911 | $ | 1,457 | ||||||||||||||||
Preferred Stock | 8 | 3,987 | 4,259 | 272 | 71 | 201 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | 185 | 14,109 | 14,876 | 767 | 644 | 123 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 11,868 | $ | 4,176 | $ | 6,235 | $ | 1,457 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Subject to the risks and uncertainties in evaluating the impairment of a security’s value, the impairment evaluation conducted by the Company as of September 30, 2005, concluded that the unrealized losses discussed above are not other than temporary impairments. The impairment evaluation process is discussed in the “Investment” section of Note 3 of the “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.”
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During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company recorded other than temporary losses of $0.7 million and $0.8 million, respectively, on its common stock portfolio. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004, the Company recorded other than temporary losses of $0.2 million on its common stock portfolio.
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of bonds classified as available for sale at September 30, 2005, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
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Due in one year or less | $ | 38,194 | $ | 37,947 | ||||
Due after one year through five years | 283,431 | 279,086 | ||||||
Due after five years through ten years | 259,906 | 259,070 | ||||||
Due after ten years | 238,546 | 242,666 | ||||||
Mortgage-backed securities | 273,623 | 270,592 | ||||||
$ | 1,093,700 | $ | 1,089,361 | |||||
There were no investments in bonds that were non-income producing for the quarters or nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004.
5. Reinsurance
The Company cedes insurance to unrelated insurers on a pro rata (“quota share”) and excess of loss basis in the ordinary course of business to limit its net loss exposure. Reinsurance ceded arrangements do not discharge the Company of primary liability as the originating insurer. Moreover, reinsurers may fail to pay us due to a lack of reinsurer liquidity, perceived improper underwriting, losses for risks that are excluded from reinsurance coverage, and other similar factors, all of which could adversely affect the Company’s financial results.
As a result of the United National Insurance Companies’ review of their unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses and related reinsurance receivables, unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses and reinsurance receivables were reduced by $111.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Also during the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the United National Insurance Companies decreased their estimates of discounting/risk margin purchase adjustments by $27.7 million. These adjustments had no impact on the net income of the Company during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005.
At September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the Company carried reinsurance receivables of $1,365.2 million and $1,531.9 million, respectively. These amounts are net of Wind River purchase accounting adjustments of $21.7 million and $49.4 million, respectively, arising from (1) discounting the reinsurance receivables balances and (2) applying a risk margin to the reinsurance receivables balance. Also, at the Wind River Acquisition date, reinsurance receivables were reduced by an estimate of uncollectible reinsurance of $49.1 million. The $49.4 million discounting/risk margin adjustments have decreased to $21.7 million as of September 30, 2005 and both will accrete through incurred losses in the future in a manner consistent with the related fair value adjustment for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses. The $49.1 million estimate of uncollectible reinsurance at the time of the Wind River Acquisition has been subsequently reduced to $28.9 million at September 30, 2005 and $28.7 million at December 31, 2004, primarily as a result of the commutation agreement with Trenwick America Reinsurance Corp. recorded in 2003. At September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the Company held collateral securing its reinsurance receivables of $675.1 million and $705.6 million, respectively. Prepaid reinsurance premiums were $46.8 million and $42.6 million at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively. Reinsurance receivables, net of collateral held, were $690.1 million and $826.3 million at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.
Since the Wind River Acquisition date, an allowance for uncollectible reinsurance of $0.1 million has been established as a result of the Company’s regular review of the collectibility of recorded reinsurance receivables due from its external reinsurers.
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In 2005, the Non-U.S. Insurance Operations commenced offering reinsurance to the Penn-America Insurance Companies through a quota share arrangement. This reinsurance arrangement resulted in 30% of Penn-America Insurance Companies’ net retained insurance liability on new and renewal business bound after February 1, 2005 being ceded to Wind River Bermuda, an affiliated company. The agreement also stipulates that 30% of Penn-America Insurance Companies’ February 1, 2005 net unearned premium be ceded to Wind River Bermuda.
Effective January 1, 2005, Wind River Barbados entered into a quota share reinsurance agreement with Wind River Bermuda. Under the terms of this reinsurance agreement, Wind River Barbados assumed 35% of Wind River Bermuda’s net retained insurance liability on losses occurring on or after January 1, 2005 on all new and renewal insurance and reinsurance business effective on or after January 1, 2005.
Effective June 1, 2005, United America Indemnity Group, on behalf of the United National Insurance Companies and the Penn-America Insurance Companies, purchased property catastrophe reinsurance from various unrelated reinsurers providing coverage for catastrophic events. This new reinsurance agreement provides per occurrence protection of $25.0 million in excess of $5.0 million (“UAIG Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty”). Separately, the Penn-America Insurance Companies purchased underlying reinsurance coverage of $3.0 million in excess of $2.0 million per occurrence (“Penn-America Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty”). Both reinsurance agreements provide for one reinstatement of coverage.
6. Income Taxes
Under current Cayman Islands law, the Company is not required to pay any taxes in the Cayman Islands on its income or capital gains. The Company has received an undertaking that, in the event of any taxes being imposed, the Company will be exempted from taxation in the Cayman Islands until the year 2023. Under current Bermuda law, the Company and its Bermuda subsidiaries are not required to pay any taxes in Bermuda on its income or capital gains. The Company has received an undertaking from the Minister of Finance in Bermuda that, in the event of any taxes being imposed, the Company will be exempt from taxation in Bermuda until March 2016. Under current Barbados law, the Company and its Barbados subsidiary are not required to pay any taxes in Barbados on its income or capital gains. The Company has received an undertaking that in the event of any taxes being imposed, the Company will be exempted from taxation in Barbados until the year 2033.
U.A.I. (Ireland) Limited is a tax resident in Ireland, and therefore, is subject to taxation in Ireland on its income and gains, if any.
United America Indemnity Group and its subsidiaries are subject to income taxes imposed by U.S. authorities and file U.S. tax returns.
U.A.I. (Gibraltar) Limited and U.A.I. (Gibraltar) II Limited are tax-exempt companies in Gibraltar subject to a tax exempt certificate issued by the Gibraltar authorities. They are therefore exempt from all Gibraltar taxes and gains made by the Company.
The Luxembourg subsidiaries of the Company are subject to income taxes imposed by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and file Luxembourg tax returns. In addition, the Gibraltar shareholders of the Luxembourg companies would be subject to Luxembourg capital gains tax on a sale of the Luxembourg companies in which they hold a participation in the nominal paid up share capital of more than 10%, unless their holding period in the shares was at least 6 months.
The Company is not subject to income taxation other than as stated above. There can be no assurance that there will not be changes in applicable laws, regulations or treaties, which might require the Company to change the way it operates or become subject to taxation.
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The weighted average expected tax provision has been calculated using income (loss) before income taxes in each jurisdiction multiplied by that jurisdiction’s applicable statutory tax rate. The Company’s income before income taxes for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 of $11.5 million represents $1.5 million from the Non-U.S. Subsidiaries and $10.0 million from the U.S. Subsidiaries. The Company’s income before income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 of $43.9 million represents $28.0 million from the Non-U.S. Subsidiaries and $15.9 million from the U.S. Subsidiaries. The following table summarizes the differences between the tax provision under APB 28 “Interim Financial Reporting” for interim financial statement periods and the expected tax provision at the weighted average tax rate:
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Expected tax provision at weighted average rate | 3,495 | 30.4 | % | $ | (991 | ) | (20.8 | )% | ||||||||
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Tax exempt interest | (1,284 | ) | (11.2 | ) | (1,127 | ) | (23.6 | ) | ||||||||
Dividend exclusion | (86 | ) | (0.7 | ) | (35 | ) | (0.7 | ) | ||||||||
Non-resident withholding | — | — | 148 | 3.1 | ||||||||||||
Other | (257 | ) | (2.2 | ) | 580 | 12.1 | ||||||||||
Actual Taxes | $ | 1,868 | 16.3 | % | $ | (1,425 | ) | (29.9 | )% | |||||||
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September 30, 2005 | September 30, 2004 | |||||||||||||||
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Amount | Tax Income | Amount | Tax Income | |||||||||||||
Expected tax provision at weighted average rate | $ | 5,574 | 12.7 | % | $ | (233 | ) | (1.3 | )% | |||||||
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Tax exempt interest | (3,845 | ) | (8.7 | ) | (3,465 | ) | (18.7 | ) | ||||||||
Dividend exclusion | (242 | ) | (0.6 | ) | (103 | ) | (0.6 | ) | ||||||||
Non-resident withholding | — | — | 437 | 2.4 | ||||||||||||
Other | 607 | 1.4 | 813 | 4.4 | ||||||||||||
Actual Taxes | $ | 2,094 | 4.8 | % | $ | (2,551 | ) | (13.8 | )% | |||||||
In the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company recognized an extraordinary gain of $1.4 million for tax benefits derived from acquisition costs included as a reduction in equity as a result of the Company’s acquisition of Wind River Investment Corporation, that have been or will be deducted in the future from income for federal tax purposes. The Company did not recognize any extraordinary gains for the quarter ended September 30, 2005. During the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company recorded $1.4 million in tax expense associated with an increase in estimated U.S. ceding commission income earned by the United National Insurance Companies under a quota share arrangement with Wind River Bermuda and Wind River Barbados.
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7. Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
Activity in the liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses is summarized as follows:
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(Dollars in thousands) | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||||||||
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses at beginning of period | $ | 1,998,390 | $ | 1,995,936 | $ | 1,876,510 | $ | 2,059,760 | ||||||||
Less gross reinsurance receivables on unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses | 1,414,003 | 1,669,693 | 1,531,896 | 1,745,737 | ||||||||||||
Net balance at beginning of period | 584,387 | 326,243 | 344,614 | 314,023 | ||||||||||||
Plus unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses acquired as a result of the merger (1) | — | — | 235,192 | — | ||||||||||||
Less gross reinsurance receivables on unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses acquired as a result of the merger (1) | — | — | 43,908 | — | ||||||||||||
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expense subtotal | 584,387 | 326,243 | 535,898 | 314,023 | ||||||||||||
Incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses related to: | ||||||||||||||||
Current year | 80,693 | 34,617 | 215,511 | 98,396 | ||||||||||||
Prior years | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses | 80,693 | 34,617 | 215,511 | 98,396 | ||||||||||||
Paid losses and loss adjustment expenses related to: | ||||||||||||||||
Current year | 20,617 | 8,409 | 34,910 | 15,837 | ||||||||||||
Prior years | 27,420 | 15,957 | 99,456 | 60,088 | ||||||||||||
Total paid losses and loss adjustment expenses | 48,037 | 24,366 | 134,366 | 75,925 | ||||||||||||
Net balance at end of period | 617,043 | 336,494 | 617,043 | 336,494 | ||||||||||||
Plus gross reinsurance receivables on unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses | 1,360,085 | 1,628,521 | 1,360,085 | 1,628,521 | ||||||||||||
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses at end of period | $ | 1,977,128 | $ | 1,965,015 | $ | 1,977,128 | $ | 1,965,015 | ||||||||
(1) | Unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses and gross reinsurance receivable on unpaid losses acquired on January 24, 2005, as a result of the merger with Penn-America Insurance Group. |
During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005, there were no net incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses attributable to insured events of prior years. However, as a result of the United National Insurance Companies’ review of their unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses and related reinsurance receivables, unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses and reinsurance receivables were reduced by $111.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Also during the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the United National Insurance Companies decreased their estimates of discounting/risk margin purchase adjustments by $27.7 million. These adjustments had no impact on the net income of the Company during the quarter or nine months ended September 30, 2005.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Penn-America Insurance Companies also reduced their estimate for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses for the property lines of business by $2.8 million relating primarily to accident year 2004. This decrease was offset by a $2.8 million increase in the Company’s estimate for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses for the liability lines of business. These changes in estimates to the property and liability lines of business resulted in a decrease to the 2004 accident year by $6.5 million which was offset by an increase of $6.5 million relating primarily to accident years 1996 to 2001. These changes in estimates had no impact on the net income of the Company during the quarter or nine months ended September 30, 2005.
In 2003, Penn-America Insurance Companies received an unexpected increase in the number of new claims reported relating to four policies issued to a single insured between January 1, 1980 and April 1, 1983. The insured was a manufacturer of safety equipment including industrial masks and the new claims reported allege existing and potential bodily injury due to a medical condition called silicosis. The original policies covered products and completed operations only and were issued each with a $0.5 million indemnity policy aggregate limit of liability. At
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September 30, 2005, the Company’s loss and loss adjustment expense reserves included its best estimate for its ultimate obligations for these claims based on current information.
In July 2005, United National Insurance Company made a payment of $8.0 million in consideration of its obligations under a Settlement Agreement and Release entered into with insureds under three related insurance policies. The payment was in consideration of a complete extinguishment and “buy-back” of all rights under those insurance policies. The Company had fully reserved for the $8.0 million payment in prior years. There was no impact to the Company’s income statement in 2005 as a result of this payment.
Hurricane Katrina (“Katrina”) made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane just north of Miami, Florida on August 25, 2005, then again on August 29, 2005 along the Central Gulf Coast near New Orleans, Louisiana as a Category 4 storm. The Company’s reinsurance coverage aggregates events from the same storm if they occur within 72 hours of each other. Four days elapsed between events; therefore, the second landfall was treated as a separate catastrophe event under the UAIG Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty.
Katrina’s first landfall caused estimated gross losses of $1.5 million and estimated net losses of $0.5 million. Katrina’s second landfall caused estimated gross losses of $27.0 million and estimated net losses of $5.0 million. Hurricane Rita (“Rita”) made landfall on the Texas and Louisiana borders on September 24, 2005. Rita caused estimated gross and net losses of $3.5 million. The Company projected loss estimates from these storms on actual claim reports it has received in combination with the modeling it employs and industry loss estimates. A total of $9.0 million of net losses were recognized as a result of the hurricanes.
The Company’s current catastrophe reinsurance treaties provide for one reinstatement. The Company recorded ceded catastrophe losses of $3.0 million on the Penn-America Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty and $19.0 million on the UAIG Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty as a result of Katrina’s second landfall. The UAIG Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty has first event coverage of $6.0 million still available. The Company accrued a total of $1.8 million towards the purchase of reinstatement coverage under the UAIG Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty and the Penn-America Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty. As a result of these reinstatements, the Company has $25.0 million of coverage excess of a $5.0 million retention under the UAIG Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty and $3.0 million excess of a $2.0 million retention under the Penn-America Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty in the event of a second major catastrophe event.
8. Debt
Junior Subordinated Debentures
The junior subordinated debentures described below were assumed by the Company in its merger with Penn-America Group, Inc.
On May 15, 2003, Penn Trust II, a business trust subsidiary formed by Penn-America Group, Inc., issued $15.0 million of Trust Preferred Securities. These securities have a thirty-year maturity, with a provision that allows the Company to call these securities at par after five years from the date of issuance. Cash distributions are paid quarterly in arrears at a rate of 410 basis points over three-month London Interbank Offered Rates (“LIBOR”). Distributions on these securities can be deferred for up to five years, but in the event of such deferral, Penn-America Group may not declare or pay cash dividends on its common stock. Penn-America Group guarantees all obligations of Penn Trust II with respect to distributions and payments of these securities.
Proceeds from the sale of the Trust Preferred Securities of $15.0 million and $0.5 million of floating rate common securities issued to Penn-America Group, Inc. by Penn Trust II were used to acquire $15.5 million of floating rate junior subordinated deferrable interest rate debentures issued by Penn-America Group, Inc. These junior subordinated debentures have the same terms with respect to maturity, payments, and distributions as the Trust Preferred Securities issued by Penn Trust II. The proceeds from these junior subordinated debentures are being used to support growth in the Company’s insurance subsidiaries and for general corporate purposes.
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On December 4, 2002, Penn Trust I, a business trust subsidiary formed by Penn-America Group, issued $15.0 million of Trust Preferred Securities. These securities have a thirty-year maturity, with a provision that allows the Company to call these securities at par after five years from the date of issuance. Cash distributions are paid quarterly in arrears at a rate of 400 basis points over three-month LIBOR. Distributions on these securities can be deferred for up to five years, but in the event of such deferral, Penn-America Group may not declare or pay cash dividends on its common stock. Penn-America Group guarantees all obligations of Penn Trust I with respect to distributions and payments of these securities.
Proceeds from the sale of Trust Preferred Securities of $15.0 million and $0.5 million of floating rate common securities issued to Penn-America Group, Inc. by Penn Trust I were used to acquire $15.5 million of floating rate junior subordinated deferrable interest rate debentures issued by the Company. These junior subordinated debentures have the same terms with respect to maturity, payments, and distributions as the Trust Preferred Securities issued by Penn Trust I. In 2002, Penn-America Group, Inc. contributed net proceeds of $14.5 million for these junior subordinated debentures to Penn-America Insurance Company to support the business growth in its insurance subsidiaries.
Guaranteed Senior Notes
On July 20, 2005, United America Indemnity Group sold $90.0 million of guaranteed senior notes, due July 20, 2015. These senior notes have an interest rate of 6.22%, payable semi-annually. On July 20, 2011 and on each anniversary thereafter to and including July 20, 2014, United America Indemnity Group is required to prepay $18.0 million of the principal amount. On July 20, 2015, United America Indemnity Group is required to pay any remaining outstanding principal amount on the notes. The notes are guaranteed by United America Indemnity, Ltd.
In conjunction with the issuance of these new senior notes, Wind River Investment Corporation (“Wind River”) reached agreement with the trustee of the Ball family trusts for the prepayment of the $72.8 million principal and related interest due as of July 20, 2005 on senior notes issued by Wind River. The terms of the prepayment agreement required the Ball family trusts to pay Wind River for $0.3 million of the issuance costs of the new senior notes plus $1.0 million of the incremental interest costs that United America Indemnity Group is estimated to incur under the new senior notes. The total amount of these payments of $1.3 million was recorded as a gain on the early extinguishment of debt.
9. Notes and Loans Payable
Notes Payable
Notes payable and term loans assumed through the acquisition of Penn Independent Corporation is comprised of a $4.5 million revolving line of credit which expires on November 15, 2005, bearing interest at the bank’s prime rate less 1.25% payable monthly. The outstanding amount due on the line of credit as of September 30, 2005 is $3.3 million. The Company has agreed to a pledge agreement granting the bank a first priority perfected lien on a money market deposit account of United National Insurance Company at the bank. This account shall always have on deposit the $4.5 million required by the pledge agreement. The Company has also agreed to a security agreement granting the bank a first priority perfected lien on finance receivables of Penn Independent Financial Services, Inc. Interest expense resulting from the line of credit was $0.04 million and $0.1 million for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively.
Loans Payable
Loans payable of $3.7 million as of September 30, 2005 are comprised of six loans payable to vendors, a minority shareholder and former minority shareholders. Interest expense related to loans payable was $0.04 million and $0.09 million for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively.
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10. Related Party Transactions
In connection with the merger with Penn-America Group, Inc. and the acquisition of Penn Independent Corporation, the Company paid a $6.0 million transaction fee to Fox Paine & Company, LLC. Fox Paine & Company beneficially owns shares having approximately 85.4% of the Company’s total share voting authority.
The following describes the minority equity interests in the Penn Independent subsidiaries:
On February 24, 1993, Apex Insurance Agency, Inc. issued ten shares of common stock to a minority shareholder. In April 2005, Apex Insurance Agency, Inc. issued a note payable for $1.7 million, due in equal installments over 84 months, to repurchase the ten shares of common stock it issued to the minority shareholder and to meet certain contracted compensation arrangements. As of September 30, 2005, PIC Holdings owns 100% of the outstanding common stock of Apex Insurance Agency, Inc.
On December 22, 2003, Stratus Insurance Services, Inc. (“Stratus”) entered into a shareholders’ agreement with two minority shareholders issuing ten shares to each shareholder. As of September 30, 2005, these minority shareholders owned 20.0% of the outstanding shares of Stratus. As of September 30, 2005, PIC Holdings owned 80.0% of the outstanding common stock of Stratus. Minority interest as of September 30, 2005 was $0.06 million. On October 20, 2005, PIC Holdings accepted an offer from the minority shareholders of Stratus to purchase the equity interest of PIC Holdings in Stratus. The offer was made subject to the terms of a shareholders agreement between the parties. At this time the parties are in process of negotiating the final terms of the transaction. Any such transaction would not have a material impact on the financial condition or operations of the Company.
On October 15, 2004, DVUA Massachusetts, Inc. entered into a shareholders’ agreement with a minority shareholder issuing twenty shares. As of September 30, 2005, the minority shareholder owned 20.0% of the outstanding shares of DVUA Massachusetts, Inc. As of September 30, 2005, PIC Holdings owned 80.0% of the outstanding common stock of DVUA Massachusetts Agency, Inc. Minority interest as of September 30, 2005 was $0.07 million.
11. Commitments and Contingencies
Lease Commitments
Total rental expense under operating leases for the quarters ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 were $0.9 million, and $0.6 million, respectively. Total rental expense under operating leases for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 were $2.7 million and $1.7 million, respectively. At September 30, 2005, future minimum payments under non-cancelable operating leases were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) | ||||
2005 | $ | 924 | ||
2006 | 3,263 | |||
2007 | 2,798 | |||
2008 | 2,806 | |||
2009 and thereafter | 11,114 | |||
Total | $ | 20,905 | ||
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Legal Proceedings
The Insurance Operations and the Agency Operations are, from time to time, involved in various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. The Company purchases insurance and reinsurance policies covering such risks in amounts that it considers adequate. However, there can be no assurance that the insurance and reinsurance coverage that the Company maintains is sufficient or will be available in adequate amounts or at a reasonable cost. The Company does not believe that the resolution of any currently pending legal proceedings, either individually or taken as a whole, will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations or financial condition.
There is a greater potential for disputes with reinsurers who are in a runoff of their reinsurance operations. Some of the Company’s reinsurers are in a runoff of their reinsurance operations, and therefore, the Company closely monitors those relationships. The Company anticipates that, similar to the rest of the insurance and reinsurance industry, it will continue to be subject to litigation and arbitration proceedings in the ordinary course of business.
12. Shareholders’ Equity
In connection with the merger with Penn-America Group, Inc., the Company issued 7.9 million Class A common shares valued at $141.9 million and issued options to purchase 0.2 million shares with a fair value of $1.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The Company accrued awards under the share incentive plan of $0.2 million and $0.7 million for restricted stock and $0.4 million and $0.7 million for options to purchase the Company’s Class A common stock in the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively. Stockholders’ Equity increased by $0.1 million and $1.4 million as a result of 14,896 and 146,875 options exercised in the quarter ended and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively.
13. Compensation Plans
The Company follows SFAS 123, which establishes a fair value-based method of accounting for stock-based compensation plans.
Share Incentive Plan
The Company maintains the United America Indemnity, Ltd. Share Incentive Plan (as so amended, the “Plan”). The purpose of the Plan is to give the Company a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining officers, employees, consultants and non-employee directors by offering stock options, restricted stock and other stock-based awards. As amended in May 2005, the Company may issue up to 5.0 million Class A common shares for issuance pursuant to awards granted under the Plan.
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In accordance with Penn-America Group’s Stock Incentive Plan, the merger with United America Indemnity on January 24, 2005 caused immediate vesting of all the Penn-America Group’s unvested stock options. As of January 24, 2005, Penn-America Group had 203,635 stock options outstanding, all of which were exercisable. Each holder of the Penn-America Group stock options received converted stock options of United America Indemnity. In exchange for outstanding options to purchase Penn-America Group, Inc.’s Class A common shares, the Company granted 175,007 stock options at the acquisition date.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company granted 391,492 Time-Based Options under the plan. The Time-Based Options vest in 20% increments over a five-year period, with any unvested options forfeited upon termination of employment for any reason, and expire 10 years after grant date.
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Number of | Exercise Price | |||||||
Shares | Per Share | |||||||
Options outstanding at December 31, 2004 | 1,720,164 | $ | 11.35 | |||||
Options issued | 524,907 | $ | 15.10 | |||||
Options forfeited | (175,980 | ) | $ | 17.00 | ||||
Options cancelled | (12,033 | ) | $ | 17.00 | ||||
Options exercised | (146,875 | ) | $ | 9.54 | ||||
Options outstanding at September 30, 2005 | 1,910,183 | $ | 11.96 | |||||
Options exercisable at September 30, 2005 | 388,433 | $ | 8.01 |
The options exercisable at September 30, 2005 include the following:
Number of options | ||||||||
Option Price | exercisable | |||||||
$5.62 | 1,933 | |||||||
$6.02 | 486 | |||||||
$6.50 | 256,074 | |||||||
$8.49 | 25,713 | |||||||
$10.00 | 78,875 | |||||||
$14.62 | 2,000 | |||||||
$17.00 | 22,352 | |||||||
$18.40 | 1,000 | |||||||
Options exercisable at September 30, 2005 | 388,433 | |||||||
During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company granted an aggregate of 76,404 Class A common shares, subject to certain restrictions, to key employees of the Company under the Plan (“Restricted Shares”). Of this grant, 4,148 Restricted Shares have since been cancelled, 37,314 Restricted Shares were forfeited, 3,042 Restricted Shares vested immediately upon issuance and the remainder will vest in 20% increments over a five-year period. During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, an aggregate of 30,664 Class A common shares with a weighted average grant date value of $17.61 per share were granted, subject to certain restrictions, to the non-employee directors of the Company under the Plan (“Director Restricted Shares”). Due to an amendment to the Directors’ Compensation Plan, effective June 30, 2005, all of these Director Restricted Shares have vested. As a result of this amendment, 17,331 units were converted into 14,977 Director Restricted Shares, which vested immediately, subject to certain holding requirements, and 10,590 Director Restricted Shares granted in 2004 and prior to June 2005 vested immediately, subject to certain holding requirements.
Annual Incentive Plans
In May 2005, shareholders approved the Amended and Restated United America Indemnity, Ltd. Annual Incentive Awards Program (the “Awards Program”). The purpose of the Awards Program is to encourage increased efficiency and profitability and reward employees’ contributions to corporate success. All employees of the Company and its
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subsidiaries are eligible to participate in the Awards Program, and Program participants are selected by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”). Incentive awards under the Awards Program are determined and paid in cash based upon objective performance-based criteria as determined by the Committee. The criteria relate to certain performance goals, such as net income and individual performance expectations as established by the Committee, except that certain specific performance targets will be approved by the Section 162(m) Committee with respect to the executives covered by Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (“Section 162(m)”). It is the Company’s intent that any compensation paid pursuant to the Awards Program comply with Section 162(m).
In connection with the business combinations of the Company with Penn-America Group and Penn Independent Corporation, along with their respective subsidiaries, certain executives of Penn-America Group and Penn Independent Corporation entered into employment agreements which provided for the establishment of an integration bonus payable in Class A common shares of the Company in 2006 and 2007, if specified integrated company performance goals for 2005 and 2006, respectively, are achieved (the “Integration Plan”). The target integration bonus range is between one and two times the key employee’s base salary, depending on the position held. In no event will payments exceed $450,000 to any participant in any year. In May 2005, shareholders approved Part 1 of the Integration Plan. Part 1 of the Integration Plan was submitted to and approved by the Company’s shareholders in order to ensure that payments thereunder would be deductible in accordance with Section 162(m). Part 1 of the Integration Plan, which requires the Company to achieve pre-defined net income targets, provides that up to 37.5% of the total bonus opportunity is payable with respect to each bonus determination year. Certain aspects of the Integration Plan relating to Penn Independent Corporation have not yet been determined and, therefore, the Company may seek shareholder approval at a later date. Part 2 of the Annual Integration Bonus Plan provides that plan participants are eligible to receive up to 12.5% of the bonuses payable with respect to each bonus determination year if certain targets with respect to the retention of professional agents, vice presidents and assistant vice presidents are met, and also includes a component that provided the Company’s board of directors with the discretion to increase any bonus award under Part 2 of the Integration Plan. Part 2 of the Integration Plan was not submitted to the Company’s shareholders for approval under Section 162(m) because there remains a possibility that amounts payable under Part 2 may not qualify for favorable tax treatment under Section 162(m).
401(k) Plans
The Company maintains two 401(k) defined contribution plans covering substantially all U.S. employees.
For the U.S. Subsidiaries, exclusive of Penn Independent Corporation, Penn-America Group and their subsidiaries, the Company matches 75% of the first 6% contributed by the employee. In addition, the Company contributes 1% of the employee’s salary regardless of whether the employee contributes to the plan. Eligible employees are vested in the Company’s contribution and relative investment income after three years of service. Total expenses related to this plan for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005 were $0.2 million and $0.8 million, respectively.
For employees of Penn Independent Corporation, Penn-America Group and their subsidiaries, the Company matches 50% of the first 6% contributed by the employee. Vesting in the Company’s contribution is immediate for eligible employees. Total expenses related to this plan for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005 were $ 0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively.
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14. Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share.
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Net income before extraordinary gain | $ | 10,247 | $ | 6,506 | $ | 42,868 | $ | 22,031 | ||||||||
Extraordinary gain | — | 1,195 | 1,426 | 1,195 | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 10,247 | $ | 7,701 | $ | 44,294 | $ | 23,226 | ||||||||
Basic earnings per share: | ||||||||||||||||
Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share | 36,437,908 | 28,268,716 | 35,704,208 | 28,254,998 | ||||||||||||
Net income available to common shareholders before extraordinary gain | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.23 | $ | 1.20 | $ | 0.78 | ||||||||
Extraordinary gain | — | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 1.24 | $ | 0.82 | ||||||||
Diluted earnings per share: | ||||||||||||||||
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share | 37,118,156 | 28,771,120 | 36,388,955 | 28,829,597 | ||||||||||||
Net income available to common shareholders before extraordinary gain | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.23 | $ | 1.18 | $ | 0.77 | ||||||||
Extraordinary gain | — | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 1.22 | $ | 0.81 | ||||||||
15. Statutory Financial Information
GAAP differs in certain respects from Statutory Accounting Principles (“SAP”) as prescribed or permitted by the various U.S. State Insurance Departments. The principal differences between SAP and GAAP are as follows:
• | Under SAP, investments in debt securities are carried at amortized cost, while under GAAP the Company records its debt securities at estimated fair value. | ||
• | Under SAP, policy acquisition costs, such as commissions, premium taxes, fees and other costs of underwriting policies are charged to current operations as incurred, while under GAAP such costs are deferred and amortized on a pro rata basis over the period covered by the policy. | ||
• | Under SAP, certain assets designated as “Non-admitted Assets” (such as prepaid expenses) are charged against surplus. | ||
• | Under SAP, net deferred income tax assets are admitted following the application of specified criteria, with the resulting admitted deferred tax amount being credited directly to surplus. | ||
• | Under SAP, certain premium receivables are non-admitted and are charged against surplus based upon aging criteria. | ||
• | Under SAP, the costs and related receivables for guaranty funds and other assessments are recorded based on management’s estimate of the ultimate liability and related receivable settlement, while under GAAP such costs are accrued when the liability is probable and reasonably estimable and the related receivable amount is based on future premium collections or policy surcharges from in-force policies. | ||
• | Under SAP, unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses and unearned premiums are reported net of the effects of reinsurance transactions, whereas under GAAP, unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses and unearned premiums are reported gross of reinsurance. | ||
• | Under SAP, a provision for reinsurance is charged to surplus based on the authorized status of reinsurers, |
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available collateral, and certain aging criteria, whereas under GAAP, an allowance for uncollectible reinsurance is established based on management’s best estimate of the collectibility of reinsurance receivables. |
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) issues model laws and regulations, many of which have been adopted by state insurance regulators, relating to: (a) risk-based capital (“RBC”) standards; (b) codification of insurance accounting principles; (c) investment restrictions; and (d) restrictions on the ability of insurance companies to pay dividends.
The Company’s U.S. insurance subsidiaries are required by law to maintain certain minimum surplus on a statutory basis, and are subject to regulations under which payment of a dividend from statutory surplus is restricted and may require prior approval of regulatory authorities. Applying the current regulatory restrictions as of December 31, 2004, the maximum amount of distributions that could be paid by the United National Insurance Companies and the Penn-America Insurance Companies as dividends under applicable laws and regulations without regulatory approval is approximately $37.4 million and $14.0 million, respectively. The Penn-America Insurance Companies limitation includes $4.6 million that would be distributed to United National Insurance Company or its subsidiary Penn Independent Corporation based on the September 30, 2005 ownership percentages. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, United National Insurance Companies and Penn-America Insurance Companies declared and paid dividends of $18.0 million and $2.2 million, respectively.
The NAIC’s RBC model provides a tool for insurance regulators to determine the levels of statutory capital and surplus an insurer must maintain in relation to its insurance and investment risks, as well as its reinsurance exposures, to assess the potential need for regulatory attention. The model provides four levels of regulatory attention, varying with the ratio of an insurance company’s total adjusted capital to its authorized control level RBC (“ACLRBC”): (a) if a company’s total adjusted capital is less than or equal to 200%, but greater than 150% of its ACLRBC (the “Company Action Level”), the company must submit a comprehensive plan to the regulatory authority proposing corrective actions aimed at improving its capital position; (b) if a company’s total adjusted capital is less than or equal to 150%, but greater than 100% of its ACLRBC (the “Regulatory Action Level”), the regulatory authority will perform a special examination of the company and issue an order specifying the corrective actions that must be followed; (c) if a company’s total adjusted capital is less than or equal to 100%, but greater than 70% of its ACLRBC (the “Authorized Control Level”), the regulatory authority may take any action it deems necessary, including placing the company under regulatory control; and (d) if a company’s total adjusted capital is less than or equal to 70% of its ACLRBC (the “Mandatory Control Level”), the regulatory authority must place the company under its control. Based on the standards currently adopted, total adjusted RBC for the United National Insurance Companies and the Penn-America Insurance Companies are above the Company Action Level RBC requirements as of December 31, 2004.
The following is selected information for the Company’s U.S. Insurance Subsidiaries, net of intercompany eliminations, where applicable, as determined in accordance with SAP:
Statutory Capital and Surplus | Statutory Net Income | |||||||||||||||
As of | As of | Year to Date | Year Ended December | |||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | September 30, 2005 | December 31, 2004 | September 30, 2005 | 31, 2004 | ||||||||||||
United National Insurance Companies | $ | 358,944 | $ | 373,669 | $ | 8,707 | $ | 32,701 | ||||||||
Penn-America Insurance Companies | 162,998 | 140,336 | 26,499 | 16,227 |
16. Segment Information
In connection with the Company’s merger with Penn-America Group and acquisition of Penn Independent Group, the Company has reevaluated its segment classifications and determined that the Company will operate and manage its business through two business segments during 2005 and thereafter. The Insurance Operations segment includes the operations of the United National Insurance Companies, the Penn-America Insurance Companies and Non-U.S. Insurance Operations. The Agency Operations segment consists solely of the operations of Penn Independent Group.
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The segments follow the same accounting policies used for the Company’s consolidated financial statements as described in the summary of significant accounting policies.
Gross premiums written by product class are as follows:
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||
Property and general liability | $ | 407,678 | $ | 241,645 | ||||
Professional liability | 55,277 | 73,088 | ||||||
Total | $ | 462,955 | $ | 314,733 | ||||
Following is a tabulation of business segment information. Corporate information is included to reconcile segment data to the consolidated financial statements.
Quarter Ended September 30, 2005: | Insurance | Agency | ||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Operations | Operations | Corporate | Eliminations | Total | |||||||||||||||
Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross premiums written | $ | 163,593 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 163,593 | ||||||||||
Net premiums written | $ | 134,863 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 134,863 | ||||||||||
Net premiums earned | $ | 121,987 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 121,987 | ||||||||||
Agency commission and fee revenues | — | 13,086 | — | (654 | ) | 12,432 | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income | — | — | 11,041 | — | 11,041 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized investment losses | — | — | 572 | — | 572 | |||||||||||||||
Total revenues | 121,987 | 13,086 | 11,613 | (654 | ) | 146,032 | ||||||||||||||
Losses and Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses | 80,693 | — | — | — | 80,693 | |||||||||||||||
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses | 39,674 | — | — | (315 | ) | 39,359 | ||||||||||||||
Agency commission and operating expenses | — | 11,399 | — | (317 | ) | 11,082 | ||||||||||||||
Corporate and other operating expenses | — | — | 743 | — | 743 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense | — | — | 2,664 | — | 2,664 | |||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | $ | 1,620 | $ | 1,687 | $ | 8,206 | $ | (22 | ) | 11,491 | ||||||||||
Income tax expense | 1,868 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net income before minority interest and equity in net income of partnerships | 9,623 | |||||||||||||||||||
Minority interest and equity in net income of partnerships | 624 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net income before extraordinary gain | 10,247 | |||||||||||||||||||
Extraordinary gain | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 10,247 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Quarter Ended September 30, 2004: | Insurance | Agency | ||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Operations | Operations | Corporate | Eliminations | Total | |||||||||||||||
Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross premiums written | $ | 108,657 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 108,657 | ||||||||||
Net premiums written | $ | 78,243 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 78,243 | ||||||||||
Net premiums earned | $ | 60,933 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 60,933 | ||||||||||
Agency commission and fee revenues | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | — | — | 5,010 | — | 5,010 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized investment losses | — | — | (1,080 | ) | — | (1,080 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total revenues | 60,933 | — | 3,930 | — | 64,863 | |||||||||||||||
Losses and Expenses: | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses | 34,616 | — | — | — | 34,616 | |||||||||||||||
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses | 22,645 | — | — | — | 22,645 | |||||||||||||||
Agency commission and operating expenses | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Corporate and other operating expenses | — | — | 1,452 | — | 1,452 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense | — | — | 1,378 | — | 1,378 | |||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | $ | 3,672 | $ | — | $ | 1,100 | $ | — | 4,772 | |||||||||||
Income tax benefit | (1,425 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income before minority interest and equity in net income of partnerships | 6,197 | |||||||||||||||||||
Equity in net income of partnerships | 309 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net income before extraordinary gain | 6,506 | |||||||||||||||||||
Extraordinary gain | 1,195 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net income | �� | $ | 7,701 | |||||||||||||||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005: | Insurance | Agency | ||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Operations | Operations | Corporate | Eliminations | Total | |||||||||||||||
Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross premiums written | $ | 462,955 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 462,955 | ||||||||||
Net premiums written | $ | 380,678 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 380,678 | ||||||||||
Net premiums earned | $ | 343,901 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 343,901 | ||||||||||
Agency commission and fee revenues | — | 30,809 | — | (2,010 | ) | 28,799 | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income | — | — | 34,023 | — | 34,023 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized investment gains | — | — | 350 | — | 350 | |||||||||||||||
Total revenues | 343,901 | 30,809 | 34,373 | (2,010 | ) | 407,073 | ||||||||||||||
Losses and Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses | 215,511 | — | — | — | 215,511 | |||||||||||||||
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses | 108,131 | — | — | (624 | ) | 107,507 | ||||||||||||||
Agency commission and operating expenses | — | 29,149 | — | (974 | ) | 28,175 | ||||||||||||||
Corporate and other operating expenses | — | — | 5,216 | — | 5,216 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense | — | — | 6,760 | — | 6,760 | |||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | $ | 20,259 | $ | 1,660 | $ | 22,397 | $ | (412 | ) | 43,904 | ||||||||||
Income tax expense | 2,094 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net income before minority interest and equity in net income of partnerships | 41,810 | |||||||||||||||||||
Minority interest and equity in net income of partnerships | 1,058 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net income before extraordinary gain | 42,868 | |||||||||||||||||||
Extraordinary gain | 1,426 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 44,294 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Assets | $ | 3,062,110 | $ | 79,465 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 3,141,575 | ||||||||||
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS —(Continued)
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004: | Insurance | Agency | ||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Operations | Operations | Corporate | Eliminations | Total | |||||||||||||||
Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross premiums written | $ | 314,733 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 314,733 | ||||||||||
Net premiums written | $ | 205,043 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 205,043 | ||||||||||
Net premiums earned | $ | 165,751 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 165,751 | ||||||||||
Agency commission and fee revenues | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | — | — | 13,637 | — | 13,637 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized investment losses | — | — | (687 | ) | — | (687 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total revenues | 165,751 | — | 12,950 | — | 178,701 | |||||||||||||||
Losses and Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses | 98,395 | — | — | — | 98,395 | |||||||||||||||
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses | 53,255 | — | — | — | 53,255 | |||||||||||||||
Agency commission and operating expense | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Corporate and other operating expenses | — | — | 4,410 | — | 4,410 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense | — | — | 4,087 | — | 4,087 | |||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | $ | 14,101 | $ | — | $ | 4,453 | $ | — | 18,554 | |||||||||||
Income tax benefit | (2,551 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income before equity in net income of partnerships | 21,105 | |||||||||||||||||||
Equity in net income of partnerships | 926 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net income before extraordinary gain | 22,031 | |||||||||||||||||||
Extraordinary gain | 1,195 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 23,226 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Assets | $ | 2,742,537 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,742,537 | ||||||||||
17. Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Taxes and Interest Paid
Quarter Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||||||||
Net federal income taxes paid (refunded) | $ | 1,750 | $ | (3 | ) | $ | 4,733 | $ | 1,113 | |||||||
Interest paid | 4,234 | 410 | 6,482 | 1,203 |
Non-Cash Investing Activities
The Company purchased 100% of the common shares of Penn Independent Corporation and 100% of the common shares of Penn-America Group, Inc. In conjunction with the acquisition, liabilities were assumed as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) | ||||
Fair value of assets acquired (including goodwill) | $ | 715,928 | ||
Cash portion of purchase price | (125,985 | ) | ||
Non-cash portion of purchase price | (142,931 | ) | ||
Liabilities assumed (including minority interest) | $ | 447,012 | ||
18. Subsequent Events
On October 19, 2005, AIS, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, purchased the building in Hatboro, Pennsylvania where Penn Independent Group and Penn-America Group lease their office space. The facility was purchased from Irvin Saltzman, father of the Company’s former President, Jon S. Saltzman, for $5.5 million in cash,
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and incurred $0.1 million in expenses related to the acquisition. AIS will continue to lease the space to Penn Independent Group and Penn-America Group.
On October 7, 2005, Edward J. Noonan stepped down as Acting Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, a position he held since February 7, 2005. Mr. Noonan will remain on the Board of Directors of United America Indemnity. Until a permanent replacement for Mr. Noonan is found, those individuals who reported to Mr. Noonan will now report directly to the Board of Directors through its Chairman.
On October 12, 2005, Wind River Insurance Company, Ltd., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Separation Agreement with Seth Freudberg, its President and Chief Executive Officer, which provides that Mr. Freudberg will resign his positions of President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a member of the board of directors, of Wind River Insurance Company, Ltd. effective January 1, 2006.
At this time, the Company is not able to estimate the impact on its financial statements of Hurricane Wilma, which hit southern Florida on October 24, 2005. See Note 7 for the Company’s availability of reinsurance coverage.
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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes of United America Indemnity included elsewhere in this report. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this report, including information with respect to our plans and strategy, constitutes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Please see “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. For more information regarding our business and operations, please see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
Recent Developments
On January 24, 2005, we completed our merger with Penn-America Group, Inc. (“Penn-America”), as well as our acquisition of Penn Independent Corporation (“Penn Independent”). In connection with the transactions, our shareholders approved a change in our name from United National Group, Ltd. to United America Indemnity, Ltd.
As a result of the transactions, we are one of the leading specialty property and casualty insurers in the industry, as well as a significant originator of and placement agent for specialty property and casualty insurance coverage. Under our ownership structure, each company retained its existing corporate identity and the businesses of United America Indemnity, Penn-America and Penn Independent continued to be operated by essentially the existing management teams.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, Penn-America’s shareholders received $15.375 of value for each share of Penn-America common stock as follows: 1) 0.7756 of a Class A common share of United America Indemnity, based on $13.875 divided by the volume weighted average sales price of United America Indemnity’s Class A common shares for the 20 consecutive trading days ending January 21, 2005, which was $17.89, and 2) $1.50 in cash.
At a Penn-America special meeting of shareholders held on January 24, 2005, Penn-America’s shareholders of record as of December 15, 2004 approved, among other things, the merger transaction; and at the United America Indemnity extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on January 24, 2005, United America Indemnity shareholders of record as of December 15, 2004 approved, among other things, the issuance of United America Indemnity Class A common shares to Penn-America’s shareholders in the merger and to change the name of United National Group, Ltd. to United America Indemnity, Ltd.
Under purchase accounting rules, our results of operations for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005 reflect the addition of Penn-America and Penn Independent from January 25, 2005 through September 30, 2005. All prior period results reflect only the results of operations of United America Indemnity.
On March 14, 2005, we changed our trading symbol on the NASDAQ National Market from “UNGL” to “INDM”.
During the second quarter of 2005, the United National Insurance Companies began writing business under an allied health program through several of its agents. Allied health businesses provide medical services ancillary to physician and hospital care. The underwriting results for allied health are included in the professional liability class of business. Prior to the second quarter of 2005, this product was referred to as “non-medical professional liability”. Due to the inclusion of allied health in this class and the medical nature of the product line, the name of the product has been revised. Except for allied health, this product does not include any other medical liability business.
Effective June 1, 2005, United America Indemnity Group, Inc. (“United America Indemnity Group”), on behalf of the United National Insurance Companies and the Penn-America Insurance Companies, purchased property catastrophe reinsurance from various unrelated reinsurers providing coverage for catastrophic events. This new reinsurance agreement provides per occurrence protection of $25.0 million in excess of $5.0 million (“UAIG Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty”). Separately, the Penn-America Insurance Companies purchased underlying reinsurance coverage of $3.0 million in excess of $2.0 million per occurrence (“Penn-America Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty”). Both reinsurance agreements provide for one reinstatement of coverage.
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On July 20, 2005, United America Indemnity Group sold $90.0 million of guaranteed senior notes, due July 20, 2015. These senior notes have an interest rate of 6.22%, payable semi-annually. On July 20, 2011 and on each anniversary thereafter to and including July 20, 2014, United America Indemnity Group is required to prepay $18.0 million of the principal amount. On July 20, 2015, United America Indemnity Group is required to pay any remaining outstanding principal amount on the notes. The notes are guaranteed by United America Indemnity, Ltd.
In conjunction with the issuance of these new senior notes, Wind River Investment Corporation (“Wind River”) reached agreement with the trustee of the Ball family trusts for the prepayment of the $72.8 million principal and related interest due as of July 20, 2005 on senior notes issued by Wind River. The terms of the prepayment agreement required the Ball family trusts to pay Wind River for $0.3 million of the issuance costs of the new senior notes plus $1.0 million of the incremental interest costs that United America Indemnity Group is estimated to incur under the new senior notes. The total amount of these payments of $1.3 million was recorded as a gain on the early extinguishment of debt.
On October 7, 2005, Edward J. Noonan stepped down as our Acting Chief Executive Officer and President, a position he held since February 7, 2005. Mr. Noonan will remain on the Board of Directors of United America Indemnity. Until a permanent replacement for Mr. Noonan is found, those individuals who reported to Mr. Noonan will now report directly to the Board of Directors through its Chairman.
On October 12, 2005, Wind River Insurance Company, Ltd., our indirect wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a Separation Agreement with Seth Freudberg, its President and Chief Executive Officer, which provides that Mr. Freudberg will resign his positions of President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a member of the board of directors, of Wind River Insurance Company, Ltd. effective January 1, 2006.
The United States Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (“TRIA”) established a public/private risk-sharing program whereby the Federal government assumes most of the risk of certain types of terrorism attacks while the insurance industry provides mandated coverage through a retention and co-payment. TRIA became effective November 26, 2002 and, under the terms of the current act, is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2005. Congress is considering extending the expiration date of TRIA but there is no certainty that an extension will ultimately be enacted by Congress. Few of the Company’s policyholders have elected coverage under TRIA, therefore most of the Company’s polices contain a terrorism exclusion which includes certified acts of terrorism. We do not believe that the extension or expiration of TRIA will have a material effect on the Company.
Overview
In connection with our merger with Penn-America and our acquisition of Penn Independent, we have reevaluated our segment classifications and determined that we will operate and manage our business through two business segments during 2005 and thereafter. Our Insurance Operations segment includes the operations of our United National Insurance Companies, Penn-America Insurance Companies and Non-U.S. Insurance Operations. Our Agency Operations segment consists solely of the operations of Penn Independent.
Our Insurance Operations segment offers two general classes of insurance products, property and general liability insurance products and professional liability insurance products. Our insurance products target very specific, defined, homogenous groups of insureds with customized coverages to meet their needs. Our products include customized guidelines, rates and forms tailored to our risk and underwriting philosophy.
We distribute our insurance products through a group of approximately 135 professional general agencies that have limited quoting and binding authority, and that in turn sell our insurance products to insureds through retail insurance brokers.
We derive our revenues primarily from premiums paid on insurance policies that we write, commissions, service fees and finance income of our Agency Operations and from income generated by our investment portfolio, net of
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fees paid for investment management and investment accounting services. The amount of insurance premiums that we receive is a function of the amount and type of policies we write, as well as of prevailing market prices.
Our expenses include losses and loss adjustment expenses, acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses, other operating expenses and interest and other investment expenses. Losses and loss adjustment expenses are estimated by management and reflect our best estimate of ultimate losses and costs arising during the reporting period and revisions of prior period estimates. We record losses and loss adjustment expenses based on an actuarial analysis of the estimated losses we expect to be reported on insurance policies written. The ultimate losses and loss adjustment expenses will depend on the actual costs to resolve claims. Acquisition expenses consist principally of commissions that are typically a percentage of the premiums on insurance policies written, net of ceding commissions earned from reinsurers. Other underwriting expenses consist primarily of personnel expenses and general operating expenses. Agency commissions and operating expenses include commissions retained by agents and producers on policies bound by our Agency Operations. Other agency operating expenses include personnel expenses and general operating expenses. Corporate and other operating expenses are comprised primarily of outside legal and other professional fees. Interest expense consists of interest paid on funds held on behalf of others, senior notes payable to related parties and junior subordinated debentures.
In managing the business and evaluating performance, our management focuses on measures such as loss ratio, expense ratio, combined ratio and net operating income, which we define as net income excluding after-tax realized investment gains (losses) and extraordinary items that do not reflect overall operating trends. Our management focuses on net operating income as a useful measure of the net income attributable to the ongoing operations of the business. Net operating income is not a substitute for the net income determined in accordance with GAAP, and investors should not place undue reliance on this measure.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Investments
Fair Values
The carrying amount for our investments approximates their estimated fair value. We measure the fair value of investments in our fixed income and equity portfolios based upon quoted market prices. We also hold other invested assets, including investments in several limited partnerships, which were valued at $51.4 million as of September 30, 2005. Several of the limited partnerships invest solely in securities that are publicly traded and are valued at the net asset value as reported by the investment manager. As of September 30, 2005, our other invested assets portfolio included $15.1 million in securities for which there is no readily available independent market price. The estimated fair value of such securities is determined by the general partner of each limited partnership based on comparisons to transactions involving similar investments. Material assumptions and factors utilized in pricing these securities include future cash flows, constant default rates, recovery rates and any market clearing activity that may have occurred since the prior month-end pricing period.
Classification of Investments
Investments in bonds, preferred stock and common stock have been designated as available for sale, and any change in market value will be included in other comprehensive income in our shareholders’ equity and, accordingly, have no effect on net income except for investment market declines deemed to be other than temporary.
Other Than Temporary Impairment
We regularly perform various analytical procedures with respect to our investments, including identifying any security where the fair value is below its cost. Upon identification of such securities, we perform a detailed review to determine whether the decline is considered other than temporary. This review includes an analysis of several factors, including but not limited to, the credit ratings and cash flows of the securities, and the magnitude and length of time that the fair value is below cost. The factors considered in reaching the conclusion that a decline below cost is other than temporary include, among others, whether (1) the issuer is in financial distress, (2) the investment is secured, (3) a significant credit rating action occurred, (4) scheduled interest payments were delayed or missed, and
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(5) changes in laws or regulations have affected an issuer or industry.
During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company recorded other than temporary losses of $0.7 million and $0.8 million, respectively, on its common stock portfolio. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004, the Company recorded other than temporary losses of $0.2 million on its common stock portfolio.
The amount of any write-down is included in earnings as a realized loss in the period in which the impairment arose.
For equity securities, a decline in value is other than temporary if an unrealized loss has either (1) persisted for more than 12 continuous months or, (2) the value of the investment has been 20% or more below cost for six continuous months or more. For securities with significant declines in value for periods shorter than six months, the security is evaluated to determine whether the cost basis of the security should be written down to its fair value.
The following table contains an analysis of our securities with gross unrealized losses, categorized by the period that the securities were in a continuous loss position as of September 30, 2005:
Gross Unrealized Losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | Cost or | Six | Between | Greater | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
of | Fair | Amortized | Months or | Seven Months | than | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Securities | Value | Cost | Total | Less | and One Year | One Year | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bonds | 459 | $ | 790,271 | $ | 801,100 | $ | 10,829 | $ | 3,461 | $ | 5,911 | $ | 1,457 | |||||||||||||||
Preferred Stock | 8 | 3,988 | 4,259 | 272 | 71 | 201 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | 185 | 14,108 | 14,876 | 767 | 644 | 123 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 11,868 | $ | 4,176 | $ | 6,235 | $ | 1,457 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Subject to the risks and uncertainties in evaluating the impairment of a security’s value, the impairment evaluation conducted by us as of September 30, 2005, concluded the unrealized losses discussed above are not other than temporary impairments.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Effective July 1, 2001, we adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141, “Business Combinations” and SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS 142”). On January 24, 2005, we recorded $98.0 million of goodwill as a result of the acquisition of Penn Independent Corporation and the merger with Penn-America Group, Inc. The fair value of Penn Independent Corporation’s contingent commissions paid or received after January 24, 2005 that are related to business written prior to that date is recognized as a reduction of goodwill. As a result, the carrying amount of our goodwill as of September 30, 2005 has been reduced to $97.8 million.
In accordance with SFAS 142, we are required to perform a test for impairment of goodwill and other indefinite lived assets at least annually. We will perform our annual impairment review of goodwill and other indefinite lived assets during the fourth quarter of 2005. Nothing has been noted to date that would indicate that goodwill and other indefinite lived assets are impaired as of September 30, 2005.
Other intangible assets that are not deemed to have an indefinite useful life are amortized over their useful lives. The carrying amount of intangible assets that are not deemed to have an indefinite useful life is regularly reviewed for indicators of impairments in value in accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” Impairment is recognized only if the carrying amount of the intangible asset is not recoverable from its undiscounted cash flows and is measured as the difference between the carrying amount and the fair value of the asset. No impairments of intangible assets that are not deemed to have an indefinite life were recognized in the quarter or nine months ended September 30, 2005.
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Liability For Unpaid Losses And Loss Adjustment Expenses
The liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses reflects our best estimate for future amounts needed to pay losses and related loss adjustment expenses and the impact of our reinsurance coverages with respect to insured events. The process of establishing the liability for property and casualty unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses is a complex process, requiring the use of informed estimates and judgments. This liability includes an amount determined on the basis of claim adjusters’ evaluations with respect to known insured events and an amount for losses incurred that have not been reported to us. In some cases, significant periods of time, up to several years or more, may elapse between the occurrence of an insured loss and the reporting of the loss to us.
The method for determining our liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses includes, among other things, reviewing past loss experience and considering other factors such as legal, social and economic developments. We regularly review and update the methods of making such estimates and establishing the resulting liabilities and we make any resulting adjustment in the accounting period in which the adjustment arose.
During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005, there were no net incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses attributable to insured events of prior years. However, as a result of their review of unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses and related reinsurance receivables, the United National Insurance Companies reduced unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses and reinsurance receivables by $111.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Also during the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the United National Insurance Companies decreased their estimates of discounting/risk margin purchase adjustments by $27.7 million. These adjustments had no impact on net income during the quarter or nine months ended September 30, 2005.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Penn-America Insurance Companies also reduced their estimate for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses for the property lines of business by $2.8 million relating primarily to accident year 2004. This decrease was fully offset by a $2.8 million increase in their estimate for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses for the liability lines of business. These changes in estimates to the property and liability lines of business resulted in a decrease to their 2004 accident year by $6.5 million which was fully offset by an increase of $6.5 million to relating primarily to accident years 1996 to 2001. These changes in estimates had no impact on net income during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005.
In 2003, Penn-America received an unexpected increase in the number of new claims reported relating to four policies issued to a single insured between January 1, 1980 and April 1, 1983. The insured was a manufacturer of safety equipment including industrial masks and the new claims reported allege existing and potential bodily injury due to a medical condition called silicosis. The original policies covered products and completed operations only and were issued each with a $0.5 million indemnity policy aggregate limit of liability. At September 30, 2005, our loss and loss adjustment expense reserves included our best estimate for our ultimate obligations for these claims based on current information.
In July 2005, United National Insurance Company made a payment of $8.0 million in consideration of its obligations under a Settlement Agreement and Release entered into with insureds under three related insurance policies. The payment was in consideration of a complete extinguishment and “buy-back” of all rights under those insurance policies. We had fully reserved for the $8.0 million payment in prior years. There was no impact to our income statement in 2005 as a result of this payment.
Recoverability of Reinsurance Receivables
We regularly review the collectibility of reinsurance receivables, and we include adjustments resulting from this review in earnings in the period in which the adjustment arises.
As a result of their review of unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses and related reinsurance receivables, the United National Insurance Companies reduced unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses and reinsurance receivables by $111.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Also during the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the United National Insurance Companies decreased their estimates of discounting/risk margin purchase adjustments by $27.7 million. These adjustments had no impact on net income during the quarter or nine months ended September 30, 2005.
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At September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, we carried reinsurance receivables of $1,365.2 million and $1,531.9 million, respectively. These amounts are net of purchase accounting adjustments of $21.7 million and $49.4 million, respectively, arising from (1) discounting the reinsurance receivables balances and (2) applying a risk margin to the reinsurance receivables balance. Also, at the Wind River Acquisition date, reinsurance receivables were reduced by an estimate of uncollectible reinsurance of $49.1 million. The $49.4 million discounting/risk margin adjustment has decreased to $21.7 million as of September 30, 2005 and will accrete through incurred losses in the future in a manner consistent with the related fair value adjustment for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses. The $49.1 million estimate of uncollectible reinsurance at the time of the acquisition has been subsequently reduced to $28.9 million at September 30, 2005 and $28.7 million at December 31, 2004, primarily as a result of the commutation agreement with Trenwick America Reinsurance Corp. recorded in 2003. At September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, we held $675.1 million and $705.6 million, respectively, of collateral securing our reinsurance receivables. As of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, we also had $46.8 million and $42.6 million, respectively, of prepaid reinsurance premiums. Reinsurance receivables, net of collateral held, were $690.1 million and $826.3 million at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.
The following table sets forth United America Indemnity’s ten largest reinsurers, as of September 30, 2005. Also shown are the amounts of premiums written ceded by us to these reinsurers during the nine months ended September 30, 2005.
A.M. | Gross | Prepaid | Total | Percent | Ceded | Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Best | Reinsurance | Reinsurance | Reinsurance | of | Premiums | of | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in millions) | Rating | Receivables | Premium | Assets | Total | Written | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
American Re-Insurance Co. | A | $ | 568.3 | $ | 25.1 | $ | 593.4 | 40.6 | % | $ | 41.3 | 50.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
Employers Reinsurance Corp. | A | 313.5 | 8.1 | 321.6 | 22.0 | 14.4 | 17.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
General Reinsurance Corp. | A++ | 80.5 | 6.1 | 86.6 | 5.9 | 9.1 | 11.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hartford Fire Insurance Co. | A+ | 75.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
GE Reinsurance Corporation | A | 57.6 | 0.1 | 57.7 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Generali – Assicurazioni | A+ | 39.9 | 0.0 | 39.9 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Converium AG | B++ | 37.0 | 0.0 | 37.0 | 2.5 | (0.2 | ) | (0.2 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Converium Re (North America) | B- | 34.0 | 0.0 | 34.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Swiss Reinsurance America Corp | A+ | 24.7 | 0.0 | 24.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Clearwater Insurance (Odyssey Reinsurance Corp.) | A | 20.6 | 0.0 | 20.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Subtotal | 1,251.1 | 39.4 | 1,290.5 | 88.2 | 65.1 | 79.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All other reinsurers | 164.7 | 8.5 | 173.2 | 11.8 | 17.1 | 20.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total reinsurance receivables before purchase accounting adjustments | 1,415.8 | 47.9 | 1,463.7 | 100.0 | % | $ | 82.2 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Purchase accounting adjustments | (50.6 | ) | (1.1 | ) | (51.7 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total receivables | 1,365.2 | $ | 46.8 | 1,412.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collateral from reinsurers | 675.1 | 675.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net receivables | $ | 690.1 | $ | 736.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The $675.1 million of collateral from reinsurers includes $37.0 million for reinsurance receivables from Converium AG and $34.0 million for reinsurance receivables from Converium (North America) at September 30, 2005. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, we incurred trust maintenance fees related to the reinsurance collateral of $2.3 million and $1.6 million, respectively. The trust maintenance fees are included in net investment income.
On November 3, 2005, A.M. Best Company (“A.M. Best”) removed the financial strength ratings of American Re from under review and affirmed all ratings for American Re and its member companies. A.M. Best also removed the issuer credit rating (“ICR”) of “a” for American Re and its member companies from under review, as well as the ICR of “bbb” and the senior debt rating of American Re Corporation (Princeton, NJ).
Deferred Acquisition Costs
Our cost of acquiring new and renewal insurance and reinsurance contracts is capitalized as deferred acquisition
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costs and amortized over the period in which the related premiums are earned. The costs of acquiring new and renewal insurance and reinsurance contracts include commissions, premium taxes and certain other costs, which are directly related to and vary with the production of business. The method followed in computing such amounts limits them to their estimated realizable value, which gives effect to the premium to be earned, related investment income, losses and loss adjustment expenses and certain other costs expected to be incurred as the premium is earned. The amortization of deferred acquisition costs was $77.3 million and $39.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Taxation
We provide for income taxes in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“SFAS 109”). Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized consistent with the asset and liability method required by SFAS 109. Our deferred tax assets and liabilities primarily result from temporary differences between the amounts recorded in our consolidated financial statements and the tax basis of our assets and liabilities.
At each balance sheet date, management assesses the need to establish a valuation allowance that reduces deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that all, or some portion, of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The valuation allowance is based on all available information including projections of future taxable income from each tax-paying component in each jurisdiction, principally derived from business plans and available tax planning strategies. Projections of future taxable income incorporate several assumptions of future business and operations that are apt to differ from actual experience. If, in the future, our assumptions and estimates that resulted in our forecast of future taxable income for each tax-paying component prove to be incorrect, an additional valuation allowance could become necessary. This could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, and liquidity.
Stock Based Compensation
We account for stock-based compensation in accordance with SFAS 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” which establishes a fair value-based method of accounting for stock-based compensation plans.
Revenue Recognition
Premiums written are recognized as earned ratably over the terms of the respective policies.
Commissions earned by our agency operations are recognized at the underlying issued policy effective date. Contingent profit commissions are based on the claims experience of the policies underwritten for insurance companies and are recognized in the period received. Upon the acquisition of Penn Independent Corporation, the fair value of its contingent commissions received after January 24, 2005 related to business written prior to the acquisition date was recorded as a reduction to goodwill.
Finance income earned by Penn Independent Financial Services, Inc., included in agency commission and fee revenue, is recognized on the pro rata interest method over the terms of the insurance contracts using the accrual basis.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 03-01, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments” (“EITF 03-01”) which provides new guidance for assessing impairment losses on debt and equity investments. Additionally, EITF 03-01 includes new disclosure requirements for investments that are deemed to be temporarily impaired. In September 2004, the FASB delayed the accounting provisions of EITF 03-01; however, the disclosure requirements remain effective and have been adopted for our year ended December 31, 2004. We will evaluate the effect, if any, of EITF 03-01 when final guidance is released.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS 123R, “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”), which revises the original SFAS 123. We have previously adopted the requirements of SFAS 123, which requires companies to
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expense the estimated fair value of employee stock options and similar awards. The accounting provisions of SFAS 123R will be effective at the beginning of the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2005. We are in the process of determining how the new method of valuing stock-based compensation as prescribed in SFAS 123R will be applied to valuing stock-based awards granted, modified or vested and the impact on compensation expense related to such awards in our consolidated financial statements.
In May 2005, SFAS 154 “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections” (“SFAS 154”) replaced APB Opinion No. 20 “Accounting Changes” (“APB 20”) and FASB Statement No. 3 “Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements”, and changed the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of a change in an accounting principle. SFAS 154 applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principles. It also applies to changes required by an accounting pronouncement in the unusual instance that the pronouncement does not include specific transition provisions.
APB 20 previously required that most voluntary changes in an accounting principle be recognized by including in net income of the period of the change the cumulative effect of changing to the new accounting principle. SFAS 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements of changes in an accounting principle, unless it is impracticable to determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. When it is impracticable to determine the period-specific effects of an accounting change on one or more individual prior periods presented, SFAS 154 requires that the new accounting principle be applied to the balances of assets and liabilities as of the beginning of the earliest period for which retrospective application is practicable and that a corresponding adjustment be made to the opening balance of retained earnings (or other appropriate components of equity or net assets in the statement of financial position) for that period rather than being reported in an income statement. SFAS 154 also requires that a change in depreciation, amortization, or depletion method for long-lived, non-financial assets be accounted for as a change in an accounting estimate effected by a change in an accounting principle. This statement is not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.
On September 19, 2005, the Accounting Standards Executive Committee (“AcSEC”) issued Statement of Position (“SOP”) 05-1, “Accounting by Insurance Enterprises for Deferred Acquisition Costs in Connection With Modifications or Exchanges of Insurance Contracts.” AcSEC defines an internal replacement of an insurance contract as a modification in product benefits, features, rights, or coverages that occurs by the exchange of a contract for a new contract, or by an amendment, endorsement, or rider to a contract, or by the election of a feature or coverage within a contract. An internal replacement that is determined to result in a replacement contract that is substantially unchanged from the replaced contract should be accounted for as a continuation of the replaced contract. Contract modifications resulting in a replacement contract that is substantially changed from the replaced contract should be accounted for as an extinguishment of the replaced contract and any unamortized deferred acquisition costs, unearned revenue liabilities, and deferred sales inducement assets from the replaced contract should not be deferred in connection with the replacement contract. This SOP is effective for internal replacements occurring in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is still evaluating the impact, if any, this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.
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Our Business Segments
We evaluate segment performance based on gross and net premiums written, net premiums earned, net losses and loss adjustment expenses, acquisition costs, other underwriting expenses, and other operating expenses. The following table sets forth an analysis of financial data for our segments during the periods indicated:
Quarter Ended September 30, | ||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||
Insurance Operations premiums written: | ||||||||
Gross premiums written | $ | 163,593 | $ | 108,657 | ||||
Ceded premiums written | 28,730 | 30,414 | ||||||
Net premiums written | $ | 134,863 | $ | 78,243 | ||||
Revenues: | ||||||||
Insurance Operations | $ | 121,987 | $ | 60,933 | ||||
Agency Operations | 13,086 | — | ||||||
Corporate | 11,613 | 3,930 | ||||||
Subtotal | 146,686 | 64,863 | ||||||
Eliminations | (654 | ) | — | |||||
Net revenues | $ | 146,032 | $ | 64,863 | ||||
Expenses (including losses and loss adjustment expenses): | ||||||||
Insurance Operations | $ | 120,367 | $ | 57,261 | ||||
Agency Operations | 11,399 | — | ||||||
Corporate | 3,407 | 2,830 | ||||||
Subtotal | 135,173 | 60,091 | ||||||
Eliminations | (632 | ) | — | |||||
Net expenses | $ | 134,541 | $ | 60,091 | ||||
Insurance Operations ratios: | ||||||||
Net losses and loss adjustment expense ratio | 66.1 | % | 56.8 | % | ||||
Other underwriting expense ratio | 32.3 | % | 37.2 | % | ||||
Combined ratio | 98.4 | % | 94.0 | % | ||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||
Insurance Operations premiums written: | ||||||||
Gross premiums written | $ | 462,955 | $ | 314,733 | ||||
Ceded premiums written | 82,277 | 109,690 | ||||||
Net premiums written | $ | 380,678 | $ | 205,043 | ||||
Revenues: | ||||||||
Insurance Operations | $ | 343,901 | $ | 165,751 | ||||
Agency Operations | 30,809 | — | ||||||
Corporate | 34,373 | 12,950 | ||||||
Subtotal | 409,083 | 178,701 | ||||||
Eliminations | (2,010 | ) | — | |||||
Net revenues | $ | 407,073 | $ | 178,701 | ||||
Expenses (including losses and loss adjustment expenses): | ||||||||
Insurance Operations | $ | 323,642 | $ | 151,650 | ||||
Agency Operations | 29,149 | — | ||||||
Corporate | 11,976 | 8,497 | ||||||
Subtotal | 364,767 | 160,147 | ||||||
Eliminations | (1,598 | ) | — | |||||
Net expenses | $ | 363,169 | $ | 160,147 | ||||
Insurance Operations ratios: | ||||||||
Net losses and loss adjustment expense ratio | 62.7 | % | 59.4 | % | ||||
Other underwriting expense ratio | 31.2 | % | 32.1 | % | ||||
Combined ratio | 93.9 | % | 91.5 | % | ||||
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Results of Operations
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 Compared with the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004
Premiums
Gross premiums written, which represent the amount received or to be received for insurance policies written without reduction for acquisition costs, reinsurance costs or other deductions, were $463.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared with $314.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $148.2 million or 47.1%. A breakdown of gross premiums written by product class is as follows:
• | Property and general liability gross premiums written were $407.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared with $241.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $166.0 million or 68.7%. This increase primarily resulted from the merger with Penn-America partially offset by the termination of several heavily reinsured products. | ||
• | Professional liability gross premiums written were $55.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared with $73.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, a decrease of $17.8 million or 24.4%. This decrease primarily resulted from more conservative underwriting practices and pricing actions in response to market conditions. |
Net premiums written, which equal gross premiums written less ceded premiums written, were $380.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared with $205.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $175.6 million or 85.6%. The ratio of net premiums written to gross premiums written was 82.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 65.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. A breakdown of net premiums written by product class is as follows:
• | Property and general liability net premiums written were $333.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared with $155.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $178.3 million or 114.5%. The increase in property and general liability net premiums written primarily resulted from the merger with Penn-America and reduced reinsurance cessions. Net premiums written for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 include $1.8 million of ceded premium to purchase second event catastrophe coverage as a result of Hurricane Katrina (“Katrina”). | ||
• | Professional liability net premiums written were $46.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared with $49.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, a decrease of $2.6 million or 5.3%. This decrease primarily resulted from more conservative underwriting practices and pricing actions in response to market conditions. |
Net premiums earned were $343.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared with $165.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $178.2 million or 107.5%. Net premiums earned for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 include $1.8 million of ceded premium to purchase second event catastrophe coverage as a result of Katrina.
Agency Commission and Fee Revenues
Agency commission and fee revenues generated by our Agency Operations segment were $30.8 million and $28.8 million before and after intercompany eliminations, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Penn Independent is a leading U.S. wholesale broker of commercial insurance for small and middle-market businesses, public entities and associations. Penn Independent specializes in the placement of complex and unique property, casualty and liability insurance including professional liability, property, medical malpractice and transportation coverages. The majority of Penn Independent’s business is written on an excess and surplus lines basis. Additionally, Penn Independent provides claims administration services for policies written by professional liability providers and premium financing for insureds of property and casualty retail brokers. Prior to the acquisition of Penn Independent, we had no agency commission and fee revenues.
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Net Investment Income
Gross investment income, excluding realized gains and losses, was $38.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared with $16.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $21.9 million or 132.9%. The increase was primarily due to additional investment income in 2005 from Penn-America and an increase in income related to limited partnership investments. Cash and invested assets grew to $1,391.4 million as of September 30, 2005, from $924.3 million as of December 31, 2004, an increase of $467.1 million.
The average duration of our fixed income investments approximated 3.77 years as of September 30, 2005, compared with 3.80 years as of September 30, 2004. Our pre-tax book yield on our fixed income investments was 3.98% at September 30, 2005, compared with 3.20% at September 30, 2004.
Investment expenses were $4.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared with $2.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $1.5 million or 54.3%. The increase was largely due to additional investment expenses in 2005 from Penn-America and an increase in reinsurance trust maintenance fees.
Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses)
Net realized investment gains were $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared with $0.7 million of net realized investment losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The net realized investment gains for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 consist primarily of net losses of $0.1 million relative to the market value of our options, net losses of $0.3 million from our equity portfolio, including other than temporary impairment losses of $0.8 million, and net gains of $0.7 million from our fixed income investments. The net realized investment losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 consist primarily of net losses of $0.6 million relative to the market value of options and net losses of $0.1 million relative to our fixed income investments.
Net Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses were $215.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared with $98.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $117.1 million or 119.0%. The calendar year loss ratio for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was 62.7% compared with 59.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The loss ratio is calculated by dividing net losses and loss adjustment expenses by net premiums earned. Excluding the impact of purchase accounting adjustments, the loss ratio for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was 59.4% compared with 61.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The increase in the loss ratio was primarily driven by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita which caused net losses to increase $9.0 million and the loss ratio to increase 2.9 points.
Katrina made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane just north of Miami, Florida on August 25, 2005, then again on August 29, 2005 along the Central Gulf Coast near New Orleans, Louisiana as a Category 4 storm. Our reinsurance coverage aggregates events from the same storm if they occur within 72 hours of each other. Four days elapsed between events; therefore, the second landfall was treated as a separate catastrophe event under the UAIG Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty.
Katrina’s first landfall caused estimated gross losses of $1.5 million and estimated net losses of $0.5 million. Katrina’s second landfall caused estimated gross losses of $27.0 million and estimated net losses of $5.0 million. Hurricane Rita (“Rita”) made landfall on the Texas and Louisiana borders on September 24, 2005. Rita caused estimated gross and net losses of $3.5 million. We projected loss estimates from these storms on actual claim reports we have received in combination with the modeling we employ and industry loss estimates. A total of $9.0 million of net losses were recognized as a result of the hurricanes.
Our current catastrophe reinsurance treaties provide for one reinstatement. We recorded ceded catastrophe losses of $3.0 million on the Penn-America Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty and $19.0 million on the UAIG Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty as a result of Katrina’s second landfall. The UAIG Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty has first event coverage of $6.0 million still available. We accrued a total of $1.8 million
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towards the purchase of reinstatement coverage under the UAIG Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty and the Penn-America Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty. As a result of these reinstatements, we have $25.0 million of coverage excess of a $5.0 million retention under the UAIG Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty and $3.0 million excess of a $2.0 million retention under the Penn-America Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty in the event of a second major catastrophe event.
Acquisition Costs and Other Underwriting Expenses
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses were $107.5 million, net of intercompany eliminations, for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared with $53.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $54.3 million. This increase can be primarily attributed to a $36.4 million increase in acquisition costs and $17.9 million increase in other underwriting expenses.
The $36.4 million increase in acquisition costs was primarily the result of a decrease in ceding commissions, a decrease in the deferral of acquisition costs and additional costs in the first nine months of 2005 from Penn-America. Ceding commissions for the first nine months of 2004 reflect the benefits of ceding commissions received relating to heavily reinsured programs that have since been terminated. The $17.9 million increase in other underwriting expenses was primarily due to additional costs in the first nine months of 2005 from Penn-America and an increase in costs from our Non-U.S. Insurance Operations. $1.6 million of acquisition costs booked during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 were paid by Penn-America to Penn Independent for business generated by Penn Independent for Penn-America.
Agency Commissions and Operating Expenses
Agency commissions and operating expenses generated by our Agency Operations segment were $29.1 million and $28.2 million before and after intercompany eliminations, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Prior to the acquisition of Penn Independent, we had no agency commission and operating expenses.
Corporate and Other Operating Expenses
Corporate and other operating expenses consist of legal, consulting, audit, management fees and taxes incurred which are not related to operations. Corporate and other operating expenses were $5.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared with $4.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $0.8 million. The increase is primarily due to an increase in corporate expenses of $1.6 million and an increase in state income taxes of $0.3 million offset by a gain on the extinguishment of debt of $1.3 million. The gain was recorded as a result of the prepayment of $72.8 million in principal and related interest under senior notes issued by Wind River Investment Corporation (“Wind River”) to the Ball family trusts in September 2003. The terms of the prepayment agreement required the Ball family trusts to reimburse Wind River for $0.3 million of the issuance costs of the new senior notes plus $1.0 million of the incremental interest costs that we are estimated to incur under the new senior notes.
Expense and Combined Ratios
Our expense ratio, which is calculated by dividing the sum of acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses by premiums earned, was 31.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared with 32.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita increased our expense ratio by 0.1 points. Excluding the impact of purchase accounting adjustments, the expense ratio for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was 34.9% compared with 32.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The expense ratio for the first nine months of 2005 was impacted by the changes in acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses described above.
Our combined ratio was 93.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared with 91.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita increased our combined ratio by 3.0 points. Excluding the impact of purchase accounting adjustments, the combined ratio for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was 94.3% compared with 93.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2004.
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Interest Expense
Interest expense was $6.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared with $4.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $2.7 million. This increase is primarily due to additional interest expense, which resulted from borrowing an additional $90.0 million, the merger with Penn-America, the acquisition of Penn Independent, and the increase in interest rates in the market, partially offset by paying off the $72.8 million in senior notes held by the Ball family trusts.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Income tax expense was $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared with $2.6 million of income tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. During the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company recorded $1.4 million in tax expense associated with an increase in estimated U.S. ceding commission income earned by the United National Insurance Companies under a quota share arrangement with Wind River Bermuda and Wind River Barbados. In addition, the increase in income tax expense was attributable to additional income from Penn-America and Penn Independent, offset by an increase in federal tax deductions for interest on notes payable to our Non-U.S. Subsidiaries of $4.6 million as a result of the merger with Penn-America and the acquisition of Penn Independent. Our effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was 4.8%, compared with an effective tax benefit rate of 13.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The effective rates differed from the 12.7% weighted average expected rate due in part to investments in tax-exempt securities. We have an alternative minimum tax credit carryover of $12.4 million as of September 30, 2005 that, subject to statutory limitations, can be carried forward indefinitely. We are limited by Internal Revenue Code section 383 on the amount of our income that can be offset by an alternative minimum tax carryover following the Fox Paine & Company acquisition. The section 383 limitation is an amount equal to the value of the purchase price of the Fox Paine & Company acquisition less stock redemptions multiplied by the long-term tax-exempt rate. The limitation applies until the carryforward is fully utilized. The income limitation as a result of the Fox Paine & Company acquisition is $8.3 million per year.
Equity in Net Earnings of Partnerships
Equity in net earnings of partnerships was $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared with $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $0.2 million. The increase is primarily attributable to the performance of a limited partnership investment that invests mainly in convertible bonds and equities.
Extraordinary Gain
The extraordinary gain of $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 represents the recognition of tax benefits derived from acquisition costs incurred in connection with our acquisition of Wind River Investment Corporation in 2003, which are currently considered to be deductible for federal tax purposes.
Net Income and Net Operating Income
The factors described above resulted in net income of $44.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to net income of $23.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $21.1 million or 90.7%. Net operating income was $42.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared with net operating income of $22.5 million for nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $20.1 million or 89.7%. Net operating income for 2005 is equal to 2005 net income less $0.3 million for after-tax realized investment gains and $1.4 million for an extraordinary gain recorded in connection with the acquisition of Wind River Investment Corporation. Net operating income for 2004 is equal to 2004 net income less $0.5 million for after-tax realized investment gains and $1.2 million for an extraordinary gain recognized from the tax benefits derived from acquisition costs incurred in connection with the acquisition of Wind River Investment Corporation.
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Quarter Ended September 30, 2005 Compared with the Quarter Ended September 30, 2004
Premiums
Gross premiums written were $163.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared with $108.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $54.9 million or 50.1%. A breakdown of gross premiums written by product class is as follows:
• | Property and general liability gross premiums written were $143.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared with $78.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $65.3 million or 83.2%. This increase primarily resulted from the merger with Penn-America combined with a 1.4% growth in United National Insurance Companies gross written premiums. | ||
• | Professional liability gross premiums written were $19.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared with $30.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, a decrease of $10.3 million or 34.2%. This decrease primarily resulted from more conservative underwriting practices and pricing actions in response to market conditions. |
Net premiums written were $134.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared with $78.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $56.6 million or 72.4%. The ratio of net premiums written to gross premiums written was 82.4% for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 and 72.0% for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. A breakdown of net premiums written by product class is as follows:
• | Property and general liability net premiums written were $118.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared with $56.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $61.5 million or 108.3%. The increase in property and general liability net premiums written primarily resulted from the merger with Penn-America and reduced reinsurance cessions. Net premiums written for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 include $1.8 million of ceded premium to purchase second event catastrophe coverage as a result of Katrina. | ||
• | Professional liability net premiums written were $16.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared with $21.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, a decrease of $4.8 million or 22.6%. This decrease primarily resulted from more conservative underwriting practices and pricing actions in response to market conditions. |
Net premiums earned were $122.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared with $60.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $61.1 million or 100.2%. Net premiums earned for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 include $1.8 million of ceded premium to purchase second event catastrophe coverage as a result of Katrina.
Agency Commission and Fee Revenues
Agency commission and fee revenues generated by our Agency Operations segment were $13.1 million and $12.4 million before and after intercompany eliminations, respectively, for the quarter ended September 30, 2005. $0.7 million of Penn Independent’s agency commission and fee revenue was generated from Penn-America Group for the quarter ended September 30, 2005. Prior to the acquisition of Penn Independent, we had no agency commission and fee revenues.
Net Investment Income
Gross investment income, excluding realized gains and losses, was $12.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared with $6.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $6.5 million or 106.0%. The increase was primarily due to additional investment income in 2005 from Penn-America and Penn Independent. Cash and invested assets grew to $1,391.4 million as of September 30, 2005, from $924.3 million as of December 31, 2004, an increase of $467.1 million.
The average duration of our fixed income investments approximated 3.77 years as of September 30, 2005, compared
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with 3.80 years as of September 30, 2004. Our book yield on our fixed income investments was 4.09% at September 30, 2005, compared with 3.40% at September 30, 2004.
Investment expenses were $1.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared with $1.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $0.4 million or 40.6%. The increase was largely due to an increase in reinsurance trust maintenance fees and a larger investment portfolio as a result of the merger with Penn-America Group.
Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses)
Net realized investment gains were $0.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared with $1.1 million of net realized investment losses for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. Net realized investment gains for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 consist primarily of net gains of $0.9 million relative to the market value of our options, net losses of $0.1 million relative to our equity portfolio, including other than temporary impairment losses of $0.7 million, and net losses of $0.2 million relative to our fixed income investments. The net realized investment losses in the quarter ended September 30, 2004 consist primarily of net losses of $0.3 million relative to our equity portfolio, net losses of $0.1 million relative to our fixed income investments, and net losses of $0.7 million relative to the market value of options.
Net Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses were $80.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared with $34.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $46.1 million or 133.1%. The loss ratio for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 was 66.1% compared with 56.8% for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. The loss ratio is calculated by dividing net losses and loss adjustment expenses by net premiums earned. Excluding the impact of purchase accounting adjustments, the loss ratio for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 was 63.6% compared with 56.9% for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. The increase in the loss ratio was primarily driven by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita which caused net losses to increase $9.0 million and the loss ratio to increase 8.2 points.
Katrina made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane just north of Miami, Florida on August 25, 2005, then again on August 29, 2005 along the Central Gulf Coast near New Orleans, Louisiana as a Category 4 storm. Our reinsurance coverage aggregates events from the same storm if they occur within 72 hours of each other. Four days elapsed between events; therefore, the second landfall was treated as a separate catastrophe event under the UAIG Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty.
Katrina’s first landfall caused estimated gross losses of $1.5 million and estimated net losses of $0.5 million. Katrina’s second landfall caused estimated gross losses of $27.0 million and estimated net losses of $5.0 million. Rita made landfall on the Texas and Louisiana borders on September 24, 2005. Rita caused estimated gross and net losses of $3.5 million. We projected loss estimates from these storms on actual claim reports we have received in combination with the modeling we employ and industry loss estimates. A total of $9.0 million of net losses were recognized as a result of the hurricanes.
Our current catastrophe reinsurance treaties provide for one reinstatement. We recorded ceded catastrophe losses of $3.0 million on the Penn-America Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty and $19.0 million on the UAIG Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty as a result of Katrina’s second landfall. The UAIG Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty has first event coverage of $6.0 million still available. We accrued a total of $1.8 million towards the purchase of reinstatement coverage under the UAIG Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty and the Penn-America Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty. As a result of these reinstatements, we have $25.0 million of coverage excess of a $5.0 million retention under the UAIG Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty and $3.0 million excess of a $2.0 million retention under the Penn-America Catastrophe Reinsurance Treaty in the event of a second major catastrophe event.
Acquisition Costs and Other Underwriting Expenses
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses were $39.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005,
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compared with $22.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $16.7 million. This increase can be primarily attributed to a $10.8 million increase in acquisition costs and $5.9 million increase in other underwriting expenses.
The $10.8 million increase in acquisition costs was primarily the result of a decrease in ceding commissions, a decrease in the deferral of acquisition costs and additional costs in 2005 from Penn-America. $0.6 million of acquisition costs booked for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 were paid by Penn-America to Penn Independent for business generated by Penn Independent for Penn-America. The $5.9 million increase in other underwriting expenses was primarily due to additional costs in 2005 from Penn-America and an increase in costs from our Non-U.S. Insurance Operations.
Agency Commission and Operating Expenses
Agency commission and operating expenses generated by our Agency Operations segment were $11.4 million and $11.1 million before and after intercompany eliminations, respectively, for the quarter ended September 30, 2005. Prior to the acquisition of Penn Independent, we had no agency commission and operating expenses.
Corporate and Other Operating Expenses
Corporate and other operating expenses consist of legal, consulting, management fees and taxes incurred which are not related to operations. Corporate and other operating expenses were $0.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared with $1.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, a decrease of $0.7 million The decrease is primarily due to a gain on the extinguishment of debt of $1.3 million offset by an increase in corporate expenses of $0.3 million and a decrease in the benefit for state income taxes of $0.2 million. The gain was recorded as a result of the prepayment of $72.8 million in principal and related interest under senior notes issued by Wind River to the Ball family trusts in September 2003. The terms of the prepayment agreement required the Ball family trusts to reimburse Wind River for $0.3 million of the issuance costs of the new senior notes plus $1.0 million of the incremental interest costs that we are estimated to incur under the new senior notes.
Expense and Combined Ratios
Our expense ratio, which is calculated by dividing the sum of acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses by premiums earned, was 32.3% for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared with 37.2% for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. The impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita increased our expense ratio by 0.4 points. Excluding the impact of purchase accounting adjustments, the expense ratio for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 was 34.8% compared with 38.9% for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. The expense ratio for the third quarter of 2005 was impacted by the changes in acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses described above.
Our combined ratio was 98.4% for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared with 94.0% for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. The impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita increased our combined ratio by 8.6 points. Excluding the impact of purchase accounting adjustments, the combined ratio for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 was 98.4% compared with 95.8% for the quarter ended September 30, 2004.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was $2.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared with $1.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $1.3 million. This increase is primarily due to additional interest expense, which resulted from borrowing an additional $90.0 million, the merger with Penn-America, the acquisition of Penn Independent, and the increase in interest rates in the market, partially offset by paying off the $72.8 million in senior notes held by the Ball family trusts.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Income tax expense was $1.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared with $1.4 million of tax benefit for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. During the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company recorded $1.4 million in tax expense associated with an increase in estimated U.S. ceding commission income earned by the United National Insurance Companies under a quota share arrangement with Wind River Bermuda and Wind River Barbados. In addition, the increase in income tax expense was attributable to
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additional income from Penn-America and Penn Independent, offset by an increase in federal tax deductions for interest on notes payable to our Non-U.S. Subsidiaries of $1.7 million as a result of the merger with Penn-America and the acquisition of Penn Independent. Our effective tax rate for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 was 16.3%, compared with an effective tax benefit of 29.9% for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. The effective rates differed from the 30.4% weighted average expected rate due in part to investments in tax-exempt securities. We have an alternative minimum tax credit carryover of $12.4 million as of September 30, 2005 that, subject to statutory limitations, can be carried forward indefinitely. We are limited by Internal Revenue Code section 383 on the amount of our income that can be offset by an alternative minimum tax carryover following the Fox Paine & Company acquisition. The section 383 limitation is an amount equal to the value of the purchase price of the Fox Paine & Company acquisition less stock redemptions multiplied by the long-term tax-exempt rate. The limitation applies until the carryforward is fully utilized. The income limitation as a result of the Fox Paine & Company acquisition is $8.3 million per year.
Equity in Net Earnings of Partnerships
Equity in net earnings of partnerships was $0.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared with $0.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $0.3 million. The increase is primarily attributable to the performance of a limited partnership investment, which invests mainly in convertible bonds and equities.
Net Income and Net Operating Income
The factors described above resulted in net income of $10.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared to net income of $7.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $2.5 million or 33.1%. Net operating income was $9.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared with net operating income of $7.2 million for quarter ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $2.7 million or 37.0%.Net operating income for 2005 is equal to 2005 net income less $0.3 million for after-tax realized investment losses. Net operating income for 2004 is equal to 2004 net income less $0.7 million for after-tax realized investment losses and $1.2 million for an extraordinary gain recognized from the tax benefits derived from acquisition costs incurred in connection with the acquisition of Wind River Investment Corporation.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources and Uses of Funds
United America Indemnity is a holding company. Its principal asset is its ownership of the shares of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including United National Insurance Company, Diamond State Insurance Company, United National Specialty Insurance Company, United National Casualty Insurance Company, Wind River Barbados, Wind River Bermuda, Penn-America Insurance Company, Penn-Star Insurance Company, Penn-Patriot Insurance Company, and Penn Independent Corporation.
United America Indemnity’s principal source of cash to meet short-term and long-term liquidity needs, including the payment of dividends to stockholders and corporate expenses, includes dividends and other permitted disbursements from Wind River Barbados, which in turn is largely dependent on dividends and other payments from Wind River Bermuda, the United National Insurance Companies, the Penn-America Insurance Companies, and Penn Independent Corporation. United America Indemnity has no planned capital expenditures that could have a material impact on its long-term liquidity needs.
The principal sources of funds at Wind River Barbados, Wind River Bermuda, the U.S. Insurance Operations, and the Agency Operations include underwriting operations, commissions, service fees, finance income, investment income and proceeds from sales and redemptions of investments. Funds are used by Wind River Barbados, Wind River Bermuda, the U.S. Insurance Operations, and the Agency Operations principally to pay claims and operating expenses, to purchase investments and to make dividend payments. United America Indemnity’s future liquidity is dependent on the ability of Wind River Barbados, Wind River Bermuda, the U.S. Insurance Operations, and the Agency Operations to pay dividends.
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The United National Insurance Companies and the Penn-America Insurance Companies are restricted by statute as to the amount of dividends that they may pay without the prior approval of regulatory authorities. The United National Insurance Companies and the Penn-America Insurance Companies may pay dividends without advance regulatory approval only out of unassigned surplus. For 2005, the maximum amount of distributions that could be paid by the United National Insurance Companies as dividends under applicable laws and regulations without regulatory approval is approximately $37.4 million. For 2005, the maximum amount of distributions that could be paid by the Penn-America Insurance Companies as dividends under applicable laws and regulations without regulatory approval is approximately $14.0 million, including $4.6 million that would be distributed to United National Insurance Company or its subsidiary Penn Independent Corporation based on the January 24, 2005 ownership percentages. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, United National Insurance Companies and Penn-America Insurance Companies declared and paid dividends of $18.0 million and $2.2 million, respectively.
Surplus Levels
Each company in our U.S. Insurance Operations is required by law to maintain a certain minimum level of policyholders’ surplus on a statutory basis. Policyholders’ surplus is calculated by subtracting total liabilities from total assets. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners adopted risk-based capital standards designed to identify property and casualty insurers that may be inadequately capitalized based on inherent risks of each insurer’s assets and liabilities and mix of net premiums written. Insurers falling below a calculated threshold may be subject to varying degrees of regulatory action. Based on the standards currently adopted, the policyholders’ surplus of each company in our U.S. Insurance Operations is in excess of the prescribed minimum company action level risk-based capital requirements.
Cash Flows
Sources of operating funds consist primarily of net premiums written and investment income. Funds are used primarily to pay claims and operating expenses and to purchase investments.
Our reconciliation of net income to cash provided from operations is generally influenced by the following:
• | the fact that we collect premiums in advance of losses paid; | ||
• | the timing of our settlements with our reinsurers; and | ||
• | the timing of our loss payments. |
Net cash was provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 of $129.1 million and $22.3 million, respectively. We were able to realize an increase in cash flows of approximately $106.8 million primarily as a result of the following items: 1) a increase in net premiums collected of $190.3 million; 2) an increase in net losses and loss adjustment expense payments of $62.0 million; 3) an increase in acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses of $41.4 million; 4) an increase in net investment income collected of $26.4 million; 5) an increase in agency commission and fee revenues of $28.9 million; and 6) an increase in agency commission and operating expenses of $28.2 million.
Net cash was used for investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 of $202.4 million and $55.3 million, respectively. The increase in cash used for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2004 was primarily due to the following items: 1) an increase of $35.4 million in proceeds from the sales of bonds and stocks; 2) $126.0 million of cash used for the acquisition of Penn Independent Corporation and Penn-America Group, Inc., net of $67.5 million of cash acquired; 3) an increase of $172.0 million of cash used for the purchase of bonds and stocks; and 4) and $38.0 million provided from the maturity of bonds.
Net cash was provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 of $15.9 million and $7.3 million, respectively. The increase in cash provided for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2004 was primarily due to: 1) a net repayment of a credit facility of $0.4 million in the current year; 2) proceeds of $90.0 million from the issuance of senior notes; 3) a repayment of $72.8 million of senior notes and related interest to a related party; and 4) proceeds of $7.3 million in the prior year for the issuance of common shares in connection with the exercise by the underwriters of the remaining overallotment option related to our initial public offering. The proceeds were net of underwriting discounts of $0.5 million.
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Liquidity
Each company in our U.S. Insurance Operations and our Non-U.S. Insurance Operations maintains sufficient liquidity to pay claims through cash generated by operations and investments in liquid investments. At September 30, 2005, United America Indemnity had cash and cash equivalents of $184.8 million.
The United National Insurance Companies participate in an intercompany pooling arrangement whereby premiums, losses, and expenses are shared pro rata among the members of the group. United National Insurance Company is not an authorized reinsurer in all states. As a result, any losses and unearned premium that are ceded to United National Insurance Company by the other companies in the group must be collateralized. The state insurance departments that regulate the parties to the intercompany pooling agreements require United National Insurance Company to place assets on deposit subject to trust agreements for the protection of other group members.
There are two intercompany pooling agreements in place for the United National Insurance Companies. The first pooling agreement governs policies that were written prior to July 1, 2002. The second pooling agreement governs policies that are written on or after July 1, 2002. The method by which intercompany reinsurance is ceded is different for each pool. In the first pool, the United National Insurance Companies cede all business to United National Insurance Company. United National Insurance Company cedes in turn to external reinsurers. The remaining net premiums retained are allocated to the companies in the group according to their respective pool participation percentages. In the second pool, each company in the group first cedes to external reinsurers. The remaining net is ceded to United National Insurance Company where the net premiums written of the group are pooled and reallocated to the group based on their respective participation percentages. The second pool requires less trust funding by United National Insurance Company as a result of it assuming less business from the other group members. United National Insurance Company only has to fund the portion that is ceded to it after cessions have occurred with external reinsurers. United National Insurance Company retains 80.0% of the risk associated with each pool. To cover the required minimum exposure as of September 30, 2005, the trusts were funded to approximately $266.6 million. It is anticipated that the required funding amount will decline in future periods, which would improve the overall liquidity of the domestic insurance group.
The Penn-America Insurance Companies participate in an intercompany pooling arrangement whereby premiums, losses, and expenses are shared pro rata among the members of the group. These parties are not authorized reinsurers in all states. As a result, any losses and unearned premium that are ceded to Penn-Star Insurance Company by the other group members must be collateralized. The state insurance departments that regulate the parties to the intercompany pooling agreements require Penn-Star Insurance Company to place assets on deposit subject to trust agreements for the protection of other group members.
The United National Insurance Companies have entered into a quota share arrangement with Wind River Barbados and Wind River Bermuda. This reinsurance arrangement resulted in 45% and 15% of the United National Insurance Companies’ net retained insurance liability on new and renewal business bound January 1, 2004 through April 30, 2004 being ceded to Wind River Barbados and Wind River Bermuda, respectively. The agreement also stipulates that 45% and 15% of the United National Insurance Companies’ December 31, 2003 net unearned premium be ceded to Wind River Barbados and Wind River Bermuda, respectively.
The quota share arrangement was modified as of May 1, 2004. The new arrangement stipulates that 60% of the United National Insurance Companies’ net retained insurance liability on new and renewal business bound May 1, 2004 and later be ceded to Wind River Bermuda. The modified arrangement also stipulates that 60% of the United National Insurance Companies’ April 30, 2004 unearned premium be ceded to Wind River Bermuda. Also, as a result of the modification, none of the net retained liability on new and renewal business bound May 1, 2004 and later by the United National Insurance Companies has been assumed by Wind River Barbados.
Reinsurance premiums ceded by the United National Insurance Companies through January 2005 were paid to Wind River Bermuda and Wind River Barbados. Since Wind River Barbados and Wind River Bermuda are not authorized reinsurers in the United States, the insurance laws and regulations of Pennsylvania, Indiana and Wisconsin require the establishment of reinsurance trusts for the benefit of the United National Insurance Companies. The funding
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requirement includes the amount due on ceded paid loss and loss adjustment expenses, ceded unearned premium reserves, and ceded loss and loss adjustment reserves.
The Penn-America Insurance Companies have entered into a quota share arrangement with Wind River Bermuda. This reinsurance arrangement resulted in 30% of the Penn-America Insurance Companies’ net retained insurance liability on new and renewal business bound after February 1, 2005 and later being ceded to Wind River Bermuda. This agreement also stipulates that 30% of Penn-America Insurance Companies’ February 1, 2005 net unearned premium be ceded to Wind River Bermuda.
Wind River Bermuda and Wind River Barbados have each established independent reinsurance trust accounts for the benefit of each of the U.S. Insurance Subsidiaries in the amount of $235.2 million and $18.5 million, respectively, at September 30, 2005. We invest the funds in securities that have durations that closely match the expected duration of the liabilities assumed. We believe that each of Wind River Bermuda and Wind River Barbados will have sufficient liquidity to pay claims prospectively.
Effective January 1, 2005, Wind River Barbados entered into a quota share reinsurance agreement with Wind River Bermuda. Under the terms of this reinsurance agreement, Wind River Barbados assumed 35% of Wind River Bermuda’s net retained insurance liability on losses occurring on or after January 1, 2005 on all new and renewal insurance and reinsurance business effective on or after January 1, 2005.
As a result of the cessions to our Non-U.S. Insurance Operations, we expect that in 2005 our U.S. Insurance Operations may have less positive cash flow from operations and our Non-U.S. Insurance Operations will have positive cash flow. This trend may continue for several years after 2005. As mentioned above, we believe our U.S. Insurance Operations have sufficient liquidity to pay claims. We expect our overall cash flow to remain positive. We monitor our portfolios to assure liability and investment durations are closely matched.
Prospectively, as fixed income investments mature and new cash is obtained, the cash available to invest will be invested in accordance with our investment policy. Our investment policy allows us to invest in taxable and tax-exempt fixed income investments as well as publicly traded and private equity investments. With respect to bonds, the maximum exposure per issuer varies as a function of the quality of the security. The allocation between taxable and tax-exempt bonds is determined based on market conditions and tax considerations, including the applicability of the alternative minimum tax. The maximum allowable investment in equity securities under our investment policy is based on a percentage of our capital and surplus.
Capital Resources
We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on any of our common shares in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain any future earnings to fund the development and growth of our business.
In July 2005, United America Indemnity Group sold $90.0 million of guaranteed senior notes, due July 20, 2015. These senior notes have an interest rate of 6.22%, payable semi-annually. On July 20, 2011 and on each anniversary thereafter to and including July 20, 2014, United America Indemnity Group is required to repay $18.0 million of the principal amount. On July 20, 2015, United America Indemnity Group is required to pay any remaining outstanding principal amount on the notes. The notes are guaranteed by United America Indemnity, Ltd.
In conjunction with the issuance of these new senior notes, Wind River Investment Corporation (“Wind River”) reached agreement with the trustee of the Ball family trusts for the prepayment of the $72.8 million principal and related interest due as of July 20, 2005 on senior notes issued by Wind River. The terms of the prepayment agreement required the Ball family trusts to pay Wind River for $0.3 million of the issuance costs of the new senior notes plus $1.0 million of the incremental interest costs that United America Indemnity Group is estimated to incur under the new senior notes. The total amount of these payments of $1.3 million was recorded as a gain on the early extinguishment of debt.
For 2005, the maximum amount of distributions that could be paid by the United National Insurance Companies as dividends under applicable laws and regulations without regulatory approval is approximately $37.4 million. For 2005, the maximum amount of distributions that could be paid by the Penn-America Insurance Companies as
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dividends under applicable laws and regulations without regulatory approval is approximately $14.0 million, including $4.6 million that would be distributed to United National Insurance Company or its subsidiary Penn Independent Corporation based on the January 24, 2005 ownership percentages. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, United National Insurance Companies and Penn-America Insurance Companies declared and paid dividends of $18.0 million and $2.2 million, respectively.
U.A.I. (Luxembourg) Investment S.ar.l. holds promissory notes of $175.0 million and $110.0 million from United America Indemnity Group, which have interest rates of 6.64% and 6.20%, respectively, and mature in 2018 and 2020, respectively. It is anticipated that interest on both notes will be paid yearly. The ability of United America Indemnity Group to generate cash to repay the notes is dependent on dividends that it receives from its subsidiaries. On September 14, 2005, U.A.I. (Luxembourg) Investment S.ar.l. gifted $11.6 million to its direct subsidiary U.A.I. (Ireland) Limited. On that same day, U.A.I. (Ireland) Limited made an $11.6 million interest free loan back to U.A.I. (Luxembourg) Investment S.ar.l. United America Indemnity Group has no operations.
On September 30, 2003, United National Group Capital Trust I (“UNG Trust I”), a business trust subsidiary formed by American Insurance Service, Inc. (“AIS”), issued $10.0 million of floating rate capital securities (“Trust Preferred Securities”). These securities have a thirty-year maturity, with a provision that allows the Company to call these securities at par after five years from the date of issuance. Cash distributions are paid quarterly in arrears at a rate of 405 basis points over three month London Interbank Offered Rates (“LIBOR”). Distributions on these securities can be deferred for up to five years, but in the event of such deferral, AIS may not declare or pay cash dividends on its common stock. AIS guarantees all obligations of UNG Trust I with respect to distributions and payments of these securities.
Proceeds from the sale of the Trust Preferred Securities of $10.0 million and $0.3 million of floating rate common securities issued to AIS by UNG Trust I were used to acquire $10.3 million of floating rate junior subordinated deferrable interest rate debentures issued by AIS. These junior subordinated debentures have the same terms with respect to maturity, payments, and distributions as the Trust Preferred Securities issued by UNG Trust I. The proceeds from these junior subordinated debentures are being used to support growth in the Company’s insurance subsidiaries and for general corporate purposes.
On October 29, 2003, United National Group Capital Statutory Trust II (“UNG Trust II”), a business trust subsidiary formed by AIS, issued $20.0 million of Trust Preferred Securities. These securities have a thirty-year maturity, with a provision that allows the Company to call these securities at par after five years from the date of issuance. Cash distributions are paid quarterly in arrears at a rate of 385 basis points over three-month LIBOR. Distributions on these securities can be deferred for up to five years, but in the event of such deferral, AIS may not declare or pay cash dividends on its common stock. AIS guarantees all obligations of UNG Trust II with respect to distributions and payments of these securities.
Proceeds from the sale of the Trust Preferred Securities of $20.0 million and $0.6 million of floating rate common securities issued to AIS by UNG Trust II were used to acquire $20.6 million of floating rate junior subordinated deferrable interest rate debentures issued by AIS. These junior subordinated debentures have the same terms with respect to maturity, payments, and distributions as the Trust Preferred Securities issued by UNG Trust II. The proceeds from these junior subordinated debentures are being used to support growth in the Company’s insurance subsidiaries and for general corporate purposes.
On May 15, 2003, Penn-America Statutory Trust II (“Penn Trust II”), a business trust subsidiary formed by Penn-America Group, Inc., issued $15.0 million of floating rate capital securities. These securities have a thirty-year maturity, with a provision that allows the Company to call these securities at par after five years from the date of issuance. Cash distributions are paid quarterly in arrears at a rate of 410 basis points over three-month LIBOR. Distributions on these securities can be deferred for up to five years, but in the event of such deferral, Penn-America Group may not declare or pay cash dividends on its common stock. Penn-America Group guarantees all obligations of Penn Trust II with respect to distributions and payments of these securities.
Proceeds from the sale of the Trust Preferred Securities of $15.0 million and $0.5 million of floating rate common securities issued to Penn-America Group, Inc. by Penn Trust II were used to acquire $15.5 million of floating rate junior subordinated deferrable interest rate debentures issued by Penn-America Group, Inc. These junior
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subordinated debentures have the same terms with respect to maturity, payments, and distributions as the Trust Preferred Securities issued by Penn Trust II. The proceeds from these junior subordinated debentures are being used to support growth in the Company’s insurance subsidiaries and for general corporate purposes.
On December 4, 2002, Penn-America Statutory Trust I (“Penn Trust I”), a business trust subsidiary formed by Penn-America Group, issued $15.0 million of Trust Preferred Securities. These securities have a thirty-year maturity, with a provision that allows the Company to call these securities at par after five years from the date of issuance. Cash distributions are paid quarterly in arrears at a rate of 400 basis points over three-month LIBOR. Distributions on these securities can be deferred for up to five years, but in the event of such deferral, Penn-America Group may not declare or pay cash dividends on its common stock. Penn-America Group guarantees all obligations of Penn Trust I with respect to distributions and payments of these securities.
Proceeds from the sale of Trust Preferred Securities of $15.0 million and $0.5 million of floating rate common securities issued to Penn-America Group, Inc. by Penn Trust I were used to acquire $15.5 million of floating rate junior subordinated deferrable interest rate debentures issued by the Company. These junior subordinated debentures have the same terms with respect to maturity, payments, and distributions as the Trust Preferred Securities issued by Penn Trust I. In 2002, Penn-America Group, Inc. contributed net proceeds of $14.5 million for these junior subordinated debentures to Penn-America Insurance Company to support the business growth in its insurance subsidiaries.
On September 5, 2003, we began paying annual management fees of $1.5 million in the aggregate to Fox Paine & Company, LLC and The AMC Group, L.P. Management fee payments of $1.5 million in the aggregate were made to Fox Paine & Company and The AMC Group, L.P. on November 2, 2005. The next management fee payment of $1.5 million is payable November 1, 2006.
Commitments
We have commitments in the form of operating leases, revolving line of credit, senior notes payable, junior subordinated debentures and unpaid losses and loss expense obligations. As of September 30, 2005, contractual obligations related to United America Indemnity’s commitments, including any principal payments, were as follows:
Payment Due by Period | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 2 to 3 Years | 4 to 5 Years | ||||||||||||||||||
10/1/05 – | 10/1/06 – | 10/1/08 – | 6 Years | |||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Total | 9/30/06 | 9/30/08 | 9/30/010 | and Later | |||||||||||||||
Operating leases (1) | $ | 20,905 | $ | 3,395 | $ | 5,713 | $ | 4,618 | $ | 7,179 | ||||||||||
Discretionary demand line of credit (2) | 155 | 31 | 62 | 62 | — | |||||||||||||||
Senior notes (3) | 134,784 | 5,598 | 11,196 | 11,196 | 106,794 | |||||||||||||||
Junior subordinated debentures (4) | 195,978 | 4,762 | 9,591 | 9,659 | 171,966 | |||||||||||||||
Revolving line of credit | 3,275 | 3,275 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Term Loans | 4,300 | 694 | 1,319 | 1,172 | 1,115 | |||||||||||||||
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses obligations (5) | 1,977,128 | 521,377 | 665,574 | 337,747 | 452,430 | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 2,336,525 | $ | 539,132 | $ | 693,455 | $ | 364,454 | $ | 739,484 | ||||||||||
(1) | We lease office space and equipment as part of our normal operations. The amounts shown above represent future commitments under such operating leases. | |
(2) | There were no outstanding borrowings against the discretionary demand line of credit as of September 30, 2005. The amounts shown above represent fees due on the amount available for borrowing. | |
(3) | On July 20, 2005, United America Indemnity Group sold $90.0 million of guaranteed senior notes, due July 20, 2015. These notes have an interest rate of 6.22%, payable semi-annually. On July 20, 2011 and on each anniversary thereafter to and including July 20, 2014, United America Indemnity Group is required to prepay $18.0 million of the principal amount. On July 20, 2015, U.N. Holdings II, Inc is required to pay any remaining outstanding principal amount on the notes. The notes are guaranteed by United America Indemnity, Ltd. Proceeds from the notes were used to prepay $72.8 million in principal and related interest due as of July 20, 2005 under senior notes issued by Wind River to the Ball family trusts in September 2003. The terms of the prepayment agreement required the Ball family trusts to reimburse Wind River for $0.3 million of the issuance costs of the new senior notes plus $1.0 million of the incremental interest costs that United America Indemnity Group is estimated to incur under the new senior notes. The total amount of these reimbursements of $1.3 million was recorded as a gain on the early extinguishment of debt. | |
(4) | See discussion in Capital Resources. |
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(5) | See discussion in Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses. |
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off balance sheet arrangements other than the Trust Preferred Securities and floating rate common securities discussed in the “Capital Resources” section of “Liquidity and Capital Resources”.
Inflation
Property and casualty insurance premiums are established before we know the amount of losses and loss adjustment expenses or the extent to which inflation may affect such amounts. We attempt to anticipate the potential impact of inflation in establishing our reserves.
Substantial future increases in inflation could result in future increases in interest rates, which in turn are likely to result in a decline in the market value of the investment portfolio and resulting unrealized losses or reductions in shareholders’ equity.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and elsewhere in this report may include forward-looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance that are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “project,” “plan,” “seek,” “intend,” or “anticipate” or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, and include discussions of strategy, financial projections and estimates and their underlying assumptions, statements regarding plans, objectives, expectations or consequences of identified transactions, and statements about the future performance, operations, products and services of the companies.
Our business and operations are and will be subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors. Consequently, actual results and experience may materially differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and experience to differ from those projected include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) the ineffectiveness of our business strategy due to changes in current or future market conditions; (2) the effects of competitors’ pricing policies, and of changes in laws and regulations on competition, including industry consolidation and development of competing financial products; (3) greater frequency or severity of claims and loss activity than our underwriting, reserving or investment practices have anticipated; (4) decreased level of demand for our insurance products or increased competition due to an increase in capacity of property and casualty insurers; (5) risks inherent in establishing loss and loss adjustment expense reserves; (6) uncertainties relating to the financial ratings of our insurance subsidiaries; (7) uncertainties arising from the cyclical nature of our business; (8) changes in our relationships with, and the capacity of, our general agents; (9) the risk that our reinsurers may not be able to fulfill obligations; and (10) uncertainties relating to governmental and regulatory policies.
The foregoing review of important factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, including those under “Business-Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
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Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market Risk
Market risk is the risk of economic losses due to adverse changes in the estimated fair value of a financial instrument as the result of changes in interest rates, equity prices, credit risk, foreign exchange rates and commodity prices. Our consolidated balance sheet includes assets with estimated fair value that are subject to market risk. Our primary market risks are interest rate risk and credit risk associated with investments in fixed maturities and equity price risk associated with investments in equity securities. We have no foreign exchange or commodity risk.
Interest Rate Risk
Our primary market risk exposure is to changes in interest rates. Our fixed income investments are exposed to interest rate risk. Fluctuations in interest rates have a direct impact on the market valuation of these securities. As interest rates rise, the market value of our fixed income investments fall, and the converse is also true. We expect to manage interest rate risk through an active portfolio management strategy that involves the selection, by our managers, of investments with appropriate characteristics, such as duration, yield, currency and liquidity, that are tailored to the anticipated cash outflow characteristics of our liabilities. Our strategy for managing interest rate risk also includes maintaining a high quality portfolio with a relatively short duration to reduce the effect of interest rate changes on book value. A significant portion of our investment portfolio matures each year, allowing for reinvestment at current market rates.
As of September 30, 2005, assuming identical shifts in interest rates for securities of all maturities, the table below illustrates the sensitivity of market value in United America Indemnity’s bonds and certain preferred stocks to selected hypothetical changes in basis point increases and decreases:
(Dollars in thousands) | Change in Market Value | |||||||||||
Basis Point Change | Market Value | $ | % | |||||||||
(200) | $ | 1,169,268 | $ | 77,622 | 7.1 | % | ||||||
(100) | 1,130,391 | 38,745 | 3.5 | % | ||||||||
No change * | 1,091,646 | — | 0.0 | % | ||||||||
100 | 1,047,351 | (44,295 | ) | (4.1 | %) | |||||||
200 | 1,003,442 | (88,204 | ) | (8.1 | %) |
* | The “no change” value represents fixed income securities with a market value of $1,089.4 million and $2.3 million of preferred stock securities whose prices change inversely with interest rate movements. |
Credit Risk
We have exposure to credit risk primarily as a holder of fixed income investments. Our investment policy requires that we invest in debt instruments of high credit quality issuers and limits the amount of credit exposure to any one issuer based upon the rating of the security.
In addition, we have credit risk exposure to our general agencies and reinsurers. We seek to mitigate and control our risks to producers by typically requiring our general agencies to render payments within no more than 45 days after the month in which a policy is effective and including provisions within our general agency contracts that allow us to terminate a general agency’s authority in the event of non-payment.
With respect to our credit exposure to reinsurers, we seek to mitigate and control our risk by ceding business to only those reinsurers having adequate financial strength and sufficient capital to fund their obligation. In addition, we seek to mitigate credit risk to reinsurers through the use of trusts and letters of credit for collateral. As of September 30, 2005, $675.1 million of collateral was held in trust to support the reinsurance receivables.
Equity Price Risk
The objective for our equity portfolio is to achieve positive active returns primarily through specific stock selection
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while constructing and managing the equity portfolio with the most efficient ratio of return to risk. Our strategy is based upon the belief that the equity market is extremely efficient in that all publicly available information about a company is immediately reflected in its current stock price, however, inefficiencies do exist.
Seeking active returns, exclusively from stock selection means that we minimize all other portfolio risk for which we believe an investor is not adequately compensated, which includes market timing and sector, capitalization, and style biases. As part of our strategy, stocks are sold when their risk/return profile is no longer attractive.
The carrying values of investments subject to equity prices are based on quoted market prices as of the balance sheet dates. Market prices are subject to fluctuation and thus the amount realized in the subsequent sale of and investment may differ from the reported market value. Fluctuation in the market price of a security results from perceived changes in the underlying economic makeup of a stock, the price of alternative investments and overall market conditions.
As of September 30, 2005, the table below summarizes our equity price risk and reflects the effect of a hypothetical 10%, and 20% increase or decrease in market prices. The selected hypothetical changes do not indicate what could be the potential best or worst scenarios.
(Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||
Hypothetical | ||||||||
Estimated Fair Value | Percentage Increase | |||||||
after Hypothetical | (Decrease) in | |||||||
Hypothetical Price Change | Change in Prices | Shareholders’ Equity | ||||||
(20%) | $ | 50,870 | (2.0 | %) | ||||
(10%) | 57,229 | (1.0 | %) | |||||
No change | 63,588 | — | ||||||
10% | 69,947 | 1.0 | % | |||||
20% | 76,306 | 2.0 | % |
The table does not include $2.3 million of preferred stock securities whose price changes inversely with interest rate movements. These securities are included in the Interest Rate Risk table. |
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Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Based on their evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), our Chief Financial Officer, who is acting in his capacity as such, and our Chief Financial Officer, our General Counsel, the President and Chief Executive Officer of United National Insurance Companies and the President and Chief Executive Officer of Penn-America Insurance Companies, who are currently collectively fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of the Company’s principal executive officer, have concluded that as of September 30 , 2005, our disclosure controls and procedures were designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and are operating in an effective manner.
Changes in Internal Controls
On January 24, 2005, the Company completed its merger with Penn-America and the acquisition of Penn Independent. We continue to integrate the disclosure and financial reporting processes and related internal controls relating to these entities. Other than the impact of the merger with Penn-America and the acquisition of Penn Independent, there have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II-OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Our Insurance Operations and our Agency Operations are, from time to time, involved in various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. We purchase insurance and reinsurance policies covering such risks in amounts that we consider adequate. However, there can be no assurance that the insurance coverage we maintain is sufficient or will be available in adequate amounts or at a reasonable cost. We do not believe that the resolution of any currently pending legal proceedings, either individually or taken as a whole, will have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
There is a greater potential for disputes with reinsurers who are in a runoff of their reinsurance operations. Some of our reinsurers are in a runoff of their reinsurance operations, and therefore, we closely monitor those relationships. We anticipate that, similar to the rest of the insurance and reinsurance industry, we will continue to be subject to litigation and arbitration proceedings in the ordinary course of business.
Item 5. Other Information
On October 7, 2005, Edward J. Noonan stepped down as Acting Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, a position he held since February 7, 2005. The Company has not yet appointed a new Chief Executive Officer. Consequently, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, the Company’s General Counsel, United National Insurance Companies’ President and Chief Executive Officer and Penn-America Insurance Companies’ President and Chief Executive Officer are currently collectively fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of the Company’s principal executive officer.
Item 6. Exhibits
10.1 | Separation Agreement, dated as of October 6, 2005, by and among Wind River Insurance Company, Ltd. and Seth D. Freudberg (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 18, 2005). | ||
31.1+ | Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | ||
31.2+ | Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | ||
31.3+ | Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | ||
31.4+ | Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | ||
32.1+ | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | ||
32.2+ | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | ||
32.3+ | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | ||
32.4+ | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | ||
+ | Filed herewith. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
UNITED AMERICA INDEMNITY, LTD. | ||||
Registrant | ||||
November 9, 2005 | By: | /s/ Kevin L. Tate | ||
Date: November 9, 2005 | Kevin L. Tate | |||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||
(Authorized Signatory and Principal Financial | ||||
and Accounting Officer) |
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