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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 March 31, 2007
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
Commission File Number
UNITED AMERICA INDEMNITY, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands | 98-0417107 | |
(State or other jurisdiction | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
of incorporation or organization) |
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 a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definitions of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filero; Accelerated filerþ; non-accelerated filero
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yeso Noþ
As of May 4, 2007, the registrant had outstanding 24,682,764 Class A Common Shares and 12,687,500 Class B Common Shares.
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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., U.N. Holdings Inc., which was dissolved on May 31, 2006, Wind River Investment Corporation, which was dissolved on May 31, 2006, AIS, Emerald Insurance Company, Penn-America Group, Inc., our U.S. Insurance Operations and our Agency Operations; | |
3) | “United America Insurance Group” refers to our U.S. Insurance Operations; | |
4) | our “U.S. Insurance Operations” refers to the insurance and related operations conducted by AIS’ 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; | |
5) | our “Predecessor Insurance Operations” refers to Wind River Investment Corporation, which was dissolved on May 31, 2006, AIS, American Insurance Adjustment Agency, Inc., Emerald Insurance Company, the United National Insurance Companies, International Underwriters, LLC, and J.H. Ferguson & Associates, LLC; | |
6) | 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; | |
7) | 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; | |
8) | our “Insurance Operations” refers to the U.S. Insurance Operations; | |
9) | our “Non-U.S. Insurance Operations” refers to the insurance related operations of Wind River Barbados and Wind River Bermuda prior to the amalgamation, which occurred on September 30, 2006; |
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10) | “Wind River Barbados” refers to Wind River Insurance Company (Barbados), Ltd.; | |
11) | “Wind River Bermuda” refers to Wind River Insurance Company, Ltd.; | |
12) | “Wind River Reinsurance” refers to Wind River Reinsurance Company, Ltd. In September 2006, Wind River Barbados was redomesticated to Bermuda and renamed Wind River Reinsurance Company, Ltd., at which time it was amalgamated with Wind River Bermuda; | |
13) | our “Agency Operations” refers to the operations of Penn Independent Corporation and its subsidiaries, which were classified as discontinued operations as of September 30, 2006; | |
14) | our “Non-U.S. Subsidiaries” refers to Wind River Reinsurance, U.A.I. (Gibraltar) Limited, which was liquidated on May 30, 2006, U.A.I. (Gibraltar) II Limited, which was liquidated on May 30, 2006, the Luxembourg Companies, U.A.I. (Ireland) Limited, and Wind River Services, Ltd.; | |
15) | our “Reinsurance Operations” refers to the reinsurance and related operations of Wind River Reinsurance; | |
16) | the “Luxembourg Companies” refers to U.A.I. (Luxembourg) I S.à r.l., U.A.I. (Luxembourg) II S.à r.l., U.A.I. (Luxembourg) III S.à r.l., U.A.I. (Luxembourg) IV S.à r.l., U.A.I. (Luxembourg) Investment S.à r.l., and Wind River (Luxembourg) S.à r.l.; | |
17) | “AIS” refers to American Insurance Service, Inc.; | |
18) | “United National Group” refers to the United National Insurance Companies and Emerald Insurance Company; | |
19) | “Penn-America Group” refers to Penn-America Group, Inc. and the Penn-America Insurance Companies; | |
20) | 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; | |
21) | “Fox Paine & Company” refers to Fox Paine & Company, LLC and affiliated investment funds; | |
22) | “GAAP” refers to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; and | |
23) | “$” 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
(Dollars in thousands, except share amounts)
(Dollars in thousands, except share amounts)
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
March 31, 2007 | December 31, 2006 | |||||||
Bonds: | ||||||||
Available for sale securities, at fair value (amortized cost: $1,264,837 and $1,253,016) | $ | 1,261,604 | $ | 1,246,684 | ||||
Preferred shares: | ||||||||
Available for sale securities, at fair value (cost: $3,418 and $3,991) | 3,418 | 4,369 | ||||||
Common shares: | ||||||||
Available for sale securities, at fair value (cost: $58,373 and $57,351) | 71,235 | 71,003 | ||||||
Other invested assets | ||||||||
Available for sale securities, at fair value (cost: $24,712 and $24,712) | 62,273 | 60,863 | ||||||
Total investments | 1,398,530 | 1,382,919 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 318,277 | 273,745 | ||||||
Accounts receivable | 6,468 | 8,579 | ||||||
Agents’ balances | 84,448 | 86,409 | ||||||
Reinsurance receivables | 948,725 | 982,502 | ||||||
Accrued investment income | 12,984 | 13,150 | ||||||
Deferred federal income taxes | 10,665 | 12,661 | ||||||
Deferred acquisition costs | 60,441 | 60,086 | ||||||
Goodwill | 84,246 | 84,246 | ||||||
Intangible assets | 23,276 | 23,528 | ||||||
Prepaid reinsurance premiums | 36,237 | 38,335 | ||||||
Other assets | 17,494 | 18,456 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 3,001,791 | $ | 2,984,616 | ||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses | $ | 1,699,707 | $ | 1,702,010 | ||||
Unearned premiums | 276,787 | 283,265 | ||||||
Federal income taxes payable | 3,299 | 379 | ||||||
Amounts held for the account of others | 15,624 | 15,491 | ||||||
Ceded balances payable | 17,421 | 16,235 | ||||||
Insurance premium payable | 1,433 | 1,797 | ||||||
Contingent commissions | 3,645 | 8,629 | ||||||
Payable for securities | 9,978 | — | ||||||
Senior notes payable | 90,000 | 90,000 | ||||||
Junior subordinated debentures | 61,857 | 61,857 | ||||||
Notes and loans payable | 1,734 | 4,382 | ||||||
Other liabilities | 30,750 | 37,301 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 2,212,235 | 2,221,346 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8) | — | — | ||||||
Shareholders’ equity: | ||||||||
Common shares, $0.0001 par value, 900,000,000 common shares authorized, 24,675,361 and 24,507,919 Class A common shares issued and outstanding, respectively, and 12,687,500 Class B common shares issued and outstanding | 4 | 4 | ||||||
Preferred shares, $0.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding | — | — | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 516,386 | 515,357 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 24,948 | 22,580 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 248,218 | 225,329 | ||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 789,556 | 763,270 | ||||||
Total | $ | 3,001,791 | $ | 2,984,616 | ||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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UNITED AMERICA INDEMNITY, LTD.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Quarter Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2007 | 2006 | |||||||
Revenues: | ||||||||
Gross premiums written | $ | 152,536 | $ | 159,558 | ||||
Net premiums written | $ | 134,055 | $ | 135,337 | ||||
Net premiums earned | $ | 138,437 | $ | 135,430 | ||||
Net investment income | 18,868 | 13,679 | ||||||
Net realized investment gains | 225 | 43 | ||||||
Total revenues | 157,530 | 149,152 | ||||||
Losses and Expenses: | ||||||||
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses | 81,841 | 78,964 | ||||||
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses | 42,882 | 44,988 | ||||||
Corporate and other operating expenses | 3,564 | 4,258 | ||||||
Interest expense | 2,905 | 2,720 | ||||||
Income before income taxes | 26,338 | 18,222 | ||||||
Income tax expense | 4,074 | 1,093 | ||||||
Income before minority interest and equity in net income of partnership | 22,264 | 17,129 | ||||||
Minority interest | — | (4 | ) | |||||
Equity in net income of partnership | 170 | 532 | ||||||
Income before discontinued operations | 22,434 | 17,657 | ||||||
Discontinued operations, net of taxes | 159 | 121 | ||||||
Net income | $ | 22,593 | $ | 17,778 | ||||
Per share data: | ||||||||
Income from continuing operations: | ||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.61 | $ | 0.49 | ||||
Diluted | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.48 | ||||
Discontinued operations: | ||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | ||||
Diluted | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | ||||
Net income: | ||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.61 | $ | 0.49 | ||||
Diluted | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.48 | ||||
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding: | ||||||||
Basic | 37,112,783 | 36,565,476 | ||||||
Diluted | 37,521,712 | 36,949,146 | ||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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UNITED AMERICA INDEMNITY, LTD.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Dollars in thousands)
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Quarter Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2007 | 2006 | |||||||
Net income | $ | 22,593 | $ | 17,778 | ||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: | ||||||||
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities: | ||||||||
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during period | 2,810 | (6,127 | ) | |||||
Less: Reclassification adjustment for (losses) gains included in net income | 146 | 59 | ||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 2,664 | (6,186 | ) | |||||
Comprehensive income, net of tax | $ | 25,257 | $ | 11,592 | ||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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UNITED AMERICA INDEMNITY, LTD.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
(Dollars in thousands, except share amounts)
(Dollars in thousands, except share amounts)
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Quarter Ended | Year Ended | |||||||
March 31, 2007 | December 31, 2006 | |||||||
Number of Class A common shares: | ||||||||
Number at beginning of period | 24,507,919 | 23,868,402 | ||||||
Class A common shares issued under share incentive plans | 163,679 | 618,797 | ||||||
Class A common shares issued to directors | 3,763 | 20,720 | ||||||
Number at end of period | 24,675,361 | 24,507,919 | ||||||
Number of 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 | ||||||
Par value of Class A common shares: | ||||||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 3 | $ | 3 | ||||
Class A common shares issued | — | — | ||||||
Balance at end of period | $ | 3 | $ | 3 | ||||
Par value of 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 | $ | 515,357 | $ | 504,541 | ||||
Contributed capital from Class A common shares | — | 1,000 | ||||||
Share compensation plans | 1,029 | 9,816 | ||||||
Balance at end of period | $ | 516,386 | $ | 515,357 | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of deferred income tax: | ||||||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 22,580 | $ | 9,471 | ||||
Other comprehensive income | 2,664 | 13,109 | ||||||
Adoption of SFAS 155 | (296 | ) | — | |||||
Balance at end of period | $ | 24,948 | $ | 22,580 | ||||
Retained earnings: | ||||||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 225,329 | $ | 125,911 | ||||
Net income | 22,593 | 99,418 | ||||||
Adoption of SFAS 155 | 296 | — | ||||||
Balance at end of period | $ | 248,218 | $ | 225,329 | ||||
Total shareholders’ equity | $ | 789,556 | $ | 763,270 | ||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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UNITED AMERICA INDEMNITY, LTD.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Dollars in thousands)
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Quarter Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2007 | 2006 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 22,593 | $ | 17,778 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Amortization of trust preferred securities issuance costs | 65 | 65 | ||||||
Amortization and depreciation | 254 | 509 | ||||||
Restricted stock expense | 861 | 2,769 | ||||||
Gain on extinguishment of note payable | (277 | ) | — | |||||
Deferred federal income taxes | 1,093 | 505 | ||||||
Amortization of bond premium and discount, net | 94 | 1,495 | ||||||
Net realized investment gains | (225 | ) | (43 | ) | ||||
Minority interest | — | 4 | ||||||
Equity in net income of partnerships | (170 | ) | (532 | ) | ||||
Changes in: | ||||||||
Agents’ balances | 1,961 | (72 | ) | |||||
Account receivables | 1,285 | 3,896 | ||||||
Reinsurance receivables | 33,777 | 65,707 | ||||||
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses | (2,303 | ) | (51,932 | ) | ||||
Unearned premiums | (6,478 | ) | (1,431 | ) | ||||
Ceded balances payable | 1,186 | (3,000 | ) | |||||
Insurance premiums payable | (364 | ) | (473 | ) | ||||
Other assets and liabilities, net | (7,095 | ) | 9,722 | |||||
Amounts held for the account of others | 133 | (3,305 | ) | |||||
Contingent commissions | (4,984 | ) | (4,770 | ) | ||||
Prepaid reinsurance premiums | 2,098 | 1,338 | ||||||
Federal income taxes receivable | 2,920 | 643 | ||||||
Deferred acquisition costs | (355 | ) | 496 | |||||
Other – net | 102 | 627 | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 46,171 | 39,996 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of bonds | 27,464 | 35,414 | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of stocks | 8,957 | 12,339 | ||||||
Proceeds from maturity of bonds | 29,500 | 5,020 | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of other invested assets | — | 861 | ||||||
Purchase of bonds | (59,117 | ) | (157,339 | ) | ||||
Purchase of stocks | (8,507 | ) | (10,673 | ) | ||||
Purchase of other invested assets | — | (6 | ) | |||||
Net cash used for investing activities | (1,703 | ) | (114,384 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
Borrowing under credit facility | 6 | 907 | ||||||
Repayments of credit facility | (1,229 | ) | (1,222 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from exercises of stock options | 1,405 | — | ||||||
Tax benefits associated with SFAS 123R | 148 | 199 | ||||||
Principal payments of term debt | (266 | ) | (137 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities | 64 | (253 | ) | |||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 44,532 | (74,641 | ) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 273,745 | 220,122 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 318,277 | $ | 145,481 | ||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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UNITED AMERICA INDEMNITY, LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
(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. The Company’s Class A common stock is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the trading symbol “INDM”.
The consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2007 and 2006 are unaudited, but have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which differ in certain respects from those followed in reports to insurance regulatory authorities. 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 unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, of a normal recurring nature and are necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim periods. Results of operations for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results of a full year. The accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of United America Indemnity and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
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. 46(R), “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.
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
2. Investments
The Company’s investments in bonds, preferred stock, and common stock are classified as available for sale and are carried at their fair value. The Company purchases bonds with the expectation of holding them to their maturity; however, changes to the portfolio are sometimes required to assure it is appropriately matched to liabilities. In addition, changes in financial market conditions and tax considerations may cause the Company to sell an investment before it matures. In 2007, the difference between amortized cost and fair value of these investments, 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. In 2006, the difference between amortized cost and fair value of these investments, excluding the derivative components embedded in bonds and preferred stock, 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. In 2006, the difference between amortized cost and fair value of the derivative components is included in income.
As stated in Note 3 of the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II in the Company’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments — an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140” (“SFAS 155”) on January 1, 2007 and irrevocably elected to measure the Company’s convertible bond and
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(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
convertible preferred stock portfolios at estimated fair value. The changes in the market value of the Company’s convertible bond and convertible preferred stock portfolios are recognized as realized gains and losses in the current period. Since the Company realizes the change in market value, cost and market value are the same for these securities.
Bonds available for sale with an estimated fair market value of approximately $748.1 million and $718.1 million were deposited with various governmental authorities in accordance with statutory requirements at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. In addition, bonds with an estimated fair market value of $5.9 million and $5.8 million at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, were held in a trust fund to meet the regulatory requirements applicable to Wind River Reinsurance, one of the Company’s subsidiaries.
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 March 31, 2007:
Gross Unrealized Losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost or | Six | Between | Greater | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in | Number of | Estimated | Amortized | Months or | Seven Months | than One | ||||||||||||||||||||||
thousands) | Securities | Fair Value | Cost | Total | Less | and One Year | Year (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bonds | 379 | $ | 685,725 | $ | 696,541 | $ | 10,816 | $ | 475 | $ | 962 | $ | 9,379 | |||||||||||||||
Common Stock | 18 | 7,743 | 8,052 | 309 | 281 | 28 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 11,125 | $ | 756 | $ | 990 | $ | 9,379 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | At March 31, 2007, the Company had 292 bonds that were in an unrealized loss position for greater than one year. The estimated fair value and amortized cost of these securities was $462.6 million and $472.0 million, respectively. The Company has analyzed these securities and has determined that they are not impaired. The Company has the ability to hold these investments until maturity or until recovery. All of these securities are investment grade. |
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 December 31, 2006:
Gross Unrealized Losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost or | Six | Between | Greater | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in | Number of | Estimated | Amortized | Months or | Seven Months | than One | ||||||||||||||||||||||
thousands) | Securities | Fair Value | Cost | Total | Less | and One Year | Year (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bonds | 414 | $ | 725,155 | $ | 738,781 | $ | 13,626 | $ | 981 | $ | 1,548 | $ | 11,097 | |||||||||||||||
Common Stock | 7 | 2,362 | 2,410 | 48 | 29 | 19 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 13,674 | $ | 1,010 | $ | 1,567 | $ | 11,097 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | At December 31, 2006, the Company had 299 bonds that were in an unrealized loss position for greater than one year. The estimated fair value and amortized cost of these securities was $436.7 million and $447.8 million, respectively. The Company has analyzed these securities and has determined that they are not impaired. The Company has the ability to hold these investments until maturity or until recovery. 99.8% of the value of these securities are investment grade. |
Subject to the risks and uncertainties in evaluating the potential impairment of a security’s value, the impairment evaluation conducted by the Company as of March 31, 2007 concluded the gross unrealized losses discussed above are not other than temporary impairments. Accordingly, these gross unrealized losses are recognized as a component of shareholders’ equity, net of taxes.
The carrying amount of investments approximates their estimated fair value. 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.
For bonds, 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
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(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
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, including those that are deemed to be other than temporary, is included in earnings as a realized loss in the period in which the impairment arose.
For equity securities, a decline in value is considered to be other than temporary if an unrealized loss has either (1) persisted for more than 12 consecutive 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.
The Company recorded the following other than temporary losses on its investment portfolio for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006:
Quarter Ended March 31, | ||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||
Bonds | $ | 21 | $ | — | ||||
Preferred stock | — | 167 | ||||||
Total | $ | 21 | $ | 167 | ||||
3. Reinsurance
The Company cedes insurance to unrelated reinsurers on a pro rata (“quota share”) and excess of loss basis in the ordinary course of business to limit its net loss exposure on insurance contracts. Reinsurance ceded arrangements do not discharge the Company of primary liability as the originating insurer. Moreover, reinsurers may fail to pay the Company 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.
At March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company carried reinsurance receivables of $948.7 million and $982.5 million, respectively. These amounts are net of two purchase accounting adjustments. The first purchase accounting adjustment is due to discounting the loss reserves to their present value and applying a risk margin to the discounted reserves. This adjustment was $18.5 million at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006. The second purchase accounting adjustment netted uncollectible reinsurance reserves against the reinsurance receivables to properly reflect the reinsurance receivables at their fair value on the date the Company acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Wind River Investment Corporation and its subsidiaries (“Wind River Acquisition date”). This purchase accounting adjustment was $13.3 million and $20.5 million at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The change is primarily due to a commutation of the Company’s reinsurance agreement with an unrelated third party reinsurer that reduced the uncollectible reinsurance reserve by $6.5 million. The Company received $3.5 million in cash as a result of this commutation.
At March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company held collateral securing its reinsurance receivables of $651.9 million and $642.9 million, respectively, an increase of $9.0 million or 1.4%. Prepaid reinsurance premiums
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were $36.2 million and $38.3 million at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, a decrease of $2.1 million or 5.5%. Reinsurance receivables, net of collateral held, were $296.8 million and $339.6 million at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, a decrease of $42.8 million or 12.6%.
During the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company recorded the following ceded amounts:
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Earned premium | $ | 20,577 | $ | 25,558 | ||||
Commissions | 4,529 | 5,666 | ||||||
Incurred losses | 11,355 | 14,708 |
The Company’s current property writings create exposure to catastrophic events. To protect against these exposures, the Company purchases property catastrophe coverage. There have been no changes to the Company’s catastrophe reinsurance treaties since December 31, 2006. The current treaties expire on May 31, 2007. The Company did not cede any incurred losses under the property catastrophe contracts during the quarter ended March 31, 2007.
The Company evaluated retention levels during 2006 to ensure that the ultimate reinsurance cessions are aligned with corporate risk tolerance levels and capital levels. As a result of this analysis, the Company increased its property retention from $0.5 million to $1.0 million during the first quarter of 2007.
4. Income Taxes
The statutory income tax rates of the countries where the Company does business are 35.0% in the United States, 0.0% in Bermuda, 0.0% in the Cayman Islands, 29.63% in the Duchy of Luxembourg, and 25.0% in the Republic of Ireland. The statutory income tax rate of each country is applied against the expected annual taxable income of each country to estimate the annual income tax expense. Total estimated annual income tax expense is divided by total estimated annual pre-tax income to determine the expected annual income tax rate used to compute the income tax provision. On an interim basis, the expected annual income tax rate is applied against interim pre-tax income, excluding net realized gains and losses, and then adding that amount to income taxes on net realized gains and losses. The Company’s income from continuing operations before income taxes from the Non-U.S. Subsidiaries and U.S. Subsidiaries, including the results of the quota share agreement between Wind River Reinsurance and the U.S. Insurance Operations, for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 were as follows:
Quarter Ended March 31, 2007: | Non-U.S. | U.S. | ||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Subsidiaries | Subsidiaries | Eliminations | Total | ||||||||||||
Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||
Gross premiums written | $ | 77,919 | $ | 145,602 | $ | (70,985 | ) | $ | 152,536 | |||||||
Net premiums written | $ | 74,482 | $ | 59,573 | $ | — | $ | 134,055 | ||||||||
Net premiums earned | $ | 69,580 | $ | 68,857 | $ | — | $ | 138,437 | ||||||||
Net investment income | 10,403 | 13,011 | (4,546 | ) | 18,868 | |||||||||||
Net realized investment gains | — | 246 | (21 | ) | 225 | |||||||||||
Total revenues | 79,983 | 82,114 | (4,567 | ) | 157,530 | |||||||||||
Losses and Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses | 42,726 | 39,115 | — | 81,841 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses | 24,799 | 18,414 | (331 | ) | 42,882 | |||||||||||
Corporate and other operating expenses | 1,547 | 1,841 | 176 | 3,564 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | — | 7,451 | (4,546 | ) | 2,905 | |||||||||||
Income before income taxes | $ | 10,911 | $ | 15,293 | $ | 134 | $ | 26,338 | ||||||||
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Quarter Ended March 31, 2006: | Non-U.S. | U.S. | ||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Subsidiaries | Subsidiaries | Eliminations | Total | ||||||||||||
Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||
Gross premiums written | $ | 64,199 | $ | 159,503 | $ | (64,144 | ) | $ | 159,558 | |||||||
Net premiums written | $ | 64,193 | $ | 71,144 | $ | — | $ | 135,337 | ||||||||
Net premiums earned | $ | 63,881 | $ | 71,549 | $ | — | $ | 135,430 | ||||||||
Net investment income | 8,898 | 9,327 | (4,546 | ) | 13,679 | |||||||||||
Net realized investment gains (losses) | 88 | (82 | ) | 37 | 43 | |||||||||||
Total revenues | 72,867 | 80,794 | (4,509 | ) | 149,152 | |||||||||||
Losses and Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses | 36,841 | 42,123 | — | 78,964 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses | 23,031 | 21,641 | 316 | 44,988 | ||||||||||||
Corporate and other operating expenses | 2,000 | 2,065 | 193 | 4,258 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | — | 7,266 | (4,546 | ) | 2,720 | |||||||||||
Income before income taxes | $ | 10,995 | $ | 7,699 | $ | (472 | ) | $ | 18,222 | |||||||
The following table summarizes the differences between the tax provisions under Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 28, “Interim Financial Reporting” (“APB 28”), 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 | $ | 5,420 | 20.6 | % | $ | 2,549 | 14.0 | % | ||||||||
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Tax exempt interest | (600 | ) | (2.3 | ) | (1,252 | ) | (6.9 | ) | ||||||||
Dividend exclusion | (116 | ) | (0.4 | ) | (125 | ) | (0.7 | ) | ||||||||
Other | (630 | ) | (2.4 | ) | (79 | ) | (0.4 | ) | ||||||||
Income tax expense | $ | 4,074 | 15.5 | % | $ | 1,093 | 6.0 | % | ||||||||
The Company recognized tax expense on discontinued operations of $ 0.1 million and $0.2 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The effective tax rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 was 15.5%, compared with an effective rate of 6.0% for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. The increase in the effective tax rate is due to a decrease in tax-exempt income and increases in underwriting income and net investment income of the Company’s U.S. Subsidiaries. The effective rates differed from the weighted average expected rate of 20.6% and 14.0% for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, primarily due to investments in tax-exempt securities.
The alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) carryforward was $1.2 million and $2.8 million as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.
The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various states and foreign jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal tax examinations by tax authorities for tax years before March 1, 2003. The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) commenced examinations of the Company’s U.S. income tax returns for the period from September 6, 2003 through December 31, 2003 and the year ended December 31, 2004 in the third quarter of 2006. The examinations are expected to be completed by the end of 2007.
The Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”), on January 1, 2007. As a result, the Company now applies a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold for all tax uncertainties. FIN 48 only allows the recognition of those tax benefits that have a greater than 50% likelihood of being sustained upon examination by the taxing
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authorities. As a result of the implementation, the Company recognized no material adjustment to reserves for uncertain tax positions. At January 1, 2007, the date of the implementation, the Company has $3.6 million of total gross unrecognized tax benefits, not including interest and penalties. If recognized, the gross unrecognized tax benefits could lower the effective income tax rate in any future period. There has been no change to the amount during the quarter ended March 31, 2007.
The Company is not aware of anything at this time that would require it to make any changes to its tax reserve.
The Company classifies all interest and penalties as income tax expense. As of January 1, 2007, the Company has recorded $0.4 million in liabilities for tax-related interest and penalties on its consolidated balance sheet.
5. Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
The liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses reflects the Company’s best estimate for future amounts needed to pay claims and related settlement expenses and the impact of the Company’s reinsurance coverages with respect to insured events. Estimating the ultimate claims liability of the Company is a complex and judgmental process, inasmuch as the amounts are based on management’s informed estimates and judgments using data currently available. 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 such to the Company. The method for determining the Company’s liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses includes, but is not limited to, reviewing past loss experience and considering other factors such as industry data and legal, social, and economic developments. As additional experience and data become available, the Company’s estimate for the liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses is revised accordingly. If the Company’s ultimate losses, net of reinsurance, prove to differ substantially from the amounts recorded with respect to unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses at March 31, 2007, the related adjustments could have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2007, the Company reduced its reinsurance reserve allowance by $1.6 million.
6. Notes and Loans Payable
Notes Payable
Notes payable and term loans assumed through the acquisition of Penn Independent Corporation consists of a $2.5 million revolving line of credit which expires on November 30, 2007, bearing interest at the bank’s prime rate less 1.25% payable monthly. The outstanding amounts due on the line of credit as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were $0.3 million and $1.5 million, respectively. Interest expense resulting from the line of credit was $0.02 million and $0.04 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Loans Payable
Loans payable of $1.4 million and $2.8 million as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were comprised of one and three loans payable, respectively, to vendors and former minority shareholders in certain of the Company’s subsidiaries. Interest expense related to loans payable was $0.01 million and $0.04 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
7. Related Party Transactions
As of March 31, 2007, Fox Paine & Company beneficially owns shares having approximately 84.8% of the Company’s total share voting authority. Two of the Company’s directors, including the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, are employees of Fox Paine & Company. The Company relies on Fox Paine & Company to provide management services and other services related to the operations of the Company.
At March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, Wind River Reinsurance was a limited partner in investment funds managed by Fox Paine & Company. This investment was made in June 2000 and pre-dates the September 5, 2003
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acquisition by Fox Paine & Company of Wind River Investment Corporation, the holding company for the Company’s Predecessor Insurance Operations. The Company’s investment in this limited partnership was valued at $6.1 million and $5.9 million at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. At March 31, 2007, the Company had a remaining capital commitment of $4.1 million to the partnership.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2007, the Company accrued $0.4 million for legal services rendered by Cozen O’Connor. During the quarter ended March 31, 2006, the Company paid $0.04 million to Cozen O’Connor. There were no payments to Cozen O’Connor during the quarter ended March 31, 2007. Stephen A. Cozen, the chairman of Cozen O’Connor, is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.
During the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company directly reimbursed Fox Paine & Company $0.1 and $0.05 million, respectively, for expenses incurred in providing management services.
During the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company paid $0.2 million and $0.02 million, respectively, in premium to Validus Reinsurance, Ltd. (“Validus”), a current participant on the Company’s $30.0 million in excess of $30.0 million and $25.0 million in excess of $5.0 million catastrophe reinsurance treaties. No losses have yet been ceded by the Company under these treaties. Validus is also a participant in a quota share retrocession agreement with Wind River Reinsurance. During the quarter ended March 31, 2007, the Company estimated that $3.3 million of written premium and $0.2 million of losses has been assumed by Validus from Wind River Reinsurance. Edward J. Noonan, the chairman and chief executive officer of Validus, is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.
8. Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Proceedings
The Company is, 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, cash flows, 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’ reinsurance operations are in runoff, 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.
9. Shareholders’ Equity
Shareholders’ equity as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was $789.6 million and $763.3 million, respectively. The increase of $26.3 million during 2007 was primarily due to net income for the quarter of $22.6 million, an increase in accumulated other comprehensive income of $2.4 million due to net unrealized gains on investments of $2.7 million and a decrease of $0.3 million due to the adoption of SFAS 155, an increase in additional paid-in-capital of $1.0 million due to restricted stock and stock option compensation accruals of $2.4 million related to awards under the Share Incentive Plan (please see Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II in the Company’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information regarding the Share Incentive Plan) and a reduction of $1.4 million for vested options that were purchased from former executives, and an increase to retained earnings of $0.3 million due to the adoption of SFAS 155. There was no net effect to shareholders’ equity as a result of the adoption of SFAS 155.
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10. Share-Based Compensation Plans
On March 29, 2007, the Company agreed to resolve the lawsuit against its former executives. (Please see Item 3 of Part I of the Company’s 2006 Annual Report on 10-K for details concerning this lawsuit.) As part of the settlement reached with Messrs. Schmidt and Ritz, the Company purchased their vested options for $1.4 million and retired their unvested options. For further details concerning the terms of this settlement, please see the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 29, 2007.
11. Earnings Per Share
Earnings per share have been computed using the weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding during the period.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share.
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(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||
Income from continuing operations | $ | 22,434 | $ | 17,657 | ||||
Discontinued operations | 159 | 121 | ||||||
Net income | $ | 22,593 | $ | 17,778 | ||||
Basic earnings per share: | ||||||||
Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share | 37,112,783 | 36,565,476 | ||||||
Income from continuing operations | $ | 0.61 | $ | 0.49 | ||||
Discontinued operations | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
Net income | $ | 0.61 | $ | 0.49 | ||||
Diluted earnings per share: | ||||||||
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share | 37,521,712 | 36,949,146 | ||||||
Income from continuing operations | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.48 | ||||
Discontinued operations | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
Net income | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.48 | ||||
A reconciliation of weighted average shares for basic earnings per share to weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share is as follows:
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Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share | 37,112,783 | 36,565,476 | ||||||
Non-vested restricted stock | 29,371 | 13,313 | ||||||
Options and warrants | 379,558 | 370,357 | ||||||
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share | 37,521,712 | 36,949,146 | ||||||
12. Segment Information
The Company manages its business through two business segments: Insurance Operations, which includes the operations of the United America Insurance Group, and Reinsurance Operations, which includes the operations of Wind River Reinsurance.
The Company’s Reinsurance Operations segment resulted from the amalgamation of the Non-U.S. Insurance Operations into a single Bermuda based entity, Wind River Reinsurance, in September 2006. The Reinsurance Operations segment began offering third party reinsurance in the third quarter of 2006 and entered into its initial third party reinsurance treaty effective January 1, 2007. As such, there are no results for the Reinsurance Operations segment for the prior year.
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As a result of the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company’s Agency Operations in September 2006, the Company no longer has an Agency Operations segment, and the results of its Agency Operations are now classified as discontinued operations.
The Insurance Operations segment, the Reinsurance Operations segment, and the discontinued Agency Operations segment follow the same accounting policies used for the Company’s consolidated financial statements. For further disclosure regarding the Company’s accounting policies, please see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II in the Company’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Following is a tabulation of business segment information. Corporate information is included to reconcile segment data to the consolidated financial statements.
Quarter Ended March 31, 2007: | Insurance | |||||||||||||||||||
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Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross premiums written | $ | 145,602 | $ | 6,934 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 152,536 | ||||||||||
Net premiums written | $ | 130,558 | $ | 3,497 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 134,055 | ||||||||||
Net premiums earned | $ | 137,714 | $ | 723 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 138,437 | ||||||||||
Net investment income | — | — | 18,868 | — | 18,868 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized investment gains | — | — | 225 | — | 225 | |||||||||||||||
Total revenues | 137,714 | 723 | 19,093 | — | 157,530 | |||||||||||||||
Losses and Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses | 81,377 | 464 | — | — | 81,841 | |||||||||||||||
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses | 42,082 | 1,131 | (2) | — | (331 | ) | 42,882 | |||||||||||||
Corporate and other operating expenses | — | — | 3,388 | 176 | 3,564 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense | — | — | 2,905 | — | 2,905 | |||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | $ | 14,255 | $ | (872 | ) | $ | 12,800 | $ | 155 | 26,338 | ||||||||||
Income tax expense | 4,074 | |||||||||||||||||||
Income before equity in net income of partnership | 22,264 | |||||||||||||||||||
Equity in net income of partnership | 170 | |||||||||||||||||||
Income before discontinued operations | 22,434 | |||||||||||||||||||
Discontinued operations, net of taxes | 159 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 22,593 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Assets | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 3,001,791 | $ | — | $ | 3,001,791 | ||||||||||
(1) | – Direct business only, excluding business assumed from affiliates. | |
(2) | – Includes excise tax of $743. |
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(Dollars in thousands) | Operations | Corporate | Eliminations | Total | ||||||||||||
Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||
Gross premiums written | $ | 159,558 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 159,558 | ||||||||
Net premiums written | $ | 135,337 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 135,337 | ||||||||
Net premiums earned | $ | 135,430 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 135,430 | ||||||||
Net investment income | — | 13,679 | — | 13,679 | ||||||||||||
Net realized investment gains | — | 43 | — | 43 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues | 135,430 | 13,722 | — | 149,152 | ||||||||||||
Losses and Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses | 78,964 | — | — | 78,964 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses | 44,672 | — | 316 | 44,988 | ||||||||||||
Corporate and other operating expenses | — | 4,258 | — | 4,258 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | — | 2,720 | — | 2,720 | ||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | $ | 11,794 | $ | 6,744 | $ | (316 | ) | 18,222 | ||||||||
Income tax expense | 1,093 | |||||||||||||||
Income before minority interest and equity in net income of partnership | 17,129 | |||||||||||||||
Minority interest | (4 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Equity in net income of partnership | 532 | |||||||||||||||
Income before discontinued operations | 17,657 | |||||||||||||||
Discontinued operations, net of eliminations | 121 | |||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 17,778 | ||||||||||||||
Total Assets | $ | — | $ | 3,068,162 | $ | — | $ | 3,068,162 | ||||||||
13. Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Interest Paid
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Interest paid | $ | 4,236 | $ | 3,986 |
14. Subsequent Events
On May 9, 2007, the Company announced that the Board of Directors had appointed Larry A. Frakes as the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Frakes was also appointed to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of United America Insurance Group. The employment of Robert M. Fishman, former President and Chief Executive Officer of United America Insurance Group, terminated on May 8, 2007.
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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” at the end of this Item 2 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, 2006.
Recent Developments
We commuted a reinsurance agreement with an unrelated third party reinsurer. As part of the commutation, we received $3.5 million in cash during the first quarter of 2007. The impact of the commutation was over-reserved in prior years and resulted in a pre-tax net benefit of $0.7 million to our results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2007.
Effective January 1, 2007, Wind River Reinsurance entered into two limited liability quota share reinsurance agreements with unrelated third parties. To reduce its exposure on these agreements, Wind River Reinsurance has entered into two separate quota share retrocession agreements: one with Validus Reinsurance, Ltd., which is a related party, and another with an unrelated third party.
Effective January 1, 2007, each of the quota share agreements between Wind River Reinsurance and our U.S. Insurance Operations expired and was consolidated into a collection of identical quota share reinsurance agreements. Under these new agreements, the U.S. Insurance Operations have agreed to cede 50% of their net unearned premiums as of December 31, 2006, plus 50% of the net retained insurance liability of all new and renewal business bound on or after January 1, 2007, to Wind River Reinsurance.
On March 29, 2007, we agreed to settle the lawsuit against William F. Schmidt, former President and Chief Executive Officer of United America Insurance Group, Jonathan P. Ritz, former Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of United America Insurance Group, and Gerould J. Goetz, former Senior Vice President — Claims of United America Insurance Group. For additional information regarding the settlement, please see Item 1 of Part II of this report.
On March 30, 2007, we closed on the sale of our Hatboro, Pennsylvania property to a local real estate developer.
On May 9, 2007, we announced that our Board of Directors had appointed Larry A. Frakes as our President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Frakes was also appointed to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of United America Insurance Group. The employment of Robert M. Fishman, former President and Chief Executive Officer of United America Insurance Group, terminated on May 8, 2007.
Overview
We distribute our insurance products through a group of approximately 150 professional general agencies that have limited quoting and binding authority, as well as a number of wholesale insurance brokers who in turn sell our insurance products to insureds through retail insurance brokers.
The business classifications within our Insurance Operations segment are: 1) Small Business, which distributes its products to small commercial businesses through a select network of general agents with specific binding authority; 2) Programs, which markets insurance products for targeted insured segments as well as specialty products, such as professional lines through program administrators, with specific binding authority; and 3) Specialty Wholesale, which markets property, casualty, and professional liability products through wholesale brokers. Our Reinsurance Operations segment offers third party treaty and facultative reinsurance products for surplus, excess and specialty lines of business.
We derive our revenues primarily from premiums paid on insurance policies that we write and from income generated by our investment portfolio, net of fees paid for investment management 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.
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Our expenses include losses and loss adjustment expenses, acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses, corporate and other operating expenses, 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 incur on the insurance policies we write. The ultimate losses and loss adjustment expenses will depend on the actual costs to resolve claims. Acquisition costs consist principally of commissions that are typically a percentage of the premiums on the insurance policies we write, net of ceding commissions earned from reinsurers and allocated internal costs. Other underwriting expenses consist primarily of personnel expenses and general operating expenses. Corporate and other operating expenses are comprised primarily of outside legal fees, other professional fees, including accounting fees, directors’ fees, management fees, and salaries and benefits for holding company personnel. Interest expense consists of interest paid on funds held on behalf of others, senior notes payable and junior subordinated debentures.
In managing the business and evaluating performance, our management focuses on measures such as premium growth, rate level changes, loss ratio, expense ratio, combined ratio, return on equity, growth in book value per share, and operating income, which we define as net income excluding after-tax net realized investment gains (losses), after-tax gain and one-time charges from discontinued operations, and after-tax extraordinary items that do not reflect overall operating trends. (Loss ratio, expense ratio, combined ratio, and operating income are non-GAAP measures.) Our management focuses on operating income as a useful measure of the net income attributable to the ongoing operations of the business. 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 Estimates and Policies
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP, which requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions. We believe that of our significant accounting policies, the following may involve a higher degree of judgment and estimation.
Liability For Unpaid Losses And Loss Adjustment Expenses
Although variability is inherent in estimates, we believe that 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 estimating 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 but not yet reported to us.
We are directly liable for losses and loss adjustment expenses under the terms of the insurance policies that we write. In many cases, several years may elapse between the occurrence of an insured loss, the reporting of the loss to us, and our payment of that loss. We reflect our liability for the ultimate payment of all incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses by establishing loss and loss adjustment expense reserves as balance sheet liabilities for both reported and unreported claims.
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 industry data and legal, social, and economic developments.
Loss reserves included in our financial statements represent management’s best estimates based upon an actuarially derived point estimate and other considerations. Our actuaries use a variety of techniques to establish our liabilities
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for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, all of which involve significant judgments and assumptions. Losses generated by business with common characteristics are aggregated into groups as losses are evaluated:
• | For property losses, we generally employ an expected loss ratio approach for more recent months in the current accident year and employ a blend of expected loss ratios and incurred development methods for older months in the current accident year. For older accident years, we generally employ incurred loss development tests. | ||
• | For primary casualty losses, we generally employ an expected loss ratio approach for the current accident year. For more recent prior accident years, we generally employ a blend of expected loss ratios and incurred development methods. For older accident years, we generally employ a variety of paid and incurred loss development tests. | ||
• | For excess and umbrella losses, we generally employ an expected loss ratio approach for both the current accident year as well as more recent prior accident years. For older accident years, we generally employ a variety of paid and incurred loss development tests. |
All of these techniques include detailed statistical analysis of past claim reporting, settlement activity, claim frequency and severity data, internal loss experience, the experience of policyholders and industry experience. More judgmental techniques are used in lines when statistical data is insufficient or unavailable. Estimates reflect implicit or explicit assumptions regarding the effects of external factors that include economic and social inflation, judicial decisions, law changes and recent trends in these factors. Management’s best estimate for loss and loss adjustment expenses is based on the actuarial point estimate resulting from the evaluation of each segment, adjusted, where appropriate, to reflect higher loss ratio selections for lines where little or no loss experience has emerged and evaluation of lines where greater uncertainty and variability exists.
The tables below identify the components of our gross and net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses as of March 31, 2007:
Gross Reserves | ||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Case | IBNR | Total | |||||||||
Small Business | $ | 157,157 | $ | 399,492 | $ | 556,649 | ||||||
Program | 313,742 | 802,423 | 1,116,165 | |||||||||
Specialty Wholesale | 13,985 | 12,289 | 26,274 | |||||||||
Insurance Operations | 484,884 | 1,214,204 | 1,699,088 | |||||||||
Reinsurance Operations | — | 619 | 619 | |||||||||
Total | $ | 484,884 | $ | 1,214,823 | $ | 1,699,707 | ||||||
Net Reserves (1) | ||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Case | IBNR | Total | |||||||||
Small Business | $ | 141,263 | $ | 336,820 | $ | 478,083 | ||||||
Program | 76,966 | 198,542 | 275,508 | |||||||||
Specialty Wholesale | 7,167 | 9,714 | 16,881 | |||||||||
Insurance Operations | 225,396 | 545,076 | 770,472 | |||||||||
Reinsurance Operations | — | 463 | 463 | |||||||||
Total | $ | 225,396 | $ | 545,539 | $ | 770,935 | ||||||
(1) | – Does not include reinsurance receivable on paid losses or reserve for uncollectible reinsurance. |
We continually review these estimates and, based on new developments and information, we include adjustments of the probable ultimate liability in the operating results for the periods in which the adjustments are made. The establishment of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves makes no provision for the possible broadening of coverage by legislative action or judicial interpretation, or the emergence of new types of losses not sufficiently represented in our historical experience or that cannot yet be quantified. We regularly analyze our reserves and review pricing and reserving methodologies so that future adjustments to prior year reserves can be minimized. However, given the complexity of this process, reserves will require continual updates and the ultimate liability may be higher or lower than previously indicated. Change in estimates for loss and loss adjustment expense reserves, as required by SFAS No. 60, “Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprises,” is recorded in the period that the change in these estimates is made. We do not and have not previously discounted our GAAP loss reserves, except for reserves resulting from the purchase accounting adjustments made at the time of the purchase of Wind River Investment Corporation and the merger with Penn-America Group, Inc. of $49.4 million and $19.5 million, respectively.
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As mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the ultimate liability for losses and loss adjustment expenses may be higher or lower than previously indicated. The table below illustrates the sensitivity to a hypothetical change to our net loss and loss adjustment expense reserves as of March 31, 2007. The selected scenarios are not predictions of future events, but rather illustrative of the effect that such events may have on shareholders’ equity.
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Increase | ||||||||||||
Balance of Net Loss | Change In Net | (Decrease) in | ||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | and Net Loss | Loss and Net | Shareholders’ | |||||||||
Hypothetical Change in Net Loss and | Adjustment Expense | Loss Adjustment | (2) | |||||||||
Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves | Reserves (1) | Expense Reserves | Equity | |||||||||
7.5% increase | $ | 828,755 | $ | 57,820 | (6.2 | )% | ||||||
5.0% increase | 809,482 | 38,547 | (4.1 | )% | ||||||||
2.5% increase | 790,208 | 19,273 | (2.1 | )% | ||||||||
As recorded on March 31, 2007 | 770,935 | — | — | |||||||||
2.5% decrease | 751,661 | (19,273 | ) | 2.1 | % | |||||||
5.0% decrease | 732,388 | (38,547 | ) | 4.1 | % | |||||||
7.5% decrease | 713,115 | (57,820 | ) | 6.2 | % |
(1) | Does not include reinsurance receivable on paid losses or reserve for uncollectible reinsurance. | |
(2) | This presumes that the change in reserves is pro-rata across the entire portfolio of loss reserves for the purpose of determining the net effect on shareholders’ equity. |
Recoverability of Reinsurance Receivables
We regularly review the collectibility of our reinsurance receivables, and we include adjustments resulting from this review in earnings in the period in which the adjustment arises. A.M. Best ratings, financial history, available collateral, and payment history with the reinsurers are several of the factors that we consider when judging collectibility. Changes in loss reserves can also affect the valuation of reinsurance receivables if the change is related to loss reserves that are ceded to reinsurers. Certain amounts may be uncollectible if our reinsurers dispute a loss or if the reinsurer is unable to pay. If our reinsurers do not pay, we are still legally obligated to pay the loss.
Investments
The carrying amount of our investments approximates their estimated fair value. 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.
For bonds, 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. If the fair value of an investment falls below its cost and the decline is determined to be other than temporary, the amount of the decline is included in earnings as a realized loss in the period in which the impairment arose.
For equity securities, a decline in value is considered to be other than temporary if an unrealized loss has either (1) persisted for more than 12 consecutive 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.
For an analysis of our securities with gross unrealized losses as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, and for other than temporary losses that we recorded for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, please see Note 2 to the consolidated financials statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report.
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Goodwill and Intangible Assets
We use several techniques to value the recoverability of our intangible assets. Discounted cash flow and cost to replace methods were used to value agency relationships, customer contracts, and insurer relationships. State licenses were valued by comparing our licenses to comparable companies. Software was evaluated based on the cost to build and the cost to replace existing software.
Other intangible assets that are not deemed to have an indefinite useful life are amortized over their useful lives. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS 142”), we are required to perform a test for impairment of goodwill and other indefinite lived assets at least annually. We recently concluded our annual impairment review of goodwill and other indefinite lived assets during the first quarter of 2007 and have concluded that goodwill and other indefinite lived assets were not impaired as of December 31, 2006. No events have occurred since then that would indicate that goodwill and other indefinite lived assets were impaired as of March 31, 2007. Impairment is recognized if the fair value of the company is less than its carrying amount.
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. A valuation allowance would be based on all available information including our assessment of uncertain tax positions and projections of future taxable income from each tax-paying component in each jurisdiction, principally derived from business plans and available tax planning strategies. There is no valuation allowance as of March 31, 2007. The deferred tax asset balance as of March 31, 2007, which includes the alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) carryforward, is analyzed regularly by management. Based on these analyses, we have determined that our AMT carryforward of $1.2 million as of March 31, 2007 is recoverable. 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, a valuation allowance may be required. This could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, and liquidity.
On an interim basis, we book our tax provision using the expected full year effective tax rate in accordance with the provisions of APB 28. Forecasts which compute taxable income and taxes expected to be incurred in the jurisdictions where we do business are prepared several times per year. The effective tax rate is computed by dividing forecasted income tax expense by forecasted pre-tax income. Changes in pre-tax and taxable income in the jurisdictions where we do business can change the APB 28 effective tax rate.
We adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. As a result, we apply a more likely than not recognition threshold for all tax uncertainties. FIN 48 only allows the recognition of those tax benefits that have a greater than 50% likelihood of being sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities. Please see Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for a discussion of FIN 48.
Our Business Segments
As a result of the sale of substantially all of the assets of our Agency Operations in September 2006, we no longer have an Agency Operations segment, and the results of our Agency Operations are now classified as discontinued operations.
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As a result of the amalgamation of the Non-U.S. Insurance Operations into a single Bermuda based entity in September 2006, we have a new financial reporting segment, Reinsurance Operations, that offers third party reinsurance products. Our Reinsurance Operations began offering third party reinsurance in the third quarter of 2006 and entered into its initial third party reinsurance treaty effective January 1, 2007. As such, there are no results for our Reinsurance Operations segment for the prior year.
We evaluate the performance of our Insurance Operations and Reinsurance Operations segments based on gross and net premiums written, revenues in the form of net premiums earned, and expenses in the form of (1) net losses and loss adjustment expenses, (2) acquisition costs, and (3) other underwriting expenses.
The following table sets forth an analysis of financial data from continuing operations for our segments during the periods indicated:
Quarter Ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||
Insurance Operations premiums written: | ||||||||
Gross premiums written | $ | 145,602 | $ | 159,558 | ||||
Ceded premiums written | 15,044 | 24,221 | ||||||
Net premiums written | $ | 130,558 | $ | 135,337 | ||||
Reinsurance Operations premiums written: | ||||||||
Gross premiums written | $ | 6,934 | $ | — | ||||
Ceded premiums written | 3,437 | — | ||||||
Net premiums written | $ | 3,497 | $ | — | ||||
Revenues: (1) | ||||||||
Insurance Operations | $ | 137,714 | $ | 135,430 | ||||
Reinsurance Operations | 723 | — | ||||||
Corporate | 19,093 | 13,722 | ||||||
Total revenues | $ | 157,530 | $ | 149,152 | ||||
Expenses: (1) | ||||||||
Insurance Operations | $ | 123,459 | $ | 123,636 | ||||
Reinsurance Operations | 1,595 | — | ||||||
Corporate | 6,293 | 6,978 | ||||||
Subtotal | 131,347 | 130,614 | ||||||
Intercompany eliminations | (155 | ) | 316 | |||||
Net expenses | $ | 131,192 | $ | 130,930 | ||||
Income (loss) before income taxes: (1) | ||||||||
Insurance Operations | $ | 14,255 | $ | 11,794 | ||||
Reinsurance Operations | (872 | ) | — | |||||
Corporate | 12,800 | 6,744 | ||||||
Subtotal | 26,183 | 18,538 | ||||||
Intercompany eliminations | 155 | (316 | ) | |||||
Total income before income taxes | $ | 26,338 | $ | 18,222 | ||||
Insurance combined ratio analysis: (2) | ||||||||
Net losses and loss adjustment expense ratio | 59.1 | 58.3 | ||||||
Other underwriting expense ratio | 31.0 | 33.2 | ||||||
Combined ratio | 90.1 | 91.5 | ||||||
(1) | Excludes the results of our Agency Operations, which have been classified as discontinued operations for 2007 and 2006. | |
(2) | Our insurance combined ratios are non-GAAP financial measures that are generally viewed as indicators of underwriting profitability. The net losses and loss adjustment expense ratio is the ratio of net losses and loss adjustment expenses to net premiums earned. The underwriting expense ratio is the ratio of acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses to net premiums earned. The combined ratio is the ratio of the sum of net losses, loss adjustment expenses, acquisition costs, and other underwriting expenses to net premiums earned. |
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Results of Operations
Quarter Ended March 31, 2007 Compared with the Quarter Ended March 31, 2006
Premiums
Gross premiums written, which represent the amount received or to be received for insurance policies written without reduction for reinsurance costs or other deductions, were $152.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared with $159.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, a decrease of $7.1 million or 4.4%.
A breakdown of gross premiums written by product class is as follows:
Quarter Ended | Quarter Ended | Increase / | ||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | March 31, 2007 | March 31, 2006 | (Decrease) | |||||||||
Small Business | $ | 80,617 | $ | 95,055 | $ | (14,438 | ) | |||||
Program | 53,558 | 58,446 | (4,888 | ) | ||||||||
Specialty Wholesale | 11,427 | 6,057 | 5,370 | |||||||||
Reinsurance | 6,934 | — | 6,934 | |||||||||
Total | $ | 152,536 | $ | 159,558 | $ | (7,022 | ) | |||||
• | Small Business gross premiums written decreased $14.4 million due to a decrease in casualty premiums caused by increased competition from both surplus lines and standard carriers and the recent cancellation of business that did not meet our profitability standards. | ||
• | Program gross premiums written decreased $4.9 million primarily due to decreases in a 1st Party program premium in our property product line and decreases in our umbrella product line as a result of pricing pressures in the market. | ||
• | Specialty Wholesale gross premiums written increased $5.4 million primarily due to continued growth in our property and allied health product writings. | ||
• | Reinsurance gross premiums written were $6.9 million. Our Reinsurance Operations segment began offering third party reinsurance in the third quarter of 2006 and entered into its initial third party reinsurance contracts during the quarter ended March 31, 2007; therefore there were no gross premiums written for our Reinsurance Operations segment for the prior year. |
Net premiums written, which equal gross premiums written less ceded premiums written, were $134.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared with $135.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, a decrease of $1.2 million or 0.9%. The ratio of net premiums written to gross premiums written was 87.9% for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 and 84.8% for the quarter ended March 31, 2006.
A breakdown of net premiums written by product class is as follows:
Quarter Ended | Quarter Ended | Increase / | ||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | March 31, 2007 | March 31, 2006 | (Decrease) | |||||||||
Small Business | $ | 75,680 | $ | 86,384 | $ | (10,704 | ) | |||||
Program | 44,681 | 44,429 | 252 | |||||||||
Specialty Wholesale | 10,197 | 4,524 | 5,673 | |||||||||
Reinsurance | 3,497 | — | 3,497 | |||||||||
Total | $ | 134,055 | $ | 135,337 | $ | (1,282 | ) | |||||
• | Small Business net premiums written decreased $10.7 million primarily due to a decrease in casualty premiums caused by increased competition from both surplus lines and standard carriers and the recent cancellation of business that did not meet our profitability standards. |
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• | Program net premiums written increased $0.3 million primarily as a result of an increase in habitational general liability premium offset by decreases in product writings in our umbrella line. | ||
• | Specialty Wholesale net premiums written increased $5.7 million due to continued growth in our property and allied health product writings. | ||
• | Reinsurance net premiums written were $3.5 million. Our Reinsurance Operations segment began offering third party reinsurance in the third quarter of 2006 and entered into its initial third party reinsurance contracts during the quarter ended March 31, 2007; therefore there were no net premiums written for our Reinsurance Operations segment for the prior year. |
Net premiums earned were $138.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared with $135.4 million for the quarter March 31, 2006, an increase of $3.0 million or 2.2%. The increase in net premiums earned is primarily due to a $2.3 million increase in net premiums earned of our Insurance Operations segment and $0.7 million of net premiums earned of our Reinsurance Operations segment.
• | The increase in our Insurance Operations segment is due to a $5.5 million increase in prior year net premiums written that are being earned in the current year, offset by a $3.2 million decrease in current year net premiums written that are being earned in the current year. | ||
• | Net premiums earned of our Reinsurance Operations segment were $0.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. Our Reinsurance Operations segment began offering third party reinsurance in the third quarter of 2006 and entered into its initial third party reinsurance contracts during the quarter ended March 31, 2007; therefore there were no net premiums earned for our Reinsurance Operations segment for the prior year. |
Net Investment Income
Net investment income, which is gross investment income less investment expenses, was $18.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared with $13.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, an increase of $5.2 million or 37.9%.
• | Gross investment income, excluding realized gains and losses, was $20.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared with $15.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, an increase of $5.2 million or 34.1%. The increase was primarily due to $2.5 million of additional income earned as a result of the growth in the average market value of our cash and invested assets, and $2.7 million due to an increase in the investment yields on both our bond and short term investment portfolios. Cash and invested assets grew to $1,716.8 million as of March 31, 2007, from $1,656.7 million as of December 31, 2006, an increase of $60.1 million or 3.6%. Our limited partnership investments generated gross investment income of $0.3 million in each of the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006. | ||
• | Investment expenses were $1.5 million for each of the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006. |
The average duration of our bonds decreased to 3.6 years as of March 31, 2007 from 4.1 years as of March 31, 2006. Including cash and short term investments, the average duration of our investments as of March 31, 2007 was 3.0 years, compared to 3.7 years as of March 31, 2006. At March 31, 2007, our embedded book yield on our bonds, not including cash, was 4.94% compared with 4.49% at March 31, 2006.
Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses)
Net realized investment gains were $0.2 million and $0.04 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The net realized investment gains for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 consist primarily of net gains of $0.6 million relative to bond portfolios, net of other than temporary impairment losses of $0.02 million, net gains of $0.8 million relative to our equity portfolios, and net losses of $1.2 million relative to our convertible portfolio. The net realized investment gains for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 consist of net gains of $0.5 million relative
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to our options portfolio, net losses of $0.06 million relative to our bond portfolios, and net losses of $0.4 million relative to our equity portfolios, net of other than temporary impairment losses of $0.2 million.
Net Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses were $81.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared with $79.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, an increase of $2.8 million or 3.6%. Excluding the impact of a $1.6 million reduction in our reinsurance reserve allowance, net losses and loss adjustment expenses would have been $83.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. The increase in incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses is attributable to an increase in the loss ratio of our Insurance Operations segment and incurred losses of $0.5 million of our Reinsurance Operations segment for the quarter ended March 31, 2007.
The loss ratio for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 was 59.1% compared with 58.3% for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. The loss ratio is calculated by dividing net losses and loss adjustment expenses by net premiums earned. The reduction in our reinsurance reserve allowance in 2007 decreased the loss ratio for 2007 1.1 points. Excluding the impact of the reduction in our reinsurance reserve allowance, the loss ratio increased from 58.3% for 2006 to 60.2% for 2007 primarily due to an increase in our property and professional loss ratios and loss cost inflation in excess of rate increases.
Acquisition Costs and Other Underwriting Expenses
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses, net of intercompany eliminations, were $42.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared with $45.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, a decrease of $2.1 million or 4.7%. This decrease is primarily due to a $2.6 million decrease in acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses, net of intercompany eliminations, of our Insurance Operations segment and a $0.5 million increase in acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses of our Reinsurance Operations segment.
• | The decrease in our Insurance Operations segment is due to a $1.9 million decrease in acquisition costs primarily due to lower premium-based taxes and lower internal costs and a $0.7 million decrease in other underwriting expenses primarily due to lower compensation costs and related benefits. Other underwriting expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 included $0.3 million of severance costs resulting from our restructuring in 2006. | ||
• | The increase in our Reinsurance Operations segment is due to a $0.5 million increase in other underwriting expenses. Our Reinsurance Operations segment began offering third party reinsurance in the third quarter of 2006 and entered into its initial third party reinsurance contracts during the quarter ended March 31, 2007. |
Corporate and Other Operating Expenses
Corporate and other operating expenses consist of outside legal fees, other professional fees, directors’ fees, management fees, salaries and benefits for holding company personnel, and taxes incurred which are not directly related to operations. Corporate and other operating expenses were $3.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared with $4.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, a decrease of $0.7 million. This decrease is primarily due to reductions in legal expenses, stock options expenses, and other corporate expenses.
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 31.0% for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared with 33.2% for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. The decrease in the expense ratio is primarily due to reductions in commissions and other underwriting expenses as a percentage of earned premium.
Our combined ratio was 90.1% for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared with 91.5% for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. The combined ratio is the sum of our loss and expense ratios. The reduction in our reinsurance reserve allowance in 2007 decreased the combined ratio for 2007 1.1 points. Excluding the impact of the reduction in our reinsurance reserve allowance, the combined ratio decreased from 91.5% for 2006 to 91.2% for 2007 primarily due to reductions in commission and other underwriting expenses as a percentage of earned premium offset by increases in our Small Business property and general liability loss ratios.
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Interest Expense
Interest expense was $2.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared with $2.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, an increase of $0.2 million or 6.8%. This increase is primarily due to increases in interest rates on the junior subordinated debt, which are tied to the three month LIBOR rate. The three month LIBOR rate was 5.35% at March 31, 2007 compared to 4.99% at March 31, 2006.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Income tax expense relating to continuing operations was $4.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared with $1.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. See Note 4 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for a comparison of income tax expense between periods. To compute our income tax expense, we apply our anticipated effective year end tax rate against our pre-tax income excluding realized gains and add actual tax on realized gains to that result. Our pre-tax income was $26.3 million and $18.2 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Our AMT credit carryforward as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was $1.2 million and $2.8 million, respectively. Subject to statutory limitations, the carryforward can be carried forward indefinitely.
Equity in Net Income of Partnership
Equity in net income of partnerships was $0.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared with $0.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, a decrease of $0.3 million or 68.0%. The decrease is due to the performance of a limited partnership investment which invests mainly in high yield bonds.
Discontinued Operations
Discontinued operations consists of the net results of operations of our Agency Operations segment. Income from discontinued operations was $0.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared with $0.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, an increase of $0.1 million.
Net Income and Operating Income
The factors described above resulted in net income of $22.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared to net income of $17.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, an increase of $4.8 million or 27.1%. Operating income was $22.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared with operating income of $17.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, an increase of $4.7 million or 26.7%. Operating income is a non-GAAP financial measure used by management as a measure of our performance.
A reconciliation of operating income to net income for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 is as follows:
Quarter Ended | Quarter Ended | |||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | March 31, 2007 | March 31, 2006 | ||||||
Operating income | $ | 22,447 | $ | 17,719 | ||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||
Net realized investment gains, net of tax | 146 | 59 | ||||||
Net income | $ | 22,593 | $ | 17,778 | ||||
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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 Reinsurance, Penn-America Insurance Company, Penn-Star Insurance Company, Penn-Patriot Insurance Company, and Penn Independent Corporation. Substantially all of the assets of Penn Independent Corporation were sold on September 30, 2006.
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 Reinsurance, the Luxembourg Companies, the United National Insurance Companies, and the Penn-America Insurance Companies. The principal sources of funds at these direct and indirect subsidiaries include underwriting operations, investment income, and proceeds from sales and redemptions of investments. Funds are used principally by these operating subsidiaries to pay claims and operating expenses, to make debt payments, to purchase investments and to make dividend payments. United America Indemnity’s future liquidity is dependent on the ability of its subsidiaries to pay dividends. United America Indemnity has no planned capital expenditures that could have a material impact on its long-term liquidity needs.
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 2007, 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 $65.3 million. For 2007, 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 $19.6 million, including $6.4 million that would be distributed to United National Insurance Company or its subsidiary, Penn Independent Corporation, based on the December 31, 2006 ownership percentages. The United National Insurance Companies and the Penn-America Insurance Companies did not declare or pay any dividends during the quarter ended March 31, 2007.
For 2007, we believe that Wind River Reinsurance should have sufficient liquidity and solvency to pay dividends. In the future, we anticipate paying dividends from Wind River Reinsurance to fund obligations of United America Indemnity, Ltd. Wind River Reinsurance is prohibited, without the approval of the Bermuda Monetary Authority (“BMA”), from reducing by 15% or more its total statutory capital as set out in its previous year’s financial statements, and any application for such approval must include such information as the BMA may require. Based upon the total statutory capital plus the statutory surplus as set out in its 2006 statutory financial statements that will be filed in 2007, Wind River Reinsurance could pay a dividend in 2007 of up to $200.4 million without requesting BMA approval.
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 NAIC 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 capital and surplus for each company in our U.S. Insurance Operations are in excess of the prescribed minimum company action level risk-based capital requirements.
Cash Flows
Sources of funds consist primarily of net premiums written, investment income, and maturing investments. 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; |
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• | the timing of our settlements with our reinsurers; and | ||
• | the timing of our loss payments. |
Net cash provided by operating activities for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 was $46.2 million and $40.0 million, respectively. The increase in operating cash flows of approximately $6.2 million from the prior year was primarily a net result of the following items:
• | an increase in net premiums collected of $7.3 million and a decrease in net losses paid of $14.8 million, offset by an increase in acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses of $17.6 million; | ||
• | an increase in net investment income collected of $4.8 million; and | ||
• | a decrease in agency commissions and fee revenues of $12.0 million offset by a decrease in agency commission and operating expense of $9.2 million. |
See the consolidated statement of cash flows in the financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for details concerning our investing and financing activities.
Liquidity
There have been no significant changes to our liquidity during the quarter ended March 31, 2007. Please see Item 7 of Part II in our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding our liquidity.
Capital Resources
United America Indemnity Group, Inc. (“United America Indemnity Group”) has $90.0 million of debt in the form 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.
U.A.I. (Luxembourg) Investment S.à r.l. (“UAI Luxembourg Investment”) 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. Interest on these notes is paid annually.
UAI Luxembourg Investment holds a loan receivable of $6.0 million from United America Indemnity, Ltd. The loan has been and will be used to pay operating expenses that arise in the normal course of business. The loan is a demand loan and bears interest at 4.38%. United America Indemnity, Ltd. is dependent on its subsidiaries to pay it dividends to pay its operating expenses. We anticipate that Wind River Reinsurance will begin to pay dividends to United America Indemnity, Ltd. during 2007.
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Our business trust subsidiaries have issued floating rate capital and floating rate common securities. A summary of the terms related to these securities is as follows:
Issuer | Amount | Maturity | Interest Rate | Call Provisions | ||||
AIS through its wholly owned subsidiary UNG Trust I | $10.0 million issued September 30, 2003 | September 30, 2033 | Payable quarterly at the three month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR) plus 4.05% | At par after September 30, 2008 | ||||
AIS through its wholly owned subsidiary UNG Trust II | $20.0 million issued October 29, 2003 | October 29, 2033 | Payable quarterly at the three month LIBOR plus 3.85% | At par after October 29, 2008 | ||||
PAGI through its wholly owned subsidiary Penn Trust I | $15.0 million issued December 4, 2002 | December 4, 2032 | Payable quarterly at the three month LIBOR plus 4.0% (1) | At par after December 4, 2007 | ||||
PAGI through its wholly owned subsidiary Penn Trust II | $15.0 million issued May 15, 2003 | May 15, 2033 | Payable quarterly at the three month LIBOR plus 4.1% | At par after May 15, 2008 |
(1) | To protect against increases in interest rates, we have a fixed rate interest rate swap on these securities that locks the interest at an annual rate of 7.4%. The swap agreement expires on December 4, 2007. |
The proceeds from the above offerings were used to purchase junior subordinated interest notes and to support the business growth in the insurance subsidiaries and general business needs.
Distributions on the above securities can be deferred up to five years, but in the event of such deferral, we may not declare or pay cash dividends on the common stock of the applicable subsidiary.
Our wholly owned business trust subsidiaries, UNG Trust I, UNG Trust II, Penn Trust I, and Penn Trust II, are not consolidated pursuant to FIN 46R. Our business trust subsidiaries have issued $60.0 million in floating rate capital securities and $1.9 million of floating rate common securities. The sole assets of the business trust subsidiaries are $61.9 million of our junior subordinated debentures, which have the same terms with respect to maturity, payments and distributions as the floating rate capital securities and the floating rate common securities.
United National Insurance Company has a $25.0 million discretionary demand line of credit. There were no outstanding borrowings against this line of credit as of March 31, 2007.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off balance sheet arrangements.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements under “Business,” “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
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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; (10) investment performance and credit risk; and (11) 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, 2006, as well as in the materials filed and to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There have been no significant changes to our market risk since December 31, 2006. Please see Item 7A of Part II in our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding our market risk.
Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Based on their evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that as of March 31, 2007, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in that they are 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 information that we are required to disclose in our Exchange Act reports is accumulated and communicated to management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Controls
As a result of combining the operations of United National and Penn-America under a single United America Insurance Group management structure, we have added, deleted, or modified certain of our internal controls over financial reporting. However, there have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2007 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
We are, from time to time, involved in various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, including litigation regarding claims. 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 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, consolidated financial position or results of operations. 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.
On February 12, 2007, after the resignations of Messrs. Schmidt, Ritz, and Goetz on February 5, 2007, we filed a lawsuit against them in state court in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania to enforce non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality, and certain other restrictive covenants in the employment agreements signed by them. We sought and the court issued a stipulated temporary restraining order that requires the former executives to comply with the non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality, and certain other restrictive covenants.
On March 29, 2007, we agreed to resolve the lawsuit against the former executives. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement and Stipulated Injunction filed with and approved by the court on April 9, 2007, Messrs. Schmidt, Ritz, and Goetz are prohibited from competing directly or indirectly with our business until August 5, 2008; and are further specifically prohibited from engaging in business with a significant number of named insurance companies and agencies. Mr. Ritz is permitted to work for a named reinsurance intermediary, provided that he otherwise abides by the terms and conditions of the Injunction. The former executives are further prohibited from disclosing any of our confidential and proprietary information, certified that they had not disclosed any such information, and otherwise turned over and/or destroyed the information that they took. In exchange for the above, we agreed to issue payments to the former executives over a period of eighteen months in total amounts substantially less than that to which they claimed they were entitled from us. For further details concerning the terms of this settlement, please see our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 29, 2007.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Our results of operations and financial condition are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties described in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 16, 2007. The risk factors identified therein have not materially changed other than as set forth below.
We Are Dependent on Our Senior Executives and the Loss of Any of These Executives or Our Inability to Attract and Retain Other Key Personnel Could Adversely Affect Our Business.
Our success substantially depends upon our ability to attract and retain qualified employees and upon the ability of our senior management and other key employees to implement our business strategy. We believe there are only a limited number of available, qualified executives in the business lines in which we compete. The success of our initiatives and our future performance depend, in significant part, upon the continued service of our senior management team, including Saul A. Fox, our Chief Executive Officer, Larry A. Frakes, our President and Chief Operating Officer and President and Chief Executive Officer of United America Insurance Group, Kevin L. Tate, our Chief Financial Officer, and David R. Whiting, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wind River Reinsurance. Messrs. Frakes, Tate, and Whiting have employment agreements with us, although these agreements cannot assure us of the continued service of these individuals. We do not currently maintain key man life insurance policies with respect to any of our employees.
Over the past year, we have restructured some of the responsibilities of our senior management as part of the consolidation of our U.S. Insurance Operations and the refocus of our strategy for our Reinsurance Operations, and in response to the departure of some senior management personnel. Effective February 5, 2007, William F. Schmidt, President and Chief Executive Officer of United America Insurance Group, Jonathan P. Ritz, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of United America Insurance Group, and Gerould J. Goetz, Senior Vice
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President — Claims of United America Insurance Group, resigned. Additionally, the employment of Robert M. Fishman, President and Chief Executive Officer of United America Insurance Group, terminated on May 8, 2007. The loss of these executives may hinder our ability to manage our operations efficiently and to implement our business strategy. In addition, we may suffer the loss of agents or business as a result of their departures. In response to these departures, we appointed Mr. Fox as our Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Frakes as our President and Chief Operating Officer and President and Chief Executive Officer of United America Insurance Group.
The future loss of any of the services of other members of our senior management team or the inability to attract and retain other talented personnel could impede the further implementation of our business strategy, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.
Item 5. Other Information
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 9, 2007, we announced that our Board of Directors had appointed Larry A. Frakes as President and Chief Operating Officer of United America Indemnity, Ltd., effective immediately. Mr. Frakes was also appointed to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of United America Insurance Group. The employment of Robert M. Fishman, former President and Chief Executive Officer of United America Insurance Group, terminated on May 8, 2007.
Mr. Frakes, 55, has served as a director on our Board of Directors since April 24, 2007. Mr. Frakes retired from Everest National Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Everest Re Group, Ltd. (NYSE:RE) on January 31, 2007. Mr. Frakes served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Everest National Insurance Company from June 2001 through January 2007. From June 1997 through June 2001, Mr. Frakes served as President of Everest National Insurance Company. From November 1996 through June 1997, Mr. Frakes served as an Executive Vice President of Everest National Insurance Company. During Mr. Frakes’ tenure at Everest National Insurance Company, he also served as an officer and director of various affiliated companies. Prior to joining Everest National Insurance Company in 1996, Mr. Frakes served as Senior Vice President and Director of Empire Insurance Group from November 1991 through November 1996. From 1970 through 1991, Mr. Frakes held various positions with CIGNA. Mr. Frakes received a B.S. in Bu siness Administration from Northern Kentucky University in 1976.
In connection with Mr. Frakes’ appointment, we entered into an employment agreement on May 8, 2007 with Mr. Frakes. The term of the agreement is through December 31, 2011 and thereafter is subject to an automatic renewal on a year to year basis in the absence of notice by either party to terminate the agreement. Under the agreement, Mr. Frakes is to receive an annual base salary of $600,000. Mr. Frakes shall also be eligible to receive a pro rata bonus for 2007 (based on a full year bonus opportunity of $1.5 million) based on the achievement of certain milestones for 2007. The first 1/3 of any earned and declared pro rata 2007 bonus shall be satisfied through the issuance of restricted shares and the remaining 2/3 of any earned and declared pro rata 2007 bonus shall be paid in cash on or before March 15, 2008, subject to Mr. Frakes being employed in good standing as of such date. In respect of each full calendar year during the term, commencing with 2008, we shall provide Mr. Frakes with an annual bonus opportunity of $1.5 million at target, based upon the achievement of a “Performance Score” derived from actual consolidated net income per share targets as measured against comparable projected targets included in the previously approved budget for the year. Such awards, if achieved, are to be paid in both cash and restricted shares. The first $500,000 shall be payable in restricted shares (provided that additional annual operational goals and milestones are met), and with respect to calendar years 2008-2010, shall vest at the rate of 25% per year over four years. Thereafter, any restricted shares awarded shall vest at the rate of 33% over three years. Subject to his continued employment, Mr. Frakes shall also be entitled to a cash payment to cover the federal and state tax liability associated with the vesting of such restricted stock. Any annual bonus amount earned in excess of the first $500,000 shall be paid in cash, with 50% of such amount paid within 30 days of the Board’s app roval of such bonus. The remaining 50% shall be retained for three years. After such three-year period, the Performance Score for the original bonus year shall be redetermined (“trued up” on an “Accident Year Basis”) and any retained amounts, after being increased or reduced, shall then be paid to Mr. Frakes, along with a deemed investment return thereon. Receipt of the retained cash amounts and vesting in restricted shares are both subject to certain continued employment requirements or compliance by Mr. Frakes with his post-termination obligations.
Per the terms of the agreement, our goal is for Mr. Frakes to acquire $1,000,000 of our Class A common shares from us. Mr. Frakes shall meet with our Chairman and CEO and work towards achieving the ownership goal in a manner to be reasonable agreed upon. Additionally, Mr. Frakes shall also receive options to acquire our Class A Common Shares, with an exercise price equal to the closing price of our Class A Common Shares on the 6th trading day following our issuance of the press release announcing Mr. Frakes’ employment with us. The number of options shall equal the quotient obtained by dividing $10,000,000 by the exercise price. 50% of such options shall be time vesting options and vest at the rate of 25% per year over four years. The remaining 50% are performance vesting options and shall vest at the rate of up to 25% per year over four years, subject to achievement of certain performance targets by Mr. Frakes. The performance vesting options may also vest (a) upon a change of control of United A merica Indemnity, if it is determined that the price of our Class A common shares grew at or in excess of a 15% compounded annual rate during the period beginning as of the effective date of the employment agreement and ending as of the date of the change of control or (b) for each of either the two year consecutive period of 2010 and 2011 or 2011 and 2012, our annual return on equity and annual increase in gross written premiums exceeded the results achieved by more than 50% of a group of our publicly-traded peers. Option vesting is subject to certain continued employment requirements.
Mr. Frakes’ employment may be terminated at any time by our Board of Directors or by Mr. Frakes upon three months’ written notice. If a termination is for cause, death or disability, Mr. Frakes shall be entitled to receive all accrued but unpaid base salary, and any vesting of restricted stock and/or options shall cease. If Mr. Frakes’ employment is terminated without cause or for good reason, Mr. Frakes shall receive, conditioned upon his execution of a release in favor of United America Indemnity and its affiliates, severance payments equal to his monthly base salary multiplied by the full months served by Mr. Frakes, capped at 18 months (less any amounts paid during the applicable notice period), continued benefits for 18 months, and continued vesting in previously awarded restricted stock (based on continued compliance with post-termination obligations). For 18 months following Mr. Frakes’ termination for any reason, Mr. Frakes shall be subject to certain non-compete, non-solicit a nd confidentiality obligations.
The foregoing is a summary of the terms of Mr. Frakes’ employment agreement and does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement. A copy of the employment agreement is attached to this report as Exhibit 10.1, and is incorporated by reference herein.
Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing
In accordance with NASDAQ’s continued listing requirements, on May 10, 2007 we notified NASDAQ that Larry A. Frakes resigned from the audit committee of our Board of Directors, which caused the audit committee to have one fewer member than required under NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4350(d)(2)(A), for which the cure provisions of Marketplace Rule 4350(d)(4)(B) are applicable. As set forth above, on May 9, 2007, our Board of Directors appointed Mr. Frakes as our President and Chief Operating Officer. As a result of this appointment, Mr. Frakes resigned from the audit committee due to his loss of “independent director” status under Marketplace Rule 4200(a)(15). We intend to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Frakes’ appointment in accordance with the provisions of Marketplace Rule 4350(d)(4)(B).
Item 6. Exhibits
10.1+* | Employment Agreement, dated May 9, 2007, between United America Indemnity, Ltd. and Larry A. Frakes | |||
31.1+ | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 (a) 15d-14 (a) of the Securities Exchange of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |||
31.2+ | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 (a) 15d-14 (a) of the Securities Exchange of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |||
32.1+ | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |||
32.2+ | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
+ | Filed herewith. | |
* | Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement |
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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 | ||||||
May 10, 2007 | By: | /s/ Kevin L. Tate | ||||
Date: May 10, 2007 | Kevin L. Tate | |||||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
(Authorized Signatory and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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