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Arch Capital
ACGL
#688
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$36.20 B
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$99.85
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1.26%
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13.13%
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020
Or
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number:
001-16209
ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bermuda
98-0374481
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Waterloo House, Ground Floor
100 Pitts Bay Road,
Pembroke
HM 08,
Bermuda
(441)
278-9250
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol (s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common shares, $0.0011 par value per share
ACGL
NASDAQ
Stock Market
Depositary shares, each representing a 1/1000th interest in a 5.25% Series E preferred share
ACGLP
NASDAQ
Stock Market
Depositary shares, each representing a 1/1000th interest in a 5.45% Series F preferred share
ACGLO
NASDAQ
Stock Market
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
☑
No
☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Yes
☑
No
☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer
☑
Accelerated Filer
☐
Non-accelerated Filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
☐
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes
☐
No
☑
As of
July 31, 2020
, there were
405,972,280
common shares, $0.0011 par value per share, of the registrant outstanding.
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ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD.
INDEX TO FORM 10-Q
Page No.
PART I
Financial Information
2
Item 1.
Consolidated Financial Statements
4
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
44
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
71
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
71
PART II
Other Information
72
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
72
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
72
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
75
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
76
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
76
Item 5.
Other Information
76
Item 6.
Exhibits
77
Signatures
78
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”) provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements. This report or any other written or oral statements made by or on behalf of us may include forward-looking statements, which reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in or incorporated by reference in this report are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, for purposes of the PSLRA or otherwise, can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe” or “continue” and similar statements of a future or forward-looking nature or their negative or variations or similar terminology.
Forward-looking statements involve our current assessment of risks and uncertainties. Actual events and results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements. Important factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated in such statements are discussed below and elsewhere in this report and in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and include:
•
our ability to successfully implement our business strategy during “soft” as well as “hard” markets;
•
acceptance of our business strategy, security and financial condition by rating agencies and regulators, as well as by brokers and our insureds and reinsureds;
•
the integration of any businesses we have acquired or may acquire into our existing operations;
•
our ability to maintain or improve our ratings, which may be affected by our ability to raise additional equity or debt financings, by ratings agencies’ existing or new policies and practices, as well as other factors described herein;
•
general economic and market conditions (including inflation, interest rates, unemployment, housing prices, foreign currency exchange rates, prevailing credit terms and the depth and duration of a recession, including those resulting from COVID-19) and conditions specific to the reinsurance and insurance markets in which we operate;
•
competition, including increased competition, on the basis of pricing, capacity (including alternative sources of capital), coverage terms, or other factors;
•
developments in the world’s financial and capital markets and our access to such markets;
•
our ability to successfully enhance, integrate and maintain operating procedures (including information technology) to effectively support our current and new business;
•
the loss of key personnel;
•
accuracy of those estimates and judgments utilized in the preparation of our financial statements, including those related to revenue recognition, insurance and other reserves, reinsurance recoverables, investment valuations, intangible assets, bad debts, income taxes, contingencies and litigation, and any determination to use the deposit method of accounting;
•
greater than expected loss ratios on business written by us and adverse development on claim and/or claim expense liabilities related to business written by our insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries;
•
severity and/or frequency of losses;
•
claims for natural or man-made catastrophic events or severe economic events in our insurance, reinsurance and mortgage businesses could cause large losses and substantial volatility in our results of operations;
•
the effect of climate change on our business;
•
acts of terrorism, political unrest and other hostilities or other unforecasted and unpredictable events;
•
the effect of contagious disease (including COVID-19) on our business;
•
availability to us of reinsurance to manage our gross and net exposures and the cost of such reinsurance;
•
the failure of reinsurers, managing general agents, third party administrators or others to meet their obligations to us;
•
the timing of loss payments being faster or the receipt of reinsurance recoverables being slower than anticipated by us;
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our investment performance, including legislative or regulatory developments that may adversely affect the fair value of our investments;
•
changes in general economic conditions, including sovereign debt concerns or downgrades of U.S. securities by credit rating agencies, which could affect our business, financial condition and results of operations;
•
changes in the method for determining the London Inter-bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and the potential replacement of LIBOR;
•
the volatility of our shareholders’ equity from foreign currency fluctuations, which could increase due to us not matching portions of our projected liabilities in foreign currencies with investments in the same currencies;
•
changes in accounting principles or policies or in our application of such accounting principles or policies;
•
changes in the political environment of certain countries in which we operate or underwrite business;
•
a disruption caused by cyber-attacks or other technology breaches or failures on us or our business partners and service providers, which could negatively impact our business and/or expose us to litigation;
•
statutory or regulatory developments, including as to tax matters and insurance and other regulatory matters such as the adoption of proposed legislation that would affect Bermuda-headquartered companies and/or Bermuda-based insurers or reinsurers and/or changes in regulations or tax laws applicable to us, our subsidiaries, brokers or customers, including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017; and
•
the other matters set forth under Item 1A “Risk Factors”, Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and other sections of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019,
“ITEM 1A—Risk Factors”
of this Form 10-Q as well as the other factors set forth in our other documents on file with the SEC, and management’s response to any of the aforementioned factors.
All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. The foregoing review of important factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with other cautionary statements that are included herein or elsewhere. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page No.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
5
Consolidated Balance Sheets
June 30, 2020 (unaudited) and December 31, 2019
6
Consolidated Statements of Income
For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)
7
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)
8
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)
9
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the six month periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)
10
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronouncements
11
Note 2 - Share Transactions
13
Note 3 - Earnings Per Common Share
14
Note 4 - Segment Information
15
Note 5 - Reserve for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
20
Note 6 - Allowance for Expected Credit Losses
22
Note 7 - Investment Information
24
Note 8 - Fair Value
31
Note 9 - Derivative Instruments
37
Note 10 - Commitments and Contingencies
38
Note 11 - Leases
38
Note 12 - Variable Interest Entities and Noncontrolling Interests
39
Note 13 - Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
42
Note 14 - Income Taxes
43
Note 15 - Legal Proceedings
43
Note 16 - Transactions with Related Parties
43
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Arch Capital Group Ltd.
Results of Review of Interim Financial Statements
We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Arch Capital Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of June 30, 2020, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, and changes in shareholders’ equity for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “interim financial statements”). Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein), and in our report dated February 28, 2020, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
Basis for Review Results
These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, NY
August 6, 2020
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ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
June 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Assets
Investments:
Fixed maturities available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost: $16,733,493 and $16,598,808; net of allowance for credit losses: $5,869 at June 30, 2020)
$
17,207,731
$
16,894,526
Short-term investments available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost: $2,276,413 and $957,283; net of allowance for credit losses: $0 at June 30, 2020)
2,277,866
956,546
Collateral received under securities lending, at fair value (amortized cost: $473,783 and $388,366)
473,790
388,376
Equity securities, at fair value
1,257,317
838,925
Investments accounted for using the fair value option
3,520,771
3,663,477
Investments accounted for using the equity method
1,727,302
1,660,396
Total investments
26,464,777
24,402,246
Cash
854,259
726,230
Accrued investment income
102,064
117,937
Securities pledged under securities lending, at fair value (amortized cost: $460,760 and $378,738)
464,503
379,868
Premiums receivable (net of allowance for credit losses: $36,054 and $21,003)
2,203,753
1,778,717
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid and paid losses and loss adjustment expenses (net of allowance for credit losses: $13,595 and $1,364)
4,363,507
4,346,816
Contractholder receivables (net of allowance for credit losses: $6,290 and $0)
2,179,124
2,119,460
Ceded unearned premiums
1,364,603
1,234,683
Deferred acquisition costs
714,531
633,400
Receivable for securities sold
167,281
24,133
Goodwill and intangible assets
688,490
738,083
Other assets
1,632,756
1,383,788
Total assets
$
41,199,648
$
37,885,361
Liabilities
Reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses
$
15,044,874
$
13,891,842
Unearned premiums
4,827,445
4,339,549
Reinsurance balances payable
793,467
667,072
Contractholder payables
2,185,414
2,119,460
Collateral held for insured obligations
208,449
206,698
Senior notes
2,860,733
1,871,626
Revolving credit agreement borrowings
335,587
484,287
Securities lending payable
473,783
388,366
Payable for securities purchased
275,257
87,579
Other liabilities
1,467,739
1,513,330
Total liabilities
28,472,748
25,569,809
Commitments and Contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests
55,986
55,404
Shareholders' Equity
Non-cumulative preferred shares
780,000
780,000
Common shares ($0.0011 par, shares issued: 577,956,232 and 574,617,195)
642
638
Additional paid-in capital
1,935,514
1,889,683
Retained earnings
11,420,686
11,021,006
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of deferred income tax
349,488
212,091
Common shares held in treasury, at cost (shares: 171,985,981 and 168,997,994)
(
2,494,505
)
(
2,406,047
)
Total shareholders' equity available to Arch
11,991,825
11,497,371
Non-redeemable noncontrolling interests
679,089
762,777
Total shareholders' equity
12,670,914
12,260,148
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and shareholders' equity
$
41,199,648
$
37,885,361
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2020
2019
2020
2019
Revenues
Net premiums written
$
1,668,311
$
1,444,898
$
3,805,557
$
2,970,157
Change in unearned premiums
(
2,957
)
18,829
(
395,759
)
(
137,564
)
Net premiums earned
1,665,354
1,463,727
3,409,798
2,832,593
Net investment income
131,485
155,038
276,638
311,987
Net realized gains (losses)
556,588
120,757
189,628
261,013
Other underwriting income
6,667
5,953
13,519
14,778
Equity in net income (loss) of investment funds accounted for using the equity method
(
65,119
)
32,536
(
69,328
)
79,403
Other income (loss)
(
3,140
)
1,129
5,408
2,212
Total revenues
2,291,835
1,779,140
3,825,663
3,501,986
Expenses
Losses and loss adjustment expenses
1,230,522
767,543
2,345,941
1,486,075
Acquisition expenses
254,789
210,089
502,072
407,937
Other operating expenses
209,249
198,914
443,793
400,077
Corporate expenses
17,920
18,251
38,716
36,213
Amortization of intangible assets
16,489
19,794
33,120
40,211
Interest expense
31,139
29,280
63,694
58,345
Net foreign exchange (gains) losses
39,211
4,952
(
33,460
)
1,427
Total expenses
1,799,319
1,248,823
3,393,876
2,430,285
Income (loss) before income taxes
492,516
530,317
431,787
1,071,701
Income tax expense
(
26,127
)
(
44,472
)
(
54,072
)
(
90,358
)
Net income (loss)
$
466,389
$
485,845
$
377,715
$
981,343
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(
167,568
)
(
16,891
)
65,223
(
63,861
)
Net income (loss) available to Arch
298,821
468,954
442,938
917,482
Preferred dividends
(
10,403
)
(
10,403
)
(
20,806
)
(
20,806
)
Net income (loss) available to Arch common shareholders
$
288,418
$
458,551
$
422,132
$
896,676
Net income per common share and common share equivalent
Basic
$
0.72
$
1.14
$
1.05
$
2.24
Diluted
$
0.71
$
1.12
$
1.03
$
2.19
Weighted average common shares and common share equivalents outstanding
Basic
402,503,687
401,482,784
403,197,924
400,837,181
Diluted
408,119,681
410,899,483
411,005,591
409,755,250
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2020
2019
2020
2019
Comprehensive Income
Net income (loss)
$
466,389
$
485,845
$
377,715
$
981,343
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of deferred income tax
Unrealized appreciation (decline) in value of available-for-sale investments:
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during period
492,796
222,473
435,509
448,360
Reclassification of net realized (gains) losses, included in net income (loss)
(
167,391
)
(
55,345
)
(
288,620
)
(
65,566
)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
22,251
4,267
(
22,438
)
9,783
Comprehensive income (loss)
814,045
657,240
502,166
1,373,920
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(
167,568
)
(
16,891
)
65,223
(
63,861
)
Other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(
20,111
)
(
2,891
)
12,947
(
7,030
)
Comprehensive income (loss) available to Arch
$
626,366
$
637,458
$
580,336
$
1,303,029
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2020
2019
2020
2019
Non-cumulative preferred shares
Balance at beginning and end of period
$
780,000
$
780,000
$
780,000
$
780,000
Common shares
Balance at beginning of period
642
636
638
634
Common shares issued, net
—
2
4
4
Balance at end of period
642
638
642
638
Additional paid-in capital
Balance at beginning of period
1,921,487
1,819,605
1,889,683
1,793,781
Amortization of share-based compensation
13,160
13,607
41,210
39,515
Other changes
867
14,737
4,621
14,653
Balance at end of period
1,935,514
1,847,949
1,935,514
1,847,949
Retained earnings
Balance at beginning of period
11,132,268
9,864,424
11,021,006
9,426,299
Cumulative effect of an accounting change (1)
—
—
(
22,452
)
—
Balance at beginning of period, as adjusted
11,132,268
9,864,424
10,998,554
9,426,299
Net income (loss)
466,389
485,845
377,715
981,343
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(
167,568
)
(
16,891
)
65,223
(
63,861
)
Preferred share dividends
(
10,403
)
(
10,403
)
(
20,806
)
(
20,806
)
Balance at end of period
11,420,686
10,322,975
11,420,686
10,322,975
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of deferred income tax
Balance at beginning of period
21,944
38,323
212,091
(
178,720
)
Unrealized appreciation (decline) in value of available-for-sale investments, net of deferred income tax:
Balance at beginning of period
113,149
97,202
258,486
(
114,178
)
Unrealized holding gains (losses) during period, net of reclassification adjustment
325,405
167,128
146,889
382,794
Unrealized holding gains (losses) during period attributable to noncontrolling interests
(
20,067
)
(
2,703
)
13,112
(
6,989
)
Balance at end of period
418,487
261,627
418,487
261,627
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of deferred income tax:
Balance at beginning of period
(
91,205
)
(
58,879
)
(
46,395
)
(
64,542
)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
22,251
4,267
(
22,438
)
9,783
Foreign currency translation adjustments attributable to noncontrolling interests
(
45
)
(
188
)
(
166
)
(
41
)
Balance at end of period
(
68,999
)
(
54,800
)
(
68,999
)
(
54,800
)
Balance at end of period
349,488
206,827
349,488
206,827
Common shares held in treasury, at cost
Balance at beginning of period
(
2,489,097
)
(
2,388,392
)
(
2,406,047
)
(
2,382,167
)
Shares repurchased for treasury
(
5,408
)
(
12,645
)
(
88,458
)
(
18,870
)
Balance at end of period
(
2,494,505
)
(
2,401,037
)
(
2,494,505
)
(
2,401,037
)
Total shareholders’ equity available to Arch
11,991,825
10,757,352
11,991,825
10,757,352
Non-redeemable noncontrolling interests
679,089
855,347
679,089
855,347
Total shareholders’ equity
$
12,670,914
$
11,612,699
$
12,670,914
$
11,612,699
(1) Adoption of ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326)” See
note 1
.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2020
2019
Operating Activities
Net income (loss)
$
377,715
$
981,343
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net realized (gains) losses
(
194,776
)
(
262,935
)
Equity in net income or loss of investment funds accounted for using the equity method and other income or loss
125,384
(
45,720
)
Amortization of intangible assets
33,120
40,211
Share-based compensation
41,912
41,537
Changes in:
Reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses, net of unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses recoverable
1,158,446
154,396
Unearned premiums, net of ceded unearned premiums
395,759
137,564
Premiums receivable
(
463,638
)
(
302,050
)
Deferred acquisition costs
(
92,437
)
(
24,790
)
Reinsurance balances payable
132,161
139,415
Other items, net
(
192,066
)
(
146,447
)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities
1,321,580
712,524
Investing Activities
Purchases of fixed maturity investments
(
25,410,849
)
(
16,332,646
)
Purchases of equity securities
(
1,025,149
)
(
431,939
)
Purchases of other investments
(
501,692
)
(
677,063
)
Proceeds from sales of fixed maturity investments
24,833,030
15,632,482
Proceeds from sales of equity securities
580,346
176,701
Proceeds from sales, redemptions and maturities of other investments
472,188
534,698
Proceeds from redemptions and maturities of fixed maturity investments
369,240
244,949
Net settlements of derivative instruments
150,471
87,701
Net (purchases) sales of short-term investments
(
1,323,363
)
201,520
Change in cash collateral related to securities lending
54,596
7,590
Purchases of fixed assets
(
17,687
)
(
16,359
)
Other
8,679
(
174,578
)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities
(
1,810,190
)
(
746,944
)
Financing Activities
Purchases of common shares under share repurchase program
(
75,486
)
(
2,871
)
Proceeds from common shares issued, net
(
9,661
)
(
557
)
Proceeds from borrowings
1,004,918
62,800
Repayments of borrowings
(
165,000
)
(
27,538
)
Change in cash collateral related to securities lending
(
54,596
)
(
7,590
)
Third party investment in non-redeemable noncontrolling interests
(
2,867
)
—
Dividends paid to redeemable noncontrolling interests
(
2,540
)
(
8,994
)
Other
(
2,625
)
(
3,529
)
Preferred dividends paid
(
20,806
)
(
20,806
)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities
671,337
(
9,085
)
Effects of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash and restricted cash
(
21,742
)
1,937
Increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash
160,985
(
41,568
)
Cash and restricted cash, beginning of year
903,698
724,643
Cash and restricted cash, end of period
$
1,064,683
$
683,075
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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1
.
Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronouncements
General
Arch Capital Group Ltd. (“Arch Capital”) is a Bermuda public limited liability company which provides insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance on a worldwide basis through its wholly-owned subsidiaries. As used herein, the “Company” means Arch Capital and its subsidiaries. The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the results of Watford Holdings Ltd. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (“Watford”). Watford is a multi-line Bermuda reinsurance company. Watford’s own management and board of directors are responsible for its results and profitability. See
note 12
.
Basis of Presentation
The interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make 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 materially from those estimates and assumptions. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normally recurring accruals) necessary for a fair statement of results on an interim basis. The results of any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year or any future periods.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted; however, management believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. This report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2019
(“2019 Form 10-K”), including the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and related notes.
The Company has reclassified the presentation of certain prior year information to conform to the current presentation. Such reclassifications had no effect on the Company’s net income, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity or cash flows. Tabular amounts are in U.S. Dollars in thousands, except share amounts, unless otherwise noted.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Adopted
The Company adopted ASU 2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.” The ASU modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurement as part of the disclosure framework project with the objective to improve the effectiveness of disclosures in the notes to the financial statements. The amendments in this update allow for removal of (1) the amount and reasons for transfer between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; (2) the policy for transfers between levels; and (3) the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
The Company adopted ASU 2018-15, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal Use Software (Subtopic 350-40).” This ASU aligns the requirements for capitalizing certain implementation costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. The guidance provides flexibility in adoption, allowing for either retrospective adjustment or prospective adjustment for all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. The Company adopted this guidance prospectively. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In March 2020, the SEC amended Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X regarding financial disclosure requirements for registered debt offerings involving subsidiaries as either issuers or guarantors and affiliates whose securities are pledged as collateral. This new guidance narrows the circumstances that require separate financial statements of subsidiary issuers and guarantors and streamlines the alternative disclosures required in lieu of those statements. The amendment is effective on January 4, 2021 with early adoption permitted. The Company elected to apply the amended requirements for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, and is no longer providing condensed consolidating financial information that resulted from the registered debt obligations of its subsidiaries, Arch Capital Group (U.S.) Inc. and Arch Capital Finance LLC., that were disclosed in Note 26 of the financial statements in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K.
The Company adopted ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326).” The ASU applies a new credit loss model (current expected credit losses) for determining credit related impairments for financial instruments measured at amortized cost, including reinsurance recoverable, contractholder receivables, and premiums receivable, and requires an entity to estimate its lifetime “expected credit loss” and record an allowance that, when deducted from the
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amortized cost basis of the financial asset, presents the net amount expected to be collected on the financial asset. The estimate of expected credit losses should consider historical information, current information, as well as reasonable and supportable forecasts, including estimates of prepayments.
The ASU also amends the previous other-than-temporary impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities by requiring the recognition of impairments relating to credit losses through an allowance account and limits the amount of credit loss to the difference between a security’s amortized cost basis and its fair value. In addition, the length of time a security has been in an unrealized loss position will no longer impact the determination of whether a credit loss exists.
The Company adopted the ASU for the quarter ending March 31, 2020 by recognizing an after-tax cumulative effect adjustment of
$
22.5
million
to the opening balance of retained earnings as of January 1, 2020. The cumulative effect adjustment decreased retained earnings and increased the allowance for credit losses.
Significant Accounting Policies
The following accounting policies have been updated to reflect the Company's adoption of the new accounting guidance on credit losses.
Investments
The Company conducts a periodic review to identify and evaluate credit based impairments related to the Company’s available for sale investments. The Company derives estimated credit losses by comparing expected future cash flows to be collected to the amortized cost of the security. Estimates of expected future cash flows consider among other things, macroeconomic conditions as well as the financial condition, near-term and long-term prospects for the issuer, and the likelihood of the recoverability of principal and interest. Effective January 1, 2020, credit losses are recognized through an allowance account subject to reversal, rather than a reduction in amortized cost. Declines in value attributable to factors other than credit are reported in other comprehensive income while the allowance for credit loss is charged to net realized gains (losses).
For available for sale investments that the Company intends to sell or for which it is more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell before an anticipated recovery in value, the full amount of the impairment is included in net realized gains (losses). The new cost basis of the investment is the previous amortized cost basis reduced by the impairment recognized in net realized gains (losses). The new cost basis is not adjusted for any subsequent recoveries in fair value.
The Company reports accrued investment income separately from investment balances and has elected not to measure an
allowance for credit losses for accrued investment income
.
Any uncollectible accrued interest income is written off in the period it is deemed uncollectible.
Reinsurance Recoverables
In the normal course of business, the Company’s subsidiaries cede a portion of their premium and losses through pro rata and excess of loss reinsurance agreements on a treaty or facultative basis. Reinsurance recoverables are recorded as assets, predicated on the reinsurers’ ability to meet their obligations under the reinsurance agreements. In certain instances, the Company obtains collateral, including letters of credit and trust accounts to further reduce the credit exposure on its reinsurance recoverables. The Company reports its reinsurance recoverables net of an allowance for expected credit loss. The allowance is based upon the Company’s ongoing review of amounts outstanding, the financial condition of its reinsurers, amounts and form of collateral obtained and other relevant factors. A ratings based probability-of-default and loss-given-default methodology is used to estimate the allowance for expected credit loss. Any allowance for credit losses is charged to net realized gains (losses) in the period the recoverable is recorded and revised in s
ubsequent periods to reflect changes in the Company’s estimate of expected credit losses
.
Contractholder Receivables
Certain insurance policies written by the Company’s U.S. insurance operations feature large deductibles, primarily in its construction and national accounts line of business. Under such contracts, the Company is obligated to pay the claimant for the full amount of the claim. The Company is subsequently reimbursed by the policy holder for the deductible amount. These amounts are included on a gross basis in the consolidated balance sheet as contractholder payables and contractholder receivables. In the event that the Company is unable to collect from the policyholder, the Company would be liable for such defaulted amounts. Collateral, primarily in the form of letters of credit, cash and trusts, is obtained from the policyholder to mitigate the Company’s credit risk.
Contractholder receivables are reported net of an allowance for expected credit losses. The allowance is based upon the Company’s ongoing review of amounts outstanding, changes in policyholder credit standing, amounts and form of collateral obtained, and other relevant factors. A ratings based probability-of-default and loss-given-default methodology is used to estimate the allowance for expected credit losses.
Any allowance for credit losses is charged to net realized gains (losses) in the period the receivable is recorded and revised in subsequent periods to reflect changes in the Company’s estimate of expected credit losses
.
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Premiums Receivable
Premiums receivable include amounts receivable from agents, brokers and insured that are both currently due and amounts not yet due on insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance policies. Premiums receivable balances are reported net of an allowance for expected credit losses. The Company monitors credit risk associated with premiums receivable through its ongoing review of amounts outstanding, aging of the receivable, historical loss data, and counterparty financial strength measures. The allowance also includes estimated uncollectible amounts related to dispute risk. In certain instances, credit risk may be reduced by the Company’s right to offset loss obligations or unearned premiums against premiums receivable.
Any allowance for credit losses is charged to net realized gains (losses) in the period the receivable is recorded and revised in subsequent periods to reflect changes in the Company’s estimate of expected credit losses.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, “Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes.” This ASU eliminates certain exceptions for recognizing deferred taxes for investments, performing intraperiod tax allocation and calculating income taxes in interim periods. The ASU also clarifies the accounting for transactions that result in a step-up in the tax basis of goodwill. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 and interim periods within those fiscal years with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements and does not expect this guidance to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, “Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” This ASU provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to investments, derivatives, or other transactions that reference the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or another reference rate
expected
to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. Along with the optional expedients, the amendments include a general principle that permits an entity to consider contract modifications due to reference reform to be an event that does not require contract re-measurement at the modification date or reassessment of a previous accounting determination. This standard may be elected over time through December 31, 2022 as reference rate reform activities occur. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements and does not expect this guidance to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
For information regarding additional accounting standards that the Company has not yet adopted, see note 3(r), “Significant Accounting Policies—Recent Accounting Pronouncements,”
of the notes to consolidated financial statements in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K.
2
.
Share Transactions
Share Repurchases
The board of directors of Arch Capital has authorized the investment in Arch Capital’s common shares through a share repurchase program. Since the inception of the share repurchase program, Arch Capital has repurchased
388.9
million
common shares for an aggregate purchase price of
$
4.04
billion
. For the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, Arch Capital repurchased
2.6
million
shares under the share repurchase program with an aggregate purchase price of
$
75.5
million
. Arch Capital repurchased
0.1
million
shares under the share repurchase program with an aggregate purchase price of
$
2.9
million
during the
six months ended June 30, 2019
. At
June 30, 2020
,
$
924.5
million
of share repurchases were available under the program, which may be effected from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions through December 31, 2021. The timing and amount of the repurchase transactions under this program will depend on a variety of factors, including market conditions and corporate and regulatory considerations. Depending upon results of operations, market conditions and the development of the economy, as well as other factors, generally Arch Capital will consider share repurchases on an opportunistic basis from time to time. During the 2020 second quarter, Arch Capital has not repurchased any shares under our share repurchase program and we do not expect to repurchase any shares for the remainder of 2020.
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3
.
Earnings Per Common Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share:
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2020
2019
2020
2019
Numerator:
Net income (loss)
$
466,389
$
485,845
$
377,715
$
981,343
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests
(
167,568
)
(
16,891
)
65,223
(
63,861
)
Net income (loss) available to Arch
298,821
468,954
442,938
917,482
Preferred dividends
(
10,403
)
(
10,403
)
(
20,806
)
(
20,806
)
Net income (loss) available to Arch common shareholders
$
288,418
$
458,551
$
422,132
$
896,676
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares and common share equivalents outstanding — basic
402,503,687
401,482,784
403,197,924
400,837,181
Effect of dilutive common share equivalents:
Nonvested restricted shares
1,597,701
1,937,626
1,829,239
1,720,417
Stock options (1)
4,018,293
7,479,073
5,978,428
7,197,652
Weighted average common shares and common share equivalents outstanding — diluted
408,119,681
410,899,483
411,005,591
409,755,250
Earnings per common share:
Basic
$
0.72
$
1.14
$
1.05
$
2.24
Diluted
$
0.71
$
1.12
$
1.03
$
2.19
(1)
Certain stock options were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share where the exercise price of the stock options exceeded the average market price and would have been anti-dilutive or where, when applying the treasury stock method to in-the-money options, the sum of the proceeds, including unrecognized compensation, exceeded the average market price and would have been anti-dilutive. For the
2020 second quarter
and
2019 second quarter
, the number of stock options excluded were
6,982,107
and
2,016,830
, respectively. For the
six months ended June 30, 2020
and
2019
period, the number of stock options excluded were
2,038,758
and
2,560,755
, respectively.
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4
.
Segment Information
The Company classifies its businesses into
three
underwriting segments — insurance, reinsurance and mortgage — and
two
other operating segments — ‘other’ and corporate (non-underwriting). The Company determined its reportable segments using the management approach described in accounting guidance regarding disclosures about segments of an enterprise and related information. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those used for the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Intersegment business is allocated to the segment accountable for the underwriting results.
The Company’s insurance, reinsurance and mortgage segments each have managers who are responsible for the overall profitability of their respective segments and who are directly accountable to the Company’s chief operating decision makers, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Arch Capital, and the Chief Financial Officer of Arch Capital. The chief operating decision makers do not assess performance, measure return on equity or make resource allocation decisions on a line of business basis. Management measures segment performance for its three underwriting segments based on underwriting income or loss. The Company does not manage its assets by underwriting segment, with the exception of goodwill and intangible assets, and, accordingly, investment income is not allocated to each underwriting segment.
The insurance segment consists of the Company’s insurance underwriting units which offer specialty product lines on a worldwide basis. Product lines include: construction and national accounts; excess and surplus casualty; lenders products; professional lines; programs; property, energy, marine and aviation; travel, accident and health; and other (consisting of alternative markets, excess workers' compensation and surety business).
The reinsurance segment consists of the Company’s reinsurance underwriting units which offer specialty product lines on a worldwide basis. Product lines include: casualty; marine and aviation; other specialty; property catastrophe; property excluding property catastrophe (losses on a single risk, both excess of loss and pro rata); and other (consisting of life reinsurance, casualty clash and other).
The mortgage segment includes the Company’s U.S. and international mortgage insurance and reinsurance operations as well as government sponsored enterprise (“GSE”) credit-risk sharing transactions. Arch Mortgage Insurance Company and United Guaranty Residential Insurance Company (combined “Arch MI U.S.”) are approved as eligible mortgage insurers by Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), each a GSE.
The corporate (non-underwriting) segment results include net investment income, other income (loss), corporate expenses, transaction costs and other, interest expense, items related to the Company’s non-cumulative preferred shares, net realized gains or losses (which includes changes in the allowance for credit losses on financial assets and net impairment losses recognized in earnings), equity in net income or loss of investment funds accounted for using the equity method, net foreign exchange gains or losses and income taxes. Such amounts exclude the results of the ‘other’ segment.
The ‘other’ segment includes the results of Watford (see
note 12
). For the ‘other’ segment, performance is measured based on net income or loss.
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The following tables summarize the Company’s underwriting income or loss by segment, together with a reconciliation of underwriting income or loss to net income available to Arch common shareholders:
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2020
Insurance
Reinsurance
Mortgage
Sub-Total
Other
Total
Gross premiums written (1)
$
1,030,362
$
807,065
$
369,144
$
2,206,410
$
157,927
$
2,317,692
Premiums ceded
(
358,101
)
(
241,971
)
(
44,044
)
(
643,955
)
(
52,071
)
(
649,381
)
Net premiums written
672,261
565,094
325,100
1,562,455
105,856
1,668,311
Change in unearned premiums
15,648
(
84,897
)
40,613
(
28,636
)
25,679
(
2,957
)
Net premiums earned
687,909
480,197
365,713
1,533,819
131,535
1,665,354
Other underwriting income (loss)
—
(
651
)
6,450
5,799
868
6,667
Losses and loss adjustment expenses
(
518,203
)
(
383,433
)
(
224,100
)
(
1,125,736
)
(
104,786
)
(
1,230,522
)
Acquisition expenses
(
107,671
)
(
90,522
)
(
34,052
)
(
232,245
)
(
22,544
)
(
254,789
)
Other operating expenses
(
118,757
)
(
38,716
)
(
37,574
)
(
195,047
)
(
14,202
)
(
209,249
)
Underwriting income (loss)
$
(
56,722
)
$
(
33,125
)
$
76,437
(
13,410
)
(
9,129
)
(
22,539
)
Net investment income
101,031
30,454
131,485
Net realized gains (losses)
385,089
171,499
556,588
Equity in net income (loss) of investment funds accounted for using the equity method
(
65,119
)
—
(
65,119
)
Other income (loss)
(
3,140
)
—
(
3,140
)
Corporate expenses (2)
(
16,943
)
—
(
16,943
)
Transaction costs and other (2)
(
977
)
—
(
977
)
Amortization of intangible assets
(
16,489
)
—
(
16,489
)
Interest expense
(
25,130
)
(
6,009
)
(
31,139
)
Net foreign exchange gains (losses)
(
42,438
)
3,227
(
39,211
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
302,474
190,042
492,516
Income tax (expense) benefit
(
26,529
)
402
(
26,127
)
Net income (loss)
275,945
190,444
466,389
Amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
(
934
)
(
1,036
)
(
1,970
)
Amounts attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests
—
(
165,598
)
(
165,598
)
Net income (loss) available to Arch
275,011
23,810
298,821
Preferred dividends
(
10,403
)
—
(
10,403
)
Net income (loss) available to Arch common shareholders
$
264,608
$
23,810
$
288,418
Underwriting Ratios
Loss ratio
75.3
%
79.8
%
61.3
%
73.4
%
79.7
%
73.9
%
Acquisition expense ratio
15.7
%
18.9
%
9.3
%
15.1
%
17.1
%
15.3
%
Other operating expense ratio
17.3
%
8.1
%
10.3
%
12.7
%
10.8
%
12.6
%
Combined ratio
108.3
%
106.8
%
80.9
%
101.2
%
107.6
%
101.8
%
Goodwill and intangible assets
$
263,086
$
2,516
$
415,238
$
680,840
$
7,650
$
688,490
(1)
Certain amounts included in the gross premiums written of each segment are related to intersegment transactions. Accordingly, the sum of gross premiums written for each segment does not agree to the total gross premiums written as shown in the table above due to the elimination of intersegment transactions in the total.
(2)
Certain expenses have been excluded from ‘corporate expenses’ and reflected in ‘transaction costs and other.’
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Three Months Ended
June 30, 2019
Insurance
Reinsurance
Mortgage
Sub-Total
Other
Total
Gross premiums written (1)
$
919,925
$
545,547
$
364,465
$
1,829,829
$
161,978
$
1,937,809
Premiums ceded
(
292,095
)
(
169,457
)
(
42,857
)
(
504,301
)
(
42,608
)
(
492,911
)
Net premiums written
627,830
376,090
321,608
1,325,528
119,370
1,444,898
Change in unearned premiums
(
35,388
)
(
8,906
)
31,175
(
13,119
)
31,948
18,829
Net premiums earned
592,442
367,184
352,783
1,312,409
151,318
1,463,727
Other underwriting income (loss)
—
1,224
4,056
5,280
673
5,953
Losses and loss adjustment expenses
(
389,172
)
(
240,958
)
(
25,997
)
(
656,127
)
(
111,416
)
(
767,543
)
Acquisition expenses
(
91,094
)
(
56,785
)
(
32,654
)
(
180,533
)
(
29,556
)
(
210,089
)
Other operating expenses
(
109,523
)
(
33,960
)
(
39,819
)
(
183,302
)
(
15,612
)
(
198,914
)
Underwriting income (loss)
$
2,653
$
36,705
$
258,369
297,727
(
4,593
)
293,134
Net investment income
123,038
32,000
155,038
Net realized gains (losses)
125,063
(
4,306
)
120,757
Equity in net income (loss) of investment funds accounted for using the equity method
32,536
—
32,536
Other income (loss)
1,129
—
1,129
Corporate expenses (2)
(
16,073
)
—
(
16,073
)
Transaction costs and other (2)
(
2,178
)
—
(
2,178
)
Amortization of intangible assets
(
19,794
)
—
(
19,794
)
Interest expense
(
23,375
)
(
5,905
)
(
29,280
)
Net foreign exchange gains (losses)
(
6,190
)
1,238
(
4,952
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
511,883
18,434
530,317
Income tax (expense) benefit
(
44,452
)
(
20
)
(
44,472
)
Net income (loss)
467,431
18,414
485,845
Amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
—
(
4,590
)
(
4,590
)
Amounts attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests
—
(
12,301
)
(
12,301
)
Net income (loss) available to Arch
467,431
1,523
468,954
Preferred dividends
(
10,403
)
—
(
10,403
)
Net income (loss) available to Arch common shareholders
$
457,028
$
1,523
$
458,551
Underwriting Ratios
Loss ratio
65.7
%
65.6
%
7.4
%
50.0
%
73.6
%
52.4
%
Acquisition expense ratio
15.4
%
15.5
%
9.3
%
13.8
%
19.5
%
14.4
%
Other operating expense ratio
18.5
%
9.2
%
11.3
%
14.0
%
10.3
%
13.6
%
Combined ratio
99.6
%
90.3
%
28.0
%
77.8
%
103.4
%
80.4
%
Goodwill and intangible assets
$
157,440
$
—
$
475,920
$
633,360
$
7,650
$
641,010
(1)
Certain amounts included in the gross premiums written of each segment are related to intersegment transactions. Accordingly, the sum of gross premiums written for each segment does not agree to the total gross premiums written as shown in the table above due to the elimination of intersegment transactions in the total.
(2)
Certain expenses have been excluded from ‘corporate expenses’ and reflected in ‘transaction costs and other.’
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Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
Insurance
Reinsurance
Mortgage
Sub-Total
Other
Total
Gross premiums written (1)
$
2,238,007
$
1,929,584
$
738,089
$
4,904,947
$
392,829
$
5,150,522
Premiums ceded
(
736,998
)
(
567,310
)
(
88,371
)
(
1,391,946
)
(
100,273
)
(
1,344,965
)
Net premiums written
1,501,009
1,362,274
649,718
3,513,001
292,556
3,805,557
Change in unearned premiums
(
97,181
)
(
338,617
)
61,021
(
374,777
)
(
20,982
)
(
395,759
)
Net premiums earned
1,403,828
1,023,657
710,739
3,138,224
271,574
3,409,798
Other underwriting income (loss)
—
1,469
11,049
12,518
1,001
13,519
Losses and loss adjustment expenses
(
1,025,311
)
(
813,502
)
(
291,666
)
(
2,130,479
)
(
215,462
)
(
2,345,941
)
Acquisition expenses
(
215,008
)
(
170,128
)
(
72,588
)
(
457,724
)
(
44,348
)
(
502,072
)
Other operating expenses
(
248,406
)
(
84,013
)
(
83,470
)
(
415,889
)
(
27,904
)
(
443,793
)
Underwriting income (loss)
$
(
84,897
)
$
(
42,517
)
$
274,064
146,650
(
15,139
)
131,511
Net investment income
214,059
62,579
276,638
Net realized gains (losses)
312,980
(
123,352
)
189,628
Equity in net income (loss) of investment funds accounted for using the equity method
(
69,328
)
—
(
69,328
)
Other income (loss)
5,408
—
5,408
Corporate expenses (2)
(
35,144
)
—
(
35,144
)
Transaction costs and other (2)
(
3,572
)
—
(
3,572
)
Amortization of intangible assets
(
33,120
)
—
(
33,120
)
Interest expense
(
50,375
)
(
13,319
)
(
63,694
)
Net foreign exchange gains (losses)
20,869
12,591
33,460
Income (loss) before income taxes
508,427
(
76,640
)
431,787
Income tax (expense) benefit
(
54,474
)
402
(
54,072
)
Net income (loss)
453,953
(
76,238
)
377,715
Dividends attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
(
991
)
(
2,132
)
(
3,123
)
Amounts attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests
—
68,346
68,346
Net income (loss) available to Arch
452,962
(
10,024
)
442,938
Preferred dividends
(
20,806
)
—
(
20,806
)
Net income (loss) available to Arch common shareholders
$
432,156
$
(
10,024
)
$
422,132
Underwriting Ratios
Loss ratio
73.0
%
79.5
%
41.0
%
67.9
%
79.3
%
68.8
%
Acquisition expense ratio
15.3
%
16.6
%
10.2
%
14.6
%
16.3
%
14.7
%
Other operating expense ratio
17.7
%
8.2
%
11.7
%
13.3
%
10.3
%
13.0
%
Combined ratio
106.0
%
104.3
%
62.9
%
95.8
%
105.9
%
96.5
%
(1)
Certain amounts included in the gross premiums written of each segment are related to intersegment transactions. Accordingly, the sum of gross premiums written for each segment does not agree to the total gross premiums written as shown in the table above due to the elimination of intersegment transactions in the total.
(2)
Certain expenses have been excluded from ‘corporate expenses’ and reflected in ‘transaction costs and other.’
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Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019
Insurance
Reinsurance
Mortgage
Sub-Total
Other
Total
Gross premiums written (1)
$
1,861,879
$
1,228,402
$
720,515
$
3,810,282
$
348,667
$
4,015,688
Premiums ceded
(
612,717
)
(
401,024
)
(
91,655
)
(
1,104,882
)
(
83,910
)
(
1,045,531
)
Net premiums written
1,249,162
827,378
628,860
2,705,400
264,757
2,970,157
Change in unearned premiums
(
103,215
)
(
113,829
)
46,825
(
170,219
)
32,655
(
137,564
)
Net premiums earned
1,145,947
713,549
675,685
2,535,181
297,412
2,832,593
Other underwriting income (loss)
—
5,601
7,912
13,513
1,265
14,778
Losses and loss adjustment expenses
(
745,895
)
(
480,768
)
(
37,146
)
(
1,263,809
)
(
222,266
)
(
1,486,075
)
Acquisition expenses
(
173,918
)
(
111,111
)
(
64,326
)
(
349,355
)
(
58,582
)
(
407,937
)
Other operating expenses
(
222,919
)
(
69,664
)
(
79,694
)
(
372,277
)
(
27,800
)
(
400,077
)
Underwriting income (loss)
$
3,215
$
57,607
$
502,431
563,253
(
9,971
)
553,282
Net investment income
244,287
67,700
311,987
Net realized gains (losses)
236,187
24,826
261,013
Equity in net income (loss) of investment funds accounted for using the equity method
79,403
—
79,403
Other income (loss)
2,212
—
2,212
Corporate expenses (2)
(
32,845
)
—
(
32,845
)
Transaction costs and other (2)
(
3,368
)
—
(
3,368
)
Amortization of intangible assets
(
40,211
)
—
(
40,211
)
Interest expense
(
46,857
)
(
11,488
)
(
58,345
)
Net foreign exchange gains (losses)
(
1,015
)
(
412
)
(
1,427
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
1,001,046
70,655
1,071,701
Income tax (expense) benefit
(
90,338
)
(
20
)
(
90,358
)
Net income (loss)
910,708
70,635
981,343
Dividends attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
—
(
9,178
)
(
9,178
)
Amounts attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests
—
(
54,683
)
(
54,683
)
Net income (loss) available to Arch
910,708
6,774
917,482
Preferred dividends
(
20,806
)
—
(
20,806
)
Net income (loss) available to Arch common shareholders
$
889,902
$
6,774
$
896,676
Underwriting Ratios
Loss ratio
65.1
%
67.4
%
5.5
%
49.9
%
74.7
%
52.5
%
Acquisition expense ratio
15.2
%
15.6
%
9.5
%
13.8
%
19.7
%
14.4
%
Other operating expense ratio
19.5
%
9.8
%
11.8
%
14.7
%
9.3
%
14.1
%
Combined ratio
99.8
%
92.8
%
26.8
%
78.4
%
103.7
%
81.0
%
(1)
Certain amounts included in the gross premiums written of each segment are related to intersegment transactions. Accordingly, the sum of gross premiums written for each segment does not agree to the total gross premiums written as shown in the table above due to the elimination of intersegment transactions in the total.
(2)
Certain expenses have been excluded from ‘corporate expenses’ and reflected in ‘transaction costs and other.’
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5
.
Reserve for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
The following table represents an analysis of losses and loss adjustment expenses and a reconciliation of the beginning and ending reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses:
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2020
2019
2020
2019
Reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses at beginning of period
$
14,309,580
$
12,010,041
$
13,891,842
$
11,853,297
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses recoverable
4,070,114
2,970,159
4,082,650
2,814,291
Net reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses at beginning of period
10,239,466
9,039,882
9,809,192
9,039,006
Net incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses relating to losses occurring in:
Current year
1,274,589
805,728
2,409,031
1,563,692
Prior years
(
44,067
)
(
38,185
)
(
63,090
)
(
77,617
)
Total net incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses
1,230,522
767,543
2,345,941
1,486,075
Retroactive reinsurance transactions (1)
—
—
60,635
(
225,500
)
Net foreign exchange (gains) losses
51,157
(
1,277
)
(
91,416
)
(
1,781
)
Net paid losses and loss adjustment expenses relating to losses occurring in:
Current year
(
128,174
)
(
61,148
)
(
169,434
)
(
125,488
)
Prior years
(
504,254
)
(
539,481
)
(
1,066,201
)
(
966,793
)
Total net paid losses and loss adjustment expenses
(
632,428
)
(
600,629
)
(
1,235,635
)
(
1,092,281
)
Net reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses at end of period
10,888,717
9,205,519
10,888,717
9,205,519
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses recoverable
4,156,157
3,024,797
4,156,157
3,024,797
Reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses at end of period
$
15,044,874
$
12,230,316
$
15,044,874
$
12,230,316
(1)
During 2020 first quarter, a subsidiary of the Company entered into a reinsurance to close agreement of the 2017 and prior years of account previously covered by a third party arrangement, while in the 2019 first quarter, a subsidiary of the Company entered into a retroactive reinsurance transaction with third party reinsurer to reinsure run-off liabilities associated with certain U.S. insurance exposures.
Development on Prior Year Loss Reserves
2020 Second Quarter
During the
2020 second quarter
, the Company recorded net favorable development on prior year loss reserves of
$
44.1
million
, which consisted of
$
2.5
million
from the insurance segment,
$
40.2
million
from the reinsurance segment,
$
0.2
million
from the mortgage segment and
$
1.1
million
from the ‘other’ segment.
The insurance segment’s net favorable development of
$
2.5
million
, or
0.4
loss ratio points, for the
2020 second quarter
consisted of
$
19.7
million
of net favorable development in short-tailed and long-tailed lines and
$
17.1
million
of net adverse development in medium-tailed lines. Net favorable development of
$
11.5
million
in short-tailed lines reflected
$
7.5
million
of favorable development from property (excluding marine), primarily from the 2016 to 2019 accident years (
i.e.
, the year in which a loss occurred) and
$
3.5
million
of favorable development on travel and accident, primarily from the 2019 accident year. Net favorable development of
$
8.1
million
in long-tailed lines reflected
$2.4 million
of favorable
development in executive assurance, primarily from the 2013 accident year, and
$
4.9
million
of favorable development related to other business, including alternative markets and excess workers’ compensation, across most accident years. Net adverse development in medium-tailed lines included
$
6.3
million
of adverse development in professional liability, primarily from the 2009, 2016 and 2019 accident years,
$
6.1
million
of adverse development in contract binding, across all accident years, and
$
4.0
million
of adverse development on program business, primarily from the 2014 and 2017 accident years.
The reinsurance segment’s net favorable development of
$
40.2
million
, or
8.4
loss ratio points, for the
2020 second quarter
consisted of
$
46.2
million
of net favorable development from short-tailed lines and net adverse development of
$
6.0
million
from and medium-tailed and long-tailed lines. Net favorable development in short-tailed lines reflected
$
27.5
million
of favorable development from other specialty, across most underwriting years (
i.e.
, all premiums and losses attributable to contracts having an inception or renewal date within the given twelve-month period), and
$
18.3
million
of favorable development related to property catastrophe and property other
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than property catastrophe business, primarily from the 2016 to 2019 underwriting years. Adverse development of
$
5.8
million
in long-tailed lines reflected an increase in reserves from casualty, primarily from the 2012 to 2015 underwriting years.
The mortgage segment’s net favorable development was
$
0.2
million
, or
0.1
loss ratio points, for the
2020 second quarter
.
2019 Second Quarter
During the
2019 second quarter
, the Company recorded net favorable development on prior year loss reserves of
$
38.2
million
, which consisted of
$
2.6
million
from the insurance segment,
$
12.7
million
from the reinsurance segment,
$
22.8
million
from the mortgage segment and
$
0.1
million
from the ‘other’ segment.
The insurance segment’s net favorable development of
$
2.6
million
, or
0.4
loss ratio points, for the
2019 second quarter
consisted of
$
8.0
million
of net favorable development in short-tailed lines,
$
10.4
million
of net adverse development in medium-tailed lines and
$
4.9
million
of net favorable development in long-tailed lines. Net favorable development in short-tailed lines primarily resulted from property (excluding marine) reserves across all accident years (i.e., the year in which a loss occurred). Net adverse development in medium-tailed lines primarily resulted from
$
15.5
million
of adverse development on program business. Such amounts were partially offset by
$
5.1
million
of net favorable development in other medium-tailed lines, including surety business and professional liability, across most accident years. Net favorable development in long-tailed lines primarily resulted from reductions in executive assurance reserves of
$
5.1
million
, primarily from the 2008 to 2014 accident years.
The reinsurance segment’s net favorable development of
$
12.7
million
, or
3.5
loss ratio points, for the
2019 second quarter
consisted of
$
1.8
million
of net favorable development from short-tailed lines and
$
10.9
million
of net favorable development from long-tailed and medium-tailed lines. Net favorable development in short-tailed lines primarily resulted from other specialty lines across most underwriting years (i.e., all premiums and losses attributable to contracts having an inception or renewal date within the given twelve-month period) and in property other than property catastrophe reserves from earlier underwriting years, partially offset by a small amount of adverse development from property catastrophe and property other than property catastrophe reserves in the 2015 and 2018 underwriting years. Favorable development in long-tailed and medium-tailed lines reflected reductions in casualty and marine reserves from most underwriting years.
The mortgage segment’s net favorable development was
$
22.8
million
, or
6.5
loss ratio points, for the
2019 second quarter
. The
2019 second quarter
development was primarily driven by continued favorable claim rates on first lien business and subrogation recoveries on second lien business.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
During the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, the Company recorded net favorable development on prior year loss reserves of
$
63.1
million
, which consisted of
$
3.6
million
from the insurance segment,
$
51.8
million
from the reinsurance segment,
$
6.3
million
from the mortgage segment and
$
1.3
million
from the ‘other’ segment.
The insurance segment’s net favorable development of
$
3.6
million
, or
0.3
loss ratio points, for the 2020 period consisted of
$
28.7
million
of net favorable development in short-tailed and long-tailed lines, partially offset by
$
25.1
million
of net adverse development in medium-tailed lines. Net favorable development of
$
15.4
million
in short-tailed lines reflected
$
9.6
million
of favorable development from property (excluding marine), primarily from the 2015 to 2018 accident years and
$
3.1
million
of favorable development in lenders products, primarily from the 2017 to 2019 accident years. Net favorable development of
$
13.3
million
in long-tailed lines included
$
7.6
million
of favorable development related to other business, including alternative markets and excess workers’ compensation, primarily in the 2016 and 2017 accident years. Net adverse development in medium-tailed lines reflected
$
19.3
million
of adverse development in contract binding business, primarily in the 2016 to 2019 accident years, and
$
6.3
million
of adverse development in program business, primarily from the 2017 and 2018 accident years.
The reinsurance segment’s net favorable development of
$
51.8
million
, or
5.1
loss ratio points, for the 2020 period consisted of
$
67.4
million
of net favorable development from short-tailed and medium-tailed lines, offset by
$
15.6
million
of net adverse development from long-tailed lines. Net favorable development of
$
65.7
million
in short-tailed lines reflected
$
39.3
million
from other specialty lines and
$
21.3
million
from property catastrophe, primarily from the 2015 to 2019 underwriting years. Adverse development in long-tailed lines reflected an increase in reserves from casualty, primarily from the 2012 to 2015 underwriting years.
The mortgage segment’s net favorable development was
$
6.3
million
, or
0.9
loss ratio points, for the 2020 period. The 2020 development was primarily driven by subrogation recoveries on second lien business and student loan business.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
During the
six months ended June 30, 2019
, the Company recorded net favorable development on prior year loss reserves of
$
77.6
million
, which consisted of
$
7.0
million
from the insurance segment,
$
11.0
million
from the reinsurance segment,
$
59.4
million
from the mortgage segment and
$
0.1
million
from the ‘other’ segment.
The insurance segment’s net favorable development of
$
7.0
million
, or
0.6
loss ratio points, for the 2019 period consisted
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of
$
17.7
million
of net favorable development in short-tailed lines and
$
6.6
million
of net favorable development in long-tailed lines, partially offset by
$
17.3
million
of net adverse development in medium-tailed lines. Net favorable development in short-tailed lines primarily resulted from property (excluding marine) reserves from the 2010 to 2018 accident years. Net favorable development in long-tailed lines reflected net reductions in executive assurance reserves of
$
5.7
million
, primarily from the 2013 and 2015 accident years. Net adverse development in medium-tailed lines reflected
$
23.2
million
of adverse development in program business, primarily from the 2018 accident year, and
$
9.7
million
of adverse development on contract binding business, across most accident years. Such amounts were partially offset by
$
15.6
million
of net favorable development in other medium-tailed lines, including professional liability, marine and surety business, across most accident years.
The reinsurance segment’s net favorable development of
$
11.0
million
, or
1.5
loss ratio points, for the 2019 period consisted of
$
4.3
million
of net adverse development from short-tailed lines, offset by
$
15.3
million
of net favorable development from long-tailed and medium-tailed lines. Net adverse development in short-tailed lines reflected
$
17.9
million
from property catastrophe and property other than property catastrophe reserves, reflecting an increase in reserves on Typhoon Jebi in the 2019 first quarter of
$
16.0
million
following receipt of updated information from cedents and additional updated industry data. Such amounts were partially offset by
$
10.2
million
of favorable development on other specialty lines, primarily from the 2016 to 2018 underwriting years. Favorable development in long-tailed and medium-tailed lines reflected reductions in casualty reserves of
$
9.1
million
based on varying levels of reported and paid claims activity, primarily from the 2002 to 2007 underwriting years, and favorable development in marine reserves of
$
6.2
million
, primarily from the 2015 to 2018 underwriting years.
The mortgage segment’s net favorable development was
$
59.4
million
, or
8.8
loss ratio points, for the 2019 period. The 2019 development was primarily driven by continued lower than expected claim rates on first lien business and subrogation recoveries on second lien business.
6
.
Allowance for Expected Credit Losses
Premiums Receivable
The following table provides a roll forward of the allowance for expected credit losses of the Company’s premium receivables:
June 30, 2020
Premium Receivables, Net of Allowance
Allowance for Expected Credit Losses
Three Months Ended
Balance at beginning of period
$
2,155,204
$
27,990
Cumulative effect of accounting change (1)
—
Change for provision of expected credit losses (2)
8,064
Balance at end of period
$
2,203,753
$
36,054
Six Months Ended
Balance at beginning of period
$
1,778,717
$
21,003
Cumulative effect of accounting change (1)
6,539
Change for provision of expected credit losses (2)
8,512
Balance at end of period
$
2,203,753
$
36,054
(1)
Adoption of ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326)”
See
note 1
.
(2)
Amounts deemed uncollectible are written-off in operating expenses. For the
2020 second quarter
and
six months ended June 30, 2020
, amounts written off totaled
$
1.8
million
and
$
2.3
million
, respectively.
Reinsurance Recoverables
The following table provides a roll forward of the allowance for expected credit losses of the Company’s reinsurance recoverables:
June 30, 2020
Reinsurance Recoverables, Net of Allowance
Allowance for Expected Credit Losses
Three Months Ended
Balance at beginning of period
$
4,303,135
$
13,700
Cumulative effect of accounting change (1)
—
Change for provision of expected credit losses
(
105
)
Balance at end of period
$
4,363,507
$
13,595
Six Months Ended
Balance at beginning of period
$
4,346,816
$
1,364
Cumulative effect of accounting change (1)
12,010
Change for provision of expected credit losses
221
Balance at end of period
$
4,363,507
$
13,595
(1) Adoption of ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326)” See
note 1
.
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At
June 30, 2020
and December 31, 2019, approximately
63.1
%
and
61.2
%
of reinsurance recoverables on paid and unpaid losses (not including ceded unearned premiums) of
$
4.38
billion
and
$
4.35
billion
, respectively, were due from carriers which had an A.M. Best rating of “A-” or better while
36.7
%
and
38.8
%
, respectively, were from companies not rated. For items not rated, over
90
%
of such amount was collateralized through reinsurance trusts or letters of credit at
June 30, 2020
and December 31, 2019. The largest reinsurance recoverables from any one carrier were approximately
1.8
%
and
1.7
%
, of total shareholders’ equity available to Arch at
June 30, 2020
and December 31, 2019, respectively.
Contractholder Receivables
The following table provides a roll forward of the allowance for expected credit losses of the Company’s contractholder receivables:
June 30, 2020
Contractholder Receivables, Net of Allowance
Allowance for Expected Credit Losses
Three Months Ended
Balance at beginning of period
$
2,140,724
$
9,038
Cumulative effect of accounting change (1)
—
Change for provision of expected credit losses
(
2,748
)
Balance at end of period
$
2,179,124
$
6,290
Six Months Ended
Balance at beginning of period
$
2,119,460
$
—
Cumulative effect of accounting change (1)
6,663
Change for provision of expected credit losses
(
373
)
Balance at end of period
$
2,179,124
$
6,290
(1) Adoption of ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326)” See
note 1
.
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7
.
Investment Information
At
June 30, 2020
, total investable assets of
$
27.17
billion
included
$
24.53
billion
held by the Company and
$
2.64
billion
attributable to Watford.
Available For Sale Investments
The following table summarizes the fair value and cost or amortized cost of the Company’s securities classified as available for sale:
Estimated
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Allowance for Expected Credit Losses (2)
Cost or
Amortized
Cost
June 30, 2020
Fixed maturities (1):
Corporate bonds
$
7,143,600
$
405,579
$
(
34,700
)
$
(
4,116
)
$
6,776,837
Mortgage backed securities
610,839
12,417
(
5,245
)
(
222
)
603,889
Municipal bonds
517,089
25,222
(
542
)
(
28
)
492,437
Commercial mortgage backed securities
395,682
7,603
(
8,005
)
(
109
)
396,193
U.S. government and government agencies
5,192,991
64,502
(
2,708
)
—
5,131,197
Non-U.S. government securities
2,171,955
71,666
(
43,928
)
—
2,144,217
Asset backed securities
1,633,481
31,410
(
39,421
)
(
1,394
)
1,642,886
Total
17,665,637
618,399
(
134,549
)
(
5,869
)
17,187,656
Short-term investments
2,277,866
2,087
(
634
)
—
2,276,413
Total
$
19,943,503
$
620,486
$
(
135,183
)
$
(
5,869
)
$
19,464,069
December 31, 2019
Fixed maturities (1):
Corporate bonds
$
6,406,591
$
191,889
$
(
12,793
)
$
6,227,495
Mortgage backed securities
562,309
9,669
(
931
)
553,571
Municipal bonds
881,926
24,628
(
2,213
)
859,511
Commercial mortgage backed securities
733,108
14,951
(
2,330
)
720,487
U.S. government and government agencies
4,916,592
36,600
(
10,134
)
4,890,126
Non-U.S. government securities
2,078,757
48,549
(
20,330
)
2,050,538
Asset backed securities
1,683,753
24,017
(
4,724
)
1,664,460
Total
17,263,036
350,303
(
53,455
)
16,966,188
Short-term investments
956,546
811
(
1,548
)
957,283
Total
$
18,219,582
$
351,114
$
(
55,003
)
$
17,923,471
(1)
In securities lending transactions, the Company receives collateral in excess of the fair value of the fixed maturities pledged. For purposes of this table, the Company has excluded the collateral received under securities lending, at fair value and included the securities pledged under securities lending, at fair value. See “—Securities Lending Agreements.”
(2)
Effective January 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13 and as a result any credit impairment losses on the Company’s available-for-sale investments are recorded as an allowance, subject to reversal.
See
note 1.
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The following table summarizes, for all available for sale securities in an unrealized loss position, the fair value and gross unrealized loss by length of time the security has been in a continual unrealized loss position:
Less than 12 Months
12 Months or More
Total
Estimated
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
June 30, 2020
Fixed maturities (1):
Corporate bonds
$
737,840
$
(
32,848
)
$
8,726
$
(
1,852
)
$
746,566
$
(
34,700
)
Mortgage backed securities
150,547
(
5,212
)
108
(
33
)
150,655
(
5,245
)
Municipal bonds
46,969
(
542
)
—
—
46,969
(
542
)
Commercial mortgage backed securities
205,336
(
7,858
)
2,523
(
147
)
207,859
(
8,005
)
U.S. government and government agencies
412,319
(
2,708
)
—
—
412,319
(
2,708
)
Non-U.S. government securities
1,371,109
(
43,928
)
—
—
1,371,109
(
43,928
)
Asset backed securities
721,451
(
37,069
)
32,198
(
2,352
)
753,649
(
39,421
)
Total
3,645,571
(
130,165
)
43,555
(
4,384
)
3,689,126
(
134,549
)
Short-term investments
1,025,993
(
634
)
—
—
1,025,993
(
634
)
Total
$
4,671,564
$
(
130,799
)
$
43,555
$
(
4,384
)
$
4,715,119
$
(
135,183
)
December 31, 2019
Fixed maturities (1):
Corporate bonds
$
675,131
$
(
12,350
)
$
37,671
$
(
443
)
$
712,802
$
(
12,793
)
Mortgage backed securities
102,887
(
927
)
203
(
4
)
103,090
(
931
)
Municipal bonds
220,296
(
2,213
)
—
—
220,296
(
2,213
)
Commercial mortgage backed securities
147,290
(
2,302
)
2,683
(
28
)
149,973
(
2,330
)
U.S. government and government agencies
1,373,127
(
10,089
)
32,058
(
45
)
1,405,185
(
10,134
)
Non-U.S. government securities
1,224,243
(
20,163
)
37,610
(
167
)
1,261,853
(
20,330
)
Asset backed securities
441,522
(
3,334
)
48,313
(
1,390
)
489,835
(
4,724
)
Total
4,184,496
(
51,378
)
158,538
(
2,077
)
4,343,034
(
53,455
)
Short-term investments
95,777
(
1,548
)
—
—
95,777
(
1,548
)
Total
$
4,280,273
$
(
52,926
)
$
158,538
$
(
2,077
)
$
4,438,811
$
(
55,003
)
(1)
In securities lending transactions, the Company receives collateral in excess of the fair value of the fixed maturities pledged. For purposes of this table, the Company has excluded the collateral received under securities lending, at fair value and included the securities pledged under securities lending, at fair value. See “—Securities Lending Agreements.”
At
June 30, 2020
, on a lot level basis, approximately
3,730
security lots out of a total of approximately
10,540
security lots were in an unrealized loss position and the largest single unrealized loss from a single lot in the Company’s fixed maturity portfolio was
$
1.2
million
. At
December 31, 2019
, on a lot level basis, approximately
2,230
security lots out of a total of approximately
9,590
security lots were in an unrealized loss position and the largest single unrealized loss from a single lot in the Company’s fixed maturity portfolio was
$
0.9
million
.
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The contractual maturities of the Company’s fixed maturities are shown in the following table. Expected maturities, which are management’s best estimates, will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
June 30, 2020
December 31, 2019
Maturity
Estimated
Fair
Value
Amortized
Cost
Estimated
Fair
Value
Amortized
Cost
Due in one year or less
$
344,032
$
339,451
$
428,659
$
423,617
Due after one year through five years
9,873,345
9,645,073
10,126,403
9,996,206
Due after five years through 10 years
4,379,828
4,163,392
3,317,535
3,219,567
Due after 10 years
428,430
396,772
411,269
388,280
15,025,635
14,544,688
14,283,866
14,027,670
Mortgage backed securities
610,839
603,889
562,309
553,571
Commercial mortgage backed securities
395,682
396,193
733,108
720,487
Asset backed securities
1,633,481
1,642,886
1,683,753
1,664,460
Total (1)
$
17,665,637
$
17,187,656
$
17,263,036
$
16,966,188
(1)
In securities lending transactions, the Company receives collateral in excess of the fair value of the fixed maturities pledged. For purposes of this table, the Company has excluded the collateral received under securities lending, at fair value and included the securities pledged under securities lending, at fair value.
See “—Securities Lending Agreements.”
Securities Lending Agreements
The Company enters into securities lending agreements with financial institutions to enhance investment income whereby it loans certain of its securities to third parties, primarily major brokerage firms, for short periods of time through a lending agent. The Company maintains legal control over the securities it lends (shown as ‘Securities pledged under securities lending, at fair value’ on the Company’s balance sheet), retains the earnings and cash flows associated with the loaned securities and receives a fee from the borrower for the temporary use of the securities. An indemnification agreement with the lending agent protects the Company in the event a borrower becomes insolvent or fails to return any of the securities on loan from the Company.
The Company receives collateral (shown as ‘Collateral received under securities lending, at fair value’ on the Company’s balance sheet) in the form of cash or U.S. government and government agency securities. At
June 30, 2020
, the fair value of the cash collateral received on securities lending was
$
26.6
million
and the fair value of security collateral received was
$
447.2
million
. At
December 31, 2019
, the fair value of the cash collateral received on securities lending was
$
81.2
million
, and the fair value of security collateral received was
$
307.2
million
.
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The carrying value of collateral held under the Company’s securities lending transactions by significant investment category and remaining contractual maturity of the underlying agreements is as follows:
Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements
Overnight and Continuous
Less than 30 Days
30-90 Days
90 Days or More
Total
June 30, 2020
U.S. government and government agencies
$
291,730
$
—
$
153,552
$
—
$
445,282
Corporate bonds
2,336
—
—
—
2,336
Equity securities
26,165
—
—
—
26,165
Total
$
320,231
$
—
$
153,552
$
—
$
473,783
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending in offsetting disclosure in
note 9
$
—
Amounts related to securities lending not included in offsetting disclosure in
note 9
$
473,783
December 31, 2019
U.S. government and government agencies
$
240,332
$
—
$
115,973
$
—
$
356,305
Corporate bonds
2,570
—
—
—
2,570
Equity securities
29,491
—
—
—
29,491
Total
$
272,393
$
—
$
115,973
$
—
$
388,366
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending in offsetting disclosure in
note 9
$
—
Amounts related to securities lending not included in offsetting disclosure in
note 9
$
388,366
Equity Securities, at Fair Value
At
June 30, 2020
, the Company held
$
1.26
billion
of equity securities, at fair value, compared to
$
838.9
million
at
December 31, 2019
. Such holdings include publicly traded common stocks primarily in the consumer cyclical and non-cyclical, technology, communication and financial sectors and exchange-traded funds in fixed income, equity and other sectors.
Other Investments
The following table summarizes the Company’s other investments which are included in investments accounted for using the fair value option, by strategy:
June 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Term loan investments
$
1,109,031
$
1,326,018
Lending
579,320
602,841
Credit related funds
92,970
123,020
Energy
66,667
97,402
Investment grade fixed income
133,936
151,594
Infrastructure
48,427
61,786
Private equity
72,888
49,376
Real estate
19,251
17,279
Total
$
2,122,490
$
2,429,316
Investments Accounted For Using the Equity Method
The following table summarizes the Company’s investments accounted for using the equity method, by strategy:
June 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Credit related funds
$
624,382
$
428,437
Equities
292,499
293,686
Real estate
249,822
246,851
Lending
137,270
202,690
Private equity
181,492
144,983
Infrastructure
141,972
235,033
Energy
99,865
108,716
Total
$
1,727,302
$
1,660,396
Certain of the Company’s other investments are in investment funds for which the Company has the option to redeem at agreed upon values as described in each investment fund’s subscription agreement. Depending on the terms of the various subscription agreements, investments in investment funds may be redeemed daily, monthly, quarterly or on other terms. Two common redemption restrictions which may impact the Company’s ability to redeem these investment funds are gates and lockups. A gate is a suspension of redemptions which may be implemented by the general partner or investment manager of the fund in order to defer, in whole or in part, the redemption request in the event the aggregate amount of redemption requests exceeds a predetermined percentage of the investment fund’s net assets which may otherwise hinder the general partner or investment manager’s ability to liquidate holdings in an orderly fashion in order to generate the cash necessary to fund extraordinarily large redemption payouts. A lockup period
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is the initial amount of time an investor is contractually required to hold the security before having the ability to redeem. If the investment funds are eligible to be redeemed, the time to redeem such fund can take weeks or months following the notification.
Fair Value Option
The following table summarizes the Company’s assets which are accounted for using the fair value option:
June 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Fixed maturities
$
923,804
$
754,452
Other investments
2,122,490
2,429,316
Short-term investments
384,382
377,014
Equity securities
90,095
102,695
Investments accounted for using the fair value option
$
3,520,771
$
3,663,477
Limited Partnership Interests
In the normal course of its activities, the Company invests in limited partnerships as part of its overall investment strategy. Such amounts are included in ‘investments accounted for using the equity method’ and ‘investments accounted for using the fair value option.’ The Company has determined that it is not required to consolidate these investments because it is not the primary beneficiary of the funds. The
Company’s maximum exposure to loss with respect to these investments is limited to the investment carrying amounts reported in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and any unfunded
commitment.
The following table summarizes investments in limited partnership interests where the Company has a variable interest by balance sheet line item:
June 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Investments accounted for using the equity method (1)
1,727,302
1,660,396
Investments accounted for using the fair value option (2)
178,894
188,283
Total
$
1,906,196
$
1,848,679
(1)
Aggregate unfunded commitments were
$
1.44
billion
at
June 30, 2020
, compared to
$
1.36
billion
at
December 31, 2019
.
(2)
Aggregate unfunded commitments were
$
32.3
million
at
June 30, 2020
, compared to
$
41.7
million
at
December 31, 2019
.
Net Investment Income
The components of net investment income were derived from the following sources:
June 30,
2020
2019
Three Months Ended
Fixed maturities
$
105,391
$
125,018
Term loans
20,512
24,730
Equity securities
6,219
4,368
Short-term investments
3,383
3,859
Other (1)
16,460
18,523
Gross investment income
151,965
176,498
Investment expenses
(
20,480
)
(
21,460
)
Net investment income
$
131,485
$
155,038
Six Months Ended
Fixed maturities
$
220,238
$
254,817
Term loans
43,682
49,346
Equity securities
12,226
7,356
Short-term investments
8,279
8,038
Other (1)
35,866
39,719
Gross investment income
320,291
359,276
Investment expenses
(
43,653
)
(
47,289
)
Net investment income
$
276,638
$
311,987
(1)
Includes income distributions from investment funds and other items.
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Net Realized Gains (Losses)
Net realized gains (losses), which include changes in the allowance for credit losses on financial assets and net impairment losses recognized in earnings were as follows:
June 30,
2020
2019
Three Months Ended
Available for sale securities:
Gross gains on investment sales
$
232,153
$
75,090
Gross losses on investment sales
(
49,824
)
(
15,281
)
Change in fair value of assets and liabilities accounted for using the fair value option:
Fixed maturities
68,181
11,429
Other investments
178,570
(
33,780
)
Equity securities
6,664
6,414
Short-term investments
3,368
(
1,392
)
Equity securities, at fair value:
Net realized gains (losses) on sales during the period
(
18,250
)
(
6,644
)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities still held at reporting date
145,686
22,632
Allowance for credit losses:
Investments related
3,225
—
Underwriting related
(
5,834
)
—
Net impairment losses
—
(
49
)
Derivative instruments (1)
(
836
)
63,966
Other
(
6,515
)
(
1,628
)
Net realized gains (losses)
$
556,588
$
120,757
Six Months Ended
Available for sale securities:
Gross gains on investment sales
$
410,353
$
118,455
Gross losses on investment sales
(
81,792
)
(
46,937
)
Change in fair value of assets and liabilities accounted for using the fair value option:
Fixed maturities
(
59,485
)
42,577
Other investments
(
129,230
)
(
15,585
)
Equity securities
1,755
10,680
Short-term investments
(
5,313
)
(
672
)
Equity securities, at fair value:
Net realized gains (losses) on sales during the period
(
18,789
)
4,286
Net unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities still held at reporting date
(
29,880
)
59,768
Allowance for credit losses:
Investments related
(
6,095
)
—
Underwriting related
(
9,104
)
—
Net impairments losses
(
533
)
(
1,358
)
Derivative instruments (1)
126,353
99,837
Other
(
8,612
)
(
10,038
)
Net realized gains (losses)
$
189,628
$
261,013
(1)
See
note 9
for information on the Company’s derivative instruments.
Equity in Net Income (Loss) of Investment Funds Accounted for Using the Equity Method
The Company recorded a loss of
$
65.1
million
related to investment funds accounted for using the equity method in the
2020 second quarter
, compared to income of
$
32.5
million
for the
2019 second quarter
, and a loss of
$
69.3
million
for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, compared to income of
$
79.4
million
for the
six months ended June 30, 2019
. In applying the equity method, investments are initially recorded at cost and are subsequently adjusted based on the Company’s proportionate share of the net income or loss of the funds (which include changes in the market value of the underlying securities in the funds). Such investments are generally recorded on a one to three month lag based on the availability of reports from the investment funds.
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Allowance for Expected Credit Losses
The following table provides a roll forward of the allowance for expected credit losses of the Company’s securities classified as available for sale:
June 30, 2020
Structured Securities (1)
Municipal
Bonds
Corporate
Bonds
Short Term Investments
Total
Three Months Ended
Balance at beginning of period
$
2,654
$
23
$
7,232
$
29
$
9,938
Cumulative effect of accounting change
—
—
—
—
—
Additions for current-period provision for expected credit losses
695
44
290
(
29
)
1,000
Additions (reductions) for previously recognized expected credit losses
(
1,304
)
(
25
)
(
2,903
)
—
(
4,232
)
Reductions due to disposals
(
319
)
(
14
)
(
504
)
—
(
837
)
Write-offs charged against the allowance
—
—
—
—
—
Balance at end of period
$
1,726
$
28
$
4,115
$
—
$
5,869
Six Months Ended
Balance at beginning of period
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
Cumulative effect of accounting change
517
—
117
—
634
Additions for current-period provision for expected credit losses
2,841
67
7,441
—
10,349
Additions (reductions) for previously recognized expected credit losses
(
1,306
)
(
25
)
(
2,924
)
—
(
4,255
)
Reductions due to disposals
(
326
)
(
14
)
(
519
)
—
(
859
)
Write-offs charged against the allowance
—
—
—
—
—
Balance at end of period
$
1,726
$
28
$
4,115
$
—
$
5,869
(1)
Includes asset backed securities, mortgage backed securities and commercial mortgage backed securities.
Restricted Assets
The Company is required to maintain assets on deposit, which primarily consist of fixed maturities, with various regulatory authorities to support its underwriting operations. The Company’s subsidiaries maintain assets in trust accounts as collateral for transactions with affiliated companies and also have investments in segregated portfolios primarily to provide collateral or guarantees for letters of credit to third parties. See note 17, “Commitments and Contingencies,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K.
The following table details the value of the Company’s restricted assets:
June 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Assets used for collateral or guarantees:
Affiliated transactions
$
4,633,689
$
4,526,761
Third party agreements
2,525,173
2,278,248
Deposits with U.S. regulatory authorities
862,859
797,371
Deposits with non-U.S. regulatory authorities
189,107
119,238
Total restricted assets
$
8,210,828
$
7,721,618
In addition, Watford maintains secured credit facilities to provide borrowing capacity for investment purposes and a total return swap agreement and maintains assets pledged as collateral for such purposes. The Company does not guarantee or provide credit support for Watford, and the Company’s financial exposure to Watford is limited to its investment in Watford’s senior notes, common and preferred shares and counterparty credit risk (mitigated by collateral) arising from reinsurance transactions. As of
June 30, 2020
and December 31, 2019, Watford held
$
1.14
billion
and
$
1.0
billion
, respectively, in pledged assets to collateralize the credit facility mentioned above.
Reconciliation of Cash and Restricted Cash
The following table details reconciliation of cash and restricted cash within the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
June 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Cash
$
854,259
$
726,230
Restricted cash (included in ‘other assets’)
$
210,424
$
177,468
Cash and restricted cash
$
1,064,683
$
903,698
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8
.
Fair Value
Accounting guidance regarding fair value measurements addresses how companies should measure fair value when they are required to use a fair value measure for recognition or disclosure purposes under GAAP and provides a common definition of fair value to be used throughout GAAP. It defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly fashion between market participants at the measurement date. In addition, it establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for the disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. The level in the hierarchy within which a given fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the measurement (Level 1 being the highest priority and Level 3 being the lowest priority).
The levels in the hierarchy are defined as follows:
Level 1:
Inputs to the valuation methodology are observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for
identical
assets or liabilities in
active markets
Level 2:
Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument
Level 3:
Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement
Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for securities measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such securities pursuant to the valuation hierarchy. The Company reviews its securities measured at fair value and discusses the proper classification of such investments with investment advisers and others.
The Company determines the existence of an active market based on its judgment as to whether transactions for the financial instrument occur in such market with sufficient frequency and volume to provide reliable pricing information. The independent pricing sources obtain market quotations and actual transaction prices for securities that have quoted prices in active markets. The Company uses quoted values and other data provided by nationally recognized independent pricing sources as inputs into its process for determining fair values of its fixed maturity investments. To validate the techniques or models used by pricing sources, the Company's review process includes, but is not limited to: (i) quantitative analysis (
e.g.,
comparing the quarterly return for each managed portfolio to its target benchmark, with significant differences identified and investigated); (ii) a review of the average number of prices obtained in the pricing process and the range of resulting fair values; (iii) initial and ongoing evaluation of methodologies used by outside parties to calculate fair value; (iv) a comparison of the fair value estimates to the Company’s knowledge of the current market; (v) a comparison of the pricing services' fair values to other pricing services' fair values for the same investments; and (vi) periodic back-testing, which includes randomly selecting purchased or sold securities and comparing the executed prices to the fair value estimates from the pricing service. A price source hierarchy was maintained in order to determine which price source would be used
(i.e.
, a price obtained from a pricing service with more seniority in the hierarchy will be used over a less senior one in all cases). The hierarchy prioritizes pricing services based on availability and reliability and assigns the highest priority to index providers. Based on the above review, the Company will challenge any prices for a security or portfolio which are considered not to be representative of fair value. The Company did not adjust any of the prices obtained from the independent pricing sources at
June 30, 2020
.
In certain circumstances, when fair values are unavailable from these independent pricing sources, quotes are obtained directly from broker-dealers who are active in the corresponding markets. Such quotes are subject to the validation procedures noted above. Where quotes are unavailable, fair value is determined by the Investment Manager using quantitative and qualitative assessments such as internally modeled values. Of the
$
24.92
billion
of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value at
June 30, 2020
, approximately
$
121.1
million
, or
0.5
%
, were priced using non-binding broker-dealer quotes or modeled valuations. Of the
$
22.90
billion
of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value at
December 31, 2019
, approximately
$
179.6
million
, or
0.8
%
, were priced using non-binding broker-dealer quotes or modeled valuations.
Fixed maturities
The Company uses the market approach valuation technique to estimate the fair value of its fixed maturity securities, when possible. The market approach includes obtaining prices from independent pricing services, such as index providers and pricing vendors, as well as to a lesser extent quotes from broker-dealers. The independent pricing sources obtain market quotations and actual transaction prices for securities that have quoted prices in active markets. Each source has its own proprietary method for determining the fair value of securities that are not actively traded. In general, these methods involve the use of “matrix pricing” in which the independent pricing source uses observable market inputs including, but not limited to, investment yields, credit risks and spreads, benchmarking of like securities, broker-dealer quotes, reported trades and sector groupings to determine a reasonable fair value.
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The following describes the significant inputs generally used to determine the fair value of the Company’s fixed maturity securities by asset class:
•
U.S. government and government agencies — valuations provided by independent pricing services, with all prices provided through index providers and pricing vendors. The Company determined that all U.S. Treasuries would be classified as Level 1 securities due to observed levels of trading activity, the high number of strongly correlated pricing quotes received on U.S. Treasuries and other factors. The fair values of U.S. government agency securities are generally determined using the spread above the risk-free yield curve. As the yields for the risk-free yield curve and the spreads for these securities are observable market inputs, the fair values of U.S. government agency securities are classified within Level 2.
•
Corporate bonds — valuations provided by independent pricing services, substantially all through index providers and pricing vendors with a small amount through broker-dealers. The fair values of these securities are generally determined using the spread above the risk-free yield curve. These spreads are generally obtained from the new issue market, secondary trading and from broker-dealers who trade in the relevant security market. As the significant inputs used in the pricing process for corporate bonds are observable market inputs, the fair value of these securities are classified within Level 2. A small number of securities are included in Level 3 due to a low level of transparency on the inputs used in the pricing process.
•
Mortgage-backed securities — valuations provided by independent pricing services, substantially all through pricing vendors and index providers with a small amount through broker-dealers. The fair values of these securities are generally determined through the use of pricing models (including Option Adjusted Spread) which use spreads to determine the expected average life of the securities. These spreads are generally obtained from the new issue market, secondary trading and from broker-dealers who trade in the relevant security market. The pricing services also review prepayment speeds and other indicators, when applicable. As the significant inputs used in the pricing process for mortgage-backed securities are observable market inputs, the fair value of these securities are classified within Level 2. A small number of securities are included in Level 3 due to a low level of transparency on the inputs used in the pricing process.
•
Municipal bonds — valuations provided by independent pricing services, with all prices provided through index providers and pricing vendors. The fair values of these securities are generally determined using spreads obtained from broker-dealers who trade in the relevant security market, trade prices and the new issue market. As the significant inputs used in the pricing process for municipal bonds are observable market inputs, the fair value of these securities are classified within Level 2.
•
Commercial mortgage-backed securities — valuations provided by independent pricing services, substantially all through index providers and pricing vendors with a small amount through broker-dealers. The fair values of these securities are generally determined through the use of pricing models which use spreads to determine the appropriate average life of the securities. These spreads are generally obtained from the new issue market, secondary trading and from broker-dealers who trade in the relevant security market. The pricing services also review prepayment speeds and other indicators, when applicable. As the significant inputs used in the pricing process for commercial mortgage-backed securities are observable market inputs, the fair value of these securities are classified within Level 2.
•
Non-U.S. government securities — valuations provided by independent pricing services, with all prices provided through index providers and pricing vendors. The fair values of these securities are generally based on international indices or valuation models which include daily observed yield curves, cross-currency basis index spreads and country credit spreads. As the significant inputs used in the pricing process for non-U.S. government securities are observable market inputs, the fair value of these securities are classified within Level 2.
•
Asset-backed securities — valuations provided by independent pricing services, substantially all through index providers and pricing vendors with a small amount through broker-dealers. The fair values of these securities are generally determined through the use of pricing models (including Option Adjusted Spread) which use spreads to determine the appropriate average life of the securities. These spreads are generally obtained from the new issue market, secondary trading and from broker-dealers who trade in the relevant security market. The pricing services also review prepayment speeds and other indicators, when applicable. As the significant inputs used in the pricing process for asset-backed securities are observable market inputs, the fair value of these securities are classified within Level 2. A small number of securities are included in Level 3 due to a low level of transparency on the inputs used in the pricing process.
Equity securities
The Company determined that exchange-traded equity securities would be included in Level 1 as their fair values are based on quoted market prices in active markets. Certain equity securities are included in Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy as the significant inputs used in the pricing process for such securities are observable market inputs. Other equity securities are included in Level 3 due to the lack of an available independent price source for such securities. As the significant inputs used to price these securities are unobservable, the fair value of such securities are classified as Level 3.
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Other investments
The Company determined that exchange-traded investments in mutual funds would be included in Level 1 as their fair values are based on quoted market prices in active markets. Other investments also include term loan investments for which fair values are estimated by using quoted prices of term loan investments with similar characteristics, pricing models or matrix pricing. Such investments are generally classified within Level 2. The fair values for certain of the Company’s other investments are determined using net asset values as advised by external fund managers. The net asset value is based on the fund manager’s valuation of the underlying holdings in accordance with the fund’s governing documents. In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. A small number of securities are included in Level 3 due to the lack of an available independent price source for such securities.
Derivative instruments
The Company’s futures contracts, foreign currency forward contracts, interest rate swaps and other derivatives trade in the over-the-counter derivative market. The Company uses the market approach valuation technique to estimate the fair value for these derivatives based on significant observable market inputs from third party pricing vendors, non-binding broker-dealer quotes and/or recent trading activity. As the significant inputs used in the pricing process for these derivative instruments are observable market inputs, the fair value of these securities are classified within Level 2.
Short-term investments
The Company determined that certain of its short-term investments held in highly liquid money market-type funds, Treasury bills and commercial paper would be included in Level 1 as their fair values are based on quoted market prices in active markets. The fair values of other short-term investments are generally determined using the spread above the risk-free yield curve and are classified within Level 2.
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The following table presents the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value by level at
June 30, 2020
:
Estimated Fair Value Measurements Using:
Estimated
Fair
Value
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets measured at fair value (1):
Available for sale securities:
Fixed maturities:
Corporate bonds
$
7,143,600
$
—
$
7,142,743
$
857
Mortgage backed securities
610,839
—
610,621
218
Municipal bonds
517,089
—
517,089
—
Commercial mortgage backed securities
395,682
—
395,682
—
U.S. government and government agencies
5,192,991
5,077,056
115,935
—
Non-U.S. government securities
2,171,955
—
2,171,955
—
Asset backed securities
1,633,481
—
1,630,249
3,232
Total
17,665,637
5,077,056
12,584,274
4,307
Short-term investments
2,277,866
2,250,377
27,489
—
Equity securities, at fair value
1,263,914
1,205,352
6,581
51,981
Derivative instruments (4)
96,909
—
96,909
—
Fair value option:
Corporate bonds
673,457
—
672,459
998
Non-U.S. government bonds
68,340
—
68,340
—
Mortgage backed securities
14,142
—
14,142
—
Municipal bonds
249
—
249
—
Commercial mortgage backed securities
1,131
—
1,131
—
Asset backed securities
165,890
—
165,890
—
U.S. government and government agencies
595
483
112
—
Short-term investments
384,382
370,286
14,096
—
Equity securities
90,096
28,507
142
61,447
Other investments
1,167,345
39,493
1,081,399
46,453
Other investments measured at net asset value (2)
955,145
Total
3,520,772
438,769
2,017,960
108,898
Total assets measured at fair value
$
24,825,098
$
8,971,554
$
14,733,213
$
165,186
Liabilities measured at fair value:
Contingent consideration liabilities
$
(
1,250
)
$
—
$
—
$
(
1,250
)
Securities sold but not yet purchased (3)
(
29,289
)
—
(
29,289
)
—
Derivative instruments (4)
(
66,821
)
—
(
66,821
)
—
Total liabilities measured at fair value
$
(
97,360
)
$
—
$
(
96,110
)
$
(
1,250
)
(1)
In securities lending transactions, the Company receives collateral in excess of the fair value of the securities pledged. For purposes of this table, the Company has excluded the collateral received under securities lending, at fair value and included the securities pledged under securities lending, at fair value. See
note 7
, “—Securities Lending Agreements.”
(2)
In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheets.
(3)
Represents the Company’s obligations to deliver securities that it did not own at the time of sale. Such amounts are included in “other liabilities” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
(4)
See
note 9
.
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ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
The following table presents the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value by level at
December 31, 2019
:
Estimated Fair Value Measurements Using:
Estimated
Fair
Value
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets measured at fair value (1):
Available for sale securities:
Fixed maturities:
Corporate bonds
$
6,406,591
$
—
$
6,397,740
$
8,851
Mortgage backed securities
562,309
—
562,055
254
Municipal bonds
881,926
—
881,926
—
Commercial mortgage backed securities
733,108
—
733,108
—
U.S. government and government agencies
4,916,592
4,805,581
111,011
—
Non-U.S. government securities
2,078,757
—
2,078,757
—
Asset backed securities
1,683,753
—
1,678,791
4,962
Total
17,263,036
4,805,581
12,443,388
14,067
Short-term investments
956,546
904,804
51,742
—
Equity securities, at fair value
850,283
789,596
4,798
55,889
Derivative instruments (4)
48,946
—
48,946
—
Fair value option:
Corporate bonds
488,402
—
487,470
932
Non-U.S. government bonds
50,465
—
50,465
—
Mortgage backed securities
11,947
—
11,947
—
Municipal bonds
377
—
377
—
Commercial mortgage backed securities
1,134
—
1,134
—
Asset backed securities
200,163
—
200,163
—
U.S. government and government agencies
1,962
1,852
110
—
Short-term investments
377,014
333,320
43,694
—
Equity securities
102,697
43,962
641
58,094
Other investments
1,418,273
53,287
1,296,169
68,817
Other investments measured at net asset value (2)
1,011,043
Total
3,663,477
432,421
2,092,170
127,843
Total assets measured at fair value
$
22,782,288
$
6,932,402
$
14,641,044
$
197,799
Liabilities measured at fair value:
Contingent consideration liabilities
$
(
7,998
)
$
—
$
—
$
(
7,998
)
Securities sold but not yet purchased (3)
(
66,257
)
—
(
66,257
)
—
Derivative instruments (4)
(
39,750
)
—
(
39,750
)
—
Total liabilities measured at fair value
$
(
114,005
)
$
—
$
(
106,007
)
$
(
7,998
)
(1)
In securities lending transactions, the Company receives collateral in excess of the fair value of the securities pledged. For purposes of this table, the Company has excluded the collateral received under securities lending, at fair value and included the securities pledged under securities lending, at fair value. See
note 7
, “—Securities Lending Agreements.”
(2)
In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheets.
(3)
Represents the Company’s obligations to deliver securities that it did not own at the time of sale. Such amounts are included in “other liabilities” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
(4)
See
note 9
.
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The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for all financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs:
Assets
Liabilities
s
Available For Sale
Fair Value Option
Fair Value
Structured Securities (1)
Corporate
Bonds
Corporate
Bonds
Other
Investments
Equity
Securities
Equity
Securities
Contingent Consideration Liabilities
Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
Balance at beginning of period
$
3,846
$
1,980
$
965
$
54,620
$
60,015
$
55,632
$
(
7,967
)
Total gains or (losses) (realized/unrealized)
Included in earnings (2)
(
64
)
—
—
(
987
)
1,432
11,799
(
18
)
Included in other comprehensive income
(
287
)
(
1,123
)
—
—
—
—
—
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements
Purchases
—
—
33
3
—
—
—
Issuances
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Sales
—
—
—
(
7,183
)
—
(
15,450
)
—
Settlements
(
45
)
—
—
—
—
—
6,735
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Balance at end of period
$
3,450
$
857
$
998
$
46,453
$
61,447
$
51,981
$
(
1,250
)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
Balance at beginning of period
$
302
$
7,567
$
2,233
$
62,329
$
—
$
—
$
(
68,121
)
Total gains or (losses) (realized/unrealized)
Included in earnings (2)
—
—
(
49
)
(
11,614
)
—
—
(
423
)
Included in other comprehensive income
1
102
—
—
—
—
—
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements
Purchases
—
429
—
—
—
—
—
Issuances
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Sales
—
—
—
(
74
)
—
—
—
Settlements
(
13
)
(
456
)
—
—
—
—
60,719
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3
—
—
23,919
44,632
56,145
51,212
—
Balance at end of period
$
290
$
7,642
$
26,103
$
95,273
$
56,145
$
51,212
$
(
7,825
)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
Balance at beginning of year
$
5,216
$
8,851
$
932
$
68,817
$
58,094
$
55,889
$
(
7,998
)
Total gains or (losses) (realized/unrealized)
Included in earnings (2)
(
55
)
7
—
(
1,014
)
3,353
8,078
(
72
)
Included in other comprehensive income
(
309
)
(
6,539
)
—
—
—
—
—
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements
Purchases
—
—
66
24
—
3,464
—
Issuances
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Sales
—
—
—
(
24,358
)
—
(
15,450
)
—
Settlements
(
1,402
)
(
1,462
)
—
—
—
—
6,820
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3
—
—
—
2,984
—
—
—
Balance at end of period
$
3,450
$
857
$
998
$
46,453
$
61,447
$
51,981
$
(
1,250
)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Balance at beginning of year
$
313
$
8,141
$
5,758
$
62,705
$
—
$
—
$
(
66,665
)
Total gains or (losses) (realized/unrealized)
Included in earnings (2)
1,757
—
(
339
)
(
11,316
)
—
—
(
1,331
)
Included in other comprehensive income
5
(
16
)
—
—
—
—
—
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements
Purchases
—
429
—
—
—
—
—
Issuances
—
—
—
—
—
—
(
548
)
Sales
(
1,757
)
—
(
3,235
)
(
148
)
—
—
—
Settlements
(
28
)
(
912
)
—
(
600
)
—
—
60,719
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3
—
—
23,919
44,632
56,145
51,212
—
Balance at end of period
$
290
$
7,642
$
26,103
$
95,273
$
56,145
$
51,212
$
(
7,825
)
(1)
Includes asset backed securities, mortgage backed securities and commercial mortgage backed securities.
(2)
Gains or losses were included in net realized gains (losses).
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Financial Instruments Disclosed, But Not Carried, At Fair Value
The Company uses various financial instruments in the normal course of its business. The carrying values of cash, accrued investment income, receivable for securities sold, certain other assets, payable for securities purchased and certain other liabilities approximated their fair values at
June 30, 2020
, due to their respective short maturities. As these financial instruments are not actively traded, their respective fair values are classified within Level 2.
At
June 30, 2020
, the Company’s senior notes were carried at their cost, net of debt issuance costs, of
$
2.86
billion
and had a fair value of
$
3.49
billion
. At
December 31, 2019
, the Company’s senior notes were carried at their cost, net of debt issuance costs, of
$
1.87
billion
and had a fair value of
$
2.34
billion
. The fair values of the senior notes were obtained from a third party pricing service and are based on observable market inputs. As such, the fair values of the senior notes are classified within Level 2.
9
.
Derivative Instruments
The Company’s investment strategy allows for the use of derivative instruments. The Company’s derivative instruments are recorded on its consolidated balance sheets at fair value. The Company utilizes exchange traded U.S. Treasury note, Eurodollar and other futures contracts and commodity futures to manage portfolio duration or replicate investment positions in its portfolios and the Company routinely utilizes foreign currency forward contracts, currency options, index futures contracts and other derivatives as part of its total return objective. In addition, certain of the Company’s investments are managed in portfolios which incorporate the use of foreign currency forward contracts which are intended to provide an economic hedge against foreign currency movements.
In addition, the Company purchases to-be-announced mortgage backed securities (“TBAs”) as part of its investment strategy. TBAs represent commitments to purchase a future issuance of agency mortgage backed securities. For the period between purchase of a TBA and issuance of the underlying security, the Company’s position is accounted for as a derivative. The Company purchases TBAs in both long and short positions to enhance investment performance and as part of its overall investment strategy.
The following table summarizes information on the fair values and notional values of the Company’s derivative instruments:
Estimated Fair Value
Asset Derivatives
Liability Derivatives
Notional
Value (1)
June 30, 2020
Futures contracts (2)
$
17,181
$
(
5,894
)
$
2,635,862
Foreign currency forward contracts (2)
12,366
(
9,400
)
1,073,432
TBAs (3)
5,973
—
5,740
Other (2)
67,362
(
51,527
)
3,398,053
Total
$
102,882
$
(
66,821
)
December 31, 2019
Futures contracts (2)
$
10,065
$
(
13,722
)
$
4,104,559
Foreign currency forward contracts (2)
5,352
(
5,327
)
686,878
TBAs (3)
55,010
—
53,229
Other (2)
33,529
(
20,701
)
4,356,300
Total
$
103,956
$
(
39,750
)
(1)
Represents the absolute notional value of all outstanding contracts, consisting of long and short positions.
(2)
The fair value of asset derivatives are included in ‘other assets’ and the fair value of liability derivatives are included in ‘other liabilities.’
(3)
The fair value of TBAs are included in ‘fixed maturities available for sale, at fair value.’
The Company did not hold any derivatives which were designated as hedging instruments at
June 30, 2020
or
December 31, 2019
.
The Company’s derivative instruments can be traded under master netting agreements, which establish terms that apply to all derivative transactions with a counterparty. In the event of a bankruptcy or other stipulated event of default, such agreements provide that the non-defaulting party may elect to terminate all outstanding derivative transactions, in which case all individual derivative positions (loss or gain) with a counterparty are closed out and netted and replaced with a single amount, usually referred to as the termination amount, which is expressed in a single currency. The resulting single net amount, where positive, is payable to the party “in-the-money” regardless of whether or not it is the defaulting party, unless the parties have agreed that only the non-defaulting party is entitled to receive a termination payment where the net amount is positive and is in its favor. Contractual close-out netting reduces derivatives credit exposure from gross to net exposure.
At
June 30, 2020
, asset derivatives and liability derivatives of
$
87.0
million
and
$
60.3
million
, respectively, were subject to a master netting agreement, compared to
$
97.8
million
and
$
37.8
million
, respectively, at
December 31, 2019
. The remaining derivatives included in the preceding table were not subject to a master netting agreement.
Realized and unrealized contract gains and losses on the Company’s derivative instruments are reflected in ‘net realized
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gains (losses)’ in the consolidated statements of income, as summarized in the following table:
Derivatives not designated as
June 30,
hedging instruments:
2020
2019
Three Months Ended
Net realized gains (losses):
Futures contracts
$
(
1,607
)
$
66,973
Foreign currency forward contracts
3,523
(
5,365
)
TBAs
264
48
Other
(
3,016
)
2,310
Total
$
(
836
)
$
63,966
Six Months Ended
Net realized gains (losses):
Futures contracts
$
94,337
$
94,309
Foreign currency forward contracts
(
7,347
)
(
19,074
)
TBAs
1,009
238
Other
38,354
24,364
Total
$
126,353
$
99,837
10
.
Commitments and Contingencies
Senior Notes
On June 30, 2020, Arch Capital completed a public offering of
$
1.0
billion
aggregate principal amount of its
3.635
% senior notes with a scheduled maturity of
June 30, 2050
(the “2050 notes”). The 2050 notes are Arch Capital’s senior unsecured obligations and rank equally with all of its existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness. Interest payments on the 2050 notes are due semi-annually in arrears on June 30 and December 30, beginning on December 30, 2020, to holders of record on the preceding June 15 or December 15, as the case may be.
Interest will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months
. Subject to conditions of redemption, Arch Capital may redeem the 2050 notes at any time and from time to time prior to December 30, 2049, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the “make-whole” redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date. Arch Capital is planning to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes.
Investment Commitments
The Company’s investment commitments, which are primarily related to agreements entered into by the Company to invest in funds and separately managed accounts when called upon, were approximately
$
1.77
billion
at
June 30, 2020
, compared to
$
1.69
billion
at
December 31, 2019
.
Interest Paid
Interest paid on the Company’s senior notes and other borrowings were
$
57.4
million
for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, consistent with
$
60.9
million
for the
2019
period.
11
.
Leases
In the ordinary course of business, the Company renews and enters into new leases for office property and equipment. At the lease inception date, the Company determines whether a contract contains a lease and its classification as a finance or operating lease. Primarily all of the Company’s leases are classified as operating leases. The Company’s operating leases have remaining lease terms of up to
11
years
, some of which include options to extend the lease term. The Company considers these options when determining the lease term and measuring its lease liability and right-of-use asset. In addition, the Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
Short-term operating leases with an initial term of twelve months or less were excluded on the Company's consolidated balance sheet and represent an inconsequential amount of operating lease expense.
As most leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments.
Additional information regarding the Company’s operating leases is as follows:
June 30,
2020
2019
Three Months Ended
Operating lease costs
$
7,821
$
7,244
Cash payments included in the measurement of lease liabilities reported in operating cash flows
5,844
7,685
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities
435
4,420
Right-of-use assets (1)
119,494
134,061
Operating lease liability (1)
139,772
150,341
Weighted average discount rate
3.9
%
3.9
%
Weighted average remaining lease term
6.1
years
6.5
years
Six Months Ended
Operating lease costs
$
15,812
$
14,860
Cash payments included in the measurement of lease liabilities reported in operating cash flows
14,305
14,585
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities
3,885
4,420
Right-of-use assets (1)
119,494
134,061
Operating lease liability (1)
139,772
150,341
Weighted average discount rate
3.9
%
3.9
%
Weighted average remaining lease term
6.1
years
6.5
years
(1)
The right-of-use assets are included in ‘other assets’ while the operating lease liability is included in ‘other liabilities.’
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The following table presents the contractual maturities of the Company's operating lease liabilities at
June 30, 2020
:
Years Ending December 31,
2020 (remainder)
$
15,835
2021
31,475
2022
28,341
2023
23,820
2024
17,601
2025 and thereafter
40,139
Total undiscounted lease liability
$
157,211
Less: present value adjustment
(
17,439
)
Operating lease liability
$
139,772
12
.
Variable Interest Entities and Noncontrolling Interests
Watford
In March 2014, the Company invested
$
100.0
million
and acquired
2,500,000
common shares, approximately
11
%
of Watford’s outstanding common equity. Watford’s common shares are listed on the Nasdaq Select Global Market under the ticker symbol “WTRE”. As of
June 30, 2020
, the Company owns approximately
13
%
of Watford’s outstanding common equity.
In July 2019, Watford completed an offering of
$
175.0
million
in aggregate principal amount of its
6.5
%
senior notes, due July 2, 2029 (“Watford Senior Notes”). Interest on the Watford Senior Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on each January 2 and July 2 commencing on January 2, 2020. The
$
172.4
million
net proceeds from the offering were used to redeem a portion of Watford’s outstanding preference shares (“Watford Preference Shares”). The Company purchased
$
35.0
million
in aggregate principal amount of the Watford Senior Notes.
Watford is considered a VIE and the Company concluded that it is the primary beneficiary of Watford. As such, the results of Watford are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
The Company does not guarantee or provide credit support for Watford, and the Company’s financial exposure to Watford is limited to its investment in Watford’s senior notes, common and preferred shares and counterparty credit risk (mitigated by collateral) arising from reinsurance transactions.
The following table provides the carrying amount and balance sheet caption in which the assets and liabilities of Watford are reported:
June 30,
December 31,
2020
2019
Assets
Investments accounted for using the fair value option
$
1,886,676
$
1,898,091
Fixed maturities available for sale, at fair value
690,225
745,708
Equity securities, at fair value
62,443
65,338
Cash
107,653
102,437
Accrued investment income
14,364
14,025
Premiums receivable
258,178
273,657
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid and paid losses and LAE
229,746
170,973
Ceded unearned premiums
131,919
132,577
Deferred acquisition costs
64,149
64,044
Receivable for securities sold
31,314
16,287
Goodwill and intangible assets
7,650
7,650
Other assets
63,441
60,070
Total assets of consolidated VIE
$
3,547,758
$
3,550,857
Liabilities
Reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses
$
1,353,049
$
1,263,628
Unearned premiums
456,170
438,907
Reinsurance balances payable
72,776
77,066
Revolving credit agreement borrowings
335,587
484,287
Senior notes
172,554
172,418
Payable for securities purchased
67,272
18,180
Other liabilities (1)
261,267
171,714
Total liabilities of consolidated VIE
$
2,718,675
$
2,626,200
Redeemable noncontrolling interests
$
52,351
$
52,305
(1)
Includes certain borrowings related to investing activities.
For the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, Watford generated
$
87.3
million
of cash
provided by
operating activities,
$
78.0
million
of cash
provided by
investing activities and
$
153.8
million
of cash
used for
financing activities, compared to
$
115.9
million
of cash
provided by
operating activities,
$
135.7
million
of cash
used for
investing activities and
$
25.6
million
of cash
provided by
financing activities for the
six months ended June 30, 2019
.
Non-redeemable noncontrolling interests
The Company accounts for the portion of Watford’s common equity attributable to third party investors in the shareholders’ equity section of its consolidated balance sheets. The noncontrolling ownership in Watford’s common shares was approximately
87
%
at
June 30, 2020
. The portion of Watford’s income or loss attributable to third party investors is recorded in the consolidated statements of income in ‘net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests.’
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The following table sets forth activity in the non-redeemable noncontrolling interests:
June 30,
2020
2019
Three Months Ended
Balance, beginning of period
$
492,785
$
838,081
Additional paid in capital attributable to noncontrolling interests
595
2,074
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests
165,598
12,301
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
20,111
2,891
Balance, end of period
$
679,089
$
855,347
Six Months Ended
Balance, beginning of year
$
762,777
$
791,560
Additional paid in capital attributable to noncontrolling interests
472
2,074
Repurchases attributable to non-redeemable noncontrolling interests
(1)
(
2,867
)
—
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests
(
68,346
)
54,683
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
(
12,947
)
7,030
Balance, end of period
$
679,089
$
855,347
(1)
During 2020, Watford’s board of directors authorized the investment in Watford’s common shares through a share repurchase program.
Redeemable noncontrolling interests
The Company accounts for redeemable noncontrolling interests in the mezzanine section of its consolidated balance sheets in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. Such redeemable noncontrolling interests primarily relate to the Watford Preference Shares issued in late March 2014 with a par value of
$
0.01
per share and a liquidation preference of
$
25.00
per share. The Watford Preference Shares were issued at a discounted amount of
$
24.50
per share. Preferred dividends, including the accretion of the discount and issuance costs, are included in ‘net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests’ in the Company’s consolidated statements of income.
In August 2019, Watford redeemed
6,919,998
of its
9,065,200
issued and outstanding Watford Preference Shares. The Watford Preference Shares were redeemed at a total redemption price of
$
25.19748
per share, inclusive of all declared and unpaid dividends, with accumulation of any undeclared dividends on or after June 30, 2019. In addition, the Company received
$
11.5
million
pursuant to the redemption of Watford Preference Shares.
The following table sets forth activity in the redeemable non-controlling interests:
June 30,
2020
2019
Three Months Ended
Balance, beginning of period
$
55,376
$
206,383
Accretion of preference share issuance costs
23
92
Other
587
—
Balance, end of period
$
55,986
$
206,475
Six Months Ended
Balance, beginning of year
$
55,404
$
206,292
Accretion of preference share issuance costs
46
183
Other
536
—
Balance, end of period
$
55,986
$
206,475
The portion of income or loss attributable to third party investors, recorded in the Company’s consolidated statements of income in ‘net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests,’ are summarized in the table below:
June 30,
2020
2019
Three Months Ended
Amounts attributable to non-redeemable noncontrolling interests
$
(
165,598
)
$
(
12,301
)
Amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
(
1,970
)
(
4,590
)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
$
(
167,568
)
$
(
16,891
)
Six Months Ended
Amounts attributable to non-redeemable noncontrolling interests
$
68,346
$
(
54,683
)
Amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
(
3,123
)
(
9,178
)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
$
65,223
$
(
63,861
)
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ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Bellemeade Re
The Company has entered into various aggregate excess of loss mortgage reinsurance agreements with various special purpose reinsurance companies domiciled in Bermuda (the “Bellemeade Agreements”). At the time the Bellemeade Agreements were entered into, the applicability of the accounting guidance that addresses VIEs was evaluated. As a result of the evaluation of the Bellemeade Agreements, the Company concluded that these entities are VIEs. However, given that the ceding insurers do not have the unilateral power to direct those activities that are significant to their economic performance, the Company does not consolidate such entities in its consolidated financial statements.
The following table presents the total assets of the Bellemeade entities, as well as the Company’s maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs, calculated as the maximum historical observable spread between the one month LIBOR, the basis for the contractual payments to bond holders, and short term invested trust asset yields.
Maximum Exposure to Loss
Bellemeade Entities (Issue Date)
Total VIE Assets
On-Balance Sheet (Asset) Liability
Off-Balance Sheet
Total
Jun 30, 2020
Bellemeade 2017-1 Ltd. (Oct-17)
$
145,573
$
(
295
)
$
2,469
$
2,174
Bellemeade 2018-1 Ltd. (Apr-18)
250,095
(
1,244
)
5,597
4,353
Bellemeade 2018-2 Ltd. (Aug-18)
272,685
(
1,206
)
4,210
3,004
Bellemeade 2018-3 Ltd. (Oct-18)
302,563
(
1,883
)
8,387
6,504
Bellemeade 2019-1 Ltd. (Mar-19)
219,256
(
83
)
10,251
10,168
Bellemeade 2019-2 Ltd. (Apr-19)
398,316
54
13,088
13,142
Bellemeade 2019-3 Ltd. (Jul-19)
528,084
(
248
)
10,649
10,401
Bellemeade 2019-4 Ltd. (Oct-19)
468,737
257
14,687
14,944
Bellemeade 2020-1 Ltd. (Jun-20) (1)
450,040
(
60
)
8,984
8,924
Total
$
3,035,349
$
(
4,708
)
$
78,322
$
73,614
Dec 31, 2019
Bellemeade 2017-1 Ltd. (Oct-17)
$
216,429
$
(
442
)
$
2,794
$
2,352
Bellemeade 2018-1 Ltd. (Apr-18)
328,482
(
1,574
)
5,757
4,183
Bellemeade 2018-2 Ltd. (Aug-18)
437,009
(
877
)
2,524
1,647
Bellemeade 2018-3 Ltd. (Oct-18)
426,806
(
1,113
)
3,937
2,824
Bellemeade 2019-1 Ltd. (Mar-19)
257,358
(
226
)
3,027
2,801
Bellemeade 2019-2 Ltd. (Apr-19)
525,959
(
78
)
2,579
2,501
Bellemeade 2019-3 Ltd. (Jul-19)
656,523
(
585
)
9,273
8,688
Bellemeade 2019-4 Ltd. (Oct-19)
577,267
(
302
)
12,193
11,891
Total
$
3,425,833
$
(
5,197
)
$
42,084
$
36,887
(1) An additional
$
78.5
million
capacity was provided directly to Arch MI U.S. by a separate panel of reinsurers and is not reflected in this table.
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ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
13
.
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The following tables present details about amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income and the tax effects allocated to each component of other comprehensive income (loss):
Amounts Reclassified from AOCI
Consolidated Statement of Income
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
Details About
Line Item That Includes
June 30,
June 30,
AOCI Components
Reclassification
2020
2019
2020
2019
Unrealized appreciation on available-for-sale investments
Net realized gains (losses)
$
182,329
$
59,809
$
328,561
$
71,518
Provision for credit losses
3,225
(
6,095
)
Other-than-temporary impairment losses
—
(
49
)
(
533
)
(
1,358
)
Total before tax
185,554
59,760
321,933
70,160
Income tax (expense) benefit
(
18,163
)
(
4,415
)
(
33,313
)
(
4,594
)
Net of tax
$
167,391
$
55,345
$
288,620
$
65,566
Before Tax Amount
Tax Expense (Benefit)
Net of Tax Amount
Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
Unrealized appreciation (decline) in value of investments:
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during period
$
555,576
$
62,780
$
492,796
Less reclassification of net realized gains (losses) included in net income
185,554
18,163
167,391
Foreign currency translation adjustments
22,595
344
22,251
Other comprehensive income (loss)
$
392,617
$
44,961
$
347,656
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
Unrealized appreciation (decline) in value of investments:
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during period
$
248,074
$
25,601
$
222,473
Less reclassification of net realized gains (losses) included in net income
59,760
4,415
55,345
Foreign currency translation adjustments
4,409
142
4,267
Other comprehensive income (loss)
$
192,723
$
21,328
$
171,395
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
Unrealized appreciation (decline) in value of investments:
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during period
$
492,125
$
56,616
$
435,509
Less reclassification of net realized gains (losses) included in net income
321,933
33,313
288,620
Foreign currency translation adjustments
(
22,829
)
(
391
)
(
22,438
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
$
147,363
$
22,912
$
124,451
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Unrealized appreciation (decline) in value of investments:
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during period
$
503,064
$
54,704
$
448,360
Less reclassification of net realized gains (losses) included in net income
70,160
4,594
65,566
Foreign currency translation adjustments
10,053
270
9,783
Other comprehensive income (loss)
$
442,957
$
50,380
$
392,577
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ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
14
.
Income Taxes
The Company’s income tax provision on income before income taxes resulted in an effective tax rate of
12.5
%
for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, compared to
8.4
%
for the
2019
period.
The Company’s effective tax rate, which is based upon the expected annual effective tax rate, may fluctuate from period to period based on the relative mix of income or loss reported by jurisdiction and the varying tax rates in each jurisdiction. For interim reporting purposes, the Company has calculated its annual effective tax rate for the full year 2020 by treating excess tax benefits in the U.S. that arise from the accounting for stock based compensation as a discrete item. The impact of the discrete item resulted in a benefit of
0.5
%
for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
.
The Company had a net deferred tax asset of
$
9.3
million
at
June 30, 2020
, compared to a net deferred tax liability of
$
53.5
million
at
December 31, 2019
. The change is primarily a result of fluctuations in the contingency reserve. In addition, the Company
paid
$
10.4
million
and
$
43.5
million
of income taxes for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
and
2019
, respectively.
15
.
Legal Proceedings
The Company, in common with the insurance industry in general, is subject to litigation and arbitration in the normal course of its business. As of
June 30, 2020
, the Company was not a party to any litigation or arbitration which is expected by management to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition and liquidity.
16
.
Transactions with Related Parties
I
n 2017, the Company acquired approximately
25
%
of Premia Holdings Ltd. Premia Holdings Ltd. is the parent of Premia Reinsurance Ltd., a multi-line Bermuda reinsurance company (together with Premia Holdings Ltd., “Premia”). Premia’s strategy is to reinsure or acquire companies or reserve portfolios in the non-life property and casualty insurance and reinsurance run-off market. Arch Re Bermuda and certain Arch co-investors invested
$
100.0
million
and acquired approximately
25
%
of Premia as well as warrants to purchase additional common equity. Arch has appointed
two
directors to serve on the
seven
person board of directors of Premia. Arch Re Bermuda is providing a
25
%
quota share reinsurance treaty on certain business written by Premia.
In the 2019 fourth quarter, Barbican Group Holdings Limited (“Barbican”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into certain reinsurance and related transactions with Premia pursuant to which Premia assumed a transfer of liability for the 2018 and prior years of account of Barbican as of July 1, 2019. Barbican
recorded reinsurance recoverable on unpaid and paid losses and funds held liability of
$
181.9
million
and
$
169.0
million
, respectively, at June 30, 2020, compared to
$
177.7
million
and
$
180.0
million
, respectively, at December 31, 2019.
Certain directors and executive officers of the Company own common and preference shares of Watford. See
note 12, “Variable Interest Entity and Noncontrolling Interests,”
for information about Watford.
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ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following is a discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations. This should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this report and also our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2019
(“2019 Form 10-K”). In addition, readers should review “Risk Factors” set forth in Item 1A of Part I of our 2019 Form 10-K and
“ITEM 1A—Risk Factors”
of this Form 10-Q. Tabular amounts are in U.S. Dollars in thousands, except share amounts, unless otherwise noted.
Arch Capital Group Ltd. (“Arch Capital” and, together with its subsidiaries, “Arch”, “we” or “us”) is a Bermuda public limited liability company with approximately
$14.7 billion
in capital at
June 30, 2020
and, through operations in Bermuda, the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia and Hong Kong, writes insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance on a worldwide basis.
CURRENT OUTLOOK
We continue to look for opportunities to find acceptable books of business to underwrite without sacrificing underwriting discipline and continue to write a portion of our overall book in catastrophe-exposed business which has the potential to increase the volatility of our operating results. From an operating perspective, the
2020 second quarter
reflected the benefits of rate improvements as all three of our underwriting segments are seeing attractive opportunities to grow at acceptable rates of return.
Consequently, these rate improvements enabled us to expand writings in our property casualty segments as risk adjusted returns are increasingly achieved. We know from experience that this environment is an opportune time to significantly expand our participation into this hardening market. To support this growth, we raised an additional $1.0 billion of capital in the form of long-term senior notes at the end of the
2020 second quarter
.
COVID-19 has continued to significantly impact social and economic activity in the U.S. and global markets. We are committed to the safety of our employees, including restricting travel and instituting an extensive work from home policy. These actions have helped prevent a major disruption to our clients and operations. The impact of the spread of COVID-19, a developing recession and related levels of unemployment has changed some of our outlook for 2020, but we are navigating this period with a strong capital base. The extent to which
COVID-19 impacts our business, results of operations and financial results depends on numerous evolving factors including, but not limited to: the magnitude and duration of COVID-19, the extent to which it will impact macroeconomic conditions, the speed of the anticipated recovery and governmental, business and individual reactions to the pandemic. Given the continuing evolution of the COVID-19 outbreak and the response to curb its spread, currently we are not able to estimate the future effects of the COVID-19 outbreak to our results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity.
For the
2020 second quarter
and
six months ended June 30, 2020
, we recorded $173.1 million and $259.7 million, respectively, for COVID-19 losses across our property casualty segments. We continue to have limited information to accurately quantify our potential exposure to the pandemic in certain areas but have established IBNR reserves for occurrences based on policy terms and conditions including limits, sub-limits, and deductibles. These reserves were recorded across a number of lines of business, such as trade credit, travel, workers compensation and property where we have limited exposure to policies that do not contain a specific pandemic exclusion and/or explicitly afford business interruption coverage under a pandemic. Given the unusual circumstances and breadth of the pandemic, we have classified COVID-19 losses as a catastrophe.
For our U.S. primary mortgage operations, reported delinquencies were 5.14% at June 30, 2020, compared to 1.42% at March 31, 2020 and came in better than our expectations last quarter at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. We believe that the mortgage insurance industry is benefiting from solid credit quality of loan originations in the years after the 2008 Great Financial Crisis, a favorable supply and demand imbalance in housing and strong and swift government intervention. As a result, we are seeing better than expected delinquency rates emerging this quarter even as delinquency rates are at elevated levels, reflecting the impact of the recession and forbearance programs under the CARES Act to borrowers experiencing a hardship during COVID-19. Forbearance allows for mortgage payments to be suspended for up to 360 days along with a suspension of foreclosures and evictions. Our current view equates to a claim rate slightly above 5% primarily as a result of forbearances on newly reported delinquencies. While this claim rate is significantly higher than rates we experienced under other catastrophic events such as forbearance programs related to hurricanes, it is also lower than what the industry experienced in the 2008 Great Financial Crisis. See “Results of Operations—Mortgage Segment” for further details on our mortgage operations.
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Record mortgage originations fueled by low mortgage rates are creating surges in both refinancing and purchase activity. This favorable financing environment is supporting home prices which we currently estimate to be rising around 5% annually across the U.S. The early indicators for housing and mortgage insurance specifically bode well for a better outcome than we expected at the end of the 2020 first quarter. However, there remains significant uncertainty on the path of this recession and caution is warranted on predicting how this will ultimately affect our results of operations.
We expect that delinquency rates may increase progressively from the current level, as more borrowers request forbearance on their mortgage loans under the CARES Act. We expect to record loss reserves on these delinquencies, which will likely result in elevated levels of incurred losses over the coming quarters. Over time, we would expect many of these delinquencies to cure and revert back to performing loans as the economy returns to a less-stressed state. At this time, we do not have enough visibility to predictably forecast the rate at which forbearance delinquencies will be reported to us, cure or ultimately turn into claims on an annual, let alone a quarterly basis. That said, based on our current analysis which tells us that the pandemic will represent an earnings event for our mortgage segment and not a capital event, our current expectation continues to be that our pre-tax underwriting income for the entire mortgage segment will be significantly lower than in 2019. However, there is likely to be variability in underwriting income between quarters based on the timing of receipt of notice of defaults. For further discussion of the potential impacts of COVID-19, see
“ITEM 1A—Risk Factors”
.
Arch remains committed to providing solutions across many offerings as the marketplace evolves, including the mortgage credit risk transfer programs initiated by government sponsored enterprises, or “GSEs.” Such programs have continued to generate business. In addition, we completed Bellemeade risk transfer in June 2020, increasing our protection for mortgage tail risk. The Bellemeade structures provide approximately $3.1 billion of aggregate reinsurance coverage as of June 30, 2020.
FINANCIAL MEASURES
Management uses the following three key financial indicators in evaluating our performance and measuring the overall growth in value generated for Arch Capital’s common shareholders:
Book Value per Share
Book value per share represents total common shareholders’ equity available to Arch divided by the number of common shares outstanding. Management uses growth in book value per share as a key measure of the value generated for our common shareholders each period and believes that book value per share
is the key driver of Arch Capital’s share price over time. Book value per share is impacted by, among other factors, our underwriting results, investment returns and share repurchase activity, which has an accretive or dilutive impact on book value per share depending on the purchase price.
Book value per share was
$27.62
at
June 30, 2020
, compared to
$26.10
at March 31, 2020 and
$24.64
at
June 30, 2019
. The
5.8%
increase
for the
2020 second quarter
reflected the impact of total return on investments, partially offset by the impact of COVID-19 on underwriting results, while the
12.1%
increase
over the trailing twelve months reflected strong underwriting results and investment returns.
Operating Return on Average Common Equity
Operating return on average common equity (“Operating ROAE”) represents annualized after-tax operating income available to Arch common shareholders divided by the average of beginning and ending common shareholders’ equity available to Arch during the period. After-tax operating income available to Arch common shareholders, a non-GAAP financial measure as defined in Regulation G, represents net income available to Arch common shareholders, excluding net realized gains or losses (which includes changes in the allowance for credit losses on financial assets and net impairment losses recognized in earnings) equity in net income or loss of investment funds accounted for using the equity method, net foreign exchange gains or losses, transaction costs and other and income taxes. Management uses Operating ROAE as a key measure of the return generated to common shareholders. See “Comment on Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Our Operating ROAE was
0.6%
for the
2020 second quarter
, compared to
13.1%
for the
2019 second quarter
, and
3.8%
for
six months ended June 30, 2020
, compared to
12.7%
for the 2019 period. The lower 2020 returns reflected the impact of COVID-19 on underwriting results and lower investment income than in the 2019 periods.
Total Return on Investments
Total return on investments includes investment income, equity in net income or loss of investment funds accounted for using the equity method, net realized gains and losses (excluding changes in the allowance for credit losses on non-investment related financial assets) and the change in unrealized gains and losses generated by Arch’s investment portfolio. Total return is calculated on a pre-tax basis and before investment expenses, excludes amounts reflected in the ‘other’ segment, and reflects the effect of financial market conditions along with foreign currency fluctuations. In addition, total return incorporates the timing of investment returns during the periods. The following table summarizes our total return compared to the benchmark return against which we measured our portfolio during the periods. See “Comment on Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
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Arch
Portfolio
Benchmark
Return
Pre-tax total return (before investment expenses):
2020 Second Quarter
3.72
%
6.06
%
2019 Second Quarter
2.37
%
2.17
%
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
2.82
%
1.23
%
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
5.14
%
5.05
%
Total return for the
2020 second quarter
reflected a strong recovery in the capital markets which produced healthy returns across our entire portfolio. The equities markets rallied during the quarter and credit spreads tightened significantly. The total return for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
outperformed our benchmark return index.
The benchmark return index is a customized combination of indices intended to approximate a target portfolio by asset mix and average credit quality while also matching the approximate estimated duration and currency mix of our insurance and reinsurance liabilities. Although the estimated duration and average credit quality of this index will move as the duration and rating of its constituent securities change, generally we do not adjust the composition of the benchmark return index except to incorporate changes to the mix of liability currencies and durations noted above. The benchmark return index should not be interpreted as expressing a preference for or aversion to any particular sector or sector weight. The index is intended solely to provide, unlike many master indices that change based on the size of their constituent indices, a relatively stable basket of investable indices. At
June 30, 2020
, the benchmark return index had an average credit quality of “
Aa3
” by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), and an estimated duration of
3.04
years.
The benchmark return index included weightings to the following indices:
%
ICE BoAML 1-10 Year A - AAA U.S. Corporate Index
21.00
%
ICE BoAML 1-5 Year U.S. Treasury Index
15.00
MSCI ACWI Net Total Return USD Index
8.60
ICE BoAML 3-5 Year Fixed Rate Asset Backed Securities Index
7.00
S&P Leveraged Loan Total Return Index
5.20
Bloomberg Barclays CMBS Invest Grade Aaa Total Return Index
5.00
ICE BoAML 1-10 Year BBB U.S. Corporate Index
4.00
ICE BoAML U.S. Mortgage Backed Securities Index
4.00
ICE BoAML 1-5 Year U.K. Gilt Index
4.00
ICE BoAML German Government 1-10 Year Index
3.50
ICE BoAML 0-3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index
3.25
ICE BoAML 1-10 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index
3.00
ICE BoAML 5-10 Year U.S. Treasury Index
3.00
ICE BoAML 1-5 Year Australia Government Index
2.75
ICE BoAML U.S. High Yield Constrained Index
2.50
ICE BoAML 1-5 Year Canada Government Index
2.00
Bloomberg Barclays Global High Yield Total Return Index
1.50
Hedge Fund Research HFRX ED Distressed Restructuring Index (Flagship Funds)
1.50
Dow Jones Global ex-US Select Real Estate Securities Total Return Net Index
0.90
FTSE Nareit All Mortgage Capped Index Total Return USD
0.90
Bloomberg Barclays CMBS: Erisa Eligible Unhedged USD
0.90
ICE BoAML 20+ Year Canada Government Index
0.50
Total
100.00
%
COMMENT ON NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
Throughout this filing, we present our operations in the way we believe will be the most meaningful and useful to investors, analysts, rating agencies and others who use our financial information in evaluating the performance of our company. This presentation includes the use of after-tax operating income available to Arch common shareholders, which is defined as net income available to Arch common shareholders, excluding net realized gains or losses (which includes changes in the allowance for credit losses on financial assets and net impairment losses recognized in earnings), equity in net income or loss of investment funds accounted for using the equity method, net foreign exchange gains or losses, transaction costs and other and income taxes, and the use of annualized operating return on average common equity. The presentation of after-tax operating income available to Arch common shareholders and annualized operating return on average common equity are non-GAAP financial measures as defined in Regulation G. The reconciliation of such measures to net income available to Arch common shareholders and annualized return on average common equity (the most directly comparable GAAP financial
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measures) in accordance with Regulation G is included under “Results of Operations” below.
We believe that net realized gains or losses, equity in net income or loss of investment funds accounted for using the equity method, net foreign exchange gains or losses and transaction costs and other in any particular period are not indicative of the performance of, or trends in, our business. Although net realized gains or losses, equity in net income or loss of investment funds accounted for using the equity method and net foreign exchange gains or losses are an integral part of our operations, the decision to realize investment gains or losses, the recognition of the change in the carrying value of investments accounted for using the fair value option in net realized gains or losses, the recognition of net impairment losses, the recognition of equity in net income or loss of investment funds accounted for using the equity method and the recognition of foreign exchange gains or losses are independent of the insurance underwriting process and result, in large part, from general economic and financial market conditions. Furthermore, certain users of our financial information believe that, for many companies, the timing of the realization of investment gains or losses is largely opportunistic. In addition, changes in the allowance for credit losses and net impairment losses recognized in earnings on the Company’s investments represent other-than-temporary declines in expected recovery values on securities without actual realization. The use of the equity method on certain of our investments in certain funds that invest in fixed maturity securities is driven by the ownership structure of such funds (either limited partnerships or limited liability companies). In applying the equity method, these investments are initially recorded at cost and are subsequently adjusted based on our proportionate share of the net income or loss of the funds (which include changes in the market value of the underlying securities in the funds). This method of accounting is different from the way we account for our other fixed maturity securities and the timing of the recognition of equity in net income or loss of investment funds accounted for using the equity method may differ from gains or losses in the future upon sale or maturity of such investments. Transaction costs and other include advisory, financing, legal, severance, incentive compensation and other transaction costs related to acquisitions. We believe that transaction costs and other, due to their non-recurring nature, are not indicative of the performance of, or trends in, our business performance. Due to these reasons, we exclude net realized gains or losses, equity in net income or loss of investment funds accounted for using the equity method, net foreign exchange gains or losses and transaction costs and other from the calculation of after-tax operating income available to Arch common shareholders.
We believe that showing net income available to Arch common shareholders exclusive of the items referred to above reflects the underlying fundamentals of our business since we evaluate the performance of and manage our business to produce an underwriting profit. In addition to presenting net income
available to Arch common shareholders, we believe that this presentation enables investors and other users of our financial information to analyze our performance in a manner similar to how management analyzes performance. We also believe that this measure follows industry practice and, therefore, allows the users of financial information to compare our performance with our industry peer group. We believe that the equity analysts and certain rating agencies which follow us and the insurance industry as a whole generally exclude these items from their analyses for the same reasons.
Our segment information includes the presentation of consolidated underwriting income or loss and a subtotal of underwriting income or loss before the contribution from the ‘other’ segment. Such measures represent the pre-tax profitability of our underwriting operations and include net premiums earned plus other underwriting income, less losses and loss adjustment expenses, acquisition expenses and other operating expenses. Other operating expenses include those operating expenses that are incremental and/or directly attributable to our individual underwriting operations. Underwriting income or loss does not incorporate items included in our corporate (non-underwriting) segment. While these measures are presented in
note 4, “Segment Information,”
of the notes accompanying our consolidated financial statements, they are considered non-GAAP financial measures when presented elsewhere on a consolidated basis. The reconciliations of underwriting income or loss to income before income taxes (the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure) on a consolidated basis and a subtotal before the contribution from the ‘other’ segment, in accordance with Regulation G, is shown in
note 4, “Segment Information”
to our consolidated financial statements.
We measure segment performance for our three underwriting segments based on underwriting income or loss. We do not manage our assets by underwriting segment, with the exception of goodwill and intangibles and, accordingly, investment income and other non-underwriting related items are not allocated to each underwriting segment. For the ‘other’ segment, performance is measured based on net income or loss.
Along with consolidated underwriting income, we provide a subtotal of underwriting income or loss before the contribution from the ‘other’ segment. The ‘other’ segment includes the results of Watford Holdings Ltd. Watford Holdings Ltd. is the parent of Watford Re Ltd., a multi-line Bermuda reinsurance company (together with Watford Holdings Ltd., “Watford”). Pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles, Watford is considered a variable interest entity and we concluded that we are the primary beneficiary of Watford. As such, we consolidate the results of Watford in our consolidated financial statements, although we only own approximately 13% of Watford’s common equity. Watford’s own management and board of directors are responsible for its results and profitability. In addition, we do not guarantee or provide credit support for
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Watford. Since Watford is an independent company, the assets of Watford can be used only to settle obligations of Watford and Watford is solely responsible for its own liabilities and commitments. Our financial exposure to Watford is limited to our investment in Watford’s senior notes, common and preferred shares and counterparty credit risk (mitigated by collateral) arising from the reinsurance transactions. We believe that presenting certain information excluding the ‘other’ segment enables investors and other users of our financial information to analyze our performance in a manner similar to how our management analyzes performance.
Our presentation of segment information includes the use of a current year loss ratio which excludes favorable or adverse development in prior year loss reserves. This ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure as defined in Regulation G. The reconciliation of such measure to the loss ratio (the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure) in accordance with Regulation G is shown on the individual segment pages. Management utilizes the current year loss ratio in its analysis of the underwriting performance of each of our underwriting segments.
Total return on investments includes investment income, equity in net income or loss of investment funds accounted for using the equity method, net realized gains and losses (excluding changes in the allowance for credit losses on non-investment related financial assets) and the change in unrealized gains and losses generated by Arch’s investment portfolio. Total return is calculated on a pre-tax basis and before investment expenses, excludes amounts reflected in the ‘other’ segment, and reflects the effect of financial market conditions along with foreign currency fluctuations. In addition, total return incorporates the timing of investment returns during the periods. There is no directly comparable GAAP financial measure for total return. Management uses total return on investments as a key measure of the return generated to Arch common shareholders, and compares the return generated by our investment portfolio against benchmark returns during the periods.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table summarizes our consolidated financial data, including a reconciliation of net income or loss available to Arch common shareholders to after-tax operating income or loss available to Arch common shareholders. Each line item reflects the impact of our percentage ownership of Watford’s common equity during such period.
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2020
2019
2020
2019
Net income available to Arch common shareholders
$
288,418
$
458,551
$
422,132
$
896,676
Net realized (gains) losses
(406,645
)
(124,588
)
(297,281
)
(238,923
)
Equity in net (income) loss of investment funds accounted for using the equity method
65,119
(32,536
)
69,328
(79,403
)
Net foreign exchange (gains) losses
42,032
6,054
(22,459
)
1,060
Transaction costs and other
977
2,178
3,572
3,368
Income tax expense (1)
26,713
7,774
31,078
10,552
After-tax operating income available to Arch common shareholders
$
16,614
$
317,433
$
206,370
$
593,330
Beginning common shareholders’ equity
$
10,587,244
$
9,334,596
$
10,717,371
$
8,659,827
Ending common shareholders’ equity
11,211,825
9,977,352
11,211,825
9,977,352
Average common shareholders’ equity
$
10,899,535
$
9,655,974
$
10,964,598
$
9,318,590
Annualized return on average common equity %
10.6
19.0
7.7
19.2
Annualized operating return on average
common equity %
0.6
13.1
3.8
12.7
(1) Income tax expense on net realized gains or losses, equity in net income or loss of investment funds accounted for using the equity method, net foreign exchange gains or losses and transaction costs and other reflects the relative mix reported by jurisdiction and the varying tax rates in each jurisdiction.
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Segment Information
We classify our businesses into three underwriting segments — insurance, reinsurance and mortgage — and two other operating segments — corporate (non-underwriting) and ‘other.’ Our insurance, reinsurance and mortgage segments each have managers who are responsible for the overall profitability of their respective segments and who are directly accountable to our chief operating decision makers, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Arch Capital and the Chief Financial Officer of Arch Capital. The chief operating decision makers do not assess performance, measure return on equity or make resource allocation decisions on a line of business basis. Management measures segment performance for our three underwriting segments based on underwriting income or loss. We do not manage our assets by underwriting segment, with the exception of goodwill and intangible assets, and, accordingly, investment income is not allocated to each underwriting segment.
We determined our reportable segments using the management approach described in accounting guidance regarding disclosures about segments of an enterprise and related information. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those used for the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. Intersegment business is allocated to the segment accountable for the underwriting results.
Insurance Segment
The following tables set forth our insurance segment’s underwriting results:
Three Months Ended June 30,
2020
2019
% Change
Gross premiums written
$
1,030,362
$
919,925
12.0
Premiums ceded
(358,101
)
(292,095
)
Net premiums written
672,261
627,830
7.1
Change in unearned premiums
15,648
(35,388
)
Net premiums earned
687,909
592,442
16.1
Losses and loss adjustment expenses
(518,203
)
(389,172
)
Acquisition expenses
(107,671
)
(91,094
)
Other operating expenses
(118,757
)
(109,523
)
Underwriting income (loss)
$
(56,722
)
$
2,653
(2,238.0
)
Underwriting Ratios
% Point
Change
Loss ratio
75.3
%
65.7
%
9.6
Acquisition expense ratio
15.7
%
15.4
%
0.3
Other operating expense ratio
17.3
%
18.5
%
(1.2
)
Combined ratio
108.3
%
99.6
%
8.7
Six Months Ended June 30,
2020
2019
% Change
Gross premiums written
$
2,238,007
$
1,861,879
20.2
Premiums ceded
(736,998
)
(612,717
)
Net premiums written
1,501,009
1,249,162
20.2
Change in unearned premiums
(97,181
)
(103,215
)
Net premiums earned
1,403,828
1,145,947
22.5
Losses and loss adjustment expenses
(1,025,311
)
(745,895
)
Acquisition expenses
(215,008
)
(173,918
)
Other operating expenses
(248,406
)
(222,919
)
Underwriting income (loss)
$
(84,897
)
$
3,215
(2,740.7
)
Underwriting Ratios
% Point
Change
Loss ratio
73.0
%
65.1
%
7.9
Acquisition expense ratio
15.3
%
15.2
%
0.1
Other operating expense ratio
17.7
%
19.5
%
(1.8
)
Combined ratio
106.0
%
99.8
%
6.2
The insurance segment consists of our insurance underwriting units which offer specialty product lines on a worldwide basis. Product lines include:
•
Construction and national accounts:
primary and excess casualty coverages to middle and large accounts in the construction industry and a wide range of products for middle and large national accounts, specializing in loss sensitive primary casualty insurance programs (including large deductible, self-insured retention and retrospectively rated programs).
•
Excess and surplus casualty:
primary and excess casualty insurance coverages, including middle market energy business, and contract binding, which primarily provides casualty coverage through a network of appointed agents to small and medium risks.
•
Lenders products:
collateral protection, debt cancellation and service contract reimbursement products to banks, credit unions, automotive dealerships and original equipment manufacturers and other specialty programs that pertain to automotive lending and leasing.
•
Professional lines:
directors’ and officers’ liability, errors and omissions liability, employment practices liability, fiduciary liability, crime, professional indemnity and other financial related coverages for corporate, private equity, venture capital, real estate investment trust, limited partnership, financial institution and not-for-profit clients of all sizes and medical professional and general liability insurance coverages for the healthcare industry. The business is predominately written on a claims-made basis.
•
Programs:
primarily package policies, underwriting workers’ compensation and umbrella liability business in support of desirable package programs, targeting program managers with unique expertise and niche products offering
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general liability, commercial automobile, inland marine and property business with minimal catastrophe exposure.
•
Property, energy, marine and aviation:
primary and excess general property insurance coverages, including catastrophe-exposed property coverage, for commercial clients. Coverages for marine include hull, war, specie and liability. Aviation and stand alone terrorism are also offered.
•
Travel, accident and health:
specialty travel and accident and related insurance products for individual, group travelers, travel agents and suppliers, as well as accident and health, which provides accident, disability and medical plan insurance coverages for employer groups, medical plan members, students and other participant groups.
•
Other:
includes alternative market risks (including captive insurance programs), excess workers’ compensation and employer’s liability insurance coverages for qualified self-insured groups, associations and trusts, and contract and commercial surety coverages, including contract bonds (payment and performance bonds) primarily for medium and large contractors and commercial surety bonds for Fortune 1,000 companies and smaller transaction business programs.
Premiums Written
.
The following tables set forth our insurance segment’s net premiums written by major line of business:
Three Months Ended June 30,
2020
2019
Amount
%
Amount
%
Property, energy, marine and aviation
$
159,801
23.8
$
103,819
16.5
Professional Lines
157,899
23.5
121,679
19.4
Programs
104,930
15.6
108,671
17.3
Construction and national accounts
57,144
8.5
60,888
9.7
Excess and surplus casualty
64,703
9.6
58,466
9.3
Travel, accident and health
27,997
4.2
76,537
12.2
Lenders products
23,690
3.5
22,373
3.6
Other
76,097
11.3
75,397
12.0
Total
$
672,261
100.0
$
627,830
100.0
2020 Second Quarter
versus
2019
Period.
Gross premiums written by the insurance segment in the
2020 second quarter
were
12.0%
higher
than in the
2019 second quarter
, while net premiums written were
7.1%
higher
. The higher level of net premiums written primarily reflected increases in property, energy, marine and aviation and professional lines, due in part to new business opportunities, rate increases and growth in existing accounts. Such amounts were partially offset by a decrease in travel business, primarily due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19.
Six Months Ended June 30,
2020
2019
Amount
%
Amount
%
Property, energy, marine and aviation
$
287,386
19.1
$
174,305
14.0
Professional Lines
327,017
21.8
250,913
20.1
Programs
217,462
14.5
209,843
16.8
Construction and national accounts
173,143
11.5
156,243
12.5
Excess and surplus casualty
130,122
8.7
103,631
8.3
Travel, accident and health
154,043
10.3
164,641
13.2
Lenders products
56,982
3.8
44,788
3.6
Other
154,854
10.3
144,798
11.6
Total
$
1,501,009
100.0
$
1,249,162
100.0
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
versus
2019
Period
. Gross and net premiums written by the insurance segment for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
were
20.2%
higher
than in the
2019
period. The higher level of net premiums written reflected increases in most lines of business, primarily due to new business opportunities, rate increases and growth in existing accounts. Such amounts were partially offset by a decrease in travel business, primarily due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19.
Net Premiums Earned
.
The following tables set forth our insurance segment’s net premiums earned by major line of business:
Three Months Ended June 30,
2020
2019
Amount
%
Amount
%
Property, energy, marine and aviation
$
120,781
17.6
$
68,995
11.6
Professional Lines
154,812
22.5
115,667
19.5
Programs
108,464
15.8
102,687
17.3
Construction and national accounts
91,605
13.3
76,795
13.0
Excess and surplus casualty
60,966
8.9
47,858
8.1
Travel, accident and health
52,117
7.6
83,636
14.1
Lenders products
23,111
3.4
23,570
4.0
Other
76,053
11.1
73,234
12.4
Total
$
687,909
100.0
$
592,442
100.0
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Six Months Ended June 30,
2020
2019
Amount
%
Amount
%
Property, energy, marine and aviation
$
231,964
16.5
$
128,633
11.2
Professional Lines
306,512
21.8
230,458
20.1
Programs
217,342
15.5
200,173
17.5
Construction and national accounts
191,305
13.6
152,726
13.3
Excess and surplus casualty
126,063
9.0
90,227
7.9
Travel, accident and health
129,492
9.2
155,211
13.5
Lenders products
48,454
3.5
46,802
4.1
Other
152,696
10.9
141,717
12.4
Total
$
1,403,828
100.0
$
1,145,947
100.0
Net premiums written are primarily earned on a pro rata basis over the terms of the policies for all products, usually 12 months. Net premiums earned in the
2020 second quarter
were
16.1%
higher
than in the
2019 second quarter
. For the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, net premiums earned were
22.5%
higher
than in the 2019 period. Net premiums earned reflect changes in net premiums written over the previous five quarters.
Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
.
The table below shows the components of the insurance segment’s loss ratio:
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2020
2019
2020
2019
Current year
75.7
%
66.1
%
73.3
%
65.7
%
Prior period reserve development
(0.4
)%
(0.4
)%
(0.3
)%
(0.6
)%
Loss ratio
75.3
%
65.7
%
73.0
%
65.1
%
Current Year Loss Ratio
.
2020 Second Quarter
versus
2019
Period.
The insurance segment’s current year loss ratio in the
2020 second quarter
was
9.6
points
higher
than in the
2019 second quarter
. The
2020 second quarter
loss ratio reflected
12.5
points of current year catastrophic activity, which included 11.3 points for exposure related to COVID-19, compared to
0.4
points of catastrophic activity for the
2019 second quarter
.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
versus
2019
Period
. The insurance segment’s current year loss ratio for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
was
7.6
points
higher
than in the
2019
period. The loss ratio for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
reflected
9.6
points of current year catastrophic activity, including 8.1 points for exposure related to COVID-19, compared to
0.2
points of catastrophic activity in the
2019
period. The balance of the change in the 2020 loss ratios
resulted, in part, from changes in mix of business and the level of attritional losses.
Prior Period Reserve Development
.
The insurance segment’s net favorable development was
$2.5 million
, or
0.4
points, for the
2020 second quarter
, compared to
$2.6 million
, or
0.4
points, for the
2019 second quarter
, and
$3.6 million
, or
0.3
points, for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, compared to
$7.0 million
, or
0.6
points, for the
2019
period. See
note 5, “Reserve for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses,”
to our consolidated financial statements for information about the insurance segment’s prior year reserve development.
Underwriting Expenses
.
2020 Second Quarter
versus
2019
Period.
The insurance segment’s underwriting expense ratio was
33.0%
in the
2020 second quarter
, compared to
33.9%
in the
2019 second quarter
, with the decrease primarily due to growth in net premiums earned.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
versus
2019
Period
. The insurance segment’s underwriting expense ratio was
33.0%
for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, compared to
34.7%
for the
2019
period, with the decrease primarily due to growth in net premiums earned.
Reinsurance Segment
The following tables set forth our reinsurance segment’s underwriting results:
Three Months Ended June 30,
2020
2019
% Change
Gross premiums written
$
807,065
$
545,547
47.9
Premiums ceded
(241,971
)
(169,457
)
Net premiums written
565,094
376,090
50.3
Change in unearned premiums
(84,897
)
(8,906
)
Net premiums earned
480,197
367,184
30.8
Other underwriting income (loss)
(651
)
1,224
Losses and loss adjustment expenses
(383,433
)
(240,958
)
Acquisition expenses
(90,522
)
(56,785
)
Other operating expenses
(38,716
)
(33,960
)
Underwriting income
$
(33,125
)
$
36,705
(190.2
)
Underwriting Ratios
% Point
Change
Loss ratio
79.8
%
65.6
%
14.2
Acquisition expense ratio
18.9
%
15.5
%
3.4
Other operating expense ratio
8.1
%
9.2
%
(1.1
)
Combined ratio
106.8
%
90.3
%
16.5
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Six Months Ended June 30,
2020
2019
% Change
Gross premiums written
$
1,929,584
$
1,228,402
57.1
Premiums ceded
(567,310
)
(401,024
)
Net premiums written
1,362,274
827,378
64.6
Change in unearned premiums
(338,617
)
(113,829
)
Net premiums earned
1,023,657
713,549
43.5
Other underwriting income
1,469
5,601
Losses and loss adjustment expenses
(813,502
)
(480,768
)
Acquisition expenses
(170,128
)
(111,111
)
Other operating expenses
(84,013
)
(69,664
)
Underwriting income (loss)
$
(42,517
)
$
57,607
(173.8
)
Underwriting Ratios
% Point
Change
Loss ratio
79.5
%
67.4
%
12.1
Acquisition expense ratio
16.6
%
15.6
%
1.0
Other operating expense ratio
8.2
%
9.8
%
(1.6
)
Combined ratio
104.3
%
92.8
%
11.5
The reinsurance segment consists of our reinsurance underwriting units which offer specialty product lines on a worldwide basis. Product lines include:
•
Casualty:
provides coverage to ceding company clients on third party liability and workers’ compensation exposures from ceding company clients, primarily on a treaty basis. Exposures include, among others, executive assurance, professional liability, workers’ compensation, excess and umbrella liability, excess motor and healthcare business.
•
Marine and aviation:
provides coverage for energy, hull, cargo, specie, liability and transit, and aviation business, including airline and general aviation risks. Business written may also include space business, which includes coverages for satellite assembly, launch and operation for commercial space programs.
•
Other specialty:
provides coverage to ceding company clients for proportional motor and other lines, including surety, accident and health, workers’ compensation catastrophe, agriculture, trade credit and political risk.
•
Property catastrophe:
provides protection for most catastrophic losses that are covered in the underlying policies written by reinsureds, including hurricane, earthquake, flood, tornado, hail and fire, and coverage for other perils on a case-by-case basis. Property catastrophe reinsurance provides coverage on an excess of loss basis when aggregate losses and loss adjustment expense from a single occurrence or aggregation of losses from a covered peril exceed the retention specified in the contract.
•
Property excluding property catastrophe:
provides coverage for both personal lines and commercial property exposures and principally covers buildings, structures, equipment and contents. The primary perils in this business include fire, explosion, collapse, riot, vandalism, wind, tornado,
flood and earthquake. Business is assumed on both a proportional and excess of loss treaty basis and on a facultative basis. In addition, facultative business is written which focuses on commercial property risks on an excess of loss basis.
•
Other:
includes life reinsurance business on both a proportional and non-proportional basis, casualty clash business and, in limited instances, non-traditional business which is intended to provide insurers with risk management solutions that complement traditional reinsurance.
Premiums Written
.
The following tables set forth our reinsurance segment’s net premiums written by major line of business:
Three Months Ended June 30,
2020
2019
Amount
%
Amount
%
Property excluding property catastrophe
$
163,639
29.0
$
96,050
25.5
Property catastrophe
117,676
20.8
46,594
12.4
Other specialty
117,375
20.8
129,174
34.3
Casualty
105,049
18.6
78,025
20.7
Marine and aviation
32,372
5.7
15,619
4.2
Other
28,983
5.1
10,628
2.8
Total
$
565,094
100.0
$
376,090
100.0
2020 Second Quarter
versus
2019
Period.
Gross premiums written by the reinsurance segment in the
2020 second quarter
were
47.9%
higher
than in the
2019 second quarter
, while net premiums written were
50.3%
higher. The higher level of net premiums written primarily reflected increases in property lines, due in part to new business and rate increases.
Six Months Ended June 30,
2020
2019
Amount
%
Amount
%
Property excluding property catastrophe
$
322,563
23.7
$
198,790
24.0
Property catastrophe
206,768
15.2
49,977
6.0
Other specialty
402,327
29.5
269,651
32.6
Casualty
295,929
21.7
246,509
29.8
Marine and aviation
82,157
6.0
31,577
3.8
Other
52,530
3.9
30,874
3.7
Total
$
1,362,274
100.0
$
827,378
100.0
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
versus
2019
Period
. Gross premiums written by the reinsurance segment for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
were
57.1%
higher
than in the
2019
period, while net premiums written were
64.6%
higher
than in the
2019
period. The increase in net premiums written reflected growth across all lines of business due to new business and rate increases. The 2020 period was affected by the presence of an $88 million loss portfolio transfer contract, written and fully earned in the period in the other specialty line of business. The growth in net premiums written also reflected increases in most lines of business, primarily due to growth in existing accounts,
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new business, including premiums written through Barbican which was acquired in the 2019 fourth quarter, and rate increases.
Net Premiums Earned
.
The following tables set forth our reinsurance segment’s net premiums earned by major line of business:
Three Months Ended June 30,
2020
2019
Amount
%
Amount
%
Property excluding property catastrophe
$
124,019
25.8
$
85,479
23.3
Property catastrophe
55,226
11.5
18,537
5.0
Other specialty
123,006
25.6
136,573
37.2
Casualty
132,756
27.6
103,164
28.1
Marine and aviation
24,960
5.2
12,498
3.4
Other
20,230
4.2
10,933
3.0
Total
$
480,197
100.0
$
367,184
100.0
Six Months Ended June 30,
2020
2019
Amount
%
Amount
%
Property excluding property catastrophe
$
236,671
23.1
$
169,271
23.7
Property catastrophe
108,226
10.6
37,269
5.2
Other specialty
326,391
31.9
258,094
36.2
Casualty
267,827
26.2
194,788
27.3
Marine and aviation
49,818
4.9
23,557
3.3
Other
34,724
3.4
30,570
4.3
Total
$
1,023,657
100.0
$
713,549
100.0
Net premiums written, irrespective of the class of business, are generally earned on a pro rata basis over the terms of the underlying policies or reinsurance contracts. Net premiums earned by the reinsurance segment in the
2020 second quarter
were
30.8%
higher than in the
2019 second quarter
. For the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, net premiums earned were
43.5%
higher than in the 2019 period.
Other Underwriting Income (Loss)
.
Other underwriting income for the
2020 second quarter
was a loss of
$0.7 million
, compared to income of
$1.2 million
for the
2019 second quarter
, and
$1.5 million
for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, compared to
$5.6 million
for the
2019
period.
Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
.
The table below shows the components of the reinsurance segment’s loss ratio:
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2020
2019
2020
2019
Current year
88.2
%
69.1
%
84.6
%
68.9
%
Prior period reserve development
(8.4
)%
(3.5
)%
(5.1
)%
(1.5
)%
Loss ratio
79.8
%
65.6
%
79.5
%
67.4
%
Current Year Loss Ratio
.
2020 Second Quarter
versus
2019
Period.
The reinsurance segment’s current year loss ratio in the
2020 second quarter
was
19.1
points
higher
than in the
2019 second quarter
. The
2020 second quarter
loss ratio reflected
26.3
points of current year catastrophic activity, including 19.8 points for exposure related to COVID-19, compared to
1.3
points of catastrophic activity in the
2019 second quarter
.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
versus
2019
Period
. The reinsurance segment’s current year loss ratio for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
was
15.7
points
higher
than in the
2019
period. The loss ratio for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
reflected
19.1
points of current year catastrophic activity, including 14.2 points for exposure related to COVID-19, compared to
1.7
points for the
2019
period. The balance of the change in the 2020 loss ratios resulted, in part, from changes in mix of business and the level of attritional losses.
Prior Period Reserve Development
.
The reinsurance segment’s net favorable development was
$40.2 million
, or
8.4
points, for the
2020 second quarter
, compared to
$12.7 million
, or
3.5
points, for the
2019 second quarter
, and
$51.8 million
, or
5.1
points, for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, compared to
$11.0 million
, or
1.5
points, for the
2019
period. See
note 5, “Reserve for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses,”
to our consolidated financial statements for information about the reinsurance segment’s prior year reserve development.
Underwriting Expenses
.
2020 Second Quarter
versus
2019
Period.
The underwriting expense ratio for the reinsurance segment was
27.0%
in the
2020 second quarter
, compared to
24.7%
in the
2019 second quarter
, with the increase reflecting additional acquisition expenses resulting primarily from the favorable prior year loss reserve development in the
2020 second quarter
and changes in mix of business.
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
versus
2019
Period
. The underwriting expense ratio for the reinsurance segment was
24.8%
for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, compared to
25.4%
for the
2019
period, and reflected a higher level of net premiums earned for the
2020
period.
Mortgage Segment
Our mortgage operations include U.S. and international mortgage insurance and reinsurance operations as well as participation in GSE credit risk-sharing transactions. Our mortgage group includes direct mortgage insurance in the U.S. primarily through Arch Mortgage Insurance Company and United Guaranty Residential Insurance Company (together, “Arch MI U.S.”), mortgage reinsurance by Arch Reinsurance Ltd. (“Arch Re Bermuda”) to mortgage insurers on both a proportional and non-proportional basis globally; direct mortgage insurance in Europe through Arch Insurance (EU) Designated Activity Company (“Arch MI Europe”) and in Hong Kong through Arch MI Asia Limited (“Arch MI Asia”); and participation in various GSE credit risk-sharing products primarily through Arch Re Bermuda.
The following tables set forth our mortgage segment’s underwriting results.
Three Months Ended June 30,
2020
2019
% Change
Gross premiums written
$
369,144
$
364,465
1.3
Premiums ceded
(44,044
)
(42,857
)
Net premiums written
325,100
321,608
1.1
Change in unearned premiums
40,613
31,175
Net premiums earned
365,713
352,783
3.7
Other underwriting income
6,450
4,056
Losses and loss adjustment expenses
(224,100
)
(25,997
)
Acquisition expenses
(34,052
)
(32,654
)
Other operating expenses
(37,574
)
(39,819
)
Underwriting income
$
76,437
$
258,369
(70.4
)
Underwriting Ratios
% Point
Change
Loss ratio
61.3
%
7.4
%
53.9
Acquisition expense ratio
9.3
%
9.3
%
—
Other operating expense ratio
10.3
%
11.3
%
(1.0
)
Combined ratio
80.9
%
28.0
%
52.9
Six Months Ended June 30,
2020
2019
% Change
Gross premiums written
$
738,089
$
720,515
2.4
Premiums ceded
(88,371
)
(91,655
)
Net premiums written
649,718
628,860
3.3
Change in unearned premiums
61,021
46,825
Net premiums earned
710,739
675,685
5.2
Other underwriting income
11,049
7,912
Losses and loss adjustment expenses
(291,666
)
(37,146
)
Acquisition expenses
(72,588
)
(64,326
)
Other operating expenses
(83,470
)
(79,694
)
Underwriting income
$
274,064
$
502,431
(45.5
)
Underwriting Ratios
% Point
Change
Loss ratio
41.0
%
5.5
%
35.5
Acquisition expense ratio
10.2
%
9.5
%
0.7
Other operating expense ratio
11.7
%
11.8
%
(0.1
)
Combined ratio
62.9
%
26.8
%
36.1
Premiums Written
.
The following tables set forth our mortgage segment’s net premiums written by underwriting location (
i.e.
, where the business is underwritten):
Three Months Ended June 30,
2020
2019
Amount
%
Amount
%
Underwriting location:
United States
$
261,124
80.3
$
258,774
80.5
Other
63,976
19.7
62,834
19.5
Total
$
325,100
100.0
$
321,608
100.0
2020 Second Quarter
versus
2019
Period.
Gross premiums written by the mortgage segment in the
2020 second quarter
were
1.3%
higher
than in the
2019 second quarter
, while net premiums written were
1.1%
higher
. The growth in net premiums written reflected an increase in GSE credit risk-sharing transactions along with a lower level of ceded premiums on U.S. primary mortgage business.
Six Months Ended June 30,
2020
2019
Amount
%
Amount
%
Underwriting location:
United States
$
525,232
80.8
$
514,154
81.8
Other
124,486
19.2
114,706
18.2
Total
$
649,718
100.0
$
628,860
100.0
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
versus
2019
Period
. Gross premiums written by the mortgage segment for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
were
2.4%
higher
than in the
2019
period, while net premiums written for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
were
3.3%
higher
than in the
2019
period. The growth in net premiums written primarily reflected lower ceded premiums and an increase in monthly premium business due to growth in insurance in force. The
2019
period included $17.1
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million due to the novation of a quota share reinsurance arrangement on international business.
The persistency rate, which represents the percentage of mortgage insurance in force at the beginning of a 12-month period that remains in force at the end of such period, of which the Arch MI U.S. portfolio of mortgage loans was
66.6%
at
June 30, 2020
, reflecting the higher level of mortgage refinancing, compared to
75.7%
at December 31, 2019.
Arch MI U.S. generated
$24.6 billion
of new insurance written (“NIW”) in the
2020 second quarter
, compared to
$17.2 billion
in the
2019 second quarter
. NIW represents the original principal balance of all loans that received coverage during the period. Monthly premium policies contributed
95.3
% of NIW in the
2020 second quarter
, compared to
92.9
% for the
2019 second quarter
.
The following tables provide details on the NIW generated by Arch MI U.S.:
(U.S. Dollars in millions)
Three Months Ended June 30,
2020
2019
Amount
%
Amount
%
Total new insurance written (NIW) (1)
$
24,551
$
17,161
Credit quality (FICO):
>=740
$
15,851
64.6
$
9,862
57.5
680-739
7,781
31.7
6,139
35.8
620-679
919
3.7
1,160
6.8
Total
$
24,551
100.0
$
17,161
100.0
Loan-to-value (LTV):
95.01% and above
$
1,948
7.9
$
2,530
14.7
90.01% to 95.00%
9,403
38.3
7,497
43.7
85.01% to 90.00%
8,140
33.2
5,026
29.3
85.00% and below
5,060
20.6
2,108
12.3
Total
$
24,551
100.0
$
17,161
100.0
Monthly vs. single:
Monthly
$
23,391
95.3
$
15,935
92.9
Single
1,160
4.7
1,226
7.1
Total
$
24,551
100.0
$
17,161
100.0
Purchase vs. refinance:
Purchase
$
14,956
60.9
$
14,992
87.4
Refinance
9,595
39.1
2,169
12.6
Total
$
24,551
100.0
$
17,161
100.0
(1)
Represents the original principal balance of all loans that received coverage during the period.
Arch MI U.S. generated
$41.3 billion
of new insurance written (“NIW”) for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, compared to
$28.4 billion
for the
2019
period. Monthly premium policies contributed
94.6
% of NIW for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, compared to
92.4
% for the
2019
period.
(U.S. Dollars in millions)
Six Months Ended June 30,
2020
2019
Amount
%
Amount
%
Total new insurance written (NIW) (1)
$
41,329
$
28,368
Credit quality (FICO):
>=740
$
25,920
62.7
$
16,212
57.1
680-739
13,568
32.8
10,180
35.9
620-679
1,841
4.5
1,976
7.0
Total
$
41,329
100.0
$
28,368
100.0
Loan-to-value (LTV):
95.01% and above
$
3,616
8.7
$
4,338
15.3
90.01% to 95.00%
16,602
40.2
12,472
44.0
85.01% to 90.00%
13,469
32.6
8,175
28.8
85.00% and below
7,642
18.5
3,383
11.9
Total
$
41,329
100.0
$
28,368
100.0
Monthly vs. single:
Monthly
$
39,083
94.6
$
26,198
92.4
Single
2,246
5.4
2,170
7.6
Total
$
41,329
100.0
$
28,368
100.0
Purchase vs. refinance:
Purchase
$
27,255
65.9
$
25,281
89.1
Refinance
14,074
34.1
3,087
10.9
Total
$
41,329
100.0
$
28,368
100.0
(1)
Represents the original principal balance of all loans that received coverage during the period.
Net Premiums Earned
.
The following tables set forth our mortgage segment’s net premiums earned by underwriting location:
Three Months Ended June 30,
2020
2019
Amount
%
Amount
%
Underwriting location:
United States
$
304,652
83.3
$
282,062
80.0
Other
61,061
16.7
70,721
20.0
Total
$
365,713
100.0
$
352,783
100.0
2020 Second Quarter
versus
2019
Period.
Net premiums earned for the
2020 second quarter
were
3.7%
higher than in the
2019 second quarter
, primarily reflecting a higher level of single premiums earned as a result of policy terminations due to mortgage refinance activity, and to a lesser extent, the growth in insurance in force in the U.S. over the second half of 2019.
Six Months Ended June 30,
2020
2019
Amount
%
Amount
%
Underwriting location:
United States
$
593,814
83.5
$
556,535
82.4
Other
116,925
16.5
119,150
17.6
Total
$
710,739
100.0
$
675,685
100.0
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
versus
2019
Period
. Net premiums earned for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
were
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5.2%
higher
than in the
2019
period, primarily reflecting a higher level of single premiums earned as a result of policy terminations due to mortgage refinance activity, and to a lesser extent the growth in insurance in force in the U.S. over the second half of 2019.
Other Underwriting Income
.
Other underwriting income, which is primarily related to older GSE credit risk-sharing transactions receiving derivative accounting treatment and to a lesser extent contract underwriting fees, was
$6.5 million
for the
2020 second quarter
, compared to
$4.1 million
for the
2019 second quarter
.
Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
.
The table below shows the components of the mortgage segment’s loss ratio:
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2020
2019
2020
2019
Current year
61.4
%
13.9
%
41.9
%
14.3
%
Prior period reserve development
(0.1
)%
(6.5
)%
(0.9
)%
(8.8
)%
Loss ratio
61.3
%
7.4
%
41.0
%
5.5
%
Current Year Loss Ratio
.
2020 Second Quarter
versus
2019
Period.
The mortgage segment’s current year loss ratio was
47.5
points
higher
in the
2020 second quarter
than in the
2019 second quarter
. Incurred losses for the
2020 second quarter
reflected elevated delinquency rates due, in part, to financial stress from the COVID-19 pandemic. The percentage of loans in default on U.S. primary mortgage business was 5.14% at June 30, 2020, compared to 1.45% at June 30, 2019. For U.S. primary mortgage insurance, loss reserving under GAAP is based on reported delinquencies. Segregating estimated losses due to COVID-19 from the overall mortgage segment estimated losses would require knowledge of the number of delinquencies specifically attributable to COVID-19. As this exercise cannot be performed accurately, the Company is not reporting COVID-19 provisions separately from its overall loss provisions.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
versus
2019
Period
. The mortgage segment’s current year loss ratio was
27.6
points
higher
for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
than for the
2019
period.
Prior Period Reserve Development
.
The mortgage segment’s net favorable development was
$0.2 million
, or
0.1
points, for the
2020 second quarter
, compared to
$22.8 million
, or
6.5
points, for the
2019 second quarter
, and
$6.3 million
, or
0.9
points, for the
six months ended June 30,
2020
, compared to
$59.4 million
, or
8.8
points, for the
2019
period. See
note 5, “Reserve for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses,”
to our consolidated financial statements for information about the mortgage segment’s prior year reserve development.
Underwriting Expenses
.
2020 Second Quarter
versus
2019
Period.
The underwriting expense ratio for the mortgage segment was
19.6%
in the
2020 second quarter
, compared to
20.6%
in the
2019 second quarter
with the decrease primarily reflecting the higher level of net premiums earned.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
versus
2019
Period
. The underwriting expense ratio for the mortgage segment was
21.9%
for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, compared to
21.3%
for the
2019
period.
Corporate (Non-Underwriting) Segment
The corporate (non-underwriting) segment results include net investment income, other income (loss), corporate expenses, transaction costs and other, amortization of intangible assets, interest expense, items related to our non-cumulative preferred shares, net realized gains or losses (which includes changes in the allowance for credit losses on financial assets and net impairment losses recognized in earnings), equity in net income or loss of investment funds accounted for using the equity method, net foreign exchange gains or losses and income taxes. Such amounts exclude the results of the ‘other’ segment.
Net Investment Income.
The components of net investment income were derived from the following sources:
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2020
2019
2020
2019
Fixed maturities
$
91,491
$
111,335
$
193,254
$
221,986
Equity securities
6,023
3,494
11,653
5,740
Short-term investments
897
3,448
4,282
7,746
Other (1)
17,825
20,115
38,304
43,059
Gross investment income
116,236
138,392
247,493
278,531
Investment expenses (2)
(15,205
)
(15,354
)
(33,434
)
(34,244
)
Net investment income
$
101,031
$
123,038
$
214,059
244,287
(1)
Amounts include dividends and other distributions on investment funds, term loan investments, funds held balances, cash balances and other items.
(2)
Investment expenses were approximately
0.28%
of average invested assets for the
2020 second quarter
, compared to
0.32%
for the
2019 second quarter
, and
0.32%
for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, compared to
0.35%
for the 2019 period.
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The lower level of net investment income for the 2020 period primarily related to lower yields available in the financial market. The pre-tax investment income yield, calculated based on amortized cost and on an annualized basis, was
1.92%
for the
2020 second quarter
, compared to
2.62%
for the
2019 second quarter
, and
2.08%
for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, compared to
2.64%
for the 2019 period.
Corporate Expenses.
Corporate expenses were
$16.9 million
for the
2020 second quarter
, compared to
$16.1 million
for the
2019 second quarter
, and
$35.1 million
for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, compared to
$32.8 million
for the
2019
period. The increase in corporate expenses primarily reflected higher professional fees and other costs.
Transaction Costs and Other.
Transaction costs and other were
$1.0 million
for the
2020 second quarter
, compared to
$2.2 million
for the
2019 second quarter
, and
$3.6 million
for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, compared to
$3.4 million
for the
2019
period. Amounts in the 2020 period are primarily related to recent acquisition activity.
Amortization of Intangible Assets.
Amortization of intangible assets for the
2020 second quarter
was
$16.5 million
, compared to
$19.8 million
for the
2019 second quarter
, and
$33.1 million
for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, compared to
$40.2 million
for the
2019
period. Such expenses are primarily related to the UGC acquisition and other acquisitions in late 2018 to 2019. See the consolidated financial statements contained in our 2019 Form 10-K for disclosures on our amortization pattern.
Interest Expense.
Interest expense was
$25.1 million
for the
2020 second quarter
, compared to the
$23.4 million
for the
2019 second quarter
and
$50.4 million
for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, compared to
$46.9 million
for the
2019
period. The increase in the 2020 period reflected an increase in funds held liabilities. The second half of 2020 will reflect interest expense of $18.3 million related to the $1.0 billion of new senior notes issued on June 30, 2020.
Net Realized Gains or Losses.
We recorded net realized
gains
of
$385.1 million
for the
2020 second quarter
, compared to net realized
gains
of
$125.1 million
for the
2019 second quarter
, and net realized
gains
of
$313.0 million
for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, compared to net realized
gains
of
$236.2 million
for the
2019
period. Currently, our portfolio is actively managed to maximize total return within certain guidelines. The effect of financial market movements on the investment portfolio will directly impact net realized gains and losses as the portfolio is adjusted and
rebalanced. Net realized gains or losses from the sale of fixed maturities primarily results from our decisions to reduce credit exposure, to change duration targets, to rebalance our portfolios or due to relative value determinations.
Net realized gains or losses also include realized and unrealized contract gains and losses on our derivative instruments, changes in the fair value of assets accounted for using the fair value option and in the fair value of equities, along with changes in the allowance for credit losses on financial assets and net impairment losses recognized in earnings. See
note 7, “Investment Information—Net Realized Gains (Losses),”
to our consolidated financial statements for additional information. See
note 7, “Investment Information—Allowance for Credit Losses,”
to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Equity in Net Income (Loss) of Investment Funds Accounted for Using the Equity Method.
We recorded a loss of
$65.1 million
for equity in net income or loss related to investment funds accounted for using the equity method in the
2020 second quarter
, compared to
$32.5 million
of income for the
2019 second quarter
, and a loss of
$69.3 million
for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, compared to
$79.4 million
of income for the
2019
period. Such investments are generally recorded on a one to three month lag based on the availability of reports from the investment funds. Investment funds accounted for using the equity method totaled
$1.73 billion
at
June 30, 2020
, compared to
$1.66 billion
at
December 31, 2019
. See
note 7, “Investment Information—Investments Accounted For Using the Equity Method,”
to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Net Foreign Exchange Gains or Losses.
Net foreign exchange
losses
for the
2020 second quarter
were
$42.4 million
, compared to net foreign exchange
losses
for the
2019 second quarter
of
$6.2 million
. Net foreign exchange
gains
for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
were
$20.9 million
, compared to net foreign exchange
losses
for the
2019
period of
$1.0 million
. Amounts in both periods were primarily unrealized and resulted from the effects of revaluing our net insurance liabilities required to be settled in foreign currencies at each balance sheet date.
Income Tax Expense.
Our income tax provision on income (loss) before income taxes resulted in
an expense
of
8.8%
for the
2020 second quarter
, compared to
8.7%
for the
2019 second quarter
and
10.7%
for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, compared to
9.0%
for the
2019
period. Such amounts exclude the results of the ‘other’ segment. The effective tax rates for the
2020 second quarter
and
six months ended June 30, 2020
included a discrete income tax expense of $0.3 million and a discrete income tax benefit of $2.1 million respectively, related to share based
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compensation. Our effective tax rate, which is based upon the expected annual effective tax rate, may fluctuate from period to period based on the relative mix of income or loss reported by jurisdiction and the varying tax rates in each jurisdiction.
Other Segment
The ‘other’ segment includes the results of Watford. Pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles, Watford is considered a variable interest entity and we concluded that we are the primary beneficiary of Watford. As such, we consolidate the results of Watford in our consolidated financial statements, although we only own approximately 13% of Watford’s common equity. See
note 12, “Variable Interest Entities and Noncontrolling Interests,”
and
note 4, “Segment Information,”
to our consolidated financial statements for additional information on Watford.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES,
ESTIMATES AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Critical accounting policies, estimates and recent accounting pronouncements are discussed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our 2019 Form 10-K, updated where applicable in the notes accompanying our consolidated financial statements, including
note 1, “Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronouncements.”
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Investable Assets
At
June 30, 2020
, total investable assets held by Arch were
$24.53 billion
, excluding the
$2.64 billion
included in the ‘other’ segment (
i.e.
, attributable to Watford).
Investable Assets Held by Arch
The following table summarizes the fair value of the investable assets held by Arch:
Investable assets (1):
Estimated
Fair Value
% of
Total
June 30, 2020
Fixed maturities (2)
$
17,391,665
70.9
Short-term investments (2)
2,292,183
9.3
Cash
746,606
3.0
Equity securities (2)
1,232,668
5.0
Other investments (2)
1,212,788
4.9
Investments accounted for using the equity method
1,727,302
7.0
Securities transactions entered into but not settled at the balance sheet date
(72,018
)
(0.3
)
Total investable assets held by Arch
$
24,531,194
100.0
Average effective duration (in years)
3.18
Average S&P/Moody’s credit ratings (3)
AA/Aa2
Embedded book yield (4)
1.85
%
December 31, 2019
Fixed maturities (2)
$
16,894,021
75.8
Short-term investments (2)
1,004,257
4.5
Cash
623,793
2.8
Equity securities (2)
827,842
3.7
Other investments (2)
1,336,920
6.0
Investments accounted for using the equity method
1,660,396
7.5
Securities transactions entered into but not settled at the balance sheet date
(61,553
)
(0.3
)
Total investable assets held by Arch
$
22,285,676
100.0
Average effective duration (in years)
3.40
Average S&P/Moody’s credit ratings (3)
AA/Aa2
Embedded book yield (4)
2.55
%
(1)
In securities lending transactions, we receive collateral in excess of the fair value of the securities pledged. For purposes of this table, we have excluded the collateral received under securities lending, at fair value and included the securities pledged under securities lending, at fair value.
(2)
Includes investments carried at fair value under the fair value option.
(3)
Average credit ratings on our investment portfolio on securities with ratings by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (“S&P”) and Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”).
(4)
Before investment expenses.
At
June 30, 2020
, approximately
$18.09 billion
, or
73.8%
, of total investable assets held by Arch were internally managed, compared to
$15.80 billion
, or
70.9%
, at
December 31, 2019
.
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The following table summarizes our fixed maturities and fixed maturities pledged under securities lending agreements (“Fixed Maturities”) by type:
Estimated
Fair Value
% of
Total
June 30, 2020
Corporate bonds
$
7,309,416
42.0
Mortgage backed securities
593,799
3.4
Municipal bonds
515,222
3.0
Commercial mortgage backed securities
396,813
2.3
U.S. government and government agencies
4,976,127
28.6
Non-U.S. government securities
2,089,171
12.0
Asset backed securities
1,511,117
8.7
Total
$
17,391,665
100.0
December 31, 2019
Corporate bonds
$
6,561,354
38.8
Mortgage backed securities
541,800
3.2
Municipal bonds
880,119
5.2
Commercial mortgage backed securities
734,244
4.3
U.S. government and government agencies
4,632,947
27.4
Non-U.S. government securities
1,995,813
11.8
Asset backed securities
1,547,744
9.2
Total
$
16,894,021
100.0
The following table provides the credit quality distribution of our Fixed Maturities. For individual fixed maturities, S&P ratings are used. In the absence of an S&P rating, ratings from Moody’s are used, followed by ratings from Fitch Ratings.
Estimated Fair Value
% of
Total
June 30, 2020
U.S. government and gov’t agencies (1)
$
5,566,339
32.0
AAA
3,035,513
17.5
AA
1,818,693
10.5
A
4,232,245
24.3
BBB
1,874,332
10.8
BB
406,342
2.3
B
211,638
1.2
Lower than B
51,273
0.3
Not rated
195,290
1.1
Total
$
17,391,665
100.0
December 31, 2019
U.S. government and gov’t agencies (1)
$
5,215,489
30.9
AAA
3,392,341
20.1
AA
2,115,828
12.5
A
3,849,458
22.8
BBB
1,495,467
8.9
BB
355,803
2.1
B
216,663
1.3
Lower than B
56,865
0.3
Not rated
196,107
1.2
Total
$
16,894,021
100.0
(1)
Includes U.S. government-sponsored agency residential mortgage-backed securities and agency commercial mortgage-backed securities.
The following table provides information on the severity of the unrealized loss position as a percentage of amortized cost for all Fixed Maturities which were in an unrealized loss position:
Severity of gross unrealized losses:
Estimated Fair Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
% of
Total Gross
Unrealized
Losses
June 30, 2020
0-10%
$
3,267,915
$
(82,417
)
74.9
10-20%
124,722
(18,954
)
17.2
20-30%
14,736
(4,848
)
4.4
Greater than 30%
3,900
(3,796
)
3.5
Total
$
3,411,273
$
(110,015
)
100.0
December 31, 2019
0-10%
$
4,136,798
$
(49,072
)
95.3
10-20%
12,405
(1,796
)
3.5
20-30%
830
(273
)
0.5
Greater than 30%
315
(363
)
0.7
Total
$
4,150,348
$
(51,504
)
100.0
The following table summarizes our top ten exposures to fixed income corporate issuers by fair value at
June 30, 2020
, excluding guaranteed amounts and covered bonds:
Estimated Fair Value
Credit
Rating (1)
Bank of America Corporation
$
295,236
A-/A2
Wells Fargo & Company
262,510
A-/A2
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
226,876
A-/A2
Apple Inc.
180,336
AA+/Aa1
Citigroup Inc.
150,811
BBB+/A3
Morgan Stanley
136,897
BBB+/A3
Comcast Corporation
115,873
A-/A3
International Business Machines Corporation
114,080
A/A2
Oracle Corporation
109,003
A/A3
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
108,248
BBB+/A3
Total
$
1,699,870
(1)
Average credit ratings as assigned by S&P and Moody’s, respectively.
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The following table provides information on our structured securities, which includes residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”), commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) and asset-backed securities (“ABS”):
Agencies
Investment Grade
Below Investment Grade
Total
Jun 30, 2020
RMBS
$
560,870
$
4,515
$
28,414
$
593,799
CMBS
29,342
346,393
21,078
396,813
ABS
—
1,451,117
60,000
1,511,117
Total
$
590,212
$
1,802,025
$
109,492
$
2,501,729
Dec 31, 2019
RMBS
$
503,929
$
7,770
$
30,101
$
541,800
CMBS
78,612
629,424
26,208
734,244
ABS
—
1,483,449
64,295
1,547,744
Total
$
582,541
$
2,120,643
$
120,604
$
2,823,788
At
June 30, 2020
, our structured securities included
$31.7 million
par value in sub-prime securities with a fair value of
$26.1 million
and average credit quality ratings from S&P/Moody’s of “
CCC+/Caa2
,” compared to
$38.3 million
par value with a fair value of
$30.6 million
and average credit quality ratings of “
CCC-/Caa3
” at
December 31, 2019
.
The following table summarizes our equity securities, which include investments in exchange traded funds:
June 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Equities (1)
$
450,794
$
375,067
Exchange traded funds
Fixed income (2)
418,309
7,237
Equity and other (3)
363,565
445,538
Total
$
1,232,668
$
827,842
(1)
Primarily in consumer non-cyclical, consumer cyclical, technology, communications and financial stocks at
June 30, 2020
.
(2)
Primarily in MBS, corporate and municipal strategies at
June 30, 2020
.
(3)
Primarily in large cap stocks and foreign equities at
June 30, 2020
.
The following table summarizes our other investments which are included in investments accounted for using the fair value option, by strategy:
June 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Lending
$
579,320
$
602,841
Term loan investments
233,471
264,083
Energy
66,667
97,402
Credit related funds
92,970
123,020
Investment grade fixed income
133,936
151,594
Infrastructure
48,427
61,786
Private equity
38,746
18,915
Real estate
19,251
17,279
Total
$
1,212,788
$
1,336,920
For details on our investments accounted for using the equity method, see
note 7, “Investment Information—Investments Accounted For Using the Equity Method,”
to our consolidated financial statements.
Our investment strategy allows for the use of derivative instruments. We utilize various derivative instruments such as futures contracts to enhance investment performance, replicate investment positions or manage market exposures and duration risk that would be allowed under our investment guidelines if implemented in other ways. See
note 9, “Derivative Instruments,”
to our consolidated financial statements for additional disclosures related to derivatives.
Accounting guidance regarding fair value measurements addresses how companies should measure fair value when they are required to use a fair value measure for recognition or disclosure purposes under GAAP and provides a common definition of fair value to be used throughout GAAP. See
note 8, “Fair Value,”
to our consolidated financial statements for a summary of our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value, segregated by level in the fair value hierarchy.
Investable Assets in the ‘Other’ Segment
Investable assets in the ‘other’ segment are managed by Watford. The board of directors of Watford establishes its investment policies and guidelines. A significant amount of Watford’s investments are accounted for using the fair value option with changes in the carrying value of such investments recorded in net realized gains or losses.
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The following table summarizes investable assets in the ‘other’ segment:
June 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Investments accounted for using the fair value option:
Other investments
$
909,702
$
1,092,396
Fixed maturities
548,011
416,592
Short-term investments
370,065
329,303
Equity securities
58,898
59,799
Total
1,886,676
1,898,090
Fixed maturities available for sale, at fair value
649,765
706,875
Equity securities, at fair value
62,443
65,337
Cash
107,653
102,437
Securities sold but not yet purchased
(29,289
)
(66,257
)
Securities transactions entered into but not settled at the balance sheet date
(35,958
)
(1,893
)
Total investable assets included in ‘other’ segment
$
2,641,290
$
2,704,589
Reinsurance
The effects of reinsurance on written and earned premiums and losses and loss adjustment expenses (“LAE”) with unaffiliated reinsurers were as follows:
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2020
2019
2020
2019
Premiums written:
Direct
$
1,485,627
$
1,373,825
$
3,174,425
$
2,737,331
Assumed
832,065
563,984
1,976,097
1,278,357
Ceded
(649,381
)
(492,911
)
(1,344,965
)
(1,045,531
)
Net
$
1,668,311
$
1,444,898
$
3,805,557
$
2,970,157
Premiums earned:
Direct
$
1,559,222
$
1,335,558
$
3,105,047
$
2,601,621
Assumed
746,188
574,899
1,507,262
1,108,178
Ceded
(640,056
)
(446,730
)
(1,202,511
)
(877,206
)
Net
$
1,665,354
$
1,463,727
$
3,409,798
$
2,832,593
Losses and LAE:
Direct
$
1,162,958
$
705,235
$
2,148,041
$
1,321,297
Assumed
508,108
388,237
1,053,977
726,637
Ceded
(440,544
)
(325,929
)
(856,077
)
(561,859
)
Net
$
1,230,522
$
767,543
$
2,345,941
$
1,486,075
See
note 6, “Allowance for Expected Credit Losses,”
to our consolidated financial statements for information about our reinsurance recoverables and related allowance for credit losses.
Bellemeade Re
We have entered into various aggregate excess of loss mortgage reinsurance agreements with various special purpose reinsurance companies domiciled in Bermuda (the “Bellemeade Agreements”). For the respective coverage periods, we will retain the first layer of the respective aggregate losses and the special purpose reinsurance companies will provide second layer coverage up to the outstanding coverage amount. We will then retain losses in excess of the outstanding coverage limit. The aggregate excess of loss reinsurance coverage generally decreases over a ten-year period as the underlying covered mortgages amortize, unless provisional call options embedded within certain of the Bellemeade Agreements are executed or if pre-defined delinquency triggering events occur.
The following table summarizes the respective coverages and retentions at
June 30, 2020
:
June 30, 2020
Initial Coverage at Issuance
Current Coverage
Remaining Retention, Net
Bellemeade 2017-1 Ltd. (1)
$
368,114
$
145,573
$
140,110
Bellemeade 2018-1 Ltd. (2)
374,460
250,095
139,538
Bellemeade 2018-2 Ltd. (3)
653,278
272,685
319,768
Bellemeade 2018-3 Ltd. (4)
506,110
302,563
148,814
Bellemeade 2019-1 Ltd. (5)
341,790
219,256
142,145
Bellemeade 2019-2 Ltd. (6)
621,022
398,316
189,771
Bellemeade 2019-3 Ltd. (7)
700,920
528,084
201,022
Bellemeade 2019-4 Ltd. (8)
577,267
468,737
139,810
Bellemeade 2020-1 Ltd. (9)
528,540
528,540
780,853
Total
$
4,671,501
$
3,113,849
$
2,201,831
(1)
Issued in October 2017, covering in-force policies issued between January 1, 2017 and June 30, 2017.
(2)
Issued in April 2018, covering in-force policies issued between July 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017.
(3)
Issued in August 2018, covering in-force policies issued between April 1, 2013 and December 31, 2015.
(4)
Issued in October 2018, covering in-force policies issued between January 1, 2018 and June 30, 2018.
(5)
Issued in March 2019, covering in-force policies primarily issued between 2005-2008 under United Guaranty Residential Insurance Company (“UGRIC”); as well as policies issued through 2015 under both UGRIC and Arch Mortgage Insurance Company.
(6)
Issued in April 2019, covering in-force policies issued between July 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018.
(7)
Issued in July 2019, covering in-force policies issued in 2016.
(8)
Issued in October 2019, covering in-force policies issued between January 1, 2019 and June 30, 2019.
(9)
Issued in June 2020, covering in-force policies issued between July 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019. $450 million was directly funded by Bellemeade 2020-1 Ltd. with an additional
$78.5 million
of capacity provided directly to Arch MI U.S. by a separate panel of reinsurers.
Reserve for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
We establish reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses (“Loss Reserves”) which represent estimates involving
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actuarial and statistical projections, at a given point in time, of our expectations of the ultimate settlement and administration costs of losses incurred. Estimating Loss Reserves is inherently difficult, which is exacerbated by the fact that we have relatively limited historical experience upon which to base such estimates. We utilize actuarial models as well as available historical insurance industry loss ratio experience and loss development patterns to assist in the establishment of Loss Reserves. Actual losses and loss adjustment expenses paid will deviate, perhaps substantially, from the reserve estimates reflected in our financial statements.
At
June 30, 2020
and
December 31, 2019
, our Loss Reserves, net of unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses recoverable, by type and by operating segment were as follows:
June 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Insurance segment:
Case reserves
$
1,690,175
$
1,601,627
IBNR reserves
3,679,454
3,403,051
Total net reserves
5,369,629
5,004,678
Reinsurance segment:
Case reserves
1,434,628
1,273,523
Additional case reserves
200,687
166,251
IBNR reserves
2,073,557
1,835,993
Total net reserves
3,708,872
3,275,767
Mortgage segment:
Case reserves
424,003
266,030
IBNR reserves
245,745
157,712
Total net reserves (1)
669,748
423,742
Other segment:
Case reserves
495,452
478,036
Additional case reserves
29,660
29,059
IBNR reserves
615,356
597,910
Total net reserves
1,140,468
1,105,005
Total:
Case reserves
4,044,258
3,619,216
Additional case reserves
230,347
195,310
IBNR reserves
6,614,112
5,994,666
Total net reserves
$
10,888,717
$
9,809,192
(1)
At
June 30, 2020
, total net reserves include $466.3 million from U.S. primary mortgage insurance business, of which 25.5% represents policy years 2010 and prior and the remainder from later policy years. At
December 31, 2019
, total net reserves include $278.7 million from U.S. primary mortgage insurance business, of which 58.2% represents policy years 2010 and prior and the remainder from later policy years.
At
June 30, 2020
and
December 31, 2019
, the insurance segment’s Loss Reserves by major line of business, net of unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses recoverable, were as follows:
June 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Insurance segment:
Professional lines (1)
$
1,385,471
$
1,322,969
Construction and national accounts
1,329,230
1,248,750
Excess and surplus casualty (2)
626,937
564,254
Programs
628,216
571,926
Property, energy, marine and aviation
415,024
371,822
Travel, accident and health
120,893
109,613
Lenders products
28,434
28,233
Other (3)
835,424
787,111
Total net reserves
$
5,369,629
$
5,004,678
(1)
Includes professional liability, executive assurance and healthcare business.
(2)
Includes casualty and contract binding business.
(3)
Includes alternative markets, excess workers’ compensation and surety business.
At
June 30, 2020
and
December 31, 2019
, the reinsurance segment’s Loss Reserves by major line of business, net of unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses recoverable, were as follows:
June 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Reinsurance segment:
Casualty (1)
$
1,900,900
$
1,796,073
Other specialty (2)
806,201
649,309
Property excluding property catastrophe
522,914
471,775
Marine and aviation
188,749
160,930
Property catastrophe
188,560
113,565
Other (3)
101,548
84,115
Total net reserves
$
3,708,872
$
3,275,767
(1)
Includes executive assurance, professional liability, workers’ compensation, excess motor, healthcare and other.
(2)
Includes non-excess motor, surety, accident and health, workers’ compensation catastrophe, agriculture, trade credit and other.
(3)
Includes life, casualty clash and other.
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Mortgage Operations Supplemental Information
The mortgage segment’s insurance in force (“IIF”) and risk in force (“RIF”) were as follows at
June 30, 2020
and
December 31, 2019
:
(U.S. Dollars in millions)
June 30, 2020
December 31, 2019
Amount
%
Amount
%
Insurance In Force (IIF) (1):
U.S. primary mortgage insurance
$
276,643
65.9
$
287,150
68.7
Mortgage reinsurance
27,457
6.5
26,768
6.4
Other (2)
115,803
27.6
104,346
24.9
Total
$
419,903
100.0
$
418,264
100.0
Risk In Force (RIF) (3):
U.S. primary mortgage insurance
$
70,200
91.0
$
73,388
91.9
Mortgage reinsurance
2,116
2.7
2,129
2.7
Other (2)
4,795
6.2
4,380
5.5
Total
$
77,111
100.0
$
79,897
100.0
(1)
Represents the aggregate dollar amount of each insured mortgage loan’s current principal balance.
(2)
Includes GSE credit risk-sharing transactions and international insurance business.
(3)
Represents the aggregate dollar amount of each insured mortgage loan’s current principal balance multiplied by the insurance coverage percentage specified in the policy for insurance policies issued and after contract limits and/or loss ratio caps for credit risk-sharing or reinsurance transactions.
The insurance in force and risk in force for our U.S. primary mortgage insurance business by policy year were as follows at
June 30, 2020
:
(U.S. Dollars in millions)
IIF
RIF
Delinquency
Amount
%
Amount
%
Rate (1)
Policy year:
2010 and prior
$
15,538
5.6
$
3,555
5.1
11.62
%
2011
1,350
0.5
369
0.5
3.85
%
2012
5,131
1.9
1,418
2.0
3.23
%
2013
10,009
3.6
2,803
4.0
3.47
%
2014
11,133
4.0
3,068
4.4
3.98
%
2015
20,749
7.5
5,578
7.9
3.79
%
2016
34,024
12.3
8,950
12.7
5.03
%
2017
35,019
12.7
9,031
12.9
5.62
%
2018
39,385
14.2
9,969
14.2
6.33
%
2019
63,647
23.0
15,683
22.3
4.63
%
2020
40,658
14.7
9,776
13.9
1.58
%
Total
$
276,643
100.0
$
70,200
100.0
5.14
%
(1)
Represents the ending percentage of loans in default.
The insurance in force and risk in force for our U.S. primary mortgage insurance business by policy year were as follows at
December 31, 2019
:
(U.S. Dollars in millions)
IIF
RIF
Delinquency
Amount
%
Amount
%
Rate (1)
Policy year:
2010 and prior
$
17,251
6.0
$
3,990
5.4
8.79
%
2011
1,678
0.6
464
0.6
1.59
%
2012
6,293
2.2
1,753
2.4
0.89
%
2013
12,276
4.3
3,433
4.7
0.99
%
2014
13,714
4.8
3,778
5.1
1.16
%
2015
25,788
9.0
6,880
9.4
0.87
%
2016
40,898
14.2
10,670
14.5
1.03
%
2017
43,896
15.3
11,262
15.3
1.00
%
2018
51,776
18.0
13,086
17.8
0.86
%
2019
73,580
25.6
18,072
24.6
0.14
%
Total
$
287,150
100.0
$
73,388
100.0
1.54
%
(1)
Represents the ending percentage of loans in default.
The following tables provide supplemental disclosures on risk in force for our U.S. primary mortgage insurance business at
June 30, 2020
and
December 31, 2019
:
(U.S. Dollars in millions)
June 30, 2020
December 31, 2019
Amount
%
Amount
%
Credit quality (FICO):
>=740
$
40,297
57.4
$
42,301
57.6
680-739
24,346
34.7
25,240
34.4
620-679
5,188
7.4
5,444
7.4
<620
369
0.5
403
0.5
Total
$
70,200
100.0
$
73,388
100.0
Weighted average FICO score
743
743
Loan-to-value (LTV):
95.01% and above
$
8,859
12.6
$
9,064
12.4
90.01% to 95.00%
37,830
53.9
40,136
54.7
85.01% to 90.00%
20,071
28.6
20,890
28.5
85.00% and below
3,440
4.9
3,298
4.5
Total
$
70,200
100.0
$
73,388
100.0
Weighted average LTV
92.9
%
93.0
%
Total RIF, net of external reinsurance
$
57,258
$
58,512
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(U.S. Dollars in millions)
June 30, 2020
December 31, 2019
Amount
%
Amount
%
Total RIF by State:
Texas
$
5,560
7.9
$
5,678
7.7
California
4,948
7.0
5,187
7.1
Florida
3,737
5.3
3,887
5.3
Georgia
2,861
4.1
2,753
3.8
Virginia
2,656
3.8
2,881
3.9
Illinois
2,643
3.8
2,616
3.6
Minnesota
2,473
3.5
2,514
3.4
North Carolina
2,459
3.5
2,470
3.4
Washington
2,291
3.3
2,474
3.4
Maryland
2,248
3.2
2,437
3.3
Others
38,324
54.6
40,491
55.2
Total
$
70,200
100.0
$
73,388
100.0
The following table provides supplemental disclosures for our U.S. primary mortgage insurance business related to insured loans and loss metrics:
(U.S. Dollars in thousands, except policy, loan and claim count)
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2020
2019
Roll-forward of insured loans in default:
Beginning delinquent number of loans
20,163
20,665
New notices
67,793
18,617
Cures
(22,205
)
(18,907
)
Paid claims
(1,084
)
(1,614
)
Ending delinquent number of loans (1)
64,667
18,761
Ending number of policies in force (1)
1,259,328
1,292,215
Delinquency rate (1)
5.14
%
1.45
%
Losses:
Number of claims paid
1,084
1,614
Total paid claims
$
46,139
$
65,519
Average per claim
$
42.6
$
40.6
Severity (2)
94.3
%
97.0
%
Average case reserve per default (in thousands)
$
6.9
$
16.1
(1)
Includes first lien primary and pool policies.
(2)
Represents total paid claims divided by RIF of loans for which claims were paid.
The risk-to-capital ratio, which represents total current (non-delinquent) risk in force, net of reinsurance, divided by total statutory capital, for Arch MI U.S. was approximately
10.2 to 1
at
June 30, 2020
, compared to
12.0 to 1
at
December 31, 2019
.
Shareholders’ Equity and Book Value per Share
Total shareholders’ equity available to Arch was
$11.99 billion
at
June 30, 2020
, compared to
$11.50 billion
at
December 31, 2019
. The increase primarily reflected the impact of total return on investments, partially offset by the impact of COVID-19 on underwriting returns.
The following table presents the calculation of book value per share:
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except
share data)
June 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Total shareholders’ equity available to Arch
$
11,991,825
$
11,497,371
Less preferred shareholders’ equity
780,000
780,000
Common shareholders’ equity available to Arch
$
11,211,825
$
10,717,371
Common shares and common share equivalents outstanding, net of treasury shares (1)
405,970,251
405,619,201
Book value per share
$
27.62
$
26.42
(1)
Excludes the effects of
18,017,208
and
18,853,018
stock options and
1,094,288
and
1,586,779
restricted stock units outstanding at
June 30, 2020
and
December 31, 2019
, respectively.
LIQUIDITY
Our liquidity and capital resources were not materially impacted by COVID-19 during the second quarter of 2020. For further discussion of the risks related to our potential future impacts of COVID-19 on our liquidity and capital resources, see
“ITEM 1A—Risk Factors”
.
This section does not include information specific to Watford. We do not guarantee or provide credit support for Watford, and our financial exposure to Watford is limited to our investment in Watford’s senior notes, common and preferred shares and counterparty credit risk (mitigated by collateral) arising from reinsurance transactions with Watford.
Liquidity is a measure of our ability to access sufficient cash flows to meet the short-term and long-term cash requirements of our business operations.
Arch Capital is a holding company whose assets primarily consist of the shares in its subsidiaries. Generally, Arch Capital depends on its available cash resources, liquid investments and dividends or other distributions from its subsidiaries to make payments, including the payment of debt service obligations and operating expenses it may incur and any dividends or liquidation amounts with respect to our preferred and common shares.
For the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, Arch Capital received dividends of
$143.0 million
from Arch Re Bermuda, our Bermuda-based reinsurer and insurer, which can pay approximately
$2.96 billion
to Arch Capital during the remainder of
2020
without providing an affidavit to the Bermuda Monetary Authority (“BMA”).
We expect that our liquidity needs, including our anticipated (re)insurance obligations and operating and capital expenditure needs, for the next twelve months, will be met by funds generated from underwriting activities and investment income,
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as well as by our balance of cash, short-term investments, proceeds on the sale or maturity of our investments, and our credit facilities.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities, excluding amounts related to the ‘other’ segment (
i.e.
, Watford). See
note 12, “Variable Interest Entities and Noncontrolling Interests,”
for cash flows related to Watford.
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2020
2019
Total cash provided by (used for):
Operating activities
$
1,234,383
$
597,276
Investing activities
(1,888,221
)
(611,199
)
Financing activities
824,990
(35,352
)
Effects of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash
(15,384
)
2,259
Increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash
$
155,768
$
(47,016
)
•
Cash provided by operating activities for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
reflected a higher level of premiums collected than in the 2019 period.
•
Cash used for investing activities for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
was higher than in the
2019
period, reflecting a higher level of securities purchased, and the investing of proceeds from our issuance of senior notes.
•
Cash provided by financing activities for the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, primarily reflected the issuance of $1.0 billion of senior notes. Cash flows also reflected $75.5 million of repurchases under our share repurchase program.
CAPITAL RESOURCES
This section does not include information specific to Watford. We do not guarantee or provide credit support for Watford, and our financial exposure to Watford is limited to our investment in Watford’s senior notes, common and preferred shares and counterparty credit risk (mitigated by collateral) arising from reinsurance transactions with Watford.
The following table provides an analysis of our capital structure:
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except
share data)
June 30,
2020
Dec 31,
2019
Senior notes
$
2,723,180
$
1,734,209
Shareholders’ equity available to Arch:
Series E non-cumulative preferred shares
$
450,000
$
450,000
Series F non-cumulative preferred shares
330,000
330,000
Common shareholders’ equity
11,211,825
10,717,371
Total
$
11,991,825
$
11,497,371
Total capital available to Arch
$
14,715,005
$
13,231,580
Debt to total capital (%)
18.5
13.1
Preferred to total capital (%)
5.3
5.9
Debt and preferred to total capital (%)
23.8
19.0
On June 30, 2020, Arch Capital issued $1.0 billion of 30 year senior notes. The net proceeds of the offering were contributed to Arch Re Bermuda to support our underwriting operations.
Arch MI U.S. is required to maintain compliance with the GSEs requirements, known as the Private Mortgage Insurer Eligibility Requirements or “PMIERs.” The financial requirements require an eligible mortgage insurer’s available assets, which generally include only the most liquid assets of an insurer, to meet or exceed “minimum required assets” as of each quarter end. Minimum required assets are calculated from PMIERs tables with several risk dimensions (including origination year, original loan-to-value and original credit score of performing loans, and the delinquency status of non-performing loans) and are subject to a minimum amount. Arch MI U.S. satisfied the PMIERs’ financial requirements as of
June 30, 2020
with an estimated PMIER sufficiency ratio of
161%
, consistent with
161%
at
December 31, 2019
.
Arch Capital, through its subsidiaries, provides financial support to certain of its insurance subsidiaries and affiliates, through certain reinsurance arrangements beneficial to the ratings of such subsidiaries. Historically, our insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance subsidiaries have entered into separate reinsurance arrangements with Arch Re Bermuda covering individual lines of business. The reinsurance agreements between our U.S.-based property casualty insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries and Arch Re Bermuda were canceled on a cutoff basis as of January 1, 2018. In 2019, certain reinsurance agreements between our insurance subsidiaries and Arch Re Bermuda were reinstated.
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GUARANTOR INFORMATION
The below table provides a description of our senior notes payable at
June 30, 2020
, excluding amounts attributable to the ‘other’ segment (
i.e.
, Watford):
Interest
Principal
Carrying
Issuer/Due
(Fixed)
Amount
Amount
Arch Capital:
May 1, 2034
7.350
%
$
300,000
$
297,310
June 30, 2050
3.635
%
1,000,000
988,618
Arch-U.S.:
Nov. 1, 2043 (1)
5.144
%
500,000
494,887
Arch Finance:
Dec. 15, 2026 (1)
4.011
%
500,000
497,006
Dec. 15, 2046 (1)
5.031
%
450,000
445,359
Total
$
2,750,000
$
2,723,180
(1)
Fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Arch Capital.
Our senior notes were issued by Arch Capital, Arch Capital Group (U.S.) Inc. (“Arch-U.S.”) and Arch Capital Finance LLC
(“Arch Finance”). Arch-U.S. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arch Capital and Arch Finance is a wholly-owned finance subsidiary of Arch-U.S. Our 2034 senior notes and 2050 senior notes issued by Arch Capital are unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of Arch Capital and ranked equally with all of its existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. The 2043 senior notes issued by Arch-U.S. are unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of Arch-U.S. and Arch Capital and rank equally and ratably with the other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of Arch-U.S. and Arch Capital.The 2026 senior notes and 2046 senior notes issued by Arch Finance are unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of Arch Finance and Arch Capital and rank equally and ratably with the other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of Arch Finance and Arch Capital.
Arch-U.S. and Arch Finance depend on their available cash resources, liquid investments and dividends or other distributions from their subsidiaries or affiliates to make payments, including the payment of debt service obligations and operating expenses they may incur.
The following tables present condensed financial information for Arch Capital (parent guarantor) and Arch-U.S. (subsidiary issuer):
June 30, 2020
December 31, 2019
Arch Capital
Arch-U.S.
Arch Capital
Arch-U.S.
Assets
Total investments
$
2,857
$
669,134
$
42
$
692,606
Cash
7,258
51,179
18,113
54,518
Investments in subsidiaries
13,268,434
4,644,981
11,786,861
4,347,806
Due from subsidiaries and affiliates
—
202,131
17
200,635
Other assets
20,488
32,940
20,461
32,187
Total assets
$
13,299,037
$
5,600,365
$
11,825,494
$
5,327,752
Liabilities
Senior notes
1,285,928
494,887
297,254
494,831
Due to subsidiaries and affiliates
136
536,747
—
536,805
Other liabilities
21,148
30,875
30,869
33,267
Total liabilities
1,307,212
1,062,509
328,123
1,064,903
Shareholders' Equity
Total shareholders' equity available to Arch
11,991,825
4,537,856
11,497,371
4,262,849
Total shareholders' equity
11,991,825
4,537,856
11,497,371
4,262,849
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$
13,299,037
$
5,600,365
$
11,825,494
$
5,327,752
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Six Months Ended
Year Ended
June 30, 2020
December 31, 2019
Arch Capital
Arch-U.S.
Arch Capital
Arch-U.S.
Revenues
Net investment income
$
53
$
8,621
$
212
$
14,270
Net realized gains (losses)
—
(8,154
)
—
25,313
Equity in net income (loss) of investments accounted for using the equity method
—
(2,902
)
—
779
Other income (loss)
(207
)
—
(762
)
—
Total revenues
(154
)
(2,435
)
(550
)
40,362
Expenses
Corporate expenses
32,369
4,094
62,701
7,221
Interest expense
11,080
23,733
22,154
47,951
Net foreign exchange (gains) losses
3
—
1
—
Total expenses
43,452
27,827
84,856
55,172
Income (loss) before income taxes
(43,606
)
(30,262
)
(85,406
)
(14,810
)
Income tax (expense) benefit
—
6,525
—
3,696
Income (loss) before equity in net income of subsidiaries
(43,606
)
(23,737
)
(85,406
)
(11,114
)
Equity in net income of subsidiaries
486,544
201,426
1,721,725
564,657
Net income available to Arch
442,938
177,689
1,636,319
553,543
Preferred dividends
(20,806
)
—
(41,612
)
—
Net income available to Arch common shareholders
$
422,132
$
177,689
$
1,594,707
$
553,543
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SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM
The board of directors of Arch Capital has authorized the investment in Arch Capital’s common shares through a share repurchase program. For the
six months ended June 30, 2020
, Arch Capital repurchased
2.6 million
shares under the share repurchase program with an aggregate purchase price of
$75.5 million
. Since the inception of the share repurchase program through
June 30, 2020
, Arch Capital has repurchased
388.9 million
common shares for an aggregate purchase price of
$4.04 billion
. At
June 30, 2020
, approximately
$924.5 million
of share repurchases were available under the program, which may be effected from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions through December 31, 2021. The timing and amount of the repurchase transactions under this program will depend on a variety of factors, including market conditions and corporate and regulatory considerations. Depending upon results of operations, market conditions and the development of the economy, as well as other factors, generally we will consider share repurchases on an opportunistic basis from time to time. During the 2020 second quarter, we have not repurchased any shares under our share repurchase program and we do not expect to repurchase any shares for the remainder of 2020.
CATASTROPHIC EVENTS AND SEVERE ECONOMIC EVENTS
We have large aggregate exposures to natural and man-made catastrophic events, pandemic events like COVID-19 and severe economic events. Natural catastrophes can be caused by various events, including hurricanes, floods, windstorms, earthquakes, hailstorms, tornadoes, explosions, severe winter weather, fires, droughts and other natural disasters. Man-made catastrophic events may include acts of war, acts of terrorism and political instability. Catastrophes can also cause losses in non-property business such as mortgage insurance, workers’ compensation or general liability. In addition to the nature of property business, we believe that economic and geographic trends affecting insured property, including inflation, property value appreciation and geographic concentration, tend to generally increase the size of losses from catastrophic events over time.
Our models employ both proprietary and vendor-based systems and include cross-line correlations for property, marine, offshore energy, aviation, workers compensation and personal accident. We seek to limit the probable maximum pre-tax loss to a specific level for severe catastrophic events. Currently, we seek to limit our 1-in-250 year return period net probable maximum loss from a severe catastrophic event in any geographic zone to approximately 25% of tangible shareholders’ equity available to Arch (total shareholders’ equity available to Arch less goodwill and intangible assets). We reserve the right to change this threshold at any time.
Based on in-force exposure estimated as of
July 1, 2020
, our modeled peak zone catastrophe exposure was a windstorm affecting the Florida Tri-County, with a net probable maximum pre-tax loss of
$832
million, followed by windstorms affecting Northeastern U.S. and the Gulf of Mexico regions with net probable maximum pre-tax losses of
$658
and
$621 million
, respectively. Our exposures to other perils, such as U.S. earthquake and international events, were less than the exposures arising from U.S. windstorms and hurricanes. As of
July 1, 2020
, our modeled peak zone earthquake exposure (
San Francisco earthquake
) represented approximately
58%
of our peak zone catastrophe exposure, and our modeled peak zone international exposure (
Japan earthquake
) was substantially less than both our peak zone windstorm and earthquake exposures.
Effective July 1, 2020, our insurance operations had in effect a reinsurance program which provided coverage for certain property-catastrophe related losses equal to $243 million in excess of various retentions per occurrence.
We also have significant exposure to losses due to mortgage defaults resulting from severe economic events in the future. For our U.S. mortgage insurance business, we have developed a proprietary risk model (“Realistic Disaster Scenario” or “RDS”) that simulates the maximum loss resulting from a severe economic downturn impacting the housing market. The RDS models the collective impact of adverse conditions for key economic indicators, the most significant of which is a decline in home prices. The RDS model projects paths of future home prices, unemployment rates, income levels and interest rates and assumes correlation across states and geographic regions. The resulting future performance of our in-force portfolio is then estimated under the economic stress scenario, reflecting loan and borrower information.
Currently, we seek to limit our modeled RDS loss from a severe economic event to approximately 25% of tangible shareholders’ equity available to Arch. We reserve the right to change this threshold at any time. Based on in-force exposure estimated as of
July 1, 2020
, our modeled RDS loss was approximately
8%
of tangible shareholders’ equity available to Arch.
Net probable maximum loss estimates are net of expected reinsurance recoveries, before income tax and before excess reinsurance reinstatement premiums. RDS loss estimates are net of expected reinsurance recoveries and before income tax. Catastrophe loss estimates are reflective of the zone indicated and not the entire portfolio. Since hurricanes and windstorms can affect more than one zone and make multiple landfalls, our catastrophe loss estimates include clash estimates from other zones. Our catastrophe loss estimates and RDS loss estimates do not represent our maximum exposures and it is highly likely that our actual incurred losses would vary materially from the modeled estimates. There can be no assurances that we will not suffer pre-tax losses greater than 25% of our tangible
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shareholders’ equity from one or more catastrophic events or severe economic events due to several factors. These factors include the inherent uncertainties in estimating the frequency and severity of such events and the margin of error in making such determinations resulting from potential inaccuracies and inadequacies in the data provided by clients and brokers, the modeling techniques and the application of such techniques or as a result of a decision to change the percentage of shareholders' equity exposed to a single catastrophic event or severe economic event. In addition, actual losses may increase if our reinsurers fail to meet their obligations to us or the reinsurance protections purchased by us are exhausted or are otherwise unavailable. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Industry” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Catastrophic Events and Severe Economic Events” in our
2019
Form 10-K, updated where applicable in
“ITEM 1A—Risk Factors”
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
Off-balance sheet arrangements are discussed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our
2019
Form 10-K.
MARKET SENSITIVE INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT
In accordance with the SEC’s Financial Reporting Release No. 48, we performed a sensitivity analysis to determine the effects that market risk exposures could have on the future earnings, fair values or cash flows of our financial instruments as of
June 30, 2020
. Market risk represents the risk of changes in the fair value of a financial instrument and is comprised of several components, including liquidity, basis and price risks. We have not included Watford in the following analyses as we do not guarantee or provide credit support for Watford, and our financial exposure to Watford is limited to our investment in Watford’s senior notes, common and preferred shares and counterparty credit risk (mitigated by collateral) arising from reinsurance transactions.
An analysis of material changes in market risk exposures at
June 30, 2020
that affect the quantitative and qualitative disclosures presented in our
2019
Form 10-K (see section captioned “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Market Sensitive Instruments and Risk Management”) were as follows:
Investment Market Risk
Fixed Income Securities.
We invest in interest rate sensitive securities, primarily debt securities. We consider the effect of interest rate movements on the fair value of our fixed maturities, fixed maturities pledged under securities lending agreements, short-term investments and certain of our other investments, equity securities and investment funds accounted for using the
equity method which invest in fixed income securities (collectively, “Fixed Income Securities”) and the corresponding change in unrealized appreciation. As interest rates rise, the fair value of our Fixed Income Securities falls, and the converse is also true. Based on historical observations, there is a low probability that all interest rate yield curves would shift in the same direction at the same time. Furthermore, at times interest rate movements in certain credit sectors exhibit a much lower correlation to changes in U.S. Treasury yields. Accordingly, the actual effect of interest rate movements may differ materially from the amounts set forth in the following tables.
The following table summarizes the effect that an immediate, parallel shift in the interest rate yield curve would have had on our Fixed Income Securities:
(U.S. dollars in
billions)
Interest Rate Shift in Basis Points
-100
-50
—
+50
+100
June 30, 2020
Total fair value
$
23.71
$
23.34
$
22.97
$
22.60
$
22.24
Change from base
3.2
%
1.6
%
(1.6
)%
(3.2
)%
Change in unrealized value
$
0.74
$
0.37
$
(0.37
)
$
(0.74
)
Dec 31, 2019
Total fair value
$
21.54
$
21.19
$
20.83
$
20.48
$
20.13
Change from base
3.4
%
1.7
%
(1.7
)%
(3.4
)%
Change in unrealized value
$
0.71
$
0.35
$
(0.35
)
$
(0.71
)
In addition, we consider the effect of credit spread movements on the market value of our Fixed Income Securities and the corresponding change in unrealized value. As credit spreads widen, the fair value of our Fixed Income Securities falls, and the converse is also true. In periods where the spreads on our Fixed Income Securities are much higher than their historical average due to short-term market dislocations, a parallel shift in credit spread levels would result in a much more pronounced change in unrealized value.
The following table summarizes the effect that an immediate, parallel shift in credit spreads in a static interest rate environment would have had on our Fixed Income Securities:
(U.S. dollars in
billions)
Credit Spread Shift in Percentage Points
-100
-50
—
+50
+100
June 30, 2020
Total fair value
$
23.73
$
23.34
$
22.97
$
22.60
$
22.21
Change from base
3.3
%
1.6
%
(1.6
)%
(3.3
)%
Change in unrealized value
$
0.76
$
0.37
$
(0.37
)
$
(0.76
)
Dec 31, 2019
Total fair value
$
21.19
$
21.02
$
20.83
$
20.65
$
20.48
Change from base
1.7
%
0.9
%
(0.9
)%
(1.7
)%
Change in unrealized value
$
0.35
$
0.19
$
(0.19
)
$
(0.35
)
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Another method that attempts to measure portfolio risk is Value-at-Risk (“VaR”). VaR measures the worst expected loss under normal market conditions over a specific time interval at a given confidence level. The 1-year 95th percentile parametric VaR reported herein estimates that 95% of the time, the portfolio loss in a one-year horizon would be less than or equal to the calculated number, stated as a percentage of the measured portfolio’s initial value. The VaR is a variance-covariance based estimate, based on linear sensitivities of a portfolio to a broad set of systematic market risk factors and idiosyncratic risk factors mapped to the portfolio exposures. The relationships between the risk factors are estimated using historical data, and the most recent data points are generally given more weight. As of
June 30, 2020
, our portfolio’s VaR was estimated to be
10.1%
compared to an estimated
3.19%
at
December 31, 2019
. In periods where the volatility of the risk factors mapped to our portfolio’s exposures is higher due to market conditions, the resulting VaR is higher than in other periods.
Equity Securities.
At
June 30, 2020
and
December 31, 2019
, the fair value of our investments in equity securities (excluding securities included in Fixed Income Securities above) totaled
$814.4 million
and
$827.8 million
, respectively. These investments are exposed to price risk, which is the potential loss arising from decreases in fair value. An immediate hypothetical 10% decline in the value of each position would reduce the fair value of such investments by approximately
$81.4 million
and
$82.8 million
at
June 30, 2020
and
December 31, 2019
, respectively, and would have decreased book value per share by approximately
$0.20
and
$0.20
, respectively. An immediate hypothetical 10% increase in the value of each position would increase the fair value of such investments by approximately
$81.4 million
and
$82.8 million
at
June 30, 2020
and
December 31, 2019
, respectively, and would have increased book value per share by approximately
$0.20
and
$0.20
, respectively.
Investment-Related Derivatives.
At
June 30, 2020
, the notional value of all derivative instruments (excluding to-be-announced mortgage backed securities which are included in the fixed income securities analysis above and foreign currency forward contracts which are included in the foreign currency exchange risk analysis below) was
$5.66 billion
, compared to
$8.04 billion
at
December 31, 2019
. If the underlying exposure of each investment-related derivative held at
June 30, 2020
depreciated by 100 basis points, it would have resulted in a reduction in net income of approximately
$56.6 million
, and a decrease in book value per share of approximately
$0.14
per share, compared to
$80.4 million
and
$0.20
per share, respectively, on investment-related derivatives held at
December 31, 2019
. If the underlying exposure of each investment-related derivative held at
June 30, 2020
appreciated by 100 basis points, it would have resulted in an increase in net income of approximately
$56.6 million
, and an increase in book value per share of approximately
$0.14
per share, compared to
$80.4 million
and
$0.20
per share, respectively, on investment-
related derivatives held at
December 31, 2019
. See
note 9, “Derivative Instruments,”
to our consolidated financial statements for additional disclosures concerning derivatives.
For further discussion on investment activity, please refer to “Financial Condition—Investable Assets.”
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
Foreign currency rate risk is the potential change in value, income and cash flow arising from adverse changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Through our subsidiaries and branches located in various foreign countries, we conduct our insurance and reinsurance operations in a variety of local currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. We generally hold investments in foreign currencies which are intended to mitigate our exposure to foreign currency fluctuations in our net insurance liabilities. We may also utilize foreign currency forward contracts and currency options as part of our investment strategy. See
note 9, “Derivative Instruments,”
to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.
The following table provides a summary of our net foreign currency exchange exposures, as well as foreign currency derivatives in place to manage these exposures:
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except
per share data)
June 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Net assets (liabilities), denominated in foreign currencies, excluding shareholders’ equity and derivatives
$
(399,022
)
$
265,501
Shareholders’ equity denominated in foreign currencies (1)
752,257
744,690
Net foreign currency forward contracts outstanding (2)
125,858
81,731
Net exposures denominated in foreign currencies
$
479,093
$
1,091,922
Pre-tax impact of a hypothetical 10% appreciation of the U.S. Dollar against foreign currencies:
Shareholders’ equity
$
(47,909
)
$
(109,192
)
Book value per share
$
(0.12
)
$
(0.27
)
Pre-tax impact of a hypothetical 10% decline of the U.S. Dollar against foreign currencies:
Shareholders’ equity
$
47,909
$
109,192
Book value per share
$
0.12
$
0.27
(1)
Represents capital contributions held in the foreign currencies of our operating units.
(2)
Represents the net notional value of outstanding foreign currency forward contracts.
Although we generally attempt to match the currency of our projected liabilities with investments in the same currencies, from time to time we may elect to over or underweight one or more currencies, which could increase our exposure to foreign currency fluctuations and increase the volatility of our shareholders’ equity. Historical observations indicate a low
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probability that all foreign currency exchange rates would shift against the U.S. Dollar in the same direction and at the same time and, accordingly, the actual effect of foreign currency rate movements may differ materially from the amounts set forth above. For further discussion on foreign exchange activity, please refer to “Results of Operations.”
Effects of Inflation
We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our consolidated results of operations, except insofar as inflation may affect our reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses and interest rates. The potential exists, after a catastrophe loss or pandemic events like COVID-19, for the development of inflationary pressures in a local economy. The anticipated effects of inflation on us are considered in our catastrophe loss models. The actual effects of inflation on our results cannot be accurately known until claims are ultimately settled.
OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The consolidated financial statements as of
June 30, 2020
and for the
three month and six month periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019
have been reviewed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the registrant's independent public accountants, whose report is included as an exhibit to this filing. The report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP states that they did not audit and they do not express an opinion on that unaudited financial information. Accordingly, the degree of reliance on their report on such information should be restricted in light of the limited nature of the review procedures applied. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is not subject to the liability provisions of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 for their report on the unaudited financial information because that report is not a "report" or a "part" of the registration statement prepared or certified by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Securities Act of 1933.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Reference is made to the information appearing above under the subheading “Market Sensitive Instruments and Risk Management” under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” which information is hereby incorporated by reference.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
In connection with the filing of this Form 10-Q, our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to applicable Exchange Act Rules as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of and during the period covered by this report with respect to information being recorded, processed, summarized and reported within time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and with respect to timely communication to them and other members of management responsible for preparing periodic reports of all material information required to be disclosed in this report as it relates to Arch Capital and its consolidated subsidiaries.
We continue to enhance our operating procedures and internal controls to effectively support our business and our regulatory and reporting requirements. Our management does not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. As a result of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons or by collusion of two or more people. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. As a result of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatement due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Accordingly, our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the disclosure controls and procedures are met.
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Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended
June 30, 2020
that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting. We have not experienced any material impact to our internal controls over financial reporting despite the fact that most of our employees are working remotely due to the COVID-19. We are continually monitoring and assessing COVID-19 situation on our internal controls to minimize the impact on their design and operating effectivenes
s.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We, in common with the insurance industry in general, are subject to litigation and arbitration in the normal course of our business. As of
June 30, 2020
, we were not a party to any litigation or arbitration which is expected by management to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition and liquidity.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Our business is subject to a number of risks, including those identified in Part I—Item 1A of our 2019 Form 10-K, that could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity and that could cause our operating results to vary significantly from period to period. The risks described in our 2019 Form 10-K are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity. Other than as described below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Part I—Item 1A of our 2019 Form 10-K.
The impact of COVID-19 and related risks could materially affect our results of operations, financial position and/or liquidity.
The continuing global pandemic related to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has impacted the global economy, financial markets and our results of operations. In addition, COVID-19 could materially disrupt the business operations of third parties with whom we interact. Because of the size and breadth of this pandemic, all of the direct and indirect consequences of COVID-19 are not yet known and may not emerge for some time.
The pandemic could have a significant effect on our Company’s business, results of operations, and current and future financial performance. We may experience higher levels of loss and claims activity in certain lines of business and our premiums written and earned could also be adversely affected by a suppression of global commercial activity that results in a reduction in insurable assets and other exposure. Conditions of the financial markets resulting from the virus may also have a negative effect on the value and quality of the assets we hold within our portfolio of invested assets, thereby adversely affecting our investment income and increasing our credit and related risk. Certain lines of our business may require additional forms of collateral in the event of a decline in the fair value of securities and benchmarks to which those repayment mechanisms are linked. The continued impacts of the pandemic to the financial markets may also adversely affect our ability to fund through public or private equity offerings, debt financings, and through other means at acceptable terms. For a further discussion, see
“We could face unanticipated losses from war, terrorism, cyber-attacks, pandemics and political instability, and these or other unanticipated losses could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations”
and
“Emerging claim and coverage issues may adversely affect our business”
included in “Part I-Item 1A-Risk Factors” in our 2019 Form 10-K.
The disruption in the financial markets related to COVID-19 has contributed to net realized losses, primarily due to the impact of changes in fair value on our equity investments and, to a lesser extent, our fixed-income investment portfolio. Our corporate fixed income portfolio may be adversely impacted by ratings downgrades, increased bankruptcies and credit spread widening in distressed industries, such as energy, gaming, lodging and leisure, autos, airlines and retail. In addition, in recent years, many state and local governments have been operating under deficits or projected deficits. These deficits may be exacerbated by the costs of responding to COVID-19 and reduced tax revenues due to adverse economic conditions. The severity and duration of these deficits could have an adverse impact on the collectability and valuation of our municipal bond portfolio. Our investment portfolio also includes residential mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities and commercial mortgage loans, all of which could be adversely impacted by declines in real estate valuations and/or financial market disruption, including a heightened collection risk on the underlying mortgages and on rent receivables. Further disruptions in global financial markets due to the continuing impact of COVID-19 could result in additional net realized investment losses, including potential impairments in our fixed income portfolio. In addition, declines in fixed income yields would result in decreases in net investment income from future investment activity, including re-investments. Furthermore, issuers of the investments we hold under the equity method of accounting report their financial information to us one month to three months following
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the end of the reporting period. Accordingly, the adverse impact of any disruptions in global financial markets on equity method income from these investments would likely not be reflected in our current quarter results and would instead be reported in the subsequent quarter. Further disruptions in global financial markets could adversely impact our net investment income in future periods from its non-fixed income investment portfolio. For further discussion of the risks related to our investment portfolio see
“We may be adversely affected by changes in economic conditions, including interest rate changes”
and
“The determination of the amount of allowances and impairments taken on our investments is highly subjective and could materially impact our results of operations or financial position”
included in “Part I—Item 1A—Risk Factors” in our 2019 Form 10-K.
Governmental, regulatory and rating actions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic may adversely affect our financial performance and our ability to conduct our businesses as we have in the past.
Federal, state and local government actions in the U.S. and other countries where we do business to address and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 may adversely affect us. For example, we are potentially subject to legislative and/or regulatory action that seeks to retroactively mandate coverage for losses which our insurance policies were not designed or priced to cover. Currently, in some states there is proposed legislation to require insurers to cover business interruption claims irrespective of terms, exclusions or other conditions included in the policies that would otherwise preclude coverage. In addition, a number of states have instituted, and other states are considering instituting, changes designed to effectively expand workers' compensation coverage by creating presumptions of compensability of claims for certain types of workers. Regulatory restrictions or requirements could also impact pricing, risk selection and our rights and obligations with respect to our policies and insureds, including our ability to cancel policies or our right to collect premiums. Some state regulators have issued orders to review insurers’ rates to determine whether premium refunds are required, and regulators in other states could take similar actions. Many insurers, including us, have also voluntarily provided, and may further provide, premium refunds to their customers. It is also possible that changes in economic conditions and steps taken by federal, state and local governments in response to COVID-19 could require an increase in taxes at the federal, state and local levels, which would adversely impact our results of operations.
We expect the pandemic to result in a material increase in new defaults as borrowers fail to make timely payments on their mortgages, including as a result of entering mortgage forbearance programs that allow borrowers to defer mortgage payments, which may impact our eligible insurers’ ability to remain compliant with the Private Mortgage Insurers Eligibility
Requirements (“PMIERs”) financial requirements. On March 18, 2020, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the “GSEs”), the primary purchasers of mortgages insured by the Company, to suspend foreclosures and evictions for at least 60 days and to provide payment forbearance to borrowers impacted by COVID-19. On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act") was enacted. The CARES Act suspends foreclosures and evictions for at least 60 days from March 18, 2020, on mortgages purchased or securitized by the GSEs. In addition, the CARES Act provides for payment forbearance for up to 360 days to borrowers experiencing a hardship during the COVID-19 emergency. On June 17, 2020, FHFA directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to extend the suspension of eviction and foreclosure-related activities through at least August 31, 2020.
Consistent with the CARES Act, the GSEs will provide a forbearance plan to any borrower who requests a forbearance with an attestation of the financial hardship caused by the COVID-19 emergency; and no additional documentation other than the borrower’s attestation to a financial hardship caused by the COVID-19 emergency is required. It is unclear how many borrowers will obtain forbearance plans, the length of assistance borrowers will require, and whether borrowers will be able to resume their mortgage payments thereafter. Increases in unemployment as well as borrowers entering into forbearance plans will result in higher notices of delinquency (“NODs”) which may have an adverse impact on our results or operations. In addition, as a result of COVID-19-related relief programs, the defaults related to the pandemic, if not cured, could remain in our defaulted loan inventory for a protracted period of time, potentially resulting in higher frequency (claim rate) and severity (amount of the claim) for those loans that ultimately result in a claim. Accordingly, extended or extensive forbearance programs and other changes in regulations or laws may adversely impact our mortgage insurance segment.
When a borrower obtains a forbearance plan and does not make their mortgage payment for two consecutive months, the servicer will report the NOD with a special code that indicates the loan is subject to a COVID-19 related forbearance plan. Under PMIERs, eligible insurers are required to hold additional risk-based required assets for delinquent mortgages. However, this amount is reduced for mortgages backed by a property located in a FEMA Declared Major Disaster Area that are either 1) subject to a forbearance plan executed in response to a FEMA Declared Major Disaster Area eligible for Individual Assistance, or 2) has an initial default date occurring up to either (i) 30 days prior to or (ii) 90 days following the Major Disaster event. FEMA has issued Major Disaster Area declarations in all states related to COVID-19, noting the incident date as January 20, 2020. On June 30, 2020, the GSEs published guidance clarifying the applicability of the reduced delinquent loan charges on loans with their first missed payments occurring between March 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 in response to
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a hardship related to Covid-19. Additionally, through March 31, 2021, the GSEs have temporarily required eligible insurers to obtain prior approval of dividends or entering into any new arrangements or altering any existing arrangements under tax sharing and intercompany expense-sharing agreements. The Company is reliant on the accurate reporting of servicers to correctly identify which NODs are subject to COVID-19 related forbearance plans and, the reduced delinquent loan charge. In addition, the rating agencies continually review the financial strength ratings assigned to the Company and its subsidiaries, and the ratings are subject to change. The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on financial results and condition, could cause one or more of the rating agencies to downgrade the ratings assigned to the Company and its subsidiaries.
The disruption and other effects caused by COVID-19 could adversely impact our business operations, which could adversely affect our financial performance and results.
To protect our employees and in response to the global and regional restrictions on interpersonal contact and travel because of the COVID-19 pandemic, our work force (other than a small percentage of workers performing services which require them to visit the office) is working remotely, placing increased demands on our IT systems. Remote working arrangements may increase the risk of cyber-security attacks or data security incidents. While we have continued to conduct our business effectively, there is no assurance that our ability to continue to function in this new environment will not be adversely affected by an extended period of limited access to our physical facilities or by other developments such as an extended disruption to our systems that support our remote work capability. We depend on third-party platforms and other infrastructure to provide certain of our products and services, and such third-party infrastructures face similar risks. In addition, the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic may continue to adversely affect our business operations, including our ability to carry on business development activities and unavailability of employees due to illness or quarantines, among others. For a further discussion, see
“Our information technology systems may be unable to meet the demands of customers”
and
“Technology breaches or failures, including, but not limited to, those resulting from a malicious cyber-attack on us or our business partners and service providers, could disrupt or otherwise negatively impact our business and/or expose us to litigation”
included in “Part I—Item 1A-Risk Factors” in our 2019 Form 10-K.
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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The following table summarizes our purchases of common shares for the
2020 second quarter
:
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Period
Total Number of Shares
Purchased (1)
Average Price Paid per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs
Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares that
May Yet be Purchased
Under the Plan or
Programs (2)
4/1/2020 - 4/30/2020
11,043
$
26.51
—
$
924,514
5/1/2020 - 5/31/2020
190,321
25.55
—
$
924,514
6/1/2020 - 6/30/2020
7,685
32.82
—
$
924,514
Total
209,049
$
25.87
—
(1)
Represents repurchases by Arch Capital of shares, from time to time, from employees in order to facilitate the payment of withholding taxes on restricted shares granted and the exercise of stock appreciation rights. We purchased these shares at their fair value, as determined by reference to the closing price of our common shares on the day the restricted shares vested or the stock appreciation rights were exercised.
(2)
Remaining amount available at
June 30, 2020
under Arch Capital’s share repurchase authorization, under which repurchases may be effected from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions through December 31, 2021.
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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
In accordance with Section 10a(i)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, we are responsible for disclosing non-audit services to be provided by our independent auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, which are approved by the Audit Committee of our board of directors. During the
2020 second quarter
, the Audit Committee approved engagements of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for permitted non-audit services, which consisted of tax consulting services, tax compliance services and other accounting consulting services.
Disclosure of Certain Activities Under Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires an issuer to disclose in its annual or quarterly reports whether it or an affiliate knowingly engaged in certain activities described in that section, including certain activities related to Iran during the period covered by the report.
Certain of our non-U.S. subsidiaries underwrite insurance and facultative reinsurance on a global basis to non-U.S. insureds and insurers, including for liability, marine, aviation and energy risks. Coverage provided to non-Iranian business may indirectly cover an exposure in Iran. For example, certain of our operations underwrite global marine hull and cargo policies that provide coverage for vessels navigating into and out of ports worldwide, including Iran. For the quarter ended
June 30, 2020
, there has been no material amount of premium allocated or apportioned to activities relating to Iran, and we are unable to attribute gross revenues or net profits from any such policies because they insure multiple voyages and fleets containing multiple ships. Such non-U.S. subsidiaries will continue to provide such coverage only to the extent permitted by applicable law.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number
Exhibit Description
Form
Original Number
Date Filed
Filed Herewith
15
Accountants’ Awareness Letter (regarding unaudited interim financial information)
X
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
X
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
X
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
X
32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
X
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD.
(REGISTRANT)
/s/ Marc Grandisson
Date: August 6, 2020
Marc Grandisson
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ François Morin
Date: August 6, 2020
François Morin
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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