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Segment Information
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information
Segment Information
The Company is organized into two operating segments: Insurance and Reinsurance. Subsequent to the transaction described in Note 3(c), "Acquisitions and Disposals - Catlin Acquisition," the underwriting results of the acquired businesses from the Acquisition Date through September 30, 2015 are included in the Company's Insurance or Reinsurance segment, as appropriate.
The Company’s general investment and financing operations are reflected in "Corporate and Other." Subsequent to the transaction described in Note 3(e), "Acquisitions and Disposals - Sale of Life Reinsurance Subsidiary," GCLR reinsures the majority of the Company's life reinsurance business through the Life Retro Arrangements. The results of the Run-Off Life Operations not subject to the Life Retro Arrangements are also reported within Corporate and Other.
The Company evaluates the performance of both the Insurance and Reinsurance segments based on underwriting profit. Other items of revenues and expenditures of the Company are not evaluated at the segment level. In addition, the Company does not allocate investment assets used to support its Property and Casualty ("P&C") operations to the individual segments, except as noted below. Investment assets related to the Company’s Run-Off Life Operations and certain structured products included in the Insurance and Reinsurance segments are held in separately identified portfolios. As such, net investment income from these assets is included in the contribution from the applicable segment or in Corporate and Other. The following tables summarize the segment results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:

Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except ratios)
Insurance
 
Reinsurance
 
Total P&C
 
Corporate
and Other (1)
 
Total
Gross premiums written
$
2,200,196

 
$
458,946

 
$
2,659,142

 
$
80,208

 
$
2,739,350

Net premiums written
1,664,562

 
408,654

 
2,073,216

 
17,812

 
2,091,028

Net premiums earned
1,632,988

 
772,752

 
2,405,740

 
17,812

 
2,423,552

Net losses and loss expenses (2)
1,037,727

 
426,558

 
1,464,285

 
22,579

 
1,486,864

Acquisition costs (2)
214,773

 
189,671

 
404,444

 
4,729

 
409,173

Operating expenses (3)
334,211

 
88,682

 
422,893

 
(26
)
 
422,867

Underwriting profit (loss)
$
46,277

 
$
67,841

 
$
114,118

 
$
(9,470
)
 
$
104,648

Net investment income - excluding Life Funds Withheld Assets (4)
 
 
 
 
152,738

 
10,254

 
162,992

Net investment income - Life Funds Withheld Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
46,586

 
46,586

Net results from structured products (5)
3,328

 
1,109

 
4,437

 

 
4,437

Net fee income and other (6)
(5,207
)
 
533

 
(4,674
)
 
254

 
(4,420
)
Net realized gains (losses) on investments - excluding Life Funds Withheld Assets
 

 
 

 
(197
)
 
(4
)
 
(201
)
Net realized gains (losses) on investments and net unrealized gains (losses) on investments, Trading - Life Funds Withheld Assets
 
 
 
 

 
51,608

 
51,608

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments
 

 
 

 

 
(7,903
)
 
(7,903
)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on life retrocession embedded derivative and derivative instruments - Life Funds Withheld Assets
 
 
 
 

 
(126,140
)
 
(126,140
)
Net income (loss) from investment fund affiliates and operating affiliates (7)
 

 
 

 

 
4,481

 
4,481

Exchange (gains) losses
 

 
 

 

 
11,661

 
11,661

Corporate operating expenses
 

 
 

 

 
135,500

 
135,500

Contribution from P&C and Corporate and Other
 

 
 

 
266,422

 
(177,495
)
 
88,927

Interest expense (8)
 

 
 

 
 

 
40,798

 
40,798

Non-controlling interests
 

 
 

 
 

 
57,889

 
57,889

Income tax expense
 

 
 

 
 

 
(37,042
)
 
(37,042
)
Net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
27,282

Ratios – P&C operations: (9)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Loss and loss expense ratio
63.5
%
 
55.2
%
 
60.9
%
 
 

 
 

Underwriting expense ratio
33.7
%
 
36.0
%
 
34.4
%
 
 

 
 

Combined ratio
97.2
%
 
91.2
%
 
95.3
%
 
 

 
 

____________
(1)
Corporate and Other includes other items of our revenues and expenditures that are not evaluated at the segment level for reporting purposes, as well as the Company's Run-Off Life Operations.
(2)
The Company has reflected the amortization of certain fair value adjustments recorded in conjunction with the Catlin Acquisition within the respective segments.
(3)
Operating expenses of the segments exclude Corporate operating expenses, shown separately.
(4)
Net investment income - excluding Life Funds Withheld Assets does not include net investment income related to the net results from structured products.
(5)
The net results from P&C structured products include net investment income and interest expense of $15.6 million and $11.1 million, respectively.
(6)
Net fee income and other includes operating expenses from the Company's loss prevention consulting services business.
(7)
The Company generally records the income related to the hedge fund affiliates and to the private investment and operating fund affiliates on a one-month and three-month lag, respectively.
(8)
Interest expense excludes interest expense related to deposit liabilities recorded in the Insurance and Reinsurance segments.
(9)
Ratios are based on net premiums earned from P&C operations.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except ratios)
Insurance
 
Reinsurance
 
Total P&C
 
Corporate
and Other (1)
 
Total
Gross premiums written
$
1,324,418

 
$
276,284

 
$
1,600,702

 
$
83,496

 
$
1,684,198

Net premiums written
956,185

 
258,061

 
1,214,246

 
19,739

 
1,233,985

Net premiums earned
1,018,416

 
435,257

 
1,453,673

 
19,739

 
1,473,412

Net losses and loss expenses
650,256

 
209,332

 
859,588

 
20,101

 
879,689

Acquisition costs
95,992

 
84,800

 
180,792

 
2,090

 
182,882

Operating expenses (2)
218,281

 
50,637

 
268,918

 
2,785

 
271,703

Underwriting profit (loss)
$
53,887

 
$
90,488

 
$
144,375

 
$
(5,237
)
 
$
139,138

Net investment income - excluding Life Funds Withheld Assets (3)
 
 
 
 
141,575

 
11,552

 
153,127

Net investment income - Life Funds Withheld Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
56,474

 
56,474

Net results from structured products (4)
3,571

 
1,720

 
5,291

 

 
5,291

Net fee income and other (5)
(3,826
)
 
601

 
(3,225
)
 
167

 
(3,058
)
Net realized gains (losses) on investments - excluding Life Funds Withheld Assets
 

 
 

 
9,418

 
395

 
9,813

Net realized gains (losses) on investments and net unrealized gains (losses) on investments, Trading - Life Funds Withheld Assets
 
 
 
 

 
(5,472
)
 
(5,472
)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments
 

 
 

 

 
5,131

 
5,131

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on life retrocession embedded derivative and derivative instruments - Life Funds Withheld Assets
 
 
 
 

 
(201,264
)
 
(201,264
)
Net income (loss) from investment fund affiliates and operating affiliates (6)
 

 
 

 

 
44,521

 
44,521

Exchange (gains) losses
 

 
 

 

 
(23,348
)
 
(23,348
)
Corporate operating expenses
 

 
 

 

 
55,322

 
55,322

Contribution from P&C and Corporate and Other
 

 
 

 
297,434

 
(125,707
)
 
171,727

Interest expense (7)
 

 
 

 
 

 
31,703

 
31,703

Non-controlling interests
 

 
 

 
 

 
37,583

 
37,583

Income tax expense
 

 
 

 
 

 
30,057

 
30,057

Net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
$
72,384

Ratios – P&C operations: (8)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Loss and loss expense ratio
63.8
%
 
48.1
%
 
59.1
%
 
 

 


Underwriting expense ratio
30.9
%
 
31.1
%
 
31.0
%
 
 

 
 

Combined ratio
94.7
%
 
79.2
%
 
90.1
%
 
 

 
 

____________
(1)
Corporate and Other includes other items of our revenue and expenditures that are not evaluated at the segment level for reporting purposes, as well as the Company's Run-Off Life Operations.
(2)
Operating expenses of the segments exclude Corporate operating expenses, shown separately.
(3)
Net investment income - excluding Life Funds Withheld Assets does not include net investment income related to the net results from structured products.
(4)
The net results from P&C structured products include net investment income and interest credit of $16.8 million and $11.1 million, respectively.
(5)
Net fee income and other includes operating expenses from the Company's loss prevention consulting services business.
(6)
The Company generally records the income related to the hedge fund affiliates and to the private investment and operating fund affiliates on a one-month and three-month lag, respectively.
(7)
Interest expense excludes interest expense related to deposit liabilities recorded in the Insurance and Reinsurance segments.
(8)
Ratios are based on net premiums earned from P&C operations.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except ratios)
Insurance
 
Reinsurance
 
Total P&C
 
Corporate
and Other (1)
 
Total
Gross premiums written
$
6,074,387

 
$
2,066,856

 
$
8,141,243

 
$
234,602

 
$
8,375,845

Net premiums written
4,155,442

 
1,854,590

 
6,010,032

 
50,576

 
6,060,608

Net premiums earned
4,008,200

 
1,780,829

 
5,789,029

 
50,576

 
5,839,605

Net losses and loss expenses (2)
2,551,044

 
834,263

 
3,385,307

 
64,047

 
3,449,354

Acquisition costs (2)
476,876

 
419,380

 
896,256

 
8,230

 
904,486

Operating expenses (3)
834,829

 
202,904

 
1,037,733

 
846

 
1,038,579

Underwriting profit (loss)
$
145,451

 
$
324,282

 
$
469,733

 
$
(22,547
)
 
$
447,186

Net investment income - excluding Life Funds Withheld Assets (4)
 
 
 
 
435,007

 
31,295

 
466,302

Net investment income - Life Funds Withheld Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
143,869

 
143,869

Net results from structured products (5)
9,634

 
5,085

 
14,719

 

 
14,719

Net fee income and other (6)
(14,705
)
 
1,981

 
(12,724
)
 
432

 
(12,292
)
Net realized gains (losses) on investments - excluding Life Funds Withheld Assets
 

 
 

 
9,833

 
(1,081
)
 
8,752

Net realized gains (losses) on investments and net unrealized gains (losses) on investments, Trading - Life Funds Withheld Assets
 

 
 

 

 
145,513

 
145,513

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments
 

 
 

 

 
57,127

 
57,127

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on life retrocession embedded derivative and derivative instruments - Life Funds Withheld Assets
 
 
 
 

 
(116,333
)
 
(116,333
)
Net income (loss) from investment fund affiliates and operating affiliates (7)
 

 
 

 

 
103,317

 
103,317

Gain on sale of operating affiliate
 
 
 
 


 
340,407

 
340,407

Exchange (gains) losses
 

 
 

 

 
49,425

 
49,425

Corporate operating expenses
 

 
 

 

 
328,930

 
328,930

Contribution from P&C and Corporate and Other
 

 
 

 
916,568

 
303,644

 
1,220,212

Interest expense (8)
 

 
 

 
 

 
121,317

 
121,317

Non-controlling interests
 

 
 

 
 

 
100,158

 
100,158

Income tax expense
 

 
 

 
 

 
20,135

 
20,135

Net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
$
978,602

Ratios – P&C operations: (9)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Loss and loss expense ratio
63.6
%
 
46.8
%
 
58.5
%
 
 

 
 

Underwriting expense ratio
32.8
%
 
35.0
%
 
33.4
%
 
 

 
 

Combined ratio
96.4
%
 
81.8
%
 
91.9
%
 
 

 
 

____________
(1)
Corporate and Other includes other items of our revenue and expenditures that are not evaluated at the segment level for reporting purposes, as well as the Company's Run-Off Life Operations.
(2)
The Company has reflected the amortization of certain fair value adjustments recorded in conjunction with the Catlin Acquisition within the respective segments.
(3)
Operating expenses of the segments exclude Corporate operating expenses, shown separately.
(4)
Net investment income - excluding Life Funds Withheld Assets does not include net investment income related to the net results from structured products.
(5)
The net results from P&C structured products include net investment income and interest expense of $46.7 million and $31.7 million, respectively.
(6)
Net fee income and other includes operating expenses from the Company's loss prevention consulting services business.
(7)
The Company generally records the income related to the hedge fund affiliates and to the private investment and operating fund affiliates on a one-month and three-month lag, respectively.
(8)
Interest expense excludes interest expense related to deposit liabilities recorded in the Insurance and Reinsurance segments.
(9)
Ratios are based on net premiums earned from P&C operations.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except ratios)
Insurance
 
Reinsurance
 
Total P&C
 
Corporate
and Other (1)
 
Total
Gross premiums written
$
4,513,749

 
$
1,627,121

 
$
6,140,870

 
$
254,503

 
$
6,395,373

Net premiums written
3,080,432

 
1,486,680

 
4,567,112

 
154,568

 
4,721,680

Net premiums earned
3,014,846

 
1,289,431

 
4,304,277

 
154,568

 
4,458,845

Net losses and loss expenses
1,917,076

 
601,897

 
2,518,973

 
218,987

 
2,737,960

Acquisition costs
300,855

 
252,909

 
553,764

 
13,151

 
566,915

Operating expenses (2)
635,264

 
139,080

 
774,344

 
8,182

 
782,526

Underwriting profit (loss)
$
161,651

 
$
295,545

 
$
457,196

 
$
(85,752
)
 
$
371,444

Net investment income - excluding Life Funds Withheld Assets (3)
 
 
 
 
429,657

 
134,562

 
564,219

Net investment income - Life Funds Withheld Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
75,639

 
75,639

Net results from structured products (4)
40,106

 
8,023

 
48,129

 

 
48,129

Net fee income and other (5)
(8,605
)
 
1,938

 
(6,667
)
 
257

 
(6,410
)
Loss on sale of life reinsurance subsidiary
 
 
 
 

 
666,423

 
666,423

Net realized gains (losses) on investments - excluding Life Funds Withheld Assets
 

 
 

 
105,589

 
4,297

 
109,886

Net realized gains (losses) on investments and net unrealized gains (losses) on investments, Trading - Life Funds Withheld Assets
 

 
 

 

 
(13,619
)
 
(13,619
)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments
 

 
 

 

 
18,540

 
18,540

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on life retrocession embedded derivative and derivative instruments - Life Funds Withheld Assets
 
 
 
 

 
(218,810
)
 
(218,810
)
Net income (loss) from investment fund affiliates and operating affiliates (6)
 

 
 

 

 
169,530

 
169,530

Exchange (gains) losses
 

 
 

 

 
8,234

 
8,234

Corporate operating expenses
 

 
 

 

 
163,155

 
163,155

Contribution from P&C and Corporate and Other
 

 
 

 
1,033,904

 
(753,168
)
 
280,736

Interest expense (7)
 

 
 

 
 

 
96,147

 
96,147

Non-controlling interests
 

 
 

 
 

 
77,024

 
77,024

Income tax expense
 

 
 

 
 

 
58,724

 
58,724

Net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
$
48,841

Ratios – P&C operations: (8)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Loss and loss expense ratio
63.6
%
 
46.7
%
 
58.5
%
 
 

 
 

Underwriting expense ratio
31.0
%
 
30.4
%
 
30.9
%
 
 

 
 

Combined ratio
94.6
%
 
77.1
%
 
89.4
%
 
 

 
 

____________
(1)
Corporate and Other includes other items of our revenue and expenditures that are not evaluated at the segment level for reporting purposes, as well as the Company's Run-Off Life Operations.
(2)
Operating expenses of the segments exclude Corporate operating expenses, shown separately.
(3)
Net investment income - excluding Life Funds Withheld Assets does not include net investment income related to the net results from structured products.
(4)
The net results from P&C structured products include net investment income and interest credit of $52.5 million and $3.7 million, respectively.
(5)
Net fee income and other includes operating expenses from the Company's loss prevention consulting services business.
(6)
The Company generally records the income related to the hedge fund affiliates and to the private investment and operating fund affiliates on a one-month and three-month lag, respectively.
(7)
Interest expense excludes interest expense related to deposit liabilities recorded in the Insurance and Reinsurance segments.
(8)
Ratios are based on net premiums earned from P&C operations.

The following tables summarize the Company’s net premiums earned by line of business for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
Insurance
 
Reinsurance
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Total
P&C Operations:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Professional
$
299,639

 
$
46,877

 
$

 
$
346,516

Casualty
473,777

 
141,135

 

 
614,912

Property catastrophe

 
205,337

 

 
205,337

Property
320,878

 
271,297

 

 
592,175

Marine, energy, aviation and satellite

 
36,345

 

 
36,345

Specialty
462,029

 

 

 
462,029

Other (1)
76,665

 
71,761

 

 
148,426

Total P&C Operations
$
1,632,988

 
$
772,752

 
$

 
$
2,405,740

Corporate and Other:
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Run-off Life operations - Annuity
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Run-off Life operations - Other Life

 

 
17,812

 
17,812

Total Corporate and Other
$

 
$

 
$
17,812

 
$
17,812

Total
$
1,632,988

 
$
772,752

 
$
17,812

 
$
2,423,552

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
Insurance
 
Reinsurance
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Total
P&C Operations:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Professional
$
269,275

 
$
45,221

 
$

 
$
314,496

Casualty
358,505

 
66,638

 

 
425,143

Property catastrophe

 
103,813

 

 
103,813

Property
139,663

 
155,415

 

 
295,078

Marine, energy, aviation and satellite

 
30,511

 

 
30,511

Specialty
186,360

 

 

 
186,360

Other (1)
64,613

 
33,659

 

 
98,272

Total P&C Operations
$
1,018,416

 
$
435,257

 
$

 
$
1,453,673

Corporate and Other:
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Run-off Life operations - Annuity
$

 
$

 
$
2

 
$
2

Run-off Life operations - Other Life

 

 
19,737

 
19,737

Total Corporate and Other
$

 
$

 
$
19,739

 
$
19,739

Total
$
1,018,416

 
$
435,257

 
$
19,739

 
$
1,473,412

____________
(1)
Other within the Insurance segment includes: excess and surplus, programs, surety, structured indemnity and certain discontinued lines. Other within the Reinsurance segment includes: whole account contracts, accident and health and other lines.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
Insurance
 
Reinsurance
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Total
P&C Operations:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Professional
$
852,398

 
$
125,110

 
$

 
$
977,508

Casualty
1,203,584

 
325,130

 

 
1,528,714

Property catastrophe

 
462,862

 

 
462,862

Property
708,275

 
634,419

 

 
1,342,694

Marine, energy, aviation and satellite

 
86,969

 

 
86,969

Specialty
1,014,147

 

 

 
1,014,147

Other (1)
229,796

 
146,339

 

 
376,135

Total P&C Operations
$
4,008,200

 
$
1,780,829

 
$

 
$
5,789,029

Corporate and Other:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Run-off Life operations - Annuity
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Run-off Life operations - Other Life

 

 
50,576

 
50,576

Total Corporate and Other
$

 
$

 
$
50,576

 
$
50,576

Total
$
4,008,200

 
$
1,780,829

 
$
50,576

 
$
5,839,605

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
Insurance
 
Reinsurance
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Total
P&C Operations:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Professional
$
812,211

 
$
139,564

 
$

 
$
951,775

Casualty
1,061,499

 
226,288

 

 
1,287,787

Property catastrophe

 
324,812

 

 
324,812

Property
422,270

 
432,991

 

 
855,261

Marine, energy, aviation and satellite

 
75,090

 

 
75,090

Specialty
543,217

 

 

 
543,217

Other (1)
175,649

 
90,686

 

 
266,335

Total P&C Operations
$
3,014,846

 
$
1,289,431

 
$

 
$
4,304,277

Corporate and Other:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Run-off Life operations - Annuity
$

 
$

 
$
53,363

 
$
53,363

Run-off Life operations - Other Life

 

 
101,205

 
101,205

Total Corporate and Other
$

 
$

 
$
154,568

 
$
154,568

Total
$
3,014,846

 
$
1,289,431

 
$
154,568

 
$
4,458,845

____________
(1)
Other within the Insurance segment includes: excess and surplus, programs, surety, structured indemnity and certain discontinued lines. Other within the Reinsurance segment includes: whole account contracts, accident and health and other lines.