-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, LeR0lEkF8BLy7xTcSR02EvM1R2hakhCYHc3ylsIebW+O2N752nAP44htQZJJBHBd 7A5XBvaNhUJ1TBdxoz6Rpg== 0001193125-10-238095.txt : 20101027 0001193125-10-238095.hdr.sgml : 20101027 20101027170058 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-10-238095 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20101027 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20101027 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20101027 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ASSURANT INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001267238 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ACCIDENT & HEALTH INSURANCE [6321] IRS NUMBER: 391126612 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-31978 FILM NUMBER: 101145441 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE CHASE MANHATTAN PLAZA CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10005 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report: October 27, 2010

 

 

Assurant, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-31978   39-1126612
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

One Chase Manhattan Plaza, 41st Floor

New York, New York

  10005
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 859-7000

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 27, 2010, Assurant, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2010. The text of the press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and the financial supplement which accompanied the press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2, are each incorporated by reference into this Item. The press release and financial supplement are furnished and not filed pursuant to instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibits

 

99.1    Press Release dated October 27, 2010
99.2    Financial Supplement as of September 30, 2010

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    ASSURANT, INC.
Date:   October 27, 2010     By:   /s/    BART SCHWARTZ        
        Bart Schwartz
        Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

 

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EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

 

Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Assurant Reports Third Quarter 2010 Financial Results

3Q 2010 Net Operating Income of $137.7 million, $1.27 per diluted share,

Net Income of $141.7 million, $1.30 per diluted share

 

   

9.1 percent growth in NOI driven by improved results in all four businesses

 

   

11.5 percent annualized operating ROE, excluding AOCI

 

   

$710 million of corporate capital, up from $575 million in 2Q 2010

 

   

10.4 percent year-to-date growth in book value per diluted share, excluding AOCI

NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2010 — Assurant, Inc. (“Assurant”) (NYSE: AIZ), a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, today reported results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2010.

“Assurant’s disciplined actions to grow revenues, manage expenses and become more efficient are yielding improved results,” said Robert B. Pollock, Assurant’s president and CEO. “Our businesses are generating strong cash flows and our corporate capital position is continuing to grow. We are well-positioned to deliver sustainable value to our shareholders.”

Third Quarter 2010 Results

Net operating income1 for the third quarter 2010 increased 9.1 percent to $137.7 million, or $1.27 per diluted share, compared to third quarter 2009 net operating income of $126.2 million, or $1.07 per diluted share. All four businesses – Assurant Solutions, Assurant Specialty Property, Assurant Health and Assurant Employee Benefits – delivered improved results.

Net income for the third quarter 2010 decreased 2.1 percent to $141.7 million, or $1.30 per diluted share, compared to third quarter 2009 net income of $144.7 million, or $1.22 per diluted share. After-tax net realized gains on investments were $4.0 million in the quarter, compared to after-tax net realized gains of $12.9 million in third quarter 2009.

Net earned premiums in the third quarter 2010 decreased 2.2 percent to $1.8 billion from $1.9 billion in third quarter 2009, primarily reflecting a decline in premiums at Assurant Solutions.

Net investment income in the third quarter 2010 increased 1.9 percent to $176.2 million, compared to $172.9 million in third quarter 2009, as an increase in invested assets offset the impact of lower investment yields.


 

Nine-Month Results

Net operating income for the first nine months of 2010 increased 22.3 percent to $444.3 million, or $3.94 per diluted share, compared to $363.3 million, or $3.07 per diluted share, in 2009. Results in each business produced year-over-year improvement.

Net income for the first nine months of 2010 increased 10.7 percent to $463.6 million, or $4.11 per diluted share, versus $418.6 million, or $3.54 per diluted share year-to-date 2009. After-tax net realized gains on investments were $19.3 million for the first nine months of 2010, compared to net realized losses of $27.3 million for the same period of 2009. Results for the first nine months of 2010 also include a $17.4 million after-tax benefit from a reserve decrease due to a legal settlement. Net income for the first nine months of 2009 included an $83.5 million benefit from a favorable legal settlement and an $8.1 million after-tax legal charge.

Net earned premiums in the first nine months of 2010 were $5.6 billion, down slightly compared with nine-month 2009 results.

Net investment income for the first nine months of 2010 was $525.4 million, down slightly compared to the first nine months of 2009. Lower investment yields offset the impact of an increase in invested assets.

The following chart provides a reconciliation of net operating income to net income for Assurant:

 

     3Q
2010
    3Q
2009
    9 Months
2010
    9 Months
2009
 
           (UNAUDITED)        
     (dollars in millions, net of tax)  

Assurant Solutions

   $ 32.3      $ 31.6      $ 91.5      $ 89.8   

Assurant Specialty Property

     106.7        103.2        328.8        299.1   

Assurant Health

     5.3        (4.8     39.0        (0.5

Assurant Employee Benefits

     16.9        11.5        45.8        30.6   

Corporate and other

     (17.5     (9.8     (43.0     (39.3

Amortization of deferred gain on disposal of businesses

     3.9        4.4        11.8        13.2   

Interest expense

     (9.9     (9.9     (29.6     (29.6
                                

Net operating income

     137.7        126.2        444.3        363.3   

Adjustments:

        

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

     4.0        12.9        19.3        (27.3

Change in tax valuation allowance

     —          7.0        —          (0.9

Legal settlement and related expenses

     —          (1.4     —          83.5   
                                

Net income

   $ 141.7      $ 144.7      $ 463.6      $ 418.6   
                                

A schedule of disclosed items that affected Assurant’s results by business for the last seven quarters is available on page 19 of the Company’s Financial Supplement, which is available at www.assurant.com.


 

Assurant Solutions

 

($ in millions)

   3Q10      3Q09      % Change      9M10      9M09      % Change  

Net Operating Income

   $ 32.3       $ 31.6         2.2       $ 91.5       $ 89.8         1.9   

Net Earned Premiums

   $ 611.3       $ 669.3         -8.7       $ 1,886.3       $ 1,980.9         -4.8   

Net operating income was up for the quarter and first nine months of 2010. The international combined ratio declined for the quarter and year to date, reflecting continued improved loss experience. Results also benefited from the favorable impact of foreign exchange rates. Effective tax rates continue to run higher than in 2009, but decreased from second quarter 2010. The domestic combined ratio increased in the third quarter 2010 due to less favorable loss experience in extended service contracts.

Net earned premiums decreased for the quarter and first nine months of 2010, primarily due to the discontinuation of domestic service contract sales in 2009 from former clients that are no longer in business and continued run-off of domestic credit business. Partially offsetting the decline, international net earned premiums increased for the quarter and first nine months due to new and existing client growth as well as the favorable impact of foreign exchange rates. Preneed fee income increased, reflecting increased sales primarily in Canada.

Assurant Specialty Property

 

($ in millions)

   3Q10      3Q09      % Change      9M10      9M09      % Change  

Net Operating Income

   $ 106.7       $ 103.2         3.4       $ 328.8       $ 299.1         10.0   

Net Earned Premiums

   $ 481.1       $ 478.7         0.5       $ 1,467.1       $ 1,450.3         1.2   

Net operating income increased for the quarter and first nine months of 2010 reflecting an improved combined ratio. Third quarter 2010 results include no reportable catastrophes. Results for the first nine months of 2010 include a $7.6 million after-tax favorable unearned premium reserve adjustment and $5.0 million after-tax of reportable catastrophe losses compared to no reportable catastrophes during 2009. Third quarter 2009 results included a $5.9 million favorable after-tax subrogation reimbursement.

Net earned premiums increased slightly for the quarter and first nine months of 2010. The growth in creditor-placed homeowners and other premiums, including creditor-placed flood and renters, was offset by increased ceded premiums and lower real estate-owned premiums. Year-to-date 2010 results include a $13.6 million favorable adjustment from an unearned premium reserve review.


 

Assurant Health

 

($ in millions)

   3Q10      3Q09     % Change      9M10      9M09     % Change  

Net Operating Income (Loss)

   $ 5.3       $ (4.8     NM       $ 39.0       $ (0.5     NM   

Net Earned Premiums

   $ 467.7       $ 470.4        -0.6       $ 1,402.9       $ 1,411.6        -0.6   

NM = Not Meaningful

Net operating income for the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 increased due to improved loss ratios, reflecting pricing and plan design changes implemented to address higher medical utilization trends. Third quarter 2010 results include a $5.0 million after-tax restructuring charge. Third quarter 2009 results included an $8.1 million after-tax legal charge. Results for the first nine months of 2010 benefited from a $17.4 million after-tax reserve decrease due to a legal settlement.

Net earned premiums decreased slightly for the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 due to a decline in small group and short-term medical premiums. Individual medical premiums increased slightly for the third quarter and first nine months of 2010.

Assurant Employee Benefits

 

($ in millions)

   3Q10      3Q09      % Change      9M10      9M09      % Change  

Net Operating Income

   $ 16.9       $ 11.5         47.9       $ 45.8       $ 30.6         49.6   

Net Earned Premiums

   $ 272.4       $ 256.0         6.4       $ 832.8       $ 782.0         6.5   

Net operating income for the quarter and first nine months of 2010 increased due to favorable loss experience. Results for the quarter and nine months benefited from very low disability incidence and favorable life mortality rates. Year–to-date results include a $4.4 million after-tax restructuring charge compared to a $1.5 million restructuring charge in 2009.

Net earned premiums increased for the quarter and first nine months of 2010, reflecting both the acquisition of a block of business and reinsurance clients added in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Corporate & Other

 

($ in millions)

   3Q10     3Q09     % Change      9M10     9M09     % Change  

Net Operating (Loss)

   $ (17.5   $ (9.8     -80.4       $ (43.0   $ (39.3     -9.6   

Net operating loss in the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 increased primarily due to increases in tax, compensation and pension-related costs.

Capital Position

The Company repurchased 1.2 million of its outstanding common shares for an aggregate purchase price of $44.9 million in the third quarter 2010. Year to date, through Sept. 30, 2010, the company repurchased 10.7 million shares for $369.2 million, with $400.9 million remaining in the repurchase authorization. During the third quarter 2010, corporate capital increased to approximately $710 million from about $575 million at June 30, 2010.


 

Financial Position

Stockholders’ equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”), increased to $4.9 billion at Sept. 30, 2010, from $4.8 billion at Dec. 31, 2009. The book value per diluted share2, excluding AOCI, increased 10.4 percent to $44.67, from $40.47 at Dec. 31, 2009. AOCI of $514.7 million improved by $449 million from Dec. 31, 2009. The annualized operating return on equity (“ROE”) 3 was 11.5 percent for the quarter. As of Sept. 30, 2010, total assets were approximately $27 billion. The ratio of debt to total capital, excluding AOCI, improved to 16.8 percent at Sept. 30, 2010, versus 17 percent at Dec. 31, 2009, while the asset leverage ratio was 2.6 to 1.

Earnings Conference Call

Assurant will host a conference call on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. ET with access available via the Internet and telephone. Investors and analysts may participate in the live conference call by dialing 888-417-8465 (toll-free domestic), or 719-325-2264 (international); pass code: 4724923. Please call to register at least 10 minutes before the conference call begins. A replay of the call will be available for one week via telephone starting at approximately 11:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010 and can be accessed at 888-203-1112 (toll-free domestic), or 719-457-0820 (international); pass code: 4724923. The webcast will be archived on Assurant’s website at www.assurant.com.

About Assurant

Assurant is a premier provider of specialized insurance products and related services in North America and select worldwide markets. The four key businesses — Assurant Solutions, Assurant Specialty Property, Assurant Health, and Assurant Employee Benefits — partner with clients who are leaders in their industries and build leadership positions in a number of specialty insurance market segments in the U.S. and select worldwide markets. The Assurant business units provide debt protection administration; credit-related insurance; warranties and service contracts; pre-funded funeral insurance; creditor-placed homeowners insurance; manufactured housing homeowners insurance; individual health and small employer group health insurance; group dental insurance; group disability insurance; and group life insurance.

Assurant, a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ. Assurant has approximately $27 billion in assets and $8 billion in annual revenue. Assurant has approximately 14,500 employees worldwide and is headquartered in New York’s financial district. www.assurant.com.

 

Media Contact:

  Investor Relations Contacts:  

Vera Carley

  Melissa Kivett   Brian D. Koppy

Director, Media Relations and

  Senior Vice President   Vice President

Financial Communications

  Investor Relations   Investor Relations

Phone: 212-859-7002

  Phone: 212-859-7029   Phone: 212-859-7197

Fax: 212-859-5893

  Fax: 212-859-5893   Fax: 212-859-5893

vera.carley@assurant.com

  melissa.kivett@assurant.com   brian.koppy@assurant.com


 

Safe Harbor Statement

Some of the statements included in this press release and its exhibits, particularly those anticipating future financial performance, business prospects, growth and operating strategies and similar matters, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements by the fact that they may use words such as “will,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “target,” “forecast,” or the negative versions of those words and terms with a similar meaning. Our actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements in this earnings release or the exhibits as a result of new information or future events or developments.

The following risk factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those currently estimated by management: (i) the effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the rules and regulations thereunder on our health and employee benefits businesses; (ii) factors, including the effects of health care reform and the relationship between the Company’s market capitalization and its book value, that could result in a material impairment of goodwill on the company’s balance sheet; (iii) loss of significant client relationships, distribution sources and contracts; (iv) failure to attract and retain sales representatives; (v) losses due to natural and man-made catastrophes; (vi) a decline in our credit or financial strength ratings (including the risk of ratings downgrades in the insurance industry); (vii) unfavorable outcomes in litigation and/or regulatory investigations that could negatively affect our business and reputation; (viii) current or new laws and regulations that could increase our costs and/or decrease our revenues; (ix) general global economic, financial market and political conditions (including difficult conditions in financial, capital and credit markets, the global economic slowdown, fluctuations in interest rates, mortgage rates, monetary policies, unemployment and inflationary pressure); (x) inadequacy of reserves established for future claims losses; (xi) failure to predict or manage benefits, claims and other costs; (xii) increases or decreases in tax valuation allowances; (xiii) fluctuations in exchange rates and other risks related to our international operations; (xiv) unavailability, inadequacy and unaffordable pricing of reinsurance coverage; (xv) diminished value of invested assets in our investment portfolio (due to, among other things, volatility in financial markets, the global economic slowdown, credit and liquidity risk, other than temporary impairments and inability to target an appropriate overall risk level); (xvi) insolvency of third parties to whom we have sold or may sell businesses through reinsurance or modified co-insurance; (xvii) inability of reinsurers to meet their obligations; (xviii) credit risk of some of our agents in Assurant Specialty Property and Assurant Solutions; (xix) failure to effectively maintain and modernize our information systems; (xx) failure to protect client information and privacy; (xxi) failure to find and integrate suitable acquisitions and new insurance ventures; (xxii) inability of our subsidiaries to pay sufficient dividends; (xxiii) failure to provide for succession of senior management and key executives; and (xxiv) significant competitive pressures in our businesses and cyclicality of the insurance industry. For a detailed discussion of the risk factors that could affect our actual results, please refer to the risk factors identified in our SEC reports, including, but not limited to, our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Second Quarter 2010 Form 10-Q and upcoming Third Quarter 2010 Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC.


 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Assurant uses the following non-GAAP financial measures to analyze the Company’s operating performance for the periods presented in this press release. Because Assurant’s calculation of these measures may differ from similar measures used by other companies, investors should be careful when comparing Assurant’s non-GAAP financial measures to those of other companies.

 

  (1) Assurant uses net operating income as an important measure of the Company’s operating performance. As shown in the Reconciliation of Net Operating Income to Net Income for Assurant chart , net operating income equals net income excluding net realized gains (losses) on investments and other unusual and/or infrequent items. The Company believes net operating income provides investors a valuable measure of the performance of the Company’s ongoing business, because it excludes both the effect of net realized gains (losses) on investments that tend to be highly variable from period to period, and those events that are unusual and/or unlikely to recur.

 

  (2) Assurant uses book value per diluted share excluding AOCI, as an important measure of the Company’s stockholder value. Book value per diluted share excluding AOCI equals total stockholders’ equity excluding AOCI divided by diluted shares outstanding. The company believes book value per diluted share excluding AOCI provides investors a valuable measure of stockholder value because it excludes the effect of unrealized gains (losses) on investments, which tend to be highly variable from period to period and other accumulated comprehensive income items. The comparable GAAP measure for this included measure would be book value per diluted share, defined as total stockholders’ equity divided by diluted shares outstanding. Book value per diluted share was $49.41 as of Sept. 30, 2010, as shown in the reconciliation table below.

 

     3Q
2010
 

Book value per diluted share (excluding AOCI)

   $ 44.67   

Change due to effect of including AOCI

   $ 4.74   
        

Book value per diluted share

   $ 49.41   
        

 

  (3) Assurant uses annualized operating return on equity (“ROE”) as an important measure of the Company’s operating performance. Annualized operating ROE equals net operating income for the periods presented divided by average stockholders’ equity for the year-to-date period, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”), and then the return is annualized, if necessary. The Company believes annualized operating ROE provides investors a valuable measure of the performance of the Company’s ongoing business, because it excludes the effect of net realized gains (losses) on investments that tend to be highly variable and those events that are unusual and/or unlikely to recur. The comparable GAAP measure for this included measure would be annualized GAAP return on equity, defined as the annualized return of net income divided by average stockholders’ equity for the period. Consolidated annualized GAAP ROE for the three months and nine months ended Sept.30, 2010 was 10.9 percent and 12.1 percent, respectively, as shown in the following reconciliation table.


 

     3Q
2010
    Nine Months
2010
 

Annualized operating return on average equity (excluding AOCI)

     11.5     12.3

Net realized gains on investments

     0.3     0.5

Change due to effect of including AOCI

     -0.9     -0.7
                

Annualized GAAP return on average equity

     10.9     12.1
                

A summary of net operating income disclosed items is included on page 19 of the Company’s Financial Supplement, which is available at www.assurant.com.


 

Assurant, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Operations (unaudited)

Three and Nine Months Ended Sept. 30, 2010 and 2009

 

     3Q      3Q      Nine Months  
     2010      2009      2010      2009  
     (in thousands except number of shares and per share amounts)  

Revenues

           

Net earned premiums and other considerations

   $ 1,832,514       $ 1,874,398       $ 5,589,052       $ 5,624,843   

Net investment income

     176,170         172,924         525,380         526,335   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

     6,043         19,866         29,668         (41,965

Amortization of deferred gain on disposal of businesses

     6,024         6,802         18,129         20,354   

Fees and other income

     93,220         82,883         259,892         388,792   
                                   

Total revenues

     2,113,971         2,156,873         6,422,121         6,518,359   
                                   

Benefits, losses and expenses

           

Policyholder benefits

     913,253         941,145         2,746,565         2,890,889   

Selling, underwriting, general and administrative expenses

     958,824         991,502         2,901,518         2,933,510   

Interest expense

     15,162         15,160         45,484         45,509   
                                   

Total benefits, losses and expenses

     1,887,239         1,947,807         5,693,567         5,869,908   
                                   

Income before provision for income taxes

     226,732         209,066         728,554         648,451   

Provision for income taxes

     85,062         64,336         264,986         229,818   
                                   

Net income

   $ 141,670       $ 144,730       $ 463,568       $ 418,633   
                                   

Net income per share:

           

Basic

   $ 1.31       $ 1.22       $ 4.13       $ 3.54   

Diluted

   $ 1.30       $ 1.22       $ 4.11       $ 3.54   

Dividends per share

   $ 0.16       $ 0.15       $ 0.47       $ 0.44   

Share data:

           

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

     107,806,207         118,184,367         112,137,558         118,187,358   

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

     108,584,282         118,291,841         112,791,123         118,261,464   


 

Assurant, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets (unaudited)

At Sept. 30, 2010 (unaudited) and Dec. 31, 2009

 

     September 30,
2010
     December 31,
2009
 
     (in thousands)  

Assets

     

Investments and cash and cash equivalents

   $ 15,068,433       $ 14,476,384   

Reinsurance recoverables

     4,931,151         4,231,734   

Deferred acquisition costs

     2,432,990         2,504,654   

Goodwill

     926,195         926,398   

Assets held in separate accounts

     1,890,221         1,972,332   

Other assets

     1,596,344         1,749,165   
                 

Total assets

     26,845,334         25,860,667   
                 

Liabilities

     

Policyholder benefits and claims payable

     11,445,170         10,715,960   

Unearned premiums

     4,964,668         5,153,564   

Debt

     972,137         972,058   

Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock

     8,160         8,160   

Liabilities related to separate accounts

     1,890,221         1,972,332   

Deferred gain on disposal of businesses

     146,770         164,899   

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     2,051,667         2,020,445   
                 

Total liabilities

     21,478,793         21,007,418   
                 

Stockholders’ equity

     

Equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income

     4,851,870         4,787,324   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     514,671         65,925   
                 

Total stockholders’ equity

     5,366,541         4,853,249   
                 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 26,845,334       $ 25,860,667   
                 
EX-99.2 3 dex992.htm FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT Financial Supplement

 

Exhibit 99.2

LOGO

Assurant, Inc. (AIZ)

Financial Supplement as of September 30, 2010


 

ASSURANT, INC.

FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT

(UNAUDITED)

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

 

     Page:  

INDEX TO SUPPLEMENT

  

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

     1   

REGULATION G - NON GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

     1   

SUMMARY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     2   

SEGMENTED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

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RECONCILIATION OF NET OPERATING INCOME TO NET INCOME

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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND SELECTED DATA

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CONDENSED SEGMENT STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND SELECTED DATA

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INVESTMENTS

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INVESTMENT RESULTS BY ASSET CATEGORY & ANNUALIZED YIELDS

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SUMMARY OF NET OPERATING INCOME DISCLOSED ITEMS

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RATINGS SUMMARY

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EXHIBIT I - COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LOANS SUMMARY

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EXHIBIT II - TOP 10 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT EXPOSURES

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CONTACT INFORMATION

   

Corporate Headquarters Address:

  Investor Inquiries:  
One Chase Manhattan Plaza   Melissa Kivett   Brian Koppy
New York, New York 10005   Senior Vice President   Vice President
212-859-7000   Investor Relations   Investor Relations
  212-859-7029   212-859-7197
Website Address:   melissa.kivett@assurant.com   brian.koppy@assurant.com
www.assurant.com    


 

About Assurant:

Assurant is a premier provider of specialized insurance products and related services in North America and select worldwide markets. The four key businesses – Assurant Solutions; Assurant Specialty Property; Assurant Health; and Assurant Employee Benefits – have partnered with clients who are leaders in their industries and have built leadership positions in a number of specialty insurance market segments in the U.S. and selected international markets. The Assurant business units provide debt protection administration; credit-related insurance; warranties and service contracts; pre-funded funeral insurance; creditor-placed homeowners insurance; manufactured housing homeowners insurance; individual health and small employer group health insurance; group dental insurance; group disability insurance; and group life insurance.

Assurant, a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ. Assurant has approximately $27 billion in assets and $8 billion in annual revenue. Assurant has approximately 14,500 employees worldwide and is headquartered in New York’s financial district. www.assurant.com.

Safe Harbor Statement:

Some of the statements included in this financial supplement and its exhibits, particularly those anticipating future financial performance, business prospects, growth and operating strategies and similar matters, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements by the fact that they may use words such as “will,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “target,” “forecast,” or the negative versions of those words and terms with a similar meaning. Our actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements in this financial supplement or its exhibits as a result of new information or future events or developments.

The following risk factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those currently estimated by management: (i) the effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the rules and regulations thereunder on our health and employee benefits businesses; (ii) factors, including the effects of health care reform and the relationship between the Company’s market capitalization and its book value, that could result in a material impairment of goodwill on the company’s balance sheet; (iii) loss of significant client relationships, distribution sources and contracts; (iv) failure to attract and retain sales representatives; (v) losses due to natural and man-made catastrophes; (vi) a decline in our credit or financial strength ratings (including the risk of ratings downgrades in the insurance industry); (vii) unfavorable outcomes in litigation and/or regulatory investigations that could negatively affect our business and reputation; (viii) current or new laws and regulations that could increase our costs and/or decrease our revenues; (ix) general global economic, financial market and political conditions (including difficult conditions in financial, capital and credit markets, the global economic slowdown, fluctuations in interest rates, mortgage rates, monetary policies, unemployment and inflationary pressure); (x) inadequacy of reserves established for future claims losses; (xi) failure to predict or manage benefits, claims and other costs; (xii) increases or decreases in tax valuation allowances; (xiii) fluctuations in exchange rates and other risks related to our international operations; (xiv) unavailability, inadequacy and unaffordable pricing of reinsurance coverage; (xv) diminished value of invested assets in our investment portfolio (due to, among other things, volatility in financial markets, the global economic slowdown, credit and liquidity risk, other than temporary impairments and inability to target an appropriate overall risk level); (xvi) insolvency of third parties to whom we have sold or may sell businesses through reinsurance or modified co-insurance; (xvii) inability of reinsurers to meet their obligations; (xviii) credit risk of some of our agents in Assurant Specialty Property and Assurant Solutions; (xix) failure to effectively maintain and modernize our information systems; (xx) failure to protect client information and privacy; (xxi) failure to find and integrate suitable acquisitions and new insurance ventures; (xxii) inability of our subsidiaries to pay sufficient dividends; (xxiii) failure to provide for succession of senior management and key executives; and (xxiv) significant competitive pressures in our businesses and cyclicality of the insurance industry. For a detailed discussion of the risk factors that could affect our actual results, please refer to the risk factors identified in our SEC reports, including, but not limited to, our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K and upcoming September 30, 2010 Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC.

Regulation G – Non GAAP Financial Measures

Assurant uses the following non-GAAP financial measures to analyze the Company’s operating performance for the periods presented in this financial supplement. Because Assurant’s calculation of these measures may differ from similar measures used by other companies, investors should be careful when comparing Assurant’s non-GAAP financial measures to those of other companies.

(1) Assurant uses net operating income as an important measure of the Company’s operating performance. Net operating income equals net income, excluding net realized gains (losses) on investments and unusual and/or infrequent items. The Company believes net operating income provides investors a valuable measure of the performance of the Company’s ongoing business, because it excludes both the effect of net realized gains (losses) on investments that tend to be highly variable from period to period, and those events that are unusual and/or unlikely to recur. Please refer to page 5 for a reconciliation of net operating income to net income.

(2) Assurant uses annualized operating ROE as an important measure of the Company’s operating performance. Annualized operating ROE equals net operating income for the periods presented divided by average stockholders’ equity for the year to date period, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI"), and then the return is annualized, if necessary. The Company believes annualized operating ROE provides investors a valuable measure of the performance of the Company’s ongoing business, because it excludes the effect of net realized gains (losses) on investments that tend to be highly variable and those events that are unusual and/or unlikely to recur. The comparable GAAP measure would be annualized GAAP return on equity, defined as the annualized return of net income divided by average stockholders’ equity for the period. Consolidated GAAP ROE for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was 10.9% and 12.5%, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was 12.1% and 13.0%, respectively. Segment ROEs are measured consistently with GAAP. Please refer to page 6 for the reconciliation of annualized operating ROE to annualized GAAP return on average equity.

(3) Assurant uses book value per diluted share excluding AOCI as an important measure of the Company’s stockholder value. Book value per diluted share excluding AOCI equals total stockholders’ equity excluding AOCI divided by diluted shares outstanding. The company believes book value per diluted share excluding AOCI provides investors a valuable measure of stockholder value because it excludes the effect of unrealized gains (losses) on investments which tend to be highly variable from period to period and other comprehensive income items. The comparable GAAP measure would be book value per diluted share defined as total stockholders’ equity divided by diluted shares outstanding. Book value per diluted share was $49.41 as of September 30, 2010, as shown in the reconciliation below.

 

      As of September 30, 2010  

Book value per diluted share (excluding AOCI)

   $ 44.67   

Change due to effect of including AOCI

     4.74   
        

Book value per diluted share

   $ 49.41   
        

 

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Assurant, Inc.

Summary Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

 

     2010      2009     Nine Months  

($ in thousands, except number of shares and per share amounts)

   3Q      3Q     2010      2009  

Net operating income (1)

   $ 137,742       $ 126,228      $ 444,284       $ 363,304   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

     3,928         12,913        19,284         (27,277

Change in tax valuation allowance

     —           7,043        —           (936

Legal settlement and related expenses

     —           (1,454     —           83,542   
                                  

Net income

   $ 141,670       $ 144,730      $ 463,568       $ 418,633   
                                  

Total revenues

   $ 2,113,971       $ 2,156,873      $ 6,422,121       $ 6,518,359   

PER SHARE AND SHARE DATA:

          

Basic earnings per common share

          

Net operating income

   $ 1.28       $ 1.07      $ 3.96       $ 3.07   

Net income

   $ 1.31       $ 1.22      $ 4.13       $ 3.54   

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic

     107,806,207         118,184,367        112,137,558         118,187,358   

Diluted earnings per common share

          

Net operating income

   $ 1.27       $ 1.07      $ 3.94       $ 3.07   

Net income

   $ 1.30       $ 1.22      $ 4.11       $ 3.54   

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted

     108,584,282         118,291,841        112,791,123         118,261,464   

 

(1) See Footnote (1) in Regulation G - Non GAAP Financial Measures on page 1.

 

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Assurant, Inc.

Summary Financial Highlights (continued)

(Unaudited)

 

($ in thousands, except
number of shares and per
share amounts)

  2010     2009  
  3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q     2Q     1Q  

Total assets

  $ 26,845,334      $ 26,115,330      $ 26,238,814      $ 25,860,667      $ 25,665,578      $ 24,822,474      $ 23,820,644   

Total stockholders’ equity

  $ 5,366,541      $ 5,038,168      $ 4,973,585      $ 4,853,249      $ 4,903,449      $ 4,364,577      $ 3,670,322   

Total stockholders’ equity (excluding AOCI)

  $ 4,851,870      $ 4,760,017      $ 4,819,547      $ 4,787,324      $ 4,781,088      $ 4,676,177      $ 4,452,650   

Basic book value per share

  $ 49.87      $ 46.35      $ 43.36      $ 41.27      $ 41.71      $ 36.83      $ 30.99   

Basic book value per share (excluding AOCI)

  $ 45.08      $ 43.79      $ 42.02      $ 40.71      $ 40.66      $ 39.46      $ 37.60   

Shares outstanding for basic book value per share calculation

    107,617,921        108,703,559        114,705,703        117,591,250        117,572,997        118,494,717        118,432,367   

Diluted book value per share

  $ 49.41      $ 45.95      $ 43.16      $ 41.03      $ 41.61      $ 36.76      $ 30.98   

Diluted book value per share (excluding AOCI) (1)

  $ 44.67      $ 43.42      $ 41.82      $ 40.47      $ 40.57      $ 39.38      $ 37.58   

Shares outstanding for diluted book value per share calculation

    108,612,511        109,635,918        115,243,238        118,293,293        117,854,377        118,736,239        118,477,818   

Debt to total capital ratio (excluding AOCI)

    16.8     17.1     16.9     17.0     17.0     17.3     18.0

 

(1) See Footnote (3) in Regulation G - Non GAAP Financial Measures on page 1.

 

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Assurant, Inc.

Segmented Condensed Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

 

     At September 30, 2010   
     Solutions      Specialty
Property
     Health      Employee
Benefits
     Corporate &
Other(1)
     Consolidated  
     ($ in thousands)  

Assets

                 

Investments and cash and cash equivalents

   $ 7,292,988       $ 2,303,560       $ 992,666       $ 2,311,412       $ 2,167,807       $ 15,068,433   

Reinsurance recoverables

     629,700         439,739         7,610         13,414         3,840,688         4,931,151   

Deferred acquisition costs

     2,199,340         204,820         5,017         23,813            2,432,990   

Goodwill

     —           —           —           —           926,195         926,195   

Assets held in separate accounts

     220,140         —           —           —           1,670,081         1,890,221   

Other assets

     736,964         401,399         59,291         191,291         207,399         1,596,344   
                                                     

Total assets

   $ 11,079,132       $ 3,349,518       $ 1,064,584       $ 2,539,930       $ 8,812,170       $ 26,845,334   
                                                     

Liabilities

                 

Policyholder benefits and claims payable

   $ 4,877,989       $ 375,668       $ 451,839       $ 1,697,677       $ 4,041,997       $ 11,445,170   

Unearned premiums

     3,447,463         1,337,699         125,321         10,876         43,309         4,964,668   

Debt

     —           —           —              972,137         972,137   

Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock

     —           —           —           —           8,160         8,160   

Liabilities related to separate accounts

     220,140         —           —           —           1,670,081         1,890,221   

Deferred gain on disposal of businesses

     —           —           —           —           146,770         146,770   

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     1,032,050         382,914         116,185         234,929         285,589         2,051,667   
                                                     

Total liabilities

     9,577,642         2,096,281         693,345         1,943,482         7,168,043         21,478,793   

Stockholders’ equity

                 

Equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income

     1,501,490         1,253,237         371,239         596,448         1,129,456         4,851,870   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     —           —           —           —           514,671         514,671   
                                                     

Total stockholders’ equity

     1,501,490         1,253,237         371,239         596,448         1,644,127         5,366,541   
                                                     

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 11,079,132       $ 3,349,518       $ 1,064,584       $ 2,539,930       $ 8,812,170       $ 26,845,334   
                                                     
     At December 31, 2009  
     Solutions      Specialty
Property
     Health      Employee
Benefits
     Corporate &
Other(1)
     Consolidated  
     ($ in thousands)  

Assets

                 

Investments and cash and cash equivalents

   $ 7,393,989       $ 2,287,688       $ 954,132       $ 2,343,922       $ 1,496,653       $ 14,476,384   

Reinsurance recoverables

     689,800         333,389         7,251         21,589         3,179,705         4,231,734   

Deferred acquisition costs

     2,257,568         214,300         8,338         24,448         —           2,504,654   

Goodwill

     —           —           —           —           926,398         926,398   

Assets held in separate accounts

     219,166         —           —           —           1,753,166         1,972,332   

Other assets

     546,271         355,240         108,846         131,708         607,100         1,749,165   
                                                     

Total assets

   $ 11,106,794       $ 3,190,617       $ 1,078,567       $ 2,521,667       $ 7,963,022       $ 25,860,667   
                                                     

Liabilities

                 

Policyholder benefits and claims payable

   $ 4,772,514       $ 345,109       $ 491,899       $ 1,718,623       $ 3,387,815       $ 10,715,960   

Unearned premiums

     3,655,942         1,315,881         124,515         15,721         41,505         5,153,564   

Debt

     —           —           —           —           972,058         972,058   

Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock

     —           —           —           —           8,160         8,160   

Liabilities related to separate accounts

     219,166         —           —           —           1,753,166         1,972,332   

Deferred gain on disposal of businesses

     —           —           —           —           164,899         164,899   

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     805,355         344,829         152,947         250,282         467,032         2,020,445   
                                                     

Total liabilities

     9,452,977         2,005,819         769,361         1,984,626         6,794,635         21,007,418   

Stockholders’ equity

                 

Equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income

     1,653,817         1,184,798         309,206         537,041         1,102,462         4,787,324   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     —           —           —           —           65,925         65,925   
                                                     

Total stockholders’ equity

     1,653,817         1,184,798         309,206         537,041         1,168,387         4,853,249   
                                                     

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 11,106,794       $ 3,190,617       $ 1,078,567       $ 2,521,667       $ 7,963,022       $ 25,860,667   
                                                     

 

(1) Corporate & Other includes all accumulated other comprehensive income/loss and goodwill as well as reinsurance recoverables and separate accounts related to the sale of businesses by reinsurance.

 

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Assurant, Inc.

Reconciliation of Net Operating Income to Net Income

(Unaudited)

 

     2010     2009     Nine Months  

($ in thousands, net of tax)

   3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q     2Q     1Q     2010     2009  

Assurant Solutions

   $ 32,333      $ 30,323      $ 28,866      $ 30,203      $ 31,644      $ 27,894      $ 30,311      $ 91,522      $ 89,849   

Assurant Specialty Property

     106,653        103,717        118,478        106,944        103,157        91,228        104,668        328,848        299,053   

Assurant Health

     5,340        25,300        8,369        (29,715     (4,847     (10,330     14,672        39,009        (505

Assurant Employee Benefits

     16,932        12,393        16,467        11,556        11,450        12,128        7,022        45,792        30,600   

Corporate and other

     (17,577     (13,568     (11,962     (8,938     (9,743     (16,157     (13,442     (43,107     (39,342

Amortization of deferred gains on disposal of businesses

     3,916        3,916        3,953        1,370        4,421        4,388        4,421        11,785        13,230   

Interest expense

     (9,855     (9,855     (9,855     (9,854     (9,854     (9,854     (9,873     (29,565     (29,581
                                                                        

Net operating income

     137,742        152,226        154,316        101,566        126,228        99,297        137,779        444,284        363,304   

Adjustments:

                  

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

     3,928        12,449        2,907        (7,561     12,913        (3,992     (36,198     19,284        (27,277

Change in tax valuation allowance

     —          —          —          936        7,043        13,021        (21,000     —          (936

Legal settlement and related expenses

     —          —          —          —          (1,454     84,996        —          —          83,542   

Goodwill impairment

     —          —          —          (83,000     —          —          —          —          —     
                                                                        

Net income

   $ 141,670      $ 164,675      $ 157,223      $ 11,941      $ 144,730      $ 193,322      $ 80,581      $ 463,568      $ 418,633   
                                                                        

 

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Assurant, Inc.

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

($ in thousands, except per share
data)

   2010     2009     Nine Months  
   3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q     2Q     1Q     2010     2009  

Revenues:

                  

Net earned premiums and other considerations

   $ 1,832,514      $ 1,849,895      $ 1,906,643      $ 1,925,492      $ 1,874,398      $ 1,875,866      $ 1,874,579      $ 5,589,052      $ 5,624,843   

Net investment income

     176,170        175,196        174,014        172,503        172,924        174,932        178,479        525,380        526,335   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

     6,043        19,152        4,473        (11,632     19,866        (6,142     (55,689     29,668        (41,965

Amortization of deferred gains on disposal of businesses

     6,024        6,024        6,081        2,107        6,802        6,750        6,802        18,129        20,354   

Fees and other income

     93,220        90,027        76,645        93,672        82,883        222,203        83,706        259,892        388,792   
                                                                        
     2,113,971        2,140,294        2,167,856        2,182,142        2,156,873        2,273,609        2,087,877        6,422,121        6,518,359   
                                                                        

Benefits, losses and expenses:

                  

Policyholder benefits

     913,253        905,316        927,996        977,093        941,145        989,402        960,342        2,746,565        2,890,889   

Selling, underwriting, general and administrative expenses

     958,824        966,361        976,333        1,045,734        991,502        987,529        954,479        2,901,518        2,933,510   

Goodwill impairment

     —          —          —          83,000        —          —          —          —          —     

Interest expense

     15,162        15,161        15,161        15,160        15,160        15,160        15,189        45,484        45,509   
                                                                        
     1,887,239        1,886,838        1,919,490        2,120,987        1,947,807        1,992,091        1,930,010        5,693,567        5,869,908   
                                                                        

Income before provision for income taxes

     226,732        253,456        248,366        61,155        209,066        281,518        157,867        728,554        648,451   

Provision for income taxes

     85,062        88,781        91,143        49,214        64,336        88,196        77,286        264,986        229,818   
                                                                        

Net income

   $ 141,670      $ 164,675      $ 157,223      $ 11,941      $ 144,730      $ 193,322      $ 80,581      $ 463,568      $ 418,633   
                                                                        

Diluted per share data:

                  

Net operating income per diluted share

   $ 1.27      $ 1.35      $ 1.32      $ 0.86      $ 1.07      $ 0.84      $ 1.17      $ 3.94      $ 3.07   

Book value per diluted share (excluding AOCI)

   $ 44.67      $ 43.42      $ 41.82      $ 40.47      $ 40.57      $ 39.38      $ 37.58      $ 44.67      $ 40.57   

Computation of return on average equity measures:

                  

Numerator:

                  

Net operating income

   $ 137,742      $ 152,226      $ 154,316      $ 101,566      $ 126,228      $ 99,297      $ 137,779      $ 444,284      $ 363,304   

Net income

     141,670        164,675        157,223        11,941        144,730        193,322        80,581        463,568        418,633   

Denominator:

                  

Average equity, excluding AOCI

   $ 4,805,944      $ 4,789,782      $ 4,803,435        4,784,207        4,728,633        4,564,413        4,416,551        4,819,598        4,580,770   

Add: Average AOCI

     396,411        216,095        109,982        94,143        (94,620     (546,964     (726,637     290,298        (274,293
                                                                        

Average equity, including AOCI

   $ 5,202,355      $ 5,005,877      $ 4,913,417      $ 4,878,350      $ 4,634,013      $ 4,017,449      $ 3,689,914      $ 5,109,896      $ 4,306,477   

Annualized operating return on average equity (excluding AOCI) (1)

     11.5     12.7     12.9     8.5     10.7     8.7     12.5     12.3     10.6

Annualized GAAP return on average equity

     10.9     13.2     12.8     1.0     12.5     19.2     8.7     12.1     13.0

Annualized operating return on average equity (excluding AOCI) (1)

     11.5     12.7     12.9     8.5     10.7     8.7     12.5     12.3     10.6

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

     0.3     1.1     0.2     -0.6     1.1     -0.3     -3.3     0.5     -0.8

Change in tax valuation allowance

     —          —          —          0.1     0.6     1.1     -1.9     —          —     

Legal settlement and related expenses

     —          —          —          —          -0.1     7.4     —          —          2.4

Goodwill impairment

     —          —          —          -6.8     —          —          —          —          —     

Change due to effect of including AOCI

     -0.9     -0.6     -0.3     -0.2     0.2     2.3     1.4     -0.7     0.8
                                                                        

Annualized GAAP return on average equity

     10.9     13.2     12.8     1.0     12.5     19.2     8.7     12.1     13.0
                                                                        

 

(1) See Footnote (2) Regulation G - Non GAAP Financial Measures on page 1.

 

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Assurant, Inc.

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations (continued)

(Unaudited)

 

($ in thousands, except per
share data and closing
stock price)

   2010     2009     Nine Months  
   3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q     2Q     1Q     2010     2009  

Share repurchases:

                  

Shares repurchased

     1,237,000        6,066,216        3,426,469        —          1,122,050        —          —          10,729,685        1,122,050   

Average repurchase price per share

   $ 36.27      $ 35.46      $ 31.86      $ —        $ 28.47      $ —        $ —        $ 34.41      $ 28.47   

Total cost of share repurchase

   $ 44,866      $ 215,110      $ 109,184      $ —        $ 31,948      $ —        $ —        $ 369,160      $ 31,948   

AIZ Closing stock price (NYSE)

   $ 40.70      $ 34.70      $ 34.38      $ 29.48      $ 32.06      $ 24.09      $ 21.78      $ 40.70      $ 32.06   

Investment yield (2)

     5.05     5.02     4.98     4.96     5.08     5.23     5.32     5.01     5.19

 

(2) Investment yield excludes investment (loss) income from real estate joint venture partnerships.

 

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Assurant Solutions

Condensed Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

     2010      2009      Nine Months  

($ in thousands)

   3Q      2Q      1Q      4Q      3Q      2Q      1Q      2010      2009  

Revenues:

                          

Net earned premiums and other considerations

   $ 611,264       $ 629,682       $ 645,364       $ 690,150       $ 669,344       $ 666,935       $ 644,612       $ 1,886,310       $ 1,980,891   

Net investment income

     99,084         98,956         98,453         98,447         97,681         97,106         97,995         296,493         292,782   

Fees and other income

     59,090         54,580         45,712         62,466         50,093         51,960         52,031         159,382         154,084   
                                                                                
     769,438         783,218         789,529         851,063         817,118         816,001         794,638         2,342,185         2,427,757   
                                                                                

Benefits, losses and expenses:

                          

Policyholder benefits

     223,597         228,776         227,631         246,871         248,933         261,325         272,022         680,004         782,280   

Selling, underwriting, general and administrative expenses

     496,032         503,172         511,090         550,139         520,217         509,388         475,604         1,510,294         1,505,209   
                                                                                
     719,629         731,948         738,721         797,010         769,150         770,713         747,626         2,190,298         2,287,489   
                                                                                

Income before provision for income taxes

     49,809         51,270         50,808         54,053         47,968         45,288         47,012         151,887         140,268   

Provision for income taxes

     17,476         20,947         21,942         23,850         16,324         17,394         16,701         60,365         50,419   
                                                                                

Net operating income

   $ 32,333       $ 30,323       $ 28,866       $ 30,203       $ 31,644       $ 27,894       $ 30,311       $ 91,522       $ 89,849   
                                                                                

Net earned premiums and other considerations:

                          

Domestic:

                          

Credit

   $ 46,791       $ 47,343       $ 50,928       $ 53,050       $ 59,562       $ 62,740       $ 65,941       $ 145,062       $ 188,243   

Service contracts

     313,861         336,043         339,096         362,404         348,258         354,783         346,508         989,000         1,049,549   

Other

     11,677         12,723         12,213         23,835         24,471         22,054         14,579         36,613         61,104   
                                                                                

Total Domestic

     372,329         396,109         402,237         439,289         432,291         439,577         427,028         1,170,675         1,298,896   
                                                                                

International:

                          

Credit

     87,901         83,360         86,739         85,711         80,743         79,835         74,173         258,000         234,751   

Service contracts

     116,049         109,275         117,189         122,053         108,458         97,280         87,903         342,513         293,641   

Other

     4,217         5,261         4,106         3,939         4,025         4,107         3,660         13,584         11,792   
                                                                                

Total International

     208,167         197,896         208,034         211,703         193,226         181,222         165,736         614,097         540,184   
                                                                                

Preneed:

                          

Domestic and international

     25,439         27,112         29,045         33,374         37,123         39,229         44,486         81,596         120,838   

Domestic independent runoff

     5,329         8,565         6,048         5,784         6,704         6,907         7,362         19,942         20,973   
                                                                                

Total Preneed

     30,768         35,677         35,093         39,158         43,827         46,136         51,848         101,538         141,811   
                                                                                

Total

   $ 611,264       $ 629,682       $ 645,364       $ 690,150       $ 669,344       $ 666,935       $ 644,612       $ 1,886,310       $ 1,980,891   
                                                                                

Fees and other income:

                          

Domestic:

                          

Debt protection

   $ 7,541       $ 8,434       $ 9,636       $ 10,014       $ 10,541       $ 10,232       $ 9,271       $ 25,611       $ 30,044   

Service contracts

     29,216         27,509         23,156         28,249         23,384         23,068         27,709         79,881         74,161   

Other

     2,127         2,108         2,555         4,551         4,443         5,593         3,947         6,790         13,983   
                                                                                

Total Domestic

     38,884         38,051         35,347         42,814         38,368         38,893         40,927         112,282         118,188   
                                                                                

International

     7,561         6,920         6,395         6,928         7,400         7,330         6,072         20,876         20,802   

Preneed

     12,645         9,609         3,970         12,724         4,325         5,737         5,032         26,224         15,094   
                                                                                

Total

   $ 59,090       $ 54,580       $ 45,712       $ 62,466       $ 50,093       $ 51,960       $ 52,031       $ 159,382       $ 154,084   
                                                                                

 

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Assurant Solutions

Condensed Statements of Operations (continued)

(Unaudited)

 

     2010     2009     Nine Months  

($ in thousands)

   3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q     2Q     1Q     2010     2009  

Gross written premiums:

                  

Domestic:

                  

Credit

   $ 109,389      $ 107,259      $ 103,870      $ 120,139      $ 134,597      $ 136,450      $ 135,346      $ 320,518      $ 406,393   

Service contracts

     272,044        291,426        277,729        261,165        259,316        245,306        246,883        841,199        751,505   

Other

     17,014        15,293        14,918        18,842        14,210        43,985        15,074        47,225        73,269   
                                                                        

Total Domestic

     398,447        413,978        396,517        400,146        408,123        425,741        397,303        1,208,942        1,231,167   
                                                                        

International:

                  

Credit

     238,510        240,348        246,532        252,660        221,581        197,605        171,379        725,390        590,565   

Service contracts

     129,984        110,116        121,292        139,144        118,256        98,494        107,070        361,392        323,820   

Other

     5,159        6,330        5,216        6,794        7,652        6,734        5,387        16,705        19,773   
                                                                        

Total International

     373,653        356,794        373,040        398,598        347,489        302,833        283,836        1,103,487        934,158   
                                                                        

Total

   $ 772,100      $ 770,772      $ 769,557      $ 798,744      $ 755,612      $ 728,574      $ 681,139      $ 2,312,429      $ 2,165,325   
                                                                        

Foreign currency translation (FX) impact (1):

                  

Gross written premiums:

                  

Including FX impact

     2.18     5.79     12.98     -5.04     -16.29     -19.05     -23.85     6.79     -19.72

FX impact

     2.05     4.37     6.23     3.24     -3.12     -5.03     -6.83     4.15     -4.99
                                                                        

Excluding FX impact

     0.13     1.42     6.75     -8.28     -13.17     -14.02     -17.02     2.64     -14.73

Net earned premiums:

                  

Including FX impact

     -8.68     -5.59     0.12     -4.43     -5.34     -4.81     -5.69     -4.77     -5.28

FX impact

     0.90     2.25     3.32     1.63     -2.64     -3.76     -5.37     2.14     -3.91
                                                                        

Excluding FX impact

     -9.58     -7.84     -3.20     -6.06     -2.70     -1.05     -0.32     -6.91     -1.37

Net operating income:

                  

Including FX impact

     2.17     8.71     -4.77     154.14     55.21     -13.79     -36.26     1.86     -10.42

FX impact

     4.28     5.57     5.02     4.79     -8.34     3.32     -0.51     4.93     -0.87
                                                                        

Excluding FX impact

     -2.11     3.14     -9.79     149.35     63.55     -17.11     -35.75     -3.07     -9.55

Combined ratios (a):

                  

Domestic

     99.8     97.8     96.2     94.6     98.2     97.6     98.3     97.9     98.1

International

     104.1     107.3     107.8     114.5     108.8     111.6     107.3     106.3     109.3

Investment yield (2)

     5.55     5.47     5.41     5.40     5.36     5.41     5.45     5.48     5.39

 

(a) The combined ratio is equal to total benefits, losses and expenses divided by net earned premiums and other considerations and fees and other income excluding the preneed business.
(1) Total Solutions percentage growth from year-ago period due to conversion of income statement transactions at weighted average foreign currency exchange rates.
(2) Investment yield excludes investment income (loss) from real estate joint venture partnerships.

 

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Assurant Solutions - Preneed

Condensed Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

     2010     2009     Nine Months  

($ in thousands)

   3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q     2Q     1Q     2010     2009  

Revenues:

                  

Net earned premiums and other considerations

   $ 30,768      $ 35,678      $ 35,093      $ 39,158      $ 43,827      $ 46,136      $ 51,848      $ 101,539      $ 141,811   

Net investment income

     61,585        61,103        60,873        59,553        58,655        56,923        57,299        183,561        172,877   

Fees and other income:

                  

Change in value of CPI Caps) (1)

     (585     (916     (4,424     5,086        (656     (35     1,779        (5,925     1,088   

Other

     13,231        10,526        8,394        7,638        4,981        5,772        3,253        32,151        14,006   
                                                                        

Total fees and other income

     12,646        9,610        3,970        12,724        4,325        5,737        5,032        26,226        15,094   
                                                                        
     104,999        106,391        99,936        111,435        106,807        108,796        114,179        311,326        329,782   
                                                                        

Benefits, losses and expenses:

                  

Policyholder benefits

     60,450        65,132        65,199        66,532        67,055        70,929        78,392        190,781        216,376   

Selling, underwriting, general and administrative expenses

     24,413        22,545        21,687        23,880        21,468        22,457        24,655        68,645        68,580   
                                                                        
     84,863        87,677        86,886        90,412        88,523        93,386        103,047        259,426        284,956   
                                                                        

Income before provision for income taxes

     20,136        18,714        13,050        21,023        18,284        15,410        11,132        51,900        44,826   

Income before provision for income taxes excluding CPI Cap

     20,721        19,630        17,474        15,937        18,940        15,445        9,353        57,825        43,738   

Provision for income taxes

     6,907        6,895        4,657        7,162        6,524        5,338        3,834        18,459        15,696   
                                                                        

Net operating income

   $ 13,229      $ 11,819      $ 8,393      $ 13,861      $ 11,760      $ 10,072      $ 7,298      $ 33,441      $ 29,130   
                                                                        

Face sales

   $ 211,834      $ 216,681      $ 151,074      $ 145,678      $ 137,301      $ 126,263      $ 103,124      $ 579,589      $ 366,688   

CPI Cap value

   $ 7,030      $ 7,615      $ 8,531      $ 12,955      $ 7,869      $ 8,525      $ 8,560      $ 7,030      $ 7,869   

Preneed yield (2)

     5.85     5.85     5.91     5.87     5.89     5.83     5.94     5.86     5.88

Preneed average invested assets

   $ 4,207,980      $ 4,178,346      $ 4,118,775      $ 4,055,563      $ 3,996,330      $ 3,907,868      $ 3,861,302      $ 4,173,332      $ 3,928,816   

 

(1) The Company utilizes derivative instruments, Consumer Price Index Caps ("CPI Caps"), in managing the pre-arranged funeral business exposure to inflation risk on certain policies. The CPI Caps do not qualify under GAAP as effective hedges; therefore, they are marked-to-market on a quarterly basis and the accumulated gain or loss is recognized in the statement of operations in fees and other income.
(2) Investment yield excludes investment income (loss) from real estate joint venture partnerships.

 

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Assurant Specialty Property

Condensed Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

     2010     2009     Nine Months  

($ in thousands)

   3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q     2Q     1Q     2010     2009  

Revenues:

                  

Net earned premiums and other considerations

   $ 481,108      $ 477,122      $ 508,822      $ 497,200      $ 478,701      $ 477,838      $ 493,790      $ 1,467,052      $ 1,450,329   

Net investment income

     27,064        27,022        26,921        26,031        26,550        28,320        29,436        81,007        84,306   

Fees and other income

     18,544        18,848        13,100        14,824        15,100        13,642        13,324        50,492        42,066   
                                                                        
     526,716        522,992        548,843        538,055        520,351        519,800        536,550        1,598,551        1,576,701   
                                                                        

Benefits, losses and expenses:

                  

Policyholder benefits

     165,977        175,206        162,533        162,139        156,076        178,167        167,800        503,716        502,043   

Selling, underwriting, general and administrative expenses

     197,992        189,846        207,017        212,203        206,992        203,416        209,917        594,855        620,325   
                                                                        
     363,969        365,052        369,550        374,342        363,068        381,583        377,717        1,098,571        1,122,368   
                                                                        

Income before provision for income taxes

     162,747        157,940        179,293        163,713        157,283        138,217        158,833        499,980        454,333   

Provision for income taxes

     56,094        54,223        60,815        56,769        54,126        46,989        54,165        171,132        155,280   
                                                                        

Net operating income

   $ 106,653      $ 103,717      $ 118,478      $ 106,944      $ 103,157      $ 91,228      $ 104,668      $ 328,848      $ 299,053   
                                                                        

Net earned premiums:

                  

Homeowners (Creditor-Placed & Voluntary)

   $ 330,375      $ 325,735      $ 354,409      $ 351,178      $ 333,068      $ 336,338      $ 348,447      $ 1,010,519      $ 1,017,853   

Manufactured Housing (Creditor-Placed & Voluntary)

     54,120        53,686        57,500        54,609        54,347        55,128        55,876        165,306        165,351   

Other

     96,613        97,701        96,913        91,413        91,286        86,372        89,467        291,227        267,125   
                                                                        

Total

   $ 481,108      $ 477,122      $ 508,822      $ 497,200      $ 478,701      $ 477,838      $ 493,790      $ 1,467,052      $ 1,450,329   
                                                                        

Gross earned premiums:

                  

Homeowners (Creditor-Placed & Voluntary)

   $ 463,138      $ 446,650      $ 463,570      $ 460,289      $ 427,030      $ 430,568      $ 437,391      $ 1,373,358      $ 1,294,989   

Manufactured Housing (Creditor-Placed & Voluntary)

     76,132        76,688        79,693        76,339        76,448        77,083        77,484        232,513        231,015   

Other

     162,359        160,897        155,471        150,695        150,604        147,449        151,429        478,727        449,482   
                                                                        

Total

   $ 701,629      $ 684,235      $ 698,734      $ 687,323      $ 654,082      $ 655,100      $ 666,304      $ 2,084,598      $ 1,975,486   
                                                                        

Gross written premiums:

                  

Homeowners (Creditor-Placed & Voluntary)

   $ 482,756      $ 435,403      $ 440,073      $ 533,454      $ 437,835      $ 437,271      $ 412,706      $ 1,358,232      $ 1,287,812   

Manufactured Housing (Creditor-Placed & Voluntary)

     76,008        74,219        80,040        76,441        75,935        77,969        69,852        230,267        223,756   

Other

     165,518        195,609        156,853        157,209        167,968        154,864        131,701        517,980        454,533   
                                                                        

Total

   $ 724,282      $ 705,231      $ 676,966      $ 767,104      $ 681,738      $ 670,104      $ 614,259      $ 2,106,479      $ 1,966,101   
                                                                        

Reconciliation of gross earned premiums to net earned premiums:

                  

Gross earned premiums

   $ 701,629      $ 684,235      $ 698,734      $ 687,323      $ 654,082      $ 655,100      $ 666,304      $ 2,084,598      $ 1,975,486   

Ceded catastrophe reinsurance and reinstatements

     (49,905     (47,735     (45,129     (46,945     (48,794     (44,688     (42,994     (142,769     (136,476

Ceded to clients including U.S. Government

     (170,616     (159,378     (144,783     (143,178     (126,587     (132,574     (129,520     (474,777     (388,681
                                                                        

Net earned premiums

   $ 481,108      $ 477,122      $ 508,822      $ 497,200      $ 478,701      $ 477,838      $ 493,790      $ 1,467,052      $ 1,450,329   
                                                                        

 

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Assurant Specialty Property (continued)

Condensed Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

     2010     2009     Nine Months  

($ in thousands)

   3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q     2Q     1Q     2010     2009  

Creditor-Placed Homeowners Insurance (1):

                  

Loans tracked (in millions):

                  

Prime

     25.4        25.6        25.6        25.6        25.7        25.4        25.7        25.4        25.7   

Sub-prime

     3.5        3.6        3.6        3.9        3.8        3.6        3.8        3.5        3.8   
                                                                        

Total

     28.9        29.2        29.2        29.5        29.5        29.0        29.5        28.9        29.5   
                                                                        

Average placement rates (2):

                  

Prime

     1.38     1.32     1.28     1.24     1.18     1.18     1.13     1.38     1.18

Sub-prime

     9.54     9.54     9.54     9.51     9.51     9.39     9.14     9.54     9.51

Average insured value (AIV):

                  

Creditor-placed

   $ 180      $ 179      $ 179      $ 177      $ 174      $ 172      $ 168      $ 180      $ 174   

Real estate owned

   $ 232      $ 234      $ 228      $ 227      $ 226      $ 228      $ 228      $ 232      $ 226   

Percent of creditor-placed premiums from real estate owned policies:

                  

% of gross earned premiums

     12     12     12     12     14     16     20     12     17

% of gross written premiums

     7     12     12     9     12     12     20     10     15

Geographical spread of exposure (3):

                  

U.S. Region:

                  

Middle U.S.

     15.0     15.1     15.2     15.9     16.2     16.3     16.5     15.0     16.2

Northeastern coastal

     17.0     16.6     16.1     15.9     15.2     14.7     14.2     17.0     15.2

Northern inland

     3.7     3.6     3.7     3.7     3.8     3.8     3.8     3.7     3.8

Southern inland

     8.9     8.9     9.4     9.9     9.8     9.7     9.5     8.9     9.8

Southern and Hawaii coastal

     23.9     24.0     23.3     22.4     21.9     21.5     20.8     23.9     21.9

West

     31.5     31.8     32.3     32.2     33.1     34.0     35.2     31.5     33.1
                                                                        

Total

     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0
                                                                        

Ratios:

                  

Loss ratio (a)

     34.5     36.7     31.9     32.6     32.6     37.3     34.0     34.3     34.6

Expense ratio (b)

     39.6     38.3     39.7     41.4     41.9     41.4     41.4     39.2     41.6

Combined ratio (c)

     72.8     73.6     70.8     73.1     73.5     77.6     74.5     72.4     75.2

Investment yield (4)

     4.52     4.39     4.56     4.42     4.46     4.77     4.87     4.54     4.68

 

(a) The loss ratio is equal to policyholder benefits divided by net earned premiums and other considerations.
(b) The expense ratio is equal to selling, underwriting, general and administrative expenses divided by net earned premiums and other considerations and fees and other income.
(c) The combined ratio is equal to total benefits, losses and expenses divided by net earned premiums and other considerations and fees and other income.
(1) Estimates based on client information and classification.
(2) Does not include real estate owned policies.
(3) Geographical spread of exposure is based on the Company’s assessment of total insured value for all of Assurant Specialty Property.
(4) Investment yield excludes investment income (loss) from real estate joint venture partnerships.

 

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Assurant Health

Condensed Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

     2010     2009     Nine Months  

($ in thousands)

   3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q     2Q     1Q     2010     2009  

Revenues:

                  

Net earned premiums and other considerations

   $ 467,726      $ 467,705      $ 467,442      $ 468,002      $ 470,385      $ 468,895      $ 472,346      $ 1,402,873      $ 1,411,626   

Net investment income

     11,985        12,078        11,565        11,338        11,770        12,073        12,477        35,628        36,320   

Fees and other income

     10,027        10,248        10,408        9,978        10,140        9,847        9,914        30,683        29,901   
                                                                        
     489,738        490,031        489,415        489,318        492,295        490,815        494,737        1,469,184        1,477,847   
                                                                        

Benefits, losses and expenses:

                  

Policyholder benefits

     334,216        312,767        333,640        377,155        353,412        357,644        321,960        980,623        1,033,016   

Selling, underwriting, general and administrative expenses

     145,694        138,801        143,119        157,826        147,475        149,157        150,240        427,614        446,872   
                                                                        
     479,910        451,568        476,759        534,981        500,887        506,801        472,200        1,408,237        1,479,888   
                                                                        

Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes

     9,828        38,463        12,656        (45,663     (8,592     (15,986     22,537        60,947        (2,041

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     4,488        13,163        4,287        (15,948     (3,745     (5,656     7,865        21,938        (1,536
                                                                        

Net operating income (loss)

   $ 5,340      $ 25,300      $ 8,369      $ (29,715   $ (4,847   $ (10,330   $ 14,672      $ 39,009      $ (505
                                                                        

Net earned premiums and other considerations:

                  

Individual:

                  

Individual medical

   $ 323,871      $ 324,079      $ 321,783      $ 319,215      $ 317,820      $ 316,093      $ 317,070      $ 969,733      $ 950,983   

Short-term medical

     22,131        21,434        22,118        24,308        27,278        26,604        26,048        65,683        79,930   
                                                                        

Subtotal

     346,002        345,513        343,901        343,523        345,098        342,697        343,118        1,035,416        1,030,913   

Small employer group

     121,724        122,192        123,541        124,479        125,287        126,198        129,228        367,457        380,713   
                                                                        

Total

   $ 467,726      $ 467,705      $ 467,442      $ 468,002      $ 470,385      $ 468,895      $ 472,346      $ 1,402,873      $ 1,411,626   
                                                                        

Sales (annualized issued premiums):

                  

Individual:

                  

Individual medical

   $ 59,421      $ 83,696      $ 94,249      $ 92,068      $ 91,434      $ 84,707      $ 88,769      $ 237,366      $ 264,910   

Short-term medical

     27,152        26,262        28,314        27,870        34,296        34,509        37,199        81,728        106,004   
                                                                        

Subtotal

     86,573        109,958        122,563        119,938        125,730        119,216        125,968        319,094        370,914   

Small employer group

     30,157        30,445        35,705        33,701        31,588        37,708        29,978        96,307        99,274   
                                                                        

Total

   $ 116,730      $ 140,403      $ 158,268      $ 153,639      $ 157,318      $ 156,924      $ 155,946      $ 415,401      $ 470,188   
                                                                        

Membership by product line (in thousands):

                  

Individual:

                  

Individual medical

     538        558        564        568        568        570        572        538        568   

Short-term medical

     70        73        71        78        91        95        94        70        91   
                                                                        

Subtotal

     608        631        635        646        659        665        666        608        659   

Small employer group

     113        116        118        121        122        123        123        113        122   
                                                                        

Total

     721        747        753        767        781        788        789        721        781   
                                                                        

Ratios:

                  

Loss ratio (a)

     71.5     66.9     71.4     80.6     75.1     76.3     68.2     69.9     73.2

Expense ratio (b)

     30.5     29.0     30.0     33.0     30.7     31.2     31.2     29.8     31.0

Combined ratio (c)

     100.5     94.5     99.8     111.9     104.2     105.9     97.9     98.2     102.7

Investment yield (1)

     4.99     5.01     4.82     4.82     5.24     5.45     5.59     4.93     5.40

 

(a) The loss ratio is equal to policyholder benefits divided by net earned premiums and other considerations.
(b) The expense ratio is equal to selling, underwriting, general and administrative expenses divided by net earned premiums and other considerations and fees and other income.
(c) The combined ratio is equal to total benefits, losses and expenses divided by net earned premiums and other considerations and fees and other income.
(1) Investment yield excludes investment (loss) income from real estate joint venture partnerships.

 

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Assurant Employee Benefits

Condensed Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

     2010     2009     Nine Months  

($ in thousands)

   3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q     2Q     1Q     2010     2009  

Revenues:

                  

Net earned premiums and other considerations

   $ 272,416      $ 275,386      $ 285,015      $ 270,140      $ 255,968      $ 262,198      $ 263,831      $ 832,817      $ 781,997   

Net investment income

     33,599        32,599        32,810        32,703        33,039        33,466        34,157        99,008        100,662   

Fees and other income

     5,528        6,252        7,311        6,578        7,467        7,540        6,758        19,091        21,765   
                                                                        
     311,543        314,237        325,136        309,421        296,474        303,204        304,746        950,916        904,424   
                                                                        

Benefits, losses and expenses:

                  

Policyholder benefits

     189,463        190,555        204,242        188,940        182,632        186,770        198,728        584,260        568,130   

Selling, underwriting, general and administrative expenses

     96,162        104,667        95,922        103,092        96,529        97,993        95,287        296,751        289,809   
                                                                        
     285,625        295,222        300,164        292,032        279,161        284,763        294,015        881,011        857,939   
                                                                        

Income before provision for income taxes

     25,918        19,015        24,972        17,389        17,313        18,441        10,731        69,905        46,485   

Provision for income taxes

     8,986        6,622        8,505        5,833        5,863        6,313        3,709        24,113        15,885   
                                                                        

Net operating income

   $ 16,932      $ 12,393      $ 16,467      $ 11,556      $ 11,450      $ 12,128      $ 7,022      $ 45,792      $ 30,600   
                                                                        

Net earned premiums and other considerations:

                  

Group dental

   $ 103,786      $ 104,778      $ 107,581      $ 108,910      $ 105,507      $ 105,306      $ 105,565      $ 316,145      $ 316,378   

All other group disability

     120,562        121,880        129,927        112,722        103,460        108,495        109,704        372,369        321,659   

Group life

     48,068        48,728        47,507        48,508        47,001        48,397        48,562        144,303        143,960   
                                                                        

Total

   $ 272,416      $ 275,386      $ 285,015      $ 270,140      $ 255,968      $ 262,198      $ 263,831      $ 832,817      $ 781,997   
                                                                        

Sales (1):

                  

Group dental

   $ 15,897      $ 12,842      $ 33,549      $ 14,354      $ 21,202      $ 16,904      $ 31,573      $ 62,288      $ 69,679   

Group disability

     7,734        7,257        13,516        6,351        10,587        8,207        14,172        28,507        32,966   

Group life

     6,418        5,188        8,517        4,509        6,547        5,086        9,859        20,123        21,492   
                                                                        

Total

   $ 30,049      $ 25,287      $ 55,582      $ 25,214      $ 38,336      $ 30,197      $ 55,604      $ 110,918      $ 124,137   
                                                                        

Loss ratio (a)

     69.5     69.2     71.7     69.9     71.3     71.2     75.3     70.2     72.7

Expense ratio (b)

     34.6     37.2     32.8     37.3     36.6     36.3     35.2     34.8     36.1

Investment yield (2)

     5.83     5.78     5.77     5.79     5.88     5.86     5.98     5.80     5.92

 

(a) The loss ratio is equal to policyholder benefits divided by net earned premiums and other considerations.
(b) The expense ratio is equal to selling, underwriting, general and administrative expenses divided by net earned premiums and other considerations and fees and other income.
(1) Sales do not include any sales from assumed business, only direct.
(2) Investment yield excludes investment (loss) income from real estate joint venture partnerships.

 

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Assurant Corporate and Other

Condensed Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

     2010     2009     Nine Months  

($ in thousands)

   3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q     2Q     1Q     2010     2009  

Revenues:

                  

Net earned premiums and other considerations

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —     

Net investment income

     4,438        4,541        4,265        3,984        3,884        3,967        4,414        13,244        12,265   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

     6,043        19,152        4,473        (11,632     19,866        (6,142     (55,689     29,668        (41,965

Amortization of deferred gains on disposal of businesses

     6,024        6,024        6,081        2,107        6,802        6,750        6,802        18,129        20,354   

Fees and other income

     31        99        114        (174     83        139,214        1,679        244        140,976   
                                                                        
     16,536        29,816        14,933        (5,715     30,635        143,789        (42,794     61,285        131,630   
                                                                        

Benefits, losses and expenses:

                  

Policyholder benefits

     —          (1,988     (50     1,988        92        5,496        (168     (2,038     5,420   

Selling, underwriting, general and administrative expenses

     22,944        29,875        19,185        22,474        20,289        27,575        23,431        72,004        71,295   

Interest expense

     15,162        15,161        15,161        15,160        15,160        15,160        15,189        45,484        45,509   
                                                                        
     38,106        43,048        34,296        39,622        35,541        48,231        38,452        115,450        122,224   
                                                                        

(Loss) income before (benefit) provision for income taxes

     (21,570     (13,232     (19,363     (45,337     (4,906     95,558        (81,246     (54,165     9,406   

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

     (1,982     (6,174     (4,406     (21,290     (8,232     23,156        (5,154     (12,562     9,770   
                                                                        

Net (loss) income

   $ (19,588   $ (7,058   $ (14,957   $ (24,047   $ 3,326      $ 72,402      $ (76,092   $ (41,603   $ (364
                                                                        

Corporate and Other Reconciliation

                  

Assurant Corporate and Other Segment Net (loss) income

   $ (19,588   $ (7,058   $ (14,957   $ (24,047   $ 3,326      $ 72,402      $ (76,092   $ (41,603   $ (364

Adjustments, net of tax:

                  

Amortization of deferred gains on disposal of businesses

     (3,916     (3,916     (3,953     (1,370     (4,421     (4,388     (4,421     (11,785     (13,230

Interest expense

     9,855        9,855        9,855        9,854        9,854        9,854        9,873        29,565        29,581   

Net realized (gains) losses on investments

     (3,928     (12,449     (2,907     7,561        (12,913     3,992        36,198        (19,284     27,277   

Change in tax valuation allowance

     —          —          —          (936     (7,043     (13,021     21,000        —          936   

Legal settlement and related expenses

     —          —          —          —          1,454        (84,996     —          —          (83,542
                                                                        

Corporate and other line item result (1)

   $ (17,577   $ (13,568   $ (11,962   $ (8,938   $ (9,743   $ (16,157   $ (13,442   $ (43,107   $ (39,342
                                                                        

 

(1) Reconciles to Corporate and other result per Reconciliation of Net Operating Income to Net Income (Loss) on page 5.

 

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Assurant, Inc.

Investments

(Unaudited)

 

($ in thousands)

   At September 30,
2010
    At December 31,
2009
 

Investments by type

          

Fixed maturity securities available for sale, at fair value

   $ 10,823,195         71.8   $ 9,966,772         68.9

Equity securities available for sale, at fair value

          

Preferred stock

     491,034         3.3     508,458         3.5

Common stock

     5,068         —          4,529         —     

Commercial mortgage whole loans on real estate, at amortized cost

     1,355,871         9.0     1,428,027         9.9

Policy loans

     56,685         0.4     56,407         0.4

Short-term investments

     452,008         3.0     453,469         3.1

Collateral held under securities lending

     134,348         0.9     218,129         1.5

Other investments

     581,917         3.8     522,041         3.6
                                  

Total investments

     13,900,126         92.2     13,157,832         90.9

Cash and cash equivalents

     1,168,307         7.8     1,318,552         9.1
                                  

Total investments and cash and cash equivalents

   $ 15,068,433         100.0   $ 14,476,384         100.0
                                  

Fixed Maturity Securities by Credit Quality (Fair Value)

          

Aaa / Aa / A

   $ 6,619,971         61.1   $ 6,152,842         61.8

Baa

     3,309,157         30.6     2,953,964         29.6

Ba

     658,234         6.1     647,321         6.5

B and lower

     235,833         2.2     212,645         2.1
                                  

Total

   $ 10,823,195         100.0   $ 9,966,772         100.0
                                  

 

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Assurant, Inc.

Investments (continued)

(Unaudited)

 

     At September 30, 2010      At December 31, 2009  

($ in thousands)

   Book
Value
     Fair
Value
     % of Fair
Value
    Net
Unrealized
Gain
     Book
Value
     Fair
Value
     % of Fair
Value
    Net
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

Fixed Maturity Securities by Issuer Type:

                     

Government:

                     

U.S. Government and government agencies

   $ 168,795       $ 177,390         1.6   $ 8,595       $ 115,268       $ 120,330         1.2   $ 5,062   

State, municipalities and political subdivisions

     831,906         911,042         8.4     79,136         873,548         910,068         9.1   $ 36,520   

Foreign governments

     602,062         643,028         5.9     40,966         545,166         558,463         5.6   $ 13,297   

Corporate (1):

                     

Canadian Municipals

     79,464         87,509         0.8     8,045         67,603         68,841         0.7     1,238   

Consumer cyclical

     1,046,106         1,161,538         10.7     115,432         975,965         1,014,735         10.2     38,770   

Consumer non-cyclical

     335,384         379,932         3.5     44,548         306,841         322,638         3.2     15,797   

Energy

     704,320         788,353         7.3     84,033         751,097         790,437         7.9     39,340   

Financials

     2,028,558         2,155,681         19.9     127,123         2,088,433         2,075,697         20.8     (12,736

Health care

     393,341         438,869         4.1     45,528         416,581         431,155         4.3     14,574   

Industrials

     891,077         987,506         9.1     96,429         874,504         899,217         9.0     24,713   

Materials

     308,000         329,836         3.1     21,836         287,338         292,502         2.9     5,164   

Technology

     164,455         183,218         1.7     18,763         150,542         156,272         1.6     5,730   

Telecommunications

     488,207         545,592         5.1     57,385         474,025         502,267         5.0     28,242   

Utilities

     904,604         1,023,553         9.5     118,949         856,645         894,794         9.0     38,149   

Other corporate

     —           —           0.0     —           349         357         0.0     8   

Asset-backed securities

     43,817         46,756         0.4     2,939         51,834         53,963         0.5     2,129   

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     107,215         113,373         1.0     6,158         159,780         159,907         1.6     127   

Residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS):

                     

Agency

     784,056         825,225         7.6     41,169         663,407         690,632         6.9     27,225   

Alt-A

     —           —           0.0     —           —           —           0.0     —     

Subprime

     14,198         17,601         0.2     3,403         17,739         17,307         0.3     (432

Other

     3,778         3,836         0.1     58         4,227         4,064         0.1     (163

Collaterized debt obligations:

                     

Credit backed

     2,741         3,357         0.0     616         3,191         3,126         0.1     (65

RMBS backed

     —           —           0.0     —           —           —           0.0     —     
                                                                     

Total fixed maturity securities

   $ 9,902,084       $ 10,823,195         100.0   $ 921,111       $ 9,684,083       $ 9,966,772         100.0   $ 282,689   
                                                                     

 

(1)

Industry classifications are based on a combination of published index classifications as well as Assurant's view of underlying issuer risk. These resulting classifications are then mapped to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®).

 

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Assurant, Inc.

Investment Results by Asset Category and Annualized Yields

(Unaudited)

 

     Quarter Ended September 30
2010
    Quarter Ended September 30
2009
 

($ in thousands)

   Yield     Investment
Income
    Net realized
gain (loss)
    Yield     Investment
Income
    Net realized
gain (loss)
 

Fixed maturity securities, available for sale

     5.76   $ 143,412      $ 13,895        5.82   $ 139,803      $ 18,659   

Equity securities, available for sale

     7.01     8,350        2,057        7.43     9,683        825   

Commercial mortgage whole loans on real estate

     6.26     21,381        (9,000     6.30     22,983        —     

Policy loans

     6.28     886        —          6.09     860        —     

Cash and short-term investments

     0.82     3,116        4        0.86     3,247        94   

Other investments*

     3.62     5,254        (913     2.41     3,192        288   
                                    

Total

       182,399      $ 6,043          179,768      $ 19,866   
                        

Investment expenses

       (6,229         (6,844  
                        

Net investment income

     $ 176,170          $ 172,924     
                        

Gross realized gains

       $ 19,093          $ 25,458   

Gross realized losses

         (11,813         (2,950

Other-than-temporary impairments on available for sale securities

         (1,237         (2,642
                        

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

       $ 6,043          $ 19,866   
                        
     Nine Months Ended September 30
2010
    Nine Months Ended September 30
2009
 
      Yield     Investment
Income
    Net realized
gain (loss)
    Yield     Investment
Income
    Net realized
gain (loss)
 

Fixed maturity securities, available for sale

     5.78   $ 429,949      $ 37,035        5.91   $ 418,343      $ (80

Equity securities, available for sale

     7.00     25,901        4,487        7.30     29,069        (35,570

Commercial mortgage whole loans on real estate

     6.23     64,990        (15,772     6.31     70,085        (5,306

Policy loans

     5.53     2,340        —          5.71     2,451        —     

Cash and short-term investments

     0.67     7,710        11        1.20     13,665        147   

Other investments*

     3.27     13,778        3,907        3.44     13,202        (1,156
                                    

Total

       544,668      $ 29,668          546,815      $ (41,965
                        

Investment expenses

       (19,288         (20,480  
                        

Net investment income

     $ 525,380          $ 526,335     
                        

Gross realized gains

       $ 57,317          $ 40,804   

Gross realized losses

         (23,612         (50,374

Other-than-temporary impairments on available for sale securities

         (4,037         (32,395
                        

Net realized losses on investments

       $ 29,668          $ (41,965
                        

 

* Consists primarily of investments in joint venture partnerships, invested assets associated with a modified coinsurance agreement, and invested assets associated with deferred compensation plans.

 

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Assurant, Inc.

Summary of Net Operating Income (1) Disclosed Items

Income / (Expense) Items

(Unaudited)

 

           2010     2009  

($ in millions, after-tax)

         3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q     2Q     1Q  
         $     Diluted
EPS
    $     Diluted
EPS
    $     Diluted
EPS
    $     Diluted
EPS
    $     Diluted
EPS
    $     Diluted
EPS
    $     Diluted
EPS
 

Assurant Solutions:

                              

Restructuring costs

     (d     —          —          —          —          —          —          (8.4     (0.07     —          —          (2.4     (0.02     —          —     

Change in various tax liabilities/receivables

     (e     —          —          —          —          (2.8     (0.02     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Assurant Specialty Property:

                              

Catastrophe losses, net of reinsurance

     (c     —          —          (5.0     (0.04     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Restructuring costs

     (d     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (2.5     (0.02     —          —     

Subrogation reimbursement

     (c     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          5.9        0.05        —          —          —          —     

Unearned premium reserve review adjustment (2)

     (a     —          —          —          —          7.6        0.06        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Assurant Health:

                              

Reserve strengthening

     (c     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (9.0     (0.08     —          —     

Litigation reserve

     (c     —          —          17.4        0.15        —          —          (24.0     (0.20     (8.1     (0.07     —          —          —          —     

Restructuring costs

     (d     (5.0     (0.05     —          —          —          —          (2.9     (0.02     —          —          —          —          —          —     

H1N1 related medical expenses

     (c     —          —          —          —          —          —          (2.5     (0.02     —          —          —          —          —          —     

Assurant Employee Benefits:

                              

Reserve adequacy study adjustment

     (c     —          —          —          —          —          —          2.1        0.02        —          —          —          —          —          —     

Restructuring costs

     (d     —          —          (4.4     (0.04     —          —          (1.0     (0.01     —          —          (1.5     (0.01     —          —     

Assurant Corporate and Other:

                              

Expenses related to SEC investigation (3)

     (d     —          —          —          —          —          —          (3.5     (0.03     —          —          —          —          —          —     

Change in various tax liabilities/receivables

     (e     —          —          —          —          —          —          4.5        0.04        —          —          —          —          —          —     

Compensation expense

     (d     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (4.6     (0.04

Restructuring costs

     (d     —          —          (2.9     (0.03     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Statement of Operations line impact:

 

(a) Net earned premiums and other considerations
(b) Fees and other income
(c) Policyholder benefits
(d) Selling, underwriting, general and administrative expenses
(e) Provision for income taxes
(1) See Footnote (1) Regulation G - Non GAAP Financial Measures on page 1.
(2) In the first quarter 2010, the $7.6 million represents the net impact on net operating income. It increased net earned premiums by $13.6 million pre-tax.
(3) This item includes both SEC investigation-related expenses and reimbursements received related to SEC expenses covered under Director & Officer insurance.

 

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Assurant, Inc.

Ratings Summary

(Unaudited)

 

     As of September 30, 2010
 
     A.M. Best      Moody’s      Standard &
Poor’s
 

Outlook

     Stable         Stable         Negative   

Company

        

American Bankers Insurance Company

     A         A2         A-   

American Bankers Insurance Company (CAB)

     A         N/A         N/A   

American Bankers Life Assurance Company

     A-         A3         A-   

American Bankers Life Assurance Company (CAB)

     A-         N/A         N/A   

American Memorial Life Insurance Company

     A-         N/A         A-   

American Reliable Insurance Company

     A         N/A         N/A   

American Security Insurance Company

     A         A2         A-   

Assurant Life of Canada

     A-         N/A         N/A   

Caribbean American Life Assurance Company

     A-         N/A         N/A   

Caribbean American Property Insurance Company

     A         N/A         N/A   

John Alden Life Insurance Company

     A-         A3         BBB+   

Reliable Lloyds

     A         N/A         N/A   

Standard Guaranty Insurance Company

     A         N/A         N/A   

Time Insurance Company

     A-         A3         BBB+   

UDC Dental California

     A-         N/A         N/A   

Union Security Dental Care New Jersey

     A-         N/A         N/A   

Union Security Insurance Company

     A-         A3         A-   

Union Security Life Insurance Company of New York

     A-         N/A         N/A   

United Dental Care of Arizona

     A-         N/A         N/A   

United Dental Care of Colorado

     A-         N/A         N/A   

United Dental Care of Michigan

     NR-3         N/A         N/A   

United Dental Care of Missouri

     A-         N/A         N/A   

United Dental Care of New Mexico

     A-         N/A         N/A   

United Dental Care of Ohio

     NR-3         N/A         N/A   

United Dental Care of Texas

     A-         N/A         N/A   

United Dental Care of Utah

     NR-3         N/A         N/A   

Voyager Indemnity Insurance Company

     A         N/A         N/A   

Commercial Paper

     AMB-2         P-2         A-2   

Senior Debt

     bbb         Baa2         BBB   

 

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Exhibit I

Assurant, Inc.

Commercial Mortgage Loans Summary (1)

(Unaudited)

 

     As of September 30, 2010  

($ in thousands)

   Book
Value
    % of
Total
 

Summary of Commercial Mortgage Loans

    

Geographic Region

    

Pacific

   $ 478,472        34

Middle Atlantic

     240,694        17

New England

     167,600        12

South Atlantic

     162,020        12

Mountain

     151,499        11

West South Central

     80,450        6

West North Central

     42,206        3

East South Central

     23,904        2

Canada

     24,956        2

East North Central

     15,971        1

Allowance for loan losses

     (31,901     —     
                

Total

   $ 1,355,871        100
                

Property Type

    

Retail

   $ 449,846        33

Office

     459,648        33

Industrial

     362,758        26

Other

     57,492        4

Apartments

     58,028        4

Allowance for loan losses

     (31,901     —     
                

Total

   $ 1,355,871        100
                

Loan Size

    

Under $3 million

   $ 559,489        40

$3 million but less than $6 million

     439,065        32

$6 million but less than $9 million

     226,299        16

$9 million but less than $12 million

     69,660        5

$12 million and over

     93,259        7

Allowance for loan losses

     (31,901     —     
                

Total

   $ 1,355,871        100
                

Commercial Mortgage Loan Information by Vintage

As of September 30, 2010

 

Loan year

   Book
value
     Delinquent
loan  balance
     Number of
loans
(whole number)
     Number of
delinquent
loans
     Average balance
per loan
     Book value
weighted average
loan-to-value (2)
 

2004 and prior

   $ 515,205         —           260         —         $ 1,982         43.89

2005

     237,412         —           69         —           3,441         64.22

2006

     158,176         —           60         —           2,636         62.30

2007

     281,896         —           89         —           3,167         76.65

2008

     151,563         —           42         —           3,609         68.68

2009

     18,032         —           3         —           6,011         63.20

2010

     25,488         —           8         —           3,186         46.53

Allowance for loan losses

     (31,901)         —           N/A         —           N/A         N/A   
                                                     

Total

   $ 1,355,871         —           531         —         $ 2,553         59.13
                                                     

 

(1) We originate fixed rate mortgage loans on commercial real estate. We are the sole lender and generally hold these loans to maturity. We do not typically securitize or otherwise sell these loans.
(2) Based on property appraisals as of September 30, 2010.

 

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Exhibit II

Assurant, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Top 10 Foreign Government Exposures

(unaudited)

 

     As of September 30, 2010  

($ in thousands)

   Fixed Maturity Securities  

Issuer

   Fair Value      Book Value      Unrealized
Gain/Loss
 

Province of Ontario

   $ 124,706       $ 112,124       $ 12,582   

Province of Quebec

     77,171         69,636         7,535   

Government of Brazil

     75,889         75,822         67   

Province of British Columbia

     74,816         70,188         4,628   

United Kingdom of Great Britain

     37,696         35,745         1,951   

Corp Andina de Fomento

     33,538         31,042         2,496   

Province of Manitoba

     29,106         27,181         1,925   

KFW

     27,742         27,715         27   

Canada Housting Trust

     25,015         24,428         587   

United Mexican States

     22,402         17,792         4,610   

Other

     114,947         110,389         4,558   
                          
   $ 643,028       $ 602,062       $ 40,966   
                          

 

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