PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED HOLDING CORP. FOUNDED 1962 Certain information included in this presentation and other statements or materials published or to be published by the Company are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements relating to such matters as anticipated financial performance, business prospects, technological developments, new and existing products, expectations for market segment and growth, and similar matters. In connection with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company provides the following cautionary remarks regarding important factors which, among others, could cause the Company's actual results and experience to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the Company's forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that may affect the operations, performance, development, results of the Company's business,and the other matters referred to above include, but are not limited to: (i) changes in the business environment in which the Company operates, including inflation and interest rates; (ii) changes in taxes, governmental laws, and regulations; (iii) competitive product and pricing activity; (iv) difficulties of managing growth profitably; (v) catastrophe losses; and (vi) the amount of time and extent of business interruptions and other losses resulting from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. [PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED LOGO] 2 SUMMARY OF THE OFFERING Offering Size: 4.0 million shares Primary: 3.0 million shares Selling Shareholder: 1.0 million shares Selling Shareholder: James J. Maguire Pro Forma Capitalization(1): $453.4 million Use of Proceeds: Additional capital for our insurance subsidiaries and general corporate purposes Ticker/Listing: PHLY/NASDAQ Public Offering Price: $33.50 per share Underwriters: Merrill Lynch & Co. (Bookrunner) Banc of America Securities - ---------- (1) Actual September 30, 2001 adjusted for public offering proceeds including over allotment [PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED LOGO] 3 EXPERIENCED AND MOTIVATED MANAGEMENT Years in Name Position Age Industry - ---- -------- --- -------- James J. Maguire Chairman & CEO 68 42 James J. Maguire, Jr. President & COO 41 18 Sean S. Sweeney Executive Vice President 44 22 Craig P. Keller Senior Vice President & CFO 51 16 P. Daniel Eldridge President & CEO-Liberty 46 22 American Group Christopher J. Maguire Senior Vice President & Chief 37 15 Underwriting Officer [PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED LOGO] 4 INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS - Specialty niche commercial and personal lines insurance products - Mixed marketing platform - Disciplined underwriter - Proven product innovator - Track record of profitable growth - Strong financial position with clean balance sheet - A+ rating from A.M. Best - Substantial price increases present unique profit opportunity - Financially motivated owner/managers [PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED LOGO] 5 A TRACK RECORD OF GROWTH GROSS WRITTEN PREMIUMS CAGR 1995-2000 = 28.3% [BAR CHART] 1995 $104.2 1996 $136.9 1997 $159.1 1998 $197.4 1999 $274.2 2000 $361.9 9 Months Ended 9/30/00 $271.1 9 Months Ended 9/30/01 $361.9 [PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED LOGO] 6 SUPERIOR UNDERWRITING RESULTS Statutory Combined Ratios(1) Strong Reserves: Redundancies in 8 out of last 10 years [BAR CHART] PHLY Industry ---- -------- 1991 92.8 108.8 1992 95.8 115.7 1993 91.0 106.9 1994 89.4 108.4 1995 86.7 106.4 1996 86.8 105.8 1997 84.4 101.6 1998 85.1 105.6 1999 93.3 107.5 2000 89.1 110.5 - PHLY - Industry 10 YEAR AVERAGE = 89.9% 10 YEAR AVERAGE =107.7% - ---------- Source: A.M. Best (1) Statutory combined ratio calculated after policyholder dividends. [PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED LOGO] 7 HIGH QUALITY INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO As of September 30, 2001 [PIE CHART] Government/Corporate Bonds 28.5 MBS/CMO 12.4 Common Stock 5.2 All Other 1.5 Cash Equivalents 21.5 Municipal Bonds 12.1 Asset Backed Securities 18.8 - Proforma portfolio market value(1) - $692.7mm - Fixed income securities(2) - Average lowest rating AA- - Portfolio duration 3.1 years - 6.98% taxable equivalent yield - Quality long-term growth stocks $692.7 MM - ---------- (1) Actual September 30, 2001 adjusted for $114.5 million of net proceeds from offering including over allotment (2) As of September 30, 2001 excluding cash equivalents [PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED LOGO] 8 CREATING VALUE FOR SHAREHOLDERS Book Value Per Share CAGR 1993-2001 = 20.0% 12/31/93 $ 4.22 12/31/94 $ 4.52 12/31/95 $ 5.88 12/31/96 $ 7.09 12/31/97 $ 9.09 12/31/98 $11.27 12/31/99 $12.82 12/31/00 $13.57 Proforma 9/30/01(2) $19.74 Net Operating Income Per Share CAGR 1994-2000 = 20.1% 1994 $0.53 1995 $0.71 1996 $0.93 1997 $1.13 1998 $1.32 1999 $1.00 2000 $1.59 9 Months Ended 9/30/00 $1.16 9 Months Ended 9/30/01 $1.34 - -------------------- (1) Excludes World Trade Center loss of $2.6 million. (2) Actual September 30, 2001 adjusted for public offering including over allotment [PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED LOGO] 9 CORPORATE PHILOSOPHY How Do We Do It? - - Write only profitable accounts through proactive risk selection - - Don't discount pricing - - Bonuses paid after EPS achieved - - No MGA business - - Maintain monthly price and loss ratio monitor - - Compensation tied to combined ratio - - Allocate capital to profitable lines [PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED LOGO] 10 INNOVATION HAS CREATED A BALANCED SPREAD OF RISK GROSS WRITTEN PREMIUM BY LINE 1994 Commercial Automobile 21 Excess Liability 50 Commercial Package 21 Professional Liability 8 2001E Personal Lines 14 Commercial Automobile 4 Excess Liability 16 Nat'l Flood 3 Commercial Package 41 Professional Liability 17 Specialty Property 5 - - Deploy capital to most profitable products - - Differentiation through value-added coverage and service - - Proven product development capability - - Hard market creates opportunities [PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED LOGO] 11 COMMERCIAL PACKAGE GROSS WRITTEN PREMIUMS CAGR 1995-2000 = 36.8% 1995 $ 25.1 1996 $ 43.7 1997 $ 60.0 1998 $ 78.1 1999 $ 86.9 2000 $120.4 9 Months Ended 9/30/00 $ 99.9 9 Months Ended 9/30/01 $152.6 - - Market share of 3% of targeted accounts - - 41.0% of 2001E GWP - - Targets non-profits, social and human services, health and fitness, schools, condominiums, manufactured housing parks, homeowners associations, boat dealers, day care centers, mental health centers - - General/professional liability, D&O, umbrella, property & auto - - 25%-30% annual growth potential [PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED LOGO] 12 SPECIALTY LINES GROSS WRITTEN PREMIUMS CAGR 1995-2000= 51.7% 1995 $ 8.5 1996 $16.6 1997 $20.8 1998 $30.4 1999 $48.5 2000 $68.2 9 Months Ended 9/30/00 $51.7 9 Months Ended 9/30/01 $60.7 - - Market share of 1% of targeted accounts - - 17.3% of 2001E GWP - - Targets smaller non-profits and for-profits, lawyers, accountants, and consultants - - D&O liability and miscellaneous professional liability coverages - - Introduced EXECUTIVE SAFEGUARD(SM) policy in 1996 - - 15%-20% annual growth potential [PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED LOGO] 13 SPECIALTY PROPERTY AND INLAND MARINE (Acquired Book of Business) GROSS WRITTEN PREMIUMS 1999 $21.6 2000 $21.3 9 Months Ended 9/30/00 $17.3 9 Months Ended 9/30/01 $18.4 - - Market share of 1% of targeted accounts - - 5.0% of 2001E GWP - - Targets larger, superior property accounts and specific classes of inland marine - - Office parks,retail shopping centers, bridges, nursing homes, and hotels - - Value added in-house loss control - - 30%-35% annual growth potential [PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED LOGO] 14 COMMERCIAL AUTOMOBILE AND EXCESS LIABILITY GROSS WRITTEN PREMIUMS CAGR 1995-2000 = 3.4% 1995 $69.2 1996 $74.9 1997 $77.7 1998 $85.7 1999 $89.4 2000 $81.6 9 Months Ended 9/30/00 $60.8 9 Months Ended 9/30/01 $65.3 - - Market share 5% of targeted accounts - - 18.7% of 2001E GWP - - Targets leasing, rent-a-car, financial institutions, auto dealers and credit unions - - Supplemental liability (invented by PHLY), gap, lessor contingent, and interim liability - - 5%-10% annual growth potential [PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED LOGO] 15 PERSONAL LINES (Acquisition of Liberty American) GROSS WRITTEN PREMIUMS Manufactured Housing Homeowners -------------------- ---------- 1998 $ 3.8 1999 $17.3 $ 2.8 2000 $37.2 $ 7.0 9 Months Ended 9/30/00 $28.5 $ 4.7 9 Months Ended 9/30/01 $32.7 $21.6 - - Market share of 1% - - 17.0% of 2001E GWP - - Manufactured Housing (Homeowners Insurance) - - Preferred Homeowners Program - - Flood Insurance - - 20% annual revenue growth potential [PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED LOGO] 16 DIVERSE DISTRIBUTION PLATFORM WILL FACILITATE ORGANIC GROWTH 36 OFFICES IN 10 REGIONS COVERING THE U.S. [GRAPHIC OF US MAP WITH REGIONS IDENTIFIED] Western Region Sunbelt Region Rocky Mt. Region South West Region Central Region Personal Lines Division Southern Region Home Office/Mid-Atlantic Region New England Region Ohio Valley Region North Central Region - - Direct sales organization initiates proactive risk selection - - 6,000 broker relationships - - Preferred Agents - - Local underwriting - - Networked via proprietary software [PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED LOGO] 17 DRIVERS OF FUTURE GROWTH - - Price increases - - Disruption in the industry - Insolvencies - Rating downgrades - - National presence - 36 offices - - New product offerings - - Mixed marketing strategy - - Experienced management - - Advanced technology - lower expenses and improved process - - Underwriting and pricing discipline - - A+ rating - Flight to quality - - Preferred agent program - 15% growth [PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED LOGO] 18 PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED HOLDING CORP. FOUNDED 1962