FORM 10-Q
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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 September 30, 2011

OR

 

  ¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period From                  to                 

001-33289 Commission File Number

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Bermuda   N/A
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

P.O. Box HM 2267

Windsor Place, 3rd Floor

18 Queen Street

Hamilton HM JX

Bermuda

(Address of principal executive office, including zip code)

(441) 292-3645

(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.    Yes  þ        No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  þ        No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer ¨

  Accelerated filer þ    Non-accelerated filer ¨   Smaller reporting company ¨

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨        No  þ

As of November 3, 2011, the registrant had outstanding 13,714,129 voting ordinary shares and 749,869 non-voting convertible ordinary shares, each par value $1.00 per share.

 

 

 

 


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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION   
Item 1.  

Financial Statements:

  
 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

     3   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (Unaudited)

     4   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (Unaudited)

     5   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (Unaudited)

     6   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (Unaudited)

     7   
 

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

     8   
 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     39   
Item 2.  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     40   
Item 3.  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

     59   
Item 4.  

Controls and Procedures

     59   
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION   
Item 1.  

Legal Proceedings

     60   
Item 1A.  

Risk Factors

     60   
Item 5.  

Other Information

     60   
Item 6.  

Exhibits

     61   
Signatures        62   

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010

 

     September 30,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 
     (expressed in thousands of U.S.
dollars, except share data)
 

ASSETS

    

Short-term investments, available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost: 2011 — $ nil; 2010 — $7,209)

   $      $ 7,263   

Short-term investments, trading, at fair value

     410,694        507,978   

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost: 2011 — $702,842;

    

2010 — $1,068,540)

     716,656        1,094,947   

Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value

     1,887,557        524,122   

Equities, trading, at fair value

     81,535        60,082   

Other investments, at fair value

     200,399        234,714   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments

     3,296,841        2,429,106   

Cash and cash equivalents

     762,577        799,154   

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

     452,429        656,200   

Accrued interest receivable

     29,767        19,980   

Accounts receivable

     24,627        24,790   

Income taxes recoverable

     12,186        7,968   

Reinsurance balances receivable

     1,939,300        961,442   

Funds held by reinsured companies

     202,844        274,699   

Goodwill

     21,222        21,222   

Other assets

     33,818        41,343   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 6,775,611      $ 5,235,904   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Losses and loss adjustment expenses

   $ 4,739,841      $ 3,291,275   

Reinsurance balances payable

     203,383        231,435   

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     49,225        94,390   

Income taxes payable

     6,160        50,075   

Loans payable

     314,569        245,278   

Other liabilities

     124,916        107,630   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     5,438,094        4,020,083   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

    

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Share capital

    

Authorized, issued and fully paid, par value $1 each (authorized 2011: 156,000,000; 2010: 156,000,000)

    

Ordinary shares (issued and outstanding 2011: 13,521,018; 2010:12,940,021)

     13,521        12,940   

Non-voting convertible ordinary shares:

    

Series A (issued 2011: 2,972,892; 2010: 2,972,892)

     2,973        2,973   

Series B, C and D (issued and outstanding 2011: 749,869; 2010: nil)

     750          

Treasury shares at cost (Series A non-voting convertible ordinary shares 2011: 2,972,892; 2010: 2,972,892)

     (421,559     (421,559

Additional paid-in capital

     775,471        667,907   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     25,453        35,017   

Retained earnings

     676,085        651,143   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Enstar Group Limited Shareholders’ Equity

     1,072,694        948,421   

Noncontrolling interest

     264,823        267,400   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     1,337,517        1,215,821   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 6,775,611      $ 5,235,904   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

For the Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,
2011
    September 30,
2010
    September 30,
2011
    September 30,
2010
 
     (expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per
share data)
 

INCOME

        

Consulting fees

   $ 1,623      $ 2,119      $ 7,704      $ 19,747   

Net investment income

     18,966        20,165        60,436        69,284   

Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains

     (8,980     10,635        (348     8,610   

Gain on bargain purchase

                   13,105          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     11,609        32,919        80,897        97,641   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

        

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities:

        

Reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses

     (42,467     (20,890     (72,908     (57,936

Reduction in provisions for bad debt

     (2,399     (1,304     (4,071     (14,411

Reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities

     (14,113     (10,171     (37,433     (30,832

Amortization of fair value adjustments

     8,865        6,250        25,911        25,102   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (50,114     (26,115     (88,501     (78,077

Salaries and benefits

     20,923        18,012        48,028        47,456   

General and administrative expenses

     20,759        13,185        66,720        39,473   

Interest expense

     2,435        2,961        6,098        8,160   

Net foreign exchange (gains) losses

     (8,878     (586     388        1,387   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (14,875     7,457        32,733        18,399   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND SHARE OF NET EARNINGS OF PARTLY OWNED COMPANY

     26,484        25,462        48,164        79,242   

INCOME TAXES

     (4,436     (979     (6,028     (23,016

SHARE OF NET EARNINGS OF PARTLY OWNED COMPANY

            1,351               10,704   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET EARNINGS

     22,048        25,834        42,136        66,930   

Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest

     (9,984     (4,391     (17,194     (17,136
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

   $ 12,064      $ 21,443      $ 24,942      $ 49,794   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EARNINGS PER SHARE — BASIC:

        

Net earnings attributable to Enstar Group Limited ordinary shareholders

   $ 0.85      $ 1.56      $ 1.81      $ 3.64   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EARNINGS PER SHARE — DILUTED

        

Net earnings attributable to Enstar Group Limited ordinary shareholders

   $ 0.83      $ 1.53      $ 1.78      $ 3.57   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding — basic

     14,270,003        13,704,832        13,743,191        13,676,113   

Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted

     14,559,164        14,019,768        14,025,144        13,956,948   

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,
2011
    September 30,
2010
    September 30,
2011
    September 30,
2010
 
     (expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

NET EARNINGS

   $ 22,048      $ 25,834      $ 42,136      $ 66,930   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

        

Unrealized holding (losses) gains on investments arising during the period

     (15,060     29,161        (485     23,509   

Reclassification adjustment for net realized and unrealized losses (gains) included in net earnings

     8,980        (10,635     348        (8,610

Decrease in defined benefit pension liability

                   272          

Currency translation adjustment

     (25,526     36,662        (13,271     19,546   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive (loss) income:

     (31,606     55,188        (13,136     34,445   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive (loss) income

     (9,558     81,022        29,000        101,375   

Less comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest

     (3,262     (19,422     (13,623     (26,547
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

   $ (12,820   $ 61,600      $ 15,377      $ 74,828   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010  
     (expressed in thousands
of U.S. dollars)
 

Share Capital — Ordinary Shares

    

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 12,940      $ 13,581   

Issue of shares

     539        47   

Share awards granted/vested

     42        79   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

   $ 13,521      $ 13,707   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Capital — Series A Non-Voting Convertible Ordinary Shares

    

Balance, beginning and end of period

   $ 2,973      $ 2,973   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Capital — Series B, C and D Non-Voting Convertible Ordinary Shares

    

Balance, beginning of period

   $      $   

Preferred shares converted

     750          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

   $ 750      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Capital — Preference Shares

    

Balance, beginning of period

   $      $   

Issue of shares

     750          

Shares converted

     (750       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

   $      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Treasury Shares

    

Balance, beginning and end of period

   $ (421,559   $ (421,559
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Additional Paid-in Capital

    

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 667,907      $ 721,120   

Share awards granted/vested

     168        5,286   

Issue of shares and warrants, net

     105,439        501   

Amortization of share awards

     1,957        599   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

   $ 775,471      $ 727,506   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Attributable to Enstar Group Limited

    

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 35,017      $ 8,709   

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (9,623     13,726   

Net movement in unrealized holdings gains (losses) on investments

     (213     11,308   

Decrease in defined benefit pension liability

     272          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

   $ 25,453      $ 33,743   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Retained Earnings

    

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 651,143      $ 477,057   

Net earnings attributable to Enstar Group Limited

     24,942        49,794   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

   $ 676,085      $ 526,851   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncontrolling Interest

    

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 267,400      $ 274,271   

Return of capital

     (16,200     (32,963

Contribution of capital

            28,742   

Dividends paid

            (7,000

Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest

     17,194        17,136   

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (3,647     5,821   

Net movement in unrealized holding gains on investments

     76        3,591   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

   $ 264,823      $ 289,598   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010  
     (expressed in thousands of
U.S. dollars)
 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net earnings

   $ 42,136      $ 66,930   

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash flows used in operating activities:

    

Gain on bargain purchase

     (13,105       

Share of undistributed net earnings of partly owned company

            (10,704

Net realized and unrealized investment loss (gain)

     348        (8,610

Share of net gain from other investments

     (7,331     (11,225

Other items

     5,404        (663

Depreciation and amortization

     1,194        1,053   

Amortization of bond premiums and discounts

     16,717        6,540   

Net movement of trading securities held on behalf of policyholders

     (1,039     22,772   

Sales and maturities of trading securities

     993,125        313,654   

Purchases of trading securities

     (1,535,777     (1,072,799

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Reinsurance balances receivable

     88,289        (18,743

Other assets

     75,142        (80,229

Losses and loss adjustment expenses

     (210,735     184,212   

Reinsurance balances payable

     (29,683     24,343   

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     (45,348     (19,142

Other liabilities

     (62,877     (27,541
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flows used in operating activities

     (683,540     (630,152
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     (88,505     155,435   

Sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities

     332,560        57,335   

Purchase of held-to-maturity securities

            (780,848

Maturity of held-to-maturity securities

            786,651   

Movement in restricted cash and cash equivalents

     210,968        73,354   

Funding of other investments

     (25,703     (89,426

Redemption of bond funds

     66,925          

Sale of investment in partly owned company

            31,554   

Other investing activities

     (282     (467
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flows provided by investing activities

     495,963        233,588   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net proceeds from issuance of shares

     105,921          

Distribution of capital to noncontrolling interest

     (16,200     (32,963

Contribution to surplus of subsidiary by noncontrolling interest

            28,742   

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest

            (7,000

Receipt of loans

     274,150        46,400   

Repayment of loans

     (207,016     (93,560
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities

     156,855        (58,381
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT

     (5,855     12,277   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     (36,577     (442,668

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     799,154        1,266,445   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

   $ 762,577      $ 823,777   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

    

Net income taxes paid

   $ 59,700      $ 58,625   

Interest paid

   $ 6,359      $ 8,103   

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010

(Tabular information expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

1. BASIS OF PREPARATION AND CONSOLIDATION

The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements have not been audited. These statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and results of operations as at the end of and for the periods presented. Results of operations for subsidiaries acquired are included from the dates of their acquisition by the Company. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year. Inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated. In these notes, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” or “the Company” refer to Enstar Group Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. The following information should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Adoption of New Accounting Standards

Effective January 1, 2011, the Company adopted the new guidance issued by the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), which provides additional guidance for performing Step 1 of the test for goodwill impairment when an entity has reporting units with zero or negative carrying values. As of September 30, 2011, none of the Company’s reporting units were at risk of failing Step 1 of the test for goodwill impairment. Under the new guidance, Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test must be performed when adverse qualitative factors indicate that goodwill is more likely than not impaired. The adoption of the revised guidance did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Effective January 1, 2011, the Company adopted the new guidance issued by FASB, which specifies that if a public entity presents comparative financial statements, the entity should disclose, in its supplementary pro-forma information, revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only. The adoption of the revised guidance did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In May 2011, FASB issued amendments to disclosure requirements for common fair value measurement. These amendments, effective for the interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011 (early adoption is prohibited), result in a common definition of fair value and common requirements for measurement of and disclosure requirements under U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. Consequently, the amendments change some fair value measurement principles and disclosure requirements. The implementation of this amended accounting guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In June 2011, FASB issued amendments to disclosure requirements for presentation of comprehensive income. This guidance, effective retrospectively for the interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011 (early adoption is permitted), requires presentation of total comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The implementation of this amended accounting guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

 

1. BASIS OF PREPARATION AND CONSOLIDATION — (cont’d)

 

In September 2011, FASB issued amendments that simplify the current two-step goodwill impairment test previously required by permitting entities to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If the entity determines that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, it would then perform the first step of the goodwill impairment test; otherwise, no further impairment test would be required. The amended guidance is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 (early adoption is permitted). The implementation of this amended accounting guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

The Company has determined that all other recently issued accounting pronouncements do not apply to its operations.

 

2. ACQUISITIONS

The Company accounts for acquisitions using the purchase method of accounting, which requires that the acquirer record the assets and liabilities acquired at their estimated fair value. The fair values of reinsurance assets and liabilities acquired are derived from probability weighted ranges of the associated projected cash flows, based on actuarially prepared information and management’s run-off strategy. Any amendment to the fair values resulting from changes in such information or strategy will be recognized when the changes occur.

Laguna

On March 25, 2011, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kenmare Holdings Ltd., completed the acquisition of Laguna Life Limited, formerly known as CitiLife Financial Limited (“Laguna”), from Citigroup Insurance Holding Corporation (“Citigroup”), an affiliate of Citigroup Inc. Laguna is an Ireland-based life insurer that is in run-off. The purchase price was €15.0 million (approximately $21.2 million) and was funded from available cash on hand. The previously disclosed purchase price of €30.0 million (approximately $42.4 million) was reduced, prior to completion of the acquisition, after Citigroup received approval from Laguna’s regulator to distribute €15.0 million (approximately $21.2 million) to its shareholders.

The purchase price and fair value of the net assets acquired in the Laguna acquisition were as follows:

 

Purchase price

   $ 21,223   
  

 

 

 

Net assets acquired at fair value

   $ 34,328   
  

 

 

 

Excess of net assets over purchase price (gain on bargain purchase)

   $ (13,105
  

 

 

 

The gain on bargain purchase of approximately $13.1 million, relating to the acquisition of Laguna, arose primarily as a result of the reassessment by the Company, upon acquisition, of the total required estimated costs to manage the business to expiry. The Company’s assessment of costs was lower than the acquired costs recorded by the vendor in the financial statements of Laguna.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

 

2. ACQUISITIONS — (cont’d)

 

The following summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:

 

Cash

   $ 13,274   

Investments:

  

Short-term investments, trading

     1,154   

Fixed maturities, trading

     30,765   
  

 

 

 

Total investments

     31,919   

Reinsurance balances receivable

     1,459   

Other assets

     1,325   

Losses and loss adjustment expenses

     (11,898

Accounts payable

     (1,751
  

 

 

 

Net assets acquired at fair value

   $ 34,328   
  

 

 

 

From March 25, 2011, the date of acquisition, to September 30, 2011, the Company has recorded $2.4 million in revenues and $nil net earnings related to Laguna in its consolidated statement of earnings.

Clarendon

On July 12, 2011, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Clarendon Holdings, Inc., completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Clarendon National Insurance Company (“Clarendon”) from Clarendon Insurance Group, Inc., an affiliate of Hannover Re (“Hannover”). Clarendon is a New Jersey-domiciled insurer that is in run-off. Clarendon owns three other insurers, two domiciled in New Jersey and one domiciled in Florida, that are also in run-off. The purchase price was $219.1 million and was financed in part by $106.5 million under a four-year term loan facility provided by National Australia Bank Limited (“NAB”) and the remainder from available cash on hand.

In addition, on July 12, 2011, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Fitzwilliam Insurance Limited (“Fitzwilliam”), in connection with the acquisition of Clarendon, entered into a reinsurance agreement with Hannover, which provides adverse development cover (“ADC”) to Clarendon to reinsure Hannover for the first $80.0 million of the ADC. The Company provided a parental guarantee to Hannover in the amount of $80.0 million supporting the obligations of Fitzwilliam.

The purchase price and fair value of the net assets acquired in the Clarendon acquisition were as follows:

 

Purchase price

   $ 219,077   
  

 

 

 

Net assets acquired at fair value

   $ 219,077   
  

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

 

2. ACQUISITIONS — (cont’d)

 

The following summarizes the preliminary estimated fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition, pending finalization of certain valuations:

 

Cash ..

   $ 138,518   

Restricted cash

     7,198   

Investments:

  

Short-term investments, trading

     60,376   

Fixed maturities, trading

     623,530   

Equities

     5,014   
  

 

 

 

Total investments

     688,920   

Reinsurance balances receivable

     1,065,341   

Accrued interest and other receivables

     9,655   

Losses and loss adjustment expenses

     (1,654,436

Insurance balances payable

     (1,942

Funds withheld

     (26,277

Other liabilities

     (7,900
  

 

 

 

Net assets acquired at fair value

   $ 219,077   
  

 

 

 

From July 12, 2011, the date of acquisition, to September 30, 2011, the Company has recorded $3.0 million in revenues and a $1.1 million net loss related to Clarendon in its consolidated statement of earnings.

Because Clarendon’s revenues and net loss are included in the Company’s statement of earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Company has not included pro forma financial information for such period. The following pro forma condensed combined income statement for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 combines the historical consolidated statements of earnings of the Company with those of Clarendon, giving effect to the business combinations and related transactions as if they had occurred on January 1, 2011.

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

   Enstar
Group
Limited
    Clarendon     Proforma
Adjustments
    Enstar Group
Limited -
Proforma
 

Total income

   $ 80,897      $ 9,720      $ —        $ 90,617   

Total expenses

     (38,761     (43,425     (4,562 )(a)      (86,748

Noncontrolling interest

     (17,194     —          —          (17,194
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings (loss)

   $ 24,942      $ (33,705   $ (4,562   $ (13,325
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per ordinary share — basic

  

  $ (0.97
        

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding — basic

  

    13,743,191   
        

 

 

 

Notes to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings:

Expenses:

 

(a) (i) Adjustment to interest expense to reflect the financing costs of the acquisition for the period

   $ (1,772

 (ii) Adjustment to recognize amortization of fair value adjustments

     (3,410

 (iii) Adjustment to income taxes for proforma adjustments

     620   
  

 

 

 
   $ (4,562

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

 

2. ACQUISITIONS — (cont’d)

 

The following pro forma condensed combined income statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 combines the historical consolidated statements of earnings of the Company with those of Clarendon, giving effect to the business combination and related transactions as if they had occurred on January 1, 2010.

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2010

   Enstar
Group
Limited
    Clarendon     Proforma
Adjustments
    Enstar Group
Limited -
Proforma
 

Total income

   $ 32,919      $ 9,194      $ —        $ 42,113   

Total expenses

     (8,436     (8,813     (2,272 ) (a)      (19,521

Share of net earnings of partly owned company

     1,351        —          —          1,351   

Noncontrolling interest

     (4,391     —          —          (4,391
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings (loss)

   $ 21,443      $ 381      $ (2,272   $ 19,552   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings per ordinary share — basic

  

  $ 1.43   
 

 

 

 

Net earnings per ordinary share — diluted

  

  $ 1.39   
 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding — basic

  

    13,704,832   
 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted

  

    14,019,768   
        

 

 

 

Notes to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings:

Expenses:

 

(a) (i) Adjustment to interest expense to reflect the financing costs of the acquisition for the period

   $ (1,029

(ii) Adjustment to recognize amortization of fair value adjustments

     (1,603

(iii) Adjustment to income taxes for proforma adjustments

     360   
  

 

 

 
   $ (2,272

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010

   Enstar
Group
Limited
    Clarendon      Proforma
Adjustments
    Enstar
Group
Limited -
Proforma
 

Total income

   $ 97,641      $ 18,190       $ —        $ 115,831   

Total expenses

     (41,415     171,537         (7,445 ) (a)      122,677   

Share of net earnings of partly owned company

     10,704        —           —          10,704   

Noncontrolling interest

     (17,136     —           —          (17,136
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings (loss)

   $ 49,794      $ 189,727       $ (7,445   $ 232,076   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Net earnings per ordinary share — basic

   $ 16.97   
  

 

 

 

Net earnings per ordinary share — diluted

   $ 16.63   
  

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding — basic

     13,676,113   
  

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted

     13,956,948   
  

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

 

2. ACQUISITIONS — (cont’d)

 

Notes to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings:

Expenses:

 

(a) (i) Adjustment to interest expense to reflect the financing costs of the acquisition for the period

   $ (3,086

 (ii) Adjustment to recognize amortization of fair value adjustments

     (5,439

 (iii) Adjustment to income taxes for proforma adjustments

     1,080   
  

 

 

 
   $ (7,445

The foregoing pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisition had taken place on January 1, 2011 or 2010, respectively.

 

3. SIGNIFICANT NEW BUSINESS

Shelbourne RITC Transactions

In December 2007, the Company, in conjunction with JCF FPK I L.P. (“JCF FPK”) and a newly-hired executive management team, formed U.K.-based Shelbourne Group Limited (“Shelbourne”) to invest in Reinsurance to Close or “RITC” transactions (the transferring of liabilities from one Lloyd’s syndicate to another) with Lloyd’s of London insurance and reinsurance syndicates in run-off. The Company owns approximately 56.8% of Shelbourne, which in turn owns 100% of Shelbourne Syndicate Services Limited, the Managing Agency for Lloyd’s Syndicate 2008, a syndicate approved by Lloyd’s of London on December 16, 2007 to undertake RITC transactions with Lloyd’s syndicates in run-off.

JCF FPK is a joint investment program between Fox-Pitt, Kelton, Cochran, Caronia & Waller (USA) LLC (“FPK”) and J.C. Flowers II, L.P. (the “Flowers Fund”). The Flowers Fund is a private investment fund advised by J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC. J. Christopher Flowers, one of the Company’s largest shareholders and formerly a member of the Company’s board of directors, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC. In addition, an affiliate of the Flowers Fund controlled approximately 41% of FPK until its sale of FPK in December 2009.

In February 2011, Lloyd’s Syndicate 2008 entered into RITC agreements with two Lloyd’s syndicates with total gross insurance reserves of approximately $129.6 million. The capital commitment to Lloyd’s Syndicate 2008 with respect to these two RITC agreements amounted to £21.3 million (approximately $34.1 million), which was fully funded by the Company from available cash on hand.

Claremont

On September 1, 2011, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Fitzwilliam, entered into a novation agreement with another of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Claremont Liability Insurance Company (“Claremont”), and certain of its reinsurers with respect to three specific quota share contracts. Under the novation agreement, Fitzwilliam replaced those companies as reinsurer of Claremont on the quota share contracts in exchange for total assets and liabilities of approximately $22.5 million.

Insurance Australia Group

On September 20, 2011, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Gordian Run-off Limited (“Gordian”), acquired an inwards reinsurance portfolio from Insurance Australia Group Ltd via an Australian Federal Court approved scheme. Gordian received total assets and assumed total net reinsurance liabilities of approximately $8.6 million (approximately $8.8 million Australian dollars).

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

4. RESTRICTED CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Restricted cash and cash equivalents were $452.4 million and $656.2 million as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The restricted cash and cash equivalents are used as collateral against letters of credit and as guarantees under trust agreements. Letters of credit and guarantees are issued to ceding insurers as security for the obligations of insurance subsidiaries under reinsurance agreements with those ceding insurers.

 

5. INVESTMENTS

Available-for-sale

The amortized cost and estimated fair values of the Company’s fixed maturity securities and short-term investments classified as available-for-sale were as follows:

 

     Amortized
Cost
     Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Gain
     Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Losses
Non-OTTI
    Fair
Value
 

As at September 30, 2011

          

U.S. government and agency

   $ 27,460       $ 685       $ (16   $ 28,129   

Non-U.S. government

     178,832         4,769         (327     183,274   

Corporate

     446,791         7,954         (1,875     452,870   

Residential mortgage-backed

     15,312         307         (117     15,502   

Commercial mortgage-backed

     12,904         2,882         (20     15,766   

Asset backed

     21,543         75         (503     21,115   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 702,842       $ 16,672       $ (2,858   $ 716,656   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Amortized
Cost
     Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Gain
     Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Losses
Non-OTTI
    Fair
Value
 

As at December 31, 2010

          

U.S. government and agency

   $ 65,115       $ 766       $ (92   $ 65,789   

Non-U.S. government

     248,487         8,832         (314     257,005   

Corporate

     695,372         16,513         (1,615     710,270   

Residential mortgage-backed

     20,036         305         (234     20,107   

Commercial mortgage-backed

     19,667         2,083         (11     21,739   

Asset backed

     27,072         574         (346     27,300   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,075,749       $ 29,073       $ (2,612   $ 1,102,210   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

 

5. INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

 

The following tables summarize the Company’s fixed maturity securities and short-term investments classified as available-for-sale in an unrealized loss position as well as the aggregate fair value and gross unrealized loss by length of time the security has continuously been in an unrealized loss position:

 

000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000
     12 Months or Greater     Less Than 12 Months     Total  
     Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
 

As at September 30, 2011

               

U.S. government and agency

   $       $      $ 10,008       $ (16   $ 10,008       $ (16

Non-U.S. government

     14,597         (284     20,975         (43     35,572         (327

Corporate

     64,040         (1,295     57,029         (580     121,069         (1,875

Residential mortgage-backed

     1,579         (110     353         (7     1,932         (117

Commercial mortgage-backed

     125         (20     136                261         (20

Asset backed

     13,731         (503                    13,731         (503
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 94,072       $ (2,212   $ 88,501       $ (646   $ 182,573       $ (2,858
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000
     12 Months or Greater     Less Than 12 Months     Total  
     Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
 

As at December 31, 2010

               

U.S. government and agency

   $ 801       $      $ 22,976       $ (92   $ 23,777       $ (92

Non-U.S. government

     7,710         (32     31,128         (282     38,838         (314

Corporate

  

 

22,039

  

     (318     107,735         (1,297     129,774         (1,615

Residential mortgage-backed

     2,368         (168     11,274         (66     13,642         (234

Commercial mortgage-backed

     530         (10     1,516         (1     2,046         (11

Asset backed

     10,554         (346     87                10,641         (346
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 44,002       $ (874   $ 174,716       $ (1,738   $ 218,718       $ (2,612
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

As at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the number of securities classified as available-for-sale in an unrealized loss position was 118 and 136, respectively, with a fair value of $182.6 million and $218.7 million, respectively. Of these securities, the number of securities that had been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or longer was 67 and 32, respectively. As of September 30, 2011, none of these securities were considered to be other than temporarily impaired. The Company has no intent to sell and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell these securities before their fair values recover above the adjusted cost. The unrealized losses from these securities were not as a result of credit, collateral or structural issues.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

 

5. INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

 

The contractual maturities of the Company’s fixed maturity securities and short-term investments classified as available-for-sale are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     % of Total
Fair Value
 

As at September 30, 2011

        

Due in one year or less

   $ 285,305       $ 285,373         39.8

Due after one year through five years

     361,334         372,234         52.0

Due after five years through ten years

     3,563         3,682         0.5

Due after ten years

     2,881         2,984         0.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     653,083         664,273         92.7

Residential mortgage-backed

     15,312         15,502         2.2

Commercial mortgage-backed

     12,904         15,766         2.2

Asset backed

     21,543         21,115         2.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 702,842       $ 716,656         100.00
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     % of Total
Fair Value
 

As at December 31, 2010

        

Due in one year or less

   $ 373,683       $ 379,203         34.4

Due after one year through five years

     625,463         643,252         58.3

Due after five years through ten years

     5,307         5,539         0.5

Due after ten years

     4,521         5,070         0.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,008,974         1,033,064         93.7

Residential mortgage-backed

     20,036         20,107         1.8

Commercial mortgage-backed

     19,667         21,739         2.0

Asset backed

     27,072         27,300         2.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,075,749       $ 1,102,210         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following tables set forth certain information regarding the credit ratings (provided by major rating agencies) of the Company’s fixed maturity securities and short-term investments classified as available-for-sale:

 

     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     % of Total
Fair Value
 

As at September 30, 2011

        

AAA

   $ 212,574       $ 217,217         30.3

AA

     194,204         197,548         27.6

A

     246,491         252,491         35.2

BBB or lower

     49,183         48,927         6.8

Not Rated

     390         473         0.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 702,842       $ 716,656         100.00
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

5. INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

 

     Amortized      Fair      % of Total  
     Cost      Value      Fair Value  

As at December 31, 2010

        

AAA

   $ 405,682       $ 416,526         37.8

AA

     267,917         273,500         24.8

A

     332,401         341,447         31.0

BBB or lower

     69,359         70,274         6.4

Not Rated

     390         463         0.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,075,749       $ 1,102,210         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Trading

The estimated fair values of the Company’s investments in fixed maturity securities, short-term investments and equities classified as trading securities were as follows:

 

     September 30,      December 31,  
     2011      2010  

U.S. government and agency

   $ 417,934       $ 162,014   

Non-U.S. government

     178,955         129,861   

Corporate

     1,471,869         637,114   

Municipal

     31,528         2,297   

Residential mortgage-backed

     108,453         82,399   

Commercial mortgage-backed

     54,819         17,102   

Asset backed

     34,693         1,313   

Equities

     81,535         60,082   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,379,786       $ 1,092,182   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following tables set forth certain information regarding the credit ratings (provided by major rating agencies) of the Company’s fixed maturity securities and short-term investments classified as trading:

 

     Fair      % of Total  
     Value      Fair Value  

As at September 30, 2011

     

AAA

   $ 325,661         14.2

AA

     1,018,740         44.3

A

     787,579         34.3

BBB or lower

     147,648         6.4

Not Rated

     18,623         0.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,298,251         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Fair      % of Total  
     Value      Fair Value  

As at December 31, 2010

     

AAA

   $ 395,881         38.4

AA

     177,302         17.2

A

     400,314         38.8

BBB or lower

     51,983         5.0

Not Rated

     6,620         0.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,032,100         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

 

5. INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

 

Other Investments

The estimated fair values of the Company’s other investments were as follows:

 

     September 30,      December 31,  
     2011      2010  

Private equities

   $ 120,138       $ 104,109   

Bond funds

     50,926         102,279   

Hedge fund

     23,624         22,037   

Other

     5,711         6,289   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 200,399       $ 234,714   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had $120.1 million and $104.1 million, respectively, of other investments recorded in private equities, which represented 2.7% and 2.4% of total investments and cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. All of the Company’s investments in private equities are subject to restrictions on redemptions and sales that are determined by the governing documents and limit the Company’s ability to liquidate these investments in the short term. Due to a lag in the valuations reported by the managers, the Company records changes in the investment value with up to a three-month lag. These investments are accounted for at estimated fair value determined by the Company’s proportionate share of the net asset value of the investee reduced by any impairment charges. As at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had unfunded capital commitments relating to its other investments of $73.3 million and $84.7 million, respectively. See Note 12 for details of other investments with related parties.

The Company’s bond fund holdings comprise a number of positions in diversified bond mutual funds managed by third-party managers.

Other-Than-Temporary Impairment Process

The Company assesses whether declines in the fair value of its fixed maturity investments classified as available-for-sale represent impairments that are other-than-temporary by reviewing each fixed maturity investment that is impaired and: (1) determining if the Company has the intent to sell the fixed maturity investment or (2) determining if it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the fixed maturity investment before its anticipated recovery; and (3) assessing whether a credit loss exists, that is, where the Company expects that the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected from the fixed maturity investment is less than the amortized cost basis of the investment.

The Company had no planned sales of its fixed maturity investments classified as available-for-sale as at September 30, 2011. In assessing whether it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell a fixed maturity investment before its anticipated recovery, the Company considers various factors including its future cash flow requirements, legal and regulatory requirements, the level of its cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and fixed maturity investments classified as available-for-sale in an unrealized gain position, and other relevant factors. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company did not recognize any other-than-temporary impairments due to required sales.

In evaluating credit losses, the Company considers a variety of factors in the assessment of a fixed maturity investment including: (1) the time period during which there has been a significant decline below cost; (2) the extent of the decline below cost and par; (3) the potential for the fixed maturity investment to recover in value; (4) an analysis of the financial condition of the issuer; (5) the rating of the issuer; and (6) failure of the issuer of the fixed maturity investment to make scheduled interest or principal payments.

 

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Based on the factors described above, the Company determined that, as at September 30, 2011, no credit losses existed.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is defined as the price at which to sell an asset or transfer a liability (i.e. the “exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants. The Company uses a fair value hierarchy that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable data. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Valuation adjustments and block discounts are not applied to Level 1 instruments.

 

   

Level 2 — Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets, or for which significant inputs are observable (e.g. interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, default rates, loss severities, etc.) or can be corroborated by observable market data.

 

   

Level 3 — Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. The unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s own assumptions about assumptions that market participants might use.

The following is a summary of valuation techniques or models the Company uses to measure fair value by asset and liability classes.

Fixed Maturity Investments

The Company’s fixed maturity portfolio is managed by the Company’s Chief Investment Officer and outside investment advisors. The Company uses inputs from nationally recognized pricing services, including pricing vendors, index providers and broker-dealers to estimate fair value measurements for all of its fixed maturity investments. These pricing services include FT Interactive Data, Barclays Capital Aggregate Index (formerly Lehman Index), Reuters Pricing Service and others.

In general, the pricing services use observable market inputs including, but not limited to, investment yields, credit risks and spreads, benchmark curves, benchmarking of like securities, non-binding broker-dealer quotes, reported trades and sector groupings to determine the fair value. In addition, pricing services use valuation models, such as an Option Adjusted Spread model, to develop prepayment and interest rate scenarios. The Option Adjusted Spread model is commonly used to estimate fair value for securities such as mortgage-backed and asset backed securities.

The following describes the techniques generally used to determine the fair value of the Company’s fixed maturities by asset class.

 

   

U.S. government and agency securities consist of securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and mortgage pass-through agencies such as the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and other agencies. The significant inputs include the spread above the risk-free yield curve, reported trades and broker-dealer quotes. These are considered to be observable market inputs and, therefore, the fair values of these securities are classified within Level 2.

 

   

Non-U.S. government securities consist of bonds issued by non-U.S. governments and agencies along with supranational organizations. The significant inputs include the spread above the risk-free yield

 

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curve, reported trades and broker-dealer quotes. These are considered to be observable market inputs and, therefore, the fair values of these securities are classified within Level 2.

 

   

Corporate securities consist primarily of investment-grade debt of a wide variety of corporate issuers and industries. The fair values of these securities are determined using the spread above the risk-free yield curve, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, benchmark yields, and industry and market indicators. These are considered observable market inputs and, therefore, the fair values of these securities are classified within Level 2. Where pricing is unavailable from pricing services, the Company obtains non-binding quotes from broker-dealers. This is generally the case when there is a low volume of trading activity and current transactions are not orderly. In this event, securities are classified within Level 3. As at September 30, 2011, the Company had one corporate security classified as Level 3.

 

   

Municipal securities consist primarily of bonds issued by U.S.-domiciled state and municipal entities. The fair values of these securities are determined using the spread above the risk-free yield curve, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes and benchmark yields. These are considered observable market inputs and, therefore, the fair values of these securities are classified within Level 2.

 

   

Asset backed securities consist primarily of investment-grade bonds backed by pools of loans with a variety of underlying collateral. The significant inputs used to determine the fair value of these securities include the spread above the risk-free yield curve, reported trades, benchmark yields, broker-dealer quotes, prepayment speeds, and default rates. These are considered observable market inputs and, therefore, the fair values of these securities are classified within Level 2.

 

   

Residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities include both agency and non-agency originated securities. The significant inputs used to determine the fair value of these securities include the spread above the risk-free yield curve, reported trades, benchmark yields, broker-dealer quotes, prepayment speeds, and default rates. These are considered observable market inputs and, therefore, the fair values of these securities are classified within Level 2. Where pricing is unavailable from pricing services, the Company obtains non-binding quotes from broker-dealers. This is generally the case when there is a low volume of trading activity and current transactions are not orderly. In this event, securities are classified within Level 3. As at September 30, 2011, the Company had one commercial mortgage-backed security classified as Level 3.

To validate the techniques or models used by the pricing services, the Company compares the fair value estimates to its knowledge of the current market and challenges any prices deemed not to be representative of fair value.

As of September 30, 2011, there were no material differences between the prices obtained from the pricing services and the fair value estimates developed by the Company.

Equity Securities

The Company’s equity securities are managed by two external advisors. The Company uses nationally recognized pricing services, including pricing vendors, index providers and broker-dealers to estimate fair value measurements for all of its equity securities. These pricing services include FT Interactive Data and others.

The Company has categorized all of its investments in common stock as Level 1 investments because the fair values of these securities are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. The Company has categorized all of its investments in preferred stock as Level 2 (except one which was categorized as Level 3) because their fair value estimates are based on observable market data.

 

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5. INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

 

Other Investments

For its investments in private equities, the Company measures fair value by obtaining the most recently published net asset value as advised by the external fund manager or third-party administrator. The use of net asset value as an estimate of the fair value for investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value is a permitted practical expedient. The Company’s private equity investments are mainly in the financial services industry. The fund advisors continue to evaluate the overall market environment, as well as specific areas in the financial services sector, in order to identify segments they believe will offer the most attractive investment opportunities. The financial statements of each fund generally are audited annually under U.S. GAAP, using fair value measurement for the underlying investments. For all publicly-traded companies within the funds, the Company has valued those investments based on the latest share price. The value of Affirmative Investment LLC (in which the Company owns a non-voting 7% membership interest) is based on the market value of the shares of Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc., a publicly-traded company.

All of the Company’s investments in private equities are subject to restrictions on redemptions and sales that are determined by the governing documents and limit the Company’s ability to liquidate those investments in the short term. These restrictions have been in place since the initial investments. The capital commitments are discussed in detail in Note 12 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company has classified private equities as Level 3 investments because they reflect the Company’s own judgment about the assumptions that market participants might use.

For its investment in the hedge fund, the Company measures fair value by obtaining the most recently published net asset value as advised by the external fund manager or third-party administrator. The use of net asset value as an estimate of the fair value for investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value is a permitted practical expedient. The adviser of the fund intends to seek attractive risk-adjusted total returns for the fund’s investors by acquiring, originating, and actively managing a diversified portfolio of debt securities, with a focus on various forms of asset backed securities and loans. The fund will focus on investments that the adviser believes to be fundamentally undervalued with current market prices that are believed to be compelling relative to intrinsic value. The units of account that are valued by the Company are its interests in the fund and not the underlying holdings of such fund. Thus, the inputs used by the Company to value its investment in the fund may differ from the inputs used to value the underlying holdings of such fund. The hedge fund is not currently eligible for redemption due to imposed lock-up periods of three years from the time of the initial investment. Once eligible, redemptions will be permitted quarterly with 90 days notice. There are no unfunded capital commitments in relation to the hedge fund. The investment in the hedge fund is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

The bond funds in which the Company invests have been classified as Level 2 investments because their fair value is estimated using the net asset value reported by Bloomberg and they have daily liquidity.

 

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5. INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

 

Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with the provisions of the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, the Company has categorized its investments that are recorded at fair value among levels as follows:

 

     September 30, 2011  
     Quoted Prices in             Significant         
     Active Markets      Significant Other      Unobservable         
     for Identical Assets      Observable Inputs      Inputs      Total Fair  
     (Level 1)      (Level 2)      (Level 3)      Value  

U.S. government and agency

   $       $ 446,063       $       $ 446,063   

Non-U.S. government

             362,229                 362,229   

Corporate

             1,924,238         501         1,924,739   

Municipal

             31,528                 31,528   

Residential mortgage-backed

             123,955                 123,955   

Commercial mortgage-backed

             70,576         9         70,585   

Asset backed

             55,808                 55,808   

Equities

     73,029         4,806         3,700         81,535   

Other investments

             50,926         149,473         200,399   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 73,029       $ 3,070,129       $ 153,683       $ 3,296,841   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2010  
     Quoted Prices in             Significant         
     Active Markets      Significant Other      Unobservable         
     for Identical Assets      Observable Inputs      Inputs      Total Fair  
     (Level 1)      (Level 2)      (Level 3)      Value  

U.S. government and agency

   $       $ 227,803       $       $ 227,803   

Non-U.S. government

             386,866                 386,866   

Corporate

             1,346,854         530         1,347,384   

Municipal

             2,297                 2,297   

Residential mortgage-backed

             102,506                 102,506   

Commercial mortgage-backed

             37,927         914         38,841   

Asset backed

             28,613                 28,613   

Equities

     56,369         138         3,575         60,082   

Other investments

             102,279         132,435         234,714   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 56,369       $ 2,235,283       $ 137,454       $ 2,429,106   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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5. INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

 

The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for all investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs during the three months ended September 30, 2011:

 

     Fixed                    
     Maturity     Other     Equity        
     Investments     Investments     Securities     Total  

Level 3 investments as of July 1, 2011

   $ 552      $ 148,840      $ 4,431      $ 153,823   

Purchases

            2,196               2,196   

Sales

            (62            (62

Total realized and unrealized losses through earnings

     (42     (1,501     (731     (2,274

Net transfers into and/or (out of) Level 3

                            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Level 3 investments as of September 30, 2011

   $ 510      $ 149,473      $ 3,700      $ 153,683   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The amount of net gains/(losses) for the three months ended September 30, 2011 included in earnings attributable to the fair value of changes in assets still held at September 30, 2011 was $(0.3) million. Of this amount, $(0.8) million was included in net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) and $0.5 million was included in net investment income.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for all investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs during the three months ended September 30, 2010:

 

     Fixed                      
     Maturity     Other      Equity         
     Investments     Investments      Securities      Total  

Level 3 investments as of July 1, 2010

   $ 1,394      $ 104,079       $ 3,238       $ 108,711   

Net purchases (sales and distributions)

            7,832                 7,832   

Total realized and unrealized (losses) gains through earnings

     (18     1,960         237         2,179   

Net transfers into and/or (out of) Level 3

                              
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Level 3 investments as of September 30, 2010

   $ 1,376      $ 113,871       $ 3,475       $ 118,722   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The amount of net gains/(losses) for the three months ended September 30, 2010 included in earnings attributable to the fair value of changes in assets still held at September 30, 2010 was $(0.3) million. Of this amount, $0.2 million was included in net realized and unrealized gains and $(0.5) million was included in net investment income.

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

 

5. INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

 

The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for all investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs during the nine months ended September 30, 2011:

 

     Fixed                     
     Maturity     Other     Equity         
     Investments     Investments     Securities      Total  

Level 3 investments as of January 1, 2011

   $ 1,444      $ 132,435      $ 3,575       $ 137,454   

Purchases

            12,760                12,760   

Sales

     (1,043     (1,728             (2,771

Total realized and unrealized gains through earnings

     109        6,006        125         6,240   

Net transfers into and/or (out of) Level 3

                             
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Level 3 investments as of September 30, 2011

   $ 510      $ 149,473      $ 3,700       $ 153,683   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

The amount of net gains/(losses) for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 included in earnings attributable to the fair value of changes in assets still held at September 30, 2011 was $6.1 million. Of this amount, $0.2 million was included in net realized and unrealized gains and $5.9 million was included in net investment income.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for all investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs during the nine months ended September 30, 2010:

 

     Fixed                       
     Maturity      Other      Equity         
     Investments      Investments      Securities      Total  

Level 3 investments as of January 1, 2010

   $ 641       $ 81,801       $ 3,300       $ 85,742   

Net purchase (sales and distributions)

     579         24,078                 24,657   

Total realized and unrealized gains (losses) through earnings

     156         7,992         175         8,323   

Net transfers into and/or (out of) Level 3

                               
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Level 3 investments as of September 30, 2010

   $ 1,376       $ 113,871       $ 3,475       $ 118,722   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The amount of net gains/(losses) for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 included in earnings attributable to the fair value of changes in assets still held at September 30, 2010 was $9.1 million. Of this amount, $0.3 million was included in net realized and unrealized gains and $8.8 million was included in net investment income.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, proceeds from the sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities were $332.6 million and $57.3 million, respectively. Gross realized gains on the sale of available-for-sale securities were, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, $0.8 million and $0.1 million, respectively, and gross realized losses on the sale of available-for-sale securities, were $0.3 million and $nil, respectively. Net unrealized (losses)/gains on trading securities were $(5.2) million and $3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Restricted Investments

The Company is required to maintain investments on deposit with various regulatory authorities to support its insurance and reinsurance operations. The investments on deposit are available to settle insurance and

 

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reinsurance liabilities. The Company also utilizes trust accounts to collateralize business with its insurance and reinsurance counterparties. These trust accounts generally take the place of letter of credit requirements. The investments held in trust as collateral are primarily highly rated fixed maturity securities. The carrying value of the Company’s restricted investments as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was as follows:

 

     September 30,      December 31,  
     2011      2010  

Assets used for collateral in trust for third-party agreements

   $ 535,098       $ 371,834   

Deposits with regulatory authorities

     207,425         33,970   

Others

     63,561         62,437   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 806,084       $ 468,241   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

6. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

In October 2010, the Company entered into a foreign currency forward exchange contract as part of its overall foreign currency risk management strategy. On the value date, June 30, 2011, the Company sold Australian dollars (“AU$”) 45.0 million for $42.5 million. The contract exchange rate was AU$1 for $0.9439. On June 15, 2011, the Company effectively closed out the contract by entering into a forward exchange contract, with a value date of June 30, 2011, where it bought AU$45.0 million for $48.0 million. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the change in the fair value of the contract was $nil and $(1.9) million, respectively, the effect of which the Company has recognized as a foreign exchange loss included as part of its net earnings.

On August 23, 2011, the Company entered into a foreign currency forward exchange contract where it sold AU$35.0 million for $37.0 million. On September 22, 2011, the Company effectively closed out the contract by entering into a forward contract, with the same settlement date of December 2, 2011, where it bought AU$35.0 million for $34.0 million. The net gain on the contracts was $3.0 million and has been included in net foreign exchange gains/(losses) as part of the Company’s net earnings.

 

7. REINSURANCE BALANCES RECEIVABLE

 

     September 30,     December 31,  
     2011     2010  

Recoverable from reinsurers on:

    

Outstanding losses

   $ 908,487      $ 425,336   

Losses incurred but not reported

     786,179        141,118   

Fair value adjustments

     (143,403     (41,014
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total reinsurance reserves recoverable

     1,551,263        525,440   

Paid losses

     388,037        436,002   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,939,300      $ 961,442   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The fair value adjustment, determined on acquisition of reinsurance subsidiaries, was based on the estimated timing of loss and loss adjustment expense recoveries and an assumed interest rate equivalent to a risk free rate for securities with similar duration to the reinsurance receivables acquired plus a spread to reflect credit risk, and is amortized over the estimated recovery period, as adjusted for accelerations on commutation settlements, using the constant yield method.

 

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7. REINSURANCE BALANCES RECEIVABLE — (cont’d)

 

The Company’s acquired reinsurance subsidiaries, prior to acquisition, used retrocessional agreements to reduce their exposure to the risk of reinsurance assumed. The Company remains liable to the extent that retrocessionaires do not meet their obligations under these agreements, and therefore, the Company evaluates and monitors concentration of credit risk among its reinsurers. Provisions are made for amounts considered potentially uncollectible.

At September 30, 2011, the Company’s top 10 reinsurers accounted for $1,344.6 million or 69.3% (December 31, 2010: $726.2 million or 75.5%) of reinsurance recoverables (which includes loss reserves recoverable and recoverables on paid losses) and included $531.0 million of incurred but not reported (“IBNR”) recoverable (December 31, 2010: $99.6 million). With the exception of $50.8 million, which is recoverable from a BBB+ rated reinsurer, the remaining top 10 reinsurers, as at September 30, 2011, are all rated A+ or better. As at December 31, 2010, with the exception of $17.6 million which was recoverable from a non-rated reinsurer, the remaining top 10 reinsurers were all rated A- or better. Reinsurance recoverables by reinsurer were as follows:

 

     September 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
     Reinsurance      % of     Reinsurance      % of  
     Recoverable      Total     Recoverable      Total  

Top 10 reinsurers

   $ 1,344,599         69.3   $ 726,201         75.5

Other reinsurers’ balances > $1 million

     577,528         29.8     198,737         20.7

Other reinsurers’ balances < $1 million

     17,173         0.9     36,504         3.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,939,300         100.0   $ 961,442         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the provision for uncollectible reinsurance relating to losses recoverable was $431.4 million and $381.4 million, respectively. To estimate the provision for uncollectible reinsurance recoverables, the reinsurance recoverables are first allocated to applicable reinsurers. This determination is based on a detailed process rather than an estimate, although an element of judgment is applied. As part of this process, ceded IBNR is allocated by reinsurer.

The Company uses a detailed analysis to estimate uncollectible reinsurance. The primary components of the analysis are reinsurance recoverable balances by reinsurer and bad debt provisions applied to these balances to determine the portion of a reinsurer’s balance deemed to be uncollectible. These provisions require considerable judgment and are determined using the current rating, or rating equivalent, of each reinsurer (in order to determine their ability to settle the reinsurance balances), as well as other key considerations and assumptions, such as claims and coverage issues.

As at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, reinsurance receivables with a carrying value of $447.1 million and $398.8 million, respectively, were each associated with two reinsurers which represented 10% or more of total reinsurance balances receivable. As at September 30, 2011, the two reinsurers had credit ratings of A+ or higher. In the event that all or any of the reinsuring companies are unable to meet their obligations under existing reinsurance agreements, the Company will be liable for such defaulted amounts.

 

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8. LOSSES AND LOSS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES

The table below provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. Losses incurred and paid are reflected net of reinsurance recoverables.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010  

Balance as at July 1

   $ 3,267,341      $ 2,894,353   

Less: total reinsurance reserves recoverable

     556,374        421,864   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     2,710,967        2,472,489   

Effect of exchange rate movement

     (39,038     80,839   

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities

     (50,114     (26,115

Net losses paid

     (73,941     (80,501

Acquired on purchase of subsidiaries

     600,045        198,498   

Retroactive reinsurance contracts assumed

     40,660        100,136   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net balance as at September 30

     3,188,579        2,745,346   

Plus: total reinsurance reserves recoverable

     1,551,262        488,353   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as at September 30

   $ 4,739,841      $ 3,233,699   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table shows the components of the movement in the net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010  

Net losses paid

   $ (73,941   $ (80,501

Net reduction in case and loss adjustment expense reserves

     99,447        101,542   

Net reduction in IBNR reserves

     16,961        (151
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses

     42,467        20,890   

Reduction in provisions for bad debt

     2,399        1,304   

Reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities

     14,113        10,171   

Amortization of fair value adjustments

     (8,865     (6,250
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities

   $ 50,114      $ 26,115   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net reduction in case and loss adjustment expense reserves (“LAE reserves”) comprises the movement during the quarter in specific case reserve liabilities as a result of claims settlements or changes advised to the Company by its policyholders and attorneys, less changes in case reserves recoverable advised by the Company to its reinsurers as a result of the settlement or movement of assumed claims. Net reduction in IBNR reserves represents the change in the Company’s actuarial estimates of losses incurred but not reported.

The net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the three months ended September 30, 2011 of $50.1 million was attributable to a reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $42.5 million, a reduction in provisions for bad debt of $2.4 million and a reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities of $14.1 million, relating to 2011 run-off activity, partially offset by the amortization, over the estimated payout period, of fair value adjustments relating to companies acquired amounting to $8.9 million.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

 

8. LOSSES AND LOSS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES — (cont’d)

 

The reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $42.5 million, comprised of net favorable incurred loss development of $25.5 million and reductions in IBNR reserves of $17.0 million, related primarily to:

 

  (i) the conclusion of the Company’s review of historic case reserves for eleven of its insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries for which no updated advices had been received for a number of years. This review confirmed the redundancy of approximately 7,400 advised case reserves with an aggregate value of $30.5 million; and

 

  (ii) an aggregate reduction in IBNR reserves of $10.7 million as a result of the application, on a basis consistent with the assumptions applied in the prior period, of our actuarial methodologies to revised historical loss development data to estimate loss reserves required to cover liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses relating to non-commuted exposures in eleven of the Company’s insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries. The prior period estimate of aggregate net IBNR liabilities for these subsidiaries was reduced as a result of the combined impact on all classes of business of loss development activity during 2011, including commutations and the favorable trend of loss development related to non-commuted policies compared to prior forecasts. The Company in conjunction with its independent actuaries completed an actuarial review of the loss reserves for eleven of its most seasoned insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries as at September 30, 2011.

The reduction in provisions for bad debt of $2.4 million resulted from the collection of receivables against which bad debt provisions had been provided for in earlier periods.

The net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the three months ended September 30, 2010 of $26.1 million was attributable to a reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $20.9 million, a reduction in provisions for bad debt of $1.3 million and a reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities of $10.2 million, relating to 2010 run-off activity, partially offset by the amortization, over the estimated payout period, of fair value adjustments relating to companies acquired amounting to $6.3 million.

The reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $20.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 comprised net favorable incurred loss development of $21.1 million and a modest increase in IBNR reserves of $0.2 million, primarily related to the following:

 

  (i) a reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $10.8 million in one of the Company’s insurance entities following the commutations and policy buy-backs of five of its largest insurance and reinsurance exposures; and

 

  (ii) the conclusion of the Company’s review of historic case reserves for two of its insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries for which no updated advices had been received for a number of years. This review confirmed the redundancy of approximately 1,750 advised case reserves with an aggregate value of $11.8 million.

The reduction in provisions for bad debt of $1.3 million resulted from the collection of receivables against which bad debt provisions had been provided in earlier periods.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

 

8. LOSSES AND LOSS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES — (cont’d)

 

The table below provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. Losses incurred and paid are reflected net of reinsurance recoverables.

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010  

Balance as at January 1

   $ 3,291,275      $ 2,479,136   

Less: total reinsurance reserves recoverable

     525,440        347,728   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     2,765,835        2,131,408   

Effect of exchange rate movement

     (5,686     18,410   

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities

     (88,501     (78,077

Net losses paid

     (227,280     (211,589

Acquired on purchase of subsidiaries

     610,484        420,540   

Retroactive reinsurance contracts assumed

     133,727        464,654   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net balance as at September 30

     3,188,579        2,745,346   

Plus: total reinsurance reserves recoverable

     1,551,262        488,353   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as at September 30

   $ 4,739,841      $ 3,233,699   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table shows the components of the movement in the net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010  

Net losses paid

   $ (227,280   $ (211,589

Net reduction in case and LAE reserves

     247,951        234,114   

Net reduction in IBNR reserves

     52,237        35,411   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses

     72,908        57,936   

Reduction in provisions for bad debt

     4,071        14,411   

Reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities

     37,433        30,832   

Amortization of fair value adjustments

     (25,911     (25,102
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities

   $ 88,501      $ 78,077   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

 

8. LOSSES AND LOSS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES — (cont’d)

 

The net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 of $88.5 million was attributable to a reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $72.9 million, a reduction in provisions for bad debt of $4.1 million and a reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities of $37.4 million, relating to 2011 run-off activity, partially offset by the amortization, over the estimated payout period, of fair value adjustments relating to companies acquired amounting to $25.9 million. The reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $72.9 million, comprised of net favorable incurred loss development of $20.7 million and reductions in IBNR reserves of $52.2 million, related primarily to:

 

  (i) the conclusion of the Company’s review of historic case reserves for eleven of its insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries for which no updated advices had been received for a number of years. This review confirmed the redundancy of approximately 7,400 advised case reserves with an aggregate value of $30.5 million; and

 

  (ii) an aggregate reduction in IBNR reserves of $38.7 million as a result of the completion of two commutations of the Company’s largest ten exposures and the application, on a basis consistent with the assumptions applied in the prior period, of our actuarial methodologies to revised historical loss development data to estimate loss reserves required to cover liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses relating to non-commuted exposures in eleven of the Company’s insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries. The prior period estimate of aggregate net IBNR liabilities for these subsidiaries was reduced as a result of the combined impact on all classes of business of loss development activity during 2011, including commutations and the favorable trend of loss development related to non-commuted policies compared to prior forecasts. The Company in conjunction with its independent actuaries completed an actuarial review of the loss reserves for eleven of its most seasoned insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries as at September 30, 2011.

The reduction in provisions for bad debt of $4.1 million resulted from the collection of receivables against which bad debt provisions had been provided for in earlier periods.

The net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 of $78.1 million was attributable to a reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $57.9 million, a reduction in provisions for bad debt of $14.4 million and a reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities of $30.8 million, relating to 2010 run-off activity, partially offset by the amortization, over the estimated payout period, of fair value adjustments relating to companies acquired amounting to $25.1 million.

The reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $57.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 comprised net favorable incurred loss development of $22.5 million along with reductions in IBNR reserves of $35.4 million. The net favorable incurred loss development of $22.5 million, whereby net advised case and LAE reserves of $234.1 million were settled for net losses paid of $211.6 million, related to the settlement of non-commuted and commuted losses during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 including commutations and policy buy-backs of seven of the largest insured and/or reinsured exposures in three of the Company’s insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries. These commutations and policy buy-backs were primarily responsible for the reduction in IBNR reserves of $35.4 million following the application of the Company’s reserving methodologies in determining the IBNR reserves related to the commuted exposures. The settlement of advised case and LAE reserves of $234.1 million included the redundancy of approximately 1,750 advised case

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

 

8. LOSSES AND LOSS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES — (cont’d)

 

reserves with an aggregate value of $11.8 million, which resulted from the Company’s review of historic case reserves for two of its insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries for which no updated advices had been received for a number of years.

The reduction in provisions for bad debt of $14.4 million resulted from the collection of receivables against which bad debt provisions had been provided in earlier periods.

 

9. LOANS PAYABLE

The Company’s long-term debt consists of loan facilities used to partially finance certain of the Company’s acquisitions or significant new business transactions along with a loan outstanding in relation to the share repurchase agreements (the “Repurchase Agreements”) entered into with three of its executives and certain trusts and a corporation affiliated with the executives. The Unionamerica, Knapton and Enstar Group Facilities and the Repurchase Agreements are described in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Total amounts of loans payable outstanding, including accrued interest, as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 totaled $314.6 million and $245.3 million, respectively, and were comprised as follows:

 

          September 30,      December 31,  

Facility

  

Date of Facility

   2011      2010  

EGL Revolving Credit Facility

   June 30, 2011    $ 169,000       $ —     

Clarendon Facility

   July 12, 2011      107,256         —     

Unionamerica — Facility A

   December 30, 2008      —           71,259   

Unionamerica — Facility B

   December 30, 2008      —           154   

Knapton

   April 20, 2010      —           21,532   

Enstar Group — Facility A

   December 29, 2010      —           52,100   

Enstar Group — Facility B

   December 29, 2010      —           62,900   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term bank debt

        276,256         207,945   

Repurchase agreements

   October 1, 2010      38,313         37,333   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total loans payable

      $ 314,569       $ 245,278   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

EGL Revolving Credit Facility; Prepayment of Certain Subsidiary Debt Facilities

On June 13, 2011, the Company, as borrower, and certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into a Revolving Credit Facility Agreement with NAB and Barclays Corporate, the corporate banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, as bookrunners and mandated lead arrangers, certain financial institutions, as lenders, and NAB as agent (the “EGL Credit Agreement”). The EGL Credit Agreement provides for a three-year revolving credit facility pursuant to which the Company is permitted to borrow up to an aggregate of $250.0 million (the “EGL Revolving Credit Facility”), which will be available to prepay certain existing credit facilities of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, to fund permitted acquisitions and for general corporate purposes. The Company’s ability to draw on the EGL Revolving Credit Facility is subject to customary conditions.

On June 30, 2011, the Company borrowed $167.7 million under the EGL Revolving Credit Facility, which was used to prepay $167.7 million representing the total amounts owing by the Company under the Knapton, Unionamerica and Enstar Group facilities. The prepayment of these existing credit facilities was a condition to the Company’s initial borrowing under the EGL Revolving Credit Facility. As of September 30, 2011, the outstanding EGL Revolving Credit Facility loan balance was $169.0 million.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

 

9. LOANS PAYABLE — (cont’d)

 

The EGL Revolving Credit Facility is secured by a first priority lien on the stock of certain of the Company’s subsidiaries and certain bank accounts held with Barclays Bank PLC in the name of the Company and into which amounts received in respect of any capital release from certain of the Company’s subsidiaries are required to be paid. Interest is payable at the end of each interest period chosen by the Company or, at the latest, each six months. The interest rate is LIBOR plus 2.75%, plus an incremental amount tied to certain regulatory costs that may be incurred by the lenders, if any. The unused portion of the EGL Revolving Credit Facility will be subject to a commitment fee of 1.10%. The EGL Revolving Credit Facility is subject to various financial and business covenants applicable to the Company, the guarantors and certain other material subsidiaries, including limitations on mergers and consolidations, acquisitions, indebtedness and guarantees, restrictions as to dispositions of stock and dividends, and limitations on liens on stock. As of September 30, 2011, all of the covenants relating to the EGL Revolving Credit Facility were met.

During the existence of any payment default, the interest rate is increased by 1.0%. During the existence of any event of default as specified in the EGL Credit Agreement, the agent may cancel the commitments of the lenders, declare all or a portion of outstanding amounts immediately due and payable, declare all or a portion of outstanding amounts payable upon demand or proceed against the security. The EGL Credit Agreement terminates and all amounts borrowed must be repaid on June 13, 2014, the third anniversary of the date of the EGL Credit Agreement.

On October 21, 2011, the Company repaid $25.0 million of the outstanding principal balance of the EGL Revolving Credit Facility, reducing the remaining outstanding loan balance, inclusive of accrued interest, to $144.0 million.

The fair value of the Company’s floating rate loan approximates its book value.

Clarendon Facility

On March 4, 2011, the Company, through Clarendon Holdings, Inc., entered into a $106.5 million term facility agreement (the “Clarendon Facility”) with NAB. The Clarendon Facility provides for a four-year term loan facility available to be drawn to fund up to 50% of the purchase price of Clarendon. On July 12, 2011, the Company fully drew down the Clarendon Facility in connection with the acquisition of Clarendon. As of September 30, 2011, the outstanding Clarendon Facility balance was $107.3 million.

The Clarendon Facility is secured by a security interest in all of the assets of Clarendon Holdings, Inc., as well as a first priority lien on the stock of both Clarendon Holdings, Inc. and Clarendon. Interest is payable at the end of each interest period chosen by Clarendon Holdings, Inc. or, at the latest, each six months. The interest rate is LIBOR plus 2.75%. The Clarendon Facility is subject to various financial and business covenants, including limitations on mergers and consolidations, restrictions as to disposition of stock and limitations on liens on the stock.

During the existence of any payment default, the interest rate is increased by 1.0%. During the existence of any event of default as specified in the term facility agreement, the lenders may declare all or a portion of outstanding amounts immediately due and payable, declare all or a portion of borrowed amounts payable upon demand, or proceed against the security. The Clarendon Facility terminates and all amounts borrowed must be repaid on July 12, 2015.

 

10. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

The Company’s share-based compensation plans provide for the grant of various awards to its employees and to members of the board of directors. These are described in Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

10. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS — (cont’d)

 

contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. The information below includes both the employee and director components of the Company’s share-based compensation.

(a)    Employee share plans

Employee stock awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 are summarized as follows:

 

     Number of
Shares
    Weighted
Average  Fair
Value of
the Awards
 

Nonvested — January 1, 2011

     153,930      $ 13,019   

Granted

     70,305        5,848   

Vested

     (20,305     (1,798
  

 

 

   

Nonvested — September 30, 2011

     203,930      $ 19,439   
  

 

 

   

 

  (i) 2006-2010 Annual Incentive Compensation Program, 2011-2015 Annual Incentive Compensation Program and 2006 Equity Incentive Plan

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, 16,328 and 78,664 shares were awarded to directors, officers and employees under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. The total value of the awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $1.5 million and $5.4 million, respectively, and was charged against the 2006-2010 Annual Incentive Compensation Program (the “2006 Program”) accrual established for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The 2006 Program ended effective December 31, 2010. On February 23, 2011, the Company adopted the Enstar Group Limited 2011-2015 Annual Incentive Compensation Program (the “2011 Program”).

In addition, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, 50,000 and 153,930 restricted shares were awarded to certain employees under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. The total unrecognized compensation cost related to the Company’s non-vested share awards as at September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $11.1 million and $9.4 million, respectively. This cost is expected to be recognized over the next 4.0 years. Compensation costs of $0.7 million and $2.0 million relating to these share awards were recognized in the Company’s statement of earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to $0.4 million and $1.1 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.

The accrued expense relating to the 2011 Program for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $2.1 million and $4.0 million, respectively, as compared to $3.8 million and $8.8 million, respectively, for three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 relating to the 2006 Program.

 

  (ii) Enstar Group Limited Employee Share Purchase Plan

Compensation costs of less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million relating to the shares issued have been recognized in the Company’s statement of earnings for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. As at September 30, 2011, 18,131 shares have, in total, been issued to employees under the Amended and Restated Enstar Group Limited Employee Share Purchase Plan.

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

10. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS — (cont’d)

 

(b)    Options

 

     Number of
Shares
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
     Intrinsic
Value of
Shares
 

Outstanding — January 1, 2011

     152,015      $ 34.55          $ 7,606   

Exercised

     (49,037     19.63            (3,709
  

 

 

         

Outstanding — September 30, 2011

     102,978      $ 41.65          $ 5,517   
  

 

 

         

Stock options outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

Range of

Exercise

Prices

   Number of
Options
     Weighted Average
Exercise Price
     Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
 

$40 - $60

     102,978       $ 41.65         2.0 years   

(c)    Deferred Compensation and Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, 3,388 and 4,847 restricted share units, respectively, were credited to the accounts of Non-Employee Directors under the Enstar Group Limited Deferred Compensation and Ordinary Share Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”).

Following J. Christopher Flowers’ resignation from the Board of Directors, 3,610 restricted share units previously credited to his account under the Deferred Compensation Plan were converted into the same number of the Company’s ordinary shares on May 24, 2011, with fractional shares paid in cash. Also on May 24, 2011, 4,515 restricted stock units previously credited to Mr. Flowers’ account under a deferred compensation plan assumed in the Company’s merger with Enstar USA, Inc., now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, were converted into the same number of the Company’s ordinary shares.

Following Paul J. Collins’ resignation from the Board of Directors on September 30, 2011, 4,103 restricted share units previously credited to his account under the Deferred Compensation Plan were converted into the same number of the Company’s ordinary shares on October 3, 2011, with fractional shares paid in cash. Also on October 3, 2011, 1,304 restricted stock units previously credited to Mr. Collins’ account under a deferred compensation plan assumed in the Company’s merger with Enstar USA, Inc., now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, were converted into the same number of the Company’s ordinary shares.

(d)    Pension plan

The Company provides pension benefits to eligible employees through various plans sponsored by the Company. All pension plans, except as disclosed below, are structured as defined contribution plans. Pension expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $1.0 million and $3.2 million, respectively, as compared to $0.8 million and $2.6 million, respectively, for three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.

The Company acquired, as part of the acquisition of PW Acquisition Company (“PWAC”) on July 20, 2010, a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan (the “PWAC Plan”) that covers substantially all PWAC employees hired before April 1, 2003 and provides pension and certain death benefits. Effective April 1, 2004, PWAC froze the PWAC Plan. As at the date of acquisition of PWAC by the Company, the PWAC Plan had an unfunded liability of $6.7 million that had been accrued by PWAC. Subsequent to acquisition, an actuarial review was performed of the PWAC Plan which determined that the PWAC Plan’s unfunded liability was $8.1 million. As at September 30, 2011, PWAC had an accrued liability of $7.1 million for the unfunded PWAC Plan liability.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

 

10. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS — (cont’d)

 

The Company recorded pension expense relating to the PWAC Plan, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, of $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively.

 

11. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the comparison of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,      Nine Months Ended September 30,  
               2011                           2010                 2011      2010  

Basic earnings per share:

           

Net earnings attributable to Enstar Group Limited

   $ 12,064       $ 21,443       $ 24,942       $ 49,794   

Weighted average shares outstanding — basic

     14,270,003         13,704,832         13,743,191         13,676,113   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Earnings per share attributable to Enstar Group Limited — basic

   $ 0.85       $ 1.56       $ 1.81       $ 3.64   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share:

           

Net earnings attributable to Enstar Group Limited

   $ 12,064       $ 21,443       $ 24,942       $ 49,794   

Weighted average shares outstanding — basic

     14,270,003         13,704,832         13,743,191         13,676,113   

Share equivalents:

           

Unvested shares

     203,930         155,616         194,223         116,214   

Restricted share units

     19,594         17,406         16,854         15,965   

Options

     65,637         141,914         70,876         148,656   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted

     14,559,164         14,019,768         14,025,144         13,956,948   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Earnings per share attributable to Enstar Group Limited — diluted

   $ 0.83       $ 1.53       $ 1.78       $ 3.57   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company has entered into certain transactions with companies and partnerships that are affiliated with J. Christopher Flowers. Mr. Flowers is one of the largest shareholders of the Company and formerly was a member of the Company’s board of directors.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company funded $8.6 million of its remaining outstanding capital commitment to entities affiliated with Mr. Flowers. The Company had, as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, excluding its investment in Varadero International Ltd. (a hedge fund affiliated with the Company and Mr. Flowers with respect to which the Company has funded 100% of its capital commitment), investments in entities affiliated with Mr. Flowers with a total value of $136.5 million and $96.1 million, respectively, and outstanding commitments to entities managed by Mr. Flowers, as of those same dates, of $72.2 million and $84.6 million, respectively. The Company’s outstanding commitments may be drawn down over approximately the next five years.

As at September 30, 2011, related party investments associated with Mr. Flowers accounted for 98.5% of the total unfunded capital commitments of the Company and 68.1% of the total amount of investments classified as other investments by the Company.

 

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13. TAXATION

Income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $4.4 million and $6.0 million, respectively, as compared to $1.0 million and $23.0 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Under current Bermuda law, the Company and its Bermuda subsidiaries are not required to pay any taxes in Bermuda on their income or capital gains. On March 25, 2011, the Company received confirmation from the Minister of Finance in Bermuda that, in the event of any taxes being imposed, the period for which the Company and its Bermuda subsidiaries will be exempt from taxation in Bermuda would be extended until March 2035.

The Company has operating subsidiaries and branch operations in the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States and Europe and is subject to federal, foreign, state and local taxes in those jurisdictions. In addition, certain distributions from some foreign sources may be subject to withholding taxes.

The expected income tax provision for the foreign operations computed on pre-tax income at the weighted average tax rate has been calculated as the sum of the pre-tax income in each jurisdiction multiplied by that jurisdiction’s applicable statutory tax rate.

The actual income tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 differed from the amount computed by applying the effective rate of 0% under Bermuda law to earnings before income taxes as shown in the following reconciliation:

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,  
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Earnings before income tax

   $ 16,500      $ 22,422      $ 30,970      $ 72,810   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expected tax rate

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Foreign taxes at local expected rates

     54.4     12.4     59.5     40.6

Benefit of loss carryovers

     0.0     (4.3 )%      0.0     (5.4 )% 

Change in uncertain tax positions

     0.3     0.0     0.5     0.2

Change in valuation allowance

     (29.1 )%      (3.5 )%      (38.4 )%      (3.9 )% 

Impact of Australian tax consolidation

     0.0     0.0     (2.9 )%      0.0

Other

     1.3     (0.2 )%      0.8     0.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective tax rate

     26.9     4.4     19.5     31.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company had net deferred tax assets of approximately $10.6 million and $3.2 million as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Deferred income taxes arise from the recognition of temporary differences between income determined for financial reporting purposes and income tax purposes. The temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and liabilities are net operating loss carryforwards, claims reserves due principally to the discounting for tax, and investments.

The Company has estimated future taxable income of its foreign subsidiaries and has provided a valuation allowance in respect of those loss carryforwards where it does not expect to realize a benefit. The Company has considered all available evidence using a “more likely than not” standard in determining the amount of the valuation allowance.

As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had unrecognized tax benefits of $5.7 million and $5.6 million, respectively, relating to uncertain tax positions.

The Company’s operating subsidiaries in specific countries may be subject to audit by various tax authorities and may have different statutes of limitations expiration dates. With limited exceptions, the

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

 

13. TAXATION — (cont’d)

 

Company’s major subsidiaries that operate in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia are no longer subject to tax examinations for years before 2005, 2008 and 2005, respectively.

Because the Company operates in many jurisdictions, its net earnings are subject to risk due to changing tax laws and tax rates around the world. The current, rapidly changing economic environment may increase the likelihood of substantial changes to tax laws in the jurisdictions in which it operates. The Company cannot predict what, if any, legislation will actually be proposed or enacted, or what the effect of any such legislation might be on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

 

14. SHARE CAPITAL

On April 20, 2011, the Company entered into an Investment Agreement (the “Investment Agreement”) with GSCP VI AIV Navi, Ltd., GSCP VI Offshore Navi, Ltd., GSCP VI Parallel AIV Navi, Ltd., GSCP VI Employee Navi, Ltd., and GSCP VI GmbH Navi, L.P. (collectively, the “Purchasers”), each of which is an affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Under the Investment Agreement, the Company agreed to issue and sell, and the Purchasers agreed to purchase, at several different closings described immediately below, securities representing 19.9% of the Company’s outstanding share capital pro forma for all the issuances, with the right to acquire an additional 2.0% on a fully diluted basis pro forma for all the issuances through the exercise of warrants as described below, although the Purchasers’ voting interest in the Company purchased pursuant to the Investment Agreement will be less than 4.9%. The securities that the Purchasers have acquired or, subject to certain conditions, will be acquiring at these closings can be further summarized as follows:

 

   

At the first closing, which occurred on April 20, 2011, 531,345 of the Company’s voting ordinary shares, par value $1.00 per share (“Voting Common Shares”), and 749,869 of the Company’s newly created Series A convertible non-voting preference shares, par value $1.00 per share (the “Non-Voting Preferred Shares”), at a purchase price of $86.00 per share, or approximately $110.2 million in the aggregate. Upon the receipt of shareholder approval to create three new classes of non-voting ordinary shares at the Company’s Annual General Meeting on June 28, 2011 (the “Shareholder Approval”), the Non-Voting Preferred Shares automatically converted on a share-for-share basis into non-voting ordinary shares of the Company, par value $1.00 (the “Non-Voting Common Shares”). At the first closing, the Company also issued to the Purchasers warrants to acquire 340,820 Non-Voting Preferred Shares (which converted to the right to acquire Non-Voting Common Shares upon receipt of the Shareholder Approval) for an exercise price of $115.00 per share, subject to certain adjustments. The Purchasers may, at their election, satisfy the exercise price of the warrants on a cashless basis by surrender of shares otherwise issuable upon exercise of the warrants in accordance with a formula set forth in the warrants. The warrants expire on the ten year anniversary of the first closing.

 

   

At the second closing, which is expected to occur after receipt of applicable regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other closing conditions (but not before December 23, 2011), 134,184 Voting Common Shares and 827,504 Non-Voting Common Shares, at a purchase price of $86.00 per share, or approximately $82.7 million in the aggregate.

 

   

At the third closing, which was approved by the Company’s shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on June 28, 2011 and which is expected to occur after receipt of applicable regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other closing conditions, 1,148,264 Non-Voting Common Shares, at a purchase price of $86.00 per share, or approximately $98.7 million in the aggregate. If the third closing occurs, it is expected to occur simultaneously with the second closing.

The Purchasers may elect, at their option, to receive Series B Non-Voting Common Shares in lieu of Voting Common Shares that might otherwise be issuable to them at any of the closings discussed above. Any such

 

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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

 

14. SHARE CAPITAL — (cont’d)

 

Series B Non-Voting Common Shares would be convertible on a share-for-share basis, subject to certain adjustments, into Voting Common Shares at the option of the Purchasers. All other Non-Voting Common Shares received by the Purchasers under the Investment Agreement, including those received upon conversion of the Non-Voting Preferred Shares received at the first closing, are Series C Non-Voting Common Shares. The Purchasers may also elect to receive Series B Non-Voting Common Shares, Series C Non-Voting Common Shares or Series D Non-Voting Common Shares upon conversion of Voting Common Shares held by them. In addition, the Purchasers may elect to receive Series D Non-Voting Common Shares upon conversion of Series B Non-Voting Common Shares or Series C Non-Voting Common Shares held by them. There is no economic difference in the sub-series of Non-Voting Common Shares, but there are slight differences in the limited voting rights of each sub-series that are designed to address certain regulatory matters affecting the Purchasers.

The total investment expected to be made by the Purchasers for the purchase of the Voting Common Shares, the Non-Voting Common Shares and the warrants is approximately $291.6 million. The Company has accounted for the Purchaser’s investment under the Investment Agreement as equity under the applicable U.S. GAAP.

On June 28, 2011 at the Company’s Annual General Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved the reallocation of the Company’s authorized share capital as follows:

 

     June 28,      Pre-June 28,  
     2011      2011  
     (expressed in thousands )  

Ordinary shares, par value $1.00 per share

     90,000         100,000   

Non-voting convertible ordinary shares, par value $1.00 per share

     21,000         6,000   

Preference shares, par value $1.00 per share

     45,000         50,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total authorized share capital

     156,000         156,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

15. SEGMENT INFORMATION

Due to the growing insignificance of the Company’s consulting activities in relation to its core reinsurance operations, the Company has reevaluated its segment reporting and concluded that it has one reportable segment. As a result of the decreasing relative significance of consulting activities and the associated revenues and earnings, the Company no longer monitors the results of consulting activities separately for evaluating business performance and for making resource allocation decisions. Accordingly, effective January 1, 2011, the Company will no longer report separately the results of its consulting activities. Prior to 2011, the Company reported two segments: reinsurance and consulting.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders

of Enstar Group Limited

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Enstar Group Limited and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2011, and the related condensed consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 and changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to such condensed consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Enstar Group Limited and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010 and the related consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended; and in our report dated March 4, 2011, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2010 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche Ltd.

Hamilton, Bermuda

November 4, 2011

 

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following is a discussion and analysis of our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the attached unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Business Overview

Enstar Group Limited, or Enstar, was formed in August 2001 under the laws of Bermuda to acquire and manage insurance and reinsurance companies in run-off and portfolios of insurance and reinsurance business in run-off, and to provide management, consulting and other services to the insurance and reinsurance industry.

Since our formation, we have acquired 35 insurance and reinsurance companies and 16 portfolios of insurance and reinsurance business and are now administering those businesses in run-off. Insurance and reinsurance companies and portfolios of insurance and reinsurance business we acquire that are in run-off no longer underwrite new policies. We derive our net earnings from the ownership and management of these companies and portfolios of business in run-off primarily by settling insurance and reinsurance claims below the acquired value of loss reserves and from returns on the portfolio of investments retained to pay future claims. In addition, we provide management and consultancy services, claims inspection services and reinsurance collection services to our affiliates and third-party clients for both fixed and success-based fees.

Recent Transactions

Clarendon

On July 12, 2011, we, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Clarendon Holdings, Inc., completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Clarendon National Insurance Company, or Clarendon, from Clarendon Insurance Group, Inc., an affiliate of Hannover Re, or Hannover. Clarendon is a New Jersey-domiciled insurer that is in run-off. Clarendon owns three other insurers, two domiciled in New Jersey and one domiciled in Florida, that are also in run-off. The purchase price was $219.1 million and was financed in part by borrowing $106.5 million under a four-year term loan facility, or the Clarendon Facility, provided by National Australia Bank Limited, or NAB, and the remainder from available cash on hand.

In addition, on July 12, 2011, we, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Fitzwilliam Insurance Limited, or Fitzwilliam, in connection with the acquisition of Clarendon, entered into a reinsurance agreement with Hannover, which provides adverse development cover, or ADC, to Clarendon to reinsure Hannover for the first $80.0 million of the ADC. We provided a parental guarantee to Hannover in the amount of $80.0 million supporting the obligations of Fitzwilliam.

Laguna

On March 25, 2011, we, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Kenmare Holdings Ltd., completed the acquisition of Laguna Life Limited, formerly known as CitiLife Financial Limited, or Laguna, from Citigroup Insurance Holding Corporation, or Citigroup, an affiliate of Citigroup Inc. Laguna is an Ireland-based life insurer that is in run-off. The purchase price was €15.0 million (approximately $21.2 million) and was funded from available cash on hand. The previously disclosed purchase price of €30.0 million (approximately $42.4 million) was reduced, prior to completion of the acquisition, after Citigroup received approval from Laguna’s regulator to distribute €15.0 million (approximately $21.2 million) to its shareholders.

 

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Significant New Business

Insurance Australia Group

On September 20, 2011, we, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Gordian Run-off Limited, or Gordian, acquired an inwards reinsurance portfolio from Insurance Australia Group Ltd via an Australian Federal Court approved scheme. Gordian received total assets and assumed total net reinsurance liabilities of approximately $8.6 million (approximately $8.8 million Australian dollars).

Claremont

On September 1, 2011, we, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Fitzwilliam, entered into a novation agreement with another of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Claremont Liability Insurance Company, or Claremont, and certain of its reinsurers with respect to three specific quota share contracts. Under the novation agreement, Fitzwilliam replaced those companies as reinsurer of Claremont on the quota share contracts in exchange for total assets and liabilities of approximately $22.5 million.

Shelbourne RITC Transactions

In December 2007, we, in conjunction with JCF FPK I L.P., or JCF FPK, and a newly-hired executive management team, formed U.K.-based Shelbourne Group Limited, or Shelbourne, to invest in Reinsurance to Close or “RITC” transactions (the transferring of liabilities from one Lloyd’s syndicate to another) with Lloyd’s of London insurance and reinsurance syndicates in run-off. We own approximately 56.8% of Shelbourne, which in turn owns 100% of Shelbourne Syndicate Services Limited, the Managing Agency for Lloyd’s Syndicate 2008, a syndicate approved by Lloyd’s of London on December 16, 2007 to undertake RITC transactions with Lloyd’s syndicates in run-off.

JCF FPK is a joint investment program between Fox-Pitt, Kelton, Cochran, Caronia & Waller (USA) LLC, or FPK, and J.C. Flowers II, L.P., or the Flowers Fund. The Flowers Fund is a private investment fund advised by J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC. J. Christopher Flowers, one of our largest shareholders and formerly a member of our board of directors, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC. In addition, an affiliate of the Flowers Fund controlled approximately 41% of FPK until its sale of FPK in December 2009.

In February 2011, Lloyd’s Syndicate 2008 entered into RITC agreements with two Lloyd’s syndicates with total gross insurance reserves of approximately $129.6 million. The capital commitment to Lloyd’s Syndicate 2008 with respect to these two RITC agreements amounted to £21.3 million (approximately $34.1 million), which was fully funded from available cash on hand.

 

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth our selected consolidated statement of operations data for each of the periods indicated.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  
     (expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

INCOME

        

Consulting fees

   $ 1,623      $ 2,119      $ 7,704      $ 19,747   

Net investment income

     18,966        20,165        60,436        69,284   

Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains

     (8,980     10,635        (348     8,610   

Gain on bargain purchase

                   13,105          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     11,609        32,919        80,897        97,641   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

        

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities:

        

Reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses

     (42,467     (20,890     (72,908     (57,936

Reduction in provisions for bad debt

     (2,399     (1,304     (4,071     (14,411

Reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities

     (14,113     (10,171     (37,433     (30,832

Amortization of fair value adjustments

     8,865        6,250        25,911        25,102   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (50,114     (26,115     (88,501     (78,077

Salaries and benefits

     20,923        18,012        48,028        47,456   

General and administrative expenses

     20,759        13,185        66,720        39,473   

Interest expense

     2,435        2,961        6,098        8,160   

Net foreign exchange (gains) losses

     (8,878     (586     388        1,387   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (14,875     7,457        32,733        18,399   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes and share of net earnings of partly owned company

     26,484        25,462        48,164        79,242   

Income taxes

     (4,436     (979     (6,028     (23,016

Share of net earnings of partly owned company

            1,351               10,704   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET EARNINGS

     22,048        25,834        42,136        66,930   

Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest

     (9,984     (4,391     (17,194     (17,136
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

   $ 12,064      $ 21,443      $ 24,942      $ 49,794   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

We reported consolidated net earnings, before net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest, of approximately $22.0 million and $25.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The decrease in earnings of approximately $3.8 million was attributable primarily to the following:

 

  (i) net realized and unrealized losses on investments of $9.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to gains of $10.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010;

 

  (ii) an increase of $7.6 million in general and administrative expenses due primarily to increased professional fees, arrangement and agency fees related to the Clarendon Facility and additional expenses arising out of new acquisitions;

 

  (iii) an increase of $3.5 million in income tax expense due in large part to higher net earnings within our taxable subsidiaries;

 

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  (iv) an increase of $2.9 million in salary and benefit costs due primarily to increased staff; and

 

  (v) a decrease of $1.4 million in income earned from our investment in our partly owned company; partially offset by

 

  (vi) an increase of $24.0 million in net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities; and

 

  (vii) an increase of $8.3 million in net foreign exchange gains.

We recorded noncontrolling interest in earnings of $10.0 million and $4.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Net earnings attributable to Enstar Group Limited decreased from $21.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $12.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011.

We no longer report our results of operations by segments. We previously reported our results of operations under the consulting and reinsurance business segments, but we believe the consulting business no longer meets the criteria of an operating segment, as more fully described in Note 15 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Consulting Fees:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,  
         2011          2010      Variance  
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $ 1,623       $ 2,119       $ (496
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

We earned consulting fees of approximately $1.6 million and $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The decrease in consulting fees of $0.5 million related primarily to the decrease in management fees earned from third-party agreements. Consulting fee income as a percentage of net earnings has declined in recent periods, and we would expect it to remain at or around current levels in future periods, excluding the impact of any one time incentive based fees that we might receive. While we intend to continue to provide management and consultancy services, claims inspection services and reinsurance collection services to third-party clients in limited circumstances, our core focus continues to be acquiring and managing insurance and reinsurance companies and portfolios of business in run-off.

Net Investment Income and Net Realized and Unrealized (Losses) Gains:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,  
     Net Investment Income     Net Realized and Unrealized
(Losses) Gains
 
     2011      2010      Variance     2011     2010      Variance  
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $ 18,966       $ 20,165       $ (1,199   $ (8,980   $ 10,635       $ (19,615
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income for the three months ended September 30, 2011 decreased by $1.2 million to $19.0 million, as compared to $20.2 million for the same period in 2010. The decrease was attributable primarily to a reduction in income from fixed maturities and cash and cash equivalents due primarily to lower overall yields for the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the same period for 2010, partially offset by the additional Clarendon cash and investments of $834.6 million acquired on July 12, 2011.

The average annualized return on our investments for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was 0.64%, as compared to the average annualized return of 2.32% for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The average credit rating of our fixed maturity investments at September 30, 2011 was AA-. During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the rating agency Standard & Poors downgraded the U.S. sovereign debt from AAA to AA+. This, combined with the assets we acquired upon completion of the acquisition of Clarendon, which had a lower proportion of investments with AAA credit ratings, has resulted in us having a lower percentage of AAA rated investments than we had as at June 30, 2011. See Note 5 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for more information regarding the credit ratings of our investments.

 

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Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were ($9.0) million and $10.6 million, respectively. The net realized and unrealized (losses) gains relate predominantly to mark-to-market changes in the market value of our equity investments and fixed maturity trading securities.

Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with the provisions of the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures topic of the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Codification, we have categorized our investments that are recorded at fair value among levels as follows:

 

     September 30, 2011  
     Quoted Prices in                       
     Active Markets      Significant Other      Significant         
     for Identical Assets      Observable Inputs      Unobservable Inputs      Total Fair  
     (Level 1)      (Level 2)      (Level 3)      Value  
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

U.S. government and agency

   $       $ 446,063       $       $ 446,063   

Non-U.S. government

             362,229                 362,229   

Corporate

             1,924,238         501         1,924,739   

Municipal

             31,528                 31,528   

Residential mortgage-backed

             123,955                 123,955   

Commercial mortgage-backed

             70,576         9         70,585   

Asset backed

             55,808                 55,808   

Equities

     73,029         4,806         3,700         81,535   

Other investments

             50,926         149,473         200,399   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 73,029       $ 3,070,129       $ 153,683       $ 3,296,841   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Reduction in Ultimate Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Liabilities:

The following table shows the components of the movement in the net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010  
     (in thousands of U.S.
dollars)
 

Net losses paid

   $ (73,941   $ (80,501

Net reduction in case and loss adjustment expense reserves

     99,447        101,542   

Net reduction in incurred but not reported reserves

     16,961        (151
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses

     42,467        20,890   

Reduction in provisions for bad debt

     2,399        1,304   

Reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities

     14,113        10,171   

Amortization of fair value adjustments

     (8,865     (6,250
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities

   $ 50,114      $ 26,115   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net reduction in case and loss adjustment expense reserves, or LAE reserves, comprises the movement during the quarter in specific case reserve liabilities as a result of claims settlements or changes advised to us by our policyholders and attorneys, less changes in case reserves recoverable advised by us to our reinsurers as a result of the settlement or movement of assumed claims. Net reduction in incurred but not reported, or IBNR, reserves represents the change in our actuarial estimates of losses incurred but not reported.

The net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the three months ended September 30, 2011 of $50.1 million was attributable to a reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of

 

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$42.5 million, a reduction in provisions for bad debt of $2.4 million and a reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities of $14.1 million, relating to 2011 run-off activity, partially offset by the amortization, over the estimated payout period, of fair value adjustments relating to companies acquired amounting to $8.9 million.

The reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $42.5 million, comprised of net favorable incurred loss development of $25.5 million and reductions in IBNR reserves of $17.0 million, related primarily to:

 

  (i) the conclusion of our review of historic case reserves for eleven of our insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries for which no updated advices had been received for a number of years. This review confirmed the redundancy of approximately 7,400 advised case reserves with an aggregate value of $30.5 million; and

 

  (ii) an aggregate reduction in IBNR reserves of $10.7 million as a result of the application, on a basis consistent with the assumptions applied in the prior period, of our actuarial methodologies to revised historical loss development data to estimate loss reserves required to cover liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses relating to non-commuted exposures in eleven of our insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries. The prior period estimate of aggregate net IBNR liabilities for these subsidiaries was reduced as a result of the combined impact on all classes of business of loss development activity during 2011, including commutations and the favorable trend of loss development related to non-commuted policies compared to prior forecasts. We in conjunction with our independent actuaries completed an actuarial review of the loss reserves for eleven of our most seasoned insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries as at September 30, 2011.

The reduction in provisions for bad debt of $2.4 million resulted from the collection of receivables against which bad debt provisions had been provided for in earlier periods.

The net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the three months ended September 30, 2010 of $26.1 million was attributable to a reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $20.9 million, a reduction in provisions for bad debt of $1.3 million and a reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities of $10.2 million, relating to 2010 run-off activity, partially offset by the amortization, over the estimated payout period, of fair value adjustments relating to companies acquired amounting to $6.3 million.

The reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $20.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 comprised net favorable incurred loss development of $21.1 million and a modest increase in IBNR reserves of $0.2 million, primarily related to the following:

 

  (i) a reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $10.8 million in one of our insurance entities following the commutations and policy buy-backs of five of our largest insurance and reinsurance exposures; and

 

  (ii) the conclusion of our review of historic case reserves for two of our insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries for which no updated advices had been received for a number of years. This review confirmed the redundancy of approximately 1,750 advised case reserves with an aggregate value of $11.8 million.

The reduction in provisions for bad debt of $1.3 million resulted from the collection of receivables against which bad debt provisions had been provided in earlier periods.

 

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The table below provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. Losses incurred and paid are reflected net of reinsurance recoverables.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010  
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Balance as at July 1

   $ 3,267,341      $ 2,894,353   

Less: total reinsurance reserves recoverable

     556,374        421,864   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     2,710,967        2,472,489   

Effect of exchange rate movement

     (39,038     80,839   

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities

     (50,114     (26,115

Net losses paid

     (73,941     (80,501

Acquired on purchase of subsidiaries

     600,045        198,498   

Retroactive reinsurance contracts assumed

     40,660        100,136   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net balance as at September 30

     3,188,579        2,745,346   

Plus: total reinsurance reserves recoverable

     1,551,262        488,353   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as at September 30

   $ 4,739,841      $ 3,233,699   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Salaries and Benefits:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,  
     2011      2010      Variance  
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $ 20,923       $ 18,012       $ (2,911
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Salaries and benefits, which include expenses relating to our discretionary bonus and employee share plans, were $20.9 million and $18.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The increase in salaries and benefits was attributable primarily to:

 

  (i) increased staff costs due primarily to an increase in average staff numbers from 323 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to 390 for the three months ended September 30, 2011; and

 

  (ii) increased U.S. dollar costs of our U.K.-based staff following an increase in the average British pound exchange rate from approximately 1.5512 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to 1.6096 for the three months ended September 30, 2011. Of our total headcount as at September 30, 2011 and 2010, approximately 54% and 65%, respectively, had their salaries paid in British pounds. These increases were partially offset by

 

  (iii) a decrease in the discretionary bonus expense, for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as a result of lower earnings. Expenses relating to our discretionary bonus plan will be variable and are dependent on our overall profitability.

General and Administrative Expenses:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,  
     2011      2010      Variance  
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $ 20,759       $ 13,185       $ (7,574
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses increased by $7.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2010. The increase was due principally to:

(i) increased bank costs of $2.6 million mainly associated with the arrangement and agency fees paid in relation to the establishment of the Clarendon Facility;

 

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(ii) additional general and administrative costs of $3.2 million related to acquisitions completed subsequent to September 30, 2010; and

(iii) increased professional fees of approximately $1.3 million due to costs associated with ongoing and completed due diligence projects.

Interest Expense:

 

00000 00000 00000
     Three Months Ended September 30,  
     2011      2010      Variance  
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $ 2,435       $ 2,961       $ 526   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest expense of $2.4 million and $3.0 million was recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The decrease in interest expense was attributable predominantly to the lower interest rates on the loan facilities outstanding during the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.

Net Foreign Exchange Gains:

 

00000 00000 00000
     Three Months Ended September 30,  
     2011      2010      Variance  
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $ 8,878       $ 586       $ 8,292   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

We recorded net foreign exchange gains of $8.9 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The net foreign exchange gains for the three months ended September 30, 2011 arose primarily as a result of the holding of surplus U.S. dollar assets in one of our subsidiaries whose functional currency is Australian dollars at a time when the U.S. dollar was appreciating against the Australian dollar and the foreign exchange gains of $3.0 million realized on an Australian dollar forward exchange contract, which we entered into on August 23, 2011 and closed out on September 22, 2011.

The net foreign exchange gains for the three months ended September 30, 2010 arose primarily as a result of the holding of surplus U.S. dollar assets in one of our subsidiaries whose functional currency is Australian dollars at a time when the U.S. dollar was appreciating against the Australian dollar, partially offset by foreign exchange losses arising as a result of our holding surplus British pounds at a time when the British pound was depreciating against the U.S. dollar.

In addition to the net foreign exchange gains recorded in our consolidated statement of earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2011, we recorded in our condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income currency translation adjustment losses, net of noncontrolling interest, of $18.7 million as compared to gains, net of noncontrolling interest, of $25.8 million for the same period in 2010. For the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the currency translation adjustments related primarily to our Australian based subsidiaries. As the functional currency of these subsidiaries is Australian dollars, we are required to record any U.S. dollar gains or losses on the translation of their net Australian dollar assets of approximately $148.9 million at September 30, 2011 through accumulated other comprehensive income.

Income Tax Expense:

 

00000 00000 00000
     Three Months Ended September 30,  
     2011      2010      Variance  
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $ 4,436       $ 979       $ (3,457
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

We recorded income tax expense of $4.4 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The increase in taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was due predominantly to higher overall net earnings in our tax paying subsidiaries as compared to those earned in the same period in 2010.

 

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Share of Net Earnings of Partly Owned Company:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,  
     2011      2010      Variance  
     (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   $       $ 1,351       $ (1,351