NEWS BULLETIN
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Old Republic International Corporation
307 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60601-5382 312/346-8100
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For Further Information:
AT OLD REPUBLIC: AT FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD:
A.C. Zucaro George Zagoudis
Chairman & CEO General Information
(312) 346-8100 (312) 640-6663
gzagoudis@financialrelationsboard.com
AT FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD: AT FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD:
Leslie Loyet Tim Grace
Analysts/Investors Media Inquiries
(312) 640-6672 (312) 640-6667
lloyet@financialrelationsboard.com tgrace@financialrelationsboard.com
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NYSE: ORI
THURDSAY, JANUARY 29, 2004
OLD REPUBLIC REPORTS RECORD EARNINGS
FOR FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR 2003
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Financial Highlights
(unaudited; amounts in millions except per-share data and
percentages; all per-share amounts are stated on a diluted basis)
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Quarters Ended December 31, Years Ended December 31,
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2003 2002 Change 2003 2002 Change
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Total Revenues $865.6 $758.3 14.1% $3,285.8 $2,756.4 19.2%
Net Operating Income $108.2 $ 91.5 18.2% $ 447.2 $ 383.8 16.5%
Net Income $113.9 $ 93.5 21.8% $ 459.8 $ 392.9 17.0%
Diluted Earnings Per Share (*):
Net Operating Income $ 0.59 $ 0.50 18.0% $ 2.44 $ 2.11 15.6%
Net Income $ 0.62 $ 0.51 21.6% $ 2.51 $ 2.16 16.2%
(*)Per share data reflect adjustments for the 50% stock dividend issued in December 2003.
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CHICAGO - January 29, 2004 - Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE: ORI),
today reported its highest ever fourth quarter and full year operating earnings.
In 2003's final quarter most of the earnings progress stemmed from Old
Republic's General Insurance line, while overall earnings progress for 2003 was
aided by further growth in the Company's General, Title, and Mortgage Guaranty
segments. "The solid results achieved by Old Republic's consolidated operations
continue to demonstrate the benefits of managing a balanced book of business in
the interest of achieving reasonably consistent growth," said Al Zucaro,
chairman and chief executive officer.
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Net Operating Income and Net Income
Fourth quarter 2003 net operating income, which excludes realized investment
gains and losses, was $108.2 million, or 59 cents per share, versus $91.5
million, or 50 cents per share in the year-ago period. Full year net operating
income was $447.2 million, or $2.44 per share in 2003, compared to $383.8
million, or $2.11 per share in 2002.
Including realized investment gains and losses, net income for the fourth
quarter of 2003 totaled $113.9 million, or 62 cents per share, compared to $93.5
million, or 51 cents per share, for the year-ago quarter. For all of 2003, net
income rose to $459.8 million, or $2.51 per share, versus $392.9 million, or
$2.16 per share, for 2002.
With minor exceptions, substantially all of the growth in fourth quarter and
full year 2003 net income stemmed from greater underwriting and service income
in Old Republic's three largest segments. Falling investment yields during the
past 24 months in particular offset the benefits of strong operating cash flows
on the invested asset base, and resulted in relatively minor increases in
investment income. Net realized gains from dispositions or permanent reductions
in the value of equity and fixed maturity security holdings were moderately
higher in both the final quarter and full year 2003 vis-a-vis 2002.
As noted below, fourth quarter and full year 2002 results were impacted by
certain Mortgage Guaranty segment special charges that reduced consolidated net
operating and net income by $10.7 million, or 6 cents per share, and $13.8
million, or 8 cents per share, respectively. For the year 2002, these Mortgage
Guaranty special charges were substantially offset by tax and related interest
recoveries of $10.9 million, or 6 cents per share, received by Old Republic's
General Insurance segment in the second quarter of the year. The net effect of
all such charges and credits was to reduce the Company's 2002 consolidated net
operating and net income by approximately $2.9 million, or nearly 2 cents per
share. By contrast, offsetting special credits recorded in Old Republic's
Mortgage Guaranty operations in 2003's fourth quarter served to increase
consolidated net operating and net income by $3.2 million or approximately 2
cents per share for the quarter and full year. Expense recognition of stock
options granted in 2003 reduced earnings by less than 1 cent per share in this
year's fourth quarter and for the year as a whole.
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The components of GAAP net income and net operating income cited herein were as
follows:
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Quarters Ended Years Ended
December 31, December 31,
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2003 2002 2003 2002
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Pretax operating income $160.0 $134.2 $660.7 $546.9
Income taxes 51.7 42.6 213.2 162.8
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Net operating income 108.2 91.5 447.2 383.8
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Add (deduct) realized investment
gains (losses) from:
Disposition of investments 8.7 3.0 35.7 33.0
Impairment of investments -- -- (16.4) (19.0)
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Total 8.7 3.0 19.3 13.9
Income taxes 3.0 1.0 6.7 4.8
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Post tax net realized gains 5.6 1.9 12.5 9.0
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Net income $113.9 $93.5 $459.8 $392.9
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Both net operating income and net income figures are given to aid investment
analysis of Company results, as they highlight the impact of certain accounting
rules or securities market-driven considerations that affect the recording of
investment gains or losses and contribute to earnings volatility and lessened
period-to-period comparability. The realization of investment gains or losses
can be highly discretionary or arbitrary due to such factors as the timing of
individual securities sales, losses from write-downs of impaired securities,
tax-planning considerations, and investment management judgments relative to the
direction of securities markets or the future prospects of individual investees
or industry sectors. The recognition of losses from write-downs of securities
deemed other than temporarily impaired can be caused by a variety of factors,
including adverse securities market trends and industry-wide or issuer-specific
developments that can lead to a permanent loss of market value or
non-recoverability of asset cost.
Consolidated Revenues
Consolidated operating revenues in the fourth quarter of 2003 grew by 13.5
percent to $856.9 million from $755.3 million in the same quarter of 2002. Net
premiums and fees amounted to $777.0 million in 2003's final quarter versus
$673.2 million in the same year-ago period. Consolidated net investment income
of $70.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2003 was up by 2.3 percent.
For all of 2003, consolidated operating revenues rose by 19.1 percent to $3.26
billion when compared to the $2.74 billion registered in the preceding year. Net
premiums and fees for 2003 rose to $2.93 billion, up 21.1 percent when compared
to $2.42 billion posted in 2002. Consolidated net investment income for 2003 was
$279.2 million, reflecting year over year growth of 2.4 percent. For both the
fourth quarter and full year of 2003, consolidated revenue growth emanated
mostly from Old Republic's General and Title Insurance segments.
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General Insurance Group
Old Republic's property and liability insurance business, representing
approximately 48 percent of total revenues, posted a further improvement in
underwriting performance for 2003 as a whole. Net premiums earned in the fourth
quarter of 2003 rose by 12.9 percent to $367.5 million when compared to $325.5
million for the preceding year. The composite underwriting ratio of claim costs
and expenses to premiums for the year's final quarter was 92.6 percent versus
96.8 percent in the same quarter of 2002, and 93.6 percent for the first nine
months of 2003. The segment's pretax operating income rose by 44.5 percent to
$72.3 million.
For all of 2003, General Insurance pretax operating income increased by 42.2
percent to $259.0 million when compared to the $182.1 million posted in 2002.
Net premiums earned once again exceeded the billion-dollar mark growing by 16.5
percent to $1.37 billion in 2003 from $1.18 billion in 2002. The composite
underwriting ratio declined by 5.1 percentage points to 93.3 percent in 2003
from 98.4 percent in 2002.
"The Company's General Insurance underwriting performance for 2003 continued to
meet or exceed our expectations. The very focused businesses we run through our
Bituminous and Great West carriers, as well as the specialty risk management,
aviation, executive protection, fidelity and surety, credit indemnity and home
warranty operations we conduct under the Old Republic banner, performed very
well in the context of highly favorable market conditions. The solid General
Insurance results posted for 2003 are a reflection of our continued emphasis on
the basic underwriting function of our business," said Zucaro.
Mortgage Guaranty Group
Old Republic's Mortgage Guaranty Group posted greater income from underwriting
and related services for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2003. Pretax
Mortgage Guaranty operating income was $61.4 million in the fourth quarter of
2003, versus $55.0 million in the same period one year ago, an increase of 11.7
percent. Net premiums earned in the latest quarter were $101.9 million, up 4.4
percent from $97.6 million in the year-ago quarter. The composite underwriting
ratio in the fourth quarter was affected by a lower expense ratio offset by a
rise in the loss ratio; it dropped to 56.1 percent from 60.6 percent in the
final quarter of 2002.
For all of 2003, pretax Mortgage Guaranty operating income totaled $276.4
million compared to $267.7 million in 2002, an increase of 3.2 percent. Net
premiums earned totaled $400.9 million, an increase of 6.5 percent from $376.2
million earned in all of 2002. The composite underwriting ratio was slightly
higher at 47.5 percent in 2003 when compared to 46.4 percent a year earlier.
This sector's performance in 2003 was marked by lower premium growth and a
steadily increasing loss ratio mostly driven by higher claim frequencies. On the
other hand, the expense ratio benefited from reasonably stable operating costs
and, in comparison with 2002, the absence of special charges that penalized that
year's results. In the fourth quarter of 2002, the Mortgage Guaranty group
ceased the development and marketing of a loan portfolio evaluation service
aimed at existing and potential customers and re-evaluated certain class action
litigation exposures in the light of late emerging developments.
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As a result, fourth quarter 2002 operations were penalized an aggregate pretax
amount of $15.7 million to cover the loan portfolio evaluation service
development and related costs, and the re-evaluation of the class action
litigation exposure. In the third quarter of 2002, pretax charges of $4.8
million were recorded by this segment to cover estimated additional costs of
such class action litigation. Accordingly, full year Mortgage Guaranty
operations were impacted by additional costs of $20.5 million. In the final
quarter of 2003, the class action litigation was resolved at a cost that was
approximately $5.0 million less than the related reserves posted in 2002, thus
benefiting 2003 expense and operating income comparisons. Absent these charges
and credits, expense ratios for Old Republic's Mortgage Guaranty segment would
be 29.0 percent and 26.3 percent in the final quarters of 2003 and 2002,
respectively, and 26.0 percent and 26.8 percent for the full years then ended,
respectively.
Title Insurance Group
Pretax operating income of Old Republic's title insurance segment amounted to
$24.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2003 versus $29.3 million earned in the
same period of 2002. Net premiums and fees grew by 23.1 percent to $294.5
million in 2003's fourth quarter, and for the entire year they were up by 35.7
percent. Pretax operating income rose by 32.8 percent to a new high of $129.8
million in calendar year 2003 from $97.8 million in 2002.
In the first nine months of 2003, Title Insurance results were enhanced by
strong revenue growth driven by a surge in refinancing activity, a strong market
for new home purchases, the continuation of relatively low claim experience, and
a further drop in the expense ratio. In this year's final quarter, growth in
premium and fee revenues slowed down, mostly as a result of much reduced
mortgage refinancing activity, and, as a result, both loss and expense ratios
rose moderately from levels posted in the final quarter of 2002.
Life and Health Group
Old Republic's smallest segment, focused on a limited number of life and health
insurance offerings, posted basically level earned premiums for the year.
Premiums increased moderately in this year's fourth quarter due to better
product marketing and persistency. Substantially all of the shortfall in 2003
earnings stemmed from a greater than average lapsation of certain term life
policies issued in prior years and higher expense levels in travel related
product areas. Policy lapses result in a drop in premium income and thus a lower
revenue base to absorb current and previously deferred production costs.
Cash, Invested Assets and Shareholders' Equity
Cash and invested assets at December 31, 2003, rose by 1l.0 percent to $6.84
billion, or $37.71 per share, versus $6.16 billion, or $34.10 per share, at
December 31, 2002. Consolidated operating cash flow was positive at
approximately $204.7 million in the latest quarter, and reached a new high of
$756.0 million for 2003 as a whole. Comparable figures for the fourth quarter
and full year 2002 were $219.7 million and $671.2 million, respectively. The
increase in operating cash flow for 2003 stemmed from Old Republic's General and
Title Insurance segments.
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Effective January 1, 2003, the Corporation elected to reclassify fixed maturity
securities formerly categorized as held to maturity to the available for sale
classification. The securities involved are primarily utility and tax-exempt
bonds that account for approximately 31 percent of Old Republic's investment
portfolio. The decision was prompted by restrictive accounting rules applicable
to held to maturity investment securities. The necessarily mechanical
application of these rules can inhibit the Company's ability to optimally manage
its investments from a practical business point of view. As of December 31,
2003, the net impact of this reclassification on Old Republic's consolidated
balance sheet is to increase the carrying value of invested assets by $99.2
million, deferred tax liabilities by $34.7 million, and shareholders' equity by
$64.5 million, or approximately 36 cents per share. This change has no income
statement impact, no effect on Old Republic's ability to hold individual
securities to maturity as it may deem appropriate, and does not affect the
Company's necessary long-term orientation in the management of its business.
Going forward, Old Republic's shareholders' equity account could reflect
somewhat greater period-to-period volatility as the entire bond, note and stock
investment portfolio will now be marked to market on a quarterly basis.
Nevertheless, the Company believes that its ability to hold securities until
they mature or until such other time when they can be sold opportunistically are
much more important factors than their posted market value at any one point in
time.
At year-end 2003, the investment portfolio reflected an allocation of
approximately 85 percent to fixed-income investments and 8 percent to equities.
It contains little or no exposure to real estate investments, mortgage-backed
securities, derivatives, junk bonds, private placements or mortgage loans.
Common shareholders' equity rose by 12.6 percent to $3.55 billion at December
31, 2003, from $3.15 billion at December 31, 2002. Book value per share was
$19.57 at year-end 2003 versus $17.45 at year-end 2002, an increase of 12.1
percent.
Conference Call Information
Old Republic has scheduled a conference call at 2:00 p.m. Central Time today to
discuss its fourth quarter 2003 performance and review ongoing trends. To access
this call, log on to www.oldrepublic.com 15 minutes before the call to download
the necessary software. Replays will be available through this website for 30
days.
About Old Republic
Chicago-based Old Republic International Corporation is an insurance holding
company whose subsidiaries market, underwrite and provide risk management
services for a wide variety of coverages in the property and liability, mortgage
guaranty, title and life and health insurance fields. One of the nation's 50
largest publicly owned insurance organizations, Old Republic has assets of
approximately $9.71 billion and capitalization of $3.69 billion. Its current
stock market valuation is approximately $4.92 billion.
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Safe Harbor Statement
Historical data pertaining to the operating performance, liquidity, and other
financial indicators applicable to an insurance enterprise such as Old Republic
are not necessarily indicative of results to be achieved in succeeding years. In
addition to the factors cited below, the long-term nature of the insurance
business, seasonal and annual patterns in premium production and incidence of
claims, changes in yields obtained on invested assets, changes in government
policies and free markets affecting inflation rates and general economic
conditions, and changes in legal precedents or the application of law affecting
the settlement of disputed claims can have a bearing on period-to-period
comparisons and future operating results.
Some of the statements made in this News Release and Company published reports,
as well as oral statements or commentaries made by the Company's management in
conference calls following earnings releases, can constitute "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Any such forward-looking statements, commentaries, or inferences, of
necessity, involve assumptions, uncertainties, and risks that may affect the
Company's future performance. With regard to Old Republic's General Insurance
segment, its results can be affected in particular by the level of market
competition, which is typically a function of available capital and expected
returns on such capital among competitors, the levels of interest and inflation
rates, and periodic changes in claim frequency and severity patterns caused by
natural disasters, weather conditions, accidents, illnesses, work-related
injuries, and unanticipated external events. Mortgage Guaranty and Title
insurance results can be impacted by similar factors and most particularly by
changes in national and regional housing demand and values, the availability and
cost of mortgage loans, employment trends, and default rates on mortgage loans;
mortgage guaranty results, in particular, may also be impacted by various
risk-sharing arrangements with business producers as well as the risk management
and pricing policies of government sponsored enterprises. Life and disability
insurance results can be affected by the levels of employment and consumer
spending, as well as mortality and health trends, and changes in policy
lapsation rates. At the parent company level, operating earnings or losses are
generally reflective of the amount of debt outstanding and its cost, as well as
interest income on temporary holdings of short-term investments.
Any forward-looking statements or commentaries speak only as of their dates. Old
Republic undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise all such
comments, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
and accordingly they may not be unduly relied upon.
For the latest news releases and other corporate documents
on Old Republic International visit:
www.oldrepublic.com
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (*)
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Quarters Ended Years Ended
December 31, December 31,
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NET INCOME:
Total $113,913,206 $93,548,209 21.8% $459,801,340 $392,979,191 17.0%
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Per Share: Basic $0.63 $0.52 21.2% $2.53 $2.17 16.6%
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Diluted $0.62 $0.51 21.6% $2.51 $2.16 16.2%
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Average number of common and
equivalent shares outstanding
Basic 181,568,086 180,891,134 181,549,485 180,863,325
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Diluted 184,065,607 182,180,798 183,302,935 182,323,316
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COMPOSITION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE:
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Basic Earnings:
Net income, before items below $0.60 $0.51 17.6% $2.46 $2.12 16.0%
Realized investment gains 0.03 0.01 0.07 0.05
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Net income $0.63 $0.52 21.2% $2.53 $2.17 16.6%
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Diluted Earnings:
Net income, before items below $0.59 $0.50 18.0% $2.44 $2.11 15.6%
Realized investment gains 0.03 0.01 0.07 0.05
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Net income $0.62 $0.51 21.6% $2.51 $2.16 16.2%
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BOOK VALUE PER SHARE (End of periods)(a):
As Reported $19.57 $17.45 12.1%
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Cost Basis $18.28 $16.77 9.0%
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FINANCIAL SUMMARY ($ in Millions) :
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Operating Revenues:
General $415.6 $373.3 11.3% $1,572.7 $1,376.6 14.2%
Mortgage Guaranty 123.4 122.2 1.0% 498.6 467.1 6.8%
Title 300.6 245.1 22.6% 1,128.0 836.5 34.8%
Life & Health 14.7 12.5 18.1% 58.4 57.0 2.3%
Other 2.3 2.0 8.5 5.0
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Consolidated Operating Revenues 856.9 755.3 13.5% 3,266.5 2,742.4 19.1%
Realized Investment Gains 8.7 3.0 19.3 13.9
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Total Revenues $865.6 $758.3 14.1% $3,285.8 $2,756.4 19.2%
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Pretax Operating Income (Loss):
General $72.3 $50.0 44.5% $259.0 $182.1 42.2%
Mortgage Guaranty 61.4 55.0 11.7% 276.4 267.7 3.2%
Title 24.5 29.3 -16.2% 129.8 97.8 32.8%
Life & Health 2.2 1.7 34.1% 4.3 6.4 -32.9%
Other (0.6) (1.8) (8.8) (7.1)
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Total 160.0 134.2 19.2% 660.7 546.9 20.8%
Realized Investment Gains 8.7 3.0 19.3 13.9
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Revenues, Net of Expenses 168.7 137.3 22.8% 680.0 560.9 21.2%
Income Taxes 54.7 43.7 25.2% 219.9 167.7 31.2%
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Net Income $113.9 $93.5 21.8% $459.8 $392.9 17.0%
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(*) Per share data reflect adjustments for the 50% stock dividend issued in
December 2003.
(a) "As Reported" in financial statements with all securities carried at market
value at December 31, 2003, and partially so at December 31, 2002. "Cost
Basis" calculation includes all investment securities at their currently
amortized original cost.
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SEGMENTED OPERATING SUMMARY
($ in Millions)
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Net Pretax
Premiums Net Sales Operating Composite
& Fees Investment Other Operating Benefits & Other Total Income Underwriting
Segment Earned Income Income Revenues & Claims Expenses Expenses (Loss) Ratios
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Quarter Ended December 31, 2003
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General $367.5 $43.9 $4.1 $415.6 $242.2 $101.0 $343.3 $72.3 92.6%
Mortgage 101.9 16.6 4.8 123.4 32.6 29.4 62.0 61.4 56.1%
Title 294.5 5.9 0.1 300.6 18.7 257.2 276.0 24.5 93.7%
Life 13.0 1.6 0.1 14.7 5.8 6.6 12.5 2.2 95.1%
Other --- 2.3 --- 2.3 --- 3.0 3.0 (0.6) ---
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Consolidated $777.0 $70.6 $9.2 $856.9 $299.4 $397.4 $696.9 $160.0 88.0%
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Quarter Ended December 31, 2002
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General $325.5 $43.0 $4.7 $373.3 $229.6 $93.5 $323.2 $50.0 96.8%
Mortgage 97.6 16.5 8.0 122.2 17.8 49.4 67.2 55.0 60.6%
Title 239.3 5.7 0.1 245.1 12.9 202.8 215.8 29.3 90.1%
Life 10.7 1.6 --- 12.5 6.0 4.7 10.8 1.7 99.8%
Other --- 1.9 --- 2.0 --- 3.8 3.8 (1.8) ---
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Consolidated $673.2 $68.9 $13.0 $755.3 $266.5 $354.5 $621.0 $134.2 89.8%
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Year Ended December 31, 2003
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General $1,379.5 $175.0 $18.2 $1,572.7 $932.9 $380.8 $1,313.7 $259.0 93.3%
Mortgage 400.9 65.7 32.0 498.6 90.9 131.3 222.2 276.4 47.5%
Title 1,103.8 23.5 0.5 1,128.0 63.8 934.3 998.1 129.8 90.4%
Life 51.6 6.3 0.4 58.4 25.1 28.9 54.0 4.3 104.0%
Other --- 8.5 --- 8.5 --- 17.4 17.4 (8.8) ---
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Consolidated $2,936.0 $279.2 $51.2 $3,266.5 $1,112.8 $1,492.9 $2,605.7 $660.7 86.4%
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Year Ended December 31, 2002
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General $1,184.1 $172.5 $19.9 $1,376.6 $852.1 $342.4 $1,194.5 $182.1 98.4%
Mortgage 376.2 65.8 24.9 467.1 52.9 146.4 199.3 267.7 46.4%
Title 813.4 22.5 0.5 836.5 40.7 697.9 738.7 97.8 90.6%
Life 50.1 6.7 0.2 57.0 29.0 21.5 50.6 6.4 100.5%
Other --- 5.0 --- 5.0 --- 12.2 12.2 (7.1) ---
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Consolidated $2,423.9 $272.6 $45.8 $2,742.4 $974.8 $1,220.6 $2,195.4 $546.9 88.1%
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SEGMENTED OPERATING STATISTICS
($ in Millions)
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Quarters Ended Years Ended
December 31, December 31,
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General Insurance:
Benefits and claims ratio 66.1% 71.3% 67.8% 72.6%
Expense ratio 26.5% 25.5% 25.5% 25.8%
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Composite ratio 92.6% 96.8% 93.3% 98.4%
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Paid loss ratio 54.7% 56.6% 54.4% 61.4%
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Mortgage Guaranty:
New insurance written: Traditional Primary $7,749.8 $8,715.9 $37,255.8 $30,809.6
Bulk 2,737.3 375.5 6,806.6 5,130.0
Other 895.3 1,938.9 5,802.8 7,555.5
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Total $11,382.4 $11,030.3 $49,865.2 $43,495.1
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Net risk in force: Traditional Primary $15,329.5 $15,367.6
Bulk 802.2 513.0
Other 493.4 450.7
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Total $16,625.1 $16,331.3
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Earned premiums: Direct $118.7 $114.1 $467.3 $432.4
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Net $101.9 $97.6 $400.9 $376.2
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Persistency/Traditional Primary 46.0% 59.1%
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Delinquency ratio: Traditional Primary 3.95% 3.43%
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Bulk 4.76% 3.28%
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Claims ratio 32.0% 18.2% 22.7% 14.1%
Expense ratio 24.1% 42.4% 24.8% 32.3%
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Composite ratio 56.1% 60.6% 47.5% 46.4%
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Paid loss ratio 31.4% 18.4% 23.9% 16.1%
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Title Insurance:
Direct orders opened 84,371 129,270 501,928 454,299
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Direct orders closed 81,264 113,559 433,749 371,267
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Claims ratio 6.4% 5.4% 5.8% 5.0%
Expense ratio 87.3% 84.7% 84.6% 85.6%
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Composite ratio 93.7% 90.1% 90.4% 90.6%
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Paid loss ratio 2.6% 3.1% 2.7% 3.8%
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