Composition of
Invested Assets
The amortized cost, gross
unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses and fair value of
investments as of September 30, 2012 and December 31,
2011 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
2012
(in
millions)
|
|
Amortized
Cost |
|
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains |
|
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses |
|
|
Fair
Value |
|
Fixed maturities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
USD denominated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S.
Governments(1)
|
|
$ |
406.0 |
|
|
$ |
10.9 |
|
|
$ |
0.0 |
|
|
$ |
416.9 |
|
Non-U.S.
Governments
|
|
|
56.6 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
60.0 |
|
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions
|
|
|
560.7 |
|
|
|
49.4 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
609.8 |
|
Credit-Financial
|
|
|
366.4 |
|
|
|
24.6 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
390.3 |
|
Credit-Industrial
|
|
|
411.2 |
|
|
|
32.1 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
|
442.3 |
|
Credit-Utility
|
|
|
183.0 |
|
|
|
12.3 |
|
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
194.7 |
|
Structured
securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CMO/MBS-agency
(2)
|
|
|
418.7 |
|
|
|
25.9 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
444.5 |
|
CMO/MBS-non
agency
|
|
|
13.6 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
14.2 |
|
CMBS (3)
|
|
|
104.9 |
|
|
|
6.3 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
111.0 |
|
ABS-residential
(4)
|
|
|
11.1 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
|
10.4 |
|
ABS-non
residential
|
|
|
77.1 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
78.3 |
|
Foreign
denominated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Governments
|
|
|
250.3 |
|
|
|
10.5 |
|
|
|
5.3 |
|
|
|
255.5 |
|
Credit
|
|
|
125.9 |
|
|
|
6.4 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
|
|
|
129.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed
maturities
|
|
|
2,985.5 |
|
|
|
184.2 |
|
|
|
12.2 |
|
|
|
3,157.5 |
|
Equity
securities
|
|
|
373.3 |
|
|
|
165.9 |
|
|
|
5.9 |
|
|
|
533.3 |
|
Other
investments
|
|
|
282.7 |
|
|
|
3.1 |
|
|
|
2.2 |
|
|
|
283.6 |
|
Short-term
investments
|
|
|
370.5 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
370.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
investments
|
|
$ |
4,012.0 |
|
|
$ |
353.2 |
|
|
$ |
20.3 |
|
|
$ |
4,344.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
Includes corporate bonds backed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation of $4.3 million amortized cost, $4.3 million
fair value.
|
(2) |
Collateralized mortgage obligations/mortgage-backed securities
(“CMO/MBS”).
|
(3) |
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
(“CMBS”).
|
(4) |
Asset-backed securities (“ABS”).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
2011 |
|
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
(in
millions)
|
|
Amortized
Cost |
|
|
Unrealized
Gains |
|
|
Unrealized
Losses |
|
|
Fair
Value |
|
Fixed maturities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
USD denominated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S.
Governments(1)
|
|
$ |
482.8 |
|
|
$ |
12.5 |
|
|
$ |
0.0 |
|
|
$ |
495.3 |
|
Non-U.S.
Governments
|
|
|
56.2 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
|
1.6 |
|
|
|
55.6 |
|
Obligations of states and
politicalsubdivisions
|
|
|
589.3 |
|
|
|
47.4 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
636.4 |
|
Credit-Financial
|
|
|
378.3 |
|
|
|
10.4 |
|
|
|
5.2 |
|
|
|
383.5 |
|
Credit-Industrial
|
|
|
411.6 |
|
|
|
20.8 |
|
|
|
3.4 |
|
|
|
429.0 |
|
Credit-Utility
|
|
|
163.9 |
|
|
|
7.5 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
|
170.2 |
|
Structured
securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CMO/MBS-agency
(2)
|
|
|
516.0 |
|
|
|
30.7 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
546.5 |
|
CMO/MBS-non
agency
|
|
|
18.5 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
|
|
|
18.4 |
|
CMBS (3)
|
|
|
100.7 |
|
|
|
5.2 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
105.6 |
|
ABS-residential
(4)
|
|
|
15.3 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
|
13.4 |
|
ABS-non
residential
|
|
|
47.0 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
48.0 |
|
Foreign
denominated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Governments
|
|
|
224.7 |
|
|
|
9.1 |
|
|
|
8.8 |
|
|
|
225.0 |
|
Credit
|
|
|
91.1 |
|
|
|
2.2 |
|
|
|
4.7 |
|
|
|
88.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed
maturities
|
|
|
3,095.4 |
|
|
|
148.6 |
|
|
|
28.5 |
|
|
|
3,215.5 |
|
Equity
securities
|
|
|
291.5 |
|
|
|
120.7 |
|
|
|
8.6 |
|
|
|
403.6 |
|
Other
investments
|
|
|
232.3 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
|
232.0 |
|
Short-term
investments
|
|
|
296.4 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
296.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
investments
|
|
$ |
3,915.6 |
|
|
$ |
270.0 |
|
|
$ |
38.1 |
|
|
$ |
4,147.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
Includes corporate bonds backed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation of $48.7 million amortized cost, $49.1
million fair value.
|
(2) |
Collateralized mortgage obligations/mortgage-backed securities
(“CMO/MBS”).
|
(3) |
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
(“CMBS”).
|
(4) |
Asset-backed securities (“ABS”).
|
Included in total
investments at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011
was $150.1 million and $162.6 million, respectively, of assets
managed on behalf of the trade capital providers, who are third
party capital participants that provide underwriting capital to our
Syndicate 1200 segment.
Contractual
Maturity
The amortized cost and fair
values of fixed maturity investments as of September 30, 2012,
by contractual maturity, were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in
millions)
|
|
Amortized
Cost |
|
|
Fair
Value |
|
Due in one year or
less
|
|
$ |
240.1 |
|
|
$ |
242.7 |
|
Due after one year through
five years
|
|
|
1,164.7 |
|
|
|
1,209.8 |
|
Due after five years
through ten years
|
|
|
763.6 |
|
|
|
837.1 |
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
191.7 |
|
|
|
209.5 |
|
Structured
securities
|
|
|
625.4 |
|
|
|
658.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
2,985.5 |
|
|
$ |
3,157.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The expected maturities may
differ from the contractual maturities because debtors may have the
right to call or prepay obligations.
Unrealized Losses and
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments
An aging of unrealized
losses on our investments at September 30, 2012 and
December 31, 2011 is presented below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
2012 |
|
Less Than One
Year |
|
|
One Year or Greater |
|
|
Total |
|
(in
millions)
|
|
Fair
Value |
|
|
Unrealized
Losses |
|
|
Fair
Value |
|
|
Unrealized
Losses |
|
|
Fair
Value |
|
|
Unrealized
Losses |
|
Fixed maturities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
USD denominated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Governments
(1)
|
|
$ |
2.2 |
|
|
$ |
0.0 |
|
|
$ |
0.0 |
|
|
$ |
0.0 |
|
|
$ |
2.2 |
|
|
$ |
0.0 |
|
Non-U.S. Governments
(2)
|
|
|
5.4 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
6.0 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions
|
|
|
5.1 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
5.8 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
Credit-Financial
|
|
|
10.2 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
9.9 |
|
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
20.1 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
Credit-Industrial
|
|
|
21.6 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
6.2 |
|
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
27.8 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
Credit-Utility
|
|
|
4.4 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
5.7 |
|
|
|
0.6 |
|
Structured
securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CMO/MBS-agency
(2)
|
|
|
8.4 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
8.7 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
CMO/MBS-non
agency
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
2.5 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
4.5 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
CMBS(1)
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
3.8 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
ABS-residential
(1)
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
5.4 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
|
5.7 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
ABS-non residential
(1)
(2)
|
|
|
3.9 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
4.1 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Foreign
denominated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Governments
(2)
|
|
|
118.9 |
|
|
|
5.3 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
119.2 |
|
|
|
5.3 |
|
Credit
|
|
|
49.3 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
49.3 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed
maturities
|
|
|
232.1 |
|
|
|
9.1 |
|
|
|
31.2 |
|
|
|
3.1 |
|
|
|
263.3 |
|
|
|
12.2 |
|
Equity
securities
|
|
|
40.8 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
|
|
|
14.0 |
|
|
|
3.2 |
|
|
|
54.8 |
|
|
|
5.9 |
|
Other
investments
|
|
|
14.3 |
|
|
|
2.2 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
14.3 |
|
|
|
2.2 |
|
Short-term
investments (1)
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
288.3 |
|
|
$ |
14.0 |
|
|
$ |
45.2 |
|
|
$ |
6.3 |
|
|
$ |
333.5 |
|
|
$ |
20.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
Unrealized losses less than one year are less than $0.1
million.
|
(2) |
Unrealized losses one year or greater are less than $0.1
million.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
2011 |
|
Less Than One
Year |
|
|
One Year or Greater |
|
|
Total |
|
(in
millions)
|
|
Fair
Value |
|
|
Unrealized
Losses |
|
|
Fair
Value |
|
|
Unrealized
Losses |
|
|
Fair
Value |
|
|
Unrealized
Losses |
|
Fixed maturities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
USD denominated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Governments
(1)
|
|
$ |
41.0 |
|
|
$ |
0.0 |
|
|
$ |
0.0 |
|
|
$ |
0.0 |
|
|
$ |
41.0 |
|
|
$ |
0.0 |
|
Non-U.S.
Governments
|
|
|
22.4 |
|
|
|
1.6 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
22.4 |
|
|
|
1.6 |
|
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions (1)
|
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
2.1 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
Credit-Financial
|
|
|
81.8 |
|
|
|
3.8 |
|
|
|
9.4 |
|
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
|
91.2 |
|
|
|
5.2 |
|
Credit-Industrial
|
|
|
67.4 |
|
|
|
3.4 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
67.4 |
|
|
|
3.4 |
|
Credit-Utility
|
|
|
21.7 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
21.7 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
Structured
securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CMO/MBS-agency
|
|
|
28.9 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
3.2 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
32.1 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
CMO/MBS-non
agency
|
|
|
6.7 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
|
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
10.9 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
|
CMBS(1)
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
4.9 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
ABS-residential
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
9.6 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
|
|
|
10.8 |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
ABS-non residential
(1)
(2)
|
|
|
4.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
4.3 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Foreign
denominated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Governments
|
|
|
166.3 |
|
|
|
8.8 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
166.3 |
|
|
|
8.8 |
|
Credit
|
|
|
65.9 |
|
|
|
4.1 |
|
|
|
5.3 |
|
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
71.2 |
|
|
|
4.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed
maturities
|
|
|
509.4 |
|
|
|
23.3 |
|
|
|
36.9 |
|
|
|
5.2 |
|
|
|
546.3 |
|
|
|
28.5 |
|
Equity
securities
|
|
|
84.3 |
|
|
|
8.5 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
84.5 |
|
|
|
8.6 |
|
Other investments
(3)
|
|
|
(1.0 |
) |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
(1.0 |
) |
|
|
1.0 |
|
Short-term
investments (1)
|
|
|
21.2 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
21.2 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
613.9 |
|
|
$ |
32.8 |
|
|
$ |
37.1 |
|
|
$ |
5.3 |
|
|
$ |
651.0 |
|
|
$ |
38.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
Unrealized losses less than one year are less than $0.1
million.
|
(2) |
Unrealized losses one year or greater are less than $0.1
million.
|
(3) |
Unrealized foreign currency exchange position at
December 31, 2011.
|
We hold a total of 6,143
securities, of which 677 were in an unrealized loss position for
less than one year and 151 were in an unrealized loss position for
a period one year or greater as of September 30, 2012.
Unrealized losses greater than twelve months on fixed maturities
were the result of a number of factors, including increased credit
spreads, foreign currency fluctuations, and higher market yields
relative to the date the securities were purchased, and for
structured securities, by the performance of the underlying
collateral as well. Unrealized losses greater than twelve months on
equity securities were principally the result of current market
conditions. We currently do not intend to sell these securities and
will likely not be required to sell these securities. We do not
consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at
September 30, 2012.
We regularly evaluate our
investments for impairment. For fixed maturity securities, the
evaluation for a credit loss is generally based on the present
value of expected cash flows of the security as compared to the
amortized book value. For MBS and residential ABS securities,
frequency and severity of loss inputs are used in projecting future
cash flows of the securities. Frequency of loss is measured as the
credit default rate, which includes such factors as loan-to-value
ratios and credit scores of borrowers. Severity of loss includes
such factors as trends in overall housing prices and house prices
that are obtained at foreclosure. We recognized
other-than-temporary losses on our fixed maturities portfolio of
$1.1 million and $1.4 million for the three months and nine months
ended September 30, 2012, respectively. We recognized
other-than-temporary losses on our fixed maturities portfolio of
$0.1 million and $0.1 million for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2011, respectively. For equity securities, the
length of time and the amount of decline in fair value are the
principal factors in determining other-than-temporary impairment.
We recognized other-than-temporary losses on our equity portfolio
of $0.0 million and $0.6 million for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2012, respectively. We recognized
other-than-temporary losses on our equity portfolio of $1.1 million
and $1.1 million for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2011, respectively.
Realized Gains and
Losses
The following table
presents the Company’s gross realized investment gains
(losses) for the three and nine months ended
September 30:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Three Months Ended
September 30, |
|
|
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, |
|
(in
millions)
|
|
2012 |
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2012 |
|
|
2011 |
|
Realized gains
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities
|
|
$ |
5.5 |
|
|
$ |
8.4 |
|
|
$ |
21.0 |
|
|
$ |
25.5 |
|
Equity
securities
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
15.7 |
|
Other
investments
|
|
|
7.7 |
|
|
|
3.2 |
|
|
|
20.8 |
|
|
|
11.6 |
|
Short-term
investments
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross realized
gains
|
|
|
13.6 |
|
|
|
13.2 |
|
|
|
42.7 |
|
|
|
53.8 |
|
Realized losses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities
|
|
|
(3.0 |
) |
|
|
(2.5 |
) |
|
|
(8.1 |
) |
|
|
(6.8 |
) |
Equity
securities
|
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
(0.4 |
) |
|
|
(0.7 |
) |
Other
investments
|
|
|
(1.1 |
) |
|
|
(5.6 |
) |
|
|
(13.2 |
) |
|
|
(6.9 |
) |
Short-term
investments
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
(0.3 |
) |
|
|
(0.5 |
) |
Other-than-temporary
impairment losses on fixed maturities
|
|
|
(1.1 |
) |
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
|
|
(1.4 |
) |
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
Other-than-temporary
impairment losses on equity securities
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
(1.1 |
) |
|
|
(0.6 |
) |
|
|
(1.1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross realized
losses
|
|
|
(5.3 |
) |
|
|
(9.3 |
) |
|
|
(24.0 |
) |
|
|
(16.1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized investment
gains
|
|
$ |
8.3 |
|
|
$ |
3.9 |
|
|
$ |
18.7 |
|
|
$ |
37.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We enter into short-term,
currency spot and forward contracts to mitigate foreign exchange
rate exposure for certain non-U.S. Dollar denominated fixed
maturity investments. The forward contracts used are typically less
than sixty days and are renewed, as long as the
non-U.S. Dollar denominated fixed maturity investments are
held in our portfolio. These forward contracts are designated as
fair value hedges for accounting purposes.
As of September 30,
2012 and 2011, we hedged $2.4 million and $4.3 million,
respectively, of certain holdings in non-U.S. Dollar
denominated fixed maturity investments with $2.3 million and $4.3
million, respectively, of foreign exchange forward contracts. The
net realized effect on income was not significant.
We also enter into foreign
currency exchange forward contracts to manage currency exposure on
losses related to global catastrophe events. These currency forward
contracts are carried at fair value in the Consolidated Balance
Sheets in Other investments. The realized and unrealized gains and
losses are included in realized gains or losses in the Consolidated
Statements of Income (Loss). The notional amount of the currency
forward contracts was $104.9 million and $133.4 million as of
September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The fair value of
the currency forward contracts was a gain of $2.5 million and a
loss of $4.3 million as of September 30, 2012 and 2011,
respectively. We recognized net realized gains from the currency
forward contacts of $2.5 million and $2.8 million and net realized
losses of $1.1 million and net realized gains of $2.8 million for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011,
respectively.
During the second quarter
of 2012, we entered into a put option contract to hedge the foreign
currency exposure on a portion of our Euro-denominated investment
portfolio. This put option expires prior to the end of the year and
has a fair value of $0.3 million at September 30, 2012. We
recognized realized losses from the put option contract of $0.4
million and $0.5 million for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2012, respectively.
Regulatory Deposits,
Pledged Securities and Letters of Credit
At September 30, 2012,
the amortized cost and fair value of investments on deposit for
regulatory purposes and reinsurance were $210.7 million and $229.3
million, respectively.
Investments with an
amortized cost of $201.2 million and fair value of $204.5 million
were pledged as collateral in support of irrevocable letters of
credit at September 30, 2012. These assets support
irrevocable letters of credit issued under the terms of certain
reinsurance agreements in respect of reported loss and loss expense
reserves in the amount of $45.5 million, and $124.9 million for our
Corporate member’s capital as security to support the
underwriting business at Lloyd’s of London
(“Lloyd’s”).
At September 30, 2012,
our Corporate member’s capital supporting our Lloyd’s
business consisted of:
|
|
|
|
|
(in
millions)
|
|
|
|
Letters of
credit
|
|
$ |
124.9 |
|
Fixed maturities, at fair
value
|
|
|
174.2 |
|
Short-term investments, at
fair value
|
|
|
9.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total securities and
letters of credit pledged to Lloyd’s
|
|
$ |
308.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value
Measurements
Fair value is the price
that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a
liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at
the measurement date. Fair value measurement assumes that the
transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability occurs in
the principal market for the asset or liability, or in the absence
of a principal market, the most advantageous market. Market
participants are buyers and sellers in the principal (or most
advantageous) market that are independent, knowledgeable, able to
transact for the asset or liability and willing to transact for the
asset or liability.
Valuation techniques
consistent with the market approach, income approach and/or cost
approach are used to measure fair value. The inputs of these
valuation techniques are categorized into three levels.
|
• |
|
Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets
for identical assets or liabilities that can be accessed at the
reporting date. We define actively traded as a security that has
traded in the past seven days. We receive one quote per instrument
for Level 1 inputs.
|
|
• |
|
Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included
within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability,
either directly or indirectly. We receive one quote per instrument
for Level 2 inputs.
|
|
• |
|
Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs. Unobservable inputs
reflect our own assumptions about the assumptions market
participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on
the best information available in the circumstances.
|
We receive fair value
prices from third-party pricing services and our outside investment
managers. These prices are determined using observable market
information such as dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows,
yield curves, live trading levels, trade execution data, market
consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the
security’s terms and conditions, among other things. We have
reviewed the processes used by the third-party providers for
pricing the securities, and have determined that these processes
result in fair values consistent with GAAP requirements. In
addition, we reviewed these prices for reasonableness, and have not
adjusted any prices received from the third-party providers as of
September 30, 2012. A description of the valuation techniques
we use to measure assets at fair value is as follows:
Fixed Maturities
(Available-for-Sale) Levels 1 and 2:
|
• |
|
United States Treasury securities are typically valued using
Level 1 inputs. For these securities, we obtain fair value
measurements from third-party pricing services using quoted prices
(unadjusted) in active markets at the reporting date.
|
|
• |
|
United States Government agencies, non-U.S. Government
securities, obligations of states and political subdivisions,
credit securities and foreign denominated securities are reported
at fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs. For these securities, we
obtain fair value measurements from third-party pricing
services.
|
|
• |
|
CMO/MBS agency securities are reported at fair value utilizing
Level 2 inputs. For these securities, we obtain fair value
measurements from third-party pricing services. Observable data may
include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, yield curves,
live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus
prepayment speeds, credit information and the security’s
terms and conditions, among other things. All of these securities
are backed by United States agencies and are of the highest
investment grade.
|
|
• |
|
CMO/MBS non-agency, CMBS, ABS residential, and ABS
non-residential securities are reported at fair value utilizing
Level 2 inputs. For these securities, we obtain fair value
measurements from third-party pricing services. Observable data may
include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, yield curves,
live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus
prepayment speeds, credit information and the security’s
terms and conditions, among other things.
|
Fixed Maturities
(Available-for-Sale) Level 3:
|
• |
|
Corporate securities reported at fair value utilizing Level 3
inputs are infrequently traded securities valued by an investment
manager utilizing unobservable inputs.
|
Transfers Between Level
1 and Level 2 Securities: There were no transfers between Level
1 and Level 2 securities during the three or nine months ended
September 30, 2012.
Equity Securities Level
1: Equity securities are principally reported at fair value
utilizing Level 1 inputs. For these securities, we obtain fair
value measurements from a third-party pricing service using quoted
prices (unadjusted) in active markets at the reporting
date.
Equity Securities Level
2: We own an interest in a mutual fund that is reported at fair
value utilizing Level 2 inputs. The valuation is based on the
fund’s net asset value per share, determined weekly and at
the end of each month. The underlying assets in the fund are valued
primarily on the basis of closing market quotations or official
closing prices on each valuation day.
Equity Securities Level
3: We own certain equity securities that are reported at fair
value utilizing Level 3 inputs. The valuation techniques for these
securities include the following:
|
• |
|
Fair value measurements are obtained from the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Security Valuation
Office at the reporting date.
|
|
• |
|
Fair value measurements for an investment in an equity fund are
obtained by applying final prices provided by the administrator of
the fund, which is based upon certain estimates and
assumptions.
|
Other Investments Level
2: Foreign regulatory deposits are assets held in trust in
jurisdictions where there is a legal and regulatory requirement to
maintain funds locally in order to protect policyholders.
Lloyd’s is the appointed investment manager for the funds.
These assets are invested in short term government securities,
agency securities and corporate bonds and are valued utilizing
Level 2 inputs based upon values obtained from Lloyd’s.
Foreign currency future contracts are valued by our counterparty
utilizing market driven foreign currency exchange rates and are
considered Level 2 investments. There were no transfers of other
investments between Level 1 and Level 2 for the three or nine
months ended September 30, 2012.
Short-term
Investments: Short-term investments are principally reported at
fair value utilizing Level 1 inputs, with the exception of
short-term corporate bonds reported at fair value utilizing Level 2
inputs as described in the fixed maturities section
above. Values for the investments categorized as Level 1 are
obtained from various financial institutions as of the reporting
date. Included in short-term investments are Funds at
Lloyd’s, which represent a portion of our Corporate
member’s capital as security to support the underwriting
business at Lloyd’s and include principally short-term money
market accounts. There were no transfers of short-term investments
between Level 1 and Level 2 for the three months or nine months
ended September 30, 2012.
Other Assets Level
3: We entered into two reinsurance contracts that are deemed
derivatives. The fair value was estimated by management taking into
account changes in the market for catastrophic bond reinsurance
contracts with similar economic characteristics and potential
recoveries from events preceding the valuation date. See Note 10
“Derivative Instruments” for related
disclosures.
Based on an analysis of the
inputs, our financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring
basis at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 have
been categorized as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using |
|
(in
millions)
|
|
September 30, 2012 |
|
|
Level 1 (a) |
|
|
Level 2 (b) |
|
|
Level 3 (c) |
|
Fixed maturities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
USD denominated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Governments
|
|
$ |
416.9 |
|
|
$ |
219.2 |
|
|
$ |
197.7 |
|
|
$ |
0.0 |
|
Non-U.S.
Governments
|
|
|
60.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
60.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions
|
|
|
609.8 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
609.8 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Credit-Financial
|
|
|
390.3 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
390.3 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Credit-Industrial
|
|
|
442.3 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
442.3 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Credit-Utility
|
|
|
194.7 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
194.7 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Structured
securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CMO/MBS-agency
|
|
|
444.5 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
444.5 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
CMO/MBS-non
agency
|
|
|
14.2 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
14.2 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
CMBS
|
|
|
111.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
111.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
ABS-residential
|
|
|
10.4 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
10.4 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
ABS-non
residential
|
|
|
78.3 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
78.3 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Foreign
denominated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Governments
|
|
|
255.5 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
255.5 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Credit
|
|
|
129.6 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
129.6 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed
maturities
|
|
|
3,157.5 |
|
|
|
219.2 |
|
|
|
2,938.3 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Equity
securities
|
|
|
533.3 |
|
|
|
480.7 |
|
|
|
50.8 |
|
|
|
1.8 |
|
Other
investments
|
|
|
139.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
139.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Short-term
investments
|
|
|
370.5 |
|
|
|
321.5 |
|
|
|
49.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Other assets
|
|
|
6.4 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
6.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,206.7 |
|
|
$ |
1,021.4 |
|
|
$ |
3,177.1 |
|
|
$ |
8.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
|
(b) |
Significant other observable inputs
|
(c) |
Significant unobservable inputs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using |
|
(in
millions)
|
|
December 31, 2011 |
|
|
Level 1 (a) |
|
|
Level 2 (b) |
|
|
Level 3 (c) |
|
Fixed maturities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
USD denominated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Governments
|
|
$ |
495.3 |
|
|
$ |
214.9 |
|
|
$ |
280.4 |
|
|
$ |
0.0 |
|
Non-U.S.
Governments
|
|
|
55.6 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
55.6 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions
|
|
|
636.4 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
636.4 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Credit-Financial
|
|
|
383.5 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
382.8 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
Credit-Industrial
|
|
|
429.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
429.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Credit-Utility
|
|
|
170.2 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
170.2 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Structured
securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CMO/MBS-agency
|
|
|
546.5 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
546.5 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
CMO/MBS-non
agency
|
|
|
18.4 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
18.4 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
CMBS
|
|
|
105.6 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
105.6 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
ABS-residential
|
|
|
13.4 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
13.4 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
ABS-non
residential
|
|
|
48.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
48.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Foreign
denominated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Governments
|
|
|
225.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
225.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Credit
|
|
|
88.6 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
88.6 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed
maturities
|
|
|
3,215.5 |
|
|
|
214.9 |
|
|
|
2,999.9 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
Equity
securities
|
|
|
403.6 |
|
|
|
352.2 |
|
|
|
49.0 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
|
Other
investments
|
|
|
99.9 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
99.9 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Short-term
investments
|
|
|
296.4 |
|
|
|
260.7 |
|
|
|
35.7 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Other assets
|
|
|
9.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
9.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,024.4 |
|
|
$ |
827.8 |
|
|
$ |
3,184.5 |
|
|
$ |
12.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
|
(b) |
Significant other observable inputs
|
(c) |
Significant unobservable inputs
|
The fair value measurements
in the tables above do not agree to “Total investments”
on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as they exclude certain other
investments that are accounted for under the equity-method of
accounting and include reinsurance contracts that are classified as
Other assets.
A reconciliation of the
beginning and ending balances for the investments categorized as
Level 3 at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are
as follows:
Fair Value
Measurements Using Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in
millions)
|
|
Credit
Financial |
|
|
Equity
Securities |
|
|
Other
Assets |
|
|
Total |
|
Beginning balance,
January 1, 2012
|
|
$ |
0.7 |
|
|
$ |
2.4 |
|
|
$ |
9.0 |
|
|
$ |
12.1 |
|
Transfers into Level
3
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Transfers out of Level
3
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Total gains or losses
(realized/unrealized):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Included in net
income
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
Included in other
comprehensive income
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Purchases, issuances,
sales, and settlements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Issuances
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Sales
|
|
|
(0.8 |
) |
|
|
(0.6 |
) |
|
|
(2.6 |
) |
|
|
(4.0 |
) |
Settlements
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending balance,
September 30, 2012
|
|
$ |
(0.0 |
) |
|
$ |
1.8 |
|
|
$ |
6.4 |
|
|
$ |
8.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount of total gains or
losses for the period included in net income attributable to the
change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held
at September 30, 2012
|
|
$ |
0.0 |
|
|
$ |
0.0 |
|
|
$ |
0.0 |
|
|
$ |
0.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value
Measurements Using Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in
millions)
|
|
Credit
Financial |
|
|
Equity
Securities |
|
|
Other
Assets |
|
|
Total |
|
Beginning balance,
January 1, 2011
|
|
$ |
0.7 |
|
|
$ |
21.0 |
|
|
$ |
0.0 |
|
|
$ |
21.7 |
|
Transfers into Level
3
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Transfers out of Level
3
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Total gains or losses
(realized/unrealized):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Included in net
loss
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
20.5 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
20.5 |
|
Included in other
comprehensive income
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
(15.5 |
) |
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
(15.5 |
) |
Purchases, issuances,
sales, and settlements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
9.0 |
|
|
|
9.0 |
|
Issuances
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Sales
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
(23.6 |
) |
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
(23.6 |
) |
Settlements
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending balance,
December 31, 2011
|
|
$ |
0.7 |
|
|
$ |
2.4 |
|
|
$ |
9.0 |
|
|
$ |
12.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount of total gains or
losses for the period included in net loss attributable to the
change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held
at December 31, 2011
|
|
$ |
0.0 |
|
|
$ |
0.0 |
|
|
$ |
0.0 |
|
|
$ |
0.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The equity securities
activity during 2011 was primarily related to the sale of one
security.
At September 30, 2012,
we did not have any financial assets or financial liabilities
measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.