Unpaid Losses and Settlement Expenses | 7. UNPAID LOSSES AND SETTLEMENT EXPENSES Loss Development Tables The following tables represent cumulative incurred losses and settlement expenses, net of reinsurance, by accident year and cumulative paid loss and settlement expenses, net of reinsurance, by accident year, for the years ended December 31, 2012 to 2021, as well as total IBNR and the cumulative number of reported claims for the year ended December 31, 2020. The information about incurred and paid claims development for the years ended December 31, 2012 to 2020, is presented as unaudited required supplementary information. The property line of business has been disaggregated based on the shorter payout period in comparison to the workers compensation and liability lines of business. PROPERTY LINESIncurred loss and settlement expenses, net of reinsurance (in thousands) As of December 31, 2021 Year Ended December 31, Accident Year 2012* 2013* 2014* 2015* 2016* 2017* 2018* 2019* 2020* 2021 Total IBNR plus expected development on reported claims Cumulative number of reported claims2012$ 6,143 $ 6,374 $ 6,406 $ 6,546 $ 6,482 $ 6,411 $ 6,455 $ 6,167 $ 6,161 $ 6,161 $ — 668 2013 9,266 8,302 8,290 8,415 8,471 8,282 8,272 8,270 8,275 11 626 2014 8,865 7,586 7,798 7,883 7,817 7,785 7,784 7,792 - 740 2015 7,693 7,494 7,717 7,634 7,654 7,636 7,635 10 554 2016 8,941 7,981 8,372 8,381 8,404 8,327 146 576 2017 13,993 13,568 13,741 13,825 13,622 24 715 2018 11,454 11,114 10,966 11,030 32 725 2019 13,933 14,758 14,976 81 833 2020 13,997 15,056 258 933 2021 12,968 (9) 701 Total$ 105,842 Cumulative paid loss and settlement expenses, net of reinsurance (in thousands) Year Ended December 31,Accident Year 2012* 2013* 2014* 2015* 2016* 2017* 2018* 2019* 2020* 20212012$ 4,949 $ 6,401 $ 6,369 $ 6,362 $ 6,326 $ 6,472 $ 6,469 $ 6,176 $ 6,176 $ 6,176 2013 6,856 8,079 8,200 8,238 8,265 8,272 8,271 8,270 8,271 2014 6,243 7,631 7,746 7,796 7,795 7,795 7,801 7,803 2015 5,057 7,040 7,474 7,645 7,660 7,657 7,645 2016 6,157 7,624 8,236 8,356 8,437 8,465 2017 10,055 13,482 13,610 13,595 13,363 2018 8,487 11,009 11,025 11,062 2019 11,621 14,161 14,855 2020 10,620 14,485 2021 11,220 Total 103,345 Unpaid losses and settlement expense - years 2012 through 2021 2,497 Unpaid losses and settlement expense - prior to 2012 (36)Unpaid loss and settlement expense, net of reinsurance$ 2,461 *Presented as unaudited required supplementary information. WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY LINESIncurred loss and settlement expenses, net of reinsurance (in thousands) As of December 31, 2021 Year Ended December 31, Accident Year 2012* 2013* 2014* 2015* 2016* 2017* 2018* 2019* 2020* 2021 Total IBNR plus expected development on reported claims Cumulative number of reported claims2012$ 13,122 $ 11,338 $ 11,407 $ 11,638 $ 12,692 $ 12,845 $ 12,632 $ 12,836 $ 12,801 $ 12,910 $ 10 1,155 2013 12,584 13,559 13,169 12,960 13,696 13,858 14,076 14,081 14,144 11 1,145 2014 13,385 14,744 15,341 16,718 16,881 16,996 16,953 16,929 98 1,213 2015 16,596 13,876 13,440 13,862 14,486 14,714 15,182 85 1,094 2016 16,677 14,843 16,240 16,855 17,547 18,413 (9) 1,041 2017 15,808 15,803 15,842 15,977 17,067 558 1,039 2018 18,308 17,122 17,082 16,925 1,553 1,126 2019 19,630 19,200 19,575 3,292 1,089 2020 17,359 14,106 3,925 615 2021 21,000 10,905 689 Total$ 166,251 Cumulative paid loss and settlement expenses, net of reinsurance (in thousands) Year Ended December 31,Accident Year 2012* 2013* 2014* 2015* 2016* 2017* 2018* 2019* 2020* 20212012$ 1,180 $ 3,021 $ 5,589 $ 8,327 $ 10,913 $ 11,753 $ 12,156 $ 12,572 $ 12,698 $ 12,887 2013 1,579 4,156 7,634 10,423 12,181 12,980 13,565 13,741 13,974 2014 1,539 4,087 9,515 13,602 15,232 15,912 16,374 16,401 2015 1,408 4,319 7,404 10,528 12,487 13,262 13,932 2016 1,497 5,488 8,189 12,205 14,206 16,649 2017 1,523 5,419 8,753 11,878 14,771 2018 1,964 5,656 9,312 12,419 2019 3,664 7,453 12,132 2020 2,435 4,882 2021 3,520 Total 121,567 Unpaid losses and settlement expense - years 2012 through 2021 44,685 Unpaid losses and settlement expense - prior to 2012 168 Unpaid loss and settlement expense, net of reinsurance$ 44,853 *Presented as unaudited required supplementary information. TOTAL LINESIncurred loss and settlement expenses, net of reinsurance (in thousands) As of December 31, 2021 Year Ended December 31, Accident Year 2012* 2013* 2014* 2015* 2016* 2017* 2018* 2019* 2020* 2021 Total IBNR plus expected development on reported claims Cumulative number of reported claims2012$ 19,265 $ 17,712 $ 17,813 $ 18,184 $ 19,174 $ 19,256 $ 19,087 $ 19,003 $ 18,962 $ 19,071 $ 10 1,823 2013 21,850 21,861 21,459 21,375 22,167 22,140 22,348 22,351 22,419 22 1,771 2014 22,250 22,330 23,139 24,601 24,698 24,781 24,737 24,721 98 1,953 2015 24,289 21,370 21,157 21,496 22,140 22,350 22,817 95 1,648 2016 25,618 22,824 24,612 25,236 25,951 26,740 137 1,617 2017 29,801 29,371 29,583 29,802 30,689 582 1,754 2018 29,762 28,236 28,048 27,955 1,585 1,851 2019 33,563 33,958 34,551 3,373 1,922 2020 31,356 29,162 4,183 1,548 2021 33,968 10,896 1,390 Total$ 272,093 Cumulative paid loss and settlement expenses, net of reinsurance (in thousands) Year Ended December 31,Accident Year 2012* 2013* 2014* 2015* 2016* 2017* 2018* 2019* 2020* 20212012$ 6,129 $ 9,422 $ 11,958 $ 14,689 $ 17,239 $ 18,225 $ 18,625 $ 18,748 $ 18,874 $ 19,063 2013 8,435 12,235 15,834 18,661 20,446 21,252 21,836 22,011 22,245 2014 7,782 11,718 17,261 21,398 23,027 23,707 24,175 24,204 2015 6,465 11,359 14,878 18,173 20,147 20,919 21,577 2016 7,654 13,112 16,425 20,561 22,643 25,114 2017 11,578 18,901 22,363 25,473 28,134 2018 10,451 16,665 20,337 23,481 2019 15,285 21,614 26,987 2020 13,055 19,367 2021 14,740 Total 224,912 Unpaid losses and settlement expense - years 2012 through 2021 47,182 Unpaid losses and settlement expense - prior to 2012 132 Unpaid loss and settlement expense, net of reinsurance$ 47,314 *Presented as unaudited required supplementary information. The following table reconciles the loss development information to the consolidated balance sheet for the year ended December 31, 2021, by reportable segment. (In thousands) December 31, 2021Net unpaid losses and settlement expense Property Lines $ 2,461Workers' Compensation and Liability Lines 44,853Total unpaid losses and settlement expense, net of reinsurance 47,314Reinsurance recoverable on losses and settlement expense Property Lines 4,313Workers' Compensation and Liability Lines 10,208Total reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses and settlement expense 14,521Total gross unpaid losses and LAE $ 61,835 Loss Duration Disclosure The following table represents the average annual percentage payout of incurred losses by age, net of reinsurance and is presented as unaudited required supplementary information. Average annual percentage payout of incurred losses by age, net of reinsurance Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9+Property Lines 75.1% 22.5% 1.4% 0.0% 0.0% 1.7% -0.4% 0.0% -0.1%Liability Lines 12.0% 20.6% 23.1% 19.9% 10.8% 5.4% 3.4% 2.2% 2.5%Total Lines 36.6% 21.8% 13.9% 12.0% 6.5% 3.9% 2.1% 1.5% 1.7% The following table is a reconciliation of the Company’s unpaid losses and settlement expenses for the years 2021 and 2020. (In thousands) 2021 2020Unpaid losses and settlement expense - beginning of the period: Gross $ 61,576 $ 56,838Less: Ceded 13,020 11,036Net 48,556 45,802Increase in incurred losses and settlement expense: Current year 33,968 31,356Prior years 732 1,206Total incurred 34,700 32,562Deduct: Loss and settlement expense payments for claims incurred: Current year 14,740 13,054Prior years 21,203 16,754Total paid 35,943 29,808Net unpaid losses and settlement expense - end of the period 47,314 48,556Plus: Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses 14,521 13,020Gross unpaid losses and settlement expense - end of the period $ 61,835 $ 61,576 Differences, from the initial reserve estimates, emerged as changes in the ultimate loss estimates were updated through the reserve analysis process. The recognition of the changes in initial reserve estimates occurred over time as claims were reported, initial case reserves were established, initial reserves were reviewed in light of additional information and ultimate payments were made on the collective set of claims incurred as of that evaluation date. The new information on the ultimate settlement value of claims is updated until all claims in a defined set are settled. As a small specialty insurer with a niche product portfolio, the Company’s experience will ordinarily exhibit fluctuations from period to period. While management attempts to identify and react to systematic changes in the loss environment, it must also consider the volume of experience directly available to the Company and interpret any particular period’s indications with a realistic technical understanding of the reliability of those observations. A discussion of significant components of reserve development for the two most recent calendar years follows: 2021 For calendar year 2021, the Company experienced unfavorable development relative to prior years’ reserve estimates in both its property and liability lines of business relating to Businessowners Property 2020 accident year claims and Businessowners Liability 2017 accident year claims, respectively. These adverse developments were largely offset by favorable development in Workers’ Compensation 2020 accident year claims. 2020 For calendar year 2020, the Company experienced unfavorable development relative to prior years’ reserve estimates in both its property and liability lines of business relating to Businessowners Property 2019 accident year claims and Businessowners Liability 2016 accident year claims, respectively. These adverse developments were largely offset by favorable development in Liquor Liability. |