RenaissanceRe Reports Net Income of $201.4 Million for the First Quarter of 2012 or $3.88 Per Diluted Common Share; Quarterly Operating Income of $155.5 Million or $2.98 Per Diluted Common Share
PEMBROKE, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: RNR) today reported net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders of $201.4 million or $3.88 per diluted common share in the first quarter of 2012, compared to a net loss attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders of $248.0 million or $4.69 per diluted common share in the first quarter of 2011. Operating income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders was $155.5 million or $2.98 per diluted common share for the first quarter of 2012, compared to an operating loss attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders of $242.9 million or $4.59 per diluted common share in the first quarter of 2011. The Company reported an annualized return on average common equity of 25.6% and an annualized operating return on average common equity of 19.7% in the first quarter of 2012, compared to negative 31.3% and negative 30.7%, respectively, in the first quarter of 2011. Book value per common share increased $3.41, or 5.8%, in the first quarter of 2012 to $62.68, compared to an 8.9% decrease in the first quarter of 2011.
See Comments on Regulation G for a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures.
Neill A. Currie, CEO, commented: “In the first quarter of 2012, we generated an annualized operating ROE of over 19% and increased our book value per share by 5.8%. Our results reflect a light catastrophe loss quarter, strong investment returns and favorable development. We also benefited from a successful January 1st renewal season in which we deployed more capital, increased our premiums by over 30% in each of our Cat, Specialty and Lloyd's units, and constructed an attractive portfolio of business.”
FIRST QUARTER 2012 HIGHLIGHTS (1)
- Underwriting income of $196.6 million and a combined ratio of 29.4%, compared to an underwriting loss of $397.2 million and a combined ratio of 230.0%, was primarily driven by the absence of large losses incurred during the first quarter of 2012, compared to the first quarter of 2011, which was negatively impacted by the Australian flooding and the New Zealand and Tohoku earthquakes which had a net negative impact (2) of $427.4 million and added 212.3 percentage points to the combined ratio.
- Gross premiums written increased $53.6 million, or 8.8%, to $664.2 million. Excluding the impact of $Nil and $113.5 million of reinstatement premiums written from large losses in the first quarter of 2012 and 2011, respectively, gross premiums written increased $167.1 million, or 33.6%, primarily due to the catastrophe unit experiencing higher risk-adjusted pricing within its core lines of business during the January 2012 renewals, combined with continued growth within the Lloyd's segment across most lines of business.
- Total investment income of $113.7 million, which includes the sum of net investment income, net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and net other-than-temporary impairments, compared to $55.3 million. The increase in total investment income was primarily due to higher total returns in the Company's fixed maturity investment portfolio as a result of tightening credit spreads during the first quarter of 2012 and higher returns in the Company's private equity investment portfolio.
- Other loss of $39.1 million, compared to other income of $50.1 million, was primarily due to trading losses within the Company's weather and energy risk management operations as a result of the unusually warm weather experienced in parts of the United Kingdom and parts of the United States during the first quarter of 2012. This unit reported a pre-tax loss of $35.5 million and an after-tax loss of $32.7 million. In addition, ceded reinsurance contracts accounted for at fair value incurred a loss of $1.8 million, compared to income of $43.5 million, as a result of net recoverables on the Tohoku earthquake in the first quarter of 2011 which did not reoccur in the first quarter of 2012.
Underwriting Results by Segment (1)
Reinsurance Segment
Gross premiums written in the Reinsurance segment were $609.8 million, an increase of $36.1 million, or 6.3%. Excluding the impact of $Nil and $112.8 million of reinstatement premiums written from large losses in the first quarter of 2012 and 2011, respectively, gross premiums written increased $148.8 million, or 32.3%, primarily due to the catastrophe unit experiencing improved market conditions on a risk-adjusted basis within its core lines of business during the January 2012 renewals, and inclusive of $33.5 million of gross premiums written on behalf of the Company's most recent fully collateralized joint venture, Upsilon Reinsurance Ltd. Managed catastrophe premiums totaled $559.0 million, an increase of $143.9 million, or 34.7%, excluding the impact of reinstatement premiums written from large losses in the first quarter of 2011. In addition, gross premiums written in the specialty unit were $100.5 million, an increase of $25.5 million, or 34.0%, due to the inception of several new contracts.
The Reinsurance segment generated underwriting income of $194.1 million and a combined ratio of 23.5%, compared to an underwriting loss of $368.1 million and a combined ratio of 227.2%, primarily the result of a $587.1 million decrease in net claims and claim expenses. The Reinsurance segment experienced a light catastrophe loss quarter during the first quarter of 2012, compared to the first quarter of 2011, which was negatively impacted by the Australian flooding and New Zealand and Tohoku earthquakes which had a net negative impact(2) of $544.7 million and added 220.9 percentage points to the Reinsurance segment combined ratio.
The Reinsurance segment experienced $46.8 million of favorable development on prior year reserves, compared to $72.0 million, including $34.9 million in the catastrophe unit primarily due to reductions in estimated ultimate losses on certain specific events occurring in prior accident years, and $11.9 million in the specialty unit.
Lloyd's Segment
Gross premiums written in the Lloyd's segment were $54.8 million, an increase of $18.2 million, or 49.7%, primarily due to continued growth within the segment. The Lloyd's segment generated underwriting income of $1.1 million and a combined ratio of 95.6%, compared to an underwriting loss of $26.3 million and a combined ratio of 267.7%, primarily as a result of an increase in favorable development of $8.5 million due to reductions in estimated ultimate losses on certain specific events occurring in prior accident years and the absence of large losses during the first quarter of 2012, compared with the first quarter of 2011 and the increase in gross premiums written noted above.
Other Items (1)
- Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests of $53.6 million increased from net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests of $85.5 million, primarily impacted by an increase in profitability of DaVinciRe and a decrease in the Company's ownership percentage in DaVinciRe from 42.8% at December 31, 2011 to 34.7% at March 31, 2012 and compared to 44.0% at March 31, 2011.
- Equity in earnings of other ventures improved $29.2 million, to earnings of $5.5 million, primarily due to equity in earnings of Top Layer Re of $4.7 million, which improved $27.2 million, as a result of Top Layer Re not experiencing any net claims and claim expenses during the first quarter of 2012, compared to net claims and claim expenses related to the February 2011 New Zealand earthquake during the first quarter of 2011.
- During the first quarter of 2012, the Company repurchased approximately 51 thousand common shares in open market transactions at an aggregate cost of $3.6 million and at an average share price of $71.81.
This Press Release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures including “operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders”, “operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share - diluted”, “operating return on average common equity - annualized” and “managed catastrophe premiums.” A reconciliation of such measures to the most comparable GAAP figures in accordance with Regulation G is presented in the attached supplemental financial data.
Please refer to the “Investor Information - Financial Reports - Financial Supplements” section of the Company's website at www.renre.com for a copy of the Financial Supplement which includes additional information on the Company's financial performance.
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. will host a conference call on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. (ET) to discuss this release. Live broadcast of the conference call will be available through the “Investor Information - Company Webcasts” section of RenaissanceRe's website at www.renre.com.
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. is a global provider of reinsurance and insurance. The Company's business consists of three segments: (i) Reinsurance, which includes catastrophe reinsurance, specialty reinsurance and certain property catastrophe and specialty joint ventures managed by the Company's ventures unit, (ii) Lloyd's, which includes reinsurance and insurance business written through Syndicate 1458, and (iii) Insurance, which principally includes the Company's Bermuda-based insurance operations.
Cautionary Statement under “Safe Harbor” Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements made in this earnings release contain information about the Company's future business prospects. These statements may be considered “forward-looking.” These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. For further information regarding cautionary statements and factors affecting future results, please refer to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.'s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Reports on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
| (1) | All comparisons are with the first quarter of 2011 unless specifically stated. | |
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Net negative impact includes the sum of estimates of net claims and claim expenses incurred, earned reinstatement premiums assumed and ceded, lost profit commissions, redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinci Re, equity in the net claims and claim expenses of Top Layer Re, and other income in respect of ceded reinsurance contracts accounted for at fair value. The Company's estimates are based on a review of its potential exposures, preliminary discussions with certain counterparties and catastrophe modeling techniques. Given the magnitude and recent occurrence of these events, delays in receiving claims data, potential uncertainties relating to reinsurance recoveries and other uncertainties inherent in loss estimation, meaningful uncertainty remains regarding losses from these events. Accordingly, the Company's actual net impact from these events will vary from these preliminary estimates, perhaps materially so. Changes in these estimates will be recorded in the period in which they occur. |
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| Gross premiums written | $ | 664,151 | $ | 610,505 | ||||
| Net premiums written | $ | 492,575 | $ | 452,575 | ||||
| Increase in unearned premiums | (213,910 | ) | (147,034 | ) | ||||
| Net premiums earned | 278,665 | 305,541 | ||||||
| Net investment income | 66,971 | 60,281 | ||||||
| Net foreign exchange (losses) gains | (1,460 | ) | 660 | |||||
| Equity in earnings (losses) of other ventures | 5,470 | (23,753 | ) | |||||
| Other (loss) income | (39,094 | ) | 50,145 | |||||
| Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on fixed maturity investments | 46,113 | (5,214 | ) | |||||
| Total other-than-temporary impairments | (161 | ) | — | |||||
| Portion recognized in other-than-temporary impairments | 27 | — | ||||||
| Net other-than-temporary impairments | (134 | ) | — | |||||
| Total revenues | 356,531 | 387,660 | ||||||
| Expenses | ||||||||
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred | 15,552 | 628,537 | ||||||
| Acquisition expenses | 24,111 | 32,335 | ||||||
| Operational expenses | 42,383 | 41,830 | ||||||
| Corporate expenses | 4,811 | 2,064 | ||||||
| Interest expense | 5,718 | 6,195 | ||||||
| Total expenses | 92,575 | 710,961 | ||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes | 263,956 | (323,301 | ) | |||||
| Income tax benefit | 37 | 52 | ||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | 263,993 | (323,249 | ) | |||||
| Loss from discontinued operations | (173 | ) | (1,526 | ) | ||||
| Net income (loss) | 263,820 | (324,775 | ) | |||||
| Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (53,641 | ) | 85,492 | |||||
| Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe | 210,179 | (239,283 | ) | |||||
| Dividends on preference shares | (8,750 | ) | (8,750 | ) | ||||
| Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders | $ | 201,429 | $ | (248,033 | ) | |||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share - basic | $ | 3.93 | $ | (4.66 | ) | |||
| Loss from discontinued operations attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share - basic | $ | — | (0.03 | ) | ||||
| Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share - basic | $ | 3.93 | $ | (4.69 | ) | |||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share - diluted (1) | $ | 3.88 | $ | (4.66 | ) | |||
| Loss from discontinued operations attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share - diluted (1) | $ | — | (0.03 | ) | ||||
| Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share - diluted (1) | $ | 3.88 | $ | (4.69 | ) | |||
| Average shares outstanding - basic (1) | 50,377 | 51,504 | ||||||
| Average shares outstanding - diluted (1) | 50,981 | 51,504 | ||||||
| Net claims and claim expense ratio | 5.6 | % | 205.7 | % | ||||
| Expense ratio | 23.8 | % | 24.3 | % | ||||
| Combined ratio | 29.4 | % | 230.0 | % | ||||
| Operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share - diluted (2) | $ | 2.98 | $ | (4.59 | ) | |||
| Operating return on average common equity - annualized (2) | 19.7 | % | (30.7%) | |||||
| (1) | Earnings per share calculations use average common shares outstanding - basic, when in a net loss position, as required by FASB ASC Topic Earnings per Share. | |
| (2) | See Comments on Regulation G for a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures. | |
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| Fixed maturity investments trading, at fair value | $ | 4,176,827 | $ | 4,291,465 | ||||
| Fixed maturity investments available for sale, at fair value | 125,292 | 142,052 | ||||||
| Total fixed maturity investments, at fair value | 4,302,119 | 4,433,517 | ||||||
| Short term investments, at fair value | 1,172,839 | 905,477 | ||||||
| Equity investments trading, at fair value | 53,080 | 50,560 | ||||||
| Other investments, at fair value | 806,782 | 748,984 | ||||||
| Investments in other ventures, under equity method | 76,723 | 70,714 | ||||||
| Total investments | 6,411,543 | 6,209,252 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 260,982 | 216,984 | ||||||
| Premiums receivable | 703,932 | 471,878 | ||||||
| Prepaid reinsurance premiums | 143,690 | 58,522 | ||||||
| Reinsurance recoverable | 279,398 | 404,029 | ||||||
| Accrued investment income | 30,782 | 33,523 | ||||||
| Deferred acquisition costs | 71,162 | 43,721 | ||||||
| Receivable for investments sold | 237,372 | 117,117 | ||||||
| Other assets | 205,660 | 180,992 | ||||||
| Goodwill and other intangibles | 9,077 | 8,894 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 8,353,598 | $ | 7,744,912 | ||||
| Liabilities, Noncontrolling Interests and Shareholders' Equity | ||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||
| Reserve for claims and claim expenses | $ | 1,858,203 | $ | 1,992,354 | ||||
| Unearned premiums | 646,733 | 347,655 | ||||||
| Debt | 351,999 | 353,620 | ||||||
| Reinsurance balances payable | 285,207 | 256,883 | ||||||
| Payable for investments purchased | 361,460 | 303,264 | ||||||
| Other liabilities | 242,257 | 211,369 | ||||||
| Liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale | 12,539 | 13,507 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 3,758,398 | 3,478,652 | ||||||
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe | 796,743 | 657,727 | ||||||
| Shareholders' Equity | ||||||||
| Preference shares | 550,000 | 550,000 | ||||||
| Common shares | 51,765 | 51,543 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 379 | — | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 12,988 | 11,760 | ||||||
| Retained earnings | 3,179,433 | 2,991,890 | ||||||
| Total shareholders' equity attributable to RenaissanceRe | 3,794,565 | 3,605,193 | ||||||
| Noncontrolling interest | 3,892 | 3,340 | ||||||
| Total shareholders' equity | 3,798,457 | 3,608,533 | ||||||
| Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and shareholders' equity | $ | 8,353,598 | $ | 7,744,912 | ||||
| Book value per common share | $ | 62.68 | $ | 59.27 | ||||
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| Reinsurance | Lloyd’s | Insurance | Eliminations (1) | Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gross premiums written | $ | 609,762 | $ | 54,817 | $ | — | $ | (428 | ) | $ | — | $ | 664,151 | |||||||||||
| Net premiums written | $ | 458,638 | $ | 33,937 | $ | — | — | $ | 492,575 | |||||||||||||||
| Net premiums earned | $ | 253,818 | $ | 24,822 | $ | 25 | — | $ | 278,665 | |||||||||||||||
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred | 8,324 | 9,001 | (1,773 | ) | — | 15,552 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition expenses | 19,386 | 4,668 | 57 | — | 24,111 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operational expenses | 32,044 | 10,057 | 282 | — | 42,383 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Underwriting income | $ | 194,064 | $ | 1,096 | $ | 1,459 | — | 196,619 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income | 66,971 | 66,971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net foreign exchange losses | (1,460 | ) | (1,460 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity in earnings of other ventures | 5,470 | 5,470 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other loss | (39,094 | ) | (39,094 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gains on investments | 46,113 | 46,113 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net other-than-temporary impairments | (134 | ) | (134 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate expenses | (4,811 | ) | (4,811 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (5,718 | ) | (5,718 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations before taxes | 263,956 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | 37 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss from discontinued operations | (173 | ) | (173 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (53,641 | ) | (53,641 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends on preference shares | (8,750 | ) | (8,750 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders | $ | 201,429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year | $ | 55,144 | $ | 16,280 | $ | — | $ | 71,424 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years | (46,820 | ) | (7,279 | ) | (1,773 | ) | (55,872 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total | $ | 8,324 | $ | 9,001 | $ | (1,773 | ) | $ | 15,552 | |||||||||||||||
| Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year | 21.7 | % | 65.6 | % | — | % | 25.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years | (18.4 | )% | (29.3 | )% | (7,092.0 | )% | (20.0 | )% | ||||||||||||||||
| Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year | 3.3 | % | 36.3 | % | (7,092.0 | )% | 5.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Underwriting expense ratio | 20.2 | % | 59.3 | % | 1,356.0 | % | 23.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Combined ratio | 23.5 | % | 95.6 | % | (5,736.0 | )% | 29.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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| Reinsurance | Lloyd’s | Insurance | Eliminations (1) | Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gross premiums written | $ | 573,682 | $ | 36,620 | $ | 280 | $ | (77 | ) | $ | — | $ | 610,505 | |||||||||||
| Net premiums written | $ | 423,566 | $ | 28,737 | $ | 272 | — | $ | 452,575 | |||||||||||||||
| Net premiums earned | $ | 289,429 | $ | 15,674 | $ | 438 | — | $ | 305,541 | |||||||||||||||
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred | 595,404 | 30,523 | 2,610 | — | 628,537 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition expenses | 29,792 | 2,461 | 82 | — | 32,335 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operational expenses | 32,363 | 8,972 | 495 | — | 41,830 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Underwriting loss | $ | (368,130 | ) | $ | (26,282 | ) | $ | (2,749 | ) | — | (397,161 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income | 60,281 | 60,281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net foreign exchange gains | 660 | 660 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity in losses of other ventures | (23,753 | ) | (23,753 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income | 50,145 | 50,145 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized losses on investments | (5,214 | ) | (5,214 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate expenses | 2,064 | 2,064 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 6,195 | 6,195 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss from continuing operations before taxes | (323,301 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | 52 | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss from discontinued operations | (1,526 | ) | (1,526 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | 85,492 | 85,492 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends on preference shares | (8,750 | ) | (8,750 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders | $ | (248,033 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year | $ | 667,362 | $ | 29,326 | $ | 9 | $ | 696,697 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years | (71,958 | ) | 1,197 | 2,601 | (68,160 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total | $ | 595,404 | $ | 30,523 | $ | 2,610 | $ | 628,537 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year | 230.6 | % | 187.1 | % | 2.1 | % | 228.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years | (24.9 | )% | 7.6 | % | 593.8 | % | (22.3 | )% | ||||||||||||||||
| Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year | 205.7 | % | 194.7 | % | 595.9 | % | 205.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Underwriting expense ratio | 21.5 | % | 73.0 | % | 131.7 | % | 24.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Combined ratio | 227.2 | % | 267.7 | % | 727.6 | % | 230.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Represents $0.4 million of gross premiums ceded from the Reinsurance segment to the Lloyd's segment for the three months ended March 31, 2012 (2011 - $0.1 million from the Reinsurance segment to the Lloyd's segment). | |
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| Renaissance catastrophe premiums | $ | 330,427 | $ | 311,642 | |||
| Renaissance specialty premiums | 99,545 | 74,395 | |||||
| Total Renaissance premiums | 429,972 | 386,037 | |||||
| DaVinci catastrophe premiums | 178,813 | 187,036 | |||||
| DaVinci specialty premiums | 977 | 609 | |||||
| Total DaVinci premiums | 179,790 | 187,645 | |||||
| Total catastrophe unit premiums | 509,240 | 498,678 | |||||
| Total specialty unit premiums | 100,522 | 75,004 | |||||
| Total Reinsurance segment gross premiums written | $ | 609,762 | $ | 573,682 | |||
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| Specialty | $ | 39,329 | $ | 29,235 | |||
| Catastrophe | 15,488 | 7,385 | |||||
| Total Lloyd's segment gross premiums written | $ | 54,817 | $ | 36,620 | |||
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| Commercial property | $ | — | $ | 280 | |||
| Total Insurance segment gross premiums written | $ | — | $ | 280 | |||
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| Total catastrophe unit gross premiums written | $ | 509,240 | $ | 498,678 | |||
| Catastrophe premiums written on behalf of our joint venture, Top Layer Re (2) | 34,305 | 22,528 | |||||
| Catastrophe premiums written in the Lloyd's unit | 15,488 | 7,385 | |||||
| Total managed catastrophe premiums (1) | $ | 559,033 | $ | 528,591 | |||
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| Fixed maturity investments | $ | 26,333 | $ | 27,913 | ||||
| Short term investments | 500 | 595 | ||||||
| Equity investments trading | 170 | 14 | ||||||
| Other investments | ||||||||
| Hedge funds and private equity investments | 28,473 | 23,507 | ||||||
| Other | 14,170 | 10,827 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 26 | 41 | ||||||
| 69,672 | 62,897 | |||||||
| Investment expenses | (2,701 | ) | (2,616 | ) | ||||
| Net investment income | 66,971 | 60,281 | ||||||
| Gross realized gains | 36,286 | 10,562 | ||||||
| Gross realized losses | (6,950 | ) | (12,617 | ) | ||||
| Net realized gains (losses) on fixed maturity investments | 29,336 | (2,055 | ) | |||||
| Net unrealized gains (losses) on fixed maturity investments trading | 14,257 | (3,758 | ) | |||||
| Net unrealized gains on equity investments trading | 2,520 | 599 | ||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 46,113 | (5,214 | ) | |||||
| Total other-than-temporary impairments | (161 | ) | — | |||||
| Portion recognized in other comprehensive income, before taxes | 27 | — | ||||||
| Net other-than-temporary impairments | (134 | ) | — | |||||
| Change in net unrealized gains on fixed maturity investments available for sale | 778 | 252 | ||||||
| Total investment income | $ | 113,728 | $ | 55,319 | ||||
Comments on Regulation G
In addition to the GAAP financial measures set forth in this Press Release, the Company has included certain non-GAAP financial measures in this Press Release within the meaning of Regulation G. The Company has provided these financial measurements in previous investor communications and the Company's management believes that these measurements are important to investors and other interested persons, and that investors and such other persons benefit from having a consistent basis for comparison between quarters and for the comparison with other companies within the industry. These measures may not, however, be comparable to similarly titled measures used by companies outside of the insurance industry. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these non-GAAP measures in assessing the Company's overall financial performance.
The Company uses “operating to RenaissanceRe common shareholders” as a measure to evaluate the underlying fundamentals of its operations and believes it to be a useful measure of its corporate performance. “Operating to RenaissanceRe common shareholders” as used herein differs from “net to RenaissanceRe common shareholders,” which the Company believes is the most directly comparable GAAP measure, by the exclusion of net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments from continuing and discontinued operations and net other-than-temporary impairments from continuing and discontinued operations. The Company's management believes that “operating to RenaissanceRe common shareholders” is useful to investors because it more accurately measures and predicts the Company's results of operations by removing the variability arising from fluctuations in the Company's fixed maturity investment portfolio and equity investments trading. The Company also uses “operating to RenaissanceRe common shareholders” to calculate “operating to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share - diluted” and “operating return on average common equity - annualized”. The following is a reconciliation of: 1) net to RenaissanceRe common shareholders to operating to RenaissanceRe common shareholders; 2) net to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share - diluted to operating to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share - diluted; and 3) return on average common equity - annualized to operating return on average common equity - annualized:
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| Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders | $ | 201,429 | $ | (248,033 | ) | |||
| Adjustment for net realized and unrealized (gains) losses on investments of continuing operations | (46,113 | ) | 5,214 | |||||
| Adjustment for net other-than-temporary impairments of continuing operations | 134 | — | ||||||
| Adjustment for net realized and unrealized gains on fixed maturity investments and net other-than-temporary impairments of discontinued operations | — | (42 | ) | |||||
| Operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders | $ | 155,450 | $ | (242,861 | ) | |||
| Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share - diluted | $ | 3.88 | $ | (4.69 | ) | |||
| Adjustment for net realized and unrealized (gains) losses on investments of continuing operations | (0.90 | ) | 0.10 | |||||
| Adjustment for net other-than-temporary impairments of continuing operations | — | — | ||||||
| Adjustment for net realized and unrealized gains on fixed maturity investments and net other-than-temporary impairments of discontinued operations | — | — | ||||||
| Operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share - diluted | $ | 2.98 | $ | (4.59 | ) | |||
| Return on average common equity - annualized | 25.6 | % | (31.3%) | |||||
| Adjustment for net realized and unrealized (gains) losses on investments of continuing operations | (5.9 | )% | 0.6 | % | ||||
| Adjustment for net other-than-temporary impairments of continuing operations | — | % | — | % | ||||
| Adjustment for net realized and unrealized gains on fixed maturity investments and net other-than-temporary impairments of discontinued operations | — | % | — | % | ||||
| Operating return on average common equity - annualized | 19.7 | % | (30.7%) | |||||
The Company has also included in this Press Release “managed catastrophe premiums.” “Managed catastrophe premiums” is defined as gross catastrophe premiums written by Renaissance Reinsurance and its related joint ventures. “Managed catastrophe premiums” differs from total catastrophe unit gross premiums written, which the Company believes is the most directly comparable GAAP measure, due to the inclusion of catastrophe premiums written on behalf of the Company's joint venture Top Layer Re, which is accounted for under the equity method of accounting and the inclusion of catastrophe premiums written on behalf of the Company's Lloyd's segment. The Company's management believes “managed catastrophe premiums” is useful to investors and other interested parties because it provides a measure of total catastrophe premiums, as applicable, assumed by the Company through its consolidated subsidiaries and related joint ventures.
INVESTORS:
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
Rohan Pai,
441-295-4513
Director of Investor Relations
or
MEDIA:
Kekst
and Company
Peter Hill or Dawn Dover
212-521-4800
Source: RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
Released May 2, 2012