Exhibit 99.1
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
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2004
OLD REPUBLIC REPORTS MODERATELY LOWER THIRD
QUARTER AND YEAR-TO-DATE OPERATING EARNINGS
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Earnings benefit from higher profits in General Insurance but are offset by
lower profitability in Mortgage and Title Insurance
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Financial Highlights
(unaudited; amounts in millions except share data and
percentages; all per-share amounts are stated on a diluted basis)
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Quarters Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
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2004 2003 Change 2004 2003 Change
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Total Revenue $880.3 $866.4 1.6% $2,569.8 $2,420.1 6.2%
Net Operating Income $107.6 $116.9 -7.9% $ 320.1 $ 339.0 -5.6%
Net Income $109.1 $119.9 -9.0% $ 334.5 $ 345.8 -3.3%
Diluted Earnings Per Share(*):
Net Operating Income $ 0.58 $ 0.64 -9.4% $ 1.73 $ 1.85 -6.5%
Net Income $ 0.59 $ 0.65 -9.2% $ 1.81 $ 1.89 -4.2%
(*) 2003 per share data reflect retroactive adjustments for the 50% stock dividend issued in December 2003.
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CHICAGO--October 26, 2004--Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE: ORI),
reported moderately lower earnings for the third quarter and first nine months
of 2004. Net income in this year's third quarter totaled $109.1 million, or 59
cents per share, versus $119.9 million, or 65 cents per share, for the year-ago
quarter. Net operating income, which excludes realized investment gains or
losses, was $107.6 million, or 58 cents per share in the quarter compared to
$116.9 million, or 64 cents per share, in the same year-ago period.
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Net Income And Net Operating Income
For the first nine months of 2004, net income was $334.5 million, or $1.81 per
share, versus $345.8 million, or $1.89 per share, for the same period of 2003,
whereas net operating income was $320.1 million, or $1.73 per share, compared to
$339.0 million, or $1.85 per share, for the respective periods of 2004 and 2003.
Consolidated pretax earnings for the first nine months of 2004 were affected
adversely by the expensing of stock option benefits of $7.8 million, (or 3 cents
per share after tax) of which $5.6 million represented a charge for a
non-recurring vesting acceleration of stock option costs recorded in this year's
first quarter. Stock option expense charges reduced earnings per share by less
than 1 cent per share in the third quarter and first nine months of 2003.
To aid in investment analysis of Company results, both net operating income and
net income figures are given as they highlight the impact of certain accounting
rules or securities market-driven considerations that affect the recording of
investment gains or losses and lead to lessened period-to-period comparability.
The realization of investment gains or losses can be highly discretionary and
arbitrary due to such factors as the timing of individual securities sales,
losses from write-downs of impaired securities, tax-planning considerations, and
changes in investment management judgments relative to the direction of
securities markets or the future prospects of individual investees or industry
sectors. In particular, write-downs of securities deemed other than temporarily
impaired are affected by some of these factors as well as industry or
issuer-specific developments that can call for the recognition of a permanent
loss of market value or non-recoverability of asset cost.
The major components of pretax operating income cited herein, and consolidated
GAAP net income were as follows for the periods shown:
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Quarters Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
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2004 2003 Chg. 2004 2003 Chg.
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Pretax operating income (loss):
General $ 87.3 $ 64.8 34.6% $245.0 $186.7 31.3%
Mortgage Guaranty 53.7 69.1 -22.2 170.7 214.9 -20.6
Title 21.1 43.0 -50.8 65.6 105.2 -37.7
Corporate and other (2.0) (3.6) (6.1) (6.1)
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Sub-total 160.2 173.3 -7.6 475.2 500.7 -5.1
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Realized investment gains (losses):
From sales 2.2 11.5 22.7 27.0
From impairments - (6.9) - (16.4)
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Sub-total 2.2 4.5 22.7 10.5
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Consolidated pretax income 162.4 177.9 -8.7 498.0 511.3 -2.6
Income taxes 53.2 57.9 -8.0 163.1 165.2 -1.2
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Net income $109.1 $119.9 -9.0% $334.5 $345.8 -3.3%
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Consolidated Revenues
Consolidated operating revenues for this year's third quarter amounted to $878.0
million, up 1.9 percent when compared to $861.8 million posted in the same
quarter of 2003. Net premiums and fees were $796.3 million in 2004's third
quarter versus $778.1 million in the same period one year ago. Consolidated net
investment income of $72.8 million for the third quarter of 2004 was 5.3 percent
higher when compared to the same quarter of 2003.
For the first nine months of 2004, consolidated operating revenues rose 5.7
percent to $2.54 billion, from $2.40 billion for the first nine months of 2003.
Net premiums and fees for the first nine months of 2004 were $2.30 billion
compared to $2.15 billion in the same year-ago period. Consolidated net
investment income for the year-to-date period in 2004 was $214.6 million,
slightly higher than the $208.6 million recorded in the first nine months of
2003. While the Company's invested asset base has continued to grow as a result
of stronger operating cash flows, a general downtrend in interest rates in the
past several years has inhibited a corresponding growth in investment income.
General Insurance Group
Old Republic's property and liability insurance business registered pretax
operating income of $87.3 million in this year's third quarter, which compares
to $64.8 million earned in the same period of 2003. Net premium revenues in the
latest quarterly period rose by 17.4 percent to $421.3 million, compared to
$359.0 million one year ago. The composite underwriting ratio for this year's
third quarter was 89.7 percent versus 92.9 percent in the same quarter one year
ago.
For the first nine months of 2004, pretax operating income rose by 31.3 percent
to $245.0 million when compared to $186.7 million posted in the like period of
2003. Net premiums earned were $1.19 billion versus $1.01 billion a year ago,
for an increase of 18.0 percent. The composite underwriting ratio was 90.5
percent compared to 93.6 percent in the same period last year.
Earned premiums in the General Insurance Group increased as a result of positive
pricing and risk selection changes effected during the past few years, as well
as additional business produced in an environment marked by a more restrictive
marketing stance on the part of many competitors. Underwriting results in the
latest quarter and year-to-date period continued to benefit from lower claims
ratios, and from reasonably firm production and administrative expense control.
The composite underwriting ratio represents the most widely accepted indicator
of underwriting performance in the industry, and Old Republic has now registered
a composite ratio below 100 percent for ten consecutive quarters. The ratio
reached a high of 118.8 percent in the third quarter of 1999 and has dropped
fairly consistently to the most recent lower levels.
Mortgage Guaranty Group
Mortgage Guaranty pretax operating income dropped 22.2 percent to $53.7 million
in this year's third quarter when compared to the $69.1 million posted in the
same quarter of last year. Net premiums earned benefited from improved
persistency in the traditional primary business and increased 2.2 percent to
$102.3 million from $100.1 million earned in the same period of 2003. The
composite underwriting ratio rose to 64.0 percent compared to 47.2 percent in
last year's third quarter, mostly as a result of an increase in the claims
component to 41.4 percent from 23.3 percent in 2003.
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, pretax operating income for the
segment reflected a decline of 20.6 percent to $170.7 million from the $214.9
million reported in the same period of 2003. Year to date, net premiums earned
grew by 0.8 percent to $301.5 million from $298.9 million earned in the first
nine months of last year. The year to date composite ratio was 60.1 percent
compared to 44.5 percent in 2003 with the majority of the increase also
attributable to the claim ratio component.
The higher loss ratios for 2004 periods resulted from greater loss provisions
caused by an increase in paid losses and net reserve additions that reflect
moderately higher expectations of estimated claim frequency and severity. The
expense ratio for the third quarter and first nine months of this year reflects
reductions of 2.1 percent and 0.7 percent, respectively, from recovery of
certain prior years' litigation costs.
Title Insurance Group
Comparative operating results for the Company's Title Insurance Group declined
in both the third quarter and year-to-date periods of 2004. Premium and fee
revenues totaled $256.9 million in the third quarter of 2004, down 16.7 percent
from $308.4 million a year ago. Pretax operating income dropped to $21.1 million
from $43.0 million in last year's third quarter. Claim costs remained in line
with premium and fee revenue trends, while other expenses were down 10.5
percent. In combination, these factors produced a composite ratio of 94.3
percent, compared to 90.7 percent in the second quarter of 2004, and 88.1
percent in last year's third quarter.
For the first nine months of 2004, premium and fee revenues were $759.8 million,
down 6.1 percent from $809.3 million in 2003. Pretax operating income for the
first nine months of 2004 totaled $65.6 million, a 37.7 percent decline from
$105.2 million in 2003. A composite ratio of 93.9 percent was posted for the
year-to-date period, compared to 89.3 percent in 2003.
The decline in 2004 operating results is primarily attributable to a substantial
reduction in mortgage refinancing revenues which reached a peak in the third
quarter of 2003, without a corresponding decline in certain relatively fixed
operating expenses.
Corporate and Other Operations
Combined results for Old Republic's small life and health insurance business and
net corporate expenses reflected pretax net operating deficits of $6.1 million
and $2.0 million in the first nine months and third quarter of 2004,
respectively. For the same periods of 2003, the comparable operating deficits
amounted to $6.1 million and $3.6 million, respectively. These results are
reflective of holding company expenses and debt service costs, investment income
on temporary investment holdings, and moderately higher earnings from Old
Republic's combined book of term life and accident and health business.
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Cash, Invested Assets and Shareholders' Equity
Cash and invested assets at September 30, 2004, totaled $7.31 billion, or $40.12
per share, versus $6.84 billion, or $37.71 per share, at December 31, 2003, and
$6.79 billion, or $37.47 per share, at September 30, 2003. Consolidated
operating cash flow grew by 13.9 percent to $627.8 million for the first nine
months of 2004, with substantially all of this growth stemming from Old
Republic's General Insurance segment.
Old Republic's high quality investment portfolio reflects a current allocation
of approximately 87 percent in fixed-income investments and 7 percent in
equities. As has been the case for many years, it contains little or no exposure
to real estate investments, mortgage-backed securities, derivatives, junk bonds,
private placements or mortgage loans.
Common shareholders' equity grew by 6.7 percent to $3.79 billion at September
30, 2004, compared to the equivalent balance of $3.55 billion posted as of
December 31, 2003, and $3.57 billion at September 30, 2003. Book value per share
was $20.79 at the end of this year's third quarter, versus $19.57 at year-end
2003, and $19.70 at September 30, 2003.
Conference Call Information
Old Republic has scheduled a conference call today at 2:00 p.m. Central Time to
discuss its third quarter 2004 performance and related trends in its business.
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 primarily in the property and
liability, mortgage guaranty, and title insurance fields. One of the nation's 50
largest publicly owned insurance organizations, Old Republic has assets of
nearly $10.4 billion and capitalization of $3.9 billion. Its current stock
market valuation is approximately $4.4 billion.
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.
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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;
additionally, mortgage guaranty results, 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 health
insurance earnings can be affected by the levels of employment and consumer
spending, variations in 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, interest
income on temporary holdings of short-term investments, and period-to-period
variations in the costs of administering the Company's widespread operations.
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 Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
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NET INCOME:
Total $109,135,465 $119,929,448 -9.0% $334,564,559 $345,888,134 -3.3%
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Per Share: Basic $0.60 $0.66 -9.1% $1.84 $1.91 -3.7%
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Diluted $0.59 $0.65 -9.2% $1.81 $1.89 -4.2%
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Average number of common and
equivalent shares outstanding
Basic 182,327,380 181,287,134 182,317,511 181,273,961
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Diluted 184,417,471 183,452,643 184,474,671 182,867,660
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COMPOSITION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE:
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Basic Earnings:
Net income, before items below $0.59 $0.65 -9.2% $1.76 $1.87 -5.9%
Realized investment gains 0.01 0.01 0.08 0.04
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Net income $0.60 $0.66 -9.1% $1.84 $1.91 -3.7%
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Diluted Earnings:
Net income, before items below $0.58 $0.64 -9.4% $1.73 $1.85 -6.5%
Realized investment gains 0.01 0.01 0.08 0.04
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Net income $0.59 $0.65 -9.2% $1.81 $1.89 -4.2%
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BOOK VALUE PER SHARE (End of periods)(a):
As Reported $20.79 $19.70 5.5%
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Cost Basis $19.80 $18.41 7.5%
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FINANCIAL SUMMARY ($ in Millions) :
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Operating Revenues:
General $471.1 $407.0 15.8% $1,341.7 $1,157.1 16.0%
Mortgage Guaranty 123.7 125.8 -1.6% 366.6 375.1 -2.3%
Title 263.6 314.5 -16.2% 779.7 827.4 -5.8%
Corporate & Other 19.5 14.4 58.8 49.8
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Consolidated Operating Revenues 878.0 861.8 1.9% 2,547.0 2,409.5 5.7%
Realized Investment Gains 2.2 4.5 22.7 10.5
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Total Revenues $880.3 $866.4 1.6% $2,569.8 $2,420.1 6.2%
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Pretax Operating Income (Loss):
General $87.3 $64.8 34.6% $245.0 $186.7 31.3%
Mortgage Guaranty 53.7 69.1 -22.2% 170.7 214.9 -20.6%
Title 21.1 43.0 -50.8% 65.6 105.2 -37.7%
Corporate & Other (2.0) (3.6) (6.1) (6.1)
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Total 160.2 173.3 -7.6% 475.2 500.7 -5.1%
Realized Investment Gains 2.2 4.5 22.7 10.5
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Revenues, Net of Expenses 162.4 177.9 -8.7% 498.0 511.3 -2.6%
Income Taxes 53.2 57.9 -8.0% 163.1 165.2 -1.2%
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Net Income $109.1 $119.9 -9.0% $334.5 $345.8 -3.3%
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(*) September 30, 2003 per share data reflect adjustments for the 50% stock
dividend issued in December 2003.
(a) "As Reported" in financial statements with all securities carried at market
value. "Cost Basis" calculation includes all investment securities at their
currently amortized original cost.
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SEGMENTED OPERATING SUMMARY
($ 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 September 30, 2004
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General $421.3 $45.7 $4.0 $471.1 $278.4 $105.4 $383.8 $87.3 89.7%
Mortgage 102.3 16.9 4.4 123.7 42.3 27.6 70.0 53.7 64.0%
Title 256.9 6.4 0.1 263.6 14.8 227.6 242.4 21.1 94.3%
Other 15.6 3.7 0.2 19.5 8.9 12.5 21.5 (2.0) ---
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Consolidated $796.3 $72.8 $8.9 $878.0 $344.5 $373.2 $717.8 $160.2 88.4%
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General $359.0 $43.1 $4.8 $407.0 $242.3 $99.7 $342.1 $64.8 92.9%
Mortgage 100.1 16.2 9.4 125.8 23.2 33.4 56.7 69.1 47.2%
Title 308.4 5.9 0.1 314.5 17.2 254.2 271.4 43.0 88.1%
Other 10.4 3.8 0.1 14.4 6.5 11.5 18.1 (3.6) ---
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Consolidated $778.1 $69.1 $14.5 $861.8 $289.4 $399.0 $688.4 $173.3 86.0%
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004
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General $1,194.2 $135.2 $12.3 $1,341.7 $787.8 $308.8 $1,096.7 $245.0 90.5%
Mortgage 301.5 50.2 14.8 366.6 103.6 92.3 195.9 170.7 60.1%
Title 759.8 18.9 0.8 779.7 44.1 670.0 714.1 65.6 93.9%
Other 48.1 10.1 0.6 58.8 27.1 37.9 65.0 (6.1) ---
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Consolidated $2,303.7 $214.6 $28.6 $2,547.0 $962.7 $1,109.0 $2,071.8 $475.2 88.0%
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2003
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General $1,012.0 $131.0 $14.0 $1,157.1 $690.7 $279.7 $970.4 $186.7 93.6%
Mortgage 298.9 49.0 27.2 375.1 58.3 101.9 160.2 214.9 44.5%
Title 809.3 17.6 0.4 827.4 45.0 677.0 722.1 105.2 89.3%
Other 38.6 10.9 0.3 49.8 19.3 36.7 56.0 (6.1) ---
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Consolidated $2,158.9 $208.6 $42.0 $2,409.5 $813.3 $1,095.4 $1,908.7 $500.7 85.8%
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Fiscal Twelve Months Ended September 30, 2004
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General $1,561.7 $179.2 $16.4 $1,757.4 $1,030.0 $409.9 $1,440.0 $317.4 91.0%
Mortgage 403.4 66.9 19.7 490.1 136.2 121.7 258.0 232.1 59.1%
Title 1,054.4 24.9 0.9 1,080.3 62.8 927.3 990.1 90.1 93.9%
Other 61.1 14.1 0.7 76.0 33.0 47.5 80.5 (4.5) ---
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Consolidated $3,080.8 $285.2 $37.9 $3,404.0 $1,262.2 $1,506.5 $2,768.7 $635.2 88.0%
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Fiscal Twelve Months Ended September 30, 2003
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General $1,337.5 $174.0 $18.8 $1,530.4 $920.3 $373.3 $1,293.6 $236.7 94.4%
Mortgage 396.5 65.6 35.2 497.4 76.0 151.3 227.4 269.9 48.5%
Title 1,048.6 23.3 0.5 1,072.5 58.0 879.9 937.9 134.6 89.4%
Other 49.3 14.5 0.3 64.3 25.3 45.3 70.6 (6.2) ---
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Consolidated $2,832.2 $277.6 $55.0 $3,164.8 $1,079.8 $1,449.9 $2,529.8 $635.0 86.7%
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SEGMENTED OPERATING STATISTICS
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Quarters Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
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General Insurance:
Benefits and claims ratio 66.0% 67.1% 66.1% 68.4%
Expense ratio 23.7% 25.8% 24.4% 25.2%
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Composite ratio 89.7% 92.9% 90.5% 93.6%
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Paid loss ratio 50.5% 55.0% 50.9% 54.4%
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Mortgage Guaranty:
New insurance written: Traditional Primary $5,998.0 $11,123.8 $19,080.7 $29,506.0
Bulk 1,804.9 965.5 3,136.1 4,069.3
Other 360.0 1,511.3 6,801.1 4,907.5
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Total $8,163.0 $13,600.6 $29,018.0 $38,482.8
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Net risk in force: Traditional Primary $15,474.4 $15,060.8
Bulk 813.9 752.9
Other 576.1 491.7
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Total $16,864.4 $16,305.4
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Earned premiums: Direct $122.4 $117.5 $360.8 $348.6
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Net $102.3 $100.1 $301.5 $298.9
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Persistency/Traditional Primary 62.8% 43.0%
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Delinquency ratio: Traditional Primary 3.90% 3.78%
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Bulk 4.84% 4.98%
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Claims ratio 41.4% 23.3% 34.4% 19.5%
Expense ratio 22.6% 23.9% 25.7% 25.0%
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Composite ratio 64.0% 47.2% 60.1% 44.5%
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Paid loss ratio 34.7% 26.9% 30.0% 21.3%
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Title Insurance:
Direct orders opened 99,248 119,839 315,186 430,884
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Direct orders closed 82,166 126,320 261,464 365,339
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Claims ratio 5.8% 5.6% 5.8% 5.6%
Expense ratio 88.5% 82.5% 88.1% 83.7%
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Composite ratio 94.3% 88.1% 93.9% 89.3%
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Paid loss ratio 2.9% 3.1% 3.5% 2.8%
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