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FORM 10-K
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
     
þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2006
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Transition Period from                      to                     
Commission File Number: 0-22280
PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED HOLDING CORP.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
PENNSYLVANIA   23-2202671
     
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
One Bala Plaza, Suite 100    
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania   19004
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 617-7900
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
     
Title of Each Class   Name of Each Exchange on which Registered
     
Common Stock, no par value   The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act).
YES: þ NO: o
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
YES: o NO: þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
YES: þ NO: o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.
o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer (see definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). (Check one):
Large accelerated filer: þ            Accelerated Filer: o            Non-accelerated Filer: o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
YES: o NO: þ
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based upon the closing sale price of the Common Stock on June 30, 2006, as reported on the NASDAQ National Market System, was $1,685,118,229. Shares of Common Stock held by each executive officer and director and by certain other persons have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.
As of January 31, 2007, Registrant had outstanding 70,852,357 shares of Common Stock.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
(1)   Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement for Registrant’s 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held April 27, 2007 are incorporated by reference in Part III.
 
 

 


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PART I
Item 1. BUSINESS
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Item 2. PROPERTIES
Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
PART II
Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
PART III
Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
PART IV
Item 15. — EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SCHEDULES
SIGNATURES
JAMES J. MAGUIRE, JR. 2006 GRANT OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
SEAN S. SWEENEY 2006 GRANT OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
CRAIG P. KELLER 2006 GRANT OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
CHRISTOPHER J. MAGUIRE 2006 GRANT OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2006
LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FORM
CERTIFICATION OF THE COMPANY'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
CERTIFICATION OF THE COMPANY'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
CERTIFICATION OF THE COMPANY'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906


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PART I
Item 1. BUSINESS
GENERAL
     As used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, (i) “Philadelphia Insurance” refers to Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp., (ii) the “Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our” refers to Philadelphia Insurance and its subsidiaries, doing business as Philadelphia Insurance Companies; (iii) the “Insurance Subsidiaries” refers to Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company (“PIIC”), Philadelphia Insurance Company (“PIC”), Liberty American Select Insurance Company (“LASIC”) and Liberty American Insurance Company (“LAIC”), collectively; (iv) “MIA” refers to Maguire Insurance Agency, Inc., a captive underwriting manager; (v) “LAIS” refers to Liberty American Insurance Services, Inc., a managing general agency; (vi) “Premium Finance” refers to Liberty American Premium Finance Company; and (vii) “PCHC Investment” refers to PCHC Investment Corp., an investment holding company. Philadelphia Insurance was incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1984 as an insurance holding company. Liberty American Insurance Group, Inc., a Delaware insurance holding company, and its subsidiaries LASIC, LAIC, LAIS and Premium Finance, are sometimes referred to herein collectively as “Liberty”.
The Company’s core strategy consists of three major principles:
    Adhering to an underwriting philosophy aimed at consistently generating underwriting profits through sound risk selection and pricing discipline.
 
    Distributing products through a “mixed” marketing platform, which includes direct policyholder prospecting, an extensive network of independent producers, a subset of this network, known as “preferred agents,” with whom the Company has established special distribution arrangements, wholesalers and the internet.
 
    Seeking to create value-added coverage and service features not found in typical property and casualty policies that the Company believes differentiates and enhances the marketability and appeal of its products relative to its competitors.
     2006 gross written premiums increased 18.0% to $1,493.2 million. Premium growth was primarily attributable to: consistent prospecting efforts by marketing personnel in conjunction with long-term relationships formed by the Company’s Marketing Regional Vice Presidents; continued expansion of marketing efforts through the Company’s field organization and preferred agents; better “brand” recognition with producers; the A+ (“Superior”) A.M. Best Company rating (for PIIC and for PIC); differentiated policy forms; and the introduction of a number of new products. The Company’s GAAP basis calendar year combined ratio (the sum of the net loss and loss adjustment expenses and acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses divided by net earned premiums) was 69.0% for 2006, which was substantially lower than the combined ratio of the property and casualty industry as a whole. The Company’s calendar year combined ratio included a $91.4 million pre-tax benefit from a decrease in net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses due to favorable trends in prior years’ claims emergence. The combined ratio for the 2006 accident year, which excludes the $91.4 million pre-tax benefit from prior years claim emergence, was 76.8%. During 2006, total assets increased to $3.4 billion, and shareholders’ equity increased 43% to $1,167.3 million.
INDUSTRY TRENDS
     During 2006, despite increasing price competition across most commercial and personal lines products, and slowing top-line premium growth, the property/casualty industry realized underwriting profits primarily due to a relatively mild catastrophe season, favorable prior year loss-reserve development and higher net investment income.
BUSINESS OVERVIEW AND STRATEGY
     The Company designs, markets and underwrites specialty commercial and personal property and casualty insurance products incorporating value-added coverages and services for select target markets or niches. The Company targets markets and niches with specialized areas of demand, by offering, among other things, innovative policy features. The Company believes this approach allows it to compete by offering coverage and customized solutions, rather than just price. Insurance products are distributed through a diverse multi-channel delivery system centered around the Company’s production underwriting organization. A select group of 175

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“preferred agents” and a broader network of approximately 10,000 independent producers supplement the production underwriting organization, which consisted of 260 professionals located in 38 regional and field offices across the United States as of December 31, 2006.
     The Company’s commercial products include commercial multi-peril package insurance targeting specialized niches, including, among others, non-profit and religious organizations, sports and recreation centers, homeowners’ and condominium associations, private, vocational and specialty schools, mental health facilities and day care facilities; commercial automobile insurance targeting the leasing and rent-a-car industries; property insurance for large commercial accounts such as nursing homes, hospitals and inland marine products targeting larger new builders’ risk and miscellaneous property floaters. During 2006, the Company also began offering an insurance product for the antique/collector car niche.
     The Company also writes select classes of professional and management liability products, as well as personal property and casualty products for the homeowners and manufactured housing markets.
     The Company maintains detailed systems, records and databases that enable the monitoring of its book of business in order to identify and react swiftly to positive or negative developments and trends. The Company is able to track performance, including loss ratios, by segment, product, region, state, producer and policyholder. Detailed profitability reports are produced and reviewed on a routine (primarily monthly) basis as part of the policy of regularly analyzing and reviewing the Company’s book of business.
     The Company maintains a local presence to more effectively serve its producer and customer base, operating through 13 regional offices and 25 field offices throughout the country, which report to the regional offices. These offices are staffed with marketers, field underwriters, and, in some cases, accounts receivable and claims personnel, who interact closely with home office management in making key decisions. This approach allows the Company to adapt its marketing and underwriting strategies to local conditions and build value-added relationships with its customers and producers.
     The Company selects and targets industries and niches that require specialized areas of expertise where it believes it can grow business through creatively developing insurance products with innovative features specially designed to meet those areas of demand. The Company believes that these features are not included in typical property and casualty policies, enabling it to compete based on the unique or customized nature of the coverage provided.
Business Segments
     The Company’s operations are classified into three reportable business segments:
    The Commercial Lines Underwriting Group, which has underwriting responsibility for the commercial multi-peril package, commercial automobile, specialty property and inland marine, and antique/collector car insurance products;
 
    The Specialty Lines Underwriting Group, which has underwriting responsibility for the professional and management liability insurance products; and
 
    The Personal Lines Underwriting Group, which has underwriting responsibility for personal property insurance products for the homeowners and manufactured housing market in Florida, and the National Flood Insurance Program for both personal and commercial policyholders.
     The following table sets forth, for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, the gross written premiums for each of the Company’s business segments and the relative percentages that such premiums represented.
                                                 
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2006     2005     2004  
    Dollars     Percentage     Dollars     Percentage     Dollars     Percentage  
    (dollars in thousands)  
Commercial Lines
  $ 1,169,468       78.3 %   $ 960,344       75.9 %   $ 874,018       74.6 %
Specialty Lines
    227,567       15.2       205,306       16.2       184,419       15.7  
Personal Lines
    96,213       6.5       99,265       7.9       112,880       9.7  
 
                                   
Total
  $ 1,493,248       100.0 %   $ 1,264,915       100.0 %   $ 1,171,317       100.0 %
 
                                   

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Commercial Lines:
     Commercial Package: The Company has provided Commercial multi-peril package policies to targeted niche markets for over 18 years. The primary customers for these policies include:
    non-profit organizations;
 
    social service agencies;
 
    health and fitness clubs and studios;
 
    homeowners and condominium associations;
 
    private, vocational and specialty schools;
 
    religious organizations;
 
    day care facilities;
 
    mental health facilities;
 
    amateur and professional sports associations and teams;
 
    entertainment parks/centers;
 
    bowling centers;
 
    golf and country clubs;
 
    public entity;
 
    retail shopping centers, business parks and medical facilities;
 
    hotels and motels; and
 
    campground and recreational vehicle park operators.
     The package policies provide a combination of comprehensive liability, property and automobile coverage with limits of up to $1.0 million for casualty, $100.0 million for property, and umbrella limits on an optional basis of up to $10.0 million. The Company believes its ability to provide professional/management liability and general liability coverages in one policy is advantageous and convenient to producers and policyholders.
     Commercial Automobile and Commercial Excess: The Company has provided primary, excess, contingent, interim and garage liability; physical damage; and property insurance to targeted markets for over 40 years. The primary customers for these policies include:
    rental car companies;
 
    leasing companies;
 
    banks; and
 
    credit unions.
     Specialty Property & Inland Marine: The Company has provided property and inland marine coverage to targeted markets for the past seven years. The primary customers for these policies include:
    nursing homes;
 
    hospitals; and
 
    commercial real estate developers.
     Antique/Collector Car Program: During 2006, the Company began providing specialized automobile liability and physical damage insurance for the antique/collector car industry. Coverage includes enhancements to the standard automobile policy such as agreed value, inflation guard, auto show and medical reimbursement to meet the unique exposures associated with this industry.
Specialty Lines:
     The Company has provided a comprehensive professional liability (errors and omissions) and management liability (directors and officers) policies to targeted classes of business for approximately fifteen years.
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    miscellaneous professional (preferred classes include among others: computer technology, management and marketing consultants, claims adjusters, and mortgage brokers).
     The management liability policy includes directors and officers, employment practices, fiduciary, workplace violence, and internet liability coverage parts for:
    non-profit organizations; and
 
    private companies.
Personal Lines:
     The Company entered the personal lines property and casualty business through the acquisition of Liberty in 1999. This personal lines platform produces and underwrites specialized homeowners’ and manufactured housing property and casualty business in Florida. Liberty also produces and services federal flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program for both personal and commercial policyholders.
Homeowners type products are offered to:
    single family homes, primarily built after 1995;
 
    mobile homes, primarily built after 1995;
 
    condominiums; and
 
    rental dwellings.
Geographic Distribution
     The following table provides the geographic distribution of direct earned premiums for all reportable business segments of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2006. No other state accounted for more than 2% of total direct earned premiums for the year ended December 31, 2006.
                 
(Dollars in thousands)      
State   Direct Earned Premiums     Percent of Total  
Florida
  $ 198,925       14.6 %
California
    171,007       12.6  
New York
    145,289       10.7  
Pennsylvania
    74,986       5.5  
Texas
    74,915       5.5  
Massachusetts
    59,266       4.4  
New Jersey
    58,918       4.3  
Illinois
    39,903       2.9  
Ohio
    38,768       2.8  
Michigan
    28,252       2.1  
Minnesota
    27,802       2.0  
Missouri
    27,492       2.0  
Other
    415,534       30.6  
 
           
Total Direct Earned Premiums
  $ 1,361,057       100.0 %
 
           
See Note 20 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included with this Form 10-K for information concerning the revenues, net income and assets of each of the Company’s business segments.

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Underwriting and Pricing
     The Company’s business segments are organized around its three underwriting divisions: Commercial Lines, Specialty Lines, and Personal Lines. Each underwriting division’s responsibilities include pricing, managing the risk selection process, and monitoring loss ratios by product.
     The Company attempts to adhere to conservative underwriting and pricing practices. Written underwriting guidelines are maintained and updated regularly for all classes of business underwritten and adherence to these underwriting guidelines is maintained through underwriting audits conducted by the Company. Product pricing levels are monitored utilizing a system which measures the aggregate price level of a book of business. This system assists management and underwriters in promptly recognizing and responding to price deterioration. When necessary, the Company re-underwrites, sharply curtails or discontinues a product deemed to present unacceptable risks.
     The Commercial Lines Underwriting Group has underwriting responsibility for the Company’s commercial multi-peril package, commercial automobile, large property and inland marine, and antique/collector car insurance products. As of December 31, 2006, the Group consisted of 86 home office and 80 regional office underwriters (including underwriting managers), who are supported by underwriting assistants, raters, and other policy administration personnel. The Commercial Lines home office underwriting unit is responsible for underwriting, auditing, servicing renewal business, and authorizing quotes for new business which are in excess of the regional office underwriters’ authority. The regional office underwriters have the responsibility for pricing, underwriting, and policy issuance for new business. The Commercial Lines Underwriting Group is under the direction of the Senior Vice President of Commercial Lines who reports directly to the Chief Underwriting Officer. Overall management responsibility for the book of business resides in the home office with the senior underwriting officers. The Company believes that its ability to deliver excellent service and build long lasting relationships is enhanced through its organizational structure.
     The Specialty Lines Underwriting Group has the underwriting responsibility for the professional and management liability products. As of December 31, 2006 the Group consisted of 22 home office and 34 regional office underwriters (including underwriting managers). These underwriters and underwriter trainees are supported by underwriting assistants and other policy administration personnel. The home office underwriting unit is responsible for underwriting, auditing and servicing renewal business, as well as an authority referral for the regional office underwriters for quoting new business. The regional office underwriters have the responsibility for pricing, underwriting, and policy issuance of new business. The Specialty Lines Underwriting Group is managed by the Vice President of Specialty Lines who reports directly to the Chief Underwriting Officer.
     The Personal Lines Underwriting Group is located in Pinellas Park, Florida. The underwriting process is under the direction of the Personal Lines Chief Operating Officer. Much of the underwriting function is automated through Liberty’s proprietary policy underwriting system, “InTouch.” Underwriting guidelines are embedded within this system which prohibits binding an account if the risk does not meet the underwriting guidelines. The Company has a proactive exposure distribution management system in place to aid in portfolio optimization. The risk portfolio is managed at a zip code level through the use of in-house software and external modeling tools. The Company selectively inspects the properties for its preferred homeowners program and for its manufactured homes on private property product.
     The Company uses a combination of Insurance Services Office, Inc. (“ISO”) coverage forms and rates and independently filed forms and rates. Coverage forms and rates are independently developed for situations where the line of business is not supported by ISO or where management believes the ISO forms and rates do not adequately address the risk. Departures from ISO forms are also used to differentiate the Company’s products from its competitors.
Reinsurance
     The Company has entered into various reinsurance agreements for the purpose of limiting loss exposure and managing capacity constraints as described below:
     The Company’s casualty excess of loss reinsurance agreement (“Excess Treaty”) provides that the Company bears the first $1.0 million primary layer of liability on each loss occurrence. Risks in excess of $1.0 million up to $11.0 million are reinsured under the Excess Treaty. In instances where the Company has written an umbrella policy for a policy under which the Company provides the first $1.0 million primary layer of coverage, the coverage is $9.0 million in excess of $2.0 million for each loss occurrence. Casualty, liability and fidelity risks are reinsured under the Excess Treaty. As of January 2007, the reinsurers participating on the Excess Treaty are Allied World Assurance Company Ltd., Everest Reinsurance Company, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Odyssey America

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Reinsurance Corp. and Transatlantic Reinsurance Co. with pro rata participation of 27.5%, 27.5%, 15.0%, 10.0%, and 20.0%, respectively. Facultative reinsurance (reinsurance which is provided on an individual risk basis) is placed for each casualty risk in excess of $11.0 million.
     As of January 1, 2007, the Company’s property excess of loss reinsurance treaty provides that the Company bears the first $2.0 million of loss on each risk, with its reinsurers bearing losses up to $50.0 million on each risk. Limits of $13.0 million in excess of $2.0 million are provided by General Reinsurance Corporation. Limits of $35.0 million in excess of $15.0 million are provided by Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation, at a 75% participation rate, and five other reinsurers, that are rated at least “A” (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company, at varying rates of participation aggregating a 25% total participation. In addition, the Company has automatic facultative excess of loss reinsurance with General Reinsurance Corporation for each property loss in excess of $50.0 million up to $100.0 million. To mitigate potential exposures to losses arising from terrorist acts, the Company has purchased per risk reinsurance coverage for terrorism with a $48.0 million aggregate policy limit effective January 1, 2007 from General Reinsurance Corporation. Under this reinsurance coverage, the Company bears the first $2.0 million layer of loss on each risk and coverage.
     The Company purchases property catastrophe reinsurance covering both its commercial and personal lines catastrophe losses. The Company’s primary catastrophe reinsurance program provides coverage for a one year period with a June 1 renewal date.
     For its personal lines catastrophe losses, the Company’s reinsurance coverage which was effective June 1, 2006 is approximately $212.9 million in excess of the Company’s $7.5 million per occurrence retention. Of this total amount, the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (the “FHCF”) provides on an aggregate basis for LASIC and LAIC coverage of approximately $100.4 million in excess of $37.8 million, which represents coverage for both companies at the 90% coverage election. In addition, LASIC was permitted by the FHCF to purchase additional FHCF reimbursement coverage of $10.0 million in excess of approximately $7.5 million, which includes one prepaid reinstatement premium at no additional charge. The FHCF coverage inures to the benefit of the Company’s open-market catastrophe program. The coverage provided by the open-market catastrophe program (large reinsurers that are rated at least “A-” (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company) includes one mandatory reinstatement, but the FHCF coverage does not reinstate, except for the $10.0 million provided for in LASIC’s additional reimbursement coverage. Since the FHCF reimbursement coverage cannot be reinstated, the Company’s open-market program is structured such that catastrophe reinsurance coverage excess of the FHCF coverage will “drop down” and fill in any portion of the FHCF coverage which has been utilized. Based upon the various modeling methods utilized by the Company to estimate its probable maximum loss for its personal lines business, the 100 year storm event is estimated at $203.4 million, and the 250 year storm event is estimated at $353.5 million. These loss estimates were calculated using the personal lines in-force exposures as of September 30, 2006.
     The Company has purchased reinstatement premium protection reinsurance contracts, effective June 1, 2006, which pay 100% of the reinstatement premium for the one mandatory reinstatement which the Company becomes liable to pay as a result of loss occurrences exceeding $17.5 million for its personal lines open-market catastrophe reinsurance program.
     For its commercial lines catastrophe losses, the Company’s catastrophe reinsurance coverage effective June 1, 2006 is $90.0 million in excess of the Company’s $10.0 million per occurrence retention. Based upon the various modeling methods utilized by the Company to estimate its probable maximum loss for its commercial lines business, the 100 year storm event is estimated at $100.5 million and the 250 year storm event is estimated at $165.8 million. These loss estimates were calculated using the commercial lines inforce exposures as of September 1, 2006.
     The Company also has an excess casualty reinsurance agreement which provides an additional $18.0 million of coverage excess of a $2.0 million Company retention for protection from exposures such as extra-contractual obligations and judgments in excess of policy limits. An errors and omissions insurance policy provides an additional $10.0 million of coverage with respect to these exposures.
     The Company seeks to limit the risk of a reinsurer’s default in a number of ways. First, the Company principally contracts with large reinsurers that are rated at least “A” (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company. Additionally, the Company will obtain collateral for balances due from reinsurers that are not approved by the Pennsylvania and/or Florida Insurance Departments due to their foreign domiciliary status, and seeks to collect the obligations of its reinsurers on a timely basis. This collection effort is supported through the regular monitoring of reinsurance receivables. Finally, the Company typically does not write casualty policies in excess of $11.0 million or property policies in excess of $100.0 million. Although the Company purchases reinsurance to limit its loss exposure by transferring certain large risks to its reinsurers, reinsurance does not relieve the Company of its liability to policyholders. The Company regularly assesses its reinsurance needs and seeks to improve the terms of its reinsurance arrangements as market conditions

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permit. Such improvements may involve changes in retentions, modifications in premium rates, changes in reinsurers and other matters.
     The following table sets forth the ten largest reinsurers in terms of reinsurance receivables, net of collateral the Company is holding from such reinsurers, as of December 31, 2006:
($’s in thousands)
                         
    Unsecured              
    Reinsurance              
Reinsurer   Receivables     % of Total     A.M. Best Rating  
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
  $ 34,432       15.4 %     A  
General Reinsurance Corporation
    30,997       13.8 %     A++  
National Flood Insurance Program
    27,919       12.5 %   Not Rated-Voluntary Pool
ACE Property & Casualty Insurance Company
    25,097       11.2 %     A+  
Munich Reinsurance America, Inc.
    21,123       9.4 %     A  
Converium Reinsurance (NA) Inc.
    17,179       7.7 %     B+ (2)
Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation
    15,935       7.1 %     A+  
Everest Reinsurance Company
    14,328       6.4 %     A+  
Employers Reinsurance Corporation
    12,478       5.6 %     A  
CUMIS Insurance Society Inc.
    5,642       2.5 %     A  
All Other Reinsurers
    18,776       8.4 %      
 
                   
Total Unsecured Reinsurance Receivables
  $ 223,906 (1)     100.0 %        
 
                   
 
(1)   This amount differs by $48.9 million from the reinsurance receivables of $272.8 million as reported in the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2006 due to the collateral held by the Company from the reinsurers reflected in this table.
 
(2)   On October 17, 2006, Converium AG (Switzerland) announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to sell Converium Reinsurance (NA) Inc. to National Indemnity Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, that is rated A++ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company. On December 14, 2006, Converium AG (Switzerland) announced the closing of this sale.
Marketing and Distribution
     Proactive risk selection based on sound underwriting criteria and relationship selling in clearly defined target markets continues to be the foundation of the Company’s marketing plan. Within this framework, the Company’s marketing effort is designed to promote a systematic and disciplined approach to developing business which is anticipated to be profitable.
     The Company distributes its products through its production underwriting organization, an extensive network of approximately 10,000 independent producers and its “preferred agent” program. The Company’s most important distribution channel is its production underwriting organization. The production underwriting organization was established by the Company to stimulate new sales through independent producers. The production underwriting organization is currently comprised of 260 professionals located in 38 offices in major markets across the country. The field offices are focused daily on interacting with prospective and existing insureds. In addition to this prospecting, relationships with approximately 10,000 independent producers have been formed, either because the producer has a preexisting relationship with the insured or has sought the Company’s expertise in one of its niche products. This marketing concept provides the Company with the flexibility to respond to changing market conditions and, when appropriate, shift its emphasis to different product lines to take advantage of opportunities as they arise. In addition, the production underwriting organization’s ability to gather market data enables the rapid identification of soft markets and redeployment to firmer markets, from a product line or geographic perspective. The Company believes that its marketing platform provides a competitive advantage.
     The Company’s preferred agent program, in which business relationships are formed with producers specializing in certain of the Company’s business niches, consisted of 175 preferred agents at year-end 2006. Preferred agents are identified by the Company based on productivity and loss experience, and receive additional benefits from the Company in exchange for meeting minimum premium production thresholds and defined profitability criteria.

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     The Company supplements its marketing efforts through affinity programs, trade shows, direct mailings, e-flyers and national advertisements placed in trade magazines serving industries in which the Company specializes, as well as links to industry web sites. The Company has also enhanced its marketing with Internet-based initiatives, such as live chat.
Product Development
     The Company continually evaluates new product opportunities, consistent with its strategic focus on selected market niches. Direct contacts between the Company’s field and home office personnel, preferred agents and its customers have produced a number of new product ideas. New product ideas are presented to the Company’s Product Development Committee for consideration. This Committee, which is composed of members of senior management, meets regularly to review the feasibility of products from a variety of perspectives, including profitability, underwriting risk, marketing and distribution, reinsurance, long-term viability and consistency with the Company’s culture and philosophy. For each new product, an individualized test market plan is prepared, addressing such matters as the appropriate distribution channel (e.g., a limited number of selected production underwriters), an appropriate cap on premiums to be generated during the test market phase and reinsurance requirements for the test market phase. Test market products may involve lower retentions than customarily utilized. After a new product is approved for test marketing, the Company monitors its success based on specified criteria (e.g., underwriting results, sales success, product demand and competitive pressures). If expectations are not realized, the Company either moves to improve results by initiating adjustments or abandons the product.
Claims Management and Administration
     In accordance with its emphasis on underwriting profitability, the Company actively manages claims under its policies in an effort to investigate reported incidents at an early stage, service insureds and reduce fraud. Claim files are regularly audited by claims supervisors in an attempt to ensure that claims are being processed properly and that case reserves are being set at appropriate levels.
     The Company’s experienced staff of claims management professionals is assigned to dedicated claim units within specific niche markets. Each of these units receive supervisory direction and legislative and product development updates from the unit director. Claims management personnel have an average of approximately twenty years of experience in the industry. The dedicated claim units meet regularly to communicate changes within their assigned specialty. Staff within the dedicated claim units have an average of ten years experience in the industry.
     The claims department also maintains a Special Investigations Unit to investigate suspicious claims and to serve as a clearinghouse for information concerning fraudulent practices. This unit also works closely with a variety of industry contacts, including attorneys and investigators to identify fraudulent claims.
Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses
     The Company is liable for losses and loss adjustment expenses under its insurance policies and reinsurance treaties. While the Company’s professional/management liability policies are written on claims-made forms, and while claims on its other policies are generally reported promptly after the occurrence of an insured loss, in many cases several years may elapse between the occurrence of an insured loss, the reporting of the loss to the Company and the Company’s payment of the loss. The Company reflects its liability for the ultimate payment of all incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses by establishing loss and loss adjustment expense reserves, which are balance sheet liabilities representing estimates of future amounts needed to pay claims and related expenses with respect to insured events that have occurred.
     When a claim involving a probable loss is reported, the Company establishes a case reserve for the estimated amount of the Company’s ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense. This estimate reflects an informed judgment based on the Company’s reserving practices and the experience of the Company’s claims staff. Management also establishes reserves on an aggregate basis to provide for losses incurred but not reported (“IBNR”), as well as future development on claims already reported to the Company.
     As part of the reserving process, historical data are reviewed and consideration is given to the anticipated effect of various factors, including known and anticipated legal developments, changes in societal attitudes, inflation and economic conditions. Reserve amounts are necessarily based on management’s estimates and judgments. As new data become available and are reviewed, these estimates and judgments are revised, resulting in increases or decreases to existing reserves. The Insurance Subsidiaries’ internal actuary provides the Company with an annual Statement of Actuarial Opinion for the statutory filings with regulators.

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     The following table sets forth for the years indicated a reconciliation of beginning and ending reserves for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses.
                         
    As of and For the Years Ended December 31,  
(In Thousands)   2006     2005     2004  
Unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses at beginning of year
  $ 1,245,763     $ 996,667     $ 627,086  
Less: reinsurance receivables
    304,768       324,948       145,591  
 
                 
Net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses at beginning of year
    940,995       671,719       481,495  
 
                 
 
                       
Provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses for current year claims
    559,647       533,906       440,989  
Increase (Decrease) in estimated ultimate losses and loss adjustment expenses for prior year claims
    (91,435 )     (29,900 )     35,126  
 
                 
Total incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses
    468,212       504,006       476,115  
 
                 
 
                       
Loss and loss adjustment expense payments for claims attributable to:
                       
Current year
    118,845       110,496       107,129  
Prior years (1)(2)
    194,933       124,234       178,762  
 
                 
Total payments
    313,778       234,730       285,891  
 
                 
 
                       
Net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses at end of year
    1,095,429       940,995       671,719  
Plus: reinsurance receivables
    187,809       304,768       324,948  
 
                 
Unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses at end of year
  $ 1,283,238     $ 1,245,763     $ 996,667  
 
                 
 
(1)   During the year ended December 31, 2005, net loss and loss adjustment expense payments for claims attributable to prior years are lower by $64.3 million than they otherwise would have been due to the Company’s commutation of its 2003 Whole Account Net Quota Share Reinsurance Agreement (See Note 10 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included with this Form 10-K).
 
(2)   During the year ended December 31, 2006, net loss and loss adjustment expense payments for claims attributable to prior years are lower by $31.9 million than they otherwise would have been due to the Company’s commutation of its 2004 Whole Account Net Quota Share Reinsurance Agreement (See Note 10 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included with this Form 10-K).
     During 2006, the Company increased/(decreased) the estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses for accident years 2005 and prior by the following amounts:
                                         
(In Millions)   Net Basis Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses  
    increase (decrease)  
            Professional/                    
            Management     Rental/Leasing              
    Commercial     Liability     Auto              
Accident Year   Coverages     Coverages     Coverages     Other     Total  
2005
  $ (52.0 )   $ (5.0 )   $ (1.0 )   $ (1.2 )   $ (59.2 )
2004
  $ (11.6 )   $ 1.9     $ (2.8 )   $ (0.1 )   $ (12.6 )
2003
  $ (0.3 )   $ (6.8 )   $ (3.7 )   $ (0.2 )   $ (11.0 )
2002 & Prior
  $ (1.0 )   $ (1.6 )   $ (6.3 )   $ 0.3     $ (8.6 )
 
                             
Total
  $ (64.9 )   $ (11.5 )   $ (13.8 )   $ (1.2 )   $ (91.4 )
 
                             
     For accident year 2005, the decrease in estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses was principally due to lower estimates for commercial coverages due to better than expected case incurred loss development. The incurred frequency emergence on general liability coverages, and the incurred severity emergence on property and auto coverages, were less than anticipated.
     For accident year 2004, the decrease in estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses was principally due to lower estimates for commercial coverages due to better than expected case incurred loss development. The incurred frequency emergence on general liability coverages, and the incurred severity emergence on auto coverages, were less than anticipated.

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     For accident year 2003, the decrease in estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses was principally due to lower estimates for professional/management liability coverages and rental/leasing auto coverages due to better than expected case incurred loss development. The incurred severity emergence on professional/management liability (E&O and D&O) coverages, and the incurred frequency emergence on rental/leasing auto coverages, were less than anticipated.
     For accident years 2002 and prior, the decrease in estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses was principally due to lower estimates for rental/leasing auto coverages due to better than expected case incurred loss development. The incurred frequency emergence on rental/leasing auto coverages, and the incurred severity emergence on rental supplemental liability coverages, were less than anticipated.
     During 2005, the Company increased/(decreased) the estimated total net unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses for prior accident years by the following amounts:
                                         
(In Millions)   Net Basis Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses  
    increase (decrease)  
            Professional/                    
            Management                    
    Commercial     Liability     Rental/Leasing              
Accident Year   Coverages     Coverages     Auto Coverages     Other     Total  
2004
  $ (12.7 )   $ (7.6 )   $ (4.3 )   $ 0.4     $ (24.2 )
2003
  $ 3.5     $ (2.4 )   $ (0.5 )   $ 1.0     $ 1.6  
2002
  $ (0.6 )   $ (2.0 )   $ (3.4 )   $ (1.0 )   $ (7.0 )
2001 & Prior
  $ 1.9     $ (0.7 )   $ (0.9 )   $ (0.6 )   $ (0.3 )
 
                             
Total
  $ (7.9 )   $ (12.7 )   $ (9.1 )   $ (0.2 )   $ (29.9 )
 
                             
     The changes in the estimated net unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses for prior accident years during 2005 were primarily attributable to the following:
     For accident year 2004, the decrease in estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses was principally due to lower net loss estimates for: commercial package policies as a result of better than expected claim frequency and professional liability coverages due to better than expected case incurred development.
     For accident year 2002, the decrease in estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses and prior was principally due to decreased loss estimates across most commercial and specialty lines of business due to better than expected case incurred loss development.
     During 2004, the Company increased its estimated total gross and net unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, primarily for accident years 1997 through 2002, and decreased its estimated total gross and net ultimate losses and loss adjustment expenses for accident year 2003. This increase in the liability for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expense, net of reinsurance recoverables, was primarily due to the following:
    The increase for accident years 1997 through 2002 is principally attributable to case reserve development above expectations primarily across various professional liability products in the specialty lines segment and general liability and commercial automobile coverages in the commercial lines segment. The decrease for accident year 2003 is principally attributable to better than expected claim frequency, primarily for general liability and commercial automobile coverages in the commercial lines segment.
     The following table presents the development of unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses, net of amounts for reinsured losses and loss adjustment expenses, from 1996 through 2006. The top line of the table shows the estimated reserve for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses at the balance sheet date for each of the indicated years. These figures represent the estimated amount of unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses for claims arising in the current year and all prior years that were unpaid at the balance sheet date, including IBNR losses. The table also shows the re-estimated amount of the previously recorded unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses based on experience as of the end of each succeeding year. The estimate may change as more information becomes known about the frequency and severity of claims for individual years.

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    AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
    (Dollars in Thousands)
    1996   1997   1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006
Unpaid Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses, As Stated
  $ 85,723     $ 108,928     $ 136,237     $ 161,353     $ 195,464     $ 250,134     $ 359,711     $ 481,496     $ 671,719     $ 940,995     $ 1,095,429  
 
                                                                                       
Cumulative Paid as of:
                                                                                       
1 year later
    22,292       26,870       43,769       60,922       70,757       99,325       167,489       178,762       124,234       194,933          
2 years later
    38,848       56,488       84,048       109,092       131,649       211,851       291,325       258,186       251,825                  
3 years later
    52,108       80,206       115,900       144,435       213,286       277,783       356,743       333,991                          
4 years later
    63,738       95,047       131,062       201,779       247,298       314,042       394,763                                  
5 years later
    69,116       99,755       151,753       217,677       267,966       328,057                                          
6 years later
    70,779       106,915       158,158       225,737       272,609                                                  
7 years later
    73,939       110,194       160,499       227,242                                                          
8 years later
    74,469       111,102       161,016                                                                  
9 years later
    75,156       111,226                                                                          
10 years later
    75,181                                                                                  
 
                                                                                       
Unpaid Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses re-estimated as of End of Year:
                                                                                       
1 year later
    84,007       105,758       135,983       163,896       208,899       277,733       404,279       516,622       641,819       849,560          
2 years later
    81,503       103,513       138,245       177,782       232,582       334,802       473,680       510,916       609,615                  
3 years later
    76,348       104,712       146,679       196,735       274,166       361,052       466,413       491,266                          
4 years later
    73,992       109,061       151,077       228,082       283,619       360,791       457,802                                  
5 years later
    75,672       107,796       163,657       230,391       285,563       354,944                                          
6 years later
    74,645       110,845       164,272       233,206       283,017                                                  
7 years later
    75,272       111,582       163,416       232,455                                                          
8 years later
    74,982       111,827       162,628                                                                  
9 years later
    75,221       111,950                                                                          
10 years later
    75,546                                                                                  
 
                                                                                       
Cumulative Redundancy (Deficiency):
                                                                                       
Dollars
  $ 10,177     $ (3,022 )   $ (26,391 )   $ (71,102 )   $ (87,553 )   $ (104,810 )   $ (98,091 )   $ (9,770 )   $ 62,104     $ 91,435          
Percentage
    11.9 %     (2.8 )%     (19.4 )%     (44.1 )%     (44.8 )%     (41.9 )%     (27.3 %)     (2.0 %)     9.2 %     9.7 %        
 
(1)   Unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses differ from the amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements because of the inclusion therein of reinsurance receivables of $187,809, $304,768, $324,948, $145,591, $85,837, $52,599, $42,030, $26,710, $16,120, $13,502 and $10,919, as of December 31, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, and 1996, respectively.
 
(2)   Unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses for 1998, as stated, have been adjusted to include $1,207 unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses for LASIC as of acquisition date.
 
(3)   The Company maintains its historical loss records net of reinsurance, and therefore is unable to conform the presentation of this table to the financial statements.
     The cumulative redundancy (deficiency) represents the aggregate change in the reserve estimated over all prior years, and does not represent accident year loss development. Therefore, each amount in the table includes the effects of changes in reserves for all prior years.
     The unpaid loss and loss adjustment expense of the Insurance Subsidiaries, as reported in their Annual Statements prepared in accordance with statutory accounting practices and filed with state insurance departments, differ from those reflected in the Company’s financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) with respect to recording the effects of reinsurance. Unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses under statutory accounting practices are reported net of the effects of reinsurance, but under GAAP these amounts are reported without giving effect to reinsurance. Under GAAP, reinsurance receivables, with a corresponding increase in unpaid loss and loss adjustment expense, have been recorded. (See footnote (1) above for amounts). There is no effect on net income or shareholders’ equity due to the difference in reporting the effects of reinsurance between statutory accounting practices and GAAP as discussed above.

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Operating Ratios
Statutory Combined Ratio:
     The statutory combined ratio, which is the sum of (a) the ratio of loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred to net earned premiums (loss ratio) and (b) the ratio of policy acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses to net written premiums (expense ratio), is the traditional measure of underwriting profit and loss for insurance companies. A combined ratio below 100% indicates that an insurance company has an underwriting profit, and a combined ratio above 100% indicates an insurer has an underwriting loss.
     The following table reflects the consolidated loss, expense and combined ratios of the Insurance Subsidiaries, together with the property and casualty industry-wide combined ratios after policyholders’ dividends.
                                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,
    2006   2005   2004   2003   2002
Loss Ratio
    39.8 %     51.8 %     61.5 %     63.1 %     63.5 %
Expense Ratio
    28.5 %     26.3 %     27.2 %     27.2 %     28.0 %
 
                                       
Combined Ratio
    68.3 %     78.1 %     88.7 %     90.3 %     91.5 %
 
                                       
Industry Statutory Combined Ratio, after Policyholders’ Dividends (1)
    93.3 %     100.8 %     98.5 %     100.2 %     107.3 %
 
                                       
 
(1)   Source: A.M. Best Company “Review/Preview” January 2007. 2006 industry data is estimated.
Premium-to-Surplus Ratio:
     While there are no statutory provisions governing premium-to-surplus ratios, regulatory authorities regard this ratio as an important indicator as to an insurer’s ability to withstand abnormal loss experience. Guidelines established by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the “NAIC”) provide that an insurer’s net written premium-to-surplus ratio is satisfactory if it is below 3 to 1.
     The following table presents net written premiums to surplus as regards policyholders for the Insurance Subsidiaries (statutory basis):
                                         
    As of and For the Years Ended December 31,
    2006   2005   2004   2003   2002
    (Dollars in Thousands)
Net Written Premiums
  $ 1,283,170     $ 1,107,460     $ 919,152     $ 601,253     $ 523,962  
Surplus as Regards Policyholders
  $ 1,007,546     $ 691,038     $ 503,657     $ 415,900     $ 312,626  
Premium to Surplus Ratio
    1.3 to 1.0       1.6 to 1.0       1.8 to 1.0       1.5 to 1.0       1.7 to 1.0  
Investments
     The Company’s investment objectives are the realization of high levels of after-tax net investment income while generating competitive after-tax total rates of return, subject to established specific investment guidelines and the following objectives:
    Maintaining an appropriate level of liquidity to satisfy the cash requirements of current operating and longer term obligations;
 
    Adjusting investment risk to affect or complement insurance risk based upon total corporate risk tolerance; and
 
    Meeting insurance regulatory requirements with respect to investments under appropriate insurance laws.
     The Company utilizes external independent professional investment managers for its fixed maturity and equity investments.
     At December 31, 2006, the Company had total investments with a carrying value of $2,433.6 million. As of this date, 87.5% of the Company’s total investments were fixed maturity securities, including U.S. treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies, obligations of states and political subdivisions, corporate debt securities, asset backed securities, mortgage

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pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, with a weighted average credit quality of “AAA.” The remaining 12.5% of the Company’s total investments consisted primarily of publicly-traded common stocks.
     The following table sets forth information concerning the composition of the Company’s total investments at December 31, 2006:
                                 
            Estimated             Percent of  
            Market     Carrying     Carrying  
    Amortized Cost     Value     Value     Value  
    (Dollars in Thousands)  
Fixed Maturities:
                               
U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. Government Corporations and Agencies
  $ 20,156     $ 19,924     $ 19,924       0.8 %
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions
    1,050,279       1,052,113       1,052,113       43.2  
Corporate and Bank Debt Securities
    145,114       142,895       142,895       5.9  
Asset Backed Securities
    202,102       202,646       202,646       8.3  
Mortgage Pass-Through Securities
    425,518       420,785       420,785       17.3  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
    293,062       291,246       291,246       12.0  
 
                       
Total Fixed Maturities
    2,136,231       2,129,609       2,129,609       87.5 %
Equity Securities
    259,184       304,033       304,033       12.5  
 
                       
Total Investments
  $ 2,395,415     $ 2,433,642     $ 2,433,642       100.0 %
 
                       
     As of December 31, 2006, 99.9% of the Insurance Subsidiaries’ fixed maturity securities (cost basis) consisted of U.S. government securities or securities rated “1” (“highest quality”) or “2” (“high quality”) by the NAIC.
     The cost and estimated market value of fixed maturity securities at December 31, 2006, by remaining original contractual maturity, is set forth below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations, with or without call or prepayment penalties:
                 
            Estimated Market  
    Amortized Cost     Value  
    (Dollars in Thousands)  
Due in one year or less
  $ 48,685     $ 48,752  
Due after one year through five years
    218,839       215,599  
Due after five years through ten years
    372,653       371,248  
Due after ten years
    575,371       579,333  
Asset Backed, Mortgage Pass-Through and Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Securities
    920,683       914,677  
 
           
Total
  $ 2,136,231     $ 2,129,609  
 
           
     Investments of the Insurance Subsidiaries must comply with applicable laws and regulations which prescribe the type, quality and diversification of investments. In general, these laws and regulations permit investments, within specified limits and subject to certain qualifications, in federal, state and municipal obligations, corporate bonds, secured obligations, preferred and common equity securities, real estate mortgages and real estate.
Regulation
     General: The Company is subject to extensive supervision and regulation in the states in which it operates. Such supervision and regulation relate to numerous aspects of the Company’s business and financial condition. The primary purpose of the supervision and regulation is the protection of insurance policyholders and not the Company’s investors. The extent of regulation varies but generally is governed by state statutes. These statutes delegate regulatory, supervisory and administrative authority to state insurance departments. This system of regulation covers, among other things:
    issuance, renewal, suspension and revocation of licenses to engage in the insurance business;
 
    standards of solvency, including risk-based capital measurements;
 
    restrictions on the nature, quality and concentration of investments;
 
    restrictions on the types of terms that the Company can include in the insurance policies it offers;
 
    certain required methods of accounting;
 
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    potential assessments for the provision of funds necessary for the settlement of covered claims under certain insurance policies provided by: impaired, insolvent or failed insurance companies; and state insurance facilities.
     The regulations and any actions taken by the state insurance departments may affect the cost or demand for the Company’s products and may prevent or interfere with our ability to obtain rate increases or take other actions to increase profitability. Also, regulatory authorities have relatively broad discretion to grant, renew or revoke licenses and approvals. If the Company does not have the requisite licenses and approvals, or does not comply with applicable regulatory requirements, the insurance regulatory authorities could stop or temporarily suspend the Company from carrying on some or all of its activities. In light of several recent significant property and casualty insurance company insolvencies, it is possible that assessments paid to state guaranty funds may increase. Because the Insurance Subsidiaries are domiciled in Pennsylvania and Florida, the Pennsylvania Department of Insurance and the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation have primary authority over the Company.
     Regulation of Insurance Holding Companies: Pennsylvania and Florida, like many other states, have laws governing insurance holding companies (such as Philadelphia Insurance). Under these laws, a person generally must obtain the applicable Insurance Department’s approval to acquire, directly or indirectly, 5% to 10% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Philadelphia Insurance or the Insurance Subsidiaries. Such Department’s determination of whether to approve any such acquisition would be based on a variety of factors, including an evaluation of the acquirer’s financial stability, the competence of its management, the effect of rates on coverages provided, if any, and whether competition in Pennsylvania or Florida would be reduced.
     The Pennsylvania and Florida statutes require every Pennsylvania and Florida domiciled insurer which is a member of an insurance holding company system to register with Pennsylvania or Florida, respectively, by filing and keeping current a registration statement on a form prescribed by the NAIC.
     The Pennsylvania statute also specifies that at least one-third of the board of directors, and each committee thereof, of either the domestic insurer or its publicly owned holding company (if any), must be comprised of outside directors (i.e., persons who are neither officers, employees nor controlling shareholders of the insurer or any affiliate). In addition, the domestic insurer or its publicly held holding company must establish one or more committees comprised solely of outside directors, with responsibility for recommending the selection of independent certified public accountants; reviewing the insurer’s financial condition, the scope and results of the independent audit and any internal audit; nominating candidates for director; evaluating the performance of principal officers; and recommending to the board the selection and compensation of principal officers.
     Under the Florida statute, a majority of the directors of a Florida insurer must be United States citizens. In addition, no Florida insurer may make any contract whereby any person is granted or is to enjoy in fact the management of the insurer to the substantial exclusion of its board of directors or to have the controlling or preemptive right to produce substantially all insurance business for the insurer, unless the contract is filed with and approved by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“FOIR”). A Florida insurer must give written notice of any change of personnel among the directors or principal officers of the insurer to the FOIR within 45 days of such change. The written notice must include all information necessary to allow the Department to determine that the insurer will be in compliance with state statutes.
     Dividend Restrictions: As an insurance holding company, Philadelphia Insurance will be largely dependent on dividends and other permitted payments from the Insurance Subsidiaries to pay any cash dividends to its shareholders. The ability of the Insurance Subsidiaries to pay dividends to the Company is subject to certain restrictions imposed under Pennsylvania and Florida insurance laws. Accumulated statutory profits of the Insurance Subsidiaries from which dividends may be paid totaled $734.4 million at December 31, 2006. Of this amount, the Insurance Subsidiaries are permitted to pay a total of approximately $270.9 million of dividends during 2007 without obtaining prior approval from the Pennsylvania Insurance Department or the FOIR. During 2006, the insurance subsidiaries did not pay any dividends.
     The National Association of Insurance Commissioners: In addition to state-imposed insurance laws and regulations, the Insurance Subsidiaries are subject to Statutory Accounting Principles (“SAP”) as codified by the NAIC in the “Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual” which was adopted by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department and FOIR effective January 1, 2001, and subsequently amended. The NAIC also promulgates model insurance laws and regulations relating to the financial and operational regulation of insurance companies. These model laws and regulations generally are not directly applicable to an insurance company unless and until they are adopted by applicable state legislatures or departments of insurance. However, NAIC model laws and regulations have become increasingly important in recent years, due primarily to the NAIC’s state regulatory accreditation program. Under this program, states which have adopted certain required model laws and regulations and meet various staffing and other requirements are “accredited” by the NAIC. Such accreditation is the cornerstone of an eventual nationwide regulatory network, and

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there is a certain degree of political pressure on individual states to become accredited by the NAIC. Because the adoption of certain model laws and regulations is a prerequisite to accreditation, the NAIC’s initiatives have taken on a greater level of practical importance in recent years. The NAIC has accredited both Pennsylvania and Florida under the NAIC Financial Regulation Standards.
     All the states have adopted the NAIC’s financial reporting form, which is typically referred to as the NAIC “Annual Statement”, and most states, including Pennsylvania and Florida, generally defer to the NAIC with respect to SAP. In this regard, the NAIC has a substantial degree of practical influence and is able to accomplish certain quasi-legislative initiatives through amendments to the NAIC annual statement and applicable accounting practices and procedures. For instance, the NAIC requires all insurance companies to have an annual statutory financial audit and an annual actuarial certification as to loss reserves by including such requirements within the annual statement instructions.
     Capital and Surplus Requirements: As a surplus lines insurer, PIC’s eligibility to write insurance on a surplus lines basis in most jurisdictions is dependent on its compliance with certain financial standards, including the maintenance of a requisite level of capital and surplus and the establishment of certain statutory deposits. In recent years, many jurisdictions have increased the minimum financial standards applicable to surplus lines eligibility. For example, California and certain other states have adopted regulations which require surplus lines companies operating therein to maintain minimum capital of $15 million, calculated as set forth in the regulations. PIC maintains capital to meet these requirements.
     Risk-Based Capital: Risk-based capital is designed to measure the acceptable amount of capital an insurer should have, based on the inherent specific risks of each insurer. Insurers failing to meet this benchmark capital level may be subject to scrutiny by the insurer’s domiciliary insurance department, and ultimately rehabilitation or liquidation. Based on the standards currently adopted, the policyholders’ surplus of each of the Insurance Subsidiaries at December 31, 2006 is in excess of the minimum prescribed risk-based capital requirements.
     Insurance Guaranty Funds: The Insurance Subsidiaries are subject to guaranty fund laws which can result in assessments, up to prescribed limits, for losses incurred by policyholders as a result of the impairment or insolvency of unaffiliated insurance companies. Typically, an insurance company is subject to the guaranty fund laws of the states in which it conducts insurance business; however, companies which conduct business on a surplus lines basis in a particular state are generally exempt from that state’s guaranty fund laws.
     Shared Markets: As a condition of their license to do business in various states, PIIC, LASIC and LAIC are required to participate in mandatory property-liability shared market mechanisms or pooling arrangements which provide various insurance coverages to individuals or other entities that otherwise are unable to purchase coverage voluntarily provided by private insurers. In addition, some states require automobile insurers to participate in reinsurance pools for claims that exceed a certain amount. The participation of PIIC, LASIC and LAIC in such shared markets or pooling mechanisms is generally in proportion to the amount of their direct writings for the type of coverage written by the specific pooling mechanism in the applicable state.
     Mold Contamination: The property-casualty insurance industry experienced an increase in claim activity over recent years pertaining to mold contamination. Significant plaintiffs’ verdicts and increased media attention to the subject have caused insurers to develop and/or refine relevant insurance policy language that excludes mold coverage. The Company continues to closely monitor litigation trends to review relevant insurance policy exclusion language. The Company has experienced an immaterial impact from mold claims and attaches a mold exclusion to policies where applicable.
     Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, enacted on July 30, 2002, presented a significant expansion of securities law regulation of corporate governance, accounting practices, reporting and disclosure that affect publicly traded companies. Among other things, the Act includes required disclosures pertaining to the adoption of a code of ethics applicable to certain management personnel, and safeguards against actions to fraudulently influence, manipulate or mislead independent public or certified accountants of the issuer’s financial statements. It also required stronger guidance for development and evaluation of internal control procedures, as well as provisions pertaining to a company’s audit committee and other committees of the board of directors.
     Certain Legislative Initiatives and Developments: A number of new, proposed or potential legislative or industry developments could further increase competition in the insurance industry. These developments include:
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  §   programs in which state-sponsored entities provide property insurance in catastrophe-prone areas;
 
  §   changing practices caused by the Internet, which have led to greater competition in the insurance business; and
 
  §   Florida legislation enacted in January 2007 which, among other things, included the following major changes with regard to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (the “FHCF”) and Citizens Property Insurance Company (“Citizens”).
  §   FHCF: The new law allows participating insurers to select options to expand their FHCF coverage beyond the current mandatory levels for the 2007, 2008 and 2009 contract years. Insurers may now purchase additional reinsurance coverage below the currently available approximate $6 billion industry retention by selecting an industry retention level of $3 billion, $4 billion or $5 billion. Coverage based on a $3 billion retention is priced at 85% of the coverage limit provided (“rate-on-line”), a $4 billion retention at an 80% rate-on-line and a $5 billion retention at a 75% rate-on-line. Each participating insurer’s share of the industry retention will be determined by its share of FHCF reimbursement premiums. Additionally, insurers may now purchase additional reinsurance coverage above the currently available approximate $16 billion capacity by selecting one or more of twelve $1 billion layers of coverage. The pricing for the 12 optional coverage layers above the FHCF mandatory coverage will vary, but should be around a 2% or 3% rate-on-line. Also, the legislation provides that the State Board of Administration may make available an additional $4 billion of capacity. The legislation requires every residential property insurer to make a rate filing with the FOIR which reflects the savings or reduction in loss exposure to the insurer due to the expanded FHCF coverage. Such reduced rates shall be applied to policies issued on or after June 1, 2007.
 
  §   Citizens Property Insurance Company (“Citizens”): The new legislation enacted many changes to the manner in which Citizens (the facility created by the State of Florida to provide insurance to property owners unable to obtain coverage in the private insurance market) conducts business. Citizens is no longer required to charge rates sufficient to purchase reinsurance to cover specified levels of probable maximum loss or to establish rates that are non-competitive with the private sector. The Citizens rate increase that took effect on January 1, 2007 was rescinded and further rate changes are prohibited during 2007. The legislation also provides that if a new applicant to Citizens is offered coverage from an insurer at the insurer’s approved rate, then that policyholder is not eligible for a Citizens’ policy, unless the insurer’s premium is more than 25% greater than the premium for comparable coverage provided by Citizens.
  §   The Governor of Florida issuing an emergency rule in January 2007 that impacted the ability of insurers to cancel or non-renew personal property and casualty policies or to file for increased rates until the insurer submits a rate filing reflecting the reinsurance savings from the expanded FHCF coverage noted above.
These developments could make the property and casualty insurance marketplace more competitive by increasing the supply of insurance capacity. In that event, recent favorable industry trends that have reduced insurance and reinsurance supply and increased demand could be reversed and may negatively influence the Company’s ability to maintain or increase rates. Accordingly, these developments could have an adverse effect on the Company’s earnings.
  §   The federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended by the Terrorism Insurance Extension Act of 2005 (collectively the “Act”) established a temporary federal program that provides for a system of shared public and private compensation for insured commercial property and casualty losses resulting from acts of terrorism, as defined in the Act. The Terrorism Insurance Program (the “Program”) requires all commercial property and casualty insurers licensed in the United States to participate. The Program provides that in the event of a terrorist attack, as defined, resulting in insurance industry losses exceeding $5 million, the U.S. government will provide funding to the insurance industry on an annual aggregate basis of 90% of covered losses through December 31, 2006, and 85% of covered losses between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007, up to $100 billion. However, if a terrorist attack occurs after March 31, 2006, the government will provide funding only if aggregate industry losses between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2006 exceed $50 million, or if such losses between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007 exceed $100 million. Each insurance company is subject to a deductible based upon a percentage of the previous year’s direct earned premium, with the percentage increasing each year. The Program required that insurers notify in-force commercial policyholders by February 24, 2003 that coverage for terrorism acts is provided and the cost for this coverage. It also requires notices to be given at certain specified times to insureds to which policies are issued after the date of the Act’s enactment. Policyholders have the option to accept or decline the coverage, or negotiate other terms. Property and casualty insurers, including the Company, are required to offer this coverage at each subsequent renewal even if the policyholder elected to exclude this coverage in the previous policy period. The Program became effective upon

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      enactment and runs through December 31, 2007. With the signing of the Act, all previously approved exclusions for terrorism in any contract for property and casualty insurance in force as of November 26, 2002 are excluded. However, an insurer may reinstate a preexisting provision in a contract for property and casualty insurance that is in force on the date of enactment and that excludes coverage for an act of terrorism only:
  (1)   if the insurer has received a written statement from the insured that affirmatively authorizes such reinstatement; or
 
  (2)   if
  (A)   the insured fails to pay any increased premium charged by the insurer for providing such terrorism coverage; and
 
  (B)   the insurer provided notice, at least 30 days before any such reinstatement, of (i) the increased premium for such terrorism coverage; and (ii) the rights of the insured with respect to such coverage, including any date upon which the exclusion would be reinstated if no payment is received.
Competition
     The Company competes with a large number of other companies in its selected lines of business, including major U.S. and non-U.S. insurers and other regional companies, as well as mutual companies, specialty insurance companies, underwriting agencies and diversified financial services companies. Some of these competitors have greater financial and marketing resources than the Company. Profitability could be adversely affected if business is lost due to competitors offering similar or better products at or below the Company’s prices. In addition, a number of new, proposed or potential legislative or industry developments could further increase competition. New competition from these developments could cause the demand for the Company’s products to fall, which could adversely affect profitability.
     The current business climate remains competitive from a solicitation and pricing standpoint. The Company will “walk away”, if necessary, from writing business that does not meet its established underwriting standards and pricing guidelines. Management believes, however, that the Company’s marketing strategy is a strength in that it provides the flexibility to quickly deploy the marketing efforts of the Company’s direct production underwriters from soft market segments to market segments with emerging opportunities. Additionally, through the marketing strategy, the Company’s production underwriters have established relationships with approximately 10,000 producers, thus facilitating a regular flow of submissions.
Employees
     As of February 5, 2007, the Company had 1,237 full-time employees and 38 part-time employees. The Company actively encourages its employees to continue their educational efforts and aids in defraying their educational costs (including 100% of education costs related to the insurance industry). Management believes that the Company’s relations with its employees are generally excellent.
Company Website and Availability of Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Filings
     The Company’s Internet website is www.phly.com. Information on the Company’s website is not a part of this Form 10-K. The Company makes available free of charge on its website, or provides a link to, the Company’s Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed or furnished on or after May 14, 1996, and any amendments to these Forms, that have been filed with the SEC on or after May 14, 1996 as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company electronically files such material with, or furnishes it to the SEC. To access these filings, go to the Company’s website and click on “Investor Center”, then click on “SEC Filings.”
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
If our insurance company subsidiaries are unable to pay dividends or make loans to us due to government regulations that apply to insurance companies or for any other reason, we may not be able to continue our normal business operations.
     We are a holding company. Our principal assets currently consist of all or substantially all of the equity interests of our subsidiaries listed below:
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    Philadelphia Insurance Company;
 
    Maguire Insurance Agency, Inc.;
 
    PCHC Investment Corp., a Delaware investment corporation;
 
    Liberty American Insurance Group, Inc., an insurance holding company;
 
    Liberty American Select Insurance Company;
 
    Liberty American Insurance Company;
 
    Liberty American Insurance Services, Inc.; and
 
    Liberty American Premium Finance Company.
     Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company, Philadelphia Insurance Company, Liberty American Select Insurance Company, Inc. and Liberty American Insurance Company are our insurance company subsidiaries and are licensed to issue insurance policies. Maguire Insurance Agency, Inc. is a captive underwriting manager and Liberty American Insurance Services, Inc. is a managing general agency that markets, underwrites and services homeowners and mobile homeowners insurance policies.
     Our primary sources of funds are dividends and payments from our subsidiaries that we receive under tax allocation agreements. Government regulations that apply to insurance companies restrict the ability of our insurance company subsidiaries to pay dividends and make loans to us. The accumulated profits of these subsidiaries from which dividends may be paid totaled $734.4 million at December 31, 2006. Of this amount, these insurance company subsidiaries may pay a total of approximately $270.9 million of dividends during 2007 without obtaining prior approval from the department of insurance for the states in which they are domiciled. No dividends were paid by the insurance subsidiaries during 2006. Further, creditors of any of our subsidiaries will have the right to be paid in full the amounts they are owed if a subsidiary liquidates its assets or undergoes a reorganization or other similar transaction before we will have the right to receive any distribution of assets from the subsidiary, unless we also are recognized as a creditor of the subsidiary. If we are unable to receive distributions from our subsidiaries, we may not be able to continue our normal business operations.
If A.M. Best downgrades the ratings of our Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company and Philadelphia Insurance Company subsidiaries, we will not be able to compete as effectively with our competitors and our ability to sell insurance policies could decline, reducing our sales and earnings.
     A.M. Best Company rates Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company and Philadelphia Insurance Company “A+” (Superior). According to A.M. Best Company, companies rated “A+” (Superior) have, on balance, superior financial strength, operating performance and market profile, when compared to the standards established by A.M. Best Company, and have a very strong ability to meet their ongoing obligations to policyholders. We believe that the rating assigned by A.M. Best Company is an important factor in marketing our products. If such company downgrades our ratings in the future, it is likely that:
    we would not be able to compete as effectively with our competitors; and
 
    our ability to sell insurance policies could decline.
If that happens, our sales and earnings would decrease. Rating agencies evaluate insurance companies based on financial strength and the ability to pay claims, factors which are more relevant to policyholders than investors.
If our reserves for losses and expenses related to adjustment of losses are not adequate, we would have to increase our reserves, which would result in reductions in net income and policyholders’ surplus and could result in a downgrading of the ratings of our insurance company subsidiaries.
     We establish reserves for losses and expenses related to the adjustment of losses under the insurance policies we write. We determine the amount of these reserves based on our best estimate and judgment of the losses and expenses we will incur on existing insurance policies. While we believe that our reserves are adequate, we base these reserves on assumptions about future events. The following factors may have a substantial impact on our future loss experience:
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    the number and severity of catastrophes, such as hurricanes;
 
    legislative activity; and
 
    changes in inflation and economic conditions.
     Actual losses and the expenses we incur related to the adjustment of losses under insurance policies may be different from the amount of reserves we establish. If the actual amount of losses and expenses related to the adjustment of losses under insurance policies exceed the amount we have reserved for these losses and expenses related to the adjustment of losses, we would be required to increase our reserves. When we increase reserves, our income before income taxes for the period will decrease by a corresponding amount. In addition, increasing reserves causes a reduction in policyholders’ surplus and could cause a downgrading of the ratings of our insurance company subsidiaries. This, in turn, could hurt our ability to sell insurance policies.
If market conditions cause reinsurance to be more costly or unavailable, we may be required to bear increased risks or reduce the level of our underwriting commitments.
     As part of our overall risk and capacity management strategy, we purchase reinsurance for significant amounts of risk underwritten by our insurance company subsidiaries, especially catastrophe risks. Market conditions beyond our control determine the availability and cost of the reinsurance we purchase, which may affect the level of our business and profitability. Our reinsurance facilities are generally subject to annual renewal. We may be unable to maintain our current reinsurance facilities at favorable rates or to obtain other reinsurance facilities in adequate amounts and at favorable rates. If we are unable to renew our expiring facilities or to obtain new reinsurance facilities, either our net exposure to risk would increase or, if we are unwilling to bear an increase in net risk exposures, we would have to reduce the amount of risk we underwrite, especially risks related to catastrophes.
We cannot guarantee that our reinsurers will pay on a timely basis, if at all, and, as a result, we could experience losses.
     We transfer some of the risk we have assumed to reinsurance companies in exchange for part of the premium we receive in connection with the risk. Although reinsurance makes the reinsurer liable to us, it does not relieve us of our liability to our policyholders. Our reinsurers may not pay the reinsurance recoverables that they owe to us or they may not pay such recoverables on a timely basis. If our reinsurers fail to pay us or fail to pay us on a timely basis, our financial results would be adversely affected.
Catastrophic events could result in catastrophe losses.
     It is possible that one or more catastrophic events could greatly increase claims under the insurance policies we write. This, in turn, could result in losses for one or more of our insurance company subsidiaries. Catastrophes may result from a variety of events or conditions, including hurricanes, windstorms, earthquakes, hail and other severe weather conditions, and may include terrorist events.
     We generally try to reduce our exposure to catastrophe losses through the underwriting process and the purchase of catastrophe reinsurance. However, reinsurance may not be sufficient to cover our actual losses. In addition, a number of states from time to time have passed legislation that has had the effect of limiting the ability of insurers to manage risk, such as legislation prohibiting an insurer from withdrawing from catastrophe-prone areas. If we are unable to maintain adequate reinsurance or to withdraw from areas where we experience or expect significant catastrophe-related claims, we could experience significant losses.
We are subject to possible assessments from state insurance facilities and state guaranty funds.
     We are subject to assessments from various state guaranty funds and state insurance facilities, including Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, the Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association and the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. If these facilities recognize a financial deficit, they may, in turn, have the ability to assess participating insurers, adversely affecting our results of operations. These facilities are generally designed so that the ultimate cost is borne by policyholders.
     We and other insurance companies writing residential property policies in Florida must participate in the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, which potentially reimburses companies for their qualifying losses at various participating percentages above required retention levels, subject to maximum reimbursement amounts. If the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund does not have sufficient funds to pay its ultimate reimbursement obligations to participating insurance companies, it has the authority to issue bonds. Such bonds are funded by assessments on generally all property and casualty premiums in Florida. By law, these assessments are the

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obligation of insurance policyholders which insurance companies must collect. Companies are required to collect the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund assessments directly from residential property policyholders and remit them to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund as they are collected.
     Our exposure to assessments and the availability of policyholder recoupments or premium rate increases related to these assessments may not offset each other in our financial statements. Moreover, even if they do offset each other, they may not offset each other in our financial statements for the same fiscal period due to the ultimate timing of when the assessments are accrued and when the related recoupments are accrued or when related premium rate increases are earned, as well as the possibility of policies not being renewed in subsequent years.
Our results may fluctuate as a result of many factors, including cyclical changes in the insurance industry.
     The operating results of companies in the property and casualty insurance industry historically have been subject to significant fluctuations and uncertainties. The industry’s profitability can be affected significantly by:
    rising levels of actual costs that are not known by companies at the time they price their products;
 
    volatile and unpredictable developments, including man-made, weather-related and other natural catastrophes or terrorist attacks;
 
    changes in loss reserves resulting from the general claims and legal environments as different types of claims arise and judicial interpretations relating to the scope of insurer’s liability develop; and
 
    fluctuations in interest rates, inflationary pressures and other changes in the investment environment, which affect returns on invested assets and may impact the ultimate payout of losses.
     The demand for property and casualty insurance can also vary significantly, rising as the overall level of economic activity increases and falling as that activity decreases. The property casualty insurance industry historically is cyclical in nature. These fluctuations in demand and competition could produce underwriting results that would have a negative impact on our results of operations and financial condition.
We face significant competitive pressures in our business that could cause demand for our products to fall and adversely affect our profitability.
     We compete with a large number of other companies in our selected lines of business. We compete, and will continue to compete, with major U.S. and non-U.S. insurers and other regional companies, as well as mutual companies, specialty insurance companies, underwriting agencies and diversified financial services companies. Some of our competitors have greater financial and marketing resources than we do. Our profitability could be adversely affected if we lower our prices or lose business to competitors offering similar or better products at or below our prices. In addition, a number of new, proposed or potential legislative or industry developments could further increase competition in our industry. New competition from these developments could cause the demand for our products to fall, which could adversely affect our profitability.
Because we are heavily regulated by the states in which we operate, we may be limited in the way we operate.
     We are subject to extensive supervision and regulation in the states in which we operate. The supervision and regulation relate to numerous aspects of our business and financial condition. The primary purpose of the supervision and regulation is the protection of our insurance policyholders, not our investors. The extent of regulation varies, but generally is governed by state statutes. These statutes delegate regulatory, supervisory and administrative authority to state insurance departments. This system of regulation covers, among other things:
    issuance, renewal, suspension and revocation of licenses to engage in the insurance business;
 
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    restrictions on the types of terms that we can include in the insurance policies we offer;
 
    certain required methods of accounting;
 
    reserves for unearned premiums, losses and other purposes; and
 
    potential assessments for the provision of funds necessary for the settlement of covered claims under certain insurance policies provided by impaired, insolvent or failed insurance companies.
     The regulations or the state insurance departments may affect the cost or demand for our products and may prevent or interfere with our ability to obtain rate increases or take other actions we might wish to take to increase our profitability. Further, we may be unable to maintain all required licenses and approvals, and our business may not fully comply with the wide variety of applicable laws and regulations or the relevant authority’s interpretation of the laws and regulations. Also, regulatory authorities have relatively broad discretion to grant, renew or revoke licenses and approvals. If we do not have the requisite licenses and approvals or do not comply with applicable regulatory requirements, the insurance regulatory authorities could stop or temporarily suspend us from carrying on some or all of our activities or monetarily penalize us.
The outcome of industry-wide investigations into finite risk reinsurance products and contingent commission arrangements could adversely affect our business and results of operations.
     Various regulatory authorities, including the SEC and a number of state attorneys-general, have initiated investigations and lawsuits relating to finite risk reinsurance arrangements entered into by insurance companies with reinsurers and the payment of so-called “contingent commissions” by insurance companies. Finite-risk reinsurance is a form of reinsurance in which, among other things, there is limited risk transferred to the reinsurer.
     As previously reported in the Form 8-K we filed with the SEC on June 17, 2005, we received a subpoena on June 15, 2005 from the SEC requesting documents and other information regarding any non-traditional insurance arrangements, including finite risk reinsurance, we entered into with General Re Corporation and its affiliates. We supplied the requested documents to the SEC in response to the subpoena in August 2005.
     Various regulatory agencies, including the office of the New York Attorney General, have conducted investigations and initiated lawsuits concerning contingent commission arrangements and the extent to which these arrangements have been disclosed to purchasers of insurance. These arrangements involve payments by insurance companies to brokers and agents of additional incentive commissions if they place business with the insurance company exceeding certain levels of profitability and/or volume. Some of these regulators have indicated that the brokers and agents should have disclosed these arrangements to their customers. We have approximately 175 preferred agents to which we pay additional commissions based on meeting minimum premium production thresholds and defined profitability criteria for the business they place with us. Our preferred agent arrangements, and similar arrangements which have been entered into by many other insurance companies, have been in place for many years. We and many other property and casualty insurance companies domiciled in Pennsylvania received a request in November 2004 from the Pennsylvania Insurance Department to supply the Department with information concerning contingent commission arrangements. We supplied the requested information to the Department in December 2004.
     We cannot predict the effects, if any, of these investigations, or any proceedings which may result from these investigations, on our future operations, the insurance industry in general, or changes, if any, which may be made to any laws or regulations. The outcome of these matters could adversely affect our business and results of operations.
Because our investment portfolio is made up of primarily fixed income securities, our investment income could suffer as a result of fluctuations in interest rates.
     We currently maintain and intend to continue to maintain an investment portfolio made up of primarily fixed income securities. The fair value of these securities can fluctuate depending on changes in interest rates. Generally, the fair market value of these investments increases or decreases in an inverse relationship with changes in interest rates, while net investment income earned by us from future investments in fixed income securities will generally increase or decrease with interest rates. Changes in interest rates may result in fluctuations in the income derived from, and the valuation of, our fixed income investments, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

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Provisions of the Pennsylvania business corporation law, our articles of incorporation and the insurance laws of Pennsylvania, Florida and other states may discourage takeover attempts.
     The Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law contains “anti-takeover” provisions. We have opted out of most of these provisions. However, Subchapter F of Chapter 25 of the Business Corporation Law applies to us, may have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, defer or prevent a tender offer or takeover attempt that a shareholder might consider in his or her best interest, including those attempts that might result in shareholders receiving a premium over market price for their shares. Subchapter F of the Business Corporation Law prohibits certain “business combinations” between an “interested shareholder” and a corporation, unless the corporation’s board of directors gives prior approval and certain other conditions are satisfied, or there is an available exemption. The term “business combination” is defined broadly to include various merger, consolidation, division, exchange or sale transactions. An “interested shareholder,” in general, is a beneficial owner of shares entitling that person to cast at least 20% of the votes that all shareholders would be entitled to cast in an election of directors.
     In addition, our Articles of Incorporation allow the Board of Directors to issue one or more classes or series of preferred stock with voting rights, preferences and other privileges as the Board may determine. The issuance of preferred shares could adversely affect the holders of our common stock and could prevent, delay or defer a change of control.
     We are also subject to the laws of various states, such as Pennsylvania and Florida, governing insurance holding companies. Under these laws, a person generally must obtain the applicable Insurance Department’s approval to acquire, directly or indirectly, 5% to 10% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Philadelphia Insurance or our insurance subsidiaries. An Insurance Department’s determination of whether to approve an acquisition would be based on a variety of factors, including an evaluation of the acquirer’s financial stability, the competence of its management and whether competition in that state would be reduced. These laws may delay or prevent a takeover of Philadelphia Insurance or our insurance company subsidiaries.
We have a large shareholder whose interests may diverge from those of our other shareholders.
     Mr. James J. Maguire, the Chairman of our Board of Directors, and his wife beneficially own approximately 18.4% of our issued and outstanding common stock. Other members of Mr. Maguire’s immediate family beneficially own approximately an additional 3.3% of our issued and outstanding common stock (the immediate family beneficial ownership for this purpose excludes beneficial ownership which is attributable to both Mr. James J. Maguire and his wife and immediate family members). Such beneficial ownership is calculated pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Consequently, Mr. Maguire will be in a position to strongly influence the outcome of substantially all corporate actions requiring shareholder approval, including mergers involving us, sales of all or substantially all of our assets, and the adoption of certain amendments to our Articles of Incorporation. In so acting, Mr. Maguire may have interests different than, or adverse to, those of the rest of our shareholders.
Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
     None
Item 2. PROPERTIES
The Company leases office space at One Bala Plaza, Bala Cynwyd, PA which serves as its headquarters location, and also leases 38 offices for its field marketing organization.
Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Philadelphia Insurance received a subpoena on June 15, 2005 from the Securities and Exchange Commission requesting documents and other information regarding any non-traditional insurance arrangements, including finite risk reinsurance, we entered into with General Re Corporation and its affiliates. We supplied documents and information to the Securities and Exchange Commission in response to such subpoena in August 2005.
Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
     No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of 2006.

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PART II
Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF
             EQUITY SECURITIES
(a) The Company’s common stock, no par value, trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbol “PHLY”. As of February 8, 2007, there were 853 holders of record and 49,985 beneficial shareholders of the Company’s common stock. The high and low sales prices of the common stock, as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers, were as follows:
                                 
    2006   2005 (1)
Quarter   High   Low   High   Low
First
    36.810       31.530       26.700       21.767  
Second
    34.260       29.820       29.277       24.453  
Third
    40.090       30.420       28.967       25.307  
Fourth
    45.990       38.410       34.133       27.250  
 
(1) Restated to reflect a three-for-one split of the Company’s common stock distributed on March 1, 2006.
The Company did not declare cash dividends on its common stock in 2006 or 2005, and currently intends to retain its earnings to enhance future growth. Any future payment of dividends by the Company will be determined by the Board of Directors and will be based on general business conditions and legal and regulatory restrictions.
As a holding company, the Company is dependent upon dividends and other permitted payments from its subsidiaries to pay any cash dividends to its shareholders. The ability of the Company’s insurance subsidiaries to pay dividends to the Company is subject to regulatory limitations (see Item 7.-Liquidity and Capital Resources and Note 2 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements).
(b) During the three years ended December 31, 2006, the Company did not sell any of its securities which were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
(c) The Company’s purchases of its common stock during the fourth quarter of 2006 are shown in the following table:
                             
                    (c) Total Number of    
                    Shares Purchased as   (d) Approximate Dollar
    (a) Total Number           Part of Publicly   Value of Shares That May
    of Shares   (b) Average Price   Announced Plans or   Yet Be Purchased Under
Period   Purchased (1)   Paid per Share   Programs   the Plans or Programs (2)
October 1 – October 31
    3,800     $ 24.02       $ 45,000,000  
November 1 – November 30
    535     $ 27.79       $ 45,000,000  
December 1 – December 31
    2,439     $ 23.93       $ 45,000,000  
 
(1)   Such shares were originally issued under the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Employees’ Stock Incentive and Performance Based Compensation Plan, and were subsequently repurchased by the Company upon termination of various employees.
 
(2)   The Company’s total stock purchase authorization, which was publicly announced in August 1998, amounts to $75.3 million, of which $30.3 million has been utilized.

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Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
                                         
    As of and For the Years Ended December 31,  
    (In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)  
    2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  
Operations and Comprehensive Income Statement Data:
                                       
Gross Written Premiums
  $ 1,493,248     $ 1,264,915     $ 1,171,317     $ 905,993     $ 663,739  
Gross Earned Premiums
    1,365,358       1,165,296       1,062,057       789,498       555,485  
Net Written Premiums
    1,282,864       1,110,771       914,532       602,300       519,707  
Net Earned Premiums
    1,169,302       976,647       770,248       574,518       417,722  
Net Investment Income
    91,699       63,709       43,490       38,806       37,516  
Net Realized Investment Gain (Loss)
    (9,861 )     9,609       761       794       (3,371 )
Other Income
    2,630       1,464       4,357       5,519       911  
 
Total Revenue
    1,253,770       1,051,429       818,856       619,637       452,778  
 
Net Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses
    468,212       504,006       476,115       359,177       267,433  
Acquisition Costs and Other Underwriting Expenses
    338,267       263,759       214,369       162,912       129,918  
Other Operating Expenses
    12,637       17,124       9,439       7,822       6,372  
Goodwill Impairment Loss (1)
          25,724                    
 
Total Losses and Expenses
    819,116       810,613       699,923       529,911       403,723  
 
Income Before Income Taxes
    434,654       240,816       118,933       89,726       49,055  
Total Income Tax Expense
    145,805       84,128       35,250       27,539       15,302  
 
Net Income
  $ 288,849     $ 156,688     $ 83,683     $ 62,187     $ 33,753  
 
Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding
    69,795,947       68,551,572       66,464,460       65,726,364       64,833,159  
Weighted-Average Share Equivalents Outstanding
    3,674,121       4,533,807       3,456,099       2,254,800       2,047,146  
 
Weighted-Average Shares and Share Equivalents Outstanding
    73,470,068       73,085,379       69,920,559       67,981,164       66,880,305  
 
Basic Earnings Per Share
  $ 4.14     $ 2.29     $ 1.26     $ 0.95     $ 0.52  
 
Diluted Earnings Per Share
  $ 3.93     $ 2.14     $ 1.20     $ 0.91     $ 0.50  
 
Cash Dividends Per Share
  $     $     $     $     $  
 
Year End Financial Position:
                                       
Total Investments and Cash and Cash Equivalents
  $ 2,542,313     $ 2,009,370     $ 1,623,647     $ 1,245,994     $ 950,861  
Total Assets
    3,438,537       2,927,826       2,485,656       1,870,941       1,358,334  
Unpaid Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses
    1,283,238       1,245,763       996,667       627,086       445,548  
Total Shareholders’ Equity
    1,167,267       816,496       644,157       545,646       477,823  
Common Shares Outstanding
    70,848,482       69,266,016       66,821,751       66,022,656       65,606,631  
 
Insurance Operating Ratios (Statutory Basis):
                                       
Net Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses to Net Earned Premiums
    39.8 %     51.8 %     61.6 %     63.1 %     63.5 %
Underwriting Expenses to Net Written Premiums
    28.5 %     26.3 %     27.1 %     27.2 %     28.0 %
 
Combined Ratio
    68.3 %     78.1 %     88.7 %     90.3 %     91.5 %
 
A.M. Best Rating (2)
    A+       A+       A+       A+       A+  
 
  (Superior)   (Superior)   (Superior)   (Superior)   (Superior)
 
(1)   During the fourth quarter of 2005, the Company recorded a $25.7 million impairment charge related to the write-down of goodwill arising from the acquisition of the Company’s personal lines segment. This loss, which was the same on a pre-tax and after-tax basis, was a result of the Company’s annual evaluation of the carrying value of goodwill. The write-down was determined by comparing the fair value of the Company’s personal lines segment and the implied value of the goodwill with the carrying amounts on the balance sheet. The write-down resulted from changes in business assumptions primarily due to the following: the unprecedented hurricane activity and associated catastrophe losses experienced in 2004 and 2005; the uncertainty of 2006 catastrophe reinsurance renewal rates; the decision to change the personal lines segment business model to discontinue writing the mobile homeowners business and target new construction homeowners business; and the disruption in the Florida marketplace.
 
(2)   As of September 30, 2004, the Company’s four insurance subsidiaries were rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company. Effective October 1, 2004, the Company’s four insurance subsidiaries entered into a new intercompany reinsurance pooling arrangement. Two of the insurance subsidiaries, Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company and Philadelphia Insurance Company, entered into an intercompany reinsurance pooling arrangement which included substantially all the Company’s commercial and specialty lines business. The Company’s two other insurance subsidiaries, Liberty American Select Insurance Company and Liberty American Insurance Company, also entered into an intercompany reinsurance pooling arrangement which substantially included all the Company’s personal lines segment business. As a result of this arrangement, A.M. Best Company assigned an A- (Excellent) rating to these two companies. The rating of Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company and Philadelphia Insurance Company remained at A+.

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Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
GENERAL
Overview
     The Company designs, markets, and underwrites specialty commercial and personal property and casualty insurance products for select markets or niches by offering differentiated products through multiple distribution channels. The Company’s operations are classified into three reportable business segments which are organized around its three underwriting divisions: The Commercial Lines Underwriting Group has underwriting responsibility for the commercial multi-peril package, commercial automobile, specialty property and inland marine and the antique/collector car insurance products; The Specialty Lines Underwriting Group, has underwriting responsibility for the professional and management liability insurance products; and The Personal Lines Group, has responsibility for personal property insurance products for the homeowners and manufactured housing markets. The Company operates solely within the United States through its 13 regional and 25 field offices.
     The Company generates most of its revenues through the sale of commercial and personal property and casualty insurance policies. The commercial insurance policies are sold through the Company’s five distribution channels which include direct sales, retail insurance producers/open brokerage, wholesalers, preferred agents and the Internet. The Company believes that consistency in its field office representation has created excellent relationships with local insurance agencies across the country. The personal insurance policies are processed almost exclusively over the Internet via the Company’s proprietary “In-Touch” system by the Company’s distribution network.
     During 2006, the Company experienced strong gross written premium growth for its commercial and specialty lines segments due to an increase in policy counts resulting from continued expansion of marketing efforts through the Company’s field organization and preferred agents; and the introduction of several new niche product offerings. For the Company’s personal lines segment, gross written premiums declined due to a decrease in policy counts resulting from the continued shift in product mix from mobile homeowners policies to homeowners policies, restricted new business production due to the significant increase in catastrophe reinsurance rates and restricted availability of coverage experienced at the June 1, 2006 catastrophe reinsurance renewal; and continued efforts to manage the probable maximum loss exposure. Realized average rates for commercial and specialty lines renewal business were basically unchanged, and realized average rate increases on personal lines renewal business approximated 26%.
     The Company believes its product distribution marketing platform and its creation of value added features not typically found in property and casualty products contribute to generating premium growth above industry averages. Written premium information for the Company’s business segments for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 is as follows:
                                 
    Commercial   Specialty   Personal    
($’s in millions)   Lines   Lines   Lines   Total
2006 Gross Written Premium
  $ 1,169.4     $ 227.6     $ 96.2     $ 1,493.2  
2005 Gross Written Premium
  $ 960.3     $ 205.3     $ 99.3     $ 1,264.9  
Percentage Increase (Decrease)
    21.8 %     10.9 %     (3.1 )%     18.0 %
     The Company also generates revenue from its investment portfolio, which approximated $2.4 billion at December 31, 2006, and generated $95.4 million in gross pre-tax investment income during 2006. The Company utilizes external independent professional investment managers with the objective of realizing high levels of investment income while generating competitive after-tax total rates of return within specific objectives and guidelines.
     The Company’s GAAP basis combined ratio was 69.0% for 2006, which was substantially lower than the combined ratio of the property and casualty industry as a whole. 2006 calendar year results included a $91.4 million pre-tax benefit from a decrease in net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses due to favorable trends in prior years’ claim emergence. The favorable net loss and loss adjustment expense development occurred primarily in the Commercial and Specialty Lines segments for accident years 2005, 2004 and 2003. This favorable development is primarily attributable to better than expected case incurred loss development for commercial coverages for accident years 2005 and 2004. For accident year 2003, the favorable development resulted from decreased loss estimates across specialty lines and automobile rental/leasing coverages due to better than expected case incurred loss development. The following table illustrates the 2006 calendar year and accident year loss ratios by segment.

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    Commercial   Specialty   Personal   Weighted
    Lines   Lines   Lines   Average
2006 calendar year net loss and loss adjustment expense ratio
    35.6 %     62.9 %     52.2 %     40.0 %
2006 accident year net loss and loss adjustment expense ratio
    43.6 %     68.2 %     56.6 %     47.6 %
     The Company believes its core strategy of adhering to an underwriting philosophy of sound risk selection and pricing discipline have enabled the Company to produce loss ratios that have been well below industry averages. The Company monitors certain measures of growth and profitability for each business unit, including, but not limited to: number of policies written, renewal retention ratios, new business production, pricing, risk selection and loss ratios. Other key financial metrics that are regularly monitored in evaluating financial condition and operating performance include, but are not limited to: level of expenses, investment performance, return on equity, cash flow and capital leverage.
     The following is a comparison of selected Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income data:
                         
    For the years ended December 31,
(In millions)   2006   2005   2004
Total Revenue
  $ 1,253.8     $ 1,051.4     $ 818.9  
Total Losses and Expenses
  $ 819.1     $ 810.6     $ 699.9  
Net Income
  $ 288.8     $ 156.7     $ 83.7  
     Certain Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments
  Investments:
    Fair values
 
      The carrying amount for the Company’s investments approximates their estimated fair value. The Company measures the fair value of investments based upon quoted market prices or by obtaining quotes from third party broker-dealers. Material assumptions and factors utilized by such broker-dealers in pricing these securities include: future cash flows, constant default rates, recovery rates and any market clearing activity that may have occurred since the prior month-end pricing period. The Company’s total investments include $3.3 million in securities for which there is no readily available independent market price.
 
    Other than temporary impairments
 
      The Company regularly performs impairment reviews with respect to its investments. For investments other than interests in securitized assets, these reviews include identifying any security whose fair value is below its cost and an analysis of securities meeting predetermined impairment thresholds to determine whether such decline is other than temporary. If the Company determines that it does not intend to hold a security to maturity or determines a decline in value to be other than temporary, the cost basis of the security is written down to its fair value with the amount of the write down included in earnings as a realized investment loss in the period the impairment arose (See Investments). Gross unrealized losses for investments excluding interests in securitized assets at December 31, 2006 were $11.4 million. The Company’s impairment review also includes an impairment evaluation for interests in securitized assets conducted in accordance with the guidance provided by the Emerging Issues Task Force of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Gross unrealized losses for investments in securitized assets at December 31, 2006 were $9.3 million.
 
      There are certain risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company’s impairment methodology including, but not limited to, the financial condition of specific industry sectors and the resultant effect on any underlying collateral values and changes in accounting, tax and/or regulatory requirements which may have an effect on either, or both, the investor and/or the issuer.
  Liability for Unpaid Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses:
The liability for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses reflects the Company’s best estimate for future amounts needed to pay losses and related settlement expenses with respect to insured events. The process of establishing the liability for property and casualty unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses is a complex and imprecise process, requiring the use of

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informed estimates and judgments. This liability includes an amount determined on the basis of claim adjusters’ evaluations with respect to insured events that have been reported to the Company and an amount for losses incurred that have not been reported to the Company, including future expected development on claims already reported to the Company. In some cases significant periods of time, up to several years or more, may elapse between the occurrence of an insured loss and the reporting of such to the Company. Estimates for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses are based on management’s assessment of known facts and circumstances, review of past loss experience and settlement patterns, and consideration of other factors such as legal, social, and economic developments. These estimates are reviewed regularly and any adjustments resulting therefrom are made in the accounting period in which the adjustment arises.
The table below classifies as of December 31, 2006 the components of the reserve for gross losses and loss adjustment expenses (“loss” or “losses”) with respect to major lines of business:
                         
    Gross Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves  
    by Line of Business  
(In Thousands)   As of December 31, 2006  
    Case     IBNR     Total  
Commercial Lines Segment:
                       
General Liability
  $ 198,091     $ 321,743     $ 519,834  
Auto
    71,340       97,381       168,721  
Property
    81,796       24,893       106,689  
Rental/Leasing — Supplemental Liability
    10,768       11,185       21,953  
Rental/Leasing — Other
    11,389       27,096       38,485  
Program Umbrella
    22,827       14,303       37,130  
Other
    5,863       5,846       11,709  
 
                 
 
    402,074       502,447       904,521  
 
                 
 
                       
Specialty Lines Segment:
                       
Professional Liability Errors & Omissions
    57,696       127,043       184,739  
Management Liability Directors & Officers
    46,739       83,306       130,045  
Professional Liability Excess
    18,042       22,449       40,491  
 
                 
 
    122,477       232,798       355,275  
 
                 
 
                       
Personal Lines Segment:
                       
Personal Lines
    6,074       17,368       23,442  
 
                 
 
    6,074       17,368       23,442  
 
                 
Total
  $ 530,625     $ 752,613     $ 1,283,238  
 
                 
The most significant actuarial assumptions used in determining the Company’s loss reserves are:
    Ultimate losses are determinable by extrapolation of claim emergence and settlement patterns observed in the past (via loss development factor selection) that can reasonably be expected to persist into the future.
 
      This assumption implies that historical claim reporting, handling, and settlement patterns are predictive of future activity and can thus be utilized to forecast ultimate liabilities on unpaid claims. Since the many factors that influence claim activity can change over time and are often difficult to isolate or quantify, the rate at which claims arose in the past and the costs to settle them may not always be representative of what will occur in the future. Key objectives in developing estimates of ultimate losses are to identify aberrations and systemic changes occurring within historical experience and to adjust for them so that the future can be projected on a more reliable basis. Various diagnostic tools are employed, (e.g., ratios of claims paid-to-claims incurred and analyses of average claim costs by age of development), and close communication is maintained among the Company’s actuarial, claims and underwriting departments to continually monitor and assess the validity of this assumption.

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      In general, this assumption is considered fully valid across the Company’s lines of business for older, more mature accident years. Most claims in these years have been reported, fully adjusted and settled, and any remaining unpaid claims are not anticipated to result in incurred loss activity at levels significant enough to cause material deviation in ultimate losses as projected by generally accepted actuarial methods that rely upon this assumption.
 
      Loss reserve indications from generally accepted actuarial methods that rely upon this assumption are utilized where this assumption is considered fully valid. Where this assumption is considered to have less than full validity, those indications receive partial or no weight.
 
    Ultimate loss ratios (ultimate losses divided by earned premiums) in the current and most recent accident years can be projected from ultimate loss ratios of prior years after adjusting for factors such as trends and pricing changes, to the extent that those factors can be quantified.
 
      This assumption implies consistency in the loss ratio, after adjusting for inflationary factors and other trends that may be affecting losses and/or premiums. Generally accepted actuarial methods employing this expected loss ratio assumption are used to supplement loss reserve indications from standard loss development methods where the validity of the first assumption discussed is incomplete. While this assumption is also subject to validity constraints, it is generally considered to have higher reliability than the first assumption discussed for the current and more recently completed accident years, as changes in rates and pricing can be monitored and loss trends can be derived or inferred from both internal and external sources.
The Company’s methodology is to employ several generally accepted actuarial methods to determine loss reserves, each of which has its own strengths and weaknesses. These methods generally fall into one of the categories described below, or they are hybrids of one or more of them (e.g., the Bornhuetter-Ferguson method which blends development and expected methods). The predictive accuracy of any of these methods may vary by line of business, age of development, and credibility of underlying historical experience data. Loss development methods tend to be more accurate where claims data are relatively stable and for older accident years within most lines of business. Expected loss methods and hybrid methods can be more appropriate for more recent accident years. Adjusted historical loss development methods are employed where volatile claims data can be largely attributed to discernable events, such as changes in claim handling procedures. Accordingly, more or less weight is placed on a particular method based on the facts and circumstances at the time the actuarially determined loss reserve estimates are made.
    Historical paid loss development methods:
 
      These methods use historical loss payments over discrete periods of time to estimate future losses. Historical paid loss development methods assume that the ratio of losses paid in one period to losses paid in an earlier period will remain constant. These methods necessarily assume that factors which have affected paid losses in the past, such as claim settlement patterns, inflation, or the effects of litigation, will remain constant in the future. Because historical paid loss development methods do not use case reserves to estimate ultimate losses, they can be more reliable than the other methods that use incurred losses in situations where there are significant changes in how case reserves are established by claims adjusters. However, historical paid loss development methods are more leveraged (meaning that small changes in payments have a larger impact on estimates of ultimate losses) than actuarial methods that use incurred losses, because cumulative loss payments can take much longer to converge on the expected ultimate losses than cumulative incurred amounts. In addition, and for similar reasons, historical paid loss development methods are often slow to react to situations when new or different factors arise than those that have affected paid losses in the past.
 
    Historical incurred loss development methods:
 
      These methods, like historical paid loss development methods, assume that the ratio of losses in one period to losses in an earlier period will remain constant in the future. However, these methods use incurred losses (i.e., the sum of cumulative historical loss payments plus outstanding case reserves) over discrete periods of time to estimate future losses. Historical incurred loss development methods can be preferable to historical paid loss development methods because they explicitly take into account open cases and the claims adjusters’ evaluations of the cost to settle all known claims. However, historical incurred loss development methods necessarily assume that case reserving practices are consistently applied over time. Therefore, when there have been significant changes in how case reserves are established or material changes in the underlying loss exposures and/or circumstances which may lead to a claim being reported, using incurred loss data to project ultimate losses can be less reliable than other methods.

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    Expected loss ratio methods:
 
      These methods are based on the assumption that ultimate losses vary proportionately with premiums. Expected loss ratios are typically developed based upon the information used in pricing, such as rate changes and trends affecting the frequency and/or severity of claims, and are multiplied by the total amount of premiums earned during a given accident period to calculate ultimate losses incurred during that same period. Expected loss ratio methods are useful for estimating ultimate losses in the early years of long-tailed lines of business, when little or no paid or incurred loss information is available, and in new or growing lines of business where historical information may lack predictive accuracy or otherwise not be representative of current loss exposures. Where expected loss ratio methods are employed, one or more of several traditional and accepted actuarial estimation methods are used to select expected loss ratios, including: loss ratios from mature years adjusted for trends in pricing and claim costs; permissible loss ratios underlying current rate levels; and projections of industry loss ratios in similar lines.
 
    Adjusted historical paid and incurred loss development methods:
 
      These methods take traditional historical paid and incurred loss development methods and adjust them for the estimated impact of recent changes, such as inflation, changes in coverage and/or demographics of the line of business, the speed of claim payments, or the adequacy of case reserves. During periods of significant change, adjusted historical paid and incurred loss development methods are often more reliable methods of predicting ultimate losses provided the actuaries can reasonably quantify the impact of each change.
 
    Frequency/Severity Methods:
 
      These methods combine estimates of ultimate claim counts and estimates of per claim ultimate loss severities to yield estimates of ultimate losses. Ultimate claim counts (frequency) are typically estimated using expected ratios of claims to a selected base (e.g., exposures or policy counts), with the expected ratios being based on historically observed experience. Adjustments for trends affecting claim occurrence or affecting the value of the base are also typically made. Ultimate loss severity estimates are typically based on historically observed per claim average losses and are adjusted for trends affecting the size of claims, most notably inflation. The Company uses this method only in the case of its residual value product.
Each of the generally accepted actuarial methods employed generates discrete point estimates of ultimate loss by line of business, by accident year. While the estimates are often similar across methods, a diverse array of estimates may be generated, particularly for current and recently completed accident years of longer-tailed lines and lines of business experiencing growth. Often the outlying point estimates among these diverse results can be dismissed as unreasonable because either the key assumptions of the method generating those outliers are violated or the underlying data feeding that method are too “thin” for meaningful results. The remaining indications generally form a reasonable range of point estimates from which informed judgment is utilized to select the actuarially determined estimate.
For most lines of business, given the high level of case reserve adequacy observed in recent calendar periods and the consistent claim reserving practices employed by the Company’s claim staff, loss reserves for older accident years are generally set in accordance with ultimate projections from incurred loss development methods. Projections from paid loss development methods may be selected for these older accident years where very few claims remain open and case reserves held for those claims are low relative to observed historical average severities of similar claims. For two Specialty Lines products (Corporate Directors and Officers and Lawyers Errors and Omissions), changes in claims handling occurred within the past several years that may invalidate the assumptions underlying the standard incurred loss development method. For these products, indications from adjusted historical incurred loss development methods were utilized in place of the standard method in forming the actuarially determined estimate, as the adjustments made attempt to re-state historical experience as it might have appeared had current claim handling practices been in place throughout.
Data for the current accident year are often too limited to provide fully reliable indications using standard loss development methods due to the delays in reporting claims and the limited time that has elapsed for adjusting the known claims. For longer-tail coverages and lines experiencing exposure growth, data may be somewhat limited in the more recently completed accident years, as well, for similar reasons. In such situations, ultimate loss is assessed by weighting results from standard paid and incurred loss development methods, with results from expected loss ratio and hybrid methods. The judgmental weights assigned are based upon the partial validity that can be attributed to the traditional methods, given the stability of underlying claim activity and exposures, with the complement of that partial validity given to the indications from expected loss ratio methods. The actuarially determined estimates by line of business are often based upon a weighted average of these results.

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The Company has a loss reserve review committee consisting of senior members of actuarial, corporate, claims, underwriting and financial management. This committee generally meets monthly to review and discuss the various monthly and quarterly actuarial analyses which are performed, as well as to discuss any other factors or trends that may influence the Company’s claims activity. Generally, loss reserves are recorded in accordance with the actuarially determined estimates by line of business. However, based upon review performed by the loss reserve committee, the committee may make a “management adjustment” to an actuarially determined estimate for a line of business if, in the committee’s collective judgment, factors affecting ultimate losses in a line have not been fully captured or considered by actuarial methods. This may be the case with newer product lines, lines that are growing, and/or lines which may be exposed to claims with latent emergence patterns that extend beyond the credible historical period that the Company has experienced to date. Any such “management adjustment” is documented and reported to the Company’s audit committee. The Company’s loss reserve committee did not establish a management adjustment as of December 31, 2006. Accordingly, the loss reserves recorded in the financial statements as of December 31, 2006 are equal to the actuarially determined estimate for each line of business.
Due to numerous factors including, but not limited to, trends affecting loss development factors and pricing adequacy, the Company’s key actuarial assumptions may change. Approximately 85.6% of the Company’s loss reserves are for accident years 2004 through 2006. These accident years are also the period during which changes, if any, to the factors underlying the actuarial assumptions would be most likely to occur. The quantification referred to in the next paragraph of the impact that changes to the actuarial assumptions could have are stated without any adjustment for reinsurance and before the effects of taxes.
    Changes may occur in the actuarial assumption that ultimate losses are determinable by extrapolation of claim emergence and settlement patterns observed in the past (via loss development factor selection) that can reasonably be expected to persist into the future. Changes may also occur in the actuarial assumption that ultimate loss ratios in the current and most recent accident years can be projected from ultimate loss ratios of prior years. A 5% increase to the actuarially selected loss development factors and a 5% increase to the expected loss ratios, in the aggregate, as applicable to all lines of business in accident years 2004 to 2006, would increase the actuarially determined loss reserve estimate by approximately $100.5 million. The results of aggregate changes in the loss development factors and expected loss ratios are approximately linear over reasonable ranges. A 1% increase in the loss development factors and expected loss ratios, in the aggregate, would have impact equal to approximately 20% of the impact stated above.
 
      The chart below illustrates the impact to the actuarially determined loss reserve estimates as of December 31, 2006 applicable to all lines of business in accident years 2004 to 2006 from selected combinations of possible increases and decreases to the loss development factor and expected loss ratio assumptions.
 
      Increase/(Decrease) to actuarially determined reserve estimate ($ millions):
                                             
                             
 
Increase/(Decrease) in
                               
      Loss Development Factors(2)

 
                     
        (5)%       0%       5%  
                                 
 
Expected
Loss
Ratios(1)
      (5)%     $(97.6)     $(65.8)     $(35.2)  
                           
        0%     $(34.1)     $0.0       $32.6    
                           
        5%     $29.5       $65.9       $100.5    
                             
 
(1)   For example, a 5% increase in an expected loss ratio of 50% would equal 55% (50% + 5%)
 
(2)   For example, a 5% increase in a loss development factor of 1.500 would equal 1.575 (1.500 multiplied by 1.05).
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Reinsurance receivables from reinsurers under reinsurance contracts are subject to estimation. Reinsurance receivables may prove uncollectible if reinsurers are unable or unwilling to perform under the Company’s reinsurance contracts due to, but not limited to, such factors as the reinsurers’ financial condition or coverage disputes. The Company seeks to limit the risk of a reinsurer’s default in a number of ways. First, the Company principally contracts with large reinsurers that are rated at least “A” (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company. Additionally, the Company will obtain collateral for balances due from reinsurers that are not approved by the Pennsylvania and/or Florida Insurance Departments due to their foreign domiciliary status, and seeks to collect the obligations of its reinsurers on a timely basis. This collection effort is supported through the regular monitoring of reinsurance receivables. Reinsurance receivables are reported net of an allowance for estimated uncollectible reinsurance receivables. The allowance is based upon the Company’s regular review of amounts outstanding, length of collection period, changes in reinsurer credit standing and other relevant factors. As of December 31, 2006, reinsurance receivables amounted to $272.8 million. Based upon the Company’s continuing monitoring and analysis, it was determined that no allowance for estimated uncollectible reinsurance receivables was required to be established as of December 31, 2006.
  Liability for Preferred Agent Profit Sharing:
The Company’s 175 Preferred Agents are eligible to receive profit sharing based upon achieving minimum premium production thresholds and profitability results for their business placed for a contact year with the Company. The ultimate amount of profit sharing may not be known until the final contractual loss evaluation of the profit sharing is completed 6.5 years after the contract year business has been written. The Company estimates the liability for this profit sharing based upon the contractual provisions of the profit sharing agreements and the Company’s actual historical profit sharing payout. As of December 31, 2006, the Company has accrued a liability for profit sharing of $21.9 million, of which $20.6 million relates to business written for contract years commencing January 1, 2003 and thereafter. The Company has estimated the profit sharing liability to be 2.4% of the preferred agent business written for contract years commencing January 1, 2003 and thereafter. For each 100 basis points increase or decrease from the currently estimated 2.4% payout, the estimated profit sharing liability would increase or decrease by approximately $11.6 million. The maximum potential ultimate profit sharing payout is 5.0% of preferred agent business written for contract years commencing January 1, 2003 and thereafter.
  Share-based Compensation Expense:
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted on a modified prospective transition method Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment, (“SFAS 123(R)”), which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors, including stock options, stock settled stock appreciation rights (“SARS”), restricted stock and employee and director stock purchases related to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and Directors Stock Purchase Plan based on fair values. The Company’s financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006 reflect the impact of SFAS 123(R). In accordance with the modified prospective transition method, the financial statements for prior periods have not been restated to reflect, and do not include, the impact of SFAS 123(R). Share-based compensation expense recognized is based on the value of the portion of share-based payment awards that is ultimately expected to vest. Share-based compensation expense recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31, 2006 includes compensation expense for share-based payment awards granted prior to, but not yet vested as of December 31, 2005 based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the pro forma provisions of SFAS 123, and compensation expense for the share-based payment awards granted subsequent to December 31, 2005 based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123(R). In conjunction with the adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company elected to attribute the value of share-based compensation to expense using the straight-line method, which was previously used for its pro forma information required under SFAS 123. Share-based compensation expense related to stock options and SARS was $7.3 million, before income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2006. During the year ended December 31, 2005, no share-based compensation expense related to stock options was recognized under the intrinsic value method in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, (“APB 25”). During the year ended December 31, 2006, share-based compensation expense related to restricted stock grants and employee and director stock purchase plans was $2.7 million. During the year ended December 31, 2005, share-based compensation expense related to restricted stock grants was $0.4 million under APB 25. See Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
Upon adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company elected to value share-based payment awards granted beginning in 2006 using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, (“Black-Scholes model”) which was also previously used for the pro forma information required under SFAS 123. For additional information, see Note 15 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. The

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determination of fair value of share-based payment awards on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes model is affected by the Company’s stock price, as well as the input of other subjective assumptions. These assumptions include, but are not limited to the expected term of stock options and SARS and the Company’s expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards. Options and the option component of the Employee and Directors Stock Purchase Plans shares have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and changes in the assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimates.
The expected term of stock options and SARS represents the weighted-average period the stock options and SARS are expected to remain outstanding. The expected term is based on the observed and expected time to post-vesting exercise and forfeitures of options by the Company’s employees. Upon the adoption of SFAS 123(R), the expected term of stock options and SARS was determined based on the demographic grouping of employees. Prior to January 1, 2006, the expected term of stock options was determined based on a single grouping of employees. Upon adoption of SFAS 123(R), historical volatility was utilized in deriving the expected volatility assumption as allowed under SFAS 123(R). Prior to January 1, 2006, the historical stock price volatility in accordance with SFAS 123 for purposes of the Company’s pro forma information was utilized. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant appropriate for the expected life of the Company’s stock options and SARS. The dividend yield assumption is based on the history and the expectation of no dividend payouts.
Since share-based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31, 2006 is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. SFAS 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant, and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Forfeitures are estimated based on historical experience. In the Company’s pro-forma information required under SFAS 123 for the periods prior to January 1, 2006, forfeitures were estimated based upon historical experience. If factors change and different assumptions are employed in the application of SFAS 123(R) in future periods, the actual compensation expense under SFAS 123(R) may differ significantly from what was recorded in the current period.
As of December 31, 2006, there was $28.9 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to stock options, SARS and restricted stock granted under the Company’s stock compensation plan. This unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.2 years.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements (as that term is defined in Item 303(a) (4) of Regulation S-K) that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or, as of December 31, 2006, future effect on its financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenue or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors as of December 31, 2006.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(2006 versus 2005)
Premiums: Premium information for the Company’s business segments is as follows (dollars in millions):
                                 
    Commercial Lines   Specialty Lines   Personal Lines   Total
2006 Gross Written Premiums
  $ 1,169.4     $ 227.6     $ 96.2     $ 1,493.2  
2005 Gross Written Premiums
  $ 960.3     $ 205.3     $ 99.3     $ 1,264.9  
Percentage Increase (Decrease)
    21.8 %     10.9 %     (3.1 )%     18.0 %
 
                               
2006 Gross Earned Premiums
  $ 1,046.8     $ 217.5     $ 101.1     $ 1,365.4  
2005 Gross Earned Premiums
  $ 873.8     $ 194.3     $ 97.2     $ 1,165.3  
Percentage Increase (Decrease)
    19.8 %     11.9 %     4.0 %     17.2 %
The overall growth in gross written premiums is primarily attributable to the following:
  Prospecting efforts by marketing personnel in conjunction with long term relationships formed by the Company’s marketing Regional Vice Presidents continue to result in additional prospects and increased premium writings in existing product offerings,

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    most notably for the Company’s non-profit, condominium association and sports leagues commercial package product lines. These product offerings accounted for approximately $105.3 million of the $209.1 million total Commercial Lines segment gross written premiums increase.
  The introduction of several new niche product offerings, most notably religious organizations, professional sports and entertainment commercial package products and the antique/collector vehicle product. These new product offerings accounted for approximately $37.5 million of the $209.1 million total Commercial Lines segment gross written premiums increase.
  Continued expansion of marketing efforts relating to Commercial Lines and Specialty Lines products through the Company’s field organization and preferred agents.
  An increase to in-force policy counts as of December 31, 2006 versus December 31, 2005 of 57.3% for the Commercial Lines segment. The introduction of the antique/collector vehicle program accounted for 22.3% of the 57.3% total policy count increase. The other factors discussed above accounted for the remaining 35.0% increase in the policy counts.
  An increase to in-force policy counts as of December 31, 2006 versus December 31, 2005 of 15.7% for the Specialty Lines segment, primarily as a result of the factors discussed above.
  Realized average rate increases on renewal business approximating 0.9%, and 26.3% for the Commercial and Personal Lines segments, respectively.
This growth in gross written premiums was offset in part by:
  A decrease in mobile homeowners gross written premium of $13.7 million from Liberty’s continuing shift in product mix as a result of reducing mobile homeowners product policies and increasing homeowners product policies. This $13.7 million decrease was offset in part by a $4.9 million increase in homeowners gross written premium.
  A decrease in Liberty’s renewal retention percentage to 65.1% in the fourth quarter of 2006, as compared to its year-to-date renewal retention for the nine months ending September 30, 2006 of 90.9%. This decrease in renewal retention is primarily attributed to Liberty’s implementation of rate increases effective September 1, 2006, relating to higher reinsurance costs. These rate increases are subject to reduction pending Florida Office of Insurance Regulation final approval.
  Restricting new personal lines business production of Liberty due to the significant increase in catastrophe reinsurance rates and restricted availability of reinsurance catastrophe coverage experienced at the June 1, 2006 catastrophe reinsurance renewal.
  A decrease in the lawyers professional liability gross written premium of $7.1 million as a result of non-renewing policies due to unacceptable underwriting results. Total 2006 gross written premium for the lawyers professional liability product was $11.8 million. The Company will continue to non-renew its remaining lawyers professional liability business in 2007.
  A decrease in in-force policy counts for the personal lines segment of 27.2%, resulting from a decrease to the in-force counts for the mobile homeowners product and the homeowners product of 76.6% and 19.0%, respectively, due to the factors noted above.
  Realized average rate decreases on renewal business approximating 0.5% for the specialty lines segment.
The respective net written premiums, and net earned premiums for commercial lines, specialty lines and personal lines segments for the year ended December 31, 2006 vs. the year ended December 31, 2005, were as follows (dollars in millions):
                                 
    Commercial Lines   Specialty Lines   Personal Lines   Total
2006 Net Written Premiums
  $ 1,080.2     $ 181.4     $ 21.3     $ 1,282.9  
2005 Net Written Premiums
  $ 904.7     $ 159.1     $ 47.0     $ 1,110.8  
Percentage Increase (Decrease)
    19.4 %     14.0 %     (54.7 )%     15.5 %
 
                               
2006 Net Earned Premiums
  $ 966.3     $ 174.0     $ 29.0     $ 1,169.3  
2005 Net Earned Premiums
  $ 778.4     $ 151.7     $ 46.5     $ 976.6  
Percentage Increase (Decrease)
    24.1 %     14.7 %     (37.6 )%     19.7 %

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The differing percentage changes in net written premiums and/or net earned premiums versus gross written premiums and/or gross earned premiums for the commercial lines, specialty lines and personal lines segments during the year results primarily from the following:
  A decision by the Company to terminate its net liability cession under its quota share reinsurance agreement whereby the Company had ceded 10% of its commercial and specialty lines net written and earned premiums and loss and loss adjustment expenses for policies commencing during 2004. Pursuant to the agreement, during the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company ceded $43.7 million ($36.5 million for the commercial lines segment, $7.1 million for the specialty lines segment, and $0.1 million for the personal lines segment) of net earned premiums, which represented the unearned premium reserves as of December 31, 2004 on policies commencing during 2004. No earned premiums were ceded pursuant to this agreement during 2006 due to the Company’s decision to terminate the agreement on a run-off basis effective December 31, 2004.
  Certain of the Company’s reinsurance contracts have reinstatement or additional premium provisions under which the Company must pay reinstatement or additional reinsurance premiums to reinstate coverage provisions upon utilization of initial reinsurance coverage. During the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company accrued $5.3 million ($2.2 million for the commercial lines segment and $3.1 million for the specialty lines segment) and $3.7 million ($1.6 million for the commercial lines segment and $2.1 million for the specialty lines segment) respectively, of reinstatement or additional reinsurance premium under its casualty excess of loss reinsurance treaties, as a result of changes in ultimate loss estimates. The reinstatement premium increased ceded written and earned premiums and reduced net written and earned premiums.
  During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company experienced catastrophe losses attributable to Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma. These multiple hurricane events resulted in the recognition of reinstatement and accelerated catastrophe reinsurance premium expense of $3.9 million ($0.6 million for the Commercial Lines Segment and $3.3 million for the Personal Lines Segment) during the year ended December 31, 2005 due to the utilization of certain of the catastrophe reinsurance coverages. This recognition of reinstatement and accelerated reinsurance premium expense increased reinsurance ceded written and earned premiums and reduced net written and earned premiums. The Company experienced no such catastrophe losses during 2006.
  The Company also experienced higher property catastrophe reinsurance costs, increased catastrophe loss retentions, and decreased catastrophe coverage limits for its June 1, 2006 reinsurance renewal compared to the June 1, 2005 renewal as a result of the hardening property catastrophe reinsurance market.
     Net Investment Income: Net investment income approximated $91.7 million in 2006 and $63.7 million in 2005. Total investments grew to $2,433.6 million at December 31, 2006 from $1,935.0 million at of December 31, 2005. The growth in investment income is primarily due to increased investments which arose from investing net cash flows provided from operating activities, during a period in which the general level of interest rates increased and in which the Company increased the average duration of its fixed income portfolio. The Company’s average duration of its fixed maturity portfolio was 4.6 years and 4.0 years at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. The decision to increase the average duration of the fixed maturity portfolio was based upon enterprise risk management analyses completed during 2006. The analyses indicated the capacity to further refine the risk/return profile of the investment portfolio. Based upon the analyses, the following actions were implemented:
    The portfolio duration target was increased;
 
    The percentage of the fixed maturity portfolio allocated to municipal security investments was increased; and
 
    The percentage of the investment portfolio allocated to common stock investments was increased.
     The Company’s taxable equivalent book yield on its fixed income holdings approximated 5.4% at December 31, 2006, compared to 4.8% at December 31, 2005. Net investment income was reduced by $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 due to the interest credit on the Funds Held Account balance pursuant to the Company’s quota share reinsurance agreement (see Note 10 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included with this Form 10-K).
     The total pre-tax return, which includes the effects of both income and price returns on securities, of the Company’s fixed income portfolio was 4.57% and 2.34% for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, compared to the Lehman Brothers Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index (“the Index”) total pre-tax return of 4.63% and 2.01% for the same periods, respectively. The Company expects some variation in its portfolio’s total return compared to the Index because of the differing sector, security and duration composition of its portfolio as compared to the Index.

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     Net Realized Investment Gain (Loss): Net realized investment gains (losses) were $(9.9) million and $9.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company realized net investment gains (losses) of $(1.5) million and $0.4 million from the sale of fixed maturity and equity securities, respectively, and $4.6 million and $4.2 million in realized investment losses for fixed maturity and equity securities, respectively, as a result of the Company’s impairment evaluation. The $4.6 million in realized investment losses for fixed maturities resulting from the Company’s impairment evaluation included approximately $4.2 million of realized investment losses on available for sale fixed maturity investments that were recognized as of September 30, 2006 and subsequently sold during the fourth quarter of 2006 as a result of tax planning and investment portfolio management strategies.
     For the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company realized net investment gains of $3.5 million and $11.5 million from the sale of fixed maturity and equity securities, respectively, and $0 million and $2.2 million in non-cash realized investment losses for fixed maturity and equity securities, respectively, as a result of the Company’s impairment evaluation. The $11.5 million net realized gains from the sale of equity securities included approximately $11.0 million of net realized gains as a result of the liquidation of certain of the Company’s equity portfolios following the Company’s decision to change four of its common stock investment managers. Net realized investment gain for the year ended December 31, 2005 was reduced by $3.2 million due to the recognized loss of the change in fair value of a cash flow hedge entered into by the Company for which the anticipated transaction did not occur (see Note 6 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included with this Form 10-K).
     Other Income: Other income approximated $2.6 million and $1.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Other income consists primarily of commissions earned on brokered personal and commercial lines business, and fees earned on servicing personal lines business.
     Net Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses: Net loss and loss adjustment expenses decreased $35.8 million (7.1%) to $468.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 from $504.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2005, while the loss and loss adjustment expense ratio decreased to 40.0% in 2006 from 51.6% in 2005.
The decrease in net loss and loss adjustment expenses was primarily due to:
  Net reserve actions taken during the year ended December 31, 2006, wherein the net estimated unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses for accident years 2005 and prior were decreased by $91.4 million, as compared to net reserve actions taken during the year ended December 31, 2005 wherein the estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses for accident years 2004 and prior were decreased by $29.9 million. Decreases in the estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses for prior accident years during the year ended December 31, 2006 were as follows:
         
    Net Basis Decrease  
    (In millions)  
Accident Year 2005
  $ 59.2  
Accident Year 2004
    12.6  
Accident Year 2003
    11.0  
Accident Years 2002 and prior
    8.6  
 
     
Total Decrease
  $ 91.4  
 
     
    For accident year 2005, the decrease in estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses was principally due to lower estimates for commercial coverages due to better than expected case incurred loss development. The incurred frequency emergence on general liability coverages, and the incurred severity emergence on property and auto coverages, were less than anticipated.
 
    For accident year 2004, the decrease in estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses was principally due to lower estimates for commercial coverages due to better than expected case incurred loss development. The incurred frequency emergence on general liability coverages, and the incurred severity emergence on auto coverages, were less than anticipated.
 
    For accident year 2003, the decrease in estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses was principally due to lower estimates for professional liability coverages and rental/leasing auto coverages due to better than expected case incurred loss development. The incurred severity emergence on professional liability E&O and D&O coverages, and the incurred frequency emergence on rental/leasing auto coverages, were less than anticipated.

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    For accident years 2002 and prior, the decrease in estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses was principally due to lower estimates for rental/leasing auto coverages due to better than expected case incurred loss development. The incurred frequency emergence on rental/leasing auto coverages, and the incurred severity emergence on rental supplemental liability coverages, were less than anticipated.
 
      Establishing loss reserve estimates is a necessarily complex and imprecise process. The Company’s methodology is to employ several generally accepted actuarial methods to determine net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses. Over time, more reliance is placed on actuarial methods based on actual loss development, and accordingly, over time, less reliance is placed on actuarial methods based on expected loss development. The principal factor contributing to the decreases in the estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses for prior accident years is the reconsideration of an assumption underlying previous estimates that loss ratio deterioration would result from the high growth rates experienced by the Company in the most recent accident years. As actual losses experienced on these accident years have continued to be lower than anticipated, it has become more likely that the ultimate loss ratio will prove to be better than originally estimated. Over time, greater credibility has been given to this favorable trend by applying greater weight to actuarial methods based on actual loss development. The result is a reduction to these years’ net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses, which, in turn, leads to lower ultimate loss ratio expectations for the more recent accident years. As significant weight is given to actuarial methods based on expected losses for the more recent accident years, the result of lower expectations is a reduction to these years’ net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses.
  A reduction in the current accident year net ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense ratio, excluding catastrophe losses, for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to 2005. During the year ended December 31, 2006, a net ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense ratio, excluding catastrophe losses, of 47.6% was estimated for the 2006 accident year. During the year ended December 31, 2005, a net ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense ratio, excluding catastrophe losses, of 51.7% was estimated for the 2005 accident year.
 
  A $24.7 million reduction in hurricane catastrophe losses incurred. During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company incurred $24.7 million of net loss and loss adjustment expenses related to Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma. The Company incurred no such catastrophe losses during the year ended December 31, 2006.
These decreases to net loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred were partially offset by increases to net loss and loss adjustment expenses resulting from:
  The growth in net earned premiums.
  An $18.3 million reduction in ceded loss and loss adjustment expenses pursuant to a 10% quota share agreement (See Premiums). Ceded loss and loss adjustment expenses pursuant to this quota share agreement for the year ended December 31, 2005 were $18.3 million; however, due to the Company’s decision to terminate this agreement on a run-off basis effective December 31, 2004, there were no losses ceded to this agreement during 2006.
     Acquisition Costs and Other Underwriting Expenses: Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses increased $74.5 million (28.2%) to $338.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 from $263.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2005, and the expense ratio increased to 28.9% in 2006 from 27.0% in 2005. The increase in acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses was due primarily to the following:
  The growth in net earned premiums.
  $7.2 million of share-based compensation expense allocated to underwriting and acquisition expenses which was recognized under SFAS 123(R), which was adopted by the Company on January 1, 2006.
  A $21.3 million decrease in ceding commission earned pursuant to the Company’s quota share agreements (See “Premiums”). During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company earned no ceding commissions related to quota share agreements, as compared to $21.3 million of ceding commissions earned during 2005. There were no ceded earned premiums pursuant to these quota share agreements for the year ended December 31, 2006 as compared to $43.7 million for 2005 due to the Company’s decision to terminate its 10% quota share agreement on a run-off basis effective December 31, 2004.

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These increases were partially offset by a $9.3 million change in net charges related to assessments from Citizen’s Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”). During 2006, the Company recognized a net reduction to expense of $3.4 million related to Citizens assessments, compared to a net increase to expense of $5.9 million related to Citizens assessments during 2005. The $3.4 million reduction to expense during 2006 is comprised of:
         
    For the Year Ended  
(In Millions)   December 31, 2006  
Reduction to expense related to assessment on 2004 Premiums
  $ 1.6  
Reduction to expense related to assessment on 2005 Premiums
    1.8  
 
     
Total
  $ 3.4  
 
     
Citizens was established by the State of Florida to provide insurance to property owners unable to obtain coverage in the private insurance market. Citizens assessments may be recouped through future insurance policy surcharges to Florida insureds. These surcharges are recorded in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as the related premiums are written.
The $1.6 million reduction in expense related to the 2004 assessment is attributable to net policyholder surcharges related to premiums written during 2006. The $1.8 million reduction in expense related to the 2005 assessment is attributable to a reduction in the actual 2005 assessment paid to Citizens, compared to the amount that was estimated by Citizens and accrued by the Company as of December 31, 2005.
During the fourth quarter of 2005, Citizens announced that it was projecting the maximum ten percent regular assessment allowed under Florida law plus an additional emergency assessment of approximately one percent to be assessed during 2006 due to the hurricanes that struck Florida in 2005. During 2006, the Florida legislature approved a $715 million budget appropriation to be used to reduce the Citizens deficit and resulting assessments to insurers. This budget appropriation resulted in the $1.8 million reduction to the Company’s net assessment expense.
     Other Operating Expenses: Other operating expenses decreased by $4.5 million to $12.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 from $17.1 million for the same period of 2005. Of this decrease, $2.0 million is due to a bonus accrual for the year ended December 31, 2005 related to the terms of an employment agreement with the Company’s founder and Chairman. There was no such bonus accrual for 2006.
     Income Tax Expense: The Company’s effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 was 33.5% and 34.9%, respectively. The effective rate for 2006 differed from the 35% statutory rate principally due to investments in tax-exempt securities. The effective tax rate for 2005 differed from the 35% statutory rate principally due to investments in tax-exempt securities, offset by the non-deductible goodwill impairment loss.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(2005 versus 2004)
Premiums: Premium information for the Company’s business segments is as follows (in millions):
                                 
    Commercial Lines   Specialty Lines   Personal Lines   Total
2005 Gross Written Premiums
  $ 960.3     $ 205.3     $ 99.3     $ 1,264.9  
2004 Gross Written Premiums
  $ 874.0     $ 184.4     $ 112.9     $ 1,171.3  
Percentage Increase (Decrease)
    9.9 %     11.3 %     (12.0 )%     8.0 %
2005 Gross Earned Premiums
  $ 873.8     $ 194.3     $ 97.2     $ 1,165.3  
2004 Gross Earned Premiums
  $ 788.6     $ 170.2     $ 103.3     $ 1,062.1  
Percentage Increase (Decrease)
    10.8 %     14.2 %     (5.9 )%     9.7 %
The overall growth in gross written premiums is primarily attributable to the following:
  Prospecting efforts by marketing personnel in conjunction with long term relationships formed by the Company’s marketing Regional Vice Presidents continue to result in additional prospects and increased premium writings, most notably for the Company’s various commercial package and non profit management liability product lines.

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  Continued expansion of marketing efforts relating to commercial lines and specialty lines products through the Company’s field organization and preferred agents.
  The introduction of a number of new Sports and Fitness niche products.
  In-force policy counts as of December 31, 2005 versus December 31, 2004 have increased 10.0% and 18.8% for the commercial lines and specialty lines segments, respectively, primarily as a result of the factors discussed above.
  Realized average rate increases on renewal business approximating 1.3%, and 17.9% for the specialty and personal lines segments, respectively. Realized rates on renewal business decreased 0.2% for the commercial lines segment.
This growth was offset in part by:
  Liberty American Insurance Group, Inc.’s planned shift in product mix of reducing mobile homeowners product policies and increasing homeowners product policies. As a result, mobile homeowners gross written premium decreased $44.9 million and homeowners gross written premium increased $25.7 million.
  In-force policy counts for the personal lines segment decreased 3.8%, resulting from a decrease in the in-force counts for the mobile homeowners product of 70.9% and an increase in in-force policy counts for the homeowners product of 54.7%, as a result of the planned shift in product mix noted above.
  The decisions by an automobile leasing customer and an automobile excess liability customer to self-insure business previously written by the Company. As a result, gross written premiums for the commercial lines segment were reduced by approximately $78.0 million.
  Re-underwriting the lawyers’ errors and omissions, professional liability excess and program umbrella books of business, resulting in gross written premiums for the specialty lines segment being reduced by $10.9 million, $4.3 million and $5.6 million, respectively.
  Increased pricing competition for specialty lines segment products and for the specialty property product (commercial lines segment).
The respective net written premiums, and net earned premiums for commercial lines, specialty lines and personal lines segments for the year ended December 31, 2005 vs. December 31, 2004 were as follows (in millions):
                                 
    Commercial Lines   Specialty Lines   Personal Lines   Total
2005 Net Written Premiums
  $ 904.7     $ 159.1     $ 47.0     $ 1,110.8  
2004 Net Written Premiums
  $ 720.6     $ 154.1     $ 39.8     $ 914.5  
Percentage Increase
    25.5 %     3.2 %     18.1 %     21.5 %
2005 Net Earned Premiums
  $ 778.4     $ 151.7     $ 46.5     $ 976.6  
2004 Net Earned Premiums
  $ 614.1     $ 134.1     $ 22.0     $ 770.2  
Percentage Increase
    26.8 %     13.1 %     111.4 %     26.8 %
The differing percentage changes in net written premiums and/or net earned premiums versus gross written premiums and/or gross earned premiums for the commercial lines, specialty lines and personal lines segments during the year results primarily from the following:
  A reduction in the Company’s net liability cession percentage under its quota share reinsurance agreements, as follows:
    The Company ceded 22% of its net written and earned premiums and loss and loss adjustment expenses for policies effective April 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003 and 10% of its commercial and specialty lines net written and earned premiums and loss and loss adjustment expenses for policies becoming effective during 2004. During the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, the Company ceded $(0.5) million ($0.2 million for the commercial lines segment and $(0.7) million for the specialty lines segment) and $94.5 million ($77.8 million for the commercial lines segment, $16.9 million for the specialty

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      lines segment, and $(0.2) million for the personal lines segment) of net written premiums, respectively, and $43.7 million ($36.5 million for the commercial lines segment, $7.1 million for the specialty lines segment and $0.1 million for the personal lines segment) and $132.5 million ($103.6 million for the commercial lines segment, $23.4 million for the specialty lines segment, and $5.5 million for the personal lines segment) of net earned premiums, respectively.
 
    On December 31, 2004, the Company terminated a quota share reinsurance agreement under which it ceded 15% of its mobile homeowners and homeowners business (personal lines segment). Upon termination, the Company increased its unearned premium reserve and net written premium by $5.7 million.
  As a result of the January 1, 2005 casualty excess of loss treaty renewal, the reinsurance costs by product charged by the reinsurers are at a different level than that charged under the prior treaty to reflect their view of expected treaty experience. Accordingly, the specialty lines segment product reinsurance costs were increased, and the commercial lines segment product reinsurance costs were decreased.
  Certain of the Company’s reinsurance contracts have provisions whereby the Company is entitled to a return profit commission based on the ultimate experience of the underlying business ceded to the contracts. Under the terms of these contracts, the Company accrued profit commissions of $4.0 million ($3.4 million for the commercial lines segment and $0.6 million for the specialty lines segment) and $15.6 million ($13.0 million for the commercial lines segment, $2.0 million for the specialty lines segment, and $0.5 million for the personal lines segment) for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The profit commissions reduced ceded written and earned premiums and increased net written and earned premiums.
  Certain of the Company’s reinsurance contracts have reinstatement provisions under which the Company must pay additional reinsurance premiums to reinstate coverage provisions upon utilization of initial reinsurance coverage. During the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, the Company accrued $3.7 million ($1.6 million for the commercial lines segment and $2.1 million for the specialty lines segment) and $1.1 million ($0.8 million for the commercial lines segment and $0.3 million for the specialty lines segment), respectively, of reinstatement reinsurance premium under its casualty excess of loss reinsurance treaty, as a result of changes in ultimate loss estimates. The reinstatement premium increased ceded written and earned premiums and reduced net written and earned premiums.
  A reduction in accelerated, reinstatement and additional reinsurance premium costs related to the Company’s catastrophe reinsurance coverages:
    During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company experienced catastrophe losses attributable to Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma. These multiple hurricane events resulted in the recognition of reinstatement and accelerated catastrophe reinsurance premium expense of $3.9 million ($0.6 million for the Commercial Lines Segment and $3.3 million for the Personal Lines Segment) during the year ended December 31, 2005 due to the utilization of certain of the catastrophe reinsurance coverages. This recognition of reinstatement and accelerated reinsurance premium expense increased ceded written and earned premiums and reduced net written and earned premiums.
 
    During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Company experienced catastrophe losses attributable to Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne. Due to these multiple hurricane events, the Company purchased additional catastrophe reinsurance coverages (which provided coverage from the inception date of the coverage through May 31, 2005) to supplement its original reinsurance programs. The estimated aggregate pre-tax cost of these additional catastrophe reinsurance coverages is $22.9 million. Additionally, these multiple hurricane events resulted in accelerating the recognition of $26.0 million (Commercial Lines Segment ($2.2 million), and Personal Lines Segment ($23.8 million)) catastrophe reinsurance premium expense during 2004 due to the utilization of certain of the catastrophe reinsurance coverages. Of this $26.0 million, $10.3 million was attributable to the additional reinsurance coverages referred to above. This acceleration of reinsurance premium expense increased reinsurance ceded written and earned premiums and reduced net written and earned premiums.
     Net Investment Income: Net investment income approximated $63.7 million in 2005 and $43.5 million in 2004. Total investments grew to $1,935.0 million at December 31, 2005 from $1,428.2 million at December 31, 2004. The growth in investment income is primarily due to increased investments which arose from investing net cash flows provided from operating activities. The Company’s average duration of its fixed income portfolio was 4.0 years and 4.1 years at December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively. The Company’s taxable equivalent book yield on its fixed income holdings approximated 4.8% at December 31, 2005, compared to 4.7% at December 31, 2004. The Company’s expectation is that the fixed income security taxable equivalent book yield for funds invested during 2006 will approximate 5.25% to 5.75%. This range is based on current interest rates and a continuation of the

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Company’s asset allocation between taxable and tax-exempt fixed income securities. Net investment income was reduced by $1.5 million and $4.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, due to the interest credit on the Funds Held Account balance pursuant to the Company’s quota share reinsurance agreement (see Note 10 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included with this Form 10-K).
     The total return, which includes the effects of both income and price returns on securities, of the Company’s fixed income portfolio was 2.34% and 4.05% for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, compared to the Lehman Brothers Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index (“the Index”) total return of 2.01% and 3.76% for the same periods, respectively. The Company expects some variation in its portfolio’s total return compared to the Index because of the differing sector, security and duration composition of its portfolio as compared to the Index.
     Net Realized Investment Gain: Net realized investment gains were $9.6 million and $0.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The Company realized net investment gains of $3.5 million and $11.5 million from the sale of fixed maturity and equity securities, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2005, and $0 million and $2.2 million in non-cash realized investment losses for fixed maturity and equity securities, respectively, as a result of the Company’s impairment evaluation. The $11.5 million net realized gains from the sale of equity securities included approximately $11.0 million of net realized gains as a result of the liquidation of certain of the Company’s equity portfolios following the Company’s decision to change four of its common stock investment managers. Net realized investment gains from the sale of fixed maturity and equity securities was also reduced by $3.2 million due to the recognized loss arising from the change in fair value of a cash flow hedge entered into by the Company for which the forecasted transaction did not occur (see Note 6 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included with this Form 10-K).
     The Company realized net investment gains of $4.2 million and $6.4 million from the sale of fixed maturity and equity securities, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2004, and $6.1 million and $3.7 million in non-cash realized investment losses for fixed maturity and equity securities, respectively, as a result of the Company’s impairment evaluation. $1.4 million of the $3.7 million non-cash realized investment losses is due to a December 2004 decision to change certain of the Company’s common stock investment managers. As a result of this decision, the Company wrote down certain common stock securities since there was no longer an intent to hold the securities to recovery.
     Other Income: Other income approximated $1.5 million and $4.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Other income consists primarily of commissions earned on brokered personal lines business, and to a lesser extent brokered commercial lines business. The decrease in other income is due primarily to reduced commissions earned on brokered personal lines business resulting from the termination of certain brokering agreements during 2004.
     Net Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses: Net loss and loss adjustment expenses increased $27.9 million (5.9%) to $504.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 from $476.1 million for the same period of 2004, and the loss ratio decreased to 51.6% in 2005 from 61.8% in 2004.
The increase in net loss and loss adjustment expenses was primarily due to:
  The growth in net earned premiums.
  A $41.5 million reduction in ceded loss and loss adjustment expenses pursuant to quota share agreement (See Premiums). Ceded loss and loss adjustment expenses pursuant to this quota share agreement for the year ended December 31, 2005 were $18.3 million vs. $59.8 million for the same period during 2004.
This increase to the loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred was offset in part by:
  A $22.0 million reduction in hurricane catastrophe losses incurred. During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company incurred $24.7 million of net loss and loss adjustment expenses related to Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma. During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Company incurred $46.7 million of net loss and loss adjustment expenses related to Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne.
  Reserve actions taken during the year ended December 31, 2005 whereby the estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses for accident years 2004 and prior were decreased by $29.9 million vs. reserve actions taken during the year ended December 31, 2004 whereby the estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses for accident years 2003 and prior were

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    increased by $35.1 million. Changes in the estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses during the year ended December 31, 2005 by accident year were as follows:
         
    Net Basis  
    increase (decrease)  
    (in millions)  
Accident Year 2004
  $ (24.2 )
Accident Year 2003
    1.6  
Accident Year 2002
    (7.0 )
Accident Years 2001 and prior
    (0.3 )
 
     
Total
  $ (29.9 )
 
     
     The decrease in estimated net loss and loss adjustment expenses was principally due to a lower loss estimate for commercial package policies for the 2004 accident year as a result of better than expected claim frequency, and a lower loss estimate for professional liability policies for the 2004 accident year due to better than expected case incurred development.
     Acquisition Costs and Other Underwriting Expenses: Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses increased $49.4 million (23.0%) to $263.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 from $214.4 million for the same period of 2004, and the expense ratio decreased to 27.0% in 2005 from 27.8% in 2004. The increase in acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses was due primarily to:
  The growth in net earned premiums
 
  A $5.9 million net charge during 2005 for assessments from Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”). Citizens was established by the state of Florida to provide insurance to property owners unable to obtain coverage in the private insurance market.
 
    Citizens reported incurred losses from the hurricanes that struck Florida during 2004 and a deficit for the 2004 plan year. During 2005, the Board of Governors of Citizens authorized the levying of a regular assessment, and the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation also approved the assessment. Based on the Company’s market share, the Company was assessed and paid $11.9 million in Citizens assessments during 2005. This assessment may be recouped through future insurance policy surcharges to Florida insureds. These surcharges will be recorded in the consolidated financial statements as the related premiums are written. The Company also recognized and paid an additional $0.6 million related to this Citizens assessment pursuant to a quota share reinsurance agreement whereby the Company assumed a 50% participation from an unaffiliated Florida insurer.
 
    Of the $12.5 million in total payments related to the Citizens assessment during 2005, $8.6 million is recoverable from certain of the Company’s catastrophe reinsurers under its 2004 catastrophe reinsurance program and from one of the Company’s quota share reinsurers, resulting in a $3.9 million net assessment expense being recognized during 2005 for Citizens assessments paid during 2005. Any recoupment of the Citizens assessment through future policy surcharges will be allocated between the Company and its reinsurers.
 
    During the fourth quarter of 2005, Citizens announced that it was projecting the maximum ten percent regular assessment allowed under Florida law plus an additional emergency assessment of approximately one percent to be assessed during 2006 due to the hurricanes that struck Florida in 2005. As of December 31, 2005, the Company has accrued $12.4 million for the Company’s estimated share of the projected regular assessment. Of this amount, $10.4 million is recoverable from certain of the Company’s catastrophe reinsurers under its 2005 catastrophe reinsurance program and from one of the Company’s quota share reinsurers, resulting in a $2.0 million net assessment expense being recognized during 2005 for Citizens assessments accrued as of December 31, 2005. Companies are required to collect any emergency assessments from residential property policyholders and remit them to Citizens as they are collected, therefore, the Company has not recorded a liability related to the projected emergency assessment.
 
    The following table summarizes the impact to the Company of Citizens assessments recognized during 2005:

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(In Millions)   Gross of     Reinsurance     Net Expense  
    Reinsurance     Receivables     Recognized  
Assessments paid during 2005
  $ 12.5     $ (8.6 )   $ 3.9  
Assessments accrued as of December 31, 2005
    12.4       (10.4 )     2.0  
 
                 
Total
  $ 24.9     $ (19.0 )   $ 5.9  
 
                 
These increases in acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses were partially offset by:
  A $42.5 million decrease in acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses due to an automobile excess liability customer’s decision to self insure business previously written by the Company (see Premiums). During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company incurred $9.0 million in acquisition and underwriting expenses vs. $51.5 million during the same period in 2004 for the automobile excess liability product. Net earned premiums for this product were $13.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 vs. $71.3 million for the same period of 2004.
  A $40.2 million decrease in ceding commission earned pursuant to quota share agreements (see Premiums). During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company earned $21.3 million in ceding commissions vs. $61.5 million during the same period of 2004. Ceded earned premiums pursuant to these quota share agreements were $43.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 vs. $132.5 million for the same period of 2004.
     Other Operating Expenses: Other operating expenses increased $7.7 million to $17.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 from $9.4 million for the same period of 2004. $2.0 million of the increase results from a bonus accrual under the terms of an employment agreement with the Company’s founder and Chairman. The remaining increase in the level of expenses is primarily due to the overall growth of the business, offset in part by reduced commissions paid on brokered personal lines business (see Other Income).
     Goodwill Impairment Loss: During the fourth quarter of 2005, the Company recorded a $25.7 million impairment charge related to the write-down of goodwill arising from the acquisition of the Company’s personal lines segment. This loss, which was the same on a pre-tax and after-tax basis, was a result of the Company’s annual evaluation of the carrying value of goodwill. The write-down was determined by comparing the fair value of the Company’s personal lines segment and the implied value of the goodwill with the carrying amounts on the balance sheet. The write-down resulted from changes in business assumptions primarily due to the following: the unprecedented hurricane activity and associated catastrophe losses experienced in 2004 and 2005; the uncertainty of 2006 catastrophe reinsurance renewal rates; the forecasted weather pattern of increased hurricane activity; the decision to change the personal lines segment business model to discontinue writing the mobile homeowners business and target new construction homeowners business; and the disruption in the Florida marketplace.
     Income Tax Expense: The Company’s effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 was 34.9% and 29.6%, respectively. The effective rate for 2005 differed from the 35% statutory rate principally due to investments in tax-exempt securities, offset by the non-deductible goodwill impairment loss. The effective tax rate for 2004 differed from the 35% statutory rate principally due to investments in tax-exempt securities.
Investments
The Company’s investment objectives are the realization of high levels of after-tax net investment income with competitive after-tax total rates of return subject to established specific guidelines and objectives. The Company utilizes external independent professional investment managers for its fixed maturity and equity investments. These investments consist of diversified issuers and issues, and as of December 31, 2006 approximately 86.0% and 10.4% of the total invested assets (total investments plus cash equivalents) on a cost basis consisted of investments in fixed maturity and equity securities, respectively, versus 90.1% and 8.1%, respectively, as of December 31, 2005.
Of the total investments in fixed maturity securities, asset backed, mortgage pass-through, and collateralized mortgage obligation securities, on a cost basis, amounted to $202.1 million, $425.5 million and $293.1 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2006, and $138.3 million, $282.3 million and $227.0 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2005.

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The Company regularly performs impairment reviews with respect to its investments. For investments other than interests in securitized assets, these reviews include identifying any security whose fair value is below its cost and an analysis of securities meeting predetermined impairment thresholds to determine whether such decline is other than temporary. If the Company determines that it does not intend to hold a security to maturity or determines a decline in value to be other than temporary, the cost basis of the security is written down to its fair value with the amount of the write down included in earnings as a realized loss in the period the impairment arose. This evaluation resulted in non-cash realized investment losses of $8.8 million and $2.2 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005. The Company’s impairment review also includes an impairment evaluation for interests in securitized assets conducted in accordance with the guidance provided by the Emerging Issues Task Force of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. There were no non-cash realized investment losses recorded for the years ended December 31, 2006 or 2005 as a result of the Company’s impairment evaluation for investments in securitized assets.
The Company’s fixed maturity portfolio amounted to $2,129.6 million and $1,761.5 million, as of December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively, of which 99.9% of the portfolio as of December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 was comprised of investment grade securities. The Company had fixed maturity investments with gross unrealized losses amounting to $18.1 million and $23.5 million as of December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. Of these amounts, interests in securitized assets had gross unrealized losses amounting to $9.3 million and $9.7 million as of December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.
The following table identifies the period of time securities with an unrealized loss as of December 31, 2006 have continuously been in an unrealized loss position. None of the amounts shown in the table include unrealized losses due to non-investment grade fixed maturity securities. No issuer of securities or industry represents more than 3.5% and 23.6%, respectively, of the total estimated fair value, or 2.8% and 28.7%, respectively, of the total gross unrealized loss included in the table below. The industry concentration represents investments in “AAA” rated Mortgage Backed Securities issued by agencies of the U.S. Government which are collateralized by pools of residential mortgage loans. The unrealized losses on these securities are generally attributable to interest rate increases. The contractual repayment of these securities is guaranteed by agencies of the U.S. Government, and it is therefore expected that the securities would not be settled at a price less than the amortized cost of the Company’s investment. At the present time the Company has the ability and intent to hold these securities until a recovery of fair value, which may be maturity; therefore the Company does not consider these investments to be other than temporarily impaired as of December 31, 2006.
                                         
    Gross Unrealized Losses as of December 31, 2006  
    (in millions)
    Fixed Maturities                          
    Available for Sale                          
    Excluding Interests                          
Continuous time in   in Securitized     Interests in     Fixed Maturities              
Unrealized loss position   Assets     Securitized Assets     Available for Sale     Equity Securities     Total Investments  
0 – 3 months
  $ 0.8     $ 1.2     $ 2.0     $ 1.1     $ 3.1  
>3 – 6 months
          0.1       0.1       0.6       0.7  
>6 – 9 months
    0.1             0.1       0.9       1.0  
>9 – 12 months
    0.1       0.2       0.3             0.3  
>12 – 18 months
    2.1       4.6       6.7             6.7  
>18 – 24 months
    2.6       1.5       4.1             4.1  
> 24 months
    3.1       1.7       4.8             4.8  
 
                             
Total Gross Unrealized Losses
  $ 8.8     $ 9.3     $ 18.1     $ 2.6     $ 20.7  
 
                             
Estimated fair value of securities with a gross unrealized loss
  $ 624.9     $ 543.8     $ 1,168.7     $ 37.4     $ 1,206.1  
 
                             
The Company’s impairment evaluation as of December 31, 2006 for fixed maturities available for sale excluding interests in securitized assets resulted in the following conclusions:
US Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. Government Agencies:
The unrealized losses on the Company’s Aaa/AAA rated investments in U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. Government Agencies are attributable to interest rate increases. Of the 32 investment positions held, approximately 71.9% were in an unrealized loss position. The contractual terms of the investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the amortized cost of the investments.

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Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions:
The unrealized losses on the Company’s investments in long term tax exempt securities which have ratings of A1/A+ to AAA/Aaa are generally caused by interest rate increases. Of the 736 investment positions held, approximately 49.3% were in an unrealized loss position. The contractual terms of the investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the amortized cost of the investments.
Corporate Debt Securities:
The unrealized losses on the Company’s long term investments in Corporate bonds which have ratings from Baa3/BBB to Aaa/AAA are generally caused by interest rate increases. Of the 114 investment positions held, approximately 87.7% were in an unrealized loss position. The contractual terms of the investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the amortized cost of the investments. Therefore, it is expected that the securities would not be settled at a price less than the amortized cost of the investments.
The Company’s impairment evaluation as of December 31, 2006 for interests in securitized assets resulted in the following conclusions:
Asset Backed Securities:
The unrealized losses on the Company’s investments in Asset Backed Securities which have ratings of Aaa/AAA are generally caused by interest rate increases. Of the 132 investment positions held, approximately 49.2% were in an unrealized loss position. The contractual terms of the investments do not permit the issuer to settle the security at a price less than the amortized cost of the investments.
Mortgage Pass-Through Securities:
The unrealized losses on the Company’s investments in Mortgage Pass-Through Securities which have ratings of Aaa/AAA are generally caused by interest rate increases. Of the 130 investment positions held, approximately 58.5% were in an unrealized loss position. The contractual terms of the investments do not permit the issuer to settle the security at a price less than the amortized cost of the investments.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations:
The unrealized losses on the Company’s investments in Collateralized Mortgage Obligations which have ratings of Aa2/AA to Aaa/AAA are generally caused by interest rate increases. Of the 155 investment positions held, approximately 66.5% were in an unrealized loss position. The contractual terms of the investments do not permit the issuer to settle the security at a price less than the amortized cost of the investments.
The Company’s impairment evaluation as of December 31, 2006 for equity securities resulted in the conclusion that the Company does not consider the equity securities to be other than temporarily impaired. Of the 3,555 investment positions held, approximately 14.8% were in an unrealized loss position.
As mentioned above, there are certain risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company’s impairment methodology, including, but not limited to, the financial condition of specific industry sectors and the resultant effect on any underlying security collateral values and changes in accounting, tax, and/or regulatory requirements which may have an effect on either, or both, the investor and/or the issuer. Should the Company subsequently determine that it does not intend to hold the security until maturity or should it determine that a decline in the fair value below the cost basis to be other than temporary, the security would be written down to its fair value and the difference would be included as a realized loss for the period in which such determination was made, thereby reducing earnings for such period by the amount of such realized loss.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company’s gross loss on the sale of fixed maturity and equity securities amounted to $1.7 million and $7.0 million, respectively. The fair value of the fixed maturity and equity securities at the time of sale was $185.2 million and $40.5 million, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company’s gross loss on the sale of fixed maturity and equity securities amounted to $0.9 million and $5.5 million, respectively. The fair value of the fixed maturity and equity securities at the time of sale was $63.6 million and $56.5 million, respectively. During 2004, the Company’s gross loss on the sale of fixed maturity and equity securities amounted to $1.3 million and $1.9 million, respectively. The fair value of the fixed maturity and equity securities at the time of sale was $30.7 million and $7.5 million, respectively.
$1.2 million of the $5.5 million gross loss on the sale of equity securities for the year ended December 31, 2005 was the result of the liquidation of certain of the Company’s equity portfolios following the Company’s decision to change four of its common stock

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investment managers. This $1.2 million realized gross loss was in addition to the previously reported $1.4 million impairment loss recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2004 upon the Company’s initial decision to change three of its common stock investment managers and no longer hold the securities to recovery.
Market Risk of Financial Instruments
The Company’s financial instruments are subject to the market risk of potential losses from adverse changes in market rates and prices. The primary market risks to the Company are equity price risk associated with investments in equity securities and interest rate risk associated with investments in fixed maturities. The Company has established, among other criteria, duration, asset quality and asset allocation guidelines for managing its investment portfolio market risk exposure. The Company’s investments are classified as Available for Sale and consist of diversified issuers and issues.
The table below provides information about the Company’s financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates and shows the effect of hypothetical changes in interest rates as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. The selected hypothetical changes do not indicate what could be the potential best or worst case scenarios. The information is presented in U.S. dollar equivalents, which is the Company’s reporting currency.
                                         
                    Estimated        
            Hypothetical     Fair Value after        
            Change in     Hypothetical     Hypothetical Percentage  
            Interest     Changes in     Increase (Decrease) in  
    Estimated     Rates (bp=basis     Interest             Shareholders’  
(Dollars in Thousands)   Fair Value     points)     Rates     Fair Value     Equity  
December 31, 2006
                                       
Investments
                                       
Total Fixed Maturities Available For Sale
  $ 2,129,609     200 bp decrease   $ 2,313,272       8.6 %     10.2 %
 
          100 bp decrease   $ 2,226,770       4.6 %     5.4 %
 
          50 bp decrease   $ 2,178,954       2.3 %     2.8 %
 
          50 bp increase   $ 2,079,335       (2.4 )%     (2.8 )%
 
          100 bp increase   $ 2,029,023       (4.7 )%     (5.6 )%
 
          200 bp increase   $ 1,930,808       (9.3 )%     (11.1 )%
 
                                       
December 31, 2005
                                       
Investments
                                       
Total Fixed Maturities Available For Sale
  $ 1,761,530     200 bp decrease   $ 1,894,692       7.6 %     10.6 %
 
          100 bp decrease   $ 1,831,630       4.0 %     5.6 %
 
          50 bp decrease   $ 1,797,245       2.0 %     2.8 %
 
          50 bp increase   $ 1,725,460       (2.1 )%     (2.9 )%
 
          100 bp increase   $ 1,689,499       (4.1 )%     (5.7 )%
 
          200 bp increase   $ 1,620,123       (8.0 )%     (11.3 )%
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. (PCHC) is a holding company whose principal assets currently consist of 100% of the capital stock of its subsidiaries. PCHC’s primary sources of funds are payments received pursuant to tax allocation agreements with the Insurance Subsidiaries, dividends from its subsidiaries, and proceeds from the issuance of shares pursuant to the Company’s Stock Purchase and Performance Based Compensation Plans. For the year ended December 31, 2006, payments to PCHC pursuant to such tax allocation agreements totaled $160.8 million. The payment of dividends to PCHC from the Insurance Subsidiaries is subject to certain limitations imposed by the insurance laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and State of Florida. Accumulated statutory profits of the Insurance Subsidiaries from which dividends may be paid totaled $734.4 million at December 31, 2006. Of this amount, the Insurance Subsidiaries are entitled to pay a total of approximately $270.9 million of dividends in 2007 without obtaining prior approval from the Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or State of Florida (see Business Regulation). During 2006, no dividends were paid by the Insurance Subsidiaries, and no capital contributions were made by PCHC to the Insurance Subsidiaries. During 2006, there were no stock repurchases under the stock repurchase authorization. At December 31, 2006, the remaining stock repurchase authorization is $45.0 million.

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The Company produced net cash from operations of $506.8 million, $430.7 million and $390.5 million in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Sources of operating funds consist primarily of net premiums written and investment income. Funds are used primarily to pay claims and operating expenses and to purchase investments. Cash from operations in 2006 was primarily generated from strong premium growth during the year due to new business written and strong renewal business retention. Net loss and loss expense payments were $313.8 million, $234.7 million and $285.9 million in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Net cash from operations also included cash provided from tax savings from the issuance of shares pursuant to stock based compensation plans amounting to $1.5 million, $7.0 million and $1.0 million for 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Management believes that the Company has adequate liquidity to pay all claims and meet all other cash needs.
The Company produced $20.3 million of net cash from financing activities during 2006. Cash provided from financing activities consisted of an $8.7 million excess tax benefit from the issuance of shares pursuant to stock based compensation plans; $7.1 million from the Company’s stock purchase plans; $6.7 million from the exercise of stock options issued under the Company’s performance based compensation plan and $2.5 million from the collection of notes receivable associated with the Company’s employee stock purchase plans. Cash used for financing activities consisted of $4.7 million for shares withheld to satisfy a minimum required tax withholding obligation arising upon the exercise of employee stock options.
During 2006, $274.7 million of the fixed maturity portfolio principal was received through either maturity, call option, paydown or sinking fund transactions. The fixed maturity portfolio cash flow profile has been structured such that approximately 10% of the portfolio principal as of December 31, 2006 will be received from maturity, call option, paydown or sinking fund transactions each year through 2012. It is estimated that approximately $250.0 million will be received from these transactions during 2007.
On June 30, 2006, the Company entered into an unsecured Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) which establishes a revolving credit facility providing for loans to the Company of up to $50.0 million in principal amount outstanding at any one time, with a maturity date of June 29, 2007. The Credit Agreement contains an annual commitment fee of 8.0 basis points per annum on the unused commitments under the Credit Agreement and provides capacity for working capital and other general corporate purposes. As of December 31, 2006, no borrowings have been made by the Company under the Credit Agreement. Each loan under the facility will bear interest at a per annum rate equal to, at the Company’s option, (i) Libor plus 0.40% or (ii) the higher of the Administrative Agent and Lender’s prime rate and the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%. The Credit Agreement contains various representations, covenants and events of default typical for credit facilities of this type.
Two of the Company’s insurance subsidiaries are members of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (“FHLB”). A primary advantage of FHLB membership is the ability of members to access credit products from a reliable capital markets provider. The availability of any one member’s access to credit is based upon its FHLB eligible collateral. The insurance subsidiaries have utilized a portion of their borrowing capacity in the past to purchase a diversified portfolio in investment grade floating rate securities. These purchases were funded by floating rate FHLB borrowings to achieve a positive spread between the rate of interest on these securities and borrowing rates. As of December 31, 2006, the insurance subsidiaries’ unused borrowing capacity was $506.3 million. The borrowing capacity provides an immediately available line of credit.
In the normal course of business, the Company has entered into various reinsurance contracts with unrelated reinsurers. The Company participates in such agreements for the purpose of limiting loss exposure and managing capacity constraints. Reinsurance contracts do not relieve the Company from its obligations to policyholders. To reduce the potential for a write-off of amounts due from reinsurers, the Company evaluates the financial condition of its reinsurers and principally contracts with large reinsurers that are rated at least “A” (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company. Additionally, the Company will obtain collateral for balances due from reinsurers that are not approved by the Pennsylvania and/or Florida Insurance Departments due to their foreign domiciliary status, and seeks to collect the obligations of its reinsurers on a timely basis. This collection effort is supported through the regular monitoring of reinsurance receivables. As of December 31, 2006, approximately 92.4% of the Company’s reinsurance receivables (excluding amounts ceded to voluntary and mandatory pool mechanisms) are either with reinsurers rated “A” (Excellent) or better by A.M. Best Company or are fully collateralized.
Under certain reinsurance agreements, the Company is required to maintain investments in trust accounts to secure its reinsurance obligations (primarily the payment of losses and loss adjustment expenses on business it does not write directly). At December 31, 2006, the investment and cash balances in such trust accounts totaled approximately $2.0 million. In addition, various insurance departments of states in which the Company operates require the deposit of funds to protect policyholders within those states. As of December 31, 2006, the balance on deposit for the benefit of such policyholders totaled approximately $15.1 million.

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The Insurance Subsidiaries, which operate under intercompany reinsurance pooling agreements, must have certain levels of surplus to support premium writings. Guidelines of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners ( “NAIC”) suggest that a property and casualty insurer’s ratio of annual statutory net premium written to policyholders’ surplus should not exceed 3-to-1. The ratio of combined annual statutory net premium written by the insurance subsidiaries to their combined policyholders’ surplus was 1.3-to-1.0 and 1.6-to-1.0 for 2006 and 2005, respectively.
The NAIC’s risk-based capital method is designed to measure the acceptable amount of capital and surplus an insurer should have based on the inherent specific risks of each insurer. The adequacy of a company’s actual capital and surplus is evaluated by a comparison to the risk-based capital results. Insurers failing to meet minimum risk-based capital requirements may be subject to scrutiny by the insurer’s domiciliary insurance department and ultimately rehabilitation or liquidation. As of December 31, 2006, PIIC, PIC, LASIC and LAIC exceeded their minimum risk-based capital requirements of $273.5 million, $14.4 million, $5.6 million and $6.0 million, respectively, by 226%, 341%, 359% and 367%, respectively.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
The Company has certain contractual obligations and commitments as of December 31, 2006 which are summarized below:
                                         
    Payments Due by Period  
    (in thousands)  
            Less than                     More Than  
Contractual Obligations   Total     1 year     1-3 years     4-5 years     5 years  
Gross Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves (1)
  $ 1,283,238     $ 444,916     $ 555,097     $ 228,996     $ 54,229  
Reinsurance Premiums Payable Under Terms of Reinsurance Contracts (2)
    84,332       84,332                    
Operating Leases
    30,037       5,076       14,100       7,383       3,478  
Preferred Agent Profit Sharing
    21,891       4,200       12,546       4,743       402  
Other Long-Term Contractual Commitments (3)
    17,249       7,219       9,630       200       200  
 
                             
Total (4)
  $ 1,436,747     $ 545,743     $ 591,373     $ 241,322     $ 58,309  
 
                             
 
(1)   Although there is typically no minimum contractual commitment with insurance contracts, the cash flows displayed in the table above represent the Company’s best estimate as to amount and timing of such.
 
(2)   Represents payments based on estimated subject earned premiums under certain reinsurance contracts.
 
(3)   Represents open commitments under certain limited partnership agreements, information technology development agreements, corporate sponsorship and renewal rights agreements.
 
(4)   As of December 31, 2006, the Company has recorded a $2.0 million liability for a bonus amount due to the Company’s founder and Chairman under the terms of his employment agreement with the Company. This payment is due to be paid six months after the date of the termination of his employment with the Company. Since his date of termination is uncertain, this payment has been excluded from the above table.
INFLATION
Property and casualty insurance premiums are established before the amount of losses and loss adjustment expenses, or the extent to which inflation may affect such amounts, is known. The Company attempts to anticipate the potential impact of inflation in establishing its premiums and reserves. Substantial future increases in inflation could result in future increases in interest rates, which, in turn, are likely to result in a decline in the market value of the Company’s investment portfolio and resulting unrealized losses and/or reductions in shareholders’ equity.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In February 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement No. 155 “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments” (“SFAS No. 155”). Subsequently, SFAS No. 155 was modified. Under current generally accepted accounting principles, an entity that holds a financial instrument with an embedded derivative, subject to certain scope exceptions, must bifurcate

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the financial instrument, resulting in the host and the embedded derivative being accounted for separately. SFAS No. 155 permits, but does not require, entities to account for financial instruments with an embedded derivative at fair value thus negating the need to bifurcate the instrument between its host and the embedded derivative. SFAS No. 155 is effective as of the beginning of the first annual reporting period that begins after September 15, 2006. The Company will adopt SFAS No. 155 on January 1, 2007 and believes the financial impact of application will not be significant.
In July 2006, the FASB released Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting for interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company adopted FIN 48 on January 1, 2007 and expects that it will not have a material effect on financial condition or results of operations.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”), which clarifies that the term fair value is intended to mean a market-based measure, not an entity-specific measure and gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets in determining fair value. SFAS No. 157 requires disclosures about (1) the extent to which companies measure assets and liabilities at fair value, (2) the methods and assumptions used to measure fair value, and (3) the effect of fair value measures on earnings. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 157.
In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,” to permit all entities to choose to elect, at specified election dates, to measure eligible financial instruments at fair value. An entity would report unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting date, and recognize upfront costs and fees related to those items in earnings as incurred and not deferred. SFAS No. 159 applies to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, with early adoption permitted for an entity that has also elected to apply the provisions of SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. An entity is prohibited from retrospectively applying SFAS No. 159, unless it chooses early adoption. SFAS No. 159 also applies to eligible items existing at November 15, 2007 (or early adoption date). The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 159.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
Certain information included in this report and other statements or materials published or to be published by the Company are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements relating to such matters as anticipated financial performance, business prospects, technological developments, new and existing products, expectations for market segment and growth, and similar matters. In connection with the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company provides the following cautionary remarks regarding important factors which, among others, could cause the Company’s actual results and experience to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the Company’s forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that may affect the operations, performance, development, results of the Company’s business, and the other matters referred to above include, but are not limited to: (i) changes in the business environment in which the Company operates, including inflation and interest rates; (ii) changes in taxes, governmental laws, and regulations; (iii) competitive product and pricing activity; (iv) difficulties of managing growth profitably; (v) claims development and the adequacy of the Company’s liability for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses; (vi) severity of natural disasters and other catastrophe losses; (vii) adequacy of reinsurance coverage which may be obtained by the Company; (viii) ability and willingness of the Company’s reinsurers to pay; (ix) future terrorist attacks; (x) the outcome of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s industry-wide investigation relating to the use of non-traditional insurance products, including finite risk reinsurance arrangements; and (xi) the outcome of industry-wide investigations being conducted by various insurance departments, attorneys-general and other authorities relating to the use of contingent commission arrangements. The Company does not intend to publicly update any forward looking statement, except as may be required by law.

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Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The table below provides information about the Company’s financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates and shows the effect of hypothetical changes in interest rates as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. The selected hypothetical changes do not indicate what could be the potential best or worst case scenarios. The information is presented in U.S. dollar equivalents, which is the Company’s reporting currency.
                                     
(Dollars in Thousands)               Estimated    
            Hypothetical   Fair Value after   Hypothetical Percentage
            Change in   Hypothetical   Increase (Decrease) in
            Interest   Changes in            
    Estimated   Rates (bp=basis   Interest           Shareholders’
    Fair Value   points)   Rates   Fair Value   Equity
December 31, 2006
                                   
Investments
                                   
Total Fixed Maturities Available For Sale
  $ 2,129,609     200 bp decrease   $ 2,313,272       8.6 %     10.2 %
 
          100 bp decrease   $ 2,226,770       4.6 %     5.4 %
 
          50 bp decrease   $ 2,178,954       2.3 %     2.8 %
 
          50 bp increase   $ 2,079,335       (2.4 )%     (2.8 )%
 
          100 bp increase   $ 2,029,023       (4.7 )%     (5.6 )%
 
          200 bp increase   $ 1,930,808       (9.3 )%     (11.1 )%
 
                                   
December 31, 2005
                                   
Investments
                                   
Total Fixed Maturities Available For Sale
  $ 1,761,530     200 bp decrease   $ 1,894,692       7.6 %     10.6 %
 
          100 bp decrease   $ 1,831,630       4.0 %     5.6 %
 
          50 bp decrease   $ 1,797,245       2.0 %     2.8 %
 
          50 bp increase   $ 1,725,460       (2.1 )%     (2.9 )%
 
          100 bp increase   $ 1,689,499       (4.1 )%     (5.7 )%
 
          200 bp increase   $ 1,620,123       (8.0 )%     (11.3 )%

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Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries
Index to Financial Statements and Schedules
             
Financial Statements       Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm     52  
 
           
Consolidated Balance Sheets – As of December 31, 2006 and 2005     53  
 
           
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income — For the Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004     54  
 
           
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity — For the Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004     55  
 
           
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — For the Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004     56  
 
           
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements     57-81  
 
           
Financial Statement Schedules:        
 
           
Schedule
           
I
  Summary of Investments -     S-1  
 
           
 
  Other Than Investments in Related Parties As of December 31, 2006        
 
           
II
  Condensed Financial Information of Registrant As of December 31, 2006 and 2005 and For Each of the Three Years in the Period Ended December 31, 2006     S-2—S-4  
 
           
III
  Supplementary Insurance Information As of and For the Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004     S-5  
 
           
IV
  Reinsurance For the Years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004     S-6  
 
           
VI
  Supplementary Information Concerning Property-Casualty Insurance Operations As of and For the Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004     S-7  

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders Of Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp.:
We have completed integrated audits of Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries’ 2006, 2005 and 2004 consolidated financial statements and of its internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Our opinions, based on our audits, are presented below.
Consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying index present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries at December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedules listed in the accompanying index present fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. These financial statements and financial statement schedules are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedules based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit of financial statements includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for share-based compensation in 2006.
Internal control over financial reporting
Also, in our opinion, management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A, that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on those criteria. Furthermore, in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on management’s assessment and on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit of internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. An audit of internal control over financial reporting includes obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we consider necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, PA
February 27, 2007

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PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
                 
    As of December 31,  
    2006     2005  
ASSETS
               
Investments:
               
Fixed Maturities Available for Sale at Market (Amortized Cost $2,136,231 and $1,778,215)
  $ 2,129,609     $ 1,761,530  
Equity Securities at Market (Cost $259,184 and $160,926)
    304,033       173,455  
 
           
Total Investments
    2,433,642       1,934,985  
Cash and Cash Equivalents
    108,671       74,385  
Accrued Investment Income
    20,083       18,095  
Premiums Receivable
    346,836       286,778  
Prepaid Reinsurance Premiums and Reinsurance Receivables
    272,798       396,248  
Deferred Income Taxes
    26,657       31,893  
Deferred Acquisition Costs
    158,805       129,486  
Property and Equipment, Net
    26,999       23,886  
Other Assets
    44,046       32,070  
 
           
Total Assets
  $ 3,438,537     $ 2,927,826  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES and SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Policy Liabilities and Accruals:
               
Unpaid Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses
  $ 1,283,238     $ 1,245,763  
Unearned Premiums
    759,358       631,468  
 
           
Total Policy Liabilities and Accruals
    2,042,596       1,877,231  
Funds Held Payable to Reinsurer
          39,221  
Premiums Payable
    66,827       58,839  
Other Liabilities
    161,847       136,039  
 
           
Total Liabilities
    2,271,270       2,111,330  
 
           
Commitments and Contingencies
               
Shareholders’ Equity:
               
Preferred Stock, $.01 Par Value, 10,000,000 Shares Authorized, None Issued and Outstanding
           
Common Stock, No Par Value, 100,000,000 Shares Authorized, 70,848,482 and 69,266,016 Shares Issued and Outstanding
    376,986       332,757  
Notes Receivable from Shareholders
    (17,074 )     (7,217 )
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
    24,848       (2,702 )
Retained Earnings
    782,507       493,658  
 
           
Total Shareholders’ Equity
    1,167,267       816,496  
 
           
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
  $ 3,438,537     $ 2,927,826  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2006     2005     2004  
Revenue:
                       
Net Earned Premiums
  $ 1,169,302     $ 976,647     $ 770,248  
Net Investment Income
    91,699       63,709       43,490  
Net Realized Investment Gain (Loss)
    (9,861 )     9,609       761  
Other Income
    2,630       1,464       4,357  
 
                 
Total Revenue
    1,253,770       1,051,429       818,856  
 
                 
Losses and Expenses:
                       
Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses
    497,288       711,706       1,232,645  
Net Reinsurance Recoveries
    (29,076 )     (207,700 )     (756,530 )
 
                 
Net Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses
    468,212       504,006       476,115  
Acquisition Costs and Other Underwriting Expenses
    338,267       263,759       214,369  
Other Operating Expenses
    12,637       17,124       9,439  
Goodwill Impairment Loss
          25,724        
 
                 
Total Losses and Expenses
    819,116       810,613       699,923  
 
                 
Income Before Income Taxes
    434,654       240,816       118,933  
 
                 
Income Tax Expense (Benefit):
                       
Current
    155,404       89,510       33,158  
Deferred
    (9,599 )     (5,382 )     2,092  
 
                 
Total Income Tax Expense
    145,805       84,128       35,250  
 
                 
Net Income
  $ 288,849     $ 156,688     $ 83,683  
 
                 
 
                       
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax:
                       
Holding Gain (Loss) Arising during Year
  $ 21,140     $ (16,252 )   $ 3,576  
Reclassification Adjustment
    6,410       (6,246 )     (495 )
 
                 
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
    27,550       (22,498 )     3,081  
 
                 
Comprehensive Income
  $ 316,399     $ 134,190     $ 86,764  
 
                 
 
                       
Per Average Share Data:
                       
Net Income – Basic
  $ 4.14     $ 2.29     $ 1.26  
 
                 
Net Income – Diluted
  $ 3.93     $ 2.14     $ 1.20  
 
                 
 
                       
Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding
    69,795,947       68,551,572       66,464,460  
Weighted-Average Share Equivalents Outstanding
    3,674,121       4,533,807       3,456,099  
 
                 
Weighted-Average Shares and Share Equivalents Outstanding
    73,470,068       73,085,379       69,920,559  
 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES
IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2006     2005     2004  
Common Shares:
                       
Balance at Beginning of Year
    69,266,016       66,821,751       66,022,656  
Issuance of Shares Pursuant to Stock Purchase Plans, net
    613,320       1,589,406       597,345  
Issuance of Shares Pursuant to Stock based Compensation Plans
    969,146       854,859       201,750  
 
                 
Balance at End of Year
    70,848,482       69,266,016       66,821,751  
 
                 
 
                       
Common Stock:
                       
Balance at Beginning of Year
  $ 332,757     $ 292,856     $ 281,088  
Issuance of Shares Pursuant to Stock Purchase Plans
    19,521       27,817       9,585  
Effects of Issuance of Shares Pursuant to Stock based Compensation Plans
    24,301       11,939       2,183  
Other
    407       145        
 
                 
Balance at End of Year
    376,986       332,757       292,856  
 
                 
 
                       
Notes Receivable from Shareholders:
                       
Balance at Beginning of Year
    (7,217 )     (5,465 )     (5,444 )
Notes Receivable Issued Pursuant to Employee Stock Purchase Plans
    (12,391 )     (4,095 )     (2,326 )
Collection of Notes Receivable
    2,534       2,343       2,305  
 
                 
Balance at End of Year
    (17,074 )     (7,217 )     (5,465 )
 
                 
 
                       
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Deferred Income Taxes:
                       
Balance at Beginning of Year
    (2,702 )     19,796       16,715  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Taxes
    27,550       (22,498 )     3,081  
 
                 
Balance at End of Year
    24,848       (2,702 )     19,796  
 
                 
 
                       
Retained Earnings:
                       
Balance at Beginning of Year
    493,658       336,970       253,287  
Net Income
    288,849       156,688       83,683  
 
                 
Balance at End of Year
    782,507       493,658       336,970  
 
                 
Total Shareholders’ Equity
  $ 1,167,267     $ 816,496     $ 644,157  
 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(IN THOUSANDS)
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2006     2005     2004  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
                       
Net Income
  $ 288,849     $ 156,688     $ 83,683  
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
                       
Net Realized Investment (Gain) Loss
    9,861       (9,609 )     (761 )
Amortization of Investment Premiums, Net of Discount
    8,773       11,707       9,175  
Amortization of Intangible Assets
    802              
Depreciation
    7,159       4,798       3,494  
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
    (9,599 )     (5,382 )     2,092  
Change in Premiums Receivable
    (60,058 )     (57,276 )     (49,993 )
Change in Prepaid Reinsurance Premiums and Reinsurance Receivables, Net of Funds Held Payable to Reinsurer
    84,229       (58,296 )     (116,585 )
Change in Other Receivables
    (1,988 )     (4,620 )     (2,467 )
Change in Deferred Acquisition Costs
    (29,319 )     (37,839 )     (35,359 )
Goodwill Impairment Loss
          25,724        
Change in Income Taxes Payable
    8,555       13,202       (8,563 )
Change in Other Assets
    3,105       (909 )     (6,392 )
Change in Unpaid Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses
    37,475       249,096       369,581  
Change in Unearned Premiums
    127,890       99,619       109,260  
Change in Other Liabilities
    27,231       36,338       32,341  
Fair Value of Stock Based Compensation
    12,511       551        
Tax Benefit from Issuance of Shares Pursuant to Stock Based Compensation Plans
          6,952       1,031  
Excess Tax Benefit from Issuance of Shares Pursuant to Stock Based Compensation Plans
    (8,646 )            
 
                 
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
    506,830       430,744       390,537  
 
                 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
                       
Proceeds from Sales of Investments in Fixed Maturities
    320,878       185,576       198,442  
Proceeds from Maturity of Investments in Fixed Maturities
    274,722       200,615       195,317  
Proceeds from Sales of Investments in Equity Securities
    93,587       160,158       43,734  
Cost of Fixed Maturities Acquired
    (972,532 )     (883,560 )     (622,238 )
Cost of Equity Securities Acquired
    (196,096 )     (201,333 )     (71,924 )
Settlement of Cash Flow Hedge
          (3,148 )      
Purchase of Property and Equipment, Net
    (10,272 )     (7,403 )     (7,954 )
Purchase of Intangibles
    (3,162 )            
 
                 
Net Cash Used for Investing Activities
    (492,875 )     (549,095 )     (264,623 )
 
                 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
                       
Proceeds from Loans Payable
          11,381       76,104  
Repayments on Loans Payable
          (44,787 )     (91,180 )
Proceeds from Exercise of Employee Stock Options
    6,697       4,582       1,151  
Proceeds from Collection of Shareholder Notes Receivable
    2,534       2,343       2,305  
Proceeds from Shares Issued Pursuant to Stock Purchase Plans
    7,130       23,721       7,260  
Excess Tax Benefit from Issuance of Shares Pursuant to Stock Based Compensation Plans
    8,646              
Cost of Shares Withheld to Satisfy Minimum Required Tax Withholding Obligation Arising Upon Exchange of Options
    (4,676 )            
 
                 
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Financing Activities
    20,331       (2,760 )     (4,360 )
 
                 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
    34,286       (121,111 )     121,554  
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year
    74,385       195,496       73,942  
 
                 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year
  $ 108,671     $ 74,385     $ 195,496  
 
                 
Cash Paid During the Year for:
                       
Income Taxes
  $ 146,899     $ 73,903     $ 41,442  
Interest
          165       639  
Non-Cash Transactions:
                       
Issuance of Shares Pursuant to Employee Stock Purchase Plans in Exchange for Notes Receivable
  $ 12,391     $ 4,095     $ 2,326  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
1. General Information and Significant Accounting Policies
Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. (“Philadelphia Insurance”), and its subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”) doing business as Philadelphia Insurance Companies, include four property and casualty insurance companies, Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company (“PIIC”) and Philadelphia Insurance Company (“PIC”), which are domiciled in Pennsylvania; and Liberty American Select Insurance Company (“LASIC”) and Liberty American Insurance Company (“LAIC”), which are domiciled in Florida (collectively the “Insurance Subsidiaries”); an underwriting manager, Maguire Insurance Agency, Inc.; a managing general agency, Liberty American Insurance Services, Inc.; a premium finance company, Liberty American Premium Finance Company; and an investment subsidiary, PCHC Investment Corp. The Company designs, markets, and underwrites specialty commercial and personal property and casualty insurance products for select target industries or niches including, among others, nonprofit organizations; the health, fitness and wellness industry; select classes of professional liability; the rental car industry; automobile leasing industry; and personal property and casualty insurance products for the homeowners and manufactured housing markets. All marketing, underwriting, claims management, investment, and general administration is provided by the underwriting manager and managing general agency.
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The preparation of financial statements requires making estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain prior years’ amounts have been reclassified for comparative purposes.
(a) Investments
Fixed maturity investments, classified as Available for Sale, are carried at market value with the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) credited or charged directly to shareholders’ equity, net of applicable deferred income taxes. Income on fixed maturities is recognized on the accrual basis.
The carrying amount for the Company’s investments approximates their estimated fair value. The Company measures the fair value of investments based upon quoted market prices or by obtaining quotes from third party broker-dealers. Material assumptions and factors utilized by such broker-dealers in pricing these securities include: future cash flows, constant default rates, recovery rates and any market clearing activity that may have occurred since the prior month-end pricing period. For mortgage and asset-backed securities (“structured securities”) of high credit quality, changes in expected cash flows are recognized using the retrospective method. For structured securities where the possibility of credit loss is other than remote, changes in expected cash flows are recognized on the prospective method over the remaining life of the securities. Cash flow assumptions for structured securities are obtained from a primary market provider of such information. These assumptions represent a market based best estimate of the amount and timing of estimated principal and interest cash flows based on current information and events. The Company’s total investments include $3.3 million and $3.4 million in securities as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, for which there is no readily available independent market price.
The decision to purchase or sell investments is based on management’s assessment of various factors such as foreseeable economic conditions, including current interest rates and the interest rate risk, and the liquidity and capital positions of the Company.
Investments in fixed maturities are adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity date, except for asset backed, mortgage pass-through and collateralized mortgage obligation securities which are adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts over their estimated lives. Certain asset backed, mortgage pass-through and collateralized mortgage obligation security repayment patterns will change based on interest rate movements and, accordingly, could impact future investment income if the reinvestment of the repayment amounts are at lower interest rates than the underlying securities. Asset backed, mortgage pass-through and collateralized mortgage obligation securities, on a cost basis, amounted to $202.1 million, $425.5 million and $293.1 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2006 and $138.3 million, $282.3 million and $227.0 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2005.

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Equity securities are carried at market value with the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) credited or charged directly to shareholders’ equity, net of applicable deferred income taxes.
Realized investment gains and losses are calculated on the specific identification basis and recorded as income when the securities are sold.
The Company regularly performs impairment reviews with respect to its investments. For investments other than interests in securitized assets, these reviews include identifying any security whose fair value is below its cost and an analysis of securities meeting predetermined impairment thresholds to determine whether such decline is other than temporary. If the Company determines that it does not intend to hold a security to maturity or determines a decline in value to be other than temporary, the cost basis of the security is written down to its fair value with the amount of the write down included in earnings as a realized investment loss in the period the impairment arose. This evaluation resulted in non-cash realized investment losses of $8.8 million, $2.2 million and $2.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The Company’s impairment review also includes an impairment evaluation for interests in securitized assets conducted in accordance with the guidance provided by the Emerging Issues Task Force of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. This evaluation resulted in no non-cash realized investment losses for the years ended December 31, 2006 or 2005. For the year ended December 31, 2004, this evaluation resulted in non-cash realized investment losses of $7.3 million
(b) Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents, consisting of fixed maturity investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased and money market funds, are stated at market value.
(c) Deferred Acquisition Costs
Policy acquisition costs, which include commissions (net of ceding commissions), premium taxes, fees, and certain other costs of underwriting policies, are deferred and amortized over the same period in which the related premiums are earned. Deferred acquisition costs are limited to the estimated amounts recoverable from future income, including anticipated investment income, after providing for losses and expenses included in future income that are expected to be incurred, based upon historical and current experience. If such costs are estimated to be unrecoverable, they are expensed.
(d) Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. Costs incurred in developing information systems technology are capitalized and included in property and equipment. These costs are amortized over their useful lives from the dates the systems technology becomes operational. Upon disposal of assets, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and the resulting gain or loss is included in earnings. The carrying value of property and equipment is reviewed for recoverability including an evaluation of the estimated useful lives of such assets.
(e) Goodwill
The Company carried no goodwill in its consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2006 or 2005.
Through December 31, 2005, the Company performed an annual impairment analysis to identify potential goodwill impairment and measure the amount of a goodwill impairment loss to be recognized (if any). This annual test was performed at December 31 of each year or more frequently if events or circumstances changed that required the Company to perform the impairment analysis on an interim basis.
Goodwill impairment testing requires the evaluation of the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value, including the goodwill, and an impairment charge is recorded if the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value. As a result of the impairment analysis performed as of December 31, 2005, the Company recorded a $25.7 million impairment charge during the fourth quarter of 2005 related to the write-down of goodwill arising from the acquisition of the Company’s personal lines segment. (See Note 8)

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(f) Other Intangible Assets
Other Intangible Assets are carried in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as a component of Other Assets. Other intangible assets consist of rights with respect to the renewals of insurance policies and a trade name pertaining a purchase during 2006 of an antique/collector vehicle insurance program. As of December 31, 2006, total gross intangible assets amounted to $15.3 million, and accumulated amortization amounted to $0.8 million. Renewal rights are being amortized over a period of 12 years, and the trade name is being amortized over a period of three years. The aggregate amortization expense of other intangible assets was $0.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2006. The Company carried no other intangible assets as of December 31, 2005.
(g) Liability for Unpaid Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses
The liability for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses reflects the Company’s best estimate for future amounts needed to pay losses and related settlement expenses with respect to insured events. The process of establishing the ultimate claims liability is necessarily a complex imprecise process, requiring the use of informed estimates and judgments using data currently available. The liability includes an amount determined on the basis of claim adjusters’ evaluations with respect to insured events that have occurred and an amount for losses incurred that have not been reported to the Company. In some cases significant periods of time, up to several years or more, may elapse between the occurrence of an insured loss and the reporting of such to the Company. Estimates for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses are based upon management’s assessment of known facts and circumstances, review of past loss experience and settlement patterns and consideration of other factors such as legal, social, and economic developments. These adjustments are reviewed regularly and any adjustments therefrom are made in the accounting period in which the adjustment arises. If the Company’s ultimate losses, net of reinsurance, prove to differ substantially from the amounts recorded at December 31, 2006, the related adjustments could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.
(h) Premiums
Premiums are generally earned on a pro-rata basis over the terms of the policies. Premiums applicable to the unexpired terms of the policies in-force are reported as unearned premiums. The Company records an allowance for doubtful accounts for premiums receivable balances estimated to be uncollectible. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the allowance for doubtful accounts amounted to $0.3 million and $0.8 million, respectively.
(i) Reinsurance Ceded
In the normal course of business, the Company seeks to reduce the loss that may arise from events that cause unfavorable underwriting results by reinsuring certain levels of risk in various areas of exposure with reinsurers. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers are estimated in a manner consistent with the reinsured policy. Amounts for reinsurance assets and liabilities are reported gross.
Certain of the Company’s reinsurance contracts have reinstatement or additional premium provisions under which the Company must pay reinstatement or additional reinsurance premiums to reinstate coverage provisions upon utilization of initial reinsurance coverage. The Company accrues reinstatement and additional premiums based on ultimate loss estimates. During the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company accrued $5.3 million and $3.7 million, respectively, of additional reinsurance premium under its casualty excess of loss reinsurance treaties as a result of changes in ultimate loss estimates.
(j) Assessments
The Insurance Subsidiaries are subject to state guaranty fund assessments, which provide for the payment of covered claims or meet other insurance obligations from insurance company insolvencies, and other assessments from state insurance facilities. Each state has enacted legislation establishing guaranty funds and other insurance activity related assessments resulting in a variety of assessment methodologies. Expense for guaranty fund and other state insurance facility assessments are recognized when it is probable that an assessment will be imposed, the obligatory event has occurred and the amount of the assessment is reasonably estimatable. Any related policyholder surcharge receivable is accrued as the related premium is written.
(k) Stock Based Compensation Plans
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share Based Payment” (“SFAS 123(R)”) using the modified prospective transition method, which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to the Company’s employees and directors including stock options, stock settled appreciation rights (“SARS”), restricted stock and employee and director stock purchases related to the Employee Stock

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Purchase Plan, Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and Directors Stock Purchase Plan based on fair values. The Company’s financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006 reflect the impact of SFAS 123(R). In accordance with the modified prospective transition method, the Company’s financial statements for prior periods have not been restated to reflect, and do not include, the impact of SFAS 123(R). Share-based compensation expense recognized is based on the value of the portion of share-based payment awards that is ultimately expected to vest.
The Company’s policy with respect to issuance of shares pursuant to its stock based compensation plan is to first utilize any available treasury shares, and then issue new shares as needed.
(l) Liability for Preferred Agent Profit Sharing
The Company’s 175 Preferred Agents are eligible to receive profit sharing based upon achieving minimum premium production thresholds and profitability results for their business placed in a contract year with the Company. The ultimate amount of profit sharing may not be known until the final contractual loss evaluation of the profit sharing is completed 6.5 years after the contract year business has been written. The Company estimates the liability for this profit sharing based upon the contractual provisions of the profit sharing agreement and the Company’s actual historical profit sharing payout. As of December 31, 2006, the Company has accrued a profit sharing liability of $21.9 million, of which $20.6 million relates to business written for contract years commencing January 1, 2003 and subsequent.
(m) Income Taxes
The Company files a consolidated federal income tax return. Deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences of temporary differences by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities. The effect on deferred taxes for a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
(n) Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share has been calculated by dividing net income by the weighted-average common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share has been calculated by dividing net income by the weighted-average common shares outstanding and the weighted-average share equivalents outstanding.
(o) Comprehensive Income
Components of comprehensive income, as detailed in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, are net of tax. The related tax effect of Holding Gains (Losses) arising during the year was $11.4 million, $(8.8) million and $1.9 million in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The related tax effect of Reclassification Adjustments was $3.5 million, $(3.4) million and $(0.3) million in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
(p) New Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement No. 155 “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments” (“SFAS No. 155”). Subsequently, SFAS No. 155 was modified. Under current generally accepted accounting principles, an entity that holds a financial instrument with an embedded derivative, subject to certain scope exceptions, must bifurcate the financial instrument, resulting in the host and the embedded derivative being accounted for separately. SFAS No. 155 permits, but does not require, entities to account for financial instruments with an embedded derivative at fair value thus negating the need to bifurcate the instrument between its host and the embedded derivative. SFAS No. 155 is effective as of the beginning of the first annual reporting period that begins after September 15, 2006. The Company will adopt SFAS No. 155 on January 1, 2007 and believes the financial impact of application will not be significant.
In July 2006, the FASB released Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties,

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accounting for interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company will adopt FIN 48 on January 1, 2007 and expects that it will not have a material effect on financial condition or results of operations.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”), which clarifies that the term fair value is intended to mean a market-based measure, not an entity-specific measure and gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets in determining fair value. SFAS No. 157 requires disclosures about (1) the extent to which companies measure assets and liabilities at fair value, (2) the methods and assumptions used to measure fair value, and (3) the effect of fair value measures on earnings. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 157.
In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,” to permit all entities to choose to elect, at specified election dates, to measure eligible financial instruments at fair value. An entity shall report unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting date, and recognize upfront costs and fees related to those items in earnings as incurred and not deferred. SFAS No. 159 applies to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, with early adoption permitted for an entity that has also elected to apply the provisions of SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. An entity is prohibited from retrospectively applying SFAS No. 159, unless it chooses early adoption. SFAS No. 159 also applies to eligible items existing at November 15, 2007 (or early adoption date). The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 159.
2. Statutory Information
Accounting Principles: GAAP differs in certain respects from Statutory Accounting Principles (“SAP”) prescribed or permitted by the Insurance Department of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and/or the State of Florida. The principal differences between SAP and GAAP are as follows:
  Under SAP, investments in debt securities are carried at amortized cost, while under GAAP, investments in debt securities classified as Available for Sale are carried at fair value.
  Under SAP, policy acquisition costs, such as commissions, premium taxes, fees, and other costs of underwriting policies are charged to current operations as incurred, while under GAAP, such costs are deferred and amortized on a pro rata basis over the same period in which the related premiums are earned.
  Under SAP, certain assets, designated as “Non-admitted Assets” (such as prepaid expenses) are charged against surplus.
  Under SAP, net deferred income tax assets are admitted following the application of certain criteria, with the resulting admitted deferred tax amount being credited directly to policyholder surplus.
  Under SAP, premiums receivable are considered non-admitted if determined to be uncollected based upon aging criteria as defined in SAP.
  Under SAP, the costs and related policyholder surcharge receivables for guaranty funds and other assessments are recorded based on management’s estimate of the ultimate liability and related ultimate policyholder surcharge receivable, while under GAAP, such costs are accrued when the liability is probable and reasonably estimatable, and the related policyholder surcharge receivable amount is accrued as the related premium is written.
  Under SAP, unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses and unearned premiums are reported net of the effects of reinsurance transactions, whereas under GAAP, unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses and unearned premiums are reported gross of reinsurance.
Financial Information: The combined statutory capital and surplus of the Insurance Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 was $1,007.5 million and $691.0 million, respectively. Combined statutory net income for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $270.9 million, $155.5 million and $48.2 million, respectively. The Company made no capital contributions to the Insurance Subsidiaries during the year ended December 31, 2006. The Company made capital contributions of $27.0 million to the Insurance Subsidiaries during the year ended December 31, 2005.

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Dividend Restrictions: The Insurance Subsidiaries are subject to various regulatory restrictions which limit the maximum amount of annual shareholder dividends allowed to be paid. The maximum dividend which the Insurance Subsidiaries may pay to the Philadelphia Insurance during 2007 without prior approval is $270.9 million. There were no dividends paid by the Insurance Subsidiaries for the years ended December 31, 2006 or 2005.
Risk-Based Capital: Risk-based capital is a method developed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) designed to measure the acceptable amount of capital and surplus an insurer should have based on the inherent specific risks of each insurer. The adequacy of a company’s actual capital and surplus is evaluated by a comparison to the risk-based capital results. Insurers failing to meet minimum risk-based capital requirements may be subject to scrutiny by the insurer’s domiciliary insurance department and ultimately rehabilitation or liquidation. As of December 31, 2006, PIIC, PIC, LASIC and LAIC exceeded their minimum risk-based capital requirement of $273.5 million, $14.4 million, $5.6 million and $6.0 million, respectively, by 226%, 341%, 359% and 367%, respectively.
3. Investments
The Company invests primarily in investment grade fixed maturities which possessed a weighted average quality of AAA at December 31, 2006. In addition, 99.9% of the Insurance Subsidiaries’ fixed maturity securities (cost basis) consisted of U.S. government securities or securities rated “1” (“highest quality”) or “2” (“high quality”) by the NAIC at December 31, 2006. The cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and estimated market value of investments as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 are as follows (in thousands):
                                 
            Gross     Gross     Estimated  
            Unrealized     Unrealized     Market  
    Cost (1)     Gains     Losses     Value (2)  
December 31, 2006
                               
Fixed Maturities:
                               
Available for Sale
                               
U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. Government Corporations and Agencies
  $ 20,156     $ 13     $ 245     $ 19,924  
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions
    1,050,279       7,685       5,851       1,052,113  
Corporate and Bank Debt Securities
    145,114       474       2,693       142,895  
Asset Backed Securities
    202,102       1,111       567       202,646  
Mortgage Pass-Through Securities
    425,518       1,214       5,947       420,785  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
    293,062       971       2,787       291,246  
 
                       
Total Fixed Maturities Available for Sale
    2,136,231       11,468       18,090       2,129,609  
 
                       
Equity Securities
    259,184       47,475       2,626       304,033  
 
                       
Total Investments
  $ 2,395,415     $ 58,943     $ 20,716     $ 2,433,642  
 
                       
 
                               
December 31, 2005
                               
Fixed Maturities:
                               
Available for Sale
                               
U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. Government Corporations and Agencies
  $ 62,311     $ 48     $ 646     $ 61,713  
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions
    821,456       5,046       6,867       819,635  
Corporate and Bank Debt Securities
    246,918       555       6,263       241,210  
Asset Backed Securities
    138,292       728       1,193       137,827  
Mortgage Pass-Through Securities
    282,256       201       5,521       276,936  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
    226,982       189       2,962       224,209  
 
                       
Total Fixed Maturities Available for Sale
    1,778,215       6,767       23,452       1,761,530  
 
                       
Equity Securities
    160,926       15,541       3,012       173,455  
 
                       
Total Investments
  $ 1,939,141     $ 22,308     $ 26,464     $ 1,934,985  
 
                       
 
(1)   Original cost of equity securities; original cost of fixed maturities adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. All amounts are shown net of impairment losses.
 
(2)   Estimated market values have been based on quoted market prices or quotes from third party broker-dealers.
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meeting predetermined impairment thresholds to determine whether such decline is other than temporary. If the Company determines that it does not intend to hold a security to maturity or determines a decline in value to be other than temporary, the cost basis of the security is written down to its fair value with the amount of the write down included in earnings as a realized investment loss in the period the impairment arose. This evaluation resulted in non-cash realized investment losses of $8.8 million, $2.2 million and $2.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The Company’s impairment review also includes an impairment evaluation for interests in securitized assets conducted in accordance with the guidance provided by the Emerging Issues Task Force of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. This evaluation resulted in no non-cash realized investment losses for the years ended December 31, 2006 or 2005. For the year ended December 31, 2004, this evaluation resulted in non-cash realized investment losses of $7.3 million.
The following table identifies the period of time securities with an unrealized loss at December 31, 2006 have continuously been in an unrealized loss position. None of the amounts displayed in the table are due to non-investment grade fixed maturity securities. No issuer of securities or industry represents more than 3.5% and 23.6%, respectively, of the total estimated fair value, or 2.8% and 28.7%, respectively, of the total gross unrealized loss included in the table below. The industry concentration represents investments in “AAA” rated mortgage backed securities issued by agencies of the U.S. Government which are collateralized by pools of residential mortgage loans. As previously discussed, there are certain risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company’s impairment methodology, including, but not limited to, the financial condition of specific industry sectors and the resultant effect on any such underlying security collateral values and changes in accounting, tax, and/or regulatory requirements which may have an effect on either, or both, the investor and/or the issuer. Should the Company subsequently determine a decline in the fair value below the cost basis to be other than temporary, the security would be written down to its fair value and the difference would be included in earnings as a realized loss for the period such determination was made.
                                                 
(In Thousands)   Less Than 12 Months     12 Months or More     Total  
            Unrealized             Unrealized             Unrealized  
December 31, 2006:   Fair Value     Losses     Fair Value     Losses     Fair Value     Losses  
Fixed Maturities:
                                               
Available for Sale:
                                               
U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. Government Corporations and Agencies
  $ 1,354     $ 19     $ 12,707     $ 226     $ 14,061     $ 245  
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions
    164,444       831       321,194       5,020       485,638       5,851  
Corporate and Bank Debt Securities
    28,439       119       96,794       2,574       125,233       2,693  
Asset Backed Securities
    45,478       187       31,654       380       77,132       567  
Mortgage Pass-Through Securities
    109,877       921       174,327       5,026       284,204       5,947  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
    72,686       347       109,789       2,440       182,475       2,787  
 
                                   
Total Fixed Maturities Available for Sale
    422,278       2,424       746,465       15,666       1,168,743       18,090  
Equity Securities
    37,371       2,626                   37,371       2,626  
 
                                   
Total Investments
  $ 459,649     $ 5,050     $ 746,465     $ 15,666     $ 1,206,114     $ 20,716  
 
                                   
The Company’s impairment evaluation as of December 31, 2006 for fixed maturities available for sale excluding interests in securitized assets resulted in the following conclusions:
US Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. Government Agencies:
The unrealized losses on the Company’s Aaa/AAA rated investments in U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. Government Agencies are attributable to interest rate increases. Of the 32 investment positions held, approximately 71.9% were in an unrealized loss position. The contractual terms of the investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the amortized cost of the investments.
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions:
The unrealized losses on the Company’s investments in long term tax exempt securities which have ratings of A1/A+ to AAA/Aaa are generally caused by interest rate increases. Of the 736 investment positions held, approximately 49.3% were in an unrealized loss position. The contractual terms of the investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the amortized cost of the investments.
Corporate and Bank Debt Securities:
The unrealized losses on the Company’s long term investments in Corporate bonds which have ratings from Baa3/BBB to Aaa/AAA are generally caused by interest rate increases. Of the 114 investment positions held, approximately 87.7% were in an unrealized loss position. The contractual terms of the investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less

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than the amortized cost of the investments. Therefore, it is expected that the securities would not be settled at a price less than the amortized cost of the investments.
The Company’s impairment evaluation as of December 31, 2006 for interests in securitized assets resulted in the following conclusions:
Asset Backed Securities:
The unrealized losses on the Company’s investments in Asset Backed Securities which have ratings of Aaa/AAA are generally caused by interest rate increases. Of the 132 investment positions held, approximately 49.2% were in an unrealized loss position. The contractual terms of the investments do not permit the issuer to settle the security at a price less than the amortized cost of the investments.
Mortgage Pass-Through Securities:
The unrealized losses on the Company’s investments in Mortgage Pass-Through Securities which have ratings of Aaa/AAA are generally caused by interest rate increases. Of the 130 investment positions held, approximately 58.5% were in an unrealized loss position. The contractual terms of the investments do not permit the issuer to settle the security at a price less than the amortized cost of the investments.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations:
The unrealized losses on the Company’s investments in Collateralized Mortgage Obligations which have ratings of Aa2/AA to Aaa/AAA are generally caused by interest rate increases. Of the 155 investment positions held, approximately 66.5% were in an unrealized loss position. The contractual terms of the investments do not permit the issuer to settle the security at a price less than the amortized cost of the investments.
The Company’s impairment evaluation as of December 31, 2006 for equity securities resulted in the conclusion that the Company does not consider the equity securities to be other than temporarily impaired. Of the 3,555 investment positions held, approximately 14.8% were in an unrealized loss position.
During 2006, the Company’s gross loss on the sale of fixed maturity and equity securities amounted to $1.7 million and $7.0 million, respectively. The fair value of the fixed maturity and equity securities at the time of sale was $185.2 million and $40.5 million, respectively. During 2005, the Company’s gross loss on the sale of fixed maturity and equity securities amounted to $0.9 million and $5.5 million, respectively. The fair value of the fixed maturity and equity securities at the time of sale was $63.6 million and $56.5 million, respectively. During 2004, the Company’s gross loss on the sale of fixed maturity and equity securities amounted to $1.3 million and $1.9 million, respectively. The fair value of the fixed maturity and equity securities at the time of sale was $30.7 million and $7.5 million, respectively.
The Company had no debt or equity investments in a single issuer in excess of 10% of Shareholders’ Equity at December 31, 2006.
The cost and estimated market value of fixed maturity securities at December 31, 2006, by remaining contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
                 
            Estimated  
    Amortized     Market  
(In Thousands)   Cost (1)     Value (2)  
Due in One Year or Less
  $ 48,685     $ 48,752  
Due After One Year Through Five Years
    218,839       215,599  
Due After Five Years through Ten Years
    372,654       371,248  
Due After Ten Years
    575,371       579,333  
Asset Backed, Mortgage Pass-Through and Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Securities
    920,682       914,677  
 
           
 
  $ 2,136,231     $ 2,129,609  
 
           
 
(1)   Original cost adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. All amounts are shown net of impairment losses.
 
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The sources of net investment income for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 are as follows (in thousands):
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
Fixed Maturities
  $ 82,833     $ 61,550     $ 47,739  
Equity Securities
    4,381       2,585       2,046  
Cash and Cash Equivalents
    8,168       3,943       1,443  
 
                 
Total Investment Income
    95,382       68,078       51,228  
Funds Held Interest Credit
          (1,486 )     (4,853 )
Investment Expense
    (3,683 )     (2,883 )     (2,885 )
 
                 
Net Investment Income
  $ 91,699     $ 63,709     $ 43,490  
 
                 
There was one non-income producing fixed maturity security, with a carrying value of $0.8 million, in the investment portfolio as of December 31, 2006.
Realized pre-tax investment gains (losses) for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 are as follows (in thousands):
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
Fixed Maturities
                       
Gross Realized Gains
  $ 243     $ 4,454     $ 5,472  
Gross Realized Losses
    (6,316 )     (931 )     (7,437 )
 
                 
Net Fixed Maturities Gain (Loss)
    (6,073 )     3,523       (1,965 )
 
                 
Equity Securities
                       
Gross Realized Gains
    7,349       17,040       8,340  
Gross Realized Losses
    (11,136 )     (7,806 )     (5,614 )
 
                 
Net Equity Securities Gain (Loss)
    (3,787 )     9,234       2,726  
 
                 
Cash Flow Hedge Realized Loss
          (3,148 )      
 
                 
Total Net Realized Investment Gain/(Loss)
  $ (9,861 )   $ 9,609     $ 761  
 
                 
4. Restricted Assets
The Insurance Subsidiaries have investments, principally U.S. Treasury securities and Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions, on deposit with the various states in which they are licensed insurers. The carrying value of the securities on deposit was $15.1 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.
PIIC and PIC are required to hold a certain minimum amount of Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (“FHLB”) common stock as a requirement of membership in the FHLB. The required minimum amount of common stock is based on the amount of PIIC’s and PIC’s outstanding borrowings plus the unused maximum borrowing capacity, as defined by the FHLB. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the carrying value of FHLB common stock was $0.3 million.
5. Trust Accounts
The Company maintains investments in trust accounts under certain reinsurance agreements with unrelated insurance companies. These investments collateralize the Company’s obligations under the reinsurance agreements. The Company possesses sole responsibility for investment and reinvestment of the trust account assets. All dividends, interest and other income resulting from investment of these assets are distributed to the Company on a monthly basis. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the carrying values of these trust fund investments were $2.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively.
The Company’s share of the investments in the trust accounts is included in investments and cash equivalents, as applicable, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
6. Derivatives
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 133”), as amended, requires that derivatives be recorded on the balance sheet as either assets or liabilities measured at fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recorded either through current earnings or as other comprehensive income, depending on the type of hedge transaction. Gains and losses on the derivative instrument reported in other comprehensive income are reclassified

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into earnings in the periods in which earnings are impacted by the variability of the cash flow of the hedged item. The ineffective portion of all hedge transactions is recognized in current period earnings.
During the first quarter of 2005, the Company was considering the issuance of a debt offering. To manage potential interest rate risk and mitigate the impact of fluctuations in interest rates prior to any issuance, a cash flow hedge derivative instrument was purchased. Cash flow hedges are hedges that use simple derivatives to offset the variability of expected future cash flows. The cash flow hedge purchased was for a notional amount of $125 million, had an interest rate of 4.557% based on the Then-Current 10-Year Treasury interest rate, and a final settlement date of May 6, 2005. At the time of purchase, the cash flow hedge was anticipated to be highly effective in offsetting the changes in the expected future interest rate payments on the proposed debt offering attributable to fluctuations in the Treasury benchmark interest rate.
Subsequent to the purchase of the cash flow hedge, the Company decided against the issuance of a debt offering. As a result, the cash flow hedge became an ineffective hedge and the change in fair value of the hedge was reported as a component of earnings immediately. The cash flow hedge settled on May 9, 2005. For the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company recorded the change in fair value of $3.2 million as a reduction to net realized investment gain. The Company does not hold any other derivative instruments.
7. Property and Equipment
The following table summarizes property and equipment as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in thousands):
                         
    As of December 31,     Estimated Useful  
    2006     2005     Lives  
Computer Software
  $ 25,988     $ 22,446     5 Years
Computer Hardware and Telephone Equipment
    16,688       14,603     3 – 5 Years
Furniture, Fixtures and Automobiles
    9,324       7,072     5 Years
Land and Building
    3,635       3,635     40 Years
Leasehold Improvements
    4,963       2,686     2 – 12 Years
 
                   
 
    60,598       50,442          
Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization
    (33,599 )     (26,556 )        
 
                   
Property and Equipment, Net
  $ 26,999     $ 23,886          
 
                   
As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, costs incurred for Property and Equipment not yet placed in service amounted to $3.7 million and $1.3 million, respectively. Amortization of costs incurred in developing or purchasing computer software amounted to $4.1 million, $2.6 million and $2.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Depreciation expense, excluding amortization of computer software, amounted to $3.1 million, $2.1 million and $1.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
8. Goodwill
The Company has no goodwill carried on its Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 or 2005. During the fourth quarter of 2005, the Company recorded a $25.7 million impairment charge related to the write-down of goodwill arising from the acquisition of the Company’s personal lines segment. This loss, which was the same on a pre-tax and after-tax basis, was a result of the Company’s annual evaluation of the carrying value of goodwill. The write-down was determined by comparing the fair value of the Company’s personal lines segment and the implied value of the goodwill with the carrying amounts on the balance sheet. The write-down resulted from changes in business assumptions primarily due to the following: the unprecedented hurricane activity and associated catastrophe losses experienced in 2004 and 2005; the uncertainty of 2006 catastrophe reinsurance renewal rates; the forecasted weather pattern of increased hurricane activity; the decision to change the personal lines segment business model to discontinue writing the mobile homeowners business and target new construction homeowners business; and the disruption in the Florida marketplace.
9. Liability for Unpaid Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of beginning and ending reserves for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses, net of amounts for reinsured losses and loss adjustment expenses, for the years indicated.

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Net loss and loss adjustment expenses:   As of and For the Years Ended December 31,  
(In Thousands)   2006     2005     2004  
Unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses at beginning of year
  $ 1,245,763     $ 996,667     $ 627,086  
Less: reinsurance receivables
    304,768       324,948       145,591  
 
                 
Net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses at beginning of year
    940,995       671,719       481,495  
 
                 
 
                       
Provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses for current year claims
    559,647       533,906       440,989  
Increase (Decrease) in estimated ultimate losses and loss adjustment expenses for prior year claims
    (91,435 )     (29,900 )     35,126  
 
                 
Total incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses
    468,212       504,006       476,115  
 
                 
 
                       
Loss and loss adjustment expense payments for claims attributable to:
                       
Current year
    118,845       110,496       107,129  
Prior years (1)(2)
    194,933       124,234       178,762  
 
                 
Total payments
    313,778       234,730       285,891  
 
                 
 
                       
Net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses at end of year
    1,095,429       940,995       671,719  
Plus: reinsurance receivables
    187,809       304,768       324,948  
 
                 
Unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses at end of year
  $ 1,283,238     $ 1,245,763     $ 996,667  
 
                 
 
(1)   During the year ended December 31, 2005, net loss and loss adjustment expense payments for claims attributable to prior years are lower by $64.3 million than they otherwise would have been due to the Company’s commutation of its 2003 Whole Account Net Quota Share Reinsurance Agreement (See Note 10).
 
(2)   During the year ended December 31, 2006, net loss and loss adjustment expense payments for claims attributable to prior years are lower by $31.9 million than they otherwise would have been due to the Company’s commutation of its 2004 Whole Account Net Quota Share Reinsurance Agreement (See Note 10).
During 2006, the Company decreased the estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses for accident years 2005 and prior by the following amounts:
                                         
(In millions)   Net Basis Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses  
    increase (decrease)  
            Professional/                    
            Management                    
    Commercial     Liability     Rental/Leasing              
Accident Year   Coverages     Coverages     Auto Coverages     Other     Total  
2005
  $ (52.0 )   $ (5.0 )   $ (1.0 )   $ (1.2 )   $ (59.2 )
2004
  $ (11.6 )   $ 1.9     $ (2.8 )   $ (0.1 )   $ (12.6 )
2003
  $ (0.3 )   $ (6.8 )   $ (3.7 )   $ (0.2 )   $ (11.0 )
2002 & Prior
  $ (1.0 )   $ (1.6 )   $ (6.3 )   $ 0.3     $ (8.6 )
 
                             
Total
  $ (64.9 )   $ (11.5 )   $ (13.8 )   $ (1.2 )   $ (91.4 )
 
                             
For accident year 2005, the decrease in estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses was principally due to lower estimates for commercial coverages due to better than expected case incurred loss development resulting from less than anticipated incurred frequency emergence on general liability coverages, and less than anticipated severity emergence on property and auto coverages.
For accident year 2004, the decrease in estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses was principally due to lower estimates for commercial coverages due to better than expected case incurred loss development resulting from less than anticipated incurred frequency emergence on general liability coverages, and less than anticipated incurred severity emergence on auto coverages.
For accident year 2003, the decrease in estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses was principally due to lower estimates for professional liability coverages and rental/leasing auto coverages due to better than expected case incurred loss development resulting from less than anticipated incurred severity emergence on professional liability E&O and D&O coverages, and less than anticipated incurred frequency emergence on leasing auto coverages.

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For accident years 2002 and prior, the decrease in estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses was principally due to lower estimates for rental/leasing auto coverages due to better than expected case incurred loss development resulting from less than anticipated incurred frequency emergence on rental/leasing auto coverages, and less than anticipated incurred severity emergence on rental supplemental liability coverages.
During 2005, the Company decreased its estimated total net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses for prior accident years by the following amounts:
(In millions)
                                         
    Net Basis Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses  
    increase (decrease)  
            Professional/                    
            Management                    
    Commercial     Liability     Rental/Leasing              
Accident Year   Coverages     Coverages     Auto Coverages     Other     Total  
2004
  $ (12.7 )   $ (7.6 )   $ (4.3 )   $ 0.4     $ (24.2 )
2003
  $ 3.5     $ (2.4 )   $ (0.5 )   $ 1.0     $ 1.6  
2002
  $ (0.6 )   $ (2.0 )   $ (3.4 )   $ (1.0 )   $ (7.0 )
2001 & Prior
  $ 1.9     $ (0.7 )   $ (0.9 )   $ (0.6 )   $ (0.3 )
 
                             
Total
  $ (7.9 )   $ (12.7 )   $ (9.1 )   $ (0.2 )   $ (29.9 )
 
                             
The changes in the net ultimate losses and loss adjustment expenses for prior accident years during 2005 were primarily attributable to the following:
For accident year 2004, the decrease in estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses was principally due to lower net loss estimates for: commercial package policies as a result of better than expected claim frequency and professional liability coverages due to better than expected case incurred development.
For accident years 2002, the decrease in estimated net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses and prior was principally due to decreased loss estimates across most commercial and specialty lines of business due to better than expected case incurred loss development.
During 2004, the Company increased its estimated total gross and net ultimate losses and loss adjustment expenses, primarily for accident years 1997 through 2002, and decreased its estimated total gross and net ultimate losses and loss adjustment expenses for accident year 2003. This increase in the liability for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expense, net of reinsurance recoverables, was primarily due to the following:
  --   The increase for accident years 1997 through 2002 is principally attributable to case reserve development above expectations primarily across various professional liability products in the specialty lines segment and general liability and commercial automobile coverages in the commercial lines segment. The decrease for accident year 2003 is principally attributable to better than expected claim frequency, primarily for general liability and commercial automobile coverages in the commercial lines segment.
10. Funds Held Payable to Reinsurer
Effective April 1, 2003, the Company entered into a quota share reinsurance agreement. Under this agreement, the Company ceded 22% of its net written premiums and loss and loss adjustment expenses for substantially all of the Company’s lines of business on policies effective April 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003, and 10% of its commercial and specialty lines net written premiums and loss and loss adjustment expenses for policies effective January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004. The Company received a provisional ceding commission of 33.0% adjusted pro-rata based upon the ratio of losses incurred to premiums earned. Pursuant to this reinsurance agreement, the Company withheld the reinsurance premium due the reinsurers, reduced by the reinsurers’ expense allowance and the Company’s ceding commission allowance in a Funds Held Payable to Reinsurer account. This Funds Held Payable to Reinsurer account was also reduced by ceded paid losses and loss adjustment expenses under this agreement, and increased by an interest credit. In addition, the agreement allowed for a profit commission to be paid to the Company upon commutation.
Effective January 1, 2006 and January 1, 2005, the Company entered into Reinsurance Commutation and Release Agreements with respect to the 2004 Whole Account Net Quota Share Reinsurance Contract and the 2003 Whole Account Net Quota Share

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Reinsurance Contract, respectively. As a result of the commutation effective January 1, 2005, the Funds Held Payable to Reinsurer liability was reduced by approximately $77.9 million, offset by an increase to net Unpaid Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses of $64.3 million, an increase to net Unearned Premiums of $0.2 million and a reduction to the profit commission receivable by approximately $13.4 million. No gain or loss was realized as a result of this commutation. As a result of the commutation effective January 1, 2006, the Funds Held Payable to Reinsurer liability was reduced by approximately $39.2 million, offset by an increase to net Unpaid Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses of $31.9 million, an increase to net Unearned Premiums of $0.3 million, and a reduction to the profit commission receivable of approximately $7.0 million. No gain or loss was realized as a result of this commutation.
Activity for the Funds Held Payable to Reinsurer is summarized as follows (in thousands):
                 
    As of and For the Year Ended  
    December 31, 2006     December 31, 2005  
Funds Held Payable to Reinsurer Balance at Beginning of Period
  $ 39,221     $ 131,119  
Net Written Premiums Ceded
          (316 )
Reinsurer Expense Allowance
          11  
Provisional Commission
          (6,722 )
Paid Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses
          (8,451 )
Interest Credit
          1,486  
Commutation
    (39,221 )     (77,906 )
Other
           
 
           
Subtotal Activity
    (39,221 )     (91,898 )
 
           
Funds Held Payable to Reinsurer Balance at End of Period
  $     $ 39,221  
 
           
As of December 31, 2005, the Company had accrued a profit commission receivable, which was recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheet in Other Assets, based upon the experience of the underlying business ceded to this reinsurance agreement, in the amount of $7.0 million. The profit commission reduces ceded written and earned premiums and increases net written and earned premiums. There was no accrued profit commission receivable related to this reinsurance agreement as of December 31, 2006.
11. Loans Payable
On June 30, 2006, the Company entered into an unsecured Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) which establishes a revolving credit facility providing for loans to the Company of up to $50.0 million in principal amount outstanding at any one time, with a maturity date of June 29, 2007. The Credit Agreement contains an annual commitment fee of 8.0 basis points per annum on the unused commitments under the Credit Agreement. Each loan under the Facility will bear interest at a per annum rate equal to, at the Company’s option, (i) Libor plus 0.40% or (ii) the higher of the administrative agent and lender’s prime rate and the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%. As of December 31, 2006, no borrowings have been made by the Company under this Credit Agreement.
The Credit Agreement contains various representations, covenants and events of default typical for credit facilities of this type. As of December 31, 2006, the Company was in compliance with all covenants contained in the Credit Agreement.
Two of the Company’s insurance subsidiaries are members of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (“FHLB”). A primary advantage of FHLB membership is the ability of members to access credit products from a reliable capital markets provider. The availability of any one member’s access to credit is based upon its FHLB eligible collateral. The insurance subsidiaries in the past have utilized a portion of their borrowing capacity to purchase a diversified portfolio in investment grade floating rate securities. These purchases were funded by floating rate FHLB borrowings to achieve a positive spread between the rate of interest on these securities and borrowing rates. At December 31, 2006 the insurance subsidiaries’ unused borrowing capacity was $506.3 million. The borrowing capacity will provide an immediately available line of credit. The Company had no aggregate borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2006 or 2005 from the FHLB.
12. Income Taxes
The composition of deferred tax assets and liabilities and the related tax effects as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 are as follows (in thousands):

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    As of December 31,  
    2006     2005  
Deferred Income Tax Assets:
               
Unearned Premium
  $ 48,159     $ 40,161  
Loss Reserve Discounting
    39,548       32,587  
State Insurance Related Assessments
    4,509       4,233  
Fair Value of Equity Based Compensation
    3,125       142  
Deferred Compensation
    2,645       1,577  
Net Realized Investment Losses
    1,544       1,603  
Unrealized Depreciation of Securities
          1,455  
Other Assets
    330       43  
 
           
Total Deferred Income Tax Assets
    99,860       81,801  
 
           
 
               
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities:
               
Deferred Acquisition Costs
    55,582       45,320  
Unrealized Appreciation of Securities
    13,380        
Property and Equipment Basis
    2,495       2,492  
Net Investment Income
    869       1,035  
Other Liabilities
    877       1,061  
 
           
Total Deferred Income Tax Liabilities
    73,203       49,908  
 
           
Net Deferred Income Tax Asset
  $ 26,657     $ 31,893  
 
           
Based on the Company’s federal tax loss and capital loss carryback availability, expected levels of future pre-tax financial statement income and federal taxable income, the Company believes that it is more likely than not that the existing deductible temporary differences will reverse during periods in which net federal taxable income is generated or have adequate federal carryback availability. As a result, no valuation allowance is recognized for deferred income tax assets as of December 31, 2006 or 2005.
The following table summarizes the differences between the Company’s effective tax rate for financial statement purposes and the federal statutory rate (dollars in thousands):
                 
    Amount of Tax     Percent  
For the year ended December 31, 2006:
               
Federal Tax at Statutory Rate
  $ 152,129       35 %
Nontaxable Municipal Bond Interest and Dividends Received Exclusion
    (10,444 )     (2 )
State Income Tax Expense
    2,290       1  
Other, Net
    1,830        
 
           
Income Tax Expense
  $ 145,805       34 %
 
           
 
               
For the year ended December 31, 2005:
               
Federal Tax at Statutory Rate
  $ 84,286       35 %
Non-deductible Goodwill Impairment Loss
    9,003       4  
Nontaxable Municipal Bond Interest and Dividends Received Exclusion
    (8,616 )     (4 )
Other, Net
    (545 )      
 
           
Income Tax Expense
  $ 84,128       35 %
 
           
 
               
For the year ended December 31, 2004:
               
Federal Tax at Statutory Rate
  $ 41,627       35 %
Nontaxable Municipal Bond Interest and Dividends Received Exclusion
    (6,439 )     (5 )
Other, Net
    62        
 
           
Income Tax Expense
  $ 35,250       30 %
 
           
Philadelphia Insurance has entered into tax sharing agreements with each of its subsidiaries. Under the terms of these agreements, the income tax provision is computed as if each subsidiary were filing a separate federal income tax return, including adjustments for the income tax effects of net operating losses and other special tax attributes, regardless of whether those attributes are utilized in the Company’s consolidated federal income tax return. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, income taxes payable amounting to $6.2 million and $7.8 million, respectively were included in Other Liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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13. Shareholders’ Equity
Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated as follows (dollars and share data in thousands, except per share data):
                         
    As of and For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2006     2005     2004  
Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding
    69,796       68,551       66,465  
Weighted-Average Share Equivalents Outstanding
    3,674       4,534       3,456  
 
                 
Weighted-Average Shares and Share Equivalents Outstanding
    73,470       73,085       69,921  
 
                 
 
                       
Net Income
  $ 288,849     $ 156,688     $ 83,683  
 
                 
 
                       
Basic Earnings Per Share
  $ 4.14     $ 2.29     $ 1.26  
 
                 
Diluted Earnings Per Share
  $ 3.93     $ 2.14     $ 1.20  
 
                 
During 2006, 30,000 stock settled appreciation rights (“SARS”), which were granted at a hypothetical option price of $39.95 per SAR, were outstanding during the fourth quarter of 2006, but were not included in the computation of earnings per share for 2006 because the SARS’ hypothetical option price was greater than the average market price of the Company’s common shares for 2006. The SARS, which expire on September 28, 2016, were still outstanding as of December 31, 2006.
During 2005, options to purchase 45,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which were granted at an exercise price of $28.30 per share, were outstanding during the fourth quarter of 2005, but were not included in the computation of earnings per share for 2005 because the options’ price was greater than the average market price of the Company’s common shares for 2005. The options, which expire on October 3, 2015, were still outstanding as of December 31, 2005.
During 2004, options to purchase 15,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which were granted at an exercise price of $19.14 per share, were outstanding during the last three quarters of 2004, but were not included in the computation of earnings per share for 2004 because the options’ price was greater than the average market price of the Company’s common shares for 2004. The options, which expire on March 15, 2014, were still outstanding as of December 31, 2004.
The Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp Amended and Restated Employees’ Stock Incentive and Performance Based Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) (formerly known as Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. Stock Option Plan) provides incentives and awards to those employees and members of the Board of Directors (“participants”) largely responsible for the long term success of the Company.
The maximum number of shares of the Company’s common stock which may be subject to awards granted under the Plan is 18,750,000. The Plan permits (but does not require) the grant of restricted stock awards under conditions meeting the “performance based” compensation requirements of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The maximum number of shares includes all shares previously available for grants under the stock option plan prior to the adoption of this Plan. As of December 31, 2006, 5,013,466 shares of common stock remain reserved for future issuance pursuant to awards granted under the Plan. Under the Plan, the Company may grant stock options, SARS, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units to participants. Stock options, restricted stock awards and SARS have been granted to certain employees, and restricted stock awards have been granted to the Company’s non-employee directors pursuant to the Plan as of December 31, 2006.
During 2006, the Company granted SARS and restricted stock awards to certain employees and granted restricted stock awards to its non-employee directors. All stock options that have been granted have provided for the purchase of common stock at a price not less than the fair market value on the grant date. A SAR grant consists of a right that is the economic equivalent of a stock option that could have been granted under the Plan, except that on the exercise of a SAR, the employee receives shares of the Company’s common stock having a fair market value that is equal to the fair market value of the shares of common stock that would be subject to such hypothetical option, reduced by the amount that would be required to be paid by the employee as the purchase price upon exercise of such hypothetical option. All grants of SARS have provided for a hypothetical option purchase price of not less than the fair market value on the grant date. Stock options and SARS are generally exercisable after the expiration of five years following the grant date and expire ten years following the grant date. Compensation expense for stock options and SARS is recognized ratably over the vesting period. Stock options and SARS are generally forfeited by participants who terminate employment prior to vesting.

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Compensation expense for restricted stock awards is recognized ratably over the vesting period (“Restriction Period”). Stock subject to restricted stock awards granted to employees during 2006 become free of the risk of forfeiture (i.e., become vested) generally after the expiration of five years following the grant date (the applicable Restriction Period). Stock subject to restricted stock awards granted to the Company’s non-employee directors during 2006 become free of the risk of forfeiture after the expiration of three years following the grant date. Generally, if a participant terminates employment prior to the expiration of the Restriction Period, the award will lapse and all shares of common stock still subject to the restriction are forfeited.
The following table presents certain information regarding stock option transactions.
                                                 
    As of and For the Years Ended December 31,
    2006   2005   2004
            Exercise Price           Exercise Price           Exercise Price
    Options   Per Option(1)   Options   Per Option(1)   Options   Per Option(1)
Outstanding at beginning of year
    8,483,991     $ 13.54       7,931,100     $ 10.86       6,704,100     $ 9.18  
Granted
        $       1,485,000     $ 23.34       1,440,750     $ 17.70  
Exercised
    (1,076,643 )   $ 6.22       (854,859 )   $ 5.36       (201,750 )   $ 5.71  
Canceled
    (368,250 )   $ 17.61       (77,250 )   $ 17.58       (12,000 )   $ 14.97  
 
                                               
Outstanding at end of year
    7,039,098     $ 14.45       8,483,991     $ 13.54       7,931,100     $ 10.86  
 
                                               
 
                                               
Exercisable at end of year
    1,746,348     $ 8.31       1,474,491     $ 6.18       1,363,350     $ 5.42  
 
                                               
Weighted-average fair value of options granted during the year (2)
          $             $ 9.40             $ 6.21  
The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 was $29.3 million and $18.6 million, respectively.
 
(1)   Weighted Average.
 
(2)   The Company uses the Black-Scholes pricing model to calculate the fair value of the options awarded as of the date of grant.
The aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding and exercisable options as of December 31, 2006 was $211.9 million and $63.3 million, respectively. The total fair value of exercisable options as of December 31, 2006 was $6.0 million. The weighted average remaining contractual life of options outstanding as of December 31, 2006 was 6.1 years.
The following table presents information regarding SARS transactions during the year ended December 31, 2006. There were no SARS transactions during the years ended December 31, 2005 or 2004.
         
    As of and for the Year Ended  
    December 31, 2006  
    SARS  
Outstanding at beginning of period
     
Granted
    949,000  
Exercised
     
Canceled
     
 
     
Outstanding at end of period
    949,000  
 
     
 
       
Weighted-average fair value of SARS granted during the period (1)
  $ 14.45  
 
(1)   The Company uses the Black-Scholes pricing model to calculate the fair value of the SARS awarded as of the date of grant.
There was no exercisable SARS outstanding as of December 31, 2006. The aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding SARS as of December 31, 2006 was $10.6 million. The weighted average remaining contractual life of SARS outstanding as of December 31, 2006 was 9.1 years.
The following table presents information regarding restricted stock award transactions for the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005. There were no restricted stock award transactions during 2004.

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    As of and for the Year Ended
    December 31, 2006   December 31, 2005
            Weighted Average           Weighted Average
    Restricted Stock   Grant Date Fair   Restricted Stock   Grant Date Fair
    Shares   Value   Shares   Value
Unvested at beginning of period
    141,465     $ 27.75           $  
Granted
    47,080     $ 34.57       145,140     $ 27.74  
Vested
        $           $  
Forfeited
    (10,086 )   $ 28.17       (3,675 )   $ 27.52  
 
                               
Unvested at end of period
    178,459     $ 29.53       141,465     $ 27.75  
 
                               
As of December 31, 2006, there was $28.9 million of pre-tax unrecognized compensation costs related to stock options, SARS and restricted stock granted under the Company’s Plan. This unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.2 years.
The fair value of each stock option and SAR award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model based on the assumptions noted in the following table. Expected volatilities are based on the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock. The Company uses historical data to estimate stock option and SAR expected terms and employee terminations that are utilized within the valuation model; separate groups of employees that have similar historical exercise behavior are considered separately for valuation purposes. The expected term of stock options and SARS granted represents the period of time that granted stock option and SAR awards are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant appropriate for the expected life of the Company’s stock options and SARS. The dividend yield assumption is based on history and expectation of dividend payouts. The ranges given below result from certain groups of employees exhibiting different behavior and from the differing market conditions which existed on the various grant dates.
                         
    For the Year Ended December 31,
    2006   2005   2004
Expected Stock Volatility
    33.4% - 35.5 %     33.9 %     28.3 %
Weighted Average Expected Stock Volatility
    33.9 %     33.9 %     28.3 %
Risk-Free Interest Rate
    4.4% - 4.8 %     3.8% - 4.3 %     2.9%-3.9 %
Weighted Average Risk-Free Interest Rate
    4.6 %     3.8 %     3.8 %
Expected Life (Years)
    6.0 – 9.0       6.0       6.0  
Weighted Average Expected Life (Years)
    6.5       6.0       6.0  
Expected Dividends
    0.0 %     0.0 %     0.0 %
The Company has established the following stock purchase plans:
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Stock Purchase Plan”): The aggregate maximum number of shares that may be issued pursuant to the Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, is 3,000,000. Shares may be purchased under the Stock Purchase Plan by eligible employees during designated one-month offering periods established by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors at a purchase price of the lesser of 85% of the fair market value of the shares on the first business day of the offering period or the date the shares are purchased. Shares purchased are restricted for a period of two years from the first day of the offering period. The purchase price of shares may be paid by the employee over six years pursuant to the execution of a promissory note. The promissory note(s) are collateralized by such shares purchased under the Stock Purchase Plan and are interest free. Under the Stock Purchase Plan, the Company issued 180,322 shares and 217,806 shares in 2006 and 2005, respectively. The weighted-average fair value per share of those purchase rights granted in 2006 and 2005 was $5.94 and $4.13, respectively.
The Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Nonqualified Stock Plan”): The aggregate maximum number of shares that may be issued pursuant to the Nonqualified Stock Plan is 3,000,000. Shares may be purchased under the Nonqualified Stock Plan by eligible employees during designated one-month offering periods established by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors at a purchase price of the lesser of 85% of the fair market value of the shares on the first business day of the offering period or the date the shares are purchased. Shares purchased are restricted for a period of five years from the first day of the

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offering period. The purchase price of shares may be paid by the employee over nine years pursuant to the execution of a promissory note. The promissory note(s) are collateralized by such shares purchased under the Nonqualified Stock Plan and are interest free. Under the Nonqualified Stock Plan, the Company issued 385,630 shares and 1,263,600 shares in 2006 and 2005, respectively. The weighted-average fair value per share of those purchase rights granted in 2006 and 2005 was $6.55 and $4.03, respectively.
Directors Stock Purchase Plan (“Directors Plan”): The Directors Plan has been established for the benefit of non-employee Directors. The aggregate maximum number of shares that may be issued pursuant to the Directors Plan is 150,000. Non-employee Directors, during monthly offering periods, may designate a portion of his or her fees to be used for the purchase of shares under the terms of the Directors Plan at a purchase price of the lesser of 85% of the fair market value of the shares on the first business day of the offering period or the date the shares are purchased. Under the Directors Plan, the Company issued 8,635 shares and 8,883 shares in 2006 and 2005, respectively. The weighted-average fair value per share of those purchase rights granted in 2006 and 2005 was $6.14 and $3.90, respectively.
Preferred Agents Stock Purchase Plan (“Preferred Agents Plan”): The Preferred Agents Plan has been established for the benefit of eligible Preferred Agents. The aggregate maximum number of shares that may be issued pursuant to the Preferred Agents Plan is 600,000. During designated offering periods, eligible Preferred Agents may either remit cash or have the Company withhold from commissions or other compensation amounts to be used for the purchase of shares under the terms of the Preferred Agents Plan at a purchase price of the lesser of 85% of the fair market value of the shares on the first business day of the offering period or the date the shares are purchased. Shares purchased are restricted for a period of two years from the first day of the offering period. Under the Preferred Agent Plan, the Company issued 60,492 shares in 2006. There were no shares issued during the year ended December 31, 2005. The weighted-average fair value of those purchase rights granted in 2006 was $5.80.
14. Stock Repurchase Authorization
During the three years ended December 31, 2006, there were no repurchases under the Company’s stock repurchase authorization. At December 31, 2006, $45.0 million remains available under a $75.3 million stock purchase authorization.
15. Stock Based Compensation
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share Based Payment” (“SFAS 123(R)”) using the modified prospective transition method, which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to the Company’s employees and directors including stock options, stock settled appreciation rights (“SARS”), restricted stock and employee and director stock purchases related to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and Directors Stock Purchase Plan based on fair values. The Company’s financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006 reflect the impact of SFAS 123(R). In accordance with the modified prospective transition method, the Company’s financial statements for prior periods have not been restated to reflect, and do not include, the impact of SFAS 123(R). Share-based compensation expense recognized is based on the value of the portion of share-based payment awards that is ultimately expected to vest. Share-based compensation expense recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31, 2006 included compensation expense for share-based payment awards granted prior to, but not yet vested as of December 31, 2005 based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the pro forma provisions of SFAS 123, and compensation expense for the share-based payment awards granted subsequent to December 31, 2005 based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123(R). In conjunction with the adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company elected to attribute the value of share-based compensation to expense using the straight-line method, which was previously used for its pro forma information required under SFAS 123. Share-based compensation expense related to stock options and SARS was $7.3 million, before income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2006. During the year ended December 31, 2005, no share-based compensation expense related to stock options was recognized under the intrinsic value method in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, (“APB 25”). During the year ended December 31, 2006, share-based compensation expense related to restricted stock grants and employee and director stock purchase plans was $2.7 million. During the year ended December 31, 2005, share-based compensation expense related to restricted stock grants was $0.4 million under APB 25.
Upon adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company elected to value share-based payment awards granted beginning in 2006 using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, (the “Black-Scholes model”), which was also previously used for the pro forma information required under SFAS 123. The Black-Scholes model requires the input of certain assumptions. The Company’s stock options and the

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option component of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan shares have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and changes in the assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimates.
The expected term of stock options and SARS represent the weighted-average period the stock options and SARS are expected to remain outstanding. The expected term is based on the observed and expected time to post-vesting exercise and forfeitures of options by the Company’s employees. The Company uses historical volatility in deriving the expected volatility assumption. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant appropriate for the expected life of the Company’s stock options and SARS. The dividend yield assumption is based on history and expectation of dividend payouts.
As the share-based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31, 2006 is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. SFAS 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Forfeitures were estimated based on historical experience. In the Company’s pro forma information required under SFAS 123 for the periods prior to January 1, 2006, forfeitures were estimated based on historical experience.
SFAS 123(R) requires that share-based compensation cost is recorded in the financial statements in the same classifications as the related employees’ cash compensation. Accordingly, upon adoption of SFAS 123(R), a portion of the share-based compensation cost related to unvested awards and new awards has been capitalized as part of the Company’s Deferred Acquisition Costs. As of December 31, 2006, approximately $2.3 million of share-based compensation cost is included in Deferred Acquisition Costs on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. In the Company’s pro forma information required under SFAS 123 for the periods prior to January 1, 2006, share-based compensation costs were not capitalized.
The effect of recording share-based compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2006 is as follows:
         
    For the Year Ended  
(In thousands, except per share amounts)   December 31, 2006  
Stock-based compensation expense
  $ 10,028  
Tax benefit
    (3,510 )
 
     
Net decrease in net income
  $ 6,518  
 
     
 
       
Stock-based compensation cost capitalized (gross of amortization) as deferred acquisition costs
  $ 4,634  
 
       
Effect on:
       
Cash flows from operating activities
  $ 1,531  
Cash flows from financing activities
  $ 8,646  
 
       
Effect on:
       
Net earnings per share — Basic
  $ 0.09  
Net earnings per share — Diluted
  $ 0.01  
SFAS 123(R) requires the Company to present pro forma information for the comparative period prior to the adoption as if it had accounted for all of its share-based compensation under the fair value method of SFAS 123. The following table illustrates the pro forma information regarding the effect on net earnings and net earnings per share if the Company had accounted for the share-based employee compensation under the fair value method of accounting:

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    For the Year Ended December 31,  
(In thousands, except per share amounts)   2005     2004  
Net income, as reported
  $ 156,688     $ 83,683  
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation determined under the fair value method for all awards, net of related tax effects
    (6,354 )     (4,107 )
 
           
Pro forma net income
  $ 150,334     $ 79,576  
 
           
 
               
Net earnings per share — Basic:
               
As reported
  $ 2.29     $ 1.26  
Pro forma
  $ 2.19     $ 1.20  
 
               
Net earnings per share — Diluted:
               
As reported
  $ 2.14     $ 1.20  
Pro forma
  $ 2.06     $ 1.14  
16. Reinsurance
In the normal course of business, the Company has entered into various reinsurance contracts with unrelated reinsurers. The Company participates in such agreements for the purpose of limiting loss exposure and diversifying business. Reinsurance contracts do not relieve the Company from its obligation to policyholders. The loss and loss adjustment expense reserves ceded under such arrangements were $187.8 million and $304.8 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
The Company evaluates the financial condition of its reinsurers to minimize its exposure to losses from reinsurer insolvencies. The percentage of ceded reinsurance receivables (excluding amounts ceded to voluntary and mandatory pool mechanisms) that are with reinsurers rated “A” (Excellent) or better by A.M. Best Company or are fully collateralized was 92.4% and 89.7% as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
As of December 31, 2006, the Company did not have any aggregate unsecured reinsurance receivables that exceeded 3% of shareholders’ equity from any reinsurers. Unsecured reinsurance receivables include amounts receivable for paid and unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses and unearned premium less reinsurance receivables secured by collateral.
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    Written     Earned  
For the Year Ended December 31, 2006:
               
Direct Business
  $ 1,488,839     $ 1,361,057  
Reinsurance Assumed
    4,409       4,301  
Reinsurance Ceded
    210,384       196,056  
 
           
Net Premiums
  $ 1,282,864     $ 1,169,302  
 
           
Reinsurance Assumed as a Percentage of Net
    0.3 %     0.4 %
 
           
 
               
For the Year Ended December 31, 2005:
               
Direct Business
  $ 1,260,693     $ 1,161,284  
Reinsurance Assumed
    4,222       4,012  
Reinsurance Ceded
    154,144       188,649  
 
           
Net Premiums
  $ 1,110,771     $ 976,647  
 
           
Reinsurance Assumed as a Percentage of Net
    0.4 %     0.4 %
 
           
 
               
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004:
               
Direct Business
  $ 1,166,966     $ 1,055,152  
Reinsurance Assumed
    4,351       6,905  
Reinsurance Ceded
    256,785       291,809  
 
           
Net Premiums
  $ 914,532     $ 770,248  
 
           
Reinsurance Assumed as a Percentage of Net
    0.5 %     0.9 %
 
           
17. Compensation Plans
The Company has a defined contribution Profit Sharing Plan, which includes a 401K feature, covering substantially all employees. Under the plan, employees may contribute up to an annual maximum of the lesser of 15% of eligible compensation or the applicable Internal Revenue Code limit in a calendar year. The Company makes a matching contribution in an amount equal to 75% of the participant’s pre-tax contribution, subject to a maximum of 6% of the participant’s eligible compensation. The Company may also make annual discretionary profit sharing contributions at each plan year end. Participants are fully vested in the Company’s contribution upon completion of four years of service. The Company’s total contributions to the plan were $1.8 million, $1.3 million and $1.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.
The Company sponsors an unfunded nonqualified key employee deferred compensation plan. Under the plan, deferred compensation benefits are provided through deferrals of base salary and bonus compensation (“Employee Deferrals”) and discretionary contributions by the Company (“Employer Contributions”) for a select group of management and highly compensated employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. Each participant is permitted to specify an investment or investments from among permissible investments which shall be the basis for determining the gain or loss adjustment applicable to such participant’s plan deferral account. A participant’s interest in the portion of his or her plan deferral account that is attributable to Employee Deferrals are fully vested at all times. That portion of a participant’s plan deferral account attributable to Employer Contributions generally will vest over the course of a five year period beginning on the last day of the first year after the plan year for which the Employer Contribution was made. The amounts in each participant’s plan deferral account represent an obligation of the Company to pay the participant at some time in the future. The Company had a deferred compensation obligation pursuant to the plan amounting to $6.8 million and $4.7 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
The Company also sponsors an unfunded nonqualified executive deferred compensation plan. Under the plan, deferred compensation benefits are provided by the Company through deferrals of base salary and bonus compensation for management and highly compensated executives designated by the Board of Directors. Each participant is permitted to specify an investment or investments from among permissible investments which shall be the basis for determining the gain or loss adjustment applicable to such participant’s plan deferral account. A participant’s benefit under the plan is the amount of such participant’s plan deferral amount. The Company had a deferred compensation obligation pursuant to the plan amounting to $3.8 million and $3.6 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

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18. Commitments and Contingencies
The Company is subject to routine legal proceedings in connection with its property and casualty insurance business. The Company also is not involved in any pending or threatened legal or administrative proceedings which management believes can reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
Operating Leases:
The Company currently leases office space to serve as its headquarters location and 38 field offices for its production marketing and underwriting personnel. In addition, the Company leases certain computer equipment and licenses certain computer software. Rental expense for operating leases was $5.5 million, $5.1 million and $4.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.
The future minimum rental payments required under operating leases that have initial or remaining non-cancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2006 were as follows (in thousands):
         
Year Ending December 31:        
2007
  $ 4,970  
2008
    5,245  
2009
    4,722  
2010
    4,132  
2011 and Thereafter
    10,862  
 
     
Total Minimum Payments Required
  $ 29,931  
 
     
Open Commitments:
At December 31, 2006 the Company has open commitments of $5.4 million under certain limited partnership, information technology and corporate sponsorship agreements.
Credit Agreement:
On June 30, 2006, the Company entered into an unsecured Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) which establishes a revolving credit facility providing for loans to the Company of up to $50.0 million in principal amount outstanding at any one time, with a maturity date of June 29, 2007. The Credit Agreement contains an annual commitment fee of 8.0 basis points per annum on the unused commitments under the Credit Agreement. As of December 31, 2006, no borrowings have been made by the Company under this Credit Agreement.
Each loan under the Facility will bear interest at a per annum rate equal to, at the Company’s option, (i) Libor plus 0.40% or (ii) the higher of the Administrative Agent and Lender’s prime rate and the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%. The Credit Agreement contains various representations, covenants and events of default typical for credit facilities of this type. As of December 31, 2006, the Company was in compliance with all covenants contained in the Credit Agreement.
State Insurance Guaranty Funds:

As of December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, included in Other Liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets were $15.1 million and $12.8 million, respectively, of liabilities for state guaranty funds. As of December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, included in Other Assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets were $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively, of related assets for premium tax offsets or policy surcharges, The related asset is limited to the amount that is determined based upon policy surcharges from policies in force.
State Insurance Facility Assessments:
The Company continually monitors developments with respect to state insurance facilities. The Company is required to participate in various state insurance facilities that provide insurance coverage to individuals or entities that otherwise are unable to purchase such coverage from private insurers. Because of the Company’s participation, it may be exposed to losses that surpass the capitalization of these facilities and/or to assessments from these facilities.
Among other state insurance facilities, the Company is subject to assessments from Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Florida Citizens”), which was created by the state of Florida to provide insurance to property owners unable to obtain coverage in the private insurance market. Florida Citizens, at the discretion and direction of its Board of Governors (“Florida Citizens Board”), can levy a regular assessment on participating companies for a deficit in any calendar year up to a maximum of the greater of 10% of the

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deficit or 10% of Florida property premiums industry-wide for the prior year. The portion of the total assessment attributable to the Company is based on its market share. An insurer may recoup a regular assessment through a surcharge to policyholders. If a deficit remains after the regular assessment, Florida Citizens can also fund any remaining deficit through emergency assessments in the current and subsequent years. Companies are required to collect the emergency assessments directly from residential property policyholders and remit to Florida Citizens as collected. In addition, Florida Citizens may issue bonds to further fund a deficit. Participating companies are obligated to purchase any unsold bonds issued by Florida Citizens.
Florida Citizens reported a deficit for the 2004 plan year. During 2005, the Company recognized a pre-tax $3.9 million net (of reinsurance recoveries) assessment expense for Florida Citizen’s amounts assessed and paid during 2005. Any recoupments of the Florida Citizens assessment through future policy surcharges are allocated between the Company and its reinsurers. Recoupments are recorded by the Company as the related premiums are written. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company recognized a pre-tax reduction to its net (of reinsurance recoveries) expense related to the Florida Citizens 2004 plan year of $1.6 million attributable to policyholder surcharge recoupments.
During 2005, Florida Citizens also reported losses from Hurricane Wilma, which followed the deficit for the 2004 plan year, and announced that a future assessment as a result of Florida Citizens’ current financial deficit was both probable and could be reasonably estimated. As of December 31, 2005, the Company accrued its estimated gross (of reinsurance recoveries) assessment of $12.4 million, which represented its portion of the maximum regular assessment available to Florida Citizens, and resulted in a $2.0 million net (of reinsurance recoveries) assessment expense during 2005. During 2006, the Florida legislature approved a $715 million budget appropriation to be used to reduce the Florida Citizens deficit. As a result, during 2006, the Company reduced its accrual of its estimated gross (of reinsurance recoveries) assessment to $2.7 million, which represents its portion of the regular assessment for the Florida Citizens 2005 plan year. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company recognized a pre-tax reduction to its net (of reinsurance recoveries) expense related to this assessment of $1.8 million due to the impact of the budget appropriation noted above and changes in related reinsurance recoveries resulting from updated estimates of 2005 hurricane losses reported by Florida Citizens during 2006.
In addition to Florida Citizens, the Company continues to monitor developments with respect to various other state facilities such as the Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association and the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. The ultimate impact of the 2005 hurricane season on these facilities is currently uncertain, but could result in the facilities recognizing a financial deficit or a financial deficit greater than the level currently estimated by the facility. They may, in turn, have the ability to assess participating insurers when financial deficits occur, adversely affecting the Company’s results of operations.
Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund:

The Company and other insurance companies writing residential property policies in Florida must participate in the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”). If the FHCF does not have sufficient funds to pay its ultimate reimbursement obligations to participating insurance companies, it has the authority to issue bonds, which are funded by assessments on generally all property and casualty premiums in Florida. By law, these assessments are the obligation of insurance policyholders, which insurance companies must collect. The FHCF assessments are limited to 6% of premiums per year beginning the first year in which reimbursements require bonding, and up to a total of 10% of premiums per year for assessments in the second and subsequent years, if required to fund additional bonding. Upon the order of the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“FLOIR”), companies are required to collect the FHCF assessments directly from its policyholders and remit them to the FHCF as they are collected.
During June 2006, the FLOIR approved a 1% emergency assessment effective January 1, 2007 which the Company must collect from its policyholders and remit to the FHCF beginning January 1, 2007.
19. Summary of Quarterly Financial Information — Unaudited
The following quarterly financial information for each of the three months ended March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, 2006 and 2005 is unaudited. However, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the results of operations for such periods, have been made for a fair presentation of the results shown (in thousands, except share and per share data):

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    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     June 30,     September 30,     December 31,  
    2006 (1)     2006 (1)     2006 (1)     2006 (1)  
Net Earned Premiums
  $ 276,546     $ 288,794     $ 296,366     $ 307,596  
Net Investment Income
  $ 20,062       21,677     $ 23,833     $ 26,127  
Net Realized Investment Gain (Loss)
  $ (394 )   $ (2,412 )   $ (6,976 )   $ (79 )
Net Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses
  $ 143,665     $ 108,755     $ 84,706     $ 131,086  
Acquisition Costs and Other Underwriting Expenses
  $ 77,017     $ 85,337     $ 89,052     $ 86,861  
Net Income
  $ 50,321     $ 74,857     $ 89,890     $ 73,781  
Basic Earnings Per Share
  $ 0.73     $ 1.07     $ 1.28     $ 1.05  
Diluted Earnings Per Share
  $ 0.70     $ 1.03     $ 1.22     $ 1.00  
Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding
    69,377,774       69,775,336       69,991,728       70,029,636  
Weighted-Average Share Equivalents Outstanding
    2,982,230       2,721,730       3,488,999       3,887,446  
 
                       
Weighted-Average Shares and Share Equivalents Outstanding
    72,360,004       72,497,066       73,480,727       73,917,082  
 
                       
                                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     June 30,     September 30,     December 31,  
    2005 (2)(3)     2005 (2)(3)     2005 (2)(3)     2005 (2)(3)  
Net Earned Premiums
  $ 236,755     $ 233,136     $ 244,770     $ 261,986  
Net Investment Income
  $ 13,491       15,373     $ 16,979     $ 17,866  
Net Realized Investment Gain (Loss)
  $ 10,798     $ 296     $ 1,097     $ (2,582 )
Net Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses
  $ 126,471     $ 115,802     $ 141,859     $ 119,874  
Acquisition Costs and Other Underwriting Expenses
  $ 63,948     $ 57,826     $ 67,542     $ 74,443  
Goodwill Impairment Loss
  $     $     $     $ 25,724  
Net Income
  $ 45,571     $ 47,140     $ 35,090     $ 28,887  
Basic Earnings Per Share
  $ 0.68     $ 0.68     $ 0.51     $ 0.42  
Diluted Earnings Per Share
  $ 0.64     $ 0.64     $ 0.48     $ 0.39  
Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding
    67,273,227       68,858,718       69,008,412       69,041,580  
Weighted-Average Share Equivalents Outstanding
    4,310,019       4,461,048       4,368,114       4,925,142  
 
                       
Weighted-Average Shares and Share Equivalents Outstanding
    71,583,246       73,319,766       73,376,526       73,966,722  
 
                       
 
(1)   Net Realized Investment Gain (Loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2006, June 30, 2006, September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2006 includes non-cash realized losses of $0.7 million, $0.6 million, $5.7 million, and $1.8 million, respectively, as a result of impairment evaluations.
 
(2)   Net Earned Premiums for the three months ended March 31, 2005, June 30, 2005, September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2005 includes accrued profit commissions on certain reinsurance contracts of $1.3 million, $1.2 million, $0.8 million and $0.7 million, respectively.
 
(3)   Net Realized Investment Gain (Loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2005, June 30, 2005, September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2005 includes non-cash realized losses of $0.1 million, $0.1 million, $0.1 million, and $1.9 million, respectively, as a result of impairment evaluations.
20. Segment Information
The Company’s operations are classified into three reportable business segments which are organized around its three underwriting divisions: The Commercial Lines Underwriting Group which has underwriting responsibility for the commercial multi-peril package, commercial automobile and commercial property insurance products; The Specialty Lines Underwriting Group which has underwriting responsibility for the errors and omissions and management liability products and The Personal Lines Group which designs, markets and underwrites personal property and casualty insurance products for the homeowners and manufactured housing markets. Each business segment’s responsibilities include: pricing, managing the risk selection process, and monitoring the loss ratios by product and insured. The reportable segments operate solely within the United States and have not been aggregated.
The segments follow the same accounting policies used for the Company’s consolidated financial statements as described in the summary of significant accounting policies. Management evaluates a segment’s performance based upon premium production and the associated loss experience which includes paid losses, an amount determined on the basis of claim adjusters’ evaluation with respect to insured events that have occurred and an amount for losses incurred that have not been reported. Investments and investment

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performance including investment income and net realized investment gain; acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses including commissions, premium taxes and other acquisition costs; and other operating expenses are managed at a corporate level by the corporate accounting function in conjunction with other corporate departments and are included in “Corporate”.
Following is a tabulation of business segment information for each of the past three years. Corporate information is included to reconcile segment data to the consolidated financial statements (in thousands):
                                         
    Commercial     Specialty     Personal              
    Lines     Lines     Lines     Corporate     Total  
2006:
                                       
Gross Written Premiums
  $ 1,169,468     $ 227,567     $ 96,213     $     $ 1,493,248  
 
                             
Net Written Premiums
  $ 1,080,248     $ 181,358     $ 21,258     $     $ 1,282,864  
 
                             
Revenue:
                                       
Net Earned Premiums
  $ 966,281     $ 173,974     $ 29,047     $     $ 1,169,302  
Net Investment Income
                      91,699       91,699  
Net Realized Investment Loss
                      (9,861 )     (9,861 )
Other Income
                2,031       599       2,630  
 
                             
Total Revenue
    966,281       173,974       31,078       82,437       1,253,770  
 
                             
Losses and Expenses:
                                       
Net Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses
    343,575       109,462       15,175             468,212  
Acquisition Costs and Other Underwriting Expenses
                      338,267       338,267  
Other Operating Expenses
                1,407       11,230       12,637  
 
                             
Total Losses and Expenses
    343,575       109,462       16,582       349,497       819,116  
 
                             
Income Before Income Taxes
    622,706       64,512       14,496       (267,060 )     434,654  
Total Income Tax Expense
                      145,805       145,805  
 
                             
Net Income
  $ 622,706     $ 64,512     $ 14,496     $ (412,865 )   $ 288,849  
 
                             
Total Assets
  $     $     $ 133,182     $ 3,305,355     $ 3,438,537  
 
                             
 
                                       
2005:
                                       
Gross Written Premiums
  $ 960,344     $ 205,306     $ 99,265     $     $ 1,264,915  
 
                             
Net Written Premiums
  $ 904,707     $ 159,112     $ 46,952     $     $ 1,110,771  
 
                             
Revenue:
                                       
Net Earned Premiums
  $ 778,407     $ 151,678     $ 46,562     $     $ 976,647  
Net Investment Income
                      63,709       63,709  
Net Realized Investment Gain
                      9,609       9,609  
Other Income
                943       521       1,464  
 
                             
Total Revenue
    778,407       151,678       47,505       73,839       1,051,429  
 
                             
Losses and Expenses:
                                       
Net Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses
    375,590       93,824       34,592             504,006  
Acquisition Costs and Other Underwriting Expenses
                      263,759       263,759  
Other Operating Expenses
                370       16,754       17,124  
Goodwill Impairment Loss
                25,724             25,724  
 
                             
Total Losses and Expenses
    375,590       93,824       60,686       280,513       810,613  
 
                             
Income Before Income Taxes
    402,817       57,854       (13,181 )     (206,674 )     240,816  
Total Income Tax Expense
                      84,128       84,128  
 
                             
Net Income
  $ 402,817     $ 57,854     $ (13,181 )   $ (290,802 )   $ 156,688  
 
                             
Total Assets
  $     $     $ 227,122     $ 2,700,704     $ 2,927,826  
 
                             
 
                                       
2004:
                                       
Gross Written Premiums
  $ 874,018     $ 184,419     $ 112,880     $     $ 1,171,317  
 
                             
Net Written Premiums
  $ 720,639     $ 154,130     $ 39,763     $     $ 914,532  
 
                             
Revenue:
                                       
Net Earned Premiums
  $ 614,151     $ 134,050     $ 22,047     $     $ 770,248  
Net Investment Income
                      43,490       43,490  
Net Realized Investment Gain
                      761       761  
Other Income
                3,426       931       4,357  
 
                             
Total Revenue
    614,151       134,050       25,473       45,182       818,856  
 
                             
Losses and Expenses:
                                       
Net Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses
    303,847       123,597       48,671             476,115  
Acquisition Costs and Other Underwriting Expenses
                      214,369       214,369  
Other Operating Expenses
                1,969       7,470       9,439  
 
                             
Total Losses and Expenses
    303,847       123,597       50,640       221,839       699,923  
 
                             
Income Before Income Taxes
    310,304       10,453       (25,167 )     (176,657 )     118,933  
Total Income Tax Expense
                      35,250       35,250  
 
                             
Net Income
  $ 310,304     $ 10,453     $ (25,167 )   $ (211,907 )   $ 83,683  
 
                             
Total Assets
  $     $     $ 248,031     $ 2,237,625     $ 2,485,656  
 
                             

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Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Not applicable.
Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a)   Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are designed with the objective of providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, such as this report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In designing and evaluating the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, rather than absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.
 
    An evaluation was performed by management, with the participation of the Company’s chief executive officer (“CEO”) and chief financial officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
 
(b)   Changes in Internal Controls. There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
(c)   Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
    The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, the Company’s management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation under the framework in Internal Control-Integrated Framework, management concluded that the internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2006. Our management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is included herein.
 
    Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over the financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
(d)   The Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on internal control over financial reporting is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K immediately before the consolidated financial statements.
Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Not applicable.

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PART III
Certain information required by Part III is omitted from this Report in that the Company will file a definitive proxy statement pursuant to Regulation 14A (the “Proxy Statement”) not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Report, and certain information included therein is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The information concerning the Company’s director and executive officers required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement under the caption “Management-Directors and Executive Officers”.
Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement under the captions “Executive Compensation”, “Stock Option Grants”, “Stock Option Exercises and Holdings” and “Directors Compensation”.
Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
(a)   The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement under the caption “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management”.
(b)   The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement under the caption “Equity Compensation Plan Information”.

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Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement under the caption “Additional Information Regarding the Board”.
Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement under the caption “Principal Accountant Fees and Services.”

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PART IV
Item 15. — EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SCHEDULES
(a) Financial Statements and Exhibits
     1. The Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules listed in the accompanying index on page 51 are filed as part of this Report.
     2. Exhibits: The Exhibits listed below are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Report.
         
Exhibit No.       Description
 
       
3.1
  A   Articles of Incorporation of Philadelphia Insurance, as amended to date.
 
       
3.1.1
  A   Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Philadelphia Insurance.
 
       
3.1.2
  G   Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp.
 
       
3.2
  A   By-laws of Philadelphia Insurance, as amended to date.
 
       
3.21
  P   By-Laws of Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. (as Amended through April 29, 2005).
 
       
3.22
  Q   Amendment to the Company’s bylaws effective as of April 29, 2005.
 
       
10.1
  A   General Agency Agreement, effective December 1, 1987, between MIA and Providence Washington Insurance Company, as amended to date, together with related Quota Share Reinsurance Agreements, as amended to date.
 
       
10.2
  A(1)   Wheelways Salary Savings Plus Plan Summary Plan Description.
 
       
10.3
  A   Key Man Life Insurance Policies on James J. Maguire
 
       
10.4
  A   Tax Sharing Agreement, dated July 16, 1987, between Philadelphia Insurance and PIC, as amended to date.
 
       
10.5
  A   Tax Sharing Agreement, dated November 1, 1986, between Philadelphia Insurance and PIIC, as amended to date.
 
       
10.6
  C (1)   Management Agreement dated May 20, 1991, between PIIC and MIA, as amended September 25, 1996.
 
       
10.7
  C (1)   Management Agreement dated October 23, 1991, between PIC and MIA, as amended September 25, 1996.
 
       
10.8
  B (1)   Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
 
       
10.9
  B (1)   Cash Bonus Plan.
 
       
10.10
  B (1)   Executive Deferred Compensation Plan.
 
       
10.11
  D (1)   Directors Stock Purchase Plan
 
       
10.12
  E   Casualty Excess of Loss Reinsurance Agreement effective January 1, 1997, together with Property Per Risk Excess of Loss Reinsurance Agreement effective January 1, 1997 and Property Facultative Excess of Loss Automatic Reinsurance Agreement effective January 1, 1997.
 
       
10.13
  E   Automobile Leasing Residual Value Excess of Loss Reinsurance Agreement effective January 1, 1997, together with Second Casualty Excess of Loss Reinsurance Agreement, effective January 1, 1997.
 
       
10.14
  F   Plan and Agreement of Merger Between Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. and The Jerger Co. Inc.

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Exhibit No.       Description
10.15
  G(1)   Philadelphia Insurance Companies Non Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan — incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 (file no. 333-91216) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 26, 2002.
 
       
10.16
  G (1)   Philadelphia Insurance Companies Key Employee Deferred Compensation Plan — incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 (file no. 333-90534) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 14, 2002.
 
       
10.17
  H (1)   Employment Agreement with James J. Maguire effective June 1, 2002.
 
       
10.18
  I   AQS, Inc. Software License Agreement, dated October 1, 2002.
 
       
10.19
  J   Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Reimbursement Contract Effective June 1, 2003.
 
       
10.20
  K   Quota Share Reinsurance Contract with Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation effective May 15, 2003 covering policies within the Custom Harvest Program.
 
       
10.21
  K   Excess of Loss Agreement of Reinsurance No. 9034 with General Reinsurance Corporation effective January 1, 2003.
 
       
10.22
  K   Addendum No. 3 to the Casualty Excess of Loss Reinsurance Agreement No. TC988A, B with Swiss Reinsurance American Corporation effective January 1, 2003.
 
       
10.23
  K   Property Excess of Loss Agreement of Reinsurance No. TP1600E with Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation effective January 1, 2003.
 
       
10.24
  K   Casualty Excess of Loss Reinsurance Contract with American Re-Insurance Company, Converium Reinsurance (North America) Inc., Endurance Specialty Insurance Limited, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company effective January 1, 2003.
 
       
10.25
  L   Casualty Semi-Automatic Excess of Loss Reinsurance Contract with Endurance Specialty Insurance, Ltd. effective March 1, 2003 RE: Philadelphia Insurance Company Master Policy PHUB015555 and Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Master Policy PHUB015555-01.
 
       
10.26
  L   Casualty Semi-Automatic Excess of Loss Reinsurance Contract with Endurance Specialty Insurance, Ltd. effective March 1, 2003 RE: Philadelphia Insurance Company Master Policy PHUB015557 and Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Master Policy PHUB015557-01.
 
       
10.27
  L   Non Florida Commercial Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract with the Subscribing Reinsurer (s) Executing the Interests and Liabilities Agreement (s) effective June 1, 2003.
 
       
10.28
  L   Florida Commercial Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract with the Subscribing Reinsurer (s) Executing the Interests and Liabilities Agreement (s) effective June 1, 2003.
 
       
10.29
  L   Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract with Federal Insurance Company through Chubb Re, Inc. effective June 1, 2003.
 
       
10.30
  M   Whole Account Net Quota Share Reinsurance Contract effective as of January 1, 2004 (Addendum No. 1)
 
       
10.31
  M   Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Amended Reinsurance Contract effective as of June 1, 2004
 
       
10.32
  M   Casualty Excess of Loss Reinsurance Contract effective as of January 1, 2004
 
       
10.33
  M   Property Per Risk 1st and 2nd Excess Reinsurance Contract effective as of January 1, 2004 (Endorsement No.
 
       
10.34
  M(1)   Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with James J. Maguire effective as of January 1, 2004
 
       
10.35
  N   Gap Quota Share Reinsurance Contract effective as of April 1, 2004

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Exhibit No.       Description
10.36
  N   Casualty (Clash) Excess of Loss effective January 1, 2004
 
       
10.37
  N   Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Amended Reinsurance Contract effective June 1, 2004 (Liberty American Insurance Company)
 
       
10.38
  N   Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Amended Reinsurance Contract effective June 1, 2004 (Mobile USA Insurance Company)
 
       
10.39
  O   Reinstatement Premium Protection Reinsurance Contract effective July 1, 2004.
 
       
10.40
  O   Underlying Excess Catastrophe and Reinstatement Premium Protection Reinsurance Contract effective July 1, 2004.
 
       
10.41
  O   35% Florida Only Third and Fourth Catastrophe Event Reinsurance Contract effective September 2, 2004.
 
       
10.42
  O   $50 million excess of $140 million Florida Only Catastrophe Excess Reinsurance Contract effective September 3, 2004.
 
       
10.43
  P   Florida Only Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract effective June 1, 2004 with the Subscribing Reinsurers.
 
       
10.44
  P   $50 million excess of $90 million Florida Only Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract effective June 1, 2004 with the Subscribing Reinsurers.
 
       
10.45
  P   $50 million excess of $140 million Florida Only Catastrophe Excess Reinsurance Contract effective September 1, 2004 with the Subscribing Reinsurers.
 
       
10.46
  P   $5 million excess of $190 million Florida Only Catastrophe Excess Reinsurance Contract effective September 10, 2004 with the Subscribing Reinsurers.
 
       
10.47
  P   Underlying Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract effective July 1, 2004 with the Subscribing Reinsurers.
 
       
10.48
  P   Casualty Excess of Loss Contract effective January 1, 2005 with Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation.
 
       
10.49
  P   Addendum Number 2 to the Property Excess of Loss Contract effective January 1, 2005 with Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation.
 
       
10.50
  P   Endorsement No. 2 to the Property Per Risk 1 st and 2 nd Excess Reinsurance Contract effective January 1, 2005 with General Reinsurance Corporation.
 
       
10.51
  Q   Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract effective June 1, 2004 with the Subscribing Reinsurers.
 
       
10.52
  Q   65% Florida Only Third and Fourth Event Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract effective September 1, 2004 with the Subscribing Reinsurers.
 
       
10.53
  Q   $45 million excess of $195 million Florida Only Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract effective September 10, 2004 with the Subscribing Reinsurers.
 
       
10.54
  Q   $6.5 million excess of $3.5 million Florida Only Fifth Event Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract effective September 24, 2004 with the Subscribing Reinsurers.
 
       
10.55
  Q   $50 million excess of $240 million Florida Only Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract effective October 1, 2004 with the Subscribing Reinsurers.
 
       
10.56
  Q   $40 million excess of $50 million Florida Only Third Event Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract effective October 1, 2004 with the Subscribing Reinsurers.
 
       
10.57
  Q   $50 million excess of $140 million Florida Only Catastrophe Excess Reinsurance Contract effective October 1, 2004 with the Subscribing Reinsurers.
 
       
10.58
  Q   Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Reinsurance Contract effective June 1, 2005 (Liberty American Insurance Company)
 
       
10.59
  Q   Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Reinsurance Contract effective June 1, 2005 (Mobile USA Insurance Company)

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Exhibit No.       Description
10.60
  Q   Third Event Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract effective September 3, 2004 with the Subscribing Reinsurers for 50% share.
 
       
10.61
  Q   Third Event Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract effective September 3, 2004 with the Subscribing Reinsurers for 50% share.
 
       
10.62
  Q (1)   Amendment and Restatement of the Company’s Employees’ Stock Incentive and Performance Based Compensation Plan.
 
       
10.63
  Q (1)   Form of Stock Option Award Agreement.
 
       
10.64
  Q (1)   Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement.
 
       
10.65
  R   Casualty Excess of Loss Reinsurance Contract and Endorsement No. 1 effective January 1, 2005. The participating reinsurers are Ace Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd., Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Max Re Ltd.
 
       
10.66
  R   Florida Only Reinstatement Premium Protection Reinsurance Contract effective June 1, 2005. The participating reinsurers are ACE Tempest Reinsurance LTD, Aspen Insurance UK LTD, AXIS Specialty Limited, Hannover Re (Bermuda) Ltd., Rosemont Reinsurance LTD, Syndicate #0958 and Syndicate #2001 at varying levels of participation.
 
       
10.67
  R   Professional Liability Insurance Quota Share Contract effective July 1, 2005 with Cumis Insurance Society, Inc.
 
       
10.68
  S   Lease Agreement dated as of March 1, 2006 between Bala Plaza Property, Inc., and Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp.
 
       
10.69
  T   Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract effective June 1, 2005.
 
       
10.70
  T   Florida Only Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract effective June 1, 2005.
 
       
10.71
  T   Reinstatement Premium Protection Reinsurance Contract effective June 1, 2005.
 
       
10.72
  T   2004 Whole Account Net Quota Share Reinsurance Commutation and Release Agreement effective January 1, 2006 with Federal Insurance Company, through Chubb Re, Inc.
 
       
10.73
  T   2004 Whole Account Net Quota Share Reinsurance Commutation and Release Agreement effective January 1, 2006 with Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation
 
       
10.74
  T   Casualty Excess of Loss Reinsurance Agreement effective January 1, 2006 – 80% Placement via Willis Re Inc.
 
       
10.75
  T   Property Third and Fourth Excess of Loss Reinsurance Agreement effective January 1, 2006 – 50% Placement via Willis Re Inc.
 
       
10.76
  U   Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2006
 
       
10.77
  V   Casualty (Clash) Excess of Loss Reinsurance Agreement with Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation effective January 1, 2006
 
       
10.78
  V   Addendum No. 3 to the 3rd and 4th Property Excess of Loss Reinsurance Agreement with Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation — 50% Placement — effective January 1, 2006
 
       
10.79
  V   Casualty Excess of Loss Reinsurance Contract effective January 1, 2006 — 20% Placement with Employers Reinsurance Corporation
 
       
10.80
  V   Endorsement No. 4 to the Property Per Risk 1st and 2nd Excess of Loss and Terrorism Reinsurance Contract with General Reinsurance Corporation effective January 1, 2006

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Exhibit No.       Description
10.81
  V   Commutation and Release Agreement with Trenwick America Reinsurance Corporation
 
       
10.82
  V     $6,150,000 Excess $10,000,000 Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract with Aspen Insurance Limited effective June 1, 2006
 
       
10.83
  V   First Excess Reinstatement Premium Protection Reinsurance Contract with Subscribing Reinsurers effective June 1, 2006 (Liberty American and Liberty American Select Insurance Companies)
 
       
10.84
  V   Second and Third Excess Reinstatement Premium Protection Reinsurance Contract with Subscribing Reinsurers effective June 1, 2006 (Liberty American and Liberty American Select Insurance Companies)
 
       
10.85
  V   Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Reimbursement Contract and Addendum No. 1 effective June 1, 2006 (Liberty American Insurance Company)
 
       
10.86
  V   Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Reimbursement Contract and Addendums No. 1 and No. 2 effective June 1, 2006 (Liberty American Select Insurance Company)
 
       
10.87
  W(1)   Form of Performance Share Award Agreement
 
       
10.88
  W(1)   James J. Maguire, Jr. Employment Agreement
 
       
10.89
  W(1)   Sean S. Sweeney Employment Agreement
 
       
10.90
  W(1)   Craig P. Keller Employment Agreement
 
       
10.91
  W(1)   Christopher J. Maguire Employment Agreement
 
       
10.92
  W(1)   Form of Stock Appreciation Right Award Agreement
 
       
10.93
  X(1)   James J. Maguire, Jr. 2006 Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights
 
       
10.94
  X(1)   Sean S. Sweeney 2006 Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights
 
       
10.95
  X(1)   Craig P. Keller 2006 Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights
 
       
10.96
  X(1)   Christopher J. Maguire 2006 Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights
 
       
10.97
  X   Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract effective June 1, 2006
 
       
21
  X   List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
 
       
23
  X   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
       
24
  A   Power of Attorney
 
       
31.1
  X   Certification of the Company’s chief executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
       
31.2
  X   Certification of the Company’s chief financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
       
32.1
  X   Certification of the Company’s chief executive officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
       
32.2
  X   Certification of the Company’s chief financial officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
A   Incorporated by reference to the Exhibit filed with the Registrant’s Form S-1 Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 (Registration No. 33-65958).

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B   Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 1996 and incorporated by reference.
 
C   Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 and incorporated by reference.
 
D   Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 1997 and incorporated by reference.
 
E   Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.
 
F   Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1999.
 
G   Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 and incorporated by reference.
 
H   Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002 and incorporated by reference.
 
I   Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
 
J   Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003 and incorporated by reference.
 
K   Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2003 and incorporated by reference.
 
L   Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 and incorporated by reference.
 
M   Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004 and incorporated by reference.
 
N   Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004 and incorporated by reference.
 
O   Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated by reference.
 
P   Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005 and incorporated by reference.
 
Q   Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005 and incorporated by reference.
 
R   Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated by reference.
 
S   Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K dated March 21, 2006 and incorporated by reference.
 
T   Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006 and incorporated by reference.
 
U   Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K dated July 6, 2006 and incorporated by reference.
 
V   Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006 and incorporated by reference.
 
W   Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K dated February 22, 2007 and incorporated by reference.
 
X   Filed herewith.
 
(1)   Compensatory Plan or Arrangement, or Management Contract.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
         
 
  Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp.    
 
       
 
  By: James J. Maguire, Jr.    
 
 
 
James J. Maguire, Jr.
   
 
  President and Chief Executive Officer    
 
  February 27, 2007    
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
Signature   Title   Date
 
       
James J. Maguire, Jr.
  President & Chief Executive Officer,   February 27, 2007
 
James J. Maguire, Jr.
   (Principal Executive Officer)    
 
       
Craig P. Keller
  Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer   February 27, 2007
 
Craig P. Keller
   (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    
 
       
James J. Maguire
  Chairman of the Board of   February 27, 2007
 
James J. Maguire
   Directors    
 
       
Sean S. Sweeney
  Executive Vice President, Director   February 27, 2007
 
Sean S. Sweeney
       
 
       
Aminta Hawkins Breaux
  Director   February 27, 2007
 
Aminta Hawkins Breaux
       
 
       
Michael J. Cascio
  Director   February 27, 2007
 
Michael J. Cascio
       
 
       
Elizabeth H. Gemmill
  Director   February 27, 2007
 
Elizabeth H. Gemmill
       
 
       
Michael J. Morris
  Director   February 27, 2007
 
Michael J. Morris
       
 
       
Shaun F. O’Malley
  Director   February 27, 2007
 
Shaun F. O’Malley
       
 
       
Donald A. Pizer
  Director   February 27, 2007
 
Donald A. Pizer
       
 
       
Ronald R. Rock
  Director   February 27, 2007
 
Ronald R. Rock
       

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Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries
Schedule I — Summary of Investments — Other than Investments in Related Parties
As of December 31, 2006
(Dollars in Thousands)
                         
            COLUMN C     COLUMN D  
            Estimated     Amount at which  
COLUMN A   COLUMN B     Market     shown in the  
Type of Investment   Cost *     Value     Balance Sheet  
Fixed Maturities:
                       
Bonds:
                       
United States Government and Government Agencies and Authorities
  $ 445,675     $ 440,710     $ 440,710  
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions
    1,001,777       1,003,362       1,003,362  
Public Utilities
    16,835       16,406       16,406  
All Other Corporate Bonds
    671,944       669,131       669,131  
 
                 
Total Fixed Maturities
    2,136,231       2,129,609       2,129,609  
 
                 
 
                       
Equity Securities:
                       
Common Stocks:
                       
Public Utilities
    11,451       13,581       13,581  
Banks, Trust and Insurance Companies
    28,056       32,339       32,339  
Industrial, Miscellaneous and all other
    219,677       258,113       258,113  
 
                 
Total Equity Securities
    259,184       304,033       304,033  
 
                 
Total Investments
  $ 2,395,415     $ 2,433,642     $ 2,433,642  
 
                 
 
*   Original cost of equity securities; original cost of fixed maturities adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. All amounts are shown net of impairment losses.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8.

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Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries
Schedule II
Condensed Financial Information of Registrant
(Parent Only)
Balance Sheets
(In Thousands, Except Share Data)
                 
    As of December 31,  
    2006     2005  
ASSETS
               
Cash and Cash Equivalents
  $ 188     $ 196  
Equity in and Advances to Unconsolidated Subsidiaries (a)
    1,168,524       815,735  
Income Taxes Recoverable
          1,266  
 
           
Total Assets
  $ 1,168,712     $ 817,197  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
 
               
Other Liabilities
  $ 1,445     $ 701  
 
           
Total Liabilities
    1,445       701  
 
           
 
               
Commitments and Contingencies
               
 
               
Shareholders’ Equity
               
Preferred Stock, $.01 Par Value, 10,000,000 Shares Authorized, None Issued and Outstanding
           
Common Stock, No Par Value, 100,000,000 Shares Authorized, 70,848,482 and 69,266,016 Shares Issued and Outstanding
    376,986       332,757  
Notes Receivable from Shareholders
    (17,074 )     (7,217 )
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
    24,848       (2,702 )
Retained Earnings
    782,507       493,658  
 
           
 
    1,167,267       816,496  
 
           
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
  $ 1,168,712     $ 817,197  
 
           
 
(a)   This item has been eliminated in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8.

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Schedule II, Continued
Condensed Financial Information of Registrant
(Parent Only)
Statements of Operations
(In Thousands)
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2006     2005     2004  
Revenue:
                       
Dividends from Subsidiaries (a)
  $ 7,645     $ 35,797     $ 11,838  
Net Realized Investment Loss
          (3,148 )      
 
                 
Total Revenue
    7,645       32,649       11,838  
 
                 
 
                       
Other Expenses
    3,511       3,385       2,573  
 
                 
Total Expenses
    3,511       3,385       2,573  
 
                 
 
                       
Income, Before Income Taxes and Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Subsidiaries
    4,134       29,264       9,265  
Income Tax Benefit
    (884 )     (2,287 )     (901 )
 
                 
Income, Before Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Subsidiaries
    5,018       31,551       10,166  
Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Subsidiaries
    283,831       125,137       73,517  
 
                 
Net Income
  $ 288,849     $ 156,688     $ 83,683  
 
                 
 
(a)   This item has been eliminated in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8.

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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8.
Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries
Schedule II, Continued
Condensed Financial Information of Registrant
(Parent Only)
Statements of Cash Flows
(In Thousands)
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2006     2005     2004  
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
                       
Net Income
  $ 288,849     $ 156,688     $ 83,683  
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
                       
Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Subsidiaries
    (283,831 )     (125,137 )     (73,517 )
Net Realized Investment Loss
          3,148        
Change in Other Liabilities
    744       218       56  
Change in Other Assets
                1  
Change in Income Taxes Recoverable
    11,442       (2,147 )     (401 )
Tax Benefit from Issuance of Shares Pursuant to Stock Based Compensation Plans
          6,952       1,031  
Fair Value of Stock Based Compensation
    12,511              
Excess Tax Benefit from Issuance of Shares Pursuant to Stock Based Compensation Plans
    (8,646 )            
 
                 
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
    21,069       39,722       10,853  
 
                 
 
                       
Cash Flows Used by Investing Activities:
                       
Net Transfers to Subsidiaries (a)
    (41,408 )     (67,141 )     (21,577 )
Settlement of Cash Flow Hedge
          (3,148 )      
 
                 
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities
    (41,408 )     (70,289 )     (21,577 )
 
                 
 
                       
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
                       
Proceeds from Exercise of Employee Stock Options
    6,697       4,582       1,151  
Proceeds from Collection of Notes Receivable
    2,534       2,343       2,305  
Proceeds from Shares Issued Pursuant to Stock Purchase Plans
    7,130       23,721       7,260  
Excess Tax Benefit from Issuance of Shares Pursuant to Stock Based Compensation Plans
    8,646              
Cost of Shares Withheld to Satisfy Minimum Required Tax Withholding Obligation Arising Upon Exchange of Options
    (4,676 )            
 
                 
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
    20,331       30,646       10,716  
 
                 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Equivalents
    (8 )     79       (8 )
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year
    196       117       125  
 
                 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year
  $ 188     $ 196     $ 117  
 
                 
Cash Dividends Received From Unconsolidated Subsidiaries
  $ 7,645     $ 35,797     $ 11,838  
 
                 
Non-Cash Transactions:
                       
Issuance of Shares Pursuant to Employee Stock Purchase Plan in exchange for Notes Receivable
  $ 12,391     $ 4,095     $ 2,326  
 
(a)   This item has been eliminated in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8.

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Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries
Schedule III — Supplementary Insurance Information
As of and For the Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
(In Thousands)
                                                                                 
            COLUMN C                                                        
            Future Policy             COLUMN E                     COLUMN H     COLUMN I              
    COLUMN B     Benefits,             Other Policy                     Benefits,     Amortization of              
    Deferred Policy     Losses, Claims     COLUMN D     Claims and     COLUMN F     COLUMN G     Claims, Losses,     Deferred Policy     COLUMN J     COLUMN K  
COLUMN A   Acquisition     and Loss     Unearned     Benefits     Premium     Net Investment     and Settlement     Acquisition     Other Operating     Premiums  
Segment   Costs     Expenses     Premiums     Payable     Revenue     Income     Expenses     Costs     Expenses     Written  
2006:
                                                                               
Commercial Lines
  $     $ 904,521     $ 603,822             $ 966,281     $     $ 343,575     $     $     $ 1,080,248  
Specialty Lines
          355,275       107,504               173,974             109,462                   181,358  
Personal Lines
          23,442       48,032               29,047             15,175                   21,258  
Corporate
    158,805                                 91,699             283,692       54,575        
 
                                                             
Total
  $ 158,805     $ 1,283,238     $ 759,358             $ 1,169,302     $ 91,699     $ 468,212     $ 283,692     $ 54,575     $ 1,282,864  
 
                                                             
 
                                                                               
2005:
                                                                               
Commercial Lines
  $     $ 859,209     $ 481,568             $ 778,407     $     $ 375,590     $     $     $ 904,707  
Specialty Lines
          306,765       97,028               151,678             93,824                   159,112  
Personal Lines
          79,789       52,872               46,562             34,592                   46,952  
Corporate
    129,486                                 63,709             208,914       54,845        
 
                                                             
Total
  $ 129,486     $ 1,245,763     $ 631,468             $ 976,647     $ 63,709     $ 504,006     $ 208,914     $ 54,845     $ 1,110,771  
 
                                                             
 
                                                                               
2004:
                                                                               
Commercial Lines
  $     $ 633,859     $ 395,035             $ 614,151     $     $ 303,847     $     $     $ 720,639  
Specialty Lines
          228,269       85,981               134,050             123,597                   154,130  
Personal Lines
          134,539       50,833               22,047             48,671                   39,763  
Corporate
    91,647                                 43,490             131,557       82,812        
 
                                                             
Total
  $ 91,647     $ 996,667     $ 531,849             $ 770,248     $ 43,490     $ 476,115     $ 131,557     $ 82,812     $ 914,532  
 
                                                             

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Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries
Schedule IV — Reinsurance
Earned Premiums
For the Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
(Dollars in Thousands)
                                         
COLUMN A   COLUMN B   COLUMN C   COLUMN D   COLUMN E   COLUMN F
            Ceded to   Assumed           Percentage of
    Gross   Other   from Other           Amount
    Amount   Companies   Companies   Net Amount   Assumed to Net
2006
                                       
 
                                       
Property and Casualty Insurance
  $ 1,361,057     $ 196,056     $ 4,301     $ 1,169,302       0.4 %
 
2005
                                       
 
                                       
Property and Casualty Insurance
  $ 1,161,284     $ 188,649     $ 4,012     $ 976,647       0.4 %
 
2004
                                       
 
                                       
Property and Casualty Insurance
  $ 1,055,152     $ 291,809     $ 6,905     $ 770,248       0.9 %
 

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Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries
Schedule VI — Supplemental Information Concerning Property — Casualty Insurance Operations
As of and For the Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
(Dollars in Thousands)
                                                                                         
                                                    Claims and Claims                
                                                    Adjustment Expenses                
                                                    Incurred Related to                
                                                                            Paid Claims    
            Reserve for Unpaid   Discount if           Net   Net   (1)   (2)   Amortization of   and Claim    
Affiliation with   Deferred Policy   Claims and Claim   Any deducted   Unearned   Earned   Investment   Current   Prior   deferred policy   Adjustment   Net Written
Registrant   Acquisition Costs   Adjustment Expenses   in Column C   Premiums   Premiums   Income   Year   Year   acquisition costs   Expenses   Premiums
COLUMN A   COLUMN B   COLUMN C   COLUMN D   COLUMN E   COLUMN F   COLUMN G   COLUMN H   COLUMN I   COLUMN J   COLUMN K
Consolidated Property – Casualty Entities
                                                                                       
 
                                                                                       
December 31, 2006
  $ 158,805     $ 1,283,238     $ 0     $ 759,358     $ 1,169,302     $ 91,699     $ 559,647     $ (91,435 )   $ 283,692     $ 313,778     $ 1,282,864  
 
                                                                                       
December 31, 2005
  $ 129,486     $ 1,245,763     $ 0     $ 631,468     $ 976,647     $ 63,709     $ 533,906     $ (29,900 )   $ 208,914     $ 234,730     $ 1,110,771  
 
                                                                                       
December 31, 2004
  $ 91,647     $ 996,667     $ 0     $ 531,849     $ 770,248     $ 43,490     $ 440,989     $ 35,126     $ 131,557     $ 285,891     $ 914,532  

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EX-10.93 2 w30836exv10w93.htm JAMES J. MAGUIRE, JR. 2006 GRANT OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS exv10w93
 

PHILADELPHIA INSURANCE COMPANIES
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT GRANT AGREEMENT
     THIS STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT (this “Grant”) is hereby granted as of February 7, 2006 (the “Date of Grant”) by Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Company”), to James J. Maguire, Jr. (the “Grantee”) pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Employees’ Stock Incentive and Performance Based Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein and as set out in this Grant Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein shall, unless otherwise required by the context, have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Plan.
     By action of the Committee, and subject to the terms of the Plan, the Grantee is hereby granted a Stock Appreciation Right that is the economic equivalent of a Hypothetical Option to acquire 30,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, no par value, on the terms and conditions set forth below, which shall be settled upon exercise by delivery to the Grantee of shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value, determined as of the date of such exercise (the “Exercise Date”), equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of such Exercise Date over the hypothetical purchase price that would be paid for a share of Common Stock under the terms of the Hypothetical Option, multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock corresponding to the portion of this Stock Appreciation Right being exercised.
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:
W I T N E S S E T H
     1. Grant. The Company grants to the Grantee upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Grant Agreement a Stock Appreciation Right upon the following terms and conditions:
          (a) The Hypothetical Option shall be for 30,000 shares of Common Stock, which shall become vested on the Vesting Date or Vesting Dates (as hereinafter defined) pursuant to the schedule set forth below.
     
Vesting Date   Percent Vested
February 7, 2011   100%
          (b) The purchase price with respect to the Hypothetical Option shall be equal to $98.99 per share, the closing price as of the Date of Grant.
          (c) The Hypothetical Option shall expire as of the close of business on February 7, 2016 (the “Expiration Date”), unless it expires earlier as provided herein. The following provisions shall, if applicable, cause the expiration of the Hypothetical Option (of not previously expired):
               (i) In the event the Grantee’s employment by the Company or its Subsidiaries shall be terminated for cause, as determined by the Committee, while any portion of the Grantee’s Stock Appreciation Right has not yet been exercised for any reason, the unexercised portion of the Stock Appreciation Right (and the corresponding portion of the Hypothetical Option) shall expire immediately.

 


 

               (ii) If the Grantee terminates his or her employment with the Company for any reason other than death (and other than where the termination of employment is by the Company for cause, resulting in immediate forfeiture of the unexercised portion of the Stock Appreciation Right (and the corresponding portion of the Hypothetical Option)), then the portion, if any, of the Stock Appreciation Right (and the corresponding portion of the Hypothetical Option) that has become exercisable as of the date of such termination of employment, shall be exercisable by the Grantee during the 30 days following the date of such termination of employment.
               (iii) If the Grantee’s employment terminates by reason of the Grantee’s death, this Stock Appreciation Right (and the Hypothetical Option) shall, if not previously expired, be fully vested and exercisable and shall, thereafter, be exercisable by the executor or administrator of the Grantee’s estate or by the person or persons to whom the deceased Grantee’s rights thereunder shall have passed by will or by the laws of descent or distribution until the earlier of the above stated Expiration Date or the six month anniversary date of the Grantee’s death. In the event the Grantee should die during the 30 day period following a termination of employment described in Section 1(c)(ii), above, the Grantee shall be treated as though he or she had remained employed through his date of death for purposes of this Section 2(c)(iii).
               (iv) The unexercised portion of the Stock Appreciation Right that has not become exercisable as of the date of the Grantee’s termination of employment (and the corresponding portion of the Hypothetical Option) shall be immediately forfeited and the Grantee shall have no further rights with respect to such forfeited portion of the Stock Appreciation Right (or corresponding portion of the Hypothetical Option) after such date.
          (d) The term “Vesting Date” refers to the date or dates specified as Vesting Date(s) in the schedule set forth in Section 1(a), above. This Grant shall become vested (in whole or in part) as specified in such schedule. Any portion of this Grant that becomes vested shall, effective as of the relevant Vesting Date, become exercisable until such date as this Grant expires hereunder or pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
          (e) Unless and until shares of Common Stock are transferred to the Grantee pursuant to the terms of this Grant, the Grantee shall have none of the rights of a shareholder with respect to any Common Stock that may be transferred on its exercise or that are treated as subject to the Hypothetical Option.
          (f) No dividends payable with respect to the Stock subject to the Hypothetical Option shall be distributed to the Grantee at any time or treated as part of the benefit enjoyed by the Grantee by reason of this Grant.
     2. Legends. Certificates representing the shares of Common Stock delivered to the Grantee on exercise of all or any portion of this Grant shall bear such legends as the Company shall deem appropriate to reflect any legal or other restrictions on transfer properly imposed on such shares, whether pursuant to the terms of the Plan, or by reason of applicable federal or state securities laws.
     3. Delivery of Shares. Upon proper exercise of all or any portion of this Grant, the Company shall deliver shares of Common Stock as provided for under the terms of this Grant, without payment from Grantee for such Common Stock (other than payment as may be required pursuant to the Plan or otherwise for federal, state or local tax withholding) by means of delivery of a certificate for such Common Stock or by such other means as the Committee determines to be appropriate. The Company may condition delivery of such Common Stock upon the prior receipt from Grantee of any undertakings which it may determine are required to assure that the Common Stock is being issued in compliance with

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federal and state securities laws and that adequate arrangements have been made with respect to any tax withholding requirements that may be applicable by reason of the Grantee’s exercise of this Grant.
     In addition to any other appropriate mechanism for Grantee to make provisions for the payment of all tax withholding obligations attributable to the exercise of this Grant, as may be acceptable to the Committee, at its discretion, from time to time, Grantee shall have the right to satisfy the minimum tax withholding obligation attributable to this Grant by electing to have a number of shares that would otherwise be delivered to the Grantee withheld by the Company in satisfaction of such minimum tax withholding obligation. The maximum number of shares that may be so withheld by the Company shall be determined by dividing the dollar amount of Grantee’s minimum tax withholding obligation attributable to the exercise of this Grant (as determined by the Committee) divided by the Fair Market Value of a single shares of Common Stock as of the date of such exercise.
     4. Employment. Nothing in the Plan or in this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right to be continued as an employee of the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company to remove the Grantee as an employee at any time for any cause.
     5. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of any successor of the Company, but except as provided above, this Grant shall not be assigned or otherwise disposed of by the Grantee.
     6. The Plan. This Grant is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control. A copy of the Plan has been provided to the Grantee or shall be made available at the Grantee’s request.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Grant Agreement has been executed on this 10th day of February 2006.
PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED HOLDINGS CORP.
By: James J. Maguire                    
ACKNOWLEDGED
James J. Maguire, Jr.               
GRANTEE

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EX-10.94 3 w30836exv10w94.htm SEAN S. SWEENEY 2006 GRANT OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS exv10w94
 

PHILADELPHIA INSURANCE COMPANIES
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT GRANT AGREEMENT
     THIS STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT (this “Grant”) is hereby granted as of February 7, 2006 (the “Date of Grant”) by Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Company”), to Sean S. Sweeney (the “Grantee”) pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Employees’ Stock Incentive and Performance Based Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein and as set out in this Grant Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein shall, unless otherwise required by the context, have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Plan.
     By action of the Committee, and subject to the terms of the Plan, the Grantee is hereby granted a Stock Appreciation Right that is the economic equivalent of a Hypothetical Option to acquire 20,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, no par value, on the terms and conditions set forth below, which shall be settled upon exercise by delivery to the Grantee of shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value, determined as of the date of such exercise (the “Exercise Date”), equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of such Exercise Date over the hypothetical purchase price that would be paid for a share of Common Stock under the terms of the Hypothetical Option, multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock corresponding to the portion of this Stock Appreciation Right being exercised.
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:
W I T N E S S E T H
     1. Grant. The Company grants to the Grantee upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Grant Agreement a Stock Appreciation Right upon the following terms and conditions:
          (a) The Hypothetical Option shall be for 20,000 shares of Common Stock, which shall become vested on the Vesting Date or Vesting Dates (as hereinafter defined) pursuant to the schedule set forth below.
     
Vesting Date   Percent Vested
February 7, 2011   100%
          (b) The purchase price with respect to the Hypothetical Option shall be equal to $98.99 per share, the closing price as of the Date of Grant.
          (c) The Hypothetical Option shall expire as of the close of business on February 7, 2016 (the “Expiration Date”), unless it expires earlier as provided herein. The following provisions shall, if applicable, cause the expiration of the Hypothetical Option (of not previously expired):
               (i) In the event the Grantee’s employment by the Company or its Subsidiaries shall be terminated for cause, as determined by the Committee, while any portion of the Grantee’s Stock Appreciation Right has not yet been exercised for any reason, the unexercised portion of the Stock Appreciation Right (and the corresponding portion of the Hypothetical Option) shall expire immediately.

 


 

               (ii) If the Grantee terminates his or her employment with the Company for any reason other than death (and other than where the termination of employment is by the Company for cause, resulting in immediate forfeiture of the unexercised portion of the Stock Appreciation Right (and the corresponding portion of the Hypothetical Option)), then the portion, if any, of the Stock Appreciation Right (and the corresponding portion of the Hypothetical Option) that has become exercisable as of the date of such termination of employment, shall be exercisable by the Grantee during the 30 days following the date of such termination of employment.
               (iii) If the Grantee’s employment terminates by reason of the Grantee’s death, this Stock Appreciation Right (and the Hypothetical Option) shall, if not previously expired, be fully vested and exercisable and shall, thereafter, be exercisable by the executor or administrator of the Grantee’s estate or by the person or persons to whom the deceased Grantee’s rights thereunder shall have passed by will or by the laws of descent or distribution until the earlier of the above stated Expiration Date or the six month anniversary date of the Grantee’s death. In the event the Grantee should die during the 30 day period following a termination of employment described in Section 1(c)(ii), above, the Grantee shall be treated as though he or she had remained employed through his date of death for purposes of this Section 2(c)(iii).
               (iv) The unexercised portion of the Stock Appreciation Right that has not become exercisable as of the date of the Grantee’s termination of employment (and the corresponding portion of the Hypothetical Option) shall be immediately forfeited and the Grantee shall have no further rights with respect to such forfeited portion of the Stock Appreciation Right (or corresponding portion of the Hypothetical Option) after such date.
          (d) The term “Vesting Date” refers to the date or dates specified as Vesting Date(s) in the schedule set forth in Section 1(a), above. This Grant shall become vested (in whole or in part) as specified in such schedule. Any portion of this Grant that becomes vested shall, effective as of the relevant Vesting Date, become exercisable until such date as this Grant expires hereunder or pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
          (e) Unless and until shares of Common Stock are transferred to the Grantee pursuant to the terms of this Grant, the Grantee shall have none of the rights of a shareholder with respect to any Common Stock that may be transferred on its exercise or that are treated as subject to the Hypothetical Option.
          (f) No dividends payable with respect to the Stock subject to the Hypothetical Option shall be distributed to the Grantee at any time or treated as part of the benefit enjoyed by the Grantee by reason of this Grant.
     2. Legends. Certificates representing the shares of Common Stock delivered to the Grantee on exercise of all or any portion of this Grant shall bear such legends as the Company shall deem appropriate to reflect any legal or other restrictions on transfer properly imposed on such shares, whether pursuant to the terms of the Plan, or by reason of applicable federal or state securities laws.
     3. Delivery of Shares. Upon proper exercise of all or any portion of this Grant, the Company shall deliver shares of Common Stock as provided for under the terms of this Grant, without payment from Grantee for such Common Stock (other than payment as may be required pursuant to the Plan or otherwise for federal, state or local tax withholding) by means of delivery of a certificate for such Common Stock or by such other means as the Committee determines to be appropriate. The Company may condition delivery of such Common Stock upon the prior receipt from Grantee of any undertakings which it may determine are required to assure that the Common Stock is being issued in compliance with

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federal and state securities laws and that adequate arrangements have been made with respect to any tax withholding requirements that may be applicable by reason of the Grantee’s exercise of this Grant.
     In addition to any other appropriate mechanism for Grantee to make provisions for the payment of all tax withholding obligations attributable to the exercise of this Grant, as may be acceptable to the Committee, at its discretion, from time to time, Grantee shall have the right to satisfy the minimum tax withholding obligation attributable to this Grant by electing to have a number of shares that would otherwise be delivered to the Grantee withheld by the Company in satisfaction of such minimum tax withholding obligation. The maximum number of shares that may be so withheld by the Company shall be determined by dividing the dollar amount of Grantee’s minimum tax withholding obligation attributable to the exercise of this Grant (as determined by the Committee) divided by the Fair Market Value of a single shares of Common Stock as of the date of such exercise.
     4. Employment. Nothing in the Plan or in this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right to be continued as an employee of the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company to remove the Grantee as an employee at any time for any cause.
     5. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of any successor of the Company, but except as provided above, this Grant shall not be assigned or otherwise disposed of by the Grantee.
     6. The Plan. This Grant is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control. A copy of the Plan has been provided to the Grantee or shall be made available at the Grantee’s request.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Grant Agreement has been executed on this 10th day of February 2006.
         
    PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED HOLDINGS CORP.
 
       
 
  By:   James J. Maguire, Jr.
 
       
 
       
    ACKNOWLEDGED
 
       
    Sean S. Sweeney
     
    GRANTEE

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EX-10.95 4 w30836exv10w95.htm CRAIG P. KELLER 2006 GRANT OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS exv10w95
 

PHILADELPHIA INSURANCE COMPANIES
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT GRANT AGREEMENT
     THIS STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT (this “Grant”) is hereby granted as of February 7, 2006 (the “Date of Grant”) by Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Company”), to Craig P. Keller (the “Grantee”) pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Employees’ Stock Incentive and Performance Based Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein and as set out in this Grant Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein shall, unless otherwise required by the context, have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Plan.
     By action of the Committee, and subject to the terms of the Plan, the Grantee is hereby granted a Stock Appreciation Right that is the economic equivalent of a Hypothetical Option to acquire 20,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, no par value, on the terms and conditions set forth below, which shall be settled upon exercise by delivery to the Grantee of shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value, determined as of the date of such exercise (the “Exercise Date”), equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of such Exercise Date over the hypothetical purchase price that would be paid for a share of Common Stock under the terms of the Hypothetical Option, multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock corresponding to the portion of this Stock Appreciation Right being exercised.
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:
W I T N E S S E T H
     1. Grant. The Company grants to the Grantee upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Grant Agreement a Stock Appreciation Right upon the following terms and conditions:
          (a) The Hypothetical Option shall be for 20,000 shares of Common Stock, which shall become vested on the Vesting Date or Vesting Dates (as hereinafter defined) pursuant to the schedule set forth below.
     
Vesting Date   Percent Vested
February 7, 2011   100%
          (b) The purchase price with respect to the Hypothetical Option shall be equal to $98.99 per share, the closing price as of the Date of Grant.
          (c) The Hypothetical Option shall expire as of the close of business on February 7, 2016 (the “Expiration Date”), unless it expires earlier as provided herein. The following provisions shall, if applicable, cause the expiration of the Hypothetical Option (of not previously expired):
               (i) In the event the Grantee’s employment by the Company or its Subsidiaries shall be terminated for cause, as determined by the Committee, while any portion of the Grantee’s Stock Appreciation Right has not yet been exercised for any reason, the unexercised portion of the Stock Appreciation Right (and the corresponding portion of the Hypothetical Option) shall expire immediately.

 


 

               (ii) If the Grantee terminates his or her employment with the Company for any reason other than death (and other than where the termination of employment is by the Company for cause, resulting in immediate forfeiture of the unexercised portion of the Stock Appreciation Right (and the corresponding portion of the Hypothetical Option)), then the portion, if any, of the Stock Appreciation Right (and the corresponding portion of the Hypothetical Option) that has become exercisable as of the date of such termination of employment, shall be exercisable by the Grantee during the 30 days following the date of such termination of employment.
               (iii) If the Grantee’s employment terminates by reason of the Grantee’s death, this Stock Appreciation Right (and the Hypothetical Option) shall, if not previously expired, be fully vested and exercisable and shall, thereafter, be exercisable by the executor or administrator of the Grantee’s estate or by the person or persons to whom the deceased Grantee’s rights thereunder shall have passed by will or by the laws of descent or distribution until the earlier of the above stated Expiration Date or the six month anniversary date of the Grantee’s death. In the event the Grantee should die during the 30 day period following a termination of employment described in Section 1(c)(ii), above, the Grantee shall be treated as though he or she had remained employed through his date of death for purposes of this Section 2(c)(iii).
               (iv) The unexercised portion of the Stock Appreciation Right that has not become exercisable as of the date of the Grantee’s termination of employment (and the corresponding portion of the Hypothetical Option) shall be immediately forfeited and the Grantee shall have no further rights with respect to such forfeited portion of the Stock Appreciation Right (or corresponding portion of the Hypothetical Option) after such date.
          (d) The term “Vesting Date” refers to the date or dates specified as Vesting Date(s) in the schedule set forth in Section 1(a), above. This Grant shall become vested (in whole or in part) as specified in such schedule. Any portion of this Grant that becomes vested shall, effective as of the relevant Vesting Date, become exercisable until such date as this Grant expires hereunder or pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
          (e) Unless and until shares of Common Stock are transferred to the Grantee pursuant to the terms of this Grant, the Grantee shall have none of the rights of a shareholder with respect to any Common Stock that may be transferred on its exercise or that are treated as subject to the Hypothetical Option.
          (f) No dividends payable with respect to the Stock subject to the Hypothetical Option shall be distributed to the Grantee at any time or treated as part of the benefit enjoyed by the Grantee by reason of this Grant.
     2. Legends. Certificates representing the shares of Common Stock delivered to the Grantee on exercise of all or any portion of this Grant shall bear such legends as the Company shall deem appropriate to reflect any legal or other restrictions on transfer properly imposed on such shares, whether pursuant to the terms of the Plan, or by reason of applicable federal or state securities laws.
     3. Delivery of Shares. Upon proper exercise of all or any portion of this Grant, the Company shall deliver shares of Common Stock as provided for under the terms of this Grant, without payment from Grantee for such Common Stock (other than payment as may be required pursuant to the Plan or otherwise for federal, state or local tax withholding) by means of delivery of a certificate for such Common Stock or by such other means as the Committee determines to be appropriate. The Company may condition delivery of such Common Stock upon the prior receipt from Grantee of any undertakings which it may determine are required to assure that the Common Stock is being issued in compliance with

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federal and state securities laws and that adequate arrangements have been made with respect to any tax withholding requirements that may be applicable by reason of the Grantee’s exercise of this Grant.
     In addition to any other appropriate mechanism for Grantee to make provisions for the payment of all tax withholding obligations attributable to the exercise of this Grant, as may be acceptable to the Committee, at its discretion, from time to time, Grantee shall have the right to satisfy the minimum tax withholding obligation attributable to this Grant by electing to have a number of shares that would otherwise be delivered to the Grantee withheld by the Company in satisfaction of such minimum tax withholding obligation. The maximum number of shares that may be so withheld by the Company shall be determined by dividing the dollar amount of Grantee’s minimum tax withholding obligation attributable to the exercise of this Grant (as determined by the Committee) divided by the Fair Market Value of a single shares of Common Stock as of the date of such exercise.
     4. Employment. Nothing in the Plan or in this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right to be continued as an employee of the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company to remove the Grantee as an employee at any time for any cause.
     5. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of any successor of the Company, but except as provided above, this Grant shall not be assigned or otherwise disposed of by the Grantee.
     6. The Plan. This Grant is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control. A copy of the Plan has been provided to the Grantee or shall be made available at the Grantee’s request.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Grant Agreement has been executed on this 10th day of February 2006.
         
    PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED HOLDINGS CORP.
 
       
 
  By:   James J. Maguire, Jr.
 
       
 
       
    ACKNOWLEDGED
 
       
    Craig P. Keller
     
    GRANTEE

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EX-10.96 5 w30836exv10w96.htm CHRISTOPHER J. MAGUIRE 2006 GRANT OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS exv10w96
 

PHILADELPHIA INSURANCE COMPANIES
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT GRANT AGREEMENT
     THIS STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT (this “Grant”) is hereby granted as of February 7, 2006 (the “Date of Grant”) by Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Company”), to Christopher J. Maguire (the “Grantee”) pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Employees’ Stock Incentive and Performance Based Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein and as set out in this Grant Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein shall, unless otherwise required by the context, have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Plan.
     By action of the Committee, and subject to the terms of the Plan, the Grantee is hereby granted a Stock Appreciation Right that is the economic equivalent of a Hypothetical Option to acquire 20,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, no par value, on the terms and conditions set forth below, which shall be settled upon exercise by delivery to the Grantee of shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value, determined as of the date of such exercise (the “Exercise Date”), equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of such Exercise Date over the hypothetical purchase price that would be paid for a share of Common Stock under the terms of the Hypothetical Option, multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock corresponding to the portion of this Stock Appreciation Right being exercised.
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:
W I T N E S S E T H
     1. Grant. The Company grants to the Grantee upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Grant Agreement a Stock Appreciation Right upon the following terms and conditions:
          (a) The Hypothetical Option shall be for 20,000 shares of Common Stock, which shall become vested on the Vesting Date or Vesting Dates (as hereinafter defined) pursuant to the schedule set forth below.
     
Vesting Date   Percent Vested
February 7, 2011   100%
          (b) The purchase price with respect to the Hypothetical Option shall be equal to $98.99 per share, the closing price as of the Date of Grant.
          (c) The Hypothetical Option shall expire as of the close of business on February 7, 2016 (the “Expiration Date”), unless it expires earlier as provided herein. The following provisions shall, if applicable, cause the expiration of the Hypothetical Option (of not previously expired):
               (i) In the event the Grantee’s employment by the Company or its Subsidiaries shall be terminated for cause, as determined by the Committee, while any portion of the Grantee’s Stock Appreciation Right has not yet been exercised for any reason, the unexercised portion of the Stock Appreciation Right (and the corresponding portion of the Hypothetical Option) shall expire immediately.

 


 

               (ii) If the Grantee terminates his or her employment with the Company for any reason other than death (and other than where the termination of employment is by the Company for cause, resulting in immediate forfeiture of the unexercised portion of the Stock Appreciation Right (and the corresponding portion of the Hypothetical Option)), then the portion, if any, of the Stock Appreciation Right (and the corresponding portion of the Hypothetical Option) that has become exercisable as of the date of such termination of employment, shall be exercisable by the Grantee during the 30 days following the date of such termination of employment.
               (iii) If the Grantee’s employment terminates by reason of the Grantee’s death, this Stock Appreciation Right (and the Hypothetical Option) shall, if not previously expired, be fully vested and exercisable and shall, thereafter, be exercisable by the executor or administrator of the Grantee’s estate or by the person or persons to whom the deceased Grantee’s rights thereunder shall have passed by will or by the laws of descent or distribution until the earlier of the above stated Expiration Date or the six month anniversary date of the Grantee’s death. In the event the Grantee should die during the 30 day period following a termination of employment described in Section 1(c)(ii), above, the Grantee shall be treated as though he or she had remained employed through his date of death for purposes of this Section 2(c)(iii).
               (iv) The unexercised portion of the Stock Appreciation Right that has not become exercisable as of the date of the Grantee’s termination of employment (and the corresponding portion of the Hypothetical Option) shall be immediately forfeited and the Grantee shall have no further rights with respect to such forfeited portion of the Stock Appreciation Right (or corresponding portion of the Hypothetical Option) after such date.
          (d) The term “Vesting Date” refers to the date or dates specified as Vesting Date(s) in the schedule set forth in Section 1(a), above. This Grant shall become vested (in whole or in part) as specified in such schedule. Any portion of this Grant that becomes vested shall, effective as of the relevant Vesting Date, become exercisable until such date as this Grant expires hereunder or pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
          (e) Unless and until shares of Common Stock are transferred to the Grantee pursuant to the terms of this Grant, the Grantee shall have none of the rights of a shareholder with respect to any Common Stock that may be transferred on its exercise or that are treated as subject to the Hypothetical Option.
          (f) No dividends payable with respect to the Stock subject to the Hypothetical Option shall be distributed to the Grantee at any time or treated as part of the benefit enjoyed by the Grantee by reason of this Grant.
     2. Legends. Certificates representing the shares of Common Stock delivered to the Grantee on exercise of all or any portion of this Grant shall bear such legends as the Company shall deem appropriate to reflect any legal or other restrictions on transfer properly imposed on such shares, whether pursuant to the terms of the Plan, or by reason of applicable federal or state securities laws.
     3. Delivery of Shares. Upon proper exercise of all or any portion of this Grant, the Company shall deliver shares of Common Stock as provided for under the terms of this Grant, without payment from Grantee for such Common Stock (other than payment as may be required pursuant to the Plan or otherwise for federal, state or local tax withholding) by means of delivery of a certificate for such Common Stock or by such other means as the Committee determines to be appropriate. The Company may condition delivery of such Common Stock upon the prior receipt from Grantee of any undertakings which it may determine are required to assure that the Common Stock is being issued in compliance with

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federal and state securities laws and that adequate arrangements have been made with respect to any tax withholding requirements that may be applicable by reason of the Grantee’s exercise of this Grant.
     In addition to any other appropriate mechanism for Grantee to make provisions for the payment of all tax withholding obligations attributable to the exercise of this Grant, as may be acceptable to the Committee, at its discretion, from time to time, Grantee shall have the right to satisfy the minimum tax withholding obligation attributable to this Grant by electing to have a number of shares that would otherwise be delivered to the Grantee withheld by the Company in satisfaction of such minimum tax withholding obligation. The maximum number of shares that may be so withheld by the Company shall be determined by dividing the dollar amount of Grantee’s minimum tax withholding obligation attributable to the exercise of this Grant (as determined by the Committee) divided by the Fair Market Value of a single shares of Common Stock as of the date of such exercise.
     4. Employment. Nothing in the Plan or in this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right to be continued as an employee of the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company to remove the Grantee as an employee at any time for any cause.
     5. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of any successor of the Company, but except as provided above, this Grant shall not be assigned or otherwise disposed of by the Grantee.
     6. The Plan. This Grant is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control. A copy of the Plan has been provided to the Grantee or shall be made available at the Grantee’s request.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Grant Agreement has been executed on this 10th day of February 2006.
         
    PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED HOLDINGS CORP.
 
       
 
  By:   James J. Maguire, Jr.
 
       
 
       
    ACKNOWLEDGED
 
       
    Christopher J. Maguire
     
    GRANTEE

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EX-10.97 6 w30836exv10w97.txt EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2006 EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE: JUNE 1, 2006 issued to Philadelphia Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and any and all other companies which are now or may hereafter become member companies of Philadelphia Insurance Companies EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE: JUNE 1, 2006 issued to Philadelphia Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and any and all other companies which are now or may hereafter become member companies of Philadelphia Insurance Companies First Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance
REINSURERS PARTICIPATIONS ---------- -------------- Everest Reinsurance Company 60.00% Flagstone Reinsurance Limited 5.50 Partner Reinsurance Company 5.00 TOTAL 70.50% part of 100% share in the interests and liabilities of the "Reinsurer"
Second Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance
REINSURERS PARTICIPATIONS ---------- -------------- ACE Tempest Reinsurance Ltd. 2.50% Everest Reinsurance Company 25.00 Flagstone Reinsurance Limited 5.50 General Reinsurance Corporation 20.00 Hannover Re (Bermuda), Ltd. 2.50 Partner Reinsurance Company 5.00 Transatlantic Reinsurance Company 15.00 THROUGH BENFIELD LIMITED (PLACEMENT ONLY) AXA RE 8.50 TOTAL 84.00% part of 100% share in the interests and liabilities of the "Reinsurer"
Page 1 of 2 Third Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance
REINSURERS PARTICIPATIONS ---------- -------------- ACE Tempest Reinsurance Ltd. 2.50% American Re-Insurance Company, A Delaware Corporation 6.00 AXIS Specialty Limited 3.00 Flagstone Reinsurance Limited 5.50 General Reinsurance Corporation 10.00 Hannover Re (Bermuda), Ltd. 2.50 Partner Reinsurance Company 9.50 Swiss Re Underwriters Agency, Inc. (for Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation) 9.00 Transatlantic Reinsurance Company 21.25 XL Re Ltd 4.75 THROUGH BENFIELD LIMITED (PLACEMENT ONLY) AXA RE 9.50 Munchener Ruckversicherungs-Gesellschaft 14.00 THROUGH BENFIELD LIMITED Lloyd's Underwriters Per Signing Schedule 2.50 TOTAL 100.00%
Page 2 of 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE PAGE - ------- ---- I Classes of Business Reinsured 1 II Commencement and Termination 1 III Territory 2 IV Exclusions 3 V Retention and Limit 5 VI Reinstatement 6 VII Premium 6 VIII Definitions 8 IX Other Reinsurance 9 X Loss Occurrence 9 XI Loss Notices and Settlements 10 XII Salvage and Subrogation 11 XIII Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund 11 XIV Offset (BRMA 36D) 12 XV Access to Records (BRMA 1D) 12 XVI Liability of the Reinsurer 12 XVII Net Retained Lines (BRMA 32E) 12 XVIII Errors and Omissions (BRMA 14F) 13 XIX Currency (BRMA 12A) 13 XX Taxes (BRMA 50B) 13 XXI Federal Excise Tax 13 XXII Funding Requirements 14 XXIII Insolvency 15 XXIV Arbitration 16 XXV Service of Suit 17 XXVI Agency Agreement 17 XXVII Governing Law 17 XXVIII Confidentiality 17 XXIX Severability 18 XXX Intermediary (BRMA 23A) 18 Schedule A
EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE: JUNE 1, 2006 issued to Philadelphia Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and any and all other companies which are now or may hereafter become member companies of Philadelphia Insurance Companies (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Company") by The Subscribing Reinsurer(s) Executing the Interests and Liabilities Agreement(s) Attached Hereto (hereinafter referred to as the "Reinsurer") ARTICLE I - CLASSES OF BUSINESS REINSURED By this Contract the Reinsurer agrees to reinsure the excess liability which may accrue to the Company under its policies, contracts and binders of insurance (hereinafter called "policies") in force at the effective date hereof or issued or renewed on or after that date, and classified by the Company as Property business, subject to the terms, conditions and limitations set forth herein and in Schedule A attached to and forming part of this Contract. ARTICLE II - COMMENCEMENT AND TERMINATION A. This Contract shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2006, with respect to losses arising out of loss occurrences commencing at or after that time and date, and shall remain in force until 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2007. B. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph A above, the Company may terminate a Subscribing Reinsurer's percentage share in this Contract by giving written notice to the Subscribing Reinsurer in the event any of the following circumstances occur as clarified by public announcement for subparagraphs 1 through 6 below and upon discovery for subparagraphs 7 and 8 below: 1. The Subscribing Reinsurer's policyholders' surplus or foreign equivalent thereto after the date lines are bound for this Contract has been reduced by more than 25.0% of the amount of surplus or foreign equivalent 12 months prior to that date; or Page 1 2. The Subscribing Reinsurer's policyholders' surplus or foreign equivalent thereto at any time after the date that lines are bound or at any time during the term of this Contract has been reduced by more than 25.0% of the amount of surplus or foreign equivalent at the date of the Subscribing Reinsurer's most recent financial statement filed with regulatory authorities and available to the public as of the date lines are bound for this Contract; or 3. The Subscribing Reinsurer's A.M. Best's Financial Strength rating has been assigned as any rating below "A-" (inclusive of "Not Rated" ratings) and/or the Subscribing Reinsurer's Standard & Poor's Insurer Financial Strength rating has been assigned as any rating below "BBB+" (inclusive of "Not Rated" ratings); or 4. The Subscribing Reinsurer has become merged with, acquired by or controlled by any other company, corporation or individual(s) not controlling the Subscribing Reinsurer's operations previously; or 5. A State Insurance Department or other legal authority has ordered the Subscribing Reinsurer to cease writing business; or 6. The Subscribing Reinsurer has become insolvent or has been placed into liquidation or receivership (whether voluntary or involuntary) or proceedings have been instituted against the Subscribing Reinsurer for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, rehabilitator, conservator or trustee in bankruptcy, or other agent known by whatever name, to take possession of its assets or control of its operations; or 7. The Subscribing Reinsurer has reinsured its entire liability under this Contract to a non-affiliated entity without the Company's prior written consent; or 8. The Subscribing Reinsurer has ceased assuming new or renewal property or casualty treaty reinsurance business. C. If this Contract is terminated or expires while a loss occurrence covered hereunder is in progress, the Reinsurer's liability hereunder shall, subject to the other terms and conditions of this Contract, be determined as if the entire loss occurrence had occurred prior to the termination or expiration of this Contract, provided that no part of such loss occurrence is claimed against any renewal or replacement of this Contract. ARTICLE III - TERRITORY The liability of the Reinsurer shall be limited to losses under policies covering property located within the territorial limits of the United States of America, its territories or possessions, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia; but this limitation shall not apply to moveable property if the Company's policies provide coverage when said moveable property is outside the aforesaid territorial limits. Page 2 ARTICLE IV - EXCLUSIONS This Contract does not apply to and specifically excludes the following: 1. Financial guarantee and insolvency. 2. Assumed reinsurance. 3. Mortgage Impairment insurances and similar kinds of insurances, however styled. 4. Nuclear risks as defined in the "Nuclear Incident Exclusion Clause - Physical Damage - Reinsurance" attached to and forming part of this Contract. 5. Loss or damage caused by or resulting from war, invasion, hostilities, acts of foreign enemies, civil war, rebellion, insurrection, military or usurped power, or martial law or confiscation by order of any government or public authority. 6. Loss or liability excluded under the provisions of the "Pools, Associations and Syndicates Exclusion Clause" attached to and forming part of this Contract. 7. All liability of the Company arising by contract, operation of law, or otherwise, from its participation or membership, whether voluntary or involuntary, in any insolvency fund. "Insolvency fund" includes any guaranty fund, insolvency fund, plan, pool, association, fund or other arrangement, however denominated, established or governed, which provides for any assessment of or payment or assumption by the Company of part or all of any claim, debt, charge, fee or other obligation of an insurer, or its successors or assigns, which has been declared by any competent authority to be insolvent, or which is otherwise deemed unable to meet any claim, debt, charge, fee or other obligation in whole or in part. 8. Losses in respect of overhead transmission and distribution lines and their supporting structures other than those on or within 1,000 feet of the insured premises. It is understood and agreed that public utilities extension and/or suppliers extension and/or contingent business interruption coverages are not subject to this exclusion, provided that these are not part of a transmitters' or distributors' policy. 9. Accident and Health, Casualty, Fidelity and/or Surety business. 10. Loss, damage, cost or expense arising from seepage and/or pollution and/or contamination, other than contamination from smoke. Nevertheless, this exclusion does not preclude payment of the cost of removing debris of property damaged by a loss otherwise covered hereunder, subject always to a limit of 25.0% of the Company's property loss under the applicable original policy. 11. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary within this Contract or any amendment thereto, loss, damage, cost or expense directly or indirectly caused by, contributed to by, resulting from, or arising out of or in connection with any act of terrorism, as defined herein, regardless of any other cause or event contributing concurrently or in any other sequence to the loss. Page 3 An "act of terrorism" includes any act, or preparation in respect of action, or threat of action, designed to influence the government de jure or de facto of any nation or any political division thereof, or in pursuit of political, religious, ideological or similar purposes to intimidate the public or a section of the public of any nation by any person or group(s) of persons whether acting alone or on behalf of or in connection with any organization(s) or government(s) de jure or de facto, and which: a. Involves violence against one or more persons; or b. Involves damage to property; or c. Endangers life other than that of the person committing the action; or d. Creates a risk to health or safety of the public or a section of the public; or e. Is designed to interfere with or to disrupt an electronic system. Loss, damage, cost or expense directly or indirectly caused by, contributed to by, resulting from, or arising out of or in connection with any action in controlling, preventing, suppressing, retaliating against or responding to any act of terrorism. Notwithstanding the above and subject otherwise to the terms, conditions and limitations of this Contract, in respect only of personal lines this Contract will pay actual loss or damage (but not related cost or expense) caused by any act of terrorism provided such act is not directly or indirectly caused by, contributed to by, resulting from, or arising out of or in connection with biological, chemical, radioactive, or nuclear pollution or contamination or explosion. 12. Loss or liability in any way or to any extent arising out of the actual or alleged presence or actual, alleged or threatened presence of fungi including, but not limited to, mold, mildew, mycotoxins, microbial volatile organic compounds or other "microbial contamination," including: a. Any supervision, instruction, recommendations, warnings, or advice given or which should have been given in connection with the above; and b. Any obligation to share damages with or repay someone who must pay damages because of such injury or damage. For purposes of this exclusion, "microbial contamination" means any contamination, either airborne or surface, which arises out of or is related to the presence of fungi, mold, mildew, mycotoxins, microbial volatile organic compounds or spores, including, without limitation, Penicillium, Aspergillus, Fusarium, Aspergillus Flavus and Stachybotrys chartarum. Page 4 Losses resulting from the above causes do not in and of themselves constitute an event unless arising out of one or more of the following perils, in which case this exclusion does not apply: Fire, lightning, explosion, aircraft or vehicle impact, falling objects, windstorm, hail, tornado, cyclone, hurricane, earthquake, volcano, tsunami, flood, freeze or weight of snow. Notice of any claims for mold-related losses must be given by the Company to the Reinsurer, in writing, within 24 months after the commencement date of the loss occurrence to which such claims relate. 13. Loss or liability excluded under the provisions of the "Electronic Data Endorsement B (NMA 2915)" attached to and forming part of this Contract. 14. Assessments made against the Company by the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF). 15. Assessments made against the Company by the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (CPIC). 16. Workers Compensation, Directors and Officers Liability, and Employers Liability business. 17. Product integrity and/or product tampering losses. 18. Space and space related risks such as satellites, spacecraft, launch vehicles and major components thereof from the beginning of transit to launch site. 19. Offshore risks. ARTICLE V - RETENTION AND LIMIT A. As respects each excess layer of reinsurance coverage provided by this Contract, the Company shall retain and be liable for the first amount of ultimate net loss, shown as "Company's Retention" for that excess layer in Schedule A attached hereto, arising out of each loss occurrence. The Reinsurer shall then be liable, as respects each excess layer, for the amount by which such ultimate net loss exceeds the Company's applicable retention, but the liability of the Reinsurer under each excess layer shall not exceed the amount, shown as "Reinsurer's Per Occurrence Limit" for that excess layer in Schedule A attached hereto, as respects any one loss occurrence. B. No claim shall be made under any excess layer of reinsurance coverage provided by this Contract as respects any one loss occurrence unless at least two risks insured by the Company are involved in such loss occurrence. For purposes of this Contract, the Company shall be the sole judge of what constitutes one risk. Page 5 ARTICLE VI - REINSTATEMENT A. In the event all or any portion of the reinsurance under any excess layer of reinsurance coverage provided by this Contract is exhausted by loss, the amount so exhausted shall be reinstated immediately from the time the loss occurrence commences hereon. B. Notwithstanding anything stated herein, the liability of the Reinsurer under any excess layer of reinsurance coverage provided by this Contract shall not exceed either of the following: 1. The amount, shown as "Reinsurer's Per Occurrence Limit" for that excess layer in Schedule A attached hereto, as respects loss or losses arising out of any one loss occurrence; or 2. The amount, shown as "Reinsurer's Term Limit" for that excess layer in Schedule A attached hereto, in all during the term of this Contract. ARTICLE VII - PREMIUM A. As premium for each excess layer of reinsurance coverage provided by this Contract, the Company shall pay the Reinsurer the greater of the following: 1. As applicable, either; a. The amount shown as "Minimum Premium" for that excess layer in Schedule A attached hereto if there has been no loss hereunder; or b. The amount shown as "Deposit Premium" for that excess layer in Schedule A attached hereto if there have been one or more losses hereunder; or 2. The percentage, shown as "Premium Rate" for that excess layer in Schedule A attached hereto, of the Company's gross earned premium for Property business during the term of this Contract. B. The Company shall pay the Reinsurer a deposit premium for each excess layer of the amount, shown as "Deposit Premium" for that excess layer in Schedule A attached hereto, in four equal installments of the amount, shown as "Quarterly Deposit Premium" for that excess layer in Schedule A attached hereto, on June 1, September 1 and December 1 of 2006 and March 1, 2007. C. Within 45 days after the expiration of this Contract, the Company shall provide a report to the Reinsurer setting forth the premium due hereunder for each excess layer, computed in accordance with paragraph A above, and any additional premium due the Reinsurer or return premium due the Company for each such excess layer shall be remitted promptly. Page 6 D. For each amount of limit reinstated for each excess layer in accordance with the Reinstatement Article, the Company agrees to pay additional premium equal to the product of the following: 1. The percentage of the occurrence limit for the excess layer reinstated (based on the loss paid by the Reinsurer under that excess layer); times 2. The final adjusted reinsurance premium, as calculated in accordance with paragraph A above, for the excess layer reinstated for the term of this Contract (exclusive of reinstatement premium). E. Whenever the Company requests payment by the Reinsurer of any loss under any excess layer hereunder, the Company shall submit a statement to the Reinsurer of reinstatement premium due the Reinsurer for that excess layer. If the final adjusted reinsurance premium for any excess layer for the term of this Contract has not been determined as of the date of any such statement, the calculation of reinstatement premium due for that excess layer shall be based on the annual deposit premium for that excess layer and shall be readjusted when the final adjusted reinsurance premium for that excess layer for the term of this Contract has been determined. Any reinstatement premium shown to be due the Reinsurer for any excess layer as reflected by any such statement (less prior payments, if any, for that excess layer) shall be payable by the Company concurrently with payment by the Reinsurer of the requested loss for that excess layer. Any return reinstatement premium shown to be due the Company shall be remitted by the Reinsurer as promptly as possible after receipt and verification of the Company's statement. F. In the event a Subscribing Reinsurer's participation in this Contract is terminated under the provisions of paragraph B of the Commencement and Termination Article, no deposit premium shall be due after the effective date of termination, the minimum premium shall be waived, and the reinsurance premium and reinstatement premium will be calculated in accordance with the following formulas: 1. Reinsurance premium shall be the number of days the Subscribing Reinsurer participates on this Contract divided by the number of days of the original term of this Contract and the quotient thereof shall be multiplied by the Subscribing Reinsurer's percentage share of the final adjusted premium reported in accordance with paragraph C above. 2. Reinstatement premium shall be calculated in accordance with paragraph D above and shall be considered fully earned. 3. In the event the incurred loss for an excess layer in Schedule A attached hereto is greater than the sum of the amounts from subparagraphs 1 and 2 of this paragraph F that are applicable to the same excess layer, in lieu of the provisions of subparagraphs 1 and 2 of this paragraph F, the Subscribing Reinsurer will receive premium equal to the lesser of: a. An amount equal to the Subscribing Reinsurer's percentage share of the full reinsurance premium calculated in accordance with paragraph A (without regard to the termination of the Subscribing Reinsurer's share in accordance with the Page 7 provisions of paragraph B of the Commencement and Termination Article) plus any reinstatement premium calculated in accordance with paragraph D; or b. The Subscribing Reinsurer's percentage share of the incurred loss for the same excess layer. G. "Gross earned premium" as used herein is defined as earned premium of the Company for the classes of business reinsured hereunder, before the deduction of any premiums ceded by the Company for reinsurance which inures to the benefit of this Contract. ARTICLE VIII - DEFINITIONS A. "Ultimate net loss" as used herein is defined as the sum or sums (including loss in excess of policy limits, extra contractual obligations and loss adjustment expense, as hereinafter defined) paid or payable by the Company in settlement of claims and in satisfaction of judgments rendered on account of such claims, after deduction of all salvage, all recoveries and all claims on inuring insurance or reinsurance, whether collectible or not. Nothing herein shall be construed to mean that losses under this Contract are not recoverable until the Company's ultimate net loss has been ascertained. B. "Loss in excess of policy limits" and "extra contractual obligations" as used herein shall be defined as follows: 1. "Loss in excess of policy limits" shall mean 90.0% of any amount paid or payable by the Company in excess of its policy limits, but otherwise within the terms of its policy, such loss in excess of the Company's policy limits having been incurred because of, but not limited to, failure by the Company to settle within the policy limits or by reason of the Company's alleged or actual negligence, fraud or bad faith in rejecting an offer of settlement or in the preparation of the defense or in the trial of any action against its insured or in the preparation or prosecution of an appeal consequent upon such an action. 2. "Extra contractual obligations" shall mean 90.0% of any punitive, exemplary, compensatory or consequential damages paid or payable by the Company, not covered by any other provision of this Contract and which arise from the handling of any claim on business subject to this Contract, such liabilities arising because of, but not limited to, failure by the Company to settle within the policy limits or by reason of the Company's alleged or actual negligence, fraud or bad faith in rejecting an offer of settlement or in the preparation of the defense or in the trial of any action against its insured or in the preparation or prosecution of an appeal consequent upon such an action. An extra contractual obligation shall be deemed, in all circumstances, to have occurred on the same date as the loss covered or alleged to be covered under the policy. Notwithstanding anything stated herein, the amount included in the ultimate net loss for any one loss occurrence as respects loss in excess of policy limits and extra contractual obligations shall not exceed 25.0% of the Company's indemnity loss hereunder arising out of that loss occurrence. Page 8 Notwithstanding anything stated herein, this Contract shall not apply to any loss in excess of policy limits or any extra contractual obligation incurred by the Company as a result of any fraudulent and/or criminal act by any officer or director of the Company acting individually or collectively or in collusion with any individual or corporation or any other organization or party involved in the presentation, defense or settlement of any claim covered hereunder. C. "Loss adjustment expense" as used herein shall mean expenses assignable to the investigation, appraisal, adjustment, settlement, litigation, defense and/or appeal of specific claims, regardless of how such expenses are classified for statutory reporting purposes. Loss adjustment expense shall include, but not be limited to, declaratory judgments, interest on judgments, expenses of outside adjusters, and a pro rata share of the salaries and expenses of the Company's field employees according to the time occupied adjusting such losses and expenses of the Company's officials incurred in connection with the losses, but shall not include office expenses or salaries of the Company's regular employees. ARTICLE IX - OTHER REINSURANCE The Company shall be permitted to carry excess per risk reinsurance, recoveries under which shall inure to the benefit of this Contract. ARTICLE X - LOSS OCCURRENCE A. The term "loss occurrence" shall mean the sum of all individual losses directly occasioned by any one disaster, accident or loss or series of disasters, accidents or losses arising out of one event which occurs within the area of one state of the United States or province of Canada and states or provinces contiguous thereto and to one another. However, the duration and extent of any one "loss occurrence" shall be limited to all individual losses sustained by the Company occurring during any period of 168 consecutive hours arising out of and directly occasioned by the same event, except that the term "loss occurrence" shall be further defined as follows: 1. As regards windstorm, hail, tornado, hurricane, cyclone, including ensuing collapse and water damage, all individual losses sustained by the Company occurring during any period of 72 consecutive hours arising out of and directly occasioned by the same event. However, the event need not be limited to one state or province or states or provinces contiguous thereto. 2. As regards riot, riot attending a strike, civil commotion, vandalism and malicious mischief, all individual losses sustained by the Company occurring during any period of 72 consecutive hours within the area of one municipality or county and the municipalities or counties contiguous thereto arising out of and directly occasioned by the same event. The maximum duration of 72 consecutive hours may be extended in respect of individual losses which occur beyond such 72 consecutive hours during the continued occupation of an insured's premises by strikers, provided such occupation commenced during the aforesaid period. Page 9 3. As regards earthquake (the epicenter of which need not necessarily be within the territorial confines referred to in the introductory portion of this paragraph) and fire following directly occasioned by the earthquake, only those individual fire losses which commence during the period of 168 consecutive hours may be included in the Company's "loss occurrence." 4. As regards "freeze," only individual losses directly occasioned by collapse, breakage of glass and water damage (caused by bursting frozen pipes and tanks) may be included in the Company's "loss occurrence." 5. As regards firestorms, brush fires, and any other fires or series of fires, irrespective of origin (except as provided in subparagraphs 2 and 3 above), which spread through trees, grassland or other vegetation, all individual losses sustained by the Company which occur during any period of 168 consecutive hours within a 50-mile radius of any fixed point selected by the Company may be included in the Company's "loss occurrence." However, an individual loss subject to this subparagraph cannot be included in more than one "loss occurrence." B. For all those "loss occurrences," other than those referred to in subparagraph 2 of paragraph A above, the Company may choose the date and time when any such period of consecutive hours commences, provided that it is not earlier than the date and time of the occurrence of the first recorded individual loss sustained by the Company arising out of that disaster, accident or loss, and provided that only one such period of 168 consecutive hours shall apply with respect to one event, except for any "loss occurrence" referred to in subparagraph 1 of paragraph A above where only one such period of 72 consecutive hours shall apply with respect to one event, regardless of the duration of the event. C. As respects those "loss occurrences" referred to in subparagraph 2 of paragraph A above, if the disaster, accident or loss occasioned by the event is of greater duration than 72 consecutive hours, then the Company may divide that disaster, accident or loss into two or more "loss occurrences," provided no two periods overlap and no individual loss is included in more than one such period and provided that no period commences earlier than the date and time of the occurrence of the first recorded individual loss sustained by the Company arising out of that disaster, accident or loss. D. No individual losses occasioned by an event that would be covered by 72 hours clauses may be included in any "loss occurrence" claimed under the 168 hours provision. ARTICLE XI - LOSS NOTICES AND SETTLEMENTS A. Whenever losses sustained by the Company appear likely to result in a claim hereunder, the Company shall notify the Reinsurer, and the Reinsurer shall have the right to participate in the adjustment of such losses at its own expense. B. All loss settlements made by the Company, provided they are within the terms of this Contract and the terms of the Company's policies (except as respects loss in excess of policy limits and extra contractual obligations), shall be binding upon the Reinsurer, and the Reinsurer agrees to pay all amounts for which it may be liable upon receipt of reasonable evidence of the amount paid (or scheduled to be paid within 14 days) by the Company. Page 10 ARTICLE XII - SALVAGE AND SUBROGATION The Reinsurer shall be credited with salvage (i.e., reimbursement obtained or recovery made by the Company, less the actual cost, excluding salaries of officials and employees of the Company and sums paid to attorneys as retainer, of obtaining such reimbursement or making such recovery) on account of claims and settlements involving reinsurance hereunder. Salvage thereon shall always be used to reimburse the excess carriers in the reverse order of their priority according to their participation before being used in any way to reimburse the Company for its primary loss. The Company hereby agrees to enforce its rights to salvage or subrogation relating to any loss, a part of which loss was sustained by the Reinsurer, and to prosecute all claims arising out of such rights. ARTICLE XIII - FLORIDA HURRICANE CATASTROPHE FUND A. The Company shall provisionally purchase from the FHCF the following limit and retention: 90.0% of $1,598,988 excess of $443,735. The provisional limit and retention detailed above may increase or decrease depending on the Company's actual written premium subject to the FHCF reimbursement coverage during the term of this Contract. The Company and the Reinsurer agree to accept and be bound by the final determination of the FHCF. B. Any loss reimbursement paid or payable to the Company under the FHCF as a result of loss occurrences commencing during the term of this Contract shall inure to the benefit of this Contract. Further, any FHCF loss reimbursement shall be deemed to be paid to the Company in accordance with the reimbursement contract between the Company and the State Board of Administration of the State of Florida at the full payout level set forth therein and will be deemed not to be reduced by any reduction or exhaustion of the FHCF's claims paying capacity. C. Prior to the determination of the Company's FHCF retention and payout, if any, under the reimbursement contract between the Company and the State Board of Administration of the State of Florida, the Reinsurer's liability hereunder will be determined provisionally based on the projected payout, determined in accordance with the provisions of the reimbursement contract. Following the FHCF's final determination of the payout under the reimbursement contract, the ultimate net loss under this Contract will be recalculated. If, as a result of such calculation, the loss to the Reinsurer under any excess layer of this Contract in any one loss occurrence is less than the amount previously paid by the Reinsurer under that excess layer, the Company shall promptly remit the difference to the Reinsurer. If the loss to the Reinsurer under any excess layer in any one loss occurrence is greater than the amount previously paid by the Reinsurer, the Reinsurer shall promptly remit the difference to the Company. D. If an FHCF reimbursement amount is based on the Company's losses in more than one loss occurrence commencing during the term of this Contract, the total FHCF reimbursement received by the Company shall be allocated to individual loss occurrences Page 11 in chronological order of the dates such loss occurrences commence, beginning with the first such loss occurrence commencing during the term of this Contract, provided that: 1. The portion of the total FHCF reimbursement amount to be allocated by the Company to any individual loss occurrence shall be equal to the lesser of: (a) the amount of FHCF reimbursement to which the Company would be entitled for that loss occurrence alone, or (b) the remaining FHCF reimbursement which has not been allocated by the Company to prior loss occurrences; and 2. The total amount allocated by the Company to all such loss occurrences shall be equal to the total FHCF reimbursement received by the Company for such loss occurrences. ARTICLE XIV - OFFSET (BRMA 36D) The Company and the Reinsurer, each at its option, may offset any balance or balances, whether on account of premiums, claims and losses, loss expenses or salvages due from one party to the other under this Contract; provided, however, that in the event of the insolvency of a party hereto, offsets shall only be allowed in accordance with applicable statutes and regulations. ARTICLE XV - ACCESS TO RECORDS (BRMA 1D) The Reinsurer or its designated representatives shall have access at any reasonable time to all records of the Company which pertain in any way to this reinsurance. ARTICLE XVI - LIABILITY OF THE REINSURER A. The liability of the Reinsurer shall follow that of the Company in every case and be subject in all respects to all the general and specific stipulations, clauses, waivers and modifications of the Company's policies and any endorsements thereon. However, in no event shall this be construed in any way to provide coverage outside the terms and conditions set forth in this Contract. B. Nothing herein shall in any manner create any obligations or establish any rights against the Reinsurer in favor of any third party or any persons not parties to this Contract. ARTICLE XVII - NET RETAINED LINES (BRMA 32E) A. This Contract applies only to that portion of any policy which the Company retains net for its own account (prior to deduction of any underlying reinsurance specifically permitted in this Contract), and in calculating the amount of any loss hereunder and also in computing the amount or amounts in excess of which this Contract attaches, only loss or losses in respect of that portion of any policy which the Company retains net for its own account shall be included. Page 12 B. The amount of the Reinsurer's liability hereunder in respect of any loss or losses shall not be increased by reason of the inability of the Company to collect from any other reinsurer(s), whether specific or general, any amounts which may have become due from such reinsurer(s), whether such inability arises from the insolvency of such other reinsurer(s) or otherwise. ARTICLE XVIII - ERRORS AND OMISSIONS (BRMA 14F) Inadvertent delays, errors or omissions made in connection with this Contract or any transaction hereunder shall not relieve either party from any liability which would have attached had such delay, error or omission not occurred, provided always that such error or omission is rectified as soon as possible after discovery. ARTICLE XIX - CURRENCY (BRMA 12A) A. Whenever the word "Dollars" or the "$" sign appears in this Contract, they shall be construed to mean United States Dollars and all transactions under this Contract shall be in United States Dollars. B. Amounts paid or received by the Company in any other currency shall be converted to United States Dollars at the rate of exchange at the date such transaction is entered on the books of the Company. ARTICLE XX - TAXES (BRMA 50B) In consideration of the terms under which this Contract is issued, the Company will not claim a deduction in respect of the premium hereon when making tax returns, other than income or profits tax returns, to any state or territory of the United States of America or the District of Columbia. ARTICLE XXI - FEDERAL EXCISE TAX A. The Reinsurer has agreed to allow for the purpose of paying the Federal Excise Tax the applicable percentage of the premium payable hereon as imposed under Section 4371 of the Internal Revenue Code to the extent such premium is subject to the Federal Excise Tax. B. In the event of any return of premium becoming due hereunder the Reinsurer will deduct the applicable percentage from the return premium payable hereon and the Company or its agent should take steps to recover the tax from the United States Government. Page 13 ARTICLE XXII - FUNDING REQUIREMENTS A. The Reinsurer agrees to fund, within 30 days of the Company's request, subject to receipt of satisfactory information from the Company, its share of the Company's ceded outstanding loss and loss adjustment expense reserves (including incurred but not reported loss reserves for known loss occurrences established by the Company) by: 1. Clean, irrevocable and unconditional letters of credit issued and confirmed, if confirmation is required by the insurance regulatory authorities involved, by a bank or banks meeting the NAIC Securities Valuation Office credit standards for issuers of letters of credit and acceptable to said insurance regulatory authorities; and/or 2. Escrow accounts for the benefit of the Company; and/or 3. Cash advances; if the Reinsurer is unauthorized in any state of the United States of America or the District of Columbia having jurisdiction over the Company and if, without such funding, a penalty would accrue to the Company on any financial statement, including but not limited to quarterly filings, it is required to file with the insurance regulatory authorities involved. The Reinsurer, at its sole option, may fund in other than cash if its method of funding is acceptable to the Company and to the insurance regulatory authorities involved. For the purpose of this Contract, the Lloyd's U.S. Credit for Reinsurance Trust Fund shall be considered an acceptable funding instrument. B. With regard to funding in whole or in part by letters of credit, it is agreed that each letter of credit will be in a form acceptable to insurance regulatory authorities involved, will be issued for a term of at least one year and will include an "evergreen clause," which automatically extends the term for at least one additional year at each expiration date unless written notice of non-renewal is given to the Company not less than 30 days prior to said expiration date or longer where required by insurance regulatory authorities. The Company and the Reinsurer further agree, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Contract, that said letters of credit may be drawn upon by the Company or its successors in interest at any time, without diminution because of the insolvency of the Company or the Reinsurer, but only for one or more of the following purposes: 1. To reimburse itself for the Reinsurer's share of losses and/or loss adjustment expense paid under the terms of policies reinsured hereunder, unless paid in cash by the Reinsurer; 2. To reimburse itself for the Reinsurer's share of any other amounts claimed to be due hereunder, unless paid in cash by the Reinsurer; 3. To fund a cash account in an amount equal to the Reinsurer's share of ceded outstanding loss and loss adjustment expense reserves (including incurred but not reported loss reserves for known loss occurrences established by the Company) funded by means of a letter of credit which is under non-renewal notice, if said letter of Page 14 credit has not been renewed or replaced by the Reinsurer 10 days prior to its expiration date; 4. To refund to the Reinsurer any sum in excess of the actual amount required to fund the Reinsurer's share of the Company's ceded outstanding loss and loss adjustment expense reserves (including incurred but not reported loss reserves for known loss occurrences established by the Company), if so requested by the Reinsurer. In the event the amount drawn by the Company on any letter of credit is in excess of the actual amount required for B(1) or B(3), or in the case of B(2), the actual amount determined to be due, the Company shall promptly return to the Reinsurer the excess amount so drawn. ARTICLE XXIII - INSOLVENCY A. In the event of the insolvency of one or more of the reinsured companies, this reinsurance shall be payable directly to the company or to its liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor on the basis of the liability of the company without diminution because of the insolvency of the company or because the liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor of the company has failed to pay all or a portion of any claim. It is agreed, however, that the liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor of the company shall give written notice to the Reinsurer of the pendency of a claim against the company indicating the policy or bond reinsured which claim would involve a possible liability on the part of the Reinsurer within a reasonable time after such claim is filed in the conservation or liquidation proceeding or in the receivership, and that during the pendency of such claim, the Reinsurer may investigate such claim and interpose, at its own expense, in the proceeding where such claim is to be adjudicated, any defense or defenses that it may deem available to the company or its liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor. The expense thus incurred by the Reinsurer shall be chargeable, subject to the approval of the Court, against the company as part of the expense of conservation or liquidation to the extent of a pro rata share of the benefit which may accrue to the company solely as a result of the defense undertaken by the Reinsurer. B. Where two or more reinsurers are involved in the same claim and a majority in interest elect to interpose defense to such claim, the expense shall be apportioned in accordance with the terms of this Contract as though such expense had been incurred by the company. C. It is further understood and agreed that, in the event of the insolvency of one or more of the reinsured companies, the reinsurance under this Contract shall be payable directly by the Reinsurer to the company or to its liquidator, receiver or statutory successor, except as provided by Section 4118(a) of the New York Insurance Law or except (1) where this Contract specifically provides another payee of such reinsurance in the event of the insolvency of the company or (2) where the Reinsurer with the consent of the direct insured or insureds has assumed such policy obligations of the company as direct obligations of the Reinsurer to the payees under such policies and in substitution for the obligations of the company to such payees. Page 15 ARTICLE XXIV - ARBITRATION A. As a condition precedent to any right of action hereunder, any dispute or difference between the Company and any Reinsurer relating to the interpretation or performance of this Contract, including its formation or validity, or any transaction under this Contract, whether arising before or after termination, shall be submitted to arbitration. B. If more than one reinsurer is involved in the same dispute, all such reinsurers shall constitute and act as one party for purposes of this Article provided that communication shall be made by the Company to each of the reinsurers constituting the one party, and provided, however, that nothing therein shall impair the rights of such reinsurers to assert several, rather than joint, defenses or claims, nor be construed as changing the liability of the Reinsurer under the terms of this Contract from several to joint. C. Upon written request of any party, each party shall choose an arbitrator and the two chosen shall select a third arbitrator. If either party refuses or neglects to appoint an arbitrator within 30 days after receipt of the written request for arbitration, the requesting party may appoint a second arbitrator. If the two arbitrators fail to agree on the selection of a third arbitrator within 30 days of their appointment, the Company shall petition the American Arbitration Association to appoint the third arbitrator. If the American Arbitration Association fails to appoint the third arbitrator within 30 days after it has been requested to do so, either party may request a justice of a court of general jurisdiction of the state in which the arbitration is to be held to appoint the third arbitrator. All arbitrators shall be active or retired officers of insurance or reinsurance companies, or Lloyd's London Underwriters, and disinterested in the outcome of the arbitration. Each party shall submit its case to the arbitrators within 30 days of the appointment of the third arbitrator. D. The parties hereby waive all objections to the method of selection of the arbitrators, it being the intention of both sides that all the arbitrators be chosen from those submitted by the parties. E. The arbitrators shall have the power to determine all procedural rules for the holding of the arbitration including but not limited to inspection of documents, examination of witnesses and any other matter relating to the conduct of the arbitration. The arbitrators shall interpret this Contract as an honorable engagement and not as merely a legal obligation; they are relieved of all judicial formalities and may abstain from following the strict rules of law. The arbitrators may award interest and costs. Each party shall bear the expense of its own arbitrator and shall share equally with the other party the expenses of the third arbitrator and of the arbitration. F. The decision in writing of the majority of the arbitrators shall be final and binding upon both parties. Judgment may be entered upon the final decision of the arbitrators in any court having jurisdiction. The arbitration shall take place in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, unless otherwise mutually agreed between the Company and the Reinsurer. G. This Article shall remain in full force and effect in the event any other provision of this Contract shall be found invalid or non-binding. Page 16 H. All time limitations stated in this Article may be amended by mutual consent of the parties, and will be amended automatically to the extent made necessary by any circumstances beyond the control of the parties. ARTICLE XXV - SERVICE OF SUIT (Applicable if the Reinsurer is not domiciled in the United States of America, and/or is not authorized in any State, Territory or District of the United States where authorization is required by insurance regulatory authorities. This Article is not intended to conflict with or override the parties obligations to arbitrate their disputes in accordance with the Arbitration Article.) A. It is agreed that in the event the Reinsurer fails to pay any amount claimed to be due hereunder, the Reinsurer, at the request of the Company, will submit to the jurisdiction of a court of competent jurisdiction within the United States. Nothing in this Article constitutes or should be understood to constitute a waiver of the Reinsurer's rights to commence an action in any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States, to remove an action to a United States District Court, or to seek a transfer of a case to another court as permitted by the laws of the United States or of any state in the United States. B. Further, pursuant to any statute of any state, territory or district of the United States which makes provision therefor, the Reinsurer hereby designates the party named in its Interests and Liabilities Agreement, or if no party is named therein, the Superintendent, Commissioner or Director of Insurance or other officer specified for that purpose in the statute, or his successor or successors in office, as its true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served any lawful process in any action, suit or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of the Company or any beneficiary hereunder arising out of this Contract. ARTICLE XXVI - AGENCY AGREEMENT If more than one reinsured company is named as a party to this Contract, the first named company shall be deemed the agent of the other reinsured companies for purposes of sending or receiving notices required by the terms and conditions of this Contract, and for purposes of remitting or receiving any monies due any party. ARTICLE XXVII - GOVERNING LAW This Contract shall be governed as to performance, administration and interpretation by the laws of the State of Pennsylvania exclusive of the rules with respect to conflicts of law, except as to rules with respect to credit for reinsurance in which case the applicable rules of all the states shall apply. ARTICLE XXVIII - CONFIDENTIALITY The Reinsurer, except with the express prior written consent of the Company, shall not directly or indirectly communicate, disclose or divulge to any unaffiliated third party any knowledge or Page 17 information that may be acquired either directly or indirectly as a result of the inspection of the Company's books, records and papers. The restrictions as outlined in this Article shall not apply to communication or disclosures that the Reinsurer is required to make to its statutory auditors, retrocessionaires, legal counsel, arbitrators involved in any arbitration procedures under this Contract or disclosures required upon subpoena or other duly-issued order of a court or other governmental agency or regulatory authority. ARTICLE XXIX - SEVERABILITY If any provision of this Contract should be invalid under applicable laws, the latter shall control but only to the extent of the conflict without affecting the remaining provisions of this Contract. ARTICLE XXX - INTERMEDIARY (BRMA 23A) Benfield Inc. is hereby recognized as the Intermediary negotiating this Contract for all business hereunder. All communications (including but not limited to notices, statements, premium, return premium, commissions, taxes, losses, loss adjustment expense, salvages and loss settlements) relating thereto shall be transmitted to the Company or the Reinsurer through Benfield Inc. Payments by the Company to the Intermediary shall be deemed to constitute payment to the Reinsurer. Payments by the Reinsurer to the Intermediary shall be deemed to constitute payment to the Company only to the extent that such payments are actually received by the Company. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company by its duly authorized representative has executed this Contract as of the date undermentioned at: Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, this 21st day of July in the year 2006. /s/ Christopher J. Maguire ---------------------------------------- Philadelphia Insurance Companies (for and on behalf of the "Company") CHRISTOPHER J. MAGUIRE, EVP & CUO (Print name and title) Page 18 SCHEDULE A EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE: JUNE 1, 2006 issued to Philadelphia Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and any and all other companies which are now or may hereafter become member companies of Philadelphia Insurance Companies
FIRST SECOND THIRD EXCESS EXCESS EXCESS ----------- ----------- ------------ Company's Retention $10,000,000 $20,000,000 $ 40,000,000 Reinsurer's Per Occurrence Limit $10,000,000 $20,000,000 $ 60,000,000 Reinsurer's Term Limit $20,000,000 $40,000,000 $120,000,000 Minimum Premium $ 4,500,000 $ 6,570,000 $ 13,500,000 Premium Rate 1.57096% 2.29361% 4.71289% Deposit Premium $ 5,000,000 $ 7,300,000 $ 15,000,000 Quarterly Deposit Premium $ 1,250,000 $ 1,825,000 $ 3,750,000
The figures listed above for each excess layer shall apply to each Subscribing Reinsurer in the percentage share for that excess layer as expressed in its Interests and Liabilities Agreement attached hereto. Schedule A NUCLEAR INCIDENT EXCLUSION CLAUSE - PHYSICAL DAMAGE - REINSURANCE (U.S.A.) 1. This Reinsurance does not cover any loss or liability accruing to the Reassured, directly or indirectly and whether as Insurer or Reinsurer, from any Pool of Insurers or Reinsurers formed for the purpose of covering Atomic or Nuclear Energy risks. 2. Without in any way restricting the operation of paragraph (1) of this Clause, this Reinsurance does not cover any loss or liability accruing to the Reassured, directly or indirectly and whether as Insurer or Reinsurer, from any insurance against Physical Damage (including business interruption or consequential loss arising out of such Physical Damage) to: I. Nuclear reactor power plants including all auxiliary property on the site, or II. Any other nuclear reactor installation, including laboratories handling radioactive materials in connection with reactor installations, and "critical facilities" as such, or III. Installations for fabricating complete fuel elements or for processing substantial quantities of "special nuclear material," and for reprocessing, salvaging, chemically separating, storing or disposing of "spent" nuclear fuel or waste materials, or IV. Installations other than those listed in paragraph (2) III above using substantial quantities of radioactive isotopes or other products of nuclear fission. 3. Without in any way restricting the operations of paragraphs (1) and (2) hereof, this Reinsurance does not cover any loss or liability by radioactive contamination accruing to the Reassured, directly or indirectly, and whether as Insurer or Reinsurer, from any insurance on property which is on the same site as a nuclear reactor power plant or other nuclear installation and which normally would be insured therewith except that this paragraph (3) shall not operate (a) where Reassured does not have knowledge of such nuclear reactor power plant or nuclear installation, or (b) where said insurance contains a provision excluding coverage for damage to property caused by or resulting from radioactive contamination, however caused. However on and after 1st January 1960 this sub-paragraph (b) shall only apply provided the said radioactive contamination exclusion provision has been approved by the Governmental Authority having jurisdiction thereof. 4. Without in any way restricting the operations of paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) hereof, this Reinsurance does not cover any loss or liability by radioactive contamination accruing to the Reassured, directly or indirectly, and whether as Insurer or Reinsurer, when such radioactive contamination is a named hazard specifically insured against. 5. It is understood and agreed that this Clause shall not extend to risks using radioactive isotopes in any form where the nuclear exposure is not considered by the Reassured to be the primary hazard. 6. The term "special nuclear material" shall have the meaning given it in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 or by any law amendatory thereof. 7. Reassured to be sole judge of what constitutes: (a) substantial quantities, and (b) the extent of installation, plant or site. Note.-Without in any way restricting the operation of paragraph (1) hereof, it is understood and agreed that (a) all policies issued by the Reassured on or before 31st December 1957 shall be free from the application of the other provisions of this Clause until expiry date or 31st December 1960 whichever first occurs whereupon all the provisions of this Clause shall apply. (b) with respect to any risk located in Canada policies issued by the Reassured on or before 31st December 1958 shall be free from the application of the other provisions of this Clause until expiry date or 31st December 1960 whichever first occurs whereupon all the provisions of this Clause shall apply. 12/12/57 N.M.A. 1119 BRMA 35B POOLS, ASSOCIATIONS AND SYNDICATES EXCLUSION CLAUSE SECTION A: Excluding: (a) All business derived directly or indirectly from any Pool, Association or Syndicate which maintains its own reinsurance facilities. (b) Any Pool or Scheme (whether voluntary or mandatory) formed after March 1, 1968 for the purpose of insuring property whether on a country-wide basis or in respect of designated areas. This exclusion shall not apply to so-called Automobile Insurance Plans or other Pools formed to provide coverage for Automobile Physical Damage. SECTION B: It is agreed that business written by the Company for the same perils, which is known at the time to be insured by, or in excess of underlying amounts placed in the following Pools, Associations or Syndicates, whether by way of insurance or reinsurance, is excluded hereunder: Industrial Risk Insurers, Associated Factory Mutuals, Improved Risk Mutuals, Any Pool, Association or Syndicate formed for the purpose of writing Oil, Gas or Petro-Chemical Plants and/or Oil or Gas Drilling Rigs, United States Aircraft Insurance Group, Canadian Aircraft Insurance Group, Associated Aviation Underwriters, American Aviation Underwriters. Section B does not apply: (a) Where The Total Insured Value over all interests of the risk in question is less than $250,000,000. (b) To interests traditionally underwritten as Inland Marine or stock and/or contents written on a blanket basis. (c) To Contingent Business Interruption, except when the Company is aware that the key location is known at the time to be insured in any Pool, Association or Syndicate named above, other than as provided for under Section B(a). (d) To risks as follows: Offices, Hotels, Apartments, Hospitals, Educational Establishments, Public Utilities (other than railroad schedules) and builder's risks on the classes of risks specified in this subsection (d) only. Where this clause attaches to Catastrophe Excesses, the following Section C is added: SECTION C: Nevertheless the Reinsurer specifically agrees that liability accruing to the Company from its participation in residual market mechanisms including but not limited to: (1) The following so-called "Coastal Pools": Alabama Insurance Underwriting Association Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association South Carolina Windstorm and Hail Underwriting Association Texas Windstorm Insurance Association AND (2) All "Fair Plan" and "Rural Risk Plan" business Page 1 of 2 AND (3) The California Earthquake Authority ("CEA") for all perils otherwise protected hereunder shall not be excluded, except, however, that this reinsurance does not include any increase in such liability resulting from: (i) The inability of any other participant in such "Coastal Pool" and/or "Fair Plan" and/or "Rural Risk Plan" and/or Residual Market Mechanisms to meet its liability. (ii) Any claim against such "Coastal Pool" and/or "Fair Plan" and/or "Rural Risk Plan" and/or Residual Market Mechanisms, or any participant therein, including the Company, whether by way of subrogation or otherwise, brought by or on behalf of any insolvency fund (as defined in the Insolvency Fund Exclusion Clause incorporated in this Contract). SECTION D: Notwithstanding Section C above, in respect of the CEA, where an assessment is made against the Company by the CEA, the Company may include in its Ultimate Net Loss only that assessment directly attributable to each separate loss occurrence covered hereunder. The Company's initial capital contribution to the CEA shall not be included in the Ultimate Net Loss. NOTES: Wherever used herein the terms: "Company" shall be understood to mean "Company," "Reinsured," "Reassured" or whatever other term is used in the attached reinsurance document to designate the reinsured company or companies. "Agreement" shall be understood to mean "Agreement," "Contract," "Policy" or whatever other term is used to designate the attached reinsurance document. "Reinsurers" shall be understood to mean "Reinsurers," "Underwriters" or whatever other term is used in the attached reinsurance document to designate the reinsurer or reinsurers. Page 2 of 2 ELECTRONIC DATA ENDORSEMENT B 1. ELECTRONIC DATA EXCLUSION Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary within the Contract or any endorsement thereto, it is understood and agreed as follows:- a) This Contract does not insure loss, damage, destruction, distortion, erasure, corruption or alteration of ELECTRONIC DATA from any cause whatsoever (including but not limited to COMPUTER VIRUS) or loss of use, reduction in functionality, cost, expense of whatsoever nature resulting therefrom, regardless of any other cause or event contributing concurrently or in any other sequence to the loss. ELECTRONIC DATA means facts, concepts and information converted to a form useable for communications, interpretation or processing by electronic and electromechanical data processing or electronically controlled equipment and includes programs, software and other coded instructions for the processing and manipulation of data or the direction and manipulation of such equipment. COMPUTER VIRUS means a set of corrupting, harmful or otherwise unauthorized instructions or code including a set of maliciously introduced unauthorized instructions or code, programmatic or otherwise, that propagate themselves through a computer system or network of whatsoever nature. COMPUTER VIRUS includes but is not limited to "Trojan Horses," "worms" and "time or logic bombs." b) However, in the event that a peril listed below results from any of the matters described in paragraph a) above, this Contract, subject to all its terms, conditions and exclusions, will cover physical damage occurring during the Contract period to property insured by this Contract directly caused by such listed peril. Listed Perils Fire Explosion 2. ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING MEDIA VALUATION Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary within the Contract or any endorsement thereto, it is understood and agreed as follows:- Should electronic data processing media insured by this Contract suffer physical loss or damage insured by this Contract, then the basis of valuation shall be the cost of the blank media plus the costs of copying the ELECTRONIC DATA from back-up or from originals of a previous generation. These costs will not include research and engineering nor any costs of recreating, gathering or assembling such ELECTRONIC DATA. If the media is not repaired, replaced or restored the basis of valuation shall be the cost of the blank media. However this Contract does not insure any amount pertaining to the value of such ELECTRONIC DATA to the Assured or any other party, even if such ELECTRONIC DATA cannot be recreated, gathered or assembled. NMA 2915 (25.1.01) INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES AGREEMENT of ACE Tempest Reinsurance Ltd. Hamilton, Bermuda (hereinafter referred to as the "Subscribing Reinsurer") with respect to the EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE: JUNE 1, 2006 issued to and duly executed by Philadelphia Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and any and all other companies which are now or may hereafter become member companies of Philadelphia Insurance Companies The Subscribing Reinsurer hereby accepts the following percentage shares in the interests and liabilities of the "Reinsurer" as set forth in the attached Contract captioned above: 0% of the First Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 2.50% of the Second Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 2.50% of the Third Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance
This Agreement shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2006, and shall continue in force until 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2007, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions of the attached Contract. The Subscribing Reinsurer's share in the attached Contract shall be separate and apart from the shares of the other reinsurers, and shall not be joint with the shares of the other reinsurers, it being understood that the Subscribing Reinsurer shall in no event participate in the interests and liabilities of the other reinsurers. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subscribing Reinsurer by its duly authorized representative has executed this Agreement as of the date undermentioned at: Hamilton, Bermuda, this 22nd day of August in the year 2006. /s/ Paula Lewin ------------------------------------------- ACE Tempest Reinsurance Ltd. PAULA LEWIN, as Underwriting (Print name and title) Our Reference Number: 06/Px 2677 B.C INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES AGREEMENT of American Re-Insurance Company A Delaware Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Subscribing Reinsurer") with respect to the EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE: JUNE 1, 2006 issued to and duly executed by Philadelphia Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and any and all other companies which are now or may hereafter become member companies of Philadelphia Insurance Companies The Subscribing Reinsurer hereby accepts the following percentage shares in the interests and liabilities of the "Reinsurer" as set forth in the attached Contract captioned above: 0% of the First Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 0% of the Second Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 6.00% of the Third Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance
This Agreement shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2006, and shall continue in force until 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2007, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions of the attached Contract. The Subscribing Reinsurer's share in the attached Contract shall be separate and apart from the shares of the other reinsurers, and shall not be joint with the shares of the other reinsurers, it being understood that the Subscribing Reinsurer shall in no event participate in the interests and liabilities of the other reinsurers. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subscribing Reinsurer by its duly authorized representative has executed this Agreement as of the date undermentioned at: Princeton, New Jersey, this 15th day of NOVEMBER in the year 2006. /s/ Matthew Campion ------------------------------------------- American Re-Insurance Company, A Delaware Corporation MATTHEW CAMPION - DIRECTOR (Print name and title) INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES AGREEMENT of AXA RE Paris, France (hereinafter referred to as the "Subscribing Reinsurer") with respect to the EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE: JUNE 1, 2006 issued to and duly executed by Philadelphia Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and any and all other companies which are now or may hereafter become member companies of Philadelphia Insurance Companies The Subscribing Reinsurer hereby accepts the following percentage shares in the interests and liabilities of the "Reinsurer" as set forth in the attached Contract captioned above: 0% of the First Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 8.50% of the Second Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 9.50% of the Third Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance
This Agreement shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2006, and shall continue in force until 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2007, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions of the attached Contract. The Subscribing Reinsurer's share in the attached Contract shall be separate and apart from the shares of the other reinsurers, and shall not be joint with the shares of the other reinsurers, it being understood that the Subscribing Reinsurer shall in no event participate in the interests and liabilities of the other reinsurers. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subscribing Reinsurer by its duly authorized representative has executed this Agreement as of the date undermentioned at: Paris, France, this 25th day of August in the year 2006. /s/ Oliver Grehan ------------------------------------------- AXA RE Oliver Grehan, Vice President (Print name and title) INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES AGREEMENT of AXIS Specialty Limited Pembroke, Bermuda (hereinafter referred to as the "Subscribing Reinsurer") with respect to the EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE: JUNE 1, 2006 issued to and duly executed by Philadelphia Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and any and all other companies which are now or may hereafter become member companies of Philadelphia Insurance Companies The Subscribing Reinsurer hereby accepts the following percentage shares in the interests and liabilities of the "Reinsurer" as set forth in the attached Contract captioned above: 0% of the First Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 0% of the Second Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 3.00% of the Third Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance - Ref#012578-0106RI
This Agreement shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2006, and shall continue in force until 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2007, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions of the attached Contract. The Subscribing Reinsurer's share in the attached Contract shall be separate and apart from the shares of the other reinsurers, and shall not be joint with the shares of the other reinsurers, it being understood that the Subscribing Reinsurer shall in no event participate in the interests and liabilities of the other reinsurers. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subscribing Reinsurer by its duly authorized representative has executed this Agreement as of the date undermentioned at: Pembroke, Bermuda, this 9th day of August in the year 2006. /s/ Christian Dunleavy ------------------------------------------- AXIS Specialty Limited CHRISTIAN DUNLEAVY, SVP (Print name and title) INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES AGREEMENT of Everest Reinsurance Company A Delaware Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Subscribing Reinsurer") with respect to the EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE: JUNE 1, 2006 issued to and duly executed by Philadelphia Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and any and all other companies which are now or may hereafter become member companies of Philadelphia Insurance Companies The Subscribing Reinsurer hereby accepts the following percentage shares in the interests and liabilities of the "Reinsurer" as set forth in the attached Contract captioned above: 60.00% of the First Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 25.00% of the Second Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 0% of the Third Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance
This Agreement shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2006, and shall continue in force until 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2007, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions of the attached Contract. The Subscribing Reinsurer's share in the attached Contract shall be separate and apart from the shares of the other reinsurers, and shall not be joint with the shares of the other reinsurers, it being understood that the Subscribing Reinsurer shall in no event participate in the interests and liabilities of the other reinsurers. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subscribing Reinsurer by its duly authorized representative has executed this Agreement as of the date undermentioned at: Liberty Corner, New Jersey, this 8th day of August in the year 2006. /s/ Charles Volker ------------------------------------------- Everest Reinsurance Company Charles Volker, V. P. (Print name and title) INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES AGREEMENT of Flagstone Reinsurance Limited Hamilton, Bermuda (hereinafter referred to as the "Subscribing Reinsurer") with respect to the EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE: JUNE 1, 2006 issued to and duly executed by Philadelphia Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and any and all other companies which are now or may hereafter become member companies of Philadelphia Insurance Companies The Subscribing Reinsurer hereby accepts the following percentage shares in the interests and liabilities of the "Reinsurer" as set forth in the attached Contract captioned above: 5.50% of the First Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 5.50% of the Second Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 5.50% of the Third Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance
This Agreement shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2006, and shall continue in force until 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2007, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions of the attached Contract. The Subscribing Reinsurer's share in the attached Contract shall be separate and apart from the shares of the other reinsurers, and shall not be joint with the shares of the other reinsurers, it being understood that the Subscribing Reinsurer shall in no event participate in the interests and liabilities of the other reinsurers. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subscribing Reinsurer by its duly authorized representative has executed this Agreement as of the date undermentioned at: Hamilton, Bermuda, this 25th day of July in the year 2006. /s/ Kevin M. Madigan ------------------------------------------- Flagstone Reinsurance Limited Kevin M. Madigan, Deputy Underwriting Officer - North America (Print name and title) ADDENDUM NO. 1 to INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES AGREEMENT NO. 9140 of General Reinsurance Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Subscribing Reinsurer") with respect to the EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE: JUNE 1, 2006 issued to and duly executed by Philadelphia Insurance Company Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company and any and all other companies which are now or may hereafter become member companies of Philadelphia Insurance Companies WHEREAS it was the intent of the Company and the Subscribing Reinsurer to clarify the Intermediary's responsibilities with respect to premium and loss billings under this Contract and Interests and Liabilities Agreement No. 9140 did not reflect such clarification; WHEREAS the parties wish to correct Interests and Liabilities Agreement No. 9140 to reflect the intent and clarification, NOW THEREFORE, the Company and the Subscribing Reinsurer agree that, retroactive to the inception date of Interests and Liabilities Agreement No. 9140, item II is amended to read as follows: II - Article XXX is amended to read: "ARTICLE XXX - INTERMEDIARY Benfield is hereby recognized as the Intermediary for purposes of premium payment, including reinstatements and all adjustments hereunder. Loss billings will be handled through the Intermediary; however, loss payments, including any portion related to loss adjustment expense, shall be paid directly by the Reinsurer to the Company." IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subscribing Reinsurer by its duly authorized representative has Page 1 Gen Re Addendum No. 1 to I&L Io Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract Effective June 1, 2006 executed this Addendum as of the date undermentioned at: Stamford, Connecticut, this 26th day of January in the year 2007. /s/ Joan LaFrance ------------------------------------------- General Reinsurance Corporation Joan LaFrance, Senior Vice President (Print name and title) IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company by its duly authorized representative has executed this Addendum as of the date undermentioned at: Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, this 31st day of JANUARY in the year 2007. /s/ Christopher J. Maguire ------------------------------------------- Philadelphia Insurance Companies (for and on behalf of the "Company") CHRISTOPHER J. MAGUIRE, EVP & CUO (Print name and title) Page 2 Gen Re Addendum No. 1 to I&L Io Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract Effective June 1, 2006 INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES AGREEMENT NO. 9140 of General Reinsurance Corporation Wilmington, Delaware (hereinafter referred to as the "Subscribing Reinsurer") with respect to the EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE: JUNE 1, 2006 issued to and duly executed by Philadelphia Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and any and all other companies which are now or may hereafter become member companies of Philadelphia Insurance Companies The Subscribing Reinsurer hereby accepts the following percentage shares in the interests and liabilities of the "Reinsurer" as set forth in the attached Contract captioned above: 0% of the First Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 20.00% of the Second Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 10.00% of the Third Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance
subject to the following: I - Exclusion 13. in Article IV - Exclusions is amended to read: "13. Loss or liability excluded under the provisions of the Data Damage Limitation attached to and forming part of this Contract. II - Article XXX - Intermediary does not apply to the Subscribing Reinsurer. III - Electronic Data Endorsement B (NMA 2915) is replaced by Data Damage Limitation attached hereto. This Agreement shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2006, and shall continue in force until 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2007, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions of the attached Contract. The Subscribing Reinsurer's share in the attached Contract shall be separate and apart from the shares of the other reinsurers, and shall not be joint with the shares of the other reinsurers, it being understood that the Subscribing Reinsurer shall in no event participate in the interests and liabilities of the other reinsurers. Page 1 Gen Re I&L Io Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract Effective June 1, 2006 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subscribing Reinsurer by its duly authorized representative has executed this Agreement as of the date undermentioned at: Stamford, Connecticut, this 21st day of August in the year 2006. /s/ Joan LaFrance ------------------------------------------- General Reinsurance Corporation Joan LaFrance, Vice President (Print name and title) IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company by its duly authorized representative has executed this Agreement as of the date undermentioned at: Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, this 30th day of August in the year 2006. /s/ Christopher J Maguire ------------------------------------------- Philadelphia Insurance Companies (for and on behalf of the "Company") Christopher J Maguire, EVP & CUO (Print name and title) Page 2 Gen Re I&L Io Excess Calastrophe Reinsurance Contract Effective June 1, 2006 DATA DAMAGE LIMITATION Losses directly or indirectly occasioned by: (i) loss of, alteration of, or damage to or (ii) a reduction in the functionality, availability or operation of a computer system, hardware, program, software, data, information repository, microchip, integrated circuit or similar device in computer equipment or non-computer equipment, whether the property of the policyholder of the Company or not which may be covered under the Company's policy do not in and of themselves constitute an event unless arising out of one or more of the following perils: Fire, lightning, explosion, windstorm or hail, smoke, aircraft or vehicles, riot or civil commotion, sprinkler leakage, sinkhole collapse, volcanic action, falling objects, weight of snow, ice or sleet, water damage, or flood and/or earthquake and volcanic eruption if the flood and/or earthquake and volcanic eruption coverage endorsement, as applicable, applies to the affected premises. Page 3 Gen Re I&L Io Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract Effective June 1, 2006 INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES AGREEMENT of Hannover Re (Bermuda), Ltd. Hamilton, Bermuda (hereinafter referred to as the "Subscribing Reinsurer") with respect to the EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE: JUNE 1, 2006 issued to and duly executed by Philadelphia Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and any and all other companies which are now or may hereafter become member companies of Philadelphia Insurance Companies The Subscribing Reinsurer hereby accepts the following percentage shares in the interests and liabilities of the "Reinsurer" as set forth in the attached Contract captioned above: 0% of the First Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 2.50% of the Second Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 2.50% of the Third Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance
This Agreement shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2006, and shall continue in force until 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2007, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions of the attached Contract. The Subscribing Reinsurer's share in the attached Contract shall be separate and apart from the shares of the other reinsurers, and shall not be joint with the shares of the other reinsurers, it being understood that the Subscribing Reinsurer shall in no event participate in the interests and liabilities of the other reinsurers. In any action, suit or proceeding to enforce the Subscribing Reinsurer's obligations under the attached Contract, service of process may be made upon Mendes & Mount, 750 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subscribing Reinsurer by its duly authorized representative has executed this Agreement as of the date undermentioned at: Hamilton, Bermuda, this 11th day of August in the year 2006. /s/ Marc Smit /s/ Knut Heinz ---------------------------- ------------------------------ Hannover Re (Bermuda), Ltd. Marc Smit, Underwriter and Knut Heinz, Underwriter (Print name and title) INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES AGREEMENT of Munchener Ruckversicherungs-Gesellschaft Munich, Germany (hereinafter referred to as the "Subscribing Reinsurer") with respect to the EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE: JUNE 1, 2006 issued to and duly executed by Philadelphia Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and any and all other companies which are now or may hereafter become member companies of Philadelphia Insurance Companies (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Company") IT IS HEREBY AGREED that the Subscribing Reinsurer accepts the following percentage shares in the interests and liabilities of the "Reinsurer" as set forth in the attached Contract captioned above: 0% of the First Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 0% of the Second Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 14.00% of the Third Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance
IT IS FURTHER AGREED that this Agreement shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2006, and shall continue in force until 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2007. IT IS ALSO AGREED that, as respects the Subscribing Reinsurer's share in the attached Contract, in lieu of the provisions of the Article XXVIII - Confidentiality - the following shall apply: "A. The Reinsurer, except with the express prior written consent of the Company, shall not directly or indirectly communicate, disclose or divulge to any unaffiliated third party any knowledge or information that may be acquired either directly or indirectly as a result of the inspection of the Company's books, records and papers. The restrictions as outlined in this Article shall not apply to communication or disclosures that the Reinsurer is required to make to its statutory auditors, retrocessionaires, legal counsel, arbitrators involved in any arbitration procedures under this Contract or disclosures required upon subpoena or other duly-issued order of a court or other governmental agency or regulatory authority. Page 1 of 2 B. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph A above, the Reinsurer may store information about this Contract in its group-wide IT systems and may make the information available to all companies and units within the Munich Re Group for administration, risk management and accounting purposes. C. It is understood and agreed that the provisions of this Article shall not apply to information which (a) the receiving party lawfully possesses at the effective date hereof, (b) is lawfully made available to the receiving party by a third party free to make such disclosure without breach of any legal obligation, (c) the receiving party develops independently and/or (d) is, or becomes, publicly available without breach of any duty of confidentiality." IT IS ALSO AGREED that the Subscribing Reinsurer's share in the attached Contract shall be separate and apart from the shares of the other reinsurers, and shall not be joint with the shares of the other reinsurers, it being understood that the Subscribing Reinsurer shall in no event participate in the interests and liabilities of the other reinsurers. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto by their respective duly authorized representatives have executed this Agreement as of the dates undermentioned at: Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, this 21st day of July in the year 2006. /s/ CHRISTOPHER J. MAGUIRE ------------------------------------------- Philadelphia Insurance Companies (for and on behalf of the "Company") CHRISTOPHER J. MAGUIRE, EVP & CUO (Print name and title) Munich, Germany, this 2nd day of August in the year 2006. /s/ A. Haindl /s/ C. Kaaz ---------------------------- ------------------------------ Munchener Ruckversicherungs-Gesellschaft A. Haindl, Underwriter C. Kaaz, Assistant Underwriter (Print name and title) Page 2 of 2 INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES AGREEMENT of Partner Reinsurance Company Pembroke Parish, Bermuda (hereinafter referred to as the "Subscribing Reinsurer") with respect to the EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE: JUNE 1, 2006 issued to and duly executed by Philadelphia Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and any and all other companies which are now or may hereafter become member companies of Philadelphia Insurance Companies The Subscribing Reinsurer hereby accepts the following percentage shares in the interests and liabilities of the "Reinsurer" as set forth in the attached Contract captioned above: 5.00% of the First Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 5.00% of the Second Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 9.50% of the Third Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance
This Agreement shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2006, and shall continue in force until 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2007, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions of the attached Contract. The Subscribing Reinsurer's share in the attached Contract shall be separate and apart from the shares of the other reinsurers, and shall not be joint with the shares of the other reinsurers, it being understood that the Subscribing Reinsurer shall in no event participate in the interests and liabilities of the other reinsurers. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subscribing Reinsurer by its duly authorized representative has executed this Agreement as of the date undermentioned at: Pembroke Parish, Bermuda, this 25th day of July in the year 2006. /s/ BRIAN SECRETT /s/ CATHIE LOMBAROI ---------------------------- ------------------------------ Partner Reinsurance Company BRIAN SECRETT, (SVP) CATHIE LOMBAROI, (Assit. UW) (Print name and title) INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES AGREEMENT of Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation Armonk, New York through Swiss Re Underwriters Agency, Inc. Calabasas, California (hereinafter referred to as the "Subscribing Reinsurer") with respect to the EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE: JUNE 1, 2006 issued to and duly executed by Philadelphia Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and any and all other companies which are now or may hereafter become member companies of Philadelphia Insurance Companies The Subscribing Reinsurer hereby accepts the following percentage shares in the interests and liabilities of the "Reinsurer" as set forth in the attached Contract captioned above: 0% of the First Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 0% of the Second Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 9.00% of the Third Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance
This Agreement shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2006, and shall continue in force until 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2007, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions of the attached Contract. The Subscribing Reinsurer's share in the attached Contract shall be separate and apart from the shares of the other reinsurers, and shall not be joint with the shares of the other reinsurers, it being understood that the Subscribing Reinsurer shall in no event participate in the interests and liabilities of the other reinsurers. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subscribing Reinsurer by its duly authorized representative has executed this Agreement as of the date undermentioned at: Calabasas, California, this 31st day of July in the year 2006. /s/ Daniel S. McElvany ------------------------------------------- Swiss Re Underwriters Agency, Inc. (for Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation) Daniel S. McElvany, Senior Vice President (Print name and title) INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES AGREEMENT of Transatlantic Reinsurance Company New York, New York (hereinafter referred to as the "Subscribing Reinsurer") with respect to the EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE: JUNE 1, 2006 issued to and duly executed by Philadelphia Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and any and all other companies which are now or may hereafter become member companies of Philadelphia Insurance Companies The Subscribing Reinsurer hereby accepts the following percentage shares in the interests and liabilities of the "Reinsurer" as set forth in the attached Contract captioned above: 0% of the First Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 15.00% of the Second Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 21.25% of the Third Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance
This Agreement shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2006, and shall continue in force until 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2007, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions of the attached Contract. The Subscribing Reinsurer's share in the attached Contract shall be separate and apart from the shares of the other reinsurers, and shall not be joint with the shares of the other reinsurers, it being understood that the Subscribing Reinsurer shall in no event participate in the interests and liabilities of the other reinsurers. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subscribing Reinsurer by its duly authorized representative has executed this Agreement as of the date undermentioned at: New York, New York, this 6th day of October in the year 2006. /s/ William Orendorf ------------------------------------------- Transatlantic Reinsurance Company William Orendorf, Underwriter (Print name and title) Ref # 910220053 & 910225935 INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES AGREEMENT of XL Re Ltd Hamilton, Bermuda (hereinafter referred to as the "Subscribing Reinsurer") with respect to the EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE: JUNE 1, 2006 issued to and duly executed by Philadelphia Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and any and all other companies which are now or may hereafter become member companies of Philadelphia Insurance Companies The Subscribing Reinsurer hereby accepts the following percentage shares in the interests and liabilities of the "Reinsurer" as set forth in the attached Contract captioned above: 0% of the First Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 0% of the Second Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 4.75% of the Third Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance
This Agreement shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2006, and shall continue in force until 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2007, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions of the attached Contract. The Subscribing Reinsurer's share in the attached Contract shall be separate and apart from the shares of the other reinsurers, and shall not be joint with the shares of the other reinsurers, it being understood that the Subscribing Reinsurer shall in no event participate in the interests and liabilities of the other reinsurers. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subscribing Reinsurer by its duly authorized representative has executed this Agreement as of the date undermentioned at: Hamilton, Bermuda, this 9th day of September in the year 2006. /s/ GINO Z. SMITH ------------------------------------------- XL Re Ltd GINO Z. SMITH, A. V. P. (Print name and title) INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES AGREEMENT of Certain Underwriting Members of Lloyd's shown in the Signing Schedules attached hereto (hereinafter referred to as the "Subscribing Reinsurer") with respect to the EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE: JUNE 1, 2006 issued to and duly executed by Philadelphia Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and any and all other companies which are now or may hereafter become member companies of Philadelphia Insurance Companies The Subscribing Reinsurer hereby accepts the following percentage shares in the interests and liabilities of the "Reinsurer" as set forth in the attached Contract captioned above: 0% of the First Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 0% of the Second Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance 2.5% of the Third Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance
This Agreement shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2006, and shall continue in force until 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2007, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions of the attached Contract. The Subscribing Reinsurer's share in the attached Contract shall be separate and apart from the shares of the other reinsurers, and shall not be joint with the shares of the other reinsurers, it being understood that the Subscribing Reinsurer shall in no event participate in the interests and liabilities of the other reinsurers. In any action, suit or proceeding to enforce the Subscribing Reinsurer's obligations under the attached Contract, service of process may be made upon Mendes & Mount, 750 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019. Signed for and on behalf of the Subscribing Reinsurer in the Signing Schedules attached hereto. NOW KNOW YE that We the Underwriters, Members of the Syndicates whose definitive numbers in the after-mentioned List or Underwriting Members of Lloyd's are set out in the attached Table, hereby bind ourselves each for his own part and not one for another, our Executors and Administrators, and in respect of his due proportion only, to pay or make good to the Assured or to the Assured's Executors or Administrators or to indemnify him or them against all such loss, damage or liability as herein provided, such payment to be made after such loss, damage or liability is proved and the due proportion for which each of us, the Underwriters, is liable shall be ascertained by reference to his share, as shown in the said List, of the Amount, Percentage or Proportion of the total sum insured hereunder which is in the Table set opposite the definitive number of the Syndicate of which such Underwriter is a Member AND FURTHER THAT the List of Underwriting Members of Lloyd's referred to above shows their respective Syndicates and Shares therein, is deemed to be incorporated in and to form part of this policy, bears the number specified in the attached Table and is available for inspection at Lloyd's Policy Signing Office by the Assured or his or their representatives and a true copy of the material parts of the said List certified by the General Manager of Lloyd's Policy Signing Office will be furnished to the Assured on application. IPSS whereof the General Manager of Lloyd's Policy Signing Office has subscribed his name on behalf of each of us. LLOYD'S POLICY SIGNING OFFICE, Signed by General Manager, Lloyd's of London E NUMBERS OF SYNDICATES AND AMOUNT, PERCENTAGE RTION OF THE TOTAL SUM INSURED HEREUNDER SHARED THE MEMBERS OF THOSE SYNDICATES. SEVERAL LIABILITY NOTICE The subscribing reinsurers' obligations under contracts of reinsurance to which they subscribe are several and not joint and are limited solely to the extent of their individual subscriptions. The subscribing reinsurers are not responsible for the subscription of any co-subscribing reinsurer who for any reason does not satisfy all or part of its obligations. LSW1001 (Reinsurance) 08/94 NOW KNOW YE THAT We the Underwriters, Members of the Syndicates whose definitive numbers in the after-mentioned List of Underwriting Members of Lloyd's are set out in the attached Table, hereby bind ourselves each for his own part and not one for another, our Executors and Administrators, and in respect of his due proportion only, to pay or make good to the Assured or to the Assured's Executors or Administrators or to indemnify him or them against all such loss, damage or liability as herein provided, such payment to be made after such loss, damage or liability is proved and the due proportion for which each of us, the Underwriters, is liable shall be ascertained by reference to his share, as shown in the said List, of the Amount, Percentage or Proportion of the total sum insured hereunder which is in the Table set opposite the definitive number of the Syndicate of which such Underwriter is a Member AND FURTHER THAT the List of Underwriting Members of Lloyd's referred to above shows their respective Syndicates and Shares therein, is deemed to be incorporated in and to form part of this policy, bears the number specified in the attached Table and is available for inspection at Lloyd's Policy Signing Office by the Assured or his or their representatives and a true copy of the material parts of the said List certified by the General Manager of Lloyd's Policy Signing Office will be furnished to the Assured on application. BUREAU REFERENCE 61434 07/07/06 BROKER NUMBER 1108 PROPORTION SYNDICATE UNDERWRITER'S % REFERENCE 2.50 2020 TOTAL LINE NO. OF SYNDICATES P342583E0X 2.50 1
THE LIST OF UNDERWRITING MEMBERS OF LLOYDS IS IN RESPECT YEAR OF 2006 OF ACCOUNT Page 1 of 1 EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE: JUNE 1, 2006 issued to Philadelphia Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and any and all other companies which are now or may hereafter become member companies of Philadelphia Insurance Companies TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE PAGE - ------- ---- I Classes of Business Reinsured 1 II Commencement and Termination 1 III Territory 2 IV Exclusions 3 V Retention and Limit 5 VI Reinstatement 6 VII Premium 6 VIII Definitions 8 IX Other Reinsurance 9 X Loss Occurrence 9 XI Loss Notices and Settlements 10 XII Salvage and Subrogation 11 XIII Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund 11 XIV Offset (BRMA 36D) 12 XV Access to Records (BRMA 1D) 12 XVI Liability of the Reinsurer 12 XVII Net Retained Lines (BRMA 32E) 12 XVIII Errors and Omissions (BRMA 14F) 13 XIX Currency (BRMA 12A) 13 XX Taxes (BRMA 50B) 13 XXI Federal Excise Tax 13 XXII Funding Requirements 14 XXIII Insolvency 15 XXIV Arbitration 16 XXV Service of Suit 17 XXVI Agency Agreement 17 XXVII Governing Law 17 XXVIII Confidentiality 17 XXIX Severability 18 XXX Intermediary (BRMA 23A) 18 Schedule A
EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE: JUNE 1, 2006 issued to Philadelphia Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and any and all other companies which are now or may hereafter become member companies of Philadelphia Insurance Companies (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Company") by The Subscribing Reinsurer(s) Executing the Interests and Liabilities Agreement(s) Attached Hereto (hereinafter referred to as the "Reinsurer") ARTICLE I - CLASSES OF BUSINESS REINSURED By this Contract the Reinsurer agrees to reinsure the excess liability which may accrue to the Company under its policies, contracts and binders of insurance (hereinafter called "policies") in force at the effective date hereof or issued or renewed on or after that date, and classified by the Company as Property business, subject to the terms, conditions and limitations set forth herein and in Schedule A attached to and forming part of this Contract. ARTICLE II - COMMENCEMENT AND TERMINATION A. This Contract shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2006, with respect to losses arising out of loss occurrences commencing at or after that time and date, and shall remain in force until 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time, June 1, 2007. B. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph A above, the Company may terminate a Subscribing Reinsurer's percentage share in this Contract by giving written notice to the Subscribing Reinsurer in the event any of the following circumstances occur as clarified by public announcement for subparagraphs 1 through 6 below and upon discovery for subparagraphs 7 and 8 below: 1. The Subscribing Reinsurer's policyholders' surplus or foreign equivalent thereto after the date lines are bound for this Contract has been reduced by more than 25.0% of the amount of surplus or foreign equivalent 12 months prior to that date; or Page 1 2. The Subscribing Reinsurer's policyholders' surplus or foreign equivalent thereto at any time after the date that lines are bound or at any time during the term of this Contract has been reduced by more than 25.0% of the amount of surplus or foreign equivalent at the date of the Subscribing Reinsurer's most recent financial statement filed with regulatory authorities and available to the public as of the date lines are bound for this Contract; or 3. The Subscribing Reinsurer's A.M. Best's Financial Strength rating has been assigned as any rating below "A-" (inclusive of "Not Rated" ratings) and/or the Subscribing Reinsurer's Standard & Poor's Insurer Financial Strength rating has been assigned as any rating below "BBB+" (inclusive of "Not Rated" ratings); or 4. The Subscribing Reinsurer has become merged with, acquired by or controlled by any other company, corporation or individual(s) not controlling the Subscribing Reinsurer's operations previously; or 5. A State Insurance Department or other legal authority has ordered the Subscribing Reinsurer to cease writing business; or 6. The Subscribing Reinsurer has become insolvent or has been placed into liquidation or receivership (whether voluntary or involuntary) or proceedings have been instituted against the Subscribing Reinsurer for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, rehabilitator, conservator or trustee in bankruptcy, or other agent known by whatever name, to take possession of its assets or control of its operations; or 7. The Subscribing Reinsurer has reinsured its entire liability under this Contract to a non-affiliated entity without the Company's prior written consent; or 8. The Subscribing Reinsurer has ceased assuming new or renewal property or casualty treaty reinsurance business. C. If this Contract is terminated or expires while a loss occurrence covered hereunder is in progress, the Reinsurer's liability hereunder shall, subject to the other terms and conditions of this Contract, be determined as if the entire loss occurrence had occurred prior to the termination or expiration of this Contract, provided that no part of such loss occurrence is claimed against any renewal or replacement of this Contract. ARTICLE III - TERRITORY The liability of the Reinsurer shall be limited to losses under policies covering property located within the territorial limits of the United States of America, its territories or possessions, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia; but this limitation shall not apply to moveable property if the Company's policies provide coverage when said moveable property is outside the aforesaid territorial limits. Page 2 ARTICLE IV - EXCLUSIONS This Contract does not apply to and specifically excludes the following: 1. Financial guarantee and insolvency. 2. Assumed reinsurance. 3. Mortgage Impairment insurances and similar kinds of insurances, however styled. 4. Nuclear risks as defined in the "Nuclear Incident Exclusion Clause - Physical Damage - Reinsurance" attached to and forming part of this Contract. 5. Loss or damage caused by or resulting from war, invasion, hostilities, acts of foreign enemies, civil war, rebellion, insurrection, military or usurped power, or martial law or confiscation by order of any government or public authority. 6. Loss or liability excluded under the provisions of the "Pools, Associations and Syndicates Exclusion Clause" attached to and forming part of this Contract. 7. All liability of the Company arising by contract, operation of law, or otherwise, from its participation or membership, whether voluntary or involuntary, in any insolvency fund. "Insolvency fund" includes any guaranty fund, insolvency fund, plan, pool, association, fund or other arrangement, however denominated, established or governed, which provides for any assessment of or payment or assumption by the Company of part or all of any claim, debt, charge, fee or other obligation of an insurer, or its successors or assigns, which has been declared by any competent authority to be insolvent, or which is otherwise deemed unable to meet any claim, debt, charge, fee or other obligation in whole or in part. 8. Losses in respect of overhead transmission and distribution lines and their supporting structures other than those on or within 1,000 feet of the insured premises. It is understood and agreed that public utilities extension and/or suppliers extension and/or contingent business interruption coverages are not subject to this exclusion, provided that these are not part of a transmitters' or distributors' policy. 9. Accident and Health, Casualty, Fidelity and/or Surety business. 10. Loss, damage, cost or expense arising from seepage and/or pollution and/or contamination, other than contamination from smoke. Nevertheless, this exclusion does not preclude payment of the cost of removing debris of property damaged by a loss otherwise covered hereunder, subject always to a limit of 25.0% of the Company's property loss under the applicable original policy. 11. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary within this Contract or any amendment thereto, loss, damage, cost or expense directly or indirectly caused by, contributed to by, resulting from, or arising out of or in connection with any act of terrorism, as defined herein, regardless of any other cause or event contributing concurrently or in any other sequence to the loss. Page 3 An "act of terrorism" includes any act, or preparation in respect of action, or threat of action, designed to influence the government de jure or de facto of any nation or any political division thereof, or in pursuit of political, religious, ideological or similar purposes to intimidate the public or a section of the public of any nation by any person or group(s) of persons whether acting alone or on behalf of or in connection with any organization(s) or government(s) de jure or de facto, and which: a. Involves violence against one or more persons; or b. Involves damage to property; or c. Endangers life other than that of the person committing the action; or d. Creates a risk to health or safety of the public or a section of the public; or e. Is designed to interfere with or to disrupt an electronic system. Loss, damage, cost or expense directly or indirectly caused by, contributed to by, resulting from, or arising out of or in connection with any action in controlling, preventing, suppressing, retaliating against or responding to any act of terrorism. Notwithstanding the above and subject otherwise to the terms, conditions and limitations of this Contract, in respect only of personal lines this Contract will pay actual loss or damage (but not related cost or expense) caused by any act of terrorism provided such act is not directly or indirectly caused by, contributed to by, resulting from, or arising out of or in connection with biological, chemical, radioactive, or nuclear pollution or contamination or explosion. 12. Loss or liability in any way or to any extent arising out of the actual or alleged presence or actual, alleged or threatened presence of fungi including, but not limited to, mold, mildew, mycotoxins, microbial volatile organic compounds or other "microbial contamination," including: a. Any supervision, instruction, recommendations, warnings, or advice given or which should have been given in connection with the above; and b. Any obligation to share damages with or repay someone who must pay damages because of such injury or damage. For purposes of this exclusion, "microbial contamination" means any contamination, either airborne or surface, which arises out of or is related to the presence of fungi, mold, mildew, mycotoxins, microbial volatile organic compounds or spores, including, without limitation, Penicillium, Aspergillus, Fusarium, Aspergillus Flavus and Stachybotrys chartarum. Page 4 Losses resulting from the above causes do not in and of themselves constitute an event unless arising out of one or more of the following perils, in which case this exclusion does not apply: Fire, lightning, explosion, aircraft or vehicle impact, falling objects, windstorm, hail, tornado, cyclone, hurricane, earthquake, volcano, tsunami, flood, freeze or weight of snow. Notice of any claims for mold-related losses must be given by the Company to the Reinsurer, in writing, within 24 months after the commencement date of the loss occurrence to which such claims relate. 13. Loss or liability excluded under the provisions of the "Electronic Data Endorsement B (NMA 2915)" attached to and forming part of this Contract. 14. Assessments made against the Company by the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF). 15. Assessments made against the Company by the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (CPIC). 16. Workers Compensation, Directors and Officers Liability, and Employers Liability business. 17. Product integrity and/or product tampering losses. 18. Space and space related risks such as satellites, spacecraft, launch vehicles and major components thereof from the beginning of transit to launch site. 19. Offshore risks. ARTICLE V - RETENTION AND LIMIT A. As respects each excess layer of reinsurance coverage provided by this Contract, the Company shall retain and be liable for the first amount of ultimate net loss, shown as "Company's Retention" for that excess layer in Schedule A attached hereto, arising out of each loss occurrence. The Reinsurer shall then be liable, as respects each excess layer, for the amount by which such ultimate net loss exceeds the Company's applicable retention, but the liability of the Reinsurer under each excess layer shall not exceed the amount, shown as "Reinsurer's Per Occurrence Limit" for that excess layer in Schedule A attached hereto, as respects any one loss occurrence. B. No claim shall be made under any excess layer of reinsurance coverage provided by this Contract as respects any one loss occurrence unless at least two risks insured by the Company are involved in such loss occurrence. For purposes of this Contract, the Company shall be the sole judge of what constitutes one risk. Page 5 ARTICLE VI - REINSTATEMENT A. In the event all or any portion of the reinsurance under any excess layer of reinsurance coverage provided by this Contract is exhausted by loss, the amount so exhausted shall be reinstated immediately from the time the loss occurrence commences hereon. B. Notwithstanding anything stated herein, the liability of the Reinsurer under any excess layer of reinsurance coverage provided by this Contract shall not exceed either of the following: 1. The amount, shown as "Reinsurer's Per Occurrence Limit" for that excess layer in Schedule A attached hereto, as respects loss or losses arising out of any one loss occurrence; or 2. The amount, shown as "Reinsurer's Term Limit" for that excess layer in Schedule A attached hereto, in all during the term of this Contract. ARTICLE VII - PREMIUM A. As premium for each excess layer of reinsurance coverage provided by this Contract, the Company shall pay the Reinsurer the greater of the following: 1. As applicable, either; a. The amount shown as "Minimum Premium" for that excess layer in Schedule A attached hereto if there has been no loss hereunder; or b. The amount shown as "Deposit Premium" for that excess layer in Schedule A attached hereto if there have been one or more losses hereunder; or 2. The percentage, shown as "Premium Rate" for that excess layer in Schedule A attached hereto, of the Company's gross earned premium for Property business during the term of this Contract. B. The Company shall pay the Reinsurer a deposit premium for each excess layer of the amount, shown as "Deposit Premium" for that excess layer in Schedule A attached hereto, in four equal installments of the amount, shown as "Quarterly Deposit Premium" for that excess layer in Schedule A attached hereto, on June 1, September 1 and December 1 of 2006 and March 1, 2007. C. Within 45 days after the expiration of this Contract, the Company shall provide a report to the Reinsurer setting forth the premium due hereunder for each excess layer, computed in accordance with paragraph A above, and any additional premium due the Reinsurer or return premium due the Company for each such excess layer shall be remitted promptly. Page 6 D. For each amount of limit reinstated for each excess layer in accordance with the Reinstatement Article, the Company agrees to pay additional premium equal to the product of the following: 1. The percentage of the occurrence limit for the excess layer reinstated (based on the loss paid by the Reinsurer under that excess layer); times 2. The final adjusted reinsurance premium, as calculated in accordance with paragraph A above, for the excess layer reinstated for the term of this Contract (exclusive of reinstatement premium). E. Whenever the Company requests payment by the Reinsurer of any loss under any excess layer hereunder, the Company shall submit a statement to the Reinsurer of reinstatement premium due the Reinsurer for that excess layer. If the final adjusted reinsurance premium for any excess layer for the term of this Contract has not been determined as of the date of any such statement, the calculation of reinstatement premium due for that excess layer shall be based on the annual deposit premium for that excess layer and shall be readjusted when the final adjusted reinsurance premium for that excess layer for the term of this Contract has been determined. Any reinstatement premium shown to be due the Reinsurer for any excess layer as reflected by any such statement (less prior payments, if any, for that excess layer) shall be payable by the Company concurrently with payment by the Reinsurer of the requested loss for that excess layer. Any return reinstatement premium shown to be due the Company shall be remitted by the Reinsurer as promptly as possible after receipt and verification of the Company's statement. F. In the event a Subscribing Reinsurer's participation in this Contract is terminated under the provisions of paragraph B of the Commencement and Termination Article, no deposit premium shall be due after the effective date of termination, the minimum premium shall be waived, and the reinsurance premium and reinstatement premium will be calculated in accordance with the following formulas: 1. Reinsurance premium shall be the number of days the Subscribing Reinsurer participates on this Contract divided by the number of days of the original term of this Contract and the quotient thereof shall be multiplied by the Subscribing Reinsurer's percentage share of the final adjusted premium reported in accordance with paragraph C above. 2. Reinstatement premium shall be calculated in accordance with paragraph D above and shall be considered fully earned. 3. In the event the incurred loss for an excess layer in Schedule A attached hereto is greater than the sum of the amounts from subparagraphs 1 and 2 of this paragraph F that are applicable to the same excess layer, in lieu of the provisions of subparagraphs 1 and 2 of this paragraph F, the Subscribing Reinsurer will receive premium equal to the lesser of: a. An amount equal to the Subscribing Reinsurer's percentage share of the full reinsurance premium calculated in accordance with paragraph A (without regard to the termination of the Subscribing Reinsurer's share in accordance with the Page 7 provisions of paragraph B of the Commencement and Termination Article) plus any reinstatement premium calculated in accordance with paragraph D; or b. The Subscribing Reinsurer's percentage share of the incurred loss for the same excess layer. G. "Gross earned premium" as used herein is defined as earned premium of the Company for the classes of business reinsured hereunder, before the deduction of any premiums ceded by the Company for reinsurance which inures to the benefit of this Contract. ARTICLE VIII - DEFINITIONS A. "Ultimate net loss" as used herein is defined as the sum or sums (including loss in excess of policy limits, extra contractual obligations and loss adjustment expense, as hereinafter defined) paid or payable by the Company in settlement of claims and in satisfaction of judgments rendered on account of such claims, after deduction of all salvage, all recoveries and all claims on inuring insurance or reinsurance, whether collectible or not. Nothing herein shall be construed to mean that losses under this Contract are not recoverable until the Company's ultimate net loss has been ascertained. B. "Loss in excess of policy limits" and "extra contractual obligations" as used herein shall be defined as follows: 1. "Loss in excess of policy limits" shall mean 90.0% of any amount paid or payable by the Company in excess of its policy limits, but otherwise within the terms of its policy, such loss in excess of the Company's policy limits having been incurred because of, but not limited to, failure by the Company to settle within the policy limits or by reason of the Company's alleged or actual negligence, fraud or bad faith in rejecting an offer of settlement or in the preparation of the defense or in the trial of any action against its insured or in the preparation or prosecution of an appeal consequent upon such an action. 2. "Extra contractual obligations" shall mean 90.0% of any punitive, exemplary, compensatory or consequential damages paid or payable by the Company, not covered by any other provision of this Contract and which arise from the handling of any claim on business subject to this Contract, such liabilities arising because of, but not limited to, failure by the Company to settle within the policy limits or by reason of the Company's alleged or actual negligence, fraud or bad faith in rejecting an offer of settlement or in the preparation of the defense or in the trial of any action against its insured or in the preparation or prosecution of an appeal consequent upon such an action. An extra contractual obligation shall be deemed, in all circumstances, to have occurred on the same date as the loss covered or alleged to be covered under the policy. Notwithstanding anything stated herein, the amount included in the ultimate net loss for any one loss occurrence as respects loss in excess of policy limits and extra contractual obligations shall not exceed 25.0% of the Company's indemnity loss hereunder arising out of that loss occurrence. Page 8 Notwithstanding anything stated herein, this Contract shall not apply to any loss in excess of policy limits or any extra contractual obligation incurred by the Company as a result of any fraudulent and/or criminal act by any officer or director of the Company acting individually or collectively or in collusion with any individual or corporation or any other organization or party involved in the presentation, defense or settlement of any claim covered hereunder. C. "Loss adjustment expense" as used herein shall mean expenses assignable to the investigation, appraisal, adjustment, settlement, litigation, defense and/or appeal of specific claims, regardless of how such expenses are classified for statutory reporting purposes. Loss adjustment expense shall include, but not be limited to, declaratory judgments, interest on judgments, expenses of outside adjusters, and a pro rata share of the salaries and expenses of the Company's field employees according to the time occupied adjusting such losses and expenses of the Company's officials incurred in connection with the losses, but shall not include office expenses or salaries of the Company's regular employees. ARTICLE IX - OTHER REINSURANCE The Company shall be permitted to carry excess per risk reinsurance, recoveries under which shall inure to the benefit of this Contract. ARTICLE X - LOSS OCCURRENCE A. The term "loss occurrence" shall mean the sum of all individual losses directly occasioned by any one disaster, accident or loss or series of disasters, accidents or losses arising out of one event which occurs within the area of one state of the United States or province of Canada and states or provinces contiguous thereto and to one another. However, the duration and extent of any one "loss occurrence" shall be limited to all individual losses sustained by the Company occurring during any period of 168 consecutive hours arising out of and directly occasioned by the same event, except that the term "loss occurrence" shall be further defined as follows: 1. As regards windstorm, hail, tornado, hurricane, cyclone, including ensuing collapse and water damage, all individual losses sustained by the Company occurring during any period of 72 consecutive hours arising out of and directly occasioned by the same event. However, the event need not be limited to one state or province or states or provinces contiguous thereto. 2. As regards riot, riot attending a strike, civil commotion, vandalism and malicious mischief, all individual losses sustained by the Company occurring during any period of 72 consecutive hours within the area of one municipality or county and the municipalities or counties contiguous thereto arising out of and directly occasioned by the same event. The maximum duration of 72 consecutive hours may be extended in respect of individual losses which occur beyond such 72 consecutive hours during the continued occupation of an insured's premises by strikers, provided such occupation commenced during the aforesaid period. Page 9 3. As regards earthquake (the epicenter of which need not necessarily be within the territorial confines referred to in the introductory portion of this paragraph) and fire following directly occasioned by the earthquake, only those individual fire losses which commence during the period of 168 consecutive hours may be included in the Company's "loss occurrence." 4. As regards "freeze," only individual losses directly occasioned by collapse, breakage of glass and water damage (caused by bursting frozen pipes and tanks) may be included in the Company's "loss occurrence." 5. As regards firestorms, brush fires, and any other fires or series of fires, irrespective of origin (except as provided in subparagraphs 2 and 3 above), which spread through trees, grassland or other vegetation, all individual losses sustained by the Company which occur during any period of 168 consecutive hours within a 50-mile radius of any fixed point selected by the Company may be included in the Company's "loss occurrence." However, an individual loss subject to this subparagraph cannot be included in more than one "loss occurrence." B. For all those "loss occurrences," other than those referred to in subparagraph 2 of paragraph A above, the Company may choose the date and time when any such period of consecutive hours commences, provided that it is not earlier than the date and time of the occurrence of the first recorded individual loss sustained by the Company arising out of that disaster, accident or loss, and provided that only one such period of 168 consecutive hours shall apply with respect to one event, except for any "loss occurrence" referred to in subparagraph 1 of paragraph A above where only one such period of 72 consecutive hours shall apply with respect to one event, regardless of the duration of the event. C. As respects those "loss occurrences" referred to in subparagraph 2 of paragraph A above, if the disaster, accident or loss occasioned by the event is of greater duration than 72 consecutive hours, then the Company may divide that disaster, accident or loss into two or more "loss occurrences," provided no two periods overlap and no individual loss is included in more than one such period and provided that no period commences earlier than the date and time of the occurrence of the first recorded individual loss sustained by the Company arising out of that disaster, accident or loss. D. No individual losses occasioned by an event that would be covered by 72 hours clauses may be included in any "loss occurrence" claimed under the 168 hours provision. ARTICLE XI - LOSS NOTICES AND SETTLEMENTS A. Whenever losses sustained by the Company appear likely to result in a claim hereunder, the Company shall notify the Reinsurer, and the Reinsurer shall have the right to participate in the adjustment of such losses at its own expense. B. All loss settlements made by the Company, provided they are within the terms of this Contract and the terms of the Company's policies (except as respects loss in excess of policy limits and extra contractual obligations), shall be binding upon the Reinsurer, and the Reinsurer agrees to pay all amounts for which it may be liable upon receipt of reasonable evidence of the amount paid (or scheduled to be paid within 14 days) by the Company. Page 10 ARTICLE XII - SALVAGE AND SUBROGATION The Reinsurer shall be credited with salvage (i.e., reimbursement obtained or recovery made by the Company, less the actual cost, excluding salaries of officials and employees of the Company and sums paid to attorneys as retainer, of obtaining such reimbursement or making such recovery) on account of claims and settlements involving reinsurance hereunder. Salvage thereon shall always be used to reimburse the excess carriers in the reverse order of their priority according to their participation before being used in any way to reimburse the Company for its primary loss. The Company hereby agrees to enforce its rights to salvage or subrogation relating to any loss, a part of which loss was sustained by the Reinsurer, and to prosecute all claims arising out of such rights. ARTICLE XIII - FLORIDA HURRICANE CATASTROPHE FUND A. The Company shall provisionally purchase from the FHCF the following limit and retention: 90.0% of $1,598,988 excess of $443,735. The provisional limit and retention detailed above may increase or decrease depending on the Company's actual written premium subject to the FHCF reimbursement coverage during the term of this Contract. The Company and the Reinsurer agree to accept and be bound by the final determination of the FHCF. B. Any loss reimbursement paid or payable to the Company under the FHCF as a result of loss occurrences commencing during the term of this Contract shall inure to the benefit of this Contract. Further, any FHCF loss reimbursement shall be deemed to be paid to the Company in accordance with the reimbursement contract between the Company and the State Board of Administration of the State of Florida at the full payout level set forth therein and will be deemed not to be reduced by any reduction or exhaustion of the FHCF's claims paying capacity. C. Prior to the determination of the Company's FHCF retention and payout, if any, under the reimbursement contract between the Company and the State Board of Administration of the State of Florida, the Reinsurer's liability hereunder will be determined provisionally based on the projected payout, determined in accordance with the provisions of the reimbursement contract. Following the FHCF's final determination of the payout under the reimbursement contract, the ultimate net loss under this Contract will be recalculated. If, as a result of such calculation, the loss to the Reinsurer under any excess layer of this Contract in any one loss occurrence is less than the amount previously paid by the Reinsurer under that excess layer, the Company shall promptly remit the difference to the Reinsurer. If the loss to the Reinsurer under any excess layer in any one loss occurrence is greater than the amount previously paid by the Reinsurer, the Reinsurer shall promptly remit the difference to the Company. D. If an FHCF reimbursement amount is based on the Company's losses in more than one loss occurrence commencing during the term of this Contract, the total FHCF reimbursement received by the Company shall be allocated to individual loss occurrences Page 11 in chronological order of the dates such loss occurrences commence, beginning with the first such loss occurrence commencing during the term of this Contract, provided that: 1. The portion of the total FHCF reimbursement amount to be allocated by the Company to any individual loss occurrence shall be equal to the lesser of: (a) the amount of FHCF reimbursement to which the Company would be entitled for that loss occurrence alone, or (b) the remaining FHCF reimbursement which has not been allocated by the Company to prior loss occurrences; and 2. The total amount allocated by the Company to all such loss occurrences shall be equal to the total FHCF reimbursement received by the Company for such loss occurrences. ARTICLE XIV - OFFSET (BRMA 36D) The Company and the Reinsurer, each at its option, may offset any balance or balances, whether on account of premiums, claims and losses, loss expenses or salvages due from one party to the other under this Contract; provided, however, that in the event of the insolvency of a party hereto, offsets shall only be allowed in accordance with applicable statutes and regulations. ARTICLE XV - ACCESS TO RECORDS (BRMA 1D) The Reinsurer or its designated representatives shall have access at any reasonable time to all records of the Company which pertain in any way to this reinsurance. ARTICLE XVI - LIABILITY OF THE REINSURER A. The liability of the Reinsurer shall follow that of the Company in every case and be subject in all respects to all the general and specific stipulations, clauses, waivers and modifications of the Company's policies and any endorsements thereon. However, in no event shall this be construed in any way to provide coverage outside the terms and conditions set forth in this Contract. B. Nothing herein shall in any manner create any obligations or establish any rights against the Reinsurer in favor of any third party or any persons not parties to this Contract. ARTICLE XVII - NET RETAINED LINES (BRMA 32E) A. This Contract applies only to that portion of any policy which the Company retains net for its own account (prior to deduction of any underlying reinsurance specifically permitted in this Contract), and in calculating the amount of any loss hereunder and also in computing the amount or amounts in excess of which this Contract attaches, only loss or losses in respect of that portion of any policy which the Company retains net for its own account shall be included. Page 12 B. The amount of the Reinsurer's liability hereunder in respect of any loss or losses shall not be increased by reason of the inability of the Company to collect from any other reinsurer(s), whether specific or general, any amounts which may have become due from such reinsurer(s), whether such inability arises from the insolvency of such other reinsurer(s) or otherwise. ARTICLE XVIII - ERRORS AND OMISSIONS (BRMA 14F) Inadvertent delays, errors or omissions made in connection with this Contract or any transaction hereunder shall not relieve either party from any liability which would have attached had such delay, error or omission not occurred, provided always that such error or omission is rectified as soon as possible after discovery. ARTICLE XIX - CURRENCY (BRMA 12A) A. Whenever the word "Dollars" or the "$" sign appears in this Contract, they shall be construed to mean United States Dollars and all transactions under this Contract shall be in United States Dollars. B. Amounts paid or received by the Company in any other currency shall be converted to United States Dollars at the rate of exchange at the date such transaction is entered on the books of the Company. ARTICLE XX - TAXES (BRMA 50B) In consideration of the terms under which this Contract is issued, the Company will not claim a deduction in respect of the premium hereon when making tax returns, other than income or profits tax returns, to any state or territory of the United States of America or the District of Columbia. ARTICLE XXI - FEDERAL EXCISE TAX A. The Reinsurer has agreed to allow for the purpose of paying the Federal Excise Tax the applicable percentage of the premium payable hereon as imposed under Section 4371 of the Internal Revenue Code to the extent such premium is subject to the Federal Excise Tax. B. In the event of any return of premium becoming due hereunder the Reinsurer will deduct the applicable percentage from the return premium payable hereon and the Company or its agent should take steps to recover the tax from the United States Government. Page 13 ARTICLE XXII - FUNDING REQUIREMENTS A. The Reinsurer agrees to fund, within 30 days of the Company's request, subject to receipt of satisfactory information from the Company, its share of the Company's ceded outstanding loss and loss adjustment expense reserves (including incurred but not reported loss reserves for known loss occurrences established by the Company) by: 1. Clean, irrevocable and unconditional letters of credit issued and confirmed, if confirmation is required by the insurance regulatory authorities involved, by a bank or banks meeting the NAIC Securities Valuation Office credit standards for issuers of letters of credit and acceptable to said insurance regulatory authorities; and/or 2. Escrow accounts for the benefit of the Company; and/or 3. Cash advances; if the Reinsurer is unauthorized in any state of the United States of America or the District of Columbia having jurisdiction over the Company and if, without such funding, a penalty would accrue to the Company on any financial statement, including but not limited to quarterly filings, it is required to file with the insurance regulatory authorities involved. The Reinsurer, at its sole option, may fund in other than cash if its method of funding is acceptable to the Company and to the insurance regulatory authorities involved. For the purpose of this Contract, the Lloyd's U.S. Credit for Reinsurance Trust Fund shall be considered an acceptable funding instrument. B. With regard to funding in whole or in part by letters of credit, it is agreed that each letter of credit will be in a form acceptable to insurance regulatory authorities involved, will be issued for a term of at least one year and will include an "evergreen clause," which automatically extends the term for at least one additional year at each expiration date unless written notice of non-renewal is given to the Company not less than 30 days prior to said expiration date or longer where required by insurance regulatory authorities. The Company and the Reinsurer further agree, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Contract, that said letters of credit may be drawn upon by the Company or its successors in interest at any time, without diminution because of the insolvency of the Company or the Reinsurer, but only for one or more of the following purposes: 1. To reimburse itself for the Reinsurer's share of losses and/or loss adjustment expense paid under the terms of policies reinsured hereunder, unless paid in cash by the Reinsurer; 2. To reimburse itself for the Reinsurer's share of any other amounts claimed to be due hereunder, unless paid in cash by the Reinsurer; 3. To fund a cash account in an amount equal to the Reinsurer's share of ceded outstanding loss and loss adjustment expense reserves (including incurred but not reported loss reserves for known loss occurrences established by the Company) funded by means of a letter of credit which is under non-renewal notice, if said letter of Page 14 credit has not been renewed or replaced by the Reinsurer 10 days prior to its expiration date; 4. To refund to the Reinsurer any sum in excess of the actual amount required to fund the Reinsurer's share of the Company's ceded outstanding loss and loss adjustment expense reserves (including incurred but not reported loss reserves for known loss occurrences established by the Company), if so requested by the Reinsurer. In the event the amount drawn by the Company on any letter of credit is in excess of the actual amount required for B(1) or B(3), or in the case of B(2), the actual amount determined to be due, the Company shall promptly return to the Reinsurer the excess amount so drawn. ARTICLE XXIII - INSOLVENCY A. In the event of the insolvency of one or more of the reinsured companies, this reinsurance shall be payable directly to the company or to its liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor on the basis of the liability of the company without diminution because of the insolvency of the company or because the liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor of the company has failed to pay all or a portion of any claim. It is agreed, however, that the liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor of the company shall give written notice to the Reinsurer of the pendency of a claim against the company indicating the policy or bond reinsured which claim would involve a possible liability on the part of the Reinsurer within a reasonable time after such claim is filed in the conservation or liquidation proceeding or in the receivership, and that during the pendency of such claim, the Reinsurer may investigate such claim and interpose, at its own expense, in the proceeding where such claim is to be adjudicated, any defense or defenses that it may deem available to the company or its liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor. The expense thus incurred by the Reinsurer shall be chargeable, subject to the approval of the Court, against the company as part of the expense of conservation or liquidation to the extent of a pro rata share of the benefit which may accrue to the company solely as a result of the defense undertaken by the Reinsurer. B. Where two or more reinsurers are involved in the same claim and a majority in interest elect to interpose defense to such claim, the expense shall be apportioned in accordance with the terms of this Contract as though such expense had been incurred by the company. C. It is further understood and agreed that, in the event of the insolvency of one or more of the reinsured companies, the reinsurance under this Contract shall be payable directly by the Reinsurer to the company or to its liquidator, receiver or statutory successor, except as provided by Section 4118(a) of the New York Insurance Law or except (1) where this Contract specifically provides another payee of such reinsurance in the event of the insolvency of the company or (2) where the Reinsurer with the consent of the direct insured or insureds has assumed such policy obligations of the company as direct obligations of the Reinsurer to the payees under such policies and in substitution for the obligations of the company to such payees. Page 15 ARTICLE XXIV - ARBITRATION A. As a condition precedent to any right of action hereunder, any dispute or difference between the Company and any Reinsurer relating to the interpretation or performance of this Contract, including its formation or validity, or any transaction under this Contract, whether arising before or after termination, shall be submitted to arbitration. B. If more than one reinsurer is involved in the same dispute, all such reinsurers shall constitute and act as one party for purposes of this Article provided that communication shall be made by the Company to each of the reinsurers constituting the one party, and provided, however, that nothing therein shall impair the rights of such reinsurers to assert several, rather than joint, defenses or claims, nor be construed as changing the liability of the Reinsurer under the terms of this Contract from several to joint. C. Upon written request of any party, each party shall choose an arbitrator and the two chosen shall select a third arbitrator. If either party refuses or neglects to appoint an arbitrator within 30 days after receipt of the written request for arbitration, the requesting party may appoint a second arbitrator. If the two arbitrators fail to agree on the selection of a third arbitrator within 30 days of their appointment, the Company shall petition the American Arbitration Association to appoint the third arbitrator. If the American Arbitration Association fails to appoint the third arbitrator within 30 days after it has been requested to do so, either party may request a justice of a court of general jurisdiction of the state in which the arbitration is to be held to appoint the third arbitrator. All arbitrators shall be active or retired officers of insurance or reinsurance companies, or Lloyd's London Underwriters, and disinterested in the outcome of the arbitration. Each party shall submit its case to the arbitrators within 30 days of the appointment of the third arbitrator. D. The parties hereby waive all objections to the method of selection of the arbitrators, it being the intention of both sides that all the arbitrators be chosen from those submitted by the parties. E. The arbitrators shall have the power to determine all procedural rules for the holding of the arbitration including but not limited to inspection of documents, examination of witnesses and any other matter relating to the conduct of the arbitration. The arbitrators shall interpret this Contract as an honorable engagement and not as merely a legal obligation; they are relieved of all judicial formalities and may abstain from following the strict rules of law. The arbitrators may award interest and costs. Each party shall bear the expense of its own arbitrator and shall share equally with the other party the expenses of the third arbitrator and of the arbitration. F. The decision in writing of the majority of the arbitrators shall be final and binding upon both parties. Judgment may be entered upon the final decision of the arbitrators in any court having jurisdiction. The arbitration shall take place in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, unless otherwise mutually agreed between the Company and the Reinsurer. G. This Article shall remain in full force and effect in the event any other provision of this Contract shall be found invalid or non-binding. Page 16 H. All time limitations stated in this Article may be amended by mutual consent of the parties, and will be amended automatically to the extent made necessary by any circumstances beyond the control of the parties. ARTICLE XXV - SERVICE OF SUIT (Applicable if the Reinsurer is not domiciled in the United States of America, and/or is not authorized in any State, Territory or District of the United States where authorization is required by insurance regulatory authorities. This Article is not intended to conflict with or override the parties obligations to arbitrate their disputes in accordance with the Arbitration Article.) A. It is agreed that in the event the Reinsurer fails to pay any amount claimed to be due hereunder, the Reinsurer, at the request of the Company, will submit to the jurisdiction of a court of competent jurisdiction within the United States. Nothing in this Article constitutes or should be understood to constitute a waiver of the Reinsurer's rights to commence an action in any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States, to remove an action to a United States District Court, or to seek a transfer of a case to another court as permitted by the laws of the United States or of any state in the United States. B. Further, pursuant to any statute of any state, territory or district of the United States which makes provision therefor, the Reinsurer hereby designates the party named in its Interests and Liabilities Agreement, or if no party is named therein, the Superintendent, Commissioner or Director of Insurance or other officer specified for that purpose in the statute, or his successor or successors in office, as its true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served any lawful process in any action, suit or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of the Company or any beneficiary hereunder arising out of this Contract. ARTICLE XXVI - AGENCY AGREEMENT If more than one reinsured company is named as a party to this Contract, the first named company shall be deemed the agent of the other reinsured companies for purposes of sending or receiving notices required by the terms and conditions of this Contract, and for purposes of remitting or receiving any monies due any party. ARTICLE XXVII - GOVERNING LAW This Contract shall be governed as to performance, administration and interpretation by the laws of the State of Pennsylvania exclusive of the rules with respect to conflicts of law, except as to rules with respect to credit for reinsurance in which case the applicable rules of all the states shall apply. ARTICLE XXVIII - CONFIDENTIALITY The Reinsurer, except with the express prior written consent of the Company, shall not directly or indirectly communicate, disclose or divulge to any unaffiliated third party any knowledge or Page 17 information that may be acquired either directly or indirectly as a result of the inspection of the Company's books, records and papers. The restrictions as outlined in this Article shall not apply to communication or disclosures that the Reinsurer is required to make to its statutory auditors, retrocessionaires, legal counsel, arbitrators involved in any arbitration procedures under this Contract or disclosures required upon subpoena or other duly-issued order of a court or other governmental agency or regulatory authority. ARTICLE XXIX - SEVERABILITY If any provision of this Contract should be invalid under applicable laws, the latter shall control but only to the extent of the conflict without affecting the remaining provisions of this Contract. ARTICLE XXX - INTERMEDIARY (BRMA 23A) Benfield Inc. is hereby recognized as the Intermediary negotiating this Contract for all business hereunder. All communications (including but not limited to notices, statements, premium, return premium, commissions, taxes, losses, loss adjustment expense, salvages and loss settlements) relating thereto shall be transmitted to the Company or the Reinsurer through Benfield Inc. Payments by the Company to the Intermediary shall be deemed to constitute payment to the Reinsurer. Payments by the Reinsurer to the Intermediary shall be deemed to constitute payment to the Company only to the extent that such payments are actually received by the Company. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company by its duly authorized representative has executed this Contract as of the date undermentioned at: Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, this 21st day of July in the year 2006. /s/ Christopher J. Maguire ---------------------------------------- Philadelphia Insurance Companies (for and on behalf of the "Company") CHRISTOPHER J. MAGUIRE, EVP & CUO (Print name and title) Page 18 SCHEDULE A EXCESS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CONTRACT EFFECTIVE: JUNE 1, 2006 issued to Philadelphia Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and any and all other companies which are now or may hereafter become member companies of Philadelphia Insurance Companies
FIRST SECOND THIRD EXCESS EXCESS EXCESS ----------- ----------- ------------ Company's Retention $10,000,000 $20,000,000 $ 40,000,000 Reinsurer's Per Occurrence Limit $10,000,000 $20,000,000 $ 60,000,000 Reinsurer's Term Limit $20,000,000 $40,000,000 $120,000,000 Minimum Premium $ 4,500,000 $ 6,570,000 $ 13,500,000 Premium Rate 1.57096% 2.29361% 4.71289% Deposit Premium $ 5,000,000 $ 7,300,000 $ 15,000,000 Quarterly Deposit Premium $ 1,250,000 $ 1,825,000 $ 3,750,000
The figures listed above for each excess layer shall apply to each Subscribing Reinsurer in the percentage share for that excess layer as expressed in its Interests and Liabilities Agreement attached hereto. Schedule A NUCLEAR INCIDENT EXCLUSION CLAUSE - PHYSICAL DAMAGE - REINSURANCE (U.S.A.) 1. This Reinsurance does not cover any loss or liability accruing to the Reassured, directly or indirectly and whether as Insurer or Reinsurer, from any Pool of Insurers or Reinsurers formed for the purpose of covering Atomic or Nuclear Energy risks. 2. Without in any way restricting the operation of paragraph (1) of this Clause, this Reinsurance does not cover any loss or liability accruing to the Reassured, directly or indirectly and whether as Insurer or Reinsurer, from any insurance against Physical Damage (including business interruption or consequential loss arising out of such Physical Damage) to: I. Nuclear reactor power plants including all auxiliary property on the site, or II. Any other nuclear reactor installation, including laboratories handling radioactive materials in connection with reactor installations, and "critical facilities" as such, or III. Installations for fabricating complete fuel elements or for processing substantial quantities of "special nuclear material," and for reprocessing, salvaging, chemically separating, storing or disposing of "spent" nuclear fuel or waste materials, or IV. Installations other than those listed in paragraph (2) III above using substantial quantities of radioactive isotopes or other products of nuclear fission. 3. Without in any way restricting the operations of paragraphs (1) and (2) hereof, this Reinsurance does not cover any loss or liability by radioactive contamination accruing to the Reassured, directly or indirectly, and whether as Insurer or Reinsurer, from any insurance on property which is on the same site as a nuclear reactor power plant or other nuclear installation and which normally would be insured therewith except that this paragraph (3) shall not operate (a) where Reassured does not have knowledge of such nuclear reactor power plant or nuclear installation, or (b) where said insurance contains a provision excluding coverage for damage to property caused by or resulting from radioactive contamination, however caused. However on and after 1st January 1960 this sub-paragraph (b) shall only apply provided the said radioactive contamination exclusion provision has been approved by the Governmental Authority having jurisdiction thereof. 4. Without in any way restricting the operations of paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) hereof, this Reinsurance does not cover any loss or liability by radioactive contamination accruing to the Reassured, directly or indirectly, and whether as Insurer or Reinsurer, when such radioactive contamination is a named hazard specifically insured against. 5. It is understood and agreed that this Clause shall not extend to risks using radioactive isotopes in any form where the nuclear exposure is not considered by the Reassured to be the primary hazard. 6. The term "special nuclear material" shall have the meaning given it in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 or by any law amendatory thereof. 7. Reassured to be sole judge of what constitutes: (a) substantial quantities, and (b) the extent of installation, plant or site. Note.-Without in any way restricting the operation of paragraph (1) hereof, it is understood and agreed that (a) all policies issued by the Reassured on or before 31st December 1957 shall be free from the application of the other provisions of this Clause until expiry date or 31st December 1960 whichever first occurs whereupon all the provisions of this Clause shall apply. (b) with respect to any risk located in Canada policies issued by the Reassured on or before 31st December 1958 shall be free from the application of the other provisions of this Clause until expiry date or 31st December 1960 whichever first occurs whereupon all the provisions of this Clause shall apply. 12/12/57 N.M.A. 1119 BRMA 35B POOLS, ASSOCIATIONS AND SYNDICATES EXCLUSION CLAUSE SECTION A: Excluding: (a) All business derived directly or indirectly from any Pool, Association or Syndicate which maintains its own reinsurance facilities. (b) Any Pool or Scheme (whether voluntary or mandatory) formed after March 1, 1968 for the purpose of insuring property whether on a country-wide basis or in respect of designated areas. This exclusion shall not apply to so-called Automobile Insurance Plans or other Pools formed to provide coverage for Automobile Physical Damage. SECTION B: It is agreed that business written by the Company for the same perils, which is known at the time to be insured by, or in excess of underlying amounts placed in the following Pools, Associations or Syndicates, whether by way of insurance or reinsurance, is excluded hereunder: Industrial Risk Insurers, Associated Factory Mutuals, Improved Risk Mutuals, Any Pool, Association or Syndicate formed for the purpose of writing Oil, Gas or Petro-Chemical Plants and/or Oil or Gas Drilling Rigs, United States Aircraft Insurance Group, Canadian Aircraft Insurance Group, Associated Aviation Underwriters, American Aviation Underwriters. Section B does not apply: (a) Where The Total Insured Value over all interests of the risk in question is less than $250,000,000. (b) To interests traditionally underwritten as Inland Marine or stock and/or contents written on a blanket basis. (c) To Contingent Business Interruption, except when the Company is aware that the key location is known at the time to be insured in any Pool, Association or Syndicate named above, other than as provided for under Section B(a). (d) To risks as follows: Offices, Hotels, Apartments, Hospitals, Educational Establishments, Public Utilities (other than railroad schedules) and builder's risks on the classes of risks specified in this subsection (d) only. Where this clause attaches to Catastrophe Excesses, the following Section C is added: SECTION C: Nevertheless the Reinsurer specifically agrees that liability accruing to the Company from its participation in residual market mechanisms including but not limited to: (1) The following so-called "Coastal Pools": Alabama Insurance Underwriting Association Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association South Carolina Windstorm and Hail Underwriting Association Texas Windstorm Insurance Association AND (2) All "Fair Plan" and "Rural Risk Plan" business Page 1 of 2 AND (3) The California Earthquake Authority ("CEA") for all perils otherwise protected hereunder shall not be excluded, except, however, that this reinsurance does not include any increase in such liability resulting from: (i) The inability of any other participant in such "Coastal Pool" and/or "Fair Plan" and/or "Rural Risk Plan" and/or Residual Market Mechanisms to meet its liability. (ii) Any claim against such "Coastal Pool" and/or "Fair Plan" and/or "Rural Risk Plan" and/or Residual Market Mechanisms, or any participant therein, including the Company, whether by way of subrogation or otherwise, brought by or on behalf of any insolvency fund (as defined in the Insolvency Fund Exclusion Clause incorporated in this Contract). SECTION D: Notwithstanding Section C above, in respect of the CEA, where an assessment is made against the Company by the CEA, the Company may include in its Ultimate Net Loss only that assessment directly attributable to each separate loss occurrence covered hereunder. The Company's initial capital contribution to the CEA shall not be included in the Ultimate Net Loss. NOTES: Wherever used herein the terms: "Company" shall be understood to mean "Company," "Reinsured," "Reassured" or whatever other term is used in the attached reinsurance document to designate the reinsured company or companies. "Agreement" shall be understood to mean "Agreement," "Contract," "Policy" or whatever other term is used to designate the attached reinsurance document. "Reinsurers" shall be understood to mean "Reinsurers," "Underwriters" or whatever other term is used in the attached reinsurance document to designate the reinsurer or reinsurers. Page 2 of 2 ELECTRONIC DATA ENDORSEMENT B 1. ELECTRONIC DATA EXCLUSION Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary within the Contract or any endorsement thereto, it is understood and agreed as follows:- a) This Contract does not insure loss, damage, destruction, distortion, erasure, corruption or alteration of ELECTRONIC DATA from any cause whatsoever (including but not limited to COMPUTER VIRUS) or loss of use, reduction in functionality, cost, expense of whatsoever nature resulting therefrom, regardless of any other cause or event contributing concurrently or in any other sequence to the loss. ELECTRONIC DATA means facts, concepts and information converted to a form useable for communications, interpretation or processing by electronic and electromechanical data processing or electronically controlled equipment and includes programs, software and other coded instructions for the processing and manipulation of data or the direction and manipulation of such equipment. COMPUTER VIRUS means a set of corrupting, harmful or otherwise unauthorized instructions or code including a set of maliciously introduced unauthorized instructions or code, programmatic or otherwise, that propagate themselves through a computer system or network of whatsoever nature. COMPUTER VIRUS includes but is not limited to "Trojan Horses," "worms" and "time or logic bombs." b) However, in the event that a peril listed below results from any of the matters described in paragraph a) above, this Contract, subject to all its terms, conditions and exclusions, will cover physical damage occurring during the Contract period to property insured by this Contract directly caused by such listed peril. Listed Perils Fire Explosion 2. ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING MEDIA VALUATION Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary within the Contract or any endorsement thereto, it is understood and agreed as follows:- Should electronic data processing media insured by this Contract suffer physical loss or damage insured by this Contract, then the basis of valuation shall be the cost of the blank media plus the costs of copying the ELECTRONIC DATA from back-up or from originals of a previous generation. These costs will not include research and engineering nor any costs of recreating, gathering or assembling such ELECTRONIC DATA. If the media is not repaired, replaced or restored the basis of valuation shall be the cost of the blank media. However this Contract does not insure any amount pertaining to the value of such ELECTRONIC DATA to the Assured or any other party, even if such ELECTRONIC DATA cannot be recreated, gathered or assembled. NMA 2915 (25.1.01)
EX-21 7 w30836exv21.htm LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT exv21
 

Exhibit 21
List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant
Maguire Insurance Agency, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation
PCHC Investment Corp., a Delaware corporation
Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company, a Pennsylvania corporation
Philadelphia Insurance Company, a Pennsylvania corporation
Liberty American Insurance Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation
Liberty American Select Insurance Company, a Florida corporation
Liberty American Insurance Company, a Florida corporation
Liberty American Insurance Services, Inc., a Florida corporation
Liberty American Premium Finance Company, a Florida corporation

 

EX-23 8 w30836exv23.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FORM exv23
 

Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Forms S-3 (No. 333-49271 and No. 333-78127) and Forms S-8 (No. 333-39794, No. 333-29643, No. 333-90534, No. 333-91216, No. 333-115375 and No. 333-125721) of Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. of our report dated February 27, 2007 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedules, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appear in this Form 10-K.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, PA
February 27, 2007

 

EX-31.1 9 w30836exv31w1.htm CERTIFICATION OF THE COMPANY'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 exv31w1
 

Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, James J. Maguire, Jr., certify that:
1.   I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp.
 
2.   Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15(d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  (a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  (b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  (c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this annual report based on such evaluation; and
 
  (d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  (a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  (b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
         
 
  Signed:   James J. Maguire, Jr.
 
       
 
      Name: James J. Maguire, Jr.
February 27, 2007
      Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

EX-31.2 10 w30836exv31w2.htm CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 exv31w2
 

Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, Craig P. Keller, certify that:
1.   I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp.
 
2.   Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15(d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  (a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  (b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  (c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this annual report based on such evaluation; and
 
  (d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  (a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  (b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
         
 
  Signed:   Craig P. Keller
 
       
 
      Name: Craig P. Keller
February 27, 2007
      Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

EX-32.1 11 w30836exv32w1.htm CERTIFICATION OF THE COMPANY'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 exv32w1
 

Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, James J. Maguire, Jr., chief executive officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
James J. Maguire, Jr.          
James J. Maguire, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
February 27, 2007

 

EX-32.2 12 w30836exv32w2.htm CERTIFICATION OF THE COMPANY'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 exv32w2
 

Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Craig P. Keller, chief financial officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Craig P. Keller          
Craig P. Keller
Chief Financial Officer
February 27, 2007

 

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