Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains on investments
(23,362)
(40,855)
(72,165)
50,403
Change in allowance for credit losses on investments
15,276
(1,571)
31,347
(11,164)
Net investment (losses) gains
(8,086)
(42,426)
(40,818)
39,239
Revenues from non-insurance businesses
128,610
137,116
375,307
375,225
Insurance service fees
28,666
22,962
81,583
81,290
Other income
610
128
1,804
235
Total Revenues
3,400,379
3,030,638
9,971,184
8,921,556
Expenses:
Loss and loss expenses
1,825,960
1,636,193
5,270,334
4,744,602
Other operating costs and expenses
943,365
808,669
2,704,890
2,457,925
Expenses from non-insurance businesses
124,885
133,939
364,612
370,244
Interest expense
31,720
31,888
95,156
95,580
Total expenses
2,925,930
2,610,689
8,434,992
7,668,351
Income before income tax
474,449
419,949
1,536,192
1,253,205
Income tax expense
(109,135)
(86,519)
(356,958)
(268,322)
Net Income before noncontrolling interests
365,314
333,430
1,179,234
984,883
Noncontrolling interest
320
156
780
(863)
Net income to common stockholders
$
365,634
$
333,586
$
1,180,014
$
984,020
Net income per share (1):
Basic
$
0.92
$
0.83
$
2.95
$
2.41
Diluted
$
0.91
$
0.82
$
2.92
$
2.39
Average shares outstanding (1) (2):
Basic
398,338
403,787
400,302
407,484
Diluted
401,817
407,158
404,053
411,219
(1)The 2024 per share amounts have been adjusted to reflect the 3-for-2 common stock split effected on July 10, 2024, and the 2023 per share amounts were restated for comparative purposes to reflect such common stock split.
(2)Basic shares outstanding consist of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period (including shares held in a grantor trust). Diluted shares outstanding consist of the weighted average number of basic and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period.
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Business Segment Operating Results
(Amounts in thousands, except ratios) (1) (2)
Third Quarter
Nine Months
2024
2023
2024
2023
Insurance:
Gross premiums written
$
3,219,128
$
2,965,787
$
9,501,027
$
8,586,193
Net premiums written
2,673,275
2,484,626
7,929,439
7,175,904
Net premiums earned
2,564,490
2,291,917
7,447,828
6,650,027
Pre-tax income
469,421
410,909
1,437,623
1,149,886
Loss ratio
63.1
%
62.8
%
63.0
%
62.8
%
Expense ratio
28.4
%
28.2
%
28.4
%
28.2
%
GAAP Combined ratio
91.5
%
91.0
%
91.4
%
91.0
%
Reinsurance & Monoline Excess:
Gross premiums written
$
414,150
$
387,418
$
1,212,779
$
1,153,103
Net premiums written
384,001
363,833
1,105,907
1,058,895
Net premiums earned
362,333
349,997
1,089,757
1,036,046
Pre-tax income
105,225
110,442
357,299
317,146
Loss ratio
57.0
%
56.5
%
53.2
%
54.8
%
Expense ratio
29.7
%
28.8
%
29.5
%
29.6
%
GAAP Combined ratio
86.7
%
85.3
%
82.7
%
84.4
%
Corporate and Eliminations:
Net investment (losses) gains
$
(8,086)
$
(42,426)
$
(40,818)
$
39,239
Interest expense
(31,720)
(31,888)
(95,156)
(95,580)
Other expenses
(60,391)
(27,088)
(122,756)
(157,486)
Pre-tax loss
(100,197)
(101,402)
(258,730)
(213,827)
Consolidated:
Gross premiums written
$
3,633,278
$
3,353,205
$
10,713,806
$
9,739,296
Net premiums written
3,057,276
2,848,459
9,035,346
8,234,799
Net premiums earned
2,926,823
2,641,914
8,537,585
7,686,073
Pre-tax income
474,449
419,949
1,536,192
1,253,205
Loss ratio
62.4
%
61.9
%
61.7
%
61.7
%
Expense ratio
28.5
%
28.3
%
28.6
%
28.4
%
GAAP Combined ratio
90.9
%
90.2
%
90.3
%
90.1
%
(1)Loss ratio is losses and loss expenses incurred expressed as a percentage of premiums earned. Expense ratio is underwriting expenses expressed as a percentage of premiums earned. GAAP combined ratio is the sum of the loss ratio and the expense ratio.
(2)Commencing with the first quarter of 2024, the Company reclassified a program management business from the Insurance segment to the Reinsurance & Monoline Excess segment. The reclassified business is a program management business offering support on a nationwide basis for commercial casualty and property program administrators. Reclassifications have been made to the Company's 2023 financial information to conform with this presentation.
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Supplemental Information
(Amounts in thousands)
Third Quarter
Nine Months
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net premiums written:
Other liability
$
1,066,005
$
978,193
$
3,213,296
$
2,867,172
Short-tail lines (1)
592,913
534,567
1,768,355
1,519,345
Auto
413,260
383,730
1,170,020
1,030,172
Workers' compensation
302,179
302,701
939,243
937,854
Professional liability
298,918
285,435
838,525
821,361
Total Insurance
2,673,275
2,484,626
7,929,439
7,175,904
Casualty (2)
189,386
188,445
567,522
589,706
Property (2)
106,106
92,171
306,925
256,350
Monoline excess
88,509
83,217
231,460
212,839
Total Reinsurance & Monoline Excess
384,001
363,833
1,105,907
1,058,895
Total
$
3,057,276
$
2,848,459
$
9,035,346
$
8,234,799
Current accident year losses from catastrophes:
Insurance
$
76,848
$
46,160
$
190,931
$
139,409
Reinsurance & Monoline Excess
20,970
15,369
27,073
23,536
Total
$
97,818
$
61,529
$
218,004
$
162,945
Net Investment income:
Core portfolio (3)
$
301,146
$
248,618
$
962,293
$
680,883
Investment funds
4,741
4,450
868
5,443
Arbitrage trading account
17,869
17,876
52,562
53,168
Total
$
323,756
$
270,944
$
1,015,723
$
739,494
Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains on investments:
Net realized (losses) gains on investments
$
(21,825)
$
(21,796)
$
(29,723)
$
4,798
Change in unrealized (losses) gains on equity securities
(1,537)
(19,059)
(42,442)
45,605
Total
$
(23,362)
$
(40,855)
$
(72,165)
$
50,403
Other operating costs and expenses:
Policy acquisition and insurance operating expenses
$
835,376
$
747,007
$
2,438,905
$
2,183,517
Insurance service expenses
21,786
21,225
66,309
70,336
Net foreign currency losses (gains)
24,619
(22,498)
1,324
(1,777)
Other costs and expenses
61,584
62,935
198,352
205,849
Total
$
943,365
$
808,669
$
2,704,890
$
2,457,925
Cash flow from operations
$
1,240,770
$
1,077,093
$
2,868,335
$
2,231,162
Reconciliation of net income to operating income:
Net income
$
365,634
$
333,586
$
1,180,014
$
984,020
Pre-tax investment losses (gains), net of related expenses
8,086
42,426
40,818
(39,170)
Income tax (benefit) expense
(43)
(9,404)
(5,810)
8,018
Operating income after-tax (4)
$
373,677
$
366,608
$
1,215,022
$
952,868
(1)Short-tail lines include commercial multi-peril (non-liability), inland marine, accident and health, fidelity and surety, boiler and machinery, high net worth homeowners and other lines.
(2)Includes reinsurance casualty and property and certain program management business.
(3)Core portfolio includes fixed maturity securities, equity securities, cash and cash equivalents, real estate and loans receivable.
(4)Operating income is a non-GAAP financial measure defined by the Company as net income excluding after-tax net investment gains (losses). Net investment gains (losses) are computed net of related expenses, including performance-based compensatory costs associated with realized investment gains. Management believes this measurement provides a useful indicator of trends in the Company’s underlying operations.
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Selected Balance Sheet Information
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Net invested assets (1)
$
29,689,477
$
26,973,703
Total assets
40,359,298
37,111,830
Reserves for losses and loss expenses
20,155,310
18,739,652
Senior notes and other debt
1,827,788
1,827,951
Subordinated debentures
1,009,629
1,009,090
Common stockholders' equity (2)
8,426,264
7,455,431
Common stock outstanding (3) (4)
381,190
384,817
Book value per share (4) (5)
22.11
19.37
Tangible book value per share (4) (5)
21.47
18.72
(1)Net invested assets include investments, cash and cash equivalents, trading accounts receivable from brokers and clearing organizations, trading account securities sold but not yet purchased and unsettled purchases, net of related liabilities.
(2)As of September 30, 2024, reflected in common stockholders' equity are after-tax unrealized investment losses of $289 million and unrealized currency translation losses of $314 million. As of December 31, 2023, reflected in common stockholders' equity are after-tax unrealized investment losses of $586 million and unrealized currency translation losses of $340 million.
(3)During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company repurchased 4,537,130 shares of its common stock for $236.2 million. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company repurchased 238,620 shares of its common stock for $12.5 million. The number of shares of common stock outstanding excludes shares held in a grantor trust.
(4)The 2024 per share amounts have been adjusted to reflect the 3-for-2 common stock split effected on July 10, 2024, and the 2023 per share amounts were restated for comparative purposes to reflect such common stock split.
(5)Book value per share is total common stockholders’ equity divided by the number of common shares outstanding. Tangible book value per share is total common stockholders’ equity excluding the after-tax value of goodwill and other intangible assets divided by the number of common shares outstanding.
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Investment Portfolio
September 30, 2024
(Amounts in thousands, except percentages)
Carrying Value
Percent of Total
Fixed maturity securities:
United States government and government agencies
$
2,070,985
7.0
%
State and municipal:
Special revenue
1,689,758
5.7
%
State general obligation
311,953
1.0
%
Local general obligation
304,114
1.0
%
Corporate backed
165,155
0.6
%
Pre-refunded
86,853
0.3
%
Total state and municipal
2,557,833
8.6
%
Mortgage-backed securities:
Agency
2,424,228
8.2
%
Commercial
600,881
2.0
%
Residential - Prime
212,909
0.7
%
Residential - Alt A
2,352
0.0
%
Total mortgage-backed securities
3,240,370
10.9
%
Asset-backed securities
4,107,321
13.8
%
Corporate:
Industrial
3,954,408
13.3
%
Financial
3,348,562
11.3
%
Utilities
774,398
2.6
%
Other
775,396
2.6
%
Total corporate
8,852,764
29.8
%
Foreign government
1,834,605
6.2
%
Total fixed maturity securities (1)
22,663,878
76.3
%
Equity securities available for sale:
Common stocks
701,667
2.3
%
Preferred stocks
346,459
1.2
%
Total equity securities available for sale
1,048,126
3.5
%
Cash and cash equivalents (2)
1,861,981
6.3
%
Investment funds
1,607,381
5.4
%
Real estate
1,297,314
4.4
%
Arbitrage trading account
820,928
2.8
%
Loans receivable
389,869
1.3
%
Net invested assets
$
29,689,477
100.0
%
(1)Total fixed maturity securities had an average rating of AA- and an average duration of 2.4 years, including cash and cash equivalents.
(2)Cash and cash equivalents includes trading accounts receivable from brokers and clearing organizations, trading account securities sold but not yet purchased and unsettled purchases.