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Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses |
8.Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses Activity in the liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses is summarized as follows:
When analyzing loss reserves and prior year development, the Company considers many factors, including the frequency and severity of claims, loss trends, case reserve settlements that may have resulted in significant development, and any other additional or pertinent factors that may impact reserve estimates. During the first quarter of 2021, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $3.4 million, which consisted of a $0.4 million decrease related to Commercial Specialty, a $1.6 million decrease related to Specialty Property, a $0.7 million decrease related to Farm, Ranch & Stable, and a $0.6 million decrease related to Reinsurance Operations.
The $0.4 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Commercial Specialty primarily consisted of the following:
The $1.6 million decrease of prior accident year loss reserves related to Specialty Property primarily consisted of the following:
The $0.7 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Farm, Ranch & Stable primarily consisted of the following:
The $0.6 million decrease in prior accident year loss reserves related to Reinsurance Operations were primarily based on a review of the experience reported from cedants. There was a $0.6 million decrease in the property lines mainly in the 2011 and 2017 through 2018 accident years, partially offset by an increase in the 2010 and 2019 accident years. In total, the property catastrophe segments decreased $2.6 million and the other property segments increased $2.0 million. During the first quarter of 2020, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $0.6 million. This reduction consisted of increases and decreases in prior accident year loss reserves in all segments with the primary impact being a $0.6 million decrease related to Reinsurance Operations.
The increases and decreases in prior accident year loss reserves related to Commercial Specialty primarily consisted of the following:
The increases and decreases in prior accident year loss reserves related to Specialty Property primarily consisted of the following:
Farm, Ranch & Stable had immaterial increases and decreases in prior accident year loss reserves. The $0.6 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Reinsurance Operations was from the property lines. Decreases were primarily in the 2014 through 2017 accident years based on a review of the experience reported from cedants, partially offset by an increase in the 2018 accident year mainly due to development on Typhoons Jebi and Trami and an increase in attritional losses in the 2019 accident year.
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