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SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 99 Report on Loss Reserving Practices


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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 (Date of earliest event reported) June 29, 2001

THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Ohio 1-9518 34-0963169



(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File
Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification
No.)
     
6300 Wilson Mills Road, Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 440-461-5000

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 


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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (c) Exhibits.

      The following Exhibit is filed as part of this report:

     
Exhibit No. Description


99 Report on Loss Reserving Practices, dated June 2001

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 29, 2001, The Progressive Corporation (the “Company”) released a Report on Loss Reserving Practices (the “Report”), which provides a discussion of the Company’s loss reserving practices. Pursuant to Regulation FD, a copy of the Report, which is hereby incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.

 


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SIGNATURES

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

Dated: June 29, 2001

     
  THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION
 
 
 
By: /s/ Jeffrey W. Basch

Name: Jeffrey W. Basch
Title: Vice President

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX

             
Exhibit No. Form 8-K
Under Reg. Exhibit
S-K Item 601 No. Description of Exhibit



99 99 Report on Loss Reserving Practices, dated June 2001

  EX-99 2 l89137aex99.htm EXHIBIT 99 REPORT ON LOSS RESERVING PRACTICES Exhibit 99

Exhibit No. 99

Report on Loss Reserving Practices, dated June 2001


REPORT ON LOSS RESERVING PRACTICES

 

 

 

 

 

The Progressive Corporation June 2001

 


Preface

This report provides a comprehensive discussion of The Progressive Corporation’s loss reserving practices. We frequently receive requests for information that explains our loss reserving practices as well as the methods and tools used to estimate reserve balances for Progressive. This report is specifically targeted to help Progressive’s investors, employees, and interested parties understand how we reserve and how loss reserves affect our results. Analysts and investors who desire a more in-depth understanding of Progressive’s approach to loss reserving may also find this report helpful.

The report’s objectives are to:

1. Explain the importance of loss reserves and the effect loss reserves have on our balance sheet and on our pricing. Explain why loss reserve activity may be different from what was originally expected and how changes have influenced our results over time.

2. Provide an overview of the methodologies used by Progressive to determine reserve balances for all types of reserves. Explain the difference between reserve strengthening, release, and development, and why these differences matter.

3. Provide an open forum for discussion of reserving methodologies and changes we have made to improve reserving accuracy.

4. Provide educational materials to investors and analysts who want to know more about reserving.

At the end of this report we have provided a section entitled “Terms and Definitions”. This section has been provided for the reader who may not be familiar with some of the terminology used in this report.

We welcome feedback, comments and questions. Contact Al Neis, Chief Actuary, The Progressive Corporation, 6300 Wilson Mills Road, Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143 or email at al_neis@progressive.com. Inquiries may also be directed to Sara Stehlik at sara_stehlik@progressive.com.

 


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Section 1: About Progressive
Our Business 1
Our Financial Objectives 1
Pricing and Loss Reserving 1
Loss Reserving: Definition and Stated Goals 2
Lodestar: Progressive’s Loss Reporting System 3
Section 2: About Reserves:
How Reserves Work:
Effect on Balance Sheet and Income Statement 4
Claims: How Aging Affects Reserve Balances 4
Types of Reserves
Case Reserves 7
Incurred But Not Recorded Reserves (IBNR) 8
Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves 8
Supplemental Reserve 9
Additional Needed Case Reserves (ANCR) 9
Involuntary Market Operating Loss Reserves 9
Private Passenger Assigned Risk Plan 9
Commercial Auto Insurance Plan (CAIP) 9
Trend 11
Approach to Loss Reserving: Methods and Tools 13
Segments 13
Estimation Methods 14
The Triangle 15
Reserve Strengthening, Reserve Releasing
and Reserve Development 15
Closure Patterns 18
Changes in Reserves Versus Inflation Versus ANCR 19
Salvage and Subrogation 20
Section 3: Reporting
Segment Results 21
Calendar Year vs. Accident Year Loss Ratio 22
The Decomposition Report 23
Section 4: A Case Study 24
Terms and Definitions 40

 


Section 1: About Progressive

Our Business

Progressive’s insurance subsidiaries (The Company) write personal automobile and other specialty property-casualty insurance and related services throughout the United States. The Company’s personal lines business consists predominately of insurance for automobiles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles and travel trailers, and is either generated by an agent or written directly by the Company. The personal lines agent business includes premium written by the Company’s network of more than 30,000 independent insurance agencies. The personal lines-direct business is generated through the telephone (1-800-AUTOPRO) or via the Internet (www.progressive.com).

The Company’s other lines of business include insurance for small fleets of commercial vehicles, collateral protection for lenders, liability insurance for directors and officers of financial institutions, and various non-indemity services.

Our Financial Objectives

Progressive has the following financial objectives:

  Profitability: Our most important goal is to produce a calendar year 4 percent GAAP underwriting profit (96 percent Combined Ratio) .
 
  Return on Shareholders’ Equity: Our goal is to achieve an after-tax return on shareholders’ equity over a five year period that is at least 15 percentage points greater than the rate of inflation (as measured by the Consumer Price Index).
 
  Growth: Our growth goal is to grow as fast as possible constrained only by our profitability objective and our ability to provide high quality customer service.

We believe that the best way to maximize shareholder value is to consistently achieve our financial objectives. The Loss Reserving Function plays an important role in our ability to routinely deliver excellent financial results to our shareholders. Accurate reserving contributes not only to our ability to price risks accurately, but also to our ability to assess future exposures so that we maintain a strong and stable balance sheet.

Pricing and Loss Reserving

One of the most important functions in the insurance business is setting rates, or “Pricing.” The goal is to determine premium rates that are adequate to achieve our profitability goals without being excessive, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory to our customers. Premium rates are made up of three components:

     
(1) The amount of premium needed to cover losses and loss adjustment expenses.
(2) The amount of premium needed to cover organizational expenses which allow us to provide insurance coverage to our customers.
(3) The amount of premium needed to realize our underwriting profit goal.

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Our underwriting profit goal remains constant at 4 percent of all premium earned or a 96 percent combined ratio. The role of the Pricing Analyst is to predict accurately the amount of premium needed now to cover future expenses and future losses the organization will incur during the period the premium we charge our customers is earned.

The loss reserving function plays an important role in assisting our Pricing Analysts’ determination of premium rates needed to cover the loss component of our business. Because our Pricing Analysts use a cost-plus pricing strategy, and losses represent the most significant part of any rate making analysis, it is important that our loss reserves are estimated as accurately as possible. If the projected ultimate losses are incorrectly stated, the resulting rates could be either too high, thus constraining growth, or too low, thus affecting profitability.

Loss Reserving: Definition and Stated Goals

Loss Reserves represent our best estimates of Progressive’s ultimate liability for losses and loss adjustment expenses which occurred prior to the end of any given accounting period but have not yet been paid by the company. These estimates are influenced by many variables that are difficult to quantify such as price inflation on automobile repair costs and medical costs as well as changes in our own internal claims practices, and changes in state regulatory requirements.

Our goal at Progressive is to ensure reserves are adequate to cover all loss costs while sustaining minimal variation from the time reserves are initially established until losses are fully developed. Exhibit 1 illustrates our performance against our stated goals. In the exhibit, you will note that for accident year 1999, loss reserves as estimated at 12/31/99 were deficient by $75.8 million based on information through 12/31/2000. This was caused by dramatic unanticipated increases in repair and medical costs during the second half of 1999. This will be addressed in more detail later in this document.

Exhibit 1

Loss and LAE Reserves: History of Performance

     
Goal: Ensure reserves are adequate to cover all loss costs while sustaining minimal variation from the time reserves are initially established until they are fully developed.

Historically, How do we measure up?

                                                                                 
Percentage Adequate by Year 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Cumulative Adequacy $ 131.20 $ 171.00 $ 241.80 $ 223.80 $ 146.00 $ 161.10 $ 81.90 $ 194.40 $ 35.20 $ (75.80 )
Percentage Adequate 15.9 % 19.9 % 25.3 % 22.1 % 13.3 % 12.3 % 5.3 % 10.4 % 1.8 % (3.4 %)
Supplemental Reserve Carried * $ 59.8 $ 65.6 $ 73.1 $ 73.1 $ 71.0 $ 0.0 $ 0.0 $ 0.0 $ 0.0 $ 0.0
Cumulative Adequacy w/o Supp Resv $ 71.4 $ 105.4 $ 168.7 $ 150.7 $ 75.0 $ 161.1 $ 81.9 $ 194.4 $ 35.2 $ (75.8 )
Percent Adeq/(Def) w/o Supp Resv 9.8 % 13.2 % 19.1 % 16.0 % 7.3 % 12.3 % 5.3 % 10.4 % 1.8 % (3.4 %)
Total Loss Reserves
Total Loss Reserves $ 791.6 $ 861.5 $ 956.4 $ 1,012.4 $ 1,098.7 $ 1,314.4 $ 1,532.9 $ 1,867.5 $ 1,945.8 $ 2,200.2
Total Loss Resv w/o Suppl Reserve $ 731.8 $ 795.9 $ 883.3 $ 939.3 $ 1,027.7 $ 1,314.4 $ 1,532.9 $ 1,867.5 $ 1,945.8 $ 2,200.2

* Progressive discontinued the practice of carrying a supplemental reserve in 1994. More discussion follows in the section entitled “Types of Reserves”.

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LODESTAR: Progressive’s Loss Reporting System:

Our current data reporting system is known as the LOss DEvelopment STatistical Analysis Reporting System (LODESTAR). This system was implemented in 1987 specifically for loss reserving, but has several side benefits for pricing applications as well. Major features include:

  The data entering LODESTAR is balanced to the data entering the accounting systems on a monthly basis so we are sure that our loss data reconciles to our financial results.
 
  Significant flexibility in the data configurations which can be grouped on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual, or annual basis.
 
  Options for segmenting the data by company, state, product (e.g. private passenger automobile, commercial automobile), coverage (e.g. bodily injury, collision) and limit of liability are easy to define.

      Five report configurations are readily available:

1. Period Reports: These reports allow cumulative experience to be grouped by accident period, record period, policy effective period, or rate revision (when prices changed) period.

2. Record Within Accident Period Reports: With this option, data can be organized both by the date of the accident and by the date the loss was recorded following the accident. Data reported in this format allows the user to observe the proportion and development of claims recorded during the accident period, or one period, two periods, etc. after the accident.

3. Size of Loss Reports: These reports segment data by the size of the amount which is paid, incurred, or reserved. This report offers the flexibility of including or excluding losses according to the accident date and record date, and can display the same losses evaluated at different points in time

4. Reserve Runoff Reports: These reports identify the case and IBNR reserves that were open at a given date in the past (the runoff date) and display their development over time.

5. Case Reserve by Age Runoff Reports: In order to produce age-sensitive average reserves, this report separates case reserves at each runoff date according to the number of months between accident date and runoff date.

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Section 2: About Reserves

How Reserves Work

Effect on Balance Sheet and Income Statement

Following is a theoretical example of the how a claim works from a reserving perspective and its effect on our financial results:

Assume $1000 in earned premium over the policy term. Accident occurred on 5/15/2000 but was not reported to the company until 5/17/2000. The loss was settled for same amount reserved, $700, and paid to the claimant/policyholder on 5/20/2000.

         
Date: 5/15/2000 Date 5/17/2000 Date: 5/20/2000
Date Accident Occurred Date Accident Reported Date Claim Paid
IBNR reserve for $700 previously accrued on balance sheet in anticipation of the accident occurring. This $700 reserve also affects the income statement Create case reserve on balance sheet in the amount of $700. Claim has now been recorded by the company. Release IBNR reserve, as accident has now been reported to the company. Pay policyholder $700. Release case reserve on balance sheet since loss has now been paid to claimant.
pure loss ratio* 70% pure loss ratio 70% pure loss ratio 70%

* pure loss ratio= (paid losses+change in case reserves+change in IBNR reserves) divided by earned premium.

The pure loss ratio never changes, however, the liability moves on the balance sheet from IBNR (Incurred But Not Recorded) to case reserves once it has been recorded by the company. On 5/20/2000 the loss payment is made to the claimant so we remove the case reserve (liability) from the balance sheet and close the claim.

Claims: How Aging Affects the Reserve Balance

The age of a claim affects the reserving process and ultimately, the cost to the company. The size of a loss payment generally will vary based on the amount of time that it takes to settle the claim following the occurrence. We refer to this as the “age of the claim.” Claims that take longer to settle generally cost the company more. The following model has been repeatedly published and continues to be a good illustration of why the correlation between claim age and payment amount is important. If claim age and payment amount were unrelated, we could simply multiply the number of open claims by the average loss payment over the past twelve months and determine a reserve.

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The purpose of the model below is to demonstrate that a population of open claims has different properties than a population of closed claims:

For simplicity, assume that there are only two types of claims:

        1. Low-severity, quickly-settled, frequent claims
 
        2. High-severity, slowly-settled, infrequent claims

                         
FREQUENCY SEVERITY TIME TO SETTLE
Claim Type #1 1 per month 100 1 month
Claim Type #2 1 per year 1,000 12 months

      To Illustrate:

X = Claim is recorded

O = Claim is settled

Claim type #1

                                                                                         
Jan
00
Feb
00
Mar
00
Apr
00
May
00
Jun
00
Jul
00
Aug
00
Sep
00
Oct
00
Nov
00
Dec
00
X— O
X--- O
X--- O
X--- O
X--- O
X--- O
X--- O
X--- O
X--- O
X--- O
X--- O
X---

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Claim Type #2

                                                                                             
Jan 00 Feb 00 Mar 00 Apr 00 May 00 June 00 Jul 00 Aug 00 Sep 00 Oct 00 Nov 00 Dec 00





















O
X


In reviewing the two tables above, you will note that throughout the example year there is one type #1 claim and one type #2 claim open. Using average cost, our reserves would be $338* however, our reserves should be $1,100 (1 claim at $100 and 1 claim at $1000)

             
* 12 claims settled at $100 = $1,200
1 claim settled at $1000 = $1,000

total claims dollars paid $2,200
divided by total number of claims paid 13

$   169 average cost per claim
number of open claims 2

average cost $   338

The model shown above is fundamental however, it does exhibit how using an average cost method for reserving purposes could misstate our reserve liability. Further discussion about how reserves work, the different types of reserves and tools used to estimate reserves can be found in subsequent sections of this document.

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Types of Reserves

Progressive has defined six different types of loss reserves. Each needs to be reviewed separately in order to get the total reserve balance as accurate as possible:

  1. Loss Case Reserves represent the largest portion of reserves held on the balance sheet for automobile products. Case reserves are accrued to pay claims that have already been reported by the claimant and recorded into Progressive’s systems, but have not yet been paid. There are two types of case reserves included in our financial statement results:

  Average Reserves: An average is determined for each and every claim regardless of individual claim characteristics. These reserves are determined by the actuaries. As the claim ages (the length of time from the accident date to the current accounting period), the value of the claim will generally increase as history has proven that severity of a claim generally increases with age. The averages vary by company, state, product, and line coverage.
 
  Generally, an average reserve is based on our estimate of total needed reserves excluding the adjuster set reserves (defined immediately below). During the third quarter of 2000, we redefined the attachment point (or threshold) we used for setting bodily injury (BI)case reserves by formula. The threshold change was initiated because Progressive now writes a substantial percentage of its business on policies with higher limit policies. By increasing the threshold, a larger portion of our BI reserves will now use average, actuarially-set reserves as opposed to adjuster set reserves. We estimate that between 15 percent to 20 percent of our automobile bodily injury loss reserve dollars will now be based on adjuster set reserves.
 
  Adjuster-Set Reserve: We include the adjuster estimates of how much a claim will cost as the reserve when the adjuster-set reserve provides a more reliable estimate than statistical averages. Adjuster set reserves are primarily used when the claim estimate is greater than or equal to the established threshold discussed above.

Our goal is to use the average reserve approach for as many claims as possible, since using average reserves allows claims personnel to concentrate their efforts on adjusting claims rather than accounting for them. However, for claims in excess of our threshold, we feel adjuster-set reserves provide a better estimate of our ultimate liability because the adjuster has typically spent a great deal of time on these large claims and understands the individual claim characteristics. Our average reserves are adjusted for inflation monthly as claims age while our adjuster-set reserves are not. Thus, the reserve changes arising from our analyses only reflect shifts in anticipated development patterns. This also contributes to the consistency in data we need when rate making.

Loss case reserves represented approximately two thirds of our total reserve balance as of 12/31/2000.

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  2. Incurred But Not Recorded Reserves (Loss IBNR Reserves) are estimates of amounts needed to settle losses which have already occurred but have not been recorded by the company. We track IBNR emergence to known statistics (generally earned car years) that measure our past exposure, then apply the value to the current exposure to produce the IBNR reserve. We convert our projected needed IBNR to a percentage of earned premium and then apply that percentage to past earned premium to establish the carried amount for the financials. Given accurate rates, earned premium has advantages over other measures; it reflects changes in expected loss costs due to changes in mix of business and reflects the impact of inflation to the extent that inflation is reflected in our pricing.
 
  When setting an IBNR reserve we identify the lag time between when the premium was earned and when the losses will be reported. Different IBNR factors are assigned to different lag time periods and decline over time.
 
  Loss IBNR represented about one sixth of our total reserve balance as of 12/31/2000.
 
  3. Loss Adjustment Expense (LAE) Reserves are estimates of the costs that we will incur to settle claims other than the indemnity payments themselves. There are two categories of LAE reserves:

     
1. Defense and Cost Containment (DCC) formerly known as Allocated Loss Adjustment Expense (ALAE) Reserves: These are costs associated with defense, litigation, and cost containment.
2. Adjusting Expenses, formerly known as Unallocated Loss Adjustment Expenses(ULAE) Reserves: All other loss adjusting costs, including salaries and benefits of claims adjusters, rent and occupancy, systems, and fees paid to outside adjusters.

  Both DCC and Adjusting Expense reserves are reviewed and estimated by segment (a segment is a subset of our total data and is defined by a combination of state, product, and line coverage) as an average for each open case reserve and a percentage of that segment’s total loss IBNR reserves. As a result, LAE reserve averages may vary by company, state, product and line coverage.
 
  LAE reserves represented approximately one sixth of our total reserve balance as of 12/31/2000: (about half of our LAE reserves are DCC reserves, while the other half are Adjusting Expense reserves).

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  4. Supplemental Reserve: From 1971 until 1994, Progressive maintained a special supplemental reserve. During the early and mid-1970’s, we experienced unusual fluctuations in frequency and/or severity as the amount of earned premium we wrote wasn’t large enough to produce credible reserve indications. By 1977, the increased size of the Company reduced the need for this reserve. Between 1977 and 1994, the company carried a supplemental reserve to achieve the objective that carried reserves were adequate at a targeted confidence level. In 1994, the supplemental reserve, which totaled $71 million at that time, was released into income. The company has not carried a supplemental reserve since.

  5. Additional Needed Case Reserves (ANCR): Additional Needed Case Reserve is a bulk reserve intended to cover further development of the adjuster’s estimates for large losses, particularly on policies with higher limits (in excess of the threshold). A further explanation of this reserve is included later in this report. Many companies include ANCR in their IBNR estimates.

  6. Involuntary Market Operating Loss Reserves (Assigned Risk Reserves): Regulations require us to participate in various assigned risk plans. Generally, assigned risk plans provide insurance to those who cannot find a carrier that will insure them voluntarily. Participation requirements in an assigned risk plan differ from state to state, but generally each carrier is assigned a certain number of “state plan risks” based on the amount of premium the company writes in that state and type of coverage offered.

  Private Passenger Assigned Risk Plan. Current writings obligate us to accept assigned risk business. We generally expect to incur an operating loss on these assignments in most states (premium less losses and expenses).

  The assigned risk reserve is a function of (1) our voluntary market share (2) the amount of business we voluntarily write (3) the expected size of the assigned risk pool and (4) the expected operating results of the policies we will be assigned.

  The process of determining the reserve for a state is to multiply our market share by the size of the assigned risk pool in that state to determine our portion of the pool. We reduce this product by any state credits we receive for business that we wrote voluntarily that would otherwise be considered assigned risk type business. We then multiply the estimated premium we expect to receive from the state by the operating loss percentage we expect to incur (generally equal to the expected Combined Ratio-100 percent) to determine the assigned risk reserve.

  Commercial Auto Insurance Plan (CAIP). Progressive is also required to share in the operating results of state commercial auto plans. Due to the more complex nature of commercial business, these plans do not assign policies, rather they operate as a Joint Underwriting Association (JUA) and use a small number of carriers to “service” the business. These companies are known as “servicing carriers.” Progressive is a servicing carrier in 26 states. The servicing carriers

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  cede 100 percent of the business to the state CAIP plans. The state plans then retrocede the operating results to all companies writing commercial automobile business in proportion to their share of the voluntary market for the state in question. If the plan generates a loss, we are assessed for our portion of the loss. If the plan generates a profit, we participate in the profits. As with private passenger auto, there is a two year lag from the time our writings incur the liability until we are assessed. But again, because the amount of participation is assigned to Progressive based on current year writings, we reserve for this liability in the current operating year.

Assigned Risk reserves represented under one half of one percent (.05 percent) of our total reserve balance as of 12/31/2000.

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Trend

Trend estimates allow us to anticipate future changes in settlement costs due to the passing of time from some historical payment date to a prospective payment date. We compare old data to new data to determine how much future costs will increase or decrease over time. We call the result of this calculation “trend.” Settlement costs will be affected by external factors such as inflation, change in medical costs and changes in labor rates and car part prices. At the same time, internal factors such as changes in claims practices (speeding up or slowing down the settlement process) will impact trend.

The purpose of a trend factor is to restate losses from some historic period to levels appropriate in a future period, similar to an inflation adjustment. If the trend factor used to estimate reserves exceeds the actual trend experienced, we could be over reserved. If the trend factor used to estimate reserves is less than the actual trend experienced, risks may be under reserved.

There are two different parameters that we study regarding trend: severity and frequency. Severity measures the dollar amount of claims during a given accident period divided by the total number of claims. Frequency measures the number of ultimate claims by accident period divided by the number of earned car years during that period. Severity times frequency equals pure premium (loss costs per earned car year). Reviewing the trend of these two parameters allows us to better understand the change impacting our pure premium trend.

Industry-wide trend data is distributed by a statistical agent called The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII). We review the NAII data to identify similarities between what NAII is reporting and what Progressive is experiencing. The NAII reported data lags Progressive’s data by a quarter. For comparative purposes, Progressive generates trend information not only on a consolidated basis but also separates its preferred and ultra-preferred books from the other tiers (nonstandard, middle market and standard) in order to understand the trend differences by tier. This is because Progressive’s trend results historically have been more heavily influenced by the nonstandard market. This extra step provides us with a better indication of frequency trend because the preferred and ultra preferred tiers are growing more rapidly and may disguise changes in trend in the other tiers. Pricing analysts also prefer to review the data separately.

Each quarter, we produce severity, frequency and pure premium trend results for each line coverage (bodily injury, property damage, collision, comprehensive and Personal Injury Protection) by tier and also for those states that represent our largest market share. We then compare these results to the same period in the previous year. We review the trend factors for consistent improvement, deterioration, or variability from quarter to quarter. It is common practice for us to review a four-quarter moving average when examining a trend factor. Such a time-series analysis will contain seasonality, cyclicality, randomness and true trend. The moving averages will tend to eliminate and/or flatten both seasonality and randomness. From this analysis, we use the trend factor to bring historical losses to tomorrow’s cost. Frequency trend tends to be affected by changes in the weather, changes in laws, changes in gasoline prices (both

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increases and decreases) and changes in population density. Severity trend tends to be affected by changes in Consumer Price Index, medical costs, and repair costs.

We are more concerned with BI trend when evaluating reserve adequacy. Injury claims (e.g. BI) are long-tailed and require more data points while property damage (e.g. PD) coverages are short-tailed and require fewer data points. The chart immediately following this paragraph illustrates this fact. BI reserves are a much larger portion of our total reserves than the short-tail coverages such as PD, and historically take longer to fully settle.

      [GRAPH]

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Approach to Loss Reserving

Segments: Progressive generally starts by reviewing six different estimation methods, described on the next page, to determine needed levels of reserves. When reviewing the need to increase or decrease our reserve balances, we break the data into “segments.” Segments are defined as a combination of state, product, and line coverage. The following chart provides examples of three different segments:

                         
State Product Line Coverage



Segment #1 New York Private Passenger Personal Injury
Automobile Protection
Segment #2 Ohio Motorcycle Bodily Injury
Segment #3 California Private Passenger Property Damage
Automobile

Each business segment is reviewed by our actuarial staff to understand reserving needs at a very detailed level as long as the data under review is large enough to produce credible results. Currently, there are over 240 independent reserve segments. Segments can be reviewed annually, semiannually, quarterly, or monthly. Smaller segments (or states) that are not large enough to provide credible results on their own are often consolidated with other segments having similar risk characteristics and may be reviewed using countrywide information. When a state begins to write enough premium to independently produce credible results within a given coverage, we will create a new segment and review that state’s line coverage separately.

We believe that reserving by segments allows us to reserve more accurately and contributes significantly to better pricing practices. By reviewing reserve needs at such a detailed level, we also have the ability to identify and measure variances in trend by state, product, and line coverage that we would not otherwise see on a consolidated basis.

The most important benefits of segmentation are the ability to:

     
a. measure individual segment profitability more accurately leading to more accurate pricing.
b. respond more quickly to product mix changes.
c. respond to changes in claims handling on a state-by-state basis.
d. provide independent state results by product and by line coverage avoiding the potential of adverse selection in the pricing process.

Because we review Loss Reserves at a very refined level, we do not find it necessary to engage a loss reserve committee. Instead, actuarial analysts are responsible, based on the results of their analyses, to either strengthen or release reserves for each segment under review. We then measure our Chief Actuary by the accuracy of our reserve liability balance on an aggregate level. We do this by comparing the accident-year loss ratio to the calendar-year loss ratio looking for minimal variation between the two results. The distinction between calendar-year loss ratio and accident-year loss ratio can be found under Section 3 of this document.

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Estimation Methods Defined:

We use these estimation methods during a segment review:

1. Amount Paid: We take the total loss dollars paid by accident period and project them to an estimated ultimate level. We review total loss dollars only and base our future loss development projections largely on the development of prior periods. This method uses only one triangle of data. “The triangle” is a tool used by actuaries to show how estimates of incurred or paid to date amounts have changed or “developed”. Further discussion of “the triangle” follows on the next page.

2. Average Paid: Paid severity by accident period is projected to an ultimate level then multiplied by the ultimate number of feature counts to be paid (“feature” is defined in the terms and definitions section at the end of this document). Ultimate paid feature counts equals the projected ultimate number of features recorded generally multiplied by (1-CWP rate). CWP rate is the percentage of claims recorded but closed without payment. This method uses three triangles of data, paid severity by accident period, CWP rate, and features recorded.

3. Amount Incurred: We take the total dollars incurred by age and accident period and project them to an ultimate level. We review total dollars incurred only and base our future loss development projections largely on the development of prior periods. This method uses only one triangle of data.

4. Average Incurred: Incurred severity by accident period is projected to an ultimate level then multiplied by the ultimate number of features to be paid. Ultimate incurred feature count equals the projected ultimate number recorded multiplied by (1-ultimate projected CWP rate). This method uses three triangles: Incurred Severity, CWP rate, and number of recorded feature counts.

5. Modified Paid: This method uses the paid-loss development pattern. We use the development of paid losses to determine the percent unpaid. Then we apply the percent unpaid to the expected ultimate loss to arrive at the expected unpaid amount. The unpaid amount is added to actual paid-to-date.

6. Modified Incurred: This method uses the incurred loss development pattern. We use the development of incurred losses to determine the percent unreported. Then we apply the percent unreported to the expected ultimate losses to arrive at the expected unreported amount. The unreported amount is added to actual losses incurred to date.

In the event we see wide variation between results reported using the six methods noted above, we will further analyze the data with additional techniques.

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The Triangle:

The triangle is a tool used by actuaries to show how estimates of incurred or paid-to-date amounts have changed or “developed” over time. Development can be defined as the estimate of losses incurred on business produced in previous years at subsequent evaluation dates. Data from the 1990 accident year has had eleven years to develop while data from the 1998 accident year has only had three years to develop. Exhibit 2 is an example of a triangle that appears in Progressive’s 2000 Annual Report. This triangle represents the loss and LAE reserves for 1990 through 2000. The reserves are re-estimated based on the experience as of the end of each subsequent year, and are increased or decreased as more information becomes available about the frequency or severity of claims reserved for as of each year end. The cumulative deficiency or conservative runoff represents the aggregate change in the estimates over all prior years.

Exhibit 2
Analysis of Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses (LAE) Development

                                                                                             
For Years ending (millions)
Dec. 31, 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000












Loss and LAE reserves $ 791.6 $ 861.5 $ 956.4 $ 1,012.4 $ 1,098.7 $ 1,314.4 $ 1,532.9 $ 1,867.5 $ 1,945.8 $ 2,200.2 $ 2,785.3
 
Re-estimated reserves as of:
 
One Year Later 748.8 810.0 857.9 869.9 1,042.1 1,208.6 1,429.6 1,683.3 1,916.0 2,276.0
Two Years Later 726.5 771.9 765.5 837.8 991.7 1,149.5 1,364.5 1,668.5 1,910.6
Three Years Later 712.7 718.7 737.4 811.3 961.2 1,118.6 1,432.3 1,673.1
Four Years Later 683.7 700.1 725.2 794.6 940.6 1,137.7 1,451.0
Five Years Later 666.3 695.1 717.3 782.9 945.5 1,153.3
Six Years Later 664.8 692.6 711.1 780.1 952.7
Seven Years Later 664.5 688.2 709.2 788.6
Eight Years Later 661.4 687.9 714.6
Nine Years Later 660.4 690.3
Ten Years Later 665.9
 
Cumulative redundancy/(deficiency) $ 125.7 $ 171.2 $ 241.8 $ 223.8 $ 146.0 $ 161.1 $ 81.9 $ 194.4 $ 35.2 ($75.8 )
 
Percentage 15.9 % 19.9 % 25.3 % 22.1 % 13.3 % 12.3 % 5.3 % 10.4 % 1.8 % (3.4 %)

Reserve Development, Reserve Strengthening and Reserve Releasing:

At this point, it may be worthwhile to discuss the difference between reserve development, reserve strengthening and reserve releasing, and why these differences matter. Reserve development is the process of settling a claim for either less or more than the established reserve for that claim. Adverse development will result when a claim is settled for more than the estimated reserve balance. Favorable development will result when a claim is settled for less than the estimated reserve balance.

Reserve strengthening (increasing reserves) or reserve releasing (decreasing reserves) happens when the loss reserving group, after a segment review, determines that the accrued reserves are not enough to pay ultimate losses (requiring an increase in reserves), or the accrued reserves are in excess of what we need (allowing a decrease in reserves). In either case, authority to

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strengthen or release reserves is an activity limited to the loss reserving staff and is only done after a thorough segment review has been completed.

Exhibit 3, shown on the following page, is an example of an another triangle used to estimate the ultimate paid losses that will occur from a given segment (please note: this triangle is organized differently than exhibit 2. Exhibit 2 is organized from top to bottom and the following triangle is organized from left to right). The complete triangle is shown, including all 14 semiannual periods that are typically reviewed. This is an example of a triangle previously used to project the estimated ultimate costs showing paid losses at the end of each accident period under review. The method used to develop the results is the paid ultimate method. We’ve highlighted several areas on the triangle to show how factors are calculated.

Every insurance company is required by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to file certain exhibits in the company’s annual statement. Exhibit 4 below displays the Schedule P Part 3 triangle that we reported in the 2000 Statutory Annual Statement for the Progressive Casualty Insurance Company. You’ll notice in exhibit 4 that the column headings are accident year values as of the calendar year end where in exhibit 3, the headings represent evaluation periods at any given point in time. We show this only to emphasize that the construction of a triangle differs depending on its intended use.

Exhibit 4
Schedule P-Part 3B Private Passenger Auto Liability/Medical

                                                                                                   
Years in Number of Number of
Which Claims Claims
Losses Closed with Closed
Were Loss Without
Incurred Payment Loss
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Payment
Prior 0 40,537 56,709 63,540 67,047 69,340 70,079 70,532 70,687 71,040 1
1991 90,260 157,397 184,497 194,937 198,898 200,873 201,585 202,043 202,212 202,556 67,625 31,810
1992 xxx 106,061 182,460 213,330 224,035 228,566 230,820 231,864 232,464 232,232 76,497 35,451
1993 xxx xxx 130,055 228,728 261,886 275,119 281,305 283,801 284,997 285,967 94,488 44,564
1994 xxx xxx xxx 192,737 332,662 375,268 395,947 404,645 408,841 409,662 133,752 63,877
1995 xxx xxx xxx xxx 254,856 412,615 471,115 498,254 512,371 517,048 166,477 80,689
1996 xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx 271,334 451,285 518,831 551,107 566,727 187,684 96,336
1997 xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx 341,959 567,699 658,458 694,128 234,158 135,908
1998 xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx 431,411 716,145 810,644 283,181 166,565
1999 xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx 557,472 892,267 335,710 237,982
2000 xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx 627,785 287,513 254,496

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Exhibit 3
Paid Ultimate Method

                                                                                                                 
Semiannual
Accident PAID LOSSES (000)
Periods
Ending 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14















Jul-93 4,323 9,837 11,160 11,662 11,875 11,966 12,026 12,069 12,095 12,112 12,121 12,135 12,155 12,169
Jan-94 4,660 11,648 13,479 14,059 14,342 14,503 14,622 14,688 14,719 14,781 14,812 14,838 14,856
Jul-94 6,480 14,852 17,036 17,710 18,029 18,230 18,323 18,395 18,469 18,528 18,547 18,613
Jan-95 7,216 17,158 19,621 20,346 20,755 20,959 21,128 21,260 21,429 21,477 21,631
Jul-95 7,688 17,606 19,881 20,780 21,289 21,504 21,738 21,859 21,984 22,068
Jan-96 6,439 15,323 17,990 18,892 19,334 19,630 19,790 19,892 20,037
Jul-96 6,413 15,686 17,798 18,642 19,158 19,469 19,675 19,868
Jan-97 6,589 15,109 17,052 17,799 18,249 18,561 18,876
Jul-97 7,145 16,998 19,124 20,078 20,610 21,106
Jan-98 9,703 23,615 27,043 28,516 29,474
Jul-98 12,416 29,964 34,061 35,744
Jan-99 12,918 35,071 39,649
Jul-99 17,223  A 43,214  B
Jan-00 21,487
 
1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14













Jul-93 2.275 1.134 1.045 1.018 1.008 1.005 1.004 1.002 1.001 1.001 1.001 1.002 1.001
Jan-94 2.500 1.157 1.043 1.020 1.011 1.008 1.005 1.002 1.004 1.002 1.002 1.001
Jul-94 2.292 1.147 1.040 1.018 1.011 1.005 1.004 1.004 1.003 1.001 1.004
Jan-95 2.378 1.144 1.037 1.020 1.010 1.008 1.006 1.008 1.002 1.007
Jul-95 2.290 1.129 1.045 1.025 1.010 1.011 1.006 1.006 1.004
Jan-96 2.380 1.174 1.050 1.023 1.015 1.008 1.005 1.007
Jul-96 2.446 1.135 1.047 1.028  D1 1.016 1.011 1.010
Jan-97 2.293 1.129 1.044 1.025  D2 1.017 1.017
Jul-97 2.379 1.125 1.050 1.027  D3 1.024
Jan-98 2.434 1.145 1.054 1.034  D4
Jul-98 2.413 1.137 1.049
Jan-99 2.715 1.131
Jul-99 2.509  C
 
Straight Avg 2.408 1.141 1.046 1.024 1.014 1.009 1.006 1.005 1.003 1.003 1.002 1.001 1.001
Avg x HiLo 2.392 1.139 1.046 1.023 1.013 1.008 1.005 1.005 1.003 1.002 1.002
Wtd Avg All 2.436 1.139 1.047 1.025 1.014 1.009 1.006 1.005 1.003 1.003 1.002 1.001 1.001
Avg Last 4 2.518 1.134 1.049 1.028  E 1.018 1.012 1.007 1.006 1.003 1.003
Wt Avg.4 2.523 1.135 1.050 1.029 1.018 1.012 1.007 1.006 1.003 1.003
Prior Select
Select 2.450 1.125  F 1.045 1.025 1.015 1.011 1.006 1.005 1.003 1.003 1.002 1.001 1.001 Tail
Cumulative 3.094 1.263  H 1.122  G 1.074 1.048 1.032 1.021 1.015 1.010 1.007 1.004 1.002 1.001 1.000
 
Ultimate Loss 66,473 54,568 44,503  J 38,392 30,886 21,791 19,275 20,167 20,238 22,223 21,718 18,650 14,871 12,169
Ultimate LR 98.0 % 87.7 % 79.3 % 72.3 % 67.0 % 57.4 % 56.8 % 59.2 % 60.0 % 66.6 % 68.4 % 63.3 % 60.1 % 58.8 %
Ultimate PP 165 147 135 125 119 107 107 112 111 120 124 99 60 58
Avg. Ult. Loss 5,848 5,294 4,967 4,770 4,558 4,341 4,267 4,359 4,294 4,403 4,304 4,047 3,967 3,844
 
 
 
Sum all of the values in the Ultimate Loss Row will determine the Ultimate Amount that will be paid for this segment $ 405,925


Calculations:
      C = B/A: Factor Used to Develop Next Periods Losses
      H = F*G: Cumulative Factor used to multiply losses in most recent period to determine ultimate losses for that Period
      E = (D1+D2+D3+D4)/4: Average of most recent four periods
      J = B*G: Ultimate Loss Dollars for the third Accident Period

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Closure patterns and their effect on reserves:

During all loss reserving reviews and for each segment(s) under review, we analyze the history of the closure rate (the number of paid claims closed with payment at each evaluation date divided by the estimated ultimate number of incurred claims), as well as the closed without payment rate for the data set (segment) under review.

Closure Rate: When closure rates change, we may pay closer attention to the results generated from the three incurred estimation methods previously discussed. If we see the closure rates decreasing, the results of the paid methods may be understated. The converse is also true: An increase in the closure rate may indicate that the recommended reserve balances generated by the paid methods are overstated.

Closed Without Payment (CWP): There are various reasons a claim is reported and recorded on the company’s records, but is ultimately closed without a claim payment made:

1. The policy was not in force at the time of the accident.
2. Coverage for the claim does not exist.
3. Damage caused to the vehicle is less than the deductible amount listed on the policy.
4. The company has determined that no liability exists.

During a segment review, we run a triangle reporting the CWP rate showing 14 semiannual accident periods to determine what percentage of the ultimate number of reported losses have been closed without payment. When we see significant differences in the CWP rate from what we expected, we further analyze the results to determine if the number of claims recorded has declined, if claims are getting recorded more quickly than they have in the past, or whether the claims organization is identifying those claims that we will ultimately close without payment more quickly than they have in the past. An example of a CWP triangle with actual data can be reviewed in Exhibit 5 along with an explanation.

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Sample State: Sample Coverage

Exhibit 5

                                                                                                                                 
Semiannual
Accident CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT RATE (Features closed without Payment / # Recorded) - ACCIDENT PERIOD ANALYSIS
Periods
Ending 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Ultimate
















Oct-94 21.3 % 24.5 % 25.6 % 26.2 % 26.2 % 26.3 % 26.7 % 26.7 % 26.7 % 26.7 % 26.7 % 26.7 % 26.8 % 26.8 % 26.8 %
Apr-95 19.4 % 23.3 % 23.9 % 24.0 % 24.3 % 24.5 % 24.5 % 24.5 % 24.6 % 24.6 % 24.6 % 24.6 % 24.6 % 24.6 %
Oct-95 21.3 % 25.0 % 25.7 % 26.1 % 26.6 % 26.8 % 26.9 % 27.0 % 27.1 % 27.1 % 27.1 % 27.1 % 27.2 %
Apr-96 18.9 % 23.2 % 24.1 % 24.5 % 24.6 % 24.7 % 24.9 % 24.9 % 25.1 % 25.1 % 25.1 % 25.1 %
Oct-96 20.8 % 24.9 % 25.8 % 26.5 % 26.9 % 27.0 % 27.1 % 27.2 % 27.2 % 27.2 % 27.3 %
Apr-97 19.4 % 23.4 % 24.4 % 24.8 % 25.0 % 25.2 % 25.4 % 25.5 % 25.5 % 25.6 %
Oct-97 22.7 % 25.6 % 26.7 % 27.0 % 27.1 % 27.2 % 27.3 % 27.3 % 27.5 %
Apr-98 19.9 % 23.6 % 25.0 % 25.3 % 25.6 % 25.7 % 25.7 % 25.9 %
Oct-98 18.1 % 22.2 % 22.8 % 23.2 % 23.8 % 24.0 % 24.3 %
Apr-99 20.8 % 24.4 % 25.4 % 26.1 % 26.3 % 26.8 %
Oct-99 24.6 % 28.2 % 29.0 % 29.3 % 30.2 %
Apr-00 27.8 % 31.7 % 32.6 % 34.1 %
Oct-00 29.3 % 32.3 % 34.8 %
Apr-01 27.5 % 33.2 %
 
1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14













Oct-94 1.150 1.044 1.024 0.999 1.003 1.015 1.000 1.000 1.002 1.000 1.000 1.005 1.000
Apr-95 1.197 1.025 1.008 1.012 1.006 1.000 1.002 1.005 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
Oct-95 1.174 1.029 1.015 1.018 1.009 1.002 1.004 1.002 1.001 1.000 1.000
Apr-96 1.229 1.037 1.014 1.008 1.003 1.006 1.002 1.006 1.000 1.000
Oct-96 1.193 1.039 1.025 1.016 1.006 1.004 1.001 1.003 1.000
Apr-97 1.210 1.039 1.020 1.007 1.006 1.008 1.005 1.000
Oct-97 1.129 1.041 1.012 1.005 1.003 1.005 1.000
Apr-98 1.187 1.059 1.010 1.012 1.005 1.001
Oct-98 1.228 1.027 1.016 1.027 1.007
Apr-99 1.173 1.040 1.028 1.009
Oct-99 1.149 1.027 1.011
Apr-00 1.138 1.029
Oct-00 1.102
 
Straight Avg 1.174 1.036 1.017 1.011 1.005 1.005 1.002 1.003 1.001 1.000 1.000 1.002 1.000
Avg x HiLo 1.175 1.035 1.016 1.011 1.005 1.004 1.002 1.002 1.000 1.000 1.000
Wtd Avg All 1.169 1.036 1.017 1.011 1.005 1.005 1.002 1.003 1.001 1.000 1.000 1.003 1.000
Avg Last 4 1.140 1.031 1.016 1.013 1.005 1.004 1.002 1.003 1.000 1.000
Wt Avg.4 1.137 1.031 1.016 1.013 1.005 1.004 1.002 1.003 1.000 1.000
Fitted 1.120 1.029 1.014 1.001 1.005 1.004 1.002 1.001 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.006 1.000
Prior Select
Select 1.120 1.031 1.016 1.013 1.005 1.004 1.002 1.003 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.003 1.000 Tail
Cumulative 1.210 1.080 1.048 1.031 1.018 1.012 1.008 1.006 1.003 1.003 1.003 1.003 1.000 1.000
 
Apr-01 Oct-00 Apr-00 Oct-99 Apr-99 Oct-98 Apr-98 Oct-97 Apr-97 Oct-96 Apr-96 Oct-95 Apr-95 Oct-94














Ult CWP Rate 33.2 % 34.8 % 34.1 % 30.2 % 26.8 % 24.3 % 25.9 % 27.5 % 25.6 % 27.3 % 25.1 % 27.2 % 24.6 % 26.8 %
Ult Counts 2,828 3,079 2,635 2,467 2,028 2,022 1,551 1,560 1,477 1,691 1,902 2,251 2,046 1,669
Ult. Frequency 2.49 % 2.94 % 2.86 % 3.14 % 2.95 % 3.30 % 2.84 % 3.27 % 2.97 % 2.85 % 3.00 % 3.30 % 3.28 % 3.55 %

In exhibit 5 the CWP rate for recent accident periods is up sharply compared to historical figures. This could be due to several possible factors. Most likely, there has been a change in the way claims have been reported: The increased use of a 24-hour call centers for claims reporting may result in more claims being recorded/opened and then the closed without payment more quickly. The recorded count triangle (not exhibited here) shows an increase in frequency, the closed without payment count triangle also shows an increase in frequency, but the incurred count triangle (which is equal to recorded counts - CWP) shows relatively stable frequency. Therefore, we would conclude that there is no significant change to our true incurred count pattern, which is the more important measure in terms of our results.

Changes in Reserves versus Inflation versus ANCR:

Reserve balances change for various reasons. As previously discussed, we will initiate a change to a reserve balance at the completion of a segment review based on the data. We do not review each segment every month. We base our review schedule in part on the potential effect reserve changes may have on our balance sheet (each segment is reviewed at least annually). Because each segment is not reviewed monthly, in an effort to keep reserve balances at or close to their appropriate levels, we apply an inflation factor to the existing average reserves during those

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months that a segment is not reviewed. We do this because we know that, in general, the claims that remain unpaid longer are more costly to the company.

Additional Needed Case Reserve (ANCR) is a bulk reserve intended to cover further development of the adjusters estimates for large losses, particularly for losses associated with policies that have higher limits (in excess of the threshold). Increases to the incurred loss estimates over the life of a portfolio of large losses will frequently occur as new facts emerge during an investigation of the claims necessitating an ANCR reserve. The ANCR reserve generally will diminish as the pool of claims ages because we become more educated on the exact nature and extent of the cost of these claims. In the industry, the tendency for case reserves to develop may be treated as part of IBNR. Progressive prefers to call the further case development “Additional Needed Case Reserve” since the claims in question are known to the company.

Salvage and Subrogation: As required by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), our loss reserves are stated net of a deduction for the estimated amounts of salvage and subrogation that we will recover.

We periodically study the ratio of salvage and subrogation recoverable to total loss reserves to identify any changes in process that may have occurred.

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Section 3: Reporting

Reporting Segment Review Results All segment reviews are reported internally monthly using a standard format. Completed results of each review are provided to our pricing organization, general managers, and others in the organization as needed. A summary of each review is also completed, highlighting the results of each method used to review reserves, the threshold of each segment, the ANCR factor (if applicable), as well as the selected ultimate reserve need. A subsection of that report is shown below in Exhibit 6 along with definitions for each field reported.

Exhibit 6

This report provides a summary of the results generated after a segment review has been completed by the Actuaries. Once all the indications have been prepared by the Actuaries, a “selected ultimate” indication is chosen which drives the change or impact to that segment’s carried reserve levels for the month.

Below is an example of the results generated during a segment review and definitions of the corresponding fields reported.

Example:

ACCIDENT ANALYSIS
All Dollars in Thousands (000)

                                                                                     
Example:

 
ACCIDENT ANALYSIS
All Dollars in Thousands (000)
 
Review Date Month/Year

(A) (B) (C) (D)




Nxt
Bodily Inflation $ Resv Review
Coverage Type Injury Auto Threshold $XX.XX Factor 7.00% held before $4,345 Date Jul-2001
State State Name




ANCR $ Resv
% > Threshold 5.3% Factor 1.064 held after $3,955



(E) (F) (G)
Indication
Results (000)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Amt Paid
as of $ Reserve
ULT Inc BF Incurred ULTIMATE ULT paid BF Paid Ultimate Selected Review Adequacy $ IMPACT % to
Avg Losses Ultimate Amt Inc. Avg. Losses Ultimate Amt Paid Ultimate date +/(-) +/(-) Indicated

$ 112,163 $ 112,097 $ 112,161 $ 110,906 $ 110,826 $ 110,807 $ 111,994 $ 108,596 $ 947 ($390 ) 40 %

(H ) (I ) (J ) (K ) (L ) (M ) (N ) (O ) (P ) (Q ) (R )

Definition of Fields

     
(A) Threshold The point at which the adjuster’s estimate is used as our carried financial reserve for P&L purposes.
(B) Inflation Factor The annual percentage rate that the financial reserves are inflated monthly.
(C) $ Resv held before Total reserves held for the segment prior to the review and based on prior month end balance.
(D) Nxt Review Dt Date next review of this segment will be performed
(E) % > Threshold The total dollar amount of reserves that exceed the threshold divided by the total reserve balance for the entire segment.
(F) ANCR Factor A factor used to spread the bulk reserve (also referred to as ANCR). ANCR is a reserve to cover future expected case reserve development. on large losses. ANCR reserves generally diminish as the claim ages and we become more educated on the exact nature and extent of the claim. ANCR factors vary by age of claim and by state. The factor reported above is a weighted average for the state. ANCR factors are generally only reported for the BI segments as claims in excess of the Threshold are more infrequent in the other line coverage’s.
(G) $ Resv held after Total reserves held for the segment after change is implemented by the actuarial department.
 
INDICATION RESULTS
(H) ULT INC Avg Losses Incurred severity by accident period projected to an ultimate level multiplied by the projected ultimate incurred feature counts for the same accident period.
(I) BF Incurred Ultimate Bornhuetter-Ferguson Incurred Ultimate. We use the incurred loss development pattern to determine the percent (%) unreported. We then apply the % unreported to the expected ultimate loss amount to arrive at the expected unreported amount. The unreported amount is added to the actual incurred to date.
(J) Ult Amt Inc. Total dollars incurred by age and accident period projected to an ultimate level.
(K) Ult Paid Avg Losses Paid severity by accident period is projected to ultimate level and multiplied by ultimate paid feature counts. This is the same as the incurred average projection using paid data.
(L) BF Paid Ultimate Bornhuetter-Ferguson Paid Ultimate. We use the paid loss development pattern to determine the percent (%) unpaid. We then apply the expected unpaid percentage to the expected ultimate loss amount to arrive at the expected unpaid amount. The unpaid amount is added to the actual paid to date.
(M) Ultimate Amt Paid Total loss dollars paid by age and accident period are projected to an estimated ultimate level.
 
(N) Selected Ultimate The resulting indicated ultimate loss value for the accident periods reviewed based upon the selections made by the actuarial staff.
(O) Amt Paid as of Rev date The total dollars already paid to claimants for the accident periods reviewed.
(P) $ Reserve Adeq (4)-(15)=(17) or $ Resv held before minus Selected Ultimate
(Q) $ Impact Amount of Reserve Increase or Decrease to segment under review
(R) % to indicated % of the total indicated change selected by the actuaries that was actually implemented.

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Calendar Year vs. Accident Year Loss Ratio:

Understanding the difference between a calendar year loss ratio and an accident year loss ratio is important: Actuaries study claim development on an accident year basis while our Accountants report results on a calendar year basis. Therefore, we feel that it is important to report internally to our pricing organization and our management team both accident year and calendar year results by state each month. What follows is an explanation of each.

      Calendar Year Loss Ratio: When losses are paid or reserve changes are made, we account for those payments or reserve changes during the calendar year in which the payment or reserve change took place, regardless of when the accident happened.
 
      Accident Year Loss Ratio: We estimate reserves on an accident year basis. Losses which occur in any period are assigned to that accident period. A period may be defined as monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual. Reserves, regardless of when they are established or changed, are assigned to that same accident period. Accident period results will therefore change over time as our estimates of loss costs improve or deteriorate. To determine the Accident Year Loss Ratio, we add estimated costs of all losses that occurred in a specific accident period and divide that sum by the total amount of premium earned for that same period of time.

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Decomposition Report: The Decomposition Report is used frequently to review activity of our reserves both on a state level and on a consolidated level. This report is prepared monthly and provides an inventory status of the impact on all claims features and their reserve changes by type of change. A sample of this report can be seen in Exhibit 7. The Decomposition Report is a useful tool to:

1. Provide an understanding of how reserve changes will impact state results
2. Determine the impact our claims adjusters had on the overall reserve change verses changes implemented by our reserving actuaries.
3. Compare impact of loss reserve changes to expected change results.

Exhibit 7

                                                 
TYPE OF AMOUNT OF NUMBER OF PRIOR CASE CURRENT
STATE/GROUP PRODUCT CHANGE CHANGE FEATURES RESERVES RESERVES
 
STATE NAME AUTO NO CHANGE 0 29
CLOSED (16,396,930 ) 4,833
OPENED 13,907,161 4,651
AGING ON AVG CASES 1,557,429 2,258
INFLATION 399,181 9,767
AVERAGE TO ADJUSTER 447,882 8
ADJ CHANGE ABOVE CAP 15,000 1
RESEGMENTATION 69 5




(70,209 ) 21,552 64,720,043 64,649,834
     
Definitions:
NO CHANGE Amount of Financial Reserves (FinR) is the same as prior month.
 
CLOSED Amount of Financial Reserves (FinR) at prior month end on features closed during the month.
 
OPENED Amount of FinR (average reserves and adjuster estimates) on features opened during the month, based on this month’s reserve table. This does not include ANCR on these features. Re-opened features are included here.
 
IMPACT ON NEW FEATURES Change in FinR for opened features (see defn. above) due to Loss Reserving changes in average reserve; this month’s reserve table vs. prior month end’s reserve table.
 
AGING ON AVG CASE Change in FinR on features open at the prior month end carrying an average reserve that are still open and carrying an average reserve at the current valuation due to changing age groupings.
 
LOSS RESERVE IMPACT Change in FinR on features open at the prior month end carrying an average reserve, that are still open and carrying an average reserve at the current valuation, due to change in average reserves by Loss Reserving.
 
INFLATION Change in FinR on features open at the prior month end carrying an average reserve that are still open and carrying an average reserve at the current valuation, due to inflationary change in average reserves.
 
ADJUSTER TO AVERAGE Change in FinR due to change in carried FinR such that carried FinR was Adj estimate + ANCR at prior month end and is now an average reserve. The change = current average reserve - prior month’s Adj estimate.
 
AVERAGE TO ADJUSTER Change in FinR due to change in carried FinR such that carried FinR was an average reserve at prior month end and is now Adj estimate + ANCR. The change = current Adj estimate - prior month’s average reserve.
 
ADJ CHANGE ABOVE CAP Change in FinR due to Adjuster changing an above-the-cap Adj estimate. Included here are FinR which equal Adj estimate + ANCR for both the prior month end and the current month. The change = Adj estimate (current) - Adj estimate (prior month end).
 
RESEGMENTATION Change in the FinR due to feature changing region, rate manual group, or line coverage group code.

*** Average reserve means average financial reserve set by Loss Reserving (usually for BI features with Adj estimates < $75,000).

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Section 4: A Case Study

We will conclude the commentary on the reserving process here but have included a case study immediately following. This case study centers around discussing the process we use for reviewing the reserve needs in a given segment. In this case study we will review the following:

• an indication for the total needed reserves using accident period data
• an indication of the needed case reserves using record period data
• an indication of the needed IBNR reserve using record within accident period data.

We assembled real data which is used in this case study for your review and reference. This particular example shows countrywide data (excluding a few of the states).

Total Needed Reserves Review

There are several key parameters that we consider prior to selecting an ultimate level of needed loss reserves. We will use exhibit 8 to explain considerations we make before making changes to our reserves. Exhibit 8 has been divided into six sections to make it easier for the reader to understand and refer to. Immediately below you will find a description of each section.

    Section A In this section we show the results of the six different projection methods along with other meaningful data. The ending date of the accident period ( we are studying semi annual accident periods in this example) is displayed down the far left (column 1). The six columns immediately following are the results of the six estimation methods previously discussed in this document and are used to project ultimate needed reserves. Columns 8, 9, and 10 show the case incurred (paid + outstanding case reserves) as of the review date, paid losses as of the review date and the indicated ultimate. Below is a description of each of the columns in section A.
 
    Column 1: Semiannual accident periods ending: The ending date of the accident period under review.
 
    Column 2: Paid Method — triangular projection of the paid loss amounts to ultimate value.
 
    Column 3: Average Paid Method — average paids are displayed in the triangular format then projected to ultimate by accident period. This ultimate severity is then multiplied by the ultimate number of claims to be paid to estimate ultimate losses.
 
    Column 4: B-F Paid Method — this method determines an expected amount of future paid loss development by accident period (age) then adds this amount to the actual paid-to-date future estimated ultimate loss for that accident period. This method was earlier referred to as modified paid method.
 
    Column 5: Incurred Method -triangular projection of the incurred loss amounts to ultimate value
 
    Column 6: Average Incurred method — average incurreds are displayed in the triangular format then projected to ultimate by accident period. This ultimate severity is then multiplied by the ultimate number of claims incurred to estimate ultimate losses.

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    Column 7: B-F incurred method — this method determines an expected amount of future incurred loss development by accident period (age) then adds this amount to the actual incurred-to-date future estimated ultimate loss for that accident period. This method was earlier referred to as modified incurred method.
 
    Column 8: Case Inc’d Losses as of Feb-2001 — We show here the incurred (paid plus case reserves) losses by accident period as of the evaluation date; in this case Feb-2001. We take these amounts from the last diagonal of the incurred amount triangle.
 
    Column 9: Paid Losses as of Feb-2001 — Paid loss amounts by accident period as of the evaluation date of Feb-2001 are shown here. We pull these amounts from the last diagonal of the paid amount triangle.
 
    Column 10: Indicated Ultimate — These are selected indicated ultimate loss costs by accident period
 
    Exhibit 8, Section B displays the different projections for the ultimate number of claims to be paid by accident period along with information regarding claims payment patterns and reporting patterns. There are eight columns shown in this section. Column 1 is the closure rate at the first evaluation as taken from the development triangle. You will recall from our prior discussion that closure rate is number of features closed with payment divided by the ultimate number of features to be paid. We use this information to identify whether or not there is a change in the time it takes to settle claims.
 
    Column 2 shows the CWP rate (closed without payment) at the first evaluation point in the development triangle. The CWP rate equals the number of features closed without payment divided by the number of features recorded. We use this statistic to understand or identify any change in the reporting of claims to Progressive. In column 3 we show the indicated ultimate CWP rate. The ultimate CWP rate is used when determining the ultimate claim count projection.
 
    Columns 4 through 7 are the results of the four projection methods we use to determine the ultimate number of features to be paid. They are a) paid count method b) closed with payment count method c) incurred count method and d) ultimate number of recorded counts times one minus the ultimate CWP rate method. The last projection, recorded*(1-CWP rate), is completed by projecting the ultimate number of features to be recorded by accident period then multiplying by the complement of the ultimate CWP rate.
 
    Column 8 in section B is the selected ultimate number of claims to be paid by accident period. You will notice that in this example the selected ultimate number of claims to be paid column exactly matches the Recorded *(1-CWP) rate count method. This method is often selected (although not always) since the underlying number recorded data generally displays a consistent development pattern. Also, the CWP rate tends to be reasonably consistent with historical values.

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    Exhibit 8, Section C shows loss severities by accident period resulting from each of the six different estimation methods described in section A. Two indications, average paid (column 3) and average incurred (column 6), are the ultimate from the triangles of average severity values while the others are the projected ultimate loss amounts divided by the projected ultimate counts by accident period.
 
    The lower portion of section C shows the change in the indicated ultimate severities from the prior accident period for each projection.
 
    Exhibit 8, Section D, bottom right, is included to show growth statistics, earned premium (EP) and exposures (defined as earned car years (ECY)) for the segment under review. We show the calendar period earned premium, earned exposures and the average earned premium (EP/ECY’s = AEP). We also show the change in exposures from prior periods as well as the change in the average earned premium.
 
    Exhibit 8, Section E contains our indicated ultimate frequency and severity by accident period. The frequency (f) is the ultimate number of claims to be paid divided by the number of earned exposures (# claims / # ECY’s = f). Severity (s) is our selected ultimate loss costs by accident period divided by the ultimate number of claims to be paid by accident period ($ loss / # claims = s).
 
    The bottom portion of section E includes the indicated loss ratio (Indicated Ultimate $Loss/EP) and the Indicated Pure Premium (Indicated Ultimate$Loss/ECY’s).
 
    Exhibit 8, Section F is the “Retrospective Comparison of Indicated Ultimates”. This table compares the selected ultimates made during this review to the selected ultimates we made the last time we reviewed the segment. The purpose for the comparison is to identify how much the current selection differs from the prior selections. We then decide if some or all of the accident period statistics need to be reviewed further in order to understand the changes we are seeing within the data.

Reviewing the information included on the summary:

We review the following data from exhibit 8 to help ensure our indication is reasonable:

  The results of the six loss development methods. An ultimate loss for each accident period is then selected.
 
  The range of the indications resulting from the different projections in section A. In this case the reserve adequacy ranges from a deficiency of $7.8 million (column 2) to a deficiency of $3.9 million (column 6). The range of the indicated ultimate loss costs is also reviewed for the last accident period. The example shows a range from $227.2 million (column 6) to $229.2 million (column 2).
 
  The results of the four count development methods. An ultimate count for each accident period is then selected.

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  The closure rate over time to determine possible influences internal process changes have had on the paid projections. In section B, column 1, the closure rate for the last accident period is 90.0%. This is consistent with the historical values.
 
  The CWP rates over time to determine possible influences process or reporting pattern changes may have on the incurred projections (section B, column 2).
 
  The ultimate frequency (f) indication is also reviewed, section E, column 3, along with the trend (change over time, column 4). Does the change in frequency over time appear to be reasonable?
 
  The indicated ultimate severity (section E, column 1). Changes in the accident period severity (s) are compared to other studies available and also to the expected annual trend.
 
  The indicated ultimate severity (s) is compared to the projected value from the avg. paid (section C, column 3) and avg. incurred indications (section C, column 6). If there is a question about the ultimate severity, we will look at the change in severity resulting from each projection to give credence to our selected changes.
 
  The retrospective comparison of indicated ultimates in section F to determine if we are changing our opinion significantly from our last review and if so, we review the underlying data which produced the change in the indication.

In studying the reserve indications, other triangles of several different statistics are reviewed including the following:

  a triangle showing the average adjusters case reserves to see if the adequacy of the case reserves is changing
 
  triangles showing our paid to date amount divided by our selected ultimate loss
 
  triangles showing our adjuster incurred to date divided by our selected ultimate losses

The three triangles mentioned immediately above are not shown in this report.

Case Reserve Review

The data used in the summary discussed above is sorted by accident period. Indications based on data sorted by record date are also reviewed. Record date indications project ultimate costs for the claims that have been recorded to date (i.e. it only includes reserves for know claims) and is needed to project total needed case reserves. Exhibit 9 shows the parameters that are compared and contrasted. Many are similar to the summary for the accident period review. The primary difference between the accident period and record period review summaries is that exposure and premium data are not included: Frequency, loss ratio or pure premium are not included on the record period summary because it is not appropriate to relate record period losses to the exposure and premium statistics.


The sections are labeled according to the information included and are consistent with the prior summary page for the accident period analysis.

      Section A – six projections of ultimate cost by record period

      Section B – projection of the ultimate number of claims to be paid by record period

      Section C – indicated severities by record period for each projection method

      Section D – intentionally left blank as mentioned above

      Section E – ultimate severity by record period, again there is no frequency, loss ratio or pure premium statistics included

      Section F – retrospective comparison of indicated ultimates

Our approach for reviewing the record period analysis is similar to the review of the accident period projections. The range of indications is studied. The range of the indicated cost for the last record period shown is also reviewed. Here, the range is from $222.9 million (section A, column 3) to $223.5 million (section A, column 2). A selection is then made and document it in the column entitled “indicated ultimate” (section A, column 10).

The results in Section B are also reviewed by studying the range of the indication for the ultimate number of claims to be paid by record period. The CWP rate is reviewed to note if any change in pattern appears.

The next step is to look at the ultimate severities (section E) by record period and note any unusual trends. The case incurred loss total (Section A column 8) is compared to total indicated ultimate (Section A column 10). In exhibit 9 compare $1.766 billion to the total indicated ultimates of $1.763 billion. The results of this comparison tell us that the case reserves are expected to develop downward by approximately $3.0 million.

Next look at the incurred method projection total of $1.763 billion (exhibit 9, column 5). Historical development suggests that downward development will occur. Finally, review of the retrospective comparison (exhibit 9, section F) of indicated values may point toward a particular record period that may need to be reviewed for some unexpected emerging development.

In the example shown here, the indicated required reserve is $31.4 million (Section A, column 10). Carried reserves are $29.8 million indicating a deficiency of $1.6 million, or about 5%.

IBNR Reserve

Exhibit 10 through exhibit 15 show the calculations for the IBNR reserve projection. The data for IBNR analyses is organized into record lag periods following the accident date. This format, record within accident period reports, separates all losses from a particular accident quarter into lag groups according to the quarter in which the loss is recorded.

In defining a lag group please refer to the attached exhibit 10; the development triangle of recorded claim count for the appropriate accident quarters. The numbers in the first column are considered claims reported in lag-group 0. The reason this is labeled as lag 0 is that these claims

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were reported in the period they occurred, therefore, no lag exists. The difference in the counts shown in column 2 and column 1 is the number of claims belonging to lag-group 1 because these counts are considered to be recorded one quarter late. The number of claims in the lag group 2 column are considered to be the number of claims reported 2 quarters late. The same logic applies for lag groups 3, 4, 5, 6 etc. Ultimate loss cost are then projected for each lag-group by accident quarter. The development of the loss amounts for each lag-group for a particular accident quarter is the changing valuation of a finite set of claims.

From exhibit 10, the number of claims recorded in the first column for accident quarter ending May, 2000 is 86,802. In projecting the ultimate cost of these lag-group 0 claims the cost of only these 86,802 claims is tracked. The number shown in column 2 is 90,012 which is greater than the column 1 value by 3,210 which are the total lag-group 1 claims for this accident quarter. The cost of these 3,210 claims are developed to ultimates to determine lag group 1 costs.

Exhibits 11 and 12 show the development triangles for lag-group 1 and lag-group 2 incurred losses as examples of this projection. You should note that the triangles are truncated at the tenth evaluation column for display purposes. The calculated link or development factors from the history shown are included. At the bottom of the exhibits different averages of the historical development factors are shown, then the selected incremental loss development factors are shown. The selected factor is the expectation of how the amounts will develop during the next period. Finally, the cumulative development factor (i.e. the product of all preceding incremental factors) is shown which when applied to the figures in the last diagonal of the triangle provides the projected ultimate cost for the applicable accident quarter.

Exhibit 11, lag group 1, shows at the bottom of the first column averages of the historical loss development factors ranging from 0.964 to 0.973. The selected incremental factor is 0.964. When the selected factor is applied to the cumulative factor in the second column of 0.989 it calculates a cumulative factor of 0.954.

By multiplying 0.954 by the figure in the last diagonal located in first column (9,391,582) gives us the projected ultimate cost for accident quarter ending Nov-2000 lag-group 1 losses of $8,959,569 shown at the very bottom of the page as well as on the right hand side of the exhibit.

If you followed these steps for lag-group 1 loss projections, you can apply the same steps for lag-group 2 loss development as shown in exhibit 12. By doing this, you will determine that the projected ultimate cost for accident quarter ending Aug.-2000 lag-group 2 losses are $1,880,756.

Once the ultimate loss cost by accident quarter and lag-group are projected, we then array the numbers as shown in the top triangle on exhibit 13, “Incurred Losses Quarterly Lag 0-7 Emergence IBNR Analysis”. Note the amount shown at the bottom of the column labeled 1 (lag-group 1) is $8,959,569. Lag-group 2 is $1,880,756. These results come directly from Exhibits 11 and 12 previously reviewed.

Now that past projected IBNR losses for individual accident periods have been obtained, estimates for future emergence of IBNR losses must be projected. To do this, you must inflate

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past costs to current dollars because these losses were incurred during a prior period and are not stated in current dollars. Inflated incurred losses are shown in the triangle on the bottom portion of exhibit 13. For accident quarter Aug-2000, lag group 1, the ultimate of $8,396,780 inflated forward one quarter at an annual rate of 4.5% equals $8,489,690.

Next, calculate pure premiums by dividing the losses by earned car years (ECY’s) to relate the losses from each accident period on a consistent basis. These pure premiums are as shown on exhibit 14. Once the pure premium is calculated, an average pure premium is selected for each lag-group.

In exhibit 14 the selected pure premium for each lag-group in current dollars are inflated to the future points in time when they are expected to emerge. For the most recent accident quarter ending Feb-2001, we expect $11.379 ($11.255 inflated by the annual rate of 4.5%: = 11.255 * (1.045) raised to the power of .25) to emerge one quarter late for every earned car year in the quarter ending Feb-2001. Subsequent IBNR loss amounts per earned car year, inflated into the future, are displayed. Note that no IBNR pure premium is required for lag-period one for the quarter ending Nov-2000, as these losses have already been recorded at Feb-2001. The same reasoning applies to the other blank cells shown in the exhibit.

The far right column in exhibit 14 is the sum of all inflated expected future pure premiums for late reported claims by accident period. Only the first seven quarters are displayed, but this calculation is carried out up to six years of lag.

In the following exhibit 15, the total future pure premiums (PP) for expected IBNR are converted to earned premium factors. The product of PP and earned exposures equals the required IBNR. By dividing the required IBNR by the earned premium it will provide the required IBNR factors (column 5). Next, convert to earned premium factors for the calculation of IBNR going forward to accommodate any short-term shifts in product mix that would not otherwise appear in exposure data. Required IBNR factors are then compared to the current factors to assist in determining a new set of selected factors to establish our IBNR reserve.

IBNR loss emergence during the last 6 months (since Aug-2000) of $18,130,936, are shown by accident quarter in column 7. These late reported losses plus future expected emergence for accidents prior to Aug-2000, equals $30,236,912. This amount is labeled “Six Mth Runoff Estimate #1”. The future expected emergence for accidents prior to and including Aug-2000 equals the total expected emergence minus the expected emergence for accident quarters ending Nov-2000 and Feb-2001, ($34,584,463 - $6,485,294 - $15,993,193 = $12,105,976). In other words, the IBNR estimate of $30,236,912 = $18,130,936 + 12,105,976. This IBNR reserve amount is compared to the carried IBNR reserve six months prior.

Columns 8 and 9 in exhibit 15 develop estimated required IBNR factors using a similar approach as the one just discussed (i.e. emerged since Aug-2000) only we take an average of the amounts emerging during the last three six month periods.

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Reconciliation of the Ultimate Value

Exhibit 15 develops an indicated needed IBNR amount of $34,584,463. The record period analysis generated an indicated total needed case reserves of $31,425,000 which, together indicates total needed reserves of $66.0 million. The result of the accident period review was a total needed reserve amount of $65.1 million. These two approaches are reasonably close, within 1.5% of each other.

In the example above, with an difference of 1.5%, we will generally accept a level of carried reserves between the two amounts ($65.1 million and $66.0 million). However, if the difference is greater than 5%, we will typically do additional analyses to explain differences between the accident period indication and the sum of the record and IBNR indication. Part of any discrepancy may be due to open claims included in the record period analysis that are not, by definition, included in the accident period analysis. By increasing the number of years included in the analysis we can reduce this bias. Another reason may be a changing frequency of late reported claims.

We will conclude the case study here. We trust that the reader has gained insight and a full appreciation of the level of knowledge and detail that is applied to the reserving process at Progressive.

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Countrywide X Auto as of February 28, 2001

Exhibit 8
ACCIDENT PERIOD ANALYSIS — ZERO RUNOFF

Section A

                                                                                 
Column # (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
Semiannual Avg B-F Avg B-F Case Inc’d Paid
Accident Paid Paid Paid Incurred Incurred Incurred Loss as of Loss as of
Periods Method Method Method Method Method Method 02/28/2001 02/28/2001 Indicated
Ending Ult ($000) Ult ($000) Ult ($000) Ult ($000) Ult ($000) Ult ($000) ($000) ($000) Ultimate










      Aug-94       50,160       50,155       50,160       50,160       50,155       50,160       50,160       50,160       50,160  
      Feb-95       66,227       66,228       66,227       66,227       66,228       66,227       66,227       66,227       66,228  
      Aug-95       76,527       76,517       76,527       76,527       76,517       76,527       76,527       76,527       76,527  
      Feb-96       84,899       84,891       84,899       84,928       84,937       84,928       84,928       84,881       84,928  
      Aug-96       83,102       83,100       83,102       83,095       83,100       83,095       83,101       83,077       83,101  
      Feb-97       93,967       93,954       93,967       93,973       93,954       93,973       93,991       93,934       93,991  
      Aug-97       108,819       108,796       108,819       108,814       108,796       108,814       108,834       108,762       108,834  
      Feb-98       126,612       126,594       126,612       126,553       126,529       126,553       126,583       126,481       126,583  
      Aug-98       134,107       133,909       134,106       133,826       133,838       133,826       133,788       133,582       133,935  
      Feb-99       149,979       149,734       149,979       149,685       149,659       149,685       149,555       149,165       149,787  
      Aug-99       173,364       173,129       173,363       172,944       172,871       172,945       172,381       171,756       173,285  
      Feb-2000       202,912       202,621       202,910       202,412       202,427       202,416       200,448       199,136       202,814  
      Aug-2000       214,407       214,599       214,412       213,924       214,095       213,940       208,102       204,735       214,473  
      Feb-2001       229,231       227,244       229,015       228,393       227,244       228,379       207,642       179,418       228,251  
      Total       1,794,313       1,791,472       1,794,097       1,791,462       1,790,350       1,791,468       1,762,267       1,727,840       1,792,897  
      Paid Loss       1,727,840       1,727,840       1,727,840       1,727,840       1,727,840       1,727,840                       1,727,840  
 
Required Reserve
            66,473       63,631       66,257       63,622       62,510       63,628                       65,057  
Held Reserve
            58,616       58,616       58,616       58,616       58,616       58,616                       58,616  
Reserve Adequacy
            (7,857 )     (5,015 )     (7,641 )     (5,006 )     (3,894 )     (5,012 )                     (6,441 )

Section B

                                                             
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Recorded
Indicated Closed *(1-CWP
Ultimate Paid w/Pay Incurred Rate) Indicated
CWP Rate CWP Rate CWP Counts Counts Counts Counts Ultimate
@6 months @6 months Rate Method Method Method Method Counts








  88.2 %     26.0 %     28.5 %     29,468       29,468       29,468       29,468       29,468  
  89.5 %     27.3 %     29.8 %     37,976       37,976       37,976       37,975       37,975  
  89.4 %     26.8 %     29.3 %     42,772       42,772       42,772       42,771       42,771  
  89.8 %     26.9 %     29.5 %     46,538       46,538       46,541       46,541       46,541  
  87.8 %     27.5 %     30.3 %     44,277       44,277       44,276       44,273       44,273  
  88.1 %     29.1 %     32.0 %     49,714       49,714       49,712       49,711       49,711  
  87.6 %     30.5 %     33.2 %     56,847       56,848       56,844       56,842       56,842  
  90.9 %     31.9 %     33.9 %     65,536       65,537       65,530       65,525       65,525  
  90.6 %     31.3 %     33.3 %     70,639       70,638       70,635       70,627       70,627  
  90.1 %     33.4 %     35.5 %     75,502       75,504       75,487       75,471       75,471  
  89.6 %     37.2 %     39.6 %     86,188       86,190       86,161       86,134       86,134  
  90.8 %     42.3 %     44.1 %     96,637       96,643       96,577       96,578       96,578  
  89.5 %     43.2 %     45.2 %     100,982       100,927       100,814       100,893       100,893  
  90.0 %     43.4 %     45.2 %     105,963       105,596       105,722       104,914       104,914  
                          909,039       908,628       908,515       907,723       907,723  


Countrywide X Auto as of February 28, 2001

Exhibit 8
ACCIDENT PERIOD ANALYSIS — ZERO RUNOFF — Continued

Section C

                                                         
Column # (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
Semiannual
Accident Avg B-F Avg B-F
Periods Paid Paid Paid Incurred Incurred Incurred
Ending Severity Severity Severity Severity Severity Severity







      Aug-94       1,702       1,702       1,702       1,702       1,702       1,702  
      Feb-95       1,744       1,744       1,744       1,744       1,744       1,744  
      Aug-95       1,789       1,789       1,789       1,789       1,789       1,789  
      Feb-96       1,824       1,824       1,824       1,825       1,825       1,825  
      Aug-96       1,877       1,877       1,877       1,877       1,877       1,877  
      Feb-97       1,890       1,890       1,890       1,890       1,890       1,890  
      Aug-97       1,914       1,914       1,914       1,914       1,914       1,914  
      Feb-98       1,932       1,932       1,932       1,931       1,931       1,931  
      Aug-98       1,899       1,896       1,899       1,895       1,895       1,895  
      Feb-99       1,987       1,984       1,987       1,983       1,983       1,983  
      Aug-99       2,013       2,010       2,013       2,008       2,007       2,008  
      Feb-2000       2,101       2,098       2,101       2,096       2,096       2,096  
      Aug-2000       2,125       2,127       2,125       2,120       2,122       2,120  
      Feb-2001       2,185       2,166       2,183       2,177       2,166       2,177  
      Total                                                  
                                                         
Semiannual Change in Change in Change in Change in
Accident Change in Avg B-F Change in Avg B-F
Periods Paid Paid Paid Incurred Incurred Incurred
Ending Severity Severity Severity Severity Severity Severity







      Aug-94       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA  
      Feb-95       2.5%       2.5%       2.5%       2.5%       2.5%       2.5%  
      Aug-95       2.6%       2.6%       2.6%       2.6%       2.6%       2.6%  
      Feb-96       2.0%       2.0%       2.0%       2.0%       2.0%       2.0%  
      Aug-96       2.9%       2.9%       2.9%       2.9%       2.8%       2.9%  
      Feb-97       0.7%       0.7%       0.7%       0.7%       0.7%       0.7%  
      Aug-97       1.3%       1.3%       1.3%       1.3%       1.3%       1.3%  
      Feb-98       0.9%       0.9%       0.9%       0.9%       0.9%       0.9%  
      Aug-98       -1.7%       -1.9%       -1.7%       -1.9%       -1.9%       -1.9%  
      Feb-99       4.7%       4.6%       4.7%       4.7%       4.6%       4.7%  
      Aug-99       1.3%       1.3%       1.3%       1.2%       1.2%       1.2%  
      Feb-2000       4.4%       4.4%       4.4%       4.4%       4.4%       4.4%  
      Aug-2000       1.1%       1.4%       1.1%       1.2%       1.2%       1.2%  
      Feb-2001       2.8%       1.8%       2.7%       2.7%       2.1%       2.7%  
      Total                                                  


Section D

                                     
Earned Change in Change
Premium Earned Earned In
($000) Exposures Exposures Avg EP Avg EP





  89,251       422,904               211          
  98,904       508,182       20.2 %     195       -7.8 %
  109,715       594,217       16.9 %     185       -5.1 %
  111,725       601,429       1.2 %     186       0.6 %
  119,401       624,412       3.8 %     191       2.9 %
  131,031       671,355       7.5 %     195       2.1 %
  156,037       790,363       17.7 %     197       1.2 %
  183,355       922,102       16.7 %     199       0.7 %
  204,961       1,022,919       10.9 %     200       0.8 %
  217,902       1,082,352       5.8 %     201       0.5 %
  246,091       1,229,677       13.6 %     200       -0.6 %
  274,950       1,403,549       14.1 %     196       -2.1 %
  303,192       1,570,679       11.9 %     193       -1.5 %
  325,232       1,679,639       6.9 %     194       0.3 %
  2,571,746       13,123,779                          

Section E

                             
(1) (2) (3) (4)




Indicated Change Indicated Change
Ultimate In Ultimate In
Severity Severity Frequency Frequency




  1,702               6.97 %        
  1,744       2.5 %     7.47 %     7.2 %
  1,789       2.6 %     7.20 %     -3.7 %
  1,825       2.0 %     7.74 %     7.5 %
  1,877       2.9 %     7.09 %     -8.4 %
  1,891       0.7 %     7.40 %     4.4 %
  1,915       1.3 %     7.19 %     -2.9 %
  1,932       0.9 %     7.11 %     -1.2 %
  1,896       -1.8 %     6.90 %     -2.8 %
  1,985       4.7 %     6.97 %     1.0 %
  2,012       1.4 %     7.00 %     0.5 %
  2,100       4.4 %     6.88 %     -1.8 %
  2,126       1.2 %     6.42 %     -6.6 %
  2,176       2.3 %     6.25 %     -2.8 %
             
Indicated Indicated
Loss Pure
Ratio Premium


  56.2 %     119  
  67.0 %     130  
  69.8 %     129  
  76.0 %     141  
  69.6 %     133  
  71.7 %     140  
  69.7 %     138  
  69.0 %     137  
  65.3 %     131  
  68.7 %     138  
  70.4 %     141  
  73.8 %     145  
  70.7 %     137  
  70.2 %     136  
 
  69.7 %     137  


Section F

RETROSPECTIVE COMPARISON OF INDICATED ULTIMATES

                                             
Semiannual Ultimate Semiannual Est Ult Ultimate
Accident Loss at Accident Loss at Loss at
Periods 11/30/1999 Periods 11/30/1999 02/28/2001 Change
Ending ($000) Ending ($000) ($000) ($000)






  Apr-94       40,318       Aug-94       50,426       50,160       (266 )
  Oct-94       55,479       Feb-95       66,328       66,228       (101 )
  Apr-95       71,753       Aug-95       76,902       76,527       (375 )
  Oct-95       79,477       Feb-96       82,871       84,928       2,057  
  Apr-96       84,568       Aug-96       84,073       83,101       (973 )
  Oct-96       83,826       Feb-97       95,763       93,991       (1,772 )
  Apr-97       101,731       Aug-97       108,771       108,834       63  
  Oct-97       112,291       Feb-98       120,002       126,583       6,581  
  Apr-98       123,857       Aug-98       140,340       133,935       (6,405 )
  Oct-98       148,582       Feb-99       148,019       149,787       1,768  
  Apr-99       147,738       Aug-99       173,687       173,285       (401 )
  Oct-99       186,662       Feb-2000       200,606       202,814       2,208  
  Apr-2000       207,579       Aug-2000       213,901       214,473       572  
  Oct-2000       217,061       Feb-2001       NA       228,251       NA  
  Total 13 sem       NA               1,561,690       1,564,647       2,957  
  Total       1,660,922               NA       1,792,897       NA  


Countrywide X Auto as of February 28, 2001

Exhibit 9
RECORD PERIOD ANALYSIS — ZERO RUNOFF

Section A

                                                                                   
Column # (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
Adjuster
Semiannual Avg B-F Avg B-F Case Inc’d Paid
Accident Paid Paid Paid Incurred Incurred Incurred Loss as of Loss as of
Periods Method Method Method Method Method Method 02/28/2001 02/28/2001 Indicated
Ending Ult ($000) Ult ($000) Ult ($000) Ult ($000) Ult ($000) Ult ($000) ($000) ($000) Ultimate










      Aug-94       49,101       49,101       49,101       49,101       49,101       49,101       49,101       49,101       49,101  
      Feb-95       64,709       64,709       64,709       64,709       64,709       64,709       64,709       64,709       64,709  
      Aug-95       74,983       74,981       74,983       74,983       74,981       74,983       74,983       74,983       74,983  
      Feb-96       83,804       83,808       83,804       83,834       83,834       83,834       83,834       83,804       83,834  
      Aug-96       81,391       81,392       81,391       81,391       81,391       81,391       81,392       81,390       81,391  
      Feb-97       92,678       92,671       92,678       92,676       92,671       92,676       92,678       92,676       92,676  
      Aug-97       105,495       105,495       105,495       105,521       105,518       105,521       105,529       105,492       105,507  
      Feb-98       126,978       126,973       126,978       127,014       127,009       127,014       127,034       126,970       126,994  
      Aug-98       131,328       131,306       131,328       131,273       131,260       131,273       131,284       131,190       131,295  
      Feb-99       148,597       148,553       148,597       148,491       148,471       148,491       148,518       148,400       148,533  
      Aug-99       169,402       169,321       169,402       169,255       169,210       169,255       169,353       169,073       169,307  
      Feb-2000       200,929       200,854       200,929       200,726       200,711       200,726       200,891       200,026       200,812  
      Aug-2000       210,924       210,838       210,924       210,480       210,606       210,480       210,490       207,637       210,709  
      Feb-2001       223,481       222,934       223,447       223,213       223,192       223,213       226,302       196,223       223,247  
 
      Total       1,763,799       1,762,936       1,763,765       1,762,667       1,762,663       1,762,667       1,766,100       1,731,673       1,763,099  
      Paid Loss       1,731,673       1,731,673       1,731,673       1,731,673       1,731,673       1,731,673                       1,731,673  
 
Required Reserve
            32,126       31,263       32,092       30,994       30,989       30,994                       31,425  
Held Reserve
            29,833       29,833       29,833       29,833       29,833       29,833                       29,833  
Reserve Adequacy
            (2,293 )     (1,430 )     (2,258 )     (1,161 )     (1,156 )     (1,160 )                     (1,592 )

Section B

                                                     
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
Recorded
Indicated Closed *(1-CWP
Ultimate Paid w/Pay Incurred Rate) Indicated
CWP Rate CWP Counts Counts Counts Counts Ultimate
@6 months Rate Method Method Method Method Counts







  26.2 %     28.6 %     29,221       29,221       29,221       29,221       29,221  
  27.4 %     29.7 %     37,702       37,702       37,702       37,702       37,702  
  27.0 %     29.2 %     42,496       42,496       42,496       42,495       42,495  
  27.1 %     29.3 %     46,361       46,361       46,363       46,363       46,363  
  27.8 %     30.4 %     43,814       43,814       43,815       43,815       43,815  
  29.2 %     31.9 %     49,643       49,644       49,642       49,639       49,639  
  30.6 %     33.2 %     56,179       56,180       56,181       56,179       56,179  
  32.0 %     33.9 %     66,459       66,460       66,459       66,457       66,457  
  31.3 %     33.3 %     70,444       70,443       70,439       70,432       70,432  
  33.4 %     35.4 %     75,219       75,220       75,208       75,197       75,197  
  37.2 %     39.5 %     85,782       85,784       85,764       85,741       85,741  
  42.3 %     44.0 %     96,434       96,440       96,405       96,398       96,398  
  43.2 %     45.2 %     100,498       100,502       100,397       100,457       100,457  
  43.3 %     45.2 %     105,045       104,838       104,669       104,659       104,659  
 
                  905,297       905,105       904,761       904,755       904,755  


Countrywide X Auto as of February 28, 2001

Exhibit 9
RECORD PERIOD ANALYSIS — ZERO RUNOFF -- Continued

Section C

                                                         
Column # (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
Semiannual
Accident Avg B-F Avg B-F
Periods Paid Paid Paid Incurred Incurred Incurred
Ending Severity Severity Severity Severity Severity Severity







      Aug-94       1,680       1,680       1,680       1,680       1,680       1,680  
      Feb-95       1,716       1,716       1,716       1,716       1,716       1,716  
      Aug-95       1,765       1,764       1,765       1,765       1,764       1,765  
      Feb-96       1,808       1,808       1,808       1,808       1,808       1,808  
      Aug-96       1,858       1,858       1,858       1,858       1,858       1,858  
      Feb-97       1,867       1,867       1,867       1,867       1,867       1,867  
      Aug-97       1,878       1,878       1,878       1,878       1,878       1,878  
      Feb-98       1,911       1,911       1,911       1,911       1,911       1,911  
      Aug-98       1,865       1,864       1,865       1,864       1,864       1,864  
      Feb-99       1,976       1,976       1,976       1,975       1,974       1,975  
      Aug-99       1,976       1,975       1,976       1,974       1,974       1,974  
      Feb-2000       2,084       2,084       2,084       2,082       2,082       2,082  
      Aug-2000       2,100       2,099       2,100       2,095       2,096       2,095  
      Feb-2001       2,135       2,130       2,135       2,133       2,133       2,133  
 
      Total                                                  
                                                         
Semiannual Change in Change in Change in Change in
Accident Change in Avg B-F Change in Avg B-F
Periods Paid Paid Paid Incurred Incurred Incurred
Ending Severity Severity Severity Severity Severity Severity







      Aug-94       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA  
      Feb-95       2.1%       2.1%       2.1%       2.1%       2.1%       2.1%  
      Aug-95       2.8%       2.8%       2.8%       2.8%       2.8%       2.8%  
      Feb-96       2.4%       2.4%       2.4%       2.5%       2.5%       2.5%  
      Aug-96       2.8%       2.8%       2.8%       2.7%       2.7%       2.7%  
      Feb-97       0.5%       0.5%       0.5%       0.5%       0.5%       0.5%  
      Aug-97       0.6%       0.6%       0.6%       0.6%       0.6%       0.6%  
      Feb-98       1.7%       1.7%       1.7%       1.8%       1.8%       1.8%  
      Aug-98       -2.4%       -2.4%       -2.4%       -2.5%       -2.5%       -2.5%  
      Feb-99       6.0%       6.0%       6.0%       5.9%       5.9%       5.9%  
      Aug-99       -0.0%       -0.0%       -0.0%       -0.0%       -0.0%       -0.0%  
      Feb-2000       5.5%       5.5%       5.5%       5.5%       5.5%       5.5%  
      Aug-2000       0.7%       0.7%       0.7%       0.6%       0.7%       0.6%  
      Feb-2001       1.7%       1.5%       1.7%       1.8%       1.7%       1.8%  
 
      Total                                                  


Countrywide X Auto as of February 28, 2001

Exhibit 9
RECORD PERIOD ANALYSIS — ZERO RUNOFF -- Continued

Section D

Section D Intentionally Left Blank

Section E

             
(1) (2)
Indicated Change
Ultimate In
Severity Severity


  1,680          
  1,716       2.1 %
  1,765       2.8 %
  1,808       2.5 %
  1,858       2.7 %
  1,867       0.5 %
  1,878       0.6 %
  1,911       1.8 %
  1,864       -2.4 %
  1,975       6.0 %
  1,975       -0.0 %
  2,083       5.5 %
  2,097       0.7 %
  2,133       1.7 %

Section F

RETROSPECTIVE COMPARISON OF INDICATED ULTIMATES

                                                 
Semiannual Ultimate Semiannual Ultimate Ultimate
Accident Loss at Accident Loss at Loss at
Periods 11/30/1999 Periods 11/30/1999 02/28/2001 Change
Ending ($000) Ending ($000) ($000) ($000)






      34102       40,318       Aug-94       50,426       49,101       (1,325 )
      34286       55,479       Feb-95       66,328       64,709       (1,619 )
      34470       71,753       Aug-95       76,902       74,983       (1,919 )
      34654       79,477       Feb-96       80,616       83,834       3,218  
      34838       81,186       Aug-96       80,711       81,391       680  
      35022       80,473       Feb-97       91,932       92,676       744  
      35206       97,662       Aug-97       104,420       105,507       1,087  
      35390       107,800       Feb-98       115,202       126,994       11,792  
      35574       118,903       Aug-98       138,689       131,295       (7,394 )
      35758       148,582       Feb-99       148,019       148,533       514  
      35942       147,738       Aug-99       173,687       169,307       (4,380 )
      36126       186,662       Feb-2000       200,606       200,812       206  
      36310       207,579       Aug-2000       206,665       210,709       4,043  
      36494       206,208       Feb-2001       NA       223,247       NA  
 
Total
    13 sem       1,629,818               1,534,203       1,763,099       5,648  

33


Exhibit 10

Countrywide X Auto as of February 28, 2001

                                                                                 
Semiannual
Accident
Periods RECORDED FEATURE COUNT - ACCIDENT PERIOD ANALYSIS
Ending 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10











May-96
    28,339       30,243       30,464       30,555       30,629       30,665       30,693       30,711       30,725       30,731  
Aug-96
    29,928       32,283       32,520       32,637       32,699       32,736       32,759       32,773       32,780       32,784  
Nov-96
    32,117       35,074       35,423       35,555       35,633       35,669       35,688       35,711       35,729       35,737  
Feb-97
    34,419       36,722       37,038       37,169       37,237       37,271       37,291       37,302       37,312       37,319  
May-97
    37,378       40,364       40,649       40,801       40,878       40,933       40,968       40,991       41,004       41,016  
Aug-97
    40,113       43,398       43,722       43,871       43,958       43,993       44,023       44,042       44,059       44,070  
Nov-97
    43,120       47,048       47,400       47,551       47,619       47,667       47,698       47,717       47,732       47,744  
Feb-98
    48,987       50,621       50,941       51,075       51,147       51,193       51,225       51,241       51,256       51,268  
May-98
    49,835       51,629       51,958       52,121       52,227       52,273       52,298       52,316       52,338       52,352  
Aug-98
    50,931       52,740       53,083       53,254       53,350       53,397       53,439       53,455       53,474       53,481  
Nov-98
    53,942       55,915       56,320       56,493       56,606       56,651       56,687       56,713       56,728       56,739  
Feb-99
    57,242       59,305       59,688       59,881       59,974       60,045       60,092       60,125       60,146          
May-99
    62,839       65,398       65,813       66,008       66,127       66,196       66,239       66,267                  
Aug-99
    72,684       75,257       75,717       75,947       76,074       76,132       76,162                          
Nov-99
    79,905       82,812       83,292       83,500       83,618       83,683                                  
Feb-2000
    84,910       87,708       88,155       88,370       88,488                                          
May-2000
    86,802       90,012       90,496       90,683                                                  
Aug-2000
    88,351       91,655       92,117                                                          
Nov-2000
    88,763       92,402                                                                  
Feb-2001
    93,218                                                                          


                                                                                 
Semiannual
Accident RECORDED INCREMENTAL FEATURE COUNT - ACCIDENT PERIOD ANALYSIS
Periods Lag Grp 0 Lag Grp 1 Lag Grp 2 Lag Grp 3 Lag Grp 4 Lag Grp 5 Lag Grp 6 Lag Grp 7 Lag Grp 8 Lag Grp 9
Ending 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10











May-96
    28,339       1,904       221       91       74       36       28       18       14       6  
Aug-96
    29,928       2,355       237       117       62       37       23       14       7       4  
Nov-96
    32,117       2,957       349       132       78       36       19       23       18       8  
Feb-97
    34,419       2,303       316       131       68       34       20       11       10       7  
May-97
    37,378       2,986       285       152       77       55       35       23       13       12  
Aug-97
    40,113       3,285       324       149       87       35       30       19       17       11  
Nov-97
    43,120       3,928       352       151       68       48       31       19       15       12  
Feb-98
    48,987       1,634       320       134       72       46       32       16       15       12  
May-98
    49,835       1,794       329       163       106       46       25       18       22       14  
Aug-98
    50,931       1,809       343       171       96       47       42       16       19       7  
Nov-98
    53,942       1,973       405       173       113       45       36       26       15       11  
Feb-99
    57,242       2,063       383       193       93       71       47       33       21          
May-99
    62,839       2,559       415       195       119       69       43       28                  
Aug-99
    72,684       2,573       460       230       127       58       30                          
Nov-99
    79,905       2,907       480       208       118       65                                  
Feb-2000
    84,910       2,798       447       215       118                                          
May-2000
    86,802       3,210       484       187                                                  
Aug-2000
    88,351       3,304       462                                                          
Nov-2000
    88,763       3,639                                                                  
Feb-2001
    93,218                                                                          

34


Exhibit 11

Countrywide X Auto as of February 28, 2001

                                                                                         
Quarterly
Record INCURRED LOSSES QUARTERLY LAG 1 - IBNR ANALYSIS
Periods
Ending 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ultimate












May-96
    3,565,510       3,501,278       3,470,132       3,454,204       3,416,983       3,415,004       3,424,862       3,442,903       3,439,493       3,437,569       3,437,569  
Aug-96
    4,409,344       4,286,490       4,239,093       4,189,919       4,185,440       4,184,583       4,182,448       4,179,948       4,185,870       4,185,870       4,184,110  
Nov-96
    5,493,238       5,241,111       5,199,503       5,190,654       5,191,756       5,186,402       5,186,252       5,186,152       5,186,127       5,186,127       5,182,672  
Feb-97
    4,506,067       4,279,284       4,239,422       4,255,017       4,234,543       4,232,148       4,230,220       4,230,324       4,227,966       4,225,943       4,222,662  
May-97
    5,559,617       5,308,146       5,286,386       5,286,034       5,279,481       5,275,988       5,249,070       5,253,604       5,243,604       5,243,604       5,242,462  
Aug-97
    6,046,692       5,807,174       5,785,475       5,788,650       5,783,227       5,778,288       5,783,675       5,785,740       5,785,849       5,778,530       5,776,046  
Nov-97
    7,375,863       7,254,442       7,238,616       7,206,675       7,189,864       7,190,336       7,200,237       7,182,011       7,181,496       7,178,855       7,178,631  
Feb-98
    4,524,973       4,382,121       4,351,051       4,341,804       4,345,496       4,337,016       4,335,225       4,340,802       4,340,802       4,340,802       4,340,389  
May-98
    4,792,251       4,650,335       4,621,616       4,619,637       4,606,569       4,605,889       4,602,679       4,602,702       4,599,227       4,597,525       4,596,326  
Aug-98
    5,319,925       5,171,438       5,153,475       5,152,848       5,132,983       5,125,691       5,136,179       5,135,288       5,132,882       5,132,882       5,131,221  
Nov-98
    5,717,023       5,541,913       5,507,431       5,485,960       5,487,093       5,481,759       5,479,126       5,481,413       5,480,413               5,476,940  
Feb-99
    5,289,611       5,164,677       5,158,963       5,157,648       5,154,384       5,149,230       5,156,941       5,156,345                       5,150,553  
May-99
    6,136,849       5,952,047       5,944,489       5,923,950       5,933,121       5,921,047       5,927,235                               5,920,658  
Aug-99
    7,526,664       7,260,942       7,254,458       7,257,132       7,242,577       7,228,749                                       7,225,518  
Nov-99
    8,659,826       8,526,548       8,480,201       8,489,165       8,476,791                                               8,463,078  
Feb-2000
    7,273,274       7,052,120       7,076,164       7,081,966                                                       7,063,284  
May-2000
    8,236,681       7,919,480       7,927,062                                                               7,885,687  
Aug-2000
    8,703,268       8,489,973                                                                       8,396,780  
Nov-2000
    9,391,582                                                                               8,959,569  


                                                                                         
1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11










May-96
    0.982       0.991       0.995       0.989       0.999       1.003       1.005       0.999       0.999       1.000        
Aug-96
    0.972       0.989       0.988       0.999       1.000       0.999       0.999       1.001       1.000       1.000          
Nov-96
    0.954       0.992       0.998       1.000       0.999       1.000       1.000       1.000       1.000       1.000          
Feb-97
    0.950       0.991       1.004       0.995       0.999       1.000       1.000       0.999       1.000       1.000          
May-97
    0.955       0.996       1.000       0.999       0.999       0.995       1.001       0.998       1.000       1.000          
Aug-97
    0.960       0.996       1.001       0.999       0.999       1.001       1.000       1.000       0.999       1.000          
Nov-97
    0.984       0.998       0.996       0.998       1.000       1.001       0.997       1.000       1.000       1.000          
Feb-98
    0.968       0.993       0.998       1.001       0.998       1.000       1.001       1.000       1.000       1.000          
May-98
    0.970       0.994       1.000       0.997       1.000       0.999       1.000       0.999       1.000       1.000          
Aug-98
    0.972       0.997       1.000       0.996       0.999       1.002       1.000       1.000       1.000                  
Nov-98
    0.969       0.994       0.996       1.000       0.999       1.000       1.000       1.000                          
Feb-99
    0.976       0.999       1.000       0.999       0.999       1.001       1.000                                  
May-99
    0.970       0.999       0.997       1.002       0.998       1.001                                          
Aug-99
    0.965       0.999       1.000       0.998       0.998                                                  
Nov-99
    0.985       0.995       1.001       0.999                                                          
Feb-2000
    0.970       1.003       1.001                                                                  
May-2000
    0.961       1.001                                                                          
Aug-2000
    0.975                                                                                  
 
Straight Avg
    0.964       0.994       0.997       0.998       0.999       1.000       1.000       1.000       1.000       1.000          
Avg x HiLo
    0.965       0.994       0.997       0.998       0.999       1.000       1.000       1.000       1.000       1.000          
Wtd Avg All
    0.967       0.995       0.998       0.998       0.999       1.000       1.000       1.000       1.000       1.000          
Avg Last 8
    0.971       0.998       0.999       0.999       0.999       1.001       1.000       1.000       1.000       1.000          
Wt Avg.8
    0.972       0.998       0.999       0.999       0.999       1.001       1.000       1.000       1.000       1.000          
Avg Last 4
    0.973       1.000       1.000       0.999       0.999       1.001       1.000       1.000       1.000       1.000          
Wt Avg.4
    0.973       0.999       1.000       0.999       0.998       1.001       1.000       1.000       1.000       1.000          
Select
    0.964       0.994       0.997       0.999       0.999       1.001       1.000       1.000       1.000       1.000          
Cumulative
    0.954       0.989       0.995       0.997       0.998       1.000       0.999       0.999       0.999       1.000          
Ultimate Loss
    8,959,569       8,396,780       7,885,687       7,063,284       8,463,078       7,225,518       5,920,658       5,150,553       5,476,940       5,131,221          

35


Exhibit 12

Countrywide X Auto as of February 28, 2001

                                                                                         
Quarterly
Record
Periods INCURRED LOSSES QUARTERLY LAG 2 - IBNR ANALYSIS
Ending 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ultimate












May-96
    770,365       712,299       701,209       687,354       684,115       679,995       679,995       684,711       684,711       684,711       684,711  
Aug-96
    821,122       745,490       713,522       711,267       707,486       707,439       708,965       713,143       713,143       713,143       710,977  
Nov-96
    992,289       920,766       911,317       911,196       905,653       900,155       900,155       897,165       895,501       895,501       895,501  
Feb-97
    912,187       827,755       809,508       803,427       806,676       804,814       796,888       808,030       805,959       805,959       803,896  
May-97
    1,276,548       1,229,040       1,203,503       1,190,933       1,193,473       1,193,473       1,193,473       1,192,206       1,192,206       1,192,206       1,191,753  
Aug-97
    1,387,450       1,332,813       1,298,705       1,300,189       1,300,960       1,301,022       1,301,048       1,290,086       1,290,130       1,290,177       1,291,414  
Nov-97
    1,118,549       1,074,498       1,078,631       1,065,791       1,059,375       1,059,445       1,057,469       1,057,266       1,057,126       1,052,690       1,051,954  
Feb-98
    1,451,549       1,374,085       1,358,483       1,344,354       1,344,054       1,337,197       1,337,197       1,337,197       1,337,197       1,337,197       1,336,623  
May-98
    1,422,243       1,381,906       1,358,692       1,359,011       1,353,652       1,351,820       1,353,605       1,353,787       1,353,787       1,353,787       1,353,121  
Aug-98
    1,386,713       1,324,331       1,325,596       1,321,086       1,316,327       1,316,376       1,316,426       1,316,476       1,316,527               1,315,195  
Nov-98
    1,536,161       1,432,661       1,423,991       1,413,938       1,406,669       1,405,615       1,405,139       1,399,906                       1,397,707  
Feb-99
    1,492,908       1,392,167       1,365,904       1,362,954       1,366,536       1,365,119       1,361,913                               1,359,901  
May-99
    1,691,912       1,619,294       1,594,488       1,592,653       1,588,513       1,586,402                                       1,583,430  
Aug-99
    1,880,903       1,792,471       1,769,981       1,755,897       1,753,214                                               1,747,869  
Nov-99
    2,148,501       2,074,814       2,046,275       2,034,381                                                       2,023,000  
Feb-2000
    1,876,480       1,771,150       1,748,531                                                               1,723,949  
May-2000
    1,978,122       1,945,414                                                                       1,895,251  
Aug-2000
    2,045,116                                                                               1,880,756  


                                                                                         
1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11










May-96
    0.925       0.984       0.980       0.995       0.994       1.000       1.007       1.000       1.000       1.000        
Aug-96
    0.908       0.957       0.997       0.995       1.000       1.002       1.006       1.000       1.000       1.000          
Nov-96
    0.928       0.990       1.000       0.994       0.994       1.000       0.997       0.998       1.000       1.000          
Feb-97
    0.907       0.978       0.992       1.004       0.998       0.990       1.014       0.997       1.000       1.000          
May-97
    0.963       0.979       0.990       1.002       1.000       1.000       0.999       1.000       1.000       1.000          
Aug-97
    0.961       0.974       1.001       1.001       1.000       1.000       0.992       1.000       1.000       0.999          
Nov-97
    0.961       1.004       0.988       0.994       1.000       0.998       1.000       1.000       0.996       1.000          
Feb-98
    0.947       0.989       0.990       1.000       0.995       1.000       1.000       1.000       1.000       1.000          
May-98
    0.972       0.983       1.000       0.996       0.999       1.001       1.000       1.000       1.000                  
Aug-98
    0.955       1.001       0.997       0.996       1.000       1.000       1.000       1.000                          
Nov-98
    0.933       0.994       0.993       0.995       0.999       1.000       0.996                                  
Feb-99
    0.933       0.981       0.998       1.003       0.999       0.998                                          
May-99
    0.957       0.985       0.999       0.997       0.999                                                  
Aug-99
    0.953       0.987       0.992       0.998                                                          
Nov-99
    0.966       0.986       0.994                                                                  
Feb-2000
    0.944       0.987                                                                          
May-2000
    0.983                                                                                  
 
Straight Avg
    0.944       0.985       0.991       0.997       0.997       1.001       1.001       0.999       1.008       0.998          
Avg x HiLo
    0.945       0.986       0.992       0.997       0.997       0.999       1.001       1.000       0.999       0.999          
Wtd Avg All
    0.949       0.986       0.993       0.997       0.998       1.000       1.000       1.000       1.006       0.999          
Avg Last 8
    0.953       0.988       0.995       0.997       0.999       1.000       1.000       0.999       0.999       1.000          
Wt Avg.8
    0.954       0.988       0.995       0.998       0.999       1.000       0.999       1.000       0.999       1.000          
Avg Last 4
    0.962       0.986       0.996       0.998       0.999       1.000       0.999       1.000       0.999       1.000          
Wt Avg.4
    0.962       0.986       0.995       0.998       0.999       1.000       0.999       1.000       0.999       1.000          
Select
    0.944       0.988       0.991       0.997       0.999       1.000       1.000       0.999       0.999       1.000          
Cumulative
    0.920       0.974       0.986       0.994       0.997       0.998       0.999       0.998       0.999       1.000          
Ultimate Loss
    1,880,756       1,895,251       1,723,949       2,023,000       1,747,869       1,583,430       1,359,901       1,397,707       1,315,195       1,353,121          

36


Exhibit 13

Countrywide X Auto as of February 28, 2001

                                                                 
Quarterly
Record
Periods INCURRED LOSSES QUARTERLY LAG 0-7 EMERGENCE - IBNR ANALYSIS
Ending 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7









May-96
    35,006,078       3,437,569       684,711       366,055       265,140       165,808       161,717       94,898  
Aug-96
    36,680,040       4,184,110       710,977       413,830       269,616       182,741       133,911       14,423  
Nov-96
    39,364,951       5,182,672       895,501       489,966       352,416       189,898       114,419       90,356  
Feb-97
    40,736,857       4,222,662       803,896       514,647       277,031       180,505       123,907       76,961  
May-97
    44,084,212       5,242,462       1,191,753       594,678       316,638       192,164       121,463       95,719  
Aug-97
    47,920,902       5,776,046       1,291,414       553,786       308,604       270,404       209,562       156,660  
Nov-97
    50,719,745       7,178,631       1,051,954       795,145       390,532       241,180       208,905       125,585  
Feb-98
    58,004,870       4,340,389       1,336,623       711,203       441,389       402,513       137,374       85,993  
May-98
    57,469,615       4,596,326       1,353,121       728,303       492,691       293,498       279,203       201,338  
Aug-98
    59,590,223       5,131,221       1,315,195       785,063       474,482       368,215       170,199       135,172  
Nov-98
    64,450,176       5,476,940       1,397,707       655,292       614,304       391,829       213,994       176,689  
Feb-99
    67,182,405       5,150,553       1,359,901       825,705       531,226       411,193       179,697       226,079  
May-99
    71,911,496       5,920,658       1,583,430       942,834       504,764       421,604       244,247       144,641  
Aug-99
    79,235,439       7,225,518       1,747,869       1,031,631       670,450       287,054       265,278          
Nov-99
    86,695,059       8,463,078       2,023,000       1,123,041       727,666       365,023                  
Feb-2000
    90,173,735       7,063,284       1,723,949       1,234,355       584,067                          
May-2000
    92,079,844       7,885,687       1,895,251       1,168,689                                  
Aug-2000
    94,547,077       8,396,780       1,880,756                                          
Nov-2000
    95,991,072       8,959,569                                                  
Feb-2001
    98,816,838                                                          
 
Emergence
    96,451,662       8,414,012       1,833,319       1,175,362       660,728       357,894       229,741       182,470  
 
Quarterly
Record
Periods INFLATED INCURRED LOSSES QUARTERLY LAG 0-7 EMERGENCE - IBNR ANALYSIS
Ending 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7









May-96
    43,146,526       4,190,586       825,566       436,527       312,724       193,425       186,588       108,294  
Aug-96
    44,714,987       5,044,839       847,853       488,099       314,523       210,845       152,815       16,279  
Nov-96
    47,462,865       6,180,433       1,056,215       571,575       406,615       216,705       129,142       100,867  
Feb-97
    48,579,460       4,980,494       937,793       593,796       316,138       203,732       138,321       84,973  
May-97
    51,995,909       6,115,646       1,375,036       678,626       357,382       214,518       134,108       104,528  
Aug-97
    55,902,599       6,664,362       1,473,718       625,046       344,502       298,555       228,847       169,204  
Nov-97
    58,520,093       8,192,011       1,187,317       887,640       431,190       263,375       225,633       134,157  
Feb-98
    66,193,193       4,898,899       1,492,106       785,245       482,008       434,744       146,750       90,857  
May-98
    64,864,651       5,130,995       1,493,992       795,325       532,143       313,530       294,996       210,398  
Aug-98
    66,522,067       5,665,423       1,436,226       847,926       506,867       389,042       177,858       139,709  
Nov-98
    71,159,971       5,980,955       1,509,627       700,018       649,051       409,461       221,176       180,621  
Feb-99
    73,364,866       5,562,978       1,452,719       872,409       555,131       424,994       183,696       228,581  
May-99
    77,669,737       6,324,765       1,672,993       985,262       521,706       430,986       246,950       144,641  
Aug-99
    84,643,557       7,634,214       1,826,523       1,066,256       685,369       290,230       265,278          
Nov-99
    91,598,784       8,843,917       2,090,899       1,148,031       735,718       365,023                  
Feb-2000
    94,231,553       7,300,353       1,762,311       1,248,013       584,067                          
May-2000
    95,170,378       8,061,163       1,916,222       1,168,689                                  
Aug-2000
    96,650,978       8,489,690       1,880,756                                          
Nov-2000
    97,053,212       8,959,569                                                  
Feb-2001
    98,816,838                                                          

37


Exhibit 14

Countrywide X Auto as of February 28, 2001

                                                                 
Quarterly
Record INFLATED INCURRED LOSSES QUARTERLY LAG 0-7 PURE
Periods PREMIUMS - IBNR ANALYSIS
Ending 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7









May-96
    141.040       13.698       2.699       1.427       1.022       0.632       0.610       0.354  
Aug-96
    141.818       16.000       2.689       1.548       0.998       0.669       0.485       0.052  
Nov-96
    146.080       19.022       3.251       1.759       1.251       0.667       0.397       0.310  
Feb-97
    142.913       14.652       2.759       1.747       0.930       0.599       0.407       0.250  
May-97
    138.831       16.329       3.671       1.812       0.954       0.573       0.358       0.279  
Aug-97
    139.638       16.647       3.681       1.561       0.861       0.746       0.572       0.423  
Nov-97
    140.531       19.672       2.851       2.132       1.035       0.632       0.542       0.322  
Feb-98
    137.353       10.165       3.096       1.629       1.000       0.902       0.305       0.189  
May-98
    131.761       10.423       3.035       1.616       1.081       0.637       0.599       0.427  
Aug-98
    132.351       11.272       2.857       1.687       1.008       0.774       0.354       0.278  
Nov-98
    136.649       11.485       2.899       1.344       1.246       0.786       0.425       0.347  
Feb-99
    136.616       10.359       2.705       1.625       1.034       0.791       0.342       0.426  
May-99
    133.876       10.902       2.884       1.698       0.899       0.743       0.426       0.249  
Aug-99
    135.821       12.250       2.931       1.711       1.100       0.466       0.426          
Nov-99
    136.914       13.219       3.125       1.716       1.100       0.546                  
Feb-2000
    134.826       10.445       2.522       1.786       0.836                          
May-2000
    127.890       10.833       2.575       1.570                                  
Aug-2000
    124.043       10.896       2.414                                          
Nov-2000
    120.595       11.133                                                  
Feb-2001
    120.649                                                          
Straight Avg
    135.010       13.126       2.925       1.669       1.022       0.678       0.446       0.300  
Avg x HiLo
    135.196       12.916       2.909       1.659       1.019       0.677       0.444       0.312  
Avg Last 8
    129.327       11.255       2.757       1.642       1.038       0.706       0.427       0.333  
Avg Last 4
    123.294       10.827       2.659       1.696       0.984       0.636       0.405       0.325  
Select
    129.327       11.255       2.757       1.642       1.038       0.706       0.427       0.333  
                                                                         
Quarterly FUTURE PURE PREMIUMS BY QUARTERLY LAG, INFLATED
Record Total
Periods Future
Ending 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pure Prem










May-96
                                                                    0.057  
Aug-96
                                                                    0.063  
Nov-96
                                                                    0.068  
Feb-97
                                                                    0.074  
May-97
                                                                    0.079  
Aug-97
                                                                    0.105  
Nov-97
                                                                    0.132  
Feb-98
                                                                    0.158  
May-98
                                                                    0.185  
Aug-98
                                                                    0.364  
Nov-98
                                                                    0.545  
Feb-99
                                                                    0.728  
May-99
                                                                    0.913  
Aug-99
                                                            0.336       1.260  
Nov-99
                                                    0.432       0.340       1.706  
Feb-2000
                                            0.713       0.437       0.344       2.438  
May-2000
                                    1.049       0.721       0.442       0.348       3.514  
Aug-2000
                            1.660       1.061       0.729       0.446       0.351       5.213  
Nov-2000
                    2.787       1.679       1.073       0.737       0.451       0.355       8.058  
Feb-2001
            11.379       2.818       1.697       1.085       0.746       0.456       0.359       19.527  

38


Exhibit 15

Countrywide X Auto as of February 28, 2001

SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED IBNR

                                                                         
(1) (2) (3) (5) (4) (6) (7) (8) (9)
 
Quarterly IBNR Avg IBNR
Record Total Required Emerged Required Emerged Required
Periods Future Earned Earned Required IBNR Since IBNR Since IBNR
Ending Pure Prem Exposures Premium IBNR Factors Aug-2000 Factors Aug-2000 Factors










May-96
    0.057       305,916       182,707,245       17,581       0.0 %     2,966       0.0 %     3,749       0.0 %
Aug-96
    0.063       315,298       189,294,752       19,791       0.0 %     2,966       0.0 %     3,749       0.0 %
Nov-96
    0.068       324,911       196,146,572       22,135       0.0 %     2,966       0.0 %     3,749       0.0 %
Feb-97
    0.074       339,923       204,804,526       24,999       0.0 %     2,966       0.0 %     3,749       0.0 %
May-97
    0.079       374,526       224,067,400       29,595       0.0 %     21,056       0.0 %     22,875       0.0 %
Aug-97
    0.105       400,340       239,126,469       42,105       0.0 %     21,056       0.0 %     22,875       0.0 %
Nov-97
    0.132       416,420       246,524,368       54,806       0.0 %     21,056       0.0 %     22,875       0.0 %
Feb-98
    0.158       481,920       278,347,423       76,310       0.0 %     21,056       0.0 %     22,875       0.0 %
May-98
    0.185       492,289       277,743,993       91,258       0.0 %     209,267       0.1 %     177,470       0.1 %
Aug-98
    0.364       502,617       278,081,535       183,134       0.1 %     209,267       0.1 %     177,470       0.1 %
Nov-98
    0.545       520,751       280,693,980       283,981       0.1 %     209,267       0.2 %     177,470       0.2 %
Feb-99
    0.728       537,014       279,298,219       391,107       0.1 %     209,267       0.2 %     177,470       0.2 %
May-99
    0.913       580,161       293,396,358       529,858       0.2 %     388,888       0.3 %     412,210       0.3 %
Aug-99
    1.260       623,200       307,522,334       785,010       0.3 %     552,332       0.4 %     587,634       0.4 %
Nov-99
    1.706       669,022       321,801,544       1,141,021       0.4 %     1,092,689       0.7 %     1,018,621       0.7 %
Feb-2000
    2.438       698,911       330,437,470       1,703,804       0.5 %     1,818,422       1.1 %     1,836,089       1.1 %
May-2000
    3.514       744,159       347,321,145       2,615,156       0.8 %     3,063,940       1.6 %     3,008,680       1.6 %
Aug-2000
    5.213       779,176       358,752,241       4,062,189       1.1 %     10,277,536       4.0 %     10,247,331       4.0 %
Nov-2000
    8.058       804,785       368,144,959       6,485,294       1.8 %                                
Feb-2001
    19.527       819,043       373,175,036       15,993,193       4.3 %                                
 
              12,854,162       6,820,909,077       34,584,463               18,130,936               17,939,953          
                             
Six Mth Runoff Six Mth Runoff
Zero Runoff Estimate #1 Estimate #2



Indicated IBNR:
    34,584,463       30,236,912       30,045,929  
 
Carried IBNR:
    28,782,946       27,252,921       27,252,921  
   
Adequacy:
    (5,801,517 )     (2,983,991 )     (2,793,008 )

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Terms and Definitions:

Accident Year Losses: (number or dollar amount) Losses, which occur in any given 12 month period, are assigned to an accident period. Reserves, regardless of when they are changed or booked, are assigned to that same 12 month period in which the accident occurred. As a result, accident period results will change over time as our estimates of loss costs improve or deteriorate when payments are made or reserves for that accident period are reviewed.

Calendar Year Losses: (number or dollar amount): Reserve changes and Claims payments are recorded in the year the activity takes place without regard to the year in which the accident occurred.

Case Reserves: Estimates of amounts required to settle losses which have already been reported by claimants but have not yet been fully paid. Case reserves represent the largest portion of the reserves for automobile products. There are two types of Case Reserves included in Calendar Year Results:

    1. Average Reserve: These are determined by the actuaries and are generally limited losses estimated to be below a specified threshold.
 
    2. Adjuster Set: Adjuster Set reserves are the claims adjuster’s best estimate of how much a specific loss will cost. Only claims estimates above a specified threshold are included in financial reserves.

Closed Without Payment (CWP): A claim which was originally set up with a reserve where no claim payment was necessary and is now closed.

Closure Rate: The number of claims closed with payment at each evaluation date divided by the ultimate number of incurred claims.

Exposure: The basic rating unit underlying an insurance premium. The unit of exposure will vary based upon the characteristics of the insurance coverage involved. For automobile insurance, one automobile insured for a period of twelve months is a car year or one exposure. A single policy that provides coverage for three vehicles for a six month period is 1.5 car years or 1.5 exposures.

Feature: The smallest divisible part of a claim. This is a loss on one coverage for one person. Generally a claim will involve multiple features such as a Bodily Injury (BI) loss and another for Property Damage (PD).

Financial Case Reserve: See definition for Case Reserves.

Frequency: The number of claims divided by the number of exposure counts. This provides a measure of the proportion of insureds who have claims.

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High Indication: The highest reasonable indicated reserve estimate generated during a review of a segment by any one of the estimation methods used during a review. If all of the estimation methods show adequacy, the value here is the one that represents the smallest reasonable indicated reserve decrease.

Incurred But Not Recorded (IBNR): These are estimates, during any given reporting period, of amounts that will be needed to settle losses which have already occurred but have not been reported by the claimant.

Incurred Losses: Those losses which have been recorded and have either been paid or have had reserves established but claim has not yet been paid. Incurred Losses = Paid Losses + Case Reserves

Lag Groups: Losses separated into subsets according to the calendar period the claims were recorded following the designated accident period. For example, the claims with accident dates during the first quarter of 1999, that were recorded during the third quarter of 1999, would belong to quarterly record lag two.

Loss Ratio (Calendar Year Loss Ratio): (Paid Losses + Paid LAE + Change in Case Reserves + Change in IBNR Reserves + Change in LAE Reserves + Change in Assigned Risk Reserves) divided by Earned Premium.

Low Indication: The lowest reasonable indicated reserve estimate generated during the review of a segment by any one of the estimation methods used. If more than one of the estimation methods show redundancy, the value here is the one that represents the largest reasonable indicated reserve decrease.

Net Loss Reserves: “Net” indicates that we have deducted the expected reinsurance recoverable from the sum of case and IBNR reserves.

Percent Selected: Percent of difference in selected versus carried reserve. Current carried is based on prior month end open reserve.

Policy Year Losses (number or dollar amount): Losses, whenever paid or reserved are assigned to the effective date of the policy which covers the claim. We also collect rate revision period losses which is a special case of the policy period. For rate revision periods, the losses are assigned according to the policy effective date, but policies written between subsequent rate revisions are grouped together. Because rate revisions are not always completed on an annual basis, the rate revision periods may be longer or shorter than one year.

Pure Loss Ratio: (Paid Losses+Change in Case Reserves+Change in IBNR Reserves) divided by Earned Premium

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Pure Premium: Loss dollars divided by the total exposure count. Pure premium is also equal to frequency times severity. This provides the loss dollar component of the premium per exposure count.

Record Year Losses (number and dollar amount): Loss activity, whenever paid or reserved, is assigned to the year the claim is recorded by the company.

Relativity: The magnitude by which a measure of a subset of data differs (expressed as a quotient) from the same measure for the entire set of data. For example, if the countrywide average paid BI claim was $4,500 and Florida’s average BI claim was $5,200, then Florida’s paid BI claim relativity would be 1.156.

Reopened Claim: A claim that was closed (with or without payment) but reopened again at a later date due to the discovery of additional information. We reserve for future reopened claims as IBNR.

Reserves: Actuarial estimates of our ultimate liability for losses and loss adjustment expenses which have occurred prior to the end of any given accounting period but have not yet been paid by the company. These estimates are influenced by many difficult to quantify variables such as trend/inflation on automobile costs, changes in claims practices, etc.

Salvage and Subrogation: This reserve is the amount of future recoveries we expect to collect. Treated as IBNR, a bulk reserve because there is no feature open.

Segment: A given combination of states, products, and coverage’s with reasonably similar loss development grouped together when assessing reserve adequacy to maximize the data set’s credibility.

Selected: The dollar value of the reserve increase or decrease selected by the actuarial staff upon completion of segment review.

Severity: Loss dollars divided by number of claims. This indicates the dollar amount of the average claim.

Taken Dollars Total: The dollar amount of reserve increase or decrease that was actually applied to the reserve once a segment review has been completed.

Threshold: The point at which the dollar value of a claim is large enough to justify having the adjuster set the reserve on the claim, versus an average reserve balance being assigned by the system.

Trend Factor: The purpose of a trend factor is to restate losses from some historic period to levels appropriate in a future period. This is similar to an inflation adjustment. If the trend estimate exceeds the actual trend, we could be over-reserved and will understate earnings in the current period. If the trend estimate is less than the actual trend, risks may be under-reserved and

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we will overstate earnings in the current period. There are two different trend factors reported and used by Progressive- severity and frequency- the product of which produce a pure premium trend.

Ultimate: The final or farthest possible extent of the analysis. The projected final value of a quantity (e.g. loss, severity, frequency) once development has concluded.

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